Northern Florida Tour / Winter 2005

Our family stood in solidarity with a Queen of Peace Church Pro-Life group protesting in front of an abortion clinic in Ocala,  Florida. One couple told us they had been coming to pray and protest here every week -- for the past 19 years.

•      My wife Liz and I did a talk show on WKKO in Ocala, Florida.  Several callers said there should be virtually no compassion for illegal immigrants.  Liz responded that we had gone to the border town of Juarez, Mexico, on a research trip.  Some 200,000 people were living in cobbled together shacks with no electricity, no running water and little food for their children.  They worked in multi-national factories here for: $3 a shift.  Liz said she couldn't help but think Christ would have "compassion" for some of these parents illegally crossing the border -- so their kids can be fed.
•      I gave a talk to a Religion Class at St. Leo's College in St. Leo, Florida.  I said it was our "spiritual responsibility" to help those in the Third World as much as possible -- not only because they lack adequate food, medicine and shelter -- but because our salvation is intrinsically tied to helping them as well.