Thought for the Week
Why is the world order so unfair?
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| The Rt Rev Matthias K Medadues-Badhu, right, with Father Philip Gray |
Each time I am invited to England there is always a moment when I ask myself; Why is the world order so unfair?' I come from the Volta Region of Ghana.
The vegetation is so green and beautiful, and there are all the fruit trees one can think of.
One does not have to walk any distance before seeing fruits, such as pineapples, oranges, avocado pears, mangoes, pawpaw, melons, bananas and many others.
These are very costly in England's grocery shops. In Ghana the streets are lined with farmers selling these fruits but the people are just too poor to afford to buy these or even the other basic needs of life.
Here in England as I travel hardly do I ever see in the streets such fruits in abundance yet people here have got all they need to live on and more.
Many of the things which are counted as waste and are often thrown away here are what many of my people need for just their survival.
Even the facilities of the smallest infant school here are so much more than any of the senior high schools' facilities in my diocese. Who then can one blame or hold responsible for this?
Whoever we might want to blame, we can, as individuals, assist them by putting a new song in their mouths' with your support.
In my diocese in Ghana we are seeking to provide clean water, education and hope for some of the poorest people in the world.
They are held in poverty through the worship of wooden and stone idols, and the practice of the voodoo religion.
We seek to offer them new hope through our service to them in Christ's Name, but to do this we rely solely on the generosity of good people here in England.
One of the Canons and Trustees of my diocese is the Revd Canon Philip Gray, the Priest at St Margaret's, Ilkley.
He has assisted my ministry in Ghana for over 20 years through his prayers and support, and it has been a delight to spend time with his new people at St Margaret's who have shown me such kindness and hospitality in these last days. Thank you.
Rt Rev Matthias K. Medadues-Badohu, The Anglican Bishop of Ho in Ghana, who has been visiting St Margaret's Church in Ilkley.
9:26am Thursday 10th July 2008
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