John Mahama: Former President Laments How Economic Crisis Has Affected Church Offerings

• Former President John Dramani Mahama has lamented the current economic crisis in the country
• The former president says the general hardships in the economy have led to a significant drop in church offerings
• He, therefore, appealed to Christians to pray for the NDC to win power to save Ghanaians from the economic mess

The current economic crisis has affected all spheres of Ghanaian life.

This is according to former President John Dramani Mahama, who adds that the economic hardships have taken a heavy toll on offerings to God.

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He said Christians could not give huge offerings in appreciation to their maker as they used to since the crisis had dried their pockets.

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Speaking at the 175th-anniversary thanksgiving service of the Evangelical Presbyterian Church in Ho over the weekend, Mahama said the economic crisis should encourage Christians to show charity and love one another.

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Explaining further, he said the church's appeal for funds highlighted the economic challenges.

"When it was GH¢2,000, a few people came and donated, then it came down to GH¢1,000, then to GH¢500, then to GH¢200 and GH¢100. And when it got to the silver collection, GH¢1, GH¢2, the place was full, it shows that the pocket was not too good", he stated.

The former president made a passionate appeal to the Christian community to pray for the NDC to return to power to save Ghanaians from the economic mess inflicted on them by the Akufo-Addo-led government.

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Earlier, YEN.com.gh reported that a Ghanaian pastor became the talk of many after a video of him asking for money from members surfaced on social media.

The post on the TikTok timeline of @omarpmg had the man initially requesting $1,000 (GH₵14,009) or $500 (GH₵7,004) but got no one standing up.

He then moved to GH₵2,000 and finally GH₵1,000 but still did not get anyone coming forward.

Source: YEN.com.gh