Tag: Home and Urban Missions

Pastor Samuel Boateng of Redeemer City Church has underscored the urgent need for Ghanaian churches to create welcoming and gospel-centered communities that fully integrate expatriates—not merely as visitors, but as family in Christ. Delivering a thought-provoking presentation on the topic “From Strangers to Family: Effective Integration Strategies for Expatriates” at the ongoing Home and Urban Missions (HUM) Conference 2025, Pastor Boateng offered deep theological insights and practical strategies to help churches reach and retain expatriates with love, relevance, and intentionality. The three-day HUM Conference, which began on July 10 and ends on July 12, 2025, at the Pentecost Convention Centre (PCC), Gomoa Fetteh, has brought together missional leaders, pastors, and practitioners...

The incredible transformation of Isaac Yaw Ofosu is a living testimony to the power of the Gospel to redeem and restore even the most broken lives, as asserted in 2 Corinthians 5:17, "If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation…" At just 33 years old, Yaw had spent over 15 years battling addiction. Hooked on marijuana, tramadol, cigarettes, alcohol, and other substances, he lived a life marked by pain, isolation, and hopelessness. His erratic lifestyle earned him the nickname ‘Abodam,’ meaning ‘madness.’ Being homeless for years, Yaw was forced to sleep in a deserted poultry farm and later outside a drinking spot in Tabora, a suburb of Accra. God’s Divine Intervention Through the dedicated efforts of the Home and Urban Missions (HUM) team of the Nii Okaiman District of The Church...