Chaplain chastises charlatans

Accra, Jan. 01, GNA - The Rev. Fr. Selwyn S.Adama-Okai, the new Chaplain General of the Ghana Prisons Interdenominational Church on Sunday chastised charlatans who posed as men of God and were taking undue advantage of their members for their selfish interests.

"If one is not called by God to do his work, he works in vain and would be punished for leading people astray," he said.

Rev. Fr. Adama-Okai, who is a Deputy Superintendent of Prisons (DSP) was delivering a sermon after he had been inducted into office as the new Chaplain-General of the Prisons Interdenominational Church in Accra.

He was sworn in by Rt.Rev (Colonel) rtd Joseph K Dadson a retired Anglican Bishop and former Chaplain-General of the Ghana Armed Forces with other 23 council members of the church.

Rev.Fr.Adama-Okai was appointed by the Prison Service to take over the church after the retirement of Very Rev.Ampiah-Acheampong as the Chaplain in-charge of the church.

Rev.Fr.Adama-Okai, who holds a Bachelor of Divinity degree spoke on the theme: "Here I am send me".

Rev Fr. Adama-Okai called on the leadership of the Church to lead selfless lifestyles that would serve as a testimony for others to emulate, and thus draw people closer to God.

He said God had called each and everyone for a specific purpose and each purpose complemented the other in the upliftment of the work of God.

Rev.Fr.Adama-Okai asked Ghanaians to shun all the negative attitudes that had the potential to retard the country's development as they enter the New Year.

He expressed concern about the rate of indiscipline in the Ghanaian society that was leading to loss of respect for each other. He also cautioned the country's political leaders to be mindful of their utterances in public and to relate well with each other as the "young ones are watching".

" As we enter into the New Year we ask God to renew our lives and to know each one of us has a part to play in the development of Ghana," he added.

Rev. Fr. Adama-Okai said he was grateful to the Prisons Service for appointing him to that position because there were others who equally qualified to assume the position. He acknowledged other ministers of the church who had served before him for their immense contributions in the building of the church and asked God to replace what they had lost through work for Him.