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I don't know if I'm behind the times... but today i just watched beyond borders. That movie was so sad. It hit really close to home for me as well. Weird enough... last night i was laying in my bed kind of down and out. Just, you know, not knowing where life would take me. Wishing i was closer to God like i used to be, and asking him to give me a sign. Just something, anything to give me a hint to what i should do with my life. Well today i pop in this DVD thinking, 'okay this should be a good movie. i like angelina jolie.' and i kept debating whether to watch it, or star wars episode one ( i only had time for one movie before class) well i end up giving beyond borders a try. and immediately it rips my heart right out of my chest. a little ethiopian boy. Now keep in mind, through acteens i've been exposed to a lot of missionaries and information and things dealing with missionary work. Including... a woman i knew who went to Burkina Faso (country in Africa) and did some relief work there. I saw pictures of her and a lot of the people there. One that's stayed in my mind since i saw it, was a picture of a little girl, around four years old... who looked like she was pregnant. Her stomach patruded out that far. She had a hernia. But despite that she was still so full of life. and a favorite of the girls i knew who went there. They knew she was going to die. They knew she was in pain. And there was nothing they could do about it. So this movie really hit me hard. And made me think about what i asked God last night. Now i don't know, and im not going to jump into anything. But i could see myself definitely doing relief work. I'm not ever going to let go of my dream to be a doctor and have a family. But wouldn't it be great to do relief work periodically? Always be involved in such organizations back home? There is so much i wish i could do for so many people. but my resources are so limited. mostly at this point in my life. I hope one day though. That i'll be able to help. I really do. I think it would be amazing. just saving one life would be amazing.