Penury: A Mountain of Adversity
Consider the facts:- Almost half of the world's population (3 billion people) lives on less than two dollars a day, adjusted for purchasing power. www.worldbank.org
- 840 million people in the world don't have enough to eat. www.wfp.org
- 10 million children die every year from easily preventable diseases. www.unicef.org
Why Reach the Poor?
Isaiah 61:1 says, "The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me, because the LORD has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners."
Isaiah 61:1 says, "The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is on me, because the LORD has anointed me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives and release from darkness for the prisoners." The rest of Isaiah 61 teaches us about the effects this good news has on those who hear it.
"They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the LORD for the display of his splendor.
They will rebuild the ancient ruins and restore the places long devastated;
they will renew the ruined cities that have been devastated for generations."
When we join Jesus in preaching good news to the poor, we will see lasting results that God has designed. Yet many of the world's poorest countries are unreached by the Gospel of the Kingdom.
- The 48 poorest countries of world are also among the least evangelized.
- 98% of the least evangelized poor (1.4 billion) live in the 10/40 Window, from West Africa to China.
- Only 4% of the missionary force now works among this 23% of the world's population. www.gmi.org
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