Be part of a miracle

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Be part of a miracle
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We have been enabling the church to reduce
poverty through integral mission for 40 years
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The needs are immense

• The church has a uniqueand essential role

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Our vision

• We are Christians passionate about the local
  church bringing justice and transforming lives
  overcoming global poverty.
• So our ten-year vision is to see 50 million
  people released from material and spiritual
  poverty through a worldwide network of 100,000
  local churches.

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Amos 523-24
Away with the noise of your songs! But let
justice roll on like a river, righteousness like
a never-failing stream
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Matthew 513-16

• You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt
  loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty
  again? You are the light of the world. A city on
  a hill cannot be hidden Let your light shine
  before others, that they may see your good deeds
  and glorify your father in heaven.

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The fight against poverty is far from being won

• Almost half the worlds population live on less
  than 2 a day.

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The fight against poverty is far from being won

• Almost half the worlds population live on less
  than 2 a day
• Since 1990 around270 million people havedied
  from poverty-related causes

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The fight against poverty is far from being won

• One in every two childrenalive today lives in
  poverty

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The fight against poverty is far from being won

• One in every two childrenalive today lives in
  poverty
• For every ten Christiansalive today, nine
  livein poverty

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Andrew

• The rains bring floods, which bring sand. When
  the watergoes away we are left with all this
  lying on top of our good soil.

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Andrew

• The rains bring floods, which bring sand. When
  the watergoes away we are left with all this
  lying on top of our good soil.
• We have two acres butwe harvest as if it were
  one.

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Sophia

• Before the committee wasformed, poor hygiene
  andoutbreaks of cholera werecommonplace.

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Agnes

• Since my husband diedI lack many things
  andsometimes my childrendo not have enough
  food.
• I miss my husband.

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Micah 68

• And what does the Lord require of you? To act
  justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with
  your God.

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Malawi

• You really have to godown to the ground to
  find the very poorest who have no voice.
• Pastor Cuthbert Gondwe

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Niger

• This time we havebeen taken notice of.The
  Christians arewelcome among us.

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Miracle makers
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Thank you for beingpart of the miracle