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HUSBAND SCARCITY! This may not be the best time for me to write on this because of misinterpretations, but I can no longer resist the push. "Husband Scarcity" has become one of the challenges faced by many young girls today. If you go to prayer houses, majority of the intentions are prayer for a life partner. And this calls for concern. Casting our minds back to the time of our mothers and grandmothers, was there really much of a "Husband Scarcity" problem? Or, maybe there were more men than women then, or there was an adequate corresponding numbers of both genders. I don't think so. Maybe then, the women had values and were prepared to build a home and not park into a built home. Then, once a young man comes of age and can at least feed himself and his wife, he goes out in search of a wife and the woman really appreciates him and helps him to build a future. What am I really trying to say? We created what we now see as "Husband Scarcity" for ourselves. Today, the reverse is the case. Ask an average girl to define her dream husband; you get things like "he has to be tall, handsome, fair, and rich, own a house at least, and be presentable" and then she adds "God fearing" in order not to sound so worldly. Then, check the number of girls around you and the number of men that meet that standard, and you will see the problem. You hear girls say, "I cannot suffer in my father's house and then go and start suffering with a man." What a wonderful dream! What if from the beginning, you have everything you want and there is no suffering, and later in the marriage, the table turns around, then comes suffering? Will you run away? No one prays for suffering, but it is good to start small and end big, than start big and end small. The problem is that the description majority of girls give of their ideal man is virtually the same. When 50 girls want the same kind of man and the man that fits what they want is just 1 man, and the man can only pick one. Then, what becomes of 49 others? They simply start lamenting of "Husband Scarcity". Another irony of our time is that it is hard, due to the face of our economy to find a man who is of marriage age who possesses all those things these ladies want, legally (except those involved in Internet fraud); even the number of those in Internet fraud is not enough to match all those searching for already made husbands. If you look around, majority of the ladies of substance, of good value and virtue, who are ready to build a home with a man who has prospects, are married and not complaining of husband scarcity. The easiest way to find a husband now, is to change your view of who a husband is. A husband is that man God made and then saw that it may be hard for him to really actualize his purpose for making him, without a help mate and then made the woman and gave to him, and he felt complete and fulfilled. MARRIAGE IS NOT A POVERTY ALLEVIATION PROGRAM. It is a mission of building the family of God here on earth. For those who see marriage as a way out of poverty, it is a way into bondage. Women are HOME BUILDERS, not HOME WARMERS... DON'T CONFUSE A MAN'S PATH WITH HIS DESTINY. Where he is today, may only be a route to where God has destined him to be tomorrow. Another truth is that YOU MAY BE THE ONLY FAST MEANS TO THAT HIS DESTINATION. Join in alleviating "husband scarcity". PICK UP THE RIGHT VALUES. I am not saying that you should pick anyone that comes your way and talks of marriage, not all men are husband materials. What I am saying is that you should stop setting your standard on material acquisitions or physical appearances. Look beyond the physical. WHAT MAKES A MAN WHO HE IS, IS NOT WHAT HE OWNS OR HOW HE LOOKS, IT IS WHAT HE IS MADE UP OF. |
Wittylens:thanks bro |
what is the best andriod phone that can be bought with the price ranging from #17,000 to #20,000 |
it is only in Nigeria you can see things like this....old boys can't control their wrinkled joystick...the worst part is that they'll be using it on fresh bloods...our wives of tomorrow |
GEJ looks as if the suit/coat is wearing him....Buhari looks fresh |
Vikkie14:wow....you're wise....nice point |
these boko boys no dey finish?.....pishure of their lifeless body or idontbelive |
we don't because we are christ's representatives...#caseclosed |
very very wrong...its poisonous....spoilt milk |
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let him better remain there oh....we don't want another ebola scare..who knows?....maybe this time,we would be asked to bath with sugar water....no b salt water...its nt our potion abeg...don't want such things |
the way topics are making frontpage eh....make i just believe say the moderators dey do xmas bonanza for people wey dia topic never smell frontpage before.....#diazGodoh |
nickz:ask google |
because of their fish brain |
