Garbage

The other day I had to dig through the garbage at work to find something I had accidentally thrown out. After I went through just 3 bags of garbage I stumbled upon my missing item. All that was dirty was my hands but I felt dirty all over. It wasn't pleasant digging through rotting bananas, wet coffee grounds and who knows what else. After I was done, a very sad thought popped into my head. Thousands upon thousands do this everyday. However they are walking among heaps of garbage, trying to salvage something to eat or take home that they can use or even sell. They are walking among dead animals, sewage, rotting food, riddled with disease. I then read this Compassion blog about the Garbage Dump being "The Mall" for those in third world countries. Here's the link to that blog. We can do something about this. A lot of people think the problem is too big! What can I do to help? We can do something. We all have things we can give up to be able to donate or sponsor a child. No child or adult should have to live like this.
http://blog.compassion.com/going-to-the-mall-aka-the-garbage-dump/