Churches working cross-culturally and oceans apart face the oftentimes difficult challenge of engaging in global missions. Global missions can be intimidating. As a nonprofit organization
“What do I do now that my sons have been swept away?” The tragic story linked above is only one from over 250,000 people impacted
If you do a quick google search of “voluntourism”, links to some horrifying stories of child exploitation are likely to surface. Orphanages in Cambodia drawing
This video does an excellent job of introducing how a commitment to human dignity informs the way Christians see material need and address physical poverty.
A distinctive of 127 Worldwide is that we believe all relationships are mutually-edifying. We are not the experts with knowledge or wisdom to impart, but
We’ve all driven past a homeless person holding a sign at an intersection or been asked by a stranger for money while visiting a big
Western do-gooders need to resist the allure of ‘exotic problems’ This article published in The Guardian hits us where it hurts. Most of us can
When Helping Hurts, by Steve Corbett and Brian Fikkert, has shaped much of the way 127 Worldwide interacts with vulnerable communities. We recommend their book
There’s no one-size-fits-all approach to helping the poor. To truly help people, we need to understand the root causes of their poverty. Further, we have
Poverty relief is a complex undertaking that often requires both immediate intervention and upstream investment. Walter Strickland, Associate Vice President for Kingdom Diversity at Southeastern
