Accra, Dec. 18, GNA- The Women's Aglow Ministry on Saturday organised a national thanksgiving service on the theme:" Celebrating the Goodness of God 2010." The service was characterised by song ministration by the Aglow Tambourine Mass Choir, regional appellations, Fontomfrom appellations as well as regional presentation of food stuff (first fruits) to be donated to charity.

Prayers and prophetic declarations were also made over the nation for 2011. Mrs Dorothy Danso, Aglow National President, said God has been gracious to Ghana throughout the year and celebrating "this goodness" was very accurate to show how appreciative the country was to such kindness. She explained that the Ministry devout the third Saturday of every month for prayers towards peace, protection, unity and national development. Mrs Danso noted that Ghana has been blessed abundantly with surface, underground as well as rich human resources, which had earned the country an enviable position on the globe.

She recounted the numerous conflicts among neighbouring nations which had left most of their people orphaned and in distress, saying Ghana must therefore be grateful to God for His protection and mercies throughout the year.

Mrs Danso however admonished Ghanaians to work at sustaining the current peace and progress being enjoyed especially with the commencement of the gas and oil industry.

"We must pray to the Almighty God to sustain this peace and unity and further bless this country to uncover its hidden wealth and her people to love one another just as Christ Jesus admonished the church to do, to enhance prosperity and development," she said. She said the Aglow Ministry have regional branches with a total membership of about 15,000 from diverse socio-economic, cultural, political and ethnic backgrounds, who intercede regularly on various topics of national importance.

Mrs Danso commended the leadership and members of the various chapters of the Ministry for their hard work and dedication towards the course of intercession for the nation and called on Ghanaians to join in prayers for the administrators of the oil revenue. Ms Hannah Tetteh, Minster of Trade and Industry said over the decades women had contributed greatly to the development of their nations and generations, making Biblical allusions to Deborah the Judge, Mary the Mother of Jesus and Esther the Queen who through prayers, hard work and boldness brought changed to their people.

She said government would remain committed towards the fight for the recognition of women at all levels of the society and ensure that they were encouraged to take up leadership positions in high levels of service. 18 Dec. 10