SIX TYPES OF PEOPLE YOU MEET IN THE BANKING HALL 1 - The Pen Borrowers: They re always in the bank, common pen they won't have. These pple are very dangerous, once u borrow them d pen, u may find it difficult 2 identify dem, At a bank in Nigeria, once someone tells u "may I have ur pen?" Believe me bros, that's d last time u will see that pen (except if u're lucky). 2 - The "I dey ur Back" Team: Immediately dey enter d bank, even b4 taking d slip (withdrawal or deposit) all they do is to know the last person and u hear dem saying, I'm at your back. If care is nt taken, abt 8 pple can tell u "I dey ur back" then at d end of d day, they cause confusion (na me dey hin back,I don tell am I was here b4 u blah blah) 3 - The No protocol team: This kind of pple don't obey d 1st come, 1st served slogan! They're mouthed in d bank! Immediately they come in, they just walk up 2 d cashier or manager, he asks them 2sit down & within 5 mins they've completed there transactions while u still dey there looking like mumu 4 queue. 4 - The Bank Door rejectees: These pple will always av a problem with d bank door, then u see them removing their belts, car keys, mobile phones etc and yet d machine keeps shouting "pls go back" My bros next time come 2 bank naked! Biko, he go allow u in... #LOL! 5 - The slip wasters: These kind of pple can waste slip 4Nigeria! To fill the withdrawal slip or deposit slip na JAMB questions,u c dem cancelling, tearing, squeezing & take another one. To write common 3780 Naira in words nagobe. Even d so called undergraduates are found wanting in this scenario....... ............... ...........CHAI !!! 6 - The pple from Another Planet: These pple usually behave like them no dey dis world since 2 yrs! They will always b asking 4 today's date, even after telling them d correct date, they will ask some1 else again. I tire 4 dis pple oooooo......... ... PLS WHICH NUMBER U FALL INside... ![]() No lie oh cus God dey watch u.... 1 |
Chase till Mikel scores a hatrick |
My brother FLEE!!...i mean RUN!!....he doesn't supports you financially,morally,socially,e.t.c...what are you benefiting from him?...your mom pays all the payables...i wonder what you're still doing in that man's house...c'mon bro!....you're an adult...act as one...leave him and go and leave on your own |
Tribute to Dr. Myles Munroe The great bible scholar was one of the nine passengers on an executive plane that crashed in Grand Bahama, his wife and daughter were also on board. The crash occurred as people were gathering in Grand Bahama for Dr. munroe’s 2014 Global Leadership Forum dated for Monday, November 10 and was scheduled to feature Africa’s richest woman and oil mogul, Mrs. Folorunso Alakija and Andrew Young, Former Mayor of Atlanta and former United States Ambassador to the United Nations. The best selling author’s wife, Ruth Ann Munroe, and daughter, Charisa were also reported to be on-board the vessel that crashed, leaving behind a son, Chairo (Myles Jr.) Munroe. The last message I heard from him was on Inspiration Fm 92.3fm on a Sunday Morning, I’m glad I recorded it although not complete I’ve been trying to find it to no avail on the internet, perhaps someone might know the title and where we can get it, so I’ve spent some time writing out parts of the sermon to share with people who may be questioning his death and purpose, he will be remembered for a lot of great messages and quotes, in regards to purpose, relationships, leadership, vision etc. Not many people like talking about death, but in this message Dr. Myles challenged us to face death, and write our obituaries daily as he did, he warned us not to disgrace God by mourning more than necessary, and that he expects bright colors at his funeral, if you want me to mail the recording let me know if you also can’t find it on the internet. “Excerpts from Dr. Myles Monroe sermon on obituary Life is a mysterious experience 1. There are questions in life that we can never answer, so please don’t try to invent answers Normally when there is a lot of emotional upheaval and trauma People turn prophets and prophetess and they start talking about dreams. Shut ur mouth! Don’t try to speak things you don’t know anything about, 2. There are things in life we cannot explain so please don’t try to be deep and trying to impress people and trying to explain the mystery of life 3. There are things in life we cannot change, know your limit I’m not a boy I’m a man Been living for over 58years even though you may not see that, I have seen almost everything I’ve been poor, been attacked, criticized, misunderstood,depressed, been happy, I’ve had much, I’ve had nothing 4. There are things in life we cannot control, settle it now 5. There are things we cannot stop, things like death, and you can’t even choose when it happens. 