The Wake-Up Call

For most of us, it’s a personal experience of poverty that helps us transcend our often narrow experience of the world. In this excerpt from theologian Marva J. Dawn, the former Regent College professor describes her own experience of poverty and its unintended consequences. While not completely unique, this excerpt strikes a chord with many from the west who travel to a part of the developing world:

My own personal wake-up call shook me to the core in the summer after my junior year in college, when I sang in a college choir traveling around the world to strengthen churches. During…