Chakwera admitted having struggled with the Lord just like the biblical Jacob when God first spoke to him about going into mainstream politics and finally accepted in obedience. He said he was glad he came out from that struggle without dislocating his hip since he did not actually force it on himself by asking God but it is God’s will upon him and Malawi. “The Lord spoke to me and asked -haven’t you listened to people’s cries, haven’t you seen the suffering, didn’t I say I have to come and deliver?” Chakwera said. He added that he had to speak to his family and the church leadership, studied and meditated David’s and Moses’s call and God reaffirmed it. Chakwera said what eventually happened was that he had to go to a party that was renowned for its notorious past, where he was first ranked as an outsider, competed for its presidency amongst the eleven contestants and overwhelmingly accepted and voted as president. The MCP leader explained that many Christians have shunned joining politics and believed the notion that is advanced in our societies that politics is dirty forgetting that it is the people who have mostly been in politics who have made it dirty through various malpractices. He said time has come to change this belief. He said it was important for Africa to recognise that the continent has mostly been engulfed by such challenges as corruption and wars that have contributed to underdevelopment because of practices with ungodly values. Chakwera said the type of leadership Africa needs has to be exemplary since behind every malpractice, there is a spirit that flows down to the grassroots if left unchecked. Reverend Chakwera quoted Hebrews 11 to remind delegates to the meeting that righteousness is what exalts a nation and called on them to rise up and correct the situation in their respective countries. “Let us be part of the change that we desire,” he said
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