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Church on the Rock International extends love to BOSCO Orphanage

Rev. Mrs Sophia Appenteng presenting the items Rev. Sakyi

The Church on the Rock International has donated items to BOSCO Orphanage at Trotor in the Suhum Constituency of the Eastern Region on the New Year’s Eve.

The items included food, beverages, students’ mattresses, sachet and bottled water, educational materials, toiletries and assorted fruits.

Speaking at the presentation, the Associate Pastor of the Church, Rev. Mrs Sophia Appenteng, said, “We believe in demonstrating God’s love through our actions. Today was not just about giving but about connecting with these children and reminding them that they are deeply loved and cared for by God and by us.”

She said the visit was not the first time but for the past 20 years, the church has not left the children unattended.

The children expressed joy and gratitude for the time shared and the blessings received through the Home Father, Rev. Emmanuel Sakyi.

Members of the church, alongside the children, shared a meal, danced, and celebrated together, creating a joyful atmosphere of unity and belonging.

“It was evident that the presence and fellowship of the church members has left a lasting impression on the hearts of the children,” he stated.

“The Church on the Rock International continues to be a beacon of hope and a testament to the power of Christian love in action,” he added.

Rev. Sakyi appealed to philanthropists and government to come to the aid of the little ones by providing accommodation for both students and teachers.

By Linda Abrefi Wadie

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Committee probing petitions against Chief Justice to begin hearings tomorrow

The Committee set up by President John Dramani Mahama to inquire into three petitions filec against the Chief Justice, Gertrude Araba Esaaba Sackey Torkornoo, will commence hearings tomorrow, Thursday May 15, 2025.

The five-member Committee chaired by Justice Gabriel Scott Pwamang of the Supreme Court, was set up by the President in accordance with Article 146(6) of the 1992 constitution and in consultation with the Council of State, following a determination of a prima facie case against the Chief Justice.

The committee will sit three times a week and present their recommendations to the President upon completion of their work.

It would be recalled that President John Dramani Mahama recently suspended Chief Justice following the establishment of a prima facie case in response to three separate petitions seeking her removal from office.

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38-year-old man gets life imprisonment for killing Assemblies of God pastor in 2018

After close to seven years of trial, a seven-member jury on Wednesday, May 14, returned a guilty verdict in the murder case involving the killing of the Senior Pastor of the Central Assemblies of God church at Tema in 2018.

The convict, Francis Nabegmado, a relative of the deceased, inflicted a fatal knife wound on Rev. Dr. David Nabegmado on December 30, 2018, after alleging that the senior pastor was a false preacher who engaged in idol worship and human sacrifices.

After an hour of summing up by the judge, Mary Maame Ekue Yanzuh, the jury retired briefly and returned with a unanimous guilty verdict.

Based on the unanimous verdict of the jurors who had previously studied the statements of the five witnesses called by the prosecution, and listened to the summing up process, the judge sentenced the 38-year-old to life imprisonment.

When he was offered an opportunity to comment on the verdict, the convict told the judge that he wanted to go home to meet his family.

“My Lady, I want to see my family, and I want to be taken to Yendi”.

When the judge told him she couldn’t make such an order for him to go and see his family in Yendi, the convict forcefully said, “I insist”.

Francis, who will now spend the rest of his life at the Nsawam medium security prison, had told the court throughout the trial that the decision to attack his uncle, Rev. Nebegmado, was driven by insanity, but that did not save him from receiving a life sentence.

Speaking briefly after the sentencing, Senior Pastor of the Assemblies of God church at Tema Community 4, Rev. Emmanuel Kwesi Ofori, said the church has been waiting for this closure for the past seven years and will soon issue an official statement.

Source: Myjoyonline.com