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The Pastor's Wife

Aba Adorkorbidji

Aba Adorkorbidji


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I've lived on Clive Street since May 2002, when I joined my husband Reverend Adorkobidji. In Ghana it is a bit different. You are more involved than it is over here. Apart from teaching the youth or leading the worship, you've got to handle the women as well. It is your responsibility as a minister's wife to encourage the women to be more spiritual, to really study the bible and know the lord they believe in and trust him more.

Over here, all I see myself is as a church member. Back home I see myself as part of the ministry. The challenge I face over there is to build the women, make sure that they are really spiritual. The aim is that every woman knows what she believes in, knows what she's about, and knows what she's trusted in.

A typical Sunday morning or a women's day meeting is one where you would lead something like an inspiration. You would encourage the women, and after encouraging them, you bring them to the point where they would start praying. The prayer is the passionate type of prayer which I don't see here - telling God "you're all I've got and this is the situation I find myself in. You've got to act on my behalf".

Those are the kind of prayers we pray. Afterwards, we get to a time of praise where you can hear people screaming and shouting with joy. You can see it on their faces. Afterwards you give a short exaltation, and then you give them time to testify about things that they have seen or experienced God do in their lives.

I don't see that here, and I don't do that here. I remember someone here saying to me "God is personal, Christianity is personal". Back home we don't believe that. We like to go out and testify about what God has done. Everybody's got to have God because he makes a lot of difference


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sharon & Simon Leicestershire
We are praying that the Lord will really bless you and use you sister. There are many churches in the uk where your ministry would be really appreciated, and we pray that God will open a doorway for you to minister and feel that you are being used and fulfilled where the Lord has planted you. Proverbs 3 v 5 Love in the Lord Sharon & Simon Taylor Simon.taylor333@ntlworld.com

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