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	minstrel	Jon..... you have my prayer support for this work. Bravo for you for using your platform to bring attention to the plight of our brothers and sisters in Darfur. I am going to write to president Obama as you suggest. It is time for something to be done, long past time. Thank you for your blogs and your fasting. I thank God for the burden you bear for justice. Bless you. Julie, Chicago   Posted by minstrel on Tuesday, May 12, 2009 - 8:12 PM [Reply to this]

	Bill Bill Martin	Terse, pointed and eloquent. I don't look to Obama or anything Washington to lead much anymore. I just wish they'd remember they are the government, and they AREN'T the United States. We-the-people can and sometimes do find solutions. My friends Justin and Lindsey have been traveling to Sudan, at considerable risk, for the last couple of years to try to make a difference. I have supported them and the nonprofit they set up ("Mosaic Peace") because I want to care more than I do, as much as they do, and for the reasons we all should. Not to push it, Jon, but if you want to know what they are doing, check them out here - http://twitter.com/mosaicpeace or here: http://www.mosaicpeace.org/ Thanks for enticing me to care more.   Posted by Bill on Tuesday, May 12, 2009 - 8:15 PM [Reply to this]

	Your daughter's in Love ♥ Kristi Hastings	I completely agree and I hope more people feel inspired to be the well-needed change this world needs. I pray God will use us in any ways he can and that we will be more than willing to do as he says. <3   Posted by Your daughter's in Love ♥ on Tuesday, May 12, 2009 - 8:16 PM [Reply to this]

	bekz	" I believe nothing was done for Darfur because Obama doesn't think the public cares about Darfur." and this is what breaks my heart. bravo, jon.   Posted by bekz on Tuesday, May 12, 2009 - 8:16 PM [Reply to this]

	Ourspace! Andrew Fetterolf	me gusta! thank you for taking a stand and not being afraid to share the truth. I feel the same exact way you do but I do nothing to change it...Its time to step it up and make a move. Thanks again for this Jon   Posted by Ourspace! on Tuesday, May 12, 2009 - 8:16 PM [Reply to this]

	Hellascious Helena! Helena Jordan	thank you...for telling it like it is. I too am tired of the media that tells me nothing I want to hear. So where do I start to make a difference? my local newspaper? my congresswoman?   Posted by Hellascious Helena! on Tuesday, May 12, 2009 - 8:16 PM [Reply to this]

	ERIC [HMWH]	wow. so true.   Posted by ERIC [HMWH] on Tuesday, May 12, 2009 - 8:16 PM [Reply to this]

	Oh! Sadie	Amen. Jon, you are QUITE the idealist. iNFp? eNFp? Meyers-Briggs ring a bell? :) God bless you today. Thanks for your thought provoking words....   Posted by Oh! Sadie on Tuesday, May 12, 2009 - 8:17 PM [Reply to this]

	Tonya	Its a dangerous world we live in when people allow human life to be destroyed and do nothing...maybe people would stand up and do or say more against this sort of thing if they realized it could be them next. Look at history, the Jews (Holocaust), black slavery, currently abortion, and more... I wish I had your optimistic view of people Jon, but I personally think most people are content with their own lives and don't want to be disturbed by anything that will burst their bubble. If we can't value all human life we are all in trouble, no other cause should matter more than protecting all human life... We have all the comforts and distractions and entertainment here in the U.S. its easy not to think about all the horrible things that are happening right now in this world, we have been blessed in America for so long, but people have forgotten how to value life, so maybe we should not be surprised if God takes his hand off of America....look what we have become.   Posted by Tonya on Tuesday, May 12, 2009 - 8:17 PM [Reply to this]

	GinoSpino [DF]	i agree to the fullest ... i think that none of the stronger countries get involved bcuz there wud b a ton of work to do w/any personal gain like $$ , oil , power etc. i hope i'm wrong but i think thats wut it comes down to - we shud all fast ...   Posted by GinoSpino [DF] on Tuesday, May 12, 2009 - 8:17 PM [Reply to this]

	ash monster. Ash Monster	$1.5 billion for 3 people. That blows my mind. These two blogs are brillant and deserve to be heard by everyone. Amen to fighting for a cause. I agree that we all do have the power to change. President Obama listens to the public, I strongly believe that. We should take a stand. As Americans we are all so incredibly blessed. I only wish more people were willing to share our wealth.   Posted by ash monster. on Tuesday, May 12, 2009 - 8:17 PM [Reply to this]

	josh Josh Barrow	I agree with you so much jon. Some People Have the wrong priorities and it's sad. Why fund so much for a potential Problem and ignore the tragedies happening in Darfur? Why this hypocricy? As human beings we have the responsibilty to reach out with love and compassion to the broken and oppressed. I have always agreed that there is a thing called social entropy, and society in general is becoming more corrupt (politicians included). We who are right in mind and heart need to be the voice to the voiceless. We need to rise and not be silent! Thank you for being bold and putting this out there jon. I can only pray that more people will wake up and be awakened to the Truth!   Posted by josh on Tuesday, May 12, 2009 - 8:17 PM [Reply to this]

