having spent time in a third world country and trying to reconcile it with how many of us live here in America. There are very complicated issues at the root of much of this but practices like short term mission trips, sponsorships, microfinancing, etc. are excellent practices as we continue to pray, learn, discuss, give and serve. [...] convinced that if I could somehow tie the stories of the poor people here in Sri Lanka to America's favorite frie... that, perhaps more Americans might take a moment and just pay attention to what's happening on an [...]