Mills stresses Godly values for better Ghana
Accra, June 16, Ghanadot/GNA-
President John Evans Atta Mills on Tuesday re-echoed his
call for national unity and underscored church and state
partnership in nation building, stressing Godly values to
ensure a better Ghana.
In a comment on the “That all may be one” motto of the
Presbyterian Church of Ghana (PCG), President Mills asked
Ghanaians to go beyond unity and seek the face of Almighty
God to acquire embedded Christian values that would make
life better for all Ghanaians.
President Mills made the call when a delegation from the
Mission Council of the Association of Churches and Missions
in South West Germany (EMS) paid a courtesy call on him, at
the Castle, Osu, in Accra.
The courtesy call comes ahead of a Council Mission (the
Governing Body) meeting of the association to be hosted by
the PCG and scheduled for Abokobi from June 16 to 21.
The EMS, formed in 1972, is an association made up of
mission societies, notably the Basel and the Moravian
Mission and six churches in Germany to further develop and
promote a close relationship between churches in Germany,
Africa and Asia in the spirit of mutual partnership and of
sharing spiritual gifts and material resources.
Since 1995, the EMS Mission Council has comprised 36
delegates of all the EMS fellowship- 23 churches and five
mission societies in Germany, Switzerland, Ghana, South
Africa, the Middle East, India, Indonesia, Korea and Japan.
President Mills said the nation felt honoured that the
Association had chosen Ghana for its meeting.
He expressed Ghana’s appreciation to Germany for its
contribution to her development, adding, “the EMS is
providing the icing on the cake.”
The Presbyterian Church, President Mills said, also had a
record in assisting in diverse ways in the development of
Ghana.
Notable areas are education and vocational training,
provision of health services and agriculture in addition
church witnessing and ensuring discipline in daily life.
The delegation, led by Rt. Reverend Yaw Frimpong-Manso,
congratulated President Mills on his election to the high
office, and Ghanaians for holding democratic elections in a
peaceful manner.
“Ghana for the past years has become a role model for many
nations in Africa and likewise all over the world. We wish
to express our admiration for this great achievement,” Rev.
Eberhard Will, Chairman of the Mission Council said.
Tracing the links between Ghana and the Presbyterian Church
from the 19 century when the Basel Missionaries arrived n
Ghana, Rev Eberhard said a number of partnerships links had
since been developed, some of which are ecumenical with
workers in a number of communities in Ghana, youth volunteer
exchange programmes and the financial support to youth
programmes and close contact with Ghanaian churches, notably
the Presbyterian Church.
Rev Eberhard assured the President of the prayers of the
EMS.
He prayed: “May God bless you and through the guidance of
the Holy Spirit grant you strength, courage and wisdom for
the welfare of the people of Ghana.”
Rt. Rev Yaw-Frimpong Manso said the Benediction.
GNA
