Some photos are easier to look at than others. This is one of my favorite photographs, but not for the aesthetics. There is something in the face of each child here that grips me. It reminds me that I cannot forget what is happening around the world every day. Every day a child is on the brink of starvation. Every day a young girl is held against her will to do unspeakable things. Every day, all over the world, there is an injustice. I believe that as a Christian I am charged to not forget, and to fight for those whose voice often goes unheard.
This photograph is a reminder to me that there is more to life than what I so easily get caught up in. It is easy to worry about bills, saving for a vacation, and any number of things. And its not that those things are not legitimate, its just that sometimes it feels like that is all that matters in a day. But today I am thinking of these children I saw in a refugee camp in Mozambique.
