40 Hour Famine

21- 23 August is the date.
A 40 Hour fast is the action.
The world's BIGGEST food crisis is the cause.
The Hungry get fed, the cold get warmth and the weary get rest is the vision.
That they will come to know God's love is the hope.

I'm sure that most of you know wad the 40 Hour famine is about. For most of you who don't,
its about a donation drive to help those in need around the world. In return, donation collectors
will give up something important to them for 40 hours! between 21-23 August.
There are many things in life that we can give up on that seems to have a grip in our lives. Some people fast on technology, some fast on the use of furniture and i've heard about fasting the use of the right hand! And to think about it, sounds pretty darn difficult.

And me.
I shall give up, surprise surprise food.
After days of contemplation, i realise the one thing i could never give up is F to the O to the O to the D. F-O-O-D. No eating for 40 hours. Now i have done the not sleeping for 70 hours, as some of my architecture friends can testify to. I could easily go for 40 hours without technology. Just give me a fishing rod and im pretty much occupied for 2 days. The right hand? Alright! the chance for a 40 hour SLUMBER. But food. Now that kinda scares me. Some people say we live to eat. I think im on the contrary. I eat to live! Every 45 mins too i think! It feels like a furnace in here. Gotta keep throwing in some fuel to keep going! So what happens when the coal stops coming in. oh yeah. thats some scary ....!

But the point is. we've got people out there, very REALLY TRULY eating to live. Getting by on
the most minimal amount of food on days on end, even weeks. Its really crazy how we take all these for granted, Woolworths, morning cereal, Supper at Northbridge at 2am. Take all that out of the equation. SO PLEASE!!
donate!!



The 40 Hour Famine
21-23 August 2009
Contact me on msn or call me at 0421156712 to donate!
Or any others who come up to u with that 40 hour famine booklet please!
The video pretty much says it all.


Yes, 40 hours of famine, thats a far cry, pitiful even in comparison to people like Sam and Esther.
I know ill be glad when i start eating at the 40th hour and 1 sec after the fast but for people like them, its a lifetime of struggle, just to get more food to carry on to the next day. I pray that we can ease their burdens, ever so slightly. An effort in itself is better then no effort at all.

Sam and Esther

This is the story of Sam and Esther.
How is it that we eat and they don't?
How is it that we grumble yet Esther smiles?
Be thankful for what you have.

The Measure of a Man

The year of the Gentleman.
Its about looking sharp,talking smart. Walking the walk, talking the talk.
Witty and interesting in speech, he is polite and charismatic.
There is a certain suaveness in the way he handles himself, cool as ice

And what about the untrained brute.
Dress code ain't an issue, and he talks loud. Trips when he walks, clumsy with words.
Crude and direct in speech, he is honest and amusing.
There is certain clarity and honesty in the way he handles himself, clear as water

And so he doesn't open the doors for the ladies, is it the intention that he doesn't want the lady in the car?
And so he is brutally honest and words doesnt filter in the brain before exiting the mouth, is it his intention that he is rude
And so he doesnt take off his jacket for the lady, is it his intention that the lady freeze to death before arriving home.

So what really makes a man?
What is the measure of a man?
The metaphor of an untrained brute and a suave gentleman doesn't do justice of measuring up a man.
Rather the measure of a man arguably would equate more to the measure of humanity, a measure of one.
The measure of MAN

In life, there comes a time that a person finally stops being a child and grows up.
He/she is considered mature, grown up. The point in our lives where this happens continues to be a gray area in our lives as most of different opinions where this stands. A truly correct answer is yet to be arrived.

Does this point happen when, the person is of age? 21 years of age, maybe 18 in some countries? He/she is deemed capable of making sounds and independant decisions. Really now?? Independant 21 year olds making sound decisions?

For some when the person is at the epitome of the corporate or career ladder. The aim was to achieve the most on the ladder in the least amount of time possible. Taking no prisoners, by hook or by crook the epitome is achieved. Friends disappear, and family estranged or distant. Does it really make you a man?

Maybe its the ability to make the tough choices or decisions when it matters. The ability to see it in a collective point of view that doesnt just benefit one but all. The ability to make a crucial decision that makes or breaks but still get back up if it fails. The courage to undertake an action that you know hurts in the short term but you know benefits in the long term.

Maybe when he/she is slammed into the dust, is able to pick themselves up. Brush of the dust and continue walking. Facing adversity in its face, being able to beat it.

What about the capacity to care. Not just for yourself, not for your loved ones. The capacity to care for strangers. The capacity to love someone you do not know. The compassion in ones heart to help a person that they have never known their whole lives, and maybe will never ever get to meet. The willingness to lay down your life for the salvation of others?

Other measures?

How do you measure up?