more on what we have

Yeah I remember that! I was in Accounting 211 with Dr. Tabak and we made cards to benefit the fundraising she was doing with Maryville to purchase the solar powered ovens. She said that the reason the people (the women in particular) was that the woods they had to go into to gather wood for fires are dangerous. The animals in the woods are not the primary worry but the wicked people who lie in wait there. The professor told us that women often go into the woods and wind up raped and murdered.

I recall a lecture in high school once we were talking about the more dangerous areas of the world. One that I remember in particular was Johannesburg, South Africa. According to my teacher (I haven’t looked it up myself but I trust him as a knowledgeable source) women there purchase rape insurance. At least at that time (2004) it was named the most dangerous city in the world.

I agree that we do not realize the little things that make our society so great. We take so much for granted. When one of the youth from my church came back from a mission trip he felt guilty that he got to choose what he wanted to eat. Going on the trip and seeing the suffering that others endured affected him in a powerful way.
One of the things I think we take for granted, at least in the outlying areas of St. Louis is safety. Attached I have put a trailer for the movie taken. If you haven’t seen it I highly recommend it.