Comments on: Iowa, Flooding and the Global Food Crisis

By: Jennifer Barnett

Jennifer Barnett — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 17:14:20 +0000

It was nice to see how you tied the flooding in Cedar Rapids, Iowa to poverty and hunger on a larger scale. Poverty and hunger are huge issues even in a county as “prosperous” as ours. Even without natural disasters many Americans (and others worldwide) are affected by hunger on a daily basis. These issues must be brought up and talked about in order to open our eyes and find solutions. Nice article Lisa.

By: Lisa Miles

Lisa Miles — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 05:22:36 +0000

p.s. “The best things in life aren’t things.” ~ Art Buchwald

By: Lisa Miles

Lisa Miles — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 05:14:40 +0000

Vicki, that is awesome.

I agree — you reach a point in life where you don’t need more “stuff” for a birthday or for Christmas.

I think everyone should check out the Compassion funds and put one on your birthday list this year!!! Let your loved ones know…

By: Vicki Small

Vicki Small — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:54:44 +0000

P.S. This year, I’ll ask her to choose the Global Food Crisis Fund.

By: Vicki Small

Vicki Small — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:54:06 +0000

For several years, and initially at my request, my mom has sent whatever she could to Compassion as my birthday and Christmas gifts. I love her for that!

By: Lisa Miles

Lisa Miles — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:21:28 +0000

Thanks everyone for your comments.

Lisa S. — thank you for your donation to the Disaster Relief Fund!! I know that Compassion will put it to excellent use and it WILL make a difference for a family.

Vicki — Wow, that is a harrowing experience — to think a home was literally on the brink of being toppled into a river with one wrong move. Scary. That paints quite a picture of the devastation wrought by flooding.

Amy — I LOVE your idea of making a donation as a gift for someone. We did something similar at my MOPS group (Mothers of Preschoolers.) To thank our mentor mom, we gave a donation to the Child Survival Program in her name and presented it to her with a card. It was very meaningful because she has a real heart for babies.

Here’s the list of funds if others want to do something similar:

https://www.compassion.com/contribution/default.htm

By: Amy

Amy — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 21:56:28 +0000

Awesome post. Disaster Relief Fund donations make really good gifts, especially for co-workers.

By: Lisa Y

Lisa Y — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:36:16 +0000

Who gets to eat and who doesn’t isn’t even in our thought processes. My kids just want to know if they are going to like it! You really put things in perspective.

By: ChrisinNY

ChrisinNY — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 16:52:24 +0000

Informative post, with a call to action for those of those that are more fortunate. Good job!

By: Compassion dave

Compassion dave — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:41:22 +0000

“Rejoice always”… 1 Thessalonians 5:16

Oh not in disaster, heaven forbid, but that our Lord is in control and regardless of the believers worldly state, we are saved.

It is for that very reason we must endeavor to spread THIS Good News in an Acts 1:8 kinda way.