I managed to catch the second half of Idol Gives Back, after getting home from work tonight. The scenes where they showed people in Africa living with diseases such as malaria and AIDS made me cringe. And also seeing people in America itself (one snippet was a family in rural Kentucky) living below the poverty line, made me realize how grateful we should be for what we have. Let us not forget to thank God for the many blessings bestowed upon us, instead of complaining of the things that we don’t possess.
As a schoolteacher of mine once said, "I used to complain about not having nice shoes to wear, until I saw a man who had no feet."
To end on a lighter note, Robin Williams was hilarious as the Russian Idol!
Here is the Miley Cyrus segment, where she performs, and where you can watch Miley and her Dad visiting a poor family in rural Kentucky (fast-forward to 3:00 if you want to skip Miley’s performance).
The Miley Cyrus & Billy Crystal segment was the funniest…
Ouch my ears! Thank you for giving me the nod to move to 3.00 what an awful voice, I need therapy after that :0(
The film was very eye opening, we saw some houses like that when we visited the states, people in the uk did not believe me! The programme for the education looks great, and it’s wonderful they are giving those children the help they need.