We just received an email from an ex-classmate of MQE's pleading for his help with severe hunger plaguing his country. He lives in Malawi. We are aware of the severe famine in Malawi and had been in contact with him last year, at which time he responded that the famine is pretty much only affecting the countryside, not the cities. Now it appears that tides have shifted.
How do we respond to such a plea? What should we do? I am admittedly at a loss--I can honestly say that I have never had a personal friend experiencing severe starvation before now. It's not like I can simply go to the store and buy him and his family food, either...if this is true, anything sent his way could be confiscated, as hunger drives people to, reasonably, demonstrate extreme behavior. We will contact him today to find out what we can do.
And here I was, working on my lesson plans and looking forward to a fun Valentine's Day and wondering what in my plethora of food in the house I will prepare for tonight's dinner...such incredibly unimportant existential issues..
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That would be a hard plea to deal with - I hope you can figure out some way of helping that is effective and useful. It sure puts things into prerspective when it hits personally like that and is not just some news item or statistic. This is real; a friend crying out for help. Hope you can work through the sense of helplessness and advance towards a solution. My thoughts are with you and your friend.
ResponderEliminarHi...Oh, I've missed you! I hope you had a wonderful vacation! Thank you for your concerns and thoughts. We will hopefully receive more information soon.
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