Service Proposal The past few weeks I have had an opportunity to be apart of my formation group called the activist. With this group, us individuals are part of an organization where we attend Wilshire Avenue Church and provide a food bank for the needy. From my knowledge this is a fairly new group and anyone can be apart of what we do. Going into depth of what we do is, every other Sunday, we set up canopies across from Wilshire church and we wait for a huge group of people to come and they receive a green card with a number and this is telling us that they have checked in to the desk to receive there food. They will then walk over to a canopy where fresh produce is handed out, after they get there produce they will then come to a kitchen area where I provide them a bag of food that contains canned goods, yogurt, meats, milk and juice. Depending on how big the family is will determine if they get a gallon of juice and milk or a pint of juice and milk. What many people do not understand is that the needy comes in all shapes and all have different stories that they want us individuals to hear so we do not make mistakes like them. Something that hit me hard while being apart of this group is that I had met up with someone I knew and I did not …show more content…
In Deuteronomy 15:7-11 tells us, “If there be among you a poor man thou shalt not harden thine heart, not shut thine hand” and cautions us to “beware that thine eye be evil against thy poor brother and thou givest him nought, and he cry unto the lord against thee and it be sin unto thee. (DT...15:9) He then reminds us that the poor shall never cease out the land: therefore I command thee saying, thou shalt open thine hand wide to the poor and to the needy.” This is basically saying is to open up to them or let them open up to you, do not go around thinking that you are better then
For instance, Leviticus 25:35 states, “’if your brother becomes poor and cannot maintain himself with you, you shall support him as though he were a stranger and a sojourner, and he shall live with you” (ESV). As a Christian, a person is called to help those who are struggling, and speaks of giving everything a person has to help those around him or her. According to the Jacob Riis film, citizens turned a blind eye to all those suffering, without a home or food. It also states in Proverbs 22:2, “…the rich and the poor meet together; the Lord is the maker of them all” (ESV). God created everyone on the Earth, and did not create one group to feel superior over another. The last passage that represents the other half is Proverbs 28:6, “ Better is poor man who walks in his integrity than a rich man who is crooked in his ways” (ESV). A man can be as poor as can be, but wealth does not make you better in the eyes of God.
In the article “God’s Heart for the Poor,” Dr. Jay W. Richards, a famous author, claims that Christians should have both heart and mind in order to help the poor and become a true, good neighbor. He uses some Bible verses to teach the readers about the importance of being a good neighbor and uses The Piety Myth to explain how Christians should “exercise prudence” and connects this concept to the economics.
This past summer, I acquired an internship at Baldwin and Lyons, an insurance company in Indianapolis. Every Wednesday during my internship, a couple of employees and I participate in a prodigious community service project, Meals on Wheels. Throughout the three months that I worked at Baldwin and Lyons, I got acquainted with some of the individuals whom we delivered to. These inspiring individuals were so grateful and appreciative that we took time out of our day to volunteer to do such a service. One elderly woman who we delivered to would sing to us as she came to the front door “good meals, good meals, good meals.”
Most people feel that they should help the needy in some way or another. The problem is how to help them. This problem generally arises when there is a person sitting on the side of the road in battered clothes with a cardboard sign asking for some form of help, almost always in the form of money. Yet something makes the giver uneasy. What will they do with this money? Do they need this money? Will it really help them? The truth of the matter is, it won't. However, there are things that can be done to help the needy. Giving money to a reliable foundation will help the helpless, something that transferring money from a pocket to a man's tin can will never do.
5:3-6) (98). This states that even though an individual may be poor, they are blessed in spirit as
There are several ways a professional service can deliver key messages to potential clients in order to be effective. First, you have to keep the messages simple, but deep in meaning. Second, when you keep service proposal messages simple it influences strategy, decision-making and behavior so the client will relate and understand your proposal effectively. Third, there has to be a rapport with the client market insights meaning what they are looking for and their primary goal. Fourth, the professional services proposal needs to be prioritized and sequenced based on the purpose or need of the client.
Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven. This is the first Beatitude. It tells us that we should accept people for who they are and not the material things they have. You should not treat a person who lives in a nice house and drives a nice car any different then someone who lives in a less desirable house and drives an old car. You should treat everyone how you would like to be treated. Just because someone can not afford some of the things as you might be able to does not mean that they are a bad person. We should accept everyone into our community.
