Although I haven't seen Slumdog Millionaire yet, it was definetly a hit at the Oscars last week. Now I can't say I condone the 2 young cast members that were actually cast out of a slum in Mumbai, but that's a post for another day. I was just glad to see that something bringing awareness to the world's need was winning awards, and not just another movie to add to the "trash" list. Anyone, who has ever went to another country and worked in or saw a slum in their travels is deeply..... touched, for lack of a better word. Something just doesn't seem right with the world when you examine your resources and see the vast needs of so many. It feels really unfair and can bring an overwhelming feeling of guilt. More than anything, this one issue of poverty has challenged my faith. Unlike Slumdog Millionaire, most of those living in the slums don't strike it rich with a million and end the struggles of their lives. But there is a hope for them. And really for all of us who struggle in our circumstances. Whatever they may be.
I ran across this clip last week and have been meaning to write this post since, but it's a true story of a slum dweller in Nairobi, Kenya. Listen to what she has to say....
Agneta's Story
The bible teaches us that as believers we have hope, not only hope, but an inheritance!
"In his great mercy he has given us new birth into a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead, and into an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade.... though now you for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in all kinds of triials. these have cocme so that your faith... may be proved genuine and may result in praise, glory and honor when Jesus is revealed." 1 Peter 1: 3-7
Sweet Agneta knows trails that many of us may never face. As the body of Christ, we need to join in the suffering of Agnus and those like her, and pray for them to share the hope they have found despite their circumstances.
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