Eastern Africa is experiencing what has been described as the "most severe food crisis in the world today", with at least 10 million people affected in Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia and Uganda, according to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA).
In Ethiopia, the estimated number of people in need of emergency food and non-food assistance was revised upwards from 2.8 million to 3.2 million.
Among those who can afford it, thousands are fleeing their homes in the hopes to find food and water. Most of those who have died include children, the elderly and pregnant or nursing mothers.
We are in contact with our adoption agency who leads several humanitarian efforts in eastern Africa. STAY TUNED FOR HOW YOU CAN HELP!!
http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?reportid=93092
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Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Monday, June 27, 2011
Fast Break
I broke my news fast. It's been a little over a month now and I've finally started listening to, reading and watching the news again. Confession: it was much more difficult than I thought. I found myself automatically turning on news talk radio when I got in the car and immediately having to turn it off. Not being able to participate in conversations about "newsworthy" events proved to be a big downer for me. But, I made it. And, I found that every time I intentionally turned off the news or closed my automatic news pop-ups, I thought out our children and how God is watching over them and us every second we are apart. While I am returning to my news junkie days, I hope to more mindful that God is all-knowing and all-seeing. What comfort!
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