Most US churches are hindered from effective ministry among the poor because our privilege and wealth keeps us from relationship and proximity to the poor, and our Western mindset uplifts personal comfort, expects quick results, and devalue suffering and perseverance.

As we walk with Jesus, he sends us to where he has already been at work -- among the poor, the suffering, the immigrant, and all who are cast aside.

God had given the Spaniards the opportunity to share the message of Jesus with love, and instead they exploited this divine opportunity for greed and selfish gain.  The end result was genocide.

Jesus was a Messiah who challenged injustice and the oppressive status quo, but also one who gave his life on a Roman cross, rose again and calls his followers to personal and social transformation through repentance, discipleship, and the life in the kingdom of God.

It was the poor, because of their suffering and struggle, who teach the world the meaning of Christian of love. Through entering into the world of the poor, all Christians come to a deep into faith in God and Jesus Christ.

Even though the Bible is God's inspired word, all biblical interpretation is informed for the cultural context of the interpreter.