The Glory, The Glory The Glory of the Lord is coming down It’s coming down It’s breaking through the sky And manifests in our lives Glory, I can see his glory Oh, church arise and worship Revivals here to fill us Glory, I can see his glory (Repeat Chorus) oooo The King of Glory oooo

Indeed, the glory of the Lord came down upon the Qodesh this past Sunday when our Prophet came home!! Teeming parking lots, explosive praise and worship sessions and bubbling anticipation. Frolicking oldsters, prancing youth and jam-packed galleries. This seems to be the story anytime Our Father comes around. OH YES! We were privileged to have a visiting minister, Evangelist Jonathan Shuttlesworth and his lovely wife all the way from Pittsburg, Pennsylvania to say a few words to us. Our “Brother for life” and his wife described how they have been impacted with the FLOW Prayer by our Prophet and thanked him for his impact in the body of Christ.

It was captivating to sit at the feet of the Prophet as he preached passionately on the topic, “Am I Good for Nothing?” Jesus’ words in Matthew 5:13-15 encourages us to be candles in the dark, a city set on a hill, the salt of the earth. If we are not fulfilling this commission, we are good for nothing in the eyes of our Savior! There is no greater calling than to serve the Lord our God. Are you good for nothing? There’s still a chance for you.

for the consideration of you who sit at ease, I have these observation; if the whole body of Christians enter heartily into the Great Commission and love others more than ourselves” 

(Candle in the dark by Bishop Dag – First Love Music)

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Just pick up your tools and get to work!!  May we not lose our savor nor be like lamps hidden under a bushel, but may we shine out for all the nations to see so that everyone will praise our heavenly Father.

We really love it when the Prophet comes around. If this was just Day 1 of our 21 Days of Glory can you imagine what the next 20 days are going to be like? I cannot!! We in the Qodesh really really love our Prophet and we can’t wait to have him home again.

I am not out of words but will like to end by quoting what our daddy said;

When you get the message that it is day 5, come home,

When you hear that it is day 11, come home, don’t stay away.

Bishop Dag Heward-Mills

In case you are still in doubt of where home is; it is the Qodesh, where the Prophet’s church is, where his seat is, where he feels excited to be and where he feels at home.

Lp Dina Seyram

Once upon a time,
A doctor’s vision birthed diverse Missions,
Across oceans and seas,
Beyond borders of reach,
Possessing territories,
As he sent forth Missionaries,
Some Pastors, Prophets, Teachers, Evangelist and Apostles,
Unto destinations the map failed to discover,
And yet in one accord,
We uplift Jesus,
To celebrate our diversities and uniqueness,

“For though we are many, we are one body in Christ”, Romans 12:5

International Sunday & Love Feast at the Qodesh which fell on 30th October, 2022, was dubbed “The UK Invites The Commonwealth”, to celebrate the United Kingdom and highlight the spiritual impact the United Denominations has had in all 4 countries that make up the United Kingdom: Scotland, England, Ireland and Wales. We celebrate the United Kingdom also because they are among other European countries who sent missionaries to the Gold Coast to propagate the Gospel. The Anglican, and Methodist churches in Ghana both have their roots in the UK, as well as the Church of Pentecost founded by James McKeown an Irish man.

In 1993, Bishop Dag Heward-Mills, with the help of Bishop Richard Aryee (Brother Mighty) planted a church in London. Other Pastors were later sent to establish churches in the United Kingdom, out of which has birthed 146 branches with 179 pastors, 33 minister shepherds and 937 shepherds. Camps held by Bishop Dag Heward-Mills at the early stages of the church in the UK have produced several missionaries who have been sent the world over, travelling, laboring and planting churches. From the UK missionaries have been sent to many countries in South America, the Caribbean, Africa and many countries in Europe. We celebrate the missionaries Prophet sent from the UK to other countries – Australia, Grenada, New Zealand, Vanuatu, Danwatu, Papua New Guinea, Kenya, Switzerland, Uganda, Botswana, Chad, Zambia, Rwanda, Germany, Jamaica, Samoa.

The church in the UK has also chalked successes in hosting three (3) Give Thyself Wholly Conferences which tremendously blessed many lives.

The UD in the UK has now evolved into 3 denominations namely: The Mustard Seed Chapel International, Pleasant Surprises and The First Love Church.

God bless Bishop Dag Heward-Mills for having a heart for the UK! God bless the UK for sending missionaries to Ghana!

