In news that comes as no surprise to many believers, two weeks ago Cheryl K. Chumley (in the Washington Times opinion section) reported that Christians were outpacing FEMA in aid to hurricane victims ~
Faith-based groups — Christian nonprofits, specifically — have been busy bees of late, providing more aid to hurricane victims than even FEMA, the federal agency that’s supposed to swoop to the scenes of natural disasters, assess the situation and speed the recovery and rebuilding process […]
Imagine that. When disaster strikes, it’s Americans — specifically, Americans of faith — who lend the quickest hands, who provide the most assistance […]
The United Methodist Committee on Relief sent out the after-disaster work crews to help with cleanup — which includes everything from pulling mud from homes to assisting victims file their claims forms to government and insurance entities. The Convoy of Hope helped feed the masses, arriving on scene in the south with trucks upon trucks of food, even before Irma hit.
Samaritan’s Purse, the Rev. Franklin Graham’s organization, brought everything from food to chainsaws. Post-storm, the same group will help victims rebuild their homes ~
As Chumley continues ~
There’s a critical point to note here, and it goes like this: Big Government types would have it believed that government, and only government, can save the citizens from disasters.
But before Big Government, there was the Citizenry.
And people who put God first, people who are committed to serving Jesus, people who are driven by a moral compass that comes from above, are the real doers and shakers and movers — the ones who see a need and respond […]
America’s greatness was, is and always will be rooted in the fact that our rights come from God, not government. With that, comes a responsibility — that we conduct ourselves on an individual basis as if we believe in God. Bluntly put, it’s what the founders believed; it’s how they envisioned a moral and limited government not just shaping, but staying around a while. Happily, it’s what a large portion of America’s population today still believes […]
The way to a limited government is through a charitable citizenry.
If you’d like to contribute to a relief organization, Samaritan’s Purse is one of the best. And right now you can get a free music download from Steven Curtis Chapman with any donation ~
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— StevenCurtisChapman (@StevenCurtis) September 18, 2017
