{"id":1129,"date":"2012-06-13T14:09:50","date_gmt":"2012-06-13T14:09:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/?p=1129"},"modified":"2012-06-13T14:09:50","modified_gmt":"2012-06-13T14:09:50","slug":"an-overwhelming-need","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/2012\/06\/13\/an-overwhelming-need\/","title":{"rendered":"An Overwhelming Need"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/06\/DSC_4974.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1131\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/06\/DSC_4974.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"426\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/06\/DSC_4974.jpg 426w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/06\/DSC_4974-255x300.jpg 255w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 426px) 100vw, 426px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The other day, as I was coming inside with the boys, a girl walked up and asked for a glass of water.\u00a0 I told her to hold on and went inside to get water for her.\u00a0 This is not anything new, it is pretty normal to get asked for water, food and\/or money pretty much anytime we step out of our house.\u00a0 However this time when I came back with water there were 5 more kids all wanting a glass of water.\u00a0 I went in to get more and came back and there were probably close to 20 kids.\u00a0 All gathered around just for a glass of water.\u00a0 This is a picture of the overwhelming needs that we look at daily.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/06\/DSC_5616.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1134\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/06\/DSC_5616.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/06\/DSC_5616.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/06\/DSC_5616-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>At times it is a struggle\u2026<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>To display the type of love we are called to<\/li>\n<li>To not get paralyzed by the quantity of\u00a0 needs around us<\/li>\n<li>To not become numb to the need and start ignoring it<\/li>\n<li>To have wisdom in best ways to assist and help<\/li>\n<li>To not grow weary of giving<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/06\/DSC_5614.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1133\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/06\/DSC_5614.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/06\/DSC_5614.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/06\/DSC_5614-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is a struggle I know we will face most of our life.\u00a0 There is no easy answer and I know there is no complete solution on this Earth.\u00a0 It is one of those areas of my life that I lift up to God and pray that somehow he will strengthen and guide us through these struggles that are beyond our comprehension or understanding.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1132\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1132\" style=\"width: 500px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/06\/DSC_5073.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1132\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/06\/DSC_5073.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/06\/DSC_5073.jpg 500w, https:\/\/blogs.ethnos360.org\/joel-mcmartin\/files\/2012\/06\/DSC_5073-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1132\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">God give us the strength to help carry the load<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The other day, as I was coming inside with the boys, a girl walked up and asked for a glass of water.\u00a0 I told her to hold on and went inside to get water for her.\u00a0 This is not anything new, it is pretty normal to get asked for water, food and\/or money pretty much 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