God Is Good Enterprises

By Hannie Maree (Johannesburg, South Africa)

I was recently in Ghana on a business trip. Though there is considerable poverty, the countryside is very beautiful, lush and tropical. Even more beautiful are the people, who are gentle and friendly towards foreigners, going out of their way to assist where possible. There is also a very low crime rate. I travelled around for about a week through the main city, Accra, and many other small towns. Fortunately I had a driver so I enjoyed just looking out of the car window at the scenery and the countryside.

What struck me most about Ghana were the names of many of the little shops and businesses. Almost half of them had names like "Jesus is Lord electrical supplies," or "God is King fashion boutique." Christianity is very evident, and even in the businesses people are not ashamed to advertise or express their belief. Too often we in the western world separate business and religion. We want God to bless us in our everyday endeavours, yet we don't really want to advertise or highlight the fact that we are Christians to our business colleagues, and definitely not to our customers. Maybe what this world needs is a few more "God is good" enterprises.