We live in an age of numbers. We talk about a hundred of this, , a thousand of that, a million for something else. Because we see so many numbers it can sadly be true that we fail to see the humanity behind the numbers.
It is true in Malawi that 5.7 million people are facing possible starvation. But this is not just factual numbers, what we read represents real people. It is thousands of old women, women who have children and grandchildren, husbands and friends. It is men who go out every day to support their families, men who are fathers, husbands, sons, and relatives. It is children, little boys and girls, many in school, many still too small to be away from their mothers. There are many people, and the numbers do not always convey their humanity. These numbers represent well over five million individuals.
To help in getting food to famine ravished areas go to: https://www.malawiproject.org/donate/ or send a check to: Malawi Project, 2421 Golfside Drive, Lebanon, Indiana 46052
Additional famine pictures can be seen at: https://www.flickr.com/photos/malawiproject