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Christopher Kwon
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if we seek to solve all of their problems for them, we become more likely to create a harmful dependency than a lasting solution. We can advise, encourage, help, and provide some expertise they may lack, but the community should lead and direct its own change. When a community takes pride in and ownership of its accomplishments, the solutions are more likely to be sustainable, and we can work ourselves out of a job.
— Aug 23, 2025 12:43AM
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Christopher Kwon
is on page 297 of 303
Consider what you're passionate about, get busy learning about that area of interest, and offer your time, talent, and treasure. God might want a dramatic change of scene for you or a dramatic heart change that opens opportunities where you already are. When we are fully devoted to Christ—whether we serve as a missionary, a stay-at-home mom, or a CEO—we are all in full-time Christian service.
— Aug 23, 2025 12:53AM
Christopher Kwon
is on page 293 of 303
Because poverty is a complex puzzle with multiple interrelated causes, solutions addressing just one or two pieces of the puzzle will not fundamentally change a community trapped in poverty. We have to help communities address their challenges on multiple fronts: food, water, health, education, economic development, gender, child development, and even leadership and governance.
— Aug 23, 2025 12:40AM
Christopher Kwon
is on page 292 of 303
Effectively addressing poverty requires cultural understanding, technical expertise, and a great deal of perseverance. It takes wisdom and experience to recognize the difference between the symptoms of poverty and its causes. The simplistic solutions brought by the well-meaning church had managed only to put short-term band-aids on problems that had much deeper causes.
— Aug 23, 2025 12:37AM
Christopher Kwon
is on page 291 of 303
We are right to help, but we also need to help in the right way. In the complex system of poverty, well-meaning efforts can have unforeseen and unintended consequences in another area.
— Aug 23, 2025 12:34AM
Christopher Kwon
is on page 288 of 303
seeking to understand their unique circumstances and identifying lasting solutions tailored to their unique needs. It's about listening and equipping— not dictating answers or "fixing" the problem ourselves. We help the community to own their own future-because the best way to change a child's life is to change the world they live in.
— Aug 23, 2025 12:11AM
Christopher Kwon
is on page 287 of 303
experience shows that the best way to fight poverty is to empower people to shape their own future—to treat the causes of poverty and not just the symptoms. To do this, we have to make a long-term investment in communities
— Aug 23, 2025 12:11AM
Christopher Kwon
is on page 285 of 303
Dont fail to do something because you cant do everything…. A small act, done with great love by ordinary men and women, can change the world.
— Aug 23, 2025 12:04AM
Christopher Kwon
is on page 274 of 303
Remember that God always makes good on his promises. When you offer what you have for the work of the kingdom, God will multiply your faithfulness. He will work with you and through you to transform lives, to bring hope to the hopeless, and to literally change the world. You may nor always see it or feel it. But you can believe it because God is doing it!
— Aug 22, 2025 11:41PM
Christopher Kwon
is on page 164 of 303
when we demonstrate the love of Christ, we draw people to the cross of Christ.
— Aug 22, 2025 05:10PM
Christopher Kwon
is on page 163 of 303
When we truly demonstrate the love of God to our neighbors, we participate with Christ in his revolutionary call to participate in the coming of his kingdom "on earth as it is in heaven"
— Aug 22, 2025 05:09PM
