Did you see this article on CNN.com? I wish more of us would understand these dynamics. I witness this stuff first hand as The Location is not a lot unlike Haiti.
I can't say I'm surprised at any of this. People want to help, so they write a check. But how does that check help when there are no banks? No stable government? You can't put a band-aid on a gaping wound.
The Location: The unnamed country where Koffijah is serving. The People: The people who inhabit The Location. The Crop: The agricultural crop that Koffijah is promoting to The People in The Location. The Approach: Koffijah's strategy in The Location--a combination of BAM, Discipleship Training and National Tentmaking. BAM:Business As Missions
I can't say I'm surprised at any of this. People want to help, so they write a check. But how does that check help when there are no banks? No stable government? You can't put a band-aid on a gaping wound.
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