	Jimmy Pat JP Walsh	this is challenging me. Jon, its easy to hear the feel good things and this is not one. But, its wierd. It makes me uneasy but lets me know I need this as does the world need this uneasy-ness. And its hope. hope in unity. its like a giant mirror over a crowd. like you look and you're like hey I'm part of alot. I don't know if this is really remarkable but I'm trying to say thank you ultimately. for giving us hope and joy in song and yet not taking an easy way out hiding your audience from the truths that don't necessarily make us feel good and saying "hey this is not right. it IS a problem. but we can do something about it though." Its easy to just be an idealist or a realist. The truly hard part is the attempt to be both. To look at the what could be without ignoring the solid hard reality. Yes, Jon, you are an idealist as am I, but what makes me truly and deeply respect you and admire you is how much of a realist you are as well. Christ calls us to love and to hope, but what makes Christ holy (and even wholly as your dad would say) is that he knew how bad reality was and how harsh things are and did not deny it but embraced it know hope was just as real as the pain. So, just thank you. For being real. For being human and knowing it. Thanks. This Darfur thing is hitting me hard. I don't like it. but I appreciate it. so knock me out if you have to. As long the blunt object is truth, I will be thankful. JP   Posted by Jimmy Pat on Tuesday, May 12, 2009 - 8:18 PM [Reply to this]

	Jon Turner	its great to hear you speak so open and freely. day two, here we come.   Posted by Jon Turner on Tuesday, May 12, 2009 - 8:18 PM [Reply to this]

	Jake	too true...   Posted by Jake on Tuesday, May 12, 2009 - 8:18 PM [Reply to this]

	Seán Sean Milligan	how many choose to be the solution say "I!" send this blog in your post and put it in your own blog so that your subscribers will read it.   Posted by Seán on Tuesday, May 12, 2009 - 8:18 PM [Reply to this]

	hannslee♥	amen.   Posted by hannslee♥ on Tuesday, May 12, 2009 - 8:18 PM [Reply to this]

	eric.	spoken like a real man. thank you, jon.   Posted by eric. on Tuesday, May 12, 2009 - 8:18 PM [Reply to this]

	Seth Seth Hackett	Amen.   Posted by Seth on Tuesday, May 12, 2009 - 8:18 PM [Reply to this]

	lowercase zacharia Zachary Hessinger	Wow.   Posted by lowercase zacharia on Tuesday, May 12, 2009 - 8:19 PM [Reply to this]

	(Be)love[d]	Thanks for this Jon. This must stop with us. I hate how self centered we are as Americans when just a little less concentration on us could do so much. Imagine what we could do if we made an effort to take the light off us and onto the broken world beyond our bubble. You are very right. We are the Problem. mainly because we aren't being the Solution either...   Posted by (Be)love[d] on Tuesday, May 12, 2009 - 8:19 PM [Reply to this]

	Diana	I KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN JON...............SO MUCH MONEY IS WASTED. AND FOR ALL THE WRONG REASONS! I KEEP PRAYING THAT PEOPLE WILL WAKE UP AND HELP PEOPLE IN NEED FOR THE RIGHT REASON.......   Posted by Diana on Tuesday, May 12, 2009 - 8:19 PM [Reply to this]

	Heidi	thank you for sharing, and being so proactive about this. we need to do something for sure, and it will have to be us as a people...... i recently tried to fast a week for these people...... i only made it 5 days sue to working 72 hrs/week, and going to school...... did you know that world wide a child 0 - 5 yrs dies every 3 seconds........ that if the world military ceased operations for just TWO days, we could feel ONE HUNDRED MILLION hungry people in this world........?? and the list goes on. thank you for caring so much   Posted by Heidi on Tuesday, May 12, 2009 - 8:19 PM [Reply to this]

