The General Superintendent, Rev Prof Paul Frimpong-Manso, and his wife Mrs. Gladys Frimpong-Manso received an ecstatic reception when they paid a day visit to the Blessed Hope Assemblies of God church in Medie on Sunday, 13th December 2020.
Rev. Prof Frimpong-Manso informed the jubilant congregants that they decided to visit the local church to acquaint themselves with the progress of the church and ask the blessings of God for them.
In a sermon on the theme, “Showing of Gratitude” from Luke 17:11-19, Rev. Prof Frimpong-Manso elaborated on the emotional pain of a leper. However, it must have been even worse than the physical pain. The leper was removed from his family and his community. There could be no contact, whatsoever, with his children or grandchildren. None. Immediately removed. His wife would not be allowed to kiss him goodbye. He would not have allowed it, for fear that she, too, would become afflicted.
He opined that lepers tended to roam together, looking for food, begging for assistance from a great distance, learning to yell in loud voices, both from the need to warn others, and to beg for help from across the way.
“What would it have been like to have been removed from friends and family for a lifetime, and to have been forced to announce that removal daily?”, he quizzed. It must have been horrible. And yet, in this account, ten men encounter Jesus and hear him say the most unusual thing. “We want to be well!” they scream at Jesus. And the great teacher responds, “Go and show yourselves to the priest.”
The lepers got cleansed on their way to the High Priest. One of them came back to Jesus and praised God. He was thankful. He was public about it. He was loud – he wasn’t shy at all. According to the General Superintendent, Jesus pronounces complete healing, wellness that passes all other wellness terms on this man. He had total healing!
General Superintendent admonished Ghanaians to appreciate the goodness of God. He specifically mentioned COVID-19 as a typical example of how God has kept Ghana safe as compared to some countries where thousands have died out of the virus. He urged Ghanaians to be thankful to God. “The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a dramatic loss of human life worldwide and presents an unprecedented challenge to public health, food systems and the world of work, but still we have to give thanks for His goodness”, he reiterated.
Rev Prof Frimpong-Manso and his wife donated 100 bags of cement to the church in support of their ongoing building complex and prayed for the church and the country. The local church also awarded the General Superintendent “THE GENERALS OF THE KINGDOM’S AWARD”
Report by Rev Obed A Asiedu
