Are You Hungry and Cold?

Today I was chatting with my good friend today and she was sharing the frustration she was experiencing with her laptop.  She explained how she preferred to work on her lap top because she had more space while working, however, since it was out of commission she would have to work on her desktop instead. She also corrected herself, saying she really shouldn't complain, since she was blessed to have two computers in the first place and everything was fine.  My friend and her husband founded http://www.hilariousgivers.org/ and they along with many volunteers feed 4000+ orphans as well as help clothe them on a monthly basis.  I told her these kids do not care if her computer is working or not, they only care if they are hungry and cold right now.  We both had an 'aha' moment and realized the 'frustrations' we experience and the things we are focused on are so minor in comparison to what men, women and children are worried about on a minute by minute basis in our neighboring third world country only one hour south of the border in Mexico. Often most of my friends and acquaintances here in the San Diego area think of Mexico and think of Tijuana and how most of the people are working and not necessarily living on the street under a piece of plastic.  However, many of the people who pick the very fruits and vegetables you eat daily only have a piece of plastic to cover themselves with and sleep on the ground while working in the fields each day.  Their children spend the week at orphanages or 'day care centers' which often lack the funds required to pay the electric bill and keep the lights on.  Without the many volunteers and donations that continue to stream in they would worry even more frequently about being hungry and cold.  So our laptop doesn't work or our cell phone is on the blink...we are so blessed because we rarely worry about what to eat or how to stay warm.  For this I am sincerely grateful!!!