TOUGH�CHOICES
Up to 811 million people go to bed hungry each night.
Though we have heard things like this many times, most of us cannot comprehend it.
We cannot fathom the suffering and the difficulties these people are facing.��But it may help us understand their situations if we try to make some of the tough survival choices that such people in poverty are facing day after day.
- World Vision
Up to 811 million people go to bed hungry each night.
Let’s take a look at some of the decisions women in Uganda may need to make. At the end of each page, we’ll face a difficult decision between two courses of action. Your choice of one or the other will direct us to another page, where the consequences of your decision will lead to a new dilemma, another choice, another page, and so on. The story of your life will depend on how you make these "tough choices."
- World Vision
Up to 811 million people go to bed hungry each night.
You are invited to work through each decision thoughtfully, weighing the pros and cons of both alternatives.
�Of course, this story is fictional and oversimplified. But "any resemblance to real persons, living or dead," is very intentional! The story is true, many times over. Perhaps, as you take part in this story, you will gain a greater understanding of the women and children we are serving by helping Fund-A-Farm this week.
- World Vision
You are a single mother and have two children. You enjoy chores like cooking for your family, gathering dry brush for fires to cook, and spending time with your neighbors. ��Your sister becomes very ill and passes away. She was caring for her two little boys, and there is no one to take them since she was a single mother, as well.
The additional children now in your care make it even more difficult to meet the healthcare, education, and food needs of those in your home. ��Your job hauling and breaking rocks into smaller gravel barely provides enough for yourself and your own children.
Your elderly mother has to take in the children. She is in poor health and needs help, but your job cracking rocks takes all of your time and barely provides enough for yourself and your own children.
The strenuous nature of your work leads to a decline in your health.
You spend your days gathering firewood but are still only able to provide for about half of your family’s expenses. ��A friend notices you struggling and tells you about the new Sweet Sleep CO•OP she has joined.
Due to your choice, you remain unable to provide for the children and remain in poverty, losing hope.��START YOUR STORY AGAIN?
You are fired from your job at the quarry. ��While in your village without work, you are approached by a Sweet Sleep staff member about joining a CO•OP.
You are presented the opportunity to join a CO•OP, receive a loan, and learn the skills to farm – raising sweet potatoes, maize and beans.
You receive your training and a loan of $85 from the CO•OP’s savings group to rent farmland for four months. ��You and your family farm the land, and your first harvest yields $143. After paying back your loan, you have $57 in profit.
Your business continues to grow. You learn about Jesus during your Bible study with your CO•OP, giving you great hope. And you are able to provide for your family. ��You join with other CO•OPs in a larger farm and gain a greater community of support and fellowship.
TOUGH�CHOICES
Your business continues to grow. You learn about Jesus during your Bible study with your CO•OP, giving you great hope. And you are able to provide for your family. ��You join with other CO•OPs in a larger farm and gain a greater community of support and fellowship. ��You also realize that gathering firewood, which you continue to do to cook at home, can be sold in your kiosk providing additional funds for your family.
TOUGH�CHOICES