Comments on: fight poverty 3 - a vision of compassion and redistribution http://eugenecho.wordpress.com/2007/12/06/fight-poverty-a-vision-of-redistribution/ loving mercy, seeking justice, walking humbly Mon, 07 Jul 2008 14:11:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU By: wisely fighting poverty « beauty and depravity http://eugenecho.wordpress.com/2007/12/06/fight-poverty-a-vision-of-redistribution/#comment-14118 wisely fighting poverty « beauty and depravity Fri, 02 May 2008 09:26:49 +0000 http://eugenecho.wordpress.com/2007/12/06/fight-poverty-a-vision-of-redistribution/#comment-14118 [...] However, I’d love [and need] to hear some feedback from you about some elements that we hope will shape the humanitarian organization.  If you’re new to the blog, you may want to read Loudly Fighting Poverty and A Vision of Compassion & Redistribution. [...] [...] However, I’d love [and need] to hear some feedback from you about some elements that we hope will shape the humanitarian organization.  If you’re new to the blog, you may want to read Loudly Fighting Poverty and A Vision of Compassion & Redistribution. [...]

]]> By: why publicly fight poverty « beauty and depravity http://eugenecho.wordpress.com/2007/12/06/fight-poverty-a-vision-of-redistribution/#comment-13513 why publicly fight poverty « beauty and depravity Wed, 09 Apr 2008 09:10:14 +0000 http://eugenecho.wordpress.com/2007/12/06/fight-poverty-a-vision-of-redistribution/#comment-13513 [...] from friends, acquaintances, church community folks, blog readers, and strangers that read an earlier post regarding the public announcement of our family’s decison’s to give up this year’s salary and additional funds [...] [...] from friends, acquaintances, church community folks, blog readers, and strangers that read an earlier post regarding the public announcement of our family’s decison’s to give up this year’s salary and additional funds [...]

]]> By: Samuel http://eugenecho.wordpress.com/2007/12/06/fight-poverty-a-vision-of-redistribution/#comment-13404 Samuel Thu, 03 Apr 2008 21:34:08 +0000 http://eugenecho.wordpress.com/2007/12/06/fight-poverty-a-vision-of-redistribution/#comment-13404 life is lifeless without a good Teacher, For example one can not do some something he do not know, for example when you come down to Africa, There"s a lot of suffering which is going on each and every day in people life, Young boys and men who are going to continue the good work of our fore fathers left behind due to death which is a universal door for us all to enter, Are now making it worse even now and then, There's no enough schools to educate us we the children so that we can also learn and follow the good deeds of our fathers after they have left. Us. Am 18 years of age and am saying the fact, I payed my school fees when i was in junior high school and up to now am taken care of my self even in the senior high now, I ask my self a question that why? is it that, Due to poverty our fathers are not able to cater for Us or pay our school fees and prefer been sack Us from school every day, Am just asking a question you can reply me with the answer if you like, Is it some peoples fault why they couldn't make it in life? first of all WHO should we blame, Our father or the children, Our future depends on us, What if there is no a helper?? I have not seen anybody blaming a father for the cost of his child unsucceed in life, But rather turns to the child and say to the child all sort of unforgettable words, I think this are some of the problem that should been posted to Houses, Workplaces, Churches, etc on how to take your child education very seriously and do all that you can to push us forward for all that you are earning, struggle, -Here and there- is just because of Us the children and nothing more or less, i know i will also grew up to be a father but what if the beginning of the foundation is not strong Imaging the endless the building could be!! we will not take anything out of this world or to any place or anywhere!! or die and take with us all that we came to struggle for.Infact am saying this on the behalf of my self and to the entire world, We stand as we fight poverty and other misfortunes of life. If my life will be better for me is in my hands! what about our parents whom we don't force them to give birth to Us? are they going to be left out or......... . okey what about those that thay get confuse and dicide to live thier life they way they want it to be such as being a ganster on the road, Robbing, Smoking, Doing all kinds of unpredictable behavior that every good grandmom or parents will not encourage for their sons and daughters, For me am confuse i don't know if you agree to that, Love one another and live a simple life on earth till your D day comes. I really appreciate each and every one who spend his or her time reading my acticle. God bless us. life is lifeless without a good Teacher, For example one can not do some something he do not know, for example when you come down to Africa, There”s a lot of suffering which is going on each and every day in people life, Young boys and men who are going to continue the good work of our fore fathers left behind due to death which is a universal door for us all to enter, Are now making it worse even now and then, There’s no enough schools to educate us we the children so that we can also learn and follow the good deeds of our fathers after they have left. Us. Am 18 years of age and am saying the fact, I payed my school fees when i was in junior high school and up to now am taken care of my self even in the senior high now, I ask my self a question that why? is it that, Due to poverty our fathers are not able to cater for Us or pay our school fees and prefer been sack Us from school every day, Am just asking a question you can reply me with the answer if you like, Is it some peoples fault why they couldn’t make it in life? first of all WHO should we blame, Our father or the children, Our future depends on us, What if there is no a helper?? I have not seen anybody blaming a father for the cost of his child unsucceed in life, But rather turns to the child and say to the child all sort of unforgettable words, I think this are some of the problem that should been posted to Houses, Workplaces, Churches, etc on how to take your child education very seriously and do all that you can to push us forward for all that you are earning, struggle, -Here and there- is just because of Us the children and nothing more or less, i know i will also grew up to be a father but what if the beginning of the foundation is not strong Imaging the endless the building could be!! we will not take anything out of this world or to any place or anywhere!! or die and take with us all that we came to struggle for.Infact am saying this on the behalf of my self and to the entire world, We stand as we fight poverty and other misfortunes of life. If my life will be better for me is in my hands! what about our parents whom we don’t force them to give birth to Us? are they going to be left out or……… . okey what about those that thay get confuse and dicide to live thier life they way they want it to be such as being a ganster on the road, Robbing, Smoking, Doing all kinds of unpredictable behavior that every good grandmom or parents will not encourage for their sons and daughters, For me am confuse i don’t know if you agree to that, Love one another and live a simple life on earth till your D day comes. I really appreciate each and every one who spend his or her time reading my acticle. God bless us.

