tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6019728022058383211.post8489020651430260241..comments2012-03-28T08:09:11.313-07:00Comments on GOD AND AFRICA: Where is God in Africa?Ruth A. Tuckerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04158777769168666314noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6019728022058383211.post-51073485424392024492012-03-28T08:09:11.313-07:002012-03-28T08:09:11.313-07:00I was born and live in Africa. This is where I fou...I was born and live in Africa. This is where I found my faith and where I work it out in my life. <br /><br />Africa is a complex place with complex issues and complex cultural differences. Things move at a slow pace here for many reasons some of which are not always well understood by westerners.<br /><br />Colonial paternalism has done great harm to the people of Africa, not least of which was the imposition of Western ideas/culture on indigenous people who think very differently. <br /><br />All these factors need to be taken into account by those seeking to come here and serve God in some way. There needs to be respect for the differences of culture and way of working if anything is to be achieved.Gill Dobsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09762759762175363171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6019728022058383211.post-21241031059251937652012-03-28T08:08:48.081-07:002012-03-28T08:08:48.081-07:00I was born and live in Africa. This is where I fou...I was born and live in Africa. This is where I found my faith and where I work it out in my life. <br /><br />Africa is a complex place with complex issues and complex cultural differences. Things move at a slow pace here for many reasons some of which are not always well understood by westerners.<br /><br />Colonial paternalism has done great harm to the people of Africa, not least of which was the imposition of Western ideas/culture on indigenous people who think very differently. <br /><br />All these factors need to be taken into account by those seeking to come here and serve God in some way. There needs to be respect for the differences of culture and way of working if anything is to be achieved.Gill Dobsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09762759762175363171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6019728022058383211.post-7809763008529743612009-08-22T14:44:06.080-07:002009-08-22T14:44:06.080-07:00Good question. I particularly like Linea's ans...Good question. I particularly like Linea's answer. As an African who now lives in America, it is often hard to really comprehend the presence of God in Africa, yet God is working in some of the most amazing ways in the entire continent.Philip Fridayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07861831126809980300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6019728022058383211.post-49755680791857962252007-11-28T07:53:00.000-08:002007-11-28T07:53:00.000-08:00I also have no answers just a lot of love for the ...I also have no answers just a lot of love for the people of Africa. They aren't alone in the gravity of their needs but it seems as if they are unique in the extent of the problems over the whole continent.<BR/><BR/>What does solidarity with the needs of this continent look like for us? Maybe pressuring governments, maybe finding worthy causes to donate to, definitely remembering to pray. It seems as if it is not enough but maybe it is in the small miracles of individual lives impacted by what we can do that God acts.Lineahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10502534775067103531noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6019728022058383211.post-19383587867138760482007-08-24T21:34:00.000-07:002007-08-24T21:34:00.000-07:00The question of Africa weighs heavily on me as wel...The question of Africa weighs heavily on me as well. No answers, but I'm glad that someone else is taking the questions seriously.eclexiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14267603726576576420noreply@blogger.com