[Vision2020] From the pages of the Nogales (AZ) International

[Sue Hovey]

Pat,  I am going to assume you haven't spent any time in a border city of 
Mexico.  If you have you are a woman of little compassion. If you haven't I 
can accept you just don't know whereof you speak.

Sue
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Pat Kraut" <pkraut at moscow.com>
To: "vision2020" <vision2020 at moscow.com>
Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2007 9:37 PM
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] From the pages of the Nogales (AZ) International


> Here's the thing about wanting to 'feed your children' if they leave the 4
> year old on the streets of a border city without knowing who is going to
> feed the child I am not impressed with their desires to 'feed' their 
> child.
> I am aware that the churches on the border are being flooded with 
> children.
> And you are assuming that everyone who crosses the border is very poor and
> not just drug addicted. I suspicion that there are many more stories and
> some of them involve greed!
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Andreas Schou" <ophite at gmail.com>
> To: <pkraut at moscow.com>
> Cc: <vision2020 at moscow.com>
> Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2007 6:09 PM
> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] From the pages of the Nogales (AZ) International
>
>
> On 7/19/07, pkraut at moscow.com <pkraut at moscow.com> wrote:
>> For me the sad thing is the children abandoned on the border. Many
>> churches are working overtime trying to feed and clothe them. I think it
>> is just greed that brings so many accross the border. And Mexico doesn't
>> care to help fix the problems because they are greedy also.
>
> Pat --
>
> "Desire not to live in crushing poverty" is not "greed." "Greed" is
> the desire to have more than you need; it is altogether a different
> thing when you don't have nearly enough.
>
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