Poverty

Let's face it, poverty is not the easiest issue to discuss. Everyone has their own ways and ideas on how to help eliminate poverty in the United States. Here at Jesus People USA, us people in Radical Journey took time to discuss his hot topic. One of the ways that in which we discussed poverty was by doing an activity where we all stood in a line while questions were being asked. Some of the questions were "If you or your family have ever lived with Government assistance, step back on step." Another question was "if your parents gave you your first car, take one step forward." So by the end of the game, the people who were more fortunate were way up front, and the people who have experienced more hardship dealing with poverity were in the back. The questions weren't all about poverty, some had to do with race, and hate crimes. After the last question, then the person asking the questions told us to race to the wall from where we were standing. Obviously the people in the front got to the wall first, but for me who was the furthest one back got to the wall last. I was like "This is so unfair!" and it was. In the end, we all realized how fortunate we really are!
Remember: When dealing with poverty, money is not the solution! If you give a man a fish, he will eat for the night, but if you teach the man how to fish, he'll have food for a lifetime.