MY NEW BOOK WILL SOON BE OUT

In one of my graduation gowns

 Very warm greetings to you from Hamburg. Surely it has been an awfully long time (precisely since 30th August) since you last heard from me. By His grace we are all fine and doing well.

For the past two weeks I have been concentrating my attention on the completion of my next book. By His grace I am done with the writing and getting it ready for printing. We trust that, God willing, it should be ready by the end of October this year. Please pray with us in this regard as well.

The book is entitled:

ACHIEVING

YOUR

DREAMS

                           Secrets To Help Turn Your Dreams Into Reality

 

 TABLE OF CONTENTS

i.                    DEDICATION

ii.                  SPECIAL RECOMMENDATION

iii.                ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

iv.                 FOREWORD

v.                  AUTHOR’S PREFACE

1. EVERYONE HAS A DREAM

2. HOW ARE DREAMS BIRTHED?

3. WHAT TO DO WITH YOUR DREAM

4. WHY SOME PEOPLE FAIL TO PLAN

 5. DESIGNING THE ROADMAP TO YOUR DREAM

 6. ACTING UPON YOUR DREAM

7. DEALING WITH THE OBSTACLES AND          HINDRANCES

8. CASE STUDIES:

•     THE STRATEGY OF APOSTLE PAUL

•     THE TESTIMONY OF APOSTLE MICHAEL NTUMY

9. TIT-BITS ON DESIGNING YOUR ROADMAP

 

 Apostle Dr Opoku Onyinah

“I recommend this book to you because it is borne out of the author's personal experience.  It is practical, realistic and hope-giving."

APOSTLE DR OPOKU ONYINAH

(Chairman, The Church of Pentecost) 

Apostle Sampson Ofori Yiadom

      “You may not be able to add more years to your life but you can add more life to your years. The book 'Achieving Your Dreams' serves that purpose"

     APOSTLE SAMPSON OFORI YIADOM

       (COP National Head, Germany) 

Thank you for your continuous prayers on my behalf. Though it may seem to be delaying, I tell you, it is nowhere near the 38 years that a certain man spent by the poolside in Bethesda or even the 12 years of secret agony that an unnamed woman spent in bleeding.

Let the voice of Habakkuk resound in our ears, "...Though it tarries, it shall surely come to pass"

WATCH AND HEAR ME GIVE A SHORT EXHORTATION

Please click on the link below to see and hear me giving a brief exhortation to the Women's Movement of our church in Birmingham, U. K during an impromptu visit. Thanks for your prayers.

AUGUST VISITORS FROM FOUR COUNTRIES

Apostle Ebenezer Appiah, preaching in Hamburg Central 

The LORD has continued to bless us with the visits of many ministry colleagues. The latest to visit were Apostle Ebenezer Appiah of Ivory Coast, Pastor Patrick Nketiah Yeboah, Elder Amos Kevin Annan, the Deputy Youth Director and Pastor Agyemang of U. K.

Apostle Appiah and his wife Mrs Janet with me 

Apostle Ebenezer Appiah, Area Head of Yopougon Area in Abidjan, Ivory Coast and his wife Janet, visited from 26th-30th July, 2012. It was pure joy when we met. We relived ministry experiences together in Ivory Coast when I served as COP National Head between 1991 and 1996. The apostle also served as our missionary to Niger between 2001 and 2006.

With Ap and Mrs Appiah

Next to visit was Pastor Patrick Nketiah Yeboah from 7th to 14th August. Our pastor's testimony moved most of the members of Hamburg Central Assembly to tears. He told of how during his first visit to one of his local assemblies in Twabidi District in the Goaso Area of Ghana, a mini-bus smashed the motor bike on which he was riding from behind, completely severing his left leg. He was later amputated at the thigh. The church sponsored him to India and later to Italy for a prosthetic leg. He had come for a review in Italy and decided to take the opportunity to come over to visit his brother here in Germany.

 He is currently stationed at Bekwai, Ashanti Region of Ghana. as District Pastor.

With Pastor Patrick Nketiah Yeboah after church service 

Taking it easy at home

 "Apostle Ntumy, you took the decision as Chairman of COP to send me abroad for a prosthetic leg and today I am on my feet preaching. May God do for you what you did for me through His grace---lift you up to your feet" Pastor Nketiah addressed me as he was preaching the sermon in Hamburg Central

With Eld Amos Kevin Annan and his wife Rita

We were also blessed with the visit of Elder Amos Kevin Annan, Deputy Youth Director of COP and his wife, Evelyn. Eld. Annan was invited as Guest Speaker at the National Youth Conference of Germany held from 19th-22nd July in Willinghem. The conference was attended by Youth members from Switzerland, Belgium, Holland and Ireland.



