Recently I had breakfast at McDonalds – my meal cost me $6.15 and I enjoyed it very much. As I drove away I suddently realised something. Millions of people around the world are in extreme poverty, living on less than $1 a day, and I just ate a weeks worth of their wages.
Most of us could lose a dollar and not think twice about it – and certainly most people I know would spend similar kind of money on take away food at least once a week. In comparision (and in reality) we are wealthy people. Find out here how rich you are.
If we all gave up the equivalent of one McDonalds meal per week – which is also the equivalent of a dollar a day – or also the equivalent of one weeks wages for those in exteme poverty, we could feed the whole world easily.
In fact the estimated cost to actually feed all the poor in the world for one year is a lot less than we realise. I have read some figures that seem to suggest that the NASA budget for space research or other similar budgets would adequatly be enough to end world hunger.
Either way, if enough people started giving a dollar a day to buy food for the poor, it would make a significant difference. If you would like to do so – maybe our church in Mt Morgan can start a fund to organise this – if anyone is interested let me know.
