believe for better

Where are my priorities?…children are dying…I can make a difference…it’s too overwhelming…I can’t change the state of the world so why try?…I don’t need most of the things I buy…where do I start?…there’s too much need…STOP!
Everyday we’re confronted by the reality that there is great need in our world. Most of us switch off, just like you are probably doing right now. Images of starving Africans, children rummaging in rubbish dumps in India and the poorest trying to salvage their meagre belongings from flood waters; it hurts too much so I send up a prayer and hope that someone else will not just feel compassion but act on it.
Yet, there IS SOMETHING that can be done. I recently heard a talk by Hugh Evans, CEO of Global Poverty Project. I suspect you have images of a middle aged man who became disillusioned by his day job and decided to use his accumulated wealth to make a difference. You’re wrong. Hugh is twenty-eight years old. My age. Hearing him speak made me wonder, ‘What have I done with my life so far?’ Hugh has accomplished many things to date but, in short, he truly believes that we can see an end to global poverty in our lifetime. And now so do I. It sounds idealistic but I don’t believe that it is. We have enough food to feed the world one and a half times over. Shocking, isn’t it? Heart-breaking, really, when you see current footage of Somalia where two-hundred-and-fifty children are starving to death everyday. Everyday.
Enough said. If we are to believe for a better global future, we need to start moving. Today’s step: find out more at GPP online. It can and will be done. What part will you play?