We have already helped one orphanage caring for over 200 children to buy their own chickens. They now have a veritable chicken farm, with 400 hens laying 300 eggs a day. Some are used in the orphanage's kitchen as part of the children's diet and others are sold, which has raised enough revenue to buy pigs and cows for themselves and poor families in the area. Chickens may be small but they are incredibly useful in a developing country.
So as we strive to be people who are honest and reliable, in essence a 'good egg', let us think how our actions can give real meaning to the words of God. I'm thinking particularly of the proverb: 'Withhold not good from those to whom it is due, when it is in the power of your hand to do it.' This Easter, why not visit www.beagoodegg.com and discover how you can do good for those who need it through the power of eggs? I look forward to hearing what you think!
About Alex Haxton:
Alex has been Director of Operations at Christian humanitarian agency World Emergency Relief (WER) for the past seven years and before that worked as a consultant to the charity.
His business career was spent in the catering equipment industry for over 20 years before he moved on to Christian ministry which is how he first came to go to Africa.
A few months spent at Roffey Place Christian Centre brought a more radical change than anticipated, and it was there that Alex met a Pastor from Burundi who became a central influence on his life, even to this day.
He has since worked in Christian ministry, which he describes as "a call of God we must not ignore".
It was the work in Burundi and Rwanda, post genocide, which eventually brought Alex into contact with WER as he sought funding for relief and medical work in those countries. He remains heavily involved with humanitarian and development work worldwide through WER.
About World Emergency Relief:
World Emergency Relief is a non-denominational, global fellowship of Christians, working together, and with others, to help people in need. Underlying World Emergency Relief's efforts are God's love for this WORLD He created, the physical, emotional, spiritual, social and economic EMERGENCIES afflicting millions, and the RELIEF we can bring to hurting people, especially children, thanks to God's unending mercy coupled with the generosity of our donors.
