Rev Stephen Wengam preaching at the thanksgiving service to mark Mahama at One
The General Superintendent of Assemblies of God, Ghana, Rev Stephen Wengam, has asked Ghanaians to shun the attitude of pessimism and grumbling which makes it difficult to acknowledge what God has done for them individually and as a nation.
“Grateful people are content with their accomplishments, and this spurs them to higher heights and further translates into national development,” he stated.
Rev Wengam was preaching at the non-denominational church service at the Forecourt of the Jubilee House to mark the first anniversary of the 2nd term of President John Mahama.
Present were President John Dramani Mahama himself, the First Lady Lordina Mahama, the Vice President Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang, the Chief Justice Paul Baffoe-Bonnie, Ministers of State, some Members of Parliament, heads of the security forces and other institutions.
Speaking on the the topic, “The Impact of gratitude on leadership success and national development,” Rev Wengam drew lessons from how Samuel led Israel to express gratitude to God and declared, “Ebenezer,” meaning ‘thus how far God has been good to them.’
The General Superintendent of the Assemblies of God, Ghana, Rev Stephen Wengam, commended President Mahama for instituting the special event to enable the nation to appreciate God for his blessings.
He said when the nation of Israel observed that thanksgiving, they attracted blessings of peace, political stability, economic restoration, and leadership success.
Rev Wengam commended President Mahama for instituting the special event for Ghanaians to appreciate God for pouring his blessings on the nation.
He spoke against the “sense of entitlement and greed which leads to ingratitude and corruption.”
Rev Wengam applauded President Mahama’s achievements so far. These included economic recovery, the stability of the cedi against the US dollar, and efforts to forge national unity.
The General Superintendent, assisted by the Executive Presbytery of Assemblies of God, Ghana, prayed for more divine blessings on President John Dramani Mahama and his appointees, as well as for peace and prosperity for the nation.
Various members of the clergy took turns to pray for other areas of national development.
Muslim clerics also prayed for the unity and transformation of Ghana.
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