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Post by christiansburg on Jul 31, 2014 9:10:50 GMT -5
I was truly sickened when I met the (Irish?) worker ** several years ago. She spoke of the extreme poverty of the people in Venezeula, showing photos of people standing beside wooden hovels in shabby clothes -- but clearly she had no shame in living off such poor people. It made me wonder how many of those had people to give up their their dinners to feed ** and her companion worker. You make it sound like the worker and her companion had demanded that the Venezuela family were forced to give up what they had..."You were made to wonder how many of those people HAD to give up their dinners." I seriously doubt that was the case. But I believe that the family was grateful for the spiritual benefits they were made aware of by the labors of those workers. And I think the people felt that a material gift was the least they could do in comparison.
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Post by CherieKropp on Jul 31, 2014 10:08:32 GMT -5
In Vietnam, Uncle Hoa takes food with him when he visits the poor in the rural areas where feeding him could be a burden. (per Minh Thanh)
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Post by christiansburg on Aug 1, 2014 8:31:06 GMT -5
In Vietnam, Uncle Hoa takes food with him when he visits the poor in the rural areas where feeding him could be a burden. (per Minh Thanh) That is very commendable. I have knowm a few here and there who did that also. I guess I would wonder how well funded the South American workers were supported in those early days and especially in the most remote areas.
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Post by bubbles on Sept 5, 2014 18:29:02 GMT -5
Would be a luxury not having to work and receiving money from others. All churches seem to be the same in thinking they have a right to money from others. Don't seem to have a conscience when receiving money from poor people. I only learnt recently of the bank accounts the workers have and always thought they were homeless without incomes and living by faith alone so guess it is just another lie. One time at convention I was in my mid twenties a worker id loved as a child had returned from working overseas. When we greeted I happened to look down his shoes were worn and torn. It wrenched my heart. That was before I knew about any bank accounts.
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Post by magpie on Aug 12, 2015 18:00:37 GMT -5
What happened to allthe fortune the Christian Assemblies of Australia got selling the Dandenong convention grounds to developers? Look up Christian Conventions of Victotia that is the current incorperated reg'd name.No need for worn out shoes?
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