The three-part discussion about child sacrifice describes how the prosperous economy is said to be driving that tragedy. Missionaries, like Laura at Mercy Uganda, will join with Ugandans and try to help overcome this atrocity.
Child sacrifice, or the scarce resources for village witch doctors that result from stopping child sacrifice, will likely result in finding other ways to extort money from Ugandans. Missionaries will work to reach these people and help them to see Jesus as their source.
A growing economy means that more people have access to commerce and the business opportunities therein. Missionaries can bring business acumen to provide a model for small business start up.
As the shift in dependence on agriculture moves to service and industry sectors, people will become more educated. As a result, missionaries may be part of a group to provide that education. Education would come in regards to health care (and thus HIV prevention) as well as learning skilled trades, and literacy. Mercy Uganda has liaisons in the areas of medicine, education, and ministry.
The growing economy creates opportunities to see a very real and perhaps somewhat immediate change as the result of ministry efforts. Regardless of the actual positive and negative effects a growing economy has on Uganda, there are still people there who need Jesus, who need to not worry about their children being abducted, who need food on a daily basis, and who need to have a lifetime beyond the median age of 15 years.
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