Foreign Fields: International Aid and Faith-Based Organizations
Robert Lloyd Thursday, 1 March 2007
The observation of human suffering and poverty prompts a heartfelt sense of compassion accompanied by a desire to assist those less fortunate. This is true both for those who understand this commitment in light of their religious convictions and those who simply see it as helping a fellow human in need. Unfortunately, despite the rapid economic growth of the past century that has lifted hundreds of millions of the world's people into levels of prosperity never before experienced, many billions still remain in dire economic and social straits.
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