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Rogelio Garcia Jr., 25, is an engineer with a degree from MIT. "I am living the American dream. I love my job. I don't have to worry about making next month's rent," Rogelio told "20/20." His sister, Adriana, 24, drives a sports car and is in management for a rental car chain. They're typical American…

2010 - Average American income - $50,000/year Average World income - $7000/year

Identifying With the Poor: 9 Steps to Third World Living First, take out the furniture: leave a few old blankets, a kitchen table, maybe a wooden chair. You've never had a bed, remember? Second, throw out your clothes. Each person in the family may keep the oldest suit or dress, a shirt or blouse. The…

Poverty - Perspective A quote taken from a blog following the controversial lambeth conference in 2008... from a member of the Salvation Army who attended: "I was thoroughly enjoying myself, the food and the lovely ice cream, and feeling rather pleased with myself when I met a bishop from the Sudan.…

POVERTY, REASONS FOR 1. To Help Us Appreciate what God Has Given Us (Hymn: Amazing Grace; Proverbs 30:8-9; Revelation 3:17) 2. To Magnify His Sovereignty (1 Samuel 2:7-8; 1 Corinthians 1:26-31) 3. To Prove the Power of God’s Grace in Our Lives (Habakkuk 3:17-19) 4. To Plague the Devil (Job) 5. To Appreciate…

61% of Christians believe God wants people to be financially prosperous 48% of Christians believe Jesus was not rich, and we should follow His example 49% believe Christians don't do enough for the poor 57% do not believe 10% is the minimum God expects Christians to give Source: David Van Biema and Jeff…

Hope is the Thing with Feathers By: Emily Dickinson "Hope" is the thing with feathers That perches in the soul And sings the tune without the words And never stops at all, And sweetest in the gale is heard; And sore must be the storm That could abash the little bird That kept so many warm. I've heard…

Why would God single out the poor for special attention over any other group? I used to wonder. What makes the poor deserving of God's concern? I received help on this issue from a writer named Monika Hellwig, who lists the following "advantages" to being poor: The poor know they are in urgent need of…

Dr. Bill Bright of Campus Crusade for Christ tells this story of a famous oil field called Yates Pool: During the depression this field was a sheep ranch owned by a man named Yates. Mr. Yates wasn’t able to make enough on his ranching operation to pay the principal and interest on the mortgage, so he…

In the September/October 2007 issue of Today's Christian, Shirley Shaw tells the story of how the sacrifices of a successful cabinet maker named Terry Lane continue to change a drug-riddled neighborhood in Jacksonville, Florida. My business had prospered to the point my 40-man staff needed more space…

This very morning my 6 year old girl asked the following question at the breakfast table: “daddy, we pray to Jesus to provide for us (food, safety, etc.) and he does. Why does Jesus care for us and kill the people in Africa?” My wife and her mum is currently in Sudan to help fight a meningitis epidemic……

Lechem - Bread by Josa Bivin1 "For the bread of God is that which comes down out of heaven, and gives life to the world." John 6:33 When Richard and Lucinda (our volunteer workers) first came to Israel, they noticed plastic sacks containing pieces of bread hanging from the sides of the trash containers…

The movie I Am Sam is about Sam Dawson (played by Sean Penn), who has the IQ of a 7-year-old and yet is a caring single father to his 6-year-old daughter, Lucy. To provide for their physical needs, Sam works at a local Starbucks as a busboy. But when Lucy turns seven, authorities take her from Sam because…

According to a recent study by the World Health Organization and Harvard Medical School, America may very well be the saddest nation in the world. Researchers found that 9.6% of Americans suffer from depression or bipolar disorder—the highest among 14 major nations polled. Those nations that scored better…