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WHO IS MY NEIGHBOR?

WHO IS MY NEIGHBOR?. A QUESTION FROM CONGO. Psalm 146 Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord, O my soul. I will praise the Lord all my life; I will sing praise to my God as long as I live. Do not put your trust in princes, in mortal men who cannot save.

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WHO IS MY NEIGHBOR?

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  1. WHO IS MY NEIGHBOR? A QUESTION FROM CONGO

  2. Psalm 146 Praise the Lord! Praise the Lord, O my soul. I will praise the Lord all my life; I will sing praise to my God as long as I live. Do not put your trust in princes, in mortal men who cannot save. When their spirit departs, they return to the ground; on that very day their plans come to nothing.

  3. Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the Lord his God, The maker of heaven and earth, the sea and everything in them – the Lord, who remains faithful forever. He upholds the cause of the oppressed and gives food to the hungry. The Lord sets prisoners free; the Lord gives sight to the blind; the Lord lifts up those who are bowed down; the Lord loves the righteous.

  4. The Lord watches over the alien and sustains the fatherless and the widow, but he frustrates the way of the wicked. The Lord reigns forever, your God O Zion, for all generations. (All) Praise the Lord!

  5. TIME DELAY SATELLITE PHOTO OF EARTH AT NIGHT

  6. World Poverty Map(World Bank 2004) • Darkest colors most developed nations - Lightest colors least developed (less than $1.50/day per capita) - Light blue, no data

  7. LEVELS OF POVERTY • EXTREME: Basic needs for survival not met • MODERATE: Basic needs barely met, no safety net • RELATIVE: Lack of access to resources for upward social mobility

  8. LEVELS OF POVERTY • EXTREME: Concern is for physical survival • MODERATE: Concern is survival (sometimes), but primarily with security (no safety net) • RELATIVE: Concern is survival (seldom), security (sometimes), but primarily with the struggle with inability to improve one’s lot in life

  9. Democratic Republic of Congo

  10. Community in Crisis

  11. Regional Hostilities spawned bitter conflict 5,000,000+ dead since 1998 (IRC mortality study) 1,200+ still die each day (above “normal” death rate for sub-Saharan Africa) 1,200,000+ IDP’s 300,000 Refugees (BPRM April 2008) 30,000 child soldiers (MONUC 2009) Ongoing Conflict in eastern Congo between Congolese Army and CNDP, FDLR, Mai Mai GRIM RECENT HISTORY

  12. Laurent NkundaCommander, Congres National pour la Defense du Peuple (CNDP)

  13. DestroyedInfrastructure Mobutu Legacy Corrupt Government 200+Tribes/400 dialects, languages Per Capita Income < $100 per year Natural Resources Enormous Border 9 “Neighbors” Governance Ongoing violence International Commitment Food Security CHALLENGES FACING DRC

  14. FOOD SECURITY CHALLENGE • Availability • Access • Utilization • Risk

  15. Food for the Hungry Democratic Republic of Congo 2005, 2006 • Served 400,000 “poorest of the poor” • Food Aid, Agricultural Training • Small Livestock, Seeds and Tools • Introduction of New Crop Varieties • Roads, bridges, fish pond rehab • Water, Sanitation

  16. Food for the Hungry Democratic Republic of Congo KAMITUGA

  17. Seed fair in North Katanga

  18. Women receiving tools in Kabare, South Kivu

  19. The inaugural train in Kindu, Maniema

  20. Home in Moba, Katanga

  21. REALMS OF REALITY Individual Interior (Character) Individual Exterior (Behavior) Ethics Morals Faith Works Mind Brain Psychology Physiology “I” “It” Collective Interior (Culture) Collective Exterior (Society) Values Laws or Codes Religion: Beliefs Religion: Institutions Worldview Technology Theology/Cosmology/ Cultural Anthropology Sociology “They” (impersonal) “We” Major Categories: K. Wilber; Title, Sub-categories: Maurice Martin 2009

  22. Blessed is he whose help is the God of Jacob, whose hope is in the Lord his God, The maker of heaven and earth, the sea and everything in them – the Lord, who remains faithful forever. He upholds the cause of the oppressed and gives food to the hungry. The Lord sets prisoners free; the Lord gives sight to the blind; the Lord lifts up those who are bowed down; the Lord loves the righteous. The Lord watches over the alien and sustains the fatherless and the widow, but he frustrates the way of the wicked.

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