diff --git "a/new-akan-set.txt" "b/new-akan-set.txt" new file mode 100644--- /dev/null +++ "b/new-akan-set.txt" @@ -0,0 +1,23100 @@ +Ɔkwan a ɛyɛ pa na ɛma yɛn nyinaa bɛnya nkwa +Ɛyɛ dɛ sɛ yɛbɛyɛ nea ɛyɛ pa na ɛma yɛn nyinaa bɛnya nkwa +Ɔfrɛ ne nnyesoכ +Saa כfrɛ ne nnyesoכ yi kyerɛ sɛ, anansesɛm yɛ nnipakuo a wכahyia no nyinaa dwumadie na εnyɛ abaakofoכ asodie +Bio, ɛboa twe atiefoכ no adwene kכ dwumadie no so +Sɛ ebia; כfrɛ – yɛnsesɛ nsesɛ o! nyesoכ- yɛsesa soa wo +Akyemfoכ nso ka sɛ, "Abraa abraa" na atiefoכ no agye so sɛ, "yon" +Ɔfoforכ nso tumi firi aseɛ sɛ, merebɛkyerɛ mo nea enti a! anaa monim nea enti a akuapɛmfoɔ sɛ asɛm a yɛreka akyerɛ wo yi, yɛrebra wo sɛ nka nkyerɛ obiara +Asantefoɔ nso sɛ, asɛm a yɛrese woɔ yi, yɛnsɛ wo sɛ kɔka +Ne mmienu ka bɔ mu a, deɛ yɛrebɛ akyerɛ ne sɛ, anansesɛm yɛ nsɛm bi a yɛka a ɛfa nnipa ho deɛ nanso anansefoɔ, sɛbe "ɔkwasea na yɛbu no bɛ kyerɛ no aseɛ" +Ne saa nti sɛ anansesɛm no fa nnipa bi na wonim koraa, ɛsɛ sɛ wohwɛ no yie na ankɔ pue w'ano +Mfinimfini yi na eyi nsɛmtitire a ɛwכ anansesɛm no mu no adi +Ɛha na nnwom, asa, tweneka, agorɔ ahodoכ, ne amammerɛ mu nsɛm pue +Ɛha nso na yɛhunu twaka a ɛda כtofoכ no ne atiefoכ no ntam +Ɛne sɛ atiefoכ no yɛ dinn tie כtofoכ, nti na mpanimfoכ ka sɛ anansesɛm kyiri kasa +Ɛha na כtofoכ no de n'asɛm no ba awieeɛ +Osuahunu ne afotusɛm nso pue wכ ha +Sɛ ebia; Ɛnam wei ne wei so nti na mfasoɔ pii ɛfiri sɛ; 1 +Ɛkanyan atiefoכ a wכn ani aha 2 +Ɛde anigyeɛ ba כtofoכ ne atiefoכ no nyinaa so +Yɛnam anansesɛm mu nnwom so de anansesɛm no fכre nnipa a ahyia hɔ no nyinaa +Anansesɛm mu nnwom ne mmuguo no na ɛma amanfoכ sua; tweneka, asa ne nnwontoכ +Ɛma כtofoכ no gye n'ahome na ɛma כkaakae baabi a ne were afiri +Ghana anaa Gaana yɛ ɔman bi a ɛwɔ Abibiman atɔeɛ mantam hɔ +Aman a atwa ne ho ahyia no bi ne Côte d’Ivoire (ɛno wɔ atɔe fam), Burkina Faso (ɛno wɔ atifi fam), Togo (ɛno wɔ apue fam) ɛna Gulf of Guinea no wɔ anaafoɔ +Edin Ghana no kyerɛ “Ɔko mu Hene” na wɔnyaa saa din no fii tete Ghana Empire no mu +Kane no, na ahenfo ahodoɔ na woagye Ghana asase no afa paa yie, te sɛ Asanti Ahenni, Akwamufoɔ, Bonomanfoɔ, Denkyirafoɔ, Fantefoɔ, ne afoforo a wɔka ho +Ebinom deɛ, na wɔnyɛ Akanfoɔ, te sɛ Nkranfoɔ ne Dagombafoɔ +Wɔne Aborofo ntam dwadiɛ fii ase bere a wɔne Pɔtgɔkyifoɔ yɛɛConard +ntease apam wɔ mfe 1500 mu hɔ +Ɛno akyi no, Britainfo maa nea wɔfrɛ no Sika mpoano Ahenni no fii asɛ wɔ afe 1874 mu wɔ Ghana mmeae bi pɛ +Gold Coast nyaa ne faahodie wɔ afe apem aha-nkron aduonum nson (1957) mu fii wɔn sodifoɔ a na wɔne United Kingdom no +Ɛno ma Ghana bɛyɛɛ ɔman a edin nkan nyaa ne fahondie wɔ abibirim mantam ha +Oh Jehovah Keep My Young Girl Faithful ! +Oo Yehowa Boa Me Babea Kumaa Yi Ma Onni Nokware ! +I WAS born in in Alsace France into an artistic family +WƆWOO me too abusua a wonim adwinne di mu wɔ Alsace France wɔ mu +During the evenings Father sitting in his lounge chair would be reading some books about geography or astronomy +Na Papa taa pa twere n’agua mu kenkan asase ho nsɛm anaa ewim nneɛma ho nhoma bi anwummere anwummere +My doggy would be sleeping by his feet and Daddy would be sharing with Mum some highlights from his reading while she was knitting for her family +Na me kraman da Papa nan so na na ɔka nsɛntitiriw a epue wɔ n’akenkan no mu kyerɛ Maame bere a ɔnwene abusua no nneɛma no +How much I enjoyed those evenings ! Na m’ani gye anwummere a ɛtete saa no ho kɛse ! +Religion played a big part in our lives +Na yɛpɛ nyamesom kɛse +We were staunch Catholics and people who saw us going to church on Sunday morning would say It s nine o clock +Na yɛyɛ Katolekfo amapa na na nkurɔfo a wohu yɛn sɛ yɛrekɔ asɔre Kwasida anɔpa no ka sɛ Abɔ nɔnkron +The Arnolds are going to church +Arnold abusua no rekɔ asɔre +Every day before going to school I went to church +Na mekɔ asɔre anɔpa biara ansa na makɔ sukuu +But because of the priest s misbehavior Mum forbade me to go to church alone +Nanso esiane ɔsɔfo no suban bɔne nti Maame amma me nkutoo ankɔ asɔre bio +I was six years old at the time +Saa bere no na madi mfe asia +After having read only three booklets of the Bibelforscher Bible Students now known as Jehovah s Witnesses my mother started preaching from house to house +Bere a me maame kenkan Bibelforscher Bible Asuafo a mprempren wɔfrɛ wɔn Yehowa Adansefo no nhomawa abiɛsa pɛ wiei akyi no ofii ase kaa asɛmpa wɔ afie afie mu +Dad was upset about that +Eyi haw me Papa +He made it a rule that no religious discussion was to be held in front of me +Ɔhyɛɛ mmara sɛ wɔmmmɔ ɔsom ho nkɔmmɔ biara bere a mewɔ hɔ +No reading of that stuff ! Monnkenkan saa nhoma a mfaso biara nni so no +’ +But Mother was so enthusiastic about the truth that she decided to do some Bible reading with me +Nanso na Maame ani gye nokware no ho araa ma ɔne me boom kenkan Bible no +She got a Catholic version of the Bible and read it every morning without commenting on it to obey Dad +Na ɔwɔ Katolekfo Bible nkyerɛase no bi na na ɔkenkan no anɔpa biara a ɔnkyerɛkyerɛ nea ɔkenkan no mu nkyerɛ me de yɛɛ osetie maa Papa +One day she read Psalm Their idols are silver and gold the work of the hands of earthling man +Da bi ɔkenkan Dwom Wɔn ahoni yɛ dwetɛ ne sika nnipa nsa ano adwuma +Those making them will become just like them all those who are trusting in them +Wɔn a wɔyɛ wɔn te sɛ wɔn ara obiara a ɔde ne ho to wɔn so no +She linked it with the second commandment which states You must not make for yourself a carved image +Ɔde toaa mmara asɛm a etia abien no so nea ɛka sɛ Nyɛ ohoni bi mfa ’ no +I immediately got up and destroyed my personal altar I had in my room +Mesɔree ntɛm ara kɔsɛee m’ankasa m’afɔrepon a ɛwɔ me dan mu no +I would go to school and share with my Catholic classmates my daily Bible reading +Mekɔ sukuu a na me ne me mfɛfo sukuufo a wɔyɛ Katolekfo no bom susuw me da biara da Bible akenkan no ho +It caused quite a disturbance at school +Eyi de ɔhaw kɛse baa sukuu hɔ +Very often children would follow me in the street calling me a stinky Jew ! Na mmofra taa di m’akyi wɔ abɔnten so frɛ me Yudani bɔmɔne ! +That was in +Na eyi yɛ +This situation caused my father to check on what I was learning +Saa tebea yi maa me papa yɛɛ nhwehwɛmu wɔ nea na meresua no ho +He got himself the book Creation published by Jehovah s Witnesses +Ɔno ankasa nyaa nhoma Creation a Yehowa Adansefo tintimii no bi +He read it and became a Witness himself ! Ɔkenkanee na ɔno ankasa bɛyɛɛ Ɔdansefo ! +As soon as the German army entered France over the Belgium border we began to see swastikas on flags on top of churches even though the French flag still flew over city hall +Bere a German asraafo faa Belgium hye so duu France pɛ na yefii ase huu sɛ wɔde Nasifo frankaa asisi asɔredan ahorow atifi ɛwom mpo sɛ na France frankaa da so ara si kuropɔn mu asa a amanfo hyia wɔ hɔ no so de +The French had closed our Kingdom Hall and banned the work of Jehovah s Witnesses and we were already working underground when the Germans came +Na France aban ato yɛn Ahenni Asa mu abara Yehowa Adansefo adwuma no enti na yɛreyɛ adwuma wɔ sum ase dedaw ansa na Germanfo no reba +But the effort to crush the Witnesses intensified +Na mmɔden a wɔbɔe sɛ wobegu yɛn adwuma no mu yɛɛ den +Two years later at age I was baptized +Wɔbɔɔ me asu mfe abien akyi bere a na madi mfe +One month later September at two o clock in the afternoon the doorbell rang +Wɔ ɔsram biako akyi September awia bere nnɔn abien no yɛn fie pon ano dɔn no bɔe +Dad was due home from work +Na bere aso sɛ Papa ba fie +I jumped up opened the door and ran into his arms +Mesɔre kobuee pon no yɛɛ ɔbarima no atuu +A man behind him shouted Heil Hitler ! Ɔbarima bi a ogyina n’akyi teɛɛm sɛ Heil Hitler ! +Down on my feet again I then realized that the man I had embraced was an SS soldier ! Hitler Mo ! Migyaee ne mu ɛhɔ na mihui sɛ ɔbarima a meyɛɛ no atuu no yɛ SS sraani bi ! +They sent me off to my room and gave my mother a four hour cross examination +Wɔde me kɔɔ me dan mu na wɔde nnɔhwerew anan kobisabisaa me maame nsɛm +As they left one of them shouted You won t see your husband anymore ! Bere a wɔrefi hɔ akɔ no wɔn mu biako teɛɛm sɛ Worenhu wo kunu bio ! +You and your child will go the same way ! Yɛbɛyɛ wo ne wo ba no nso saa ara ! +Dad had been arrested that morning +Na wɔakyere me papa saa da no anɔpa +He had had his monthly salary in his pocket +Na wagye ne bosome akatua ma ɛwɔ ne kotoku mu +The SS closed down the bank account and refused my mother a working card a necessary document to get a job +SS asraafo no de wɔn nsa too me papa sika a ɛda sika korabea so na wɔamma me maame adwuma krataa tumi krataa a ɛho hia na ɔde ahwehwɛ adwuma ayɛ no +Their policy now was No means of living for those vermin ! Afei na wɔn mmara ne sɛ Momfa asetra mu ahiade nkame saa nkurɔfo a wɔn ho yɛ abufuw no ! +Persecution at School Sukuu Ɔtae +During this time the pressures at the college preparatory school I was attending continued to increase +Ɔhaw a na ɛwɔ sukuu no mu kɔɔ so yɛɛ den saa bere yi +Whenever the teacher came to class all students had to stand with outstretched arms and say Heil Hitler +Bere biara a tikya no bɛba sukuu dan no mu no na ɛsɛ sɛ adesuafo no nyinaa sɔre gyina trɛw wɔn nsa mu ka sɛ Hitler Mo +When the priest came for religious education he would come in and say Heil Hitler blessed is the one that cometh in the name of the Lord +Sɛ ɔsɔfo no ba bɛyɛ ɔsom ho nkyerɛkyerɛ a na ɔka sɛ Hitler Mo nhyira ne nea ɔnam Awurade din mu ba +The class would answer Heil Hitler Amen ! Na sukuufo no gye so sɛ Hitler Mo Amen ! +I refused to say Heil Hitler and word of this came before the school director +Manka Hitler Mo no bi na ɛho asɛm koduu sukuu panyin no anim +A warning letter was written stating A student is not submitting to school rules and if no change occurs in a week s time this student will have to leave school +Wɔkyerɛw kɔkɔbɔ krataa bi a na ɛkan sɛ Osuani bi nni sukuu mmara so na sɛ wanyɛ nsakrae wɔ dapɛn biako mu a wobeyi saa sukuuni no adi +It mentioned at the bottom that this letter had to be read to the more than classes +Wɔkyerɛw hyɛɛ krataa no ase sɛ ɛsɛ sɛ me Simone Arnolds mekenkan krataa yi wɔ sukuu adesua adan bɛboro no mu +The day arrived when I was called in front of my class to make my decision known +Ɛda no dui ma wɔfrɛɛ me kogyinaa me mfɛfo sukuufo no anim sɛ menkyerɛkyerɛ nea enti a menka asɛm no bi mu nkyerɛ wɔn +The director gave me five more minutes either to salute or to take my school papers and leave +Sukuu panyin no maa me simma anum sɛ memfa nkyia frankaa no na sɛ manyɛ saa a mensesa me nkrataa nkɔ fie +Those five minutes on the clock seemed an eternity +Saa simma anum no yɛɛ tenteenten maa me +My legs got weak my head felt a fullness my heart was pounding +Me nan gyenee nsɛm pii baa me tiri mu na me koma bɔɔ paripari +The heavy silence of the whole class was interrupted by a strident Heil Hitler with the whole class then repeating it three times +Wɔkaa Hitler Mo kɛse bi maa me mfɛfo sukuufo no nyinaa gyee so akɛse abiɛsa maa ɛdan no mu yɛɛ gyegyeegye wɔ kommyɛ no akyi +I ran to the desk got my papers and ran out +Mituu mmirika kɔɔ me pon ho kɔsesaa me nkrataa na miguan fii hɔ +The following Monday I was allowed to go to another school +Mekɔɔ sukuu Dwoda a edi hɔ no +The director said I could attend on the condition that I wouldn t tell anyone why I had been expelled from the other school +Sukuu panyin no kae sɛ sɛ merenka nea enti a wɔpam me no nkyerɛ obiara de a ɛnde metumi asan aba sukuu +My classmates turned on me calling me a thief a delinquent child saying that was why I was sent away +Me mfɛfo sukuufo no haw me wɔfrɛɛ me ɔkorɔmfo abofra bɔne na wɔkaa sɛ ɛno nti na wɔpam me no +I could not explain the real reason +Na mintumi nkyerɛkyerɛ nea enti a wɔpam me no mu nkyerɛ wɔn +I was seated at the back of the class +Wɔmaa me traa akyiri koraa wɔ sukuu dan no mu +The girl next to me realized I wasn t saluting +Abeawa a na ɔbɛn me pɛɛ no hui sɛ na mennye nkyia no so +She thought I was a French resister +Osusuwii sɛ meyɛ France atuatewfo kuw a ɛsɔre tia Hitler no muni +I just had to explain to her why I refused to heil Hitler According to Acts There is no salvation in anyone else for there is not another name under heaven that has been given among men by which we must get saved +Twa ara na na etwa sɛ mekyerɛkyerɛ nea enti a mennye Hitler Mo no so mu kyerɛ no Sɛnea Asomafo no Nnwuma kyerɛ no Nkwagye nni obiara mu na nso din foforo nni ɔsoro ase a wɔde ama wɔ nnipa mu a ɛsɛ sɛ wogye yɛn nkwa wɔ mu +’ +Only Christ is our Savior +Kristo nkutoo ne yɛn Gyefo +Since heil stands for having salvation by someone I cannot attribute this salvation to any man including Hitler +Esiane sɛ obi a wagye nkwa na Ayeyi ’ fata no nti mintumi mfa saa nkwagye ho ayeyi no mma onipa biara a Hitler ka ho +This girl and her mother started studying the Bible with Jehovah s Witnesses and became Witnesses themselves ! Saa abeawa yi ne ne maame fii ase ne Yehowa Adansefo suaa Bible no na wɔn ankasa nso bɛyɛɛ Yehowa Adansefo ! +Underground Activity Esum Ase Adwumayɛ +During all this time we continued preaching underground +Saa bere yi nyinaa no yɛkɔɔ so kaa asɛmpa no wɔ sum ase +We went out the first Sunday of every month to a place in the mountains where we got the French edition of The Watchtower to translate it into German +Kwasida a edi kan wɔ ɔsram biara mu no na yɛkɔ mmepɔw so ɛhɔ na na yekonya Ɔwɛn Aban a ɛwɔ France kasa mu no bi kyerɛ ase kɔ German kasa mu +Mum had made a special garter belt with a hidden pocket for me to carry The Watchtower +Na maame apam mmeawa atade nhyɛase a aboomu soronko bi ne kotoku a ahintaw wɔ ho a na mede Ɔwɛn Aban sie mu +One day we were stopped by two soldiers and taken to a mountain farm where we were searched +Da bi asraafo baanu bi hyiaa yɛn na wɔde yɛn kɔɔ mmepɔw no so afuw bi mu kɔhwehwɛɛ yɛn ho +I got so sick that they had me go lie in the hay and because of this they never found The Watchtower +Meyaree araa ma wɔmaa me kɔdaa sare no so na esiane eyi nti wɔanhu Ɔwɛn Aban no +One way or another Jehovah always seemed to rescue me +Ɛkame ayɛ sɛ Yehowa nam akwan ahorow so gyee me bere nyinaa +One day I got the call to go to a psychiatrist +Da bi wɔfrɛɛ me kɔɔ adwene ho aduruyɛfo bi hɔ +It proved to be two of the SS +Ɛdaa adi sɛ SS asraafo baanu na wɔyɛɛ wɔn ho saa +Other Witness children were there too +Na Adansefo mmofra afoforo nso wɔ hɔ +I was the last one to get called in +Me na mitwa to koraa a wɔfrɛɛ me kɔɔ mu +The two doctors sat behind a table I sat with a bright light shining in my face and the cross examination began +Na nnuruyɛfo baanu no te ɔpon bi akyi na metraa beae bi a na kanea hann bi da m’ani na wofii ase bisabisaa me nsɛm +One doctor would ask me some geographic or historical questions but before I could answer the other came in with questions about the underground work +Oduruyɛfo biako bisabisaa me asase ho nsɛm anaa abakɔsɛm bi nanso ansa na mebua no na ɔfoforo no abisa me yɛn sum ase adwuma no ho asɛm bi +He would also ask for the names of the other Witnesses +Obisabisaa me Adansefo afoforo din nso +I was on the verge of a breakdown when suddenly a phone call interrupted their interrogation +Anka mereyɛ ada nsɛm adi bere a telefon no gyegyei ma wogyaee nsemmisa no +How wonderfully Jehovah s help always came ! Hwɛ nwonwa a ɛyɛ sɛ minyaa Yehowa mmoa bere nyinaa ! +About a month later our school class was chosen to go to a Hitler Youth training camp for two weeks +Bere bi wɔpaw yɛn sukuu adesuafo kuw sɛ yɛnkɔ Hitler Mmofra ntetee nhyiam nkodi adapɛn abien +I never talked to my mother about that +Manka ho asɛm ankyerɛ me maame da +I did not want her to have to bear any responsibility about my decision not to go there +Na mempɛ sɛ ɔsoa me gyinae a na masi sɛ merenkɔ no ho asɛyɛde biara +Before the day of departure came the school director warned me If on Monday you are not at the railroad station or in my office I will get the police after you ! Ade rebɛkye ma yɛakɔ no sukuu panyin no bɔɔ me kɔkɔ sɛ Sɛ woamma keteke gyinabea hɔ anaa me office Dwoda a mede polisifo bɛba abɛkye wo ! +So Monday morning I passed the railroad station on my way to school +Enti mitwaam wɔ keteke gyinabea hɔ kɔɔ sukuu Dwoda no anɔpa +All my classmates were calling me to go with them but I was determined to go to the director s office +Na me mfɛfo sukuufo no nyinaa refrɛ me sɛ me ne wɔn nkɔ nanso na masi me bo sɛ mɛkɔ sukuu panyin no office +I was late getting there so he assumed I had gone with the others on the train +Mannu hɔ ntɛm enti na osusuw sɛ me ne afoforo no aforo keteke no kɔ +He was furious when he saw me +Bere a ohuu me no ne bo fuwii yiye +He took me into his classroom and made the whole class there suffer for four hours +Ɔde me kɔɔ sukuu dan a ɔkyerɛ ade wɔ mu no mu na ɔmaa sukuufo no huu amane nnɔnhwerew anan +For example he would call each child to the front of the class and rather than handing them their notebook he would slap them in the face with it +Sɛ nhwɛso no na ɔfrɛ sukuufo no mu biako begyina sukuufo no anim na sɛ anka ɔde ne nhoma bɛhyɛ ne nsam no na ɔde pae n’ani so +He would point at me and say She is responsible ! Na ɔteɛ ne nsa hwɛ me so ka sɛ Ɔno na wama aba saa ! +He tried to get the children only ten years of age to turn on me +Ɔbɔɔ mmɔden sɛ ɔbɛma mmofra a afei na na wadi mfe du no de wɔn anibere asoɛ me so +But at the end of class they came congratulating me because I had kept refusing to sing military songs +Nanso yɛpɔnee no wɔn nyinaa bɛmaa me amo esiane sɛ mepow sɛ mɛto asraafo nnwom no nti +Later I was appointed to sort paper cans and bones +Akyiri yi wɔpaw me sɛ minkoyiyi nkrataa ntonturowa ne nnompe mu mfa emu biara ngugu n’afa +I refused to do that since the cans were used for military purposes +Manyɛ esiane sɛ na wɔde ntonturowa no di asraadi ho dwuma ahorow bi nti +I was beaten and left unconscious +Wɔhwee me araa ma ade tɔɔ me so +Later my classmates helped me back on my feet +Akyiri yi me mfɛfo sukuufo no bɛsɔɔ me mu ma mesɔree +When I returned to school I was surprised to see all the classes standing in the yard around a flagpole about children +Bere a mesan kɔɔ sukuu no ɛyɛɛ me nwonwa sɛ mihui sɛ sukuufo a wɔn dodow bɛyɛ no nyinaa atwa frankaa dua bi ho ahyia +I was put in the middle +Wɔde me kogyinaa mfinimfini +A long description of freedom and the outcome for traitors was given followed by three cries of Sieg heil ! victory and salvation +Wɔkaa ahofadi ne nea ɛbɛba afatwafo so ho nsɛm tenteenten bi na wɔteɛɛm kaa Sieg heil nkonim ne nkwagye mprɛnsa ! +The national song was sung with me standing stiff and shivering +Wɔtoo ɔman dwom a na migyina hɔ dinn a me ho repopo +Jehovah supported me I kept integrity +Yehowa boaa me migyinaa me mudi mu +Later upon entering our apartment I found my clothes lying on the bed and a letter saying Simone Arnold is to present herself at the railroad station tomorrow morning +Akyiri yi bere a mekɔɔ yɛn dan no mu no mihui sɛ wɔde me ntade ne krataa bi agu me mpa so a ɛka sɛ Ɛsɛ sɛ Simone Arnold de ne ho kɔkyerɛ wɔ keteke gyinabea ɔkyena anɔpa +On to the Penitentiary School Mekɔ Mmofra Bɔne Sukuu +The following morning Mother and I were at the railroad station +Ɛda a edi hɔ anɔpa no me ne Maame kɔɔ keteke gyinabea hɔ +Two ladies took me into custody +Mmea baanu hwɛɛ me so +On the train Mother repeated her counsel as to my behavior +Bere a na mete keteke no mu no Maame kɔɔ so tii suban ho afotu a ɔde maa me no mu mpɛn pii +Always be polite kind and gentle even when suffering injustice +Bu ade ma wo yam nyɛ yiye na da odwo su adi bere nyinaa sɛ ɛba sɛ wotwa atoro to wo so mpo a +Never be obstinate +Nsene wo kɔn da +Never talk back or answer insolently +Nkasa wɔ animtiaabu so anaa nyi nsɛm ano anuɔden so +Remember being steadfast has nothing to do with being stubborn +Kae wo mudi mu a wubekura no ne mpiyɛ nni hwee yɛ +It is going to be your schooling for future life +Sukuu no bɛtete wo ama wo daakye asetra +It is Jehovah s will that we undergo trials for our future benefit +Ɛyɛ Yehowa pɛ sɛ yɛfa sɔhwɛ bebree mu ma yɛn daakye yiyedi +You are well prepared for that +Na woasiesie wo ho yiye ama eyi +You know how to sew to cook to wash and to do gardening +Wunim ade pam aduannoa ntama horo ne ɛso to na wunim turo mu asiesie +You are a young lady now +Woyɛ ababaa mprempren +That evening in a vineyard outside our hotel Mother and I knelt on our knees sang a Kingdom song about the resurrection hope and had a prayer +Bere a yɛtraa keteke no mu nnɔnhwerew anum akyi no yeduu mmofra bɔne atrae hɔ +Saa anwummere no me ne Maame buu nkotodwe too Ahenni nnwom a ɛfa owusɔre anidaso ho na yɛbɔɔ mpae +In a firm voice Mum made supplication in my behalf Oh Jehovah keep my young girl faithful ! Maame de nne a emu da hɔ srɛ maa me sɛ Oo Yehowa boa me babea kumaa yi ma onni nokware ! +For the last time Mum tucked me into bed and kissed me +Ɛno ne da a etwa to a Maame butuu me so wɔ mpa so few m’ano +Things went fast the following day when we arrived at the penitentiary house without giving me a chance to say good bye to Mum +Nneɛma kɔɔ so ntɛmntɛm ɛda a edi hɔ no na mannya kwan ne me maame anni nkra +A girl showed me a bed with a wheat bran mattress +Abeawa bi kyerɛɛ me mpa bi a pikyi a wɔde awi wura ahyɛ da so +My shoes were taken away and we had to walk barefoot until the first of November +Wogyee me mpaboa fii me nsam na na ɛsɛ sɛ yɛde yɛn nan sisi fam araa kosi November da a edi kan +The first noon meal was hard to swallow +Esiane sɛ na me werɛ ahow nti mantumi anni awia aduan a edi kan no +I was given six pairs of socks to mend otherwise I couldn t get any food +Wɔmaa me sɔks asia sɛ mempempam mmeae a atete no sɛ mansiesie a wɔmma me aduan nni +For the first time I started crying +Nea edi kan no misui +Tears made those socks wet +Nusu fɔw saa sɔks no +I cried almost the whole night +Ɛkame ayɛ sɛ misuu anadwo mu no nyinaa +The next morning I got up at +Da a edi hɔ anɔpa no mesɔree +My bed was bloodstained my periods had started shortly before this +Na mogya ayɛ me mpa no so na mafi ase kɔ afikyiri bere tiaa bi ansa na nsɛm yi resisi +Trembling I went to the first teacher I came across Miss Messinger +Bere a na ehu aka me no mekɔɔ tikyani a midii kan hyiaa no Awuraa Messinger hɔ +She called a girl who showed me how to wash my sheet in cold water +Ɔfrɛɛ abeawa bi ma ɔkyerɛɛ me sɛnea mɛhoro me mpasotam no wɔ nsunwunu mu +The stone floor was cold and the pains got stronger +Na ɛfam hɔ a wɔde abow asɛm no yɛ nwunu na me yawdi no mu yɛɛ den +I began to cry again +Mifii ase sui bio +Then Miss Messinger said with a caustic smirk Tell your Jehovah he should wash your sheet ! Afei Awuraa Messinger de serew kae sɛ Ka kyerɛ wo Yehowa no na onsi wo mpasotam mma wo ! +That was just what I needed to hear +Ɛno ara ne nea na mepɛ sɛ mete +I dried my eyes and never were they able to get me to shed tears again +Mepopaa m’anim nusu na wɔanyɛ me biribi amma mansu bio +We had to get up at each morning to clean the house before breakfast a bowl of soup at a +m +Na yɛsɔre anɔpa biara siesie efie hɔ ansa na anɔpa adidi bere aso nkwan ade ma anɔpa +School was held in the home for the children from to years of age +Wɔkyerɛɛ yɛn mmofra a na yɛadi fi mfe kosi no ade wɔ fie hɔ +In the afternoon we did the washing the sewing and the gardening as no men were available to do the hard work +Na yɛhoro nneɛma awia bere pam ade siesie turo mu efisɛ na mmarima nni hɔ a wɔbɛyɛ adwumaden no ama yɛn +In the winter of with another girl I had to saw trees up to two feet cm in diameter using a lumberjack s saw +Wɔ awɔw bere mu no wɔmaa me ne abeawa foforo de nnuapaefo sradaa twitwaa nnua a na akɛse a ɛwom bɛyɛ sɛntimita mu asinasin +The children were forbidden to talk to one another and were not allowed to be alone not even to go to the toilet +Na wɔmma mmofra no ne wɔn ho wɔn ho nni nkɔmmɔ na na wɔmma wɔn kwan mma wɔn mu bi nkutoo ntew ne ho nkɔ baabi a na tiafi so kɔ mpo ka ho +We had a bath twice a year and we washed our hair once a year +Na yeguare mprennu afe na yɛhohoro yɛn tirim pɛn koro afe +Punishment was food privation or a beating +Na wɔtwe yɛn aso denam aduan a wɔde kame yɛn anaa ɔhwe so +I got to clean Miss Messinger s room +Me na na misiesie Awuraa Messinger dan mu +She demanded that I go under the bed every day to clean the springs +Ɔhyɛe sɛ minwura ne mpa no ase da biara nkɔpopa nnade a ɛbeabea mpa no mu no ho +I had a little Bible that I had smuggled into the house and I was able to wedge this into the springs +Na mewɔ Bible ketewaa bi a mede siee me ho kɔɔ efie hɔ na mitumi de eyi hyɛɛ nnade a ɛbeabea mpa no mu no mu +Thereafter I was able to read parts of the Bible every day +Ɛno akyi no mitumi kenkan Bible no afa bi daa +No wonder I was called the slowest child they ever had ! Ɛnyɛ nwonwa sɛ na wɔfrɛ me abofra a ɔyɛ nyaa wɔ adwumayɛ mu sen biara a waba ofie hɔ pɛn ! +The Protestant girls went to their church on Sunday and the three Catholic girls to theirs but I had to do the cooking for all children +Na wɔma Protestantfo mmeawa no kwan ma wɔkɔ wɔn asɔre ahorow Kwasida na na Katolekfo baasa no nso yɛ saa ara nanso na me de menoa mmofra no nyinaa aduan +I was so small that I had to stand on a bench and hold the spoon with two hands to stir the soup +Na misua araa ma na ɛsɛ sɛ migyina benkyi so na mede me nsa abien nyinaa asɔ nkwantere mu de anu nkwan no mu +For our four teachers I had to cook meat bake cakes and prepare vegetables +Na ɛsɛ sɛ menoa nam to ɔfam na misiesie nhabamma ma yɛn akyerɛkyerɛfo baanan no +On Sunday afternoon we had to embroider napkins +Na ɛsɛ sɛ yɛnwene mpopaho Kwasida awia bere +There was no playtime +Na yenni bere a yɛde di agoru +Several months later with obvious pleasure Miss Messinger gave me the news that dear Mum had been arrested and was in a concentration camp +Asram pii akyi no Awuraa Messinger a na ɛda adi sɛ n’ani agye no ka kyerɛɛ me sɛ wɔakyere me Maame a medɔ no no na ɔwɔ adwumayɛban mu +In the war ground to a halt +Ɔko no baa awiei wɔ mu +The concentration camps collapsed and spilled their tortured contents out over the land setting thousands wandering about looking for any remnants of family that might still exist +Adwumayɛban ahorow no apon buebuei na wogyaee wɔn a wɔayɛ wɔn ayayade no ma wofii adi na nnipa mpempem pii kyinkyin hwehwɛɛ wɔn abusuafo nkaefo a ebia wɔda so te ase no +Poignant Reunions Nkabom Ahorow a Ɛyɛ Anigye +At least my mother knew where I was but when she came to get me I did not recognize her +Anyɛ yiye koraa no na me maame nim beae a mewɔ nanso bere a ɔbae sɛ ɔrebegye me no manhu no +Little wonder from what she had been through ! Esiane tebea ahorow a na wafa mu no nti na ɛnyɛ nwonwa koraa +When Mum was arrested she was sent to the same camp where Daddy had been sent Schirmeck except she was put in the women s camp +Bere a wɔkyeree maame no wɔde no kɔɔ adwumayɛban a na Papa wɔ no ara Schirmeck nanso wɔde no kɔɔ mmea mu +She refused to mend soldiers uniforms and was put in solitary for months in an underground bunker +Ɔpowee sɛ obesiesie asraafo ntade enti wɔde ɔno nkutoo kɔtoo afiase dan biako mu asram pii wɔ ɔdan bi a ɛwɔ asase ase mu +Next to contaminate her she was moved in with women who had syphilis +Nea edi hɔ no nea ɛbɛyɛ na wɔama no anya nsanyare no wɔde no kɔkaa mmea a wɔyare kekae ho +While being moved to Ravensbruck she became very weak with a cough +Bere a wɔde no rekɔ Ravensbruck no ɔbɔɔ waw a na ontumi nnantew +At that time the Germans fled and the prisoners en route to Ravensbruck were suddenly free my mother among them +Saa bere no na Germanfo no guanee na wogyaee nneduafo a na wɔde wɔn rekɔ Ravensbruck no mpofirim na na me maame ka wɔn ho +She headed for Constance where I was but an air raid blast had left her face cut and bleeding +Ɔde n’ani kyerɛɛ Constance beae a na mewɔ no nanso atuo bi a wɔtoto fii wimhyɛn mu maa biribi twaa n’anim na mogya tuu no +When I was ushered into her presence she was so changed emaciated from hunger obviously sick her face bruised and bloody her voice scarcely audible +Bere a wɔde me kɔɔ ne nkyɛn no na wasesa koraa na ɛda adi sɛ na eyi fi ɔkɔm yare ankasa a na ɔyare n’anim a na atu kuru na ada mogya no na na ɛyɛ den sɛ wobɛte ne nne +I had been trained to bow down in front of visitors and show them all my work the embroideries the sewing because some ladies came to the home to get a maid +Na wɔatete me ma mibu nkotodwe wɔ ahɔho anim de me nnwuma a mayɛ kyerɛ wɔn nneɛma ahorow a manwene ne nea mapam efisɛ na mmea bi ba ofie hɔ bɛpɛ mmaawa +And that is the way I treated poor Mum ! Na saa na meyɛ kyerɛɛ me Maame ! +Only when she took me to a judge to get the legal right to take me home did the realization dawn on me that this was my mother ! Ɛyɛ bere a ɔde me kɔɔ ɔtemmufo no hɔ sɛ ɔrekogye tumi krataa de me akɔ fie no ansa na merehu sɛ ɔyɛ me maame ! +All at once the tears I had kept inside of me for the past months burst out +Amonom hɔ ara nusu a na makora so asram no nyinaa guu me +As we left the statement of the director Miss Lederle was like soothing oil to Mum +Bere a yɛrefi hɔ no asɛm a ofie hɔ panyin Awuraa Lederle kae no maa Maame koma tɔɔ ne yam +She said I give your girl back to you in the same mental attitude she came +Ɔkae sɛ Mede wo babea no resan ama wo a ɔda so kura adwene koro a na okura a ɔde baa ha no mu ara +My integrity was still intact +Na makɔ so akura me mudi mu +We found our apartment and started to settle in +Yekohuu yɛn fie na yɛtraa mu +The only thing that still saddened us was that Dad was missing +Ade biako a na ɛda so hyɛ yɛn awerɛhow ne sɛ na Papa ayera +He was listed as dead by the Red Cross +Na Red Cross adwuma no akyerɛw ne din sɛ wawu +In the middle of May there was a knock at the door +Wɔ May mfinimfini no obi bɔɔ yɛn pon mu +Again I ran to open it +Mituu mmirika bio kobuee pon no +A friend Maria Koehl was at the door and she said Simone I m not alone +Na ɛyɛ adamfo bi Maria Koehl na ogyina ɔpon no ano na ɔkae sɛ Simone ɛnyɛ me nkutoo na mebae +Your father is downstairs +Wo papa wɔ ase hɔ +Dad could hardly make it up the steps and he had lost his hearing +Na Papa ntumi mforo atrapoe no na na n’aso nso asi +He passed right by me and went straight to Mum ! Osian me ho kɔɔ me maame hɔ tee a wanhu me ! +The spontaneous little year old girl he had once known had grown to be a shy young teenager during those long months +Na abeawa a wadi mfe a na ɔyɛ ade ahopere so no anyin abɛyɛ ababaa a ɔfɛre ade wɔ asram pii a wɔn ntam tetee no mu +This new girl he did not even recognize +Na wanhu saa abeawa foforo yi mpo +What he had been through had taken its toll +Na tebea ahorow a wafa mu no ama no ayɛ mmerɛw +First to Schirmeck a special camp then to Dachau where he contracted typhus and for days thereafter was unconscious from it +Nea edi kan no wɔde no kɔɔ Schirmeck adwumayɛban bi a ɛyɛ soronko mu afei wɔde no san kɔɔ Dachau beae a atiridii bɔɔ no na ɛno akyi no ɛmaa ade tɔɔ no so nnafua no +He was later used in medical experiments +Akyiri yi wɔde no dii dwuma de sɔɔ nnuru hwɛe +From Dachau he was sent to Mauthausen an extermination camp worse than Dachau where he suffered hard labor and beatings and was set upon by police dogs +Wɔde no fi Dachau kɔɔ Mauthausen adwumayɛban a wokum nnipa wɔ hɔ a ɛhɔ yɛ hu sen Dachau ɛhɔ na wɔmaa no yɛɛ adwumaden na wɔhwee no na polisifo akraman to hyɛɛ no so kekaa no +But he had survived and was finally here at home once more +Nanso wanwu na awiei koraa no ɔsan baa fie bio +When I became I went into the full time service as a minister of Jehovah s Witnesses and then to Gilead in the United States the Watch Tower Society s school for missionaries +Bere a midii mfe no mede me ho hyɛɛ bere nyinaa som adwuma no mu sɛ Yehowa Adansefo asomfo no mu biako na afei mekɔɔ Ɔwɛn Aban Asafo sukuu ma asɛmpatrɛwfo wɔ Gilead wɔ United States +At the Society s world headquarters I met Max Liebster a German Jew who had become a Witness in one of Hitler s concentration camps +Mihyiaa Max Liebster Germanni Yudani bi a na wabɛyɛ Ɔdansefo wɔ Hitler adwumayɛban ahorow no biako mu wɔ Asafo no wiase nyinaa adwumayɛbea ti hɔ +We married in and with the help of our God Jehovah we have kept on until now in full time service as special pioneer ministers here in France +Yɛwaree wɔ mu na ɛdenam yɛn Nyankopɔn Yehowa mmoa so no yɛakɔ so wɔ bere nyinaa som adwuma no mu sɛ akwampaefo atitiriw asomfo de abesi saa bere yi wɔ France ha +How true were the words Mum had spoken in her prayer for me those many years ago the evening before she left me at the penitentiary house I make supplication to you oh Jehovah keep my young girl faithful ! Hwɛ sɛnea Maame nsɛm a ɔkae wɔ ne mpae a ɔbɔ maa me mu wɔ saa mfe pii a atwam no mu bere a na ɔregyaw me wɔ mmofra bɔne fie hɔ no abam Mede nkotosrɛ meba w’anim Oo Yehowa boa me babea kumaa yi ma onni nokware ! +And down to this day Jehovah has done just that ! As told by Simone Arnold Liebster +Na Yehowa ayɛ saa ara de abesi nnɛ ! Sɛnea Simone Arnold Liebster ka kyerɛe +Picture on page Kratafa mfonini +Simone Arnold Liebster and her husband Max Liebster Simone Arnold Liebster ne ne kunu Max Liebster +A Day in the Life of a Butterfly Nea Afofantɔ Yɛ Da Biara +IF YOUR daily routine seems stressful and difficult spare a thought for the hardworking butterfly +SƐ WOTE nka sɛ da biara da adwuma a woyɛ yɛ den na ɛma wobrɛ a gye bere susuw afofantɔ a ɔyɛ adwumaden no ho +At first you may think that a butterfly s work schedule looks like a dream vacation +Nea edi kan no ebia wubesusuw sɛ afofantɔ adwuma yɛ anigye +Flitting from flower to flower supping a little nectar here and there basking at will in the sunshine the butterfly appears to be the epitome of the carefree life style +Bere a otu fi nhwiren biako so kɔ ɔfoforo so kɔ mmeae mmeae kɔnom nhwiren mu nsu nkakrankakra to awia bere biara a ɔpɛ no ebia ɛbɛyɛ wo sɛ afofantɔ asetra yɛ ahotɔ nkoaa +But in the insect world things are not always what they seem +Nanso nneɛma nyɛ mmerɛw bere nyinaa wɔ nkoekoemmoa asetra mu sɛnea ebia wususuw sɛ ɛte no +Butterflies are busy creatures who perform a vital service while constantly working against the clock +Mfofantɔ yɛ mmoa a wonni adagyew koraa a wɔyɛ nnwuma pa na wɔde ahopere yɛ adwuma te sɛ nea ɛbere retia wɔn +Let s join a butterfly on a typical workday +Momma yɛnhwɛ adwuma a afofantɔ yɛ da biara +A Sunshine Breakfast Ɔto Awia Anɔpa +Do you wake up feeling groggy ? So wosɔre anɔpa a woyɛ mmerɛw ? +Early morning blues are endemic among butterflies +Mfofantɔ taa yɛ kyɛkoo anɔpa +Some mornings they can t get going at all literally +Ɛtɔ da bi a wontumi ntu anɔpa koraa +Their problem is body temperature which fluctuates according to their surroundings +Wɔn haw no ne wɔn honam mu hyew a ɛsakra sakra ma ɛne beae a wɔwɔ hyia no +After they spend a cold night perched on a leaf their blood is so cold they can hardly move much less fly +Bere a wɔada ahaban bi so anadwo wɔ awɔw mu ma ade akye no wɔn mogya yɛ nwunu ma ɛyɛ den sɛ wɔbɛkeka wɔn ho nkantom sɛ wobetu +So they must wait for the sun +Enti ɛsɛ sɛ wɔtwɛn ma owia pue +When the sun rises the butterfly opens his wings and angles them toward its warming rays +Sɛ awia pue a afofantɔ bue ne ntaban mu de kyerɛ owia hann no +The outstretched wings acting like miniature solar panels soon capture the necessary heat and off the butterfly sails +Ne ntaban a watrɛw mu no di dwuma te sɛ afiri bi a ɛkyere owia mu hyew na ɛkyere ɔhyew a ehia no ntɛm so na afofantɔ no tu +But what if the sky is cloudy ? Na sɛ ɛba sɛ ewim yɛ kusuu ɛ ? +In cool temperate regions butterflies must stay put immobilized on a convenient twig or flower until the sun shines +Wɔ mmeae a ewim yɛ nwunu a awia mmɔ kɛse no ɛsɛ sɛ mfofantɔ sisi faako abaa anaa nhwiren a ɛfata so kosi sɛ awia bɛbɔ +This is not laziness +Eyi nkyerɛ sɛ wɔyɛ akwadworɔ +It s sheer necessity +Ɛyɛ ade a ɛho hia ankasa +If the day is not too hot the butterfly pauses from time to time for further sunshine therapy +Sɛ ɛda no mu nyɛ hyew kɛse a afofantɔ gyina bere ne bere mu to awia kakra ma ne ho yɛ hyew +Like a car refueling at a gas station he needs his fill of solar energy +Sɛnea kar pɛtrol sa a ɛkɔ beae a wobu pɛtrol san kobu bi no saa ara na sɛ afofantɔ hia honam mu ɔhyew a ɔkɔto awia +In the tropics the butterfly may need to bask only first thing in the morning or after a shower of rain +Wɔ mmeae a awia bɔ na nsu tɔ kɛse no ebia ɛho behia sɛ afofantɔ to awia anɔpa anaa bere a nsu atɔ akyi +Generally speaking the cooler the weather the more time he spends basking +Sɛ yɛbɛka a dodow a ewim yɛ nwunu no dodow no ara na ɔto awia +Once his energy is restored he continues with the work at hand +Sɛ ɔsan nya honam mu ahoɔden pɛ a ɔtoa n’adwuma a ɛwɔ sɛ ɔyɛ no so +Love at First Scent Ehua a Edi Kan a Enya ne Dɔ ’ +The most urgent task is to find a mate +Adwuma a ɛyɛ den koraa ne ɔhokafo a obenya +With a life expectancy that rarely exceeds a few weeks there is no time to lose +Esiane sɛ ne nkwa nna yɛ adapɛn kakraa bi nti ɛsɛ sɛ ɔhwehwɛ ɔhokafo ntɛm so +And finding a mate in the butterfly world is no easy job it requires heroic patience and persistence +Na ɔhokafo a afofantɔ hwehwɛ no nyɛ adwuma a ɛda fam egye abotare ne animia +Love at first sight is unknown among butterflies +Ɛnyɛ mfofantɔ su ne sɛ wobehu ɔfoforo prɛko pɛ anya ɔdɔ ama no +They are notoriously nearsighted and more often than not they mistake a different species for one of their own +Wɔyɛ mmoa a wonhu ade a ɛwɔ akyiri yiye koraa na mpɛn pii no wodi mfomso fa mfofantɔ afoforo bi sɛ wɔn sɛso +This leads to many a fruitless chase that comes to naught when the butterfly suitor finally realizes his eyes have deceived him +Eyi ma mpɛn pii no afofantɔ a ɔrepɛ ɔhokafo no tu di mfofantɔ afoforo akyi a mfaso nni so na awiei koraa no sɛ obehu sɛ nea ohui no nyɛ ɔbere a ofi n’abusua mu a ɔsan +To make life even more difficult the female usually isn t receptive +Nea ɛma asetra no mu yɛ den koraa no ɔbere no ntaa mpene so mma no +The ardent male flies persistently around her in a type of high speed aerial waltz hoping that she will eventually relent +Afofantɔ nini a n’ani yɛ den no kɔ so tu twa ne ho hyia a ɔwɔ anidaso sɛ awiei koraa no ɔbɛpene so +But these spectacular butterfly ballets usually come to an abrupt end when the female flies off leaving the hapless male to continue his search +Nanso ɛtaa ba sɛ saa mfofantɔ asaw a ɛyɛ fɛ yi ba awiei mpofirim bere a ɔbere no tu kɔ no na ogyaw afofantɔ nini a ne ti anyɛ yiye no ma ɔtoa ne hokafo hwehwɛ no so +Surprisingly enough the female isn t that fussy about the fancy colors of her male consort +Nea ɛyɛ nwonwa yiye ne sɛ ɔbere no ani nnye ne hokafo nini no honam a atoto fɛfɛɛfɛ no ho +Although Darwin blithely assumed that butterflies brilliant colors provided some evolutionary advantage the evidence has not been forthcoming +Ɛwom sɛ Darwin susuwii sɛ mfofantɔ kɔla a ɛyɛ fɛ no ma wonyaa adannandi ho nnyinasosɛm bi de ’ nanso wonnyaa adanse biara a wɔde begyina akyi sɛ ɛyɛ nokware +In one experiment females of the North American species Anartia amathea mated quite happily with males whose bright crimson and black wings had been painted black all over +Wɔ nhwehwɛmu bi a wɔyɛe wɔ Atifi fam Amerika mfofantɔ Anartia amathea ho mu no wɔde kɔla tuntum kaa anini no ho nanso wotumi ne abere hyiae anigye so +What seems to matter most is the male s flight pattern his persistence and above all the unique love dust +Na ɛkame ayɛ sɛ nea ɛyɛ biribi titiriw ara ne sɛnea onini no tu na ɔkɔ so di ɔbere no akyi ne nea ɛsen ne nyinaa no ne dɔ pawda soronko no +The love dust carries a pheromone that is the male s trump card +Biribi a ɛyɛ huam a ɛma onini no nya ɔbere no wɔ ɔdɔ pawda no mu +It is a heady perfume tailor made to affect the females of his species +Ɛyɛ sradehuam a ano yɛ den a ɛfata a ɛtwetwe abere no +During courtship he attempts to dust her with this superscent +Wɔ bere a wahu ɔbere no foforo no ɔbɔ mmɔden sɛ ɔbɛtow pawda huamhuam soronko yi ahura no ho +Although the love dust is no guarantee of success it works wonders when a willing female is finally found +Ɛwom sɛ yentumi nka sɛ ɛyere so dɛn ara a ɔdɔ pawda yi bɛma wadi nkonim de nanso etumi di dwuma yiye bere a awiei koraa no ohu ɔbere a ɔpene so ma no no +A Taste of Nectar Nhwiren mu Nsunom +All the energy expended in this search for a mate must be replenished +Ɛsɛ sɛ ɔhyɛ ahoɔden a ɔsɛe no wɔ ɔhokafo hwehwɛ mu no nyinaa ananmu +Hence the butterflies taste for nectar +Enti mfofantɔ nom nhwiren mu nsu +Flowers advertise this high energy food by means of attractive shapes and colors +Nhwiren nam ne hwɛbea ne ne kɔla ahorow a ɛyɛ fɛ so bɔ saa aduan a ahoɔden wom kɛse yi ho dawuru +Once he alights on the flower the butterfly deftly sucks up the nectar with a long tubelike proboscis which he pokes into the base of the flower +Sɛ afofantɔ si nhwiren so pɛ a ɔde biribi feaa a etua n’ano te sɛ paane no wura nhwiren no mu kosi ase twe mu nsu no ahokokwaw so +While feeding on the nectar the insect gets a dusting of pollen on his hairy body thus taking the pollen with him to the next flower he visits +Bere a ɔnom nhwiren no mu nsu no nhwiren no so pawda a ɛma nhwiren tumi pae no hura akoekoeboa no honam a ɛho wɔ nhwi no ho enti ɔde pawda a ɛwɔ ne ho no kɔ nhwiren foforo so +During a typical workday hundreds of flowers are pollinated +Afofantɔ ma nhwiren ɔhaha pii nya nea ɛbɛma atumi asow aba wɔ ne da koro adwumayɛ mu +In tropical forests however flowers do not abound +Nanso nhwiren nnɔɔso wɔ kwae a ɛwowɔ mmeae a awia bɔ na nsu tɔ kɛse no mu +What do tropical butterflies usually drink ? Dɛn na mfofantɔ a ɛwɔ hɔ no nom ? +Tropical butterflies like nothing better than gorging on rotten fruit +Mfofantɔ a ɛwowɔ mmeae a awia bɔ na nsu tɔ kɛse no mpɛ biribiara nsen nnuaba a aporɔw mu nsu a wɔnom no +The overripe fruit that falls to the ground provides them a plentiful source of sugary energy +Aduaba a abere aporɔw a ɛte tɔ fam no ma wonya nsu a asikre ahoɔden wom no pii +Butterflies also like salt +Mfofantɔ pɛ nkyene nso +They may often be found sucking up the salty moisture from a patch of wet ground or occasionally the perspiration on the hand of a human admirer +Wotumi hu wɔn sɛ wɔnom fam nsu anaa ɛtɔ da bi a fifiri a efi onipa a ɔkyerɛ ne ho anigye ma osi ne nsa so no +The intrepid flambeau butterfly has even been spotted drying the tears of the caiman +Wɔahu afofantɔ a n’ani yɛ den a onsuro ade sɛ ɔrenom mampam ani ase nsu a ɛyɛ nkyenkyene no mpo +While busily looking for a mate pollinating flowers and keeping well fed our winged friend must also keep an eye out for enemies +He may look defenseless but he has several tactics to avoid capture +Bere a onni adagyew a ɔhwehwɛ ɔhokafo de aba nketenkete bi gugu nhwiren so na atumi apae na odidi no ɛsɛ sɛ yɛn adamfo a ɔwɔ ntaban no yɛ ahwɛyiye wɔ atamfo ho nso +Keeping Danger at Bay A gaudy butterfly fluttering over a meadow would presumably be a tempting morsel for any insect eating bird +Ebia anomaa biara a odi nkoekoemmoa bɛbɔ mmɔden sɛ ɔbɛsɔ afofantɔ a n’ani agye a ɔredi akɔneaba wɔ sare so adi +But the butterfly s haphazard jerky flight makes catching him a very tricky job +Nanso tu a afofantɔ ntu nkɔ n’anim tee na ɔkɔ soro ba fam dannan ne ho no ma ɛyɛ den sɛ wɔbɛkye no +Most birds give up after a few tries +Nnomaa pii gyae n’akyi di bere a wɔbɔ mmɔden sɛ wɔbɛkye no akyi bere tiaa bi +Even when a bird does catch a butterfly the insect may succeed in escaping by leaving behind a portion of his wing in the bird s beak +Na sɛ anomaa kyere afofantɔ mpo a akoekoeboa yi tumi guan denam n’ataban no fa bi a ogya ma ɛka anomaa no ano no so +Eyesight is another protection +N’ani nso ne ade biako a ɛbɔ ne ho ban +Although butterflies are nearsighted their compound eyes are highly efficient at detecting movement +Ɛwom sɛ mfofantɔ nhu ade a ɛwɔ akyiri yiye de nanso wɔn aniwa tumi hu biribi a ɛkeka ne ho ntɛm +They will dart away at any hint of danger as anyone who has tried to photograph a butterfly knows only too well +Sɛ ɔte asiane ho mpopoe ketewaa bi a otu guan sɛnea obiara a wabɔ mmɔden sɛ obetwa afofantɔ mfonini pɛn nim no yiye no +Some slow flying butterflies have another safety device their nasty taste +Mfofantɔ a wotu brɛoo no bi wɔ ade foforo a ɛbɔ wɔn ho ban wɔn nam nyɛ dɛ +It is caused by their feeding on poisonous plants when they were caterpillars +Nea ɛde eyi ba ne afifide bi a awuduru wom a na wodi bere a na woyɛ asa no +Once he has bitten such a butterfly a bird will usually shy away from a second encounter +Sɛ anomaa bi sɔ afofantɔ a ɔte saa pɛ a ɔmmɔ mmɔden sɛ ɔbɛyɛ saa ne mprennu so +Often these foul tasting butterflies like the monarch are brightly colored a visual warning that apparently reminds the bird to keep clear +Mfofantɔ a wɔnyɛ dɛ yi te sɛ biako bi a wɔfrɛ no monarch no kɔla hyerɛn na ɛyɛ ade a ɛbɔ anomaa kɔkɔ sɛ ɛnsɛ sɛ ɔkye no +Journey s End Ne Nkwa Nna +The World Book Encyclopedia notes that most butterflies do not live longer than a few weeks but that some species may live up to months +The World Book Encyclopedia ka sɛ mfofantɔ pii nkwa nna yɛ adapɛn kakraa bi pɛ nanso wɔn mu bi tumi di asram ansa na wɔawuwu +Some are dormant during the cold winter months or during a prolonged dry season in the tropics +Ebinom ntumi nnyin wɔ awɔw bere mu wɔ mmeae a awia mmɔ kɛse anaa ɔpɛ bere a ɛkyɛ mu wɔ mmeae a awia bɔ kɛse +But despite their short lives butterflies can accomplish amazing feats +Nanso ɛmfa ho wɔn nkwa nna a ɛyɛ tia no mfofantɔ tumi yɛ nneɛma a ɛyɛ nwonwa +Last century the monarch butterfly crossed the Atlantic in sufficient numbers to establish itself in the Canary Islands off the coast of Africa +Afeha a etwaam no mu no afofantɔ a wɔfrɛ no monarch pii bi twaa Atlantic Po no kɔtraa Canary Islands supɔw bi a ɛbɛn Afrika mpoano no so +Another great traveler the painted lady regularly journeys from North Africa to the north of Europe in the summer season +Ɔkwantufo kɛse foforo a wɔfrɛ no painted lady taa tu kwan fi Afrika Atifi fam kɔ Europa atifi fam ahohuru bere mu +During their brief life span the tireless butterflies do a vital job pollinating flowers shrubs and fruit trees +Wɔ wɔn nkwa nna tiaa no mu no mfofantɔ a wonni adagyew no di dwuma a mfaso wɔ so denam nhwiren ne nnua a wɔma etumi sow aba no so +And much more than that their presence adds a touch of beauty and delight to the countryside +Na nea ɛsen saa no sɛ wɔwɔ nkuraase a wɔma hɔ yɛ fɛ na ɛyɛ anika kɛse +Summer would not be summer without them +Sɛ wonni hɔ a ɔpɛ bere nyɛ anigye +Picture on page Kratafa mfonini +Sunning in early morning Ɔreto awia anɔpa + Picture on page Kratafa mfonini +Drawing nectar from a flower Ɔrenom nhwiren mu nsu + Picture on page Kratafa mfonini +Extracting moisture from the ground Ɔretwe fam nsu + Credit Line Asɛm Fibea +Courtesy of Buckfast Butterfly Farm Buckfast Butterfly Farm na wɔmaa hokwan +Let s Eat Cassava ! Momma Yenni Bankye ! +By Awake ! Efi Nyan ! +correspondent in Nigeria kyerɛwfo a ɔwɔ Nigeria hɔ +CUTLASS in hand Janyere hacks his way through the overgrown cassava plot +JANYERE de nkrante a ekura no no bɔ kwan fa bankyefuw a nnua no aka abom yuu no mu +A straw hat shades him from the blistering equatorial sun +Ɔhyɛ kyɛw a wɔde sare ayɛ a ɛmma owia nhyew no +Selecting a plant some ten feet m tall he grabs the stem with both hands and gently pulls +Ɔpaw bankye a ne dua tenten bɛyɛ mita na ɔde ne nsa abien sɔ mu twe no brɛoo +Out of the ground pop the roots and tubers +Bankye nhini ne n’aduan no fi asase no mu pue +He lops them off with his cutlass and puts them in a flat tray with other tubers he has just uprooted +Ɔde ne nkrante no twitwa aduan no na ɔde ka bankye a watu dedaw no ho gu apampaa bi so +Ngozi his wife picks up the pan places it on her head and together they set off for home +Ne yere Ngozi ma apampaa no so soa na wɔn baanu sim kɔ fie +This simple harvesting procedure is familiar to millions throughout the tropics who regularly enjoy cassava +Nnipa ɔpepem pii a wɔtete wiase mmeae a awia bɔ hɔ kɛse a wɔtaa di bankye no nim sɛnea wotu bankye yiye +In Africa alone about million people rely on cassava for more than half of their daily calorie intake +Wɔ Afrika nkutoo no nnipa bɛyɛ ɔpepem na wonya nipadua mu ahoɔden a wɔfrɛ no calorie a ɛkɔ wɔn mu daa no mu fa kɛse fi bankye mu +And its popularity is growing +Na nnipa a wodi no redɔɔso +Some experts say that by the year the number of people dependent on cassava may double the number of those who relied on it during the mid s +Animdefo bi ka sɛ ebetumi aba sɛ ebedu afe no na nnipa a wodi bankye no dodow ayɛ wɔn a na wodi wɔ mfinimfini hɔ no mmɔho abien +Have you eaten cassava ? So woadi bankye pɛn ? +If you live in a temperate area of the earth you may say no +Sɛ wote asase yi fa a awia mmɔ hɔ pii a ebia wobɛka sɛ dabi +But do not be so sure ! Nanso nka sɛ wunnii bi koraa da ! +Cassava starch is an important ingredient in sauces gravies baby foods mustards tapioca products thickening agents confectionery and bread +Efisɛ bankye setaakye yɛ biribi a ehia a wɔde fra abom mmofra nnuan sinapi aba nnuan ne tapioka nnuan ahorow mu na wɔde fra nnuan ma emu yɛ duru na ɛsɔ wɔde yɛ tɔfe ahorow ne paanoo +Even the meat you eat or the milk you drink may come from animals who have been fed powdered cassava as part of their diet +Ebia ɛnam a wudi anaa milike a wonom no fi mmoa bi a wɔde bankye fra wɔn nnuan mu mpo mu +In addition to its contribution to the food industry cassava is used in making adhesives pastes and paints +Sɛ nnuan a wɔde yɛ no da nkyɛn a wɔde bankye ka setaakye de tetare nneɛma na wɔde yɛ nnuru a wɔde ka dan ho +Growing It Is Easy Ne Dua Nyɛ Den +But for most Africans such as Janyere and Ngozi cassava is grown to be eaten +Nanso wɔ Afrikafo dodow no ara te sɛ Janyere ne Ngozi fam no di a wobedi nti na wodua bankye +Though low in protein its bulky tubers are rich in carbohydrates +Ɛwom sɛ nnuan mu ahoɔden a wɔfrɛ no protein a ɛwom sua de nanso nnuan mu ahoɔden a wɔfrɛ no carbohydrate wɔ n’aduan a ɛbɔ akɛse no mu yiye +Pound for pound cassava packs more than two and a half times as many calories as either maize or yam Africa s next two most important staple foods +Sɛ yɛbɛka a Calorie a ɛwɔ bankye mu dɔɔso koraa sen nea ɛwɔ aburow anaa bayerɛ a ɛyɛ Afrikafo nnuan atitiriw abien a edi hɔ +Its young shoots and leaves are good to eat high in vitamins minerals and proteins +Wodi ne nnua ne ne nhaban a afifi foforo no nnuan mu ahoɔden a wɔfrɛ no vitamin mineral ne protein wom kɛse +One big factor contributing to the importance of cassava is that it is so easy to grow +Ade titiriw biako a ama nnipa pii ani agye bankye ho kɛse ne sɛ ne dua nyɛ den +No extensive land preparation is required other than removing shrubs and vines and making sure that there is some