Isaiah 58:6-11
“Is not this the kind of fasting I have
chosen: to LOOSE the CHAINS of INJUSTICE and untie the cords of the yoke? Is it
not to SHARE YOUR FOOD WITH THE HUNGRY and to PROVIDE the POOR WANDERER with
SHELTER- when you see the NAKED, to CLOTHE HIM, and NOT TO TURN AWAY from your
own flesh and blood? THEN your light with break forth like the dawn, and your HEALING
will quickly appear, then your RIGHTEOUSNESS will go before you, and the glory
of the LORD will be your rear guard. Then you will call, and the Lord will
answer; you will CRY FOR HELP, and he will say: HERE AM I. If you DO AWAY with
the YOKE of OPPRESSION, with the POINTING FINGER and MALICIOUS TALK, and if you
SPEND YOURSELVES in behalf of the HUNGRY and SATISFY the NEEDS of the OPPRESSED,
then your LIGHT will rise in the darkness, and your night will become like the
noonday.”
The social and
economic structures of Bolivia
contribute to the inequity and injustice there. The large income gap between
the rich and the poor continues to widen. The country is rich in natural
resources, yet wealthy urban elites are the ones who benefit. Nearly two thirds
of the people in Bolivia
live in poverty.
We are taking a
team to Bolivia
for two weeks to consider how God might use each of us to proclaim His kingdom
come if we were to make our home there.
We will
consider how our individual gifts and experiences could be used by God to speak
for justice and mercy in the name of Christ Jesus.
Audrey Mueller, team leader
a.mueller@worldventure.com