Transcript of 10.10.10. Anti Poverty Day 2012. Anti Poverty Day 10.10.10. Anti Poverty Day 2012 Within the top 28...
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- Anti Poverty Day 10.10.10. Anti Poverty Day 2012 Within the top
28 economic cities of the world, Hong Kong has the highest Ginny
Coefficient (0.53), making Hong Kong the leading city of disparity
between the rich and the poor with an estimate of 1.26 million
people in the latter population.. One in every six Hong Kong
citizens are battling poverty. As the issue prevails, the
underprivileged will become increasingly in need of support.
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- 350 thousand children live below the poverty threshold.
Children who grow up in insufficient situations are prone to
encountering more obstacles and social complications. This will
affect their development and how they identify with the society and
result in inter- generational poverty. Families who have to worry
about their next meal due to prolonged periods in poverty or sudden
threats are not uncommon. Anti Poverty Day 10.10.10. Anti Poverty
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- Whether it'd be the elder who scavenge for recyclable cans, the
newly immigrant mother who is expecting, a child who lives in a
family stricken with poverty, the employee who is hardly making
enough to get by, the homeless man, or the people who need the
service of a food bank..they are all fighting to live. s. People in
need are around us. Anti Poverty Day 10.10.10. Anti Poverty Day
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- Look beyond the city, there are 6.5 billion people in the world
with an estimate of 1/4 of them living in poverty, spending no more
than $2 USD per day. Can you see these people's needs? Can you hear
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- Anti Poverty Day United Nations has recognized October 17 as
International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, a day for raising
awareness to the issue and minimizing the population who live in
the poor. HKCNP invite your community to save a day in October and
participate in 10.10.10 Anti-poverty Day. Together we will use 10
minutes in October to commemorate and realize the needs of the
underprivileged and donate $10 (or any other amount) to support our
organization targeted to tackle this issue. Photo Marcus Perk ins/
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- Photo Manoocher Deghati/ IRIN Isaiah 1:17 (NIV) Learn to do
right; seek justice. Defend the oppressed. Take up the cause of the
fatherless; plead the case of the widow. Anti Poverty Day 10.10.10.
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- James 1:27(NIV) Religion that God our Father accepts as pure
and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their
distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world. Anti
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- -Participate in Anti-poverty day and remember those in need
-Learn more about relieving the poor locally and internationally
-Become a volunteer -Encourage your community and worship group to
join efforts to justice and care for the poor -Extend a helping
hand and come in contact with those who are underprivileged -Take
part in events and discussions in advocacy for those in need
-Support anti-poverty vocations, such as purchase fair-trade
products that can alleviate underprivileged people -Pray for those
in need -Give to those who are working against poverty Take action
for change! Amos 5:24 But let justice roll on like a river,
righteousness like a never-failing stream! You Can Anti Poverty Day
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- Whole Congregation Our beloved Lord, we are gathered here for
those who are in need. On this day we pray for anti- poverty.
Prayer We pray for your kindness and for those who are fighting
hunger and on the edge of life, especially helpless and poor
children, underprivileged expecting mothers, scavenging elders, new
immigrants, homeless individuals, food bank operators. We are all
working towards for a better future. Everyday they strive for life.
May your mercy look after us, heal us and comfort us. Response
Lord, we pray for your guidance. Anti Poverty Day 10.10.10. Anti
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- Prayer May your love guide the leaders of our society and let
them work under a government that serve you and those in need. They
will take notice of the unjust and make right the wrong. Under
these testing times, we pray that those in power will quickly
recognize the need for change. Help them remember that Millennium
Development Goals they made can be employed now and can cut the
number in poverty in half making 2015 a better time for the
generation and generations to come. Response Lord, we give you our
lives. Prayer Take us under your wing and guide us. Under today's
economics, our faith needs strength. We pray that you keep our
hopes high and put our hearts to service in reply to the cries of
need. Response Lord, we pray you answer our prayers. Anti Poverty
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- Prayer Guide us Lord, so we can communicate with your sons and
daughters about love, justice, mercy and humility. The path we walk
with you will be fruitful in that we will learn and understand what
people need and respond to it. Response Lord we pay for your
guidance. Whole Congregation Our gracious father, because of your
love, we stand before you and give you our hearts, minds, and
bodies. With this together we will complete this mission bestowed
upon us so we can bring greater happiness in your name. Hear our
prayers, in Your name we pray. Amen. Anti Poverty Day 10.10.10.
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