The Church in Africa

[JohnnyLingo]

"Amid the seemingly endless shacks and open sewers on haphazard Llesanmi Street, one lovely place stood out: a gated, cream-colored compound with a steepled church. Inside the spotless chapel, about 170 people sat in neat rows under whirring ceiling fans as an organist played quiet hymns. Almost every worshiper was black, and every male worshiper wore a white shirt and tie."

What mullahs, all of them.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...T2007111801409

[Indy Coug]

I wish I could have spent my entire mission teaching Africans instead of just a couple of months.

[ChinoCoug]

Originally Posted by JohnnyLingo

"Amid the seemingly endless shacks and open sewers on haphazard Llesanmi Street, one lovely place stood out: a gated, cream-colored compound with a steepled church. Inside the spotless chapel, about 170 people sat in neat rows under whirring ceiling fans as an organist played quiet hymns. Almost every worshiper was black, and every male worshiper wore a white shirt and tie."

What mullahs, all of them.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...T2007111801409

thanks for posting the link, Lingo. I'm not as familiar with Nigeria but Ghanaian members are extremely diligent.

[Archaea]

They are humble people, the Africans.

I liked this quote and observation:

Jan Shipps, a Methodist scholar who has written extensively about the Mormons, said, "When a cult grows up, it becomes a culture."

[Indy Coug]

Originally Posted by ChinoCoug

thanks for posting the link, Lingo. I'm not as familiar with Nigeria but Ghanaian members are extremely diligent.

Nigerians are great too. Ever had foo foo with peanut soup? MMMMmmmmm.

[ChinoCoug]

Originally Posted by Archaea

They are humble people, the Africans.

I liked this quote and observation:

she's not using "cult" pejoratively.

[Archaea]

Originally Posted by Indy Coug

Nigerians are great too. Ever had foo foo with peanut soup? MMMMmmmmm.

foo foo is not may favorite and Nigerians eat the heads of the fish as well. It can be quite spicey.

[ChinoCoug]

Originally Posted by Indy Coug

Nigerians are great too. Ever had foo foo with peanut soup? MMMMmmmmm.

I love fufu never had peanut soup.

[Indy Coug]

Originally Posted by ChinoCoug

I love fufu never had peanut soup.

You scoop the fufu with your fingers and dip it into the peanut soup (which has spicy pepe (sp?) peppers in it, often also with chicken).

[ChinoCoug]

Originally Posted by Indy Coug

You scoop the fufu with your fingers and dip it into the peanut soup (which has spicy pepe (sp?) peppers in it, often also with chicken).

maybe it WAS peanut soup. the dip is communal, right?