{"product_id":"home-grown-glory-scott-worley-9781449758554","title":"Home Grown Glory: Parables of Developmental Aid to the World's Impoverished","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn response to the myriad of complexly interconnected health and socioeconomic problems that wreak their worst destruction in the world's poorest communities, an equally complex developmental-aid industry powered by the West has arisen. While appearing enormously beneficial in intent, expertise, and finances, it often perpetuates dependence and yields mediocre long-term results, due to its massive systemic, impersonal, autocratic, self-enhancing, and shallow programmatic nature.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe most indispensable resources for catalyzing transformative development among impoverished communities lies within their own borders, where God has sown infinite prosperity in less-visible forms. \u003cem\u003eHome-Grown Glory\u003c\/em\u003e conveys the spirit of discerning and building upon such treasure, using prose-poetic stories that depict: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eGod's heart for liberation of the impoverished into freedom and prosperity.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLimited impact of global \"best practices\" often used with HIV-related developmental aid.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe power of reaching and inspiring individual and collective hearts with love, hope, and creative dreaming.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eHidden wealth and opportunity amid the overwhelming tragedy of poor communities.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGod's creative and unpredictable means of sparking transformational development in a shanty town community.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe call of the church toward unity, humility, and honor in its developmental aid practices, rather than reinforcing damaging power dynamics and further division.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eAs eyes and minds of \"rich\" and \"poor\" are opened to such potential, the latter will lead the way toward unprecedented and unimaginable change, as together they experience heaven on earth in the most unlikely of places.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Scott Worley\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 144975855X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781449758554\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e WestBow Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/08\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 190\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.54lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.44d","brand":"Scott Worley","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48439189635327,"sku":"9781449758554","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_229ebdba-41fc-49a4-8fd0-3186a09d7a28.jpg?v=1777176043","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/home-grown-glory-scott-worley-9781449758554","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}