MY POVERTY BLOG: We Need You To Join The War On Poverty

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WE NEED YOU to JOIN the WAR ON POVERTY, HUNGER, & HOMELESSNESS

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Labels: africa, inequality, poverty, world bank
WELCOME ! & DISCLAIMERS. WE DO NOT ACCEPT
DONATIONS
PLEASE HELP END POVERTY !

WELCOME !

MOST of us LIVING
in big cities,
especially cities
with year-round
mild weather such
as southern
California have
been approached by
pan-handlers,
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almost daily, asking
for money. That is
homeless problem,
among other things
(drug addiction, etc)
. There are many
reasons for this
problem and it is
included in poverty,
BUT this is NOT my
main concern when
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I talk about the WAR
on POVERTY.

The homeless
problem in the USA
has other roots
which need to be
addressed
accordingly, and
simply handing out
a dollar bill here and
there doesn't solve
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the problem, and
may in fact help
perpetuate it,
because it's simply
a temporary "band-
aid"...it may buy a
bottle of booze to
give a short-lived
illusion of well-
being.

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Then there is
economic inequality
and families living
in relative poverty
here in the USA,
which compared to
some other parts of
the world
would not seem like
poverty, but when
compared to
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Beverly Hills seems
like hardship.

Don't get me wrong.
There are some
serious cases of
poverty in the
United States, and
these need to be
addressed as well,
along with unfair
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income inequality.
The key word is
"unfair",
because NOT all
income inequality is
unfair. Some is,
some isn't.

Finally, which is MY
MAIN CONCERN at
the moment for this
blog, there is
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worldwide poverty,
especially in what
we call sometimes
call "third-world"
countries. This
includes parts of
central & south
America, as well as
Africa, among
various other
places.

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Often the images
that come to mind,
and rightly so, are
countries in Africa,
and for some
reason that's
where MY
HEART lies as well,
and so you will
probably find me
mentioning Africa
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and posting links
more about Africa
than other areas of
the world.

And again, almost
anywhere there is
extreme poverty
you also find
extreme wealth, just
to let you know I am
not making
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sweeping
generalizations of
an entire continent,
and that I have
traveled to some of
the parts to which I
make reference.

Nonetheless, I will
be posting more
here gradually
about all types of
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poverty, near and
far, "domestic" and
"international". It
may take some time
for this blog to take
shape, so if you
don't find it
meaningful now,
please check back
again later to see
what's new.
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And one of my
emphasis is trying
to follow the way of
Jesus. Yes, I am a
Christian and have
a theological
perspective as
such. And in
general Jesus
healed & helped
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those who wanted
to be healed &
helped . They first
needed the "desire"
or "faith" (ie "your
faith has made you
well" ).

Likewise, I think we
should primarily
endeavor to help
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people who not only
want to be helped
but want to become
somewhat self-
sustaining as well,
and hopefully
eventually help
others in return (ie
"pay it forward" .
That's not to say
any of us can ever
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"become an island".
We are all inter-
dependent to a
certain extent.
That's how society
works.

And so the goal is
to help persons
become part of a
healthy society,
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thus, fighting
poverty is not
always about single
individuals but
sometimes about
large groups.

And it is a HUGE
issue, of course,
depending on the
place, the politics,
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the wars, the
religion(s), etc. And
I will not try to write
a comprehensive
essay here on one
welcome page, but
am simply trying to
give you my initial
goal and
perspective
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for this blog. And I
hope to learn and
grow myself by
creating this blog.

For now, to begin
being a "soldier" in
the war on poverty,
if you are a praying
person, please start
by praying in
general or
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specifically for an
impoverished part
of the world. Or if
you are advanced in
knowledge &
awareness &
practical ways to
combat poverty,
keep up the good
work. Thank you,
and God bless you.

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-vk-

p.s. Any links to
other articles or
websites about
poverty
are NOT intended to
indicate a
full-fledged
endorsement of the
thoughts &
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opinions,etc. And I
do not always know
if their data or
statistics are
completely
accurate. And if
they are asking for
donations, I am not
necessarily sure if
they are trustworthy
or not, or whether
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they are frugal or
not. They may or
may not be.

Some organizations
use donations more
prudently than
others. If you do
make donations try
to find out how
much of the money
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is "administrative"
versus that which is
applied to actual
short-term or long-
term solutions.

