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Ghana Trip Itinerary
Thursday August 12 2010
- Welcome Ceremony
For those that this is their first time to the Mother Land this will be very important to have a
welcome ceremony will be very important we will have an elder greeting the group and doing
some native dance etc.
Friday, August 13, 2010
- Visit to Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Museum and meet and greet with his daughter Samia
Yaba Nkrumah
- Meeting with the Elders of Royal House Chapel to develop a relationship plan.
Kwame Nkrumah was Ghana’s first president and one of the most influential African leaders of
all time. His daughter is politically active in Ghana and has deep insight on the current political
climate. The museum will give a complete background of the history of Kwame Nkrumah this
will not only be an in depth look on Ghana’s political history, but also its future.
Saturday, August 14, 2010
- Visit to Woodcarving Village
- Center for Scientific Research and Plant Medicine
The visit to the woodcarving village will be a chance to witness the traditional culture of Ghana
and an opportunity to take it home! The Center for Scientific Research and Plant Medicine
visit will provide an in depth look into the natural resources Ghana has to offer and what
research is being done pertaining to it.
Sunday, August 15, 2010
- Visit Royal House Chapel
Royal House Chapel is active in providing services and support to many grassroots initiatives
in Ghana. This is the group that the UEOSB will be building a very strong relationship with
Monday, August 16, 2010
- Morning- Depart for Kumasi
- Afternoon- Arrive and visit historical sites such as The Sword House, Nana Yaa
Asantewaa Memorial etc.
- Evening- Show video at Ejisu Library
Kumasi is a center of attraction for Ghana with a lot of history. This visit will further expose you
to the historical richness of Ghana.
The Ejisu Library is a Creating Global Citizens Initiative which serves the entire community of
Ejisu.
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
- Visit to the Slave River and Slave Dungeon (Cape Coast)
This experience allows visitors to explore the diasporic experience starting from the Mother
land. It allows you to look at the slave trade history and unmasks the horrors behind it. This is
usually a very emotional experience.
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
- Visit orphanage in Pram Pram
- Open air meeting in Jamestown
Thursday, August 19, 2010
- Depart for Liberia
Thursday August 12 2010
- Welcome Ceremony
For those that this is their first time to the Mother Land this will be very important to have a
welcome ceremony will be very important we will have an elder greeting the group and doing
some native dance etc.
Friday, August 13, 2010
- Visit to Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Museum and meet and greet with his daughter Samia
Yaba Nkrumah
- Meeting with the Elders of Royal House Chapel to develop a relationship plan.
Kwame Nkrumah was Ghana’s first president and one of the most influential African leaders of
all time. His daughter is politically active in Ghana and has deep insight on the current political
climate. The museum will give a complete background of the history of Kwame Nkrumah this
will not only be an in depth look on Ghana’s political history, but also its future.
Saturday, August 14, 2010
- Visit to Woodcarving Village
- Center for Scientific Research and Plant Medicine
The visit to the woodcarving village will be a chance to witness the traditional culture of Ghana
and an opportunity to take it home! The Center for Scientific Research and Plant Medicine
visit will provide an in depth look into the natural resources Ghana has to offer and what
research is being done pertaining to it.
Sunday, August 15, 2010
- Visit Royal House Chapel
Royal House Chapel is active in providing services and support to many grassroots initiatives
in Ghana. This is the group that the UEOSB will be building a very strong relationship with
Monday, August 16, 2010
- Morning- Depart for Kumasi
- Afternoon- Arrive and visit historical sites such as The Sword House, Nana Yaa
Asantewaa Memorial etc.
- Evening- Show video at Ejisu Library
Kumasi is a center of attraction for Ghana with a lot of history. This visit will further expose you
to the historical richness of Ghana.
The Ejisu Library is a Creating Global Citizens Initiative which serves the entire community of
Ejisu.
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
- Visit to the Slave River and Slave Dungeon (Cape Coast)
This experience allows visitors to explore the diasporic experience starting from the Mother
land. It allows you to look at the slave trade history and unmasks the horrors behind it. This is
usually a very emotional experience.
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
- Visit orphanage in Pram Pram
- Open air meeting in Jamestown
Thursday, August 19, 2010
- Depart for Liberia
| Spiritual Baptist Archbishop speaks out on rising crime and violence By Josiah Quashie CAMS News-Line…. St. David: GRENADA: In an interview with the Patriarch of the Spiritual Baptist faith, Dr. John A. Noel on the eve of his departure for an historic mission to West Africa, I asked him what are his views on the issue of ‘rising crime and violence’ in the region generally and specifically Grenada and what he suggests should be the remedy. Dr. Noel replied by noting that “if we want to correct the ills in society today we need to address a few issues”. He said, “I believe that we need to start in the homes, continue in the schools and churches to teach the children at an early age about the value of human life”. Adding that, “we need to instill in the minds of our children, the importance of rules, regulations standards and to respect themselves and others”. The Patriarch said, if that becomes part of our educational curriculum it will go a long way in shaping a new generation. This, he said, should also happen worldwide. We need to revisit the question as it relates to disciplining of children, Dr. Noel said. The Spiritual Baptist Archbishop noted that God himself instructs us that we should not spare the rod and spoil the child. But today in different areas of the world the parents are forbidden from disciplining the children with a view to prepare them for the future. “As a result, he said, we find ourselves creating monsters by not being allowed to discipline our children”. Dr. Noel who is the Archbishop and Primate of Children of the Light International archdiocese Inc and Ambassador at Large of the Universal Ecclesiastical Order of Spiritual Baptist (UEOSB) said the teachers no longer have the authority to discipline children in their care. “As a youth I had as much respect for my teachers as I had for my grand mother who was a disciplinarian. There was a time when the elders were considered the parent of every child in the village. Today the elders are not even allowed to correct the children verbally” he said. Noting that the word of God emphatically declares, if you spare the rod you will spoil the child. Proverbs 29:15 – 17 said “The rod and reproof give wisdom………. Correct thy son…. And he shall give thee rest…..” The Archbishop noted, “the mistake we are making is to believe that there will be no harm if we bend the tree when its gets too old and that is the problem facing our society today”. It’s established that the most vulnerable years of a child in terms of disciplining them is between the ages of one to eight years. And according to the word of God we must get back to the practice of teaching the children the way they should go that when they grow older they would not depart from it, Dr. Noel said. “I honestly believe that a few stripes or strokes on the body of a child when it is necessary can save some parents a lot of stress later on in their lives that even the very child will thank their teachers or parents for disciplining them when they were young and innocent”, the Archbishop said. The Patriarch said the social services should make an effort to design a program of corporation between the schools, the churches and the parents to teach the children the important lessons of the value of human lives. The Spiritual Baptist Primate said, “Today I see six or seven murders in our country for the first seven months of the year. A phenomenon that is ancient to us and totally unacceptable. We must go back to the drawing board and see where we are going wrong. We must ensure that our children are attending churches to become acquainted with God’ s word and the spiritual principles of God”. That’s the only answer to the crime and violence condition escalating and reaping havoc in our communities. I think it is a copy-cat situation – what they see happening else where, they want to practice it here too. He ended by saying that if these actions are not taken, the parents, teachers and churches will have themselves to blame for the escalation of violence and crime among the younger generation. In addition he concluded, men, women children, government and opposition in this country need to go down in serious prayers asking God to intervene. |