The Ghana Charismatic Bishops Conference has issued a powerful communique, urging the nation to embrace a collective spirit of prayer for the country’s spiritual, economic, and social well-being. In the message, the bishops emphasized the importance of maintaining Ghana as a God-fearing nation, one characterized by peace, prosperity, and development in critical sectors.
In their statement, the bishops declared, “We pray earnestly for Ghana to be a God-fearing nation! We pray that Ghana will be a nation of people who love and fear God,” citing Psalm 111:10 as a foundation for their appeal. They stressed the importance of creating an environment free from wickedness, deception, and injustice.
Economic and Environmental Prosperity
The communique also focused on the need for sustainable economic growth. The bishops expressed concern about activities that destroy Ghana’s natural resources and called for a shift towards innovation-driven sectors like technology, manufacturing, and services. “May our nation be delivered from diminishing returns activities that degrade our lands and deplete our resources,” they prayed, highlighting the need for environmental conservation and economic transformation.
Infrastructure and Safety
In a heartfelt plea, the bishops urged for improvements in infrastructure, calling for beautiful cities and well-paved roads in every town across the country. They also requested prayers for safe intercity highways, as road accidents continue to claim lives. “Oh God, please make Ghana a nation of beautiful safe intercity highways,” they prayed, underscoring the urgent need for improved road safety measures.
Tourism and Education
The communique highlighted the untapped potential in Ghana’s tourism sector, particularly through iconic landmarks like the Elmina Castle, Cape Coast Castle, and Christiansborg Castle. “We pray for Ghana to become a great tourist destination,” the bishops said, urging the nation to leverage these historic sites to attract international visitors.
Additionally, they called for prayers for Ghana’s higher education system, hoping for increased international appeal and excellence in the country’s universities. “Oh Lord, make Ghana attractive for thousands of foreign and international students seeking higher education,” the statement read, emphasizing the importance of fostering academic excellence.
National Security and Military Strength
The bishops also prayed for Ghana’s security, asking for divine intervention to make the nation safe from crime, particularly armed robbery and murder. They stressed the need for a modern, well-equipped military that could contribute to both national security and development efforts. “Every great nation has a great military,” they said, calling for the strengthening of Ghana’s armed forces.
Embracing the Diaspora
In their communique, the bishops highlighted the importance of integrating Ghanaians in the diaspora into national development efforts. They noted that remittances from Ghanaians abroad significantly contribute to the country’s economy, surpassing revenues from key exports like cocoa and gold. “May dual citizens and Ghanaians abroad be encouraged, eager, and happy to come back home,” they prayed, advocating for policies that encourage the diaspora’s involvement in Ghana’s progress.
A Call for Peaceful Elections
As the country prepares for the 2024 general elections, the bishops concluded their communique with a call for peaceful democratic processes. “We pray that the whole nation will peacefully accept and agree with the outcome of the upcoming elections,” they said, urging the nation to serve as an example of peaceful democracy to the world.
The Ghana Charismatic Bishops Conference reaffirmed its commitment to praying for the peace and prosperity of Ghana, drawing from 1 Timothy 2:1-3, which calls for prayers for all leaders and people in authority. “May God bless Ghana forevermore!” the statement concluded.
The conference’s message comes at a critical time, as the nation faces various challenges, including economic hardships, infrastructure deficits, and the impending elections. The bishops’ prayerful plea offers a vision of hope for a prosperous and peaceful Ghana.
Attached is the full Communique
Communique
07th October 2024
- We, the Ghana Charismatic Bishop’s Conference pray earnestly for Ghana to be a God-fearing nation! We pray that Ghana will be a nation of people who love and fear God. May sin, deceptions, wickedness, robbery, murder, injustice and perversions not flourish nor thrive in Ghana forever.
Psalm 111:10.
“The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom: a good understanding have all they that do his commandments: his praise endureth forever.”
