Apostle Samuel Amponsah-Frimpong
THE GENERAL Secretary of the Christ Apostolic Church International (CACI), Apostle Samuel Amponsah-Frimpong, has admonished Christians, especially the youth, not to allow the present economic circumstances across the world to deter them from pursuing their goals in life.
Speaking in an interview on the sidelines with journalists at the launch of the ‘Generals’ by the CACI at the GNAT hall in Accra, Apostle Amponsah-Frimpong said the emergence of IT provided enormous opportunities for the youth to identify opportunities to improve themselves regardless of the global economic crises.
He said, “We are living in exciting times far different from what we had in the past, especially at independence, the number of youth who were educated were far less than what we have today. A lot more youth are educated now, the youth should therefore be innovative, work hard, think outside the box, not necessarily waiting to be employed by the government. The youth need not to be nostalgic of yesterday but believe in the future and move forward.”
According to him, credibility remains a major problem facing the church in recent times, stressing that apart from the expectation of what God required from the church, society also expects more.
That, he said, contributed to all forms of behaviour as a result of human weaknesses.
He commended the national youth executives for starting such a programme, and pledged the support of the church to contribute towards the project.
Touching on the current global economic challenges due to COVID-19 and the Russian- Ukrainian war, Apostle Frimpong encouraged Christians not to despair in their service to God but should rather be mindful of the times and seasons, citing the biblical example of the sons of Issachar.
Elder Anthony Arthur, Financial Secretary of the National Youth Ministry of CACI in a presentation, explained that the mission of the ‘Generals’ was to support the church to expand its frontiers to provide adequate infrastructure, church planting and ultimately instill a sense of ownership and volunteerism in the youth.
A new logo was also unveiled by the National Youth Ministry as part of the church’s transformation agenda.
The event brought together some national executives of the church as well as some members from various parts of the country.
BY Ebenezer K. Amponsah