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Many of us have to experience something to understand it - especially something like poverty and hunger. That’s the goal behind the “Mission Mine” field trip where children can experience Third World living in the heart of Alabama. |
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Exotic instruments, funny animals and different languages…
David Kane / 10 yrs. Old: “One of their instruments was made out of goat toenails!”
This United Methodist youth group got to see glimpses of the Third World without leaving home.
Tom Corson / Executive Director, SIFAT: “This is a window into the two-thirds world, the way most people live.”
At this teaching camp in rural Alabama, missionaries from Uganda, Liberia and other impoverished countries demonstrate their meager way of life.
Ugandan w/group: “Every child, before she goes to school has got to sweep the house and bring the water and take the goats to the field.”
Presley Hawkins / 11 yrs. Old: “It was hard to believe that there are people who live like that.”
For children who want for nothing, the stark reality of these Third World villages can be an eye-opening experience.
Lucky James / 9 yrs. Old: “They don’t have a kitchen and they don’t have mattresses on their beds and it’s just not right for them to live like that.”
Group leader: “This is a Hunger Luncheon.”
There are no Happy Meals here.
Group leader: “This is supposed to help them see how one feels if they’re hungry.”
Given limited resources, the children must try to eke out a meal.
Chere Flanagan: “It’s hot, and they are thirsty. I just wonder if it’s maybe one of the first times in their lives that they’ve wanted something to drink or something to eat that wasn’t immediately available to them.”
For these modern world residents, this Third World experience has served as a powerful reminder – life is good.
Presley Hawkins: “I kind of feel bad that we have all this stuff and we’re still not as appreciative as we should be.”
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The weekend retreat is hosted by Servants in Faith and Technology, a United Methodist training center dedicated to helping Third World citizens. For more information about SIFAT, contact: http://www.sifat.org.