6. There are some things in life we cannot be responsible for, sometimes we take responsibility for things that we didn’t cause and it actually destroys us, because we walk away with guilt. You are not responsible for your children lifestyle after they reach the age of 25 So if your kids decide to do some things, don’t sit around all your life depressing yourself as a parent while they are having fun doing their foolishness, you’ve done your part, they’ve got a decision to make, let them live their decisions. Some boy decide to divorce you don’t sit around all your life depressed while they are having a second spouse, you ain’t responsible for them making a big mistake like leaving you, get on with your life You are not responsible if your spouse died So learn to settle some things so you can live and have peace 7. Things in life we cannot exceed, trust God after that Expect the best and prepare for the worst Do all that you can and leave the rest to God Let God be God Met so many people who think they are the Holy Spirit They want to explain everything They want to convict people to come to Christ There are things only God can do so behave yourself There are things only God knows so shut up yourself It’s ok to tell people I don’t know 3.There are things only God understands Know what you know and thank God for what you know 4.There are things only God can explain So Let Him explain Brother Miles I need a prophecy on whom I’m to marry Brother miles: I don’t know, And if I knew I would probably advise them differently Know your limit, you are not God, so have a good time on earth 1. Know what your limitations 2. Know what you are not responsible for 3. Know what is your responsibility 4. Accept that you know what you can and cannot do 5. Accept that you don’t know what you can and cannot do And it gives you peace All of us will die one day so EVERYDAY I write my OBITUARY You are never remembered for what you did not do If you can sing/cook/help with children/youth and you are not doing that there is a gap in your obituary, it is being depleted. There are things we cannot do, but there are things we can do, do them. Solution to stresses we are going through 1. Every problem is temporarily , including the grief By the way if you are going through people acting strange around you all of a sudden, just remember they are temporarily insane, don’t throw them away just wait till they come back around 2. Don’t apply a permanent solution to a temporary problem, people go through spells, life goes through spells, you have kids doing foolishness, running off with bad friends, even if kids act foolishness for five years they will return, we saw you son in the night club, yeah he is having a spell he will be back, so go to bed, don’t wait up all night Danger is sometimes we make decisions because of pressure not purpose And we realize later and we want to reverse it but it might be too late The most dangerous thing in life to loose is not your money nor your friends, nor your house, not your car, the most dangerous thing to loose in life is your faith. When faith is lost, life has nothing left Judas lost faith and applied permanent solution to a temporary problem I don’t trust nobody, means if I don’t see him I can’t make it, everyone is temporary Your husband is temporary, your wife is not permanent, I imagine life without you, just in case, so I’ve attended my wives funeral more than once, for I know not the date We expect nothing to change and the only thing we are guaranteed is change Change in inevitable, change is what life is about. Disappointment is only possible when expectation was present I told you this things so that when they happen you won’t be offended in me Expect the worst so you won’t be disappointed Nothing can frustrate the enemy if the enemy put you in jail and you tell the enemy you expected this, you took away the power of the prison If you use the death of a person to be depressed as a church for 10 weeks, you have brought a disgrace to God I imagine life without you I have attended my wife’s funeral We don’t expect change, but the only thing we are guaranteed is change I’ve been to my own funeral, and by the way I already saw who was there, you better be there And I made a deal with myself, if anybody come to my funeral without wearing a bright color, I’m going to get up out of the casket, walk to you, slap your face, go back in the casket lay down and die again. I want colors, yellow tie, pink socks, I want blue shoes, red skirts, you all no come here In no black We don’t mourn as those who don’t have hope I want all men to wear fine red tie, blue tie, yellow tie, if you got the victory, dress like it, if death got no sting then why death make you look gloomy Don’t expect me to be your pastor forever Philippians 3:12/13 Forgetting is necessary for moving Forgetting what is behind you press forward Your boyfriend/girlfriend left you for another fella so what you gonna do? forget them, cry a couple of days it’s ok, then after forget them, you were not born with them, only the mature think like this, it was good, I enjoyed it, let’s move on Excerpts from Dr. Myles Monroe sermon on obituary” |
