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CHRISTIAN VISION PROJECT

Powering Down

World Vision India head Jayakumar Christian on how the poor become movers and shakers, and movers and shakers become poor.

Interview by Andy Crouch | posted 8/31/2007 08:57AM

Nine years ago, World Vision staff discovered pervasive bonded child labor in the district of Gudiyatham in India: parents indenturing their children to moneylenders, in payment of debts as small as $20. ...

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Amaris Miller

Posted: September 04, 2007 8:32 PM


Powerful article - so much truth and challenge. Thank you.

Vani Vulaca

Posted: September 03, 2007 6:45 PM


Inspiring story from India. Loved this quote "But we insist that in World Vision India, we do not trade our God for development. We do not trade our God to buy relationships. He is too precious for us to be bargaining with, too precious to be bargained for. He is not for sale."

G. EDWARD DAVID

Posted: September 03, 2007 12:07 PM


VERY GOD REPORTING. I AM GLAD WORLD VISION IN INDIA IS DOING GOOD WORK. GOD BLESS THEM. G EDWARD DAVID, BANGALORE, INDIA.

crossn81

Posted: September 01, 2007 7:11 PM


I really liked this part: "We need to influence the powerful on behalf of the poor. That can include challenging the powerful—raising uncomfortable questions, and frequently more than just questions." we can change the powerful and they can change the poor. Spreading the message of the poor can change the powerful!

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