We believe that whoever oppresses a poor insults his maker (proverb 14:31), that we should continue to remember the poor (Galatians 2:10), share our food with the hungry and give shelter to the homeless (Isaiah 58:7), and know that whoever is generous to the poor lends to the Lord, and He will repay him for his deed (Prov. 19:17).
We believe that lazy hands that refuse to work cause poverty (Prov.10:10), that poverty comes on the idle person like a thief and scarcity like an armed man (Prov.24:34), and that if anyone is not willing to work, neither should he eat (2Thessalonians 3:10).
We believe that, though providing basic needs aid to the poor on daily basis may keep them alive and healthy, it has inevitable drawbacks such as lack of long-term sustainability, aid dependency, reduced work incentives, erosion of self-respect, and is not therefore a durable solution to poverty and hunger in SSA. Those who can work should imperatively do so as to the Lord (Col.3:23), work hard with their own hands that they may win the respect of outsiders, and avoid being dependent on or a burden to others (1 Thessalonians 4:11-12; 2 Thessalonians 3:7-8).
We provide long-term assistance to those with no ability to work due to their disabilities and or other similar enduring conditions (Leviticus 19:14; Luke 14:13-14).
We provide short-term assistance to both rural and urban people who are in dire need despite their ability and desire to work (Leviticus 25:35) as these are not the slothful we ought to keep away from (2 Thess. 3:6).
We empower or strengthen rural poor of SSA including women in a way that helps them build resilience, work diligently, stand on their own two feet and foster their own long-term development as exemplified in Eph. 4:12 and Acts 3:10.
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