| Joelcool7 said: 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...
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I'd hate to see atheist aid organistations, it seems like a terrible idea. Like really really terrible.
Also just because they weren't in the particular set of slums that you were in doesn't mean much, for example MSF actually has more volunteers than YWAM. In general secular organisations are most active directly after disasters (whether natural or through human conflict) in undeveloped countries when crucial and skilled aid is badly needed.
