Comments on: Reality Check Regarding Haiti

By: Chad The Mental Giant

Chad The Mental Giant — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 23:00:36 +0000

I liked this article a lot. I didn’t find it radical. It sounded like common sense to me. Compolo has many great things like this to say. However, I’m not sure how he reconconciles facts in this article with his belief in global financial equity. Code words for Socialism. .

By: James Mason

James Mason — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 21:49:14 +0000

Yes! Yes! A thousand times yes! Our American giving structures are doing great harm to the advance of the gospel around the world. Most Americans are not aware that their well intentioned giving, their building projects, their clinics and their schools are often (if not usually) less helpful then they realize. In fact they are often destructive. The book mentioned in the previous comment is excellent. Other good reads are “Missions and Money” by Jonathan Bonk and “When Charity Destroys Dignity by Glenn Schwartz. Thanks for posting something we really need to pay attention to.

By: David Binder

David Binder — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:14:01 +0000

I think he’s dead-on too, Mike. A fantastic book addressing mercy ministry, how it can do harm, and how it can be used to do good is “When Helping Hurts: How to Alleviate Poverty Without Hurting the Poor and Yourself.” It’s written by two really sharp dudes at Covenant who love the Lord and have a lot to say about the Church’s role in helping the poor. If you haven’t yet, you should check it out.