There is a struggle that most of us can’t understand; that of the working poor who live “right next door.” Consider a family of four with a yearly income of less than $22,000, legally at the poverty line. Rent, food, transportation and clothes all have to come from that. Right now we are enabling families to stay impoverished with handouts. We want to discuss ways to equip them to move forward out of deficiency.
On Sunday, May 1 from 6:30 to 8:30 Ridge Point Partnerships in accompaniment with Good Samaritan Ministries are facilitating a discussion on poverty and how to approach the broad problem one individual at a time. Come to the Commons on the lower level and join the conversation.
Jesus saw that serving the poor was a “with” them, instead of “to” them activity. Though we might not struggle monetarily, it’s important to remember that we all have issues of different natures, and Jesus asks us to face them together. Please join us on May 1 for this discussion. If you have ideas that will help or are in need of suggestions to help yourself, we would love to have you at the table.
If one of us struggles we all struggle – if one of us finds full life we all find full life!
Forward this note to those you know would love to be in on this dialogue, and as always, nothing we do is just for Pointers. It is for everyone who wants to fix the brokenness in this world!
See you May 1st!
Love you all,Jim
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