insignificant. Its deep problems, hurt and pain swallowing up your thoughts,
emotions or willpower to enact change.
Uganda was the 7th African country I had been to
and going into that month on The World Race I felt like I had a pretty good
grasp on some of the things it had been through as a country.
I was wrong.
During my College years, I had watched the popular “Invisible
Children” documentary that
details the story of a Mad-Man named Joseph Kony and his army of Child Soldiers
that he steals from rural villages to battle the Ugandan Government.
And I had heard about the Sudan
on the news and knew there were a lot of problems
in a region called Darfur.
in to help make a difference.
Then I read two books
that detailed the problems going on both countries.
One called – “Tears of the Dessert” detailed the
life a girl growing up in Southern Sudan.
story a reporter on the hunt to have an interview with the madman Joseph Kony.
What I learned was utterly
overwhelming.
Without going into details that would make anybody’s head
spin – When you look at the WARS
in Sudan and Uganda you have to consider:
support from the United States A demonic Mad Man. Oil. Arms Dealing. Colonization. And satanic
strongholds.
In the middle of this complex wheel are whole tribes being wiped off the face of the earth.
Mass Rapes.
Villages Destroyed. Child abductees
forced to be soldiers. Body Mutilation.
Millions dying
quickly from war or slowly from starvation.
in every shape and form imaginable
God has put a fire of Justice in my heart but I am often confused about
What to do with
it or how to live it out.
These books put Me in a frame as a little man in contrast to vast,
complex world issues.
can I make a difference?
In the middle of wrestling through all of this I was able to
come back to a
God Has Asked ME To Do
In my two trips around the World I have discovered many issues and causes
worthy of giving
my life to.
And I would kill myself
and most likely be ineffective trying
to help them all.
I, instead, entrust them to
my Father
I walk the middle road:
Neither Un-Caring nor trying to take on the World’s
problems on my shoulders.
Christians must personally and passionately seek Justice. (Read Matthew 25 or James 1:7 – whether we
live for Justice isn’t an option for a True Believer but HOW we live it out is
up to us!)
So we become steadfast
and faithful in our pursuit of Justice and then live out in
He has created us to live Justly.
Some will be Mother
Theresa‘s or volunteer at an
orphanage.
Others will be policy
makers – honing in the role Government plays.
People passionate about Micro-Finance
or have excellent Business Knowledge
Preachers,
Counselors, Nurses, Economists, Writers, Musicians……
The list could go on and on…..
the Kingdom of God.
Justice in this World.
Remember our responsibility
isn’t to save the World
It’s to live out
the unique way God has created us and
to be faithful with what we are personally entrusted.
The Injustice in this world is unique, deep and complicated.
news is – So Are You.
