There is a lot that has changed at HOPE since our founding in 1997. We’ve built our team. Added 15 more countries of service. Diversified our services. But our core beliefs have remained consistent. Charity is broken. Necessary for short-term relief, charity is like putting a Band-Aid on a broken bone. It doesn’t address...
What the World Wants
What is on everyone’s mind? Jim Clifton, chairman and CEO of Gallup, claims he has the answer. Take a look at an excerpt of Clifton’s The Coming Jobs War, based on Gallup’s World Poll—where he argues that “more than anything else” people are concerned about finding a job. Clifton concludes, “…people want to have...
What Christianity Today Missed
It’s not news: Getting a job is probably the most basic way to get out of poverty. That’s why I’m amazed by the fact that in Christianity Today’s list of top 10 poverty alleviation strategies, only one directly involves job creation (microfinance). See list below. Get clean water to rural villages. Fund de-worming treatments...