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The Nkawkaw Area Women’s Ministry of The Church of Pentecost donated items to some schools within the Nkawkaw municipality yesterday to observe this year’s International Day for the Girl Child.

During separate presentation ceremonies held on Tuesday, October 11, 2022, the five districts of the church in the Area jointly donated 550 packs of sanitary pads to the Pentecost Preparatory School, Nkawkaw (PPS-Nkawkaw), and the God Is Able International School. They also donated 600 biscuits and drinks to children in lower primary levels. 

Presenting the items, the Assistant Area Women’s Ministry Leader, Deaconess Christine Parku, encouraged parents and teachers to desist from practices that hinder the healthy growth and potential of the girl child. 

She cited rape, defilement, Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), and neglect in education, among others, as examples of such hindrances. 

She also advised the girls to take advantage of the Government’s Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) programme in order to increase enrollment of the girl child in tertiary courses traditionally categorised as “male courses.” 

The National Guidance and Counseling Coordinator of the Pentecost Social Services (PENTSOS), Mrs. Lydia Gunney, who represented the PENTSOS Directorate at the event, advised parents (and guardians) to refrain from overlooking the needs of the girl child when it comes to the distribution of resources, especially during times of financial difficulties. 

She also advised them not to classify or assign household chores by the gender of their children (wards).

The Headmaster of PPS-Nkawkaw, Elder Martinson Yeboah, who received the items on behalf of the school, thanked the ministry for the kind gesture. 

Present at the ceremony were Pastors Edmund Yorke Sackey, Joseph Ntiamoah, William Appiah Britten, Francis Agyei, Benjamin Asare, the Area Women’s Ministry Executive members, and some officers in Nkawkaw Area.

The International Day of the Girl Child is an international observance day declared by the United Nations; it is also called the Day of Girls and the International Day of the Girl.  The observation advocates more opportunities for girls and increases awareness of gender inequality faced by girls worldwide based on their gender. This inequality includes areas such as access to education, nutrition, legal rights, medical care, and protection from discrimination, violence against women, and forced child marriage.

Report by Nkawkaw Area Media Team

The Twifo Praso District Virtuous Ladies of The Church of Pentecost on Sunday, September 18, 2022, organised a skill training on beads, headbands and bracelets making.

The training which was the maiden edition trained over 50 young ladies and some men on using beads to make beautiful headbands and bracelets.

Participants were grateful to the Women’s Ministry for the opportunity to learn something new as they intend to utilize it as side business.    

Report by Twifo Praso District Media Team.

The Women’s Ministry in Odumase District of The Church of Pentecost has donated assorted items worth GH¢ 2,000.00 to the Asiakwa SOS Children’s Village in the Eastern Region.

The items donated include toiletries, bags of rice, cooking oil, and beverages.

According to the District Women’s Ministry Leader, Deaconess Rebecca Mensah, the donation was part of the church’s Vision 2023 agenda of ‘Possessing the Nations.’

She indicated that the ministry was pleased to put smiles on the faces of the less-privileged children, saying, “True religion is taking care of orphans, widows and the needy in society.”

Accepting the donation on behalf of the management of the SOS Village, Mrs Jackline Tetteh heaped praises on The Church of Pentecost for its magnanimity. 

Present at the short ceremony were Mrs Theodora Sedeka, wife of the Odumase District minister, and the executives of the Women’s Ministry.

Report by Samuel Danso.

The Nsakina New Town District Women’s Ministry of The Church of Pentecost, in partnership with Best Heart Hospital, organised a free medical screening exercise for church members and residents of Nsakina New Town on Wednesday, August 31, 2022.

The exercise, which benefited close to 100 people, took place at the Central Assembly church auditorium.

The screening covered general body screening and massage, tests for Hepatitis B, Malaria, Typhoid, HB and sugar level, among others. The screening was preceded by a health talk on Hypertension and Diabetes by separate medical officers,

Present at the event were the District Executive Committee members of the Women’s Ministry led by Deaconess Joyce Sackey. The District Minister, Pastor Samuel Acheampong, and his wife, Josephine, were also in attendance. 

The patrons, who were all filled with gladness for the services they received, expressed their appreciation to the leadership of the ministry and district, as well as the health personnel for the kind gesture extended to them. 

