The New Living translation of Proverbs 22:6 says, Teach your children to choose the right path, and when they are older, they will remain on it.
Good advice, Solomon! But, what if a child is born into a home where his parents hadn't chosen the right path? What if this child's parents are addicted to drugs or alcohol? What if the path they've chosen is one of laziness and dependence? What if the child is an orphan? What if. . . ?
How would you answer these questions? Is there a way to solve such enormous problems?
Every ministry to the poor must find answers to these and dozens of others questions facing them as they try to help. Do you provide funds when the money runs out before the next welfare check arrives? Should you continually give food and clothes to everyone who shows up at the door? Will you travel many miles each week to pick up the kids for Sunday School and AWANA? Is it enabling those who live in poverty when you give them what they need without requiring anything from them?
grace in ACTION usa wrestles with such questions, and we're asking . . .
What if . . . we show impoverished children another way?
What if . . . poverty's kids learn how to make right and good choices?
What if . . . they learn about morals, manners, and good personal care?
They deserve to know about the right kind of love! They ought to understand the value and use of money. They'll love discovering how God made them and beginning to dream about what they could become.
What if you got involved?
Friday, April 11, 2008
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