We Must Do Something
Chris Jones
When you turn on the news and hear about the 3.5 million homeless people in America, how does it impact you? As you take a sip of your bottled water and hear that 1.1 billion people in the world don’t have access to clean water, do you give it a second thought? How are we able to ignore the plight of so many? We must do something.
Maybe you don’t ignore the issue of poverty. Maybe you are moved by the needs but don’t know how to help. You want to make a difference, but how?
What if someone told you that one-dollar could provide clean water for an African for one year? Just one-dollar. What if you investigated and found out about numerous homeless shelters in your community that are desperate for volunteers? All you have to do is show up and help prepare a meal. What if you simply opened your life up to someone in need and befriended them and cared for them and shared generously with them from what you’ve been blessed with.
So go to bloodwatermission.org and donate to help build a well providing clean water for an African village. Call up your local homeless shelter and find a time you can volunteer. The next time you are solicited for a handout, buy them a sandwich and take the time to talk to them opening up your life to another human being. Maybe loving and helping someone in need will help us learn that there is more to life than just getting ours and that we can do something.
Chris Jones
When you turn on the news and hear about the 3.5 million homeless people in America, how does it impact you? As you take a sip of your bottled water and hear that 1.1 billion people in the world don’t have access to clean water, do you give it a second thought? How are we able to ignore the plight of so many? We must do something.
Maybe you don’t ignore the issue of poverty. Maybe you are moved by the needs but don’t know how to help. You want to make a difference, but how?
What if someone told you that one-dollar could provide clean water for an African for one year? Just one-dollar. What if you investigated and found out about numerous homeless shelters in your community that are desperate for volunteers? All you have to do is show up and help prepare a meal. What if you simply opened your life up to someone in need and befriended them and cared for them and shared generously with them from what you’ve been blessed with.
So go to bloodwatermission.org and donate to help build a well providing clean water for an African village. Call up your local homeless shelter and find a time you can volunteer. The next time you are solicited for a handout, buy them a sandwich and take the time to talk to them opening up your life to another human being. Maybe loving and helping someone in need will help us learn that there is more to life than just getting ours and that we can do something.
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