Just a small update on my reading in Africa Doesn’t Matter. Bolton seems to be painting the picture that some countries are not doing enough to fund the erasing of poverty (or at least halving it). Now, we must remember that America is one of lowest in funding. By the lowest, I do not mean the gross amount of funding itself, but the general income percentage put towards. America is one of the highest in the world, especially under the President George W. Bush, but it still stands that the percentage of the American income struggles constantly to hover around .2% according to the Center for Global Development’s analysis of “real aid.” It’s nice to know even questionable presidents can show some decency. Maybe we should pay attention to this. From a Christian point of view, the intent of the giving is found in how much you are willing to give, and with the common opinion that 10% is a good way to keep up with giving to the Kingdom, it might make some sense for Christians to advise politicians to give to those in need (and to advise taxpayers to sacrifice their funds to do so).
Keep giving folks. To your churches and other organizations that help others. And let’s see if we can get our country to do the same. And remember, we have to teach these people to take care themselves also. This book supports the giving a man a fish idea, but also wants us to start pushing harder on the teaching a man to fish. It’s important to teach people to take care of themselves and pave the road so that they can.
Grace and Peace.