The next  to visit was Elder George Arthur, National Deacon of our church in Norway, from 10th to 13th August 2012. He visited with his youngest son, Joseph Assabil, Jnr.

With Elder George Arthur, on your right

Elder Arthur is one of the pioneers of the church in Norway in the early 1990s and has served for many years as Coordinator of the church until Resident Missionaries were sent in.

With Pastor Nketih, left and Elder Arthur, right.

The latest to visit were Pastor Emmanuel Agyemang of Telford District in U. K and his wife, Rita on 24th August 2012. They came with their children Raimond, Theodora, Martin and Jeremy. They were on holidays in Berlin but they concluded that they could not possibly return to the U. K without visiting us in Hamburg.

L-R Ps Agyemang, Mrs Ntumy,  Mrs Agyemang and their children

L-R Mrs Ntumy, Ps and Mrs Agyemang 

WE ARE GRATEFUL TO THEM ALL

ADDITIONALLY  WE ARE EVER GRATEFUL TO YOU  FOR YOUR CONTINUOUS PRAYER AND MORAL SUPPORT.

SURELY, WE SHALL SEE THE GOODNESS OF THE LORD IN THE LAND OF THE LIVING

MY BLOG IS ONE YEAR OLD

Warm greetings to you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

To the glory of God, I am glad to announce that my blog is one year old this week. In the course of the year, I published thirty-six times on the blog, providing information about my health and progress, some of the therapies I undertake as well as some of our church and social activities--- with photos.

The blog has been visited over 32,000 times by very dear and concerned people like you. This means a lot to us. Thank you very much for your patronage. I invite you to keep abreast with my progress by patronizing the blog and forwarding the link to your friends. By so doing you will be helping to widen the circle of prayer warriors on my behalf.

 Above all, thank you for your fervent prayers through which the LORD has sustained and brought me this far. True, I am not where all of us want me to be yet, but I am definitely not where I was three years ago. I am confident that the LORD, who has brought me this far, will perfect that which He has started and bring me total recovery.

Therefore, please do not relent in your prayers for me. As we pray together, very soon, we shall celebrate together when the miracle takes place.

Thank you very much and may the Good LORD continue to bless you all.

TO LONDON AND BACK

London's iconic "Big Ben"

“What, Apostle Ntumy and family traveled to London and back? How could he possibly have done so in his present condition?” 

Well, I know you will be very eager to read this!

By the kind permission of the Chairman of The Church of Pentecost, my wife and I, together with Mike and Joanna, our youngest children, visited London from 2^nd to 16^th July, 2012 for a short vacation. 


For our dear Chairman and the International Missions Board the vacation in London will give us a change of environment with the refreshing that it brings. It will also enable me to push my boundaries and test my limits in many things.

Our check-in at the airport was very smooth. People needing assistance have their special counters. The Red Cross staff at the airport took care of me. We were the first to board and last to disembark on arrival. Flying was as good and pleasant as before.

L-R Elder Eric Mireku, his wife Ruth, Mrs Ntumy

 Daviana and Belinda Mireku, both in  top blue

An Elder of the church in London, Eric Mireku, 
volunteered to drive my car from Hamburg all the way to London. More than that, Elder Mireku took leave from his work to drive us for the entire two week period we were in London. He topped it up by driving the car back to Germany before returning to U. K. Such sacrificial acts are not very common these days. May the gracious LORD bless Eric and Ruth Mireku and their young family.

L-R Mrs Ntumy, Ap. N. O Nyarko, Mrs Helena Nyarko

Our stay in London was amazing. Apostle Newton Ofosuhene Nyarko (COP National Head of United Kingdom) and his team received us with open arms and hearts. They built wheelchair ramps to their living and dining rooms. Their care of us was simply fantastic.

Access to church was unhindered. They even provided a ramp to the platform, enabling me to join the leaders on the stage. I brought greetings and short exhortations to the various church services we attended. The joy of the saints was contagious and overflowing. While some wept for joy (and surely for sympathy as well), others jubilated, thanking God for His intervention in my life.

The visit also afforded me the opportunity of meeting some of my greatest friends in U.K. It was very heart-
warming to see how these great men of God made time and traveled for hours just to visit us in London.