	Kristina Kristina Cumby	Jon, I saw this post and my heart broke. You are completely right. I always have blamed the government for stuff like this, but I need to be aware of the fact that as the people, we as a whole have so much more power than we realize. I always complain about how often the media reports on things that really isn't news, or talks about something else that really isn't that significant. Or how they are generally negative toward certain incidents while being very positive about others. There is something broken with the system, and we need to do something about it. Thanks for your words of wisdom, Jon. You never fail to inspire and uplift. God bless.   Posted by Kristina on Tuesday, May 12, 2009 - 8:20 PM [Reply to this]

	corina corina gomez	Maybe we are all like Gideon from the book of Judges, we want a leader, or somthing to be done, and the whole time God is telling us , Go with the strength you have and rescue Israel from the Midianites I'am sending you, ... What is my strength? Should I send a letter to Obama, requesting, demanding action? Most of us would'nt know how, to be quite honest, I would'nt know how. So if I'm the solution, show me the path I must take, thousands of people attend your concerts, that is your strengh, so now what do we do and how?   Posted by corina on Tuesday, May 12, 2009 - 8:20 PM [Reply to this]

	Mary Mary Beth Gwiazdowski McClellan	This is a tough one...we are the problem and the solution. Sometimes I shut everything out, figuring I am doing what I need to do, by being compassionate to those I encounter in my own sphere of influence (family, patients I work with in health care, friends, etc)...yet, if I shut it all off and just read, watch TV, daydream...without any thought to the world outside my sphere...well, it all seems, maybe not shallow, but at the very least selfish. God, help me see the world as You do...help me love the world as You do. Thanks for the food for thought.   Posted by Mary on Tuesday, May 12, 2009 - 8:20 PM [Reply to this]

	rhino Ryan Ledet	well said i love you   Posted by rhino on Tuesday, May 12, 2009 - 8:20 PM [Reply to this]

	Jen	There's definitely something broken in the human race. It's unsettling that some of it's members are capable of genocide, while others don't care enough to put an end to the suffering. Who's to say that you and I won't be next in line to suffer and do without like those in Darfur(or anywhere else in the world)? It sure would be nice to have somebody there to help us through if that should ever happen. But they won't be there for us if we aren't there for them. I have faith that we can end the genocide, but we have to work together and make others aware.   Posted by Jen on Tuesday, May 12, 2009 - 8:21 PM [Reply to this]

	Nona Yubiznes Amanda Hugginkiss	I am sympathetic to the cause of aid for Darfur. What this conundrum causes me to ask is: "Can we interfere in the power structure of a nation who is committing atrocities such as these?" It seems that aid $$ would only be of use by transplanting the refugees to a country that won't try to kill them unless we could ensure these people would be safe in their own country. Any thoughts?   Posted by Nona Yubiznes on Tuesday, May 12, 2009 - 8:21 PM [Reply to this]

	Beau Beau Hesketh	I totally agree with you Jon. Thank god we have musicians who actually use their myspace's to try and help people rather than a marketing campaign.   Posted by Beau on Tuesday, May 12, 2009 - 8:21 PM [Reply to this]

	Christi. Christi Spear	It is completely true. Until we are able to realize and admit that we are part of the problem we can't even begin to find a solution.   Posted by Christi. on Tuesday, May 12, 2009 - 8:21 PM [Reply to this]

	j.b. Barnes	I must say amen...   Posted by j.b. Barnes on Tuesday, May 12, 2009 - 8:21 PM [Reply to this]

	Caitlin Christian	so true! this sounds a great deal like my final paper for my college class. it was about Human Trafficking, and i was inspired by Call + Response that you guys were part of. i learned about it from you, because you are not the media. you are being the solution.   Posted by Caitlin Christian on Tuesday, May 12, 2009 - 8:21 PM [Reply to this]

	IM@G!N3 h3@V3n Joseph Diaz	i totally agree with this. I just did a project in sudan, and its really sad on what is happening. Lots of lives are being lost because they have no aid, food, shelter. And we as americans are worried about many things that dont compare to this issue. But ya i dont see many things being done to help these people in the refugees. Im in your side i agree were your stance is. Take care and God bless   Posted by IM@G!N3 h3@V3n on Tuesday, May 12, 2009 - 8:21 PM [Reply to this]

	Jakey {W.B.C.}	hmmmm, you bring a valid point   Posted by Jakey {W.B.C.} on Tuesday, May 12, 2009 - 8:21 PM [Reply to this]

	Kennεth	yep. we're the problem. "we're the politicians." there will always be unrest in the world...the result of a depraved humanity. Today is the day of salvation. ps jon I think that you should write a/some books...your songs are incredibly honest and are a reflection of many (including myself) ppl's struggles. I encourage you to put some thoughts on paper other than in song. ~Ken   Posted by Kennεth on Tuesday, May 12, 2009 - 8:21 PM [Reply to this]

