Is the worlds wealth unequally distributed ?

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... was one of the first international agencies to become involved with the situation in East Timor. They have been working with the Catholic Church and non-religious organisations like itself. It has programmes in the area for locating the East Timorese C.A.F.O.D. Workers and it's associates. They want to build their offices and to get them up and running so that aid can be given. The aid includes providing shelter, household assistance, health programmes and providing maize for the workers so that they can reduce the food insecurity in the short term.

C.A.F.O.D. is currently organising a major emergency grant from E.C.H.O. (European Community Humanitarian Organisation) for it's workers in the east and for Caritas Indonesia (an associate) in the west.

As well as helping the worse off nations of the world the Catholic Fund for Overseas Development asks us to remember what Jesus taught us about helping the poor. It concerns prayer, fasting and almsgiving. Matthew tells us about these.

In Matthew 6:6 Jesus said,.

"When you pray go to your room, close the door and pray to your Father who is unseen. And your Father who sees what you do in private will reward you".

This shows us that by praying we will help those who we pray for and be rewarded for it.

In Matthew 6: 17-18 we are told about fasting,

"When you go without food, wash your face and comb your hair, so that others cannot

know that you are fasting - only your Father. And your Father will reward you".

In these words I think that Jesus meant that by helping others in today's world we will be rewa ...

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