If you are like many Christians, you are so busy with day-to-day living that you may by unaware of the needs around you. In fact, you might be puzzled about how to help those who lack. Yet it's not nearly as hard as you might think. Just take a glance at your own community. There are people in need all around you, if you only stop to look. These needs cry out to be met, and God's Word says that to meet them is "pure and faultless" religion. In 101 Ways to Help People in Need, Steve and Janie Sjogren show you:

• how to recognize need in the lives of people around you
• practical ideas for busy Christian families who want to help meet needs but have time constraints
• group-oriented ideas that show churches how to rally members to meet community needs
• real-life stories to demonstrate how to launch larger ministry efforts that affect communities, cities, and foreign countries

As the book progresses, the ideas become more challenging, gradually giving you the courage to try involved and interactive ministries that reach a broader range of people.

Middle-class Christians who wonder how to appropriately respond to poverty may enjoy the practical, specific suggestions in 101 Ways to Help People in Need, a guide by Steve and Janie Sjogren. For an evangelical book, it has a refreshing emphasis on social justice and is chock-full of concrete ideas. The Sjogrens begin with tips for immediate relief, such as providing backpacks to the homeless and used computers to low-income families. The next steps are a bit more demanding: helping needy persons to reconcile with God and each other, creating economic opportunities for them and, finally, "relocating" to serve them better (e.g., by using vacation time to assist with house-building). Down-to-earth and compassionate, this is a valuable guide to getting started. ( May) Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information.

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