World Vision Case Study

  • Lyndsey Crosbie
  • Oct 6, 2009

Jesus’ ministry was to go directly to those in need, to give them freedom, release and recovery.  Then he took his disciples and for the next few years they did the same thing.  Jesus modeled the gospel action that he calls his disciples to engage in:  direct, active, feet and hands on the ground, touching  the most despised and needy people.  As he called his disciples, so he calls us, 21st century Christians, facing a world in desperate need.

 

Since 2004 Huron Hills has engaged in direct, active, feet and hands-on-the-ground ministry through the generosity of World Vision USA and World Vision Mexico.  We have sent seven missions groups of people and numerous other smaller groups to interact and minister alongside our brothers and sisters on the North Border in Tijuana, Mexico.  Not only have we been changed by this, but we have also encouraged our co-workers in marginalized communities, raised awareness in our church and community, and raised resources and funds for the ongoing work. 

 

Direct involvement is the only way to truly change people for a lifetime.  It is our involvement, directly, as a local church, with hands and feet on the ground and getting dirty, that has catalyzed generosity, unleashed servants desiring to help those caught in the grip of poverty, and opened pocketbooks for the poor.  If this model of service is replicated among local churches it is our belief that you will unleash a generosity mindset unlike one the church has ever seen.  In so doing you will unleash resources for the poor and the church will be revolutionized.

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