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The Abodom District in the Ashanti Bekwai Area of The Church of Pentecost has organised a Fasting and Prayer Convention for the district’s Children’s Ministry.

The event, which took place on Saturday, May 14, 2022, was initiated by the District Minister, Overseer Noble Dzakah, in partnership with the ministry, to equip the children and children’s workers for maximum impact.

The event was attended by the District Children’s Ministry Leader, Executive Committee Members of the ministry, teachers and some children in the district. The Abodom District Secretary, Elder Alexander Owusu, also participated in the spiritual empowerment programme.

Speaking on the theme “Equipping the Child as an Army to Possess the Nations” based on Matthew 18:1-4, Overseer Dzakah said that it is only those who have a repentant heart like that of a child that could become the greatest in the Kingdom.

Expounding further, the district minister noted that one of the key traits of children that adult Christians must emulate is their forgiving nature.

“Children forgive easily, so to become greatest in the Kingdom, one must have the heart of forgiveness,” he said.

He further stated that: “as we possess the nations, people, including Christians, may offend us. However, Jesus is saying that to become the greatest in His kingdom we must forgive them.”

Overseer Dzakah also advised Christians to repent and desist from all kinds of evil, such as anger, lies, gossip etc., in order to be considered great in the Kingdom.

After the sermon, the district minister led the congregation of about 642 children through a time of fervent prayer during which 45 of the participants were baptised in the Holy Spirit.

To the glory of God, 64 non-members of the church surrendered their lives to Christ at the event. 

Report by Overseer Frank Osei Tutu (Area Media Coordinator)

The Children’s Ministry Director of The Church of Pentecost, Pastor Prof. William Otoo Ellis, has advised Christian parents to take proper care of their children in order to appropriate the blessings of God that come with parenting.

“Children are like arrows; if you treat them well, you become a powerful warrior. So, we (parents) can only become powerful if we appropriate the blessings of God the children carry by helping them serve God right from their infancy,” he said.

The Children’s Director said this at the dedication ceremony for the newly-constructed Children’s Auditorium of the Toflokpo Central Assembly last Sunday. 

Speaking on the topic Children: Our Heritage from the Lord, based on Psalm 127: 3-4 and Matthew 18:1-6, Pastor Ellis asserted that children carry the blessing of God.

He, therefore, implored parents, the community and Church to count themselves blessed to have them and accept the responsibility of taking good care of them.

Professor Ellis bemoaned the unpleasant situation where some mature members and church leaders reject or ignore the call to become Children Ministry teachers.

“Let us not leave the children alone to do their own things. Parents should help the Sunday School teachers to take proper care of the Children Ministry,” he charged.

Professor Ellis also advised church leaders to do well to provide suitable places of worship for the children and not to take them for granted.

The children’s auditorium was singlehandedly constructed by the Toflokpo District Minister, Pastor Dickson Baidoo and his wife, Dora, who in obedience to a divine directive put up the facility for the children.

The beautiful edifice, which was constructed at a total cost of GHS 125,000.00, was dedicated by Apostle Emmanuel O. Ankra-Badu (Tema Area Head), with assistance from Evangelist Ohene-Asa Otu (Sefwi-Juaboso Area Head) and the Children’s Ministry Director.

Also present at the colourful event were ministers and wives in the Tema Area, traditional leaders, as well as the officers and members of the Toflokpo District and other nearby districts.

Report by Pastor Boachie-Ansah, For Tema Area Media Team

For many years, the children of the Central Assembly in the Toflokpo District of The Church of Pentecost met under a Neem tree for Sunday School. But now, they can heave a sigh of relief because their District Minister, Pastor Isaac Dickson Baidoo, and his wife, Dora, have singlehandedly built them a suitable place of worship.

