Our helping patronizes people
Our helping causes shame
1 Peter 2:17 (MSG) It is God’s will that by doing good, you might cure the ignorance of the fools who think you’re a danger to society. Exercise your freedom by serving God, not by breaking the rules. Treat everyone you meet with dignity.
Our helping wastes money
Our helping creates new problems
Our helping doesn’t challenge systems
Luke 10:30 In reply Jesus said: “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, when he was attacked by robbers. They stripped him of his clothes, beat him and went away, leaving him half dead.
Our helping needs to know the rules
Our helping needs to be wanted
Our helping needs to be preserve a person’s dignity
Our helping needs to be developmental
Our helping needs to focus on relationships