Session 1 Review

1. Session 1 Review God • What is Poverty? • What causes poverty? • Voices of the poor • Foundation Relationships & Systems Self Creation Others

2. Session 1 Review, cont’d Help + + = Material Definition God Complexes Economic System Feelings of Inferiority Harm to Both • Relationships = Building blocks for [failed] systems • Religious, social, political, economic • Cause = SIN [ individual & corporate] • Poor & Rich BOTH SUFFER! • Poverty of being, spiritual intimacy, community, stewardship • Compassion Fatigue • Solutions Revise Repent Recover

3. Understanding Poverty – to better serve like Jesus Poverty culture. What can we/I do? Part 2 of 2

4. Poverty Culture – key points • Poverty is relative • Poverty occurs in all races and in all countries • Generational poverty and situational poverty are different • Two things that help one move out of poverty: education and relationships • Four reasons one leaves poverty: too painful to stay, a vision or goal, a key relationship, a special talent or skill Ruby K Payne, a framework for Understanding Poverty, p. 2

5. Poverty Culture: handouts • Money – to be spent, used • Food – quantityimportant; did you have enough? • Time – present most important; decision made for moment based on feeling or survival • Driving forces – survival, relationship, entertainment • Family structure – tends to be matriarchal • World view – see world in terms of local setting • Humor – about people and sex • There are “hidden rules” among classes • “Could You Survive?”handouts, activity Ruby K Payne, a framework for Understanding Poverty, p. 38-42

6. More info: handout material Generational poverty “characteristics” • Background noise – TV almost always on • Importance of personality – what bring to setting • Significance of entertainment – brings respite • Importance of relationships – only people to rely on • Identity tied to lover/fighter role – be a “man” • Identity tied to rescuer/martyr role – a “good” woman • Discipline – punishment about penance …not change • Belief in fate – choice is seldom considered Ruby K Payne, a framework for Understanding Poverty, p. 51-52

7. More info: handout material (cont’d) Generational poverty “characteristics” • Ownership of people – people are possessions • Polarized thinking – options hardly ever examined • Mating dance – about using the body in a sexual way • Time – is flexible & not measured; only the present • Sense of humor – highly valued, since entertainment • Lack of order/organization – home unkempt/cluttered • Does not consider future ramifications – most of what occurs is reactive and in the moment; no planning Ruby K Payne, a framework for Understanding Poverty, p. 52-53

8. Q & A

9. What is the Church’s Task? Preach the good news in word and deed • God gave Moses numerous commands instructing Israel to care for the poor. Ex 23:10-12, Lev 19:9-10; Deut 15:1-4, • Jesus modeled “the good news” among the hurting, the weak, & the poor. Lk 4:18-21, Mt 4:23-24, Acts 10:36-38 Why was Israel sent into captivity? Isa 1:10-13, 16-17; 58:1-3,5-10

10. MissionObjectives • “To recover our true identity as human beings created in the image of God, and… • to discover our true vocation as productivestewards, faithfully caring for the world and all the people in it.” Walking with the Poor, p 3.

11. Discuss: When poor people look at our church, in what ways do they see the embodi-ment of Christ and the healing of His kingdom? • When people look at you, in what ways do they see the face of Jesus and the spirit of the Lord at work? Then what might we / I be doing?

12. Critical first step Discern whether the situation calls for relief, rehabilitation or development. Relief 1 3 Failure to distinguish among these situations can easily allow alleviation efforts to do harm. Development 2 Relief Rehab

13. Relief The urgent provision of emergency aid to reduce suffering resulting from a natural and/or man-made crisis. Relief is by its very nature, immediate and temporary. It is prolonged only when self-reliance is impossible. The basic dynamic is provider & receiver.

14. Rehabilitation The restoration of people and their communities to their pre-crisis state and minimization of future vulnerabilities. Opportunities for moving from doing for to doing with.Local people involved in work. Serves as a bridge between Relief and Development.

15. Development The process of on-going change that is moving people closerto being in right relationship with God, with themselves, with others and with nature. Development isn’t doneto people orfor people but with people. Key dynamic: is promoting an empowering process. This will typically be done around or result in some “products/project”.

