June 2010
1 post
Its been a while
I hope no one has forgotten…
December 2009
15 posts
We are a gift
Brothers and sisters, who cares if your ‘Christ’mas shopping isnt done. The water you wash your dishes in would give life to 1/3 of the world who has no water. Your eyes are able to process the infinite beauty of Gods majesty. Your lungs are taking in air. Why so worried about gifts? YOU ARE A GIFT.
I think what we fail to recognize, is that even in the worst times of our lives, most...
“About 15 hrs after such accomplishments, I always wonder if the truth of the...”
DAY 9 (freedom is coming)
Raised $14,260.76 (92%)
Freedom is coming. On a quiet day, I can hear her around the corner. Today this hunger strike could come to an end. I hope the desire to see change never comes to a close.
Just a reminder at how much the little we have can change a life.
The dollar-medication ratio
$1 - 67 children dewormed
$5 - 333 children dewormed
$10 - 667 children dewormed
$15 - 968 children...
Day 7 & 8
Raised $10,615 (68%)
Tomorrow is 9 days without food. I have lost 6 1/2 pounds in just 8 days. I didnt even know that was possible. Im guessing its my anemia that is causing most of the fatigue.
I want to write more about the last two days, but its just getting harder and harder to concentrate. My friends, Take It Back! have a song, “New Empires” that has been on repeat in my...
Day 6 (Tiger Woods & dirtpies)
Raised $8,444.62 (%54)
I dont have the energy to sit here and and write too much. Today is day 7. I would eat dirt at this point, haha. In Haiti, the folks starving there ACTUALLY do eat dirt. They make these pies with a little water and grain, mostly dirt, sun dried. Most of them will settle for the sickness of eating dirt because its a much better sickness then dealing with the pains of...
“Heard a guy earlier say that he was ‘starving’. I told him,...”
Day 5 & the 13 yr old angel
Raised $5,980.12 (38%)
This morning I was invited to Washington High School in Washington, Indiana to talk to their 7th grade, 8th grade, and highschoolers about Operation Starvation. It was amazing to see these kids so excited about getting involved. One girl came and gave me 30cents and said she knew it wouldn’t help much but its all she had. I dont know what it is, but there is just...
Day 3 & 4
Wednesday night, I screened “Adopt-A-Jesus” at Cincinnati Christian University and then friends took me to see The Flobots. I was beginning to feel pretty awful beforehand and came close to not going to the concert, but became very encouraged by what seems to becoming my hunger strike soundtrack.
“Stand up We shall not be moved Except by a child with no socks and shoes If...
The Examiner - Demi Lovato encourages you to help... →
The Examiner wrote a small piece about my friend, Demi Lovato, joining Operation Starvation.
Day 2
Raised $1,856.64 (11%)
Im beginning to wake up to the sounds of my stomach at night. Its not so much that its hurting, yet, but it sounds like a small monster inside. This is all if I can get to sleep at all between having to get up more times then I care to mention to have to go pee. Its been quite an adventure.
Its only the morning of day three, and I have already lost two pounds and have...
Day 1
Day one is over. I spent three hours with friends in a food court after church and it was pretty painful how often food was offered and I felt like an idiot turning it down. My body has been mad at me all day, and this is only the beginning of this dysfunctional relationship between my body and I. Im being reminded of how often we tend to take for granted our culture of filtered water and three...
Operation Starvation
A decent provision for the poor is a true test of civilization. -Samuel Johnson
My name is Brandt Russo. I have a tshirt company called Cant Ignore The Poor. I know some people would say that I do alot for our brothers and sisters struggling through poverty. I feel as though I should try to do more. Its time to put a face on and give a voice to the 30,000 estimated invisible children who die...