Banzaid

“a world without poverty and oppression, in which all people and communities experience sustainable livelihoods and well-being, empowered to care for each other and the earth, encouraging peaceful and just relationships.” this is a vision of the reconciliation that christians believe jesus brings. with that vision, mission organisations have always done schools, hospitals and agricultural programmes. it is not possible to preach the gospel to people sick or on the edge of starvation without trying to do something for them. “faith that doesn’t lead us to do good deeds is all alone and dead!” (james 2:17 cev). working for the poor is bringing our faith into the real world and saying that it must result in compassion for those in need. banzaid is the aid and development department of the new zealand baptist missionary society, working alongside tranzsend (www.tranzsend.org.nz), mpil (www.marketplacers.co.nz) and mission world (www.missionworld.org.nz). as a development organisation we wor