sunlight +Enhia sɛ wɔyɛ asase no so adwuma kɛse pii nea wɔyɛ ara ne sɛ wɔdɔw wura ne nhama a ɛwowɔ asase no so ma awia bɔ so +When the soil is moist the farmer plants stem cuttings from which the cassava will grow +Sɛ nsu tɔ ma asase no fɔw a okuafo no dua bankye nnua a wɔatwitwa no asinasin no +It doesn t require a lot of weeding and it needs little or no fertilizer fungicide or insecticide +Enhia sɛ wɔdɔw ho pii na fɛtilasa fungucide aduru a ɛhyew ntuw anaa nnuru a wɔde kunkum mmoawa mmoawa kakraa bi na ehia anaa enhia mpo sɛ wɔde bi di dwuma koraa +It also can be harvested at any time of the year +Wotumi tu bankye nso wɔ afe no mu bere biara +Cassava is amazingly hardy +Bankye yɛ afifide a etumi gyina tebea horow pii ano ma ɛyɛ nwonwa +It grows well in good soil and in poor +Etumi nyin yiye wɔ asase pa ne nea enye nyinaa so +It thrives from sea level up to altitudes of feet m +Etumi yɛ yiye wɔ asase a ɛda fam ne mmepɔw nyinaa so +It flourishes in areas of heavy rainfall but it is also fruitful in climates where there is no rain for nine months of the year +Etumi yɛ yiye wɔ mmeae a nsu tɔ kɛse na etumi yɛ yiye wɔ mmeae a nsu ntɔ wɔ hɔ asram akron wɔ afe mu nso +Even if a fire should burn it to the ground cassava sprouts afresh from its base ! Sɛ ogya hyew bankye ma ɛka n’ase koraa mpo a etumi fifi bio ! +Processing It Is Hard Work Ɛho Adwuma Yɛ Den +So from the time it is planted until the harvest cassava is relatively labor free +Enti bankye ho adwuma nyɛ den pii fi bere a wodua araa kosi bere a wotu +Once it is out of the ground however the real work begins +Nanso sɛ wonya tu a na adwumaden no ankasa afi ase +In fact the work involved from harvest to dinner table may equal or surpass all preharvest activities +Nokwarem no ebia adwuma a wɔyɛ wɔ ho fi bere a wɔatu kosi bere a wodi no yɛ den sen efi ne dua so kosi ne tu so anaasɛ ɛbɛkyɛn saa +This work must begin quickly +Ɛsɛ sɛ wofi saa adwuma yi ase ntɛm +Had he wanted to Janyere could have stored the cassava tubers for up to two years by simply leaving them unattended in the ground +Sɛ na Janyere pɛ a anka obetumi agya bankye no wɔ fam ma adi bɛyɛ mfe abien a ɔnyɛ ho hwee +But once they are uprooted the tubers must be processed within hours or they will begin to rot +Nanso bere a wɔatu no de ɛsɛ sɛ ɔde yɛ biribi wɔ nnɔnhwerew mu anyɛ saa a ebefi ase asɛe +Ngozi wants to make gari a favorite of Nigerians +Ngozi pɛ sɛ ɔyɛ gari aduan a Nigeriafo pɛ yiye +First she peels the cassava with a knife then she washes it +Odi kan de sekamma sinsen bankye no afei ɔhohoro ho +Ngozi and Janyere now take the peeled cassava to their friend Alex who has a grinder +Afei Ngozi ne Janyere de bankye a wasinsen no kɔ wɔn adamfo Alex a ɔwɔ afiri a wɔde yam ade hɔ +The grinder mashes the tubers into pulp +Afiri a wɔde yam ade no twiw bankye aduan no ma ɛyɛ mmɔre +The pulp is then put in a porous sack and the liquid is squeezed out in Alex s press +Owie a wɔde bankye a wɔatwiw no gu kotoku a ntokuro deda ho mu na Alex afiri a wɔde kyi ade no kyi bankye a wɔatwiw no mu nsu +But the work is not over yet ! Nanso na wonnya nwiee adwuma no ! +Next the cassava pulp must be dried for several days +Nea edi hɔ no ɛsɛ sɛ wɔhata bankye a wɔatwiw no nna pii +Janyere then sifts it with a raffia sifter +Afei Janyere de tonton ahuhude po so +After that Ngozi fries it turning it over with a wooden plate so that it does not burn +Ɛno akyi no Ngozi kyew ɔde koraa sin bi nunu mu dannan no sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a ɛrenhyew +The cassava having reached this stage of processing is now called gari +Sɛ wɔyɛ bankye no ho adwuma duru ha a wɔfrɛ no gari +Though Ngozi has chosen just one of many ways to process her cassava most cassava in Africa is processed by women at farm or village level +Ɛwom sɛ Ngozi apaw akwan pii a wɔnam so di bankye ho dwuma no mu biako pɛ de nanso mmea de wɔn nsa yɛ Afrika bankye dodow no ara ho adwuma wɔ fie +Shortcuts are not advisable since cassava contains small quantities of cyanide highly poisonous to humans and animals +Esiane sɛ cyanide a ɛyɛ awuduru kɛse ma nnipa ne mmoa kakra wɔ bankye mu nti ɛsɛ sɛ wodi ho dwuma yiye +Thorough processing reduces the cyanide content to a safe level +Ɛho dwuma a wodi no yiye tew cyanide dodow a ɛwom no so ma ɛka ketewaa bi a ɛnyɛ hu +Dinnertime ! Adidi Bere ! +Now at last it is time to eat ! Afei adwuma no nyinaa akyi no ɛbere aso sɛ wodidi ! +Gari mixed with coconut milk makes a delicious pudding +Gari a wɔde kube mu nsu a wɔakyi afra yɛ aduan a ɛyɛ dɛ +It can also be made into biscuits +Wotumi de yɛ bisket nso +But Ngozi and Janyere decide instead to eat eba which is made by simply stirring the gari into hot water +Nanso Ngozi ne Janyere si gyinae sɛ wobedi eba gari fufuo a wɔde gari gu nsuhyewo mu ka ara kwa no +Throughout Africa cassava dishes are as varied as the names given them +Bankye nnuan ne din ahorow a wɔde frɛ no dɔɔso wɔ Afrika nyinaa +In Cote d Ivoire it is served up with meat and vegetables as attieke +Wɔde ɛnam ne nnuadewa ka bankye ho di wɔ Cote d’Ivoire sɛ akyɛka +In Ghana cassava combined with fish or egg sauce makes a one dish meal called garifoto +Wɔde mpataa anaa nkesua abom ka gari ho yɛ garifotɔ wɔ Ghana +In Tanzania when you ask for ugali you will be served cassava in the form of a thick paste with soup +Sɛ wubisa ugali wɔ Tanzania a wɔbɛma wo aduan a wɔde bankye ayɛ aduan a ɛte sɛ banku ne nkwan +In Cameroon people go for kumkum +Wɔ Cameroon no nkurɔfo ani gye kumkum ho +And in Sierra Leone especially on Saturdays cassava lovers insist on their foofoo ! Na wɔ Sierra Leone nso titiriw Memeneda wɔn a wɔn ani gye bankye ho hwehwɛ wɔn fufuo ! +Whatever you call it cassava is a big part of African life +Ɛmfa ho din biara a wɔde frɛ no no bankye di dwuma titiriw wɔ Afrikafo asetra mu +So big in fact that many people feel that if they have not eaten cassava even though they have had something else they have not really eaten at all ! Nokwarem no ɛho hia araa ma nnipa pii te nka sɛ sɛ wonnii bankye a ɛnde na wonnidii ankasa ɛwom sɛ na wɔadi biribi foforo de ! + Footnotes Ase hɔ asɛm +Also called manioc tapioca and yuca +Wɔfrɛ no maniok tapioka ne yuka nso +Pictures on page Kratafa mfonini +Peeling and washing cassava Bankye sinsen ne ɛho hohoro +Grinding Ne twiw +Sifting Ɛso po +Frying Ne kyew +From Our Readers Efi Yɛn Akenkanfo Hɔ +Abortion Your series Abortion The Making and the Taking of a Life May brought tears to my eyes and pain to my heart +Nyinsɛn a Wotu Gu Mo nsɛm Nyinsɛn a Wotu Gu Nkwa a Wɔyɛ ne Nkwa a Wɔsɛe No August maa nusu guu me na midii yaw me komam +If I had read this information eight years ago I would not have had an abortion +Sɛ mekan saa asɛm yi mfe awotwe a atwam no mu a anka mantu nyinsɛn angu +It took me almost seven years to confess this sin to my husband who would have been the father +Egyee me mfe ason ansa na meretumi aka ho asɛm akyerɛ me kunu a ɔno na anka ɔbɛyɛ abofra no papa no +I hope that anyone considering abortion will read the articles and realize that life is precious and a gift from God +Me yam a anka obiara a ɔpɛ sɛ otu nyinsɛn gu no akenkan nsɛm no na wahu sɛ nkwa som bo na ɛyɛ akyɛde a efi Onyankopɔn hɔ +G +G +D +United States D +United States +I am years old and we learned about abortion in school +Madi mfe na yesuaa nyinsɛn a wotu gu ho ade wɔ sukuu +Yet somehow I had not realized the pain involved for the child +Nanso sɛnea ɛte no manhu ɛyaw a abofra no te no +As I read this magazine great anger welled up in me along with tears that I couldn t stop +Na bere a mekenkan saa nsɛmma nhoma yi no me bo fuwii yiye na misui +How can people treat so lightly the precious life that Jehovah kindly gives ? Dɛn nti na nnipa nkyerɛ obu koraa mma nkwa a ɛsom bo a Yehowa fi ayamye mu de ma no ? +N +N +K +Japan K +Japan +I took this magazine with me to school and to my great surprise the students liked it ! Mede nsɛmma nhoma yi kɔɔ sukuu na sukuufo no ani gyee ho ma ɛyɛɛ me nwonwa yiye ! +It touched the hearts of my classmates to the point that one of them broke down and cried +Ɛkaa me mfɛfo sukuufo no koma araa ma wɔn mu biako antumi anni ne ho so ma osui +Just days before she had had an abortion performed +Na watu nyinsɛn agu nna kakraa bi akyi ansa na ɔrete nsɛm yi +L +L +S +United States S +United States +Helicopters Your article Workhorse of the Skies March was of special interest to me +April Yɛn nuanom Kristofo mmarima ne mmea pii afa sɔhwɛ bebree mu nanso wɔkɔ so gyina mu wɔ nokwaredi mu ! +As an aviation safety inspector for the Federal Aviation Administration and a helicopter pilot flight instructor I can see that the article reflects extraordinary care in accuracy +Sɛ mihyia sɔhwɛ a emu yɛ den a mewɔ anidaso sɛ menya Josef Rehwald ne n’abusua ahoɔden ne wɔn mmɔdenbɔ no bi +D +J +J +R +United States United States +Losing Weight I read the article If I Lost Weight Anybody Can ! Makan Josef Rehwald asetra ho nsɛm no nnɛ +January and while I m very happy that the writer is managing his battle with his weight I fear the article will encourage many to think that overweight people simply need self control and to diet +Bere a misusuw sɛnea Yehowa hwɛ ne nkoa wɔ amanehunu bere mu ho no misui +Na mintumi mfa N’aseda nni ! +My problem involves a bit more than a to calories per day diet can solve +V +M +Italy Nusu Asɛm Dɛn ne Nusu Bebree Yi ? +Eating is a compulsion for me a drug +February kaa me koma yiye +Only recently have I come to understand that as an adult child of an alcoholic I have been trying to fill a hunger for love and self esteem +Mapɛ sɛ mehu nea enti a yesu ne dwuma a nusu di bere bi ni +Meda mo ase wɔ asɛm a mokyerɛw no yiye no ho afei mate ase +Rigid dieting is therefore not a simple solution to this complex issue +Ɛma mede aseda a emu yɛ den ma Yehowa wɔ sɛnea ɔbɔɔ yɛn wɔ ɔkwan a ɛyɛ nwonwa so no ho +R +F +S +United States G +Portugal +The latter may need professional help to overcome their difficulties +Nnwom Mprempren ara na makenkan nsɛm a ɛfa Nnɛyi Nnwom So Ɛyɛ Anigyede a Empira ? +Helpful information on eating disorders was published in our February issue +ED +ho no awie +August Bere a na mewɔ ntoaso sukuu no rock nnwom a ano yɛ den nyaa me so nkɛntɛnso kɛse +The article was like a review of my own history of bad nutritional habits +Me subammɔne ne atuatew su horow no nyinaa fi adwene a wɔda no adi wɔ saa nnwom a ɛmfata no mu no +The suggestions were very useful and I am now applying them +Thank you very much for this article ! Nanso bere a mebɛn Yehowa kɛse no dodow no ara na metan saa nnwom no nnyigyei mpo ! +S +L +P +Brazil K +United States +The article taught me how to balance my eating habits in a healthy way +Mode afotu a ɛho hia na efi mmeae a ɛfata ama yɛn mmofra yi +This was exactly what I needed +Saa nsɛm yi abɔ adwene a ɛnteɛ a ɛte saa no agu +Thank you ! Afei yɛn nyinaa ahu sɛnea ɛsɛ sɛ yɛyɛ nyiyim bere a yɛrepaw yɛn nnwom no +S +F +G +United States M +Italy +Horses I was moved by the article Horses Were My Life +Wɔatu me babarima kumaa afi Kristofo asafo no mu nnansa yi ara +May Before becoming a Christian I devoted almost all my free time to riding and taking care of horses +Nanso owiaa ne ho tiee rap nnwom a na ɔte nka sɛ ennya ne so nkɛntɛnso biara +After studying the Bible however I gave up my costly hobby and took up the full time preaching work +Nanso ɔbɛyɛɛ nneɛma bɔne pii a wɔhyɛ no anuonyam wɔ nnwom yi mu no bi +Even so I still love horses +Meda so ara di yaw wɔ me ba no ahwease no ho +The article helped me recognize that others have dealt with similar feelings +Migye di sɛ Kristofo awofo nyinaa bɛkyerɛ anisɔ ama saa asɛm yi denam kenkan a wɔbɛkenkan na wɔne wɔn mma asua no so +G +G +V +Germany V +France +Christmas Does It Cost More Than You Think ? Buronya So Ɛma Wohwere Pii Sen Sɛnea Wususuw ? + MOMMY Daddy is there really a Santa Claus ? MAMA Dada so obi wɔ hɔ a wɔfrɛ no Santa Claus Papa Buronya ankasa ? +It is the moment of truth that many parents dread +Ɛyɛ asɛm a awofo pii pɛ sɛ wɔkwati +With a mixture of disappointment and hurt in his eyes seven year old Jimmy begs for reassurance that the fantasy figure who brought all those wonderful presents really exists and that his parents have not lied to him +Jimmy a wadi mfe ason a huammɔdi ne ɛyawdi ada adi wɔ n’anim no srɛ sɛ wɔnkyerɛkyerɛ no mu mma ɔnte ase sɛ ebia ayɛsɛm mu nipa a ɔde akyɛde a ɛyɛ anigye no nyinaa ba no wɔ hɔ ankasa a na ɔpɛ sɛ ohu sɛ ebia n’awofo nnii atoro nkyerɛɛ no a +As it turns out the little boy next door was the culprit who revealed the awful truth and put these parents in this awkward position +Nea ɛbae ne sɛ abarimaa ketewaa no a ɔte bɛn wɔn na ɔkaa nokware a ɛwɔ asɛm no mu kyerɛɛ no na ɛde saa awofo yi too ahoyeraw mu +Perhaps your childhood memories include a like episode +Ebia asɛm a ɛte sɛɛ ka wo mmofraberem nneɛma ahorow a wokae ho +Today s holiday celebrations are much more than just religious observances +Nnɛyi nnapɔnnadi sen nyamesom mu afahyɛ ara kwa +Christmas it seems has worked itself into some unlikely places +Ɛkame ayɛ sɛ wɔagye Buronya atom wɔ mmeae a anka wɔnhwɛ kwan sɛ ɛbegye din no +Japanese Buddhists African animists American Jews and Singaporean Muslims alike have opened the door to the rotund red suited man bearing gifts +Japan Buddhafo Afrika abosonsomfo Amerika Yudafo ne Singapore Nkramofo agye ɔbarima a ɔhyɛ atade kɔkɔɔ kutuu a okura akyɛde horow no atom +One religious leader asked Has not Christmas become a universal holiday observed by all ? Nyamesom mu ɔkannifo bi bisae sɛ So Buronya mmɛyɛɛ dapɔnna kɛse a nnipa nyinaa di ? +In the eyes of many Christmas has shed its Western Christian costume and become an enchanting time of festive fun for all +Sɛnea nnipa pii kyerɛ no Buronya nyɛ Atɔe fam Kristofo adeyɛ bio na mmom abɛyɛ afahyɛ a ɛyɛ anigye bere ma nnipa nyinaa +Children are at the heart of the celebration +Mmofra na wogye wɔn ani titiriw wɔ afahyɛ no mu +Some people would dare to say that no child s life is complete without the magical fun of this holiday +Nnipa binom susuw sɛ nea ɛma abofra biara anigye kɛse wɔ n’asetra mu ne saa dapɔnna yi +Seemingly it is here to stay +Ayɛ sɛ nea Buronyadi ntwam da +School curriculum revolves around it +Buronya so na wogyina yɛ sukuu adesua ne dwumadi ahorow ho nhyehyɛe +TV glorifies it +Wɔyɛ ho nneɛma pii wɔ TV so +Malls and department stores parade it +Wɔnam Buronya ho nneɛma a wɔde sensɛn sotɔɔ akɛse ne nketewa mu so bɔ dawuru de twetwe adetɔfo +Parents pour much time and money into Christmas +Awofo sɛe bere ne sika pii wɔ Buronya ho +But besides the usual aftermath of burdensome debt is there a heavier price your family may pay ? Na sɛ woyi ɛka kɛse a wɔtaa bɔ wɔ Buronyadi ho to nkyɛn a so aniberesɛm foforo wɔ hɔ a w’abusua betumi ahyia ? +The Santa Myth Breach of Trust ? Buronya ho Atosɛm no So Ɛyɛ Huammɔdi ? + I don t believe there is a God seven year old John told his mother +John a wadi mfe ason ka kyerɛɛ ne maame sɛ Minnye nni sɛ Onyankopɔn bi wɔ hɔ +A World Herald article explains why John it seemed had learned earlier that day that Santa Claus wasn t real +World Herald mu asɛm bi kyerɛkyerɛ nea enti a ɔkaa saa no mu sɛ Na ayɛ sɛ nea John adi kan ate saa da no sɛ Papa Buronya nyɛ obi a ɔwɔ hɔ ankasa +Maybe God wasn t real either he told his mother +Enti ɔka kyerɛɛ ne maame sɛ ebia na Onyankopɔn nso nyɛ obi a ɔwɔ hɔ ankasa +Recalling his early disillusionment year old John said When parents tell children Santa is real I think that probably is a breach of trust +John a wadi mfe reka sɛnea wɔdaadaa no ne mmofraase ho asɛm no ɔkae sɛ Sɛ awofo ka kyerɛ wɔn mma sɛ Papa Buronya yɛ obi a ɔwɔ hɔ ankasa a misusuw sɛ eyi betumi ayɛ huammɔdi kɛse +What to do about this delicate situation ? Dɛn na ɛsɛ sɛ wɔyɛ wɔ saa asɛnhia yi ho ? +Child experts disagree +Mmofra ho nsɛm ho animdefo adwene nhyia wɔ asɛm yi ho +One encouraged parents to tell their children the truth by age six or seven warning that it may actually be harmful to their psyches if parents persist in perpetuating the myth +Wɔn mu biako hyɛɛ awofo nkuran sɛ wɔnka Papa Buronya ho nokwasɛm nkyerɛ wɔn mma bere a wɔadi mfe asia anaa ason na ɔbɔ kɔkɔ sɛ ebetumi apira wɔn wɔ adwenem ankasa sɛ awofo kɔ so ka atosɛm no kyerɛ wɔn a +In the book Why Kids Lie How Parents Can Encourage Truthfulness Dr +Paul Ekman states There is no doubt that you as parents have a major influence on your children when it comes to attitudes beliefs and social actions such as lying or cheating +Wɔ nhoma Why Kids Lie How Parents Can Encourage Truthfulness mu no Ɔbenfo Paul Ekman ka sɛ Sɛ yɛreka suban gyidi ne asetram nneyɛe ahorow te sɛ atorodi anaa nsisi ho asɛm a akyinnye biara nni ho sɛ mo sɛ awofo no mo nneyɛe nya mo mma so nkɛntɛnso kɛse +Ekman continues Relationships may not be the same once a lie has violated trust +Ekman kɔ so ka sɛ Sɛ atorodi sɛe obi mu ahotoso a afoforo wɔ no a abusuabɔ a ɛda ɔne afoforo ntam renkɔ so nyɛ sɛnea na ɛte dedaw no +The loss of trust is difficult to repair sometimes it is never reparable +Sɛ obi hwere ne yɔnko mu ahotoso a ɛyɛ den sɛ nneɛma bɛkɔ so yiye bio ɛtɔ da bi a tebea no sɛe koraa +So why carry on deception when it comes to holiday giving ? Enti dɛn nti na ɛsɛ sɛ wokɔ so ka dapɔnna mu adekyɛ ho nnaadaasɛm ? +One child researcher asserted I think children are more traumatized by parents lying to them and deceiving them than they are about finding out that Santa Claus isn t real +Mmofra ho nsɛm ho nhwehwɛmufo bi kae sɛ Misusuw sɛ awofo yɛ wɔn mma ayayade kɛse denam atosɛm ne nnaadaasɛm a wɔkɔ so ka kyerɛ wɔn no so sen sɛ wobehu sɛ Papa Buronya nyɛ onipa ankasa +Dr +Judith A +Ɔbenfo Judith A +Boss professor of philosophy states The intention of adults +is to deliberately mislead children about the nature of Santa Claus +Boss a ɔyɛ nyansapɛ mu nimdefo ka sɛ Mpanyimfo adwene ne sɛ +wɔbɛhyɛ da aka Papa Buronya ho nnaadaasɛm akyerɛ mmofra +In telling children Santa Claus is a real human we are not engaging children s imaginations +Sɛ yɛka kyerɛ mmofra sɛ Papa Buronya yɛ onipa ankasa a na ɛnkyerɛ sɛ yɛreboa ma wɔatwa biribi ho mfonini +We are simply lying to them +Ɛyɛ atoro ankasa na yɛredi +If you are a parent you have a gigantic challenge on your hands to raise loving happy children in a world where they learn from an early age that people cannot be trusted +Sɛ woyɛ ɔwofo a asɛyɛde kɛse da wo so sɛ wobɛtete mma a wɔwɔ dɔ ne anigye wɔ wiase bi a mmofra fi wɔn mmofraase pɛɛ sua sɛnea ɛnsɛ sɛ wonya nnipa mu ahotoso mu +Don t talk to strangers +Awofo taa ka kyerɛ wɔn mma sɛ Ɛne ahɔho nnkasa +You can t believe everything the TV ad says +Ɛnsɛ sɛ wogye biribiara a wɔbɔ ho dawuru wɔ TV so di +Tell them Mommy isn t home +Ka kyerɛ wɔn sɛ Mama nni fie +How does a child learn whom to trust ? Abofra bɛyɛ dɛn ahu onipa a ɛsɛ sɛ onya ne mu ahotoso ? +The book How to Help Your Child Grow Up says Little children must learn early the necessity and beauty of honesty of courage of honorable dealing with others and home is where these have their beginning +Nhoma How to Help Your Child Grow Up ka sɛ Ɛsɛ sɛ mmofra nketewa sua hia a nokwaredi ho hia ne ye a eye sɛ wɔne afoforo bedi nsɛm wɔ akokoduru so ne nidi mu fi wɔn mmofraase pɛɛ na ofie ne beae a saa nneɛma yi fi ase +Of course there is no such thing as the perfect family +Ɛyɛ ampa sɛ abusua a ɛyɛ pɛ wɔ biribiara mu nni hɔ +However author Dolores Curran set out to identify the character of strong families +Nanso nhoma kyerɛwfo Dolores Curran fii ase sɛ ɔbɛhwehwɛ ade titiriw a ɛde mmusua a ɛyɛ den ba +She asked family specialists in various fields to choose the most important aspects +Ɔka kyerɛɛ abusua ho nsɛm ho abenfo a wɔyɛ nnwuma ahorow sɛ wɔmpaw nneɛma atitiriw a ɛho hia no +Her findings in the book Traits of a Healthy Family discuss the top qualities selected by the experts +Ɔkaa nea ohui no ho asɛm wɔ nhoma Traits of a Healthy Family mu na na ɛfa su atitiriw a animdefo no pawee no ho +Trait number four was a sense of trust +Na su a ɛtɔ so nan ne afoforo mu ahotoso a obi wɔ +In the healthy family she says trust is recognized as a precious possession carefully developed and nurtured as both children and parents progress through the various stages of family life together +Ɔka sɛ Wɔ abusua a eye mu no wobu ahotoso sɛ agyapade a ɛsom bo titiriw a wɔde ahwɛyiye ma enya nkɔso bere a mmofra ne awofo nyinaa bom fa abusua asetra mmere ahorow mu no +Parents do well to ask Is the perpetuation of the Santa myth worth the price of my child s confidence and trust in me ? Nyansa wom sɛ awofo bisa wɔn ho sɛ So ɛsɛ sɛ mekɔ so ka Buronya ho atosɛm ma mehwere ahotoso ne awerɛhyem a me ba wɔ wɔ me mu no ? ’ +There may be no refund possible +Sɛ ɛba saa a ebia wonnya wo mu ahotoso bio +Does Christmas have other hidden costs ? So Buronya ho haw afoforo a ɛnna adi wɔ hɔ ? +Too Much Giving ? So Adekyɛ no Dɔɔso Dodo ? +In this way he will grow to believe the world owes him a living says the pamphlet Rules for Raising Delinquent Children +Nhomawa bi a wɔato din Rules for Raising Delinquent Children ka sɛ Fa biribiara a abofra hia ma no fi ne mmofraase pɛɛ +Overemphasizing material things can indeed be harmful +Honam fam nneɛma a wosi so dua ma ɛboro so betumi apira abofra +Writer and parent Maureen Orth asks How do we instill values and character in a material world such as ours where consumption and greed seem so glorified often unwittingly ? Maureen Orth a ɔyɛ ɔkyerɛwfo ne ɔwofo bisa sɛ Yɛbɛyɛ dɛn de gyinapɛn ne su ahorow adua yɛn mma mu bere a yɛte wiase a esi honam fam nneɛma ne adifudepɛ so dua kɛse na wɔhyɛ ho nkuran mpɛn pii bere a wɔn ani nna wɔn ho so no ? +In the article The Gift of Not Giving she laments Our toddler emperor believes presents are an everyday occurrence like getting the mail +Ɔka wɔ asɛm Mfaso a Ɛwɔ Akyɛde a Wɔmma So mu sɛ Yɛn ba ketewaa a ɔyɛ n’ade sɛ ɔhene no gye di sɛ nneɛma a wɔde kyɛ yɛ ade a wɔyɛ no daa te sɛ nkrataa a yɛn nsa ka bi daa no +Is this the real message of Christmas ? So nea Buronya kyerɛ ankasa ni ? +What of families who simply cannot afford the lavish gifts hawked as Christmas musts ? Na mmusua a wontumi ntɔ akyɛde ahorow a aguadifo kyerɛ sɛ ɛsɛ sɛ wɔde kyɛ wɔ Buronya bere mu no nso ɛ ? +How do those youths feel when they hear that Santa brings presents only to good children ? Sɛ saa mmofra no te sɛ Papa Buronya de akyɛde brɛ mmofra pa nkutoo a wɔte nka dɛn ? +And what about youngsters in broken homes who are made painfully aware of the gap in their families at holiday time ? Na mmofra a wɔwɔ mmusua a emu apaapae mu a wɔma wɔde yaw hu sɛ wɔn mmusua no mu atetew wɔ nnapɔnna mmere mu no nso ɛ ? + All too often the highlight of the holiday gathering is opening the presents says The New York Times +The New York Times ka sɛ Mpɛn pii no ade titiriw a wɔyɛ wɔ nnapɔnna apontow ase ne akyɛde a wɔde mema +That emphasis gives children the message that presents are what the family gathering is all about and sets them up for disappointment +Asɛm a ɛte saa a wosi so dua ma mmofra te nka sɛ abusua apontow mu ade titiriw ne sɛ wobenya akyɛde na wɔte huammɔdi nka bere a amma saa no +Love is an even more fulfilling motivation to do good +Ɔdɔ ne ade titiriw a ɛkanyan obi kɛse ma ɔyɛ papa +Glenn Austin author of Love and Power Parent and Child states In a harmonious family where the child both loves and respects the parent the child may behave in an approved way to please the parent +Glenn Austin a ɔkyerɛw Love and Power Parent and Child no ka sɛ Wɔ abusua a biakoyɛ wom a abofra dɔ ɔwofo na obu no mu no abofra no betumi ayɛ n’ade wɔ ɔkwan a ɛfata so de asɔ ɔwofo no ani +Jehovah s Witnesses work hard to create such a warm cycle of love in their homes +Yehowa Adansefo bɔ mmɔden sɛ wɔbɛma ɔdɔ a emu yɛ den a ɛte saa aba wɔn afie mu +Additionally the children of Jehovah s Witnesses are raised to know and love the God they serve Jehovah +Bio nso wɔtete Yehowa Adansefo mmofra ma wohu Yehowa Onyankopɔn a wɔsom no no na wɔdɔ no +What a powerful force in their lives for the doing of good ! Hwɛ tumi kɛse a eyi yɛ ma wɔyɛ papa wɔ wɔn asetram ! +They need no mythical figure to extort good works +Wonhia anansesɛm mu nipa bi na wɔahyɛ wɔn ma wɔayɛ nnwuma pa +Jehovah s Witnesses cherish their children as gifts from God +Yehowa Adansefo ani gye wɔn mma ho sɛ akyɛde a efi Onyankopɔn hɔ +Hence instead of waiting for the calendar to govern gift giving these parents can give presents throughout the year +Enti sɛ anka wɔbɛtwɛn ma nna pɔtee bi a wɔahyɛ ato hɔ adu ansa na wɔakyɛ wɔn mma ade no saa awofo yi betumi akyɛ wɔn ade bere biara wɔ afe no nyinaa mu +At such times it is difficult to tell who is more thrilled the surprised youngster or his delighted parent +Wɔ mmere a ɛte saa mu no ɛyɛ den sɛ wobetumi ahu nea n’ani agye kɛse ankasa sɛ ɛyɛ abofra a ne ho adwiriw no no anaa ne wofo a n’ani agye no +The child knows where the gift came from +Abofra no nim beae a akyɛde no fi bae +Further Witness parents are encouraged to give frequently the gift of their time +Afei nso wɔhyɛ awofo Adansefo nkuran sɛ ɛsɛ sɛ wɔtaa de wɔn bere ma wɔn mma sɛ akyɛde +For when a little girl is feeling sad or lonely how can a roomful of dolls compare with a few moments spent wrapped in her mother s arms listening to Mommy tell stories about when she was little ? Sɛ abeawa ketewaa bi werɛ ahow anaa n’ani nka a ɛbɛyɛ dɛn na ɔdan a mmeduaba ayɛ mu ma akyekye ne werɛ asen sɛ ne maame benya bere kakra aka no afam ne ho aka ne mmofraberem ho asɛm akyerɛ no ? +Will a young boy be taught how to be a man by a closetful of baseball equipment or by long pleasant talks with his father as they go for walks together ? So ɔdan a bɔɔl ho nneɛma ayɛ mu ma na ebetumi akyerɛkyerɛ abarimaa sɛnea wonyin bɛyɛ ɔpanyin anaa bere tenten a ɔne n’agya bɛbom atu mpasa abɔ nkɔmmɔ a ɛyɛ anigye no ? +This nurtured closeness can be lifesaving +Saa abusuabɔ a emu yɛ den a wɔkɔ so kura mu no betumi agye nkwa +Child researchers have found that as the proverbial generation gap opens for a youth he becomes more strongly influenced by peers +Mmofra ho nsɛm ho nhwehwɛmufo ahu sɛ sɛ mpanyin ne mmofra ammɔ a atipɛnfo nkɛntɛnso fi ase nya mmofra so tumi kɛse +Youthful misbehavior and a deteriorating attitude toward adults go hand in hand +Mmofrabɔnesɛm na ɛmma wommu mpanyimfo +But those who maintained favorable views of their fathers and adults in general didn t join with other peers in misbehaviors +Nanso wɔn a wɔkɔɔ so nyaa wɔn agyanom ne mpanyimfo nyinaa ho adwempa no amfa wɔn ho ammɔ atipɛnfo afoforo ne wɔn ammu brabɔne +Jehovah s Witnesses have at times been criticized for not sharing in holiday fun with their families +Wɔakasa atia Yehowa Adansefo sɛ wɔne wɔn mmusua mfa wɔn ho nhyɛ dapɔnna anigyede ahorow mu +It may appear that the children of Jehovah s Witnesses are deprived of this special fun +Ayɛ sɛ nea wɔde saa anigyede titiriw yi kame Yehowa Adansefo mmofra +But these sincere parents and children have sound Biblical reasons for abstaining +Nanso saa awofo no ne wɔn mma nokwaredifo yi wɔ Bible mu ntease pa ahorow a enti wɔtwe wɔn ho fi ho +Please see pages +Yɛsrɛ wo hwɛ nkratafa +And these youngsters are developing strong moral fiber that will withstand the weight of peer pressure that crushes the will of other youths +Saa mmofra nkumaa yi renya abrabɔ su a emu yɛ den a wɔde begyina atipɛnfo nhyɛso a ɛsɛe mmofra afoforo apɛde no ano +Morality is being washed away by the rising tide of wickedness +Abɔnefosɛm a ɛkɔ soro no reyi abrabɔ pa afi hɔ +Immoral sex drugs violence alcohol cults child molesters ever so many dangers threaten vulnerable young people +Ɔbarima ne ɔbea nna ho ɔbrasɛe nnuru a wɔde di dwuma ɔkwammɔne so basabasayɛ nsaden a wɔnom abonsansom mmofra a wɔyɛ wɔn basabasa ne asiane ahorow pii betumi anya mmofra a wonni osuahu so nkɛntɛnso +How can a parent shield a youngster from these constant perils ? Ɔwofo bɛyɛ dɛn abɔ ne ba ho ban afi saa nneɛma bɔne a ɛkɔ so daa yi ho ? +From infancy Witness children receive consistent training to lean on the strong moral laws of the Bible +Adansefo mmofra fi wɔn mmofraase nya daa ntetee a ɛbɛma wɔde wɔn ho abata Bible abrabɔ ho mmara a ɛsom bo no ho +Loving parents help them to understand God s view not only about holidays but about all aspects of life +Awofo a wɔdɔ wɔn mma boa wɔn ma wohu Onyankopɔn adwene wɔ nnapɔnna ne asetra mu nneɛma nyinaa nso ho +Obedience to their God springs from love and respect for him even if it means being different +Osetie a wɔyɛ ma wɔn Nyankopɔn no fi ɔdɔ ne obu a wɔwɔ ma no mu sɛ ɛba sɛ ɛbɛma wɔayɛ soronko mpo a +Imagine how this must prepare them for successful young adulthood ! Hwɛ sɛnea ɛsɛ sɛ eyi siesie wɔn ma wɔyɛ mmerante ne mmabaa pa ! +If a young child can sit in a class full of peers who are doing what seems to be fun and take a stand for what he believes is right how much better he is able to withstand the later temptation of further seemingly fun things drugs premarital sex and other harmful enticements ! Sɛ abofra kumaa tumi tra sukuu dan a atipɛnfo a wɔyɛ nneɛma horow a ayɛ sɛ anigyede ayɛ mu ma mu na otumi yɛ nea ogye di sɛ ɛteɛ a hwɛ sɛnea obetumi agyina nneɛma ahorow a ɛno nso bɛyɛ sɛ anigyede ho sɔhwɛ ahorow a ɛbɛba akyiri yi no nnuru a wɔde di dwuma ɔkwammɔne so nna a edi aware anim ne nnɛɛdɛe afoforo a ebetumi apira wɔn no ano ! +The children of Jehovah s Witnesses may develop a moral fiber that many other children may be deprived of +Yehowa Adansefo mma betumi anya abrabɔ pa su a emu yɛ den a ebia mmofra afoforo pii nni bi no +Many of the kids I ve looked at don t have faith observes Dr +Robert Coles Harvard researcher +Oduruyɛfo Robert Coles a ɔwɔ Harvard sukuupɔn mu ka sɛ Mmofra a mahwɛ wɔn no mu pii nni gyidi +They have lost everything except preoccupation with themselves and this is enhanced every day by the way they are brought up +Biribiara ho nhia wɔn gye wɔn ankasa ho a wosusuw nkutoo na ɔkwan a wɔnam so tete wɔn no ma saa su yi mu kɔ so yɛ den da biara da +A pediatrician describes a different family They want kids who care about others and who give a little of themselves +Oduruyɛfo bi ka abusua foforo bi ho asɛm sɛ Wɔpɛ mmofra a wodwen afoforo ho na wonsusuw wɔn nkutoo ho +They live a simpler life +but they have something else +Wɔnyɛ akɛsesɛm +nanso wɔwɔ biribi foforo +For want of a better phrase I d call it contentment +Sɛ mɛka a ɛne akomatɔyam +Dolores Curran cites valuing service to others as basic to happiness +Dolores Curran ka nnwuma pa a wɔyɛ ma afoforo ho asɛm sɛ ɛne ade titiriw a ɛde anigye ba +For some families in our nation the United States indeed most I would say success and pursuit of the good life is the primary purpose +Wɔ yɛn man United States yi mu mmusua bi fam no nokwarem mmusua dodow no ara fam no yiyedi ne asetra pa a wɔhwehwɛ ne wɔn asetram atirimpɔw titiriw +But families who presume that members can and will be caring toward others become those healthy families who value service to others +Nanso mmusua a wosusuw sɛ emufo tumi boa afoforo no bɛyɛ mmusua pa a wobu mmoa a wɔde ma afoforo +As the children from these families grow up they tend to be quite caring and responsible persons as a result of their family experiences +Sɛ mmofra a wofi saa mmusua yi mu nyinyin a esiane ntetee a wonyae wɔ wɔn mmusua mu nti wɔbɛyɛ nnipa a wodwen afoforo ho na wogye asɛyɛde tom nso +Curran notes among successful parents a return to the value of seeking joy in people and in giving rather than in buying taking and consuming +Curran hu wɔ awofo a wɔadi nkonim wɔ abayɛn mu ho sɛ anigye a wɔkyerɛ wɔ nnipa ho ne adekyɛ som bo ma wɔn sen adetɔ adegye ne adidi +Put another way by an outstanding expert on giving there is more happiness in giving than there is in receiving +Adekyɛ ho ɔdenimfo bi ka no ɔkwan foforo so sɛ ɔma mu wɔ nhyira mmom sen ogye +Witness families are living proof of this statement by Christ Jesus +Adansefo mmusua de wɔn asetra di Kristo Yesu asɛm yi ho adanse +Like him their lives are centered on the Christian ministry +Te sɛ Yesu no Kristofo som adwuma no ne wɔn asetram ade titiriw +Some may feel that Witness youths are being exploited and forced to accompany their parents from door to door +Ebia ebinom bɛte nka sɛ wɔde Adansefo mmofra yɛ adwuma na wɔhyɛ wɔn ma wɔka wɔn awofo ho kɔ afie afie asɛnka +Much to the contrary they are being taught by parental example how to show love toward their fellowman by freely giving to their neighbors good news about God s Kingdom +Matthew +Nanso nea ɛne eyi bɔ abira koraa no awofo no nam wɔn nhwɛso pa so rekyerɛkyerɛ wɔn sɛnea wɔdɔ wɔn mfɛfo nnipa denam Onyankopɔn Ahenni no ho asɛmpa a wofi wɔn pɛ mu ka kyerɛ wɔn mpɔtamfo no so +Mateo +Won t It Stifle the Children ? So Ɛnhyɛ Mmofra no So ? ’ +But isn t a strict religious upbringing stifling to a young child ? Nanso so nyamesom ntetee katee a wɔde ma abofra kumaa renhyɛ no so ? +Isn t it better to let religious decisions be made by each one upon reaching adulthood ? So ɛnyɛ papa sɛ wɔbɛma ankorankoro biara anyin ayɛ ɔpanyin ansa na wasi n’ankasa gyinae wɔ nyamesom ho ? +That may be rule number of Rules for Raising Delinquent Children Never give him any spiritual training +Ɛno betumi ayɛ Rules for Raising Delinquent Children nhomawa no mu ahyɛde a ɛtɔ so abiɛsa yi Ɛmfa honhom mu ntetee biara ma no +Wait until he is and then let him decide for himself +Twɛn kosi sɛ obedi mfe na afei ma ɔno ankasa nsi ne gyinae +’ +However a child s basic moral sense according to Dr +Coles begins to bud as early as three years of age +Nanso sɛnea Oduruyɛfo Coles kyerɛ no abofra fi ase nya abrabɔ ho su bere a wadi bɛyɛ mfe abiɛsa pɛ no +Within the child there is a developing moral sense +Abofra no kɔ so nya abrabɔ su wɔ ne mu +I happen to think it is God given that there is a craving for a moral order +Misusuw sɛ ɛyɛ ade a Onyankopɔn de ma sɛ abofra no nya abrabɔ pa ho akɔnnɔ +This is the crucial time for the inculcation of the true moral values +Saa bere yi ne bere a ɛfata a ɛsɛ sɛ wɔde abrabɔ pa ho adwene dua ne mu +It is the time for instance to teach by example the value of truthfulness as opposed to lying +Sɛ nhwɛso no ɛyɛ bere a ɛsɛ sɛ wɔde nhwɛso kyerɛkyerɛ no sɛ nokwaredi so wɔ mfaso sen atorodi +The Bible stresses the importance of training during the youthful years Train up a boy according to the way for him even when he grows old he will not turn aside from it +Proverbs +Bible no si hia a ntetee ho hia wɔ mmofraberem so dua Kyerɛ abofra ɔkwan a ɔmfa so na sɛ onyin nso a ɔremfi ho +Mmebusɛm +Curran observes Children today can t be expected to be moral without help +Curran ka sɛ Wontumi nhwɛ kwan sɛ nnɛyi mmofra bebu bra pa bere a wɔmmoa wɔn +My survey respondents suggest that the healthier the family the more developed is their sense of right and wrong +Nea mihui wɔ me nhwehwɛmu no mu no kyerɛ sɛ bere dodow a abusua no yɛ papa no dodow no ara na wɔkɔ so hu nea ɛyɛ papa ne nea ɛyɛ bɔne +A social worker responding to Curran s survey observed There s an inescapable core of strength that religious faith gives families +Odwumayɛni bi a Curran bisabisaa no nsɛm wɔ ne nhwehwɛmu no mu kae sɛ Tumi kɛse a wontumi nkwati bi wɔ hɔ a nyamesom mu gyidi ma mmusua ahorow nya +For the family with a shared religious core Curran says faith in God plays a foundational role in daily family life +Wɔ abusua a emufo wɔ nyamesom mu gyidi biako mu ho no Curran ka sɛ Onyankopɔn mu gyidi di dwuma titiriw bi wɔ wɔn da biara da asetra mu +A religious core strengthens the family support system +Nyamesom mu gyidi hyɛ nhyehyɛe a abusua yɛ de boa wɔn ho wɔn ho no mu den +The parents feel a strong responsibility for passing on the faith but they do so in positive and meaningful ways +Awofo no nya nkate a emu yɛ den sɛ ɛyɛ wɔn asɛyɛde sɛ wɔde wɔn nyamesom mu gyidi bɛkyerɛkyerɛ wɔn mma nanso wɔyɛ saa wɔ akwan pa so +Help Your Children Feel Love for God Boa Wo Mma ma Wonnya Onyankopɔn ho Dɔ +Show children the gifts of God that bring them such joy +Kyerɛ mmofra Onyankopɔn akyɛde horow a ɛma wonya anigye no +Lie on the grass and examine with them the tiny flower so intricately designed +Da nsesan so na ɛne wɔn nhwɛ nhwiren ketewaa a wɔayɛ no anwonwa kwan so a ɛyɛ fɛ no +Watch the ladybug that emerges from this grassy jungle to climb to the tip of a blade of grass lift its bright red and black dotted wing covers and fly away +Monhwɛ atuboa ketewa bi a ɔforo fa ahaban bi so a ɔbɔ ne ntaban kɔkɔɔ a tuntum sisi mu na ɛhyerɛn a otu kɔ no +Let them feel the breathless wonder as a butterfly suddenly lands on a hand to raise and lower its bright yellow wings for a brief rest and to soak up the warm sunshine +Ma wonhu sɛnea afofantɔ nni adagyew bere a osi nsa so mpofirim bɔ ne ntaban a ne kɔla te sɛ akokɔsrade a ɛhyerɛn no mu gye n’ahome to awia bere tiaa bi no +Roll over on your back to see the fluffy white clouds sailing overhead and watch as they change from ships to horses to palaces in the sky +Monna ayeya na monhwɛ amununkum fitaa a emu yɛ hare a ekyinkyin wim no na monhwɛ sɛnea ɛdannan yɛ biribi te sɛ po so ahyɛn apɔnkɔ ne ahemfie ahorow wɔ wim no +All the while point out to your children that it is our Creator God who brings us such joyful gifts +Ne nyinaa mu no kyerɛ wo mma no sɛ ɛyɛ Onyankopɔn a ɔyɛ yɛn Bɔfo no na ɔde akyɛde horow a ɛyɛ anigye yi ma yɛn +And many other gifts such as the kitten whose playful antics with a leaf leave us convulsed with laughter or the fuzzy puppy that attacks us head shaking from side to side growling ferociously as it tugs on our sleeve yet with friendly tail wagging nonstop all the while +Na akyɛde afoforo pii te sɛ agyinamoa ba a ɔde ahaban bi di agoru dannan ne ho ma yɛserew anaa ɔkraman ba a ne ho nhwi futurufuturu a ɔto hyɛ yɛn so huruw sɔ yɛn atade ano bere a ɔpɔ nanso ohim ne ti ne ne dua bere nyinaa de kyerɛ sɛ yɛyɛ nnamfo no +Or a frolic in the ocean surf a hike in the mountains or a night gazing up in awe at a sky packed with lights that twinkle and shine high overhead +Anaasɛ anigye a ɛpo asorɔkye ma yenya mmepɔw so mpasatu anaasɛ bere a yɛhwɛ wim nsoromma pii a etwa yerɛwyerɛw na ɛhyerɛn anadwo ma ɛyɛ nwonwa no +Knowing that these gifts and countless others are from the One who gave us our life being able to thank him for these gifts feeling gratitude for knowing him all this brings joy to us and reflects a deep and appreciative love for him +Sɛ yehu sɛ saa akyɛde ahorow yi ne afoforo a wontumi nkan no fi Nea ɔmaa yɛn nkwa no hɔ na sɛ yetumi da no ase wɔ saa akyɛde ahorow yi ho na yɛkyerɛ anisɔ sɛ yɛahu no a eyinom nyinaa ma yenya anigye na ɛda ɔdɔ ne anisɔ a emu dɔ a yɛwɔ ma no adi +And finally on the family front plenty of hugs and kisses from Daddy and Mommy which help children feel the warm glow of security and thankfulness every day +Na awiei koraa no wɔ abusua no mu no sɛ Papa ne Maame sosɔ mmofra no mu fefe wɔn ano a wɔte ahobammɔ ne anisɔ nka da biara da +Help them keep faith in Jehovah rejecting an even greater lie than the one about the red suited Santa namely that all these lovely gifts from God just happened just evolved a falsehood taught without scientific evidence unsupported by the scientific method and maintained only by a dogmatism repeated over and over again and again to flood the minds of the young +Boa wɔn ma wonkura Yehowa mu gyidi mu na wɔmpow atosɛm kɛse a ɛsen nea ɛfa Papa Buronya a ɔhyɛ atade kɔkɔɔ ho a ɛne ka a wɔka sɛ saa akyɛde pa a efi Onyankopɔn hɔ yi nyinaa bae ara kwa sɛ ɛnam adannandi so atosɛm a enni nyansahu mu nnyinasosɛm biara na ntease biara nnim a wotim mpɛn pii de hyɛ mmofra adwenem no +Share with your children in frequent prayers to the greatest of Givers at meals when reading his Word at day s end +Ɛne wo mma mmom mmɔ Akyɛde Mafo kɛse no mpae bere nyinaa bere a moredidi bere a morekenkan n’Asɛm no bere a morekɔda +Raise a grateful child and that sense of appreciation will sweeten every experience he has in life +Tete abofra ma ɔnkyerɛ nneɛma ho anisɔ na saa suban pa yi bɛma n’ani agye wɔ n’asetram biribiara mu +He will grow to be a happy giver himself in imitation of the true God and of the parents he loves +Obenyin abɛyɛ obi a ɔno ankasa kyɛ ade anigye so de suasua nokware Nyankopɔn ne awofo a ɔdɔ wɔn no +Then happiness will come not with the preset days of the calendar but with the spontaneous moments of sheer joy in living +N’ani begye bere nyinaa esiane nkwa mu a ɔte nti na ɛnyɛ nna pɔtee bi a wɔahyɛ ato hɔ mu +Happy is the people whose God is Jehovah ! Psalm +Nhyira ne ɔman a Yehowa ne wɔn Nyankopɔn Dwom +Footnotes Ase hɔ asɛm +See the book Life How Did It Get Here ? Hwɛ nhoma Life How Did It Get Here ? +By Evolution or by Creation ? By Evolution or by Creation ? +published by the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York Inc +a Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York Inc +tintimii no mu +Picture on page Kratafa mfonini +One of the best gifts you can give your children is time Akyɛde ahorow a eye kyɛn so a wubetumi de ama wo mma no mu biako ne wo bere + We Are Not Deprived ! Yɛnhwere Hwee ! +Comments have been made by schoolteachers and others that the children of Jehovah s Witnesses are deprived by not being allowed to join in the fun of school celebrations of Christmas Easter and Halloween +Sukuu akyerɛkyerɛfo ne afoforo aka sɛ wɔde anigye a ɛwɔ Buronya Easter ne Halloween afahyɛ bi a wɔde kae ahotefo a wɔawuwu mu akame Yehowa Adansefo mmofra esiane sɛ wɔmma wɔn kwan mma wɔmfa wɔn ho nhyem wɔ sukuu mu nti +Following is a small sampling of comments of children who are Jehovah s Witnesses expressing in letters why they themselves decline to have any part in celebrating these holidays +Nea edidi so yi yɛ nkrataa a mmofra a wɔyɛ Yehowa Adansefo binom akyerɛw de akyerɛ nea enti a wɔmfa wɔn ho nhyɛ saa nnapɔnna yi di mu no +ALTHOUGH I explained to my schoolmates why I didn t celebrate these things they still felt I was being deprived +ƐWOM sɛ mekyerɛkyerɛɛ nea enti a minni saa afahyɛ ahorow yi mu kyerɛɛ me mfɛfo sukuufo de nanso na wɔda so ara te nka sɛ merehwere biribi +But I wasn t ! Nanso manhwere hwee ! +See they always had to wait until their Christmas or some other holiday to get gifts while I was given things and went to parties all year round +Hwɛ bere nyinaa na ɛsɛ sɛ wɔtwɛn ma wɔn Buronya no anaa dapɔnna foforo bi si ansa na wɔanya akyɛde bere a na wɔma me akyɛde na mekɔ apontow ahorow ase afe no nyinaa mu no +I know I m loved not only by my family but by the congregation and Jehovah as well and that is more special to me than any holiday +Becky age +Minim sɛ ɛnyɛ m’abusua nko na ɛdɔ me na mmom asafo no ne Yehowa nso na ɛno yɛ biribi titiriw ma me sen dapɔnna foforo biara +Becky wadi mfe +I know that all of the holidays have bad backgrounds +Minim sɛ nnapɔnna no nyinaa nni nhyɛase pa +Jesus wasn t born on Christmas +Wɔanwo Yesu Buronya bere +My family doesn t have to do anything to compensate for such holidays +Enhia sɛ m’abusua yɛ biribi de si nnapɔnna a ɛtete saa ananmu +My family is always there for me whenever I need them +M’abusua no wɔ hɔ bere nyinaa a sɛ mihia mmoa a wɔbɛboa me +That is worth more to me than any gift that they could ever give me +Josh age +Ɛno som bo ma me sen akyɛde biara a anka wobetumi de ama me +Josh wadi mfe +Christmas +Buronya +I m not deprived because it s not really Christian anyway +Menhweree hwee efisɛ ɛnyɛ Kristofo afahyɛ ankasa +I d rather know my parents gave me a present than some mysterious Santa figure +Mepɛ sɛ mihu sɛ m’awofo na wɔkyɛ me ade sen sɛ ɛbɛyɛ anansesɛm mu nipa bi +Easter +Easter +With Easter it s really hard because people will say it s for Jesus and the resurrection or it s just going to hunt eggs +Ɛdefa Easter ho no ɛyɛ den ankasa efisɛ nkurɔfo bɛka sɛ ɛfa Yesu ne ne wusɔre ’ anaa nkesua a wɔhwehwɛ no ’ Easter berem ho ara kwa +But what do eggs have in common with Jesus anyway ? Nanso dɛn na nkesua ne Yesu wɔ yɛ ? +Even the name Easter comes from an old goddess +Edin Easter no mpo fi tete nyamewa bi din mu +Halloween +Halloween +The basic idea of Halloween doesn t appeal at all to me +M’ani nnye ade titiriw a enti wodi Halloween no ho koraa +Ghosts and witches YUCK ! Katie age +Nsamanfo ne abayifo KAI ! Katie wadi mfe +As a youth I have never felt bitter about missing the celebrations of worldly holidays +Sɛ aberante no ɛnyɛɛ me yaw da sɛ minni wiase nnapɔnna no bi +I have not been told by my parents that you can t do this or that because you re one of Jehovah s Witnesses but I have been familiarized with the Bible and Jehovah s views on these holidays +M’awofo nka nkyerɛɛ me da sɛ nyɛ eyi anaa ɛno esiane sɛ woyɛ Yehowa Adansefo no mu biako nti ’ nanso wɔama mahu Bible mu nsɛm ne Yehowa adwene a ɔwɔ wɔ saa nnapɔnna yi ho no +As for gifts in our house gift giving is all year long +Ryan age +Wɔ akyɛde ahorow ho de wɔma yɛn bi afe no mu nyinaa wɔ yɛn fie +Ryan wadi mfe +Every holiday is celebrating something false and is focused on false things +Wodi dapɔnna biara de hyɛ atosɛm bi ho fa na ɛtwe adwene si nneɛma a ɛyɛ atoro so +Most of the kids I know celebrate holidays for the candy or presents +Mmofra a minim wɔn no mu dodow no ara di nnapɔnna esiane tɔfe anaa akyɛde ahorow a wobenya nti +Something that I have that is better than holidays is the wonderful organization of Jehovah s Witnesses +Ade a mewɔ a eye kyɛn nnapɔnna ne Yehowa Adansefo ahyehyɛde a ɛyɛ nwonwa no +Instead of lasting one day like a holiday Jehovah God s Word has a happy message that lasts forever +Brooke age +Sɛ anka ɛbɛyɛ da koro adeyɛ te sɛ dapɔnna bi no Yehowa Nyankopɔn Asɛm no kura nkrasɛm a ɛtra hɔ daa +Brooke wadi mfe +Reasons I don t miss holidays +Nea enti a nnapɔnna nyɛ me akɔnnɔ +The Bible says they re bad +Bible se enye +I don t care about them +Mennwen ho +My mommy and daddy give me presents +Brandi age +Me maame ne me papa kyɛ me ade +Brandi a wadi mfe +I don t feel deprived +Mente nka sɛ mahwere biribi +I don t care +Ɛnhaw me sɛ minni nnapɔnna +I get presents and we play games and have parties +Minya akyɛde na yedi agoru ahorow kɔ apontow ahorow ase nso +I get lots of things without having to celebrate holidays +Bere a minni nnapɔnna mpo yi minya nneɛma pii +I want to stay a Witness whatever I do and nothing can turn me back +Brianne age +Mepɛ sɛ mekɔ so yɛ Ɔdansefo wɔ m’adeyɛ nyinaa mu na biribiara ntumi mma mensan m’akyi +Brianne wadi mfe +I m going into fifth grade and I m not sad to admit that I am one of Jehovah s Witnesses +Merekɔ sukuu afe a ɛtɔ so anum mu na ɛnhaw me sɛ megye atom sɛ meyɛ Yehowa Adansefo no mu biako +One time a boy said to me that I must feel bad because I didn t get any gifts at Christmas but I said I get gifts all year +Da bi abarimaa bi ka kyerɛɛ me sɛ osusuw sɛ ɛbɛyɛ me yaw sɛ mannya akyɛde biara Buronya bere nanso mekae sɛ minya akyɛde afe mu no nyinaa mu +Then he said I was lucky +Afei ɔkae sɛ me ti ye +I think there should not be a Jehovah s Witness who feels sorry about being a Jehovah s Witness +Jeff age +Misusuw sɛ ɛnsɛ sɛ Yehowa Ɔdansefo bi di yaw sɛ ɔyɛ Yehowa Ɔdansefo +Jeff a wadi mfe +My sister and I made celebrating our parents anniversary our own family holiday +Me ne me nuabea de yɛn awofo aware ho afahyɛ yɛɛ yɛn ankasa abusua dapɔnna +I got the greatest joy out of planning presents and cards and things and helping my parents plan things to surprise each other than I ever did getting gifts from anyone +Minyaa anigye kɛse fii akyɛde ne nkratasin ne nneɛma afoforo ho nhyehyɛe a meyɛe ne boa a meboa m’awofo ma wosusuw nneɛma a wɔde bɛkyekyɛ wɔn ho ma ayɛ wɔn nwonwa mu sen akyɛde biara a menya fii obiara hɔ +Giving is better than receiving +Rachel age +Ɔma ye sen ogye +Rachel wadi mfe +When I was younger some holidays were hard for me +Bere a na misua no na ɛyɛ den sɛ mɛtwe me ho afi nnapɔnna bi di ho +But later I realized that the holidays can cause greed arguments and sadness +Nanso akyiri yi mibehui sɛ nnapɔnna no tumi de anibere akyinnyegye ne awerɛhow ba +When there are set times for giving you are never surprised with a gift +Sɛ nna pɔtee bi wɔ hɔ a wɔde kyɛ ade a akyɛde nyɛ wo nwonwa bio +I would rather get special gifts at any time of the year +Anka mɛpɛ mmom sɛ menya aky��de atitiriw wɔ afe no mu bere biara +To celebrate or not to celebrate is just a small part of a much larger decision whether or not to dedicate yourself to serve Jehovah +Sɛ wubedi nnapɔnna bi anaasɛ wunni no yɛ gyinae kɛse bi fa bi pɛ sɛ wubehyira wo ho so asom Yehowa anaasɛ wonnyɛ saa +When I think of it like that the right choice is clear +Ben age +Sɛ medwen ho wɔ saa kwan no so a nea eye a ɛsɛ sɛ mepaw no da adi pefee +Ben wadi mfe +There were times when I was small that I felt I was missing out but I later laughed when I thought how eggs Jesus and the Easter bunny all got together +Bere a na misua no ɛtɔ da bi a na mete nka sɛ merehwere biribi nanso akyiri yi meserewee bere a misusuw nea ɛyɛe a wɔkaa nkesua Yesu ne Easter adanko nyinaa boom ho no +When I was older and my parents explained to me how all the symbols originated I found it disgusting +Bere a minyinii na m’awofo kyerɛkyerɛɛ me sɛnea nsɛnkyerɛnne ahorow no nyinaa fii ase no ɛyɛɛ me abofono +It hurt me to think how Jehovah and Jesus must feel to be connected with such pagan ideas +Alexa age +Sɛ misusuw sɛnea Yehowa ne Yesu bɛte nka wɔ abosonsom adwen a ɛtete sɛɛ a wɔde abata wɔn ho no ho a na ɛyɛ me yaw yiye +Alexa a wadi mfe +Around Christmastime being in school can be very depressing and can make you feel left out +Sɛ Buronya bere to wo wɔ sukuu mu a ebetumi ayɛ ɔhaw kɛse na wubetumi ate nka sɛ woatom +Then I realized that celebrating Christmas can t solve your problems can t draw your family together and can t make you happy +Afei mihui sɛ Buronya a wubedi ntumi nni wo nsɛnnennen ho dwuma entumi nka w’abusua mmom na entumi mma wunnya anigye +It s only living by the Bible s standards that can do this +Joe age +Bible gyinapɛn ahorow a wode bɛtra ase nkutoo na ebetumi ayɛ eyi +Joe wadi mfe +Instead of having Christmas or any other holiday we have Big Toys Day +Sɛ anka yebedi Buronya anaa dapɔnna foforo bi no yedi nea yɛfrɛ no Agode Da Kɛse +We get a gift of money to spend on anything we like +Yenya sika sɛ akyɛde de yɛ biribiara a yɛpɛ +One year I gave a speech to my class about my religion +Afe bi memaa me som ho ɔkasa kyerɛɛ me mfɛfo sukuufo no +Instead of following the world s path I set my own path to make the meetings go out in field service and make prayer part of my life +Sɛ anka mɛfa wiase no akwan so no mifi m’ankasa me pɛ mu kɔ Kristofo nhyiam ahorow kɔ asɛnka na mede mpaebɔ yɛ m’asetra fa +I am getting baptized this coming assembly +George age +Wɔbɛbɔ me asu wɔ nhyiam a edi hɔ a wɔrebɛyɛ no ase +George wadi mfe +I love to get presents and I do receive them all through the year +M’ani gye ho sɛ me nsa bɛka akyɛde ahorow na me nsa ka bi nso