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I was born in a home where we believed in God and went to church. But it was not until September of 2001 that I realized the difference between being religious and being a follower of Jesus Christ (born again). After my conversion and surrender to the Lordship of Jesus, I was determined only to please and obey God because obedience was the foundation of my covenant with Him.
I learned very early in my walk with God, that to please and obey Him, I will first need to know His will for my life. Through various circumstances, I understood clearly that irrespective of my chosen profession, my days on earth are to be poured out for others and the impact of my life must be transferable unto generations unborn. It took 8 years from when I got saved to the day I surrendered my life to the above calling. I have not yet arrived though; I’m still a work in progress until I see Jesus face to face.
Below is a summary of my adventure with Jesus Christ so far. To Him be all the glory and honor. But based on His word and experiential faithfulness, I’m more than confident in His ability to lead to the end.
2001 – 2005: My discipleship through GHAFES (Intervarsity), Scripture Union, and local church
2005 – 2007: With the help of the Holy Spirit started sharing the good news salvation with unbelievers especially young people. Served as a camp counselor for Scripture Union and an instructor for B.A.S.I.C.S International’s1 vacation Bible camp.
2007 – 2010: Co-led the international students’ outreach ministry on University of Wisconsin-Stout campus, Menomonie, WI USA (while studying a masters programme), reaching out to foreign students in creative ways and seeing students from countries such as China, India, and Nepal hear the gospel, with Some surrendering their lives to Christ.
2009 – 2013: Co-led different groups of American students on short term missions to campuses and rural communities in Ghana. By the grace of God, hundreds have come to faith in Christ through these missions.
2011 – 2016: Worked on the two biggest University campuses in Ghana. In those five years, I’ve shared the gospel with thousands of students and discipled hundreds of students who are either into fulltime ministry or workplace ministry. God opened the doors for me to work with the University authorities, many of whom I still have good relationships with. My work was not limited to the spiritual needs of the students but academic (learning skills) and physical needs such as food, health care, counseling, etc.
Together with the students, we went on several missions both on campus and in the rural communities. During those mission opportunities, we shared the gospel to thousands of people, offered free medical services to villages, improved educational standards both in the formal and non-formal sectors, fed the hungry, served in orphanages, and transformed many lives by the grace of God through the power of the gospel.
2016 – 2018: At age 36, the Lord blessed me with a woman who loves the Lord dearly and is committed to missions. Not long after marriage, my wife Afua got the opportunity to study MBA at Oxford University in the UK.
Little did I know it was also God’s open door for me to be better trained for ministry. I was awarded a scholarship by Ravi Zacharias International Ministries to study Theology and Apologetics at Oxford University in the UK. I also took a course on Biblical expository preaching by the Proclamation Trust – London. By the grace of God, I have through my training gained a deeper understanding of what a God-glorifying ministry and mission look like than I had when I’d begun full-time Christian work in 2011.
1 B.A.S.I.C.S International is a Christian non-profit serving children in poor communities in Ghana