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World Education
Alexis wanted to learn about germs and heart attacks. After the twins absorbed Dr Fabian’s explanation of the technicalities of the human heart, the girls requested a video on germs. Since last week was spent watching white blood cells devour viruses and bacteria, I decided another youtube video on bacteria was missing the mark. I took it to the next level.
I went to worldvision.org and samaritanspurse.org to show the girls the people who suffer from germs. We watched video after video of AIDS victims, poverty victims, earthquake victims, and malnutrition victims.
Alexis wants to send all her money to Haiti. She wants to send toys to Africa. She want to send money to Russia. Rachel wants to send part of her money to Haiti. I have the feeling she wants to save the rest of her money for another need.
This afternoon Alexis decided she needed to learn all about “the gross stuff” (like human A&P) so that she could be a doctor in Africa. She decided she would go there when she was “older, like 10 years old. ” You should have heard the questions Rachel was asking her about learning the language. I joined in the objections, trying to determine how steadfast Alexis was in her ‘calling.’
This sensitivity to poverty is not new in Alexis. There seems to be a stirring in her soul for the poor of the world. It’s now time to start those missionary biographies and service projects for the poor.