To the glory of God there has been a Ministry to Teens Relaunch in Ho Area at the Pentecost International Worship Centre, PIWC-Ho, on Sunday, 10th July, 2022 in the Volta Region.
Present at the programme were the Ho Area Head and wife, Apostle Dr Dela and Mrs Comfort Quampah, an Executive Council Member and the Regional Coordinator for both Volta and Oti Regions, a host of the Municipal Pastorate and wives, officers, members and the youth including teenagers.
Giving the purpose of meeting, Apostle Dr Dela Quampah extended greetings from The Chairman and Executive Council. They had gathered to glorify God, have fellowship, and then to relaunch the Teen Ministry, which has not received the needed attention in recent times though it had been around.
“It’s on record that Ho Area Youth Ministry is one of the vibrant in the country”, he emphasized.
Apostle Dr Quampah explained that the teenagers are dynamic, powerful, they have potential, and that their age is the time to dream. Doing a relaunch will make the Ministry to Teens be alive, invigorating, stand strong and be revived in Ho Area of The Church of Pentecost.
A documentary from the headquarters was shown that said:
* 75% of The Church of Pentecost’s members are below 36years. There was a need for repackaging and relaunching
the Ministry to Teens as they have special needs during their formative years, as such the need to catch them young.
* The teenagers absorb and process what they are taught and utilize these in later years.
* The teenagers do not believe in positions, but those they can trust in tranquility. Their caregivers must remember that the young people need to be groomed holistically. Luke 2: 52
* Efforts should be doubled to ensure that teens take part in the mother church’s activities.
* All key leaders including pastors, presiding elders should ensure that the teens are adequately catered for.
1 John 2:6
* Parents should be involved and interested in both the spiritual and physical aspects of their children.
* The Word of God caters for all needs of the teens.
* The teens are assured of love from their leaders as they are being equipped to possess the nations.
* The leadership of the children and youth ministries should partner to man the teenagers.
* Parents are encouraged to release their teens, the ministry is to ground the teens and unleash them for works of Christ.
Deaconess Comfort Lotse Adade, the
National coordinator for the Ministry to Teens gave the exhortation, titled, “Serving God In Your Teenage: Why, How, to Serve God”.
With scriptural references from Ecclesiastes 11: 7-10, Proverbs 22:6, Isaiah 55: 8-9, Romans 8: 28 and
personal experiences, she taught the gathering to serve God because He knows the future, He gives joy, peace that surpasses all understanding and turn the bad around to become good. She explained that, “serving God in your young age does not promise a future of no trouble. When you focus on God, the challenges of life are not overwhelming”.
Deaconess Adade advised the teenagers that because thoughts, habits, behaviours during the teenage years have influence on the adult life either positively or negatively, they should choose to do good in their teenage years.
The Ministry to Teens National Coordinator informed the teenagers to worship God with their talents. They could clean, sing, play instruments, preach, usher and easily serve God in their everyday life. The teenagers were reminded that words are powerful so they should serve God with their words, speak words of life and encouragement, avoid gossips and stop rumours.
Ephesians 4: 29
They were encouraged to show appreciation and to respect their parents, guardians and all.
Deaconess Adade emphasized that, “it is possible to worship God in your young age”. She encouraged the young people to avail themselves to God’s Work and keep christian circles to put them in check.
The Ho Area Ministry to Teens has Elder Saviour Amenyemor and Deaconess Innocentia Avorgbedor as the Coordinator and Assistant Coordinator respectively. They were prayed for by Apostle Dr Dela Quampah. Elder Amenyemor thanked the leaders for the trust reposed in them and pledged their readiness to work.
Closing the programme, Apostle Dr Quampah introduced the greeting, “M²T”, and the response, “We are dynamic”.
He explained that, “the teenagers don’t have wasted years, so they should choose and have the right relationship with God for their future to be great.
He prayed for them that they never depart from the grace of God’s knowledge.
The Ho Area Head advised the youth to avoid excess social media and games which are competing with their time against their books. He discouraged the youth who are involved in betting to put a stop to it.
Apostle Dr Dela Quampah promised a sponsorship of “Spelling Bee” contest from his office.
Some side attractions were choir, choreography, drama, and Zigi performances. The attendance was 256.
Report: Enyonam Dormevenu
enyomedia, Ho.
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