A Christian Approach to Charity

Anyone who has read the Bible should know that God is very serious about our responsibility to care for people around us. This sermon takes a brief look at the way God has instructed His people to care for the poor, lonely, sick and oppressed in the Old and New Testaments. We also take a brief look at how the Church has carried out these commands through history, and what our opportunities and obligations are today. If you really want to honour God and experience intimacy with Him you must get to know His heart for the hurting and downtrodden.

Good source for ethical coffee

I just got onto an Aussie company called Jasper Coffee which supplies ethically sourced coffees from around the world. I found them through World Vision, as they partner in one of their projects with them.

http://www.jaspercoffee.com/

Look for the symbols which indicate products come from fair trade sources, and there are also icons which display other info, such as organic produce. If you would like to support the project with World Vision, buy the Ethiopian Yirgacheffe (World Vision) brand of coffee.

For me it's a great reassurance to be sure that the people who are growing the coffee I enjoy are being fairly payed and their communities are benefitting from their labour.