IN essence, I am
making reference to
articles & websites
that, in general,
seem to indicate a
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sincere concern
about the problem
of poverty. You
must navigate "at
your own risk" with
your own personal
discretion and be a
critical thinker in
the process.

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Monday, September 1, 2014
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"Program for street kids" - Mission Network News
https://www.mnnonline.org/news/program-for-street-kids/
Email ThisBlogThis!Share to TwitterShare to FacebookShare to Pinterest
"Heal the Nations: Christian medical missions"
http://www.healthenations.com/
HELP BUILD HOUSES for the NEEDY:"Global Village
Program -- Habitat for Humanity Int'l"
http://www.habitat.org/cd/gv/schedule.aspx
Thursday, August 28, 2014
Re THOUGHTS & PRAYERS 4 LIBERIA & EBOLA CRISIS:
"Christian Aid Mission :: We are Taking Our Nation for
Jesus"
http://www.christianaid.org/mobi/news/2014/mir20140828_full.aspx
"Sponsor a Child | Food for the Hungry"
http://fh.org/
WHAT HE COULD DO TO HELP THE POOR WITH IT:
"Manny Pacquiao allegedly recovers $585,000 Rolex
watch"
http://www.ecumenicalnews.com/article/manny-pacquiao-allegedly-recovers-lost-585000-rolex-watch-
26200
Posted by THEOLOGICAL at 8:06 AM No comments:
Monday, August 25, 2014
"Christian Appalachian Project"
http://www.christianapp.org/
HELPING the POOR (& More): "Cooperative Baptist
Fellowship - Cooperative Baptist Fellowship"
http://www.thefellowship.info/
Saturday, August 23, 2014
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8/20/14 photos from the War on Poverty Conference

see program at
http://join-the-war-on-
poverty.blogspot.com/2014/08/re-82014-war-on-
poverty-conference.html
see video at
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_9hytoySE0
Gray Davis (former California governor)
was the first speaker at the War on
Poverty Conference at the California
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Science Center in Los Angeles. It was a
jam-packed day, with numerous
speakers from various agencies . Also
speaking was Connie Rice, cousin of
Condoleeza Rice. Connie, however, is on
the other side of the fence, politically
speaking, than Condoleeza. She is very
liberal & democrat; and she is very
feisty, albeit she acknolwedges she had
to stop fighting so much (in court) and
begin to work with the then-corrupt
LAPD in order to make some progress
with them. She made some good points
albeit I think there may be some anger
towards the male species in her, and
maybe some other issues that she
needs to work thru, including speaking a
bit TOO long ...the MC Carl Morehouse
eventually had to remind her it was time
to wrap things up, but then she went on
for another 15 or more minutes,
knocking everybody off schedule.
There's way too many names and
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organizations to mention in this small
box, but I will try to
link to their program later.

tags: gray davis, connie rice, lance triggs, operation
hope, john husing, inland empire economic
partnership, paul granillo , michael barry, mary's
mercy center, west angeles community development
corporation, scag, Christine cooper, laedc,
bill allen, antonio manning, jp morgan chase, bj
patterson, pacific mountain logistics, darrell huntley,
boeing
wallace walrd, oc business council, george pla,
southern california leadership council,mike gallo,
kelly space, lupita alcala, california dept of education,
maria durazo, afl-cio, bret lane, southern california
gas, CONAN NOLAN, NBC4, RALPH Cordova, imperial
county, van ton-quinlivan, california community
colleges
kim zeuli, hasan ikhrata,
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Saturday, August 23, 2014
8/20/14 re "50 YEARS into the WAR ON POVERTY"
conference, LA science cen...

