The Wealth of the Poor: How Valuing Every Neighbor Restores Hope in Our Cities : Abilene Christian University Press : 9780891123804 : 0891123806 : 01 Jun 2013 : Larry James appeared to be exactly where he was supposed to be--ministering with a large, suburban Dallas church. Then came the intriguing invitation to move his ministry to inner city Dallas among some of the "poorest" people in the community. As the new director of a food pantry, larry was quickly overwhelmed. One day when trying to communicate with Spanish-speaking families, he asked a woman named Josefina to help translate. She had come for assistance, but Josefina ended up helping larry that day, and the next. She came back the next day for nine years. Since that day Josefina began helping two decades ago, larry has been asking neighbors to help solve their own problems, and this new way of serving side by side has transformed a small food pantry into one of the largest non-profit food distributors in the world. With a bud