Rich Kao

I love the prophetic passion in this song.  Strong. 

Dr. Raymond Benson, Founder of Medical Ambassadors International (1980), now called Lifewind, had a dream to minister to the spiritual and physical needs of the poorest of the poor through medical clinics and evangelism.  Dr. Benson's founding philosophy was fivefold:

• The Gospel is first.
• The ministry is directed and performed by nationals.
• The integrated ministry of caring and sharing go hand in hand.
• Dr. Benson said, "We are to help people develop themselves; we are not there to impose our Western ways."
• Fundraising is done best by sharing compassionate human-interest stories of service and need. The Holy Spirit makes the "ask."

These are great principles to follow in planting churches among the unreached people groups of the world.  It's a holistic approach that is gospel-centered, visible, and transferable.

At 5 Stones Church, we are laying the foundations for a church planting arm called Canada Aid & Advancement (CAA).  The idea is to plant churches through the use of humanitarian aid platforms, or more specifically Community Development Tools.  In this clip, you'll see the 8 principles of Community Development pioneered by Lifewind which is based on a biblical, Christ-centered world view.  These strategies have already been used in nations all over the world in planting churches.