Apostle Peter Okoe Mankralo, Former President of the Apostolic Church – Ghana has called for every effort to be made to create the right atmosphere of love, togetherness and biblical discipline for children to grow in.
The apostle in his message to the country as he holds the New Year service at the Calvary District of the Apostolic Church – Ghana at Madina attributed the current challenges confronting the country to the growing immorality and lack of discipline among the citizenry.
He said our unity, high sense of discipline definitely impacts the children in our churches and around us and we must always ensure to high moral standards for the younger ones to emulate.
He challenged Christians and for that Matter Ghanaians to stand up and restore discipline in the country if we are truly the light of the world as stated in the Bible.
He called on Ghanaians to eschew every acrimonious differences and be determined not to allow religious or political intolerance to destroy the fabric of our society that causes us to see only the worse in every action of our opponents. He reminded us to that we are one people, one nation with a common destiny.
He asserts that the politicization of development issues is counterproductive to socio-economic progress, adding that such tendencies would rather compound the problems we are faced with as a nation, hence the need to desist from them.
According to him there are really problems that divide us, problems that can lead to uncertainties, “but we must look to God for our true merry making during this season and reconcile so that we can live in a progressive society with good-will with one another”.
He called for a renewed commitment to national development and devotes our energies to activities which will change our destiny and build a new foundation for prosperity.
He called on all Ghanaians to rally around the national vision to make the country a better place to live in.
Especially when the president, Nana. Akufo-Addo has waged war against corruption, armed robbery, terrorism, galamsey, exploration and all forms of crime.
While commending the government for the implementation of the Free Senior high school policy, he said it is their expectations that every challenges that the programme is facing would be addressed and all rough edges straightened.
“Again that all will support the policy to ensure its success so that no child may be educationally disadvantaged”.
He called on all Ghanaians to forge ahead more purposeful, more visionary and more determined to safeguard the peace and stability and democratic achievements of the country.
He admonished that though they are not totally sure what the year holds for the country, he expressed a firm conviction that by the grace of God with unity and hard work, the year 2023 would be a better year both for the development of the church and the nation and for the attainment for our hopes and aspirations.
“Surely God will uplift us from our present economic hardship, social deprivation and all that is working against us and Ghana shall become a transparent and prosperous nation with unique people devoid of vindictiveness, bickering and fear.”