Gray Davis (former California governor) was the first
speaker at the War on Poverty Conference at the
California Science Center in Los Angeles. It was a
jam-packed day, with numerous speakers from
various agencies . Also speaking was Connie Rice,
cousin of Condoleeza Rice. Connie, however, is on the
other side of the fence, politically speaking, than
Condoleeza. She is very liberal & democrat; and she is
very feisty, albeit she acknolwedges she had to stop
fighting so much (in court) and begin to work with the
then-corrupt LAPD in order to make some progress
with them. She made some good points albeit I think
there may be some anger towards the male species in
her, and maybe some other issues that she needs to
work thru, including speaking a bit TOO long ...the MC
Carl Morehouse eventually had to remind her it was
time to wrap things up, but then she went on for
another 15 or more minutes, knocking everybody off
schedule. There's way too many names and
organizations to mention in this small box, but I will
try to link to their program later.

tags: gray davis, connie rice, lance triggs, operation
hope, john husing, inland empire economic
partnership, paul granillo , michael barry, mary's
mercy center, west angeles community development
corporation, scag, Christine cooper, laedc,
bill allen, antonio manning, jp morgan chase, bj
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patterson, pacific mountain logistics, darrell huntley,
boeing,wallace walrod, oc business council, george
pla, southern california leadership council,mike gallo,
kelly space, lupita alcala, california dept of education,
maria durazo, afl-cio, bret lane, southern california
gas, CONAN NOLAN, NBC4, RALPH Cordova, imperial
county, van ton-quinlivan, california community
colleges
kim zeuli, hasan ikhrata,
Labels: connie rice, gray davis, inland empire economic partnership, john husing, lance triggs, mary's mercy center, michael barry,
operation hope, paul granillo, scag, west angeles community development corporation
Fwd: war on poverty final2

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re 8/20/14 WAR ON POVERTY
CONFERENCE @ CALIF SCIENCE
CENTER (L.A.)
Labels: re 8/20/14 WAR ON POVERTY CONFERENCE @ CALIF SCIENCE CENTER (L.A.)
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CENTER (L.A.)
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CENTER (L.A.)
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CENTER (L.A.)
re 8/20/14 WAR ON POVERTY CONFERENCE @ CALIF
SCIENCE CENTER (L.A.)
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CONFERENCE @
CALIF SCIENCE CENTER (L.A.)
Tuesday, August 19, 2014
Re "Buckner International"
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http://www.buckner.org/
"Author Looks at Salvation Army Founders' Love Story as
150th Anniversary Approaches"
http://m.christianpost.com/news/author-looks-at-salvation-army-founders-love-story-as-150th-anniversary-
approaches-124879/
Sunday, August 17, 2014
"Christian Churches Together Enabling churches and
national Christian organizations to grow closer in Christ in
order to st..."
http://christianchurchestogether.org/
Re "Union Rescue Mission - Helping People in LA
Overcome Homelessness"
http://urm.org/?a=r&utm_expid=66078221-8.Z6IoDDfSSiS3Ry1nmIVJlg.1
Re "Appalachia Service Project"
http://www.asphome.org/
Thursday, August 7, 2014
(CRC partners with them) Re CHRISTIAN WORLD SERVICE
http://www.cwsglobal.org/
Wednesday, August 6, 2014
Re India Gospel League
http://iglworld.org/
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"Entitlement attitude: how to overcome" - Mission Network
News
https://www.mnnonline.org/news/entitlement-attitude-overcome/
Fwd: re communities creating opportunities (don't know
much about their politics, but may be helping poor)

remember, I am FOR helping poor help themselves, not just giving
handouts ad infinitum, but I don't have the resources to "vet" every
organization. Here's one I heard on the radio...may be good
http://www.piconetwork.org/

