You’ve probably heard the old saying, “Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.”
The same basic principle applies to missions work. Too many churches and other missions organizations over-emphasize Relief Aid–no-strings-attached, handouts of vital supplies given in the immediate aftermath of a disaster. While necessary and lifesaving, Relief Aid is only a temporary fix. Once the funds dry up and the ground team leaves, the impoverished community is often no better off than they were before.
In Teach a Man to Fish, the authors illustrate the benefits of “wholistic transformational development,” where–through engagement with the local church– the community is empowered to identify and carry out long-term sustainable solutions to meet its own needs. A few of the steps that “wholistic transformational development” includes are:
- Give dignity to “the least of these”
- Address the root causes of poverty to provide solutions for the affected
- Help the vulnerable to become empowered in their own communities
Filled with real-life stories from the authors’ own experiences, Teach a Man to Fish provides churches and missions organizations with a blueprint for helping people help themselves in order to create lasting change and long-term sustainability and independence.
Author: Mph Florence Muindi MD, Charlie Vittitow DMD Aaacd
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers
Published: 09/03/2024
Pages: 288
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.30w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9781496490063
Language: English
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