| I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the | | | | relief organization such as Compassion; perhaps there |
| least of these brothers of mine, you did for me. | | | | was a petition to sign, or an organization that could |
| ~Jesus (Matthew 25:40) | | | | use a donation to feed the hungry and supply medical |
| Have you ever wondered what it must be like to | | | | attention to the sick. I discovered there were plenty |
| raise a child in abject poverty, where you didn't know | | | | of ways that I could add my voice to fight against |
| if you would eat that week, let alone that day? | | | | the problem. |
| Have you any idea what it would be like to look at | | | | And then I realized that if each of us reached out in |
| your little baby and know that you wouldn't live to | | | | a way that worked for us, we could really make a |
| see it grow up because you would be dead of AIDS | | | | difference. If the equivalent population of my city |
| long beforehand? | | | | was orphaned every two years here in North |
| How would you feel if you looked at that baby and | | | | America, politicians would hear about it, and we would |
| knew that you had infected that child with AIDS? | | | | fight until something happened. That's precisely what's |
| I live a pretty sheltered life here in Calgary in my | | | | happening in some of these developing countries, yet |
| lovely home in a nice suburb. I have no idea what | | | | those poor people on the other side of the world |
| that kind of suffering is like. However, millions of | | | | have no voice. Their governments often don't care, |
| mothers in this world have those thoughts as their | | | | or don't have the necessary resources to bring |
| daily reality. | | | | healing, peace and prosperity to their country. |
| I never spent much time thinking about this before; it | | | | I realized that my one, solitary voice alone is a little |
| was always "out there", not here in my home. I felt | | | | limited. However, my solitary voice joined together |
| sad, but was able to easily distract myself from the | | | | with many other solitary voices, could make a |
| problem and get on with my life. | | | | difference; a real and vital difference. I then |
| Well, I recently had a wake-up call. | | | | wondered what could be accomplished if every |
| My local church launched a campaign to fight against | | | | mother on the planet did one small thing to aid those |
| AIDS and Poverty. They've called this campaign, | | | | in need. |
| "Compassion in Action". It brought the whole thing | | | | That would be a true army of compassion; mothers |
| home to me all of a sudden, and I began to wonder | | | | on a mission! Step aside, because mothers are |
| how a solitary mother on the "prosperous" side of | | | | women who are not to be messed with! What an |
| the earth could make a difference. I began to do | | | | accomplishement it would be if every mom joined |
| some research, and found many organizations that | | | | voices to do battle for those who cannot fight for |
| are reaching out and needing help from people just | | | | themselves! |
| like me. Perhaps I could sponsor a child through a | | | | Now that is worth fighting for! |