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Si Chuan disaster

gosh.i was watching some channel 8 tv show just now..some charity show for the Si chuan disaster..it was so sad.i watched until i cry...recently have been watching the news..reading the newspaper..they have been reporting abt the situation in China now.gosh.it really makes my heart cry out for them.so many ppl died.and so many ppl are not yet to be found..as i was watching the show..i realise that these are real people whose homes are gone..whose families are destroyed..whose loved ones have died..the pain they are feeling right now..at this moment..when im typing comfortably in my study room..gosh.i really feel the pain for them.though i know the pain i feel cannot be compared to the pain they are feeling..i felt so so sad..esp when SO MANY children died.these are innocent children who are in the midst of studying when the disaster struck.
oh man.i really want to fly over to China now to help them u know..those who are still trapped..i believe that they are still holding onto this glimpse of hope..and i want to be their hope..but i guess the only thing i can do to help them is to donate money and pray for them..i think for the past few days..God has been speaking to me abt compassion...
Throughout the book of proverbs..the theme of compassion is being repeated:
'A generous man will himself be blessed, for he shares his food with the poor'(22:9)
'He who gives to the poor will lack nothing, but he who closes his eyes to them recieves many curses'(14:21)
A dozen of simiar passages make the same point: the God of the universe is so concerned abt the plight of the poor that he promises his blessing to any of us who will respond to their needs and act on their behalf. Matthew 25:40 also says "I tell you the truth,whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did it for me"
The point is not to say,'Do you want to be deluged with good gifts from God?Then give to poor.' This is not about giving so we can get. This is not abt discovering a lucky charm that will assure us health and wealth. This IS about realising how closely God identifies with the poor and how deeply he feels their pain. It is abt realising that if we truly want to follow God we need to care abt what he cares abt, let our hearts be broken by what breaks his heart and become advocates for what he advocates.
So let us meet a need today..not necessarily to those ppl in China..but let us meet a need when we see it.think abt it.the world wld be such a nicer place with more and more compassionate ppl..
ANYWAY..the hotline is still on for donations to the SiChuan ppl..1900-112-5121 for $6..they will close the hotline by 1 June i think.yeah.$6 to u may not be alot..but to them is alot...
BY THE WAY..i want to go on mission trips!so whoever church is gg..pls jio me!cuz my church dun ahve mission trips during this period of time.hahaa.

posted by HIS child @ 8:06 AM