It was an awesome time in the Lord’s presence as saints flooded the room with praise and worship, and the choir chorused beautifully and adorned in flamboyant attires from the UK, and various countries of the Commonwealth. Lady Pastors were graciously clad in colorful, exquisite bonnets and matching suits, while the black Panama and Fedora hats most male pastors had on, could not go unnoticed.

So were the UK flags, that stood tall, spread across the various entrances of the church. Indeed, the church was filled to capacity. For a moment, the church felt like a mile away from England.

Bishop Pius Akator whose appearance spoke of a typical British man (Charlie Chaplin); a waistcoat, tailcoat, and a bowler hat, ushered the church into a prayer session.

Bishop Nii Adjeidu Armar, Convener of the Qodesh Family Church (QFC) Denomination gave a powerful Word of exhortation from the Prophet’s book Faith Secrets – Faith converts you into a Hard Worker.

Her Excellency Harriet Thompson, the British Ambassador to Ghana was in attendance as well.

Richil Mawuenyega

An Accra High Court has ordered Investigative Journalist Manasseh Azure Awuni and three others to pay a fine of GHC 2,400 each after finding them guilty of contempt of court.

Manasseh and the three in default will serve one month imprisonment each, for publication of issues yet to be determined by the Court.

The court presided over by Mrs. Justice Harriet Akweley Quaye ordered the respondents in the case titled (The Republic versus Manasseh Azure and three others, Ex-Parte Lighthouse Chapel International) to render an unqualified apology to the Lighthouse Chapel International and its leader, Dag Heward-Mills.

The court ordered them (respondents) to render the apology in the “same spaces” they wrote the articles.

Lighthouse Chapel International (LCI), in January 2022, filed a contempt application against Manasseh and three others.

The contempt application averred that Manasseh, Edwin Appiah an Editor, Sulemana Briamah of the Media Foundation for West Africa (MFWA) and the MFWA as an entity (respondents), had published “highly prejudicial” articles against the Church.

It said they also made “commentaries” as well as “conclusive statements” of fact on unresolved issues, which were yet to be determined by the High Court.

The application, therefore, urged the court to commit the respondents to prison for contempt of court for the publications.

The contempt application stemmed from three separate suits initiated by six former pastors of the Church, who, among other things, alleged the non-payment of their Social Security and National Insurance Trust (SSNIT) contribution by the Church.

They are Larry Odonkor, Emmanuel Oko-Mensah, Edward Laryea, Seth Duncan, Edem Kofi Amankwah and Faith Fiakojo.

The Church, in its affidavit stated that, in the three defamation suits, it forewarned the respondents that the first three publications were not only defamatory but “potentially in contempt of Court”.

Despite the caution to the respondents and after being served with copies of defamation suits, “the respondents threw all cautions to the wind”, and went ahead to make “first, second and third publications on their Facebook walls on December 25, 2021,” it said.

The applicant stated that by the defiant republication of the articles, the respondents “demonstrated to the High Court that there can be no limit to the way they practiced their brand of journalism”.

That, the Church noted “regenerated a fresh heated public debate and discussions on six suits pending before the Honourable court.”

The Church indicated that the three articles, which had been the subject matter of the contempt application titled, “Darkness in a Lighthouse” were published on April 23, 27 and 29, last year.

Another article titled, “Lighthouse begs for more time to file defence,” was published on May 25, 2021.

Two of the articles, which were published on August 25 and 26, 2021, were titled: “Lighthouse Pastors were not employees-SSNIT rules”, and “Evidence: How Lighthouse incriminated itself, but SSNIT looked away”, respectively.

The Church noted that the article titled: “Darkness in the Lighthouse”, was published 37 times between April 23 and May 1, 2021, on the respondents Facebook walls and twitter accounts and same generated 1,000’s of comments and shares on Facebook and other social media handles.

The applicant held that the conduct of the respondents amounted to “serial contempt in the highest”, considering, especially the repeated and defiant republications.

It said the respondents were liable to be convicted for contempt of court without the option of a fine- a custodial sentence= because they were, “unrepentant and without any remorse whatsoever. They will continue to bring the administration of justice into disrepute by conducting media trial”.

GNA

Manasseh Azure, Edwin Appiah, Sulemana Braimah and Media Foundation for West Africa Found Guilty of Contempt of Court for the Darkness in a Lighthouse Publications