Last weekend, I attended this absolutely stunning and moving exhibit in my church. It was titled Step Into Compassion— an exhibit of inner-city Detroit, Tijuana, Mexico and Rwanda– areas that are in great need of help, and provide us all with opportunities to step into.
Within the exhibit, I walked through Chene Street in inner-city Detroit, an area steeped in hard-to-believe poverty with residents struggling to climb out of drugs and desolation. Over the years, our church (including my husband, Sunder) has been involved with helping the people in this area. Check out a slideshow here:
The next part of the exhibit was entering the border town of Tijuana, Mexico. Many years ago, Sunder and I were tourists in Sunny San Diego, and we took a day-trip into Tijuana, and have seen for ourselves the stark contrast in the lives and living conditions of the Mexican people there. Over the years, our church has partnered with World Vision, a Christian international relief organization in serving in small and large ways the people of Tijuana.
Finally, the last stop was Rwanda. The images– both audio and visual– were forceful in serving as a reminder about the horrific state of affairs in that country in the last twenty years. And how our small church is trying to offer help to one child at a time.
I hope that you will step up to stepping into compassion– wherever you are, and in however which way you can!
