In the first century C.E., the apostle Paul and Barnabas were commissioned to carry donations from Christians in Asia Minor to their brothers in Judea because of a famine. Likewise today, when disaster strikes, Christians often send gifts to their needy brothers.
( नीतिसूत्रे ३: २७) अशा गरजू बांधवाला कर्ज म्हणून मोठी रक्कम देण्याच्या स्थितीत नसलो तरीसुद्धा, आपण भेट म्हणून थोडीफार आर्थिक मदत देऊ शकतो. — स्तोत्र ३७: २१.