Ghana @ 50: To God be the Glory

The ace Ghanaian Gospel singer Grace Ashy has composed a wonderful song to celebrate Ghana's 50Th independence anniversary. The Song states in part "Unto God be the Glory, Ghana is 50 years old," and I agree with her.
This nation Ghana, with a population of about 20 million people perched on the west Coast of Africa has so much to thank God for after 50 years of independence full of checkered history.
But as Psalm 66: 9 says "He has preserved our lives and prevented our feet from slipping."
Indeed God has preserved the lives of Ghanaians. So many nations in Sub-Saharan Africa went to war in the 1980s and 1990s but Ghana stayed together amidst political differences. Though some are arguing that there is nothing to celebrate, for me we can celebrate the fact that our ethnic differences and political strife have not ended in war, and that the almighty God who took care of the country 50 year ago, has not abandoned us for our enemies to trample over us.
Even if there is not much to celebrate in terms of economic development over the past 50 years, Ghanaians know very well that there is so much to celebrate.
God has preserved our lives and prevented our feet from slipping and unto him be all the Glory.

By Isabella Gyau Orhin
Accra, May 5, 2006














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