re communities creating opportunities (don't know much
about their politics, but may be helping poor)
remember, I am FOR helping poor help themselves, not just giving
handouts ad infinitum, but I don't have the resources to "vet" every
organization. Here's one I heard on the radio...may be good
http://www.cco.org/
Tuesday, July 29, 2014
TP4: "South Sudan's food crisis 'worst in the world'"
http://m.bbc.com/news/world-africa-28502260#
Saturday, July 26, 2014
"Jeremy Lin Marks LA Lakers Debut by Feeding the
Homeless; Says He Has Grown as a Christian and Will 'Play
for God'"
http://m.christianpost.com/news/jeremy-lin-marks-la-lakers-debut-by-feeding-the-homeless-says-he-has-
grown-as-a-christian-and-will-play-for-god-123874/
Friday, July 25, 2014
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"Beyond the ClassroomBible College Graduates
Reaching Every Corner of Nepal with the Gospel"
GOSPEL & WATER: "Beyond the ClassroomBible
College Graduates Reaching Every Corner of Nepal with
the Gospel"
Wednesday, July 23, 2014
" Giving a Hope and a Future to Egypts Rural Poor"
DISPLACED PEOPLE GROUPS NEED FOOD &
PRAYERS:"Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17 not the only big
headline"
https://www.mnnonline.org/news/malaysian-airlines-flight-mh17-big-headline/
Re CNEWA (looks like a good organization at 1st glance)
http://www.cnewa.org/default.aspx?ID=27&pagetypeID=1&sitecode=HQ&pageno=1
"Survivor: Teens Giggled as They Beat Homeless Men -
Bond set at $5M for NM trio accused of killing 2" | Newser
Mobile
http://m.newser.com/story/191293/survivor-teens-giggled-as-they-beat-homeless-men.html
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Sunday, July 20, 2014
WEST AFRICA: "Ebola Virus Death Toll Reaches Over 600
in Deadliest Outbreak in History; Doctors Fighting Rumors,
Hostility"
http://m.christianpost.com/news/ebola-virus-death-toll-reaches-over-600-in-deadliest-outbreak-in-history-
doctors-fighting-rumors-hostility-123423/
Re "Childcare Worldwide - Child Sponsorship NonProfit -
Home"
http://www.childcareworldwide.org/
Monday, July 7, 2014
"Solaqua draws on the sun to provide safe drinking water"
http://www.gizmag.com/solaqua-draws-on-the-sun-to-provide-safe-drinking-water/11839/
"Dollars and Sense: Solar Saves Lives"
http://economicefficiency.blogspot.com/2009/06/solar-saves-lives.html?m=1
Thursday, July 3, 2014
re "Food for the Hungry"
https://www.mnnonline.org/mission_groups/food-for-the-hungry/
"Air dropping food in South Sudan"
https://www.mnnonline.org/news/air-dropping-food-south-sudan/
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Thursday, June 19, 2014
Fwd: add to poverty blog (oc catholic 5/21/14

Wednesday, June 18, 2014
"Building Code To Break Poverty In Bangladesh" |
TechCrunch
http://techcrunch.com/2014/06/13/building-code-to-break-poverty-in-bangladesh
Wednesday, June 11, 2014
HELP the HOMELESS HELP THEMSELVES: "Handwriting
From Homeless People's Signs Turned Into Fonts, Earning
Them Food"
http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/5485693?utm_hp_ref=world&ir=WorldPost
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Re POVERTY: "2 Die Trying to Save Phone That Fell Into
Toilet - They suffocate after wading into cesspool "|
Newser Mobile
http://m.newser.com/story/188147/2-die-trying-to-save-phone-that-fell-into-toilet.html
Tuesday, June 10, 2014
GOOD: "Missionary's life-long mission to help
farmworkers" - FOX 13 News
http://www.myfoxtampabay.com/story/25732045/missionarys-life-long-mission-to-help-farmworkers
Monday, June 9, 2014
Fwd: search:,cambodia,siem reap,che cchan ;*read more at

6/2/14 SEVEN DIE TRYING TO RETRIEVE
75 CENTS from WATER
WELL,CAMBODIA (incredibly
tragic...and goes to show how much
MORE we need to work to alleviate
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severe poverty around the world...this
sums it up),search:,cambodia,siem
reap,che cchan ;*read more at
http://m.newser.com/story/187763/7-die-chasing-about-75-cents-down-a-
well.htm
"... Seven people died from a lack
of oxygen after climbing down a well in
Cambodia to retrieve about 75 cents, police
and relatives said today. The incident
happened late yesterday in a remote area
of the northwestern province of Siem Reap
when an 11-year-old boy and six other
people went into the well to collect 3,000
riel. The boy's older sister, Che Chhan, said
their father had accidentally dropped the
money when taking water...Police officer Muy Norn said the victims
died due to a lack of oxygen at the bottom
of the 16-foot-deep well..."
http://m.newser.com/story/187763/7-die-chasing-about-75-cents-down-a-
well.htm
*****
"Who should not revere you, O King of the nations? This is your due.
Among all the wise men of the nations and in all their kingdoms, there is
no one like you." Jeremiah 10:7,posted by vk
*DefendRealMarriage("TraditionalMarriage")
(DRuMTiMe)
*ProtectUnbornLife (Adoption!) (pula)
*Read the Bible Daily & Connect w/ Believers
(RoBDaCoB)
*Pray 4Chapels in the Public Schools (p4cps)
*Stop Violence v Women! (svw)
--Say NO 2 ALL Abusive Relationships (snaarl)
*Be a Suicide Stopper! (bass)Give Hope!
*Fight4Kindness, (f4k)
--Commit Kindness Actions (CoKA)
*LoveOneAnother (aLOhA)
*Please Support Christian Missionaries!
*I baptize you in the name of the Father-Son-&-Holy Spirit ! (Re Matt
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28:18-20) (I'veBeeNFiSHing)(1 Corinthians 12:13-14,27)
*Father-Son-&-Holy-Spirit,Thy Will be Done (FiSHeS,TWilaBD)

