Ron's post just made me laugh. We used that phrase quite often over the past few days. Other interesting phrases that Actionnel shared with us...you might call them Actionnelisms. Others on the team may have to help me with some of these. I can't remember them all.
"An empty stomach has no ears." - I think this one is probably easily understood, but it also serves as the reason OFCB provides a lunch of beans and rice to every child and others who show up on the campus during lunch time. This lunch is the only meal that some of these kids have each day.
"A kitten in the oven does not make a muffin." - I know, this one sounds a little funny, so I had to ask what he means by it. Basically, it means that simply going to church does not make you a Christian. According to Romans 10:9, "That if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved." Being a Christian requires a changing of the heart. We are born in a sinful selfish state. We must turn from our sin and turn our hearts toward Christ.
OFCB
For nearly two centuries, subsistence farming has characterized the livelihood of 80,000 people in rural Bayonnais, Haiti, the poorest country in the western hemisphere. This is not uncommon. Following colonial independence in 1804, former slaves exercised newfound freedom by cultivating their own land in the countryside. Today, OFCB (Organization of the Christian Force of Bayonnais), a ministry founded in 1993 through the vision of five inspired individuals, provides this generation with a new opportunity: education. Subjects such as history, biology, language arts, social science, philosophy, and visual art are now available to this community for the first time. Adults and children comprise a student body that has grown from 103 to 1460, and for many, the rice and beans served at lunch may be the only substantial meal they eat all day. Not only have national exam scores been some of the highest in the region, OFCB has sent 20 students to Haitian colleges! In an effort to stimulate long-term development, the college scholarship program stipulates that each student return to OFCB upon graduation to serve the community for 10 to 15 years, depending upon the field of study. One college graduate has become a doctor, currently in residency, and will return to start Bayonnais’ first health clinic! Deep in the heart of a country plagued by extreme poverty, political violence and corruption, the people of Bayonnais are finding new hope.
Wednesday, December 12, 2007
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1 comment:
I think the other saying Actionnel used that went along with the "Empty Stomachs" comment was "An empty bag will not stand"
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