I'm learning to let go.

Friday, March 16, 2007
The Big One- Comic Relief

Every 30 seconds one child dies from malira in Africa

This is a disease that can be treated for a matter of pence...yes, PENCE!

For some parents the drive (or walk) to the nearest clinic or health centre is just too far.

I just watched footage of one of those children dying.

For £2.50 you can save a life, this will buy a mosquito net that will protect mothers and their children.

It's so easy to lose sight of what is happening int the world, it's so easy to just think of ourselves our own lives and our own problems.

But in comparison to the problems faced by Africans everyday...ours are nothing. We can wake up in the morning from our lovely comfortable beds, get a shower, get dressed and be confident that there is food in the cupboard.

It pains me to realise how luxurious our lives are.

Western countries are deluded.

I got very annoyed this week with the budget that has been set aside for the olympic games...it was something like £9 million or something? Well that could get a small country out of debt and save them from poverty. It could wipe out the horrific statistic of 1 child dying every 30 seconds.

Another thing that hurts and annoys me is the fact that our church doesn't seem to be doing much to help these countries such as Africa. Comic Relief is not known as a Christian charity. WE should be showing our love in a practical way. That's what God wanted.

I'm going to do something about it. I want to change someones life.

Question is.......Do YOU?

Be the change.