Comments on: Enough

By: Shaun Groves

Shaun Groves — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:18:12 +0000

There’s a difference between chubby and obese. And some obesity, it should be pointed out, isn’t caused by eating too much food of course. it’s not quite that simple for every obese person…just most.

Yep, chubby in El Salvador comes from a lot of carbs I’m guessing. Lots of rice, for one thing…and Fanta ; )

By: PJ

PJ — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 17:11:38 +0000

I have noticed from some of the pictures on your and the Compassion bloggers’ blogs that some of the children and their mothers are quite chubby. One sees this in some Africans as well – I assume carbohydrates are plentiful but they don’t eat a balanced diet. Do you have any concern about these children becoming more “westernized” in El Salvador and having access to sugary drinks etc? Any other observations regarding the number of overweight girls and women you saw there?

By: Mary @ Giving Up on Perfect

Mary @ Giving Up on Perfect — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:15:21 +0000

You said this last night in the live chat, and it tore me up. I’ve always struggled with my weight, so whether I like it or not, I’m firmly on one side of this comparison. And when I look at it like this, it breaks my heart. Thank you for making this statement, Shaun. Thank you for teaching me and so many others about Compassion, about poverty, about God’s heart for His children.

By: Tracy

Tracy — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:42:35 +0000

To Veretax – unfortunately, I find there are too many people who are so worried about other countries squandering their money that it is just so much easier to sit back and justify not giving at all.

Compassion International has been awarded 4 out of 4 stars for 8 straight years from Charity Navigator, an independent auditing firm. Compassion is in the top 1% of all charities for using it’s money wisely. You can sponsor and KNOW your money will be helping to feed your child, to help their family, to give them an education, and to show them Christ. I’ve seen it work, Shaun has seen it work; find charities that work and then SHARE. God commanded us to help his children, not to let distrust of others keep us from doing so. Prayer is great but it doesn’t replace ACTION.

By: Veretax

Veretax — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:50:24 +0000

Having just gone through a Upper GI Endoscopy (scope) to remove a bit of turkey that got caught, I’ve become presient of the fact that if I eat slower, take my time, and chew things the correct way that it takes a lot less to fill the stomach. Sure I might sometimes get hungrier a couple of hours later, but knowing that I didn’t over indulge at lunch or dinner makes it easier to eat a snack. Sometimes its a pudding, sometimes its an apple, but usually it doesn’t take much to tie me over to the next meal.

So I can’t help but wonder if the reason we here in the US struggle so much with obesity is because of our Go-Go life style that never sits, rests, and enjoys the simple things God has given us, like food, family, and his word.

It also breaks my heart that though we as a nation have given Billions of dollars every year to try to help people who do not have enough food that in some countries the corruption of sin in places of authority have kept it from those who truly need it. I will remember these people today in prayer, thanks for the blog Shaun, and may God use you and it today to wake more of us up.