Crisis Among The Poor

Back in 2008, I reported that our Church was seriously affected by the crisis among the poor. The onset of this crisis was rapid. We were inundated with desperate requests for help. But it was not only the poor who were affected. Church collections fell as low as 60% below budget at one point -- a catastrophe. OBSERVATION: We did two things. 1. We halted all “discretionary” spending, and 2. I as minister appealed to those who were in a position to help us over the crisis to do so -- and they did. Within a year, we recovered to where expenditure was just 3% higher than income.