afe no nyinaa mu +I m not missing much when it comes to parties +Sɛ yɛreka apontow ho asɛm a metumi anya bi aka +I m making Jehovah happy when I take a stand for the truth +Sɛ migyina nokware no afa a na merema Yehowa ani agye +It s amusing to see some of my classmates who aren t Christian who are Hindu Jewish and so forth celebrate Christmas and get gifts yet do not know what the holiday is all about +Julia age +Sɛ mihu me mfɛfo sukuufo a wɔnyɛ Kristofo a wɔyɛ Hindufo Yudafo ne nea ɛkeka ho a wodi Buronya na wogye akyɛde ahorow nanso wonnim nea ɛkyerɛ a na ɛyɛ me serew +Julia wadi mfe +When I missed holidays at school I wasn t regretful +Sɛ manni nnapɔnna wɔ sukuu mu a ɛnhaw me +The kids do a lot of weird things like dress up on Halloween +Mmofra no yɛ nneɛma ahorow a ɛmfra te sɛ ntade soronko a wɔhyɛ Halloween bere +I don t miss it at all +Ɛnyɛ m’akɔnnɔ koraa +I tell them how my parents buy me things all through the year +Meka sɛnea m’awofo tɔ nneɛma ma me afe no nyinaa mu ho asɛm kyerɛ wɔn +They tell me about their church and how boring it is and I tell them about the meetings we have in the park and they get jealous sometimes +Wɔka wɔn asɔre a emu nyɛ anigye no ho nsɛm kyerɛ me na me nso meka nhyiam ahorow a yɛyɛ wɔ prama kɛse so ho nsɛm kyerɛ wɔn na ɛtɔ da bi a wɔn ani bere me +But I m not jealous of them +Nanso m’ani mmere wɔn +Summing up I say only make friends that respect your beliefs and never let a student or a teacher force you to do anything against Jehovah s will +Justin age +Sɛ metwa no tia a mɛka sɛ wɔn a wɔwɔ obu ma wo gyidi ahorow nkutoo na ɛsɛ sɛ wofa wɔn nnamfo na ɛmma sukuuni anaa tikya bi nhyɛ wo mma wonyɛ biribi a etia Yehowa apɛde +Justin wadi mfe +Do I feel deprived ? So mete nka sɛ mahwere biribi ? +No because we have other parties and when people celebrate Christmas the kids mainly think about Santa Claus or at Easter they think about the Easter bunny but I know they are from pagan religions +Dabida efisɛ yɛwɔ apontow afoforo na bere a nkurɔfo di Buronya no mmofra taa dwen Papa Buronya ho titiriw anaa Easter mu no wodwen Easter adanko ho nanso minim sɛ efi abosonsom mu +I like field service because it helps me focus on the truth +Sharon age +M’ani gye asɛnka kɔ ho efisɛ ɛboa ma mede m’adwene si nokware no so +Sharon wadi mfe +I can honestly say that I have never felt uncomfortable about being one of Jehovah s Witnesses +Metumi afi nokwaredi mu aka sɛ me werɛ nhow da sɛ meyɛ Yehowa Adansefo no mu biako +My family and I have lots of fun +Me ne m’abusua wɔ anigyede ahorow pii +When there are parties at school my mom takes me out to lunch +Sɛ wɔreto pon wɔ sukuu mu a me maame de me pue kodidi +My parents bring treats to school for no special reason and all the kids then know we have fun +M’awofo de nneɛma a ɛma yɛn ani gye ba sukuu mu a ɛnyɛ biribi titiriw bi nti na wɔde ba na ɛma mmofra no nyinaa hu sɛ yɛwɔ anigye +I m very close to my parents and when kids ask why I don t celebrate holidays I tell them that I celebrate every day +Mebɛn m’awofo yiye na sɛ mmofra no bisa nea enti a minni nnapɔnna a meka kyerɛ wɔn sɛ megye m’ani da biara da +How could any Witness feel left out ? Megan age +Ɛbɛyɛ dɛn na Ɔdansefo bi ate nka sɛ watom ? Megan wadi mfe +Halloween +Halloween +Children dressing up as devils comic book characters what for ? Mmofra a wosiesie wɔn ho sɛ mmonsam nnipa a woyi aseresɛm ɛkyerɛ dɛn ? +The kids roam the streets going from one house to another getting bagfuls of candy +Mmofra no kyinkyin mmorɔn so kɔ afie afie mu kogyigye tɔfe pii +Or throwing eggs at houses stringing toilet paper over trees and the worst part is most parents go along with it +Zachary age +Anaa wɔtoto nkesua bobɔ adan ho de tiafi nkrataa sensɛn nnua so na nea enye koraa ne sɛ awofo pii pene nneyɛe yi so +Zachary wadi mfe +I don t have to wait for a special day to get presents +Enhia sɛ metwɛn ma ɛda soronko bi ba ansa na manya akyɛde ahorow +My mom and dad get me plenty of toys all the time +Me maame ne me papa ma me agode pii bere nyinaa +Halloween is the worship of dead spirits +Halloween yɛ awufo ahonhom a wɔsom +It s not right +Ɛnteɛ +The only God we should worship is Jehovah +Nicholas age +Yehowa nkutoo ne Onyankopɔn a ɛsɛ sɛ yɛsom no +Nicholas wadi mfe +The Facts Behind Christmas Easter and Halloween Nokwasɛm a Ɛfa Buronya Easter ne Halloween Ho +THE Bible shows that Jesus was years old when he was impaled in the early spring of the year C +E +at the time of the Jewish Passover +BIBLE da no adi sɛ na Yesu adi mfirihyia bere a wɔbɔɔ no asɛndua mu wɔ fefɛw bere mu afe Y +B +wɔ Yudafo Twam afahyɛ da +This means counting backward that he was born in the early fall of the year +Eyi kyerɛ sɛ sɛ yɛkan san akyi a wɔbɛwo no ahohuru bere October afe no mfiase hɔ +Pagan Rome s celebration of Saturnalia the birthday of the invincible sun was some three months later +Na Romafo abosonsomfo no di Saturnalia owia a wontumi nhu no no awoda bɛyɛ asram abiɛsa akyi +How did the celebration of Jesus birth get pushed forward to December to make it coincide blasphemously with the pagan celebration of the birthday of the sun ? Ɛyɛɛ dɛn na wopiaa Yesu awodadi kɔɔ anim koduu December ma ɛne abosonsomfo abusude a ɛne owia no awodadi kohyiae ? +The ever shorter days of December stirred up superstitious panic among the sun worshipers who feared that their god was dying +Esum a ɛba ntɛm anwummere ne anim a ɛntetew ntɛm adekyee wɔ December mu no kanyan ehu a egyina gyidihunu so wɔ owia asomfo mu sɛ gyama wɔn nyame no rewu +They burned candles and lit bonfires to help revive the ailing deity +Na wɔsosɔ kyɛnerɛ ne gyatanaa ahorow de boa wɔn nyame a ɔyare no +It seemed to work +Na ɛyɛɛ te sɛ nea etumi boa onyame no +Following the winter solstice of December the sun god appeared to regain his strength as the days grew longer +Na ɛyɛ sɛ nea owia nyame no san nya ahoɔden December akyi bere a esum mma ntɛm no +December was the major month of pagan celebration and Dec +was the high point of the winter revelries explains Church Christmas Tab +Church Christmas Tab nhoma no kyerɛkyerɛ mu sɛ Na December ne ɔsram titiriw a abosonsomfo di wɔn afahyɛ na na Dec +ne awɔw bere mu anigye ntraso no mpɔmpɔn so +Some believe the bishop of Rome chose Dec +as the birth date of Christ in order to sanctify the pagan celebrations +Ebinom gye di sɛ Roma sɔfopɔn no paw Dec +sɛ Kristo awoda sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ na ɔde bɛtew ’ abosonsomfo afahyɛ ahorow no ho +What resulted was a strange mixture of the pagan and the Christian festivals that the world now calls Christmas +Nea efii mu bae ne abosonsomfo ne Kristofo afahyɛ ahorow a adi afra wɔ ɔkwan a ntease nnim so a wiase no frɛ no Buronya nnɛ no +The article admits The word Christmas does not appear in the Bible +Asɛm no kyerɛ sɛ Asɛmfua Buronya ’ nni Bible mu +And Scripture gives no mandate for celebrating Jesus birth +Na biribiara nni Kyerɛwnsɛm no mu a ɛkyerɛ sɛ ɛsɛ sɛ yedi Yesu awoda +No wonder theologian Tertullian complained By us who are strangers to Sabbaths and new moons and festivals once acceptable to God the Saturnalia and other pagan feasts are now frequented gifts are carried to and fro +and sports and banquets are celebrated with uproar +Enti ɛnyɛ nwonwa sɛ nyamekyerɛfo Tertullian kae sɛ Wɔ yɛn a na yennim Homenna ne asram foforo ne Yudafo afahyɛ afoforo a na Onyankopɔn gye tom bere bi ho biribiara fam no yedi Saturnalia ne abosonsomfo afahyɛ afoforo mpɛn pii yɛde akyɛde ahorow di akɔneaba +na yɛbɔ ose wɔ agodie ne apontow ahorow ase mprempren +Pope Gregory I continued this defiling trend +Paapa Gregory I toaa adeyɛ a ɛmfata yi so +According to Natural History magazine instead of trying to obliterate peoples customs and beliefs the pope s instructions were use them +Sɛnea Natural History nsɛmma nhoma kyerɛ no sɛ anka paapa no bɛbɔ mmɔden atu nkurɔfo no amanne ne gyidi ahorow a na wɔwɔ dedaw ase no nea ɔkae ne sɛ wɔmfa nni dwuma +If a group of people worship a tree rather than cut it down consecrate it to Christ and allow them to continue their worship +Sɛ nnipakuw bi som dua bi a sɛ anka wobetwa akyene no wohyira so ma Kristo na wɔma wɔkɔ so som +No Mixing of Truth With Falsehood Ɛnsɛ sɛ Wɔde Atoro Frafra Nokware +Did this policy of compromise have divine approval ? So Onyankopɔn penee nkabom yi so ? +Note God s warning to his people poised to enter pagan Canaan Watch out for yourself +for fear you may inquire respecting their gods saying How was it these nations used to serve their gods ? Hyɛ sɛnea Onyankopɔn bɔɔ ne nkurɔfo a na wɔrehyɛn Kanaanfo abosonsomfo asase so kɔkɔ no nsow Hwɛ wo yiye +na woammisa wɔn anyame akyi kwan sɛ Amanaman yi sonsom wɔn anyame dɛn ? +And I yes I will do the same way +na me nso menyɛ sa +You must not do that way to Jehovah your God for everything detestable to Jehovah that he does hate they have done to their gods +Nyɛ Yehowa wo Nyankopɔn sa na Yehowa akyide a ɔtan nyinaa na wɔayɛ ama wɔn anyame +The same warning is repeated in the Christian Greek Scriptures Do not become unevenly yoked with unbelievers +For what fellowship do righteousness and lawlessness have ? Wɔati saa kɔkɔbɔ yi ara mu wɔ Kristofo Hela Kyerɛwnsɛm no mu Mo ne wɔn a wonnye nni nntwe kɔndua koro na twaka bɛn na trenee ne amumɔyɛ wɔ ? +Or what sharing does light have with darkness ? Anaasɛ ayɔnkofa bɛn na hann ne sum wɔ ? +Further what harmony is there between Christ and Belial footnote Satan ? Na ɔka bɛn na Kristo ne Belial anaa sɛnea New World Translation Reference Bible ase hɔ asɛm ka no Satan ka ? +Or what portion does a faithful person have with an unbeliever ? Corinthians +Anaasɛ kyɛfa bɛn na ogyidini ne nea onnye nni wɔ ? Korintofo +What does God find so offensive about these false gods and the worship of them ? Dɛn na ɛwɔ saa atoro anyame yi ne wɔn som ho a ɛma ɛyɛ nea Onyankopɔn kyi koraa ? +Saturn was the Roman sun god honored by the Saturnalia +Na Saturn ne Romafo owia nyame a na wɔnam Saturnalia afahyɛ no so di no ni no +Was he worthy ? So na ɔfata nidi ? +Simon Schama professor of history at Harvard University calls him the orgiast of eating drinking and other kinds of naughtiness +Simon Schama abakɔsɛm ho ɔbenfo a ɔwɔ Harvard Sukuupɔn mu frɛ no adidi asanom ne nneyɛe bɔne afoforo nyinaa wura +Lear s magazine calls the holiday the most famous wine orgy in the ancient world +Lear’s nsɛmma nhoma no frɛ dapɔnna no sɛ tete wiase no mu asanom afahyɛ a na agye din sen biara +Cult worship of the sun god Mithra spanned Asia +Owia nyame Mithra som mu trɛw wɔ Asia +According to anthropologist Gabriel Seabrook he was a warrior god who hurled life destroying arrows and incurable diseases at his enemies on the battlefield +Sɛnea onipa ho adesua ho ɔdenimfo Gabriel Seabrook kyerɛ no na ɔyɛ ɔkofo nyame a ɔtotow agyan ahorow a edi awu ne nyarewa ahorow a wonni ano aduru gu n’atamfo so wɔ akono +Sun worship among the Aztecs was particularly bloody +Na wohwie mogya gu kɛse wɔ Aztekfo owia som mu titiriw +Natural History magazine explains that unless victims were sacrificed to the sun gods all life including that of the gods would die +Natural History nsɛmma nhoma kyerɛkyerɛ mu sɛ sɛ wɔamfa nnipa ammɔ afɔre amma owia anyame no a na biribiara a nkwa wom a anyame no ka ho bewuwu +Upon reviewing the origins of this celebration see box below it may perhaps come as no surprise to you that witches and Satan worshipers still revere December +Bere a yɛayɛ saa afahyɛ yi fibea ahorow ho nhwehwɛmu no hwɛ adaka a ɛwɔ ase hɔ no ebia ɛrenyɛ wo nwonwa bio sɛ abayifo ne Satan asomfo da so ara bu December sɛ da kronkron +The San Francisco Chronicle of December quotes a witch and popular pagan writer as saying It is one of our more strenuous holidays +San Francisco Chronicle a ɛbae December faa ɔkyerɛwfo bayifo bi a wagye din wɔ abosonsɛm ho asɛm kae sɛ Ɛyɛ yɛn nnapɔnna a yenni adagyew koraa no mu biako +We stay up all night +Yesi pɛ anadwo mu no nyinaa +A member of the group Covenant of the Goddess stated We do a ritual enactment +Kuw bi a ɛde Covenant of the Goddess no muni bi kae sɛ Yɛyɛ amanne +Members of our clergy perform a mystery play about the birth of the solar child +Yɛn asɔfokuw no mufo yɛ owia ba no awo ho ɔyɛkyerɛ nwonwaso bi +Will God or his Son accept such honor which mirrors the worship of false gods ? So Onyankopɔn anaa ne Ba no begye nidi a ɛte saa a ɛda ɔsom a wɔde ma atoro anyame adi no atom ? +Is It Easter or Astarte ? Ɛyɛ Easter anaa Astarte ? +This family s holiday festivities begin early in the morning as they rise to greet the sunrise with reverent awe +Wofi saa abusua dapɔnna afahyɛ yi ase anɔpa tutuutu bere a wɔsɔre de obu a nidi wom kohyia owia a ɛrepue no +The children are decked in the best new finery complete with new bonnets +Mmofra no hyehyɛ wɔn ntade foforo a ɛyɛ fɛ ne kyɛw foforo nso +The celebration includes emblems of rabbits baskets full of gaily colored eggs and hot cross buns +Nea ɛka afahyɛ no ho ne nneɛma a egyina hɔ ma nnanko nkesua a wɔaka ho aduru kɔla ahorow a ɛyɛ fɛ nkɛntɛn amaama ne paanoo a wɔayɛ mmeamudua sɛnkyerɛnne ato so +It must be Easter +Ɛbɛyɛ Easter +Or is it ? So ɛne no ? +Springtime was sacred to the sex worshipers of Phoenicia +Na fefɛw bere yɛ bere kronkron ma wɔn a na wɔsom ɔbarima ne ɔbea nna wɔ Foinike +Their fertility goddess Astarte or Ishtar Aphrodite to the Greeks had as her symbols the egg and the hare +Na wɔn abawo nyamewa Astarte anaa Ishtar Helafo Aphrodite nsɛnkyerɛnne ne kesua ne adanko +She had an insatiable thirst for blood and immoral sex +Na ɔpɛ mogyahwiegu ne ɔbarima ne ɔbea nna ho ɔbrasɛe kɛse +Her statues variously depicted her as having rudely exaggerated sex organs or with an egg in her hand and a rabbit at her side +Na wɔtaa yeyɛ n’ahoni ahorow a awode pii wɔ ho wɔ ɔkwan a ɛmfata so anaasɛ nea okura kesua wɔ ne nsam na adanko gyina ne nkyɛn +Sacred prostitution was part of her cult +Na tuutuusi yɛ ne som no fa +In Canaan the sex goddess was styled the wife of Baal +Wɔ Kanaan no wɔyɛɛ ɔbarima ne ɔbea nna ho nyamewa no sɛ Baal yere +She was honored by drunken sex orgies the worshipers believing that their sexual intercourse helped to bring about the full awakening and mating of Baal with his wife +N’asomfo a wɔabobow nsa nam ɔbarima ne ɔbea nna a ɛboro so so hyɛ no anuonyam a na wogye di sɛ ɛbɛkanyan Baal ma ɔne ne yere ada +According to the book Recent Discoveries in Bible Lands in no country has so relatively great a number of figurines of the naked goddess of fertility some distinctly obscene been found +Sɛnea nhoma Recent Discoveries in Bible Lands kyerɛ no wonhuu ɔman biara a wɔwɔ abawo nyamewa ahoni pii a wɔdeda adagyaw a ebi yɛ tan yiye saa da +Beneath memorials to her in Carthage brightly colored urns were discovered containing the charred bones of little children +Wohuu nkuku ahorow a ɛho kɔla hyerɛn a mmofra nketewa nnompe a wɔahyew gugum wɔ ne nkae adamoa mu wɔ Carthage +Their parents commonly people of rank and title sought the blessing of the gods on their wealth and influence +Akyinnye biara nni ho sɛ na wɔn awofo bɛyɛ asikafo a wɔkɔhwehwɛɛ anyame no hɔ mmoa de bɔɔ wɔn sika ne wɔn tumi ho ban +Some of the urns were found to contain the remains of several children of different ages perhaps of the same family +Wohuu mmofra pii a wɔn mfe gu ahorow a ɛbɛyɛ sɛ wofi abusua koro mu nnompe wɔ nkuku no bi mu +A look at the box above will show how thinly disguised the modern versions of these ancient rites are +Sɛ wohwɛ adaka a ɛwɔ atifi hɔ no a wubehu sɛ tete amanne ahorow no ne nnɛyi de no yɛ adekoro +Even the name Easter is barely different from the ancient pagan name +Edin Easter no mpo ne tete ɔbosom bi din yɛ adekoro +Is this then the way to honor the holy Son of God ? Ɛnde so eyi ne ɔkwan a wɔnam so hyɛ Onyankopɔn Ba kronkron no anuonyam ? +Halloween Ancient Night of Terror Halloween Tete Anadwo a Ɛyɛ Hu +It is the last night of October +Ɛyɛ anadwo a etwa to wɔ October mu +By the light of the moon a small group of costumed figures move from house to house stating their demands with dire threats +Sɛ ɔsram pae a na nnipakuw ketewaa bi a wɔhyehyɛ afahyɛ ntade kɔ afie afie de ahunahuna a emu yɛ den kogye nea wɔpɛ +Guarding some doorsteps are grimacing pumpkin heads glowing with burning candles made from human fat +Wɔsosɔ kyɛnerɛ a wɔde nnipa srade ayeyɛ sisi ɛferɛ a wɔayeyɛ no sɛ nnipa ti huhuuhu so de sisi afie akwan ano +Other doors drip with human blood +Nnipa mogya sosɔ wɔ afie afoforo apon ano +It is the night of Samhain Celtic lord of the dead +Ɛyɛ anadwo ma Celtfo awufo wura Samhain +Perhaps in no other Christianized celebration does Satan so blatantly honor himself and memorialize his war dead +Ɛbɛyɛ sɛ afahyɛ biara nni hɔ a wɔadan no Kristofo de a Satan hyɛ ne ho anuonyam wom na ɔnam so kae n’akyidifo a wɔawuwu no a ɛsen eyi +The writer J +Ɔkyerɛwfo J +Garnier suggests that celebrations of suffering and death can be traced back to the ancient destruction of all of his human followers as well as the hybrid sons of fallen angels at the time of the Flood +Garnier susuw sɛ ebia ɔsɛe a ɛbaa n’akyidifo a wɔyɛ nnipa ne abɔfo bɔne mma abran no so Nsuyiri no mu no na ɛde amanehunu ne owu ho afahyɛ no bae +Cultures the world over have festivals for the dead held by all on or about the very day on which according to the Mosaic account the Deluge took place viz +the seventeenth day of the second month the month nearly corresponding with our November +The Worship of the Dead by J +Wiase aman nyinaa wowɔ afahyɛ ahorow a wɔde kae awufo na wɔn nyinaa hyɛ fa no wɔ da pɔtee a sɛnea Mose kyerɛwtohɔ no kyerɛ no Nsuyiri no bae a ɛne ɔsram a ɛtɔ so abien no da a ɛtɔ so dunson ɔsram a ɛreyɛ ne November ahyia +The Worship of the Dead a J +Garnier +Garnier kyerɛwee +The Druids were no exception +Na Druidfo nso ka ho +On October Samhain was said to release the spirits of the dead to mingle with the living +Wɔka sɛ na Samhain gyae awufo ahonhom ma wɔne ateasefo bɛtra October +Druids roamed the streets with lanterns and on coming to a house they demanded money as an offering for Satan +Na Druidfo de akanea kyinkyin mmorɔn so na sɛ wɔkɔ ofie bi mu a wogye sika anuɔden so sɛ biribi a wɔde bɔ afɔre ma Satan +Halloween is a major satanic ritual day +Halloween yɛ Satan amanne da titiriw +It s a religious holiday for the underworld with satanists performing sacrifices and witches quietly celebrating with prayer circles or meals for the dead according to a USA Today article +Sɛnea USA Today mu asɛm bi kyerɛ no Ɛyɛ nyamesom mu dapɔnna ma awufo bere a Ɔbonsam asomfo bɔ afɔre ahorow na abayifo nam mpae a wɔbom bɔ anaa nnuan a wɔnoa ma awufo so di afahyɛ no komm +It quoted Washington witch Bryan Jordan as saying Christians don t realize it but they re celebrating our holiday with us +Ɛfaa Washington ɔbayifo Bryan Jordan asɛm kae sɛ Kristofo nnim nanso wɔne yɛn redi yɛn dapɔnna +We like it +Yɛn ani gye ho saa +Parents do you want your children imitating these sinister rituals ? Awofo so mopɛ sɛ mo mma suasua amanne a ɛyɛ hu yi ? + Box on page Kratafa adaka +The Symbols of Christmas Buronya ho Agyiraehyɛde Ahorow +The Christmas tree has precious little to do with Christian celebration and a lot to do with the stubborn survival through the millennia of pagan rituals of winter light and rebirth +Buronya dua ne Kristofo afahyɛ nni biribi titiriw bi yɛ na mmom ɛne abosonsomfo amanne horow a ɛfa awɔw bere mu hann ne owia a wɔsan wo no bio a atra hɔ bɛyɛ mfe apem no na ɛwɔ pii yɛ +The Boston Herald Trees with trinkets hanging on them were part of the pagan festivals for centuries +Church Christmas Tab +The Boston Herald Na nnua a wɔde agude sesɛn so yɛ abosonsomfo afahyɛ ahorow no fa wɔ mfehaha pii mu +Church Christmas Tab +Holly was popular with the Celts to keep the house goblins in order at winter solstice time +Na Celtfo taa de Nhwiren di dwuma de ma ahonhommɔne a wɔwɔ afie mu yi suban pa adi wɔ awɔw bere mu a owia no adu asase atifi fam pɛɛ no +It could deflect evil help in the divination of dreams defend a house from lightning +Beautiful British Columbia +Etumi ma bɔne pare obi ɛboa ma wɔsoso adae pa na ɛbɔ ofie bi ho ban fi apranaa ho +Beautiful British Columbia +Mistletoe came from the Druids in England who used it in strange worship relating to demonic and occult powers +Church Christmas Tab +Nyankonnuru fi Druidfo a wɔwɔ England a wɔde di dwuma wɔ anwonwa kwan so som bi a ɛne Abonsansɛm ne ahonhommɔne tumi wɔ abusuabɔ mu +Church Christmas Tab +On December the Mithraists celebrated the birth of Mithra +Na Mithra akyidifo di Mithra awoda December +There is absolutely no biblical authority for December as having been the day of the Nativity +Isaac Asimov +Bible mu asɛm biara nni hɔ a ɛka December ho asɛm sɛ ɛne Kristo Awoda +Isaac Asimov +Gift giving was a feature of Saturnalia +Na adekyɛ yɛ Saturnalia afahyɛ no mu adeyɛ +You were expected at this festival to make some present to all your friends +Ancient Italy and Modern Religion +Na wɔhwɛ kwan sɛ wode akyɛde bɛmema wo nnamfo nyinaa wɔ afahyɛ yi mu +Ancient Italy and Modern Religion +The star atop the tree was worshiped in the East as a symbol of purity goodness and peace years before the nativity of Christ +United Church Herald +Na wɔsom nsoromma a ɛwɔ dua so wɔ Apuei fam sɛ ahotew papayɛ ne asomdwoe ho sɛnkyerɛnne mfe ansa na wɔrewo Kristo +United Church Herald +The candle does not come +from the Christian sanctuary +Kyɛnerɛ mfi +Kristosom mu +We took it from a much earlier altar the Druid oak +United Church Herald +Yɛfa fii tete Druidfo abosonsom afɔrepon bi so +United Church Herald +Santa was stolen from ancient German mythology Thor was an elderly man jovial and friendly of heavy build with a long white beard +Wɔfaa Papa Buronya fii tete Germanfo anansesɛm mu Na Thor yɛ ɔbarima a n’ani afi a ɔka aseresɛm na ɔwɔ adamfofa su onipa a na ne mu yɛ duru a wafuw abogyesɛ tenten fitaa +He drove a chariot and was said to live in the Northland +Na ɔka teaseɛnam na na wɔka sɛ ɔte Northland +His element was fire his color red +Wɔde ogya na ɛyɛɛ no na na ɔyɛ nipa kɔkɔɔ +The fireplace in every home was sacred to him and he was said to come down into it through the chimney +United Church Herald +Na beae a wɔsɔ gya wɔ ofie biara mu yɛ kronkronbea ma no na wɔka sɛ ɔnam owisikwan mu na ɛba ofie mu +United Church Herald +Box on page Kratafa adaka +The Rites of Spring Fefɛw Bere mu Amanne Ahorow +Easter was originally the spring festival in honor of the Teutonic goddess of light and spring known in Anglo Saxon as Eastre +Mfiase no na Easter yɛ fefɛw bere mu afahyɛ a wɔde hyɛ Germanfo hann ne fefɛw bere nyamewa a wonim no wɔ Anglo Saxonfo mu sɛ Eastre no anuonyam +The Westminster Dictionary of the Bible There is no indication of the observance of the Easter festival in the New Testament +Encyclop dia Britannica +The Westminster Dictionary of the Bible Biribiara nni Apam Foforo no mu a ɛkyerɛ sɛ wodii Easter +Encyclop dia Britannica +The rabbit was the escort of the Germanic goddess Ostara +Funk Wagnalls Standard Dictionary of Folklore Mythology and Legend +Na adanko na ɛbɔ Germanfo nyamewa Ostara ho ban +Funk Wagnalls Standard Dictionary of Folklore Mythology and Legend +Eggs were said to be dyed and eaten at the spring festivals in ancient Egypt Persia Greece and Rome +Celebrations +Wɔka sɛ na wɔka Nkesua no ho aduru kɔla ahorow bi wɔ fefɛw bere mu afahyɛ ahorow ase wɔ tete Misraim Persia Hela ne Roma +Celebrations +The Easter bonnet originally was a wreath of flowers or leaves +Mfiase no na Easter kyɛw no yɛ nhwiren anaa nhaban a wɔanwene +The circle or crown expressed the round sun and its course in the heavens which brought the return of spring +Na kontonkurowi anaa ahenkyɛw no gyina hɔ ma owia kurukuruwa no ne ne kwan a ɛnam so wɔ ɔsoro a ɛsan de fefɛw bere ba bio no +The new Easter outfit developed because it was considered discourteous and therefore bad luck to greet the Scandinavian goddess of Spring or Eastre in anything but fresh garb since the goddess was bestowing one on the earth +The Giant Book of Superstitions +Easter ntade foforo baa so efisɛ na wosusuw sɛ ntade dedaw a wɔbɛhyɛ de akohyia Scandinavia fefɛw bere mu nyamewa anaa Eastre no nkyerɛ obu na ɛyɛ tibɔne esiane sɛ na onyamewa no na ɔde ntade foforo ba asase so nti +The Giant Book of Superstitions +Hot cross buns Like the Greeks the Romans ate bread marked with a cross +at public sacrifices +Paanoo a wɔayɛ mmeamudua sɛnkyerɛnne ato so Te sɛ Helafo no na Romafo di paanoo a wɔayɛ mmeamudua sɛnkyerɛnne ato so +wɔ mmɔnten so afɔrebɔ ahorow mu +They were eaten by pagan Saxons in honor of Easter +Encyclop dia Britannica +Na Saxonfo abosonsomfo di de hyɛ Easter anuonyam +Encyclop dia Britannica +Sunrise services parallel rites performed at the vernal equinox welcoming the sun and its great power to bring new life to all growing things +Celebrations +Owipuei asɔre ne amanne ahorow a wɔyɛe wɔ fefɛw bere mu bere a adekyee ne adesae nyinaa yɛ pɛ de hyiaa owia no ne ne tumi a ɛde ahoɔden foforo brɛ nnipa mmoa ne afifide nyinaa no sɛ +Celebrations +Box on page Kratafa adaka +Halloween s Horrible Roots Halloween Nnyinaso a Ɛyɛ Hu +Masks and costumes The Celts left out food drink and other treats for the spirits and then tricked them into leaving by donning masks and costumes and parading to the edge of the village +Kaakaamotobi ne Halloween ntade Na Celtfo ma ahonhom no nnuan nsa ne nneɛma afoforo a wɔde som ahɔho pii na afei wɔdaadaa wɔn ma wofi ateasefo mu denam kaakaamotobi ne Halloween ntade a wɔhyehyɛ de tu aperenten kɔ kurotia no so +Bonfires were literally bonefires wherein the priests sought to appease the sun god by sacrificing animals and often people too +Na ogyatanaa no yɛ ogyatanaa ankasa ’ a na akɔmfo no nam afɔre ahorow a wɔde mmoa ne mpɛn pii no nnipa bɔ so pata owia nyame no +The Tampa Tribune By observing the way the sacrifices died the Druids looked for omens of the future +Beaumont Enterprise +The Tampa Tribune Na Druidfo gyina ɔkwan a mmoa anaa nnipa a wɔde bɔ afɔre no nam so wu so hu nea ebesi daakye +Beaumont Enterprise +Trick or treat The cry of the Druids was comparable to the modern day Trick or Treat +Central Coast Parent +Trick or treat Sɛnea mmofra gyigye nneɛma Halloween da Nteɛteɛm a na Druidfo de gye ade no ne sɛnea nnɛyi mmofra gyigye nneɛma wɔ Halloween da a wɔfrɛ no Trick or Treat ’ no yɛ pɛ +Central Coast Parent +Scary stories The bloody Druid rites live on in the youthful emphasis on ghosts and spirits +Anansesɛm a ɛyɛ hu Druidfo mogyahwiegu amanne ahorow da so ara da adi nnɛ wɔ asaman ne ahonhom a wosi so dua mu +Halloween parties and the telling of scary tales also have their origin in the Druid times when spirits were believed to be abroad in the land +The Tampa Tribune +Halloween apontow ne anansesɛm ahorow a ɛyɛ hu a wɔto no nso nyaa ne mfiase fii Druidfo mmere so bere a na wogye di sɛ ahonhom no nenam asase so no +The Tampa Tribune +Despite the pagan origins of these holidays some will recoil at the thought of denying children the fun of modern celebrations +Ɛmfaho sɛ saa nnapɔnna horow yi nyaa ne mfiase fii abosonsom mu no ebinom rempene so sɛ wɔbɛma wɔn mma ahwere anigye a ɛwɔ nnɛyi nnapɔnna ahorow no mu no +After all what do informed children know of ancient Saturn Astarte and Samhain ? Dɛn koraa na mmofra a wɔakyerɛkyerɛ wɔn no nim fa tete Saturn Astarte ne Samhain ho ? +Some know quite a bit +Wɔn mu bi nim ɛho biribi kakra +They also know that they want no part of them +Wonim nso sɛ wɔmpɛ sɛ wonya mu kyɛfa +Pictures on page Kratafa mfonini +Mithra Mithra +Thor Thor + Credit Lines Asɛm Fibea +Mithra Musee du Louvre Paris Mithra Musee du Louvre Paris +Thor The Age of Fable by T +Thor The Age of Fable a T +Bulfinch Bulfinch yɛe wɔ + Picture on page Kratafa mfonini +Astarte Astarte +Skull U +S +Tikora U +S +Forest Service photo Forest Service photo +Young People Ask +Mmofra Bisa Sɛ +How Can I Deal With Moody Parents ? Mɛyɛ Dɛn Atumi Ne M’awofo a Nsɛm Taa Haw Wɔn no Atra ? + MY PROBLEM says Claudia is that my mom gets nervous and irritable +CLAUDIA ka sɛ Nea ɛhaw me ne sɛ me maame fa abufuw na asɛm yɛ no ahi ntɛmntɛm dodo +One day she asked how my piano lesson had gone +Obisaa me da bi sɛ adakabɛn a meresua bɔ no te dɛn +I simply said that it had gone all right and went in to practice the piano +Me maa no mmuae tiawa sɛ eye na mekɔɔ adakabɛn no ho sɛ merekɔ toa ne sua no so +Mom came in angrily said that I was being rude then stormed off +Me maame de abufuw baa hɔ bɛkae sɛ meyɛ aniammɔho na ɔde abufuw fii hɔ +I got upset and banged on the piano and ran to my room +Meyɛɛ basaa na mekaa adakabɛn no hwee mu fii hɔ kɔɔ me dan mu +Mom then came and scolded me for banging on the piano +Afei me maame bae bɛyeyaw me wɔ adakabɛn no a meka hwee mu no ho +Parents may be really touchy when they are in a bad mood +Awofo betumi ayɛ nnipa a nsɛm haw wɔn ntɛmntɛm ankasa wɔ mmere a wonni anigye mu +At times you may feel that you must walk on eggs around them nervously awaiting the next time you will get criticized yelled at or even blamed +The article Why Are My Parents So Moody ? in the preceding issue of Awake ! Ɛtɔ da bi a ebia wobɛte nka sɛ ɛsɛ sɛ woyɛ ahwɛyiye bere a wɔwɔ hɔ na wode ehu hwɛ bere a edi hɔ a wɔbɛkasa atia wo ateɛteɛm agu wo so anaa wɔabɔ wo sobo mpo kwan +showed however that it s perfectly normal for parents to get moody from time to time +Nanso mfomso biara nni ho sɛ nneɛma tumi haw awofo bere ne bere mu +Stress fatigue poor health and the pressures of life are often to blame +Nhyɛso ɔbrɛ ɔyare ne asetra mu haw ahorow ne nneɛma a ɛtaa de eyi ba +Knowing this may help you to sympathize with your folks +Hu a wubehu eyi no bɛboa wo ma woanya tema ama w’awofo +Compare Proverbs +Fa toto Mmebusɛm ho +But it doesn t change the fact that at times they may be tough to deal with +Nanso eyi nsakra nokwasɛm a ɛyɛ sɛ ɛtɔ da bi a wɔn asetra betumi ayɛ den no +What can you do to improve things ? Dɛn na wubetumi ayɛ de ama nneɛma ayɛ yiye ? +Warning Signals Nea Ɛkyerɛ sɛ Nsɛm Haw Wɔn +Proverbs says By wisdom a household will be built up and by discernment it will prove firmly established +Mmebusɛm ka sɛ Wɔde nyansa na esi dan na wɔde nhumu ma egyina +In harmony with this principle one thing you can do is try to discern when your parents are in a bad mood +Nea ɛne saa nnyinasosɛm yi hyia no ade biako a wubetumi ayɛ ne sɛ wobɛbɔ mmɔden ahu bere a w’awofo nni anigye no +The psalmist said of his own depressed state All day long I have walked about sad +Odwontofo no kaa n’ankasa ne haw a na wahaw no ho asɛm sɛ Da mu nyinaa mede awerɛhow menam foofoo +An observant person would surely have detected that something was wrong with him ! Nokwarem no na obi a ɔhwɛ ade yiye a betumi ahu sɛ biribi haw no ! +In a similar way a parent will usually give clear cut signs that he or she is not in the best of moods +Ɔkwan a ɛte saa so no nsɛnkyerɛnne bi bɛda adi pefee wɔ ɔwofo bi ho sɛ onni anigye mu +The youthful authors of the book The Kids Book About Parents thus compiled a list of common warning signals for young people to watch out for +Enti mmofra a wɔkyerɛw nhoma The Kids ’ Book About Parents no ahyehyɛ kɔkɔbɔ nsɛnkyerɛnne ahorow bi a ɛsɛ sɛ mmofra hu +Among the things noted were parents eating a lot not talking going to bed early not saying hi when they come home from work snapping at everyone ignoring your questions and staring blankly at the TV +Nea ɛka ho bi ne bere a awofo didi pii wɔyɛ komm wɔda ntɛm wofi adwuma ba fie a wɔnkyia wɔkasatia obiara abufuw so wubisa wɔn nsɛm a wommua ’ ne TV a wɔhwɛ no haa ’ +In other families parents are predictably touchy at certain times such as when bills have to be paid +Wɔ mmusua afoforo mu no awofo bo taa fuw wɔ mmere pɔtee bi mu te sɛ bere a ɛsɛ sɛ wotua aka +Whatever the case by being observant you may be able to recognize your own parents warning signals +Sɛnea ɛte biara no sɛ wohwɛ ade yiye a wubetumi ahu biribi a ɛkyerɛ sɛ nsɛm haw w’ankasa w’awofo no +Is Something Wrong ? So Biribi Atoto ? ’ +What then do you do when you sense that a parent is glum ? Ɛnde sɛ wuhu sɛ biribi haw ɔwofo a dɛn na wobɛyɛ ? +Run for cover ? So ɛsɛ sɛ wotwe wo ho fi ne ho ? +Not necessarily +Dabida +Proverbs says A wise son is the one that makes a father rejoice +Mmebusɛm ka sɛ Ɔba nyansafo ma n’agya ani gye +This does not mean that you must burden yourself with your parents grown up problems +Eyi nkyerɛ sɛ ɛsɛ sɛ woma w’awofo a wɔanyinyin no nsɛnnennen yɛ wo adesoa +After all each parent must carry his own load +Efisɛ ɛsɛ sɛ ɔwofo biara soa n’ankasa n’adesoa +But you can at least show an interest in them +Nanso anyɛ yiye koraa no wubetumi akyerɛ wɔn ho anigye +For example you might tactfully ask Is something wrong ? Sɛ nhwɛso no wubetumi abisa wɔn anifere so sɛ So biribi atoto ? ’ + Compare Nehemiah +Fa toto Nehemia ho +There may be little or nothing you can do to change the situation but they may appreciate your loving interest in their welfare +Ebia na mmoa ketewaa bi na wubetumi de ama anaa wuntumi nyɛ hwee koraa mfa nsesa tebea no nanso ebetumi aba sɛ wɔn ani bɛsɔ wɔn yiyedi ho anigye a wokyerɛ no +Here s how a youngster named Kama recommends handling matters when a moody parent arrives home After you say hi go into your room for a while until they get settled +Nea edi so yi na abofra kumaa bi a wɔfrɛ no Kama kamfo kyerɛ sɛ ɛne ɔkwan a wɔnam so di nsɛm ho dwuma bere a ɔwofo a nsɛm haw no aba fie no Sɛ woma akwaaba wie a kɔ wo dan mu kakra kosi sɛ wobegye wɔn ahome kakra +Then come out and ask what is wrong and how was their day +Afei pue kobisa nea ɛhaw wɔn ne sɛnea nsɛm kɔɔ so da no +See if they want you to do anything +Hwɛ sɛ ebia wɔpɛ sɛ woyɛ biribi a +Sometimes simply showing that parent the needed attention or affection may snap the sour mood +Ɛtɔ da bi a ɔwofo no a wobɛtra ne nkyɛn anaa ɔdɔ adi a wubeyi akyerɛ no kɛkɛ no betumi ama ne ho asan no +In her book My Parents Are Driving Me Crazy Dr +Joyce Vedral tells how a teenage girl named Deena responded to her mother s angry mood +Wɔ Ɔbenfo Joyce Vedral nhoma My Parents Are Driving Me Crazy mu no ɔka sɛnea abeawa bi a wɔfrɛ no Deena yɛɛ n’ade bere a ne maame bo fuwii no +Says Deena When I came out of my room and saw the grouchy look on her face I grabbed her and gave her a big hug before she could do anything to stop me +Deena ka sɛ Bere a mipue fii me dan mu na mihui sɛ wamuna no ansa na obetumi ayɛ biribi de asiw me kwan no mebam no yɛɛ no atuu +Then I gave her a big kiss and said I love you Mom +Afei mefew n’ano kae sɛ Mama medɔ wo +’ +You should see the way her mood changed like that +Concludes Dr +Anka ɛsɛ sɛ wowɔ hɔ na woahu sɛnea ne tebea no sakrae amonom hɔ ara +Vedral A perfect remedy for a grouchy parent is affection +Ɔbenfo Vedral de ba awiei sɛ Aduru a ɛfata ma ɔwofo a wamuna ne ɔdɔ a woyi adi kyerɛ no +Affection is a real mood lifter +Ɔdɔ tumi de anigye ankasa ba +The Bible puts it this way Love builds up +Corinthians +Bible no ka no saa kwan yi so sɛ Ɔdɔ ma nkɔso +’ Korintofo +Sometimes though your parents seem to be irritated with you personally +Ɛwom ɛtɔ da bi a na ayɛ sɛ nea w’awofo bo afuw wo ankasa +If you are not sure why try drawing your parents out a bit so that they may air any grievances +Sɛ wuntumi nhu nea enti a aba saa a bɔ mmɔden bisa w’awofo asɛm bi sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a ebia wɔbɛka nea woayɛ akyerɛ wo +Compare Proverbs +Fa toto Mmebusɛm ho +A young girl named Ruth for example noted that she and her father had been growing further and further apart and that he had become unreasonably critical of her grades +Sɛ nhwɛso no abeawa kumaa bi a wɔfrɛ no Ruth hui sɛ ɔne ne papa ntam abusuabɔ resɛe kɛse na na wabɛyɛ katee a ntease nnim wɔ mmɔden a ɔbɔ wɔ sukuu adesua ho +After a family discussion of a Young People Ask +article Ruth asked what was bothering her father +Bere a abusua no susuw Mmofra Bisa Sɛ +afa hɔ asɛm bi ho wiei no Ruth bisaa nea na ɛrehaw ne papa +We discovered that Dad was trying to succeed through his children since he had been forced to quit school +Yehui sɛ na Dada rehwehwɛ sɛ ɔnam ne mma so bedi yiye esiane sɛ wɔhyɛɛ no ma ogyaee sukuu nti +He wanted us to have excellent report cards +Na ɔpɛ sɛ yɛbɔ mmɔden sen obiara wɔ sukuu +When Ruth got grades lower than expected he would get angry +Enti sɛ Ruth ammɔ mmɔden sɛnea ɔhwɛ kwan a na ne bo fuw +The result of their discussion ? Dɛn na efii wɔn nkɔmmɔbɔ no mu bae ? + It helped me to view things from his point of view she says +Ruth ka sɛ Ɛboaa me maa misusuw nneɛma ho sɛnea na osusuw no +Naturally her father also had to make some adjustments in his thinking +Sɛnea ɛte no na ɛsɛ sɛ ne papa nso yɛ nsakrae wɔ ne nsusuwii mu +Reports Ruth Things are starting to improve +Ruth bɔ amanneɛ sɛ Nneɛma afi ase reyɛ yiye +By having a similar conversation you may discover that your parents have valid reasons for being irritated with you +Sɛ wo ne w’awofo bɔ nkɔmmɔbɔ a ɛte saa a ebia wubehu sɛ wɔwɔ ntease titiriw bi nti a wɔn bo fuw wo +It might be as simple a thing as your forgetting to perform some assigned household chore +Ebetumi aba sɛ wo werɛ fii ofie nnwuma bi a wɔde hyɛ wo nsa ara kɛkɛ +Reminds Proverbs The son acting with insight is gathering during the summertime the son acting shamefully is fast asleep during the harvest +Eyi kae yɛn Mmebusɛm sɛ Nea ɔboaboa ano ahohuru bere no yɛ ɔba nyansafo na nea ɔtɔ nko twabere no yɛ ɔba a ɔhyɛ aniwu +Perhaps more diligence on your part would do much to improve your parents mood +Ebia mmɔden kɛse a wobɛbɔ no betumi ayɛ pii ma w’awofo abufuw no so atew +Act Prudently ! Yɛ Ade Nyansam ! +Sometimes though a parent simply isn t disposed to talking things out and all attempts to encourage him or her to do so are met with anger or resistance +Nanso ɛtɔ mmere bi a ɔwofo bi nka nea ɛhaw no na ne bo fuw anaa osiw mmɔden biara a wobɛbɔ sɛ wobɛhyɛ no nkuran ma wakasa no ano +What then ? Sɛ ɛte saa a dɛn bio na wobɛyɛ ? +The Bible tells us of how David as a youth coped with a similarly touchy situation +Bible no ka sɛnea Dawid sɛ abofra no gyinaa tebea a ɛhaw adwene saa ara ano +As a youth David worked in the court of King Saul as a musician +Sɛ abofra no na Dawid yɛ adwuma wɔ Ɔhene Saul ahemfi sɛ odwontofo +Saul however was subject to unpredictable mood swings and fits of rage +Nanso na Saul koko haw no enti na ne bo tumi fuw bere biara +Why on one occasion Saul tried to pin David to the wall with a spear ! Da bi mpo ɔbɔɔ mmɔden sɛ ɔde peaw bɛwɔw Dawid afam ban ho ! +Notice though what the Bible says at Samuel of David s behavior And David was continually acting prudently in all his ways and Jehovah was with him +Nanso hyɛ nea Bible no ka wɔ Dawid nneyɛe ho wɔ Samuel New World Translation no nsow Na Dawid kɔɔ so yɛɛ ade nyansam na Yehowa dii n’akyi +Few parents are as volatile as King Saul +Awofo kakraa bi na wɔyɛ keka te sɛ Ɔhene Saul +Still you may need to be prudent when dealing with them +Nanso ebehia sɛ wokɔ so yɛ w’ade nyansam bere a wone wɔn redi nsɛm no +For instance young Sam says My father s not a Christian and he has some temper ! Sɛ nhwɛso no abofra Sam ka sɛ Me papa nyɛ Kristoni na ɔwɔ koko bɔne nso ! +When he gets mad at you he really starts yelling +Sɛ ne bo fuw wo a ɔteɛteɛm gu wo so ankasa +You really have to watch what you say and do +Ɛsɛ sɛ wohwɛ wo kasa ne wo nneyɛe yiye ankasa +You have to try not to upset him +Ɛsɛ sɛ wobɔ mmɔden sɛ worenhyɛ no abufuw +The Bible puts it this way Shrewd is the one that has seen the calamity and proceeds to conceal himself +Proverbs +Bible no ka no saa kwan yi so sɛ Onitefo hu bɔne a ɛbɛba na ɔde ne ho hintaw na ntetekwaa fa mu na wonya asotwe +Mmebusɛm +This does not necessarily mean giving your parents a wide berth +Eyi nkyerɛ ankasa sɛ ɛnsɛ sɛ wobɛn w’awofo +Try to be as warm and sociable as you can +Bɔ mmɔden da ɔdɔ ne adamfofa su adi sɛnea wubetumi kyerɛ wɔn +If you pester a grouchy parent with needless questions or with petty problems that could be discussed at another time you may be asking for trouble +Sɛ wokɔ so bisabisa ɔwofo a ne bo afuw nsɛm pii a ɛho nhia anaa nneɛma nketenkete a anka ɛho behia sɛ moka ho asɛm bere foforo a ebia wobɛhyɛ no abufuw +Compare Proverbs +Fa toto Mmebusɛm ho +Indeed when they are tense and tired they may even feel like the righteous man Job when he asked How long will you men keep irritating my soul ? Nokwarem no bere a wɔahaw na wɔaberɛ no ebia wɔbɛte nka sɛnea ɔtreneeni Hiob mpo tee nka no bere a obisae sɛ Mobɛhaw me kra akosi da bɛn ? +You are therefore wise to avoid any irritating habits that you know get on your parents nerves such as snapping chewing gum or cracking your knuckles +Enti nyansa wom sɛ wobɛkwati su biara a ɛhaw adwene a wunim sɛ ɛhyɛ w’awofo abufuw te sɛ kyingam a wɔyɛ no tetateta anaa nsateaa a wototom +Along the same lines it would be inconsiderate of you to blast your stereo or play the television at full volume +Saa nso na ɛnkyerɛ ayamye sɛ wobɛbɔ nnwom ma ayɛ dede anaa wubebue wo television ma akasa kɛse dodo +Another way to act prudently is to take the initiative +Ɔkwan foforo a wobɛfa so ayɛ ade nyansam nso ne sɛ wubedi kan ayɛ biribi +Is Mom always in a bad mood when she comes home from work ? Sɛ Mama fi adwuma ba fie bere nyinaa a ne bo fuw ? +If you come home first why not set the table take out the garbage or do the dishes ? Sɛ wudi kan ba fie a dɛn nti na wonnoa aduan nkɔto wura ngu anaa wonhohoro nkankyee no mu ? +Greet your mother affectionately +Fa anigye hyia no +Such gestures might make her look forward to homecoming +Nneyɛe a ɛte saa ma ne kɔn dɔ sɛ ɔbɛba fie +One teenage girl named Julie takes such initiative +Abeawa bi a wɔfrɛ no Julie di kan yɛ nneɛma a ɛtete saa +She says My mom drives a school bus and she usually comes home upset +Ɔka sɛ Me maame ka bɔs a ɛfa mmofra kɔ sukuu na mpɛn pii no ɔbɛba fie na ne bo afuw +So I have to lie low +Enti ɛsɛ sɛ meyɛ komm +I just stay out of her way until she s calmed down +Menkasa ne ho araa kosi sɛ ne bo bedwo +Then I ll watch the kids for her or clean or do something for her +Afei mehwɛ mmofra nkumaa no anaa meyɛ biribi foforo ma no +Try as you may to avoid it some conflict is almost sure to ensue when parents are touchy or irritable +Ɛmfa ho mmɔden biara a wobɛbɔ sɛ wobɛkwati ntawntawdi no sɛ awofo no yɛ nnipa a nsɛm haw wɔn anaa wɔn bo fuw ntɛmntɛm a ɛnde ntawntawdi bɛba mo ntam ɔkwan biara so +When this occurs application of Bible principles can help you avoid making a bad situation worse +Sɛ ɛba saa a Bible nnyinasosɛm ahorow a wode bedi dwuma betumi aboa wo ma woakwati sɛ wobɛma tebea no asɛe koraa +Proverbs for example says An answer when mild turns away rage but a word causing pain makes anger to come up +Sɛ nhwɛso no Mmebusɛm ka sɛ Mmuae bɔkɔɔ sianka anibere na asɛnnennen hwanyan abufuw mu +Further guidance is given at Proverbs which reads Anyone holding back his sayings is possessed of knowledge and a man of discernment is cool of spirit +Akwankyerɛ foforo a wɔde ama nso ne nea ɛwɔ Mmebusɛm a ɛkenkan sɛ Nea ɔkyɛe ne nsɛm hu nimdeɛ na nea ne honhom dwo yɛ nhumu nipa +Remember too that while parents do have their bad moods likely there are also times when they are pleasant good humored glad to have you around +Kae nso sɛ ɛwom sɛ w’awofo bo tumi fuw de nanso ɛda adi sɛ mmere bi wɔ hɔ a wɔn ani gye wɔn ho yɛ anika na wɔn ani gye sɛ wowɔ fie +Cherish those times and use them as an opportunity to cultivate good relations with your parents +Ma w’ani nnye mmere a ɛtete saa no ho na fa saa mmere no di dwuma sɛ hokwan a wone w’awofo benya abusuabɔ pa +It will make the tough times a little less rocky +Ɛbɛma mmere a ne bo fuw no ayɛ nea ɛnhaw adwene pii +Footnotes Ase hɔ nsɛm +Some of the names have been changed +Wɔasesa din no bi +This article deals with the normal mood swings that most people experience +Saa asɛm yi ka nkate mu haw a ɛtaa to nnipa pii no ho asɛm +Parents who suffer emotional distress because of major depression alcohol or drug addiction or other serious physical and emotional ailments may need professional help +Ebia awofo a wɔwɔ nkate mu haw esiane adwenemhaw a emu yɛ den nsaden anaa nnuru a wɔde di dwuma ɔkwammɔne so anaa honam ne nkate mu nyarewa ahorow a emu yɛ den nti no behia oduyɛfo mmoa +Picture on page Kratafa mfonini +Working parents appreciate it when their children help out with household chores Awofo a wɔyɛ nnwuma ani gye ho sɛ wɔn mma bɛboa wɔn wɔ ofie adeyɛ mu +From Police Officer to Christian Minister Polisi Panyin Bɛyɛ Kristoni Somfo +IN February I was in prison in Adelaide South Australia for refusing to bear arms during World War II +WƆ February mu no na meda afiase wɔ Adelaide South Australia esiane sɛ mepow sɛ mɛfa akode akodi ako wɔ Wiase Ko II no mu nti +The barber who was about to shave me recognized me from when I had appeared in courtrooms as an officer of the South Australian police force +Oyifo a na ɔrebeyi me ti no huu me sɛ polisi adwumam panyin bi a na ɔba South Australia asennibea ahorow mu +What are you doing here ? Ɔde ahodwiriw bisae sɛ Woreyɛ dɛn wɔ ha ? +he asked in surprise +He knew that previously I had frequently served in court as a witness against criminals +Na onim sɛ bere bi a atwam no na meba asennibea bedi adanse tia nsɛmmɔnedifo +So I explained to him my Christian beliefs +Enti mekyerɛkyerɛɛ me Kristofo gyidi mu kyerɛɛ no +The magistrate who had heard my case a few days before also knew me well +Na ɔtemmufo a wadi m’asɛm nna kakra a atwam no nso nim me yiye +He too listened carefully as I explained why my Christian conscience would not allow me to take up arms +Ɔno nso tiee me yiye bere a mekyerɛkyerɛɛ mu kyerɛɛ no sɛ m’ahonim sɛ Kristoni no mma me kwan sɛ mede akode bedi dwuma no +After thanking me for what he considered a clear explanation he sentenced me to a month in prison +Bere a ɔdaa me ase wɔ nea obuu no sɛ nkyerɛkyerɛmu a ɛmu da hɔ yiye ho wiei no ɔhyɛe sɛ wɔmfa me nto afiase ɔsram biako +Now my fellow inmates were people whom not long before I had photographed and fingerprinted +Afei de na me mfɛfo nneduafo no yɛ nsɛmmɔnedifo a mitwaa wɔn mfoninifo de wɔn nsa tintim nkrataa so nkyɛe +However I was able to give a witness about my beliefs to many guards and prisoners who asked about Christian neutrality +Nanso mitumi dii me gyidi ho adanse kyerɛɛ afiasehwɛfo ne nneduafo pii a wobisaa nea enti a Kristofo mfa wɔn ho nhyehyɛ amammuisɛm mu no +The following year I was brought before the court again and this time I was sentenced to six months hard labor +Wɔde me kɔɔ asennibea hɔ bio afe a edi hɔ no na saa bere no wobuu me fɔ de me too afiase asram asia a na mɛyɛ adwumaden +I was sent to Yatala where inmates were serving life sentences for murder +Wɔde me kɔɔ Yatala beae a wɔde nneduafo a wɔde wɔn agu afiase afebɔɔ wɔ awudi ho kogu no +But again I had many opportunities to talk to others about the hope of God s Kingdom and the permanent peace it will bring to this war torn world +Bio nso minyaa hokwan ahorow de kaa Onyankopɔn Ahenni ne daa asomdwoe a ɛde bɛba saa wiase a akodi ahyɛ mu ma yi mu ho anidaso asɛm kyerɛe +Before appearing in court on each occasion I was taken to an army barracks +Ansa na wɔde me bɛkɔ asennibea hɔ bere biara no na wɔde me kɔ asraafo atrae +The first time there I was ridiculed and abused by a Lieutenant Laphorn because of my refusal to take the oath of military allegiance +Bere a edi kan a wɔde me kɔɔ hɔ no asraafo panyin Laphorn dii me ho fɛw na ɔyɛɛ me ayayade esiane pow a mepow sɛ mɛka asraafo ntam no nti +But when I appeared before him the third time he said You know I thought you were a coward +Nanso bere a mekɔɔ n’anim nea ɛto so abiɛsa no ɔkae sɛ Wunim na misusuw sɛ woyɛ ohufo +But I have watched the way you take your medicine +Nanso mahwɛ ɔkwan a wonam so gyina asotwe ahorow ano no +You gave up a good career and have proved your faith by coming back for more +Wugyaee adwuma pa na wonam w’aso a woma wɔkɔ so twe no so ada wo gyidi adi +When I was to be sentenced to prison for the third time petitions were filed for me to be tried as a conscientious objector +Bere a na wɔde me rebɛto afiase ne mprɛnsa so no wɔsrɛ maa me sɛ wonni m’asɛm sɛ obi a n’ahonim nti wapow akodi +The magistrate was forced to grant my petition since I had resigned from the police force in over a matter of conscience +Na ɛsɛ sɛ ɔtemmufo no gye m’adesrɛ no toom efisɛ m’ahonim nti na migyaee polisi adwuma no wɔ mu no +However showing his bias he said I want it to go on record that I believe it is dangerous to have such a fanatic as you loose in the community +Nanso bere a ɔreda no adi sɛ wadi atia me no ɔkae sɛ Mepɛ sɛ wɔkyerɛw to hɔ sɛ migye di sɛ ɛyɛ hu sɛ wobegyae onipa a ɔyɛ katee te sɛ wo ma wakɔ baabiara a ɔpɛ wɔ ɔman yi mu +Early Background Me Kan Asetra +I was born in in Gawler not far from Adelaide South Australia +Wɔwoo me wɔ Gawler a ɛbɛn Adelaide South Australia +When I was about six Sarah Marchant a dear friend of my mother taught me that hell is man s common grave and not a place of fiery torment +Bere a midii mfe asia no Sarah Marchant a na ɔyɛ me maame yɔnko berɛbo kyerɛɛ me sɛ hell yɛ adesamma adamoa na ɛnyɛ baabi a wɔde ogya yɛ ayayade +She was an International Bible Student as Jehovah s Witnesses were then known +Na ɔyɛ Amanaman Ntam Bible Osuani sɛnea na wɔfrɛ Yehowa Adansefo saa bere no +In time as I grew up I asked our Baptist minister how Jesus Christ differs from God and he could not give me a satisfactory answer +Bere a minyinii no mibisaa yɛn Baptist sɔfo no nsonsonoe a ɛwɔ Yesu Kristo ne Onyankopɔn mu na wantumi amma me mmuae a ɛfata +So I lost interest in the churches though I enjoyed listening to Sarah Marchant when we met occasionally +Enti m’ani annye asɔre ahorow no ho bio ɛwom sɛ sɛ mihyia Sarah Marchant a na m’ani gye sɛ metie no de +In I began working in Adelaide as a clerk for the South Australian police commissioner Brigadier General Sir Raymond Leane +Mifii ase yɛɛ adwuma wɔ Adelaide sɛ ɔkrakyeni wɔ South Australia polisi panyin Ɔsahene Raymond Leane office wɔ mu +Then in Mr +Leane made application to parliament for me to be appointed as a junior fingerprint expert and crime photographer for the state police force +Afei wɔ mu no Owura Leane kyerɛw krataa kɔmaa mmarahyɛ bagua no sɛ wɔmfa me sɛ nsateaa ano nsensanee ho nimdefo kumaa ne nsɛmmɔnedifo mfoninitwafo wɔ ɔmantam no polisi adwuma mu +Learning Bible Truths Bible Nokware Ahorow a Misuae +Three years after getting married in while on vacation with my in laws in Gawler I picked up the book entitled Creation published in by the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society +Mewaree wɔ akyi mfe abiɛsa bere a na makɔ me nsenom nkyɛn wɔ Gawler rekogye m’ahome no mekenkan nhoma a wɔato din Creation a Ɔwɛn Aban Asafo no tintimii wɔ mu no +It had been left with my