By Emmanuel Nyatsikor
Adaklu Tsriefe (V/R), July 12 GNA – Mr. Jerry Yao Ameko, Adaklu District Chief Executive, on Friday donated food items to the Gbekor Senior High School at a ceremony at the School at Adaklu Tsriefe.
The items include rice, cooking oil, gari, beans and flour.
Mr. Ameko, presenting the items, said he was duty bound to ensure the well-being of students of the school by providing his “widow’s mite” to the school.
“As the school awaits its share of food items from the Buffer Stock Company (BSC), it is my responsibility as DCE to see to it that students of the school do not learn on empty stomachs,” he stated.
The DCE said after several failed attempts in the past, the school which previously was a day school, had now been fully absorbed as a boarding school.
He stated that BSC had recently visited the school and assured that the school would soon have its share of food supply from the Company.
Mr. Ameko noted that as an infant school, it was faced with several challenges and stated that he was determined to assist management to ensure the smooth running of the school.
“We are ready to support in whatever capacity we can to ensure the success of our children in their academic pursuit,” he said.
The DCE appealed for support for the school.
Mr. Alex Akwasi Akotey, headmaster of the school, receiving the items, was full of praise for the DCE and said the donation came at the opportune time and assured that they would be used to feed the students.
He stated that the school looked forward to strengthening ties with all relevant institutions in the district to ensure its continuous growth and development.
GNA
Edited by Maxwell Awumah/Christian Akorlie
July 12, 2025
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Bishop urges Anglican Church to embrace, accept change in the interest of young people    
By Dennis Peprah, GNA
Sunyani, (Bono), July 12, GNA-The Right Reverend Dr Festus Yeboah-Asuamah, the Anglican Bishop of the Sunyani Diocese, has advised the Church to embrace and accept change to build a robust church that will sustain the interest of the youthful population to stay and serve God.
He said in the midst of the contemporary generation, the various dioceses and parishes of the church ought to reflect honestly, and discern deeply into the future, as they preserved and maintain the doctrines and traditions of the church.
The church must also strive to build a robust community of witnessing too that will attract the youth, Rt Rev Dr Yeboah-Asuamah stated when he addressed the opening session of the Third Session and of the Fifth Synod of Diocese held at the St Anselm’s Cathedral in Sunyani.
He said: “We also Pentecostal and we need to find true meaning and purpose for the young men and women to stay and to serve the church of God”.
The synod was on the theme: “From maintenance to mission: Navigating change for a vibrant future”.
Rt Rev Dr Yeboah-Asuamah said: “The Spirit of God is dynamic, not static, and we need to change in our missions of proclaiming the gospel with joy, forming vibrant discipleship and building a strong community of witnessing”.
“There doesn’t seem to be any life in our churches now with no kind of spirituality. We must change and strive to be like the first century Christians by trusting the pillars of cloud and fire”, he urged.
The Anglican Bishop inspired the church to endeavour to build godly transforming lives that would impact society positively.
Rt Rev Felix Odei Annacy, the Anglican Bishop of the Koforidua Diocese, who was the guest speaker, said, “Our young people are now searching for relevance” and urged the church to maintain its lethargy and preserve its doctrines and teachings too.
He said: “For sake of a vibrant future, the spirit filled Anglican church needs to accept change. If we are not making disciples then we are just making noise”, and urged the church to strive to build the moral consciousness of young people.
Rt Rev Annacy said: “We need our youth to be on fire, build open churches, evangelism that wins souls and make impacts. The gospel is not a monument, it’s a book and it must be revived”.
He stressed the need for the church to step out in firmness, accept and not resist change, and do well to preach in word and in deeds to make impacts in society.
Rt Rev said the church that “moves in faith is the church that transforms the world”, urging the parishes to rise on the streets, worrying that “we have preserved tradition as the young people walkway”.
GNA
Edited by Dennis Peprah/Christian Akorlie July 12, 2025