Monday, April 21, 2008

Freely you have received, freely give.

The helpless little child made its way toward the United Nation food camp located 1 kilometer away. The photographer stopped only long enough to take this picture.

What good is it, my brothers, if a man claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save him? Suppose a brother or sister is without clothes and daily food. If one of you says to him, ‘Go, I wish you well; keep warm and well fed,’ but does nothing about his physical needs, what good is it? In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead. James 2:14-17

When Jesus saw this, he was indignant. He said to them, "Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these. Mark 10:14

He raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap; Psalm 113:7


We need to do more than just look at the picture.

If giving to your church will save the life of a child like this, give to your church.
Otherwise, this service is very easy to use: Action Against Hunger.


Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide purses for yourselves that will not wear out, a treasure in heaven that will not be exhausted, where no thief comes near and no moth destroys. Luke 12:33


1 comment:

pd said...

This photo won the 1994 Pulitzer prize.
We do not know what happened to the child, but we do know what happened to the photographer. Kevin Carter went into a deep depression and killed himself 3 months later.