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Honour Amos, Jeremiah, Jesus and Jameson – use FAIRTRADE products

Rev Jameson Mabviko is a member of the Kasinthula Cane Growers (KCG) in Malawi, whose members are now benefiting from the FAIRTRADE movement. “I want many things for my life –  my son Onesama to learn how to drive so he can get a job, my daughter Hannah to learn how to use a computer.”

Old Testament prophets such as Amos and Jeremiah attacked fraudulent trade practices (Amos 4:5; 5:11-12; 8:4-5, Jer 22:13-16). Jesus, too, shifted the priority of trade when casting out the money changers from the Temple.

Your church is invited to use FAIRTRADE tea and coffee products. Over 4,000 churches in the UK have now done so, but the take-up rate in Australia has been slower. Visit www.fairtrade.com.au for more information. If you wish to register as a FAIRTRADE congregation, talk to Antony McMullen at the Synod’s Justice and International Mission (JIM) Unit – ph. 9251 5286 or email: antony.mcmullen@victas.uca.org.au