in laws by Sarah Marchant +Ɛyɛ Sarah Marchant na ɔde gyaa me nsenom +The book explained that man is a soul and does not possess a separate invisible soul +Nhoma no kyerɛkyerɛɛ mu sɛ onipa yɛ ɔkra na onni ɔkra soronko bi a wontumi nhu no +This made sense +Na ntease wɔ eyi mu +But I wanted to see it for myself in the Bible +Nanso m’ankasa mepɛe sɛ mihu wɔ Bible no mu +So I searched out the family King James Version and read Genesis And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life and man became a living soul +Enti mekɔfaa abusua no King James Version Bible no na mekenkan Genesis sɛ Na AWURADE Nyankopɔn de fam dɔte nwenee onipa na ohuw nkwa home guu ne hwene mu na onipa yɛɛ ɔkra teasefo +This stirred me deeply so I read on and on +Eyi kanyan me yiye enti mekɔɔ so kenkanee +I could not put the book Creation down +Na mintumi nnyae Creation nhoma no kenkan +This is surely the truth I said to myself +Mekaa no me tirim sɛ Eyi ne nokware no +’ +Now I wanted more Watch Tower Society books to read +Afei na mepɛ Ɔwɛn Aban Asafo no nhoma pii akenkan +The only other one the family had was entitled Life +Foforo biako pɛ a na abusua no wɔ ara ne nea wɔato din Life no +So I read that one right through too +Enti mekanee saa nhoma no nso nyinaa +A few days later we returned to Adelaide and moved into another house +Nna kakraa bi akyi no yɛsan kɔɔ Adelaide na yetu kɔtraa ofie foforo mu +That very day we received a surprise visit from Sarah Marchant +Saa da no ara Sarah Marchant bɛsraa yɛn mpofirim +My mother in law had told her of my interest and she called to see how we were settling into our new home and to assess what spiritual help I needed +Na m’ase bea aka m’anigye no ho asɛm akyerɛ no na na ɔrebɛhwɛ sɛnea nneɛma rekɔ so wɔ yɛn fie foforo no mu na wahu honhom mu mmoa a mehia +The next morning our new next door neighbor called to me over the fence I believe you are interested in the writings of Judge Rutherford then president of the Watch Tower Society +Ade kyee anɔpa no yɛn fipamfo a ɔtoa yɛn so no frɛɛ me wɔ ban no akyi kae sɛ Migye di sɛ w’ani gye Judge Rutherford a saa bere no na ɔyɛ Ɔwɛn Aban Asafo no titrani nhoma horow ho +How do you know that ? I asked +Mibisae sɛ Woyɛɛ dɛn hui ? + Oh a little bird told me he answered +Obuae sɛ Oh obi na ɔka kyerɛɛ me +Obviously Sarah had informed him +Ɛda adi pefee sɛ Sarah na na aka akyerɛ no +That man James Irvine was the only Witness at that time living in the northern suburbs of Adelaide +Na saa ɔbarima no James Irvine nkutoo ne Ɔdansefo a na ɔte Adelaide atifi fam borɔn no so saa bere no +He was a pioneer or full time minister of Jehovah s Witnesses and he began a regular home Bible study with me +Na ɔyɛ ɔkwampaefo anaa Yehowa Adansefo bere nyinaa somfo na ɔne me fii ofie Bible adesua a wɔntotom ase +Progress in Bible Truth Nkɔso a Minyae wɔ Bible mu Nokware no Mu +When I returned to work in the police department I was fired up with the good things I had learned +Bere a mesan kɔtoaa polisi adwuma no so no nneɛma pa a na masua no ho anigye kaa me +So whenever I had opportunity I began to tell my workmates about my newfound faith +Enti bere biara a minya hokwan no na mifi ase ka me gyidi foforo no ho asɛm kyerɛ me mfɛfo adwumayɛfo no +However I was disappointed when my enthusiasm met with ridicule +Nanso m’abam bui bere a wodii m’anigyesɛm no ho fɛw no +Quite unexpectedly my own wife began to oppose my taking such an interest in the Bible +Bere a na menhwɛ kwan no m’ankasa me yere fii ase sɔre tiaa me sɛ makyerɛ anigye a ɛte saa wɔ Bible no ho +But with Jehovah s help I was able to weather her opposition +Nanso ɛdenam Yehowa mmoa so no mitumi dwudwoo ne sɔretia no ano +In I dedicated my life to Jehovah and was baptized +Mihyiraa me nkwa so maa Yehowa ma wɔbɔɔ me asu wɔ mu +In those days there was only one congregation in Adelaide and only about attended the weekly Bible study using The Watchtower +Saa bere no na asafo biako pɛ na ɛwɔ Adelaide na bɛyɛ nnipa pɛ na na wɔba dapɛn dapɛn Bible adesua a na wɔde Ɔwɛn Aban yɛ no ase +One day Harold Jones the presiding overseer of the congregation told me We have a job for you +Da bi Harold Jones asafo no guamtrani no ka kyerɛɛ me sɛ Yɛpɛ sɛ yɛma wo adwuma bi +We need someone to look after our territory records +Yehia obi a ɔbɛhwɛ yɛn asasesin ho kyerɛwtohɔ so +The job was perfect for me since in my police work I would drive all over Adelaide +Na adwuma no fata me efisɛ bere a na mewɔ polisi adwumam no na mede kar kyinkyin fa Adelaide kurow mu no nyinaa mu +I knew the city thoroughly and was thus able to prepare well the territory maps we used in our preaching +Na minim kurow no mu yiye ma enti mitumi siesiee asasesin no ho nkratasin a yɛde dii dwuma wɔ asɛnka adwuma mu no yiye +In April Joseph Rutherford the Watch Tower Society s president visited Australia and gave a talk in Sydney that was attended by over even though there were then only Witnesses in all Australia +Ɔwɛn Aban Asafo no titrani Joseph Rutherford baa Australia nsrahwɛ wɔ April mu na ɔmaa ɔkasa wɔ Sydney maa atiefo a wɔn dodow boro tiei ɛwom mpo sɛ na Adansefo a wɔwɔ Australia nyinaa dodow si pɛ de +In Adelaide about of us were unable to make the mile km journey to Sydney +Yɛn a na yɛwɔ Adelaide no mu bɛyɛ antumi antu kilomita kwan no ankɔ Sydney +So we rented the old Tivoli Theater and had a landline hookup installed to carry Rutherford s talk from Sydney +Enti yɛkɔfɛm Tivoli Agoruhwɛbea dedaw no na yɛma wɔyɛɛ telefon ho nhyehyɛe nam so tiee ɔkasa no fii Sydney +We arranged radio advertising and as a result about came to hear the talk in Adelaide ! Yɛbɔɔ ɔkasa no ho dawuru wɔ radio so na ɛnam saa nti nnipa bɛyɛ betiee ɔkasa no wɔ Adelaide ! +How I Lost My Police Job Nea Ɛyɛe a Mehweree M’adwuma +In World War II began and the neutrality of Jehovah s Witnesses came under close scrutiny by various authorities +Wiase Ko II fii ase wɔ mu na atumfo ahorow nyinaa ani baa afa biara a Yehowa Adansefo nni no ho yiye +On one occasion two reporters from the newspaper Truth came to the Kingdom Hall and in a hostile manner tried to push their way in +Da bi atesɛm krataa Truth akyerɛwfo baanu baa Ahenni Asa so na wɔnam ahantan so bɔɔ mmɔden sɛ wɔbɛkɔ asa no so +I simply prevented them from doing so since they seemed to be up to no good +Esiane sɛ na wɔpɛ sɛ wɔhaw adwene nti misiw wɔn kwan +The next morning a headline in the paper read S outh A ustralian Policeman Doorkeeper at J +W +Kingdom Hall +Ɛda a edi hɔ no asɛm bi puei wɔ atesɛm krataa no mu a na n’asɛmti kan sɛ S outh A ustralia Polisini Ɔpon Ano Hwɛfo wɔ Yehowa Adansefo Ahenni Asa So +As a result of that incident I was ostracized by my workmates +Ɛnam saa asɛm no nti me mfɛfo adwumayɛfo pow me +My immediate superior a staunch Catholic activist fed the police commissioner Raymond Leane false information about me +Me panyin a mehyɛ n’ase Katolekni amapa bi kekaa me ho atosɛm kyerɛɛ polisi panyin Raymond Leane +Then suddenly in August I was brought before Mr +Leane the same man for whom I had started working years earlier +Afei awerɛfim wɔ August mu no wɔde me kɔɔ Owura Leane anim onipa koro no ara a na me ne no yɛ adwuma bere a mifii adwuma ase mfe a na atwam no +The charge ? Sobo bɛn na wɔbɔɔ me ? +That I would not obey all his orders +Sɛ mempɛ sɛ medi n’ahyɛde nyinaa so +Would you shoot someone if I ordered you to do so ? he asked +Obisae sɛ Sɛ mehyɛ wo sɛ to obi tuo a wobɛto ? + That is a hypothetical situation I replied +Mibuae sɛ Eyi yɛ nsusuwii de +But no I certainly would not shoot anybody +Nanso dabi merento obiara tuo da +For two hours he tried to show me how foolish I was to belong to an organization that was on the official blacklist and that was about to be banned in Australia +Ɔde nnɔnhwerew abien bɔɔ mmɔden kyerɛɛ me kwasea a mayɛ sɛ mede me ho akɔhyɛ ahyehyɛde a wɔabɔ no ato hɔ a ɛnkyɛ wɔrebɛbra wɔ Australia no mu +He concluded And after all I ve done for you giving you such a good career +Ɔde baa awiei sɛ Nea mayɛ ama wo yi adwuma pa a ɛte sɛɛ a mede ama wo nyinaa akyi +That I appreciate I responded +Mibuae sɛ M’ani sɔ +And I have tried to show my appreciation by hard work +Na mabɔ mmɔden ayɛ adwumaden de ada m’anisɔ no adi +But I cannot put you above my worship of Jehovah God +Nanso mintumi mmu wo nsen ɔsom a mede ma Yehowa Nyankopɔn no +You had better either leave Jehovah s Witnesses or resign the commissioner responded +Ɔpanyin no kae sɛ Ɛsɛ sɛ wopaw sɛ wubegyae Yehowa Adansefo som no anaasɛ wubegyae adwuma no +So I resigned immediately +Enti migyaee adwuma no amonom hɔ ara +In August a headline in the newspaper Truth read Rutherford Policeman Resigns +Asɛmti bi a epuei wɔ Truth atesɛm krataa mu wɔ August mu kanee sɛ Rutherford Polisini Gyae Adwuma +I now had to inform my wife and find other employment +Afei na ɛsɛ sɛ mebɔ me yere amanneɛ na mehwehwɛ adwuma foforo yɛ +Happily I obtained work at a local printery where the Australian edition of Consolation now Awake ! Anigyesɛm ne sɛ minyaa adwuma wɔ ɛhɔ nhoma tintim adwuma bi a na wotintim Australia Consolation a mprempren wɔfrɛ no Nyan ! +was produced +no mu +Serving Under Ban Bere a Wɔabara Yɛn +I enjoyed working at my new trade until January when a nationwide ban was placed on Jehovah s Witnesses +Meyɛɛ m’adwuma foforo yi araa kosii January bere a wɔbaraa Yehowa Adansefo wɔ ɔman no nyinaa mu no +All printing of our literature in the country ceased at least as far as the authorities knew +Sɛnea na atumfo no susuw no yegyaee yɛn nhoma ahorow a na yetintim wɔ ɔman no mu no nyinaa +Actually underground printeries were set up all in the Sydney area and we never missed receiving an issue of The Watchtower during the ban ! Nokwarem no yɛyɛɛ sum ase nhoma tintim ho nhyehyɛe a na ne nyinaa wɔ Sydney mpɔtam hɔ na yɛanhwere Ɔwɛn Aban no bi da wɔ bere a wɔbaraa yɛn no mu ! +Shortly after our work was banned I served the two jail terms described at the outset +Bere a wɔbaraa yɛn adwuma no akyi bere tiaa bi na wɔde me too afiase mprenu a mekaa ho asɛm mfiase no +Finally in June the High Court of Australia ruled that the ban was in violation of the Constitution so the government returned all the property that had been seized from the Watch Tower Society +Awiei koraa no wɔ June mu no Australia Asennibea Kunini hyɛe sɛ bara a wɔabara yɛn no tia ɔman no amanyɔ mmara enti aban no san de Ɔwɛn Aban Asafo agyapade a na wɔagye nyinaa maa Asafo no +In retrospect it is hard to believe that during those years homes including mine were raided by police officers +Sɛ mitwa m’ani hwɛ m’akyi a ɛyɛ den sɛ megye adi sɛ saa mfe no mu no polisifo baa afie afie a na me de ka ho bɛhwehwɛɛ hɔ faa nneɛma +Yet despite the opposition we continued our house to house preaching with the use of our Bibles only +Nanso ɛmfa ho ɔsɔretia a ɛbae no yɛkɔɔ so yɛɛ yɛn afie afie asɛnka adwuma no a na yɛde Bible nkutoo na edi dwuma +Many times the police followed us +Mpɛn pii no na polisifo no tetɛw yɛn +Plainclothes policemen even attended our meetings held in private homes +Polisifo a na wɔnhyɛ polisi ntade baa yɛn adesua horow a na yɛyɛ wɔ nkurɔfo afie mu no ase +Once when introducing a representative from the Sydney branch office I noted Among us are two members of the South Australian police force +Da bi bere a na mereda ɔnanmusifo bi a ofi Sydney baa dwumadibea aba hɔ adi no mekae sɛ South Australia polisifo baanu ka yɛn ho wɔ ha +Please welcome them ! Yɛsrɛ mo monnye wɔn anigye so ! +They were surprised and embarrassed but stayed and enjoyed the meeting saying afterward that they could only file a favorable report +Wɔn ho dwiriw wɔn na wɔyɛɛ basaa de nanso wɔkɔɔ so traa ase tiee adesua no na wɔkae akyiri yi sɛ asɛmpa nkutoo na wobetumi akyerɛw afa yɛn ho +Religious Intolerance Nyamesom ho Koma a Wonni +In April we organized a convention at the town hall in a suburb of Adelaide +Yɛyɛɛ ɔmantam nhyiam bi ho nhyehyɛe wɔ April mu wɔ Adelaide kurotia asa bi a amanfo bɔ gua hɔ so +On Sunday April the widely advertised public talk The Meek Shall Inherit the Earth was scheduled +Yɛde baguam ɔkasa a na yɛabɔ ho dawuru kɛse a na n’asɛmti ne Ahobrɛasefo Benya Asase no Adi no hyɛɛ Kwasida April +But trouble began to brew early in the morning +Nanso basabasayɛ bi sɔree anɔpa no +As convention overseer I went to the local police station to warn of impending trouble +Sɛ nhyiam no sohwɛfo no mekɔɔ ɛhɔ polisi adwumam de ɔhaw a na ɛreba no ho amanneɛ kɔbɔɔ wɔn +However my visit and complaint were all but ignored +Nanso obiara anni m’amanneɛbɔ no ho dwuma +As time came for the public talk to begin a mob formed +Bere dui sɛ wɔbɛma baguam ɔkasa no basabasayɛfo bi boaboaa wɔn ho ano +Some moved inside as soon as the talk began +Bere a ɔkasa no fii ase pɛ na ebinom baa ɔdan no mu +Several burly members of the mob surged forward trying to wreck the sound equipment +Basabasayɛfo no mu pii bɔɔ twi baa anim na wɔbɔɔ mmɔden sɛ wɔbɛsɛe akasam afiri no +Then stones began to come through the windows +Afei wofii ase totoo abo faa mfɛnsere no mu +Radio stations were informed of the trouble and they quickly broadcast that a riot was in progress +Wɔde ɔhaw yi ho amanneɛ kɔbɔɔ radio nnwuma ahorow na wɔbɔɔ ho amanneɛ ntɛm so sɛ basabasayɛ bi rekɔ so +Thousands of curiosity seekers gathered outside +Nnipa mpempem pii begyinaa abɔnten hɔ hwɛɛ nea na ɛrekɔ so +Sadly we were forced to discontinue the meeting +Awerɛhosɛm ne sɛ wɔhyɛɛ yɛn maa yegyaee nhyiam no yɛ +But when it came time to leave the hall the police opened up a path for us and the whole crowd became silent +Nanso bere a ɛbae sɛ yɛrefi asa no so no polisifo no bɔɔ ɔkwan maa yɛn na nnipadɔm no nyinaa yɛɛ komm +All could see the foolishness of those opposing us because out came ordinary people including elderly men and women as well as young children +Wɔn nyinaa huu yɛn asɔretiafo no agyimisɛm no efisɛ nnipa a wofi nhyiambea hɔ puei no yɛ nnipa a wɔn ho nyɛ hu a nkwakora ne mmerewa ne mmofra nyinaa ka ho +The religious bigotry was condemned in Letters to the Editor in the days that followed +Wɔkasa tiaa nyamesom mu kateeyɛ yi wɔ nkrataa ahorow a amanfo kyerɛw ma wotintimii wɔ atesɛm krataa mu wɔ nna a edii adeyɛ no akyi no mu +Yet for years afterward Jehovah s Witnesses were not permitted to use town hall facilities in South Australia +Nanso wɔamma Yehowa Adansefo kwan ma wɔamfa South Australia adan a amanfo bɔ gua wom no anyɛ nhyiam wɔ mfe pii mu +Once in the mid s I talked to the caretaker of the Norwood town hall in a suburb of Adelaide about the use of their hall for our district convention +Bere bi mfinimfini hɔ me ne nea na ɔhwɛ Adelaide borɔn Norwood asa a wɔbɔ gua wom so no kaa wɔn asa no a na yɛpɛ sɛ yɛde yɛ yɛn ɔmantam nhyiam ho asɛm +You are banned for life from using town halls he said +Ɔkae sɛ Wɔabara mo afebɔɔ sɛ monnyɛ nhyiam wɔ kurow no asa ahorow so +You are behind the times I replied +Mibuae sɛ Tete asɛm na woreka yi +Then I pulled from my bag the brochure about the New York Yankee Stadium international convention +Afei miyii nhomawa a ɛka New York Yankee Agumadibea so amanaman ntam nhyiam ho asɛm no fii bag mu kyerɛɛ no +Look what is going on with Jehovah s Witnesses in other places over at one meeting ! I noted +Mekae sɛ Hwɛ nea Yehowa Adansefo reyɛ wɔ mmeae afoforo sɛ nnipadɔm bɛboro ahyiam wɔ nhyiam biako ase ! +He took the brochure carefully studied it and after a while said Yes it does look like things have changed +Ogyee nhomawa no hwɛɛ mu yiye na bere tiaa bi akyi no ɔkae sɛ Yiw ɛkame ayɛ sɛ nneɛma asesa +From then on the use of such facilities opened up for us throughout South Australia +Afei efi saa bere no wɔmaa yɛyɛɛ nhyiam wɔ asa ahorow a ɛtete saa so wɔ South Australia nyinaa +In after a long illness my wife died +Me yere wui bere a na wayare bere tenteenten +Before her death however she began to reflect a love for Bible truth and for Jehovah God +Nanso ansa na ɔrewu no n’ani fii ase gyee Bible mu nokware ho na onyaa Yehowa Nyankopɔn ho dɔ +This was due largely to the kindness shown her by loving Witnesses over the years +Nea ɛde eyi bae titiriw ne ayamye a Adansefo a wɔwɔ ɔdɔ yii no adi kyerɛɛ no wɔ mfe pii mu no +Then in December I married Thea who has served Jehovah for many years +Afei mewaree Thea a na ɔde mfe pii asom Yehowa no wɔ December mu +For about years now I have been serving Jehovah contentedly +Mede akomatɔyam asom Yehowa bɛyɛ mfe ni +Because of always trusting in Jehovah sticking close to his organization and never compromising under pressure I can look back on a life of many privileges and blessings +Esiane sɛ mede me ho to Yehowa so bere nyinaa na minnyaee me gyidi mu wɔ ɔhyɛ ase nti sɛ mibu kɔmpɔ hwɛ m’akyi wɔ m’asetra mu a manya hokwan ne nhyira ahorow pii +And I continue to try hard to keep my eyes fixed firmly on the prize of the upward call +As told by Hubert E +Na mekɔ so bɔ mmɔden sɛ mede m’ani besi botae a ɛyɛ ɔsoro frɛ no so pintinn +Sɛnea Hubert E +Clift +Clift ka kyerɛe +Picture on page Kratafa mfonini +Serving as a minister Meresom sɛ Kristoni somfo +Jehovah s Witnesses and the Medical Profession Cooperate Nnuruyɛfo ne Yehowa Adansefo Yɛ Biako +IN Jehovah s Witnesses discerned that blood transfusion was an unscriptural use of blood +YEHOWA ADANSEFO hui wɔ mu sɛ mogya a wɔde ma yɛ biribi a ennyina Kyerɛwnsɛm no so +Embodied in the Mosaic Law the restriction was carried forward into the Christian Greek Scriptures +Wɔde saa anohyeto yi a na ɛwɔ Mose Mmara no mu no baa Kristofo Hela Kyerɛwnsɛm no mu +Acts states The holy spirit and we ourselves have favored adding no further burden to you except these necessary things to keep abstaining from things sacrificed to idols and from blood and from things strangled and from fornication +If you carefully keep yourselves from these things you will prosper +Good health to you ! Asomafo no Nnwuma ka sɛ Ɛyɛɛ honhom kronkron ne yɛn sɛ eye sɛ wɔmfa adesoa bi nto mo so gye nea ehia yi ara ɛne sɛ munyi mo ho mfi nam a wɔakum ama abosom ne mogya ne mmoa a wɔanhwie wɔn mogya na wowui ne aguamammɔ mu ɛno na sɛ muyi mo ho fi ho a eye +Yekyia mo +See Leviticus +Hwɛ Leviticus +The Witnesses refusal to accept blood transfusions led to many confrontations with some in the medical profession +Pow a Adansefo no pow sɛ wobegye mogya no de ntawntawdi baa wɔne nnuruyɛfo binom ntam +Hospital Liaison Committees Ayaresabea Ntam Nkitahodi Boayikuw Ahorow +To support the Witnesses in their refusal to receive blood to clear away misunderstandings on the part of doctors and hospitals and to create a more cooperative spirit between medical institutions and Witness patients Hospital Liaison Committees were established by the Governing Body of Jehovah s Witnesses +Nea ɛbɛyɛ na aboa Adansefo no wɔ mogya a wonnye ho ayi ntease a nnuruyɛfo ne ayaresabea ahorow bi nni afi hɔ na biakoyɛ abɛda nnuruyɛfo ne Adansefo a wɔyare ntam no Yehowa Adansefo Sodikuw no hyehyɛɛ Ayaresabea Ntam Nkitahodi Boayikuw ahorow +Made up of mature Witnesses trained to deal understandingly with doctors and hospitals these committees defused confrontations and they established a more cooperative spirit +Emufo yɛ Adansefo a wɔn ho akokwaw a wɔatete wɔn ma wɔatumi ne nnuruyɛfo ne ayaresabea ahorow adi nsɛm wɔ ɔkwan a ntease wom so saa boayikuw ahorow yi adwudwo akasakasa ahorow ano na ɛde biakoyɛ honhom aba +From a handful of such committees in their number has now grown to in lands +Efi boayikuw kakraa bi a na ɛwɔ hɔ so no akuw no dodow akɔ anim abedu wɔ nsase so mprempren +That means that their helpful services are now available to some +million of Jehovah s Witnesses +Ɛno kyerɛ sɛ Yehowa Adansefo mu ɔpepem +nsa tumi ka wɔn mmoa mprempren +More than elders in congregations of Jehovah s Witnesses have been trained to speak with doctors to help them see from medical literature itself all the things that can be done without resorting to blood transfusions +Wɔatete Yehowa Adansefo asafo ahorow mu mpanyimfo bɛboro ma wɔne nnuruyɛfo akasa na aboa wɔn ma wɔatumi ahu nnuru ahorow a wobetumi de adi dwuma a mogya nnim nyinaa afi nnuruyɛ ho nhoma ahorow mu +In cases where there is some special need appropriate articles are faxed directly to the hospital to help physicians treat Witnesses without using blood +Bere a biribi titiriw bi ho abehia no wɔnam fax so de nsɛm ahorow a ɛho hia kɔma ayaresabea no tee na aboa nnuruyɛfo no ma wɔayɛ Adansefo no nnuru a mogya nnim +Or the committees arrange for consultation with other cooperative doctors to develop strategies for bloodless treatment or surgery +Anaasɛ boayikuw no yɛ nhyehyɛe ma wɔne nnuruyɛfo afoforo a wɔte wɔn asɛm ase susuw akwan horow a wɔbɛfa so asa yare anaa wɔayɛ oprehyɛn a wɔmfa mogya nni dwuma +For example in multitudes of cases of blood loss resulting in severe anemia in which doctors said there was need for a transfusion to elevate the red cell count Hospital Liaison Committee members have been able to share articles from medical literature showing the efficacy of recombinant erythropoietin EPO to do the same thing +Sɛ nhwɛso no bere a obi mogya so atew koraa ma nnuruyɛfo aka sɛ ehia sɛ wɔma no mogya na ama nkwammoaa kɔkɔɔ a ɛwɔ ne mogya mu adɔɔso no Ayaresabea Ntam Nkitahodi Boayikuw mufo atumi ne nnuruyɛfo ayɛ nhwehwɛmu wɔ nsɛm ahorow a ɛwowɔ nnuruyɛ ho nhoma ahorow mu a ɛkyerɛ sɛ erythropoietin EPO a nnipa afrafra a wɔde ma tumi di dwuma koro no ara ho +This synthetic hormone acts like the natural erythropoietin found in our kidneys and stimulates the bone marrow to send new fresh red cells into the bloodstream +Saa aduru yi a nnipa ayɛ a ɛyɛ adwuma te sɛ biribi a wɔfrɛ no hormone no di dwuma sɛ erythropoietin a ɛwɔ yɛn asaabo mu a ɛkanyan dompe mu hon ma ɛde nkwammoaa kɔkɔɔ foforo kɔ mogya mu no ara pɛ +Some doctors have felt that EPO would not work fast enough to make up the need but a number of cases involving Jehovah s Witnesses have illustrated how quickly it gets results +Nnuruyɛfo binom ate nka sɛ EPO ntumi nni ahiade ho dwuma ntɛm sɛnea ɛsɛ nanso nsɛm pii a ɛfa Yehowa Adansefo ho ama sɛnea etumi di dwuma ntɛm no ada adi +In one instance on the very day after EPO was administered the count of new red cells was already four times normal ! Bere a wɔde EPO maa obi no wohui da no ara sɛ nkwammoaa kɔkɔɔ a wonnyinyinii no abu abɔ ho mpɛn anan asen nea wɔtaa nya no ! +In another day the patient stabilized and by the fourth day the red cell count was starting to rise +Da a edi hɔ no ɔyarefo no ani so daa hɔ na eduu ɛda a ɛto so anan no na nkwammoaa kɔkɔɔ a wɔanyinyin no afi ase redɔɔso +In a few more days it was rising swiftly +Nna kakraa bi akyi no na ɛredɔɔso ntɛmntɛm +The patient survived +Ɔyarefo no ho tɔɔ no +In this way the doctors as well as the patient were benefited by the activities of these Hospital Liaison Committees +Ayaresabea Ntam Nkitahodi Boayikuw dwumadi ahorow no so baa mfaso maa nnuruyɛfo ne ɔyarefo no nyinaa saa kwan yi so +When doctors in Australia said they were unable to save the life of a Witness patient without using blood for treating a rare tropical disease they appealed to the local Hospital Liaison Committee for any help the committee could give them in locating information on nonblood medical management +Bere a nnuruyɛfo a wɔwɔ Australia kae sɛ wontumi nsa Ɔdansefo bi yare bere a wɔmfa mogya nni dwuma wɔ ɔyare bi a ɛntaa nyɛ nnipa mu no wɔde asɛm no kɔdan ɛhɔ Ayaresabea Ntam Nkitahodi Boayikuw no hwehwɛɛ mmoa biara a boayikuw no betumi de aboa wɔn ma wɔatumi ahu aduruyɛ a mogya nnim ho nsɛm +The Australia branch office of Jehovah s Witnesses was notified of the need +Wɔbɔɔ Yehowa Adansefo baa dwumadibea a ɛwɔ Australia no amanneɛ +They got in touch with Hospital Information Services at the international headquarters offices of Jehovah s Witnesses in Brooklyn New York +Wɔne Yehowa Adansefo wiase nyinaa dwumadibea ti a ɛwɔ Brooklyn New York no Ayaresabea Nsɛm ho Dwumadibea no dii nkitaho +It researched a medical data base +Wɔyɛɛ nhwehwɛmu wɔ nhoma bi a wɔaboaboa nnuruyɛ ho nsɛm ano wom mu +Helpful articles were faxed to Australia +Wɔkyerɛw nsɛm ahorow a ɛho hia yɛɛ no fax kɔɔ Australia +Just hours after leaving the doctor s office the Australian Hospital Liaison Committee member was back with the needed articles +Bere a Australia Ayaresabea Ntam Nkitahodi Boayikuw no fii oduruyɛfo no office nnɔnhwerew pɛ akyi no kuw no muni bi san de nsɛm ahorow a ɛho hia no brɛɛ no +These proved to be effective and the patient recovered +Nsɛm yi dii dwuma yiye na ɔyarefo no ho tɔɔ no +Faxed medical material has been sent from New York to as far away as Nepal +Wɔnam fax so de nsɛm afi New York akɔ akyirikyiri nsase te sɛ Nepal so +Quality Research and Assistance Nhwehwɛmu ne Mmoa a Edi Mu +The quality of the research done by Jehovah s Witnesses in the medical literature is sound and up to date +Nhwehwɛmu a mfaso wɔ so a Yehowa Adansefo yɛ wɔ nnuruyɛ ho nhoma mu no mu da hɔ na edi mu +A registered nurse who is the codirector of surgical services at a hospital in Oregon U +S +A +said in an article in a medical publication for operating room managers Jehovah s Witness es +are way ahead of us +Ɔyarehwɛfo bi a ɔno nso yɛ ɔpanyin wɔ beae a wɔhwɛ oprehyɛn yɛ so wɔ Oregon U +S +A +ayaresabea bi mu kaa asɛm bi wɔ nnuruyɛ ho atesɛm krataa bi mu kyerɛɛ mpanyimfo a wɔhwɛ oprehyɛn yɛ so sɛ Yehowa Adansefo +anya nkɔanim asen yɛn +They are the most knowledgeable about alternatives to blood and blood products and often provide us with the literature before we even hear about it +OR Manager January page +Wɔn na wɔwɔ nimdeɛ a emu dɔ wɔ nnuru ahorow a wɔde si mogya ananmu ho na wɔtaa ma yɛn nhoma ahorow bi ansa na yɛate ho asɛm mpo +OR Manager January kratafa +Some very prominent doctors and medical centers that can treat without using homologous blood have made themselves available for consultations as to their approaches and procedures +Nnuruyɛfo a wɔagye din ne ayaresabea ahorow a wotumi yɛ ayarefo nnuru a mogya nnim ada wɔn ho adi ma nkurɔfo kɔ wɔn nkyɛn ma wɔkyerɛkyerɛ wɔn akwan horow a wɔnam so yɛ saa +Their generous response to this need has aided in saving lives as seen in cases of successful treatment for leukemia and in various kinds of surgery +Ayamye mu a wɔafi adi saa dwuma yi aboa agye akra pii nkwa sɛnea wohu wɔ leukemia ayarehwɛ ne oprehyɛn ahorow a ɛkɔ so yiye mu no +These medical consultations were often conducted by international telephone calls +Wɔnam telefon so na ɛtaa bisabisa saa akwankyerɛ yi ho nsɛm fi aman horow so +Also indicating the extent to which Jehovah s Witnesses have gone to assist those in need when they face a faith challenging medical situation has been the arrangement for transferring a patient from one hospital to another from one part of a country to another and even from one country to another +Nea ɛda nkɔso a Yehowa Adansefo anya wɔ sɛnea wɔayɛ mmoa ama wɔn a wohyia nnuruyɛ mu tebea horow a ɛsɔ gyidi hwɛ mu nso ne nhyehyɛe a wɔyɛ yi ɔyarefo bi fi ayaresabea biako mu kɔ ɔfoforo mu fi ɔman bi fa kɔ ɔfa foforo ne ɔman biako so kɔ ɔfoforo so mpo no +Some examples An adult patient was flown from Suriname to Puerto Rico another was flown from Samoa to Hawaii an infant from Austria to Florida U +S +A +Nhwɛso ahorow bi ni Wɔde ɔyarefo bi a wanyin foroo wimhyɛn fi Suriname kɔɔ Puerto Rico ɔfoforo fii Samoa kɔɔ Hawaii akokoaa bi fii Austria kɔɔ Florida U +S +A +More Doctors Cooperating Nnuruyɛfo Pii Reboa +Improvement in the situation for Jehovah s Witnesses can also be seen in the growing number of physicians willing to cooperate with them in this matter from about five years ago to more than now in lands +Wotumi hu nkɔso a aba wɔ tebea yi ho ama Yehowa Adansefo no nso wɔ nnuruyɛfo dodow a wɔredɔɔso a wɔne wɔn reyɛ adwene wɔ asɛm yi ho a wɔn dodow fi wɔ mfe anum a atwam no mu abedu bɛboro mprempren wɔ nsase so no mu +That number of capable doctors has made possible another favorable development the forming of more than bloodless medical and surgery centers in various lands +Nnuruyɛfo a wɔfata no dodow ama dwumadi bi a mfaso wɔ so ayɛ yiye asoɛe ahorow bɛboro a wɔahyehyɛ wɔ aman pii so a wɔyɛ nnuru ne oprehyɛn a mogya nnim no +Thus nowadays at least in North America one hardly hears of efforts to force a blood transfusion on an adult and many other lands are developing to that same point +Enti ɛnnɛ anyɛ yiye koraa no wɔ Atifi Fam Amerika no ɛyɛ den sɛ obi bɛte mmɔden a wɔrebɔ de ahyɛ ɔpanyin bi ama no mogya ho asɛm na nkɔso reba saa ara wɔ eyi fam wɔ nsase pii nso so +Most problems now are with newborn babies and especially with premature births +Mprempren de nsɛnnennen no fa kɛse no ara fa nkokoaa a wɔawo wɔn foforo ne mmofra a wɔwo wɔn ansa na wɔn awo bere aso no ho +These preemies start out with many problems associated with underdeveloped organs that do not function normally such as the lungs and the kidneys +Saa mmofra a wɔwo wɔn ansa na wɔn awo bere aso yi nya ɔhaw ahorow a ɛfa akwaa ahorow a annyin anwie a entumi nyɛ adwuma yiye te sɛ ahurututu ne asaabo ho fi awo so pɛɛ +But doctors are finding ways to treat these conditions without blood transfusions +Nanso nnuruyɛfo rehwehwɛ akwan horow a wɔbɛfa so ahwɛ mmofra a wɔwɔ saa tebea ahorow yi mu a wɔmfa mogya nka ho +A synthetic surfactant for example is available to relieve respiratory distress syndrome +Sɛ nhwɛso no wɔanya aduru bi a wɔde di dwuma wɔ ɔhome mu nsɛnnennen ho +The use of EPO is becoming widely accepted for dealing with anemia of prematurity +Wɔregye dwuma a wɔde EPO di no tom kɛse sɛ aduru a wɔde di nkokoaa a wɔn awo bere anso a wonni mogya no ho dwuma +Help for Medical Personnel and Officials Mmoa ma Ayaresabea Adwumayɛfo ne Aban Mpanyimfo +To help pediatricians and neonatologists to treat children of Jehovah s Witnesses without blood transfusions Hospital Information Services has produced a triple indexed volume of articles from medical literature that demonstrates what can be done without blood for a host of problems of the newborn +Sɛnea ɛbɛboa nnuruyɛfo ma wɔahwɛ Yehowa Adansefo mma yare a wɔmfa mogya nka ho no Ayaresabea Nsɛm Ho Amanneɛbɔ Asoɛe ayiyi nsɛm afi nnuruyɛ nhoma ahorow mu ayɛ no nhoma biako a ɛkyerɛ nea wobetumi ayɛ wɔ abofra a wɔawo no foforo ho nsɛnnennen pii ho a wɔmfa mogya nka ho +To reach judges social workers children s hospitals neonatologists and pediatricians with information on the available nonblood medical alternatives Jehovah s Witnesses have produced specifically for these medical personnel and officials a page volume called Family Care and Medical Management for Jehovah s Witnesses +Nea ɛbɛyɛ na nnuru a mogya nnim a wɔde si mogya ananmu wɔ nnuruyɛ mu yi ho nsɛm bedu atemmufo aban adwumayɛfo mmofra ayaresabea horow ne nnuruyɛfo nkyɛn no Yehowa Adansefo ahyɛ da ayɛ nhoma a ɛwɔ nkratafa a wɔato din Family Care and Medical Management for Jehovah’s Witnesses ama nnuruyɛfo ne aban mpanyimfo yi titiriw +It is a loose leaf handbook so that it can be kept up to date +Wɔayɛ nhoma no wɔ ɔkwan bi so a ɛbɛma ayɛ mmerɛw sɛ wɔbɛyɛ nsakrae wom ma ɛne nimdeɛ foforo biara a ɛba ahyia +Since there has been some misunderstanding about family life among Jehovah s Witnesses it also makes clear the love parents have for their children in a decidedly beneficial caring atmosphere produced by a life style engendered by Bible teaching +Esiane sɛ wɔntaa nte Yehowa Adansefo abusua asetra ho nsɛm ase nti wɔakyerɛkyerɛ ɔdɔ a awofo wɔ ma wɔn mma wɔ gyinae ahorow a mfaso wɔ so a wosisi ho wɔn asetra kwan a Bible nkyerɛkyerɛ ama wɔanya a ɛno nti wodwen wɔn mma ho no mu pefee wɔ mu +How is that publication being received ? Ɔkwan bɛn so na wɔagye saa nhoma no atom ? +After examining its contents the vice president of a children s hospital in Pennsylvania U +S +A +said he would be expecting his staff to digest and use it +Bere a mmofra ayaresabea a ɛwɔ Pennsylvania U +S +A +titrani abadiakyiri hwehwɛɛ nhoma no mu nsɛm a wɔahyehyɛ mu wiei no ɔkae sɛ ɔbɛhwɛ kwan sɛ n’adwumayɛfo no besua emu nsɛm na wɔde adi dwuma +He added If it doesn t come back to me dog eared and worn I will want to know why ! Ɔde kaa ho sɛ Sɛ nhoma yi san ba me nkyɛn bere a akɔ adwumayɛfo no nyinaa so ahyia na biribiara nkyerɛ sɛ wɔasua a mɛpɛ sɛ mehu nea enti a wɔansua ! +Already some judges have amended their court orders to require that physicians exhaust all nonblood alternatives before using blood +Atemmufo binom ayɛ nsakrae dedaw wɔ wɔn asennibea mmara mu ma ɛhwehwɛ sɛ nnuruyɛfo sɔ nnuru a wɔde si mogya ananmu nyinaa hwɛ ansa na wɔde mogya adi dwuma +Children have been treated without blood and have gone home well +Wɔahwɛ mmofra a wɔamma wɔn mogya na wɔakɔ fie a wɔn ho atɔ wɔn +A typical reaction was that of a judge of juvenile affairs in Ohio U +S +A +Nhwɛso titiriw bi ne ɔtemmufo bi a odi mmofra nsɛm a ɔwɔ Ohio U +S +A +de no +He was so impressed with the Family Care volume that he ordered seven additional copies for his colleagues +Family Care nhoma no maa ne ho dwiriw no araa ma ogyee nson foforo maa ne nnamfo +He now modifies his court orders to balance concerns of the physician with the rights of the parents accomplishing this in two ways +Wɔayɛ nsakrae mprempren wɔ n’asennibea mmara horow mu na ɛne oduruyɛfo ahwehwɛde ahorow ne awofo hokwan a wɔwɔ no akari pɛ na wayɛ eyi wɔ akwan abien so +He specifies in his order that the doctors must first exhaust all alternative treatments before using blood and that the physicians must assure him that the blood they will use has been tested and is free from both AIDS and hepatitis +Osi so dua wɔ ne mmara horow mu sɛ ɛsɛ sɛ nnuruyɛfo sɔ nnuruyɛ a mogya nnim no nyinaa hwɛ ansa na wɔde mogya adi dwuma ɛsɛ sɛ nnuruyɛfo ma ɔyarefo no nya awerɛhyem sɛ wɔahwehwɛ mogya a wɔde bɛma no no mu yiye ahu sɛ AIDS ne mmerɛbo mu yare biara nni mu +In three orders issued since he started modifying them all three of the children were successfully treated without blood transfusions +Dr +Wɔ ahyɛde ahorow abiɛsa a ɔde ama fi bere a ofii ase yɛɛ nsakrae no ho no wɔhwɛɛ mmofra baasa no nyinaa maa wɔn ho tɔɔ wɔn a wɔamma wɔn mogya +Charles H +Ɔbenfo Charles H +Baron professor of law at the Boston College Law School presented a paper last year at a meeting of academics at the University of Paris +Baron mmara ho ɔbenfo a ɔwɔ Boston College Law School maa ɔkasa bi wɔ nhomanimfo nhyiam ase wɔ Paris Sukuupɔn mu afe a etwaam no mu +His subject was Blood Sin and Death Jehovah s Witnesses and the American Patients Rights Movement +Na n’asɛm no ne Mogya Bɔne ne Owu Yehowa Adansefo ne Kuw a Ɛhwɛ Hokwan a Amerika Ayarefo Wɔ Ho Nsɛm So +In the paper itself the following paragraph stated concerning the work of the Witnesses Hospital Liaison Committees Ɔfa a edi so yi yɛ n’asɛm no fa a ɛfa Adansefo no Ayaresabea Ntam Nkitahodi Boayikuw ahorow no ho + They have even managed to get American medicine to reconsider some of its beliefs in the light of further evidence +Wɔatumi mpo ama Amerika nnuruyɛ adwuma no agyina adanse ahorow a ɛwɔ hɔ no so asan asusuw nea egye di ho bio +In the process all of American society has benefited +Saa a wɔayɛ no so aba mfaso ama Amerikafo nyinaa +Not only Jehovah s Witnesses but patients in general are today less likely to be given unnecessary blood transfusions because of the work of the Witnesses Hospital Liaison Committees +Ɛnnɛ ɛnyɛ Yehowa Adansefo nko na wɔremma wɔn mogya basabasa na mmom ayarefo nyinaa nso esiane Adansefo no Ayaresabea Ntam Nkitahodi Boayikuw ahorow no dwumadi nti +Patients in general enjoy greater autonomy over a whole range of health care decisions because of the work done by the Witnesses as part of an overall patients rights movement +Ayarefo nyinaa tumi si wɔn nnuruyɛ nyinaa ho gyinae ahorow ankasa esiane Adansefo no dwuma a wɔadi sɛ hokwan a ayarefo wɔ kuw dwumadi no fa no nti +And the causes of freedom in general and religious freedom in particular have been advanced by the Witnesses dedicated resistance to efforts to force them to take action inconsistent with their religious beliefs +Na nea ɛde ahofadi no nyinaa aba titiriw ne nyamesom mu ahofadi a anya nkɔanim no ne Adansefo no ko a wɔako atia mmɔden a wɔabɔ sɛ wɔbɛhyɛ wɔn ma wɔayɛ biribi a ɛne wɔn nyamesom mu gyidi ahorow nhyia no +All this activity by Hospital Liaison Committees may not be directly preaching the good news of God s Kingdom but it is surely answering a direct challenge made to our worship in what the first century governing body called one of the necessary things of our sacred service +Ebia dwuma yi nyinaa a Ayaresabea Ntam Nkitahodi Boayikuw ahorow no adi no mfa asɛmpaka adwuma no ho tee de nanso ɛrema mpoa bi a wɔatwa yɛn som a afeha a edi kan sodikuw no frɛɛ no nea ehia wɔ yɛn som kronn no mu biako ho mmuae +Interestingly however our bold yet dignified outreach to communicate has opened the way for some medical professionals to respond to the Kingdom message +Nanso anigyesɛm ne sɛ akokoduru a nidi wom a yɛde adi nkitaho no abue hokwan ama nnuruyɛfo bi ma wɔagye Ahenni ho nkrasɛm no atom +Several members of Hospital Liaison Committees have started Bible studies with doctors they met through committee activity two of such doctors recently being baptized +Ayaresabea Ntam Nkitahodi Boayikuw no mufo pii ne nnuruyɛfo a wɔne wɔn hyiae wɔ boayikuw no dwumadi ahorow ase no afi Bible adesua ahorow ase na wɔabɔ nnuruyɛfo a wɔte sɛɛ mu baanu asu nnansa yi +So with the help of the Hospital Liaison Committee arrangement Jehovah s Witnesses are being assisted to obey Jehovah s perfect law on abstaining from blood not compromising their integrity and still getting needed medical care +Enti ɛdenam Ayaresabea Ntam Nkitahodi Boayikuw nhyehyɛe no so no wɔaboa Yehowa Adansefo ma wɔadi Yehowa mmara a ɛyɛ pɛ a ɛse wɔntwe wɔn ho mfi mogya ho no so a wonnyaee wɔn mudi mu na wɔda so nya ayarehwɛ a wohia +There has indeed been continued good success in bridging the gap that once existed +Nokwarem no wɔakɔ so adi nkonim wɔ yi a wɔreyi ntawntawdi a na anka ɛwɔ hɔ mmere bi afi hɔ no mu +Doctors and hospitals are now better informed on how they can provide available nonblood medical management +Afei nnuruyɛfo ne ayaresabea ahorow anya sɛnea wobetumi anya nnuru a mogya nnim de adi dwuma ho nimdeɛ kɛse mprempren +For patients relatives religious associates and hospital personnel that produces what everyone wants the healthy recovery of the patient +Contributed by Hospital Information Services at the Watch Tower Society s world headquarters +Ama ayarefo abusuafo mfɛfo Kristofo ne ayaresabea adwumayɛfo anya nea obiara hwehwɛ ɔyarefo ahotɔ a edi mu +Ayaresabea Amanneɛbɔ Asoɛe a ɛwɔ Ɔwɛn Aban Asafo no wiase nyinaa dwumadibea ti na wɔkyerɛw mae +Footnotes Ase hɔ asɛm +Available only in English +Ɛwɔ Engiresi kasa nkutoo mu +Picture on page Kratafa mfonini + Family Care Family Care +Watching the World Wiase Nsɛm +Better Leadership Wanted Wɔhwehwɛ Akannifo Pa +People around the globe are becoming fed up with their leaders +Wiase akannifo ho refono wɔn nkurɔfo wɔ wiase nyinaa +Some contend says The Wall Street Journal that the current crop of world leaders just may not be up to the job +The Wall Street Journal ka sɛ Ebinom kyerɛ sɛ ebia wiase akannifo a wɔwɔ hɔ nnɛ yi ntumi nyɛ wɔn adwuma +Says former French president Valery Giscard d Estaing We are witnessing a crisis of representative democracy +Kan France ɔmampanyin Valery Giscard d’Estaing ka sɛ Yɛrehu dodow amammu ho nsɛnnennen +Why the growing public dissatisfaction ? Dɛn nti na nkurɔfo kɔ so pa abaw ? +Because people are annoyed by leaders who appear small at a time when the problems facing them are so big answers the Journal +Efisɛ nkurɔfo no bo afuw akannifo no a ɛda adi sɛ wɔyɛ mmerɛw na wontumi nni nsɛnnennen akɛse a wɔrehyia no ho dwuma no sɛnea Journal no ma mmuae no +It further said They are disgusted with finding indecision and corruption when they look for direction +Ɛkae bio sɛ Nea ɛyɛ wɔn abofono ne sɛ bere a wɔhwehwɛ akwankyerɛ no nea wohu ara ne ɔporɔw +And it is not just individual politicians who are the targets of public frustration In places like Japan and Italy the whole political system is being called into question +Na ɛnyɛ amanyɔfo no mu ankorankoro bi na amanfo no bo afuw wɔn Wɔ mmeae ahorow te sɛ Japan ne Italy no amanfo no nni amammui ahyehyɛde mu no mu ahotoso biara +While governments do become unpopular in tough economic times this situation is exceptional because it is striking in so many places at once and because it is touching not just incumbents but also opposition parties +To restore a mood of optimism will take more than an economic upturn says Mr +Bere a sikasɛm mu ahokyere a emu yɛ den mu a amanfo kɔ na ɛde ahotoso a wonni wɔ aban ahorow mu ba no saa tebea yi yɛ soronko koraa efisɛ ɛrekɔ so wɔ mmeae ahorow pii wɔ bere koro mu na ɛnyɛ sodifo a wɔtete agua so nko na ɛka wɔn na mmom ɛka amanyɔ akuw ahorow a ɛsɔre tia aban ahorow no nso bi +Giscard d Estaing +Owura Giscard d’Estaing ka sɛ Ebegye biribi a ɛkyɛn sikasɛm mu mpuntu ara kwa na ama wɔatumi ama amanfo no anya anidaso +Our societies need to have a vision of the future +Yɛn amanfo no hia daakye ho anidaso bi +Jehovah s Witnesses Given Legal Recognition in Mexico Mexico Agye Yehowa Adansefo Atom wɔ Mmara Mu +On May Jehovah s Witnesses were granted legal status as a religion in Mexico +Mexico gyee Yehowa Adansefo toom wɔ mmara mu sɛ nyamesom kuw wɔ May +A document guaranteeing such recognition was given them by the Subsecretary of the Government Interior Department on May +Aban asoɛe a ɛhwɛ ɔman no mu nsɛm so Soafo Abadiakyiri na ɔde mmara a ɛkyerɛ sɛ wɔagye wɔn atom no ho krataa hyɛɛ wɔn nsa wɔ May +Thus another step forward was taken toward religious freedom in Mexico +Enti Mexico anya nkɔanim foforo wɔ nyamesom mu ahofadi ho +It was on April that Jehovah s Witnesses were first able to offer prayer freely at their congregation meetings and use the Bible in their door to door ministry +Efi April na Yehowa Adansefo tumi bɔɔ mpae nea edi kan wɔ wɔn asafo nhyiam horow ase a wɔnka wɔn hwee na wotumi de Bible no dii dwuma wɔ afie afie ɔsom adwuma no mu +There are over Witnesses in Mexico +Adansefo bɛboro na wɔwɔ Mexico +The Mexican government reformed its laws last year and began to give legal recognition to religious organizations in the country +Mexico aban no yɛɛ nsakrae ahorow wɔ ne mmara mu wɔ afe a etwaam no mu na efii ase gyee nyamesom ahyehyɛde ahorow toom wɔ ɔman no mu +Human Rights Meaningless Mfaso Nni Nnipa Ahofadi Ahorow So +The UN Center for Human Rights in Geneva Switzerland estimates that half of mankind are victims of serious human rights violations reports the German newspaper Suddeutsche Zeitung +German atesɛm kraa Suddeutsche Zeitung bɔ amanneɛ sɛ Amanaman Nkabom asoɛe a ɛhwɛ nnipa ahofadi so a ɛwɔ Geneva Switzerland bu akontaa sɛ adesamma mu fa hu amane a anibere wom wɔ nnipa ahofadi ho mmara a wobu so ho +These violations range from torture rape and execution to slavery hunger and child abuse +Saa mmara so bu yi fi aninyanne mmonnaato ne nnipakum so kosi nkoasom ɔkɔm ne mmofra a wɔyɛ wɔn ayayade so +The center estimates that between million and million children are pressed into child labor in over lands +Asoɛe no bu akontaa sɛ mmofra bɛyɛ ɔpepem kosi ɔpepem na wɔhyɛ wɔn ma wɔyɛ nnwuma wɔ nsase a ɛboro so +In an environment of poverty and deprivation human rights are meaningless said Mr +Nea ɛka ho no nnipa ɔpepem pii na wohu amane esiane wɔn honam ani hwɛbea ne amanfrafo a wɔyɛ nti +Ibrahime Fall head of the center +Owura Ibrahime Fall a ɔyɛ asoɛe no so ɔpanyin kae sɛ Mfaso nni onipa ahofadi so bere a wodi hia buruburoo +It is true that we have sent a man to the moon but the world we live in remains difficult dangerous and often lethal +Ɛyɛ ampa sɛ yɛasoma onipa akɔ ɔsram so nanso wiase a yɛte mu yi mu da so ara yɛ den emu yɛ hu na asiane pii wom +Child Prostitution Spreading Mmofra Tuutuusi Retrɛw + Doctors police officers and social workers +are reporting that children and adolescents are increasingly in demand as prostitutes because clients see them as safer and likely to be free of AIDS says the International Herald Tribune of Paris +Paris atesɛm krataa International Herald Tribune ka sɛ Nnuruyɛfo polisifo ne asetra mu nsɛm ho adwumayɛfo +bɔ amanneɛ sɛ nkurɔfo hwehwɛ mmofra ne wɔn a wɔadu mpanyin mfe so kɛse ma wɔasi tuutuu efisɛ wobu wɔn sɛ nkurɔfo a asiane nnim sɛ wɔne wɔn da ’ na ɛkame ayɛ sɛ wonnyaa AIDS +At a recent UNESCO United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization conference on the sex trade and human rights held in Brussels Belgium experts confirmed that customers are willing to pay far higher prices for children who are considered to be virgins +Wɔ UNESCO Amanaman Nkabom asoɛe a ɛhwɛ nhomasua nyansahu ne amammerɛ so nhyiam a wɔyɛe nnansa yi wɔ nna ho aguadi ne onipa ahofadi ho wɔ Brussels Belgium ase no animdefo no sii so dua sɛ wɔn a wɔrehwehwɛ mmofra ne wɔn adeda no wɔ ɔpɛ sɛ wobetua sika akɛse ama mmofra a wosusuw sɛ wɔyɛ mmaabun no +While acknowledging that the global AIDS epidemic was a major factor the experts also pointed out that the many facets of the highly lucrative sex industry have normalized the open buying and selling of sex and have eroded taboos against sexual exploitation of children +Ɛwom sɛ wohui sɛ AIDS nsanyare no ne atirimpɔw titiriw nti a wɔyɛ saa de nanso animdefo no daa no adi nso sɛ nna adwuma a akatua wom kɛse no ho nsɛm pii no ama wɔagye nna ho gua a wodi no petee mu no atom na apopa mmara ahorow a etia mmofra a wɔde wɔn di nna ho dwuma ɔkwammɔne so no +UNESCO studies show the problem to be particularly rampant in Benin Brazil Colombia Thailand and the Philippines +UNESCO nhwehwɛmu no da no adi sɛ ɔhaw no abu so wɔ Benin Brazil Colombia Thailand ne Philippines titiriw +An estimated of the million Thai female prostitutes are children and adolescents and over boys from to years of age are said to work as prostitutes in Sri Lanka +Wobu akontaa sɛ Thailandfo mmea tuutuufo ɔpepem no mu yɛ mmofra ne mmeawa na wɔka sɛ mmarimaa bɛboro a wɔadi fi mfe kosi si tuutuu wɔ Sri Lanka +The Labors of a Housewife Ɔbaa Warefo Nnwuma + She labors like a marathon runner +but does not even have the satisfaction of a medal says the Italian daily newspaper Il Messaggero in speaking of the ordinary housewife +Bere a Italy atesɛm krataa a ɛba daa Il Messaggero reka ɔbaa warefo ho asɛm no ɛka sɛ Ɔyɛ adwuma te sɛ mmirikatufo +nanso onnya abasobɔde mpo +Research conducted by the Rome Institute for Sports Sciences shows that the energy expended by the average housewife in her domestic work more than calories per hour is comparable to that of a number of sports +Nhwehwɛmu a Rome Institute for Sports Sciences yɛe no daa no adi sɛ wobetumi de ahoɔden a ɔyere a ɔhwɛ fie hwere wɔ ne fie adwumayɛ mu a ɛboro calories dɔnhwerew biara no atoto nea wɔhwere wɔ agodie pii mu ho +While some sports obviously consume a lot more calories the statistic becomes more relevant when you consider that a housewife s activity is carried out for around eight hours every day +Bere a ɛda adi pefee sɛ agodie ahorow bi ma wotumi hwere calories pii no akontaabu no bɛyɛ nea ɛho hia kɛse sɛ wususuw sɛnea ɔyere a ɔhwɛ yɛ ofie nnwuma de nnɔnhwerew awotwe di dwuma da biara da no ho a +Record holding sprinter Marisa Masullo admits I get a lot more tired working at home than I do when I am training +Mmirikatufo Marisa Masullo a okura mmirikatu mu abodin no gye tom sɛ Mebrɛ kɛse wɔ fie adwumayɛ mu sen bere a meretu mmirika de asiesie me ho no +A Water Planet Okyinnsoromma a Nsu Pii wɔ So +If it were spread evenly over the surface of the planet the world s water would form a global ocean +miles +km deep states the magazine People the Planet +People the Planet nsɛmma nhoma no ka sɛ sɛ anka wɔma nsu a ɛwɔ asase so no bɛkata okyinnsoromma yi so baabiara a wiase yi bɛdan ɔtare kɛse a emu dɔ bedu kilomita +In fact all the earth s land surfaces could fit inside the Pacific Ocean basin with plenty of room to spare +Nokwarem no Pacific Po no nkutoo betumi akata yɛn asase kesee yi nyinaa so ma nsu no bi aka +Yet of all the earth s vast reserves of water only percent is fresh not salty +Nanso asase yi so nsu pii no nyinaa mu ɔha biara mu nkyem pɛ na ɛyɛ nsu pa a nkyene nnim +And only percent of the planet s freshwater is readily accessible to humankind +Na okyinnsoromma yi so nsu pa no mu ɔha biara mu nkyem pɛ na adesamma tumi de di dwuma +The rest is locked up in glaciers and ice caps or lies underground +Nkae no nyinaa ayeyɛ nsukyenee ne nsukyerɛmma anaa ɛwɔ asase ase +Even so that percent is enough to sustain two or three times the world s present population +Ne saa mpo saa nsu pa nkyem pɛ no dɔɔso ara yiye ma nnipa dodow a wɔwɔ wiase mprempren mmɔho abien anaa abiɛsa betumi de adi dwuma ma aso wɔn so +Unfortunately laments the magazine freshwater is very unevenly distributed and is wasted everywhere +Nsɛmma nhoma no ka sɛ Nea ɛyɛ awerɛhow ne sɛ wɔnkyekyɛɛ nsu pa no mu pɛpɛɛpɛ wɔ asase yi so na wɔsɛe nsu pa wɔ baabiara nso +Consequently according to one estimate two billion of the earth s inhabitants live in regions where water is critically scarce +Enti sɛnea akontaabu bi kyerɛ no asase yi so nnipa ɔpepepem abien tete mmeae ahorow a nsu ho yɛ na yiye +The Long Life of Refuse Bere Tenten a Wura De Porɔw +How long does it take for common refuse to decompose ? Bere tenten bɛn na wura de porɔw ? +According to figures published by the Italian periodical Focus it takes from three to six months for paper handkerchiefs or vegetable wastes to be destroyed from to years for cigarette filters years for chewing gum and from to years for aluminum cans +Sɛnea Italy nsɛmma nhoma Focus ka no egye asram asia ansa na krataa a ɛyɛ mmerɛw a wɔde popa nsa anaa nnuadewa ho wura aporɔw egye efi afe kosi mfe na sigaret ti aporɔw kyingam gye mfe na egye efi mfe kosi na nneɛma a wɔde aluminum ayɛ te sɛ nkankyee aporɔw +But some plastic materials remain unaltered for centuries +Nanso nneɛma a wɔde rɔba ayeyɛ mporɔw wɔ mfehaha pii akyi +They are not dissolved by water +and no microorganisms are prepared to feed on them +Nsu ntumi mma ɛmporɔw +na mmoawa mmoawa biara nni hɔ a wodi +Polystyrene commonly used for packing material and for containers for food and drink will perhaps only be broken down in the course of a millennium and years must pass before glass bottles return to their place in the natural cycle +Ebia polystyrene a wɔtaa de yɛ nneɛma a wɔde kyekyere nneɛma ho na wɔde nnuan ne anonne gu mu no mu betumi abubu ara kɛkɛ wɔ mfe apem mu egye mfe ansa na perentoa asɛe adan mfutuma bio +Cavities Are Contagious Kaka Tumi San + Tooth decay is contagious +So says a report by the Agence France Presse news service on a study conducted by a Swiss dental school and the World Health Organization +Nhwehwɛmu a Switzerland ɛse sukuu ne Amanaman Nkabom asoɛe a ɛhwɛ apɔwmuden ho nsɛm so WHO yɛe a Agence France