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Waking Up to the Land of Enough – In Reality…

Perception is not Reality?

In a previous post, I shared that our church began a series to help us better understand the differences between how our brothers and sisters in Africa live compared to how we live in the United States.  The more I read, the more I have really been struck about the difference in our perception of what it means to be ‘poor’.  According to American standards, most Africans wouldn’t even make it onto the chart to be considered, ‘poor’. So, what is their reality?

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Waking Up in The Land of Enough - Missions 1 & 2
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Waking Up to The Land of Enough – Missions 1 & 2

Recently, our church started a program, Passport to the Land of Enough, to help us better understand the daily lives of our brothers and sisters around the world.  We started by learning more about Africa and then focused in on Nigeria.  It was very eye-opening to learn about all the differences between our two worlds and see that, regardless of how little I have ever thought I had, it has always been way more than others have around the world. And, it has always been enough.

As part of our program, we were provided with different Missions we could complete throughout the upcoming weeks in an attempt to learn more about what daily life looks like for those living in Lagos, Nigeria, and elsewhere in Africa.  I thought it would be neat to write about some of them as we complete them.  I would love to hear your experiences with the Missions as well – should you choose to accept them…

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