the girl needed 100 |
In the early days of Christianity in Nigeria the church was at the forefront of society’s development building schools, hospitals, vocational skills acquisition centres, farms and cottage industries, among others. They offered scholarships, gave free books and teaching aids, and gave food, clothing and shelter to those deprived of these necessities. Notwithstanding that the central theme of sermons was on preparing for the life after death, the church tried as much as possible to ensure that members and those who dared to come into God’s house had a good life before death. The satisfaction of the church was the welfare of members and the success of the church was seen in the number of lives touched and it therefore offered safe haven to people in various distress situations such as those needing food, clothing, accommodation, financial relief, treatment of debilitating illnesses such as leprosy and mental disorders and several others. As the church ministered to the needs of members and their lives got better they brought the proceeds of the works of their hands in form of tithes and offerings to God at Sunday services, thanksgiving and harvest ceremonies. With these, more cathedrals, mission schools, orphanages, maternity homes and farms were built. Pastor Enoch Adeboye, G.O, RCCG Pastor Enoch Adeboye, G.O, RCCG Also more scholarships to even higher levels of education were awarded as the house of God indeed became the house of plenty. Pastors saved money for social development projects by living modest lives usually behind the church, riding bicycles and working their own farms in a clear example of storing up treasures in heaven as the Bible recommends. Fast track to 2014, members minister to the needs of the church paying through the nose to fund broadcasts on television and chain of businesses including universities, publishing houses, nursery, primary/ post primary schools, as well as buy flashy cars and private jets. They are reminded daily that givers never lack. In a bid to please “God” and achieve the elusive breakthrough parishioners squeeze themselves dry to contribute to various projects in the house of God. But surprisingly their situation never changes. The more they give the poorer they become and the richer the church. Today’s church is an epitome of modernity operating from state–of- the–art, imposing edifices fully air- conditioned and complete with evolutionary camera, klieg light and other stage facilities for live broadcast from the pulpit. Yet poverty ravages the same establishment. Due to this religious paradox discerning Nigerians have begun to ask a pertinent question – has the modern church abandoned social service that the old church used so effectively to warm itself into the hearts of many? Take this: July 6, 2014 in a church in Amuwo Odofin area of Lagos, a priest held the congregation spell-bound with his homily. His delivery was superb. Emphasis was to shift to appreciating what God has done for all by been generous in the Harvest contributions. He started by calling on those who wanted to appreciate God with N200,000 to come forward for special blessing. From N200,000 it fell to N150,000, N100,000 and to N50,000 to N5,000 and below. Although nobody came out for a supposed N200,000 blessing, the priest at the end of the day asked the entire church to stand for general blessing. Oritsejafor Oritsejafor To the conservative Catholics it was taking revenue drive too far. The scene at the Amuwo Odofin church is common in Catholic churches in the country now. Before now, the pentecostal churches appeared to enjoy the exclusivity of megabucks from members. Some church leaders even flaunt their wealth. Even in their jerry-curl hair style they defend their affluence on the grounds that “my God is not a poor God.” The message is apparently for members to strive to be like them as they claim to enjoy the benevolence of God. And so the craze for miracles that could create rags to riches phenomenon is unabated in our churches. Although the pentecostal churches are in the lead for revenue drive that see churches embark on big projects only a few of them have programmes to help the poor. And it is in this area that the Catholic Church stands out. The programmes of their Saint Vincent De Paul Society are geared towards alleviating problems of the poor in their various parishes. They visit, hospitals, prisons, charity homes to donate items to them. They identify with the poor in their parishes and lend a helping hand. The Church is known for their contributions in education and health care that is affordable by the poor. But unlike before, the Catholic church in Nigeria appears to have joined the race to grab and grab from church members or parishoners. The harvest period in some churches last up to six months. The mass is usually longer for speeches and announcements