Presse nsɛm ho amanneɛbɔ adwuma no de too gua kyerɛ sɛ Kaka tumi san +Their research reveals that Streptococcus mutans bacteria that cause tooth decay is often passed from the mouth of one family member to another such as when parents share a spoon with their child or taste baby s bottle before feeding time +Wɔn nhwehwɛmu no ma ɛdaa adi sɛ abusua mufo bi taa de mmoawa a wɔde kaka ba Streptococcus mutans no san abusua no muni foforo na eyi taa ba denam atere biako a awofo ne wɔn mma de didi anaa akokoaa aduan a ɛwɔ toa mu a ɔwofo no ka hwɛ ansa na ɔde ama no no so +The risk increases according to the quantity of bacteria present in a person s saliva +Asiane a ɛyɛ no gyina mmoawa no dodow a ɛwɔ onipa no ntasu mu so kɛse +The bacteria which turn sugars into an acid that attacks teeth seem to flourish particularly in the mouths of children between one and four years of age when children s teeth are especially vulnerable to dental decay +Ɛkame ayɛ sɛ ɔyare mmoawa a wɔdan asikre ma ɛdan yɛ nsu yerɛwyerɛw a ɛka ɛse no tumi sɛe ade yiye wɔ mmofra a wɔadi fi afe biako kosi mfe anan no anom titiriw bere titiriw a ɛyɛ mmerɛw sɛ mmofra se betumi asɛe no +Helmets for Bicyclists Ɛkyɛw Ma Wɔn a Wɔtra Baesekre So +Wear protective headgear ! Monhyɛ kyɛw a ɛbɔ eti ho ban ! +This is the advice that WHO World Health Organization is giving to bicyclists +Eyi ne afotu a WHO Amanaman Nkabom asoɛe a ɛhwɛ apɔwmuden ho nsɛm so de ma wɔn a wɔtra baesekre so +Though protective helmets reduce head injury by percent Australia is the only country that presently requires cyclists to wear them +Ɛwom sɛ ɛkyɛw tew opira a wopira wɔ eti ho so ɔha biara mu nkyem de nanso Australia nkutoo ne ɔman a mprempren ɛhwehwɛ sɛ wɔn a wɔtra sakre so hyɛ kyɛw +In the United States two thirds of all cycling deaths are caused by injuries to the head and brain with youngsters between and years of age being at greatest risk +Wɔ United States no wɔn a wowuwu wɔ sakre ho asiane mu no mu baasa biara mu baanu pira ma wɔn ti ne wɔn adwene ho ka na mmofra a wɔadi fi mfe kosi na wɔwɔ asiane mu kɛse +WHO laments The reluctance to wear helmets shown by some cyclists is difficult to understand taking into account that no one denies anymore that motorcyclists are efficiently protected by helmets +WHO ka sɛ Sɛ wususuw sɛnea obiara gye tom sɛ ɛkyɛw a emu yɛ duru bɔ wɔn a wɔtra motosakre so ho ban yiye no ho a wuntumi nte nea enti a wɔtwentwɛn wɔn nan ase sɛ wɔbɛhyɛ kyɛw a emu yɛ duru no ase +Dust Mites Mfutuma Mu Mmoawa Mmoawa + No one really knows how they get there but house dust mites live in almost every home notes the magazine Science News +Science News nsɛmma nhoma ka sɛ Obiara nnim ɔkwan pɔtee a mfutuma mu mmoawa mmoawa nam so ba afie mu ankasa nanso wɔwɔ ofie biara mu +Invisible to the human eye these invertebrates feed on the skin scales that are constantly shed by humans +Saa mmoawa mmoawa a nnipa aniwa ntumi nhu wɔn yi a wɔyɛ mmerɛw no di nnipa honam a ɛkɔ so huanhuan bere biara no +The creatures can be found in bedding carpets and upholstered furniture +Wotumi hu mmoawa mmoawa yi wɔ adasoɔ kapɛte ne nkongua a wɔaduradura ho mu +How many ? Wɔn dodow yɛ ahe ? +Researchers armed with vacuum and microscope studied the dust in two infected homes +Nhwehwɛmufo a wɔde afiri a wɔde hwɛ nneɛma nketenkete di dwuma yɛɛ nhwehwɛmu wɔ afie abien a mmoawa no wom mu mfutuma mu +A couch in one home yielded mites per gram of dust with an additional mites per gram in the carpet under the couch +Wohuu mmoawa mmoawa yi wɔ ofie bi mu mpa mu mfutuma gram biako pɛ mu na wɔsan huu mmoawa mmoawa yi wɔ kapɛte a ɛsɛw mpa no ase mu mfutuma gram biako nso mu +Worse Than the Black Death Ɛyɛ Hu Sen Black Death Yare No + In th century Europe the Black Death killed about million people or one of every four states American Health magazine +American Health nsɛmma nhoma ka sɛ Nsanyare a wɔfrɛ no Black death no kunkum nnipa ɔpepem anaa nnipa baanan biara mu biako wɔ Europa wɔ afeha a ɛto so no mu +New data indicate that if people continue smoking at current rates cigarettes will kill times that many at least million or one of every five people now alive in developed countries +Nhwehwɛmu foforo a wɔayɛ kyerɛ sɛ sɛ nkurɔfo kɔ so nom sigaret sɛnea wɔnom no mprempren yi a sigaret bekunkum nnipa dodow a black death kunkum wɔn no mmɔho anyɛ yiye koraa no ɔpepem anaa nnipa baanum biara a wɔtete aman a wodi yiye mu no biako +The findings based on a massive study of over one million persons showed that smoking was even more lethal than previously thought +Nneɛma a wohu fii nhwehwɛmu yi mu a egyina nnipa ɔpepem biako a wɔyɛɛ wɔn mu nhwehwɛmu yiye so no daa no adi sɛ sigaretnom di awu kɛse sen nea na wonim bere a atwam no +We had believed that about one in four smokers are killed by their habit said Dr +Richard Peto a professor at England s Oxford University +Ɔbenfo Richard Peto a ɔkyerɛ ade wɔ Oxford Sukuupɔn a ɛwɔ England no kae sɛ Na yegye di sɛ sigaretnom kunkum nnipa baanan biara a wɔnom no mu biako +But now we know that at least one third and probably substantially more of all smokers die from it +Nanso mprempren yenim sɛ anyɛ yiye koraa no sigaretnom na ekunkum nnipa a wɔnom a wowuwu no baasa biara mu biako ebia ɛbɛsen saa mpo +Smoking s effect on a nation s mortality vastly exceeds the impact of any other factor +Nnipa dodow a sigaretnom kunkum wɔn dɔɔso sen nea biribi foforo biara kunkum wɔn wɔ ɔman mu +Of the million expected deaths more than half will be of people from to years of age who will have shortened their lives by an average of years because of smoking +Wɔ nnipa bɛyɛ ɔpepem a wɔhwɛ kwan sɛ wobewuwu mu no dodow a ɛboro fa bɛyɛ wɔn a wɔadi fi mfe kosi a sɛ wɔkyekyem pɛpɛɛpɛ a sigaretnom ama wɔn nkwa so atew mfe no +A Kudu Makes Lions Lose Face Ɔtorɔm Ma Agyata Anim Gu Ase +LAST year in South Africa a huge antelope a kudu bull assumed its stance in front of a luxury Lowveld game lodge +WƆ SOUTH AFRICA wɔ afe a etwaam no mu no ɔtorɔm kɛse bi ɔtorɔm nini begyinaa Lowveld ahɔhodan fɛfɛ a esi mmoa yɛmmea hɔ no anim +Its look was alert and very aggressive so it is little wonder that the local kudu leader took umbrage at this brash invasion of his territory +Na n’ani abere ayɛ krado ama nea ebesi biara enti anyɛ nwonwa koraa sɛ ne ho yɛɛ ɔtorɔm foforo a ɔwɔ hɔ dedaw no abufuw wɔ anuɔdensɛm a ɔde atoa no wɔ n’asase so yi ho +An eyewitness reported on the kudu leader s attack He snorted stamped the ground and took the attack stance +Obi a na ɔwɔ hɔ kaa ɔtorɔm a ɔwɔ hɔ dedaw no ntua ho asɛm sɛ Ɔporow ne hwenem de ne nan pempem fam na ogyinae sɛnea ɔrebɛto ahyɛ ɔhɔho no so +With his horns down he charged +When he hit the kudu he got the fright of his life +Bere a ɔtorɔm a ɔwɔ hɔ dedaw no pem ɔfoforo no dedaw no ankasa bɔɔ hu kɛse +The intruder did not budge +Ɔtorɔm hɔho no antu ne nan +The local kudu bull charged again +Ɔtorɔm nini a ɔwɔ hɔ dedaw no san pem no bio +Still no results +Nanso ankosi hwee +In a frustrated rage and a cloud of dust the local leader broke down all the surrounding trees before moving off +Bere a nkogudi ama ne bo afuw na mfutuma pii aba hɔ no obubuu nnua a ɛbemmɛn hɔ nyinaa ansa na ɔreguan +He hasn t returned apparently concluding that the newcomer is unbeatable +Ɔnsan mmae bio na ebia osusuw sɛ ɔhɔho no yɛ nea wontumi mmoro no +The kings of the jungle fared no better +Kwae mu ahemfo no nso antumi no +Ranger Carlson Mathebula reported that lions surrounded the kudu +Mmoa yɛmmea sohwɛfo Carlson Mathebula bɔɔ amanneɛ sɛ agyata betwaa ɔtorɔm nini hɔho no ho hyiae +He said of their encounter with it Suddenly two lionesses began stalking it +Ɔkaa wɔne no ntɔkwaw no ho asɛm sɛ Mpofirim agyata bere abien fii ase to hyɛɛ ne so +With a mighty roar one jumped onto the back of the kudu while the other ran up to its side and lunged at its neck +Obiako de mmobom kɛse huruw gyinaa n’akyi na ɔfoforo no faa ne nkyɛn mu kɔpem ne kɔn +They both fell to the ground in fright and lay there frozen +Ehu kaa wɔn abien no nyinaa maa wɔhwehwee ase a wɔantumi anyɛ hwee +Another lioness joined the fray +Gyata bere foforo nso kɔkaa ntɔkwaw no ho +She ran up to the kudu and with a massive swipe at the legs she tried to bring it down but it just stood there +Ɔde mmirika a emu yɛ den yiye kɔpem ɔtorɔm no nan a na anka ɔde rebɔ mmɔden de no ahwe fam nanso wanka ne ho +The lions became so incensed at their failure to bring this big kudu down that they savaged a rain gauge a garden sprinkler and outdoor furniture before slinking off in disgrace +Tumi a wɔantumi amfa saa ɔtorɔm no anhwe fam no maa agyata l no bo fuwii yiye araa ma wɔsɛee afiri a wɔde susuw nsu dodow a ɛtɔ afiri a wɔde gugu afuw so nsu ne nkongua a esisi aboboano hɔ ansa na wɔde aniwu reguan +Without moving a muscle the kudu had routed the local herd of kudu from their territory and put to flight a pride of lions +Ɔtorɔm nini hɔho no apam atorɔm kuw no afi wɔn asase so na wama agyata a wɔyɛ ahantan no aguan bere a wantu ne nan +The report in the Sunday Times of Johannesburg South Africa spoke of this kudu as a superbuck weighing pounds kg and made of bronze +Mr +Amanneɛbɔ a epuee Sunday Times a ɛwɔ Johannesburg South Africa mu no kaa saa ɔtorɔm yi ho asɛm sɛ ɔtorɔm soronko a ne mu duru yɛ kilogram a wɔde kɔbere mfrafrae ahyɛ da ayɛ +Keith Calder who cast the bronze kudu said It s a compliment to me that the lions and kudu found it so realistic +Owura Keith Calder a ɔyɛɛ dade torɔm no kae sɛ Ɛyɛ me anigye sɛ agyata ne atorɔm no huu no sɛ aboa ankasa +Help at the Right Time Mmoa A Wɔde Ma Wɔ Bere A Ɛfata Mu +A woman wrote the branch office of Jehovah s Witnesses in Australia to thank them for the Awake ! Ɔbea bi kyerɛw kɔmaa Yehowa Adansefo baa dwumadibea a ɛwɔ Australia no daa wɔn ase wɔ Nyan ! +magazine on Healing the Wounds of Child Abuse +Engiresi de nsɛmma nhoma a ɛkaa Healing the Wounds of Child Abuse Mmofraberem Mmonnaato ho Yawdi a Wobedi So ho asɛm no ho +She explained Ɔkyerɛkyerɛɛ mu sɛ + At age I was being sexually molested by my mother s boyfriend +Midii mfe pɛ na me maame mpena bi fii ase too me mmonnaa +I knew that what was happening was wrong +Na minim sɛ nea ɛrekɔ so no yɛ bɔne +However at the time I thought I had been bad and done something horrible and that this was God s way of punishing me +Nanso saa bere no na misusuw sɛ mayɛ bɔne a anibere wom bi na ebia ɛno ne ɔkwan a Onyankopɔn nam so retwe m’aso +My heart used to crumble at the thought of visiting this man knowing too well what was going to happen +Sɛ misusuw kɔ a mɛkɔ akɔsra saa ɔbarima yi ho a na me ho yeraw me efisɛ na minim nea ebesi ara yiye +But I had to go for my mother gave her consent for him to perform his perverted fantasies on me for money +Nanso na ɛsɛ sɛ mekɔ efisɛ esiane sika nti na me maame pene so sɛ ɔnyɛ me saa nneyɛe bɔne yi +How could my mother push me away like that ? Adɛn nti na me maame tumi too me asaworam saa ? +I learned to switch off my emotions and to become bitter toward life and God +Mibuu m’ani guu me nkate so na mibenyaa asetra ne Onyankopɔn ho abufuw +It was only in that I spoke to one of Jehovah s Witnesses +Ɛbere a edi kan a me ne Yehowa Adansefo no mu biako kasae yɛ +I learned many things +Misuaa nneɛma pii +The most important was that Jehovah God loves all of us and that he wasn t punishing me +Na emu titiriw ne sɛ Yehowa Nyankopɔn dɔ yɛn nyinaa na ɛnyɛ sɛ na ɔretwe m’aso +So this letter is to thank you for your Awake ! Enti krataa yi na mede reda mo ase wɔ Nyan ! +articles on the Wounds of Child Abuse in the October issue +Engiresi de no mu nsɛm a ɛfa Mmofraberem Mmonnaato ho Yawdi ’ ho a ɛwɔ October de no mu no ho +I have dedicated my life to Jehovah and plan to be baptized next year +Mahyira me nkwa so ama Yehowa na mayɛ nhyehyɛe sɛ mɛma wɔabɔ me asu afe a ɛreba no mu +In two months Awake ! Asram abien mu no Nyan ! +received more than a thousand letters of thanks for the above issue of Awake ! akyerɛwfo nsa kaa nkrataa bɛboro apem wɔ Nyan ! +alone +a wɔaka ho asɛm wɔ atifi hɔ no nkutoo ho +However far more important than showing readers how to cope with today s problems Awake ! Nanso nea ɛsen kyerɛ a Nyan ! +builds confidence in the Creator s provision based on Jesus ransom sacrifice of a peaceful and secure new world that will cure all ills +kyerɛ akenkanfo sɛnea wogyina nnɛyi nsɛnnennen ano no ɛma nnipa nya Ɔbɔadeɛ no nhyehyɛe a ɛfa wiase foforo a asomdwoe ne dwoodwoo asetra wom a ebeyi ɔyaw ahorow nyinaa afi hɔ a egyina Yesu agyede afɔrebɔ no so no mu awerɛhyem +If you would like to have further information about that new world or a free home Bible study write to Watchtower Columbia Heights Brooklyn New York or to the appropriate address listed on page +Pictures on page Sɛ wopɛ sɛ wunya wiase foforo no ho nsɛm afoforo anaa ofie Bible adesua a wuntua hwee a kyerɛw Watch Tower Society P +Awake ! O +Awake ! Awake ! Children UNDER STRESS How Can They Be Helped ? Box Accra +anaa address a wɔahyehyɛe wɔ kratafa no mu nea ɛfata +Young People Ask +Mmofra Bisa Sɛ +Who Can Help Me Solve My Problems ? Hena Na Obetumi Aboa Me Ma Madi Me Nsɛnnennen Ho Dwuma ? + MAN himself is born for trouble +WƆWOO onipa maa ɔhaw +So said a distressed man named Job about four thousand years ago +Saa na ɔbarima Hiob a na wahaw no kae bɛyɛ mfirihyia mpem anan a atwam ni +Your life is probably not nearly as tragic as Job s +Ebia w’asetra nyɛ awerɛhow sɛ Hiob de no +But no doubt you have your fair share of problems and difficulties +Nanso akyinnye biara nni ho sɛ wowɔ wo so ne wo haw ne nsɛnnennen ahorow +When one group of American youths were asked What bothers you the most ? Bere a wobisabisaa Amerikafo mmofra bi sɛ Dɛn ne mo haw kɛse ? +many pointed to school parents money friends and siblings as sources of anxiety +no wɔn mu pii kyerɛe sɛ wɔn haw fi sukuu awofo sikasɛm nnamfo ne wɔn nuanom +What about you ? Na wo nso ɛ ? +Are you faced with peer pressure money worries or school problems ? So worehyia atipɛnfo nhyɛso sika ho haw anaa sukuu ho nsɛnnennen bi ? +Are you finding it difficult to cope with the physical and emotional ups and downs of puberty ? So ɛyɛ den ma wo sɛ wubegyina honam ne nkate mu nsakrae ahorow a onyin de ba no ano ? +Are you worried about your future ? So wo daakye ho nsɛm haw wo ? +With all these problems in your head it is easy to become weighed down and depressed +Bere a wudwennwen saa nsɛnnennen yi nyinaa ho no ɛyɛ mmerɛw sɛ dadwen ne haw bɛhyɛ wo so +In fact were you to keep such worries to yourself you might find yourself emotionally isolated from others +Nokwarem no sɛ woanka ɔhaw ahorow a ɛtete sɛɛ ho asɛm ankyerɛ obiara a wubehu sɛ woatew wo ho afi afoforo ho +Compare Proverbs +Fa toto Mmebusɛm ho +How then should you go about solving personal problems ? Ɛnde ɔkwan bɛn so na wobɛfa adi w’ankasa wo nsɛnnennen ho dwuma ? +Do you really have to face them alone ? So ɛho hia ankasa sɛ wo nkutoo wudi ho dwuma ? +No because your problems huge as they might seem are not unique +Dabi efisɛ wo nsɛnnennen ɛmfa ho sɛnea ne kɛse te no nyɛ soronko +After carefully studying human behavior wise King Solomon concluded that there is nothing new under the sun +Bere a Ɔhene Salomo suaa nnipa nneyɛe ho ade yiye wiei no ɔkae sɛ ade foforo biara nni hɔ owia ase +Yes others have faced and successfully solved problems just like yours +Yiw afoforo ahyia nsɛnnennen a ɛtete sɛ wo de no ara na wɔadi so nkonim +So you do not always have to figure things out yourself sometimes you can get help from someone who has already done so +Enti ɛnsɛ sɛ wo nkutoo wudi nneɛma ho dwuma bere nyinaa ɛtɔ da bi a wubetumi anya mmoa afi onipa bi a wadi bi ho dwuma pɛn hɔ +After all if you were traveling to an unknown location wouldn t you try to get directions from someone who had already been there ? Sɛ worekɔ beae bi a wunnim hɔ a so wommɔ mmɔden nhwehwɛ akwankyerɛ mfi onipa bi a wakɔ hɔ pɛn nkyɛn ? +The question is To whom should you turn for such help ? Asɛm no ne sɛ Hena nkyɛn na wobɛkɔ akogye mmoa a ɛte saa ? +Peers The Best Source of Advice ? Atipɛnfo So Wɔne Afotu Pa Fibea ? +Many youths choose to share their troubles with their peers +Mmofra pii ne wɔn atipɛnfo susuw wɔn nsɛnnennen ho +Sometimes I think that some of the changes I m going through are unique explains young Anita +Abofra Anita kyerɛkyerɛ mu sɛ Ɛtɔ da bi a misusuw sɛ nsakrae ahorow a ɛba m’asetra mu no yɛ soronko +I feel Does anybody else go through this ? Mibisa me ho sɛ So obi foforo fa saa tebea yi mu bi ? ’ +I ask myself if I m crazy for feeling this way +Meka wɔ me tiri mu sɛ ebia ɛyɛ nkwaseasɛm sɛ mete nka saa +You may feel that someone your own age would understand your feelings and that an adult especially a parent would be too judgmental or critical +Ebia wobɛte nka sɛ obi a ɔne wo bɔ tipɛn bɛte wo ase na ebia obi a wanyin titiriw ɔwofo bɛkasa atia wo +But while your peers may understand empathize and sympathize they may not always offer the soundest advice +Ebia w’atipɛnfo benya ntease tema ne ahummɔbɔ ama wo nanso ɛnyɛ bere nyinaa na wobetumi ama wo afotu pa +As the Bible explains mature people +have their perceptive powers trained to distinguish both right and wrong +Sɛnea Bible kyerɛkyerɛ mu no nnipa a wɔanyinyin +nkatede akokwaw papa ne bɔne mu yiyi ho +How ? Ɔkwan bɛn so na ɛte saa ? +Answers the Bible By long use that is experience ! Bible no bua sɛ Ɛdenam dwuma a wɔde adi akyɛ so na nea ɛde ba ne osuahu ! +Lacking such experience young people have rarely developed their practical wisdom and thinking ability to an adult level +Bere a wonni osuahu a ɛte saa no ɛyɛ den sɛ mmofra nyansa ne wɔn nsusuwii betumi adu mpanyin de ho +Heeding the advice of a fellow youth is therefore risky +Enti asiane wom sɛ wubetie wo yɔnko abofra afotu +Proverbs warns When there is no skillful direction the people fall +Mmebusɛm bɔ kɔkɔ sɛ Nea akwankyerɛ nni no ɔman hwe ase +The Value of God Fearing Parents Awofo a Wosuro Onyankopɔn Mmoa +Adults are generally in a better position to give skillful direction +Mpanyimfo tumi de akwankyerɛ a ɛfata ma +Righteous Job put it this way Is there not wisdom among the aged and understanding in length of days ? Ɔtreneeni Hiob kaa no saa kwan yi so sɛ So ɛnyɛ nkwakoraa mu na nyansa wɔ na onyinkyɛ ma nhumu ? +Likely the ones who are the very best qualified to help you in this regard are your God fearing parents +Wɔn a wɔfata a wobetumi aboa wo yiye wɔ eyi mu ne w’awofo a wosuro Onyankopɔn no +For one thing they know you better than anyone else does +Ade biako ne sɛ wonim wo yiye sen onipa foforo biara +Having confronted some of the same situations you now face they can do much to help steer you away from trouble +Esiane sɛ wɔahyia tebea ahorow ankasa a worehyia mprempren no bi pɛn nti wobetumi ayɛ pii de aboa wo ma woakwati ɔhaw +Speaking as a parent Solomon advised Listen O sons to the discipline of a father and pay attention so as to know understanding +Bere a na Salomo rekasa sɛ ɔwofo no otuu fo sɛ Mma muntie agya nteɛso na monyɛ aso na moanya nhumu +For good instruction is what I certainly shall give to you +Proverbs +Na adenim pa na mekyerɛ mo +Mmebusɛm +Consider a young Ghanaian man named Samuel +Susuw Ghanani aberante bi a wɔfrɛ no Samuel asɛm no ho hwɛ +While in secondary school high school he had to decide whether to pursue secular education or a career as a full time minister of Jehovah s Witnesses +Bere a na ɔwɔ ntoaso sukuu no ɛho behiae sɛ osi gyinae sɛ ebia ɔbɛtoa ne nhomasua so anaasɛ ɔde Yehowa Adansefo bere nyinaa som adwuma no bɛyɛ n’adwuma +Since mine was a close knit family with good communication he explains it was easy to confide in my parents +Ɔkyerɛkyerɛ mu sɛ Esiane sɛ na biakoyɛ wɔ m’abusua no mu na yedi nkitaho nti na ɛyɛ mmerɛw ma me sɛ me ne m’awofo bɛka ho asɛm +Samuel s folks steered him in the direction of the full time ministry a career in which he continues to thrive +Samuel awofo hyɛɛ no nkuran wɔ bere nyinaa som adwuma no ho adwuma a ɔkɔ so nya mu nkɔso +Samuel recommends that young ones involve their parents in solving personal problems because they are more experienced in life and may have faced the same problems +and are in a better position to give the clear view of both sides of the matter +Samuel hyɛ mmofra nkuran sɛ wɔmma wɔn awofo mmoa wɔn wɔ wɔn nsɛnnennen ho dwumadi mu efisɛ wɔwɔ asetra mu osuahu pii na ebia na wɔahyia nsɛnnennen a ɛte saa ara pɛn +na wobetumi ama yɛn haw no fa biara ho nkyerɛkyerɛmu a ɛfata +Interestingly according to a recent Gallup survey a large number of youths want parental direction even on such subjects as drugs school and sex +Nea ɛyɛ anigye ne sɛ sɛnea ɛdaa adi wɔ nhwehwɛmu bi a wɔyɛe nnansa yi mu no mmofra dodow no ara hia wɔn awofo akwankyerɛ wɔ nsɛm te sɛ nnuru sukuu ne ɔbarima ne ɔbea nna ho mpo +They Don t Understand Me ! M’awofo Nte M’asɛm Ase ! ’ +Sadly though many youths pull away from their parents when they get into their teen years +Nanso nea ɛyɛ awerɛhow ne sɛ mmofra pii twe wɔn ho fi wɔn awofo ho bere a wɔadu mpanyin mfe so no +Some feel like the teenage boy who said I ve tried to talk to my parents about how scared I am about grades and I think this school is too hard but they just tell me I m lazy and should study more +Ebinom te nka te sɛ abarimaa bi a ɔkaa eyi no Mebɔ mmɔden ka sɛnea me ho yeraw me wɔ me sukuu adesua ho ne susuw a misusuw sɛ saa sukuu no mu adesua yɛ den dodo ho asɛm kyerɛ m’awofo nanso nea wɔka ara ne sɛ meyɛ akwadworɔ na ɛsɛ sɛ meyere me ho sua ade +A young Christian girl in Africa expressed a similar concern saying Deep inside me I know that I have personal problems for which I need help but I fear that my parents will not understand me +Kristoni abeawa bi a ɔwɔ Afrika kaa ne haw ho asɛm saa ara sɛ Minim me komam sɛ mewɔ nsɛnnennen pii a mihia ho mmoa nanso misuro sɛ meka a m’awofo rente m’ase +Of course even God fearing parents fall short at times +Ɛyɛ ampa sɛ ɛtɔ mmere bi a awofo a wosuro Onyankopɔn mpo tɔ sin +They may overreact to things fail to listen misunderstand you or be judgmental +Ebia wɔbɛyɛ wɔn ade ma atra so wɔ nneɛma ho ebia wɔrentie wo anaa wɔbɛkasa atia wo mpo +This does not mean however that you should cast them out of your life +Nanso eyi nkyerɛ sɛ ɛsɛ sɛ wokwati wɔn wɔ w’asetra mu +Jesus Christ was raised by parents who were less than perfect +Awofo a na wɔnyɛ pɛ na wɔtetee Yesu Kristo +Yet the Bible shows that Jesus continued subject to them +Nanso Bible no kyerɛ sɛ Yesu brɛɛ ne ho ase maa wɔn +’ +No doubt their influence helped him to go on progressing in wisdom +and in favor with God and men +Luke +Akyinnye biara nni ho sɛ wɔn nkɛntɛnso boaa no ma onyinii nyansa +ne Nyankopɔn ne nnipa nkyɛn dom mu +’ Luka +Are you benefiting from your own parents wisdom and experience ? So worenya w’awofo nyansa ne wɔn suahu mu mfaso ? +If not consider what is said in the book Adolescence by Eastwood Atwater When teenagers become unduly influenced by their peers it is more likely because of something lacking in the parent adolescent relationship than because of the greater attractiveness of peers +Sɛ ɛnte saa a susuw nea wɔaka wɔ nhoma a wɔato din Adolescence a Eastwood Atwater kyerɛwee no mu ho Sɛ mmofra a wɔadu mpanyin mfe so atipɛnfo benya wɔn so nkɛntɛnso kɛse a mpɛn pii no na ɛkyerɛ sɛ biribi atoto wɔ ɔwofo ne abofra no abusuabɔ mu sen wɔn ani a egye wɔn atipɛnfo ho ara kɛkɛ +What kind of relationship do you have with your parents ? Abusuabɔ bɛn na wo ne w’awofo wɔ ? +Could it be that you have avoided communicating with them of late ? So ebetumi aba sɛ wo ne wɔn agyae nkɔmmɔbɔ nnansa yi ? +Then why not do what you can to improve things ? Ɛnde dɛn nti na wonyɛ nea wubetumi biara mfa mma nneɛma nyɛ yiye ? + This is a part of what Solomon called being a real son or daughter to one s parents +Proverbs +Eyi yɛ nea Salomo ka ho asɛm sɛ ɛma obi yɛ ɔbabarima pa ’ anaa ɔbabea pa ma n’awofo no fa +Mmebusɛm +Malcolm a Ghanaian youth now living in the United States once thought his parents did not understand his feelings +Bere bi na Ghanani abofra bi a wɔfrɛ no Malcolm a mprempren ɔte United States susuw sɛ n’awofo nte ne nsɛm tebea ase +But they persisted in imparting to him both their life experience and the discipline of God s Word +Nanso wɔkɔɔ so de wɔn asetra mu osuahu ne Onyankopɔn Asɛm mu kasakyerɛ horow maa no +In a recent letter to his parents Malcolm wrote I know we ve had our differences in the past +Malcolm kyerɛw wɔ ne krataa bi a ɔde kɔmaa n’awofo nnansa yi mu sɛ Minim sɛ bere bi a atwam no na yɛn adwene nhyia wɔ nsɛm ho +But thinking back I marvel at the way you put up with my hardheadedness and calmly accepted some of the decisions I made along the way +Nanso sɛ mesan susuw nsɛm ho a na sɛnea munyaa m’asoɔden ho koma na moyɛɛ dinn penee me gyinaesi ahorow bi so no yɛ me nwonwa +Believe me I know what happens in other homes and the Bible sure made a difference in ours +Nokwarem no minim nea ɛkɔ so wɔ afie afoforo mu na akyinnye biara nni ho sɛ Bible no maa yɛn de no yɛɛ soronko +Thanks again +Meda mo ase da mo ase +Gain Practical Wisdom Yourself ! W’ankasa Hwehwɛ Nyansa a Wode Bedi Dwuma ! +Far from stifling your growth accepting your parents guidance may be the quickest route to mature adulthood +Sɛ anka ebesi wo nyin ho kwan no ebia w’awofo akwankyerɛ a wubegye atom no bɛyɛ ɔkwan a wonam so benyin anya ahokokwaw ntɛm +In time you can likewise develop shrewdness knowledge and thinking ability +Bere kɔ so no wo nso w’ani betumi atew anya nimdeɛ na woatumi asusuw nsɛm ho yiye +’ +You will be equipped to analyze problems and to draw sound conclusions as to how to solve them +Wubenya nimdeɛ a wode besusuw nsɛnnennen ho na woasisi gyinae ahorow a ɛfata +Granted not all youths are blessed with God fearing parents +Ampa ɛnyɛ mmofra nyinaa na wɔwɔ awofo a wosuro Onyankopɔn +It would be a mistake though to conclude that you should give little heed to what your parents say simply because they may not be Christians +Nanso ɛbɛyɛ mfomso sɛ wobɛka sɛ worentie w’awofo asɛm esiane sɛ wɔnyɛ Kristofo nti +They are still your parents and they should be honored as such +Wɔda so ara yɛ w’awofo enti ɛsɛ sɛ wudi wɔn ni +Besides if you give them a chance you may just discover that they have much to offer in the way of practical advice +Afei nso sɛ woma wɔn kwan a wubehu sɛ wobetumi ama wo afotu pa a wubetumi de adi dwuma +When you need spiritual direction try confiding in a trusted member of the Christian congregation +Sɛ wuhia honhom mu akwankyerɛ a bɔ mmɔden susuw ho kyerɛ Kristofo asafo no muni bi a wowɔ ne mu ahotoso +There it should not be hard to find a God fearing adult who will listen objectively with an understanding and sympathetic heart +Ɛrenyɛ den mma wo sɛ wubenya obi a wanyin a osuro Onyankopɔn a obefi ntease ne ahummɔbɔ mu atie wo yiye +Remember too that Jehovah s spirit is an ever ready source of help and strength for those who ask for it +Kae nso sɛ Yehowa ayɛ krado bere nyinaa sɛ ɔde ne honhom no bɛboa wɔn a wobisa no na ahyɛ wɔn den +Jehovah has also provided a wealth of information that is available to you in the Bible and in the Bible based publications of the Watch Tower Society +Yehowa ayɛ nsɛm a ɛsom bo a wo nsa betumi aka afi Bible no ne Bible sua nhoma ahorow a Ɔwɛn Aban Asafo no atintim mu ho nsiesie +Why this very series has helped thousands of youths find practical answers to their problems ! Saa nsɛm yi Mmofra Bisa Sɛ aboa mmofra mpempem pii ama wɔanya wɔn nsɛnnennen ho mmuae a wotumi de di dwuma ! +By learning to dig and do research you may be able to resolve many problems on your own +Proverbs +Ɛdenam nhwehwɛmu a wobɛyɛ so no ebia w’ankasa wubetumi adi wo nsɛnnennen pii ho dwuma +Mmebusɛm +Of course experiencing problems is a part of life +Nokwarem no nsɛnnennen a wohyia yɛ asetra fa +But it helps to have the positive view that the psalmist had +Nanso ɛboa ma wonya adwempa sɛnea odwontofo no nyae no +He wrote It is good for me that I have been afflicted in order that I may learn your regulations +Ɔkyerɛw sɛ Eye ma me sɛ me ho hiaa me na ama masua w’ahyɛde +Yes solving problems can mold and train you +Yiw nsɛnnennen ho dwuma a wubedi betumi atete wo +But you need not face them all alone +Nanso enhia sɛ wo nko ara wudi ho dwuma +Find help +Hwehwɛ mmoa +Usually it is there for the asking +Mpɛn pii no wohwehwɛ ara a wo nsa bɛka +Footnotes Ase hɔ asɛm +For a number of helpful suggestions along this line see chapter of the book Questions Young People Ask Answers That Work published by the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York Inc +Nea ɛbɛyɛ a wubenya eyi ho nyansahyɛ ahorow a ɛboa no hwɛ nhoma Questions Young People Ask Answers That Work a Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York Inc +tintmii no ti +Picture on page Kratafa mfonini +Accepting parental guidance may be the quickest route to mature adulthood Ebia awofo akwankyerɛ a wubegye atom no bɛyɛ ɔkwan a wonam so benyin anya ahokokwaw ntɛm +The Bible s Viewpoint Bible no Adwene +How Complete Is God s Forgiveness ? Onyankopɔn Fafiri Di Mu Dɛn ? + I feel that God will never forgive my sins +Mete nka sɛ Onyankopɔn remfa me bɔne ahorow no mfiri me da +He will never want me because of what I did +Gloria +Esiane nea mayɛ nti ɔrennye me da +Gloria +GLORIA had no problem telling others that Jehovah could forgive their sins +NA ƐNYƐ den mma Gloria sɛ ɔbɛka akyerɛ afoforo sɛ Yehowa betumi de wɔn bɔne nyinaa afiri wɔn +But when she reflected on her own mistakes Gloria felt condemned +Nanso bere a Gloria dwennwen n’ankasa mfomso ahorow ho no ɔtee afobu nka +Jehovah s forgiveness seemed unattainable +Na ayɛ sɛ nea ontumi nnya Yehowa hɔ fafiri +Recognition of a wrong act or course of life can agitate the conscience +Hu a obi hu sɛ wayɛ bɔne anaa wafa ɔkwammɔne bi so no betumi ahaw n’ahonim +I was worn out from crying all day long wrote David after he sinned +Bere a Dawid yɛɛ bɔne akyi no ɔkyerɛw sɛ Osu a misu da mu maa me gurowee +My strength was completely drained +Me mu nsu twee +Happily Jehovah delights in pardoning error +Nea ɛyɛ anigye ne sɛ Yehowa ani gye sɛ ɔde bɔne befiri +He is ready to forgive +Psalm Ezekiel +Ɔde bɔne firi +’ Dwom Hesekiel +However Jehovah sees the heart +Nanso Yehowa hwɛ komam +His forgiveness is not based on mere sentiment +Ɛnyɛ nkate so kɛkɛ na ogyina de bɔne firi +The sinner must openly acknowledge his wrong show genuine regret and reject his bad course as something repugnant and hateful +Ɛsɛ sɛ ɔbɔnefo no gye ne mfomso tom pefee ɔda nokware ahonu adi na ɔpow ne kwammɔne no sɛ biribi a wokyi na wɔtan +Only then can a wrongdoer be forgiven and experience seasons of refreshing from Jehovah +Acts +Saayɛ so nkutoo na wobetumi de ɔbɔnefo bi mfomso afiri no na wanya ahodwo nna afi Yehowa hɔ +Asomafo no Nnwuma +But even after repenting some still feel condemned +Nanso ebinom kɔ so te afobu nka bere a wɔasakra akyi mpo +Must they carry the burden of guilt forever ? So ɛsɛ sɛ wɔkɔ so soa afobu nka a wɔte no daa ? +What consolation can be found in the Bible for those who have repented of their sins and left them behind but who still feel plagued at heart ? Psalm +Awerɛkyekye bɛn na yebetumi anya wɔ Bible no mu ama wɔn a wɔanu wɔn ho wɔ wɔn bɔne ho atwe wɔn ho afi ho nanso wɔda so ara di ho yaw wɔ wɔn komam no ? Dwom +Lifting the Weight Adesoa no Yi +Distressed over his mistakes David prayed to Jehovah See my affliction and my trouble and pardon all my sins +Bere a na Dawid ahaw wɔ ne bɔne ho no ɔbɔɔ Yehowa mpae sɛ Hwɛ m’amane ne m’ahometew na fa me bɔne nyinaa firi me +Here David requested that Jehovah do more than forgive +Ɛha no Dawid hwehwɛe sɛ Yehowa yɛ pii sen bɔne a ɔde bɛkyɛ no ara kɛkɛ +He asked that Jehovah pardon his sins that he lift or bear them carry them off +Ɔsrɛe sɛ Yehowa mfa ne bɔne mfiri ’ no kyerɛ sɛ onyi anaa ɔnsoa mma no +Sin has severe consequences and undoubtedly for David this included the burden of an afflicted conscience +Bɔne de amanehunu pii ba na akyinnye biara nni ho sɛ wɔ Dawid fam no na eyi mu biako ne n’ahonim a ɛhaw no +Each year the Israelites were visually reminded that Jehovah could carry away the sins of the nation +Na wɔkae Israelfo no afe biara ma wohu sɛ Yehowa tumi soa ɔman no bɔne kɔ +On Atonement Day the high priest laid his hands upon the head of a goat confessed the sins of the people over it and then sent the goat far off into the wilderness +Mpata Da no na ɔsɔfo panyin no de ne nsa to ɔpapo atifi ka ɔman no bɔne gu no so na afei ogyae no ma ɔkɔ sare so +Anyone present could visualize the removal of the nation s sins +Leviticus +Na onipa biara a ɔwɔ hɔ tumi hu ɔman no bɔne a woyi no +Leviticus +Individuals who have repented of their sins can therefore take comfort +Enti ankorankoro biara a wasakra afi ne bɔne ho betumi anya awerɛkyekye +The proceedings of Atonement Day prefigured a far greater provision for carrying away sin the ransom sacrifice of Jesus Christ +Nea na wɔyɛ no Mpata Da no twaa ɔkwan a ɛkyɛn so a wɔnam so yi bɔne fi hɔ Yesu Kristo agyede afɔrebɔ no ho mfonini +Isaiah prophetically wrote of Jesus He himself carried the very sin of many people +Yesaia kyerɛw Yesu ho asɛm wɔ nkɔmhyɛ kwan so sɛ Wasoa nnipa bebree bɔne +Hence past sins need not weigh down the conscience +Enti ɛho nhia sɛ obi bɔne dedaw haw n’ahonim +But will Jehovah call these sins to mind at a later time ? Asɛm no ne sɛ so Yehowa bɛkae saa bɔne ahorow no akyiri nna bi mu ? +Canceling the Debt Aka a Wotwam +In his model prayer Jesus said Forgive us our debts +Wɔ Yesu mpaebɔ nhwɛso no mu no ɔkae sɛ Fa yɛn aka firi yɛn +The Greek word here translated forgive is a form of a verb that means let go +Hela asɛmfua a wɔkyerɛɛ ase wɔ ha sɛ firi no yɛ adeyɛ asɛm bi a ɛkyerɛ fa kyɛ +Thus forgiveness of sin is likened to letting go of or canceling a debt +Compare Matthew +Enti wɔde bɔne fafiri toto ɛka bi a wɔde kyɛ anaa wotwam ho +Fa toto Mateo ho +Peter enlarged on this when he said Repent therefore and turn around so as to get your sins blotted out +Petro trɛw eyi mu bere a ɔkae sɛ Enti monsakra mo adwene na monnan mo ho na wɔapopa mo bɔne +Blotted out means to destroy or to obliterate +Nea biribi a wɔpopa ’ kyerɛ ne sɛ wɔsɛe no anaa wotu ase +It suggests the erasing of a written record wiping the slate clean +Compare Colossians +Ɛkyerɛ kyerɛwtohɔ bi a wɔpopa aka dedaw a wotwam +Fa toto Kolosefo ho +Therefore those who have repented need not fear that God will demand payment for a debt that he has canceled +Enti ɛho nhia sɛ wɔn a wɔasakra no suro sɛ Onyankopɔn bɛhwehwɛ sɛ wotua ɛka a watwam no +He states Your sins I shall not remember +Ɔka sɛ Wo bɔne nso merenkae +What does this mean for the repentant sinner ? Dɛn na eyi kyerɛ ma ɔbɔnefo a wasakra n’adwene ? +Removing the Stain Nkekae no a Wɔpopa +Through the prophet Isaiah Jehovah said Though the sins of you people should prove to be as scarlet they will be made white just like snow though they should be red like crimson cloth they will become even like wool +Isaiah +Yehowa nam ne diyifo Yesaia so kae sɛ Sɛ mo bɔne te sɛ dammaramma a ɛbɛhoa sɛ sukyerɛma sɛ ɛbere sɛ nkranhoma a ɛbɛyɛ sɛ oguan nhwi +Yesaia +Efforts to remove a deep stain from a garment are often futile +Mmɔden a wɔbɔ sɛ wɔbɛpopa nkekae afi ntama mu taa yɛ ɔkwa +At best the stain is dulled but nonetheless noticeable +Nea wotumi yɛ ara ne sɛ wɔbɛma nkekae no so atew nanso akyinnye biara nni ho sɛ wotumi hu +How comforting that Jehovah can take sins that are as glaring as scarlet or crimson and make them as white as snow +Compare Psalm +Hwɛ awerɛkyekye a ɛyɛ sɛ Yehowa tumi popa bɔne a ani bere te sɛ dammaramma anaa nkranhoma ma ɛbɛyɛ sɛ sukyerɛmma +Fa toto Dwom ho +Thus a repentant sinner need not feel that he bears a mark for the rest of his life +Enti ɛho nhia sɛ ɔdebɔneyɛfo a wasakra no te nka sɛ nkekae bi wɔ ne ho ne nkwa nna nyinaa mu +Jehovah does not merely dull the errors causing the repentant one to live in perpetual shame +Compare Acts +Yehowa mpopa mfomso ahorow no mma ɛso atew ara kɛkɛ na ama nea wasakra no akɔ so atra aniwu mu daa +Fa toto Asomafo no Nnwuma ho +Support From Others Mmoa a Efi Afoforo Hɔ +Although Jehovah lifts the weight cancels the debt and removes the stain of sin a repentant one may yet at times feel overwhelmed with remorse +Ɛwom sɛ Yehowa yi adesoa no twa ɛka no mu na oyi bɔne nkekae no de nanso ebia bɔne ho yaw bebunkam nea wasakra n’adwene no so ma wadi ho awerɛhow +Paul wrote about a repentant wrongdoer in the congregation at Corinth who was forgiven by God but who could have been swallowed up by his being overly sad becoming so sad as to give up completely TEV +Corinthians +Paulo kyerɛw ɔdebɔneyɛfo bi a na wasakra wɔ Korinto asafo no mu a na Onyankopɔn de ne bɔne afiri no nanso na anka n’awerɛhow bebrebe no betumi amene no ’ ne werɛ ahow araa ma wapaw aba koraa TEV no ho asɛm +Korintofo +How could this person be helped ? Ɔkwan bɛn so na na wobetumi aboa saa nipa yi ? +Paul continues I exhort you to confirm your love for him +Paulo toa so sɛ Mitu mo fo sɛ munyi ɔdɔ adi nkyerɛ no +The word Paul used for confirm is a legal term meaning to validate +Asɛmfua a Paulo de gyinaa hɔ maa munyi no yɛ asɛmfua a wɔde di dwuma wɔ mmara mu a ɛkyerɛ gye a wogye biribi tom +Yes repentant ones who have the forgiveness of Jehovah also need the validation or stamp of approval from fellow Christians +Yiw wɔn a wɔasakra wɔn adwene a wɔanya Yehowa hɔ fafiri no hia gye a wogye wɔn tom anaa biribi a ɛkyerɛ sɛ wɔpene wɔn so fi wɔn mfɛfo Kristofo hɔ +Understandably this may take time +Ɛda adi sɛ eyi begye bere +The repentant one must live down the reproach of his sin and build up a convincing record of righteousness +Ɛsɛ sɛ nea wasakra n’adwene no tumi ma n’asetra popa ahohorabɔ a ne bɔne no de aba no na ɔda trenee nnwuma adi +He must patiently endure the feelings of any who have been personally affected by his past wrongs +Ɛsɛ sɛ ɔde boasetɔ gyina ankorankoro biara a ne kan nneyɛe bɔne no haw no no nkate biara ano +Meanwhile he may be confident of Jehovah s complete forgiveness as was David As far off as the sunrise is from the sunset so far off from us Jehovah has put our transgressions +Psalm +Nanso obetumi anya Yehowa hɔ fafiri a edi mu no mu ahotoso sɛnea Dawid nyae no Sɛ apuei ne atɔe ntam ware no sɛ wama yɛn ne yɛn mmarato ntam aware ne no +Dwom +Footnotes Ase hɔ asɛm +Name has been changed +Wɔasesa edin no +Picture Credit Line on page Mfonini Fibea wɔ kratafa +Return of the Prodigal Son by Rembrandt Scala Art Resource N +Y +Ɔba hohwini no sanba ho mfonini a Rembrandt yɛe Scala Art Resource N +Y +Can the World Be United ? So Wobetumi Ama Wiase no Ayɛ Biako ? + All too often hate thy neighbor seemed the motto of +Ɛkame ayɛ sɛ ɛfene a wodii wɔ mu ne tan wo yɔnko +’ +THAT was the assessment of Newsweek +EYI NE nea Newsweek hu kae +The magazine added These divisions neighbor against neighbor race against race nationality against nationality are something we have always been prone to and this year s events raise doubts about whether we are getting any better at bridging these gaps +Nsɛmma nhoma no de ka ho sɛ Saa mpaapaemu yi ofipamfo ne ofipamfo ntam abusuakuw ne abusuakuw ntam ɔmanfo ne ɔmanfo ntam yɛ ade a yɛakɔ so ahyia bere nyinaa na nea ada adi wɔ afe yi mu nsɛm a asisi mu no nti yentumi nhu sɛ yɛrebɔ mmɔden kɛse de ayi saa mpaapaemu no afi hɔ a +Recently sieges massacres and rapes in the former Yugoslavia have grabbed headlines around the world +Ntua okunkɛse ne mmonnaato a asisi nnansa yi wɔ kan Yugoslavia no ho nsɛm apue atesɛm nkrataa mu wɔ wiase nyinaa +In Bosnia and Herzegovina alone as many as have been killed or are missing +Wɔ Bosnia ne Herzegovina nkutoo no wɔabɔ amanneɛ sɛ nnipa bɛboro na wɔakunkum wɔn anaa wɔayera +And some have been uprooted from their homes +Na bɛyɛ na wɔatutu wɔn afi wɔn afie mu +Do you say these tragic events could never happen in your neighborhood ? So woka sɛ saa awerɛhosɛm yi ntumi nsi wɔ beae a wote da ? +UN official Jose Maria Mendiluce warned People can be transformed into hating and killing machines without too much difficulty +Amanaman Nkabom panyin Jose Maria Mendiluce kae sɛ Ɛnyɛ den sɛ wɔbɛma nnipa atan afoforo na wɔakunkum wɔn a ɛnhaw wɔn koraa +There is an attitude in the West that war is raging three hours from Venice only because Balkan people are fundamentally different from other Europeans +Su bi wɔ Atɔe fam sɛ nea enti a ɔko kɔ so nnɔnhwerew abiɛsa biara wɔ Venice ne sɛ Balkanfo yɛ nnipa soronko koraa wɔ Europafo mu +That is a very dangerous mistake +Eyi yɛ mfomso a anibere wom +When the Soviet Union was dissolved in ethnic violence soon followed +Bere a woguu kan Soviet Union wɔ mu pɛ na mmusuakuw mu basabasayɛ sɔree +Some were killed and about were displaced in the former Soviet republic of Georgia +Wokunkum nnipa bɛyɛ na nnipa bɛyɛ guan fii wɔn nkurow so wɔ kan Soviet kwasafoman Georgia mu +Hundreds died and thousands were displaced by fighting in Moldova +Na akodi a ɛkɔɔ so wɔ Moldova no kunkum ɔhaha pii na ɛhyɛɛ mpempem pii ma woguan fii wɔn nkurow so +There has also been loss of life in conflicts between Armenia and Azerbaijan as well as in other former Soviet republics +Nnipa pii ahwere wɔn nkwa wɔ akodi a ɛrekɔ so wɔ Armenia ne Azerbaijan ntam ne kan Soviet kwasafoman afoforo nyinaa mu no mu +The largest of the former Soviet republics is Russia +Russia ne kan Soviet kwasafoman no mu ɔman a ɛso sen biara +Even there many ethnic groups are seeking to form their own independent states +Ɛhɔ mpo no mmusuakuw ahorow rehwehwɛ sɛ wɔhyehyɛ wɔn ankasa aman a ade wɔn ho +Thus The European reported this summer The Russian Federation faces disintegration +Enti The European bɔɔ eyi ho amanneɛ wɔ July mu sɛ Aman a ɛka bom yɛ Russia no pɛ sɛ wɔtetew wɔn ho +The newspaper said In the past few weeks three regions have voted to declare themselves republics +Atesɛm krataa no kae sɛ Amantam abiɛsa ato aba de akyerɛ sɛ wɔpɛ sɛ wɔtew wɔn ho wɔ adapɛn kakra a atwam yi mu +Three more indicated this past week that they would follow suit +Amantam abiɛsa foforo nso ada no adi dapɛn a etwaam yi sɛ wɔn nso bedi wɔn akyi +If separate countries are formed you could be struggling with unfamiliar names such as Kaliningrad Tatarstan Stavropolye Chechnya Vologda Sverdlovsk Bashkortostan Yakutiya and Primorye +Sɛ aman no tetew wɔn ho a wubehyia din ahorow a ne bɔ yɛ den te sɛ Kaliningrad Tatarstan Stavropolye Chechnya Vologda Sverdlovsk Bashkortostan Yakutiya ne Primorye +Does this not sound similar to what has happened in the former Yugoslavia where Serbia Croatia and Slovenia have been formed and where yet other countries may be created ? So eyi nte sɛ nea asi wɔ kan Yugoslavia a wɔahyehyɛ aman te sɛ Serbia Croatia ne Slovenia na ebia wɔbɛkɔ so atete aman afoforo no ? +U +S +secretary of state Warren Christopher spoke about the surfacing of long suppressed ethnic religious and sectional conflicts and asked If we don t find some way that the different ethnic groups can live together in a country how many countries will we have ? United States ɔmansoafo panyin Warren Christopher kaa mmusua nyamesom ne nnipakuw mu ntawntawdi a wɔaka ahyɛ bere tenteenten a ɛreda adi ho asɛm na obisae sɛ Sɛ yɛannya ɔkwan bi a yɛbɛfa so ama mmusuakuw atumi abom atra wɔ ɔman bi mu a aman dodow ahe na yebenya ? +He said that there would be thousands +Ɔkae sɛ yebenya aman mpempem pii +Divisions Everywhere Mpaapaemu wɔ Baabiara +How many ethnic religious and sectional conflicts do you believe were in progress early this year ? Mmusuakuw nyamesom ne nkurɔfokuw mu akodi ahe na wugye di sɛ na ɛrekɔ so wɔ afe yi mfiase ? +Would you say maybe even ? So wobɛka sɛ anaa ebia mpo ? +In February The New York Times listed a total of ! Wɔ February mu no The New York Times kan ahorow ! +Television may not provide you with pictures of bloodied corpses and terror stricken children from all but does that make the tragedy any less real for the victims ? Ebia Television ntumi mma wunhu afunu ne mmofra a ehu aka wɔn wɔ akodi no nyinaa mu de nanso so ɛno ma wɔn a wɔrehu amane no haw no so tew ? +There is scarcely a corner of the globe where fighting does not seem a possibility +Ɛyɛ den sɛ wubehu wiase yi fa bi a ɛda adi sɛ ɔko ntumi nsi wɔ hɔ +The West African country of Liberia has been devastated by ethnic violence +Ɛde kaa ho sɛ Sɛnea nhwehwɛmufo bi ka no nsɛm tebea a ɛrekɔ so wɔ Nigeria no betumi adan ayɛ sɛ Yugoslavia de no +One guerrilla leader drew support from the Gio and Mano tribes to overthrow the president who was from the Krahn ethnic group +Akuw ahorow a wɔredi ako no kannifo biako nyaa mmoa fii Gio ne Mano mmusuakuw no hɔ de tuu ɔmampanyin a na ofi Krahn abusuakuw mu no +Over were killed in the ensuing civil war and hundreds of thousands were displaced +Wokunkum nnipa bɛboro wɔ ɔko a ɛde bae no mu na ɔpehaha pii guan kɔɔ aman afoforo so +In South Africa whites and blacks are pitted against one another in a struggle for political control +Aborɔfo ne abibifo ko tia wɔn ho wɔn ho de pere amammui mu tumidi wɔ South Africa +But the fighting is not just black against white +Nanso akodi no nyɛ abibifo ne aborɔfo ko ara kwa +Last year alone some were killed in fighting between rival black groups +Afe a etwaam nkutoo no wokunkum nnipa bɛboro wɔ abibifo akuw ahorow ntam akodi mu +In Somalia about died and a million were left homeless when clan fighting erupted into civil war +Wɔ Somalia no nnipa bɛyɛ awuwu na ɔpepem biako ahwere wɔn afie bere a mmusua ntam akodi dan yɛɛ ɔmanko no +In Burundi and Rwanda ethnic clashes between Hutus and Tutsis have led to thousands of deaths in recent years +Hutu ne Tutsi mmusuakuw no ntam akodi akunkum mpempem pii nnansa yi mfe mu wɔ Burundi ne Rwanda +Fighting seems almost unrelenting between Jews and Arabs in Israel between Hindus and Muslims in India and between Protestants and Catholics in Ireland +Ɛkame ayɛ sɛ ɔko kɔ so bere nyinaa wɔ Yudafo ne Arabfo ntam wɔ Israel Hindufo ne Nkramofo ntam wɔ India ne Protestantfo ne Katolekfo mu wɔ Ireland +Racial violence also erupted last year in Los Angeles California taking more than lives +Mmusua ntam basabasayɛ sɔree afe a etwaam no mu wɔ Los Angeles California na nnipa bɛboro hweree wɔn nkwa +Wherever people of different races nationalities or religions live close together vicious conflicts often occur +Akodi a ɛyɛ hu taa sisi mmeae biara a mmusuakuw ahorow nnipa a wofifi aman horow so anaa nnipa a ɛsonsono wɔn som bom tra no +Can humans solve this dilemma of ethnic strife ? So nnipa betumi asiw mmusuakuw ntam ntawntawdi mu amanehunu yi ano ? +Concerted Efforts of Humans Mmɔden Kɛse a Nnipa Abɔ +Consider for example what happened to the efforts in the former Yugoslavia and the former Soviet Union +Sɛ nhwɛso no susuw nea mmɔden a wɔbɔe wɔ kan Yugoslavia ne kan Soviet Union no kowiei no ho +In Yugoslavia was formed in an attempt to unite into one country the various ethnic groups living in southeastern Europe +Wɔ mu no wɔhyehyɛɛ Yugoslavia sɛ wɔde reka mmusuakuw ahorow a wɔtete Europa anafo apuei fam nyinaa abom ayɛ wɔn ɔman biako +The Soviet Union was similarly created by bringing together diverse peoples of various racial religious and national origins +Saa ara na wɔnam nnipakuw ahorow a wofi mmusuakuw nyamesom ne aman ahorow so a wɔkaa wɔn boom so hyehyɛɛ Soviet Union +For many decades both countries had strong central governments holding them together and eventually it seemed that their citizens had learned to live together +Mfe dudu pii mu no na aman abien yi mu biara wɔ aban a ɛyɛ den a ɛka wɔn bom na awiei koraa no ɛkame ayɛ sɛ amanfo no suae sɛ wɔbɛbom atra +The ethnic map of prewar Bosnia and indeed prewar Yugoslavia was like a jaguar s skin explained a leading Serb +Serbiani kannifo bi kyerɛkyerɛɛ mu sɛ Nokwarem no wɔhwɛ sɛnea nnipa a wɔka kasa horow adi afra wɔ Bosnia ne Yugoslavia nyinaa ansa na ɔko no resɔre a na ɛte sɛ ɔsebɔ ho +The peoples were inseparably mixed +Na nnipa no adi afra a wontumi nkyekyɛ wɔn mu +In fact about percent of marriages in Yugoslavia were between persons of different ethnic groups +Nokwarem no aware dodow a ɛwɔ Yugoslavia no ɔha biara mu nkyem na ahokafo no mfi abusuakuw biako mu +A similar situation of seeming unity had been created with the mixing of ethnic groups in the Soviet Union +Ɛkame ayɛ sɛ tebea a ɛte sɛ nea biakoyɛ wom saa ara na na wɔnam mmusuakuw a wɔaka wɔn ho abom so ahyehyɛ wɔ Soviet Union +Thus the shock was great when after many decades of apparent peace ethnic violence erupted +Enti mmusua ntam basabasayɛ a ɛsɔree bere a na asomdwoe atra hɔ mfe du du pii akyi no yɛɛ ahodwiriw kɛse +Today as one journalist wrote people now chart the makeup of what was Yugoslavia by race religion and nationality +Ɛnnɛ sɛnea nsɛnkyerɛwfo bi kyerɛwee no mprempren nkurɔfo gyina mmusuakuw nyamesom ne beae a amanfo te so kyekyɛ kan Yugoslavia mu +Why when these powerful governments fell did these countries break apart ? Dɛn nti na bere a aban ahorow a ɛyɛ den no gui no saa aman yi mu paapaee ? +Factors Responsible Nneɛma a Ɛde Akodi Ba +People do not naturally hate people of another ethnic group +Nnipa mfi awosu mu ntan abusuakuw bi mufo +As a popular song once said you need to be carefully taught before it s too late before you re six or seven or eight to hate all the people your relatives hate +Sɛnea dwom bi a agye din mu nsɛm kyerɛe bere bi no ehia sɛ wɔkyerɛkyerɛ wo yiye ansa na aka akyi dodo ansa na woadi mfe asia anaa ason anaa awotwe na woatan nkurɔfo a w’abusuafo tan wɔn nyinaa +’ +This song referred to a young couple with obvious racial differences +Saa dwom yi ka awarefo bi a wonnyinii pii a ɛda adi sɛ womfi abusuakuw biako mu ho asɛm +Yet according to mental health professional Zarka Kovac people in the former Yugoslavia have scarcely any physical differences +Nanso sɛnea adwenem nyarewa ho nimdefo Zarka Kovac kyerɛ no kan Yugoslavia man no mufo nni nipadua mu nsonsonoe biara +Nevertheless the violence is extreme beyond comprehension +Nanso ɛhɔ basabasayɛ no mu yɛ den ara ma enni kabea +You mutilate the person you have killed in order not to recognize your brother Kovac said +Kovac kae sɛ Motetew onipa a moakum no no pasaa sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a munhu mo manifo +Clearly such racial and ethnic hatred is not intrinsic to human nature +Ɛda adi pefee sɛ wɔamfa mmusuakuw mu tan a ɛte saa ammɔ nnipa +People have been carefully taught by propagandists and relatives who recount past atrocities +Nnipa bi ne abusuafo a wɔkae nneɛma bɔne a atwam na wɔde ɛho nsɛm ahyɛ nkurɔfo adwenem +Who could be behind it all ? Hena na ebetumi aba sɛ ɔyɛ eyinom nyinaa farebae ? +Trying to understand the horrors of war a businessman from Sarajevo was moved to conclude After a year of the Bosnian war I believe Satan pulls the strings +Bere a na ɛyɛ den ma adwumawura bi a ofi Sarajevo sɛ ɔbɛte ahude a ɔko no de aba