{"product_id":"teach-a-man-to-fish","title":"Teach A Man To Fish","description":"\u003cp\u003eYou’ve probably heard the old saying, “Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe same basic principle applies to missions work. Too many churches and other missions organizations over-emphasize Relief Aid—no-strings-attached, handouts of vital supplies given in the immediate aftermath of a disaster. While necessary and lifesaving, Relief Aid is only a temporary fix. Once the funds dry up and the ground team leaves, the impoverished community is often no better off than they were before.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn Teach a Man to Fish, the authors illustrate the benefits of 'wholistic transformational development,' where—through engagement with the local church— the community is empowered to identify and carry out long-term sustainable solutions to meet its own needs. A few of the steps that 'wholistic transformational development' includes are:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGive dignity to 'the least of these'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAddress the root causes of poverty to provide solutions for the affected\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHelp the vulnerable to become empowered in their own communities\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFilled with real-life stories from the authors’ own experiences, Teach a Man to Fish provides churches and missions organizations with a blueprint for helping people help themselves in order to create lasting change and long-term sustainability and independence.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Florence Muindi, MD \u0026 MPH","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44461121601748,"sku":"9781496490063","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9351\/9316\/files\/10098334_LRG_6e584d40-4da9-4879-9ba1-67b4cbf6540b.jpg?v=1758115186","url":"https:\/\/etcevents.co.uk\/products\/teach-a-man-to-fish","provider":"ETCEvents","version":"1.0","type":"link"}