He is on a hunger strike right now to raise $15,500 for starving children... enough to provide 1,000,000 of them with vaccinations to kill nutrient sucking worms so that they can retain the good stuff from what little food they have. He will not eat again until the money is raised. If that doesn't put a face on world hunger, I don't know what does.
"I will stand in solidarity with these starving children, feel their hunger pains, and pray that hearts change and folks decide to get involved. If youre able to give, give. If not, share this story with someone else. Its time we realize we are all a part of the restoration process that is changing this world."
What hurts me is that while he is receiving lots of encouragement and support, he is also receiving lots of hatred. In fact, a whole website has been started to bash this project, with people sending photographs of everything they eat. Would you ever taunt a starving African baby with food they will never be able to have?!
But such is the world now I suppose. Anyone who separates themselves from the ways of this world is going to be mocked and hated.
To read more about the project and to donate, visit:
http://operationstarvation.tumblr.com/
