Hunger

So many times in our world, we take for granted the many blessings God has given us. One of those blessings is the basic need for food. We probably trash enough food on a daily basis to feed an impoverished country like Nicaragua for a month. I observed the hunger of the children this week as we were distributing rice and beans to 120 families. During the distribution, some raw grains of rice and black beans spilled to the floor of the building. After we had finished, about 6 or 8 young boys ran into the room and began scooping up the raw rice and beans and devouring them. I was told that they knew the rice and beans would swell when it mixed with the fluids in their stomach and they wouldn't feel hungry for a while. Another incident happened as we were being served grilled iguana. Some of the members of our team didn't want to try the native cuisine, but most took at least a bite. One of the men ate about half of a leg and then left it on his plate. At the end of our meal, a young boy came over beside the man and it was obvious he was staring intently at the half consumed iguana leg. The man offered the leg to the boy who literally inhaled it and then broke the bone and started sucking the marrow out! Their hunger was almost unbelievable. Several of the children we talked to had not had anything to eat for 2 days or more.

And another amazing thing is their hunger for God. Just as eagerly as they devour food, their hearts are wide open to the move of Christ and His amazing love.

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