2009-09-11T10:08:52-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/helping+the+poor/ http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=2%20Corinthians%208:1-4&version=NIV 2009-09-11T10:08:52-05:00 Paul encourages the early church by holding up the Macedonians as an example of a Christian community that, despite its own extreme poverty, was a living example of Christ-like living. They had almost nothing, but were extraordinarily generous with what little they did have. http://lausanneworldpulse.com/themedarticles.php/143/12-2005 2008-03-26T11:13:43-05:00 Primary goals of The CAH (Christian AIDS Services/Association) include offering medical, health, homecare and support for patients with HIV-related diseases, drug addicts, the homeless, prostitutes, the poor and the needy.