You should deploy on a humanitarian mission!

[Joelcool7]

Rath said:

Maybe I was a bit harsh, I do understand Christians do do good in their organisations - though I strongly disagree with their ulterior motive of converting people to a religion. I really do think much more highly of the organisations whos sole motive is to help where help is needed.

 

I was just a wee bit pissed off because of this statement of yours  "However I didn't find a single non-Christian organisation anywhere near the slums I was visiting. This made me sick, is it only Christian's who care about the world?" which is very condescending. In reality as I pointed out there are several major secular organisations (and those ones are only a few of the largest) that also provide humanitarian assistance.

Sorry Rath, I was just refering to the Slums. Their were no non-Christian organisations to be seen and that did make me sick. Doctors without borders for example helps millions of people but isn't present in many countries.

YWAM the organisation I was with has had a presence in every country on earth to a degree. The area I was in has seen no help from the secular world, infact even the Buddhists have no organisations in the slums I was in.

If you read my OP you can understand where I'm coming from. Also as I made it in the post I would really love to see Athiests and non-Christians helping out just as much as Christian organisations. I may be Christian but people helping the less fortunate is great and I'd love to see more Athiest aid organisations helping the world.

Now I am Christian and obviously I would love to see everyone on earth saved or come to my beliefs. But I do not try to force anyone to my beliefs and didn't go on the trip for the soul purpose of converting people, no real alterior motives other then helping people which is core to my belief system.

Many Christian organisations are not out soully to convert people. Big ones like World Vision are Christian but they do not force anyone or only help those that convert. Its actually not Biblical, the Bible says to love and help everyone you see regardless of their beliefs.

I think you'd really like World Vision and YWAM and stuff. Their great organisations they are Christian and yeah they do (YWAM at least) preach Christianity. But conversion is not their priority helping people and showing God's love is.

Much like I admire Doctors without Borders and Engineers without borders and the Red Cross, Peace Corp etc...etc...