The inspiration for the campaign comes from the words of Micah, a prophet in the Bible - "Do justice, love kindness, walk humbly with your God." Micah Challenge is a global Christian campaign working to be a prophetic and powerful voice for and with the poor in communities around the world. Jesus and the Old Testament prophets spoke out for the poor. As followers of Jesus, we can work together to deepen our commitment to justice. The campaign takes its name from the prophet Micah, who wrote, “What does the Lord require of you but to do justice, to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God” Micah 6:8 Micah Challenge aims firstly to deepen the commitment of Christians to the idea of an integrated gospel of good news – to proclaim and demonstrate the love of Jesus to a world in need. We want Christians from all backgrounds to show God’s kindness and justice, as a response to Micah’s words “to walk humbly with God”. Secondly, Micah Challenge aims to be a prophetic voice calling upon and influencing leaders around the world to maintain the “rights” of the poor and oppressed (Ps 82). The campaign will urge decision makers to fulfill their promise to achieve the Millennium Development Goals on global poverty by 2015. Micah Challenge India is a national campaign, giving local expression to the international movement. It is envisaged that at key times, all national campaigns will co-operate on a common strategies and that at all times groups will share resources, theological ideas and website information. |
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