Be Their Guest
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
October 5, 2022
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Join God At Work
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.
July 26, 2022
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5 Steps to Serving Others Well
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
July 26, 2022
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Handling Handouts
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
July 26, 2022
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Resist Simplistic Solutions
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
July 26, 2022
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Paternalism
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
July 26, 2022
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Stages of Poverty Relief
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
July 26, 2022
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Thinking Biblically About Poverty Relief
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
July 26, 2022
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What is Poverty?
WHAT IS POVERTY? The Chalmers Center, an organization that equips the local church to address the broken relationships at the root of material poverty, created
July 26, 2022
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The Problem of Power
Power is a sensitive subject. None of us feel like we wield social power, and we haven’t intentionally done anything to increase our own power
July 26, 2022
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