L-R Mrs Ruth Currie and Mrs Martha Ntumy

With Rev and Mrs Currie. Mrs Ntumy in middle 

Pastor Robert Lionel Currie and his wife Ruth came all the way from Bridge Street Elim Pentecostal Church, Leeds, to visit. Pastor and Mrs. Currie were in Ghana as missionaries of Elim Pentecostal Church from 1984 to 1991 when he served as Principal of Pentecost Bible College. “Mama Ruth” as she was fondly called, taught English Language at the college. I was among the first batch of students they taught. His impact on my life and ministry is beyond description.  

With Rev and Mrs Waller. Mrs Ntumy in middle

Also coming to visit were Rev. and Mrs. Waller. Pastor John Waller and his wife Patricia took over from the Curries in 1991. “Mama Trish” as we loved to call her served as the first Administrative Secretary at the newly created International Missions Department while Pastor Waller later moved to the Internal Missions Department at the COP Headquarters. They returned home to U. K in 2002.

With Rev John Glass

With Rev Glass and some COP, UK leaders

Then came Rev. John Glass, General Superintendent of Elim Pentecostal Church. Rev. Glass, through the grace of God, has already made history as the longest serving General Superintendent of his church. He had already visited me two times in Hamburg and said he would not allow such an opportunity to visit me slip by. He is one of my very best friends who honored us by preaching the sermon at my farewell service in Accra at the end of my ten-year tenure of office as Chairman of COP in 2008. We spent that whole afternoon together.

Mike and Joanna at Buckingham Palace

It is very natural for people to test their limits and push the boundaries in any situation they find themselves. Can I do this? What would happen? How would I react? Is there a Plan B?, etc.

On the stage with the Officers of COP, U. K

Knowing the possibilities, those things which are challenging, difficult, or even impossible can help you act appropriately at any given time.

Leading a prayer time in church

Until my anticipated miracle  occurs, it is absolutely necessary for me to push the boundaries of my mobility and test the limits of my abilities. That was one of the main discoveries of this visit.

Joanna and Mike Ntumy

 I am eternally grateful to the Chairman of COP, Apostle Dr. Opoku Onyinah, the COP National Heads of Germany and U. K, Apostles Sampson Ofori Yiadom and Newton Ofosuhene Nyarko respectively, for the permission and all the logistics and arrangements put in place to make our first visit in almost four years such a refreshing and memorable one. Special thanks to the Area Heads, Pastors, other Officers and members of COP, U.K for the warm welcome accorded us and the wonderful camaraderie we enjoyed.


We give praise to our LORD God Almighty for His great grace which made everything possible. To you my beloved in Christ, thank you very much for your continuous prayer and moral support. Keep praying with me until the ultimate recovery takes place.


                                             MAY GOD BLESS YOU ALL

L-R Pastor Kwesi Otoo, (Area Head, London Met.), Mrs Ntumy, Ap and Mrs Mensah (Oda, Ghana), Ap. Ato  Addison (Teshie- Nungua, Ghana), Pastor  Kwame Blankson Rtd, Ap. Newton Nyarko, National Head, COP, U. K

GHANA MOURNS OUR PRESIDENT

GHANA  MOURNS  OUR  PRESIDENT

The Late President J.E.A. Mills

For the first time in our history, a sitting President of Ghana has passed away. This was the sad news which reached my ears today, Tuesday 24th July, 2012.  
PROFESSOR JOHN EVANS ATTA MILLS IS NO 
 MORE. He was 68.

On this occasion of our national loss, I offer my deepest condolences to the newly inducted President of the Republic of Ghana, His Excellency John Mahama, Mrs Naadu Mills (Widow), the Government and People of Ghana.

The Late President Mills

Bereavement and disasters, in African societies, are usually embraced as communal affairs. People set aside, albeit temporarily, their differences of all sorts. They usually emerge from it much stronger than before.

Late President Mills taking Oath of office, 7th Jan., 2009

As we come together from our various political, religious, ethnic and social divides to mourn our President, I appeal to my fellow compatriots to stay calm, exercise restraint in all that we do or say and allow our laid-down constitutional and democratic procedures to be followed. It is an uncharted course in our political history, and I appeal to all stakeholders to unite in order to properly manage this transitional period. Just as we have emerged from previous socio-economic and political crises in our history, I know we will emerge from this transition stronger and more united
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 Between 1998 and 2008 when I served as Chairman of The Church of Pentecost, Worldwide and President of Ghana Pentecostal Council, I had both the divine responsibility and privilege of serving under two Presidents-- H.E Flt. Lt. J. J. Rawlings and his V.P, H.E Prof. J.E.A Mills and H.E J A Kufuor and his V.P, H.E Alhaji Aliu Mahama.

