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| A photo of myself at age 40 when I was inducted as Chairman of COP |
As I ponder and reflect over the course of my life so far, I realize the exceptional grace God has bestowed on me. I am not going to talk about promotion, position, power, achievements and accomplishments. I am going to share with you about troubles, trials and tears, interlaced with amazing triumphs and testimonies resulting in thanksgiving to God. The enemy of our souls forgets that his orchestrations against us rather result to the praise of God in the long run.
In fact Apostle Paul said that if he had to boast, he would rather boast about his sufferings for the sake of Christ. My catalog, however, does not come anywhere near that of Apostle's.
1. Been through four wars (Two in Northern Ghana, one each in Liberia and Ivory Coast)
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| Charles Gangay Taylor, Leader of Liberia's NPFL. |
3. Survived three accidents--- two on the road, one on the Volta Lake in Ghana
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| A vessel on the Volta Lake |
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| A book written after the assassination attempt |
5. Survived two food poisoning attempts against me
6. Tasted hospitalization for 332 days in 2009/2010
7. Tasting the pains and agonies of paralysis for 1,211 days (to date), moving about in an electric wheelchair
Surely if my life were in my own hands, I would have lost it long ago.
However, there is an INVISIBLE HAND THAT HOLDS, SUSTAINS and NOURISHES US. THROUGH IT ALL, being kept by THE POWER OF GOD.
Come, beloved, praise the LORD with me.
THANK GOD FOR THE GIFT OF MY LIFE. He has upheld me very tenaciously through it all.
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| Crushed, but not destroyed. |
Stand with me in prayer as I go through this phase of my life, doing business for the Kingdom of God even through this "out of season" period.
Believe with me that the expected miracle shall take place soon for His glory.
All these could not have happened for naught. God is definitely up to something.
THE BEST IS YET TO COME
To Him alone be Glory, Honour and Praise. Amen. I praise the Omnipotent God your life Papa. We are surely with you in prayers. amen
ReplyDeleteAmen and Amen. I fully appreciate your prayers. God bless you.
DeleteHappy Birthday Apostle.
ReplyDeleteMay the Good Lord continue to protect you always in Jesus name, Amen.
Amen. Thanks for your birthday wishes. BLESSINGS
DeleteI do not know what to say but give glory and honor to God Almighty for His protection and towards all especially u Apostle. I listen to your tape as to how God delivered u from Liberia i actually bought it from Adumfa and i marveled. Daddy what else can i say? Happy birthday to n may God continue to sustain .Amen. Daddy we love u so much.
ReplyDeleteThat is the amazement which never ceases in me anytime I ponder over my life, for which I am eternally grateful to God. The LORD bless you.
DeleteHappy birthday Apostle...I pray God's abundant grace for you in the even more impact filled years ahead of you. Indeed the best is yet to come
ReplyDeleteElder Dr Perez Sepenu
Dear Doc,
DeleteThank you very much for your birthday wishes and your fervent prayers on my behalf. Most of all, you've caught the vision --- THE BEST IS YET TO COME
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!! AYEKOOOOO!!! MO NI JUMA PA!!! NUNORLA GA, DOWORNYO, YEHOWA NA HYIRA WO FIA XERXERME3!
ReplyDeleteGod bless you Oh Gospel Engineer!!! And may you continue to be a STUBBORN, STRONG and UNSTOPPABLE TALL GOSPEL SMUGGLER, who smuggles the gospel into the Synagogue of Satan NO MATTER WHAT!!!
Oh Nat.
DeleteYour terms and expressions are a wonder in themselves; original ideas which are both intriguing and mesmerizing. I am learning a lot from them, and I believe many of our cherished readers do the same
Dear Doc,
ReplyDeleteThank you for your warm birthday wishes. Above all, thanks for believing and agreeing with me --- THE BEST IS YET TO COME
HE is the same today and forever.Happy Birthday Man of God.
ReplyDeleteDear Mathias,
DeleteThank you very much. May He continue to bless you.
All these could not have happened for naught. God is up to something.
ReplyDeleteI believe that with all my heart, Ken. We shall discover it very soon.
