Live 58 is an organisation set up in October 2001 which reaches out to people in the darkest of places, on a global scale. In partnership with different organisations, they radiate immense love and care to people through the light of Christ, and are inspired by the True Fast of Isiah 58 . Their love and care are helping so many world wide.
I would like to tell you about Joy. She grew up at home with her Mother and siblings, her Father did not live with them. Her Mother got by through public assistance, and childhood support from Joy's Father was never available. Whenever there was a need for food or a bill to be paid, which was often, Joy’s Mother told her to go round the corner to see her grandfather for help. But in order to receive his help, she had to do something for him. He would touch her where no one had ever before, this kept happening over and over. She was being touched by her male Cousins, Uncles and other men in the community. This abuse threw her in to prostitution and drugs for 20 years. During this time, she had 6 children with 5 different fathers. Tired of living on the streets, she started dealing drugs. Women would flock to her and she began to “take care” of them the only way she knew how – by helping them get high to escape the pain of life. After a while, she realized she wasn't really helping them at all. She was only hurting them and aiding in the destruction of their lives. When people do not work, there is more poverty, crime, recidivism, homelessness, divorce, unwanted pregnancies,substance abuse, domestic violence, debt, depression, and suicide. Joy experienced almost all of these.
As fellow humans on this Earth, we should care for each other. Life is tough for everyone in one way or another, if it is your job, relationships, financial difficulties, health problem, and the list goes on. However if we all did a little to help those less fortunate than us then the world would heal in quicker time. Heal is the key word; the world is a broken place, but anything as wonderful can be fixed. Broken people are not unworthy people. The cycle of poverty is hard to escape, once it has it's grip on someone. People living in poverty live in slums, informal housing or shanty towns. The sanitation is non existent and literacy rates are extremely low. This is a huge problem as without basic education there is an extremely slim chance of children ever breaking free of poverty as they cannot get higher paid jobs and a secure income. Please watch the film.
And it starts with YOU and I. So on this final note, Live 58 is one of the thousands of organisation which have a passion for people and a heart for the planet. Take the pledge , are you in?
*Disclaimer- This is NOT an official environmental charity, it is a campaign.*
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