What if?

I am in a constant state of researching Uganda at this point, just learning what I can..absorbing their culture as much as I can..and I keep running across pictures of 3 little boys together....So many different ones! I posted a couple of them below. Every time I see an image with 3 boys, I think "What if those were MY boys?" 

What if I couldn't feed them when they were hungry? What if I couldn't take them to the Dr. when they get sick? What if I had to leave them at home alone for hours to try and hunt for food and water for them to be able to even have energy to run and play? What if I had no support, no freedom, and no hope for the future, but wanted so badly for my boys to have all of these, but had no means to provide it?

It's easy to look at pictures and feel bad, tear up, shake my head, and move on. But, to make it personal, when envisioning myself in this position with MY BABIES...it makes the situation seem a bit more urgent.

The truth is, these boys could have been my boys.  I, by the grace of God, am a very lucky girl and I wasn't born into poverty. If I were, would it be fair to watch one of my children die purely based upon his inability to receive help from one person who could have helped him?  I think not.


A few of my favorite verses..

Matthew 25:35-40 

'For I was hungry, and you gave Me something to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me drink; I was a stranger, and you invited Me in; naked, and you clothed Me; I was sick, and you visited Me; I was in prison, and you came to Me.' "Then the righteous will answer Him, saying, 'Lord, when did we see You hungry, and feed You, or thirsty, and give You drink? 'And when did we see You a stranger, and invite You in, or naked, and clothe You? 'And when did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?' "And the King will answer and say to them, 'Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did it to one of these brothers of Mine, even the least of them, you did it to Me.'

Proverbs 3:27 

Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due, when it is in your power to do it.

Luke 3:10-11 

And the crowds asked him, “What then shall we do?” And he answered them, “Whoever has two tunics is to share with him who has none, and whoever has food is to do likewise.”

one.org is a great organization where you can become involved in Congress changing /passing laws, etc. And apparently there are some people in leadership roles who still believe in sacrificing to save a life! Check out the article below...amazing.
The President of Malawi has her priorities straight!
http://www.one.org/us/2013/01/31/the-president-of-malawi-wants-to-sell-you-her-jet/