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“One of the biggest mistakes that North American churches make—by far—is in applying relief in situations in which rehabilitation or development is the appropriate intervention.”

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“Throughout history, those left without the ability to read the Word on their own have been put in a place of dependence on ‘religious leaders.’

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“Our vision is so small compared to the Lord’s. Where we imagine a hole in the ground—a hole that we might not even get to

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“[Congregations] exist where many of the believers have a Bible in their own language, carry it to church, and sleep with it on their chest

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“The Bible begins with a tremendous demonstration of God’s ability to create. He miraculously formed the marvelous, orderly universe we see today from a cosmos

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“The Kingdom is the renewal of the whole world through the entrance of supernatural forces. As things are brought under Christ rule and authority, they

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“Love is the most powerful apologetic. It is the essential component in reaching the whole person in a fragmented world. The need is vast, but

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“Developing countries are littered with the bones of abandoned projects, nearly all of them started by well meaning, well financed Westerners. In every case the

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“Scripture teaches us to go out and meet people’s felt needs, to open the door to the Gospel. And then someone goes to train, then

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