ase no ɛkaa no ma ɔkae sɛ Bere a wɔako Bosnia ko afe akyi no megye di sɛ Satan na ɔsoso gya gu mu +This is pure madness +Eyi yɛ adammɔ ankasa +Although many do not believe in the existence of Satan the Devil the Bible does point to the existence of an invisible superhuman person who has a profoundly negative effect on mankind s behavior +Ɛwom sɛ nnipa pii nnye nni sɛ Satan Ɔbonsam wɔ hɔ ankasa de nanso Bible no ka obi a aniwa nhu no obi a ɔkorɔn sen nnipa a ɔwɔ adesamma nneyɛe so nkɛntɛnso bɔne kɛse ho asɛm +When you think about it about all the irrational prejudice hatred and violence perhaps you may agree that the Bible is really not farfetched when it says The one called Devil and Satan +is misleading the entire inhabited earth +Revelation John +Sɛ wususuw ho a afoforo ho adwemmɔne a ntease nnim ɔtan ne basabasayɛ ho a ebia wubegye Bible no atom sɛ ɛyɛ nokware bere a ɛka sɛ Obi a wɔfrɛ no Ɔbonsam ne Satan +redaadaa amanaman nyinaa ’ no +Adiyisɛm Yohane +A Ray of Hope Anidaso ho Hann Bi +When we consider recent world turmoil the dream of a united mankind seems more distant than ever +Sɛ yesusuw basabasa a ɛrekɔ so wɔ wiase nnansa yi no ho a na ayɛ sɛ nea biakoyɛ ho anidaso kakraa bi a adesamma wɔ no mpo atu ayera +Nationalistic and ethnic rivalries threaten man s existence as never before +Ɔmampɛ ne mmusuakuw mu ntawntawdi reyi nnipa hu sen bere biara +Yet in the midst of this global darkness a ray of hope shines brightly +Nanso wɔ wiase nyinaa sum bere yi mu no anidaso ho hann bi hyerɛn pefee +During the summer of a group of people from warring ethnic groups demonstrated a common bond that has allowed them to transcend ethnic strife and to work together in love and unity +Wɔ ahohuru bere mu no nnipakuw bi a wofi mmusuakuw a wɔredi ako no mu daa biribi a ɛka wɔn bom a ama wɔatumi akwati mmusuakuw ntam akodi na wɔabom ayɛ adwuma wɔ ɔdɔ ne biakoyɛ mu adi +Ironically this bond has proved to be the very factor that has often divided mankind religion +Nea ɛyɛ nwonwa ne sɛ nea ɛka wɔn bom no ne ade a ɛtaa de mpaapaemu ba adesamma mu nyamesom +Time magazine reported If you scratch any aggressive tribalism or nationalism you usually find beneath its surface a religious core +Time nsɛmma nhoma bɔɔ amanneɛ sɛ Sɛ wohwehwɛ abusuakuw mu nyiyim anaa ɔmampɛ a emu yɛ den mu yiye a wubehu sɛ nyamesom ho asɛm bi wom +Religious hatreds tend to be merciless and absolute +Ɔsom mu nitan taa de atirimɔdensɛm a ɛsen biara na ɛba +In a similar vein India Today said Religion has been the banner under which the most hideous crimes have been perpetrated +Wɔ ɔkwan a ɛte saa ara so no India Today kae sɛ Nyamesom ayɛ frankaa a wɔadi nsɛmmɔne a ɛyɛ hu wɔ ne din mu +It unleashes tremendous violence and is a very destructive force +Ɛde basabasayɛ a emu yɛ den ba na ɛyɛ tumi a ɛsɛe ade yiye +Indeed religion is usually part of the problem not the solution +Nokwarem no nyamesom taa de ɔhaw na ɛba na ɛnyɛ ano aduro +But this one religious group mentioned above a group with substantial numbers has shown that religion can unite not divide +Nanso saa nyamesom kuw a yɛaka ho asɛm wɔ atifi hɔ no kuw a nnipa a wɔwom dɔɔso ara yiye ada no adi sɛ nyamesom betumi de nkabom aba na ɛnyɛ mpaapaemu +Just who make up this group ? Henanom na wɔbom yɛ saa kuw yi ? +And why have they enjoyed dramatic success where others have failed ? Na dɛn nti na wɔanya nkɔso kɛse bere a ebinom redi nkogu ? +In answer we invite you to read the following articles +Nea ɛbɛyɛ na woanya eyi ho mmuae no yɛto nsa frɛ wo sɛ kenkan nsɛm a edidi so yi +Doing so may very well give you a new perspective on mankind s future +Saa a wobɛyɛ no bɛma woanya adesamma daakye ho adwene foforo bi +Picture Credit Line on page Kratafa mfonini +Graveyard in Bosnia +Amusiei wɔ Bosnia +Haley Sipa Press Haley Sipa Press +Unity That Amazes the World Biakoyɛ a Ɛma Wiase no Ho Dwiriw No +THE world was shocked by the sudden fall of Communism and more recently by the ever increasing ethnic violence +KOMUNISIM a egui mpofirim ne mmusuakuw mu basabasayɛ a ɛrenya nkɔanim nnansa yi maa wiase no ho dwiriw no +Yet at the same time millions in Eastern Europe have been amazed by the united joyous activity of a group that has risen above racial and national animosities Jehovah s Witnesses +Nanso bere koro no ara mu no kuw bi a wɔadi mmusuakuw ne aman ntam ɔtan so Yehowa Adansefo nam wɔn biakoyɛ ne wɔn adwuma a wɔyɛ no anigye so no so ama Europa Apuei famfo mpempem pii ho adwiriw wɔn +Jehovah s Witnesses have succeeded in maintaining united worship even while war raged around them +Yehowa Adansefo akɔ so akura ɔsom mu biakoyɛ mu bere a akodi atwa wɔn ho ahyia mpo no +In when an international crowd of Witnesses met in Zagreb Croatia a policeman said It would be good to show the mass media what is happening in this stadium right here where we see Serbians Croats Slovenians Montenegrins and others sitting next to one another in peace +Wɔ mu bere a nnipakuw a wofi aman horow so a wɔn dodow si Adansefo hyiaam wɔ Zagreb Croatia no polisini bi kae sɛ Ɛbɛyɛ papa sɛ yɛma nsɛm ho amanneɛbɔfo te nea ɛrekɔ so wɔ agumadibea ha yi beae a yehu sɛ Serbiafo Croatiafo Sloveniafo Montenegrofo ne afoforo bom tra faako wɔ asomdwoe mu no +That same year a newsman at a convention in Siberia saw Russians hugging a newly baptized person of Buryat descent +Saa afe no ara nsɛm ho amanneɛbɔfo bi a na ɔwɔ nhyiam bi ase wɔ Siberia hui sɛ Russiafo yɛɛ obi a na wɔabɔ no asu foforo a ɔyɛ Buryatni atuu +Knowing that real friendships between such diverse peoples are rare he asked How were you able to overcome these national barriers ? Esiane sɛ na onim sɛ ɛyɛ den sɛ wobehu adamfofa su ankasa a ɛte saa wɔ nnipakuw a wogu ahorow mu nti obisae sɛ Moyɛɛ dɛn tumi dii saa aman ntam mpaapaemu su ahorow yi so ? +This summer conventions were held by Jehovah s Witnesses in Eastern Europe and Asia the one in Moscow and the one in Kiev being international +Yehowa Adansefo yɛɛ nhyiam horow ahohuru bere yi mu wɔ Europa Apuei ne Asia a na Moscow ne Kiev de no yɛ amanaman ntam de +Altogether over attended the conventions more than in the former Soviet Union and nearly in four cities of the former Yugoslavia +Sɛ wɔka ne nyinaa bom a nnipa dodow a wɔbaa nhyiam horow no si wɔn mu dodow a wɔboro baa nea wɔyɛe wɔ kan Soviet Union no bi na bɛyɛ baa bi wɔ kan Yugoslavia nkurɔpɔn anan mu +Despite the fighting in their regions about Witnesses made it to the convention in Belgrade Serbia August to +Ɛmfa ho ɔko a ɛrekɔ so wɔ hɔ no Adansefo bɛyɛ fi hɔ kɔɔ nhyiam a wɔyɛe wɔ Belgrade Serbia fi August kosi de no ase +It was attended by +Nnipa dodow na wɔbaa nhyiam no ase +A reporter noted Groups around Sarajevo itself were able to attend +Nsɛm ho amanneɛbɔfo bi kae sɛ Akuw horow a wɔbemmɛn Sarajevo ankasa tumi kɔɔ bi +They rented a bus and came +Wɔfɛmee bɔs tuaa ka na nnipa bae +These were from Lukavica Pale Ilidza and Vogosca +Na eyinom fifi Lukavica Pale Ilidza ne Vogosca +Five persons also came from Benkovac +Nnipa baanum fii Benkovac bae +Another point worthy of note is that of the who were baptized at the convention were from these crisis regions +Ade biako a ɛfata sɛ yɛhyɛ no nsow ne sɛ na nnipa a wɔbɔɔ wɔn asu wɔ nhyiam no ase no mu fi amantam a akodi rekɔ so wɔ hɔ no mu +In Moscow and Kiev Wɔ Moscow ne Kiev +On July the front page of The New York Times had a large picture of Jehovah s Witnesses in Moscow with the caption The unleashing of religion in Russia brought converts into Moscow s Locomotive Stadium for a mass baptism as Jehovah s Witnesses +Wɔ July no The New York Times atesɛm krataa no de Yehowa Adansefo a wɔwɔ Moscow mfonini kɛse bi baa akyi a na wɔakyerɛw ase sɛ Nyamesom hokwan a wɔama wɔ Russia de agyidifo aba Moscow Locomotive Agumadibea ma nnipa pii rebɔ asu sɛ Yehowa Adansefo +The Times reported Members with tear stained faces hug the wet recruits +Times no bɔɔ amanneɛ sɛ Kuw no mufo a nusu ataataa wɔn no yeyɛɛ afoforo a wɔabɔ wɔn asu a wofi nsu mu puei no atuu +In contrast to the usual behavior at Locomotive nobody smokes nobody curses nobody is drunk +Nea ɛne su horow a wɔtaa hu wɔ Locomotive hɔ bɔ abira no wonhu sɛ obiara nom sigaret ka kasa fi anaasɛ wabow nsa wɔ hɔ +For four days Witnesses from Russia and from over other countries comfortably filled the stadium the peak attendance numbering +Adansefo a wofi Russia ne aman afoforo bɛboro so de nnanan yɛɛ nhyiam anigye so wɔ agumadibea hɔ na nnipa dodow a ɛsen biara a wɔbae yɛ +An even larger international convention of Jehovah s Witnesses was held in Kiev the capital of Ukraine +Wɔyɛɛ amanaman ntam nhyiam a na ɛyɛ kɛse koraa no wɔ Kiev Ukraine ahenkurow no mu +There was a peak attendance of assembled in Republican Stadium one of the largest in Eastern Europe +Nnipa dodow na wohyiaam wɔ Republican Agumadibea a ɛyɛ Europa Apuei fam agumadibea akɛse no mu biako no so +The front page of the Evening Kiev reported Jehovah s Witnesses +are united not only by blue badges with Divine Teaching written on them but by true faith +Atesɛm krataa Evening Kiev bɔɔ amanneɛ wɔ kratafa a edi kan sɛ Ɛnyɛ baagye bruu a wɔakyerɛw Ɔsoro Nkyerɛkyerɛ ’ wɔ so no nkutoo na ɛma Yehowa Adansefo yɛ biako +na mmom wɔn nokware gyidi nso +How Unity Is Achieved Nea Ɛma Biakoyɛ Ba +How such unity is possible was well illustrated by an elderly Ukrainian Witness at the Kiev convention +Ukraine Ɔdansefo bi a n’ani afi kyerɛkyerɛɛ sɛnea wonya saa biakoyɛ no mu wɔ Kiev nhyiam no ase +She pointed heavenward and said Jehovah +Ɔde ne nsa kyerɛɛ soro kae sɛ Yehowa +Then extending her arms to form a circle she held up a single finger +Afei ɔtenee n’abasam de twaa kɔntɔnkrɔn maa ne nsateaa biako so +Her message was clear We are all one united through the divine teaching of Jehovah God +Na nea ɔrekyerɛ no mu da hɔ fann Yɛn nyinaa yɛ nnipa biako Yehowa Nyankopɔn soro nkyerɛkyerɛ no na aka yɛn abom +’ +Interestingly Encyclop dia Britannica reported on Jehovah s Witnesses in the former Soviet Union showing why the Witnesses are united +Nea ɛyɛ anigye ne sɛ Encyclop dia Britannica de amanneɛbɔ bi mae wɔ kan Soviet Union Yehowa Adansefo ho de kyerɛɛ nea enti a wɔyɛ biako no +It explained They know their Bible based teachings are keen proselytisers and arrange their whole life in accordance with their religious beliefs +Ɛkyerɛkyerɛɛ mu sɛ Wonim wɔn nkyerɛkyerɛ a egyina Bible so no wɔyɛ nkurɔfo a wɔbɔ mmɔden wɔ afoforo a wɔsakra wɔn mu na wogyina wɔn som mu gyidi ahorow so na wɔyɛ wɔn asetra mu biribiara ho nhyehyɛe +How appropriate it was therefore that the theme for this summer s conventions of Jehovah s Witnesses was Divine Teaching ! Enti hwɛ sɛnea na saa Yehowa Adansefo ahohuru bere mu nhyiam ahorow no asɛmti Ɔsoro Nkyerɛkyerɛ no fata ! +Jesus Christ who championed divine teaching pointed to an important unifying principle when he prayed regarding his followers They are no part of the world just as I am no part of the world +Yesu Kristo a odii ɔsoro nkyerɛkyerɛ mu akoten no twee adwene kɔɔ biakoyɛ ho nnyinasosɛm titiriw bi so bere a ɔbɔɔ mpae maa n’akyidifo no Womfi wiase sɛnea me nso mimfi wiase no +Yes Jehovah s Witnesses position of neutrality unites them even as Jesus requested when he prayed That they may all be one just as you Father are in union with me and I am in union with you that they also may be in union with us +John +Yiw afa biara a Yehowa Adansefo nni wɔ wiase ntawntawdi mu no ka wɔn bom sɛnea Yesu srɛe bere a ɔbɔɔ mpae no Wɔn nyinaa nyɛ biako sɛnea wo agya wowɔ me mu na mewɔ wo mu sɛ wɔn nso nyɛ biako wɔ yɛn mu +Yohane +The experience of a delegate from Spain illustrates how being no part of the world unites God s people +Ɔdansefo bi a ofi Spain baa nhyiam no bi suahu no kyerɛkyerɛ sɛnea wiase no fa a wɔnyɛ no ka Onyankopɔn nkurɔfo bom mu +En route to the convention in Moscow he sat next to a man from Afghanistan who explained that even people of the same religion were killing one another in the civil war in that country +Ɔnam kwan so rekɔ Moscow no ɔtraa ɔbarima bi a ofi Afghanistan nkyɛn na ɔkyerɛe sɛ nkurɔfo a wɔwɔ nyamesom biako mu mpo rekunkum wɔn ho wɔ ɔmanko a ɛwɔ saa ɔman no mu mu +What political party does your religion advocate ? Afei obisae sɛ Amanyɔkuw bɛn na wo som bɔ ho dawuru ? +he then asked +None was the answer +Onua no buae sɛ yɛmmɔ ebiara ho dawuru +Since Jehovah s Witnesses are politically neutral they are not involved in ethnic fighting which pits one people against another +Esiane sɛ Yehowa Adansefo mfa wɔn ho nhyehyɛ amammuisɛm mu nti wɔmfa wɔn ho nhyɛ mmusuakuw ntam akodi a ɛma onipa bi sɔre tia ɔfoforo no mu +Delegates traveling from a former Soviet republic personally experienced how frightening warfare can be +Nhyiamfo a na wɔretu kwan afi kan Soviet kwasafoman Kazakhstan mu akɔ nhyiam no ankasa huu sɛnea akodi betumi ayɛ hu no +Their train was caught in the midst of gunfire between opposing forces +Wɔn keteke a na wɔte mu no kɔkaa akuw abien a wɔyɛ atamfo a na wɔretoto atuo mfinimfini +How happy they were to arrive safely in Kiev and enjoy the love and unity among the numerous ethnic groups of many nations in the stadium ! Hwɛ sɛnea wɔn ani gyei sɛ wokoduu Kiev dwoodwoo na wokonyaa mmusuakuw ahorow a wofifi aman pii so a wɔwɔ agumadibea hɔ no dɔ ne wɔn biakoyɛ no mu anigye ! +A number of German and Russian delegates particularly appreciated what divine teaching had done for them +Nhyiamfo a wofi Germany ne Russia mu dodow bi kyerɛɛ anisɔ titiriw wɔ nea ɔsoro nkyerɛkyerɛ ayɛ ama wɔn no ho +As young men a generation ago they were trying to kill one another during World War II +Bere a na wɔyɛ mmerante wɔ awo ntoatoaso a atwam no mu no na wɔrebɔ mmɔden akunkum wɔn ho wɔn ho wɔ Wiase Ko II no mu +But during the Kiev convention they were united in true worship as seen on page +Nanso wɔayɛ biako wɔ Kiev nhyiam no ase wɔ nokware som mu sɛnea wuhu wɔ kratafa no +Onlookers Were Amazed Ɛyɛɛ Bɛhwɛadefo Nwonwa +Moscow a city of some nine million previously had little opportunity to become acquainted with Jehovah s Witnesses +Bere bi a atwam no na Moscow kuropɔn a nnipa bɛyɛ ɔpepem akron te mu no mufo nni hokwan kɛse a wɔne Yehowa Adansefo de bɛbɔ fekuw +True many had heard about their persecution and imprisonment under Communism +Nokwarem no na wɔn mu pii ate wɔn taa ne wɔn afiase nna wɔ Komunisim nniso ase no ho asɛm +Also by the summer of this year congregations had been formed in Moscow and in Kiev to accommodate the growing numbers attending the meetings of the Witnesses +Afei ɛde besi ahohuru bere mu wɔ afe yi mu no na wɔahyehyɛ asafo ahorow wɔ Moscow ne wɔ Kiev de agye nnipa pii a wɔkɔ so ba Adansefo no adesua ase no +But now the local people saw tens of thousands of badge wearing delegates at the convention sites and throughout their cities ! Nanso afei de ɛhɔfo no huu nhyiamfo ɔpedudu pii a wɔbobɔ baagye wɔ nhyiambea ahorow ne wɔn nkuropɔn no mu ! +Many observers were astonished +Ɛyɛɛ nnipa a na wɔrehwɛ nea na ɛrekɔ so no mu pii nwonwa +The chief fire inspector of Moscow said This convention is most impressive +Moscow odumgya adwuma no panyin kae sɛ Saa nhyiam yi hyɛ nkuran kɛse +It is wonderful that so many people of different nationalities can find a common language +Ɛyɛ nwonwa sɛ nnipa pii a wofi aman ahorow so tumi nya kasa koro +I am amazed at the cleanliness and orderliness of your people +Mo nkurɔfo no ahotew ne wɔn ade a wɔyɛ no wɔano wɔano no yɛ me nwonwa yiye +I have been working at this stadium for years and have never seen anything like it +Mayɛ adwuma wɔ agumadibea ha mfe ni na minhuu biribi a ɛte sɛɛ da +One tour guide said Usually when I lead a group its disunity becomes manifest as soon as it leaves the airport +Ɔbea bi a ɔde ahɔho tu mpasa kae sɛ Ɛtaa ba sɛ sɛ midi kuw bi anim rekɔ mmeae horow a koroyɛ a enni wɔn mu da adi bere a wɔafi wimhyɛn gyinabea hɔ no ara +This has not been true of Jehovah s Witnesses +Ɛnte saa wɔ Yehowa Adansefo ho +A visitor to the convention in Kiev exclaimed You are really united +Ɔhɔho bi a ɔbaa nsrahwɛ wɔ Kiev nhyiam no ase kae sɛ Moyɛ biako ankasa +What a difference with the way things are outside the stadium walls ! Hwɛ sɛnea nneɛma yɛ soronko koraa wɔ nhyiambea yi akyi ! +When the Moscow convention began on Thursday July several workmen standing on top of a large construction site nearby were seen momentarily stopping their work +Bere a Moscow nhyiam no fii ase Yawda July no wohui sɛ adwumayɛfo a wogyinagyina ɔdan kɛse bi a wɔresi a ɛbɛn nhyiambea no atifi agyae adwumayɛ prɛko pɛ +They were apparently impressed by the sound of over voices raised in song +Ɛda adi sɛ nnipa a wɔtoo dwom no nne nnyigyei no na ɛyɛɛ wɔn nwonwa +They would have been even more amazed had they known that the songs were being sung in well over a dozen different languages +Na sɛ wohui sɛ na wɔreto dwom no wɔ kasa horow bɛboro dumien abien mu a anka wɔn ho bedwiriw wɔn kɛse mpo +Even deaf Witnesses unable to sing with their voices sang with their hands by means of sign language +Adansefo a wɔyɛ asotifo a wontumi mfa wɔn nne nto dwom mpo nam wɔn nsa a wɔde yɛɛ nsɛnkye rɛnne so too dwom no bi +A favorite gathering spot in the evenings was Moscow s huge Red Square right outside the walls of the Kremlin +Beae a ɛfata a na wohyiam anwummere wɔ Moscow ne Red Square kɛse a ɛbɛn ɛhɔ aban office dan kɛse no pɛɛ no +The evening before the convention began it didn t get dark until after ten o clock many hundreds of Witnesses from different races and nationalities were there happily embracing +Ade rebɛkye ma wɔafi nhyiam no ase anwummere no esum amma araa kosii anadwo nnɔndu Adansefo ɔhaha pii a wofi mmusuakuw ne aman horow so hyiaa wɔ hɔ yeyɛɛ wɔn ho atuu anigye so +A reporter from the Moscow Times happened to stop by and was curious +Nsɛm ho amanneɛbɔfo bi a ɔyɛ adwuma wɔ Moscow Times kopuee hɔ na ɔpɛe sɛ ohu nea asi +Whom do you represent ? Obisae sɛ Moyɛ ɛhefo ? +he asked +When told he said I ve never seen a happy mingling of so many diverse peoples in Red Square +Bere a wɔka kyerɛɛ no no ɔkae sɛ Minhuu nnipa pii a wofi mmeae ahorow ahorow a wɔabom ahyia anigye so wɔ Red Square ha saa da +Usually such a large group is here to demonstrate or protest something +Nnipa dodow sɛɛ a wɔbom hyia wɔ ha no taa yɛ biribi ho ɔyɛkyerɛ anaa kasa a wɔkasa tia biribi +Citizens of both Moscow and Kiev were indeed impressed by the thousands of badge wearing delegates excitedly greeting hugging and trying to communicate with one another +Nokwarem no anigye so a nhyiamfo a wɔbobɔ baagye kyiakyiaa wɔn ho yeyɛɛ wɔn ho atuu na wɔbɔɔ mmɔden sɛ wɔne wɔn ho wɔn ho bedi nkitaho no yɛɛ Moscowfo ne Kievfo nwonwa yiye +A businessman from Iran who was visiting Kiev approached a Witness from the United States and said You have something wonderful +Odwumayeni bi a na ofi Iran aba Kiev nsrahwɛ kɔɔ Ɔdansefo bi a ofi United States nkyɛn kɔkae sɛ Mowɔ biribi a ɛyɛ anigye +I have been observing you people the last couple of days +Mifi nna kakraa na mahwɛ mo +I want some of your literature in English to read +Mepɛ mo nhoma a ɛwɔ Engiresi kasa mu no bi akenkan +He explained that if he did not have to leave the following morning for Iran he would come to the convention +Ɔkyerɛe sɛ sɛ ɛnyɛ sɛ ɔresan akɔ Iran adekyee a anka ɔbɛba nhyiam no ase +Throughout Moscow and Kiev especially on the streets in the squares and on subway cars convention delegates approached the people to offer Bible tracts and brochures +Wɔ Moscow ne Kiev nyinaa titiriw wɔ mmorɔn so mmeae ahorow a amanfo hyiam ne asase ase keteke mu no nhyiamfo kɔɔ nkurɔfo nkyɛn kɔmemaa wɔn nkratawa ne nhomawa ahorow +Every evening Witnesses could be seen standing near Lenin s Tomb in Red Square quietly conversing and distributing tracts +Na wotumi hu sɛ Adansefo no hyiam wɔ beae bi a ɛbɛn Lenin Aboda so wɔ Red Square a wɔredi nkɔmmɔ brɛoo na wɔrekyekyɛ nkratawa +The offer was usually readily accepted often with a warm smile +Na wɔtaa de animtew na egye nkratawa a wɔde mema no +If the offer was made on a subway car the person would generally begin reading immediately +Sɛ wɔde kratawa ma obi wɔ asase ase keteke bi mu a na onipa no fi ase kenkan amonom hɔ ara +It was not unusual to see five or six people in a car reading Bible tracts +Na wɔtaa hu sɛ nnipa baanum anaa baasia tete keteke bi mu a wɔrekenkan Bible nkratawa +After reading the message a subway passenger would often express appreciation +Na wɔn a wɔforo keteke no taa kyerɛ anisɔ bere a wɔakenkan asɛm no awie no +We have not had opportunity to learn of such things explained a middle aged man in broken English +Ɔbarima bi de kruu Borɔfo kyerɛkyerɛɛ mu sɛ Yennyaa hokwan nsuaa nneɛma a ɛtete sɛɛ da +Thank you very much +Yɛda mo ase paa +In another instance a young man and his mother were so impressed with the message that they got off the subway car at the stop of the convention delegate to continue the conversation +Nkrasɛm no kanyan aberante bi ne ne maame ara ma wosi fii keteke no mu wɔ beae a nhyiamfo sii ne wɔn toaa nkɔmmɔbɔ no so +Kiev was filled with over Witness delegates who had come from over countries all of whom required accommodations +Adansefo bɛboro a wofi aman bɛboro so baa nhyiam no hyɛɛ Kiev ma na na wɔn nyinaa hia dabere +Most stayed in hotels private homes and schools but about were accommodated on six boats +Wɔn mu dodow no traa ahɔhodan afoforo afie ne sukuu mu nanso wɔmaa wɔn mu bɛyɛ dabere wɔ asubɔnten so ahyɛn asia mu +A housekeeper on one of the boats left a note for the Witnesses +Ɔbea bi a osiesie asubɔnten so ahyɛn no biako mu kyerɛw asɛm bi too hɔ maa Adansefo no +She said It seems to me that you have come from another planet +Ɔkae sɛ Ɛyɛ me sɛ mo Adansefo yi fi okyinnsoromma foforo so +You have so much beauty and harmony that you bring a blessing +Mo adeyɛ yɛ fɛ na moyɛ nokoro araa ma mode nhyira ba +It could be you are the children of God +Ɛbɛyɛ sɛ mo ne Onyankopɔn mma no +I think about this all the time +Misusuw eyi ho bere nyinaa +How appropriate that Jehovah s Witnesses were able to hold their large conventions and that officials and the people alike could see such fine Christian qualities and conduct that glorify God ! Hwɛ sɛnea ɛfata sɛ Yehowa Adansefo tumi yɛɛ wɔn nhyiam akɛse maa aban mpanyimfo ne amanfo nyinaa nso tumi huu wɔn Kristofo su pa ne nneyɛe ahorow a ɛhyɛ Onyankopɔn anuonyam no ! +Local officials who worked with the Witnesses had nothing but praise for their efficiency courtesy and fine cooperation with stadium management and other city departments +Aban mpanyimfo a wɔwɔ mmeae a wɔyɛɛ nhyiam a wɔne Adansefo no yɛɛ adwuma no nni biribi ka gye wɔn ahokokwaw nidi ne biakoyɛ a wɔne agumadibea so ahwɛfo ne kuropɔn mu nnwumayɛbea mpanyimfo afoforo de yɛɛ adwuma no ho nkamfo nkutoo +The stadium has not been cleaned this well for years said an official in Kiev +Aban panyin bi kae wɔ Kiev sɛ Wonsiesiee agumadibea ha yiye sɛɛ wɔ mfe a abɛsen mu +A policeman there exclaimed What people ! Ɛhɔ polisini bi kae sɛ Nnipa bɛn ni ! +It s like being in a new world +Ɛte sɛ nea yɛwɔ wiase foforo bi mu +I simply cannot understand why you people were persecuted +Mente nea enti a wɔtaa mo no ase ankasa +Convention Highlights Nhyiam no ho Nsɛntitiriw +For the Witnesses in Moscow and Kiev the main highlight was perhaps the presence of thousands of delegates from many other lands including members of the Governing Body of Jehovah s Witnesses +Wɔ Moscow ne Kiev Adansefo no fam no ebia nhyiam no ho ade titiriw ne nhyiamfo a wofi aman afoforo pii so bae a na Yehowa Adansefo Sodikuw no mufo bi ka ho no +The joy of just being together united in peaceful worship with so many diverse nationalities was beyond description +Bɔ a wɔne nnipa dodow a wofi aman ahorow so boom hyiae kɛkɛ wɔ ɔsom biakoyɛ mu no maa wonyaa anigye a enni kabea +When the concluding speaker at Moscow and at Kiev said that our chief thanks go to Jehovah God who made the convention possible the audience rose to its feet and erupted in sustained applause for several minutes until the speaker continued his talk +Bere a akasafo a wodi akyiri wɔ Moscow ne Kiev nhyiam ase kae sɛ yɛde aseda kɛse ma Yehowa Nyankopɔn a ɔma yetumi yɛɛ yɛn nhyiam yi no atiefo no sɔre gyinae bɔɔ wɔn nsam simma pii kosii sɛ ɔkasafo no toaa ne kasa so +Other convention highlights were the talks given each day in English by members of the Governing Body and the brief reports delivered by delegates from various lands +Nhyiam no ho nsɛntitiriw foforo nso ne kasa ahorow a Sodikuw no mufo mae wɔ Engiresi kasa mu daa ne amanneɛbɔ ntiantia a na nhyiamfo a wofi aman afoforo so ka kyerɛ no +These English presentations were simultaneously translated into many languages +Wɔkyerɛɛ ɔkasa horow a wɔmae wɔ Engiresi kasa mu no ase kɔɔ kasa ahorow mu bere koro no ara mu +In Kiev for example into ! Sɛ nhwɛso no wɔkyerɛɛ ase kɔɔ kasa ahorow mu bere koro mu wɔ Kiev ! +So by sitting in those sections designated for a particular language group delegates could hear that part of the program in their own language +Enti bere a akuw a wɔka kasa pɔtee bi traa beae a wɔde ama wɔn wɔ nhyiam no ase no wotumi tee dwumadi no fa no wɔ wɔn ankasa kasa mu +Still another convention highlight was the release in Russian and Ukrainian of the new brochure What Is the Purpose of Life ? Nhyiam no ho asɛntitiriw foforo nso ne nhomawa foforo Dɛn ne Asetra Atirimpɔw ? a woyii no adi wɔ Russia ne Ukraine kasa mu no +Especially appreciated was the release in Russian of the Theocratic Ministry School Guidebook which is used to equip Jehovah s Witnesses to present Bible truths more effectively +Nea wɔn ani gyee ho titiriw nso ne Theocratic Ministry School Guidebook a wɔde di dwuma de siesie Yehowa Adansefo ma wotumi ka Bible mu nokware no yiye a woyii no adi wɔ Russia kasa mu no +Also released in Russian was My Book of Bible Stories a concise chronological presentation of Bible history written especially for young people +Nhoma foforo a woyii no adi wɔ Russia kasa mu nso ne Me Nhoma a Ɛka Bible Mu Nsɛm Bible abakɔsɛm ho nsɛm a wɔatwa no tia a wɔkyerɛw maa mmofra titiriw no +Already over million copies of this book have been printed in more than languages +Wɔadi kan atintim saa nhoma yi mfuamfua bɛboro ɔpepem wɔ kasa horow bɛboro mu dedaw +The huge baptism of new disciples was truly a convention highlight +Nokwarem asuafo dodow a wɔbɔɔ wɔn asu no nso yɛ nhyiam no ho asɛntitiriw +The fact that many of those baptized were youths did not go unnoticed +Wohui sɛ wɔn a wɔbɔɔ wɔn asu no mu dodow no ara yɛ mmofra +At a press conference in Kiev a correspondent from the newspaper Osvita asked Noticeable at your convention is the considerable number of young people +Atesɛm krataa Osvita nsɛm ho amanneɛbɔfo bi bisae wɔ nsɛnkyerɛwfo nhyiam bi ase wɔ Kiev sɛ Ade a yehui wɔ mo nhyiam no ase ne mmofra a wɔdɔɔso +They are kind good looking and well behaved +Wɔwɔ ayamye wɔn ho yɛ fɛ na woyi su pa adi +How do you do it ? Ɔkwan bɛn so na mokyerɛkyerɛ wɔn ? +Do you have a special policy for young people ? So mowɔ nhyehyɛe titiriw bi ma mmofra ? +I work with youths and I would be most interested in knowing +Me ne mmofra yɛ adwuma na m’ani begye kɛse sɛ mehu +Although dedication to God must be based on knowledge not on emotion the actual baptism is still an emotional occasion touching the heart +Ɛwom sɛ ɛsɛ sɛ obi ho so a ohyira ma Onyankopɔn no gyina nimdeɛ so na ɛnyɛ nkate so de nanso asubɔ no ankasa da so ara yɛ adeyɛ a ɛka koma +In Moscow the crowd stood and applauded from the time the baptism candidates started moving toward the three baptism pools until all had been baptized more than an hour later +Nnipakuw no sɔre gyinae wɔ Moscow bɔɔ wɔn nsam fi bere a asubɔfo no fii ase de wɔn ani kyerɛɛ nsubura abiɛsa a wɔrekɔbɔ wɔn asu wɔ mu no ho araa kosii sɛ wɔn nyinaa bɔɔ asu wiei nea ɛboro dɔnhwerew biako +In Kiev where over were present six pools were set up for the baptism at one end of the stadium +Wɔ Kiev a nnipa bɛboro hyiaam no wɔyɛɛ nsubura asia wɔ agumadibea no fa bi +With six or more baptizers in each pool the equivalent of a good sized congregation was immersed every two minutes +Bere a wɔbɔɔ nnipa baasia anaa nea ɛboro saa asu bere koro mu wɔ nsubura no mu biara mu no na wɔbɔ nnipa a wɔn dodow bedu asafo mu asu simma abien biara mu +Still the baptism continued for over two hours ! Nanso asubɔ no kɔɔ so ara bɛboro nnɔnhwerew abien ! +At the Divine Will International Assembly in New York were baptized +Wɔ Ɔsoro Apɛde Amanaman Ntam Nhyiam ase wɔ New York no wɔbɔɔ nnipa asu +But in Kiev the newly ordained Witnesses of Jehovah from Ukraine and other former republics of the Soviet Union made this the largest Christian baptism on record +Nanso wɔ Kiev no Adansefo afoforo a wofi Ukraine ne kan Soviet Union kwasafoman ahorow so a wɔbɔɔ wɔn asu no yɛ Kristofo abakɔsɛm mu asubɔ a ɛsen biara +These were Russian speaking persons from territories where until just recently Jehovah s Witnesses were banned and had been for decades ! Na eyinom yɛ nkurɔfo a wɔka Russia kasa nkutoo a wofi nsase a na wɔabara Yehowa Adansefo mfe du du pii a nnansa yi ara na wɔrema wɔn hokwan no so ! +A highlight of the convention in Belgrade was the presence of delegates from war torn besieged areas +Belgrade nhyiam no asɛntitiriw ne nhyiamfo a wofi amantam a akodi rekɔ so wɔ hɔ bae no +These delegates many times warmly expressed thanks for the privilege extended to them to come to the convention a convention worker reported +Obi a ɔyɛɛ adwuma wɔ nhyiam no ase bɔɔ amanneɛ sɛ Saa nhyiamfo yi de aseda ma mpɛn pii wɔ hokwan a wonya baa nhyiam no bi no ho +However we feel that the real encouragement was for the rest of us who were able to meet them and witness their love and zeal for Bible truth +Nanso yɛte nka sɛ yɛn a yɛaka a yenyaa hokwan hyiaa wɔn na yehuu wɔn dɔ ne wɔn mmɔdenbɔ wɔ Bible mu nokware ho no na yɛanya nkuranhyɛ kɛse +At many of the Divine Teaching Conventions a moving letter written last winter from Sarajevo was read +Wɔkenkan krataa bi a ɛka koma a wɔkyerɛw fii Sarajevo wɔ awɔw bere a etwaam no mu no wɔ Ɔsoro Nkyerɛkyerɛ Nhyiam no mu dodow ase +The temperature is about degrees Fahrenheit C +the writer said +Ɔkyerɛwfo no kae sɛ Ewim ayɛ nwunu ara yiye +I am with my wife and two sons and do not have electricity and not enough firewood +Me ne me yere ne me mma mmarimaa baanu na yɛwɔ ha na yenni anyinam ahoɔden na nnyina a yɛwɔ sua +Machine gun fire and explosions can be heard +Yetumi te atuo a ɛto ntɛmntɛm ne atopae nnyigyei +But in our hearts we are calm and warm because of the truth and because of our good relationship with Jehovah +Nanso yɛwɔ akomatɔyam esiane abusuabɔ pa a yɛne Yehowa wɔ nti +We beg you to keep on praying to Jehovah to help us persist and endure all these terrors firm in faith +Yɛsrɛ sɛ monkɔ so mmɔ Yehowa mpae mma yentumi nnyina saa ahude yi nyinaa ano pintinn wɔ gyidi mu +We are praying for you ! Yɛbɔ mpae ma mo ! +What Difference Does It Make ? Nkɛntɛnso Bɛn na Enya wɔ Afoforo So ? +When viewed against the backdrop of the disunity manifest among the religions of the world the Witnesses clearly stand in stark contrast +Sɛ wode toto mpaapaemu a ɛwɔ wiase no nyamesom ahorow mu no ho a Adansefo no da nsow koraa +But really what difference can they make ? Nanso nkɛntɛnso bɛn ankasa na wobetumi anya wɔ nkurɔfo so ? +Concerning a Witness convention years ago an editorial stated Suffice it to say that if all the world lived by the Bible creed of the Jehovah Witnesses there would be an end of bloodshed and hatred and love would reign as king +Atesɛm krataa bi kaa Adansefo nhyiam bi a wɔyɛe mfe bi a atwam ni ho asɛm sɛ Eye ara sɛ yɛbɛka sɛ sɛ wiase no nyinaa de Yehowa Adansefo Bible mmara no retra ase a anka mogyahwiegu ne ɔtan nyinaa bɛba awiei na ɔdɔ adi hene +Yet the majority of mankind have never followed divine teaching +Nanso adesamma mu fa kɛse no ara na wonnii ɔsoro nkyerɛkyerɛ akyi +In the first century they even refused to listen to God s Son Jesus Christ +Wɔ afeha a edi kan no mu no wɔpow sɛ wobetie Onyankopɔn Ba Yesu Kristo asɛm mpo +So is it too much to expect that we will one day see a united world ? Enti so ɛyɛ den sɛ yɛbɛhwɛ kwan sɛ yebehu wiase bi a biakoyɛ wom da bi ? +How is such a thing possible ? Ɛbɛyɛ dɛn na biribi a ɛte saa atumi aba ? + Box on page Kratafa adaka +CONVENTIONS IN EASTERN EUROPE AND ASIA EUROPA APUEI NE ASIA NHYIAM HOROW +Country Peak Attendance Baptized Ɔman Dodow a Ɛsen Asubɔfo Biara a Wɔbae +Albania convention Albania Nhyiam +Bulgaria convention Bulgaria Nhyiam +Czech Republic conventions Czech Republic Nhyiam ahorow +Former Soviet Union Kan Soviet Union +Estonia conventions Estonia Nhyiam ahorow +Russia conventions Russia Nhyiam ahorow +Ukraine conventions Ukraine Nhyiam ahorow +Kyrgyzstan convention Kyrgyzstan Nhyiam +Former Yugoslavia Kan Yugoslavia +Croatia convention Croatia Nhyiam +Macedonia convention Macedonia Nhyiam +Serbia convention Serbia Nhyiam +Slovenia convention Slovenia Nhyiam +Hungary conventions Hungary Nhyiam ahorow +Poland conventions Poland Nhyiam ahorow +Romania conventions Romania Nhyiam ahorow +Slovakia conventions Slovakia Nhyiam ahorow +TOTALS NKABOM + Picture on page Kratafa mfonini +More than assembled in Republican Stadium Kiev Nnipa dodow a wɔboro hyiaam wɔ Republican Agumadibea wɔ Kiev + Picture on page Kratafa mfonini +World War II enemies from Germany and Ukraine united by Bible truth Wiase Ko II mu atamfo a wofi Germany ne Ukraine a Bible mu nokware aka wɔn abom + Pictures on page Mfonini wɔ kratafa +Over united worshipers in Locomotive Stadium Moscow Asomfo a wɔboro a wɔyɛ biako wɔ Locomotive Agumadibea wɔ Moscow + were baptized in Kiev and in Moscow Wɔbɔɔ nnipa asu wɔ Kiev na wɔbɔɔ nso asu wɔ Moscow +Foreign delegates brought tons of food to those in need Nhyiamfo a wofi amannɔne de nnuan kilogram pii brɛɛ wɔn a ahia wɔn +Top and center Many ethnic groups met in peaceful unity Bottom Witnessing in Red Square Atifi ne mfinimfini Mmusuakuw pii mufo hyiaam wɔ biakoyɛ mu Ase hɔ Red Square adansedi + Picture on page Kratafa mfonini +Convention delegates were delighted to receive the Bible Stories book the School Guidebook and the new brochure in their language Nhyiamfo no ani gyei sɛ wɔn nsa kaa Bible mu Nsɛm nhoma no School Guidebook no ne nhomawa foforo wɔ wɔn ankasa kasa mu +How the World Will Be United Sɛnea Wɔbɛma Wiase no Ayɛ Biako +EFFORTS of humans to rule themselves successfully have invariably failed +MMƆDEN biara a nipa abɔ sɛ obedi ne ho so adi nkogu +You will no doubt agree with the inspired assessment Man has dominated man to his injury +Akyinnye biara nni ho sɛ wubegye asɛm a wofi honhom mu kae yi atom Onipa di onipa so tumi ma ɛdan no bɔne +Why have humans failed so miserably at self rule ? Dɛn nti na nipa adi nkogu a ɛyɛ awerɛhow saa wɔ ne ho so a odi no mu ? +The Bible gives the reason explaining It does not belong to man who is walking even to direct his step +Bible kyerɛkyerɛ nea enti a ɛte saa no mu sɛ Enni ɔbarima nsam sɛnea ɔnam a obetutu n’anammɔn +No it is not man s prerogative or right to govern either himself or his fellow humans +Dabi enni onipa tumi mu anaa ɛnyɛ hokwan a ɔwɔ sɛ obedi n’ankasa anaa ne mfɛfo nnipa so +It is the special right of Jehovah God our Creator of whom we are told Jehovah is our Judge Jehovah is our Statute giver Jehovah is our King +Isaiah +Ɛyɛ yɛn Bɔfo Yehowa Nyankopɔn a wɔka ne ho asɛm yi kyerɛ yɛn no hokwan titiriw Yehowa ne yɛn temmufo Yehowa ne yɛn mmarahyɛfo Yehowa ne yɛn hene +Yesaia +Only when all humans accept Jehovah God as Ruler will the world be united +Bere a nnipa nyinaa begye Yehowa Nyankopɔn atom sɛ Sodifo no nkutoo na wiase no bɛyɛ biako +But will that ever happen ? Nanso so ɛbɛba saa da bi ? +Long ago a prophet of God spoke of the final part of the days when many peoples would begin looking to Jehovah for instruction +Tete mmere mu no Onyankopɔn diyifo bi kaa nna a edi akyiri no bere a nnipa pii befi ase ahwehwɛ Yehowa akwankyerɛ akyi kwan ho asɛm +A Foretold Worldwide Peace Wiase Nyinaa Asomdwoe Ho Asɛm a Wɔaka Ato Hɔ + It must occur in the final part of the days the prophet Isaiah wrote that the house of Jehovah will become firmly established above the top of the mountains +and to it all the nations must stream +Odiyifo Yesaia kyerɛw sɛ Na nna a edi akyiri no mu no Yehowa fi bepɔw no betim hɔ ataa mmepɔw atifi +na amanaman nyinaa asen yuu aba ho +And many peoples will certainly go and say Come you people and let us go up to the mountain of Jehovah to the house of the God of Jacob and he will instruct us about his ways +Na aman pii bɛkɔ akɔka sɛ Mommra mma yɛnkɔ Yehowa bepɔw so nkɔ Yakob Nyankopɔn fi na ɔnkyerɛ yɛn n’akwan +When we read further we see the result of looking to Jehovah for instruction +Sɛ yɛtoa so kan a yehu nea efi Yehowa akwankyerɛ akyi kwan a wɔhwehwɛ mu ba no +They will have to beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning shears the prophecy continues +Nation will not lift up sword against nation neither will they learn war anymore +Isaiah +Nkɔmhyɛ no toa so sɛ Na wɔde wɔn nkrante abobɔ nsɔw ne wɔn mpeaw ayeyɛ nnare ɔman bi remma afoa so nhyɛ ɔman bi na wɔrensua akodi bio +Yesaia +Yes the result of heeding this divine teaching would be no more fighting no more ethnic violence no more war +Yiw nea ebefi saa ɔsoro nkyerɛkyerɛ yi sodi mu aba ne ntɔkwako mmusuakuw ntam basabasayɛ ne akodi a ɛremma bio +Human rulers assumed that they could fulfill this Bible prophecy and even inscribed the last portion of it on a wall of the United Nations Plaza in New York City +Nnipa sodifo susuw sɛ wobetumi ama saa nkɔmhyɛ yi abam na wɔakyerɛw ne fa a etwa to no agu Amanaman Nkabom no abɔnten so ɔfasu ho wɔ New York kuropɔn no mu mpo +Yet war and hatred among national and ethnic groups has only increased right up to the end of +Nanso aman ne mmusuakuw mu akodi ne nitan akɔ soro ankasa abedu awiei +So would you say God s prophecy has failed ? Enti wobɛka sɛ Onyankopɔn nkɔmhyɛ annya mmamu ? +No it has not for people from among all the nations are right now streaming to Jehovah s house to receive divine teaching +Dabida efisɛ nnipa a wofi aman nyinaa mu rekɔ Yehowa fie akogye ɔsoro nkyerɛkyerɛ mprempren yi ara +Indeed what a grand testimony this summer s Divine Teaching Conventions of Jehovah s Witnesses have been in fulfillment of this prophecy ! Nokwarem no saa nkɔmhyɛ yi mmamu ho adanse a ɛso nni bɛn na saa Yehowa Adansefo Ɔsoro Nkyerɛkyerɛ Nhyiam horow a wɔyɛe wɔ ahohuru bere mu no ayɛ ! +The worldwide brotherhood of Jehovah s Witnesses allow nothing neither race nationality nor ethnic background to cause them to hate or kill one another +Yehowa Adansefo onuadɔ kuw a ɛwɔ wiase nyinaa no mma biribiara kwan honam ani hwɛbea ɔman anaa abusua a wofi mu mma ɛmfa ɔtan mma wɔn ntam anaa wonkunkum wɔn ho wɔn ho +They have figuratively beaten their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning shears +Wɔde wɔn nkrante abobɔ nsɔw de wɔn mpeaw ayeyɛ nnare wɔ sɛnkyerɛnne kwan so +But someone may object you can t expect everyone to heed God s instruction to love one another +Nanso ’ ebia obi bɛka sɛ wuntumi nhwɛ kwan sɛ obiara bedi Onyankopɔn akwankyerɛ a ɛne sɛ yɛnnodɔ yɛn ho no akyi +’ +Although this is true God has the power to remove all opposers of his divine will +Ɛwom sɛ eyi yɛ nokware de nanso Onyankopɔn wɔ tumi a ɔde beyi wɔn a wɔsɔre tia ne soro apɛde no nyinaa afi hɔ +What God Will Do Nea Onyankopɔn Bɛyɛ +Do you pray as Jesus taught his followers namely Our Father which art in heaven Hallowed be thy name +Thy kingdom come +Thy will be done in earth as it is in heaven ? So wobɔ mpae sɛnea Yesu kyerɛɛ n’akyidifo no sɛ Yɛn Agya a wowɔ soro wo din ho ntew w’ahenni mmra nea wopɛ nyɛ asase so sɛnea ɛyɛ ɔsoro no ? +If you do you can be confident that our loving heavenly Father will answer that prayer +Sɛ woyɛ saa a wubetumi anya ahotoso sɛ yɛn soro Agya a ɔwɔ dɔ no bebua saa mpae no +How will he do that ? Ɔkwan bɛn so na ɔbɛyɛ saa ? +God has already appointed his Son The Prince of Peace as the chosen ruler of his government the Kingdom for which we were taught to pray +Onyankopɔn apaw ne Ba Asomdwoe hene no dedaw sɛ n’aban Ahenni a wakyerɛ yɛn sɛ yɛmmɔ ho mpae no sodifo +We need such a superhuman spirit ruler for only he can rid humankind of the evil influence of Satan and his demons +Yehia honhom mu nipa a ɔkorɔn a ɔte saa efisɛ ɔno nkutoo na obetumi ama adesamma ade wɔn ho afi Satan ne n’adaemone nkɛntɛnso bɔne no ase +Human rulers no matter how well meaning cannot do so +John Revelation +Ɛmfa ho adwempa biara a wɔwɔ no nnipa sodifo biara ntumi nyɛ eyi +Yohane Adiyisɛm +Yet what will happen to present day governments that fail to submit to divine rulership ? Nanso dɛn na ɛbɛba nnɛyi aban ahorow a wɔpow sɛ wɔbɛbrɛ wɔn ho ase ahyɛ ɔsoro nniso ase no so ? +Another Bible prophecy that describes the Kingdom for which Jesus taught us to pray says The God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be brought to ruin +God s heavenly Kingdom will crush and put an end to all these kingdoms and it itself will stand to times indefinite +Bible nkɔmhyɛ foforo a ɛka Ahenni a Yesu kyerɛɛ yɛn sɛ yɛmmɔ ho mpae ho asɛm no ka sɛ Ɔsoro Nyankopɔn bɛma ahenni a wɔrensɛe no da +bi so na Onyankopɔn soro Ahenni no bebubu ahenni horow no nyinaa ama asa na ɛno de ebegyina daa +’ +Thus praying for God s Kingdom to come means that we are praying for one worldwide government under the rule of the Prince of Peace +Daniel Isaiah +Enti sɛ yɛbɔ Onyankopɔn Ahenni no ho mpae sɛ ɛmmra a na ɛkyerɛ sɛ yɛrebɔ wiase nyinaa aban biako a ɛwɔ Asomdwoe hene no nniso ase ho mpae +Daniel Yesaia +Then when the human family is united in peace under God s Kingdom all will love one another regardless of race or ethnic background +Afei bere a adesamma abusua ayɛ biako wɔ asomdwoe mu wɔ Onyankopɔn Ahenni ase no obiara bɛdɔ ne yɔnko a honam ani hwɛbea anaa kasa a ɔka mfa ho +What a glorious time that will be ! Anuonyam bere bɛn na ɛbɛyɛ sɛɛ yi ! +We invite you to enjoy a preview of that peaceful situation even now among Jehovah s Witnesses and then to look forward with them to the time when the whole world will be united in peace +Yɛto nsa frɛ wo sɛ benya saa asomdwoe tebea no mu anigye mprempren mpo wɔ Yehowa Adansefo mu na afei wo ne wɔn nhwɛ bere a wiase no nyinaa bɛyɛ biako wɔ asomdwoe mu no kwan +Picture on page Kratafa mfonini +God s Kingdom will unite all people in peace Onyankopɔn Ahenni bɛka nnipa nyinaa abom wɔ asomdwoe mu +My Father s Faithful Example Me Papa Nhwɛso Pa no +IT WAS July and our family was attending a district convention of Jehovah s Witnesses in London England +NA YƐN abusua no wɔ Yehowa Adansefo ɔmantam nhyiam bi ase wɔ London England wɔ July +My father had tears of joy in his eyes as he held out his hand to help me out of the baptism pool +Bere a me papa teɛɛ ne nsa sɔɔ me mu ma mifii ɔtare a wɔbɔɔ me asu wom mu no anigye maa nusu guu no +My father and I had just been baptized in symbol of our dedication to Jehovah the Creator and Universal Sovereign +Na wɔabɔ me ne me papa asu saa bere no ara de ayɛ yɛn ahosohyira ma Yehowa yɛn Bɔfo ne Amansan Hene no ho sɛnkyerɛnne +My mother and three brothers were also present for this happy occasion +Na me maame ne me nua mmarima baasa nso wɔ hɔ saa anigye da no +Sadly however the unity of our family in Christian worship would soon be shattered +Nanso nea ɛyɛ awerɛhow ne sɛ ankyɛ na yɛn abusua no biakoyɛ wɔ Kristofo som mu no sɛee +But before telling about this and how my father s faithfulness affected me let me tell a little about his early life +Nanso ansa na mɛka eyi ne sɛnea me papa nokwaredi kaa me no ma menka me papa mmofraberem ho asɛm kakra +Eastern Western Background Apuei ne Atɔe Asetra +My father Lester was born in Hong Kong in March +Wɔwoo me papa Lester wɔ Hong Kong March mu +His dad was the assistant harbormaster +Na ne papa ne hyɛngyinabea sohwɛfo no abadiakyiri +When Father was a boy his dad would take him along on trips by boat to check on activities around Hong Kong and nearby islands +Bere a Paapa yɛ abofra no na ne papa de no tra ahyɛmma mu tu kwan kɔhwɛ sɛnea nneɛma rekɔ so wɔ Hong Kong ne nsupɔw a ɛbemmɛn hɔ no so +Then when Lester was only eight his dad died +Afei bere a na Paapa adi mfe awɔtwe pɛ no ne papa wui +Afterward his mother remarried and the family moved to Shanghai +Ɛno akyi no ne maame waree foforo na abusua no tu kɔɔ Shanghai +In his mother took Lester and his ten year old sister Phyl to England for schooling +Wɔ mu no ne maame de ɔne ne nuabea Phyl a na wadi mfe du kɔɔ sukuu wɔ England +Father spent the following years in the shadow of Canterbury Cathedral home of the Anglican Church +Paapa traa beae bi a ɛbɛn Anglikanfo asɔredan kɛse a ɛwɔ Canterbury no +Attending church there was his introduction to religious matters +Ɛno ne asɔre a odii kan kɔe +Phyl went to a boarding school north of London but she and Father became very close during those years because they spent their school holidays together +Phyl kɔɔ sukuu bi a na Sukuufo no te hɔ wɔ London kusuu fam nanso ɔne Paapa benyaa ayɔnkofa a emu yɛ den kɛse wɔ saa mfe no mu efisɛ wodii wɔn akwamma wɔ faako +Five years later in when Father finished school his mother returned to England and saw to it that Lester became established in business +Bere a Paapa wiee sukuu mfe anum akyi wɔ mu no ne maame san kɔɔ England na ɔhwɛ hui sɛ Paapa afi adwuma ase +Then the following year she went back to Shanghai taking Phyl with her +Afei afe a edi hɔ no ne maame ne Phyl san kɔɔ Shanghai +Before Lester s mother left she gave him a copy of a book written by his great grandfather +Paapa maame rebɛkɔ no ɔmaa no nhoma bi a ne nana bi na ɔkyerɛwee +It was a poetic story of the life of Buddha entitled The Light of Asia +Na ɛyɛ Buddha asetra ho anwensɛm bi a wɔato din The Light of Asia +This started Father thinking about the real reason for life +Eyi maa Paapa susuw dekode a asetra atirimpɔw yɛ ankasa ho +At Canterbury he had been impressed with the grandeur of the cathedral and the solemnity of the religious proceedings but the lack of spiritual instruction left him with an empty feeling +Bere a na ɔwɔ Canterbury no n’ani gyee asɔredan no kɛse ne ahofama a wɔdaa no adi wɔ nyamesom amane ahorow mu no ho nanso honhom mu nkyerɛkyerɛ a na enni hɔ no ma ɔyɛɛ basaa +So he wondered Do the Eastern religions have the answers ? Enti osusuw ho sɛ So Apuei Fam asɔre ahorow no wɔ mmuae no ? ’ +He decided to investigate +Ɔyɛɛ n’adwene sɛ ɔbɛhwehwɛ mu +During the years that followed he looked into Buddhism Shintoism Hinduism Confucianism and Islam +Mfe a edi hɔ mu no ɔhwehwɛɛ Buddhasom Shintosom Hindusom Konfusiosom ne Nkramosom mu +But each failed to answer his questions +Nanso emu biara antumi ammua ne nsemmisa no +Father lived at a sports club operated by the firm he worked for and he enjoyed rowing playing rugby and other sports +Na Paapa te agodibea bi a ɛyɛ adwuma a na ɔwom no de na onyaa korow hare bɔɔlbɔ ne agumadi afoforo mu anigye +He soon fell in love with Edna an attractive girl who had the same love of sports +Ankyɛ na n’ani begyee Edna ɔbea hoɔfɛfo bi a na ɔno nso pɛ agumadi saa ara ho +They were married in and were blessed with four sons over the next ten years +Ɔwaree no na mfe du a edi hɔ mu no wɔwoo mma mmarima baanan +Traumatic War Years Ɔko Bere mu Ahoyeraw +During the s the storm clouds of World War II were gathering so Father decided to move from London to the country +Wɔ mfe no mu no na nneɛma pii di adanse sɛ Wiase Ko II reba enti Paapa sii gyinae sɛ obetu afi London akɔtra akuraase +We made the move only a few months before the war broke out in September +Yetu fii hɔ no ankyɛ na ɔko no fii ase wɔ September mu +Conscription for war services was introduced and age limits were gradually raised as the war dragged on +Wofii ase faa nkurɔfo tetee wɔn maa akodi na bere a ɔko no kɔɔ so no wɔtoo mfe a ɛsɛ sɛ obi di ansa na wafata akodi no so +Rather than waiting to be conscripted Father volunteered for service in the Royal Air Force and was called up in May +Sɛ anka Paapa bɛtwɛn ma wɔafa no no otuu ne ho mae sɛ wɔmfa no wɔ Royal Air Force no mu na wɔfaa no May +Although he was occasionally able to get home on leave it was six years before normal family relationships were resumed +Ɛwom sɛ ɛtɔ mmere bi a na ɔba fie begye n’ahome de nanso edii mfe asia ansa na ɔresan ne abusua no anya abusuabɔ a ɛsɛ +The burden of caring for us children the two oldest of us were by then entering our teens fell upon Mother +Ɛbɛyɛɛ Maame nkutoo asɛyɛde sɛ ɔhwɛ yɛn mmofra no saa bere no na yɛn mu baanu rebɛn mpanyin mfe so +Spiritual Refreshment Honhom mu Ahotɔ +About two years before Father was released from the Air Force two of Jehovah s Witnesses called on Mother and started a Bible study with her +Bɛyɛ mfe abien ansa na Paapa regyae Air Force adwuma no Yehowa Adansefo baanu baa Maame nkyɛn ne no befii Bible adesua ase +Mother wrote Father and told him how much she was enjoying what she was learning +Maame kyerɛw Paapa ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ n’ani gye nea ɔresua no ho +Once when he was on leave she took him to a congregation Bible study in a private home +Bere bi a na waba fie rebegye n’ahome no Maame de no kɔɔ asafo Bible adesua bi ase wɔ obi fie +Father was released from the military in December and began sitting in on the Bible discussions Mother was having with the two Witness ladies +Paapa gyaee sraadi December na ofii ase traa Bible adesua a na Adansefo mmea baanu ne Maame yɛ no mu +They noted his interest and had Ernie Beavor the presiding overseer visit Father +Wohui sɛ n’ani gye ho no wɔmaa Ernie Beavor ɔhwɛfo guamtrani no bɛsraa Paapa +In just one evening Brother Beavor answered from the Bible all Father s objections +Onua Beavor fi Bible no mu buaa Paapa nsemmisa nyinaa anadwo biako pɛ +During the next two weeks while traveling to work in London each day by train he read the three books Brother Beavor gave him +Paapa de adapɛn abien a edi hɔ no kenkan nhoma abiɛsa a Onua Beavor de maa no no na na ɔyɛ saa bere a ɔte keteke mu rekɔ adwuma wɔ London da biara +When Brother Beavor visited again Father greeted him This is the truth I have been searching for ! Bere a Onua Beavor san baa hɔ no asɛm a edi kan a epue fii Paapa ano ne sɛ Eyi ne nokware a merehwehwɛ no ! +What must I do ? Dɛn na menyɛ ? +From then on Father began taking us boys to the meetings +Efi saa bere no Paapa fii ase de yɛn mmarimaa no kɔɔ adesua horow +Mother however did not always want to come with us +Nanso ɛnyɛ da biara na Maame pɛe sɛ ɔne yɛn kɔ +Her interest had begun to wane +N’anigye no fii ase brɛɛ ase +Yet all of us went to the convention in London in July where Father and I were baptized +Nanso yɛn nyinaa kɔɔ London nhyiam no wɔ July na ɛhɔ na wɔbɔɔ me ne Paapa asu +Afterward Mother only occasionally came to meetings +Ɛno