"Blessed Is He That
Considereth the Poor"
David was well aware that "you can't preach to a man with an empty stomach." He knew that while a Christian's primary obligation is to love God and preach the Gospel, there was also a fundamental duty to materially help the disadvantaged and downtrodden whenever possible.
"We are determined that the poor of the world shall be fed, clothed, housed and be enabled to labor in freedom, peace, health and happiness together."
In late 1991, David wrote a letter entitled "Consider the Poor" in which he re-emphasized the Family's obligation to minister to the needy:
The Lord is saying, "Search out the needy, the lonely, the lost and
the helpless and the homeless, the lowest of the low and those that nobody else wants--and give
them Jesus--just like you did when you first started!"
This would also include ministering to such people as migrant workers, refugees, illegal aliens, minorities, unwed mothers, prostitutes, the neglected youth, drug addicts, the physically handicapped, and those in correctional institutions, prisons, orphanages, and old folks' homes! [1]
This blossomed into what the Family referred to as "Consider the Poor" ministries. Nearly every Family community is involved in some sort of regular outreach to the underprivileged, as well as assisting in disaster relief projects around the world.