When Helping Hurts: How to Alleviate Poverty Without Hurting the Poor . . . and Yourself Audiobook Download by David Platt,Steve Corbett,Brian Fikkert,John Perkins

Sometimes when you help the poor, they don't get more out of it, but less. That's because the way so many have attempted to fight poverty in the past has been selfish and short-sighted. In When Helping Hurts: How to Alleviate Poverty Without Hurting the Poor . . . and Yourself, three experts on the subject come together for a frank discussion about how our actions might be hurting the poor, rather than alleviating their suffering. The book features a foreword by Brian Fikkert, Steve Corbett and John Perkins.

Christianity is one of the largest providers of aid worldwide. In this audiobook, a group of pastors from around the world explore how to alleviate poverty without harming the poor. They discuss how aid often hurts the poor because it lacks a holistic approach that will be effective in alleviating poverty. In addition, they warn that poverty is destroying lives and churches are doing little to stop this trend.

Poverty is not a debate: it's an objective condition. The problem is, we've been trying to address it with the same old methods of alleviating poverty— and those only make things worse for everyone involved. David Platt and Steve Corbett, two world-renowned Bible teachers, argue that the best way to alleviate poverty and reduce global suffering is to help the poor be self-reliant by "embrac[ing] Jesus' radical message of compassion".

"In order to make a difference for the poor, you have to have a clear vision of what it is that you are doing." says David Platt. "You have to have an understanding of the difference in your life and the lives of those around you." With this book, he brings hope and clarity to individuals who desire to help others through charity work.

In order to make the world better for the poor, many people believe in a radical form of social engineering called "hope without works." But hope without works is actually an illusion. Steve Corbett and John Perkins are here to tell you how you can help lift people out of poverty without destroying themselves or doing more harm than good.

Poverty has been a part of the human experience since the beginning. In his new book, When Helping Hurts: How to Alleviate Poverty Without Hurting the Poor . . . and Yourself, David Platt argues that this plague of poverty is often worsened by well-intentioned aid programs that actually do more harm than good.