Good Stewards Flashcards
Mahatma Gandhi
He was an Indian political and spiritual leader who led the Indian Independence movement.
He protested against the unfair treatment of the Indian settlers by the government and campaigned for their independence from Britain.
He did not support violent protests and led strikes, marches and protests and finally independence was granted in 1947.
Moses delgado
He took a leading role in in the campaign for social justice when the Jews came to Jamaica. Even though they were given the freedom to worship they were discriminated against. They had to pay more taxes than the other citizens; they were not allowed to vote or to hold any position of public authority.
He was a merchant who drew up petitions in 1826, 1827 and 1831 for the House of Assembly and finally an act was passed allowing them and free men of African descent to be elected into public office.
Muhammad Yunus
June 28, 1940He was awarded the Nobel peace Prize in 2006. He was awarded for his major contribution to the international struggle against poverty. He helped to develop the concept of giving loans to poor people and always remembered the words of his Muslim scout master “Always do the best you can. Remember that we show our duty to Allah through the love and care of His people.”
desmond tutu
He was a former Archbishop of Cape Town, South Africa and was an important leader of the anti-apartheid (a political system in South Africa that separated people according to race) movement and he called on them to resist it. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize and became the first black person to be elected as Archbishop of Cape town.
At the end of the apartheid in 1994, Nelson Mandela became South Africa’s first black President after being imprisoned for twenty-seven years.
1931 - 2021
Father Richard Ho Lung September
He started the Missionaries of the Poor in 1981 and it is an international order of monks whose mission is to joyfully serve the poor with Christ as the centre of their activities.
They have housed the homeless, fed the hungry, cared for prisoners, looked after children on the streets, assisted people with leprosy and AIDS and has given spiritual guidance, teaching and encouragement to others.
The daily life of the Brothers revolves around a life of prayer, beginning at 5:45am and ending with night prayer at 9:00pm
Led by Father Ho Lung, the Brothers and priests of this religious community, coming from as many as 13 countries (as diverse as West Indies, Central America, North America, Africa, India and the Philippines) unite as one brotherhood in Christ. Living a materially simply life, they own nothing personally, hold no personal bank accounts, do not watch TV or listen to radio, and do not drink alcoholic beverages or smoke. They sleep on bunk beds in dormitories, pray, eat, study, work and travel in community. The Brothers live a partly monastic life in cloister, but graciously welcome visitors to their monasteries and ministries.
