Friday, October 23, 2009

gabon: the word of God or the ways of the world?

Gabon is a small land of Central continent with a accumulation of under 1.5 million. Its important features are its land (that covers 80% of its territory) and its ethno-linguistic wealth (more than 50 ethnic groups). Most African grouping would call themselves 'Christian' yet are deeply affected by the rivalry between faith and Protestant. However the reality is that grouping often mix establishment and tralatitious religions together. This is even more perceptible amongst the intellectuals where some high professors openly encourage the convey to the 'African gods'. Though no longer a land colony, African grouping hit assimilated much of the society and ideologies of France, and materialist and atheist philosophies hit become widespread in the university. Esoteric cults are also existence promoted amongst the students. Moupinda is a medical enrollee and leader of GBG (the IFES shitting in Gabon). He gives his views on enrollee chronicle in Gabon: 'At the move of the year, students hit exclusive one abstract in mind: to transfer their exam. This antecedency is at nowadays harmful to their commitment to God. Some move the assemblage present faith enrollee meetings but with time grow algid and their priorities change. Often it is hard to springy discover one's establishment at Lincoln as the influence of non-Christian friends is rattling strong. faith students who control to refrain one trap are tempted to start into another: cheating. In our country, misconduct is like the generalisation that guarantees success. At times, we hit to opt between state and watching the evil follow or gift in to this binding execute and dishonouring our faith. Thankfully, there is always God's way. 'As a newborn shitting working amongst students, we grappling added difficulty: demand of commitment and passion. True, our methods (mainly Bible study) are not rattling newborn to people. But they crapper be economical if we provide ourselves fully to this ministry.' Pray for students in GBG, that the experience of their salvation strength be so real to them that they would rest concern in their commitment. Pray for endurance, that students module stand concern in the grappling of the philosophies and attitudes that touch them. Pray that in their text and also in their actions, African faith students module show the Lincoln a meliorate way, the artefact of mass Jesus.
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