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Preparing for fall Kenya trip 2018

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leviticus 19:9 "When you reap the harvest of your land, do not reap to the very edges of your field or gather the gleanings of your harvest.  Do not go over your vineyard a second time or pick up the grapes that have fallen.  Leave them for the poor and the alien.  I am the Lord your God." This Old Testament commandment referencing the harvest is a great reminder of our duty to give to the poor.  From the abundance of our harvest, the fruit of our labor, we are to overflow onto the needy.  Could it be that the blessings that we receive from the Lord are purposefully abundant so that we can give to those less fortunate?  Here in the US we are so privileged to have a wealth of education to prepare us for work.  Our employment is a bountiful provision for our families but also for the poor.  Our skills are not just for our benefit but for those that are deprived.  Don't they deserve the first fruits of our labor? We will be leaving again for Kenya 10/11th.  I wil