Wednesday, October 27, 2010

How Corrupt is Chile?

Transparency International (The Global Coalition against Corruption) has done us a great favor by producing an interactive map explaining the 2010 Corruption Perceptions Index. The less corrupt a country is, the higher the number. More corrupt countries have low numbers. Take a moment to click on the link and compare countries where you know missionary families live and serve.


The corruption question is important to missionaries in Chile and in other countries, because many times there is a direct correlation between government corruption and Gospel persecution. We are very thankful that Chile is the least corrupt country in South America. Daily life in Chile is relatively free from government and corporate corruption...but that is NOT saying that it never happens. Missionaries in Chile still have to deal with a lot of "Red Tape" when it comes to official paperwork (building permits, government documents, etc).

Speaking of "Red Tape", please pray that the building permits for the Lican Bible Camp and the Temuco Bible Institute to be approved in a timely fashion.

1 comment:

Unknown said...

It would be wonderful to see Chilean Christians take up the call of Christ to make disciples in all the other countries of S.A. Like Paul, western and non-western missionaries today need to be working themselves OUT of work, so to speak! :) Uncle George was a good example of this. I pray that Chile will be a light to the nations.
Marnie