DeleteGod surely is doing great and mighty things in your LIFE.....Whatever trials and temptations HE says we go through are just temporal for in HIS time, GLORY shall be seen. God BLESS u my father, my mentor, my teacher, my motivator, Apostle Michael Ntumy.
ReplyDeleteDear Tsali,
ReplyDeleteYou are a real encourager. Surely the troubles, temptations, tears and trials we go through now produce the fuel for the testimonies we later render in the House of the LORD. Our testimony will be fantastic.
Dear Dady,
ReplyDeleteHappy happy birthday,may the good Lord bless you on this special day which he has made. the trials comes but the one who holds trials in his hands has made us over comers, does why we don't see the trials but we see the our LORD who is bigger than anything.sometimes in life,you find a special friend: someone who makes you laugh until you can't stop.someone who makes you believe that there really is good in the world.someone who convinces you that there is an unlocked door just waiting for you to open it. This is forever friendship. Dady you are.may God bless you.have a wonderful day. love from us all.
Esther,Doris and Pastor Danny
Dear Dan,
DeleteThank you very much for your wonderful birthday wishes. We appreciate your prayer support and wish you multiples of His blessings for life and ministry.
LET ME WISH YOU A BELATED HAPPY BIRTHDAY APOSTLE MICHAEL KWABENA NTUMY.YOU HAVE BEEN AN INSPIRATION TO ME. I FIRST ENCOUNTERED THE MAN APOSTLE NTUMY THROUGH HIS BOOK “FLAMINGO, THE CAMP OF NO RETURN”. I READ THIS BOOK WHEN I WAS A SECOND YEAR STUDENT IN ST. PETER’S SECONDARY SCHOOL, THOUGH I DID NOT KNOW WHO APOSTLE NTUMY WAS AT THE TIME, I LOVED HIM AFTER READING THAT BOOK.
ReplyDeleteI GREW UP AS A CHRISTIAN IN THE CHURCH OF PENTECOST, TESHIE DISTRICT, EBENEZER ASSEMBLY, THAT WAS WHEN I BEGAN TO HEAR OF APOSTLE NTUMY WHEN HE BECAME THE CHAIRMAN OF THE CHURCH OF PENTECOST AT AGE FOURTY. I BEGUN TO FOLLOW HIS EXPLOITS CLOSELY AND READ HIS BOOKS. I WENT AHEAD TO READ HIS BOOK “COMING WITH FIRE”, A GREAT BOOK BY ALL STANDARDS, I READ ALSO HIS BOOK “THE GLORIOUS RESURRECTION OF JESUS” AND HIS LATEST BOOK “NO EASY ROAD”.
I FINALLY MET APOSTLE NTUMY WHEN I WAS ON DUTY AT THE VIP LOUNGE OF THE KOTOKA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT; THOUGH HE DID NOT KNOW ME,I ASKED THAT HE PRAY FOR ME AND WITHOUT HESITATION, HE LAID HIS HANDS ON ME AN PRAYED FOR ME. I STILL REMEMBER THE WORDS HE SPOKE IN THAT PRAYER.
FOR ME, APOSTLE NTUMY IS ONE OF THE GREATEST MEN OF GOD IN HIS GENERATION; HE HAS SEEN AFFLICTION AND PAIN IN THIS KINGDOM WORK.
EVEN AS APOSTLE PRAYS AND HOPES THAT GOD RAISES HIM FROM HIS WHEEL CHAIR, I PRAY THE SAME FOR HIM THAT GOD WILL RAISE HIM AS A LIVING PROOF TO ALL.
APOSTLE,I WISH YOU A BELATED HAPPY BIRTHDAY,I PRAY THAT YOU WILL USE YOUR FEET AND HANDS AGAIN, I PRAY THAT YOU WILL FINISH YOUR MANDATE, I PRAY THAT GOD WILL GIVE YOU THE VICTORY OVER THIS ONE TOO.
SIR, I LOVE YOU. THE BEST IS YET TO COME. GOD BLESS YOU.