With President Kufuor, Osu Castle, 2001

With President J. J. Rawlings in his office, Osu Castle,1998

With Vice President Aliu Mahama, Osu Castle, 2005

 I humbly call upon all Christians to arise in prayer. Let us supplicate before the Throne of Grace on behalf of our Motherland. The God of Heaven will hear us. His unerring Spirit will lead and guide us safely through. We will emerge stronger and better.

With then Vice President Mills, Osu Castle, 1998

           MAY GOD BLESS OUR HOMELAND GHANA , AND MAKE OUR NATION 
                 GREAT AND STRONG.  

A TITANIC TRIO VISITS

COP Europe Heads, February 2012. Hamburg

I have often mentioned how the grace and mercy of God are sometimes demonstrated through the privilege of having ministry colleagues and others across the globe paying us visits. The camaraderie we enjoy; the fellowship we share; and the spiritual refreshing that we enjoy during such times are simply reinvigorating and rejuvenating.

Such was our blessing a couple of weeks ago when Elder Clement Wilkinson, Apostle Rigwell Ato Addison and Apostle Samuel Yaw Antwi, all of Accra visited us.

Elder Clement Wilkinson and I

Elder Clement Wilkinson visited on 27^th June, 2012. He is the young, charismatic CEO of McKeown Ventures, one of the topmost enterprises in the real estate business in Ghana. With branches in all the regions of Ghana, he buys vast expanses of land and builds for sale or to the specification of his clients. Starting just about a decade ago, McKeown Ventures (smartly named after the Founder of The Church of Pentecost), has become one of the business titans in Ghana.

Apostle R Ato Addison and I

Apostle Rigwell Ato Addison is a household name in Ghana, especially within The Church of Pentecost (COP). Both his grandmother, Mrs. Christiana Obo, and his mother, the nonagenarian, Mrs. Eunice Addison, were among the pioneers who rubbed shoulders with Rev. James McKeown in the formative years of COP. Apostle Addison, an accountant by profession later entered the pastoral ministry of COP and rose through the ranks to become the third General Secretary of COP (1988-1993). He has also served as Financial Manager at the Headquarters of the church and missionary to Nigeria and Australia, among others. He is currently the Area Head of Teshie-Nungua Area in Accra. He visited us on 28^th June, 2012.

Apostle Samuel Yaw Antwi and wife, Margaret

The third of the trio to visit us was Apostle Samuel Yaw Antwi, General Secretary of Ghana Pentecostal and Charismatic Churches Council (GPCC). The GPCC, until recently known as Ghana Pentecostal Council (GPC), was formed in 1969 by four churches, Assemblies of God, Christ Apostolic Church, The Apostolic Church of Ghana and COP. It has now grown to serve as the umbrella organization for more than 220 Pentecostal and Charismatic Churches, the largest Christian organization in Ghana.

 


I had the great honor and privilege of serving a two five-year term as President of GPC from 1998-2008, the period in which I also served as Chairman of COP.  

The gentle and affable Apostle Samuel Antwi took over from Apostle Ekow Wood as General Secretary of GPCC in 2009. He has the enviable record of being the pioneer of COP in Zimbabwe and some countries in East Africa.

L-R Mrs Martha Ntumy, Apostle S. Y. Antwi, myself, Mrs Margaret Antwi

Apostle S. Y Antwi and his wife, Margaret, were delegated by the leadership of GPCC to visit us on their behalf. They expressed the gratitude of the Council to God for my life and also interceded fervently for my ultimate recovery. They also brought us special gifts from the Council.

Apostle Dr. Opoku Onyinah

We are indeed grateful to Apostle Dr. Opoku Onyinah (Chairman, COP) who is the GPCC President, Rt. Rev Sam Korankye Ankrah (General Overseer, Royal House Chapel), and Apostle Stephen Amoani (Christ Apostolic Church), 1^st and 2^nd Vice President respectively, the rest of the National Executive Council members as well as the entire membership of GPCC for their prayers, support and diverse expressions of love. 

  In a related development, we were privileged to receive one of the most prominent personalities of The Church of Pentecost, Elder Edmund Bismark Adjabeng of Nkawkaw, Ghana. He is one of the longest serving members of the BOARD OF TRUSTEES of COP. He came to Hamburg on a private visit and called on me to see how I was faring.

Eld. E. B. Adjabeng and I

Dns Felicia Gyimah-Sakyi, Eld. E. B. Adjabeng, Ms Adjabeng