Life in a garbage dump - what if it was you?
Jeannette Wheeler is in Nicaragua and just posted this great blog. We need to identify with the poor . We need to put ourselves in their shoes (if t...
We may be wealthy in America, but we need to see our own poverty of spirit. Identifying with the poor is not only part of the faith that Jesus gave to us; it is a sacramental part of our sanctification. In other words, walking with Jesus requires walking with the poor. So, walk with me today through a dump in Diriamba...
Imagine...
working in trash, alongside cows... 
...Working from dawn till dusk, rain or shine
The smells and toxic elements inhaled
Reality Is...
This is the neighborhood for over 300 people: men, woman, and children
TRUTH Is...
The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is upon us
Praise instead of despair ... For the Lord has planted them like strong and graceful oaks
Henri Nouwen says:
Communities as well as individuals suffer. All over the world there are large groups of people who are persecuted, mistreated, abused, and made victims of horrendous crimes. There are suffering families, suffering circles of friends, suffering religious communities, suffering ethnic groups, and suffering nations. In these suffering bodies of people we must be able to recognize the suffering Christ. They too are chosen, blessed, broken and given to the world.
As we call one another to respond to the cries of these people and work together for justice and peace, we are caring for Christ, who suffered and died for the salvation of our world.
