Comments on: Missing: African-American missionaries

By: Rbrafrica

Rbrafrica — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 02:43:00 +0000

I meant no church support at all.

By: Rbrafrica

Rbrafrica — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 02:41:00 +0000

Dear Brother I hear what you are saying and it is sad.This is why God raised me up and told me to go forth to Africa and other parts of the world. I have church support, no donors, no job and no money of my own. But God in his mercy just keeps making a way for me, it is truly amazing.
Visit my website: http://www.sogmw.webs.com Praise God I am doing what he called me to do I won’t let anything stop me, I live by faith. Thank you for doing what he called you to do, May the Lord bless and keep you.

By: Akinwale

Akinwale — Mon, 12 Jul 2010 05:41:25 +0000

The problems are very complex; thus we are not able to address them with one liners and simple solutions. However I can add my insight. I am an African american doctoral student in a seminary mission program. I have been involved in missions for about 20 years, in a limited capacity. i have been to Africa, Central America, South America, and Europe. Yet one of the real issues that confront Blacks is a lack of financial support from the Black and the White Church. Overall the Black Church is not supportive of missions, and the White Church is racist toward our people. I must agreee that not only are African Americans lacking in compassion and knowledge of their African heritiage, but Africans have an arrogance toward African Americans. I have found that Black people are disliked universally. These realities can very easily dampen the spirit of any would be African American missionary.

By: kenneth solomon

kenneth solomon — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 10:46:09 +0000

the beauty of Gods work is in happiness of his coming because based on our reward on earth, it is nonsense and provoking to my person but i believe that when he shall come i wilt be like him and my reward is in his hands because in Africa, ministry is suffering.

By: Stephen

Stephen — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 04:07:17 +0000

We need black missionaries, I can just imagine the love of Christ expressed to another human being coming from our black missionaries. We need the black community to do their part, Who will serve Africa better than our black bretheren from america? Are we waiting on whitey to get all the credit?

By: Charles

Charles — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 18:42:38 +0000

I’m an African American that have been to several African and Central American countries doing missionary work. All the arguments presented comes down to two things – lack of education and a lack of compassion for one’s fellow man!

By: Duane

Duane — Wed, 31 Aug 2005 21:09:19 +0000

Hmmm. IsnÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t that *your* usual tactic?!

Pulling out my hair at this point—

I guess if I was to pass gas, you would see that as a tatic too!

sheesh!

By: John Lindsay

John Lindsay — Wed, 31 Aug 2005 15:40:26 +0000

“Brah, puhleeze stop tryinÃ¢â‚¬â„¢ to find Ã¢â‚¬Å“the loopholeÃ¢â‚¬Â for the sake of argument, dawg.”

Hmmm. Isn’t that *your* usual tactic?!

Another problem that plays a role is that “Africans tend to gravitate towards whites, thereby incensing Blacks.

A friend that earned his doctorate in some branch of theology about 3 weeks ago, and went to Indiana, I believe, to participate in the graduation ceremony, related that there were many, many international students in attendance and all greeted him warmly…except for the African students.

However, I have several co-workers from Cameroon, Nigeria, Ghana, and some Carribbean countries who are pretty cool.

One of my uncles in Detroit related how back in the early ’60′s, when Lansing was still segregated, that “a group of Africans petitioned the City to be allowed to shop in ‘whites only ‘ stores because…they were not Negroes. And the City agreed.

Hence, there are many problems with interactions between some Africans and some Blacks. All the blame cannot be laid at the feet of African Americans.

John L.

JCL

By: Duane

Duane — Wed, 31 Aug 2005 08:14:26 +0000

John, john, John,John, john, John, JOHN!!!

Brah, puhleeze stop tryin’ to find “the loophole” for the sake of argument, dawg.

The brutha didn’t say that American black folks were not over there, he just simply said he didn’t see any. With roughly 300 full time black American missionaries (according to that excerpt provided above), I’m sure he didn’t see any of US over there either.

I even provided a link to an African-American missionary organization that are sending folks over there.

By: John Lindsay

John Lindsay — Wed, 31 Aug 2005 01:41:13 +0000

“I see German, Australian, Korean, British, Japanese, and American white doctors, nurses, and dentists here. I donÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t see daughters and sons of Africa serving Africa. ”

This is NOT true. My sister’s church in Atlanta, and others, have been providing medical care (members who are professionals) in Kenya.

In fact, they just got back a week ago from Kenya, where she sent a postcard to me.

John L.

By: Frank

Frank — Tue, 30 Aug 2005 16:41:26 +0000

Thank you to all who have ever and who do and who will help the people of the world no matter where they are or where they come from and God bless them all.

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By: Brian

Brian — Tue, 30 Aug 2005 07:41:07 +0000

My one problem with this is that its says for us to forget our culture and do missionary work, when if we had a true sense of our culture originally there would be more of us fighting to take control of our lives. Its not that the intentions of those who did was wrong its that we did it under the wrong guise which I feel is a direct result of its down fall. Also a lot of the efforts you spoke about in the breaking down of the missions seemed to be aimed at stopping us from becoming closer to our families of the Diaspora. No this is not another complaint by an arrogant negro in america but I feel that because we have settled for a culture devoid of even our own positvie images we have failed our people abroad. Shame on any African American who turns a nose up at Africa and settles for what goes on in the “hood”. We have a connection there which a lot of us don’t acknowledge because I feel we have been “white washed” to even our own people and believe it or not the efforts to revive Africa are not highly publicized in our churches further wounding these efforts from taking root. Ignorance will be our death here and in the motherland if we do not continue to remain conscious and work toward giving all that we can to our original place of birth.

By: VB

VB — Mon, 29 Aug 2005 22:01:14 +0000

Excellent essay! Very informative and “conscience pricking” It encourages me to do more!