WOMEN HAVE NO REAL INHIBITIONS IN CHRIST

“WOMEN HAVE NO REAL INHIBITIONS IN CHRIST” 

An Interview with Mrs. Grace Lucy Yeboah-Asuamah

The triennial Women’s Ministry Conventions of the Church took off on Monday, July 8 and climaxes on Sunday, July 14, 2013. We caught up with the Women’s Director, Deaconess Grace Lucy Yeboah-Asuamah, at her office in the General Headquarters, and she shares the spirit of the season in a brief interview:

We notice that this year’s Womens’ Conventions are being held in different forms for Area to Area. Do you have any special reasons for that?

Women’s Director: My concern is for the alarming rate at which women flock to prayer camps and charlatans. This is very symptomatic of the diminishing emphases on personal devotion and ministry responsibilities of women. This is what primarily informed our decision to give the Area women leadership the flexibility to organize the Conventions with more creativity. We are encouraging them to plan the Conventions to reach as many women as possible, and involve them in outreach, teaching and prayer.   

Is there a common theme for the Conventions?

Women’s Director: Yes, Women Worshipping the Lord in Spirit and in Truth”.  You can say that the Church’s 2013 theme was picked from the Lord’s conversation with a woman, and must therefore be saying special things to women. It speaks of how close we have been brought to God, to the extent that there are no barriers for us to cross any longer. Women have no excuse to play second fiddle to men in worship. All we have to do is to cast away all the old perceptions that held us back and develop the personal relationship with God that is now open to us.

What happens after these Conventions; any special message for the women to hold on to until the next Conventions in 2016?

Women’s Director: Women’s issues are so numerous that we are really not thinking about giving a message to be remembered for three years. We are mulling over a number of interventions that will give the Lord room to fulfil His will in us from day to day. For example, we feel really challenged by some of the things that led to the formation of the then Women’s Movement. We have been informed that Sophia, wife of the founder brought the women together initially to upgrade their entrepreneurial abilities. She realized however that the women rather desired Holy Spirit baptism. After they had been baptized by the Holy Spirit, they started evangelizing and helped to open several Assemblies throughout the country. We are therefore praying for activities that will put us always in touch with the Spirit’s present day move.

Is there any special message you would like to send out to climax the Conventions?

Women’s Director: Well, the message is out already, as we shared some of the thoughts I have shared with you earlier with the Women leadership at our end of year meeting. We have been visiting the Conventions at the Areas, Districts and Assemblies uninvited to supervise and see things for ourselves. The message I am carrying on my rounds is a reminder from Isaiah 3:1-10, that although we may sometimes feel forgotten, the Lord has the righteous engraved in His palms. What we need most is to remember to walk in righteousness with God, worshipping Him in Spirit and in Truth.