Ghana Update – August 2025

TRAINING OF CHURCH LEADERS IS ESSENTIAL

When leaders are empowered, it offers them the opportunity to do more and to positively impact their area of influence. It is always a joy to see those who are directly at the grass root being equipped to do more. Listening to leaders share stories of what the Lord is doing in the different communities always brings joy and confirmation that the Lord is by Himself touching lives in His own way. Mostly after demonstrating with a small group, you will hear some participants saying that things are made clearer and much easier for better understanding and implementation.

RADIO HAS A POWERFUL IMPACT

“How long are we going to wait until the next broadcast comes? This was a great source for some of us to have intimacy with the Lord and an intentional avenue for spiritual growth. I don’t know about other listeners but I wished I had the ability to cause the broadcast to happen right now.” That is a comment from a listener of the Seed of Hope Broadcast.
Many are thinking it is taking a very long time for the restoration of the Radio Station that was destroyed by fire on which the weekly broadcast dubbed “Seed of Hope Broadcast” was aired. We are looking forward to when things will change.

COMMUNITIES DON’T FORGET EVENTS THAT POSITIVELY IMPACT THEM

It is not strange to hear communities continuously ask questions about things that have happened in their community. However, it becomes very exciting when they make reference to visits and interactions that left some significant mark on their lives. This is what we see happening with community’s interactions with workers of U4A no matter how brief the interactions were. You and the people you always walk with or come to our community with are different in how they speak and relate with us. Just being around you people gives us joy and we are always left with words of hope.

PRAYER NEEDS

• Thank God for Samson and the team he traveled around doing leadership evaluations for some West African countries
• Pray for the nation Ghana as she mourns the death of 8 nationals including senior government officials in a helicopter crash. Ask for comfort for the direct families.
• Pray for all those who are involved in the Great Commission that they will be strengthen and encouraged to continue to reach out to communities.

Yours in His Vineyard
Samson Abukari – Country Director, Ghana