Monday, June 2, 2014
HELPING ORPHANS IN COLUMBIA: "The Emiliani Project
(@EmilianiProject) on Twitter"
https://mobile.twitter.com/EmilianiProject
HELPING KIDS IN COLUMBIA: "The Emiliani Project is Out
to Save the World! Starting in Medellin, Colombia - Stars on
the Ceiling"
http://sotcblog.com/2013/01/22/the-emiliani-project-is-out-to-save-the-world-starting-in-medellin-colombia/
Saturday, May 31, 2014
"Beginnings of Marys Meals Mary's Meals"
http://www.marysmeals.org.uk/about/story-behind-marys-meals/
Wednesday, May 7, 2014
Re Childcare Worldwide - Child Sponsorship NonProfit -
Home
http://www.childcareworldwide.org/
Monday, March 24, 2014
re "showing love to the poorest of the poor"
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The attached document was sent from the Bookscan station
at the Newport Beach public library.
Thank you.
http://www.Newportbeachpubliclibrary.org
www.angelusnews.com

"the tidings" 3/14/14 , also see www.angelusnews.com
This email is From: BookScanStation
Date: 03.24.2014 Time: 11:54:19
Labels: angelusnews.com, the tidings
Monday, March 17, 2014
(2/28/14 "The Tidings"
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www.angelusnews.com
Labels: angelusnews.com, the tidings
( 2/2/14 "The Tidings"
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www.angelusnews.com

Is this really the best picture for hunger
haunts L.A. . We also have an epidemic
of obesity in America

Labels: the tidings, www.angelusnews.com
Friday, January 17, 2014
Above: begins poverty & hunger issues in
general around the world
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"Central
America
Immersed
in Poverty"
http://reliefweb.int/report/belize/central-america-immersed-poverty
Labels: belize, central america, reliefweb.int
"Rural
poverty in
Latin
America"
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http://www.ruralpovertyportal.org/region/home/tags/a
mericas
Labels: latin america, rural poverty
ABOVE: re
POVERTY in
CENTRAL &
SOUTH AMERICA
BELOW is
MOSTLY
ABOUT
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POVERTY in
AFRICA
Thursday, January 16, 2014
"Despite growth
reports,
Africa mired

in poverty"

http://msutoday.msu.edu/news/2013/despite-growth-reports-africa-mired-in-poverty/
Labels: msu today, msutoday
"The top 15
100

poorest
countries
in Africa in
2013"
http://www.financenews24.com/2013/06/26/the-top-15-poorest-countries-in-africa-in-2013/
Labels: 2013, financenews24.com, poorest african countries
COMMENT: YOU NOTICE
in the PREVIOUS POST the
BIBLE VERSE that ends
with JESUS SAYING
"TO the POOR the
GOSPEL is
PREACHED..." and
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elsewhere he says at one
point,
"The poor you will always

have with you,

but you will not always

have me..." (Matt 26.11)

J esus IS plenty
concerned about

the poor, and there are
plenty of verses

supporting His concern,
but it seems that

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there is a tone of
inevitability that there

will ALWAYS be poor, and
while helping

them overcome their
predicament, we

MUST also, and most
importantly, make

sure they know the Good
News before

they die. Thus we help
them with food &

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water, etc, & education

but we also must tell them
the

Good News !
Labels: THE GOOD NEWS
Top 10 World's poorest countries
-
"Then Jesus
answering said unto
them,Go your
way, and tell John
what things ye have
seen and heard; how
that the blind see, the
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lame walk, the lepers
are cleansed, the deaf
hear, the dead are
raised, to the poor the
gospel is preached."
Labels: TOP TEN, WORLDS POOREST COUNTRIES
Poverty Alleviation

