One of the big things that has really stuck out to me since we’ve been here is the great imbalance that there is here between people here. There are brand new, upper class complexes that are located next door to buildings that are almost literally crumbling. A beggar sits in a crowded market begging for food while others around him buy bags and bags of it.

There’s such a startling contrast between the closeness of the haves and the have-nots. It’s hard to put it into words, but it’s something that deeply saddens the heart to know, and see first hand, how some people on this planet are forced to live. Seeing this has made me question and take a look at the imbalance in our own culture, and how that affects the imbalance of the entire planet.

I know that the same contrast exists in our own consumer driven culture where you’re judged on what you have, but I think it’s a lot harder to see because it’s what we’ve always known to be there; and from what we can tell, this is how it is. The beggar in the market is no different than the single parent struggling to keep their home. I heard a quote that says, “People aren’t so different, cultures are different, but people at their core are pretty much the same…” We have the same imbalance that is present here, and in the rest of the world. People are literally burdened by their wealth while 30,000 will die today because they don’t have the money to eat.

This world is crying out for a Savior. It’s crying out for something, someone, to save and restore balance to this place we call home to the way it was meant to be. Where will this start? Where will it begin? I have no idea.

But I want to be a part of how God restores the world.

Dustin

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