The beautiful edifice, which was constructed at a GHS 125,000.00, was dedicated last Sunday by Apostle Emmanuel O. Ankra-Badu (Tema Area Head), with assistance from Evangelist Ohene-Asa Otu (Sefwi-Juaboso Area Head) and the Children’s Ministry Director, Pastor Professor Otoo Ellis.

Also present at the colourful event were ministers and wives in the Tema Area, traditional leaders, as well as the officers and members of the Toflokpo District and other nearby districts.

Recounting the genesis of the project at the ceremony, Mrs Dora Baidoo, a tutor at the Bonikope School Complex, said it all began one Sunday morning in 2019 when she was on her way to church. As she got closer to the auditorium, she saw the children gathered under the tree where they usually held their meetings. Suddenly, it began to rain, so the children had to carry their benches into the main church auditorium for shelter. As she looked on at the unpleasant situation, she heard a voice saying: “What will you do about this situation?” However, she did not respond and ignored the voice.

Three weeks later, she heard the voice again, “Won’t you do what I told you about the Children’s place of worship?”

“This time I responded and said that I am only a teacher by profession and did not have enough money for such a project. But the voice assured me that I would have enough money when I commenced it,” she narrated.

After the experience, Mrs. Baidoo became nervous and immediately shared what had happened with her husband, who encouraged her with the word of God in Haggai 2:8 and Psalm 127:1. He also assured her of his support for the project.

Pastor Baidoo summoned the District Executive Committee to inform them about the project. They also assured the couple of their unflinching support.

On hearing the ambitions project, the then Area Head, Apostle Matthew Larbi Wettey (now retired) offered words of encouragement to the couple and performed the sod-cutting ceremony for its commencement in April 2020.

The project continued steadily but was later halted due to financial constraints and the COVID-19 pandemic. However, just as the Lord had assured her of His provision for the project, Mrs Baidoo received a breakthrough.

According to Mrs. Baidoo, she felt some pain in her leg and visited the hospital for treatment but to no avail. A friend introduced her to a herbal medicine that completely healed her of the ailment.

“One day, in my sleep, I had a strange dream in which my husband was encouraging me to be a sales agent for the herbal medicine. So, when I woke up, I contacted the manufacturer and signed up as a sales agent,” she said.

Mrs. Baidoo said the decision served as a major turning point as it provided her additional income to push the project until its successful completion.

Pastor and Mrs. Baidoo are very grateful to God for His faithfulness and for helping them to provide a suitable place for worship for the children.

They are hopeful that the edifice would help boost children’s attendance at Sunday School.

Dedicating the building, Apostle Emmanuel Ofei Ankra-Badu thanked the Baidoo family for bearing such a great vision, which is worthy of emulation. He charged the leadership of the church to take good care of the building and engage in aggressive evangelism to win more children in the community for Christ. 

Moved by the gesture, the Area Children’s Ministry pledged to install a flatscreen TV in the facility for the children to facilitate teaching and learning of the word of God.

Report by Pastor Boachie-Ansah (Tema Area Media Team)

The Alajo District Children’s Ministry of The Church of Pentecost in La  Area has organised fun games for children in the community.

The event which took place at the Alajo Central Park on Monday, March 7, 2022, saw the children going through physical activities like aerobics, soccer, table tennis, lime and spoon, bouncy castle, oware, chess, and draft, among others.

In an interview, the District Children’s Leader,  Elder Eric Padi Nyabey, noted that the games were organised for the children to exercise their bodies, have fun and socialise.

“These games will help the children to build their psychosocial, physical and emotional development,” he added.

He indicated that the event will go a long way to improve the physical, psychological and mental health of the children.

He stated: “The session is a great deal for most children since they do not have the opportunity to explore other areas aside their academics.

He called on other children workers to emulate their example and bring variety into the Children’s Ministry activities.

Report by Gina Akua Padi.