that plead to members to appreciate God. Although members, in many cases, attest to what the church does with the money, the pressure on members to offer resources during harvest is unChatholic to many. Mr. Gabriel Bolade, an accountant in a commercial bank who attends Baptist Church, Yaba believes the church has abandoned its members. He lamented that the church of today has abandoned the noble role of taking care of the weak and vulnerable in the society. His concern arose from the clear unwillingness to help enhance education in the country. “Most of the private universities are owned by well established churches who charge fees far beyond the means of ordinary members who contributed to the establishment of these higher institutions. Fees in the region of N1.5 million to N3 million per session are charged which can only be afforded by the wealthy. The ordinary members who helped in donating materials, cash, labour and even by praying and fasting for the universities cannot afford such fees for their children and wards.” Pastor Chris Oyakhilome and his wife Pastor Chris Oyakhilome and his wife But exorbitant fee is not the exclusive preserve of Pentecostal churches. Mission schools handed back by government to the churches that established them some years back as part of strategies to improve education in the country have now been caught in the web. The schools owned by Methodist, Catholic, Anglican, CMS and other churches that were reputed social service providers have now been hijacked by greedy capitalists. Their fees are no longer affordable, just like private universities. Mr. Emmanuel Onyeji, past chairman of the Laity Council at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church, Okokomaiko, Lagos put the problem at the door step of “churches that are mainly interested in making money” and not in the welfare of their members. “Pastors of churches often preach about the primacy of giving at least 10 per cent of their income as tithe and more as offering to the church. Their focus is on prosperity mainly”. But Pentecostal churches have faulted this claim about church members contributing towards the establishment of educational institutions. In fact, Pastor David Oyedepo of Living Faith Mission (Winners Chapel) who is Founder and Chancellor of Covenant University was quoted as saying that he did not build the university with tithes and offerings of members. But he is yet to reveal the sources of funding. His denial, however, does not explain why majority of Winners Chapel members cannot afford the fees charged by a University owned by their church or senior pastor; yet he owns private jets – Gulfstream G550, Gulfstream G450, Gulfstream V and LearJet with combined valued of $98.3million (N15.9billion). The situation is not different at the Redeemers University (RUN), owned by the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG). While fees are also as high as that of Covenant University, RUN claims to have established a scholarship scheme for indigent students. The scheme involves school fees discounts of between 10 % and 80% for children and wards of the university’s staff, children of pastors and some indigent members of the church. Like Winner’s Chapel Senior Pastor, the General Overseer of RCCG Pastor E.A. Adeboye owns a private jet – a Gulfstream V. Bishop Oyedepo Bishop Oyedepo That owned by the President of Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, Ayo Oritsejafor has just been involved in a scandal in South Africa. It flew $ 9.3m cash into South Africa where the money has been seized by the home country although the man has explained that he leased the aircraft to another company and that he knew nothing about the transaction. . Nigeria’s government claimed responsibility, saying that the money was meant for the purchase of arms to fight terror and that cash payments are sometimes effected in such deals. Ayo Oritsejiafor has admitted owning the aircraft and also admitted leasing it out to a company he has substantial interest. Nigerians want to know how this has this helped evangelism? Critics will be quick to answer that materialism is better for it than evangelism. Mr. Daniel Ede, a banker who worships with the Anglican Church expressed worry that the present day church has deviated from the practice of the early church in terms of assisting those in need and he recommends immediate change. “The early church in Acts of the Apostles sold their belongings and gave to the needy. Some of the wealth being made by our churches should be used for the sick, poor widows, prisoners, etc. Churches ought to create more welfare programmes for the indigent and needy in their midst. They should have schools and hospitals that the poor can afford”. A worker in a Pentecostal church in Lagos, who spoke to Saturday Vanguard on condition of anonymity said churches in Nigeria are not doing enough to help the poor and indigent and asked