Our Generation

I want to thank all of you who attended Power of 24 Hours in a 3rd World Country. It was an incredible day, and I look forward to seeing the kind of impact we make. I'm reading a book called 'The Hole in our Gospel' right now. It's about God's expectation of us to be the kind of Sheep mentioned in Matthew 25. The author quotes a speech made by Bono (Lead singer of the band U2 and advocate for the world's poor) that totally went along with what we learned during our 24 hour experience:

"We can be the generation that no longer accepts that an accident of latitude determines whether a child lives or dies - but will we be that generation? Will we in the West realize our potential or will we sleep in the comfort of our affluence with apathy and indifference murmuring softly in our ears? Fifteen thousand people dying needlessly every day from AIDS, TB, and malaria. Mothers, fathers, teachers, farmers, nurses, mechanics, children. This is Africa's crisis. That it's not on the nightly news, that we do not treat this as an emergency - that's our crisis.

Future generations flipping through these pages will know whether we answered the key question. The evidence will be the world around them. History be our judge, but what's written is up to us. We can't say our generation couldn't afford it. And we can't say our generation didn't have reason to do it. It's up to us."

I'm so encouraged that you guys took the time to experience the difference that latitude makes. This our time. Here. Now. Will we make a difference? Will we be like Sheep and clothe, feed, heal, and visit the poor as if they were Jesus Christ himself? I say yes. Let's be that generation.

- Amanda