The Home and Urban Missions (HUM) of The Church of Pentecost has successfully organised a three-day National Prayer Conference for the Northern Zone at the Pentecost Convention Centre (PCC) Brofoyedu, Kumasi.
The event took place from Monday, February 17, to Wednesday, February 19, 2025, under the theme: ‘The Practice of Waiting Upon God Through Fasting and Prayers.”
The conference attracted Area Nation Possessors leaders and their assistants from 37 areas in the Ashanti, Bono East, Bono, Ahafo, Western North, Savannah, Upper East, Upper West, North East and the Northern regions of Ghana.
The Nation Possessors Prayer Conference is an annual event organised to gather the prayer wing (Nation Possessors) and other stakeholders of HUM to stand in prayer and intercession for the Home and Urban Ministry, the vision of the church, and prepare participants spiritually for the period ahead. Participants prayed into the Vision 2028 of The Church of Pentecost, the strategic plan of the HUM, and major projects and programmes of HUM for 2025.
Addressing the participants at the opening ceremony, Apostle Emmanuel Agyei Kwafo, the National Coordinator of the Home and Urban Ministry, encouraged them to remain steadfast in prayer.
Speaking on the topic, ‘The Practice of Waiting Upon God Through Fasting and Prayer’ based on Isaiah 40:29-32 and Mark 1:29-35, Apostle Kwafo defined ‘practice’ as a habitual act done consistently and persistently. He also described ‘waiting’ as spending quality time in God’s presence and receiving direction for daily life, which can be achieved effectively through fasting and prayers.
He explained that fasting involves abstaining from food and/or water, indicating that fasting without prayer is merely starvation.
He outlined some benefits of prayer, including humility, overcoming multiple temptations, and facilitating a smoother spiritual journey with God. He urged all believers to make waiting upon God through fasting and prayer a consistent practice for fellowship, not just personal reasons.
Apostle Emmanuel Agyei Kwafo expressed gratitude to the Chairman and the Executive Council members of the church for their continuous support to HUM.
Present at the event were Pastors Gabriel Owusu Akyaw (HUM Pastor for Kumasi Sector), Kwaku Kwantwi Asiedu (National Leader for the Nation Possessors), and Enoch Okrah (Kwadaso Area HUM Leader), Nathaniel Osoe-Poku (Abuakwa Area HUM Leader), among others.
On the last day of the conference, participants went out for a special outreach to HUM targeted souls where 45 souls were won.
Report by HUM Media Team
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