"...Remember

those
who are
suffering,
as though
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you were
suffering
as they are..."
Hebrews 13.3
Labels: youtube video
"African
economy
produces
billionaires
while poverty
persists"
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http://www.workers.org/articles/2013/11/12/african-economy-produces-billionaires-poverty-
persists/
Labels: billionaires, poverty persists, workers.org
"10 Quick Facts
about
Poverty
in Africa"
http://borgenproject.org/10-quick-facts-about-poverty-in-africa/
Labels: borgenproject.org, ten quick facts
PROVIDING
BICYCLES

for
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AFRICA
http://www.coop-africa.org/
Labels: a bike makes a difference, bike4care, bike4school, bike4work, COOP-AFRICA.ORG
READ CRITICALLY
SOME SAY:
"Poverty
is on the
retreat in
Africa"
http://www.afdb.org/en/blogs/afdb-championing-inclusive-
growth-across-africa/post/poverty-is-on-the-retreat-in-africa-
8996/

Labels: AFDB, afdb.org, african development bank group

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"As hunger &
disease
claim more lives,
some ask
if Africa
can be saved"

http://www.missionariesofafrica.org/challenges/food1.html
Labels: missionaries, missionaries of africa, missionariesofafrica.org
LIFE EXPECTANCY
CHART is
VERY TELLING
"Data
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reflecting
poverty
in Africa"
http://povfish.maremacentre.com/Home/synthesis-meeting/poverty-in-africa
Labels: life expectancy, povfish.com
"Africa's
Poverty
Amid
Plenty"
BY MZUKISI QOBO, 29 DECEMBER 2013

http://allafrica.com/stories/201312290010.html
Labels: ALLAFRICA.COM, MZUKISI QOBO

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African
Poverty
http://www.imfundo.org/
Articles & Links re African poverty.
Labels: african poverty, articles, links
"POVERTY
AND
CORRUPTION
I N AFRI CA"
http://www.transparency.org/whatwedo/activity/povert
y_and_corruption_in_africa
Labels: poverty & corruption, transparency.org
"How to Help
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Save Africa
From
Hunger
and
Poverty"
http://www.wikihow.com/Help-Save-Africa-From-
Hunger-and-Poverty
Labels: diy, how to, save africa, wikihow.com
Poverty in Africa - In your Eyes
42
"I assure you
that everybody
who gives even a
cup of cold
water to these
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little
ones because
they are my
disciples will
certainly be
rewarded.
Matthew 10:42
Labels: youtube video
"STEALING
AFRICA
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HOW MUCH
PROFIT IS FAIR?
HTTP://WWW.WHYPOVERTY.NET/EN/ALL-
ABOUT/STEALING-AFRICA/
Labels: stealing africa, unfair profits, whypoverty.net
"More than half
of
South Africa's
children
live in poverty"
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/9280481/More-than-half-
of-South-Africas-children-live-in-poverty.html
Labels: south africa children, telegraph.com

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"Poverty in Africa

Beyond the
hyperbole"
http://www.economist.com/blogs/baobab/2013/10/pov
erty-africa
Labels: beyond the hyperbole, economist.com
"POVERTY
IN AFRICA
BEGINS
WITH A
LACK OF
CLEAN
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WATER"
http://thewaterproject.org/poverty.asp
Labels: clean water, water project, waterproject.org
"HUNGER AND
POVERTY IN
AFRICA"
http://www.danchurchaid.org/projects/africa
Labels: danchurchaid, hungery, poverty
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Thursday, January 16, 2014
118

Africa
Hunger
and
Poverty
Facts
http://www.worldhunger.org/articles/Learn/africa_hunger_facts.htm
Labels: africa hunger, poverty facts
"Africa
Continues to
Grow
Strongly but
Poverty and
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Inequality
Remain
Persistently
High"
http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/press-release/2013/10/07/africa-continues-grow-strongly-
poverty-inequality-persistently-high
Labels: africa, inequality, poverty, world bank
WELCOME ! & DISCLAIMERS. WE DO NOT ACCEPT
DONATIONS
PLEASE HELP END POVERTY !

