Triage Isn't Transformation

7/22/25, 5:00 PM
At CareNetworkCR, we believe in Christ-centered restoration, not crisis management on repeat. We don’t exist to enable dysfunction, but to equip the Church to see, understand, and respond to real, deep-rooted need—with truth, grace, and stewardship.
Too often, we rush to stop the bleeding without asking why it’s happening at all.
We hand out help without asking hard questions. We react to needs without recognizing roots. And when we skip the roots, the weeds return—faster, thicker, stronger.
“Every plant that my heavenly Father has not planted will be pulled up by the roots.” – Matthew 15:13
At CareNetworkCR, we believe in Christ-centered restoration, not crisis management on repeat. We don’t exist to enable dysfunction, but to equip the Church to see, understand, and respond to real, deep-rooted need—with truth, grace, and stewardship.
When we treat only the surface, we waste precious time.
When we ignore motives, we waste resources.
When we enable without accountability, we build dependence, not dignity.
As the Chalmers Center reminds us: “Until we address the broken relationships at the heart of poverty—our relationship with God, self, others, and creation—we will merely manage misery, not restore wholeness.”
It’s time to ask: Are we doing good… or just feeling good?
Let’s be bold enough to stop the cycle.
Let’s steward time, talent, and treasure with Kingdom vision.
Let’s seek roots—so we can reap lasting fruit.
