FIGHTING HUNGER IN NDU SUB DIVISION. by farmer Gideon

 FIGHTING HUNGER IN NDU SUB DIVISION .

 by farmer Gideon

            Topic: STARTING FROM THE PULPIT 

         As the son of a pastor, from my personal research, there exit two main problems that makes the Christians of Ndu to see pastors during preaching's like real comedians. These vital factors are hunger which I consider to be the "third world war" and the lack of basic needs. No matter how well the pastor presents the Gospel like spiritual food, there is need for the physical food. That is the reason why even though the followers of Christ seem to be spiritually filled, one of them still said to Jesus that "we are hungry". Jesus could have asked them "are you not spiritually filled", but rather he said "what do you have" and they said five loafs  of  bread and two fishes. I know how daring this content can be to pastors and Christians. My aim is not to hurt any body but to open the eyes of all Christian leaders to see the need of empowering the church physically and practically because "I need food in my house" says the Lord. That is the reason why my write up is based on the Bible knowledge as well as the golden role.

From my observation, the churches in Ndu sub Division like those of other part of the country are not running on the rail that the missionaries constructed. As an A/ level student in JMBC Ndu, we once answered a GCE  question that was " the Bible in front and the flag behind explain with regards to missionary activities in Cameroon.." for 25mks. They left their home country to evangelize to a place they considered  the dark continent, but while on the field, they went beyond their target reason why we saw their presence facilitating the annexation of Africa. The missionaries could not limit their activities only to preaching the gospel but they also went further in acquiring lands and that led to the  introduction of new crops. As such the Ndu pastors and  church need to go beyond preaching the gospel. Have you ever ask yourself why Jesus never wanted to choose any ideal person as his followers? He had to select his followers from different works of life such as  tax collectors, Fisher men and tent makers. From my own understanding, this was because when the missionary work was not moving well, Jesus and his followers will not lack what to do. Must pastors of Ndu are having the Divine called while they have been doing nothing professionally, if you have one time been a business man you will know how difficult it to make money. Since most of our pastors have never been involved in any business activity, they don't Know how difficult it is to make money hence completely lacking the spirit of physical employment.

   A Ndu girl who is not a "child of God" see sexual immorality as a lucrative source of income. Why tells her that it is a sin When you can't help provide her need? How can she stop her income generating activity because of a heaven for which she knows not of its existence since she is not a "child of God". Please Ndu pastors stop giving gentamicin eye drop to a toothache patient. Instead empower her, lead her to Christ by circumventing her challenge, enable her to get a proper job for and she will run away from immorality.

  The church of the 21 century is seen in Ndu as a consumer and not a producer. You may not believe me but let me assure you that Christians give too much of their physical items to the church and come back with spiritual items which make them to keep on lacking physically. Very soon the Christians of Ndu sub Division will be praying for seeds, but the irony is that since they can't distinguish between good and bad seeds, some of them will bring bad seeds for God to bless and multiply, Guess the Outcome? I have heard pastors saying from the pulpit " my people perish because of the lack of knowledge". This sounds correct but my question now is which knowledge? Again and again I have heard Ndu Christians saying "We have been created in the Image of God", but the question I always ask myself  is" if God can come to Ndu in a form of man and see how we look physically, what we eat and wear, can He be proud of us?

 Some pastors say while at the pulpit that "an idle person is the devil's workshop". Some will even go further to say "the Bible says no food for lazy man ". From the above two sentences, I have been made to understand that laziness is sin but for the rest of my life I have never seen a pastor reject or dismiss a Christian because he/she is lazy.  Then the question that, "is there a big and a small sin? The Ndu church leaders needs to go above the target and do or go extra miles for its Christians.

  Why should pastors be preaching about offerings without empowering the Christians? How can a Christian be hungry physically and on the pulpit you the pastor is telling him that the love of God is a spiritual food? He would definitely see you as nothing else but a great comedian.

Sorry for any inconveniences, be the different and make the difference.

  Am your brother and friend 

     Farmer GIDEON