Blog Action Day Is Coming…

Marcus here. Our good friends at the IBNMA just let us know about Blog Action Day Poverty.

Next Wednesday, October 15, we’re going to join the ranks of 7,248 bloggers who are doing their part to talk about ending poverty.

Listen to me now, people. If EVER there was a blog idea that was a perfect fit for our network, this is it. Blog Action Day Poverty is prime time, love your neighbor kind of stuff.

So take a look at their site. REGISTER YOUR BLOG if you plan to participate. Install their badge if you like. But most importantly, join us next Wednesday in thinking about how we can all do our part to end poverty.

One more thing. Talk is good, but let’s do more than just talk and post and comment and pat ourselves on the back for the good deed we did to post about ending world poverty. Let’s take some action.

Do me a favor. Pray about it for the next four days. If you’re the fasting type, fast about it. Read up on ways you can participate–or share them here to help inspire the rest of us. Then make a decision about what you are going to DO on Wednesday.

And DO IT. Involve your whole family. Be creative. Volunteer at a homeless shelter–then post pictures, stories, maybe even video. Reflections of times when you volunteered in the past are good, but let’s see some action next week. Let’s do something NOW. Donate time. Donate yourself. Donate money. That’s always good, right? And recession or not, we’re one of the wealthiest countries in the world. That’s a hard statement I know. I’m living it out. But we’ve got to keep some perspective here.

As Bono puts it, “Around the world 30,000 people are still dying of extreme stupid poverty everyday.”

But maybe I should let him speak for himself.