Wednesday, January 18, 2006



Sub Kooch Ho Sak-ee Dey! (Anything is possible with God)

This is a picture of two Dalit women. Who are Dalits? The term Dalit, means "broken people". The Dalits are the lowest caste system in India. The Caste system is a lie. I first heard about the Dalits when I listened to Share the Well, one of Caedmon's Call's recent cd's. Listening to the information in the music brought me to tears. These people are constantly being subjected to cruelty and malnutrition all because they are poor and do not own much property. They are definitely considered the "least of these". As I looked at this picture, I paid particular attention to the child. She will grow up into a life of poverty and constant rejection, all because of the caste system. These people are also considered the "untouchable and unworthy". We as Christians have a calling. We are to help those in need. We are Jesus' hands and feet. What are we doing to help others? Even if we cannot directly help, we can still pray for them. To learn more about how you can help with the dalits, you can visit www.dalitnetwork.org Or you can go to www.caedmonscall.com to see how Christian bands are helping these oppressed people. As Jesus says in Matthew 25:40, "...I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me." What an amazing verse! We should always be willing to help those in need, just like Jesus!

6 comments:

no_average_girl said...

aww, it does tug at your heart!

Radical One said...

hey girl! just ckecking in on you. love this post and love your heart!

you and no average girl have so much in common, you all need to plan a time to get together!

stay sweet. keep it real!

no_average_girl said...

thanks for the review of the end of the spear! i can't wait to see it, but wanted to make sure it was as good as i thought :-)

stay sweet, and when you get a chance give us an update! :-)

Curious Servant said...

When the British Empire expanded to include India the saw what they thopught was a loose caste system and codified it. prior to their innvolvement the systems had people not intermingliung, but still resepcting each other's roles in the world. Since the British it has locked people into a cycle of perpetual misery that outsiders have trouble understanding.

Thank you for reminding us about this sin.

no_average_girl said...

i was just thinking about you and wanted to say hello!

Radical One said...

hey girl! just ckecking in on you and hoping things are going well for you. may you continue to be blessed with much love, joy, peace, grace and health.

in Him,
lisa