for remedial action. “The Nigerian churches are not doing enough. The church can begin a revolution of wealth creation and the development of education. We need to give in such a way that those given will not need alms again. Education funds should be created for those who are eligible to attend university, but are indigent. If churches build schools, they should dedicate a certain admission percentage slot for indigent church members. Of what essence is a church that doesn’t give back?” He added that “churches should help fund businesses for church members and may also establish food banks, where indigent members of the church can access food in times of food shortage. They can also generate funds for small businesses to grow, as well as train the owners of such businesses”. TB Joshua TB Joshua Speaking to Saturday Vanguard, the Benue State chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) Arch Bishop Yiman Orkwar sees nothing wrong in churches establishing schools and running them in a professional manner, without sentiments. While he is not against churches granting scholarships to children of the poor, he insists that there is no way all members of the church could be exempted from paying fees as a matter of policy as this could harm the institution’s ability to run the institutions properly and meet the demands of staff. Sociologist Dr. John Akposibruke disagrees with those suggesting that the church has abandoned its social service role to humanity like poverty alleviation. “Some of the Pentecostal churches being accused of collecting tithes and offerings without giving back to the needy members have commendable welfare/poverty alleviation schemes. “I know of a church that pays rent, school fees, medical bills and even wedding costs of its indigent members, but how many people can they do this for with their limited resources?” He explained that their efforts are not being felt because the magnitude of poverty and deprivation in the country is so high that what is done pales into insignificance. “In some churches those who need help are up to 60% of members and with the worsening level of unemployment the rate is growing; how do you attend to everybody?” He points out that some members have developed unrealistic expectations from their churches one of which is that their children should attend a church-owned university free of charge simply because they gave tithes and offerings when the universities were being built without asking themselves the percentage of these contributions to the cost of setting up and running such schools. “Tithes and offerings are gifts to God and the church, and like every gift they are not returnable either in form they were given, or by extending discounts and privileges. “Since tithes and offerings are pooled together to carry out various projects in the house of God it is difficult to determine who gave what and on that basis extend any privilege; how can you be sure that your own portion of the contributions was not the part used to decorate the church or buy musical equipment and not used to build a school?” Investigation by Saturday Vanguard revealed that some churches are indeed engaged in one form of welfare/empowerment scheme or the other. Daystar Christian Centre runs a leadership, entrepreneurship and skill development training for members to empower them. While the leadership programme is meant to impart leadership skills, the entrepreneurship class is a case-study based executive business education that takes potential entrepreneurs from idea to business plan, start up and fund sourcing. The vocational skills development teaches members various skills such as maintenance of generators, photography, cake and confectionery making, bead making and video production among others. The church also runs a benevolence scheme under which foods, clothes and shoes are distributed to the needy whether they are members of the church or not. The Senior Pastor’s wife has also established a Real Woman Foundation to care for the female folk. The foundation operates an orphanage and a street women rehabilitation centre which imparts vocational skills and education to any level. Inmates of these centres are given the kind of care and support that should have been provided by their families. Saturday Vanguard also found out that The Redeemed Evangelical Mission (TREM) has established a number of schemes to help members beat poverty. Among these are “Career Academy” – an after school touch up for graduates to help them secure employment and “We Care” under which the church pays rent, medical bills, and gives foods and clothes to indigent members. It is also involved in rehabilitation of street girls through its “Rehobot Homes” programme. *Bishop Okonkwo *Bishop Okonkwo The church also offers scholarships to intelligent but indigent members of the church under the Bishop Mike Okonkwo Scholarship scheme which runs from secondary