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Let me give you an example. Currently our church is supporting to people in Niger. One is a doctor, one is an agrinomist. We found out that our support was only going for humanitarian efforts on their part. We insisted that unless there was evidence of the Gospel being taught in the area, we would no longer support their endeavors as a church. Individually people can send money, but not as a whole body. I would much rather give unbelievers the bread of Heaven than earthly manna.
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I like the teach them to fish so they can have many meals, and not just keep giving to them where they become dependent.
However, giving them a few meals while they are learning to fish is the time to be sharing not just the gospel but Biblical truths such as:
He who does not work does not eat.
So a question, is the doctor your church has been supporting, been teaching others the trade of medicine so they can learn to provide medical assistance for themselves?
And is the agronomist teaching them to plant their own food?
Jesus fed with both spiritual food and earthly manna, we also know that churches supported Paul, what he did with what was sent to him we don't know, scripture is silent...was it only for himself or did he share it with others? We don't even know what was sent, all we know is they sent what he needed to meet the needs..
If the need of the doctor is to provide medical care for those in the community while sharing the Gospel, why not continue to support him?
If the need is to provide hoes, shovels or seed so they can learn to feed themselves as the Bible teaches then why not send it? You never know, the way things are going with the price of food and such they may be the ones who provide others with earthly manna in the future.