There was a man who once searched and searched for a treasure. Once he found the treasure, he then sold all that he had to buy the piece of field. This man’s decisive action was representative of one overtaken by joy. After months of looking and intense searching, for the right piece of property to build the house of God, the enduring faith has overwhelmingly paid off. Finding and buying land is not as easy as it sounds in Accra, Ghana. It is not like buying land in the United States. Now we have half an acre to build. We are going to build to the glory of God!
The piece of land is situated in a location where there are no churches in its vicinity. The people in the community have already let us know they are awaiting our arrival with great expectation. The land has already been cleared of bush and stumps. Some people have the tendency to move markers to take land that is not theirs so a wall has to be built around the property to protect the boundaries of the land.
We have reached our space capacity where the church meets on Sundays. There is a similarity with the children of Israel, in their journey to the holy land, meeting in tents and all that is portable. Nevertheless, everyone works together united to make it all happen.
Today the official announcement, “Land has been bought!” was made to the church. Everyone rejoice, clapped, danced, shouted for joy, and every eye gleamed with anticipation. Everyone feels God is on the move and we are moving with him.
The purchase of this piece of land is so on time. We do not have the capacity right now to accommodate the children for Sunday School or Children’s Church. Just today we had 20 visitors come to the Sunday morning church service. We are raising pastors who need a training center to meet. Every week we train over 20 pastors and we just don’t have any more room in our home to accommodate them. We are looking forward to having an office at the new church. From here the central church can partner even stronger with the new church plants in Ghana.
Some will say to me, that’s a good problem, the growth and the expansion of the kingdom. Our response is, it is a good problem, but it is still a problem. We need the space and room to grow. Families buy or build bigger houses as they grow, so it must be too with the church.
Up to this point, since we got to Ghana, we have never asked for your financial help on our blogs. We do not take the charge of stewardship lightly, even more, with oversees missions. Today, I feel compelled; to ask you what can you do to help this great work. It is time to build. The season has come and we together can rise to the occasion. Pray and ask the Lord God to help you in making this possible through your favorable giving. Become an impact player today. You can give whatever amount. On our website, you can click E-give, and look for Africa Missions. Whatever you give, will be used to build the house of God. It is a legacy that will impact souls ‘till Jesus comes back for the church!
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