Reflections on relative poverty in North America and Africa思考就相对贫穷在北美和非洲
Written by Mark Van Steenwyk : December 22, 2005写的马克范steenwyk ： 2005年12月22日
Check out签出 this fascinating article这个充满魅力的文章 about 3rd World versus American poverty.关于第三次世界银两美国贫困。 Poverty is a complex issue, and the Church needs to understand its complexities. This article helps put things into perspective. The article compares the lives of 2 men: Mr. Banks, who is Appalachian "trailer trash" and Dr. Kabamba who is a well-to-do surgeon in Congo.贫穷是一个复杂的问题，和教会的需要，理解其复杂性，这条有利于把事情的角度。本文比较的生命， 2名男子：先生银行，谁是阿帕拉契“拖垃圾”和博士kabamba谁是以及到做外科医生在刚果。 Here’s some snippets, followed by my own thoughts:这里的一些片段，其次是我自己的想法：
Dr Kabamba earns enough to feed his children, but not as well as he博士kabamba赚足够的饲料他的子女，但不作为，以及他
would like.想。 The family eats meat about twice a month; Dr Kabamba calls家庭吃的肉类约每月两次;博士kabamba呼吁
it “a great luxury”.它说成是“伟大的奢侈” 。 In America, poor children eat more meat than the在美国，穷人的孩子吃更多的肉比
well-to-do.以及到这样做。 In fact, they get twice as much protein as their government事实上，他们得到的两倍多蛋白作为其政府
says is good for them, which is why the Wal-Mart near Mr Banks sells说是好的，对于他们来说，这就是为什么沃尔玛附近的议员，银行销售
such enormous jeans.如此庞大的牛仔裤。
“Poverty” describes two quite different phenomena: utter penury, of “贫穷”介绍了两种截然不同的现象：天下贫困，
the sort experienced by the billion or so souls who subsist on $1 a day排序所经历的10亿或灵魂，所以谁生存每天一美元
or less; and the situation of people in rich countries who are less或以下;和人民的状况在富裕国家的谁是少
well off than their compatriots.小康，比他们的同胞。For the first group, finding enough to eat is a daily struggle, and为第一组，寻找足够的食物是一种日常斗争，并
a $2-a-day job hand-washing mineral ore in a river is a lucky break. 1 2元-一-天的工作，另一方面洗手矿产成矿在一条河是一个幸运的突破。
Shortly before meeting Dr Kabamba, your correspondent interviewed a不久之前，会议kabamba博士，您的记者采访了
group of Congolese ore-washers who were delighted to have found such一群刚果成矿垫圈谁很高兴有这样的发现
lucrative work…利润丰厚的工作……All one can say is that whereas the poor in Kinshasa [in Congo] complain about 1 …所有可以说的是，而穷人在金沙萨[在刚果]抱怨
the price of bread, the poor in Kentucky complain about the price of价格面包，穷人在肯塔基州抱怨价格
motor insurance.汽车保险。 Fair enough-they need to drive to work.公平不够的，他们需要的车去上班。Granted, the poor in America do not starve.理所当然的，穷人在美国不挨饿。 But their relative但它们的相对
poverty can hurt in other ways.贫穷可以伤害其他的方式。 To be poor in a meritocracy implies是穷人在一个精英意味
failure.失败。 Eastern Kentucky is one of America’s least meritocratic东部肯塔基州是一个美国的至少任人唯才
enclaves, but failure still carries a stigma.飞地，但失败的仍然是带有一种耻辱。 Though few Americans say虽然少数美国人说
that the poor have only themselves to blame, many believe it.认为，穷人只有自己的责任，许多人相信它。 Many of许多
the poor believe it, too.穷人相信，它也。For a Congolese peasant, there is no shame in living in a hut made为刚果农民，是没有羞耻，在住在一间小屋作出
of sticks.的枝。 Everyone you know does too.大家都知道，你是否太。 In America, by contrast, the在美国，相比之下，
term “trailer” denotes more than a mobile home, and the people who live “拖车”是指以上的移动的家，和人民的生活谁
in one know it.在一知道这一点。 They are also acutely aware of how richer folk live,他们也深知如何丰富的民间生活，
because they watch so much television.因为他们观赏了这么多的电视。 A typical poor household in一个典型的贫困家庭在
America has two televisions, cable or satellite reception and a VCR or a DVD player.美国有两个电视，有线或卫星电视的接收和使用VCR或DVD播放机。Dr Kabamba, though hard up, enjoys the respect that doctors receive博士kabamba ，虽然硬起来，得到了尊重，医生接受
in all societies.在所有的社会中。 Perhaps more, for people can see that he does an或许更，人民可以看到，他一
essential job under the toughest of conditions.必不可少的工作下，最强硬的条件。 That his hospital still他的医院仍
functions despite years of war, corruption, economic decline and the职能尽管多年的战争，腐败，经济衰退和