QUE LA GRACE DE DIEU SOIYEZ AVEC VOUS ENORMOUSMENT D'AUJOURDHUI JUSQU'AJAMAIS.IL QUERIT LES MALADIES IL RESSUCITE LES MORTS IL EST PUISSANT POUR TOURJOUR IL NE CHANGER PAS.DIEU VA FAIRE DES MIRACLES DANS VOTRE VIE JE CROIX.CE N'EST PAS FACILE POUR VOUS, JE SAIS.MAIS TOUS EST POSSIBLE AVEC DIEU.BONNE ANNIVERSAIRE PAPA. ICI C'EST PRISCILLA ASARE-DUAH,LA TOISIEME FILLE DE PS.ASARE-DUAH.MAINTENANT,JE FAIRE PHARMACIE A KNUST.PARDON MOI SI IL YA DES MOTS PAS COORRECT.
DeleteChere Priscilla,
DeleteMerci pour tes souhaites a l'ccasion de mon anniversaire. Je me souviens de toi parfaitely. Tu as vraiment fait un grand effort en ce qui concernne ton fraincais. Que Dieu te benisse dans tes etudes et en toutes choses. N'oublie pas de transmettre mes salutations a tes parents.
Dear Gabriel,
ReplyDeleteYour write-up almost blew the air out of me. I was humbled, realizing how little things we do could impact the lives of so many people. I thank God for the way He used my life to shape yours. To Him be all the glory.
Thank you for your birthday wish sent to me; thank you for your prophetic declarations for me; and also for the assurance of your prayer support. The LORD will do exploits for me and we willp give Him the due glory. God richly bless you.
Has he not said that the expectation of the righteous would not be cut short? He is not a man that He should lie. Therefore, let God alone be true and every man a liar. The Lord bless you and keep you
ReplyDeleteMan of God.
Sure, Franklin, His promises are "Yea and Amen" Whether they linger or hasten. they will surely be fulfilled. God bless you.
ReplyDeleteHe whom you have worked for so diligently, will and shall never put you to shame.......He surely and certainly up to something glorious.......We who have seen what He has done in your life, shall stand in prayers with you Daddy.........and the hour of visitation shall surely come........Even if it doesn't come, we shall praise the Lord God with you....Even with our last breath.........The Lord is with you Papa........Stay blessed beyond curses and any limitation.....Amen
ReplyDeleteThank you, thank you, thank you very much for your passionate promise of prayer support. Surely, the LORD'S visitation will never be denied to those who wait upon Him. His hour of visitation will SURELY come. God bless you, Emma.
ReplyDeleteHappy Belated Birthday, Papa. All I would want to say is "His grace is sufficient for you." as Apostle Paul, said "when I am weak then I am strong." May God continue to strengthen you in times like this. He knows all.
ReplyDeleteThank you very much for your birthday wishes and words of encouragement. True, in times when we are humanly "low" we see the power of God at its highest in our lives. God bless you.
DeleteThank you Jesus for the life of our dear Apostle Ntumy!!!!! God is surely up to something and we will join together in celebration when His will is manifested. Lots of love from ROC Uncle, Stay richly blessed. Ama
ReplyDeleteDear Ama,
DeleteThanks for your birthday greetings from faraway ROC. Surely, the celebration will be great to His glory. Wishing you all the best in your studies.
Helo Apostle,
ReplyDeleteI am touched by your soberly reflections on your life not on gains but losses that bring glory to our father, Lord Almighty.I am fully convinced that God is planning a shock restoration for your life.I would like you begin and end each day of your life with the following phrase " AS IF....BUT...". As if we are weak But we are strong.....Praise the Lord. Stay blessed..AMEN!!!
Well, thank God for the wisdom He gives. Sometimes the best in us surfaces when we are at our worst. We sincerely believe that God is up to something.
DeleteThanks for your philosophical thought, "AS IF...BUT..." This is very characteristic of the christian life. How people think of what happens to some servants of God may be a far cry from God's intents or purposes. This is a good philosophy for all Christians going through inexplicable situations.
God bless you, Roy
I wish you very well Apostle and happy birth. You don't know how much you have been a blessing to me and my wife. My wife got me your latest book on journey through paralysis and since then I have refused to complain. I have rather learnt to give God the glory every moment that I have breadth. You are an inspiration to millions of people across the Globe, and I will continue to spare a time of prayer every time for you and your family. God bless you and happy birthday.
