Read What Pastor Akwasi Amponsah Said About Elder George Amponsah in the Book CHRISTIANITY BEYOND THE NAME

 

Dedication

(To the memory of my spiritual father the late Elder George Kwasi Amponsah)

ELDER GEORGE KWASI AMPONSAH -   A BRIEF ACCOUNT OF HIS CHRISTIAN LIFE

God made Him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God. (1 Corinthians 5:21)

He was known to many as Elder George Kwasi Amponsah. But for me, he was my Dad and a man who lived for the gospel. To him, every believer is to live for the gospel and he made sure all he did helped in the propagation of the good news of our Lord Jesus Christ. Being a preacher like him, he often urged me to incorporate the Gospel in all sermons I preached at any given opportunity. His Christian life revolved around the gospel and nothing else. It was therefore not surprising to me that he abandoned a planned 70^th birthday party organized by his children and requested we support him organize an evangelistic crusade in his hometown, Kurofa, which we did.

Dada was a man of prayer and the word. There was no single day that he will not have his personal morning devotions. He has blessed us with this habit by giving us (his children) a devotional book at the beginning of every year even when ministry took me to remote places of Ghana.  He spent long periods of time praying and it was not surprising to me that he was called home to be with the Lord whiles praying.

He was a people oriented person and took much time in attending to the needs of all that he came into contact with. Like his Lord Jesus Christ, he was a friend to the poor, rich, sick, bereaved, broken hearted and sinners. It was amazing to us, how he managed to attend a funeral or wedding almost every Saturday all due to his commitment to the needs of others.

Elder Amponsah was a cheerful giver, and supported every evangelistic activity irrespective of the denomination or the organization. He did not limit his giving to his denomination as most believers do but I witnessed him sign cheques to various faith based organizations such as Scripture Union, Bible Society of Ghana, Theovision International just to mention a few.

He loved our mum to the core and they did virtually everything together and for us their children we saw their marriage as a blissful one. There was no single sunday afternoon that you will not see him sharing a bowl of fufu and soup with our mother after attending church service together.

He was a man who protected his integrity in all his engagements. He believed one’s lifestyle affects the gospel message. He will go at length to ensure he lived a life that is in tangent with what he professed. Growing up as a young man, I remember vividly his advice to me, not to live a double standard life and he made sure he did not fail in that test. He made people aware of his misgivings when he had issues with them irrespective of the persons position or status in society and this made people tag him as being too honest or as said in our local parlance ‘plain plain’.

Dada enjoyed his football, music, politics and he loved participating in national celebrative activities. He was indeed a patriot. I remember him attending events such as Ghana’s Independence Day celebrations, Ghana’s Golden jubilee anniversary and the enstoolment of the Asante King, Otumfuo Osei Tutu II among others.

I bless the Lord for his life.

Pastor Akwasi Amponsah (Son of Elder George Amponsah),

District Pastor,

The Church of Pentecost,

Kintampo New Town District.

Bono East Region, Ghana