(Note by Kirsten: Malinda is 18 years old and she wrote this poem after we visited Mercy Orphanage. She is an extraordinary young woman with a God-given vision!)
Images that haunt
Deceit that taunts
Abandonment and shame
Dished out to the lame
Monsters as men tell lies
That lead children to die
Their stomachs go unfed
While they are tortured in their beds
Untreated malaria and worms
Should make the Church do more than squirm
Action should be taken
Because God's plan is in the makin'
Although there may be violence
God will no longer let there be silence
Because of the terror that moves through night
The Church should surely fight!
We will fight with all our might
And follow Jesus's everlasting light
Those who do not walk God's path
Will finally experience His wrath
For giving up just one meal on the table
Or maybe just your basic cable
Deceit that taunts
Abandonment and shame
Dished out to the lame
Monsters as men tell lies
That lead children to die
Their stomachs go unfed
While they are tortured in their beds
Untreated malaria and worms
Should make the Church do more than squirm
Action should be taken
Because God's plan is in the makin'
Although there may be violence
God will no longer let there be silence
Because of the terror that moves through night
The Church should surely fight!
We will fight with all our might
And follow Jesus's everlasting light
Those who do not walk God's path
Will finally experience His wrath
For giving up just one meal on the table
Or maybe just your basic cable
A child's physical needs can be bought
And education can be taught
We may send money to the poor
But Christ commands us to do more
In Christ's suffering we are supposed to share
So take the time to say a prayer
Jesus gave us the Great Commission
So why has the church made such a great omission?
Love one another, as I have loved you
That is all he has asked us to do
Jesus paid the ultimate cost
Now it is up to us to help the lost
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