Feed the Poor, Protect the Helpless

It's my birthday today and I am so blessed to be celebrating with my kids and wife and extended family. All of the text messages from friends and family are so nice to receive. But it made me think of the many children around the world that won't get a birthday gift, or have a mom or dad say "happy birthday", or even be thinking about a birthday party when they are not sure they will have enough food for today.

So, for my birthday I wanted to share with you some ways you can help to feed the poor and protect the innocent. Just imagine being a child stolen from your family and sold as a sex slave. What would be happy? What would make you smile? Or, imaging being an orphan in Haiti. Storms, corruption, and poverty have robbed you of everything except the thought of water and food.

If you are like me, it is hard to really understand what these things are like. I grew up in America. And while my family wasn't wealthy, I at least had family and friends come to our house, eat and drink, share some gifts even if they were small, and celebrate with no thought of where our food would come from tomorrow, or what waited for me around the corner.

So, for my birthday, would you consider giving to one of these charities as they seek to feed the poor and put an end to rape trafficking?

Isaiah 1:7 "Learn to do good; seek justice, correct oppression; bring justice to the fatherless, plead the widow's cause."