The world is a beautiful place @kwakumax. When God created it, He made sure everything we needed was in it. But man destroyed it, mutilated it, and badly transformed it for his own sake.
Once evil has been in the world, there's no way for it to be pure and perfect again. This is unfortunate, but it's not the end. All of us have time and opportunity to make it a better place for everyone - a precious time we all call life.
I deeply appreciate what our missionaries do to spread God's Love and Word to everybody. And I know they do their best to feed the people, not only their souls but their bodies.
But we have to understand here that with the multitude of people living in poverty, the efforts of missionaries aren't enough. Thus, we, as individuals, not necessarily as Christians, have a mission to serve and make sure our fellowmen are well. And every small effort we do to serve means a lot. In short, we are missionaries too, and we can do missionary work in the best way we can.
Service is a very tough and challenging act, but the fulfillment and reward you can get from doing such is beyond words.
However, we have to remember that no missionary work can ever change a man who's not willing to change and do for the better - regardless of what it takes to become better (i.e. to toil for daily bread). Thus, one's mindset and will play an essential role to the betterment of his life - socially, financially, and spiritually.
The bottomline is: Faith and work go hand-in-hand. Lastly, how you use your mind determines how you steer your life - either you go up, or go down.
Another great read @kwakumax! Took me long to check this out again but anyway, thanks for sharing!