I have mixed feelings about this. On the one hand, I am happy to see that the LCMS has finally decided that the inner city merits its attention. On the other hand, why is it that the only way the hood can be reached is when MC decides to extend a little charity? You defund the Black Ministries dept. You do not show the work being done by African American LCMS pastors in these same inner cities. When MC decides to drop a little benevolence, however, decides to mount a "rescue operation," that gets top billing. SIGH, SMH