We’ve had to set our clocks back. Now it’s dark a whole lot quicker! Driving along a dark, lonely and winding road, I thought back to the risk I would have been taking in Nigeria. I would never consider driving like this at night in Nigeria—especially when several minutes passed with no oncoming traffic! That would have been a sure sign of armed robbers ahead!! But I was in the United States and that was not an issue here! I sat in the motel I stayed at that night and looked out the window—another stark reminder that Americans live in a very safe, secure and sheltered world. No bars, no alarm, no guards, no razor wiring atop 10’ walls… This is a country where people tell me there is such corruption and insecurity, yet they live in homes that would take less than 5 seconds to break into! No one has heard of a strong room. No one has 10’ walls with razor wiring as fences between them and their neighbor. No one is protected by 24 hour guards and closed steel gates. At least, no one I have met. Even when I lived in an area closer to “the hood” than most, it was still far safer than living in Nigeria!
Yet, living in Nigeria was such a wonderful experience for me! It definitely has its security issues, and it definitely is a corrupt society, but it’s the average Nigerian I care so deeply about. That person who is working for pennies and doing his very best to make the most of the position he finds himself in, knowing that he or she is accountable to God for his or her actions on this earth. They are the ones who make me realize how good I have it and how easy it is for me to be a Believer. They have so little, and yet they are able to be happy and find satisfaction and joy in a very difficult situation. Kudos to my Nigerian friends!
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