poor

Do you ever feel helpless when considering the extreme poverty present in our global community?  Do the eyes of hungry children from devastated regions haunt you as you tuck your healthy little ones into bed?  This past week I was challenged to think more deeply about the extreme poverty experienced by children and families in many distressed parts of the world.

Recently I heard about the new way in which a certain company was contributing to Project Red during the month of December.  I decided to check it out online and then in the store on December 1st.  Here is what I found:

On December 1st (World AIDS Day), if you bought a specialy product (the ones that cost more), then 5 cents of your purchase went to fight HIV/IADS Africa.  The rest of the month of December, if you buy an exclusive product your nickel is going to the Global Fund to help fight HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria in Africa. 

"A group of children had gathered outside, wanting a peek at the wazungu (white people).  And as we left the home, a local pastor who had joined us on the trip led the children, who clearly adored him, in a round of a hymn.