ReplyDeleteEric Osei, Kumasi Ghana.
Dear Bro. Eric,
DeleteYour statement that after reading my latest book you "HAVE REFUSED TO COMPLAIN...but... RATHER LEARNT TO GIVE GOD THE GLORY EVERY MOMENT" is one of my greatest blessings of the day.
I am grateful to God that what I am going through, and which He has enabled me to write down in a book form with only ONE FINGER, is strengthening the faith of believers and inspiring them to live and work for God.
Added to that, Eric, I am really touched by your sacrificial spirit of setting aside some time to pray for me. God bless you.
My Mentor! A true soldier of the Gospel! Nothing will take or change your love for Christ. How much more could one live...I look up to you daddy, you are my hero! Love you so much. I have a reason to sing HIS praises each day and declare that HE alone is GOD Almighty! Happy belated birthday...you share the same birthday with my sister, it is exciting to know. You are not alone...
ReplyDeleteNana Akyaa Mensah: Elkridge, MD PIWC.
Beloved sister in the LORD,
DeleteThat is the secret of joyful living. The Bible says, "Blessed are those...whose hearts are set on pilgrimage. As they pass through the Valley of Baka(Weeping), they make it a place of springs...They go from strength to strength..."(Psa. 84:5-7 NIV)
The believer must learn to turn whatever is his "Valley of Weeping" into "Valley of springs". If we are able to do this, the Bible says we shall "go from strength to strength".
So do it, Nana sing His praises each day and declare that He alone is God Almighty!" As you do that you will "go from strength to strength"
Yes, I wish your sister a "HAPPY BIRTHDAY"
BLESSINGS
God Bless u... Man of God
ReplyDeleteAMEN and AMEN. May He bless you in multiples as well.bbbb
DeleteYou're not getting older, you're getting better.
ReplyDeleteMay this year bring with it all the success and fulfillment your heart desires.
Wishing you all the great things in life, hope this day will bring you an extra share of all that makes you happiest.
may all the wishes and dreams you dream today turn to reality.
May this day bring to you all things that make you smile. Happy belated Birthday!
Your best years are still ahead of you.
Birthdays are filled with yesterday's memories, today's joys, and tomorrow's dreams.
You'll always be forever young. DADDY ,NOTHING IS FOR NOTHING
Your birthday wishes are very refreshing. Thank you very much, Eric and may the EL ELYON bless and keep you and yours.
Deletehappy belated birthday Apostle i pray that the joy of the Lord will always be your strength.He says that our present suffering can never be compared to the glory that i awaits us in our Lord JESUS CHRIST.Paul said so what can separate us from the love of the Lord
ReplyDeleteDear aAma,
DeleteThanks for your birthday wish. It is never too late to make a wish. Nothing can separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus. PARALYSIS CANNOT. Already, victory is ours. BLESSINGS
Belated birthday wishes from John and Trish
ReplyDeleteThank you very much, mom. Both you and John have been good friends. May the LORD continue to preserve us for every good work of grace as we serve His purposes in our generation.
DeleteMAY THE ALMIGHTY GOD BLESS AND MAKE U MORE GREATER.. AMEN
ReplyDeleteThank you, John, and may the LORD bless you too in all things and at all timesh.
DeleteAmen daddy..
ReplyDeleteWe thank God for your life
ReplyDeleteYou are bless and highly favored, goodness and mercy shall follow you all the days of your life you shall dwell in the house of the Lord for ever and ever Amen. Apostle we thank God for your life.
ReplyDeleteBelated Birthday Apostle. God is always with you, will keep you and heal you to His glory.
ReplyDeleteThank you Auntie Bella. May God continue to bless you in all things and at all times.g
ReplyDeleteI love you Apostle. I especially enjoy your reflections. It aids me in my own reflections. At the end of it all, what really matters and what really counts.
ReplyDeleteGod bless you and one day we will be able to see and appreciate the full picture.
God bless you.
Damaris.