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August 16, 2006
One finger cannot milk a cow
My Fulani friend from Burkina Faso, Diallo Boureima, has just been to spend the night during his "Round-Britain Sponsored Bike Ride".
It has been great having Boureima to stay - although a bit confusing, as we kept switching between English, French, and Fulfulde...
Fulani Ministries
Boureima lives in the UK at present with his English wife Susanna, and runs the organisation Fulani Ministries, which aim to share the Good News of Christ among his people, the Fulani, as well as relieve poverty and promote education. He is currently doing the bike ride to raise awareness and money for this ministry, and stopped off with me on his way through Cardiff.
They are doing a lot of good work, including radio ministry - one of the main areas Fulani Ministries is involved in. They also partner with other individuals and organisations working among the Fulani. The work among the Fulani - as in all the work of the kingdom of God - requires different kinds of ministry by different people. One of the things that has encouraged me in the Fulani work in Burkina is how different denominations and ministries seek to work together and respect and encourage each other's ministries, rather than compete.
The Body of Christ
In the body of Christ, we are not all the same, but we do need each other, and the work will not be done by just one kind of ministry or church. Rather than criticising and judging and excluding those who do things differently from us, why can't we seek to respect each other and the necessity and complimentarity of different approaches and ministries...? It will take all of us to do the job.
As the Fulani proverb says:
"Honndu wooturu birataa nagge."
One finger cannot milk a cow.
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Posted by Keith at August 16, 2006 11:04 AM