{"product_id":"book-jdhz","title":"Teach a Man to Fish","description":"You’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.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In 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: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Give dignity to “the least of these” \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Address the root causes of poverty to provide solutions for the affected \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Help the vulnerable to become empowered in their own communities \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e Filled 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.","brand":"ONE Audiobooks","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49350960218416,"sku":"BDjdhz","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/620425-jdhz-Square.jpg?v=1734301247","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-jdhz","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}