Beans & Rice

Day #4 of beans and rice. 

This is the recipe we were given for our beans and rice. It is what the World Food Program gives people in the DR Congo. 

8oz. (cooked) rice
4oz. (cooked) beans
1/2 tablespoon vegetable oil
1/3 teaspoon iodized salt


I eat this bland meal 3 times a day, so far. (Remember - we only eat if the 100 school children around the world eat - which requires Partners!) 

Here is what I have learned on a surface level:

• Beans and rice are boring (unless they are cooked by Paula Thomas!!)
• Pinto beans make me gag
• My nose is now super sensitive to the smell of beans and rice
• Whole Foods has a great bulk selection of beans and rice 

Side note: Don't you feel more healthy just by being present in Whole Foods? Where everyone is super shiny and looks like they stepped out of a Patagonia catalog. Its such a pleasant experience.

Here is what I have learned a little below the surface:

• I am used to options. I am an American. I deserve options. When I get upset at people for making entitled statements like these, I should probably start taking the PLANK out of my own eye.
• My mind and heart so easily turn to judgment and cynicism. Lord, have mercy on me a sinner!
• The choices I make, including the food I eat, have an impact on others.
• Jesus is the only way I make it. Even when I go through days where I don't acknowledge Him at all - He is still the reason. Walking through the last few days and all that has been stirred up in me - the only good in me is Jesus. Period.

Thank you for those of you who have Partnered with me on this! It is a blessing! We still need many more Partners! As a team of 25 (we are doing this together) we can only eat through lunch tomorrow. The less meals we eat - the less meals for the kids around the world. Its for the children!!! (Does that sound familiar?? I'm in youth ministry - what can I say!)

Partner with us today! Just $25 and a commitment to not eat fast food for 25 days. Go to 25inchange.org/advocate/liz-guille/ and sponsor today!