2016 Living Word

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Whilst back in Ghana last year between the months of August and December, [yes I know,I spent several months there all in the name of relocation] I fellowshipped every Sunday morning attending Church Service at ICGC located at Abossey Okine. I was initially invited by a good friend Belinda Quarshie several years ago and since then, whenever I am in Ghana, I make it my mission to attend church service there. I am very skeptical about churches in Ghana. I feel many of them have deviated from the soul purpose of why a church is needed in a community, and have made it their aim to feed people with nonsense and device as many ways and means of extracting money from them based on absurd reasons. 
Anyway, ICGC sat well with me. I liked the church very much. I would not say I liked everything about the church, but on a scale of 1 - 10, I would give it a 9 based on the atmosphere, preaching, etc etc. 

So, "Living Word" is a yearly book written by the Senior Pastor and founder of ICGC - Pastor Mensa Otabil. My copy - Living Word 2016, was purchased as a present for me by Belinda in November last year when I was in Ghana. It is meant to be read on a daily bases, but hey, I found the content very inspiring and full of great value. I ended up reading more than one page at a time. I ended up finishing the book last week. There are several pages which I enjoyed. Others I had questions on. 

I am eagerly looking to next years Living Word 2017. I plan to be in Ghana in November for six week. Hopefully before I leave, Pastor Otabil would have the Living Word for 2017 published and out for sale.

So Many Colours At Church ICGC Abossey Okine

ICGC is located at Abossey Okine in Accra, Ghana; and  has always been my preferred place of worship when I am in Accra. I was introduced to the church by a very good friend of mine. Generally I am very weary of churches in Ghana, so by default, I am very selective as to which church I attend. Since being introduced to ICGC, I have been in and out of Ghana over the past couple of years several times. On each occasion that I am in Ghana, I make it a point to attend ICGC.

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This Sunday gone, we had the pleasure of Pastor Otabil preaching. He continued with his series which he started last week. Unfortunately I was in Takoradi last week, so I missed out on the beginning of the series. There is never a dull moment in the clothes people wear to church. Admittedly there is the usual black or white attire, but 90% of what everyone wears is filled with colour.  Correct me if I am wrong, but I am of the very strong opinion that Ghanaians love wearing colourful clothes. This is more prominent in women. The  Kaba and Slit serves as an excellent "medium" in displaying colours based on the material used in sewing. A quick Google search using  "What is kaba and Slit" will generate a list of websites which attempt to educate you what Kaba and Slit is.