Today is my day in the collaborative 40 Day (Blog) Fast, round 2. If you’ve been following the fast, thanks for stopping in. I’m touched by the nature of changing the world this way. What a small thing it is for me to fast and pray for a day, yet collaboratively God may be pleased to use this in sweeping change in the world for his renown.
The ministry that shares the Gospel and cares for physical needs that I’d like to draw your attention to is the Christian Veterinary Mission USA. Now I have never been on a trip with them, or even been to a seminar or conference. But my father in law is a veterinarian and has made me aware of their work.
The exciting piece is that sustainable healthy living in 3rd world communities can be brought about in part through the foundation of healthy and productive livestock. In fact, Jared Diamond in his popular Guns, Germs, and Steel argues that the technological and political primacy of Europe during the last several centuries is directly related to available crops and domesticatable livestock being available to that region for the last several thousand years.
A sustained shift out of crippling poverty and famine in the third world through healthier livestock, in Jesus name – that’s a group we need to support.
08/5/2007 at 19:16
Dear Mark,
Thank you very much for your prayers and for helping to bring awareness to the Christian Veterinary Mission, USA. I especially ask for your prayers on Monday, August 6. My friend, Dr. Roy Coolman and his wife Nancy, are involved in the livestock production efforts in Ethiopia. There are over 120 languages in Ethiopia. Imagine trying to translate the Bible and communicate its message to these people. God uses people like the Coolmans to convey His word.