occasional “ grand pillage ” by unpaid soldiers is, he sighs,偶尔的“ 大抢劫 ”无偿士兵，他感叹，
“almost a miracle”. “几乎是一个奇迹” 。 His compatriots might add that it is almost a他的同胞可以补充，因为它几乎一
miracle that Dr Kabamba, whose skills would allow him to emigrate, has奇迹，博士kabamba ，他们的技能，将让他移民，已
chosen not to.选择不。Those who know Dr Kabamba treat him with deference.这些谁知道博士kabamba对待他听从了。 When your当您的
correspondent was detained by the police outside his hospital, for the记者被警方扣留外医院，为
crime of appearing to possess a wallet, one telephone call to the犯罪的出现，以拥有一个钱包，一通电话向
doctor was enough to fix the problem.医生是不够的，以解决这一问题。 The officers even apologised…有关人员甚至表示歉意…
As somone who spent his late childhood well below the poverty level, I have to say that I have always been over-fed, comfortable, and highly entertained. Most of the poor in this country could say the same. However, there is a sense of shame attached to being poor that those who are Middle Class will simply never understand. I am white, but I would wonder if the same couldn’t be said for being a minority–that there is a constant awareness (even if it is false) that others think less of you. I always felt like I either needed to be invisible or I had to fight. There simply wasn’t much room to feel comfortable with myself. And yes, most of it was probably in my head. THis isn’t to say that I was worse off than a Congolese doctor. It is to say that poverty carries many different problems with it. I for one would rather be respected and have less than be disrespected and have more.作为somone谁花了他的童年，以及年底在贫困线以下的水平，我必须说，我一直超过馈性，舒适性，和高度受理。大多数穷人在这个国家可以说是相同的。不过，有一种感觉羞耻心的重视穷人，那些谁是中产阶层会根本没有明白，我是白人，但我不知道如果同样的，不能说作为一个少数民族，是有不断的认识（即使是假的）别人觉得少你，我一直觉得像我要么需要加以无形或我不得不扑灭。根本是没有多少空间，以感觉舒适与自己。是的，大部分是可能在我的脑袋。这是不是说我是差比刚果医生，这是说，贫穷进行许多不同的问题与我为一会，而不是受到尊重和有不少于被disrespected ，并有更多的。
Why do I bring this article to your attention?为什么我把此文章到您的注意？ I think we need to think about how we, the Church, respond to poverty. First of all, if we give to charity mostly to alleviate the physical suffering that poverty causes, it is probably best to send those resources overseas through我认为我们需要思考如何我们，教会，回应贫困。首先，如果我们给慈善机构大多以减轻身体的痛苦，贫困的原因，可能是最好的传送这些资源，通过海外 World Vision世界宣明会 (which I strongly encourage you to do). But often, when we serve the poor in this country, we assume that if we give them stuff, we’re serving their greatest needs. Actually, when we give them our stuff, it sometimes can make things worse. When someone who already suspects that others look down upon them are given gifts and treated, as is often the case, condescendingly, it confirms their suspicion. This article shows us that the poor in America need respect more than they need goods. And I for one, as someone who still bears the inner wounds of being considered white trash, would agree. We, the church, need to offer friendship as well as charity. We need to offer respect along with our gifts. （我强烈鼓励你做） ，但很多时候，当我们服务穷人在这个国家，我们假设，如果我们给予他们的东西，我们正在服务的，他们最有需要的，其实，当我们给予他们的东西，它有时可以令事情恶化。谁当有人已经怀疑别人看不起他们，给出了礼物和治疗，由于经常有这样的情况， condescendingly ，它确认了他们的怀疑。本文向我们表明，穷人在美国需要更多的尊重，比他们的需要货物。我为一，正如有人谁仍负有党内的伤口正在考虑的白色垃圾，会同意我们，教会，需要提供的友谊，以及慈善，我们需要提供方面，随着我们的礼物。
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Wonderful post.精彩的职位。 I too grew up in poverty here in the US.我也成长起来的贫困在这里，在美国。 East Tennessee, single mom, living in a trailer.东田纳西州，单亲妈妈，生活在一个拖车。 Like you state here, there was always a feeling of failure and being looked down on.像你们一样，国家在这里，总有一种感觉失败和被看不起。 Even now, with 4 children I think I am still technically on the poverty line.即使是现在，与4个子女，我想我在技术上还对在贫困线以下。 But we make out fine.但我们作出了罚款。 I think many would see me as being a failure.我认为很多人会看到我作为失败的。 You make some good points and create some good things to be thinking about.您作出一些好点，并创造了一些好的东西要思考。