]]> By: Samuel http://eugenecho.wordpress.com/2007/12/06/fight-poverty-a-vision-of-redistribution/#comment-13403 Samuel Thu, 03 Apr 2008 19:28:49 +0000 http://eugenecho.wordpress.com/2007/12/06/fight-poverty-a-vision-of-redistribution/#comment-13403 Am really happy and excited by the poster note. well am a boy of 18 years old living in Ghana in the West of Africa, i have really really face chanlleges in life and i don't understand my self up to now.am tatally confused, i wish i could find a helper who will be glad to share a piece of advice with me each day. i will be glad and God will blessed that person. my email address as gyasiman@gmail.com, thank you for given me this opportunity to express my self. Am really happy and excited by the poster note. well am a boy of 18 years old living in Ghana in the West of Africa, i have really really face chanlleges in life and i don’t understand my self up to now.am tatally confused, i wish i could find a helper who will be glad to share a piece of advice with me each day. i will be glad and God will blessed that person. my email address as gyasiman@gmail.com,
thank you for given me this opportunity to express my self.

]]> By: Mary http://eugenecho.wordpress.com/2007/12/06/fight-poverty-a-vision-of-redistribution/#comment-13311 Mary Sat, 29 Mar 2008 15:42:45 +0000 http://eugenecho.wordpress.com/2007/12/06/fight-poverty-a-vision-of-redistribution/#comment-13311 Hi, Eugene, I'm a friend of Pam and Jason's and started to read your blog because of you talking about Jason. :) I've done some work with Habitat for Humanity in privilaged Howard County in Maryland. After walking away from that to spend time with my kids and husband, not necessarily in that order, I started to really look at the poverty problem. I have found that in order to eradicate the problem, you have to provide a way for the people affected with the problem to eradicate it. You going into the problem with a solution and saying that you have it all worked out will not work it out. I'm sure that you know that. I have found that between Habitat and Heifer International that most of the issues can be solved. Get people a way to earn money and have food (heifer int) and a roof over their heads (habitat) and other things will come about because they see that life can be good. Most people live in extreme poverty because it is the only thing that they know. They don't know about clean water or what to do to get it. Or really that they are sick because of the water. So, I applaud that you want to start a new foundation, but given that there are a thousands of aid organizations already doing the work that you are talking about on the ground in Africa and Asia, why not partner with them? Starting foundations takes a lot of money and time, but find one that does what you are looking for, or nearly does what you are looking for and partner with them. Bill and Melinda Gates recently did that with Heifer Int. and will be putting together a huge milk cooperative in Africa. They are leveraging their money to raise more money from the "filthy rich" in the US and I am proud to say that I've sent my money in. I am very interested in what you come up with through your summer subbatical, it should be interesting. There are so many complex issues in this discussion, to talk about one without understanding all of them, leaves the problem on the table. You can not talk about food in Africa without understanding the tribal politics and how the dictators work. You can't talk about education in Afghanistan without understanding the laws about women and girls. To talk about homelessness in the US without understanding mental illness would be unintelligible. There are no easy answers and no silver bullets, but we must find solutions to these problems if we are to create a better world and try to walk in the footsteps of Jesus. Tell Jason and Pam I said hi. Hopefully, I'll be out there soon and can meet you. Take care, Mary Hi, Eugene,