16. Comparable steps for a sinner (4) Rev 2:5,16; 3:3,19(5) Eph 4:15-16, 2:21 (1) Mt 4:17 (2) Mk 16:16 (3) Rom 6:4 Relief Repentance Repentance 1 ,4 3 5 1 – 3 illustrate the new birth of a believer New life in Christ 2 Growth in Christ Baptism 4 – 5 illustrate his/her continued spiritual growth

17. StrengtheningLocal Church • Focus on increasing the “testimony” of the local church • Avoid Paternalism – Do not do things for people they can do for themselves. • Avoid Dependency

18. Asset-Based Approach A P2P planning meetings was held in Jamaica in August 2010; this was prep for the P2P programs in Jamaica, 2011 • Individuals & communities have resources to con- tribute, even drive, positive change in their lives. • Social capital • Knowledge • Economic • Key action is to: • Identify resources • Mobilize them • Connect people to resources & action plan

19. Human Poverty (Sin) Alleviation • Lev 19:9-10 – let the poor glean in the field; to work is to experience a privilege of life and gift from God • Lev 19:15 – be impartial to both rich and the poor; treat all people as needing God’s grace • Lk 4:18-19 – preach good news to the poor [all people at all levels in all places], proclaim release to the captives [of sin], set at liberty those who are oppressed [by own sins] Cited two of these earlier, but building a different case now

20. How Jesus saved men from Sin Luke 4 40 Now when the sun was setting, all those who had any who were sick with various diseases brought them to him, and he laid his hands on every one of them and healed them. 41 And demons also came out of many, crying, "You are the Son of God!" But he rebuked them and would not allow them to speak, because they knew that he was the Christ.

21. How Jesus saved men from Sin Luke 4 42 And when it was day, he departed and went into a desolate place. And the people sought him and came to him, and would have kept him from leaving them, 43 but he said to them, "I must preach the good news of the kingdom of God to the other towns as well; for I was sent for this purpose.” 44 And he was preaching in the synagogues of Judea.

22. How Jesus saved men from Sin Acts 10 34 So Peter opened his mouth and said: "Truly I understand that God shows no partiality, 35 but in every nation anyone who fears him and does what is right is acceptable to him. 36 As for the word that he sent to Israel, preaching good news of peace through Jesus Christ (he is Lord of all), 37 you yourselves know what happened throughout all Judea, beginning from Galilee after the baptism that John proclaimed:

23. How Jesus saved men from Sin Acts 10 38 how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power. He went about doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him. 39 And we are witnesses of all that he did both in the country of the Jews and in Jerusalem. They put him to death by hanging him on a tree, 40 but God raised him on the third day and made him to appear,

24. How Jesus saved men from Sin Acts 10 41 not to all the people but to us who had been chosen by God as witnesses, who ate and drank with him after he rose from the dead. 42 And he commanded us to preach to the people and to testify that he is the one appoint- ed by God to be judge of the living and the dead. 43 To him all the prophets bear witness that everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name.

25. How Paul saw his ministry 2Cor 6 3 We put no obstacle in anyone's way, so that no fault may be found with our ministry, 4 but as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: by great endurance, in afflictions, hardships, calamities, 5 beatings, imprisonments, riots, labors, sleepless nights, hunger;

26. How Paul saw his ministry 2Cor 6 6 by purity, knowledge, patience, kindness, the Holy Spirit, genuine love; 7 by truthful speech, and the power of God; with the weapons of righteousness for the right hand and for the left; 8 through honor and dishonor, through slander and praise. We are treated as impostors, and yet are true;

27. How Paul saw his ministry 2Cor 6 9 as unknown, and yet well known; as dying, and behold, we live; as punished, and yet not killed; 10 as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing, yet possessing everything. 11 We have spoken freely to you, Corinthians; our heart is wide open.

28. Jesus’ poverty is our richness 2Cor 8 9 For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though he was rich, yet for your sake he became poor… …so that you by his poverty might become rich.

29. Our richness passed along 1. A restaurant in Negril – simple need to have a meal 2. Brothers Martin and Roy chatting after the meal 3. The real food served – a chat with Sonia, and then a Bible for Sonia!