Tuesday, October 23, 2007

Re: Negative Feedback (Oct 07)

One of the most difficult things about leading Bring Me Hope has been the negative feedback. An email that cusses me out. A person upset that our video makes children look like they need rescued out of a dog-pound. Summer camp that is too religious. And an assortment of people problems and politics. I always tell people that my first year in ministry was more intense than 7 years in business. But I love it and wouldn't trade my job for any other in the whole world.

Recently someone told me that they were bothered that I was going to China to help orphans when there are so many kids to help in America. It didn't seem like they were happy at all with the work of Bring Me Hope.

Orphan discrimination makes me mad! I've heard this before and I feel like people don't realize what they are saying. If my parents hadn't cared about orphans outside of USA I wouldn't have my sisters that I love with all my heart! I would die for them. They have the same worth and value and beauty and wonderfulness as every other child. And I can't stand the thought of them having less priority to be helped based on their citizenship.

It is the same as the Tsunami. I was there just a month after the disaster and saw a morgue full of dead people that hadn't survived. I will never forget that. How crazy would that be if I was rescuing those people based on their citizenship? Paddling by people that are drowning because they weren't American. Every person has the same worth in God’s eyes. And God has chosen to bless America with a huge rescue boat- resources and influence. I say, let ALL the orphans on the boat.

2 comments:

Nicole 妮可 said...

hang in there... remember the ONE who sees it all and i know he's smiling down at your work!!

Anonymous said...

That stuff make me really mad too. For the record, bro, you have millions of fans out there that think you're great!! Me and God are two of them.