Petty politics, a crummy economy and Slave Trade in the World October 28, 2008
Posted by blakesabiston in Life, Missions, Youth Ministry.trackback
CallandResponse Media Piece
After a little bit of discouragement and frustration over the past few days (admist SICK events that went on) I was laying around trying to relax today. I slept in, Jenny woke me up on her break and I got up looking for something that would fulfill my need for some “joy.” I watched a few back episodes of The Office to no avail. I checked my work email, it’s my DAY OFF, again no avail. Read for a class I am taking, more annoying than anything. So I decided to surf.
What I found only sparked something deep within that God will hopefully use in my life and ministry. In an age where we are so technologically connected and globally aware we are so disconnected and blind. Around the world we have 27 million fellow humans, brothers and sisters, young and old whom are being exploited and threatened with violence to work in fields, brothels, factories and many other places without pay. It’s disgusting.
What are we worried about? We are worried about Obama’s experience as a qualification to be president. We are worried about McCain and his age, “will he even live through his term.” We are worried about if our 700 Billion dollars will really be able to help in the stabilization of our economy. We are worried about our savings accounts and retirement funds. What we should be worried about should be contrary to everyone else’s worries. Are they? Absolutely not.
You really should check this site out. Watch the trailers. See what other people are saying. Go see the doc in your area. The thing is, this isn’t world wide. Some of this is in my “backyard.” Even if it isn’t in yours these are God’s children having everything they have taken away and their lives destroyed for the sake of someone else making a buck.
If you live in Phoenix it will be playing downtown on Nov. 7 and I am going to be going either that night or sometime during the next week. Let me know if you want to join in.
We need to stop getting so caught up with and worried about things that don’t matter. What matters is that our love for people is how we are known to the rest of the world. Love wins.
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IJM- has some neat info on this, and pretty neat internships
but I agree with you, call and response is also playing in the orange area….great thoughts, now we all just have to act
the idea of being an abolitionist caught me off guard. but it’s the right choice of words.
i thought we had abolished slavery a long time ago. apparently not, not even in “the land of the free”
wasn’t completely aware of it, certainly not the extent, especially not the locations.