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Apostle Joshua Amissah…philanthropist, teacher and counsellor with a difference
We introduce to you Apostle Joshua Amissah, a philanthropist, mentor, a teacher and counsellor whose work in Christendom continues to reverberate throughout the world.
Originally named Kwaku Abeiku Takyi Bealey, after his paternal grandfather, he started his formal education at Challenge School, Ibadan State, in Nigeria.
On two occasions, young Joshua Amissah was brought from Nigeria to continue his education in Ghana. Having suffered this initially, he eventually settled in Ghana and continued his primary education and later enrolled at Saltpond Methodist High School to read Business programme.
Born on August 3, about three decades ago to Mr John Amissah and Sophia Mensah, all natives of Saltpond in the Central Region of Ghana and of Methodist and Assemblies of God faith respectively, Apostle Joshua Amissah holds the conviction that in Christ all things go on well and Christians must make the effort to dominate the world. At school, he was appointed the school’s prefect and became one of the best athletes the school has ever had.
Apostle Amissah is a product of the University of Ghana and holds a Bachelor of Arts (B A) in Religions and Philosophy, and Masters in Ministry and Arts from the Philippines Baptist Theological Seminary.
As part of his calling, Apostle Amissah gave his life to Christ at a tender age of seven and later began dawn preaching through which he deepened his relationship and trust in the Christian faith.
Having had a good Christian foundation, Apostle Amissah became the Organising Secretary of the University Christian Fellowship ( UCF), Commonwealth Hall branch, UCF Outreach Wing which was tasked with evangelism work in secondary schools in the Greater Accra and Eastern regions.
He later became the UCF President and Student Chaplain of the University of Ghana and had the opportunity to serve as the Student’s Representation Council’s (SRC) Arbitration Committee Chairman.
He said the promises of God were true, hence Christians must cling to the creator of the universe for protection, guidance and care. “Our persuasion is that we must align everything we do with the will of the Lord.”
The man of God has advised Christians to hold on fast to the virtue of humility because of its immense benefits and that Jesus Christ himself practiced this as an example for all to follow.
Apostle Joshua Amissah advises Christians to serve God with sincere hearts, love one another just as Christ has loved them and be prepared to sacrifice a little for their friends.
Shedding light on his infancy, he vividly recalled that one of his greatest tasks as a child was to sell items like Ga kenkey, kerosene, fish, iced water, pastries, mangoes, oranges, fowls, cat and puppies among others.
Apostle Amissah is a consistent conference speaker who dazzles his audience with texts from scripture, and was the guest preacher at many churches and served as a radio pastor for the Ghana Broadcasting Corporation (GBC), Radio Savannah at Tamale.
Some of the churches he had ministered to included the Full Gospel Business Men’s International, the Greater Accra Regional Prayer Convention, Women’s Aglow, universities, secondary schools, and para-church organisations.
He has led many to discover the saving power of Jesus Christ and subsequently surrendered their livers entirely to the service of God. Miracles, signs and wonders have followed his ministerial works as a true disciple of God.
He was very instrumental in crusades, city and inner city outreaches, seminars, and pioneered the establishment of many groups, some of which included Joshua Amissah World Outreach (JAO), Firm Foundation International (FFI) among others.
Apostle Amissah also reaches out to the inmates of the Nsawam Medium Security Prisons.
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He is a philanthropist who has written 64 books, six of which had been published, adopted three social homes where he regularly visits and supports them with their personal needs, in addition to helping the needy and supporting some young ministers and students from crèche to the university level.
He loves to play games that challenge the mind like scrabble, draft, puzzles and intriguing guess games. He was a very good footballer from primary school to university.
His favourite dishes include banku, yam and fante -fante stew.
The apostle is a man of few words but has thought-provoking messages for his audience, preaches God’s word with ease, he is a counsellor, a mentor and teacher to many.
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His hobbies include playing scrabble, draft and puzzles among others.
By Norman Cooper
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GFP founder Akua Donkor passes on
Akua Donkor
The founder and leader of the Ghana Freedom Party (GFP), Madam Akua Donkor, has passed away.
She died at the Greater Accra Regional Hospital on Monday, October 28 at 72.
Reports gathered by The Spectator indicated that she was diagnosed with respiratory issues at the Nsawam Government Hospital and was referred to the Greater Accra Regional Hospital where she died.
Known for her spirited presence in Ghanaian politics, Akua Donkor was a staunch advocate for the rights of farmers and women.
Her bold and outspoken demeanour enabled her to capture public attention and significantly impact the grassroots communities she aimed to represent.
Throughout her political journey, she distinguished herself by running for the presidency multiple ti mes, demonstrating remarkable resilience despite financial challenges.
Akua Donkor was listed as the third candidate on the ballot for the upcoming 2024 presidential election.
Her political career began with her election as the Assemblywoman for Herman in the Ashanti region, and she made her first bid for the presidency in 2012 as an independent candidate.
She was, however, disqualified by the Electoral Commission in 2012 and 2016 for the reason that she did not meet the eligibility requirements.
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Stop using breast enhancing creams …they expose females to breast cancer
Mrs Enyonam Abiti making a presentation
Women have been cautioned to stop using of breast enhancing creams which is said to contain estrogen, predisposing them to the breast cancer disease.
Using such creams over time increases estrogen levels in patrons of such products thereby exposing them to the disease.
Estrogen is a type of sex hormone responsible for development and regulation of female reproductive system and secondary sex chart.
Mrs Enyonam Abiti, a medical officer at Madina Pentecost Hospital, said this at a day’s seminar and breast cancer awareness creation day at Sunyani in the Bono Region.
The programme, organised by the Bono Regional office of COCOBOD, forms part of activities to mark this year’s World Breast Cancer Day celebrations held every year in October.
Some staff of COCOBOD and women in cocoa farming used the opportunity to have their breast screened.
Mrs Abiti during a presentation revealed that one in every eight women was diagnosed of breast cancer while 1 from 1,000 men contract the disease.
She noted that early detection and regular screening was the surest way to salvage the situation.
She mentioned that habits such as excessive smoking and alcohol intake predisposes women to breast cancer.
Moreover, she added that people advanced in age, past history, past ovarian cancer case as well as young girls that menstruate early, among others stands the risk of contracting the disease.
The Bono Regional Administrator of COCOBOD, Michael Paddy Kwesi Asumanu, stated that the decision to organise the breast screening was to ensure that women in cocoa farming were healthy at all times to go about their farming activities in order to increase productivity.
“We don’t want a situation where our women in cocoa farming are infected with breast cancer disease to jeopardise the cocoa sector,” he said.
According him, the Regional Office of COCOBOD in partnership with the Bono Regional Teaching hospital would organised screening for about 4,000 women on October 31, 2024 at Goaso in the Ahafo Region.
The move, he said, was part of their corporate social responsibility towards women as the world mark breast cancer awareness creation this month.
Some of the women who spoke to The Spectator commended COCOBOD for the gesture and called on other institutions of state to emulate the example.
The organisers later held a float on the principal streets of Sunyani to create awareness on the breast cancer disease.
From Daniel Dzirasah, Sunyani
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