On The Road Again
- By Sam George
- Published 10/15/2008
Sam George
Sam George is the Executive Director of PARIVAR International - a non-profit initiative to address the needs of youth and families of Asian Indian origin in North America and to the Asian Indian community worldwide. Parivar means family in many Indian languages. Sam George also serves as one of the founding directors of Urban India Ministries
www.UrbanIndia.org Sam George and his wife, Mary have spoken at premarital and family events in many countries. They are parents of two boys and make their home in the northern suburbs of Chicago. Sam is the author of the book “Understanding the Coconut Generation: Ministry to the Americanized Asian Indians." Check out this website www.CoconutGeneration.com Coconut (brown on the outside, white on the inside) is a metaphor for the Americanized Asian Indians. Sam George can be reached at sam@coconutgeneration.com
Hello friends… I have been out of blogging for a while. Mostly travelling and it is hard to keep blogging while on the road. This weekend I am in Houston doing a weekend retreat and then off to Asia for a month. I doubt, if I will be able to have net access as much. So thot of posting something, before hitting the road.
In the US, economic and political news dominates these days. Friends of mine in the financial industry are dreading loss of their investment, jobs and spirits. Last couple of weeks saw the worstever slide of the US stock market and its repurcussion around the world. An Indian man killed his entire family and then himself due to ‘financial troubles.’ See my column in India Tribune last week on Stressors in Family Life.
The US Election scene is really heating up. Obama and McCain has been brining all the weapons in their arsenals. Attacking each other and trying to win over electorate. Every waking moment they are in the battle ground states. Traveling thro city after city, shaking hands, kissing babies and making speeches. Next weeks are crucial for both and determining who wil make it to the Whitehouse.
Market is looking up today - some 300 point gain this morning. Election starts today. I am in fact thinking of voting later today and tomorrow. I heard the promises and visions of both senators. I carefully evaluated their claims and watched their debates. I will exercise my franchise dutifully based on my values and beliefs, trusting that God will be soveriegn over who comes to be the next leader.
No matter who wins, challenges before the next President and the world is unlike anything we have known. Threats of terrorism, plummeted finaical markets, huge debt, failing healthcare and school system, immigration issues not sorted out etc are all real concerns with no simplistic solutions. May God grant wisdom to our leaders and sense of justice and righteousness flow like river in this nation!