akyi no na Maame kɔ adesua nnakoro nnakoro +Shortly after that baptism my aunt Phyl came to England to visit and to my father s great joy readily accepted Bible truth and was baptized +Wɔbɔɔ yɛn asu akyi no ankyɛ na me sewa Phyl bɛsraa yɛn wɔ England na ogyee Bible mu nokware toom ntɛmntɛm ma wɔbɔɔ no asu maa Paapa ani gyee yiye +When she returned to Shanghai she contacted Stanley Jones and Harold King two missionaries of Jehovah s Witnesses who had been sent there shortly before +Bere a ɔsan kɔɔ Shanghai no okohuu Stanley Jones ne Harold King Yehowa Adansefo asɛmpatrɛwfo baanu a na wɔaba hɔ foforo +These missionaries were later imprisoned for seven years and five years respectively by the ruling Communist government +Akyiri yi Komunis nniso no de saa asɛmpatrɛwfo yi too afiase maa obiako nyaa mfe ason na nea ɔka ho no nso nyaa mfe anum +They helped Phyl spiritually until her husband retired from work in China +Wɔde honhom fam mmoa maa Phyl kosii sɛ ne kunu gyaee adwuma a na ɔyɛ wɔ China no +Then she and her husband returned to England and settled near us +Afei ɔne ne kunu san baa England na wɔbɛtraa baabi a ɛbɛn yɛn fie hɔ +A Tragic Family Breakup Abusua Ntetewmu a Ɛyɛ Awerɛhow +Meanwhile real communication between Mother and Dad became a problem +Saa bere no na Maame ne Paapa ntumi nni nkitaho sɛnea ɛsɛ +Mother saw the zeal with which Lester pursued his newfound faith and believing that the material security of the family would be threatened she began to oppose his Christian activity +Maame huu sɛnea Paapa de nsi dii ne gyidi foforo no akyi na esiane sɛ na ogye di sɛ ɛbɛyɛ asiane ama abusua no honam fam ahiade nti ofii ase sɔre tiaa ne Kristofo dwumadi no +Finally in September she confronted him with the ultimatum that he give up the Christian faith or else she would leave +Awiei koraa wɔ September no ɔde too Paapa anim sɛ sɛ wannyae ne Kristofo gyidi no mu a obefi fie hɔ +Father felt that he had calmed Mother s fears by reasoning with her from the Scriptures showing her that there was no reason to fear +Esiane sɛ na Paapa fi Kyerɛwnsɛm mu ne Maame asusuw nsɛm ho na wakyerɛ no sɛ biribiara nni hɔ a ɛsɛ sɛ ɛma ne bo tu nti na osusuw sɛ wama ne koma atɔ ne yam +However the climax came without further warning on October +Nanso biribi a ɔnhwɛ kwan bae prɛko pɛ wɔ October +When Father arrived home from work that day he found an empty house and me sitting on the doorstep with our suitcases +Saa da no bere a Paapa fi adwuma baa fie no na obiara nni fie hɔ na na aka me nko ara te apongua no ano a yɛn nnaka sisi me nkyɛn +Mother had left taking everything including my three brothers +Na maame afa biribiara a ɛwɔ fie hɔ kɔ a me nua mmarima baasa nso ka ho +I told father that I had chosen to stay with him +Meka kyerɛɛ Paapa sɛ me de me ne no bɛtra +Mother had not even left a note +Matthew +Maame ankyerɛw krataa mpo anto hɔ +Mateo +Ernie Beavor made arrangements for us to stay with an older couple until Father found accommodations +Ernie Beavor yɛɛ nhyehyɛe ma yɛne awarefo bi a wɔn mfe akɔ anim kɔtrae kosii sɛ Paapa nyaa dan +They were very kind to us and comforted us with the apostle Paul s words at Corinthians If the unbelieving one proceeds to depart let him depart a brother or a sister is not in servitude under such circumstances but God has called you to peace +Woyii ayamye adi kyerɛɛ yɛn na wɔde ɔsomafo Paulo nsɛm a ɛwɔ Korintofo yi kyekyee yɛn werɛ sɛ Na nea onnye nni no tew mu kɔ a ma ɔnkɔ na wɔnhyɛ onua ko anaa onuawa ko no so sɛ akoa saa nsɛm yi mu +Na asomdwoe mu na Onyankopɔn afrɛ yɛn +We eventually made contact with our family and visited them but soon realized that compromising our faith would be the only acceptable solution to Mother +Awiei koraa no yɛne yɛn abusua no nyaa nkitahodi na yɛkɔsraa wɔn nanso ankyɛ na yehui sɛ nea Maame hwehwɛ ara ne sɛ yebegyae yɛn gyidi no mu +We knew that making concessions would not bring blessings from Jehovah +Na yenim sɛ yɛn gyidi mu a yebegyae de asɔ n’ani no remma yennya Yehowa nhyira +So Father continued in secular work providing Mother with the financial means to support my brothers +Enti Paapa kɔɔ so yɛɛ honam fam adwuma na ɔmaa Maame sika a ɔde bɛhwɛ me nuanom no +On leaving school in I took part time work and in January I was accepted for the full time ministry +Bere a miwiee sukuu no minyaa adwuma a wɔde bere fa yɛ na wɔ January no wɔpenee me so sɛ memmɛyɛ bere nyinaa ɔsom adwuma no +A Memorable Bible Discussion Bible Nkɔmmɔbɔ a Me Werɛ Remfi +In field ministry one day when I was still only I spoke with a man in a farm cottage +Ɛda bi bere a na madi mfe pɛ no me ne ɔbarima bi bɔɔ nkɔmmɔ wɔ asɛnka mu wɔ akuraa bi ase +While I was visiting there Winston Churchill Britain s leader during World War II arrived +Bere a na merekɔ hɔ no Winston Churchill a na ɔyɛ Britain ɔman panyin wɔ Wiase Ko II bere mu no baa hɔ +My conversation was interrupted but Mr +Churchill took note of The Watchtower and commended me for my work +Eyi twaa nkɔmmɔbɔ no so nanso bere a Owura Churchill huu Ɔwɛn Aban no ɔkamfoo me wɔ adwuma a mereyɛ no ho +Several days later I was out preaching again when I rang the doorbell of a large house +Nna bi akyi no na mereyɛ asɛnka adwuma no bio na mekɔbɔɔ ofie kɛse bi pon mu +A butler opened the door and when I requested to speak to the man of the house he asked if I knew who that was +Ofiehwɛfo bi bebuee pon no na bere a mekae sɛ mepɛ sɛ me ne ofiewura no kasa no obisaa me sɛ minim onii ko no anaa +I had no idea +Na minnim no +This is Chartwell he said the home of Winston Churchill +Ɔkae sɛ Ɛha yɛ Chartwell Winston Churchill fie +At that moment Mr +Churchill appeared +Saa bere no Owura Churchill pue bae +He remembered our previous meeting and invited me in +Ɔkaee sɛ yɛahyia pɛn na ɔkae sɛ memmra mu +We spoke a little and he accepted three books and invited me to return +Yɛbɔɔ nkɔmmɔ kakra na ogyee nhoma abiɛsa too nsa frɛɛ me sɛ mensan mmra bere foforo +Later on a warm afternoon I returned and was again invited in +Da ko awia bi mesan kɔɔ hɔ na ɔsan frɛɛ me kɔɔ dan mu +Mr +Churchill offered me some lemonade and after a brief greeting said I will give you half an hour to tell me what you think God s Kingdom is but then you must let me tell you what I believe it to be +Owura Churchill maa me anonne dɔkɔdɔkɔ bi na ɔmaa me akwaaba tiawa wiei no ɔkae sɛ Mɛma wo simma aduasa ma wode aka nea wususuw sɛ Onyankopɔn Ahenni yɛ ho asɛm akyerɛ me nanso ma minni kan nka nea migye di sɛ ɛyɛ nkyerɛ wo +That is what we did +Saa ara na yɛyɛe +Mr +Churchill felt that God s Kingdom would be established through God fearing statesmen and that until men learned to live at peace it would never come +Na Owura Churchill susuw sɛ wɔnam amanyɛfo a wosuro Onyankopɔn so na wɔde Onyankopɔn Ahenni besi hɔ na sɛ nnipa ansua sɛ wɔbɛtra asomdwoe mu a ɛremma da +I was able to explain the Bible s view of God s Kingdom and the blessings it would bring +Mitumi kyerɛkyerɛɛ Bible no adwene wɔ Onyankopɔn Ahenni ne nhyira horow a ɛde bɛba no mu kyerɛɛ no +Mr +Churchill was very cordial and indicated he respected our work +Owura Churchill yii adamfofa su adi na ɔkyerɛe sɛ ɔwɔ obu ma yɛn adwuma no +Unfortunately I was never again able to contact him +Nea ɛyɛ yaw ne sɛ me ne no anhyia bio +But I am grateful that even though I was still a teenager with the training and encouragement I had received from my father I was able to give a good witness to such a prominent world statesman +Psalm +Nanso ɛyɛ me anigye sɛ esiane ntetee ne nkuranhyɛ a minya fii me papa hɔ nti mitumi dii ɔmanyɛfo a wagye din saa adanse ɛmfa ho sɛ na minnyinii biara no +Dwom +An Expanded Ministry Ɔsom Adwuma a Emu Trɛw +In May Mother wrote to tell us that she was immigrating to Canada and would be taking with her John my youngest brother +Wɔ May no Maame kyerɛw yɛn ka kyerɛɛ yɛn sɛ ɔretu akɔ Canada na ɔde me nua kumaa koraa a wɔfrɛ no John bɛkɔ +By then my brothers Peter and David were caring for themselves +Saa bere no na me nuanom Peter ne David atew wɔn ho +So after years with his firm including the war years when he was kept on their list of employees Father handed in his resignation and applied for the regular pioneer service +Enti bere a Paapa yɛɛ n’adwuma no mfe a mfe a wodii ako wom a na ne din da so ara ka ɛhɔ adwumayɛfo ho no ka ho no ogyaee adwuma no na ɔkyerɛw hwehwɛɛ daa akwampae som adwuma no ho kwan +He began the full time ministry in August after he returned from attending the huge international convention of Jehovah s Witnesses in New York +Ofii ase yɛɛ bere nyinaa ɔsom adwuma no August bere a ofi Yehowa Adansefo amanaman ntam nhyiam kɛse a wɔyɛɛ no New York bae no +A little over a year later in November Father was appointed a traveling overseer and began visiting congregations to encourage them +Afe biako ne kakra akyi wɔ November mu no wɔpaw Paapa sɛ ɔhwɛfo kwantufo ma ofii ase kɔsrasraa asafo ahorow hyɛɛ wɔn nkuran +Meanwhile in the fall of I was invited to serve at the branch office of Jehovah s Witnesses in London England +Na me nso wɔ ofupɛ bere mu no wɔpaw me sɛ memmɛsom wɔ Yehowa Adansefo baa dwumadibea a ɛwɔ London England hɔ +Then came another rich blessing Father and I were invited to the th class of the Gilead missionary school in New York +Afei nhyira a ɛyɛ anigye foforo bae wɔtoo nsa frɛɛ me ne Paapa sɛ yɛmmra Gilead asɛmpatrɛw sukuu no adesuakuw a ɛto so no bi wɔ New York +The class started in September and we graduated the following February +Adesua no fii ase September na yewiee afe a edi hɔ no February mu +Afterward I served at the world headquarters of Jehovah s Witnesses in Brooklyn New York while father was sent out as a traveling overseer in Indiana +Ɛno akyi no mekɔsomee wɔ Yehowa Adansefo wiase nyinaa adwumayɛbea ti a ɛwɔ Brooklyn New York hɔ na wɔmaa Paapa nso kɔyɛɛ ɔhwɛfo kwantufo wɔ Indiana U +S +A +The whole th class was held back from going to our missionary assignments so that we could attend the international convention in New York City in July +Wɔmaa adesuakuw a ɛto so no nyinaa twɛn kɔɔ amanaman ntam nhyiam a wɔyɛe wɔ New York City wɔ July mu no bi ansa na yɛrekɔ yɛn dwumadi so +I had become very fond of one of my classmates Kae Whitson and we decided to get married +Na m’ani abegye m’adesuakuw no muni biako Kae Whitson ho kɛse na yesii gyinae sɛ yɛbɛware +We were assigned to the traveling work in Michigan and then two years later we were given a missionary assignment in Northern Ireland +Wɔmaa yɛkɔyɛɛ akwantu adwuma wɔ Michigan U +S +A +na afei mfe abien akyi no wɔmaa yɛn asɛmpatrɛw dwumadi wɔ Northern Ireland +However just as we were due to sail Kae discovered she was pregnant +Nanso bere a na aka kakra ma yɛakɔ no Kae hui sɛ wanyinsɛn +So we began another assignment that of raising a son and three daughters to become successful full time ministers even as my father had trained me to be +Enti yefii dwumadi foforo ase ɛno ne ɔbabarima biako ne mma mmea baasa a yɛtetee wɔn ma wɔbɛyɛɛ bere nyinaa asomfo a wɔbɔ mmɔden sɛnea na me papa atete me nso no +In November Father left for Africa and on January he arrived at his missionary assignment in Southern Rhodesia now Zimbabwe +Wɔ November mu no Paapa kɔɔ Afrika na wɔ January no okoduu Southern Rhodesia mprempren Zimbabwe kɔyɛɛ n’asɛmpatrɛw adwuma no wɔ hɔ +Father had much to learn a new way of life new customs and new tests of faith +Na nneɛma pii wɔ hɔ a ɛsɛ sɛ Paapa sua asetra kwan foforo amane afoforo ne gyidi ho sɔhwɛ afoforo +Back in Southern Rhodesia had not been affected much by Western ways +Wɔ mu no na aborɔfo asetra kwan nnya nnyaa Southern Rhodesia so nkɛntɛnso +After a year in the branch office Father was sent out in the traveling work as a district overseer +Bere a Paapa dii afe wɔ baa dwumadibea hɔ no wɔmaa no kɔyɛɛ akwantu adwuma sɛ ɔmantam sohwɛfo +He was recalled to the branch office in and served there until his death July +Wɔsan frɛɛ no kɔɔ baa dwumadibea hɔ na ɔsom wɔ hɔ kosii ne wu mu wɔ July +He saw the branch staff grow from in to more than and the number of Kingdom publishers from to over +Ɔtraa ase hui sɛ baa dwumadibea hɔ adwumayɛfo no dodow akɔ soro fi wɔ mu akosi bɛboro na Ahenni adawurubɔfo nso dodow fi akosi nea ɛboro +Dad and Mom s Final Years Paapa ne Maame Mfe a Etwa To +Father and Mother were never divorced +Paapa ne Maame annyae aware da +After leaving England Mother stayed a while in Canada and then moved to the United States with John +Bere a Maame fii England no ɔkɔtraa Canada kakra na afei ɔne John tu kɔɔ United States +None of my brothers have become Witnesses +Me nuanom no mu biara mmɛyɛɛ Ɔdansefo +However Mother was contacted by the Witnesses in the mid s +Nanso Adansefo kɔɔ Maame nkyɛn wɔ mfe no mu +In she moved to Mombasa Kenya where she resumed studying +Wɔ mu no otu kɔɔ Mombasa Kenya na ɔtoaa adesua no so wɔ hɔ +But the next year she had a nervous breakdown +Nanso afe a edi hɔ no adwene ne nkate fam yare a emu yɛ den bɔɔ no +My brothers Peter and David arranged for her to go to England where she received treatment +Me nuanom Peter ne David yɛɛ nhyehyɛe maa no kɔɔ England na wɔhwɛɛ no yare wɔ hɔ +She recovered and again began studying with the Witnesses +Ne ho tɔɔ no ma ɔsan ne Adansefo no fii ase suaa ade +You can imagine my father s joy when she wrote to tell him that she was to be baptized at a convention in London in +Wubetumi asusuw sɛnea me papa ani gyei bere a me maame kyerɛw bɛka kyerɛɛ no sɛ wɔbɛbɔ no asu wɔ nhyiam bi ase wɔ London no +My wife and I flew over from the United States to be with her at the time of her baptism +Me ne me yere faa wimhyɛn fii United States kɔɔ ne nkyɛn bere a na wɔrebɛbɔ no asu no +The following year Father was due for a vacation and when in England he had the joy of working with Mother from house to house in the ministry +Afe a edi hɔ no Paapa nyaa ahomegye bere na bere a ɔkɔɔ England no onyaa hokwan a anigye wom ne Maame kɔɔ afie afie asɛnka +Afterward he came to visit our family in the United States +Ɛno akyi no ɔbɛsraa yɛn abusua no wɔ United States +Father and Mother had discussed reconciliation but she told him We ve been apart too long +Paapa ne Maame susuw ho sɛ wɔbɛsan aka abom nanso Maame ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ Yɛn mu atetew mfe pii +It would be difficult +Ɛbɛyɛ den +Let s wait until the new world when everything will be all right +Ma yɛntwɛn nkosi wiase foforo no mu na biribiara bɛyɛ yiye +So Father returned to his assignment +Enti Paapa san kɔyɛɛ ne som adwuma no +Mother s illness in Kenya left its mark on her and eventually she had to be confined to a hospital where she died in +Ɔyare a ɛbɔɔ Maame wɔ Kenya no kaa no kɛse na awiei koraa no wogyee no too ayaresabea bi kosii sɛ owui wɔ mu +In Father became very sick so my brother Peter and I visited him at his home in Zimbabwe +Wɔ mu no Paapa yaree denneennen enti me ne me nua Peter kɔsraa no wɔ ne fie wɔ Zimbabwe +This encouraged him greatly and seemed to give him a new lease on life +Eyi hyɛɛ no nkuran kɛse na ɛte sɛ nea ɛmaa no ahoɔden foforo +The African brothers could not do enough for me because I was Lester s son ! Anuanom Afrikafo no yii ayamye kɛse adi kyerɛɛ me esiane sɛ me papa ne Lester nti ! +Truly Father s example had a positive influence on the lives of all he touched +Nokwarem no Paapa nhwɛso no nyaa wɔn a ɔne wɔn bɔe no nyinaa asetra so nkɛntɛnso pa +Now I myself am ill +Mprempren m’ankasa meyare +The doctors tell me I have only a short time to live +Nnuruyɛfo no ka kyerɛ me sɛ ɛnkyɛ na mawu +They say that I have amyloidosis a rare and fatal disease +Wose manya owuyare bi a ɛntaa nyɛ nnipa a wɔfrɛ no amyloidosis +However I am happy that my children are following my example as I followed the example of my faithful father +Nanso ɛyɛ me anigye sɛ me mma redi me nhwɛso akyi sɛnea midii me papa nokwaredifo no nhwɛso akyi no +All of them are still loyally serving Jehovah with us +Wɔn nyinaa de nokwaredi ne yɛn resom Yehowa +What a comfort it is to know that whether we live or die we have the sure hope of enjoying forever the rich blessings of our loving heavenly Father because we have faithfully done his will ! As told by Michael Davey +Hwɛ awerɛkyekye ara a ɛyɛ sɛ yebehu sɛ sɛ yɛte ase oo sɛ yewu oo yɛwɔ anidaso pintinn sɛ yebenya yɛn soro Agya a ɔwɔ ɔdɔ no nhyira pii no mu anigye daa efisɛ yɛde nokwaredi ayɛ n’apɛde ! Sɛnea Michael Davey ka kyerɛe +Footnotes Ase hɔ asɛm +On June while this account was being completed Michael Davey fell asleep in death +Wɔ June bere a na wɔrekyerɛw asetra mu asɛm yi awie no Michael Davey wui +Picture on page Kratafa mfonini +At left My parents with my older brother and me Benkum so Me ne me nuabarima panyin ne yɛn awofo + Picture on page Kratafa mfonini +I was able to speak extensively to Winston Churchill about God s Kingdom Mitumi ne Winston Churchill bɔɔ Onyankopɔn Ahenni no ho nkɔmmɔ kɔɔ akyiri + Credit Line Asɛm Fibea +USAF photo USAF mfonini + Picture on page Kratafa mfonini +My father Lester shortly before his death Me papa Lester bere tiaa bi ansa na ɔrewu + Picture on page Kratafa mfonini +With my wife Kae Me ne me yere Kae +Watching the World Wiase Nsɛm +Women Advised to Resist a Rapist Wotu Mmea Fo Sɛ Wɔnko Ntia Mmonnaatofo +New research has shown that women have a better chance of escaping rape and injury if they fight back than if they plead or cry +Nhwehwɛmu foforo ada no adi sɛ sɛ mmea ne mmonnaatofo pere so mmom sen sɛ wɔbɛpa kyɛw anaa wobesu a wobetumi akwati mmonnaato ne pira +Examining records of women who had been sexually attacked researchers at Brandeis University in Waltham Massachusetts discovered that women who fought back or screamed and ran away fared much better than those who did not +Bere a nhwehwɛmufo rehwehwɛ mmea a nkurɔfo bɔɔ mmɔden sɛ wɔbɛto wɔn mmonnaa ho kyerɛwtohɔ ahorow mu wɔ Brandeis Sukuupɔn a ɛwɔ Waltham Massachusetts no wohui sɛ mpɛn pii no mmea a wɔko tiae anaa wɔteɛteɛɛm na woguanee no nyaa wɔn ho sen wɔn a wɔanyɛ saa no +In fact the women most apt to be raped or harmed were those who didn t fight back relying instead on begging or reasoning with their attackers says the magazine American Health +American Health nsɛmma nhoma no ka sɛ Nokwarem no mmea a ɛyɛɛ mmerɛw kɛse sɛ wɔbɛto wɔn mmonnaa anaa wobepira wɔn ne wɔn a wɔanko antia na mmom wɔbɔɔ mmɔden sɛ wɔbɛpa mmonnaatofo no kyɛw anaa wɔne wɔn besusuw nsɛm ho no +Dr +Sarah Ullman who conducted the study gives this advice A woman shouldn t hesitate to shout fight and resist with all her strength +Oduruyɛfo Sarah Ullman a odii nhwehwɛmu no anim de afotu yi ma sɛ Ɛnsɛ sɛ ɔbea twentwɛn ne nan ase sɛ ɔbɛteɛteɛm na ɔde n’ahoɔden nyinaa ako atia +Pleading and begging probably won t help +Ɛda adi sɛ kyɛwpa ne ɔsrɛ remmoa +The Church in Poland Poland Asɔre No +Some four years after the fall of Communism in Poland the Catholic Church is facing serious difficulties +Bɛyɛ mfe anan ni a Komunis nniso gui wɔ Poland no Katolek Asɔre no rehyia ɔhaw a emu yɛ den +According to the Guardian Weekly of London public opinion polls reveal that the priesthood has lost much of its prestige status +Sɛnea London Gaurdian Weekly no kyerɛ no nsɛm a wobisabisaa ɔmanfo da no adi sɛ asɔfo ahwere wɔn dibea a nidi wom no fa kɛse no ara +It adds that the number of seminary applicants is falling off and attendances at religious instruction classes in schools are dwindling +Ɛde ka ho sɛ nnipa dodow a wɔde wɔn abisade ba sɛ wɔpɛ sɛ wɔyɛ asɔfo no so retew na sukuufo dodow a wɔba ma wɔkyerɛkyerɛ wɔn nyamesɛm no so retew +The majority of those questioned believe that Catholic influence on public life is excessive +Wɔn a wobisabisaa wɔn nsɛm no mu dodow no ara gye di sɛ Katoleksom nya ɔmanfo asetra so nkɛntɛnso dodo +The Guardian notes that Polish intellectuals believe that although in the past Poland acquired a reputation for religious fervour its Catholicism was in fact only skin deep and ritualistic +Gaurdian ka sɛ Polandfo nhomanimfo gye di sɛ ɛwom sɛ bere a atwam no Poland gyee din wɔ nyamesom hokwan a wɔmae mu de nanso nokwarem no na Katoleksom a wodii akyi no mfi komam na na ɛyɛ guasodeyɛ bi kɛkɛ +Some are convinced that the church was mainly an instrument to fight Communism and that it did not stop Polish Catholics from divorcing or having abortions while the law still allowed them to +Ebinom gye di sɛ wɔde asɔre no dii dwuma titiriw de ko tiaa Komunis nniso na ansiw Poland Katolekfo no kwan sɛ wobegyae aware anaa wobetu nyinsɛn agu bere a na mmara no da so ara ma wɔn saa hokwan no +Use It or Lose It Woamfa Anni Dwuma a Wobɛhwere +A number of studies conducted all over the world have revealed that the more a person uses his brain the less likely he is to experience brain disorders +Nhwehwɛmu a wɔayɛ wɔ wiase nyinaa no pii da no adi sɛ dodow a obi de n’adwene di dwuma no dodow no ara na n’adwene betumi ayɛ adwuma kɛse +Having more education means not only that you develop your brain more when you re young but that you use it more throughout your life and that produces some sort of protective mechanism against mental disease +Sɛnea Toronto Star bɔ amanneɛ no Ɛnyɛ wo mmofraberem nko na ɛsɛ sɛ wode w’adwene di dwuma de sua nneɛma pii na mmom wo nkwa nna nyinaa mu na ɛno bɔ wo ho ban fi adwenem nyarewa a ɛde awerɛfi ba ho +Reading writing and arithmetic may be the best way to protect your brain against a condition of deteriorated mentality reports The Toronto Star of Canada +The Toronto Star a wɔyɛ wɔ Canada no bɔ amanneɛ sɛ Akenkan akyerɛw ne akontaabu betumi ayɛ ɔkwan a eye sen biara a wubetumi afa so abɔ w’amemene ho ban na tumi a ɛde di dwuma no ano annwo +Neuropsychologist Marilyn Albert said This finding has been validated enough that we know it s real +Adwene ne nneyɛe ho ɔbenfo Marilyn Albert kae sɛ Wɔafoa saa nhwehwɛmu yi so kɛse ma yenim sɛ ɛyɛ nokware +She added For the brain it means use it or lose it +Ɔde kaa ho sɛ W’amemene no de sɛ woamfa anni dwuma a wobɛhwere +’ +Radiation Induced Cancers Kokoram a Mframa Bɔne na Ɛde Ba +Seven years after the Chernobyl nuclear accident in Ukraine doctors in Belarus formerly Belorussia are reporting a substantial increase in the number of thyroid cancers in children +Mfe ason ni a Chernobyl nukla asiane no sii wɔ Ukraine no nnuruyɛfo a wɔwɔ Belarus a kan na wɔfrɛ no Belorussia no rebɔ amanneɛ sɛ menewam kokoram a ɛyɛ mmofra rekɔ soro kɛse +According to the French medical journal Le Concours medical reported cases in Belarus of thyroid cancer in children jumped from an average of cases per year between and to cases per year from to June +Sɛnea Franse aduruyɛ ho nsɛmma nhoma Le Concours medical kyerɛ no menewam kokoram a wɔbɔɔ amanneɛ sɛ efi kosi no ɛyɛɛ mmofra afe biara no kɔɔ soro fi kosi June na ɛyɛɛ mmofra afe biara +Because the radioactive isotope that causes thyroid cancer iodine was released in the accident in far larger quantities than other radioactive elements scientists are hoping that other types of radiation induced cancers will be limited +Esiane sɛ mframa bɔne a ɛde menewam kokoram ba a wɔfrɛ no iodine no na asiane no de baa kɛse sen mframa bɔne afoforo nti nyansahufo gye di sɛ kokoram a mframa bɔne afoforo de ba no so bɛtew +Chickens With AIDS Nkokɔ a Wɔanya AIDS +It appears that AIDS is not restricted to humans and certain types of monkeys +Ɛda adi sɛ ɛnyɛ nnipa ne kontromfi ahorow bi nkutoo na AIDS tumi yɛ wɔn +The Indian Express of Bombay India reported that a disease similar to AIDS has stricken the country s poultry +Indian Express a ɛwɔ Bombay India no bɔɔ amanneɛ sɛ ɔyare bi a ɛte sɛ AIDS aka ɔman no nkokɔ +According to the Express the viral disease gumbaro which results in an acquired immune deficiency syndrome has assumed epidemic proportions in the country affecting lakhs hundreds of thousands of birds +Sɛnea Express no kyerɛ no yare a ɔyare mmoawa de ba a wɔfrɛ no gumbaro a nea efi mu ba ne nipadua mu nkwammoaa a wontumi nko ntia nyarewa te sɛ AIDS no atrɛw kɛse wɔ ɔman no mu na aka nkokɔ ɔpehaha pii +More than +million egg laying birds have died +Nkokɔ a wɔto nkesua bɛboro ɔpepem +awuwu +The report claimed that there is likely to be an acute shortage of eggs in India +Amanneɛbɔ no kyerɛe sɛ ebia nkesua ho bɛyɛ den kɛse wɔ India +Teenager Troubles Mmofra Haw Ahorow + Today s teenagers in the United States face a reality far more grim and risky than the teenage years remembered by their parents and grandparents reports the International Herald Tribune +International Herald Tribune bɔ amanneɛ sɛ Ɛnnɛ mmofra a wonnyaa mfe aduonu wɔ United States hyia tebea bɔne a ɛyɛ hu koraa sen nea wɔn awofo ne wɔn nananom kae sɛ wohyiae bere a na wɔyɛ mmofra no +Citing U +S +statistics the Tribune says that the number of teenagers who drink alcohol is up percent over the s +Bere a Tribune reka United States akontaabu ho asɛm no ɛka sɛ mmofra a wonnyaa mfe aduonu a wɔnom nsa no dodow akɔ soro ɔha biara mu nkyem asen mfe no mu de +Teenage suicide has risen from an extremely rare occurrence to the third most common cause of death after accidents and homicides +Mmofra a wokum wɔn ho a na ɛyɛ ade a ɛntaa nsi no abɛyɛ ɔkwan a nnipa fa so wu sen biara a ɛto so abiɛsa na edi akwanhyia ne awudi akyi +Among youngsters from to years of age unwanted pregnancies increased percent from to and the rate of gonorrhea quadrupled between and +Mmofra a wɔadi fi mfe kosi a wonyinsɛnee bere a wɔnhwɛ kwan no dodow kɔɔ anim ɔha biara mu nkyem fi kosi na dodow a wonyaa babaso no bu bɔɔ ho mpɛn anan fi kosi +Psychologists are groping for new ways to understand and help young people +Adwene ne nneyɛe ho abenfo rehwehwɛ akwan afoforo a wobetumi afa so ate mmofra ase na wɔaboa wɔn +Watching Them Without Eating Them Aniwa na Wɔde Hwɛ Wɔn Sen sɛ Wɔbɛwe +The catching and the eating of whales has become a major issue in recent years +Bonsu kyere ne ne we ho asɛm asɔre denneennen wɔ nnansa yi mfe mu +In a few countries such as Japan some people claim that whale meat is part of their traditional diet and are upset by the ban on commercial whaling by the International Whaling Commission +Wɔ aman bi te sɛ Japan mu no ebinom kyerɛ sɛ bonsu nam yɛ wɔn aduan a wodi daa no fa na bara a Amanaman Ntam Asoɛe a Ɛhwɛ Bonsu a Woyi so no abara bonsu a woyi no yɛ wɔn abufuw +Some Japanese though have discovered that whales can bring in a profit without being caught and eaten +Nanso Japanfo binom ahu sɛ bonsu betumi ama wɔanya mfaso foforo sen sɛ wobeyi wɔn awe +The inhabitants of the Bonin Islands south of Tokyo are busy expanding their latest tourist attraction whale watching +Wɔn a wɔtete Bonin Supɔw a ɛwɔ Tokyo kesee fam so no ani abere retrɛw bonsu ho adwuma no mu ma abɛyɛ krabɛhwɛ +Upon seeing whales in their normal habitat instead of on their plates whale watchers give rousing cheers especially when the whales blow and splash about +Bere a wɔn a wɔba hɔ no hu bonsu no wɔ nsu a emu na wɔte ankasa sen sɛ wobehu wɔn wɔ wɔn prɛte so no wɔn ani gye titiriw sɛ bonsu no puw anaa ɔboro nsu a +Gun Crazy Atuo Kura Ho Anigye a Ɛboro So +Under that caption an editorial in The New York Times of May commented on the trial of a Louisiana man who was acquitted of manslaughter after killing a Japanese exchange student in October +May The New York Times no samufo asɛm bi a ekura saa asɛmti no kaa ɔbarima bi a ɔwɔ Louisiana a wodii n’asɛm buu no bem sɛ onnii awu ɛmfa ho sɛ wɔ October no okum Japanni adesuani bi a na aban de no aba hɔ no ho asɛm +The year old student had mistakenly rung the man s doorbell +Adesuani a na wadi mfe no dii mfomso kɔbɔɔ ɔbarima no pon mu +When the man s command to freeze went unheeded by the student who did not understand its meaning he shot the Japanese teenager in the chest +Ɔbarima no ka kyerɛɛ adesuani no sɛ onnyina nanso wante ase na bere a wannyina hɔ no ɔtoo tuo bɔɔ Japanni abofra no kokom +You have the legal right to answer everybody that comes to your door with a gun said the man s lawyer in his defense +Ɔbarima no mmaranimfo ka de gyinaa n’akyi sɛ Wowɔ mmara mu hokwan sɛ wobɛtwe obiara a ɔba wo pon ano so tuo +That said the editorial means that anyone who comes to your door including the local minister +can expect a bullet if he dares ring your bell +Samufo asɛm no kae sɛ ɛno kyerɛ sɛ obiara a ɔba wo pon ano a ɛhɔ sɔfo ka ho +na ɔbɛpɛ ne ho asɛm abɔ wo dan mu no betumi ahwɛ kwan sɛ wobɛto no tuo +We Japanese don t understand the gun society of America said a Japanese reporter +Japanni sɛnkyerɛwfo bi kae sɛ Yɛn Japanfo de yɛnte nea enti a Amerikafo pɛ tuo kura saa no ase +Actually it s easy the editorial replied +Samufo asɛm no buae sɛ Nokwarem no emu da hɔ +Just think stupidity intolerance a warped interpretation of the right to bear arms and a refusal to learn anything from the deaths of countless people killed by guns +Misusuw sɛ ɛyɛ agyimisɛm nnipa ho koma a wonnya hokwan a wɔwɔ sɛ wobekura tuo ’ a wokyinkyim ne ntease ne pow a wɔpow sɛ wɔbɛyɛ nsakrae biara ɛmfa ho sɛ atuo akunkum nnipa ɔpepem pii no +Women Drivers Mmea a Wɔka Kar +Women behind a steering wheel are often stereotyped as being inferior to men in driving skills +Wɔtaa bu mmea a wɔka kar sɛ wonnim karka te sɛ mmarima +Do the facts uphold this generalization ? So nokwasɛm ahorow no ne adwene a nnipa pii wɔ no hyia ? +Not according to The Motorist a journal published by the Automobile Association of South Africa +Sɛnea The Motorist nsɛmma nhoma a South Africa Kar ho Adwumayɛ Kuw bi kyerɛwee no kyerɛ no ɛnte saa +Of all road accidents in that country in one recent year over percent involved male drivers +Mmarima na wohyiaa kar akwanhyia a esisii wɔ afe biako mu nnansa yi ara no mu bɛboro ɔha biara mu nkyem +Many insurance companies thus offer women drivers better rates than men +Enti insurance adwumayɛ pii ma mmea a wɔka kar insurance akɛse sen mmarima +This confidence in women s driving skills explains the above magazine exists because the industry believes that women are less aggressive behind the wheel less inclined to take risks and less likely to be involved in traffic offences +Nsɛmma nhoma a wɔaka ho asɛm wɔ atifi hɔ no kyerɛkyerɛ mu sɛ nea enti a wɔwɔ ahotoso a ɛte saa wɔ mmea karka mu ne sɛ wogye di sɛ mmea mfa anuɔden nka kar wɔntaa nyɛ nneɛma a asiane wom na wɔntaa mmu karka ho mmara so +The magazine concludes that the right attitude irrespective of a driver s sex is what ensures good driving habits +Nsɛmma nhoma no de ba awiei sɛ ɛmfa ho sɛ nea ɔka kar no yɛ ɔbea anaa ɔbarima no esu a ɛfata a obenya na ɛma ɔka kar yiye +The State of the World s Health Sɛnea Wiase no mu Akwahosan Te +How fares global health ? Wiase akwahosan tebea te dɛn ? +A comprehensive report published recently by WHO World Health Organization reveals bad news and good news +Amanneɛbɔ a ɛkɔ akyiri a Wiase Akwahosan Ahyehyɛde no tintimii no kura asɛmmɔne ne asɛmpa +The good news is that measles polio whooping cough and neonatal tetanus are in decline because of global efforts to immunize children +Asɛmpa no ne sɛ ntoburo mmubui nkɔnkɔn ne nkokoa a asensen yɛ wɔn no rekɔ fam efisɛ wɔrebɔ mmɔden wɔ wiase nyinaa sɛ wɔbɛbɔ mmofra paane de abɔ wɔn ho ban +Cardiovascular disease is likewise on the wane in most developed countries +Koma ne mogya ntin mu nyarewa nso so retew wɔ aman a wɔanya nkɔso mu dodow no ara mu +Infant and child mortality rates are dropping worldwide and life expectancy is increasing +Nkokoa ne mmofra a wowuwu wɔ wiase nyinaa no so retew na nnipa nyin kyɛ kakra +The bad news reports WHO is that tropical diseases such as cholera yellow fever dengue and malaria seem to have gone on a rampage +Wiase Akwahosan Ahyehyɛde no bɔ amanneɛ sɛ asɛmmɔne no ne sɛ ada adi sɛ nyarewa te sɛ twa me afrɛ so yare cholera ne atiridii ahorow a abu so wɔ mmeae a wonya nsu ne awia kɛse no atrɛw yiye +AIDS tuberculosis and diabetes are also on the increase +AIDS nsamanwaw ne asikre yare nso rekɔ anim +Video Gambling Video Kyakyatow +Video lottery machines are the crack cocaine of gambling and should not be in public places says Garry Smith a University of Alberta professor +Garry Smith Alberta Sukuupɔn hɔ tikya ka sɛ video kyakyatow ho mfiri tumi ma adeyɛ no ka obi hɔ te sɛ kokaine a wɔde di dwuma na ɛnsɛ sɛ wɔde sisi mmɔnten so +Interviewed in The Edmonton Journal of Canada Smith who authored a study on compulsive gambling notes that addiction to video gambling can occur in as little as six months +Bere a The Edmonton Journal a ɛwɔ Canada no bisabisaa Smith a ɔyɛɛ kyakyatow a ɛka nkurɔfo hɔ ho nhwehwɛmu bi nsɛm no ɔka sɛ video kyakyatow betumi aka obi hɔ wɔ asram asia pɛ mu +He states that gambling expansion brings an increase in crime and other serious problems +Ɔka sɛ kyakyatow a nnipa de wɔn ho hyem no ma amumɔyɛ ne nsɛnnennen afoforo a anibere wom yɛ kɛse +Two thirds of compulsive gamblers embezzle and commit forgery fraud and theft just to keep up their habit +Wɔn a kyakyatow aka wɔn hɔ mu nkyekyem abiɛsa biara mu abien di sika a ɛnyɛ wɔn de na wobu nneɛma gu mu wɔ nkrataa so wɔbɔ apoo na wowia ade na ama wɔatumi atoa wɔn adeyɛ no so +The addiction brings on depression and suicidal thoughts that contribute to careless driving and accidents in addition to defaults on debts and costs to the health care system +Adeyɛ no ka obi hɔ a ɛma otumi nya adwenemhaw na onya adwene sɛ obekum ne ho na ekowie karka a asiane wom ne akwanhyia ne afei ɛka a wontumi ntua na ɛma nnuruyɛ ahyehyɛde ahorow no bɔ ka mu +According to Smith each compulsive gambler costs society +Sɛnea Smith kyerɛ no Obi a kyakyatow aka no hɔ biara bɔ ɔman no ka Canadafo dɔla +Adolescents of the s Mfe no mu Mmofra +Vittorino Andreoli psychiatrist at Verona University Italy reports that in contrast with previous generations today s youngsters lack or have a reduced perception of the future +Vittorino Andreoli a ɔyɛ adwene ne nneyɛe ho ɔbenfo wɔ Verona Sukuupɔn a ɛwɔ Italy mu no bɔ amanneɛ sɛ nea ɛne awo ntoatoaso a abɛsen kɔ no bɔ abira no ɛnnɛyi mmofra ntaa nsusuw daakye ho +He adds that this makes it difficult for young people to sacrifice today for happiness tomorrow +Ɔde ka ho sɛ eyi ma ɛyɛ den sɛ mmofra de nneɛma bɛbɔ afɔre nnɛ na ama wɔanya anigye daakye +Many also lack the perception of good and bad meaning that all behavior is dictated by the situation alone rather than by any fixed moral code +Pii nso ntumi nhu papa ne bɔne na ɛkyerɛ sɛ tebea a wɔwom no nkutoo na ɛkyerɛ wɔn nea wɔnyɛ sen abrabɔ ho mmara pɔtee bi +Many of today s youngsters do not quite understand what death is +Ɛnnɛyi mmofra pii nte nea owu yɛ ase ankasa +Andreoli notes that they know only television death from fiction +Andreoli kae sɛ television so wu a ɛyɛ asetra mu nsɛm a ɛnyɛ paa ara nkutoo na wonim +Youngsters know how to bring about death but they do not know what it is +Mmofra nim sɛnea wobetumi adi awu nanso wonnim dekode a owu yɛ +Thus they may cause it or even inflict it upon themselves imagining completely different results +Enti wobetumi adi awu anaa wɔakum wɔn ho a nea wɔhwɛ kwan sɛ ebefi mu aba no yɛ soronko koraa +Like Watching a Film on Jesus Life Ɛte sɛ Nea Worehwɛ Yesu Asetra ho Sini +A woman in France likened reading the book The Greatest Man Who Ever Lived to watching such a film +Ɔbea bi a ɔwɔ France de Onipa a Ɔsen Biara a Watra Ase Pɛn nhoma no kenkan toto sini a ɛte saa a wɔhwɛ ho +The book makes an effort to discuss every event in Jesus earthly life that is set forth in the Gospels +Nhoma no bɔ mmɔden ka Yesu asase so asetra mu dwumadi biara a wɔaka ho asɛm wɔ Nsɛmpa no mu +And to the extent possible each of these events is related in chronological order +Wɔabɔ mmɔden ahyehyɛ nsɛm no nnidiso nnidiso sɛnea esisii pɛpɛɛpɛ +The woman explained Ɔbea no kyerɛkyerɛ mu sɛ + When I got to the end of the book I felt as if I had been invited by Jesus to associate with him to live by his side to share his joys his emotions in short every aspect of his ministry +Bere a mekenkan nhoma no wiei no metee nka sɛnea Yesu ato nsa afrɛ me sɛ memmɛka ne ho memmɛtra ne nkyɛn pɛɛ memmenya n’anigye ne nkate ne tiaa mu no ne som adwuma no fa biara mu kyɛfa +The magnificent illustrations truly convey the feelings and personalities of all those who associated with Jesus and even of Jesus himself +Nokwarem no mfonini fɛfɛ no ma wuhu wɔn a wɔne Yesu nantewee no nkate ne wɔn su ahorow ne Yesu ankasa mpo de +Reading the book from cover to cover is like watching a film on Jesus life +Sɛ wotra ase da koro kenkan nhoma no fi ne mfiase kosi n’awiei a ɛte sɛ nea worehwɛ Yesu asetra ho sini pɛpɛɛpɛ +If you would like to receive a copy of this page hardcover book or to have a free home Bible study please write to Watchtower Columbia Heights Brooklyn New York or the appropriate address listed on page +Sɛ wopɛ sɛ wo nsa ka saa nhoma a ekura nkratafa a wɔde krataa a ɛyɛ den adura ho no biako anaa wɔne wo bɛyɛ ofie Bible adesua a wuntua ho hwee a yɛsrɛ wo kyerɛw Watch Tower P +O +Box Accra anaasɛ address a ɛwɔ kratafa no mu nea ɛfata +Picture on page Kratafa mfonini +THE GREATEST MAN WHO EVER LIVED ONIPA A ƆSEN BIARA A WATRA ASE PƐN +Young People Ask +Mmofra Bisa Sɛ +A Double Life Who Has to Know ? Asetra Akwan Abien Hena na Ɛsɛ sɛ Ohu ? + Mom and Dad had been taking me to Christian meetings and I knew right from wrong admits Robert +Robert gye tom sɛ Na Maame ne Paapa de me kɔ Kristofo nhyiam na na minim nea ɛteɛ ne nea ɛnteɛ +But I wanted to be liked and accepted by the other kids at school +Nanso mepɛe sɛ mmofra afoforo pɛ m’asɛm na wogye me tom wɔ sukuu +So to be cool and popular I started smoking in the sixth grade +Nea ɛbɛyɛ na m’atipɛnfo agye me atom na magye din nti mifii ase nom sigaret bere a na mewɔ sukuu afe a ɛtɔ so asia no +In the seventh grade I started using LSD and smoking pot +Na mifii ase de LSD dii dwuma wɔ afe a ɛtɔ so ason mu na menom wii +In the eighth grade I started shooting a drug called speed +Wɔ afe a ɛtɔ so awotwe mu no mifii ase de aduru bi a wɔfrɛ no speed wɔɔ me ho paane +I fooled everyone but I was miserable +Medaadaa obiara nanso me werɛ howee +MANY youths today including some reared by Christian parents lead double lives +ƐNNƐ mmofra pii a wɔn a Kristofo awofo tete wɔn ka ho wɔ asetra akwan abien +Not that all become drug users as did Robert +Ɛnyɛ wɔn nyinaa na wɔde nnuru di dwuma ɔkwammɔne so sɛnea Robert yɛe no +But behind the backs of their parents some youths do secretly date drink wear outlandish clothing listen to wild music attend rowdy parties and engage in a host of other activities that are frowned upon or forbidden by their parents +Nanso mmofra bi wia wɔn ho ne wɔn a ɛsono wɔn bɔbeasu yɛ nhyehyɛe fi adi nom mmosa hyɛ ntade basaa tie nnwom a ɛmfata kɔ apontow a wɔyɛ dede wɔ ase na wɔde wɔn ho hyɛ nneyɛe afoforo a wɔn awofo ani nnye ho anaasɛ wokyi mu +Are you following such a life style yourself ? So wo nso wonam asetra kwan a ɛte saa so ? +If so you probably know that what you are doing is wrong +Sɛ saa a ebia wunim sɛ nea woreyɛ no nteɛ +Like Robert you may even suffer the pangs of a guilty conscience +Te sɛ Robert no ebia w’ahonim haw wo +Still the thought of revealing your misdeeds to your parents is not a pleasant one +Nanso ebia ɛyɛ wo den sɛ wobɛka wo nneyɛe bɔne no ho asɛm akyerɛ w’awofo +And when you consider the likely consequences the argument What my parents don t know won t hurt them may seem to make sense +Na sɛ wususuw nea ebefi saa a wobɛyɛ no mu aba ho a ebia wobɛfa no sɛ nyansa wɔ asɛm a wɔka a ɛne sɛ Biribi a m’awofo nnim no renhaw wɔn ’ no mu +But it could hurt you +Nanso ebetumi apira wo +Faulty Reasoning Nsusuwii a Ɛnteɛ +You might feel for example that you have some legitimate gripes about the way your parents do things +Sɛ nhwɛso no ebia wobɛte nka sɛ w’awofo yɛ nneɛma bi a enye +Perhaps you do +Ebia ɛte saa +But even if they are at times unreasonably strict uncommunicative or arbitrary does that justify continued disobedience ? Nanso sɛ w’awofo ayɛ wo so katee a ntease nnim wɔne wo nni nkitaho anaasɛ wɔyɛ nhyɛso mpo a so ɛno kyerɛ sɛ ɛsɛ sɛ woyɛ asoɔden ? +Not according to God s Word which counsels Be obedient to your parents in everything for this is well pleasing in the Lord +Onyankopɔn Asɛm nkyerɛ saa etu fo sɛ Muntie mo awofo asɛm ade nyinaa ho na eyi na ɛsɔ Awurade ani +And what if you feel you are legitimately angry with your parents ? Na sɛ wote nka sɛ wowɔ ntease pa a enti ɛsɛ sɛ wo bo fuw w’awofo nso ɛ ? +Does it make sense to vent that anger by secretly violating God given standards ? So nyansa wom sɛ wubewia wo ho abu Onyankopɔn gyinapɛn ahorow a ɔde ama so de ada w’abufuw adi ? +In effect you would then be acting as if you were enraged against Jehovah himself +Sɛ saa a ɛnde na woreyɛ ade ma ayɛ sɛ nea wo koma huru hyɛ Yehowa +The right thing to do would be to approach your parents and calmly discuss with them any grievances you have +Proverbs +Nea ɛfata sɛ woyɛ ne sɛ wobɛkɔ w’awofo nkyɛn na wo ne wɔn aka nea ɛhaw wo ho asɛm bɔkɔɔ +Mmebusɛm +Equally faulty is the belief that by maintaining silence you protect your parents from emotional upset +Ɛnteɛ nso sɛ wubesusuw sɛ komm a wobɛyɛ a worenkasa no bɛbɔ w’awofo ho ban na wɔanni yaw +One year old boy said I wouldn t talk about something that disappoints my parents +Abarimaa bi a wadi mfe kae sɛ Na menka biribi a ɛbɛma m’awofo ahaw nkyerɛ wɔn +Again such slick reasoning is nothing more than self deception +Ɛha nso nsusuwii a ɛnteɛ a ɛte saa no yɛ nnaadaa +As the Bible puts it it is a case of someone acting too smoothly to himself in his own eyes to find out his error so as to hate it +Sɛnea Bible ka no ɛyɛ ade a obi yɛ de bu ne ho na wanhu n’amumɔyɛ na wakyi +’ +When you really care about your parents feelings you avoid disobedience in the first place +Sɛ wudwen w’awofo nkate ho ankasa a nea edi kan koraa no wobɛkwati asoɔdenyɛ +Besides any attempts to keep them in the dark will probably prove vain for doubtless others already know about your secret life +Nea ɛka ho bio no ebia mmɔden biara a wobɛbɔ sɛ wode nneɛma besie w’awofo no renyɛ yiye efisɛ akyinnye biara nni ho sɛ afoforo pii nim nea woyɛ no sum ase no ho nsɛm dedaw +Nothing Is Hidden Biribiara Nni Hɔ a Ahintaw +The ancient Israelites found this out when they tried to get away with secret wrongdoing +Tete Israelfo huu eyi bere a wɔbɔɔ mmɔden sɛ wɔbɛkwati wɔn bɔne ho asotwe no +Warned the prophet Isaiah Woe to those who are going very deep in concealing counsel from Jehovah himself and whose deeds have occurred in a dark place while they say Who is seeing us and who is knowing of us ? Odiyifo Yesaia bɔɔ wɔn kɔkɔ sɛ Wonnue wɔn a wɔde agyinatu hintaw Yehowa fee na wɔn nneyɛe wɔ esum mu na wɔka sɛ Hena na ohu yɛn anaa hena na onim yɛn ? +The Israelites forgot that God saw their deeds of misconduct +Israelfo no werɛ fii sɛ Onyankopɔn huu wɔn nneyɛe bɔne no +In due time he called them to account for their errors +Wɔ bere a ɛsɛ mu no ɔma wonyaa wɔn bɔne ho asotwe +The same proved true for some Christians in the first century congregation +Ɛbae saa wɔ Kristofo bi a na wɔwɔ afeha a edi kan asafo no mu fam +Read for yourself at Acts the account about Ananias and his wife Sapphira +W’ankasa kenkan Anania ne ne yere Safira ho asɛm wɔ Asomafo no Nnwuma +When a special fund was set up to care for needy Christians Ananias sold a field and boldly claimed he was contributing the entire proceeds of its sale +Bere a woyii tow soronko bi de boaa Kristofo a na ahia wɔn no Anania kɔtɔn asase bi na ɔde akokoduru kae sɛ sika no nyinaa na ɔde bae +In reality though Ananias had secretly held back some of the price for his personal gain +Nanso nokwarem no na Anania ayi eti ade no bi de asie ’ ama ɔno ankasa yiyeyɛ +Was God fooled by this pretense of generosity ? So wɔnam atoro ayamye yi so tumi daadaa Onyankopɔn ? +Not at all +Dabida +You have played false not to men but to God said the apostle Peter +Ɔsomafo Petro kae sɛ Ɛnyɛ nnipa na woadi atoro akyerɛ wɔn na ɛyɛ Onyankopɔn +On hearing these words Ananias fell down and expired +Na Anania tee nsɛm yi no ɔhwee ase wui +Sapphira who was an accomplice was struck down shortly thereafter +Ɛno akyi bere tiaa bi no Safira a na ɔyɛ ne bɔne no boafo no nso hwee fam wui +Both apparently forgot that God is aware of the secrets of the heart +Psalm +Wɔn baanu nyinaa werɛ fii sɛ Onyankopɔn nim komam ahintasɛm +’ Dwom +Likewise today even if you are successfully hiding misconduct from your parents you cannot hide such misconduct from the watchful eyes of Jehovah God +Ɛte saa ara nnɛ sɛ wutumi de wo nneyɛe bɔne sie w’awofo koraa a wuntumi mfa nsie Yehowa Nyankopɔn a n’ani hu ade nyinaa no +There is not a creation that is not manifest to his sight says Hebrews but all things are naked and openly exposed to the eyes of him with whom we have an accounting +Hebrifo ka sɛ Enni abɔde biara a ɛnna adi n’anim na ade nyinaa ho da hɔ na ɛso abue nea yɛne no wɔ asɛm no anim +Could you possibly feel more exposed than that ? So ebetumi aba sɛ wo nso wo ho betumi ada hɔ asen saa ? +And in time your hidden sins will be revealed to others as well +Bere a bere kɔ so no wo nneyɛe bɔne no bɛda adi ma afoforo ahu +Says Proverbs Even by his practices a boy makes himself recognized as to whether his activity is pure and upright +Mmebusɛm ka sɛ Abofra po wɔde ne nneyɛe na ehu no sɛ n’adeyɛ bɛyɛ yiye na ateɛ +Another proverb says He that is covering over his transgressions will not succeed +Proverbs +Abebusɛm foforo ka sɛ Nea ɔkata ne mmarato so no ɔrenkye ade +Mmebusɛm +A young woman named Tammy learned this as a youth +Ababaa bi a wɔfrɛ no Tammy huu nokware a eyi yɛ bere a na ɔyɛ abofra no +Although raised by Christian parents she fell into smoking drinking and dating unbelievers +Ɛwom sɛ Kristofo awofo na ɛtetee no de nanso ofii ase nom sigaret ne nsa na ɔne mmarimaa a wonnye nni yɛɛ nhyehyɛe fii adi +Tammy tried hard to keep her vices secret but she recalls My parents noticed changes in me +Tammy bɔɔ mmɔden sɛ ɔde ne nneyɛe bɔne no besie nanso ɔka sɛ M’awofo huu nsakrae bi wɔ me ho +I became rebellious and developed an independent attitude +Mebɛyɛɛ otuatewfo na mepɛe sɛ minya ahofadi +When a person is leading a double life it s bound to show up sooner or later +Sɛ obi nam asetra akwan abien so a ɛnkyɛ na ada adi +For me it was sooner +Me de no de ɛdaa adi ntɛm dodo +My father caught me meeting a boyfriend at a nearby school +Me papa huu me sɛ merekohyia m’adamfo abarimaa bi wɔ sukuu bi a ɛbɛn yɛn fie mu +How Jehovah Feels Sɛnea Yehowa Te Nka +Therefore what your parents don t know can and probably will hurt them in due time +Enti nea w’awofo nnim no betumi na ebia apira wɔn bere bi +Even more important have you asked yourself How does Jehovah feel about those who live a lie ? Nanso nea ehia kɛse no so woabisa wo ho sɛ Yehowa te nka dɛn wɔ wɔn a wɔde atoro tra ase no ho ? ’ +Answers Psalm Jehovah hates all those practicing what is hurtful he will destroy those speaking a lie +Dwom bua s�� Yehowa tan wɔn a wɔkɔ so yɛ amumɔyɛde nyinaa ɔbɛsɛe wɔn a wɔka atosɛm +A man of deception Jehovah detests +Yehowa kyi onipa sisifo +’ +Do not delude yourself into thinking you can appease God simply by putting on a show of devotion when you attend religious meetings +Nnaadaa wo ho nsusuw sɛ wonam Kristofo asafo nhyiam horow a wokɔ na woboapa yɛ wo ho sɛ woresom no so betumi asɔ Onyankopɔn ani +He knows when people honor him with their lips but their hearts are far removed from him +Mark +Onim bere a nnipa de wɔn ano na edi no ni na wɔn koma atwe afi ne ho kɔ akyirikyiri ’ no +Marko +A youth named Ricardo who got involved in sexually unclean conduct thus confessed A person has a terrible feeling when he knows that he has grieved Jehovah +Enti abofra bi a wɔfrɛ no Ricardo a ɔde ne ho hyɛɛ nna mu nneyɛe bɔne mu kae sɛ Obi nya nkate a ɛyɛ hu bere a onim sɛ wahow Yehowa werɛ no +But is it really possible to grieve Jehovah that is make him feel bad ? Nanso so ebetumi aba sɛ obi bɛhow Yehowa werɛ a ɛkyerɛ sɛ ɛbɛma wadi yaw ampa ? +Indeed it is ! Nokwarem no ɛte saa ! +When the ancient nation of Israel abandoned God s Law they pained even the Holy One of Israel +Bere a tete Israel man no gyaw Onyankopɔn Mmara so di no wɔmaa Israel kronkronni no dii yaw +’ +How pained he must be today when youths reared in the discipline and mental regulating of Jehovah secretly do wrong things ! Ephesians +Ɛyaw bɛn ara na odi nnɛ bere a mmofra a wɔayɛn wɔn Yehowa kasakyerɛ ne nyansakyerɛ mu ’ wia wɔn ho yɛ nneɛma bɔne no ! Efesofo +Hurt Parents Awofo a Wopira Wɔn +Realize then that you cannot stay in hiding forever +Enti hu sɛ wuntumi mfa nneɛma nsie daa +You owe it to God to your parents and to yourself to come clean and confess to what has been going on in secret +Wowɔ asodi wɔ Onyankopɔn ne w’awofo anim sɛ woka nea woreyɛ wɔ sum ase no kyerɛ wɔn +Admittedly this may result in embarrassment and perhaps some grievous consequences +Yegye tom sɛ eyi a wobɛyɛ no betumi ahyɛ wo aniwu na ebia ɛde asotwe bi a emu yɛ den aba wo so +If you have carried on a pattern of lying and deception you have undermined your parents trust in you +Sɛ woakɔ so ada atoro ne nnaadaa adi a woasɛe wo mu ahotoso a w’awofo wɔ +So don t be surprised if they restrict you more than before +Enti mma ɛnyɛ wo nwonwa sɛ ɛba sɛ wɔde anohyeto a emu yɛ den sen biara ma wo a +Tammy recalls After I was caught with my boyfriend my father was scared +Tammy ka sɛ Bere a wohuu sɛ merekohyia m’adamfo abarimaa no me papa ho dwiriw no +Now he realized I could not be trusted +Afei ohui sɛ ontumi nnye me nni bio +It meant keeping a constant eye on me +Ɔde n’ani sii me so yiye +But Tammy recognized that she was simply reaping what she had sown +Galatians +Nanso Tammy hui sɛ na ɔretwa nea wagu +Galatifo +You can also expect your folks to be hurt and angry +Wubetumi ahwɛ kwan sɛ w’awofo bɛhaw na wɔn bo afuw nso +Their name and reputation have been blemished +Wɔn din asɛe +Compare Genesis +Fa toto Genesis ho +If your father is one of Jehovah s Witnesses he may possibly have to relinquish some of his congregation privileges +Sɛ wo papa yɛ Yehowa Adansefo no mu biako a ebia ɛho behia sɛ ɔde n’asɛyɛde ahorow a ɔwɔ wɔ asafo no mu to hɔ +Yes as Proverbs says a rebellious youth can be a vexation to his father and a bitterness to her that gave him birth +Yiw sɛnea Mmebusɛm ka no abofra otuatewfo betumi ahyɛ n’agya awerɛhow ne ne na a ɔwoo no amutew +Author Joy P +Nhoma kyerɛwfo Joy P +Gage poignantly describes how some parents feel when a child rebels +Gage de yaw kaa sɛnea awofo bi te nka bere a wɔn ba bi tew atua no ho asɛm +She says Some cry quietly +Ose Ebinom su gu wɔn yam +Some cry hysterically +Ebinom su teɛteɛm +Some cry behind closed doors +Ebinom su wɔ kokoam +They cry for all their yesterdays +Ebinom su wɔn kan asetra +They cry because suddenly there are no more tomorrows +Wosu efisɛ wonni daakye anidaso biara bio +They cry for what might have been +Wosu wɔ nea anka ɛsɛ sɛ ɛba ho +They cry for