I’m a friend of Pam and Jason’s and started to read your blog because of you talking about Jason. :)

I’ve done some work with Habitat for Humanity in privilaged Howard County in Maryland. After walking away from that to spend time with my kids and husband, not necessarily in that order, I started to really look at the poverty problem. I have found that in order to eradicate the problem, you have to provide a way for the people affected with the problem to eradicate it. You going into the problem with a solution and saying that you have it all worked out will not work it out. I’m sure that you know that.

I have found that between Habitat and Heifer International that most of the issues can be solved. Get people a way to earn money and have food (heifer int) and a roof over their heads (habitat) and other things will come about because they see that life can be good. Most people live in extreme poverty because it is the only thing that they know. They don’t know about clean water or what to do to get it. Or really that they are sick because of the water.

So, I applaud that you want to start a new foundation, but given that there are a thousands of aid organizations already doing the work that you are talking about on the ground in Africa and Asia, why not partner with them? Starting foundations takes a lot of money and time, but find one that does what you are looking for, or nearly does what you are looking for and partner with them. Bill and Melinda Gates recently did that with Heifer Int. and will be putting together a huge milk cooperative in Africa. They are leveraging their money to raise more money from the “filthy rich” in the US and I am proud to say that I’ve sent my money in.

I am very interested in what you come up with through your summer subbatical, it should be interesting.

There are so many complex issues in this discussion, to talk about one without understanding all of them, leaves the problem on the table. You can not talk about food in Africa without understanding the tribal politics and how the dictators work. You can’t talk about education in Afghanistan without understanding the laws about women and girls. To talk about homelessness in the US without understanding mental illness would be unintelligible.

There are no easy answers and no silver bullets, but we must find solutions to these problems if we are to create a better world and try to walk in the footsteps of Jesus.

Tell Jason and Pam I said hi. Hopefully, I’ll be out there soon and can meet you.

Take care,
Mary

]]> By: Joe Miller http://eugenecho.wordpress.com/2007/12/06/fight-poverty-a-vision-of-redistribution/#comment-13303 Joe Miller Sat, 29 Mar 2008 06:20:32 +0000 http://eugenecho.wordpress.com/2007/12/06/fight-poverty-a-vision-of-redistribution/#comment-13303 Hi Eugene, I am a church planter and also started a separate Non-profit called <a href="http://www.restoringthearts.com/" rel="nofollow">Restoring The Arts</a> with a vision to build an Arts Center in our community (I don't want a church building, just a community building). Anyway, part of my vision is to do an "Arts for Africa" deal where we could take local Artists into Africa for a cultural exchange and do some aid relief type stuff. The goal is to share this experience with the artists and then open up missions fields here at home through a common passion to help those in need. If you would like to talk more, let me know. My email is joe [at] ortingreunion [dot] org Hi Eugene,

I am a church planter and also started a separate Non-profit called Restoring The Arts with a vision to build an Arts Center in our community (I don’t want a church building, just a community building).

Anyway, part of my vision is to do an “Arts for Africa” deal where we could take local Artists into Africa for a cultural exchange and do some aid relief type stuff. The goal is to share this experience with the artists and then open up missions fields here at home through a common passion to help those in need.

If you would like to talk more, let me know.

My email is joe [at] ortingreunion [dot] org

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