KCMI's Blog

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,



The lost are often materially poor. Whether one approaches the data from a desire to learn where the good News needs to be heard or a desire to find the poorest of the poor, the answer is the same âwrites Bryant L Myers, World Vision. Therefore, the challenge before church and missions is doubled to take care of the soul and the body. What should we do first? These questions have always puzzled us. Thus, in order to figure out the issue we need to understand the following.



First, we need to understand that âhumans are physical, biological, psychological, social, cultural and spiritual beings all at the same time. If any part goes wrong, symptoms of the malady is manifested throughout the system,â writes Paul Hiebert. He also says that the Bible offers total salvation, which affects every aspect of life. Therefore, we cannot ignore any one part for preference over the others.



Secondly, How did Jesus respond? Jesus always responded according to the need of the person or circumstances. For example, sometimes he healed first. At other times, he appealed directly to the soul such as when he spoke to the rich man that he should be born again. Thus, we need to understand the situation and the respond.



Thirdly, we represent the Kingdom of God. Tim Dearborn writes âGod desires that we are living signs of the kingdom, to provide visual aids of what life will look like one day when the kingdom is here fully.â



Finally, we need to ask, âWhat will God get because of our response? As Steve Hawthorne said, âGLORY COMES TO GOD FROM GOSPEL DECLARATION OR A KIND DEED DONE IN HIS NAME. GREATER GLORY RESOUNDS WHEN WHOLE COMMUNITIES SEE CHRISTâS HAND TRANSFORMING THEIR LIVES.â



So my dear Christian friends we are Christians not in the middle of the age. But by born we are Christians and born again Christians. But without LOVE how can be we real Christians. Now I am in Mission trip, spreading gospel to unreached and the poor people and conducting crusades in India. Please pray for our team and me for Godâs work.. Please pray for KCMI.



Thank you

Your humble servant.

KCMI.

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
I am humbly writing to all of you... Please take time to read... Thanks.

Already four months have gone. But New year eve is a time to take a stock - a time to reflect on the shape of our lives. How do we spend our time and money? what are the habits we've got in to? This time we compare life as it is with life as it could be- life as God would have it be. In response to this stock-taking we make resolutions about the year ahead. such resolutions have a mixed rate of success. Our good intentions get worn down as the months go by Of course, even bigger than the beginning of another year is the beginning of another millennium. And so, on Millennium eve, the world took stock in an even bigger way. we asked ourselves, as nations as well as individuals: How do we live together now, and how could we live together differently-given the resources and the energy at our disposal?

And so, the nations of the world made a set of resolutions. Why has this got to do with the church, and with her mission? why should Christians mobilise to make sure these goals are achieved? the mission of the church is to call people in to communion with God, and in to a common life that reflect the life of God.

What can I do?
Our first response, is to CONNECT. we have seen that the church's mission is grounded in the love of God the Trinity. And so our work for justice needs first of all to be rooted in God's love. So the first thing we need to do is to connect with God. Prayer is the absolute foundation of our work. prayer is simply waiting on God, and reminding ourselves of what God has made us to be. And from that connection with God's being we begin to see creation with God's eyes. Our communion with God leads on to communion connection -with our brothers and sisters in the human family. We move from connecting with God to connecting with other people. Our work for global justice requires opportunities for face to face encounter, so that we are not simply doing good in an abstract way to somebody over there, but we have actually got a face to face relationship.

Secondly, CONTRIBUTE
Words about poverty relief are easy. What are we really to give to this? What are we willing to practically contribute? If we are going to call on governments to give more- and make that call with integrity - we need to look at our personal giving. The Bible teaches that everything comes from God. Christian giving isn't about following a rule (although there are guidelines such as tithing), it is about saying of everything God has given us, "Given the world we live in and given its needs, how does the LORD want me to use this?" And that can be a challenging question.

it is useful to set a point in the year when we do a bit if budgeting around this because the one ting we can be sure God does not want us to do and is keep spending money on ourselves and then feel guilty about it. That does not do any good for any one - in Africa or in India. So a good thing to do is to sit down honestly once a year and say "from all that God has given me, how much do i think of all that God has given me that i should be giving to charities that deal with extreme poverty and Church work? And then we can both give joyfully and enjoy God's gifts to us joyfully.

Thirdly, CAMPAIGN
I just want to finish with a quote from Ronald Sider whose book "Rich Christians in an age of Hunger" began to challenge the church on global poverty some decades ago. Sider says, "If at this moment a few generous christians , blesses with material abundance, dare to join hands with the poor around the world, we will decisively influence the course of world history." For although we may feel at times that the church is under pressure and in decline, there are a huge number of people who are part of the christian church, with a huge proportion of the world's resources in our hands. We join hands in the campaign with people of many creeds. But we also need to take responsibility for the difference our own faith can make. So here's an opportunity for christians, An opportunity to bear witness to the God who has poured out his hospitality upon us. An opportunity to put words and visions in to practice. An opportunity male the relationships between human beings reflect the relationship at the heart of creation.

So finally my dear Sisters and Brothers why we can't help to charities. No, we can.. Just close our eyes and think about the poverty in the world. Just think because that is our duty. The blood is same in all human beings. So bless the charities and God will surely bless you..

If You inspired by God to give to Charities please write me back. I am ready to work with you.

Thank you very much for your time.

KIRANMAYI CHARITABLE MINISTRIES.