WELCOME !

MOST of us LIVING
in big cities,
especially cities
with year-round
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mild weather such
as southern
California have
been approached by
pan-handlers,
almost daily, asking
for money. That is
homeless problem,
among other things
(drug addiction, etc)
. There are many
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reasons for this
problem and it is
included in poverty,
BUT this is NOT my
main concern when
I talk about the WAR
on POVERTY.

The homeless
problem in the USA
has other roots
which need to be
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addressed
accordingly, and
simply handing out
a dollar bill here and
there doesn't solve
the problem, and
may in fact help
perpetuate it,
because it's simply
a temporary "band-
aid"...it may buy a
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bottle of booze to
give a short-lived
illusion of well-
being.

Then there is
economic inequality
and families living
in relative poverty
here in the USA,
which compared to
some other parts of
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the world
would not seem like
poverty, but when
compared to
Beverly Hills seems
like hardship.

Don't get me wrong.
There are some
serious cases of
poverty in the
125

United States, and
these need to be
addressed as well,
along with unfair
income inequality.
The key word is
"unfair",
because NOT all
income inequality is
unfair. Some is,
some isn't.

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Finally, which is MY
MAIN CONCERN at
the moment for this
blog, there is
worldwide poverty,
especially in what
we call sometimes
call "third-world"
countries. This
includes parts of
central & south
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America, as well as
Africa, among
various other
places.

Often the images
that come to mind,
and rightly so, are
countries in Africa,
and for some
reason that's
where MY
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HEART lies as well,
and so you will
probably find me
mentioning Africa
and posting links
more about Africa
than other areas of
the world.

And again, almost
anywhere there is
extreme poverty
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you also find
extreme wealth, just
to let you know I am
not making
sweeping
generalizations of
an entire continent,
and that I have
traveled to some of
the parts to which I
make reference.

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Nonetheless, I will
be posting more
here gradually
about all types of
poverty, near and
far, "domestic" and
"international". It
may take some time
for this blog to take
shape, so if you
don't find it
131

meaningful now,
please check back
again later to see
what's new.

And one of my
emphasis is trying
to follow the way of
Jesus. Yes, I am a
Christian and have
a theological
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perspective as
such. And in
general Jesus
healed & helped
those who wanted
to be healed &
helped . They first
needed the "desire"
or "faith" (ie "your
faith has made you
well" ).
133

Likewise, I think we
should primarily
endeavor to help
people who not only
want to be helped
but want to become
somewhat self-
sustaining as well,
and hopefully
eventually help
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others in return (ie
"pay it forward" .
That's not to say
any of us can ever
"become an island".
We are all inter-
dependent to a
certain extent.
That's how society
works.
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And so the goal is
to help persons
become part of a
healthy society,
thus, fighting
poverty is not
always about single
individuals but
sometimes about
large groups.
136

And it is a HUGE
issue, of course,
depending on the
place, the politics,
the wars, the
religion(s), etc. And
I will not try to write
a comprehensive
essay here on one
welcome page, but
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am simply trying to
give you my initial
goal and
perspective
for this blog. And I
hope to learn and
grow myself by
creating this blog.

For now, to begin
being a "soldier" in
the war on poverty,
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if you are a praying
person, please start
by praying in
general or
specifically for an
impoverished part
of the world. Or if
you are advanced in
knowledge &
awareness &
practical ways to
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combat poverty,
keep up the good
work. Thank you,
and God bless you.

-vk-

p.s. Any links to
other articles or
websites about
poverty
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are NOT intended to
indicate a
full-fledged
endorsement of the
thoughts &
opinions,etc. And I
do not always know
if their data or
statistics are
completely
accurate. And if
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they are asking for
donations, I am not
necessarily sure if
they are trustworthy
or not, or whether
they are frugal or
not. They may or
may not be.

Some organizations
use donations more
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prudently than
others. If you do
make donations try
to find out how
much of the money
is "administrative"
versus that which is
applied to actual
short-term or long-
term solutions.
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IN essence, I am
making reference to
articles & websites
that, in general,
seem to indicate a
sincere concern
about the problem
of poverty. You
must navigate "at
your own risk" with
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your own personal
discretion and be a
critical thinker in
the process.

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