https://www.redletterchristians.org/facebook-posts-free-food-giveaways-arent-transforming-lives/ Staying true to the foundation of combining Jesus and justice, Red Letter Christians mobilizes individuals into a movement of believers who live out Jesus’ counter-cultural teachings. Tue, 25 Oct 2016 19:32:47 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.2.20 https://www.redletterchristians.org/facebook-posts-free-food-giveaways-arent-transforming-lives/#comment-163152 Tue, 25 Feb 2014 16:56:00 +0000 https://www.redletterchristians.org/?p=13593#comment-163152 “If you’re just giving away stuff for free rather than helping people develop ways get it for themselves, you’re in dangerous territory.” Amen. It’s tricky business, because when you’re dealing with issues like hunger for example, you have to think about the long-term while still taking care of the immediate needs. Flooding countries with free food and ending it right there can easily make the people of that country dependent on that free food and destroy their ability to feed themselves. But on the other hand, totally giving up on immediate aid in order to “teach a man to fish” means doing absolutely nothing for the ~7000 children who will die because of undernutrition today. Which is why it’s always a worthwhile endeavor to do some research into what is being done by the charities you support.

]]> https://www.redletterchristians.org/facebook-posts-free-food-giveaways-arent-transforming-lives/#comment-163151 Mon, 24 Feb 2014 16:51:00 +0000 https://www.redletterchristians.org/?p=13593#comment-163151 Another fantastic post. Many thanks to Margot Starbuck and Jonathan Chan.

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