Culture shock
It is a concern that consistantly comes up in reference to international travel to poverty stricken countries. What does a country like Kenya look like, with over 30-million mouths to feed?
Close your eyes and picture this with me: You're walking down the street, through the slums of Kenya. Out of the corner of your eye you spot a half-clothed little boy, belly swollen from
malnourishment, scavenging through the trash. All of a sudden he jumps triumphantly to his feet, holding proudly in his small, skeletal hand what appears to be a big piece of dirt. [what IS that?] As you discreetly maneuver towards him to get a better look at what the little guy has searched so persistently for, an awful smell overtakes you. Yep, it’s confirmed: the prized dirt clump is a rancid mango. [cringe] Your presence finally catches the boy's attention and he looks up, forcing you to stare face-to-face into the big brown eyes of an orphaned child who has just found dinner.
How do you deal with that? Where do you even begin?
Whose bank account could ever cover the massive need out there?
It seems like there is almost nothing you can do.
Time to re-evaluate!
What you can do, and what we will be doing on the World Race is taking the focal-point off the overwhelming price tag of poverty and honing in on the intangible ways we can help-stretching our "two-cents"-in the following way:
Teaching in schools. Building self confidence. Playing games. Showing unconditional love. Demonstrating life skills. Being silly. Bringing hope. Instilling self worth.
Can't wait to see this in action? Don't have to. Watch this 4-minute video & listen as Mike Wamaya shares how he and his team CONTINUE to stretch their two-cents far enough to impact an entire neighborhood on a weekly basis in the Mathare slums of Kenya.
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