Friday, October 21, 2005
We Have Got To Act -- What To Do?
Take a minute and get your head around that number. That's tsunami like numbers. It's horrifying. It's giving Adrian Warnock nightmares. He is begging for a blog swarm. I have to agree with him.
We are, frankly, suffering from disaster fatigue. The tsunami, followed by the Gulf Coast hurricanes -- with another one bearing down on Florida. Seems like everytime we turn around people are dying in city sized quantities, or whole cities are simply disappearing under water. I almost cannot bear to think about another one.
This problem is complexed by being located in one of the most remote regions of the planet, a region that is pretty hostile towards us. Under the circumstances it is easy to not look too closely.
But we have to -- Christian charity demands it. We cannot discriminate about where we send our aid based on location or religious affiliation. Consider this, an influx of aid from Christians may be the best evangelizing possiblity we have in the region. I wonder if a huge influx of money, from Christian Americans, might not just kill the image of the Christian American as enemy? This is the region where Al Queda is believed to be hiding. What if it was our charitable response that really ended the war on terrorism?
Think about that, our charity builds a bridge that would enable the everyday people to like us enough to tell us where Al Queda is hiding. Would not take our people long to finish the job if they could find them.
Trust is hard in this situation, but I think we have little choice for genuine effectiveness. Here is a list of Islamic Relief organizations. Not all of them work in the region in question here, but its a place to start. Pick one, look into it a little, and write a check! I know you've written so many this year, but you have a little more.
Never forget that the Good Samaritan and the person he helped were enemies.