- We, the Ghana Charismatic Bishop’s Conference pray for the lasting prosperity of Ghana. May our nation be delivered from diminishing returns economic activities that destroy the pastures, destroy the farmlands, destroy the forests, destroy the rivers and destroy the environment. May our nation be delivered from having only diminishing returns activities that degrade our lands, deplete our fish populations that empty our mines and that finish our oil reserves. May Ghana become a nation busy with newer increasing returns economic activities that stem from innovations, technological changes, manufacturing, services and synergies.
- The Ghana Charismatic Bishop’s Conference does pray that Ghana will be a nation of beautiful cities and towns with tarred and concrete roads. We pray for Ghana that every single town and city will be beautifully paved with asphalt or concrete so that all dust and dirt paths and dirt lanes will be removed from all our towns and cities.
- We, the Ghana Charismatic Bishop’s Conference pray for a basic connection between our biggest cities and regional capitals with safe highways of at least three lanes on either side.
Oh God, please make Ghana a nation of beautiful safe intercity highways. May serious road traffic accidents that kill thousands of people every year become a thing of the past.
- We, the Ghana Charismatic Bishop’s Conference pray for Ghana to become a great tourist destination! We pray for Ghana to make strategic use of the iconic Elmina castle, Cape Coast Castle and the Christiansburg Castle, the likes of which cannot be found anywhere else in the world.
Oh God, may we attract important visitors and tourists from the world to visit Elmina, Cape Coast and Accra. May our nation receive a great boost in tourism.
6. We, the Ghana Charismatic Bishop’s Conference pray earnestly for Ghana to be a safe nation to live in! May armed robbery and murder become a thing of the past. Let Ghana not lose her reputation of being a very peaceful and very safe nation. May the security services be equipped and trained and multiplied so that they have the upper hand in the fight against nationwide crime. Oh Lord, grant us peace and security.
7. We, the Ghana Charismatic Bishops conference pray for Ghana to become a great destination for higher education! Oh Lord, make Ghana attractive for thousands of foreign and international students seeking higher education. Let our great universities become even greater and more attractive. We pray that our universities will have a great reputation, great attraction and a great capacity and excellence.
8. We, the Ghana Charismatic Bishop’s Conference pray for Ghana to have a modern, larger, stronger and properly equipped military! Every great nation has a great military.
Oh Lord, may our military, as a special disciplined force, be a great force for good in the nation. For stability, for internal security, for construction and in the education of the nation.
9. We, the Ghana Charismatic Bishop’s Conference pray for Ghana to accept and to integrate dual citizens and Ghanaians in the diaspora into the nation.
Oh God, may we attract the Ghanaians abroad to help and contribute to our nation without driving them away. Ghana earns more from inflows from Ghanaians abroad than from both cocoa and oil combined. May dual citizens and all other Ghanaians abroad be encouraged eager and happy to come back home, either to visit or to stay.
Oh God, Ghana’s inflow from remittances is higher compared to cocoa, oil and even gold. The nation generated $28.6 billion from remittances over a 10-year period as compared to $18.7 billion from cocoa and $7.6 billion from gold. (Source: statista.com)
Oh God, let bless the work of the hands of Ghanaians in the diaspora and at home. Let the remittance flows you are blessing us with continue to grow and revive our cocoa and gold forex inflows.
10. Finally, the Ghana Charismatic Bishop’s Conference prays for Ghana to have a peaceful election in 2024. We pray that the whole nation will peacefully accept and agree with the outcome of the upcoming elections and be a shining example of peaceful democracy to all other nations. O God Make Ghana a great a peaceful and a famously democratic nation! The charismatic bishops conference is committed to praying for the peace and prosperity of Ghana according to the scriptures. May God bless Ghana forevermore!
1 Timothy 2:1-3 (ERV)
First of all, I ask that you pray for all people. Ask God to bless them and give them what they need. And give thanks. [2] You should pray for rulers and for all who have authority. Pray for these leaders so that we can live quiet and peaceful lives-lives full of devotion to God and respect for him. [3] This is good and pleases God our Savior.
