Ghana People Ask, Which Church do You Attend?

Man does confuse the religion thing. But really it is about a relationship:

John 1:12 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:

tropicalguide from has written 112 comments

In many so called 'developing' countries, Christians are either Roman Catholic or Anglican, due to the 'colonial heritage' or Evangelicals or 'Born Again Christians' from American, Canadian and Australian Missionary activity. Here in El Salvador now, almost 40 are 'creyentes' (believers), Evangelicos (Born again Christian), there are a few mainline Protestant churches, but the average Salvadoran living in the countryside does even know what a 'Protestante' is, no sense talking to the wall, just tell people you are .'Christian', if you are, none of my business, and follow the 10 commandments, etc.
Many Protestant and Evangelical church groups travel to El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras for a week or two, provide free medical care, build an orphange, 'do good', go home and write it up in the local newspaper, I read dozens of the articles on the El Salvador News Feed.In Africa it is the entrenched NGOs, for most church groups from the States Africa is too big and too far away, Central America is far smaller than. Africa and only a few hours by plane from States and Canada.
When I was a kid growing up in 1950s Virginia, a non observant Jew attending Catholic private day school and Episcopal Youth Group on Sundays, really attractive and intelligent girls, I occasionally used to go and stand in back of the African American churches on Sunday to listen to the Gospel singing, Then the Protestant churches 'downtown' were all white, more social centers than anything else, my Sister is 8 years younger than I and grew up totally in small town Southern culture, her daughter, my niece became a Pentecostal and then converted my Sister. my Sister never told my Mother while she was still alive.
Since I learned to read some Biblical (Ancient) Hebrew and am from the 'Pueblo Elegido' or 'Chosen People' I will galdly discuss semantics with local Born Again Christians, actually the only people that have ever tried to 'convert' me have been fanatics with a few screws loose or a couple of 'mad' young American missionaries.
Those that have a spiritual, not 'religious' or 'groupthink' path I can tell, they walk their walk..
To those who have never been to El Salvador, many of the city and inter urban buses, as well as many small businesses, are owned by Evangelicals, "Friends of Israel", the Mogen David - Star of David and Menorah are painted on many buses as well as on many small stores and businesses, some visitors have aske me if the "Jews" own the buses. LOL. Most of the city and inter urban buses here are 20+ year old 'Blue Bird' made school buses .
One native best friend of mine is Catholic, conservative, another is far left, a scientist and Atheist,We New Yorkers seem to have no problem with plurality. Oh, many visitors arrive in El Salvador (Guatemala as well) expecting to see only dire poverty, enclaves for the rich and few vehicles, El Salvador now has several large malls, the sreets are glutted with traffic from early am to late evening, many new vehicles, the largest commercial class (as well in Honduras) are Palestinian-Salvadorans, mainly Catholic, a few are Muslims, there is a Mosque in the city center, the mayor of Bethelem in West Bank, Plestine is half Salvadoran and savors the Salvadoran Pupusa, many new midle class' Salvadorans receive Remittances from relatives working in USA and other countries. Latinos are natural entrepreneurs, a lot are not waiting for Governments and NGOs to 'provide', 500 a day, estimated, still leave this country daily illegally to go to the USA, despite the dangers involved.
People, Place and Things, those who can travel and adapt are fortunate, when you are rowing down the river, always go with the current, and remember there are certain things about YOUR culture, beliefs and experience to people who have never had the opportunity to leave their own country, region or even small town, finally once here in El Salvador a friend who knew I was Jewish, presented me with the anti semetic book "Protocol of the Elders of Zion', wanted me to teach him to think like a "Jew" so he could make, even more money, there was no real anti semitism involved. Others believe I can walk them into the US Embassy and expdite a visa for them,some others believe I can aquire a full time 'job' locally for them. These people I merely tell I am not a magician and come back when you get some common sense.