Kumasi, August 14, GNA- The Grace Baptist Church has organised a vacation Bible School for over 500 residents of Amakom in the Kumasi Municipality. The School which is held annually is to help inculcate in the youth morals and also occupy them during the vacation and the theme for this year’s event is “Building on a Solid Foundation”. Certificates will be awarded to participants at the end of the one-week event which has as its side attraction visits to fascinating tourist sites.
Reverend Mary Pokuaa, the Resident Teen Pastor, who was speaking at the opening ceremony on Monday, said the move formed part of the Church’s social responsibility to help young people cope with the peculiar youthful challenges. She said special study material that tackled issues confronting the youth had been prepared for participants yearly backed by Biblical solutions and prayers. Rev Pokua refereed to the theme and noted that, like a building, everyone needed to lay a very good foundation to be able to withstand challengers of life. Mr. Eric Boamah, a Sunday School Teacher of the Teens Church, urged parents to send their children to the school.
Source: GhanaWeb
