Through The Eyes of a Youth Min Major

Well, it wouldn't’t been seen as a bad thing in the world, but in ministry it is. 

For years I’ve been involved with World Visions’ 30 Hour Famine and I currently am organizing this years’ one for my church. I started fundraising online and I didn’t realise it until after I had posted the link on facebook what I did wrong. To get people’s attention and show how amazing 30 hour famine and world vision are, I unintentionally started talking about myself and all of the things that have happened because of participating in this event. I didn’t actually talk about what good World Vision itself is doing, and that’s not right. It essentially takes the same form of people’s answers to ‘why do you want to go on a mission trip?’. The answers you get are something like this: “Because I want to make a difference in the world and experience something life changing.” “I want to grow deeper with God and those in my church/school/group community.” “I want to know that I’ve helped someone.” 

Now, those answers are all nice, but they all have to do with the change or benefit of the person speaking, not of those being helped. Essentially, that’s what I did, saying 30 Hour Famine and World Vision are amazing and important because of these things that have happened as a result of it in my life. 

Here’s what I wrote:

Help me continue to be apart of something much bigger than myself and provide food, clothing, shelter, education, health care and protection for children in developing countries.

It's because of World Vision and 30 Hour Famine that I discerned God's call to youth ministry.

It's because of World Vision and 30 Hour Famine that I want to sponsor at least one child with Zach when we get married later this year.

It's because of World Vision and 30 Hour Famine that I know how it feels to go without food for long hours - 270 hours to be exact once this year's Famine is completed.

It's because of World Vision USA and World Vision's 30 Hour Famine that I know I am a part of something greater and that I do have the ability to be one of those who are in the movement to banish hunger to the history books.

Leading 30 Hour Famine again this year - going to do my best to live blog/ recap about it every so often throughout the 30 Hours. Im gonna do that all here :)