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It is not utopian to seek to move a
person or a family, from whatever tragic circumstance you find them in, to
self-sufficiency. This eliminates the
need they have and that is what we want, to eliminate need. We don’t want to just make poverty easier
to take, we should try to build our mercy strategy so that it will eventually
end someone’s poverty.
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Obviously this is dependent on many
things, like their own response and effort, and the blessing of Almighty
God. Yet much mercy ministry has no
ultimate objective, so it continues to do the same things without much
measurable result. When we help people
we need to give them something they can use to leverage their lives to a more
stable situation.
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Capitalize people by giving them a skill,
or an asset, they can use to improve their lot. For example, Habitat for Humanity is a good
way to help a poor person own their own home and property. Tuition to a training course, giving a
single parent mom a workable car, or providing training in getting and
holding a job (like Jobs Partnership does) are all means of capitalizing
people.
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