tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118517190489901866.post1206968365871837859..comments2023-09-10T00:13:40.861+03:00Comments on everyone needs a little Grace in their lives: Living With (But Not In) PovertyAmy Medinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02445986974714298954noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118517190489901866.post-66584487181691831322008-09-21T21:12:00.000+03:002008-09-21T21:12:00.000+03:00This is from Carley's mom, Bryan's wife... Amy, th...This is from Carley's mom, Bryan's wife... Amy, thanks for expressing a struggle I have faced as well. I have so mny "things" over here in the US. Giving things away as the Lord leads always makes me feel better. It's all temporary!!! Congradulations on the children!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118517190489901866.post-60323581771769284862008-09-20T19:08:00.000+03:002008-09-20T19:08:00.000+03:00And you are influencing your college students to t...And you are influencing your college students to think the way you are, Sarah. We saw evidence of that this summer. So thankful for you!Amy Medinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02445986974714298954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118517190489901866.post-37620209096200600822008-09-20T17:45:00.000+03:002008-09-20T17:45:00.000+03:00"When my struggle ceases, I will be either in sin,..."When my struggle ceases, I will be either in sin, or in Heaven"<BR/><BR/>Beautifully said, Amy. You have articulated beautifully the internal, usually silent struggle I have felt for much of my life. <BR/><BR/>2 books that I read in college and dramatically changed my view from apathy to knowledge to action.... <BR/><BR/>"the Upside Down Kingdom" (Ronald Kraybill)<BR/><BR/>and "Rich Christians in an Age of Hunger" (Ron Sider)--WARNING: read only if you want to be challenged, and recognize that you are accountable to what you have learned!<BR/><BR/>Just typing these old familiar titles has instilled in me the desire to read them again. :)sarahedenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11150139532997773455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118517190489901866.post-4130753449141327292008-09-20T15:10:00.000+03:002008-09-20T15:10:00.000+03:00Hi Amy, Oh how I'd love to meet you and your beaut...Hi Amy, Oh how I'd love to meet you and your beautiful family! I just sent you a message on facebook - hope to connect there. I know you through many people actually, McBrides, Janelle Wonders... many HOPACers! Somehow every time I'm in Tanzania I seem to miss you guys! I stayed with Janelle in your place last summer, just before my wedding in July! Asante sana! Janelle will be with my husband and I here in South Korea in a week! We can't wait to have Aunt 'Nelle! Thanks for your thoughts and total honesty here on your blog. Many many of the things you've written have often been on my heart and mind and in my prayers! I hope we can connect via email one day and /or on Facebook. Congrats on being a mommy of two! Josiah is adorable - We have prayed for your family! Please be in touch! Keep abiding in Him - Evelyn and Stephen MwakasituEvelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02276827639201469152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118517190489901866.post-14750000275064001622008-09-20T08:03:00.000+03:002008-09-20T08:03:00.000+03:00Dear Amy, As I write from "disneyland" I am remind...Dear Amy, <BR/>As I write from "disneyland" I am reminded of the time we were invited to eat with Artha's family off the ELWA compound. They were going to serve ALL they had....frogs that they had collected from the lagoon. And then I saw how they lived with no beds, only newspaper to cover them at night. It is a memory impossible to forget or erase. <BR/>BabuAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118517190489901866.post-29940659993103680482008-09-19T22:19:00.000+03:002008-09-19T22:19:00.000+03:00thank you...i need to remember...i have been to pl...thank you...i need to remember...i have been to places and seen so much but it is easy to forget so fast...thankyou!<BR/>~frDellaRosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14018934891625048744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118517190489901866.post-42482210331653060832008-09-19T15:04:00.000+03:002008-09-19T15:04:00.000+03:00Thank you, friends.One of the things that I love a...Thank you, friends.<BR/><BR/>One of the things that I love about living here is that I rarely ever struggle with material discontentment (now, other forms of discontentment, that's a different story!). Instead, I am always convicted to be so grateful for what I have. Whereas in America, you live in a country that deliberately and intentionally fosters material discontentment. It's very, very hard to fight it!Amy Medinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02445986974714298954noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118517190489901866.post-82415572008182101312008-09-19T09:11:00.000+03:002008-09-19T09:11:00.000+03:00Thanks for this post. It is something I think abo...Thanks for this post. It is something I think about. Living where we do we most certainly do not see what you do. Nor do we have the daily tension. But I still struggle with it. The times we are doing the "extra things" in life I battle with guilt knowing that the amount of money we are spending (even though it may not be very much) could be used somewhere else and meet a need.<BR/><BR/>Being mindful of how luxurious we are living compared to others in the world also helps me to choose to be content with our house which is quickly beginning to look like a stereo-typical rental. We are not in a position to do anything about it in this season of our life BUT it is still so much better than what others have.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the food for thought.<BR/><BR/>80)<BR/>mbda hallshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00012938581102837437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118517190489901866.post-51296372101518845732008-09-18T22:52:00.000+03:002008-09-18T22:52:00.000+03:00So when are you going to start writing YOUR book? ...So when are you going to start writing YOUR book? I see a writer in our midst...one that writes with conviction and love, about things that tug at the depth of who we are as Christians. I've often discussed this cultural poverty issue with other missionary friends of mine and I can assure you, you aren't alone. It's an incredibly difficult issue that there don't seem to be any clear answers to. Move as you feel led by the Spirit to move...that's all I ever can come up with. Thanks for the reminder of our wealth and how it hinders us. Blessings on your weekend. <BR/>Much love in Christ!<BR/>The Things We DoJenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03844797843854374945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118517190489901866.post-61436015975604357252008-09-18T18:31:00.000+03:002008-09-18T18:31:00.000+03:00Amy, you have given me pause this morning. This tr...Amy, you have given me pause this morning. This truly exposes my lack of gratefulness for God's provision and abundance. Steph B.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5118517190489901866.post-25479603715132540092008-09-18T15:47:00.000+03:002008-09-18T15:47:00.000+03:00Thank you again for prompting questions. Matt and...Thank you again for prompting questions. Matt and I struggle on a daily basis with the poverty we confront right here in our little town of Colorado Springs. Working with America's Family (an agency for the working poor) I hear people's stories and grieve because of the pain life has brought them...and the guilt I feel because, like you, I live only a few feet/miles from these people....rambling here but thank you...I'm praying and thinking of what specifically we can do right now!Melodie Monberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18004707147709396886noreply@blogger.com