DAY 1
It was definitely an interesting day. I prepped beans and potatoes last night for lunch today and for the rest of the week. Here's what I had today for lunch (about .30 cents) 2 corn tortillas, refried beans and potatoes:
and dinner (about .25 cents) half brick of ramen, 1 egg, potatoes, carrots:
2 meals today totaled .55 cents.
I usually don't eat breakfast, so I skipped that along with my usual morning coffee which is .55 cents for a K-cup. My headache from the caffeine withdrawal has definitely kicked in early morning and stayed. I'm feeling a little fuzzy as I'm typing this.
Typically, I would have called my friend to go out to have lunch today. We usually go to Barnaby's where today I would have ordered the all beef Hot Dog ($10.95) with waffle fries, an Arnold Palmer ($2.50) and added a 20% tip ($3). $16.45 for lunch. On my way home from work I wanted to stop by Starbucks for an Americano ($4.75). We had a softball game tonight that wasn't at the home field, so my family stopped by Wendy's for dinner ($7). Plus .55 cents for daily morning coffee. Total saved to donate today: $24.00
DAY 2
I woke up during the night feeling hungry, so I drank some water. Headache remains throughout the day and still now. I had the same thing for lunch today, and this for
snack (.10c) beans and tortilla chips:
Noodle stir fry 1/2 brick of ramen with egg and cabbage = .25c
I had a few slices of bananas for snack as well after lunch. Here I'm prepping to freeze the slices so they don't go bad.
Am I hungry? Yes. But so are many children around the world that didn't have a choice to eat or not today like I did. We can help these children. Today I would have probably spent another $24 in just food and drinks alone. That's $48 in two days...which is the total of a full month sponsorship for one child. This $48 will help educate, provide medical and dental care, housing, and 3 nutritious meals a day for a whole month y'all!
Good news: I got one sponsor already! A friend that I work with has agreed to sponsor a child through Peace Gospel. I as so elated I was jumping up and down in the clinic today. That's 1 child that doesn't have to worry about getting to eat or not. That can receive medical care if sick. That will be in a loving environment where they can grow and be educated. It's just a beautiful thing.
Meet Yawhlu. She lives in Myanmar and is our oldest child that needs a sponsor. She enjoys group games and singing. Her favorite subjects are English and History.
Will you be her sponsor?
I hope some of my words here have inspired you to just even pray for our children whom are hungry, poor, and have no place to go. And if that inspiration moves you further, then to become a sponsor and to make some sacrifices to save a little one. Pray for this journey with me.
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