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Dedication
Acknowledgments
Poverty, a big problem in Africa
Are you born again?
The Visa Applicant
The Pastor’s personal Struggles
The Troubled Marriage
The Canceled Business Contract
Why the Prosperity Gospel Message is Popular in Africa
Christianity Rises in Africa, Declines in Europe
What is the Gospel?
Tithes, Offerings and Robbing God
Early April, 2020, I had what I thought was a flu. My throat was dry and I was coughing a little. I was a little tired but did not think much of it. I bought some off-the-counter flu medications and began to use. I also began to drink more tea with lemon. So, it was for about a week.
Then, one afternoon as I was walking into the bedroom from the living room, my daughter observed that I had been walking very slowly. “Dad, are you sick? You are walking so slowly”. “Me, too, I have been looking at you, like you are sick or something, my wife added. “Well, I am ok, just some sore throat and some coughing.” I replied. A few minutes after, my wife showed up in the bedroom. “Can I take your temperature please, to make sure you do not have fever”. I barely muted “ok” My temperature read 101 degrees. “You have fever. You have a sore throat, and you are coughing, those are the symptoms of Covid19. We need to get the doctor right away”.
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This is not a scholarly work on poverty, gospel, or churches in Africa. Those who seek academic information on those topics are welcome to consult other sources. This is intended to provide a brief snapshot on the intersection of poverty and faith, and how they play out in the lives of individuals, families and businesses. At the center is the pastor, who tries to hold everyone and everything together by faith.
“Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If any man hears my voice and opens the door, I will come into him, and will sup with him, and he with me.” (Revelation: 3:20)
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