Restored relationships can be the key to freedom from poverty and to transforming lives and whole communities facing deep and devastating levels of need! But how does it work?
‘I have learnt from the book of Genesis chapter 1:26–31 that God has the intended purpose for creating us in God’s image, not to depend on handouts or others since our God is an independent God,’ says Jenifer from Mundri in South Sudan.
Like many others across the country, Jennifer’s community has been struggling to recover from the impact of ongoing conflict in South Sudan which has left people in poverty and without access to vital infrastructure and education. A UNICEF report states that in South Sudan this year, ‘9.4 million people, including 5 million children, 2.2 million women and 1.3 million people with disabilities will require humanitarian assistance.’
But if, as Jenifer says, we believe that God has created us with a plan, then we must also trust that there is a solution to the struggles we face. How we see, think about and relate to God, to who he made us to be, and to who and what he has placed in the environment around us, can hold the solution to many of our problems. And, restoring these relationships can be the key to unlocking freedom from poverty and bringing transformation.