Report by Nsakina New Town District Media Team

The Agormanya Area Women’s Ministry of The Church of Pentecost has organised a day’s market evangelism in collaboration with the Asutsuare District Women’s Ministry.

The event, dubbed “Market Rally” was held on Sunday, August 28, 2022, at the Asutsuare Market, and had the Agormanya Area Women’s Ministry Leader, Deaconess Janet Nartey, and her team, the Area pastorate and their wives, and members of the ministry in Asutstuare District.

In an address, the Pastor’s Wives representative on the Agormanya Area Women’s Ministry Executive Committee, Mrs Ruby Ayisi Mensah, noted that the main purpose of the market evangelism was to take the gospel to the doorstep of the market women since the market day prevented most of them from attending church.

Speaking on the topic, “If the Son Sets You Free, You Shall be Free Indeed” – John 8:36, Deaconess Theresah Nyarko, Agormanya Area Women’s Ministry Treasurer, called on the traders to accept the Lord Jesus Christ as their Lord and personal Saviour.

“Jesus is the only one mandated to forgive our sins and take mankind out of every bondage,” she said.

Narrating the story of Adam and Eve, Deaconess Nyarko stated that after God rejected man in the Garden of Eden, Adam sought help and salvation from other creatures, admonishing, “Don’t worship or seek salvation from God’s creation; Jesus is the only Saviour. Come to Jesus Christ who is the only one to give you peace and salvation.”

She then urged them to subject their businesses and plans to the Lordship and authority of Jesus because He is the only one to give them a lasting solution to all their life and business challenges.

Deaconess Nyarko assured them of God’s love, kindness, and goodness whenever they approach Him in any situation.

After an altar call led by Deaconess Hannah Ogbordjor, four traders surrendered their lives to Jesus Christ, and prayers were held for them by the Asutsuare District Minister, Pastor Joseph Kojo Mensah.

In a closing response, the Asutsuare Women’s Ministry Leader expressed her heartfelt gratitude to the Asutsuare Market Women Association for giving them the space to preach. She also commended the Area Women’s Ministry Leadership for the great initiative.

Report by Agormanya Area Media Ministry Team.

The immediate past Women’s Ministry Director of The Church of Pentecost, Deaconess Grace Lucy Yeboah-Asuama, and her family has singlehandedly built a church building worth GH₵ 94,000.00 for the Zangbalun Assembly in Kumbungu District of the Tamale Area of the church.

The short dedication service which took place on Saturday, August 13, 2022, was officiated by the Tamale Area Head of the church, Apostle Sylvester, who is also an Executive Council Member of the church.

On her motivation for putting up the church building, Mrs Grace Lucy Yeboah-Asuama, who fellowships with the Pentecost International Worship Centre (PIWC) in Sunyani, said that the gesture was an expression of her gratitude to God and The Church of Pentecost for the mercies shown to her family during her tenure as the Women’s Ministry Director of the church.

Delivering a brief exhortation on the topic, “The Lord Who Sees,” based on Genesis 16:1-16, Apostle Arhin said that believers serve a God who sees all things, and as such they must approach Him with reverence and sincerity, saying, “Worshippers of God must shun the act of doing service to please people.”

“One of the sins the Lord cannot tolerate is pride. Embrace humility in your servitude in this life’s journey to receive a blessing from God,” he stressed.

Apostle Arhin who is an Executive Council Member of the church iterated that the blessings, progress and prosperity of Christians are positioned in a place where God has planted them.

He further encouraged people who have backslidden, hardened their hearts towards God, neglected their prayer altars and lost their love and evangelistic passion for God, to return to their first love.

Concluding, Apostle Sylvester Arhin admonished Christians to endeavour to serve the Lord faithfully, and yearn for a personal encounter with God, while being focused on witnessing and discipling souls for God’s kingdom.

He, therefore, urged Christians to “embrace a lifestyle of humility and submit to the constituted leadership the Lord has placed over us in the various places.”

The Kumbungu District Minister, Pastor Ephraim Kofi Ahiable, on behalf of the district, expressed their gratitude to the Lord and the love shown them by the Yeboah-Asuama family.

“This is the first ever church building in the district to have a ceiling and tiled floor. The entire church is challenged by the generosity of the Yeboah-Asuama family to serve the Lord sacrificially in expanding the frontiers of God’s kingdom,” he mentioned.