	Pslm 51	Yes. We are the problem and we are the solution. Yes. Perhaps I can get some kind of petition signed or something...? and send it President Obama. It's an outrage! This reactionary spending!! It's sickening....we are just sitting back and allowing these souls to suffer and to die. My church has actually had missionaries there helping the Darfur for years & we support with $ and prayers... They come and share and it's just amazing. They are brave... We should all be so brave & do something. We can go on a worldwide hunger strike! Such injustice... Tears in my eyes~ Dawn Michele   Posted by Pslm 51 on Wednesday, May 13, 2009 - 1:51 AM [Reply to this]

	meganØATH	this is some ggoooooooood words jon. and wow 1.5 billion for 3 people, thats ridiculous!!! these blogs u've been posting have really opened my eyes to this very serious problem. thanks.   Posted by meganØATH on Wednesday, May 13, 2009 - 1:51 AM [Reply to this]

	Bekah Bridges Rebekah Bridges	I didn't realize just how bad the situation was! Quite honestly, I knew nothing of Darfur, or even the fact that it existed, until these two blogs you beautifully wrote. I guess that just goes to prove your point: "perhaps the public doesn't care because they are uninformed, or at least under-informed?" My prayers goes out to this place, this people, this problem. And you, Mr. Foreman, next to God Himself, inspire me more than anyone to do something good in this world, something that will make a change for the better. God bless.   Posted by Bekah Bridges on Wednesday, May 13, 2009 - 1:51 AM [Reply to this]

	AJ	I'm with you Jon... something's gotta be done   Posted by AJ on Wednesday, May 13, 2009 - 1:51 AM [Reply to this]

	Janet from another planet Janet Hart	Thanks for the update but how can we give to Darfur. I know we can pray but where can we send help?   Posted by Janet from another planet on Wednesday, May 13, 2009 - 1:52 AM [Reply to this]

	Kayleee Kaylee Wood	wow. so unbelievably true. every word. thank you.   Posted by Kayleee on Wednesday, May 13, 2009 - 1:52 AM [Reply to this]

	maddie	i am with you all the way. you have my support, my prayers, and my love.   Posted by maddie on Wednesday, May 13, 2009 - 1:52 AM [Reply to this]

	Rachel.	you boggle my mind. you're so amazing. I completely agree with everything you've just said. (as usual) It is crazy that our government doesn't care nearly as much about the millions dying in Africa (Darfur and Uganda) but yet so little die in our country and we spend a ridiculous amount of money for health care. How in ANYWAY does that make sense?!!? I don't understand either. I'm just happy that so many people are now coming together to try to help the issue. We ARE helping but not enough. I feel like the government knows the problem but doesn't focus on it as a "big problem" I'm sooo happy Obama realizes the problem. But we NEED to help these people out. Great Job Jon. You ALWAYS inspire me. :)   Posted by Rachel. on Wednesday, May 13, 2009 - 1:52 AM [Reply to this]

	ashley. Ashley Bates	I've been fasting for Darfur, yesterday, today, & I will tomorrow, and everyday when i don't eat lunch at school everyone asks why I'm not eating. So I tell them, "I'm fasting for Darfur." And every time the response is what's Darfur? It sickens me.   Posted by ashley. on Wednesday, May 13, 2009 - 1:52 AM [Reply to this]

	Agent James Scarn	You're a good man.   Posted by Agent James Scarn on Wednesday, May 13, 2009 - 4:23 PM [Reply to this]

	Nina	Hi Jon, I'm from Australia and so i don't know hat people are going through in the united states or other countries. I think you are an inspiration to many people. I can't really do much but pray and meditate for people. But, what I can do is be grateful for what I have. Every now and then when I feel I am less fortunate than others, I imagine that I have nothing, as if I am starting over. All of my worries are gone and due to me having faith that I will be alright. When I wake up from my thoughts I realise that I have things that other people don't have and I feel very grateful. I am so grateful for reading your thoughtful words on this myspace. You mean a lot to me. I am very grateful to listen to your beautiful music also that has helped me throughout my days. Luv Nina Perth, Western Australia   Posted by Nina on Wednesday, May 13, 2009 - 4:23 PM [Reply to this]

	♀♦møη!qúә♦♀	AMEN. "you and I are the problem and the solution."   Posted by ♀♦møη!qúә♦♀ on Sunday, May 17, 2009 - 6:27 AM [Reply to this]

	Osh Kosh B’JOSH	Jon Foreman for 2012!   Posted by Osh Kosh B’JOSH on Monday, June 22, 2009 - 3:42 PM [Reply to this]

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