RESTORE

What does this mean? We have the 3R's, but if somebody were to ask, what does RESTORE mean, what would we say? Restore means to take something that has been somewhat decimated and return it to its original, God-intended form. When we restore a person, a community, a car and life...it does the reverse of the negative things that we do to each of these things. Whether it is culture, other people, age or sin; restoring involves taking care of the bad things that have happened and taking something back to its original state. That is why Jesus dying on the cross is so huge. With one act, Jesus restored us spiritually. We attempt to do the same for those living in poverty. We REACH them by restoring them spiritually and we RESTORE them by trying to undo the factors that have led to their living in poverty.