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| Dr Deb Kukal |
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Dr. Deb Kukal gives 10% of the profits from her business to
support the vital work of FTCSF. Here she explains what motivates her to be so
generous.
AIDS has devastated families in
Africa, leaving children literally alone, trying to take care of themselves. As
I allow that truth into my easy, full and comfortable life, I want to gather
them up and care for them. But I am not there, and I have no way to help. For
the Children's Sake Foundation does the work I can't do in the world.
FTCSF meets the kids on the ground,
in their day to day life, and makes a difference. I love knowing that the money
I give does something specific and concrete. It provides a real desk and a
blackboard. It provides a meal each day and a school where a child can feel
safe and nurtured. FTCSF is being Christ in the world, showing children Jesus'
love every day, in the very tangible experiences of the world around
them.
Perhaps the thing I like most of all
is that For the Children's Sake Foundation works with the African adults who
have already been doing all they can for these children. When Dr. Nancy
teaches those teachers, when she supports the efforts to build a healthy
future, she honors the work they have been doing, and allows them to work more
effectively to transform the lives of these children.
I can't go to Africa, but even if I
did, I would not see the pain. I would see parks and cheetahs, giraffes
and dances, all the shows for the tourists. Fun, yes, and valuable...but
not the heart of today's Africa.
I would not be shown the
orphan children as they huddled around a candle in the dark, studying for
the hope of a future. I would not meet the hungry child who saves back
part of his only meal to share with his sick mother at home. I am not there
to comfort him when his mother dies. I can't take the burden from the
tired grandmother who is struggling to raise all the children left behind, or
hug the teacher who has taken children into his own home, doing what has
to be done, and going without himself. I can't even give shoes to the
teachers who walk for days and sleep on the bare floor, so they can learn how
to teach, how to help. I would never see them; never even know their
sacrifice, or their need.
But Dr. Nancy has seen each one of
these situations, and many more. And For the Children's Sake Foundation
has helped each one. So now I can help too, because I can give. And
I am so glad to have that chance!
Dr Deb Kukal is founder of The Joy
of Christian Meditation, and has been teaching health based meditation in a
hospital setting for more than 10 years.
www.joyofchristianmeditation.com
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