June 4, 2009
World Magazine
By Emily Belz
June 4, 2009
BibleDude.net
By Dan King
I’ve been home from my mission trip to Kenya and Uganda for several days now, and I am still struggling to fully process everything that I’ve experienced over there.
So many memories. So many emotions. So many ideas. So many questions.
June 3, 2009
BibleDude.net
By Dan King
May 4, 2009
BibleDude.net
By Dan King
I’m going to be joining a ministry called Five Talents International on a trip to Kenya and Uganda. Five Talents is a faith-based organization that specializes in microfinance. In case you are not familiar with what that is, it is a great tool used in the fight against extreme poverty. Basically it is just like you getting a small business loan, but these microloans are for small amounts like $50 that allow people to buy tools, equipment, or livestock that will help them to generate a regular income for themselves.
May 4, 2009
Acton Institute Powerblog
By Jordan J. Ballor
I support the work of groups like Compassion International and Five Talents.
April 20, 2009
World Magazine
By Emily Belz
“They’re putting money into organizations that have experience with microfinance. That gives me comfort,” said Craig Cole, president of Five Talents International, a Christian microfinance organization. Government investment in microfinance is healthy, he told me, because it pushes job creation instead of government dependency. And that gives the poor dignity as they use their “God-given talents.”
March 30, 2009
BibleDude.net
By Dan King
Somewhere in this work that God has been doing in me, I came across an incredible ministry and group of people called Five Talents International. These guys specialize in microfinance as a solution to poverty. The really cool thing about them is that they not only provide the loans to people, but also the training that they need in order to be successful with it!
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March 18, 2009
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Microfinance:
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March 5, 2009
Anglican Communion News Service
Five Talents was awarded the Overall Winner at the City of London Sustainable City Awards at a ceremony in the Mansion House on 19th February 2009. Five Talents also won their category “Sustainable and Responsible Finance”.
March 2, 2009
Fair Home
By David Masters
Microfinance can also be supported by donating to charities such as Five Talents that seek to help those in need through microfinance initiatives.
James Caldwell, Fairinvestment.co.uk director, said: “Microfinance offers people the opportunity to change their own lives – not through charity, but through self-sufficient loans which are repaid and then used to help more people to fulfill their potential.”
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