| The
Bible speaks about poverty: Deuteronomy 15:7-8
– 7 If there is among
you anyone in need, a member of your community in any of your towns within the land that
the Lord your God is giving you, do not be hard-hearted or tight-fisted toward your needy
neighbor. 8 You should rather open your hand, willingly lending enough
to meet the need, whatever it may be.
Poverty datebook for today:
Advocacy Training in Cherry Hill, NJ, for meetings with
members of congress to discuss TANF. NJ Council of Churches, 609-396-9546 njcc@concentric.net.
The Mothers Council of the Institute for American Values
meets March 7-8 to continue planning for a focused challenge to advertisers who exploit
children. The group authored a code of conduct entitled "Watch Out for
Chidren." Contact Enola Aird, 203-250-0637.
Good works that 'work':
In the past year, Church
World Service has provided 70,339 blankets, along with "Gift of the
Heart" Kits - 22,220 Health, 8,500 School, and 4,785 Baby - for homeless, low-income,
and migrant families across the United States. Recipients range from several hundred
Tribal Elders served by the Fort Peck Tribes Senior Citizen Activity Program in Poplar,
Montana to thousands of families served by food banks, homeless ministries, and interfaith
services on both sides of the Texas/Mexico border, along the Rio Grande Valley. |
Poverty
by the numbers: 
The number of Americans receiving emergency
food aid jumped from 20.7 million in 1993 to 23.3 million in 2001, despite a strong
economy. (Second Harvest)
Preaching about poverty:
"The Feasts and Fasts That God
Chooses." Dr. John D. Paarlberg, Minister for Social Witness and
Worship, Reformed Church in America. |