Nine-year-old Eugene Kwaku Gyappiah, son of the District Minister of Asesewa-Odometa District in Agormanya Area of The Church of Pentecost, has donated a wheel chair to Master Alex Nartey to mark his (Eugene’s) 9^th birthday. Alex is a physically challenged child and a member of Ferfer Assembly, in Odometa District.

Pastor Justice Gyappiah and his family recently visited Alex’s assembly. When they inquired of his whereabouts, they were told that he could not attend church because his wheel chair had broken down.

On their way home, Eugene told his father that he was going to use his petty savings in his money box to buy a wheel chair for Alex, his friend.

The wheel chair was subsequently purchased at a cost of GHS 650.00 and presented to Alex on Sunday, 21^st November 2021 during a joint service that was held to climax the district’s 3^rd Week celebration.

Report by Pastor Robert Asamoah, Agormanya Area Media.

The Children’s Ministry of the Airport Assembly in Yennyawoso District of The Church of Pentecost has donated assorted items to the Kumasi Children’s Home.

The items, which included two mini bags of rice, gari, milo, milk, sugar, toiletries, drinks, used clothes and footwear, as well as a cash of GH₵100.00, were presented to the inmates on Sunday, September 12, 2021, by a delegation led by Deacon Robert Frimpong, the Local Children’s Ministry Leader.

The Principal Child Care Officer of the Home, Mrs Doris Asamoah, who received the items on behalf of the facility, expressed her unfeigned gratitude to the donors for the act of generosity.

She further appealed to other churches and individuals to come to the aid of the orphanage.

Report by Emmanuel Nana Nsiah

The Children’s Ministry Directorate of The Church of Pentecost (CoP) today [September 29, 2021] took delivery of 1000 copies of Easy-to-Read illustrated Bibles from the leadership of the Church’s Headquarters Staff in support of the ministry’s One-Child-One-Bible project.

The donation also came with 1000 instructional manuals for teachers to help them equip children in the use of the Bibles. In addition to the items, the President of the Staff Representative body, Elder Daniel Tetteh, personally donated five copies of Good News Bibles to the ministry. 

The Bibles were sponsored by the Bible League Ghana at the request of the Staff Body through Elder Yaw Arjarquah of Pent TV.

A delegation led by Elder Tetteh handed over the items to the directorate at a short presentation ceremony at the premises of The CoP Headquarters at La in Accra. The event was witnessed by Apostle Lawrence Otu-Nyarko (Finance and Administration Director, CoP Headquarters) and Elder Samuel Mantey (Human Resource Manager, CoP Headquarters).

Presenting the items, Elder Tetteh said that the donation was in fulfilment of a pledge made to the ministry some time ago. He was hopeful that the donation would aid the ministry’s quest to raise godly children to possess the nations and build tomorrow’s Church today.

Receiving the items on behalf of the Children’s Ministry, the Children’s Director of the Church, Pastor Prof. William Otoo Ellis, thanked the staff body and its leadership for the noble gesture.

“The word of God says, when you receive a child, you receive Christ, so just as you are giving Bibles to children, you are also giving Christ to them,” he said.

In a brief remark at the event, Apostle Otu-Nyarko encouraged the ministry to ensure that the items achieve their intended purpose.

“Receiving gifts are good, but receiving Bibles are excellent. We are, therefore, appealing to church leaders and the Children Ministry leaders at all levels of the Church to ensure that the Bibles get to the children,” he said.

He also added that children who are presented copies of the Bibles should be advised not to keep them as ‘trophies’ but read them because the ‘entrance of the Word gives life.’

Some members of the Staff leadership who were present at the ceremony were Mrs. Hannah Antwi-Boasiako (Assistant Secretary), Elder Samuel Aidoo (Organiser) and Elder William Akuamoah (Welfare Committee Chairman).

The One-Child-One-Bible project is an initiative of the Children’s Ministry which aims at making the word of God (the Bible) accessible to all children in the Church. The project seeks to raise at least one million copies of Bibles for children, especially those in remote parts of the country.

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