The Students’ Representative Council (SRC) of the Pentecost School of Theology and Mission (PSTM) at Pentecost University has generously donated three cars and two motor bikes to initiate the establishment of a Center for Driving and Road Safety Research at the university.
The donation also included a refurbished 18-seater van and a capital of 25,000 Ghana cedis to operationalize the center.
During the commissioning service on Friday, July 7th, 2023, the Head of the 2023 batch of Ministerial Students, P/Ovr. Emmanuel Ebenezer Owusu, announced the purpose behind the donation. Rev. Owusu stated that the aim was to assist future students of PSTM in learning and refining their driving skills and acquiring licenses conveniently.
He explained, “As a batch, we decided to identify problems, and we realized the need to train ministerial students in driving and riding motto bikes since mobility is crucial in ministry work.” Rev. Owusu added that many students come to school without knowing how to drive or ride, which poses a significant challenge when they are assigned to their stations. Thus, the project was initiated to address this identified problem.
The center’s objectives include improving road safety awareness, providing practical training for ministerial students, and facilitating easy access to driver’s licenses. Furthermore, the center aims to evolve into a robust hub for road safety research in Ghana and beyond.
Rev. Owusu further disclosed that the project was inspired by the Pentecost University A+ initiative, which encourages students to be problem solvers. He mentioned, “Aps. Chair, early on in our ministerial training and formation, we realized that we are called to be problem solvers, as emphasized by our Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Agyapong-Kodua, and our mentors here.”
Dr. Foster Kobina Amoani, the Registrar of the University, received the keys to the cars on behalf of the Vice-Chancellor and the University’s management, expressing gratitude to the students for their generous gesture.
This year’s batch of ministerial students consisted of 129 individuals from nine different nationalities, including Angola, Equatorial Guinea, Ghana, India, Liberia, Libya, Nigeria, Thailand, and Zimbabwe. Their commissioning marks the beginning of their full-time ministry in The Church of Pentecost.
The Commissioning Service was attended by numerous family members, friends, and well-wishers, as well as high-profile figures within the university and The Church of Pentecost, such as the Chairman of the Church and Chancellor of Pentecost, Aps. Eric Nyamkye, the General Secretary, Aps. Anthony KuMI-Larbi, and the International Missions Director, Aps. Emmanuel Agyemang-Bekoe.
Source:Mybrytfmonline.com/Obed Ansah
