{"id":6607,"date":"2014-03-17T08:03:54","date_gmt":"2014-03-17T08:03:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=6607"},"modified":"2014-03-17T10:11:10","modified_gmt":"2014-03-17T10:11:10","slug":"all-night-prayers-alone-wont-save-the-economy-otabil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=6607","title":{"rendered":"All night prayers alone won\u2019t save the economy &#8211; Otabil"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_3230\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3230\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/otabil-hands-under-chin.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3230\" alt=\"Pastor Dr Mensa Otabil \" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/otabil-hands-under-chin-300x199.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/otabil-hands-under-chin-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/otabil-hands-under-chin.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3230\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pastor Dr Mensa Otabil<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The General overseer of the International Central Gospel Church (ICGC), Pastor Dr Mensah Otabil says prayers alone will not save Ghana\u2019s economic crisis.<\/p>\n<p>In a sermon to his congregation on the \u201cPower of vision\u201d on Sunday, Dr. Otabil said only a clear cut plan can move a country from third world to a developed one.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery nation that has moved from third world to developed world had a clear plan. It didn\u2019t hope that things will happen,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He stressed that all night prayers for a buoyant economy will not suffice if there is no vision because according to him, successful nations \u201cdid not have all night meetings for the change of the economy; they planned for change of economy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ghana in recent times has been faced with a series of economic challenges coupled with the depreciation of the Ghana cedi against other major trading currencies.<\/p>\n<p>Some pastors have reportedly prayed against the free fall of the cedi while some others have admonished Ghanaians to pray for the country\u2019s ailing economy.<\/p>\n<p>But the ICGC overseer advised it is time to \u201cstop having all night meetings for the change of the economy. It is time to plan to work hard to be focused.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the country\u2019s economic challenges can only be fixed if a country has a clear vision and plan and explained that persons who have made dramatic and sustained progress in life had a plan.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He maintained that \u201cthings don\u2019t just happen in life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>By: Efua Idan Osam\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The General overseer of the International Central Gospel Church (ICGC), Pastor Dr Mensah Otabil says prayers alone will not save Ghana\u2019s economic crisis. In a sermon to his congregation on the \u201cPower of vision\u201d on Sunday, Dr. Otabil said only a clear cut plan can move a country from third world to a developed one. 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