Response to Poverty - Mentors

Jeremiah 22:16 says this about a king with the right heart:

"He gave justice and help to the poor and needy,

and everything went well for him.

Isn’t that what it means to know me?” says the Lord.

Questions:

--Am I living like I know the Lord?

--How much attention am I giving to justice for the poor?

--Am I responding more to the results of poverty or it's causes (education, health issues, etc.)?

--As a church of 4,000+, what could we do (as in, we each roll up our sleeves to give time and effort) in our city toward more justice and help to the poor and needy?

--As a church, what should we do? Not simply how much money can we raise? But what should we as Jesus-followers be doing?

I'm going to be inviting folks to go with me as mentors inside schools to help kids who have educationally been identified as "at risk."

Why is this so important?

Because one of the clearest predictors for poverty in this country is level of education.

Mentoring helps kids. In fact, elementary tutoring helps many kids who are most vulnerable and in danger of continuing the cycle of poverty.

“Whatever you did for the least of these, you did for me”—Jesus.

What should and could we be doing? As mentors, we can go together inside schools one afternoon per week to help children with basic homework and have one-on-one conversations with them that could change their lives.

"He gave justice and help to the poor and needy,
and everything went well for him.
Isn’t that what it means to know me?” says the Lord.