South Sudan Hunger A child begging for almsgiving

South Sudan. Hunger

A child begging for almsgiving.

A woman with a child in her hands.

The Children of South Sudan.

4 year old boy after a hunger collapse.

2 years old child after a hunger collapse in a hospital.

“To observe or to intervene? " New York Times

Kevin Carter In the suicide note he wrote: “I am haunted by the vivid memories of killings and corpses and anger and pain. . . of starving or wounded children…”

More then 100 years a war. • The Islam Sudan imposed its religion on the South of the country, which is Christian-pagan. • There were killed more then 2 million Christians because of their religion. • After the separation of the country there is a continuation of an internal civil war between the nations. • The reason – hunger.

Slavery in the neighboring Sudan. • Supported by the Sudanian government. • In Sudan there are hundreds of thousands of slaves. • A demand creates proposal. • The source of slaves – bands which are wielding in south Sudan. • People join the band because of hunger.

The Gospel of Matthew 25: 34 -40 • • 34 Then shall the King say unto them on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: 35 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in: 36 Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me. 37 Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink? 38 When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee? 39 Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee? 40 And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.

The Gospel of Matthew 25: 41 -46 • • • 41 Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels: 42 For I was an hungred, and ye gave me no meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me no drink: 43 I was a stranger, and ye took me not in: naked, and ye clothed me not: sick, and in prison, and ye visited me not. 44 Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee? 45 Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me. 46 And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.

The Gospel of Mark 6: 36 -42 • • 36 …for they have nothing to eat. 37 He answered and said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they say unto him, Shall we go and buy two hundred pennyworth of bread, and give them to eat? 38 He saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? go and see. And when they knew, they say, Five, and two fishes. 39 And he commanded them to make all sit down by companies upon the green grass. 40 And they sat down in ranks, by hundreds, and by fifties. 41 And when he had taken the five loaves and the two fishes, he looked up to heaven, and blessed, and brake the loaves, and gave them to his disciples to set before them; and the two fishes divided he among them all. 42 And they did all eat, and were filled.

“The Desire of Ages”, Chapter: “Give Ye Them to Eat“. • If men today were simple in their habits, living in harmony with nature's laws, as did Adam and Eve in the beginning, there would be an abundant supply for the needs of the human family. There would be fewer imaginary wants, and more opportunities to work in God's ways. But selfishness and the indulgence of unnatural taste have brought sin and misery into the world, from excess on the one hand, and from want on the other.

“The Desire of Ages”, Chapter: “Give Ye Them to Eat“. • Christ has bidden us, through the prophet, "Deal thy bread to the hungry, " and "satisfy the afflicted soul; " "when thou seest the naked, that thou cover him, " and "bring the poor that are cast out to thy house. " Isaiah 58: 7 -10. He has bidden us, "Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. " Mark 16: 15. But how often our hearts sink, and faith fails us, as we see how great is the need, and how small the means in our hands. Like Andrew looking upon the five barley loaves and the two little fishes, we exclaim, "What are they among so many? " Often we hesitate, unwilling to give all that we have, fearing to spend and to be spent for others. But Jesus has bidden us, "Give ye them to eat. " His command is a promise; and behind it is the same power that fed the multitude beside the sea.

“The Desire of Ages”, Chapter: “Give Ye Them to Eat“. • If the work be of God, He Himself will provide the means for its accomplishment. He will reward honest, simple reliance upon Him. The little that is wisely and economically used in the service of the Lord of heaven will increase in the very act of imparting. In the hand of Christ the small supply of food remained undiminished until the famished multitude were satisfied.

“The Desire of Ages”, Chapter: “Give Ye Them to Eat“. • When the question comes home to your heart, "Whence shall we buy bread, that these may eat? " let not your answer be the response of unbelief. When the disciples heard the Saviour's direction, "Give ye them to eat, " all the difficulties arose in their minds. They questioned, shall we go away into the villages to buy food? So now, when the people are destitute of the bread of life, the Lord's children question, Shall we send for someone from afar, to come and feed them? But what said Christ? "Make the men sit down, " and He fed them there. So when you are surrounded by souls in need, know that Christ is there. Commune with Him. Bring your barley loaves to Jesus.

“The Desire of Ages”, Chapter: “Give Ye Them to Eat“. • The means in our possession may not seem to be sufficient for the work; but if we will move forward in faith, believing in the all-sufficient power of God, abundant resources will open before us. If the work be of God, He Himself will provide the means for its accomplishment.

What we have to do? • Riverside farm in Zambia

Actions of fundraising for the refuges from South Sudan. • Points receiving donations, where are involved members of the Church of God. • At busy intersections and public squares. • In all the cities of Israel, where we there are our churches. • Personal meetings.

The support of the country. • It’ll take the tension in the society. • Those who want that the Sudanian will not resort to Israel – donate. • Those, who want to help to the starving people in South Sudan – can donate. • Those, who want to prevent starvation of adults and children – can donate.

A support from the Israeli citizens. • Many feel a duty to the Sudanese people for the eviction, and want to help them in their hard position. • Many are not informed about the problems in South Sudan and will be willing to take part. • An example – a Jew, Rabbi, Abraham, is ready to go to build in South Sudan.

The support of SDA Church. • A new evangelistic strategy of the church “Mission to the cities”: “work to the unemployed“ • Personal support, which includes a prayer support of the world wide church president – Ted Wilson. • A positive image of the church in the Israeli society.