Throughout the history of missions, there have existed an array of creative avenues and strategies here in the United States as well as abroad to achieve the goal of effectively spreading the gospel to specific regions or groups of people. Some of these methods include through medical means, in educational settings, business contexts, or even a sports setting to name a few. However, these different approaches can only be implemented if there is a means for application. In other words, these different strategies are all contextual. For example, there must necessary resources or a need for a ministry to establish through medical needs. Thus, to specifically look at urbanized slums or barrios we need to look at the needs and the resources at hand
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However, I believe the most foundational strategies that need to be implemented in a district where there is no foundation is medical and educational. In areas where there is a high rate of poverty and where extremely crowded neighborhoods exist, like in the slums, medical care can be hard to find and unaffordable. This is why a medical team provides a great amount of support. Also, in several closed countries where a slum or barrio may exist, a medical team, with a greater goal of spreading the Gospel, could easily gain entrance. In terms of an educational approach, this strategy has the potential of opening several doors for people. It is through education where individuals can truly better their lives and the great part about education is that it is an ongoing process all throughout life. Education provides a foundation in four ways. First, like already stated, it allows for individuals to learn which could potentially blossom into greater opportunities. People can learn how to better their lives or their living conditions in terms of sanitation for example. Or they could learn different business strategies to make money and provide for their families or others. Second, in most urbanized slums many different cultures or languages may be present. Through education individuals can learn to better communicate and interact with others that may be around them regularly. Third, schools provide a route for children to escape the streets or negative influences they may experience on a regular basis. Last, and most important, in an educational context teachers could easily or creatively implement the Gospel into many of their
However, I believe the most foundational strategies that need to be implemented in a district where there is no foundation is medical and educational. In areas where there is a high rate of poverty and where extremely crowded neighborhoods exist, like in the slums, medical care can be hard to find and unaffordable. This is why a medical team provides a great amount of support. Also, in several closed countries where a slum or barrio may exist, a medical team, with a greater goal of spreading the Gospel, could easily gain entrance. In terms of an educational approach, this strategy has the potential of opening several doors for people. It is through education where individuals can truly better their lives and the great part about education is that it is an ongoing process all throughout life. Education provides a foundation in four ways. First, like already stated, it allows for individuals to learn which could potentially blossom into greater opportunities. People can learn how to better their lives or their living conditions in terms of sanitation for example. Or they could learn different business strategies to make money and provide for their families or others. Second, in most urbanized slums many different cultures or languages may be present. Through education individuals can learn to better communicate and interact with others that may be around them regularly. Third, schools provide a route for children to escape the streets or negative influences they may experience on a regular basis. Last, and most important, in an educational context teachers could easily or creatively implement the Gospel into many of their