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The poor in the Bible: 2 Corinthians 8:1-4
God isn't concerned with the amount of money in your bank account--He's concerned with how you use the resources you've been given, great or small. In this passage, the Macedonian churches are praised because, despite their extreme poverty, they were as generous with their resources as they were able to be.
http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2Cor.8.1-2Cor.8.4&version=31
LWP- Many Faces of Poverty in China
Four faces of poverty in China--and hope on the horizon.
http://lausanneworldpulse.com/urban.php/979
LWP - Beijing’s Poor and the 2008 Olympic Games
The author shares how countless Chinese urbanites and migrant workers have been displaced by the upcoming Olympics.
http://lausanneworldpulse.com/urban.php/978
LWP - Urban Poverty and Urban Slums in China
The author discusses the "floating population" in China and its relation to the hukou system.
http://lausanneworldpulse.com/urban.php/977?pg=2
LWP - University Student Mission with Slum Communities: Reflections After-the-Fact
The author reflects on how one trip to the garbage village in Cairo transformed lives, including his own
http://lausanneworldpulse.com/urban.php/961
LWP- From Manila to Phnom Penh: An Interview with Efren and Becky Roxas
The Roxas, who grew up in impoverished rural Filipino families, share how they were called to minister in Phnom Penh.
http://lausanneworldpulse.com/urban.php/949
LWP- A Lesson on “Community Development” from Cambodia: 10-Year Bottom Up Approach
True community development requires an upside-down approach of finding good people, planning together, and trusting God for the resources.
http://lausanneworldpulse.com/urban.php/950
Lausanne World Pulse - Kolkata, India: An Overview
Less than one-tenth of one percent of Kolkatans are evangelical Christians.
http://lausanneworldpulse.com/urban.php/888/01-2008
Lausanne World Pulse - Portable Dentistry and Proclamation of the Gospel in One Ministry
These are encouraging times for mission organizations and workers committed to serving the health needs of suffering people. Never before have there been so many opportunities to reach non-believers with pain relief and the caring gospel of Jesus Christ.
http://lausanneworldpulse.com/perspectives.php/164/01-2006
Lausanne World Pulse - Consensus-Driven Christians
The G8, the World Summit and How Understanding "Integral Mission" is Inspiring Evangelical Christians to Advocate with the Poor. Thousands of Christians seek to do Integral mission or holistic transformation which is the proclamation and demonstration of the gospel.
http://lausanneworldpulse.com/perspectives.php/18/09-2005