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{{box2 | text=''The King will say to those on his right, 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, 36I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.' Then the righteous will answer him, 'Lord, when did we do these things?' The King will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me...'    From [[Matthew]] 25''}}
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{{quote | text=The King will say to those on his right, 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take- your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.' Then the righteous will answer him, 'Lord, when did we do these things?' The King will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me...'    From [[Matthew 25]]}}
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* [[Whatever you did unto one of the least, you did unto me (Mother Teresa)]] |
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''In brief'': Despite all our scientific advances in agriculture, engineering and medicine, millions of people in the world live in poverty without basic necessities. Poverty isn't confined to the third world, although that is certainly where there is most need. Everyday people die of preventable illness and starvation. As Christians, we are called not only to spread the message of salvation through Christ, but also to love like Christ did and to serve our neighbours in need.  
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Despite all our scientific advances in agriculture, engineering and medicine, millions of people in the world live in poverty without basic necessities. Poverty isn't confined to the [[third world]], although that is certainly where there is most need. Everyday people die of preventable illness and starvation. As [[Christian]]s, we are called not only to spread the message of [[salvation]] through [[Christ]], but also to love like Christ did and to serve our neighbours in need.
  
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==Quotes==
  
[[Image:Poverty_in_mumbai.jpg|thumb|right|240px|Washing clothes in Mumbai in India]]
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==Links==
 
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* [http://www.makepovertyhistory.org/ Make Poverty History] — Campaign dealing with fighting poverty.
'''Overviews'''
 
* [[Poverty (overview)]]
 
 
 
 
 
'''Articles and opinions'''
 
* [[Comments about poverty]]
 
 
 
 
 
'''Quotes'''
 
* [[Quotes about poverty]]
 
* [[Bible quotes about poverty]]
 
 
 
 
 
'''External links'''
 
* [http://www.becomeone.org/ BecomeOne] None-Profit organization looking to reach 20,000 submissions to the Prime Minister by the end of the year 2006.
 
* [http://www.povertyzero.org/ PovertyZero] International organization whose mission is to help eradicate global poverty by the year 2025.
 
*[http://www.borgenproject.org/ The Borgen Project] Global effort to make poverty the number one priority of U.S. political leaders.
 
*[ http://www.makepovertyhistory.org/ Make Poverty History] — Campaign dealing with fighting poverty.
 
 
* [http://www.eldis.org/poverty/ Eldis Poverty Resource Guide] Free online research and other resources on poverty in Africa, Asia and Latin America
 
* [http://www.eldis.org/poverty/ Eldis Poverty Resource Guide] Free online research and other resources on poverty in Africa, Asia and Latin America
* [http://www.eldis.org/healthsystems/dossiers/v_poor/ Meeting the health-related needs of the very poor] Online dossier synthesising research knowledge and experience on the delivery of health care to the very poor in developing countries
 
 
* [http://topics.developmentgateway.org/poverty Poverty] — The Development Gateway community portal on Poverty is a comprehensive collection of articles, reports, data, statistics, projects and other resources.
 
* [http://topics.developmentgateway.org/poverty Poverty] — The Development Gateway community portal on Poverty is a comprehensive collection of articles, reports, data, statistics, projects and other resources.
 
* [http://www.povertynet.org/ PovertyNet] — PovertyNet from The World Bank Group provides an introduction to key issues as well as in-depth information on poverty measurement, monitoring, analysis, and on poverty reduction strategies for researchers and practitioners.
 
* [http://www.povertynet.org/ PovertyNet] — PovertyNet from The World Bank Group provides an introduction to key issues as well as in-depth information on poverty measurement, monitoring, analysis, and on poverty reduction strategies for researchers and practitioners.
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* [http://www.oct17.org UN International Day for the Eradication of Poverty] commemorated annually, throughout the world on 17 October
 
* [http://www.oct17.org UN International Day for the Eradication of Poverty] commemorated annually, throughout the world on 17 October
 
* [http://portal.unesco.org/shs/en/ev.php-URL_ID=3905&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html UNESCO Anti-Poverty Programme]
 
* [http://portal.unesco.org/shs/en/ev.php-URL_ID=3905&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html UNESCO Anti-Poverty Programme]
* [http://64.233.161.104/search?q=cache:dv9fX4jJ4zoJ:topics.developmentgateway.org/poverty/rc/filedownload.do National and International Poverty Lines: An Overview]
 
 
* [http://www.stir.org.au STIR! Young people in the war on poverty] Community Education Initiative of World Vision Australia
 
* [http://www.stir.org.au STIR! Young people in the war on poverty] Community Education Initiative of World Vision Australia
  
 
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The King will say to those on his right, 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father; take- your inheritance, the kingdom prepared for you since the creation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.' Then the righteous will answer him, 'Lord, when did we do these things?' The King will reply, 'I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me...' From Matthew 25

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