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The Church of Pentecost joined forces with the Ministry of Land and Natural Resources on Tuesday, April 16, 2024, to mark the launch of the 2024 edition of the Green Ghana Day.

This year’s event on the theme, “Growing for a Greener Tomorrow” was held at the multipurpose auditorium of the University of Development Studies (UDS) in Tamale. The aim is to plant 10 million tree seedlings across the nation on Friday, June 7, 2024.

Addressing the audience, Professor Seidu Al-Hassan, Vice Chancellor of the University for Development Studies (UDS), lauded the government’s initiative, emphasising its relevance in academia and religion.

He highlighted poverty and mere rhetoric without tangible action as the factors that may hinder the realisation of the project.

Professor Al-Hassan explained that as far as most of the population depends on the environment for survival, the fight against environmental degradation will be difficult.

He, therefore, implored the ministry and government to help alleviate poverty by providing alternative livelihoods to combat deforestation effectively.

In his remarks, Honorable Samuel Abu Jinapor, Minister for Lands and Natural Resources, underscored the urgent need to address global warming and climate change in the country citing various statistics on climate change around the world.

He explained that the Green Ghana project is one of the measures the Government of Ghana has adopted to curb the incessant degradation of our forest, and to contribute to the global fight against climate change, inculcate the values of planting and nurturing plants in the citizenry, and beautify the environment.

Noting previous achievements, Hon. Jinapor revealed that, some 42 million trees, covering 721,000 hectares of forest have been planted across the country since 2017.

He, therefore, called on all to get involved in this year’s green Ghana project, which is scheduled for Friday, June 7, 2024.

In his keynote address delivered by his representative, Naa Bapra Zangbalun Yakubu Mahama, Yaa Naa Abubakari Mahama II, the esteemed overlord of Dagbon applauded the government and pledged his unwavering commitment to championing environmental conservation efforts within the Dagbon kingdom and beyond.

He, therefore, called on his paramount and divisional chiefs to actively participate in the Green Ghana Day.

Among the attendees were Apostle Dr. Samuel Gakpetor, the Chairman of the National Discipleship and Leadership Development Committee (NDLDC), the committee charged with the Environmental Care Campaign of The Church of Pentecost, Apostle John Budu Kobena Tawiah, RCC Coordinator for the Northern Region and Tamale Area Head, Pastor James Magyam, Yendi Area Head, and other ministers in the Tamale Area of the Church.

Others include, government officials, traditional leaders, Forestry Commission representatives, clergy, security personnel, and students.

The Church of Pentecost has over the years been active and at the forefront of ensuring environmental sanitation across the country.

Amongst the numerous interventions put in place by the leadership of the church, led by Apostle Eric Nyamekye, the Chairman, is the Environmental Care Campaign aimed at curbing environmental menace. This emanates from the Vision 2023 of The Church of Pentecost. 

This aspect of the vision primarily focuses on community clean-ups, education on the need to keep our environments clean, promulgation and implementation of bye-laws, tree planting and plastic waste management. of society with values and principles of the Kingdom of God.

It is also worth mentioning that the leadership of the church led by Apostle Eric Nyamekye, the Chairman of The Church of Pentecost in 2021 caused 651, 593 trees to be planted across the nation. Out of the number planted 532, 408 trees representing 81.71% survived and are doing very well at various stages.

In June 2022, the Church collaborated with the Forestry Commission of Ghana to plant 898,630 seedlings across the length and breadth of Ghana with 91.95% of the trees planted surviving.

Other aspects of the campaign has been stakeholder consultations and public fora to sensitise the populace on sanitation, handling the plastic waste menance which has resulted in a scheme initiated by the church to ensure ‘buy-back’ of plastic waste by recycling companies. This has also been successful and has become a source of livelihood for some members in the communities.

PENTECOST NEWS.

The Asokwa Area Head of The Church of Pentecost, Apostle Peter Kofi Dzemekey, has urged Christians to give their widow’s mite towards the growth of the Kingdom business to receive abundant blessings from God.

He made this call on Thursday, April 11, 2024, during a 3-day prayer meeting organised by the New Tafo Area at the Sepe Revival Centre under the theme, “Unleashed To Transform My World Through Sacrificial Giving,” based on 2 Corinthians 9:6-8 and Luke 6:38.

