Story Rebecca Quaicoe Duho
Mission Africa Incorporated, a non-denominational religious group, yesterday organised prayers in Accra for the restoration and development of the African continent as part of this year’s African Union Day.
In collaboration with the Parliamentary Christian Fellowship, the group prayed on the theme, “National anointing for scientific invention and job creation”.
In all, six intercessory prayer topics were said for Ghana and the continent as a whole.
The non-denominational prayer session attracted prayer warriors from different churches and groups, including choristers from different churches who, through song ministrations, touched the hearts of guests who came from all walks of life to take part in the programme, held at the forecourt of Parliament House.
In the first intercessory prayer, led by Apostle William Lamptey of the Kingdom Impact Ministries, the group thanked God for how far He had brought Africa and also prayed for attitudinal change among Africans.
Dr Joseph Gueste of the Trinity Baptist Church, California, USA, who led the second prayer, prayed for the unification and the return of the African Diaspora for development.
Dr Adu Gyamfi of Dampong Pharmaceuticals, Ghana, led the third intercessory prayer.
Prayers were said for wisdom in our negotiations with industrialised nations.
The Kamenahene of Akwamu in the Eastern Region, Opamago Osae Nyampong VI, led the fourth prayer session, in which he, together with the congregation, prayed for wisdom and peace for African traditional leaders.
The chief, who made an opening statement before the prayers, expressed concern over the tendency among some Members of Parliament to lead chiefs to establish boundaries beyond their natural barriers.
He said common user items like rivers, lakes and the sea were never owned by anybody and “we should be careful not to allow the discovery of precious minerals to lead us to claim ownership of such common user items”.
He called on the leaders on the continent to involve their people in the governance process.
In the fifth prayer, the group prayed for wisdom, peace, good governance, poverty reduction and peaceful elections in all African countries.
The last prayer was for ECOWAS countries, the Eco currency and the removal of colonial boundaries and it was led by Rev David Olatona from the Dominion Faith Intentional Church, Nigeria.
The Founder of Mission Africa Inc, Dr Kodjoe Summey, in a message, called on all to pray for the continent to ensure that its vision of an African Union was fulfilled.
He prayed for favour to reduce poverty, heal the continent from ignorance and disease, open all boundaries that separated individual countries “so that we can have a stronger Africa in trade, currency, unity and voice for a better tomorrow”.
He also prayed for successful Africans living abroad and in the Diaspora to come together for the development of the continent.
In a keynote address read on his behalf, the Speaker of Parliament, Mr Ebenezer Begyina Sekyi Hughes, called on Christians to continue praying for the continent, saying that “if Africa will attain sustainable growth and economic empowerment for its people, then the problem of corruption needs to be tackled with all the seriousness it deserves”.
He lauded the work of the pan-African Parliament for providing a common platform for elected representatives from across Africa to share ideas in the fight against corrupt practices, saying, “This will encourage transparency and accountability in the political, social and economic systems of Africa.”
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