God looks upon the poor highly because they are not corrupted by material wealth, however, they are still in great need, which is why we are to share in our goods. Finally, Reading II asks that the followers of Christ be prayerful, holy, and honest. These qualities must all be practiced and carried out together. If one is not honest, they cannot truly be holy or prayerful, therefore they cannot fully serve God. Similarly, if one fails to be holy and prayerful, one cannot be honest.
I would like to share an inspirational quote by Edward Everett Hale, “I am only one, but I am one. I cannot do everything, but I can do something. And I will not let what I cannot do interfere with what I can do.” Over the last year, these words have encouraged me to reflect on what I can do to help others. Last year, I noticed many homeless people outside of stores, on the side of the road, near traffic lights, and throughout my community and surrounding area. One day, while I was with my family outside of Wal-Mart, we were approached by a homeless woman and her two children. She asked us for money so she could clothe and feed her children. The image of this woman and her children stayed with me for a while. I went home and did some research
While assisting these citizens, I was able to speak with them and find where our system fails them. In many cases, these citizens are aware of the resources that are available but lack the resources needed to access them. In many cases, citizens are not able to make it to shelters and food banks in time before closing due to lack of transportation. Also, these citizens are unable to call for services due to the lack of phones. While volunteering in the program, I was able to assist these citizens’ access programs available both public and private through organizations near the area they reside. My time spent with the homeless community was both very humbling and eye opening to the struggles they face on a daily basis. It has helped me see that although services are available, citizens still have trouble accessing them, which is a flaw that needs to be
I went to the grocery store and got cases of water, bags of bread, and stuff to make the sandwiches. I had finished preparing the bags and each had granola bars, fruit, ham and cheese sandwiches, water, toothpaste, and other hygiene products. My dad and I had arrived outside the homeless shelter and were ready to pass the bags out as we saw the swarm of people. Hundreds maybe even thousands of people gathered sitting in what little shade there was. I knew we had a homeless problem, but not to this extent and the bags I had made were going to make little to no difference on the vast amount of people that had been sitting outside. I was a little disappointed at first to be completely honest because I was not prepared for that many people. If I would have known there would have been so many people I would have made more bags. We drove around the block planning on what we were going to do and saw some tents set up. My dad and I were curious as to what they were, so we got out the car and saw that these people had been giving people food and I walked up to them and asked if there was any way I could help them. These people in the tents were actually an organization called Open Arms Outreach and a few girls scouts. They gladly let us help and we brought a few cases of water and the bags I had made and helped pass them out. The organization Open Arms Outreach
Much of scripture speaks to the issues of money and taking up cause for the poor, who are among the most vulnerable in society. The Old Testament has a key theme of protecting the powerless. The powerless in biblical times were often the most financially vulnerable within society, yet God cares for them. Kyle Fedler explains that God’s favoritism seems to rest with the poor and oppressed, and to reject those members of the community, is to reject the God that so deeply loves them. Within our society we often show our favoritism not to the poor, but to the wealthy. Our society runs off of individualism. That individualism blinds us to the needs of
I always see a homeless person. Whether on the streets, an alley or even the subway. You’ll always see one every time you visit. I get to help one homeless person one time while I was staying in the city for 3 days. It was 12:30 am and I was about to head back to the hotel, but I was thirsty, so I went to a convenience store near, when I saw a girl sitting outside a convenience store. She looks young, probably a young adult. I was thinking, maybe that girl hadn’t eaten anything, and if maybe I could grab her some food. I went inside the store, the only thing I need to buy is a bottle of water, but I ended up buying sandwiches, fruits and a two bottles of water. I took 1 bottle of water out and give the rest of the bag to her. She was smiling and said “thank you”. My response is “you’re welcome” and smiled back. Helping the homeless is one of the little things that makes me happy. It might a small thing for me, but if I put it on their perspective, it is something very
The Hosea House provides food for people who have fallen on hard times. Many cannot afford to buy food, so they come to the Hosea House where we helped serve food to them. The meal was spaghetti and meatballs. Just by looking at the faces of the people, I could tell that they were extremely thankful. I don’t know if I have ever felt so good as when I was one of the people responsible for helping put a smile on their faces. My entire family and I did this together, and I was a great experience. I got to see what it was like to be homeless, or starving, or just really poor. Honestly, I was a bit life changing. I almost wanted to cry because I felt pity for these people and also seeing how happy the were despite their current condition. Sadly, I have only been able to serve at the Hosea House once. I want to do it
them that you must help the poor in Luke 6:20-21 it says that the poor