"For Jesus did not seek out the rich and powerful in order to trickle down his kingdom. Rather, he joined those at the bottom, the outcasts and undesirables and everyone was attracted to his love for people on the margins. (we know that we all are poor and lonely anyway, don't we?) Then he invited everyone into a journey of downward mobility to become the least" Shane Claiborne
During your time in Honduras you will be asked to love those at the bottom, not pity them, but to love them. Those who have been forgotten and live beyond the margins. Sometimes it will be easy when you see a beautiful little child that steals your heart, sometimes it will be hard..poverty is not pretty or glamorous.
Scripture tells us in Matt. that when we serve "the least of these" we are serving God himself, so as you serve and you want to turn your head...remember as you look poverty and oppression square in the eye you are looking into the face of God.
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Thanks for this Lor, I spent today shopping for things for the trip. It was like christmas shopping for me, wanting to bring so much to the children, and then I worry about handling what we will see and experience. I came home, checked the blog and there it was. Love not Pity. I know this will not erase how hard it will be, but it is so helpful to me, to read these words. Love Cheryl
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