Kids Encountering Social Injustice
BOOK 2:
BOOK 2:
Chi Is Lonely
Chi loved his family-
and he especially loved working long days in the family orchard
alongside every cousin, sister, brother, man, woman, and child in his family.
Today had been an especially wonderful one,
it being his birthday and all,
but Chi had an idea.
and he especially loved working long days in the family orchard
alongside every cousin, sister, brother, man, woman, and child in his family.
Today had been an especially wonderful one,
it being his birthday and all,
but Chi had an idea.
Chi wanted to meet someone new, and he knew just the way to do it.
He rushed to the Machine,
opened it,
and leaped inside.
He rushed to the Machine,
opened it,
and leaped inside.
Instantly, he found himself deep in a thick, equatorial jungle.
Since Chi was an especially hard-worker,
he made his way to the edge of the jungle in no time,
and suddenly encountered a spectacular white-sand,
crystal clear-water beach.
he made his way to the edge of the jungle in no time,
and suddenly encountered a spectacular white-sand,
crystal clear-water beach.
On the beach were three wandering dark-skinned guys.
Striking up a conversation took some work,
but Chi soon discovered that these guys had lost both parents
to sickness and now had no family, no home, and no food.
Certainly he had met more than just someone new.
So Chi wondered,
“What are they going to do?”
“What are they going to do?”
Before long, Chi had worked with the guys
to build a small hut just off the shore and
collect some bananas and mangoes to eat,
and when the work was finished, Chi thought,
“No kid should have to live without parents.”
to build a small hut just off the shore and
collect some bananas and mangoes to eat,
and when the work was finished, Chi thought,
“No kid should have to live without parents.”
Instantly, Chi found himself back at home,
the Machine lifeless beside him.
But the thought had not left him.
“No kid should have to live without parents,”
but some kids do every single day
because there is a sickness stealing their parents away.
the Machine lifeless beside him.
But the thought had not left him.
“No kid should have to live without parents,”
but some kids do every single day
because there is a sickness stealing their parents away.
So Chi decided,
“Someone should stop the sickness from stealing kids’ parents.”
“Someone should stop the sickness from stealing kids’ parents.”
And then he realized,
“I can be that someone!”
“I can be that someone!”
Fact Sheet about AIDS orphans in Africa:
Aids kills some 6,000 people each day in Africa -
more than wars, famines and floods.
Millions of children are orphans, many more live with HIV or Aids.
Please see these websites about the fantastic people serving Africa's orphans:
(and please post comments with more!)
www.missionsinafrica.com
globalorphanrelief.org
www.watoto.com
shoesforafrica.com
invisiblechildren.com
www.compassion.com
www.worldvision.org
more than wars, famines and floods.
Millions of children are orphans, many more live with HIV or Aids.
Please see these websites about the fantastic people serving Africa's orphans:
(and please post comments with more!)
www.missionsinafrica.com
globalorphanrelief.org
www.watoto.com
shoesforafrica.com
invisiblechildren.com
www.compassion.com
www.worldvision.org
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