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In His Name Ministries
is just scratching the surface.
If only there were
A LITTLE
AID TO THE POOR FROM
EVERY CHURCH
If each of
Oklahoma City's churches set aside just $150 per month for their
outreach to poor neighbors the total aid city-wide would exceed $1,500,000
annually.
But many
churches, could do much more without hurting their other programs.
One local body
raises over $32,000 each year. That's more than $2,500 each month.
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Our Relationship With
Others -- Christ Has
Enabled Us To Love Them As He Loves Us.
In
the early days of the New Testament church, people of means sold lands
and houses and gave the money to leaders to disperse to the poor.
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Many
people who suffer financial hardship call In His Name Ministries for help
or advice. Talking with them, and aiding some of them is the focus of this
ministry.
We may not always have funds, but we want
to encourage each person in some way. They are
persons not aided by other sources - the elderly poor, accident
victims, the disabled, or abandoned wives.
We talk to as many at
2,500 people each year.
We have just added an associate, so this
number will increase. Our limited funding sets a cap on how many we minister
to.
However, our city has a vast untapped source that
could greatly magnify the available aid - the hundreds of church organizations.
Most churches are friendly with their
neighbors.
Some will give groceries, a few have a broader scoped compassionate outreach
ministry in place. Many others, however,
defer help, or turn away from their suffering neighbors. We know, because those
who were turned down often tell us so.
Several times over the years, when we
have talked with church leaders, the building fund is one reason there is no money to
help. Recently one church who previously budgeted money for the poor removed that item
from the budget when they started building a large suburban church facility.
One used God's money on a luxuriously
appointed new facility that includes a water falls within.

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