As many of you know my family and I are American Idol lovers!  This season is no different.  My wife and I are sure our DVR has enough room to record the entire Idol show.  This is our third season watching.   But, this year and last really impacted me.   And no it was not the performances….

It was Idol Gives Back.  This was an amazing episode!  To know that the money machine is using it’s leverage in current culture to help make an impact in the lives of millions of people all across the globe.

I want to write pages and pages of recap from Idol Gives Back, but I will spare you.  Here is my thought to you.  If you too are an Idol watcher maybe you would check out the great things Idol Gives Back is doing around the globe and in our community.   Maybe you would ask yourself if you should give anything to this cause.  http://www.americanidol.com/idolgivesback/

Malaria is particularly devastating in Africa, where it kills an African child every 30 seconds. Many children who survive an episode of severe malaria may suffer from learning impairments or brain damage. Pregnant women and their unborn children are also particularly vulnerable to malaria, which, during pregnancy, is a major cause of mortality, low birth weight and maternal anemia. And while we know malaria is preventable, the lack of resources, coupled with a climate very hospitable to the deadliest strain of malaria, has made the disease a leading cause of death among African children. http://www.malarianomore.org/

Here is my thought…

If the people of God stood up and unified our voices and demanded that our world be a better place, how much better would it be?  I desire to see God’s people making a difference in their communities and around the world.  Idol Gives Back is not the only way or even the best way to make a difference but it is, “a” way.  It is one way Team Rasmussen is getting in the game to help get a handle on the AIDS pandemic and more.

What are you doing?