The district presented a citation to Deaconess Grace Lucy Yeboah-Asuama, which was received on her behalf by Deaconess Mrs. Anna Esinam Baah (Virtuous Ladies Coordinator, Tamale Area).

Present were leaders of the Kumbungu Local Council of Churches and representatives of the Chief of Zangbalun.

Also, in attendance were Mrs. Vivian Arhin (wife of the Tamale Area Head), Pastor B. A. M. Abogorago (Area Secretary), and a section of ministers and their wives from the Tamale Metro.

Report by Overseer Solomon Anderson, Busunu.

The Women’s Ministry Director of The Church of Pentecost, Mrs. Philomena Mireku, her deputy, Mrs. Vivian Ofosua Amfo, and Mrs. Comfort Quampah (a National Executive Committee member of the Women’s Ministry) have embarked on a three-day working visit to Nkwanta Area of the Church. 

They were received on arrival by the Area Head, Pastor Seth Dwamena Asante, and his wife, Margaret, at Kpassa on Wednesday, August 10, 2022.

Also present to welcome them were a cross-section of the Area pastorate and the Area Executive Committee Members of the Women’s Ministry, headed by Deaconess Rebecca Binlinla.

As part of the visit, the team paid a courtesy call on the Paramount Chief of Kpassa, Ubor Stephen Konja Tassan VI, who is an Elder of the church and a National Executive Committee Member of the Chieftaincy Ministry. 

To officially commence their working visit, Mrs. Philomena Mireku and her team fellowshipped with the Women’s Ministry in the Kpassa Zone on Wednesday evening. She shared with the women the strategic vision of the Women’s Ministry and urged them to work hard to ensure that it becomes a reality.

She also advised them to endeavour to always live at peace with everyone. 

The team also met with the women in the Nkwanta Zone, made up of seven districts, on the following day. The meeting recorded a massive attendance from all the districts. 

The women delegation also visited the St. Joseph Hospital at Nkwanta, where they made a cash donation of GH¢ 1,700.00 in support of a male patient in the Intensive Care Unit who was one of the victims of a gas explosion at Kpassa.

The women were accompanied by Pastor Seth Dwamena Asante and some ministers in the Area, including Pastor Ernest Wisdom Worlanyo of PIWC-Nkwanta, who led the team to pray for the patient.

Receiving the donation on behalf of the patient, the hospital staff led by the Medical Superintendent, Dr. Gokah, expressed their utmost appreciation to The Church of Pentecost for the kind gesture, saying: “The Church of Pentecost is the first to have made such a donation towards the treatment of the patient.”

Report by Pastor Albert Adu-Gyamfi 

The Women’s Ministry of the Yennyawoso District in New Tafo Area of The Church of Pentecost, has appreciated the praiseworthy effort of its outgone Executive Committee Members in a grand style.

Deaconesses Dorothy Bediako (Leader), Annie Tanoh (Assistant Leader), Janet Appau (Secretary), and Monica Boakye (Treasurer) were honoured at a special service held on Wednesday, July 27, 2022, at the Central Assembly auditorium.

In acknowledgement of their great contribution towards the growth of the Women’s Ministry in the district, they were each presented a citation, a parcel, and an undisclosed amount of cash.

Speaking on the topic: “Opportunity,” Pastor Charles Oduro, the District Minister, who chaired the event, urged Christians to grab every opportunity that comes their way.

Some of the opportunities, according to him, made available to mankind by God are life and time; repentance and salvation; being good to people (Galatians 6:9-10); being a father and husband; being a mother and wife (Judges 5:7), and being a leader.

Supporting his sermon with scriptures from John 9:4 and Ecclesiastes 3:1ff, Pastor Oduro defined opportunity as a period when a particular situation makes it possible to do or achieve something. He, however, noted that opportunity will not always be there as it can be hindered by old age, sickness, death, distance, hardship, among others. He, therefore, advised the gathering to do something momentous at every given opportunity, saying, “There can be no better time to serve God than now because what you do today determines what you will be tomorrow.”

He also applauded the outgone executive members for availing themselves to be used mightily by God to advance the kingdom business. 

Present at the event were Mrs. Gladys Oduro (wife of the District Minister), Area Women’s Ministry Executive Members, Women’s Ministry Leaders of the various districts in the Area, among others.

Report by Yennyawoso District Media Team