This is a really great post, Mark.这是一个真正伟大的职位，马克。 It gets at the essential nature of poverty as a comparative measure.它在本质的贫困作为一个比较的措施。 Poverty is always measured in terms of what one person or group lacks compared to another.贫困是始终角度来衡量什么样的一个人或一组缺乏相比，另一个。 It would be even more interesting to see a comparison of both Mr. Banks and Dr. Kambamba with the life of a medieval European serf.它会更有趣的看到一个比较双方的先生银行和博士kambamba与生活的一个中世纪欧洲农奴。 A Congolesse peasant probably has something over a medieval serf that makes his poverty considerably less poor: property and a measure of personal liberty. 1 congolesse农民可能有一些超过中世纪的农奴，使他贫穷相当少穷人：财产和措施人身自由。 Not only is poverty a comparative issue cross-culturally, it is a comparative issue through generations of history.不仅是贫穷的比较问题，跨文化，它是一个比较的问题，通过几代人的历史。
Thanks for this.感谢。 I’ve been thinking quite a bit about poverty in the US since we moved into the city.我一直在思考相当多约贫困，在美国，因为我们搬进城市。 My thoughts had been on the track of educating to empower.我的想法一直在跟踪教育授权。 I think the being seen as a failure part of it has been a blindspot to me.我认为被视为失败的一部分，它一直是blindspot给我。
Thanks for your thought-provoking writing here and throughout the year.感谢您的启发性写作在这里和整个一年。
god bless you and lead you on your walk with him in 2006!愿上帝保佑你们，并导致对你的步行与他在2006年！
NEW JERUSALEM CHURCH新的耶路撒冷教会
pentecostal { full gospel}五旬（全福音）
Dear Beloved亲爱的亲爱的
Greetings and warm wishes to you in the precious name of our lord Jesus Christ.问候和热烈的祝愿您在珍贵的名称，我们的主耶稣基督。
It is my privilege to share these few lines with you.这是我荣幸地分享这些几行与您联系。 For your kind information I am Pastor , kancharla Jesus padam ,a resident of ponnur, I have been continuing in His service for proclaiming the Lords fame为您的实物资料，我牧师， kancharla耶稣PADAM的，居民ponnur ，我一直持续在他的服务宣告上议院名利
My wittness我wittness
After blessing with two children , We prayed for no children ,as my wife became physically weak .祝福后，有两名子女的，我们祈祷，为没有子女，作为我的妻子成为体弱。 After seven years passed, we have prayed for a Male child along with our friends .God heard our prayer and given reply to our prayers with blessing son Daniel on 05th Jan.1983.经过七年过去了，我们祈祷，为一名男性儿童，随着我们的朋友。上帝听到我们的祈祷和给予答复我们的祈祷与祝福的儿子丹尼尔就05th jan.1983 。 Again we prayed for a male child.我们再次祈祷，为一名男性儿童。 The Lord spoke with us that He is gifting a boy for us and ordered to put his name Job.主发言，与我们说，他是一名男童礼物，为我们下令把他的名字的工作。 When the first boy was at 5 years old.当第一男童在5岁。 The Lord ordered to put his name Daniel.主下令把他的名字，丹尼尔。 After that I have prayed Lord for my poor living .In my vision I have seen Abraham was distributing his property to his children.之后，我祈祷上帝为我贫困的生活，在我的梦想，我所看到的石礼谦是他的财产分配给孩子。 I also stood before in the line Abraham gave me some amount gold, which was shinning has a flash.我也站在前，在路线石礼谦给了我一些金额的黄金，这是shinning有闪光。 The Lord said in our prayers that a third boy will be born.耶和华说，在我们的祈祷，一个第三男童将出生。 We put his name Israel.我们把他的名字，以色列。 We have all five children two female and three male.我们都五名儿童和两名女三男。
When I was praying in the year 1982, without sons the Lord called me in names of Jesus padam ,Daniel , Job and Israel.当我祈祷，在1982年，无主的儿子叫我的名字在耶稣的PADAM的，丹尼尔，就业和以色列。 I was astonished while I could not understand about the call of Lord and explained this with my wife.我当时感到很惊讶，而我不明白约的号召，勋爵，并解释这与我的妻子。 Now I was calling my children with their names I understood.We are all dedicated to do His service我现在是要求我的孩子与他们的名字i understood.we都是专门做他的服务
