| The
Bible speaks about poverty: Proverbs 16:19
– 19 It is better to be of a lowly
spirit among the poor than to divide the spoil with the proud.
Poverty datebook for today:
During March, Neighbors in Ministry
in Winston-Salem, N.C., will be supplying a high-caloric, high-energy, four-day
supplemental food package for individuals living with HIV/AIDS. The ministry serves
approximately 125 clients along with their 130 household members each month. The
average montly income of these individuals living with HIV/AIDS is $500.
Contact wsnim@aol.com
Good works that 'work':
What happens when a congregation looks at all that it is and does
through the lens of Micah 6:8, the Bible passage that asks us to do justice, love kindness
and walk humbly with our God? The 35 congregations around the country that have
participated in an NCC pilot program on Micah 6
Congregations have found that the program revitalizes congregational life.
Growth in membership, a deepening spiritual life, and burgeoning social outreach
ministries all result when the integrated approach of this beloved Bible passage is put
into action. |
Poverty
by the numbers: 
39 million people in the United States - 14 percent of the population - had
no health insurance and were not enrolled in any government health care program in
2000. In 2001, an additional two million lost their health insurance when they lost
their jobs as a result of the September 11 attacks and the downturn in the economy.
(Families USA)
Preaching about poverty:
"Let
Us Break Bread Together." Dr. Cecil L. 'Chip' Murray, Senior Pastor, First AME Church, Los Angeles,
California. |
