more" /> more" /> more" />
Alpha Ministries
  • Menu Canvas
    • Home
    • Resources
      • Books
      • Video
      • Podcast
    • COVID-19
    • Media
    • Who We Are
      • Our Vision
        • Our Mission
        • Our History
        • Our Story
        • Our Beliefs
      • Our Board
        • Dr. Mathews Cherian
        • Pastor Bennie
        • Board of Directors
        • Advisory Board
        • IMPACT Faculty
      • Our Field
        • Our Nations
        • Our Field Report
        • Our Endorsements
    • Ways to Partner
      • Commit to Pray
        • Prayer Request
        • How to Pray
        • Become A MVP Partner
      • Commit to Go
        • Medical Mission
        • Medical Board
        • Medical Trips
      • Commit to Help
        • Request a speaker
    • What We Do
      • Children’s
      • Evangelism
      • Discipleship
      • IMPACT Projects
      • Annual Report
    • Ways to Give
      • Donate Now
      • donation catalog
      • Financial Accountability
      • Pressing Needs
      • Gifts of Stock
      • Corporate Matching
    • Contact
    • Cart
    • Login
Alpha Ministries
  • logo
  • Home
  • Resources
    • Books
    • Video
    • Podcast
  • COVID-19
  • Who We Are
    • Our Vision
      • Our Mission
      • Our History
      • Our Story
      • Our Beliefs
    • Our Board
      • Dr. Mathews Cherian
      • Pastor Bennie
      • Board of Directors
      • Advisory Board
      • IMPACT Faculty
    • Our Field
      • Our Nations
      • Our Blog
      • Our Endorsements
  • Ways to Partner
    • Commit to Pray
      • Prayer Request
      • How to Pray
      • Become A MVP Partner
    • Commit to Go
      • Medical Mission
      • Medical Board
      • Medical Trips
    • Commit to Help
      • Request a speaker
  • What We Do
    • Children’s
    • Evangelism
    • Discipleship
    • IMPACT Projects
    • Annual Report
  • Ways to Give
    • Donate Now
    • Donation Catalog
    • Financial Accountability
    • Pressing Needs
    • Gifts of Stock
    • Corporate Matching
  • Annual report
  • Cart
  • Login
  • Notification

Poor Foreigners?

Poor Foreigners?



“When you reap the harvest of your land,
do not reap to the very edges of your field
or gather the gleanings of your harvest.
Do not go over your vineyard a second time
or pick up the grapes that have fallen. Leave
them for the poor and the foreigner. I am
the Lord your God.”
(Leviticus 19:9-10 NIV)

As Christians, we can sometimes become detached from the suffering and struggles around us. Going through our daily routines, we don’t always see and hear about the difficulty others may be going through. This is especially true in times like these when each day seems to bring a new challenge.

I am so thankful for our dedicated frontline messengers who serve throughout South Asia. They keep us updated on the needs and struggles they encounter so that we can pray and respond. In all of the regions we serve, thousands have lost what meager livelihood they could earn because of nationwide shutdowns. Street vendors and day laborers are some of the hardest hit. These are men and women with families who rely on that income to survive.

In one region, our team was made aware of a slum where the conditions were particularly desperate. It is inhabited by a group of stranded street vendors who have no work, no way to get back to their families and no food. That same slum had also become home to a large group of transgenders. Being outcast by society and without income due to the travel restrictions that have all but ended tourism in the area, they are lost and barely surviving. They need more than food. They need the Light of God’s Love to set them free. The Psalmist tells us to, “Defend the weak and the fatherless; uphold the cause of the poor and the oppressed. Rescue the weak and the needy; deliver them from the hand of the wicked,” (Psalm 82:3-4NIV). Our team has begun to provide food and other staples to those living in this slum and they are ministering to them as well. Please pray for breakthrough!

My friend, revival is breaking out in the most unusual places. We are hearing reports from all over the world that God showing up in the midst of all this chaos – breaking chains and setting the captives free.

We must not rest in days like this, but rather, continue to pray…to be light in the darkness…and to speak life where there is death.

By remembering the poor in our giving, we also open doors that may otherwise never have opened to share the love of God with them. Thank you for standing with Alpha Ministries in this great work! God bless you!



“The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is on me,
because the Lord has anointed me to proclaim
good news to the poor. He has sent me to bind up the
brokenhearted, to proclaim freedom for the captives
and release from darkness for the prisoners.”
(Isaiah 61:1)



Previous Story
SOARING ABOVE UNCERTAINTY

Related Articles

SOARING ABOVE UNCERTAINTY

The verses from the old hymn, “On Christ the Solid...

Making a Way

You are making a way for people who thought there...

Contact Info

Alpha Ministries
P.O. Box 4563
Lynchburg
VA. 24502-4563

Phone : 434-929-2500

Follow us

Facebook
Twitter
Instagram

Website Policies

Privacy Statement

Terms of  Use

Contact Us

How to Pray

Children’s

Evangelism

Discipleship

IMPACT Projects

Financial Accountability

Thank you for your unwavering support in 2019. Your gifts make it all possible to reach the unreached and tell the untold around the world. In fiscal year 2019, 93% of Alpha Ministries expenses went directly to evangelism, disciple, train & equip nationals, help the persecuted brethren in need and bring Help-Hope & Healing to the nations. As followers of Jesus Christ we serve all people, regardless of religion, race, ethnicity or nationality with the attitude of Christ. We do everything we can to keep our overhead low so we can be good stewards with the funds entrusted to us.

Alpha Ministries is a registered 501(c) (3) nonprofit organization. All donations to ALPHA MINISTRIES are income-tax deductible to the extent allowed by law. © 1963-2020
SearchPostsLoginCart
Wednesday, 5, Aug
Poor Foreigners?
Monday, 27, Jul
SOARING ABOVE UNCERTAINTY
Tuesday, 14, Jul
Making a Way
Saturday, 27, Jun
Breaking the Chains of Opposition
Wednesday, 17, Jun
GRACE KIDS: Sharing the hope of a better future
Saturday, 6, Jun
Bleeding and Left to Die

Welcome back,

News letter

Thank you!

You have already subscribed!

Privacy policy

We respect your privacy and we won't share your information