After my Baptism, When I was praying in fasting in the church prayers the Lord showed His vision, standing before me.之后，我的洗礼，当我在禁食祈祷，在教会里祈祷上帝显示他的远见，站在我面前。 When the Lord asked Satan whom requiring, Satan chosen me as its choice.当上帝问撒旦，其中规定，撒旦选择了我作为其选择。 From that time the disturbances and temptation started in my life.从那个时候，干扰和诱惑，开始在我的生活。 As a result the Satan tempted me from 1978 to 2005 living with one pair of dress for a period of three years and suffered like anything for financial cresis, debts with high rate of intersts.因此，撒旦的诱惑，我从1978年至2005年的生活与一双着装的任期为三年，遭受一样，任何金融cresis ，债务率高， intersts 。 At this time the satan offered me with lakhs of amount, but I blindly rejected.在这个时候，撒旦为我提供了与lakhs的数额，但我盲目地拒绝。 Then Satan uttered the Lord will never give money to me with any kind gift.然后撒旦说出了主绝不会付钱给我与任何形式的礼品。 I was tempted and suffered due to lack of food and clothing and ill-health我也很想和遭受由于缺乏食物和衣服和健康欠佳
At the age of 18 years, in my student life I have asked the Lord to show my wife.在18岁以下的，在我的学生生活，我已请勋爵，以显示我的妻子。 In my vision the Lord showed a shape with lean body and ugly physic.在我的梦想，上帝显示的形状与精简机构和丑陋的物理。 Then I was distressed like any thing.然后我痛心，像任何事。 This vision has been fulfilled 1978 to 1985.at Repalle and we are tempted by the Devil .We are still living in Lord by faith as the evidence.这一设想已完成了1978年至1985.at repalle和我们的诱惑魔鬼，我们仍然生活在上帝信仰作为证据。
When I was praying in 1982 due to the problems of debts and ill-health.当我祈祷在1982年，由于问题的债务和健康欠佳。 I have seen bright light in my vision.我所看到的明亮的光在我的视野。 In this vision , there was word Rev. 3:10 on the board .在这方面的抱负，有字牧师3点10分就董事会。 when I wake up and read verse ,I praised Lord for having spoken the Lord with me through vision.当我醒来，并宣读了诗，我赞扬主谈过主跟我通过的远见。 I feel much joy & happyness Again in 1984 when praying in tears, I could find the sky opened and a soul lifted down from the Heaven.我觉得很多的喜悦＆ happyness再次在1984年时，祈祷，在流泪，我能找到的天空开放和灵魂，解除从天堂。 That Lord before me and expressed to read pslms.92:12 and it lifted to the Heaven .勋爵在我之前，并表示要阅读pslms.92 ： 12和解除向天堂。 I wake up and read the ward .The Lord has spoken with me again through the Word Jer.1:5.我醒来，并宣读了病房。勋爵的发言与我再次通过字jer.1 ： 5 。 Praise the Lord.赞美上帝。 In this way many vissions has given to us在这方面的方式很多vissions已给我们
We are regularly working to distrabute theGospel in different ways.我们经常工作到distrabute thegospel以不同的方式。
1 to preach he Gospel ,public meetings ,siminars and fasting prayers for the sick 1至鼓吹他的福音，公众集会， siminars和禁食祈祷，为病人
2 Distrabute the NewTestaments and Tracts.二distrabute该newtestaments和大片。
3 Video & Audio films in rural Areas. 3视听电影在农村地区。
Our vission— To makes Gods victorious army strong我们vission到神的胜利，使军队强大
We have need building construction at ponnur我们需要建筑在ponnur
we have no permanent church and we are conducting the worship in a rented house, we are praying for a church to be built for 200 people .我们没有永久的教会和我们正在进行的崇拜，在租用的房子，我们祈祷，为教会兴建的200人。 we are requesting you to kindly pray for our need.我们请求您善意祈求我们的需要。 We have 10 CENTS of place available and we can build the church in that place .我们有10美分的地方，可我们能建设，教会在那个地方。
Our need - the church buildlng at ponnur { $ 5000}我们需要-教会b uildlng在p onnur（ 5 000元）
2 Films Project 2薄膜项目
3 Jeep {or} Van for distrabute the Gospel in Rural and Forest Areas三吉普（或）车为distrabute福音，在农村和林区
thegoodshepherdjesus@yahoo.co.in {or} （或） njichurch@yahoo.com http://in.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/thegoodshepherdjesus/album?.dir=cd10
Please pass our best regards to all who are with you.请通过我们的最好的问候所有谁是与您联系。
Your brother in Christ你的兄弟在基督里
Pastor Jesuspadam phone —08643 243053牧师jesuspadam电话-08643 243053
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