Did you know that in the time it takes you to read this sentence, one child under the age of five will die due to hunger related causes? There are approximately one billion people around the world living on the brink of starvation right now. The cost of feeding the hungry for a year would be approximately 100 billion dollars. Worldwide we spend more than that on soft drinks alone. The average westerner spends over $2 a day on bottled drinks. Over half the world lives on less than that same $2 a day.
Here is my commitment and challenge to you. I pledge to go a week without purchasing soft drinks and in turn give the money saved toward caring for the needy of the world. If you are reading this, I challenge you to do the same. Tag at least 10 friends and challenge them as well.
If 5 of the friends I tagged would accept the challenge, that would be approximately $100 raised toward fighting world hunger. If they each in turn would challenge their friends and five each would accept, that would be an additional $500. Of course the pyramid continues. The next challenge would raise in the neighborhood of $2500, then the next, $12,000. The very next step would add up to close to $50,000! Folks, WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE!!! But it starts with YOU! Let's all pull together and feed the "least of these."
You can make your donation to numerous worthy charities. I personally encourage you to go to Arms of Compassion (www.armsofcompassion.com) and donate there. Their commitment to you is that not one dime of your gift will go to the administrative costs of Arms of Compassion. Your gift is not likely to end world hunger, but it can make a difference in the lives of a few hungry children and families. Will you give up a Pepsi to feed a hungry child ???
