Meanwhile, back in Uganda, the impoverished community now has enough money to purchase land. After some discussion, we decided right down to the shilling how much we must have to effect the purchase. We reached that point. The property is 10 acres of good land in the village proper. We also agreed to build our first outbuilding, probably a storage barn, immediately.
Our Ugandan village: some of you have been following from the start. The financial ministry began with buying a hammer, some nails, a chisel, and a hand saw in Uganda, so Brother Emmanuel could rebuild his chicken shed, washed away in a flood. Emmanuel and his wife conducted the other part of the outreach effort with little bundles they took to all the elderly and infirm every few weeks. Salt, fabric patches and needles, cooking oil, and pieces of soap. Things like that.
The entire story is worth telling, and hearing. Not today. This is about world economics, tariffs, business and trade, and where wealth and money come from. My chosen friend in his village makes the story simpler. From our perspectives, they have neither money nor material wealth. What we do together as DCF-Uganda clearly defines the moral obligations of business and community, and illustrates the underlying principles of good economics, particularly in open societies. We have cause to make Further Inquiries Into the Wealth of Nations.
Meanwhile, back in Uganda, our friends now have enough money to purchase land. Eventually, my vision sees a tight-knit community built around our Christian faith and business complex.
The question everywhere at all times is, as asked perennially in the Westminster Catechism, “What is the chief end of man?” Those Scots then came up with the answer, “Man’s chief end is to glorify God, and to enjoy him for ever.” Today’s financial lesson is, you cannot monetize God’s blessings.
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In Things To Do Terms, we have a chapel to build. The chapel will include rooms for classes, meetings, and administrative functions. The wood shop will be rebuilt, and perhaps the new tailoring shop will be part of the chapel building. And we will need a suitable barn for livestock and farming purposes.
My world consists of Ugandan shillings. I research prices in UGX all the time, and it sounds funny to write these numbers as USD. A million Ugandan Shillings, UGX, is about 270 USD. My suggestion was 10 million in ready to go funds. Pete announces we have it. I suggest we move. Now, Emmanuel will do what God tells him. Regardless of us, though occasionally through us, God advises Emmanuel.
$2,700 US dollars is a million Ugandan Shillings
There’s an idea! Join DCF-Uganda millionaire’s club by donating $270. It’s not tax-deductible, you have to trust us, many things about it look like a scam, but every nickel you donate winds up directly in the hands of the ministry business you choose, in any way you may specifically request, including, “Wherever Needed.”
What we really want is prayer, and expertise. We have too much to do now to worry about money.
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