The head Pastor of the London-Ghana Seventh-day Adventist Church in London Dr. Emmanuel Osei has re-emphasised the need for Ghanaian Christians to live lives worthy of emulation by non-Christians in order to help raise the level of moral values in the country.

He noted that Ghana has reach a stage where religion has to be used vigorously to combat wrongful deeds in society rather than allowing some unscrupulous people to manipulate the people in the name of religion.

Dr. Osei was preaching the sermon at a church service organised by the London-Ghana SDA church to pray for Ghana in commemoration of the 47th independence anniversary of Ghana.

The day also coincided with the world women?s day of prayer. Prayers were said for the prosperity of Ghana, the executive, judicially and members of parliament. Prayers were also said for HIV/AIDS victims and the successful fight against the disease, abuse of women and children in Ghana. The members also prayed for world peace as well as peaceful election in Ghana this year.

He expressed regret that after 47 years of independence, crime wave, poverty, and disease are still on the ascendancy and called on Christians to let their impart as representatives of Christ be felt in society.

Dr Osei noted with satisfaction the zeal and commitment exhibited by the Ghanaian community in London. He said Christians from Ghana and elsewhere who find themselves in the city of London and other big cities in the world have a task to perform. He said there is a task for them to help eradicate the high level of moral decadence which has resulted in serious crime wave in big cities.

Preaching the sermon at a similar occasion at London-Ghana SDA church at Lewisham, the head pastor of the church Dr. Ebenezer Sackey invited Ghanaian living out side the country to exert their influence on the relatives back home especially the youth to refrain from engaging themselves in indiscriminate sex and other negative acts to help curb the spread of AIDS.