With all you hear about African leaders, corruption, greed -read this!!! Malawi President Joyce Banda has sold the Nation’s presidential jet for $15 million to help feed the 1.5 million people suffering from chronic food shortages in the country. President Banda, who took over after (former) President Mutharika died of a heart attack in April 2012 made selling the plane a priority as she sought to repair the damage left by the previous president, who picked costly fights with donors that left the economy a shambles.” President Banda also cut her salary by 30% and pledged to sell off 35 Mercedes Benz cars used by her cabinet. Selling the presidential jet and fleet of Mercedes sends a message to the world that “Feeding the hungry is our priority.” Seven out of every ten of the world’s hungry are women and girls. Maybe there is a connection between that fact and why, as the second woman president on the continent of Africa, President Banda is right on the money. Christians in the West might consider taking some cues from President Banda, both as individuals and as congregations. How does our mission and ministry spending reflect who we are as followers of Christ in our communities and around the world? What does our spending say about who we prioritize as important? It takes self-sacrifice to minister among the people whom Jesus called “the least of these,” and sometimes it just takes being grounded.
Posted on: Wed, 30 Oct 2013 20:18:50 +0000
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