Having just returned from a mission trip to Ghana, it disturbs me to hear the sarcastic, vile remarks being heaped upon Commonwealth Edison because we may be asked to tolerate our power being turned off for two-hour periods occasionally.
I was part of a three-person business team that ministered to aspiring Christian businessmen in Ghana who were trying to start or grow their businesses in a climate of 48-percent interest rates. The sober fact in Ghana is that its hard-working people have become acclimated to having no power from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. every day since February and will continue to tolerate this unfortunate situation until Dec. 31.
Some businesses, hotels and hospitals that operate during the evening hours have emergency generators, and the country continues to survive.
If more Americans would take the time to minister to the needs of those less-fortunate people in other parts of the world, we would have a much greater appreciation and gratefulness of what we have in the United States.
