book recommendation

The Invisible by Arloa Sutter. http://www.amazon.com/Invisible-Church-Serve-Least-These/dp/0898274567/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1285501979&sr=1-3

I met Arloa in Chicago last month during CCDA. A group took a field trip to Breakthrough Urban Ministries of which Arloa is the founder and executive director, and Arloa led a workshop on ways to connect the rich and the poor.

I love the challenge and beauty found in Arloa's writing as she shares her story of living and working in an inner city neighborhood of Chicago. Arloa does an excellent job addressing the following questions found in her book:

"As wealthy Christians in America, what is our responsibility toward the poor? Is there a better way than guilt and obligation? Can we really experience the blessing of God by being engaged with the poor? Can we learn about our own poverty from those who know their reliance on God for their very survival? Can we be blessed by understanding our own poverty and need for God?"