A Christian organisation aimed at equipping pastors and churches to evangelise and win souls for the Kingdom of God will be launched in Accra on Saturday, November 9, 2024.
Known as the Akwaka Foundation, it has as one of its objectives, training and equipping young pastors for effective ministry as well as spreading the gospel to between 50 and 100 people in each community in its catchment area.
The Board Member of the Foundation, Pastor Stephen Akwaka made this known in an interview with AGTV in Accra on Friday, November 8, 2024 ahead of the celebration of life and launch of the Akwaka Foundation slated for Saturday, November 9, 2024.
Narrow gap
He explained that supporting churches and pastors was the Foundation's first area of focus in order to narrow the gap between churches in the rural and urban areas in the country.
Pastor Akwaka further stated that the Foundation will also help support communities with some amenities, entrepreneurship training while preaching the word of God to lost souls.
"We want to reach out to some particular groups in Accra to spread the gospel and win souls for the kingdom, at least if we get 50-100 people in a community giving their lives to God we would have accomplished something" he said.
Christmas support
Pastor Akwaka said plans were underway to support widows, orphans and persons with disabilities among others in the church as Christmas was drawing closer.
Appeal
Pastor Akwaka appealed to the general public , churches and organisations to financially, spiritually and logistically support the Akwaka Foundation to help achieve its mission and vision while expanding the kingdom of God.
"For now we have a few partners, churches and pastors who are willing to support our activities but we are pleading to all who can be of help to us to come and support us and together the Lord’s work would be done" he added
Background
The Foundation was set up as a special tribute to the lasting legacy of Reverend Dr. Alhassan Akwaka and to immortalise him. His life was spent making the marginalised and deprived people lead dignified and meaningful lives. He demonstrated this clearly in his over five decades of service to marginalised and deprived groups of people and communities.
He deprived himself of comfort, rejected juicy and tempting offers to change his vision and was convinced that he will rather die on this hill of salvaging marginalised people than seek his own comfort. His generosity is to a fault even to the detriment of his own family. He fully gave his time helping others and there was hardly anything he held back.
His legacy is enduring and to ensure its perpetuity, the Foundation would help facilitate and broaden the work of reaching the marginalised
