A SPIRITUAL RESPONSE TO DROUGHT AND FAMINE.

Hope. It is such a weak word that people throw around like it is nothing. But for the people of the Horn of Africa, it is all they have left. I thought I would share this story with you guys. You don't have to agree with this woman's opinion but take time to consider the situation she is in and exactly why she feels this way; because nothing else is working! I find this story very inspiring and interesting; I wonder how many other victims feel this way spiritually.


"A famine is ravaging in the Horn of Africa. In Kenya, where I live, it is estimated that close to four million people are faced with starvation. Many have died, livestock and animals have been wiped out, and the pictures of suffering are disturbing. Nevertheless, in the true spirit of good neighborliness, Kenyans have made donations big and small to help ease the effects of a drought said to be the severest in more then fifty years. Other donors have included foreign governments, United Nations bodies, local and international non-governmental organizations and many more. How do we find our way out of this drought and famine? And how can we find a permanent solution to the seeming cycle of suffering and relief, which has a way of repeating itself with the vagaries of climate and harvest? Many good suggestions have been discussed, including the rehabilitation and management of water resources for irrigations, the drilling of boreholes, the farming of high nutrition, drought resistant crops, and potential dietary changes among local communities. But to be able to turn this around in meaningful and lasting ways, we must also mentally turn upward from the material picture of lack to understand and focus on God's abundance. This spiritual stand is what will ultimately bring about the required shift." 

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''It is better to light a candle than to curse the dark''
- K'naan