The Cote d¡¯Ivoire and
Ghana crusades were directed by young pastors, which
were the most remarkable of these African crusades.
The future of Cote d'Ivoire and Ghana seems bright
because of these young pastors who love the Holy
Spirit.
Rev. Zana and Rev. Zando who directed the Cote d'Ivoire
crusade are in their mid-thirties. Bishop Heward
Mills, who managed the Ghana crusade, is also in
his thirties, and his church is growing rapidly
in Ghana. Dr. Cho encouraged these young, enthusiastic
pastors and he believes they have much to contribute
to the revival of Africa.
President Gbagbo of Cote
d'Ivoire graciously allowed Dr. Cho and his companions
to use his private airplane to fly to Ghana. This
was a great blessing to Dr. Cho to be able to continue
his crusade schedules in a predictable manner (rather
than having the possibility of using a land route,
which would take 12-15 hours of driving to Ghana).
The First Lady happily commented to Dr. Cho, "Abraham
served angels well and received God's blessing abundantly,
and you are an angel from Korea." Dr. Cho was
very thankful for the President's thoughtful assistance
and prayed for the First Lady who recently had an
operation.
During Dr. Cho's visit
in Ghana, Elder Lim Kwon, Chairman of the Medical
Missions Association of YFGC, and a volunteer medical
team attracted Ghanaian attention. The medical team
visited Tema, a place 30 minutes from the capital
city of Accra, and visited suburbs two hours from
Accra. Many patients welcomed the medical team as
the patients were examined and treated. Furthermore,
the medical team surveyed Ghana's hospitals to help
patients suffering from heart disease and decided
to draw up effective plans to help patients in cooperation
with the Ghana government and the churches. The
good deeds of the medical team were printed in a
daily newspaper, and President Kufor of Ghana invited
Dr. Cho to his office and expressed his thanks.
There are many ports
in Ghana located in western Africa. Due to the many
ships that used to anchor in Ghana for a long time
before going to Europe and other continents, there
are hundreds of orphans that were deserted by seamen
and Ghanaian women. Tema Full Gospel Church preaches
the gospel to these orphans and offers food and
school supplies to help them study. The Tema Full
Gospel Church worked out a long-range plan for these
orphans step by step.