Speaking on the topic, “Whatever You Want In Abundance, Give The Little You Have,” Apostle Dzemekey stated that the unleashed Christian is not tight-fisted, but gives what they have to support God’s work, saying, “The simplest way to get what you want in abundance is to give the little you have.”

Using the story of Jesus feeding the crowd with minimal food resources in Matthew 14:13-21 as an example, the Asokwa Area Head explained that giving even a little to the Lord can result in receiving much more in return.

“If you are willing to give the little you have, you will be a blessing by receiving in abundance,” he said.

Highlighting Jesus’ power and ability to turn situations around, Apostle Dzemekey encouraged the congregation not to roam in search of help from other sources but to remain at Jesus’ feet and trust in His ability to provide for their needs, just as He fed the crowd in the wilderness.

“The crowd found themselves in the wilderness and it was getting too late, which signified hopelessness, but Jesus was able to provide for them in that situation and they all ate and were satisfied, picking up twelve baskets full of leftover pieces,” he explained.

He also emphasised the importance of Christians seeking God’s anointing, prioritising holiness, and staying devoted to prayer to draw others to Christ.

Present at the service were Mrs. Faith Dzemekey (Wife of Asokwa Area Head), Prophet Samuel Tetteh Doku (New Tafo Area Head), the Area pastorate, and their wives, among others.

Report by Emmanuel Nana Nsiah

Deacon Ebenezer Akore Yeboah, an emergency department nurse in the United Kingdom, has received high commendation for his exceptional research work on climate change.

Deacon Akore Yeboah, who is an officer at the Pentecost International Worship Center (PIWC), Coventry, in line with the 2024 theme of The Church Of Pentecost, “A People of God Unleashed to Transform their World,” decided to transform his sphere by considering how to cut the waste of single-use plastics, properly sorting waste, and reducing power consumption.

With knowledge that the National Health System (NHS) accounts for 4% of England’s total carbon footprint and creates as many emissions each year as the whole of Croatia, the 27-year-old Ghanaian practicing as a nurse in the United Kingdom decided to focus his PhD research at the Coventry University on how he and his colleagues at the NHS could reduce their carbon footprint.

Reacting to the recognition from the Royal College of Nursing, Deacon Ebenezer Akore Yeboah indicated that he felt honored to be recognized by such a prestigious institution with over half a million members.

“I can see climate change happening all around us and globally, and when people are displaced by situations created by climate change, health professionals are the ones to look after them, and when we are doing that we are adding to the carbon footprint,” he said.

He went on to add that he wishes his research would help empower nurses to have the ability to fight climate change as they and other health workers play a key role in fighting climate change and its negative effects.

“I want this research to help empower nurses to be able to fight climate change, and we all need to do our bit,” Ebenezer Akore Yeboah uttered.

Ebenezer Akore Yeboah moved to the United Kingdom two years after becoming a nurse in Ghana and has been practicing in Coventry and Warwick.

PENTECOST NEWS.

A five-day mega prayer conference, dubbed “Gethsemane Hour,” organised by the Bethel English Assembly in the New Onyinase District of The Church of Pentecost, took place this year from April 9 to 14, 2024, at the Bethel English Assembly auditorium.

According to history, the Gethsemane Hour programme has been consistent for over five years and is organized six times each year. Whenever the Gethsemane Hour programme is held, there have been numerous testimonies and breakthroughs.

The theme for the second edition of the event was “Called Out of Darkness to Life.” Participants were taught the authority of the Christian as the salt and light of the world. Additionally, speakers of the programme asserted that the call of the Christian out of the world to His marvellous light is not for their advantage but for the benefit of those watching in the world.

The speakers expounded on the fact that darkness in the spiritual realm contains a lot of negativities, including moral depravity, a dead conscience, and total alienation from God, from which God has called believers into His marvellous light. It was also emphasised that Jesus’s proclamation to be the light of the world simply implies that He is the antidote to every darkness in the world.

The speakers for the second edition of the Gethsemane Hour were Pastor Richmond Mensah (Aworowa District Minister), Elder Richard Daleku, Elder Frank Yeboah, and Elder Thomas Addo. Also present were Pastor Joshua Amehlor-Jackson (New Onyinase District Minister), Elder John Asumadu (Presiding Elder), Elder Peter Kusi (New Onyinase District Secretary), and the local presbytery, among others.

Report by Bethel English Assembly