Local Missions Trips
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- Inner-City Churches
We have a great interest in helping
inner-city churches that are
ministering in very needy areas. Last
year we took a team of 25 men to help
a church in Riverview, (North St. Louis
Area).
- We put a suspended ceiling in the
basement fellowship hall. - Replaced several doors
- Replaced a bathroom floor
- Did some electrical work
- Hauled away trash
- We are a Very Blessed People
According to an article in the New York Times
(September 5, 1999, here are some
interesting figures: The world’s 225 richest
individuals, of whom 60 are Americans with
total assets of $311 billion, have a combined
wealth of over $1 trillion—equal to the
combined wealth of the poorest 47% of the
entire world’s population. The average
African household is some 20% poorer today
than it was 25 years ago. The richest 20% of
the world’s people consume 86% of all
goods and services. The poorest 20%
consume 1.3%. Americans and Europeans
spend $17 billion a year on pet food. This is
$4 billion more than the estimated annual
total needed to provide basic health and
nutrition for everyone in the world. Americans
spend $8 billion a year on cosmetics--$2
billion more than the estimated annual total
needed to provide basic education for
everyone in the world (p. 16)
- What Will We Do With
What We Have?
We certainly appreciate God's
blessings on our lives. We so
however, firmly believe that we are
blessed so we can bless others.
