30 days to the 30 hours: Days 3 & 4

This has been tough so far to say the least. Through the Grace of God though we have been able to make it though the last week. We have had some difficult time were we failed miserably to meet the goal we set for that day. So let us get started and over the course of the next couple of days I will attempt to catch you up from where we last left off.

Day 3-No relationships.
Throughout the course of our 30 days so far(and I know that we are still early on in it) this has been the most difficult challenge so far. As of right now there 15 million children around the world who have lost one or both parents from AIDS. Imagine life without those you love most. We had to each pick a person to avoid interacting with for day 3. Annie chose each other. We both failed miserably. The girls picked each other. They both failed miserably. I cannot imagine life without Annie or my children, I have no desire to do so. I could not even go an hour after I woke up that morning before I spoke to her. Family is so precious of a gift. This day I learned I should never take my family for granted. None of us should. We may wake up one day to find we have lost them.

The number of children missing at least one parent from just AIDS throughout the world is staggering. 15 million! Take some time and think about these children as you read the rest of this. I know it does not seem like we can do a lot. I like to read about the Old Testament prophet Elijah when I feel that way. The story of when he faced the prophets of Baal. He was just one man but had God in his corner and was able to accomplish much. There are many men and women through the Scriptures who were alone except for our Lord God and through him were able perform many amazing acts. Read about them when you get the feeling that the task is to big to overcome. Look at what God can do through just one person of faith. Can you imagine the works that he would perform if just 10, 20, 50, or 100 of us would just stand together united with one voice for a cause such as this. I know that it would be amazing.

I can do all things through Him who strengthens me. Phillipians 4:13 (NASB)

Day 4-No Facebook & Twitter

Every day, over 400 million users access facebook, which has around 800 million members. This represents a lot of influence and power. This day was setup so you could take the day off and consider how you use the facebook and twitter outlets. So the question you really have to ask is what do you do with your time spent facebooking, is it connecting with family and friends? Is it to play games? Is it to spread a meaningful message? Is it to sit around and gripe, cry, and whine about the small petty things that have upset you that day? It is for you to decide what you do with your facebook account. I'm just trying to encourage you to make it something worthwhile.

This day was very easy to get through for Annie and I. It did not really apply to the kids as only one of them has a facebook and she is not aloud to access it often.

Thank you again for taking the time to read this. Please pray for my family and I as we continue for the rest of the 30 days. If you feel lead to help out the hungry and poverty stricken, but do not know a good place to start please feel free to contact me or Annie. We would be glad to give you some suggestions to get you started.

Thank you & God Bless