Along the way ...

I just got to Nigeria on my way to Johannesburg and boy was it necessary for me to have stopped over.
I am always amazed by the differences between the different african countries and the amazing variety of people that co-exist even in a single one.

Some parts of Nigeria are still quite infrastructurally backward while other parts seem to be moving along at a fast clip.
Arriving in Lagos with its smog, dirt, hustle and bustle, I am struck once again by the sheer number of people that call this city home and the levels of poverty that still exist despite the amazing intellectual capital that it owns.

I get home to hear my siblings talk about places like Tinapa, the first official business resort in Africa, in Cross River's state ( http://www.tinapa.com/) and the improvements that have been made at an old childhood family haunt; Obudu Cattle ranch (http://www.crossriverstate.com/obudu.htm) and Yankari Game reserve ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yankari_National_Park ) and wonder why that level of effort and improvement does not carry across the entire nation in parallel.

I am tempted to despair at the sheer amount of effort needed to turn this nation around, but i remember the extreme sensitivity to God and am encouraged that some day soon people around here will learn to tap into the power of the Holy Spirit even more to get the entire nation on the right path.

I am consiously and unconsiously scoping out things that would need to be in place for an equip venture to happen here and looking forward to meeting up with other Nigerian Equip Alumi to strategize on how to make it happen.