African Catholic missionaries serving in Africa have been challenged to become self-sustaining by promoting a new approach to mission that is less dependent on the West.
According to Fr. Ruffino Ezama, a member of the Comboni Missionaries of the Heart of Jesus (M.C.C.J) and Provincial Superior of the MCCJ in North America, it is time for the local Church in Africa to start looking inward to sustain herself, by at least raising 80 percent of what she needs financially to support its mission.
In an interview with Fr. Stan Chu Ilo on African Catholic Voices, a podcast service of the Pan-African Catholic Theology and Pastoral Network (PACTPAN), Fr. Ezama said that the days when most missionaries came from Europe, bringing with them financial aid to Africa, are long gone.
Source: ACIAfrica
