The
Enquirer, Tuesday 11th June, 2013
From Felix Engsalige Nyaaba, Aburi, E/R
The former first lady, Dr. Mrs. Ernestina Naadu
Mills, has appealed to students in Senior High Schools to be disciplined and
morally upright at all times and establish personal relationship with God to be
able to confront the challenges facing them in live.
"As young person, my own personal encounter
with the Bible was significant, and it transformed my life. I therefore urge
you to read this New Living Translation (NLT) Bible that I am placing in your
hands and obey what it says,” he told the students.
The former first lady made the remarks during a
ceremony to launch the first ever ‘Ghana First Lady Senior High School Students
Bible Project’ at the Aburi Girls Senior High School in the Eastern Region at
the weekend.
Addressing the students, Dr Mrs Mills who is also a
former student of the school told the students
to devote themselves to learn about Jesus Christ and develop a personal relationship
with Him, for it would be of profitable
to them, adding the Bible is the only book they could gain wisdom and
understanding than anywhere else.
According to the former first lady, the Bible as a
Holy book has the power to help address many of challenges that the Ghanaians
faces, especially inter-tribal and communal conflicts, poverty, diseases, peace
and reconciliation as well as developing sound human capital for national
development.
She said it has always been her and her late husband
Professor John Evans Atta Mills to encourage and inspire Ghana’s High School
Students and that it project was to help get 500,000 Bibles into the hands of
tomorrow leaders of the country.
For that, she said sometime in July 2009; she paid a
visit to Tyndale House Publishers Headquarters in Chicago, USA to publish
500,000 Bible for the project at a market value of Ten Million Ghana cedis (GHC10,
000,000).
The Bibles
will be distributed to all students in Senior High Schools in the ten regions
of the country free of charge as a way of encouraging the future leaders to
live morally and disciplined.
Mrs. Naadu Mills therefore encouraged the students
to use the Bibles continuously for it serve as a personal savior and comforter,
adding the Bible is always a personal passion and services, especially in
time of pain and pressure.
The project is also supported by the Scripture Union
(SU) of Ghana, of which the former first lady is a member.
Vice president Paa Kwasi Amissah-Arthur applauded
the former first lady for the initiating the project which he said would help
instill moral and discipline in the country Senior High Schools.
He assured her of his personal support to continue
with the good work in the country, adding that the project would help reduce
the many problems recorded in the country high schools.
The Head Mistress of the Aburi Senior High School,
Ms Rosemond Bampo, bemoaned the increasing level of crime as reported
in the media and challenged students to live up to the expectation.
She also paid a glowing tribute to the former first
lady for her selfish less and good leadership style for continued to have the
school at heart after she left the school years ago.
Some of the students expressed their warms
appreciation to the former first lady for the project and said she served as
inspiration to the young ladies in the country, especially those of Aburi Girls
School.
:Dr,Mrs Naadu Mills
presenting copies of the Bible to some students after the launching. INSET:
some of the studentsof Aburi Girls SHS
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