to university. Further investigations also revealed that several other churches run one form of poverty eradication scheme or the other to empower members but the impact of such schemes has remained minimal. However, Dr. Joseph Antyo of the University of Mkar, a private university in Benue State owned by the Evangelical Church of West Africa (ECWA) believes that poverty issues in Nigeria cannot be effectively addressed at different levels (family, community, state and nation) in isolation from the churches. He recommends that “churches should see poverty eradication as a part of their mission of evangelisation, since not only spiritual but also material salvation is needed to truly free someone. Some of the money that some churches have should be made available to their members in form of loans and other poverty alleviation measures, and the churches should be able to build on their greatest strengths which are trust and commitment rather than dependency. Churches should also motivate their members to work or to help create employment, since the lack of it is probably the greatest bane of Africa today.” |
Dear World, In just over six months, Ebola has managed to bring my country to a standstill. We have lost over 2,000 Liberians. Some are children struck down in the prime of their youth. Some were fathers, mothers, brothers or best friends. Many were brave health workers that risked their lives to save others, or simply offer victims comfort in their final moments. There is no coincidence Ebola has taken hold in three fragile states – Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea – all battling to overcome the effects of interconnected wars. In Liberia, our civil war ended only eleven years ago. It destroyed our public infrastructure, crushed our economy and led to an exodus of educated professionals. A country that had some 3,000 qualified doctors at the start of the war was dependent by its end on barely three dozen. In the last few years, Liberia was bouncing back. We realized there was a long way to go, but the future was looking bright. Now Ebola threatens to erase that hard work. Our economy was set to be larger and stronger this year, offering more jobs to Liberians and raising living standards. Ebola is not just a health crisis – across West Africa, a generation of young people risk being lost to an economic catastrophe as harvests are missed, markets are shut and borders are closed. The virus has been able to spread so rapidly because of the insufficient strength of the emergency, medical and military services that remain under- resourced and without the preparedness to confront such a challenge. This would have been the case whether the confrontation was with Ebola, another infectious disease, or a natural disaster. But one thing is clear. This is a fight in which the whole world has a stake. This disease respects no borders. The damage it is causing in West Africa, whether in public health, the economy or within communities – is already reverberating throughout the region and across the world. The international reaction to this crisis was initially inconsistent and lacking in clear direction or urgency. Now finally, the world has woken up. The community of nations has realized they cannot simply pull up the drawbridge and wish this situation away. This fight requires a commitment from every nation that has the capacity to help – whether that is with emergency funds, medical supplies or clinical expertise. I have every faith in our resilience as Liberians, and our capacity as global citizens, to face down this disease, beat it and rebuild. History has shown that when a people are at their darkest hour, humanity has an enviable ability to act with bravery, compassion and selflessness for the benefit of those most in need. From governments to international organisations, financial institutions to NGOs, politicians to ordinary people on the street in any corner of the world, we all have a stake in the battle against Ebola. It is the duty of all of us, as global citizens, to send a message that we will not leave millions of West Africans to fend for themselves against an enemy that they do not know, and against whom they have little defence. The time for talking or theorizing is over. Only concerted action will save my country, and our neighbours, from experiencing another national tragedy. The words of Henrik Ibsen have never been truer: “A thousand words leave not the same deep impression as does a single deed. Yours sincerely, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Meanwhile, in a determined fight to manage the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) which has killed no fewer than 4,400 people, the United Nations atomic agency has made its plans to provide West African countries hit by the disease with a nuclear-related technology to help faster diagnosis known. |
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