Carol Stream, IL (June 27, 2024)—You’ve probably heard the old saying, “Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.”
The same basic principle applies to missions work. Too often, churches and missions organizations over-emphasize relief aid—no-strings-attached handouts of vital supplies given in the immediate aftermath of a disaster. While necessary and lifesaving, relief aid is only a temporary fix. Once the funds dry up and the ground team leaves, the impoverished community is often no better off than they were before disaster struck.
In Teach a Man to Fish, the authors illustrate the benefits of wholistic transformational development, where—through engagement with the local church—the community is empowered to identify and carry out long-term sustainable solutions to meet its own needs.
Essential aspects of wholistic transformational development include
- giving dignity to “the least of these”
- addressing the root causes of poverty to provide solutions for the affected
- helping the vulnerable to become empowered in their own communities
Featuring Scripture, journaling questions, and real-life stories from co-authors, Florence Muindi and Charlie Vittitow, Teach a Man to Fish will provide churches and missions organizations with a blueprint for helping people help themselves to create lasting change, as well as long-term sustainability and independence. Its release date is September 3, 2024.
Teach a Man to Fish
by Florence Muindi and Charlie Vittitow
ISBN: 978-1-4964-9006-3 | Softcover: $18.99 | September 3, 2024 | Tyndale.com
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