The Women's Ministry of the Pentecost International Worship Centre (PIWC) at Asokwa, a suburb of Kumasi, has organised a week-long prayer conference dubbed: "Women on Fire Conference 2012" during, which prayers were said for peaceful elections in Ghana.
Reverend Mrs Rita Sam Korankye-Ankrah, guest preacher for the occasion admonished women to rise up and pray for their families, the nation and the world at large.
Mrs Korankye-Ankrah said in times like these, when modernism, science and technology were exposing the children to negative foreign cultures, such as homosexuality, drug abuse and indescent dressing, coupled with an election year, Ghanaian women ought to rise up, and together with one accord, lift up their voices and pray to the Almighty God for His divine intervention in all affairs.
"When women fail to pray, evil takes the place of righteousness and holiness, and instead of peace, we have chaos all over," she stressed.
Rev Mrs Korankye-Ankrah, who is the wife of Rev Sam Korankye-Ankrah, General Overseer of the Royal House Chapel International, advised Christians and Ghanaian women, to shun negative behaviours like gossip, hatred, quarrel and devote their time and energies to prayer and intercessions.
On the forthcoming general elections in Ghana, the Reverend Minister called on all women in the country to stop sleeping and pray fervently for a peaceful and successful exercise.
According to her, when there was peace in the country, children could go school safely, workers would deliver for higher productivity, market women and traders to do good and fruitful businesses while the political leaders govern well for the good of the people and the nation.
"When we rise up and pray, all the plans of our enemies would be destroyed," she said.
For her part, Mrs Doris Akosua Papabi Otu Nyarko, President of the PIWC Women's Ministry, stated that the programme was organised to rekindle the spirit of prayer and holiness in the congregation, especially the women, in fulfilment of 1st Samuel 1:26.
Mrs Otu Nyarko, wife of Rev Lawrence Otu Nyarko, Head Pastor of PIWC, Asokwa, hinted that to keep the women on fire for perpetual prayerful lives, the conference would be held annually.