Our desire is not that others might be relieved while you are hard pressed, but that there might be equality. At the present time your plenty will supply what they need, so that in turn their plenty will supply what you need. The goal is equality, as it is written: “The one who gathered much did not have too much, and the one who gathered little did not have too little.” 2 Corinthians 8:13-15
“At present we find ourselves in a world where, as a matter of fact, few people are rich and powerful, while many are poor and weak. Some who are well-off often have actively wronged their neighbors to get or keep their wealth; others wrong their neighbors by allowing them to suffer rather than share with them. There is an obvious inequality in the distribution of the goods needed for life, and much of the inequality is a reflection of injustice.”
Dallas Willard in Spirit of the Disciplines: Understanding How God Changes Lives (New York: HarperCollins ebooks) 195.
Willard nailed it. There is much inequality in the world, but the Spirit is stirring significent efforts right now in places like Hong Kong and Malawi.
Imagine the rich giving to help create equality through sharing that not only alleviates suffering but unleashes grassroots local giving!
If you want to know about the Hong Kong efforts, reply and I can connect you with Roger Lam, a catalyst in the HK$10,000 Reasons movement.
And check out what the Malawi National News says about the Palmful of Maize (POM) vision led by GTP and STUM (Sunday School Teachers United Movement).
POM has been funded by a few wealthy givers. Their contributions have helped national workers build a generosity curriculum and spread it nationwide.
Also check out this video from a church in rural Euthini, Malawi. The children are celebrating that they can give a palmful of maize to God to share with the poor.
Click here to make a gift to GTP to share in a way that helps bring equality in some of the poorest places like Malawi and soon to nearby Zambia and Zimbabwe.
We are praying for 70 more givers by 30 June 2022, as a foundation has challenged us to broaded our support base. If we can do it, they plan to make a major gift.
This will help us build capacity to bring equality to some of the most difficult situations on the planet. Please consider prayerfully making a gift today.