Chilima said this during a Paper Sunday Zomba CCAP organized to raise funds for the construction of a hall.
The Vice President commended Zomba CCAP leadership for encouraging Christians to mobilize resources for the construction of the hall instead of depending on donors.
He said the path the church has taken is in line with President Peter Mutharika’s stance of promoting self-reliance even at household level through hard work.
Said Chilima: “As we are encouraging people to be self-reliant and churches to develop our country, there are still some people who resist to change their mindset by thinking negatively about their nation.
“Such people cannot make Malawi to move forward because any country’s development begins at household level.”
The Vice President then advised Christians to give to the church and share with others as one way of worshiping God.
"When churches ask us to give, let us do it because everything we have belongs to God, the owner of everything,’’ he advised.
Chilima then donated MK1million towards the initiative.
The Vice President read from the book of Mark 5: 24-34 and presided over the presentation of trophies to sections of the church and certificates of appreciation to invited guests and church members.
Moderator for Zomba CCAP Church Reverend Reynold Mangisa thanked God for blessing the country with leaders who fear God.
He commended President Mutharika and his Vice for attending church functions which shows that they really put God first in carrying out development activities of the country.
The Moderator thanked the Vice President for coming to attend the Paper Sunday service and donating K1 million.
In his message from the books of 1 Samuel 17:40-50 and Mark 5:24-34, he told the congregation to do things extraordinary, be creative and have passion to start doing things to develop the country.
Mangisa cited the example of David who did extraordinary things before King Saul and other army commanders killing Goliath for the victory of Israelites.
During the Paper Sunday, the church raised K 7.7 Million which will be used to finish the construction of the church hall project.
