NOTE: I've decided to tackle some of those proliferous Drafts that haunt our blog... original "airdate" 11:40 AM Mar. 13, 2006... fly, little posting, fly!
I was just reading some of Andrew Peterson's earliest posts on his website. Because when you procrastinate by reading deep, meaningful journal entries that talk about God, it's spiritual.
Right.
I was intrigued by some posts of his that discuss the problem of poverty and what we as wealthy (if you own a microwave, you're in the top 10% of the world's income earners) Americans can and should do about it. I also appreciated that he shared some of his more selfish thoughts (there's no ice for my coke and every sort of dressing for my salad but Ranch!) and how God got his attention through his self-centeredness. And what I really love is that Andrew does something about it. He doesn't merely think about the plight of starving children the world over, feel bad for 5 minutes, then move on with his day. I was delighted to discover at his annual Christmas show in Nashville that all proceeds went to Compassion International. They took in a lot of money that could have been a house payment, some gifts for the kids, etc., and instead sent the lot of it to truly make a difference in the world. I love that.
So what am I going to do about it? Buy his cd's, attend any and all shows possible, check his website often... oh. Right. What am I going to do about poverty, not what am I going to do about AP being both a fantastic artist and a darn nice person. Heh heh heh. Oops.
I had plans this summer (don't we all) to volunteer at a soup kitchen down the way. Helping out at a soup kitchen has become almost passe, but that doesn't mean they don't need workers still, and it's a good place to start. Here's my deadline: by next Wednesday, I will have contacted the church to find out how to start volunteering there. Hold me to it, faithful readers! All 4 of you.
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