Poverty

Before I left for Africa I thought that poverty in the world could be solved if we had deeper pockets. However after going to Africa and really getting a sense of what life is really like there my thought process has changed. Thinking about how "rich" America is poverty isn't going to be solved with charity. To change poverty is to open minds not just wallets. Changing minds both here in America as well as in Africa. We can change extreme poverty.....the type of poverty where a child goes to bed without eating food, children not being vaccinated, people dying from preventable diseases. Many people look at Africa and other third world countries as burdens but I see them as an opportunities. An opportunity to change someone's life....it just takes us thinking that we can make a difference and doing something about it. Go ahead....just do it and see how it blesses you.