Take a good look at the food that is eaten in one week and how much is spend…
Italy: The Manzo family of Sicily
Food for one week: 214.36 Euros or $260.11

United States: The Revis Family of North Carolina
Food for one week $341.98
Germany: The Melander family of Bargteheide
Food for one week: 375.39 Euros or $500.07

Food expenditure for one week: 685 CFA Francs or $1.23
If the family in Germany didn’t eat for ONE week, the family in Chad could eat for 6 years….

It always amazes me how much excess we tend to accumulate. I was just going through my closet the other day and decided i wanted to get rid of the clutter and get rid of some old clothes or clothes i no longer wore. I had two huge piles of stuff i wanted to donate. I can’t believe i have so much “stuff” it saddens me when i see families, like the one in the Breidjing camp who survive on next to nothing. In all reality, i don’t need much of the stuff i have, but our culture has made us think that we do. I have tried so hard in the past year to be conscious of what i buy and not buy things i don’t need. However, i feel i have accumulated more things than i need. I think these stats also show how little is needed to help others in areas, such as Chad. I would gladly give up $1.23 a day so a family could eat for a week.
My heart does cry out to those who have no choice but to live the way they do in poverty and unclean conditions. The reason i so badly desire to go to Africa is to show these people God’s love and that they are not alone. Giving them a reason to live, which would be hope in Christ, is the best gift they could ever recieve. I want to be God’s vessell to these people to help them know and then trust in Him.