what surely is to be +Wosu wɔ nea ɛbɛba ankasa ho +They cry out of anger +Wɔde abufuw su +They cry out of frustration +Wɔde abasamtu su +Understandably it will not be easy to face having caused such grief for the two people who love you more than anyone else in the world does +Ntease wom ɛnyɛ mmerɛw sɛ wubehyia tebea a ɛte sɛɛ sɛ wobɛma nnipa baanu a wɔdɔ wo sen biara wɔ wiase adi awerɛhow a ɛte saa +Says Tammy I look back and wish I had not caused so much sadness to my father and mother +Tammy ka sɛ Mibu kɔmpɔ hwɛ m’akyi na mete nka sɛ mihui a anka manyɛ ma me papa ne me maame anni awerɛhow saa +However you cannot go back and undo the past +Nanso wuntumi nsakra nea aba atwam no +And as painful and difficult as it will no doubt be you have an obligation to try to set matters straight +Na akyinnye biara nni ho sɛ ɛyaw ne den a ɛyɛ nyinaa akyi no ɛyɛ asɛyɛde sɛ wobɔ mmɔden siesie nsɛm tebea no +Compare Isaiah +Fa toto Yesaia ho +That means telling your parents the truth acknowledging their hurt and anger accepting whatever discipline they mete out +Nea ɛno kyerɛ ne sɛ wobɛka nokware akyerɛ w’awofo agye yaw a wodi ne wɔn bo a afuw no atom na woapene asotwe biara a wɔde bɛma wo no so +Your telling the truth can be the first step in bringing joy to the hearts of your parents and to the heart of Jehovah God as well as gaining the joyful satisfaction of a clear conscience for you +Proverbs Corinthians +Nokware a wobɛka no betumi ayɛ adeyɛ a edi kan a ɛbɛma w’awofo ne Yehowa Nyankopɔn koma ani agye na saa ara na ɛbɛma w’ankasa woanya ahonim a emu da hɔ mu anigye +Mmebusɛm Korintofo +But just how should you go about telling your folks ? Nanso ɔkwan bɛn so na ɛsɛ sɛ wofa ka kyerɛ w’awofo ? +How can you escape living a double life ? Wobɛyɛ dɛn atumi akwati akwan abien mu asetra ? +These questions will be discussed in our next issue +Wɔbɛka saa nsemmisa abien yi ho asɛm wɔ Nyan ! a edi hɔ a ɛbɛba no mu +Picture on page Kratafa mfonini +Telling the truth can bring relief to you and your parents Nokware a wobɛka no betumi de akomatɔyam abrɛ wo ne w’awofo +Philippine Supreme Court Upholds Freedom of Worship Philippines Asennibea Kunini Gye Ɔsom Mu Ahofadi Tom +By Awake ! Efi Nyan ! +correspondent in the Philippines kyerɛwfo a ɔwɔ Philippines hɔ +ON JUNE as millions of Filipino schoolchildren trooped back to their classrooms Jehovah s Witnesses among them were most happy +BERE a Philippines sukuu mmofra mpempem pii san kɔɔ sukuu wɔ June no na Yehowa Adansefo a wɔwɔ wɔn mu no ne mmofra a wɔwɔ anigye kɛse +Why ? Dɛn ntia ? +Because on March just before the closing of the preceding school year the Supreme Court of the Philippines reversed a Supreme Court decision of and upheld the right of children of Jehovah s Witnesses to refrain from saluting the flag reciting the pledge of allegiance and singing the national anthem +Efisɛ wɔ March no aka bere tiaa bi ma wɔde sukuu afe a na ɛretwam no aba awiei no Philippines Asennibea Kunini no san danee gyinae a esii wɔ mu no na wɔagye hokwan a Yehowa Adansefo mmofra wɔ sɛ wɔtwe wɔn ho fi frankaakyia ntam a wɔka ne ɔman dwom to ho no atom +What led to this turn of events ? Dɛn na ɛde nsakrae yi bae ? +And what consequences are there for all lovers of freedom in the Philippines as a result of this decision ? Na dɛn na saa gyinaesi yi kyerɛ ma wɔn a wɔdɔ ahofadi a wɔwɔ Philippines nyinaa ? +Why Jehovah s Witnesses Do Not Salute the Flag Nea Enti a Yehowa Adansefo Nkyia Frankaa +Jehovah s Witnesses believe that saluting a flag singing a national anthem and reciting a pledge of allegiance are religious acts +Yehowa Adansefo gye di sɛ frankaa a wokyia ɔman dwom a wɔto ne ntam a wɔka yɛ ɔsom mu nneyɛe +Their Bible trained conscience does not permit them to participate in such acts of worship +Wɔn ahonim a wɔde Bible atete no mma wɔn kwan mma wɔmfa wɔn ho nhyɛ ɔsom mu nneyɛe a ɛtete saa mu +No matter what country they live in this is their stand in imitation of Jesus Christ who said that his followers would be no part of the world just as he was no part of the world +John +Ɛmfa ho ɔman ko a wɔte mu no eyi ne afa a wogyina de suasua Yesu Kristo a ɔkae sɛ n’akyidifo mfi wiase sɛnea na ɔno nso mfi wiase no +’ Yohane +At the same time Jehovah s Witnesses show respect for the governments they live under and they believe that these are an arrangement that God permits +Bere koro no ara mu no Yehowa Adansefo kyerɛ obu ma aban ahorow a wɔhyɛ wɔn ase no na wogye di sɛ ɛyɛ nhyehyɛe a Onyankopɔn ma ho kwan +Thus they are under obligation to obey the laws of the land pay taxes and give due honor to the governing officials +Enti ɛyɛ wɔn asɛyɛde sɛ wodi ɔman no mmara horow so tua tow ahorow na wɔde nidi a ɛfata ma aban mpanyimfo +At no time would they ever participate in any rebellion against any government +Ɛremma da sɛ wɔde wɔn ho bɛhyɛ atua biara a wɔtew tia aban biara mu +Reasons for Supreme Court Decision Nea Enti a Asennibea Kunini No Sii Gyinae No +What reasons were given by the present Supreme Court for reversing the decision of the Gerona v +Dɛn nti na Asennibea Kunini yi danee gyinae a wosii wɔ Gerona ne nhomasua soafo ntam asɛm mu no +Secretary of Education decision ? The decision written by Justice Grino Aquino stated The idea that one may be compelled to salute the flag sing the national anthem and recite the patriotic pledge during a flag ceremony on pain of being dismissed from one s job or of being expelled from school is alien to the conscience of the present generation of Filipinos who cut their teeth on the Bill of Rights which guarantees their rights to free speech and the free exercise of religious profession and worship +Gyinae a wosii wɔ a Ɔtemmufo Grino Aquino kyerɛwee no ne sɛ Twe a wɔbɛtwe obi aso esiane sɛ wankyia frankaa anto ɔman dwom anka ɔman dɔ ho ntam wɔ frankaakyia afahyɛ ase denam yi a wobeyi onii adi afi adwuma anaa sukuu mu no yɛ ade foforo koraa ma Philippinefo awo ntoatoaso a wɔwɔ hɔ mprempren a wɔde Ahofadi ho Mmara a ɛma wonya ɔkasa ɔsom adwumayɛ ne ɔsom mu ahofadi tetee wɔn fi wɔn mmofraase pɛɛ no ahonim +It was observed by the Court that while Jehovah s Witnesses do not take part in the compulsory flag ceremony they do not engage in external acts or behavior that would offend their countrymen who believe in expressing their love of country through the observance of the flag ceremony +Asennibea no hui sɛ bere a Yehowa Adansefo nkyia frankaa no wɔnyɛ nneɛma ahorow bi a ɛtwetwe amanfo adwene ’ ba wɔn so anaa adeyɛ bi a ɛbɛhyɛ wɔn manfo a wogye di sɛ frankaa a wokyia no so na wɔnam da wɔn man ho dɔ adi no abufuw nso +The Court further observed They quietly stand at attention during the flag ceremony to show their respect for the right of those who choose to participate in the solemn proceedings +Asennibea no hui nso sɛ Wogyina hɔ dinn de kyerɛ obu ma wɔn a wɔde wɔn ho hyɛ nea ɛkɔ so no mu no +Since they do not engage in disruptive behavior there is no warrant for their expulsion +Esiane sɛ wɔnyɛ basabasa biara nti ɛho nhia sɛ woyi wɔn adi +The present Court also came to grips with the prediction made in the Gerona decision that if Jehovah s Witnesses are allowed to be exempt from the flag salute requirement the flag ceremony will become a thing of the past or perhaps conducted with very few participants and the time will come when we would have citizens untaught and uninculcated in and not imbued with reverence for the flag and love of country admiration for national heroes and patriotism a pathetic even tragic situation and all because a small portion of the school population imposed its will demanded and was granted an exemption +Asennibea a ɛwɔ hɔ mprempren no san nso dii asɛm bi a wɔka too hɔ sɛ ɛbɛba wɔ Gerona asɛm no ho gyinaesi no mu na ɛne sɛ sɛ wɔma Yehowa Adansefo yi wɔn ho fi frankaakyia mu a frankaakyia ho guasodeyɛ no bɛyɛ biribi a ebetwam bere bi anaasɛ ebia nnipa kakraa bi na wɔde wɔn ho behyem na ebedu mmere bi no yebenya amanfo a wonnim ɛho hwee na wɔmfaa ɛho adwene nnuaa wɔn mu na wonni nidi a ɛfata ma frankaa no ne ɔdɔ ma ɔman no wonnya wɔn man akatakyie ho anigye ne wɔn man ho dɔ asɛm a ɛbɛyɛ awerɛhow tebea a ɛbɛyɛ asiane mpo a nea ɛde eyi nyinaa bɛba ne sɛ wɔmaa sukuufo kakraa bi kwan maa wɔyɛɛ nea wɔpɛ na wɔpenee so maa woyii wɔn ho fii adeyɛ no mu nti +The Court decision answered this by stating The situation that the Court direly predicted in Gerona +has not come to pass +Asennibea no gyinae a esii wɔ mu no de eyi ho anoyi mae bere a ɛkae sɛ Tebea a Asennibea no ka too hɔ sɛ ɛyɛ hu wɔ Gerona asɛm no mu no +mmaa mu +We are not persuaded that by exempting the Jehovah s Witnesses from saluting the flag singing the national anthem and reciting the patriotic pledge this religious group which admittedly comprises a small portion of the school population will shake up our part of the globe and suddenly produce a nation untaught and uninculcated in and unimbued with reverence for the flag patriotism love of country and admiration for national heroes +Yenhui sɛ yi a yeyii Yehowa Adansefo fii frankaakyia ɔman dwom to ne ɔman ho dɔ ntanka mu no saa nyamesom kuw a yegye tom sɛ wɔn mu kakraa bi na wɔka yɛn sukuu mmofra ’ ho no de basabasayɛ aba yɛn man yi mu ma ɛde ɔman a wonnim hwee na wɔmfaa hwee nnuaa wɔn mu a wɔmfa nidi a ɛfata mma frankaa na wonni ɔman ho dɔ na wonni wɔn man akatakyie ho anigye aba +’ +Finally the present Court referred to the comments of Mr +Justice Robert Jackson of the U +S +Supreme Court in the Barnette case in which he stated To believe that patriotism will not flourish if patriotic ceremonies are voluntary and spontaneous instead of a compulsory routine is to make an unflattering estimate of the appeal of our institutions to free minds +Awiei koraa no Asennibea a ɛwɔ hɔ mprempren no twee adwene kɔɔ asɛm a Owura Justice Robert Jackson a ɔwɔ United States Asennibea Kunini no kae wɔ mu wɔ Barnette asenni mu no so nea ɛse Susuw a yebesusuw sɛ ɔman ho dɔ rennya nkɔso esiane sɛ yɛma kwan ma amanfo fi wɔn pɛ mu de wɔn ho hyɛ ɔman ho dɔ ho afahyɛ ahorow mu mmom sen sɛ yɛbɛhyɛ wɔn ma wɔayɛ saa no yɛ adwene a ɛnteɛ na ɛremma nnipa a wofi wɔn pɛ mu yɛ ade ani nnye yɛn amanne ho +Freedom to differ is not limited to things that do not matter much +Ahofadi a obi wɔ sɛ ɔde n’ankasa adwene di dwuma no mfa nneɛma a ɛho nhia kɛse nkutoo ho +That would be a mere shadow of freedom +Anka ɛno bɛyɛ ahofadi a ɛtɔ sin +The test of its substance is the right to differ as to things that touch the heart of the existing order +Nea ɛma wohu ahofadi ankasa ne hokwan a ɛwɔ hɔ sɛ afoforo nya su a ɛsonsonoe wɔ nneɛma a amanfo ani gye ho no ho +After these fine points of law were made the unanimous decision of the Philippine Court was The expulsion orders issued by the public respondents against the petitioners are hereby ANNULLED AND SET ASIDE +Bere a wɔkaa mmara ho nsɛm atitiriw a ɛfata yi akyi no Philippines Asennibea no sii gyinae a atemmufo no nyinaa penee so sɛ WƆATWA mmara horow a wɔde yi adi a wɔhyɛ tiaa wɔn a wɔde wɔn asɛm bɛdan asennibea yi no mu NA WƆDE ATO NKYƐN +The temporary restraining order against the school authorities which was issued by this Court is hereby made permanent +Bere tiaa mu mmara bi a wɔde siw sukuu mpanyimfo kwan a Asennibea yi de mae no abɛyɛ nea ɛtra hɔ daa +Associate Justice Isagani Cruz in a concurring opinion added this observation In my humble view Gerona was based on an erroneous assumption +Bere a ɔyɔnko temmufo Justice Isagani Cruz reka biribi de afoa gyinae a wɔasi no so no ɔde eyi kaa ho sɛ Sɛnea mihu asɛm no na Gerona asɛm no ho gyinaesi no gyina nsusuwii a ɛnteɛ so +The Court that promulgated it was apparently laboring under the conviction that the State had the right to determine what was religious and what was not and to dictate to the individual what he could and could not worship +Ɛda adi sɛ na asennibea a esii saa gyinae no susuw sɛ ɔman no wɔ hokwan sɛ ɛkyerɛ nea ɛyɛ ɔsom mu adeyɛ ne nea ɛnyɛ saa na wɔkyerɛ nea ankorankoro bi betumi asom ne nea ontumi nsom +In requiring the herein petitioners to participate in the flag ceremony the State has declared ex cathedra that they are not violating the Bible by saluting the flag +Bere a na ɛrehwehwɛ ma wɔn a wɔredi wɔn asɛm yi de wɔn ho ahyɛ frankaakyia no mu no nea na ɛkyerɛ ne sɛ ɔman no fi ne tumi mu reka sɛ frankaa a wɔbɛkyia no nto Bible mmara +This is to me an unwarranted intrusion into their religious beliefs which tell them the opposite +Wɔ me fam no eyi yɛ yɛn ho a yɛde gyigye wɔn som mu gyidi a ɛne nea yɛka bɔ abira mu wɔ ɔkwan a ɛmfata so +The State cannot interpret the Bible for them +Ɔman no ntumi nkyerɛkyerɛ Bible no mu mma wɔn +It has no competence in this matter +Ɔman no nni eyi ho nimdeɛ +The Meaning for Lovers of Freedom Nea Ɛkyerɛ ma Wɔn a Wɔdɔ Ahofadi +All lovers of freedom certainly rejoice in this decision to uphold the right of free choice in the matter of religion and in the dictates of one s conscience while at the same time being subject to the relative authority of the state +Akyinnye biara nni ho sɛ wɔn a wɔdɔ ahofadi nyinaa ani gye saa gyinae a wosi de penee hokwan a obiara wɔ sɛ ɔpaw ɔsom ko a ɔpɛ ne nea n’ahonim kyerɛ no sɛ ɔnyɛ a bere koro no ara ɔde ne ho hyɛ ɔman no tumidi ase no ho +In protecting the rights of individuals the State does not open the way for anarchy but rather serves in the role mentioned by the apostle Paul at Romans where he states There is +compelling reason for you people to be in subjection +on account of your conscience +Ankorankoro hokwan a wɔwɔ ho ban a ɔman no bɔ no mma basabasayɛ mma na mmom edi dwuma a ɔsomafo Paulo bɔɔ din wɔ Romafo no beae a ɛka sɛ Etwa sɛ mobrɛ mo ho ase hyɛ wɔn ase +ahonim nso ntia +For that is why you are also paying taxes for they are God s public servants constantly serving this very purpose +Eyi nti nso na muyi tow efisɛ wɔyɛ Onyankopɔn asomfo a wokura ɔsom yi mu ara +Jehovah s Witnesses in the Philippines respect the jurisprudence of the justices of the Supreme Court and realize that final credit must be given to our Creator Jehovah God +Yehowa Adansefo a wɔwɔ Philippines kyerɛ obu ma Asennibea Kunini no mmara ahorow a wɔnam so bu ntɛn no na wogye tom sɛ ɛsɛ sɛ ayeyi kɛse no kɔ yɛn Bɔfo Yehowa Nyankopɔn hɔ +Footnotes Ase hɔ asɛm +For a detailed discussion of why Jehovah s Witnesses do not participate in saluting the flag singing national anthems and pledging allegiance please see the brochure School and Jehovah s Witnesses published by the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York Inc +pages +Sɛ wopɛ nkyerɛkyerɛmu a ɛkɔ akyiri a ɛfa nea enti a Yehowa Adansefo mfa wɔn ho nhyɛ frankaakyia ɔman dwom to ntam a wɔka mu ho a yɛsrɛ sɛ hwɛ nhomawa Sukuu ne Yehowa Adansefo a Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York Inc +tintimii nkratafa +The Bible s Viewpoint Bible no Adwene +Should You Be Baptized Again ? So Ɛsɛ sɛ Wɔbɔ Wo Asu Bio ? +LUCILA was troubled +NA LUCILA ayɛ basaa +Although raised a Catholic she had recently begun a serious study of the Bible with the help of a non Catholic friend +Ɛwom sɛ wɔtetee no wɔ Katolek asɔre mu de nanso na ɛnkyɛe na n’adamfo bi a ɔnyɛ Katolekni ne no fii Bible adesua ase denneennen +She could see that the Bible described baptism as something different from the rite she had received in infancy +Na otumi hu sɛ sɛnea Bible ka asubɔ ho asɛm no yɛ soronko wɔ amanne a wɔyɛɛ no wɔ ne mmofraberem no ho +Does this mean I will have to get baptized again ? she asked sincerely +Ofi komam bisae sɛ So eyi kyerɛ sɛ ɛsɛ sɛ wɔbɔ me asu foforo ? + I m afraid that doing so would offend God +Misuro sɛ saa a mɛyɛ no bɛma Onyankopɔn bo afuw +Hundreds of millions of persons both Catholics and Protestants have had water sprinkled or poured on them as infants in a baptism ceremony +Wɔde nsu petepetee nnipa ɔpepehaha pii a wɔyɛ Katolekfo ne Protestantfo nyinaa so anaa wohwie guu wɔn so wɔ wɔn mmofraberem de yɛɛ asubɔ ho amanne +Millions of other persons were baptized by some form of complete immersion in water when they were older +Wɔnam nsu mu a wɔde afoforo ɔpepem pii hyɛe bere a na wɔanyinyin kakra no so bɔɔ wɔn asu +This raises the question Just what is Christian baptism ? Eyi ma asemmisa yi sɔre sɛ Dɛn ankasa ne Kristofo asubɔ ? +Are there any circumstances that would warrant a second baptism ? So tebea horow bi betumi ama abehia sɛ wɔbɔ obi asu bio ? +The Pocket Catholic Dictionary defines baptism as the sacrament in which by water and the word of God a person is cleansed of all sin and reborn and sanctified in Christ to everlasting life +Pocket Catholic Dictionary kyerɛ asubɔ ase sɛ adommenade a wɔnam nsu ne Onyankopɔn asɛm so tew obi ho fi bɔne nyinaa ho na wɔwo no foforo dwira no ho wɔ Kristo mu kɔ asetra a enni awiei mu +Regarding rebaptism this same source says that baptism imprints an indelible mark on the soul which means that it cannot because it need not be repeated +Saa nhoma no ara ka asu a wɔbɔ obi bio ho asɛm sɛ asubɔ ma ɔkra no agyiraehyɛde bi a wontumi mpopa na ɛkyerɛ sɛ obi ntumi mmɔ asu bio efisɛ ɛho nhia sɛ ɔyɛ saa +Is this what the Bible says ? So eyi na Bible no ka ? +Make Disciples Baptizing Them Monyɛ Asuafo na Mommɔ Wɔn Asu +At Matthew we read the command regarding baptism that the risen Christ gave to his disciples before he ascended to heaven +Yɛkenkan ahyɛde a ɛfa asubɔ ho a Kristo a wɔanyan no de maa n’asuafo ansa na ɔrekɔ soro no ho asɛm wɔ Mateo +Go therefore make disciples of all the nations baptise them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit and teach them to observe all the commands I gave you +Enti monkɔ monyɛ amanaman no nyinaa asuafo mommɔ wɔn asu nhyɛ Agya ne Ɔba ne Honhom Kronkron din mu na monkyerɛkyerɛ wɔn sɛ wonni ahyɛde ahorow a mede ama mo no nyinaa so +The Jerusalem Bible Clearly baptism is required of Christian disciples those who have been taught to observe Christ s commands not infants +The Jerusalem Bible Ɛda adi pefee sɛ wɔn a wɔhwehwɛ sɛ wɔbɔ wɔn asu ne Kristofo asuafo wɔn a wɔakyerɛkyerɛ wɔn sɛ wonni Kristo ahyɛde ahorow so no na ɛnyɛ nkokoa +This harmonizes with the fact that all the baptisms described in the Scriptures involved disciples who evidently were completely immersed in water +Eyi ne nokwasɛm a ɛne sɛ wɔn a Kyerɛwnsɛm no kaa wɔn asubɔ ho asɛm nyinaa yɛ asuafo a adanse a ɛwɔ hɔ kyerɛ sɛ wɔde wɔn hyɛɛ nsu mu korakora no hyia +This was obviously the case when Christ Jesus himself was baptized by John the Baptizer +Ɛda adi sɛ ɛno ne ɔkwan a Yohane Osuboni faa so bɔɔ Kristo Yesu ankasa asu +The Bible account says that upon being baptized Jesus came up from the water of the Jordan River +Bible kyerɛwtohɔ no ka sɛ wɔbɔɔ Yesu asu wiee no ofii adi fii nsu no a ɛne Yordan Asubɔnten no mu +Indeed the Scriptures indicate that John chose his baptismal sites carefully in order to have plenty of water available +John +Nokwarem no Kyerɛwnsɛm no da no adi sɛ Yohane de ahwɛyiye paw mmeae a ɔbɔɔ nkurɔfo asu no sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a obenya nsu pii wɔ hɔ +Yohane +Later in describing the baptism of the Ethiopian eunuch the Bible tells us that Philip went down into the water with the eunuch and baptized him after which they came out of the water +Akyiri yi bere a Bible no reka Etiopiani piani no asubɔ ho asɛm no ɛka kyerɛ yɛn sɛ Filipo ne piani no sian kɔɔ nsu no mu na ɔbɔɔ no asu na ɛno akyi no wofii adi fii nsu no mu +These baptisms by immersion are in keeping with the general meaning of the Greek word ba pti zo to baptize from ba pto meaning to dip in or under which is the root of the English word baptism +Saa asubɔ ahorow a wɔde nnipa no hyɛɛ nsu mu no ne ntease a Hela asɛmfua a wonyaa Engiresi asɛmfua baptism fii mu a ɛne ba pti zo sɛ wɔbɛbɔ asu a efi ba pto a n’asekyerɛ ne sɛ wɔde bɛhyem anaa wɔde bɛhyɛ ase mu no hyia +A Scriptural Account of Rebaptism Nkurɔfo a Wonyaa Asubɔ Foforo Ho Kyerɛwsɛm mu Kyerɛwtohɔ +But what of the many millions of persons who were baptized as infants or who were not completely immersed ? Na nnipa ɔpepem pii a wɔbɔɔ wɔn asu bere a na wɔyɛ nkokoa anaa wɔamfa wɔn anhyɛ nsu mu korakora no nso ɛ ? +Would it ever be appropriate to baptize them again ? So ebetumi ayɛ nea ɛfata sɛ wɔbɔ wɔn asu bio ? +An incident related in Acts helps us to answer these questions +Asɛm bi a esii a wɔaka ho asɛm wɔ Asomafo no Nnwuma boa yɛn ma yebua nsemmisa yi +It was likely during the winter of C +E +that the apostle Paul visited the wealthy city of Ephesus in Asia Minor +Ɛbɛyɛ sɛ na ɛyɛ afe anaa Y +B +mu awɔw bere mu na ɔsomafo Paulo kɔsraa Efeso kurow a na ɛwɔ Asia Kumaa a na yiyedi wom no +There he found some disciples who needed to be rebaptized +Ɛhɔ na ohuu asuafo bi a na ehia sɛ wɔbɔ wɔn asu bio +After learning that these men had been baptized with John s baptism Paul rebaptized them in the name of the Lord Jesus +Bere a Paulo hui sɛ Yohane asubɔ na wɔde bɔɔ saa mmarima yi asu no ɔbɔɔ wɔn asu bio hyɛɛ Awurade Yesu din mu +He did not feel that doing so would offend God +Wante nka sɛ saa a ɔbɛyɛ no bɛhyɛ Onyankopɔn abufuw +Clearly God agreed with Paul s reasoning and far from taking offense at this rebaptism God validated it with the gift of holy spirit +Ɛda adi pefee sɛ Onyankopɔn penee Paulo adwene no so na sɛ anka Onyankopɔn bo befuw sɛ wɔabɔ wɔn asu bio no ɔde honhom kronkron akyɛde no kyerɛe sɛ ɔpene so +Had the men rejected Paul s teaching regarding the nature of baptism and the importance of the Messiah Christ Jesus no doubt Paul would have withheld baptism +Sɛ mmarima no pow Paulo nkyerɛkyerɛ a ɛfa sɛnea asubɔ te ne sɛnea Mesia Kristo Yesu ho hia ho no a akyinnye biara nni ho sɛ anka Paulo remmɔ wɔn asu +First the men had to qualify for baptism +Nea edi kan no na ɛsɛ sɛ mmarima no fata ma asubɔ +Only then could they be rebaptized with God s approval +Ɛno nkutoo ansa na na wobetumi abɔ wɔn asu bio ama Onyankopɔn apene so +How to Qualify for Baptism Nea Ɛbɛyɛ na Obi Afata Asubɔ +How do we qualify for baptism ? Ɔkwan bɛn na yɛnam so fata ma asubɔ ? +Consider the multitude of people who were baptized on the day of Pentecost C +E +Susuw nnipakuw a wɔbɔɔ wɔn asu afe Y +B +mu +Pentekoste da no ho +How did they qualify ? Ɔkwan bɛn na wɔnam so fatae ? +First as Jews and Jewish proselytes they began with a good background knowledge of Jehovah God his dealings with his people and Bible prophecies about his promised Messiah +Nea edi kan no sɛ Yudafo ne wɔn a wɔadan Yudafo no na wɔwɔ Yehowa Nyankopɔn ɔkwan a ɔfa so ne nnipa di ne Bible nkɔmhyɛ ahorow a ɛfa ne Mesia a wahyɛ ne ho bɔ ho no ho nimdeɛ pii dedaw +Second they took in further accurate knowledge during an inspired witness given by the apostle Peter that day +Afei nso bere a ɔsomafo Petro nam honhom so dii adanse saa da no wonyaa nokware nimdeɛ foforo +With what result ? Dɛn na efii mu bae ? + Hearing this they were cut to the heart and said to Peter and the apostles What must we do brothers ? Wɔtee eyi no ɛwowɔɔ wɔn komam na wɔka kyerɛɛ Petro ne asomafo a aka no sɛ Anuanom yɛnyɛ dɛn ? ’ + You must repent Peter answered and every one of you must be baptised in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit +Petro buae sɛ Monsakra mo adwene na mo mu biara mma wɔmmɔ no asu Yesu Kristo din mu mma mo bɔne fafiri na mubenya Honhom Kronkron akyɛde no +’ +Note that Peter s witness was not superficial +Hyɛ no nsow sɛ na Petro adansedi no nyɛ aniani +He spoke to them for a long time using many arguments +Ɔde tidan nsɛm pii ne wɔn kasae bere tenten +They were convinced by his reasoning and they accepted what he said and were baptized +Wɔne no bɛyɛɛ adwene wɔ nea ɔne wɔn susuw ho no ho na wogyee nea ɔkae no toom ma wɔbɔɔ wɔn asu +That very day about three thousand were added to their number +Acts JB +Saa da no ara wɔde nnipa bɛyɛ mpensa bɛkaa wɔn ho +Asomafo no Nnwuma JB +The same elements are required for Scripturally valid baptisms today accurate knowledge sincere repentance and conversion or turning to God and away from this perverse generation +Wɔhwehwɛ nneɛma koro yi ara wɔ asubɔ ho nnɛ na ama ɛne Kyerɛwnsɛm no ahyia nokware nimdeɛ ahonu a efi komam ne adwensakra anaa bata a obi bɛbata Onyankopɔn ho na watwe ne ho afi awo ntoatoaso kɔntɔnkye yi ho +Moreover Scripturally valid baptisms must be in the name of Jesus Christ that is based on an acceptance of his ransom sacrifice for the forgiveness of sins and submitting to him as God s enthroned king +Acts JB Romans +Afei nso ɛsɛ sɛ asubɔ a ɛne Kyerɛwnsɛm no hyia yɛ nea wɔbɔ no Yesu Kristo din mu kyerɛ sɛ nea egyina n’agyede afɔrebɔ no a obi begye atom sɛ ɛno na ɛde bɔne fafiri ba ne brɛ a ɔbɛbrɛ ne ho ase ama no sɛ onii a Onyankopɔn de no asi hene so +Asomafo no Nnwuma JB Romafo +Sincere people who are Scripturally qualified for baptism need not fear that by getting rebaptized they will displease God +Ɛnsɛ sɛ nnipa komapafo a wɔnam Kyerɛwnsɛm no so fata ma asubɔ no suro sɛ sɛ wɔbɔ wɔn asu bio a ɛbɛhyɛ Onyankopɔn abufuw +To the contrary the Scripturally proper baptism of qualified people brings joy to God +Nea ɛne no bɔ abira no asubɔ a ɛne Kyerɛwnsɛm no hyia a nnipa a wɔfata gye no ma Onyankopɔn ani gye +Footnotes Ase hɔ asɛm +For more information see the article Baptism Is It for Infants ? Wopɛ ɛho nsɛm pii a hwɛ asɛm Asubɔ So Ɛyɛ Nkokoa De ? +in the October issue of Awake ! a ɛwɔ October Awake ! mu no +Watching the World Wiase Nsɛm +Museums in Peril Tete Nneɛma Akorae Ahorow Da Asiane Mu +Are museums in danger of extinction ? So tete nneɛma akorae resa anaa ? +In Italy a nation endowed with one of the greatest cultural heritages in the world the equivalent of an entire museum full of art treasures disappears every year +Wɔ Italy a ɛyɛ wiase aman a ɛwɔ amammerɛ mu agyapade sen biara no mu biako no ɛkame ayɛ sɛ wɔhwere tete nneɛma akorae biako a nneɛma ayɛ mu ma afe biara +The richest of Italian museums is the one that you cannot see reports the newspaper Il Messaggero +Atesɛm krataa Il Messaggero bɔ amanneɛ sɛ Italy tete nneɛma akorae a nneɛma wom sen biara no yɛ nea wunhu +In alone almost works of art worth more than billion lire million were stolen from museums churches public and private institutions and homes +Wɔ mu nkutoo no wowiaa adwinne bɛyɛ a ne bo bɛboro lire ɔpepepem dɔla ɔpepem fii tete nneɛma akorae ahorow asɔre ahorow ɔman ne ankorankoro nnwuma ahorow ne afie mu +Only were recovered +Emu pɛ na wɔn nsa kaa bio +According to estimates between and an average of works of art have disappeared every year a real national emergency say the authorities +Sɛnea wobu akontaa no sɛ wɔkyekyem pɛpɛɛpɛ a efi kosi no adwinne bɛyɛ yera afe biara mpanyimfo no kyerɛ sɛ ɛyɛ ɔman mu asɛm a ɛsɛ sɛ wɔyɛ ho biribi ntɛm ankasa +What happens to all these stolen treasures ? Ɛhe na saa akorade a wowia yi nyinaa fa ? +Reportedly many end up in the secret hideouts of drug dealers and organized crime leaders +Wɔbɔ amanneɛ sɛ emu pii kopue wɔn a wodi nnuru ho gua ne amumɔyɛfo akuw akannifo ahintawee +Trance or Death ? Honhom a Ɛka Obi Ma Ɔda Anaasɛ Owu ? +The followers of Balak Brahmachari devoted though they are to their guru suffered little apparent disappointment when doctors declared him dead India Today reports +India Today bɔ amanneɛ sɛ ɛwom sɛ na Balak Brahmachari akyidifo no de ahofama ma wɔn kannifo no de nanso bere a nnuruyɛfo kae sɛ wawu no anhaw wɔn kɛse +The devotees called Santans insisted that the doctors were mistaken and that their year old leader had simply gone into a meditative trance +Asuafo yi a wɔfrɛ wɔn Santanfo no kɔɔ so kyerɛe sɛ nnuruyɛfo no redi mfomso na mmom honhom na aka wɔn kannifo a wadi mfe no ma wada resusuw nsɛm ho kɛkɛ +They requested that he be kept in the hospital s intensive care unit +Wɔsrɛe sɛ wɔmfa no nto faako a wɔn a wɔn yare mu yɛ den da wɔ ayaresabea hɔ no +When the doctors refused the Santans brought the body back to their ashram or cult residence near Calcutta and put it on display on a bed of ice in a cooled room +Bere a nnuruyɛfo no ampene no Santanfo no de amu no san baa wɔn atrae a ɛbɛn Calcutta hɔ na wɔde too nsukyenee so wɔ ɔdan a emu yɛ nwunu bi mu +The municipal authorities insisted that the body be cremated to prevent any health hazards but the Santans dismissed such requests as propaganda arguing that the body showed no sign of decay at all +Ɛhɔ mpanyimfo no hyɛe sɛ wɔnhyew amu no na amfa ɔyare bi amma nanso Santanfo no pow saa abisade ahorow no sɛ ɛyɛ atesɛm a wɔde sɛe afoforo na wɔkae sɛ sɛnkyerɛnne biara nni hɔ a ɛkyerɛ sɛ amu no reporɔw +Weeks passed +Adapɛn bi twaam +Finally the authorities were forced to take action and dispose of the corpse +Awiei koraa no ɛkanyan aban mpanyimfo no ma wɔde wɔn ho gyee mu yii amu no fii hɔ +Music and Murder Nnwom ne Awudi +Music may have played an important role in two recent murders in Texas U +S +A +Ɛbɛyɛ sɛ nnipa baanu a wodii wɔn awu wɔ Texas U +S +A +nnansa yi ara no fi nnwom titiriw +In one case a year old driver shot and killed a state trooper who had pulled him over to issue him a ticket +Wɔ awudi biako mu no obi a ɔreka kar a wadi mfe bɔɔ polisini bi a ogyinaa no sɛ ɔrema no nsaano krataa a wɔde frɛ wɔn a wobu karka mmara so ma wokodi wɔn asɛm tuo kum no +The youth s lawyer not only claimed that the youth was listening to violent rap music when he fired on the officer but also claimed that his long standing immersion in such music had hyped him up to commit murder +Ɛnyɛ kyerɛ nko na aberante no lɔya mmaranimfo kyerɛe sɛ na aberante no retie rap nnwom a ano yɛ den bere a ɔtoo tuo bɔɔ polisini no na mmom ɔkyerɛe nso sɛ tie a na watie saa nnwom no bere tenten no nso kanyan no ’ ma odii awu +The jurors reportedly agreed that the music had played an important role in the youth s actions +Amanneɛbɔ kyerɛ sɛ asennifo no gye toom sɛ nnwom no nyaa aberante no nneyɛe so nkɛntɛnso kɛse +But according to the prosecuting attorney in the case they just did not feel that the music reduced his blameworthiness for the crime +Nanso sɛnea aban lɔya a ɔbɔɔ no sobo no kyerɛe no wɔante nka sɛ nnwom no brɛɛ nsɛmmɔnedi ho fɔ a odi no ase +The youth was sentenced to death +Wobuaa aberante no kumfɔ +In a similar story a year old youth who confessed to shooting and killing his mother claimed that a song by the heavy metal group Megadeth had given him instructions from demons to do the killing +Wɔ asɛm foforo a ɛte saa ara mu no aberante bi a wadi mfe a n’ankasa bɛkae sɛ wabɔ ne maame tuo akum no kyerɛe sɛ dwom bi a nnwontofo kuw a wɔbɔ rock dwom a ano yɛ den mmoroso a wɔfrɛ wɔn Megadeth na wɔbɔe na ɛde ahyɛde fi adaemone hɔ brɛɛ no sɛ onkum no +Ɔkwan Foforo a Wɔfa so Sa Yare +Alternative Treatment Atesɛm krataa O Estado de S +As they seek to reduce the risk of their patients catching AIDS or hepatitis doctors in Brazil are seeking alternatives to blood transfusions reports the newspaper O Estado de S +Paulo bɔ amanneɛ sɛ esiane sɛ nnuruyɛfo a wɔwɔ Brazil hwehwɛ sɛ wɔbɔ ayarefo a wɔhwɛ wɔn ho ban na wɔannya AIDS anaa mmerɛbo mu yare nti wɔrehwehwɛ akwan afoforo a wobetumi afa so asa nkurɔfo yare a wɔmma wɔn mogya +Paulo +The paper further explained Brazilian doctors already use alternative methods of surgery for Jehovah s Witnesses +Atesɛm krataa no toaa so kae sɛ Brazil nnuruyɛfo afi ase dedaw nam akwan afoforo so yɛ Yehowa Adansefo oprehyɛn a wɔmma wɔn mogya +By means of erythropoietin a hormone produced by the kidneys they have been able to raise the number of red blood cells to a level high enough in some cases to eliminate transfusions after surgery +Wɔnam erythropoietin akwaa mu aduru bi a efi asaabo mu a ɛkanyan mogya mu nkwammoa kɔkɔɔ so tumi maa ebinom mogya nkwammoa kɔkɔɔ no dɔɔso araa ma wɔamma wɔn mogya wɔ oprehyɛn no akyi +Hence after operating on Witnesses Dr +Sergio A +de Oliveira of the Portuguese Welfare Hospital Sao Paulo states We find that Jehovah s Witnesses patients can undergo cardiac surgery without blood or blood products with a good margin of safety +Enti bere a Oduruyɛfo Sergio A +de Oliveira a ɔwɔ Portuguese Welfare Hospital a ɛwɔ Sao Paulo no ayɛ Adansefo oprehyɛn akyi no ɔka sɛ Yehu sɛ wobetumi ayɛ ayarefo a wɔyɛ Yehowa Adansefo koma ho oprehyɛn a wɔmma wɔn mogya anaa mogya mu nneɛma nanso asiane biara remma +Church Insurance Against Abuse Claims Insurance a Asɔre Yɛ de Bɔ Wɔn Ho Ban wɔ Mmonnaato Ho Ka Ho + The Australian Catholic Church has taken out a multimillion dollar insurance policy to protect itself against claims of sexual abuse by priests reports The Sunday Telegraph of Sydney New South Wales +The Sunday Telegraph a ɛwɔ Sydney New South Wales no bɔ amanneɛ sɛ Australia Katolek Asɔre no de ne nsa ahyɛ insurance nhyehyɛe bi a egye sika dɔla ɔpepem pii a ɛbɔ wɔn ho ban tia nkurɔfo a wɔkyerɛ sɛ asɔfo to wɔn mmonnaa ho ase +We admit it goes on said a Catholic bishop in Melbourne Australia +Katolek ɔsɔfopɔn bi a ɔwɔ Melbourne Australia kae sɛ Yegye tom sɛ wɔyɛ saa +He asserts that such extensive insurance coverage is normal for that kind of offence +Ɔkyerɛ sɛ insurance a ɛyɛ kɛse saa no fata ma bɔne a ɛte saa +According to a support group for the victims sexual abuse by the clergy is more widespread than the church admits +Sɛnea kuw bi a wogyina wɔn a wɔto wɔn mmonnaa akyi kyerɛ no mmonnaa a asɔfo to nkurɔfo no abu so sen sɛnea asɔre no gye tom +A spokesman for the group said he believes the church s focus is more on protecting the clergy than helping the victims +Kuw no kasamafo kae sɛ ogye di sɛ nea asɔre no adwene si so kɛse ne sɛ wɔbɛbɔ asɔfo no ho ban mmom na ɛnyɛ sɛ wɔbɛboa wɔn a wɔto wɔn mmonnaa no +He added that the message at the very core of the church s documents is don t tell the truth +Ɔde kaa ho sɛ asɛntitiriw a ɛwɔ asɔre no insurance nkrataa no mu ne sɛ nka nokware no +How to Be a Priest Ɔkwan a Wɔfa so Bɛyɛ Asɔfo + Japanese youth nowadays are called the manual generation they read how to books before they do anything +Nnansa yi wɔfrɛ Japanfo mmofra akwankyerɛ nhoma awo ntoatoaso ’ wɔkenkan akwankyerɛ nhoma ’ ansa na wɔayɛ biribiara +Now priests are no exception +Mprempren asɔfo nso yɛ saa ara +So reports Tokyo newspaper The Daily Yomiuri +Saa na Tokyo atesɛm krataa The Daily Yomiuri bɔ amanneɛ +In order to teach priestly etiquette and traditions to today s young priests Kyoto s Institute for Zen Studies directed that a how to be a priest manual be prepared +Sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ na wɔakyerɛ nnɛyi asɔfo nkumaa no asɔfodwuma ne wɔn amammerɛ ahorow no Kyoto sukuu a wosua Buddhasom ho ade no hyɛe sɛ wɔnyɛ ɔkwan a wɔfa so bɛyɛ asɔfo ho akwankyerɛ nhoma bi +Whereas Zen priests of old had to remain unmarried and were famed for their strict training many today simply inherit the work from their fathers or grandfathers +Ɛmfa ho sɛ na ɛnsɛ sɛ kan Buddhafo asɔfo ware na wogyee din wɔ ntetee katee a wonyae mu no wɔn mu pii wɔ hɔ nnɛ a wonyaa adwuma no fii wɔn agyanom anaa wɔn nananom hɔ +But fathers the newspaper says often fail to teach their sons manners befitting priests and the youths themselves are too busy studying for college exams to learn Zen customs +Nanso atesɛm krataa no se mpɛn pii no agyanom ntaa nkyerɛ wɔn mma su horow a ɛfata asɔfo na mmofra no ankasa nso sua ade pii ma sukuu nsɔhwɛ ma wonnya bere mma Buddhasom mu amanne ahorow +Some reportedly have difficulty reading the sutras or discourses of the Buddha +Wɔbɔ amanneɛ sɛ ɛyɛ den ma ebinom sɛ wobetumi akenkan sutra anaa wɔbɛma Buddha ho ɔkasa ahorow +Heart Problems Among Argentine Women Komayare a Ɛhaw Argentinafo Mmea +Recent statistics show that the number of heart attacks is rising rapidly among women of all ages in Argentina +Akontaa a wɔabu no nnansa yi kyerɛ sɛ mmea pii renya komayare wɔ Argentina +The newspaper Clarin published the results of a survey on the subject made by the Sociedad Argentina de Cardiologia Argentine Society of Cardiology +Atesɛm krataa Clarin tintim nea efi asɛm no ho nhwehwɛmu bi a Sociedad Argentina de Cardiologia Argentina Komayare ho Nhwehwɛmu Kuw yɛe mu bae no +It surveyed intensive care units and heart patients throughout the country +Wɔyɛɛ nhwehwɛmu wɔ mmeae a wɔde wɔn a wɔn yare mu yɛ den to ne nnipa a wɔwɔ komayare mu wɔ ɔman no nyinaa mu +The report states that the number of women admitted to Argentina s hospitals because of heart attacks increased by over percent in less than a year +Amanneɛbɔ no kyerɛ sɛ mmea a komayare ma wogyee wɔn too Argentina ayaresabea ahorow no dodow kɔɔ soro bɛboro ɔha biara mu nkyem wɔ nea ennu afe biako ntam +And whereas in only percent of heart attack patients were women at present they represent nearly percent +Na bere a wɔn a wonyaa komayare wɔ mu ɔha biara mu nkyem na na wɔyɛ mmea no mprempren wɔreyɛ adu ɔha biara mu nkyem +Risk factors for heart attacks include high blood pressure obesity excessive fat in the blood alcoholism and tobacco use +Nneɛma a ɛma nkurɔfo taa nya komayare ne mogya mmoroso kɛseyɛ ntraso srade a ɛdɔɔso wɔ mogya mu sadweamyɛ ne tawanom +However this study found no direct correlation between age and the mortality of heart patients +Nanso saa nhwehwɛmu yi ankyerɛ abusuabɔ biara a ɛda wɔn a komayare ayɛ wɔn no mfe ne wɔn wu mu ankasa +Neurosis in the Convent ? Adwene mu Yare wɔ Mmea Nkokorafi ? +Convents and monasteries are often thought of as idyllic havens for meditation +Mpɛn pii no wosusuw sɛ mmea ne mmarima nkokorafi yɛ mmeae a asomdwoe wɔ a wotumi susuw nneɛma ho yiye +However Bruno Giordani a clergyman who teaches psychology at the Pontifical Lateran University in Rome has produced a disquieting analysis of convents and monasteries reports the Italian newspaper Corriere della Sera +Nanso sɛnea Italy atesɛm krataa Corriere della Sera bɔ amanneɛ no Bruno Giordani a ɔyɛ ɔsɔfo a ɔkyerɛ adwene ne nneyɛe ho ade wɔ Pontificial Lateran University Asɔfodi Sukuupɔn a ɛwɔ Rome no de mmea ne mmarima nkokorafi ahorow ho amanneɛbɔ bi a ɛyɛ ahodwiriw ama +According to his report many nuns appear to be victims of a large number of serious psychological disorders +Sɛnea n’amanneɛbɔ no kyerɛ no ɛda adi sɛ adwene mu basaayɛ taa haw mmea nkokorafo bebree +He enumerates the traits of the neurotic nun who often suffers from pathological guilt feelings or else the absence of all moral sensibility +Ɔbobɔ sɛnkyerɛnne a ɛda adi wɔ ɔbea kokorani a ɔwɔ adwene mu yare ho sɛ ɔyare ma ɔtaa te afobu nka anaasɛ ekum n’ahonim koraa wɔ abrabɔ ho +Some are troubled by solitude not being understood and narcissistic behavior affirms Giordani +Giordani gye tom sɛ ankonamyɛ te a afoforo nte wɔn ase ne ahopɛ su haw afoforo +Little wonder then that the next world synod of Catholic bishops which will be held in will deal with the specific problems faced by the clergy +Ɛnde ɛnyɛ nwonwa sɛ Katolek asɔfopɔn a wɔwɔ wiase nyinaa nhyiam a edi hɔ a wɔbɛyɛ no no bedi nsɛnnennen pɔtee a asɔfo hyia no ho dwuma +Wars Still Continue Akodi Kɔ So Ara +Although military expenditures worldwide are being cut back the number of wars being fought is not declining +Ɛwom sɛ sika a wɔsɛe no asraadi ho wɔ wiase nyinaa no reba fam de nanso ako a wɔredi no dodow mmaa fam +The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute SIPRI in Sweden recorded serious armed conflicts in the past year reports the German newspaper Nassauische Neue Presse +German atesɛm krataa Nassauische Neue Presse bɔ amanneɛ sɛ Stockholm International Peace Research Institute Stockholm Amanaman Ntam Asomdwoe ho Nhwehwɛmu Asoɛe a ɛwɔ Sweden buu akontaa sɛ akodi akɛse kɔɔ so wɔ afe a etwaam no mu +According to the institute that was the same number as in +Sɛnea asoɛe no kyerɛ no saa ara na akontaabu no te +Even though fighting ceased in some trouble spots Bosnia witnessed the start of the bloodiest conflict in which over persons lost their lives by the year s end +Ɛwom sɛ wogyaee akodi wɔ mmeae bi a wɔtaa di ako wɔ hɔ de nanso wofii akodi a nnipa wuwuu wom sen biara ase wɔ Bosnia maa nnipa hweree wɔn nkwa ansa na afe no rekɔ n’awiei +SIPRI predicts that the number of conflicts that escalate into violence will fall only very gradually +Stockholm nhwehwɛmu asoɛe no ka to hɔ sɛ ntawntawdi a ekowie basabasayɛ mu no so bɛtew kakraa bi pɛ +Street Named After Witness Martyr Wɔde Mogya Dansefo bi Din to Kar Kwan bi So +When a new street was to be named in the small German town of Baltmannsweiler the Community Council settled on the name Bernhard Grimm +Bere a wɔrebɛto kar kwan bi din wɔ Germany kurow ketewa Baltmannsweiler mu no kurow no mpanyimfo paw edin Bernhard Grimm +Why ? Dɛn ntia ? +Reports the newspaper Esslinger Zeitung Grimm born in lived at Reichenbacher Street +Atesɛm krataa Essliner Zeitung bɔ amanneɛ sɛ Na Grimm a wɔwoo no no te Reichenbacher Street +As a believing Jehovah s Witness he refused to take up military service when registered +Esiane sɛ na ɔyɛ Yehowa Dansefo a ne gyidi yɛ den nti ɔpow sɛ ɔde ne ho bɛhyɛ asraadi mu bere a wɔkyerɛw ne din no +He was immediately imprisoned and taken to Berlin +Wɔde no too afiase ntɛm ara na wɔde no kɔɔ Berlin +The military court sentenced him to death for corrupting the military +Asraafo asennibea no buaa no kumfɔ sɛ ɔrebrɛ asraadi honhom no ase +’ +On August the death sentence was executed on the year old in Berlin Plotzensee +Wɔ August no wokum aberante a na wadi mfe no wɔ Berlin Plotzensee +Because it was just over years since this young man s martyrdom the community councillor thought it a fitting time to name a street after him +Esiane sɛ na adi mfe fi bere a wokum saa abarimaa yi a ɔyɛ mogya dansefo yi nti kurow no mpanyimfo susuwii sɛ ɛyɛ bere a ɛfata sɛ wɔde ne din to kar kwan bi so +Reading Crisis ? Akenkanfo Dodow so Atew ? + Magazines and newspapers have fewer readers states Gazeta Mercantil +Gazeta Mercantil ka sɛ wɔn a wɔkenkan nsɛmma nhoma ne atesɛm nkrataa no dodow so atew +The Brazilian newspaper reports that delegates in Berlin Germany attending the th convention of the International Federation of Newspaper Editors were concerned over the growing lack of interest in reading the printed page and the preference for audiovisual media +Brazil atesɛm krataa no bɔ amanneɛ sɛ atesɛm nkrataa ne nsɛmma nhoma a wɔnkyerɛ ho anigye kɛse na mmom wɔkyerɛ radio ne television so amanneɛbɔ ho anigye no haw wɔn a wofi Berlin Germany kɔɔ atesɛm krataa samufo kuw kɛse nhyiam a ɛto so no +In the opinion of the president of the Inter American Society of the Press Alejandro Junco de la Vega many have no awareness of the importance of the printed word +Inter American Society of the Press Amerika nsɛm ho amanneɛbɔfo kuw bi titrani Alejandro Junco de la Vega gye di sɛ nnipa pii nhu mfaso biara a ɛwɔ nsɛm a ɛwɔ atesɛm krataa mu +Many still believe that television is more relevant +Nnipa pii da so ara gye di sɛ television so wɔ mfaso sen ɛno +Horacio Aguirre director of the newspaper Las Americas in Miami voices an opinion doubtless shared by many a newspaperman that a newspaper presents a much more ample panorama of what is happening in the world +Horacio Aguirre atesɛm krataa Las Americas a ɛwɔ Miami no adwuma panyin de n’adwenkyerɛ a akyinnye biara nni ho a nnipa pii a wɔkyerɛw atesɛm nkrataa pene so ma sɛ atesɛm krataa de nea ɛresisi wɔ wiase ho nsɛm a ɛkɔ akyiri ma +Why Don t Woodpeckers Break Their Necks ? Dɛn Nti na Abobonnua Kɔn mu Mmu ? +HAVE you ever heard a woodpecker drilling into a tree ? SO WOATE sɛ abobonnua rebɔn dua mu pɛn ? +Since there are about species of woodpeckers worldwide you may have noticed its persistent pecking that sounds like a machine gun +Esiane sɛ abobonnua abusua ahorow bɛyɛ na ɛwɔ wiase nyinaa nti ebia woahu kɔ a ɔkɔ so bɔn nnua mu a ne nnyigyei te sɛ otuo a ɛtoto ntɛmntɛm no pɛn +When I saw one its beak pecking away at a tree trunk it made me wonder Why doesn t it break its neck or damage its brain ? Bere a mihuu bi a na ɔde n’ano rebɔn dua mu no mekaa no me tirim sɛ Dɛn nti na ne kɔn mu mmu na n’amemene nsɛe ? ’ +If we as humans engaged in similar violent action we would need the attention of a chiropractor or a brain surgeon ! Sɛ yɛn nnipa de yɛn ho hyɛ adeyɛ a emu yɛ den a ɛte saa mu a yebehia oduruyɛfo a ɔtwetwe kɔn anaa ɔkyere nipadua fa bi a ɛho aka anaasɛ ɛho behia sɛ wɔyɛ yɛn oprehyɛn wɔ yɛn amemene mu ! +So what is the secret ? Ɛnde dɛn na ɛma nnomaa yi tumi yɛ saa ? +Take as an example the red bellied woodpecker found in the eastern half of the United States +Fa abobonnua a ne yam yɛ kɔkɔɔ a wohu no wɔ United States apuei fam no sɛ nhwɛso +The Book of North American Birds states With its heavy chisel shaped bill it chips insects from beneath tree bark pecks holes to get at wood boring beetles slashes out chunks of wood while digging a nest hole +Book of North American Birds ka sɛ Ɔde n’ano duruduru a ɛte sɛ pɛe no sosɔw dua abona akyi nkoekoemmoa bɔn dua mu ntokuro sosɔw nnyinaboa na ɔde tutu dua mu tokuro yɛ pirebuo wɔ mu +How does it protect itself against wood dust ? Ɔkwan bɛn so na ɔbɔ ne ho ban fi dua mu mporoporowa ho ? + Its nostrils are conveniently covered by a small mask of fine bristly feathers +Ntakra nketewaa bi a edi dwuma te sɛ sɔnee kata ne hwene ntokuro ano +And what about the head being pounded ? Na ne tiri a ɔde bɔ dua mu no nso ɛ ? + To prevent brain damage +a strong neck a thick skull and a cushioning space between the heavy outer membrane and the brain itself act as special protectors +Sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ na n’amemene nsɛe no +ɛkɔn a emu yɛ den tikora a emu pi ne sumii bi a ɛhyɛ n’amemene ho bɔ n’amemene no ho ban +Another woodpecker the yellow bellied sapsucker drills neat rows of holes into the bark from which it sucks the sap +Abobonnua foforo nso wɔ hɔ a ne yam te sɛ akokɔsrade a ɔbɔnebɔne ntokuro a ɛsesa so fɛfɛɛfɛ wɔ dua abona mu na ɔfefe dua no mu nsu +Unlike the red bellied woodpecker which has an incredibly long cylindrical tongue with a tip for spearing insects the sapsucker has a shorter tongue with fine hairs to aid in lapping up the sap +Nea ɛne abobonnua a ne yam yɛ kɔkɔɔ a ɔwɔ tɛkrɛma tenteenten kurukuruwa bi a ano feafeaa a ɔde wowɔ nkoekoemmoa no de bɔ abira no abobonnua a ɔnom dua mu nsu no wɔ tɛkrɛma tiatia a nhwi nketenkete wɔ so a ɛboa no ma ɔtaforo dua mu nsu +Surely such elegant variety of design bespeaks a Designer Jehovah God +Nokwarem no adwin ahorow a ɛyɛ fɛ sɛɛ kyerɛ sɛ Ɔyɛfo bi a ɔne Yehowa Nyankopɔn wɔ hɔ +In humility we should echo the words of Job I have come to know that you are able to do all things and there is no idea that is unattainable for you +Ɛsɛ sɛ yefi ahobrɛase mu pae mu ka Hiob nsɛm yi Mahu sɛ wutumi ade nyinaa yɛ na wɔrensiw w’atirimbɔ bi kwan +And David wrote Your works are wonderful as my soul is very well aware +Job Psalm +Na Dawid kyerɛw sɛ Wo nneyɛe yɛ nwonwa na me kra nim saa yiye +Hiob Dwom +Picture Credit Lines on page Mfonini Fibea wɔ kratafa +Leonard Lee Rue H +Leonard Lee Rue H +Armstrong Roberts Armstrong Roberts +Left H +Benkum so H +Armstrong Roberts Armstrong Roberts +Conscience Why Do You Torment Me ? Ahonim Dɛn Nti na Woteetee Me ? + O COWARD conscience how dost thou afflict me ! O AHONIM ohufo hwɛ sɛnea wohaw me ! +Those famous words uttered by King Richard III in Shakespeare s play of the same name describe the remorse that the human conscience can provoke +Ɔhene Richard III na ɔkaa nsɛm a agye din yi wɔ Shakespeare ɔyɛkyerɛ a wɔato din sɛnea ɛwɔ atifi hɔ yi ara mu na ɛka ahonu a onipa ahonim betumi ama wanya ho asɛm +In real life the conscience has unsettled and altered the lives of many +Ahonim tumi haw nkurɔfo na ɛsakra nnipa pii asetra ankasa +The power of the conscience was illustrated by the recent case of a young Italian +Italiani aberante bi asɛm a esii nnansa yi kyerɛkyerɛɛ tumi a ahonim wɔ no mu +His work as a security guard involved transporting large sums of money +N’adwuma a na ɔyɛ sɛ ɔwɛmfo no nti na ɔde sika kɛse tutu akwan +All went well until one day he gave in to temptation and stole a sack containing lire +Nneɛma kɔɔ yiye ara de kosii sɛ da koro bi ogyaee ne ho mu na owiaa kotoku bi a sika lire wom +Since he was working with two colleagues and it was impossible to determine which one of them had taken it all three were fired +Esiane sɛ na ɔne ne mfɛfo baanu na ɛyɛ adwuma na wontumi nkyerɛ wɔn mu nea wafa no nti woyii wɔn baasa nyinaa adi fii adwuma mu +He hid the stolen money intending to use it after the storm had calmed +Ɔde sika a owiae no siei a na ɔwɔ adwene sɛ sɛ asɛm no to twa a wadi +Instead an unexpected torment began He couldn t stop thinking about the firing of his innocent workmates +Sɛ anka ɛbɛba saa no ateetee bi a na ɔnhwɛ kwan fii ase Wantumi annyae ne mfɛfo adwumayɛfo a wɔn ho nni asɛm a na wɔayi wɔn adi no ho adwennwen +His conscience would not give him a moment s peace +N’ahonim amma ne ho antɔ no da +He couldn t sleep +Na ontumi nna +He couldn t eat +Ontumi nnidi +He became impossible to deal with +Na obiara ntumi ne no nni nkitaho +Finally overcome by guilt and exhausted by his internal struggle he went to the police and handed over the stolen money +Awiei koraa no bere a afobu ne adwennwen ama no ahaw yiye no ɔde sika a owiae no kɔmaa polisifo +He told them The remorse was too much +Ɔka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ Manu me ho dodo +I can t put up with it any longer ! Mintumi nnyina ano bio ! +He added Better in jail and honest than free with a conscience that condemns you as a thief +Ɔde kaa ho sɛ Ɛyɛ sɛ medi nokware na mada afiase sen sɛ mɛfa me ho adi na m’ahonim abu me fɔ sɛ owifo +The conscience is God s gift to all men +Ahonim no yɛ Onyankopɔn akyɛde a nnipa nyinaa wɔ bi +It may accuse or excuse us +Ebetumi anunu yɛn anaa ama yɛayi yɛn ho ano +When we listen to it it may save us from making mistakes rationalizing away serious wrongdoing +Sɛ yetie no a ɛbɛbɔ yɛn ho ban afi mfomso ahorow a yɛbɛyɛ ho na ama yɛakwati sɛ yɛbɛbrɛ bɔne a anibere wom ase +So instead of ignoring its proddings or resentfully railing against it as Shakespeare s King Richard III did we should cherish and safeguard our conscience +Romans +Enti sɛ anka yɛbɛpow ne kɔkɔbɔ anaasɛ yɛde adwemmɔne bɛko atia te sɛ nea Ɔhene Richard III a Shakespeare kaa ne ho asɛm no yɛe no ɛsɛ sɛ yɛkyerɛ yɛn ahonim ho anigye na yɛbɔ ho ban +Romafo +If you would like more information about the Bible and its practical counsel please contact Jehovah s Witnesses at your local Kingdom Hall or write to the nearest address listed on page +Sɛ wobɛpɛ sɛ wunya Bible no ne emu afotu a wubetumi de adi dwuma ho nsɛm pii a yɛsrɛ wo hwehwɛ Yehowa Adansefo akyi kwan wɔ beae a wohyia a wɔfrɛ no Ahenni Asa a ɛwɔ wo mpɔtam hɔ no anaa kyerɛw address a ɛwɔ kratafa no mu nea ɛfata +Husbands and Wives Do They Really Talk Differently ? Okununom ne Ɔyerenom So Ɛyɛ Ampa sɛ Ɛsono Sɛnea Wɔkasa ? +JUST suppose that Bill shuffled into Jerry s office his shoulders visibly sagging under the weight of his worries +WO DE fa no sɛ Kwame tutu anammɔn kɔ Yaw office na n’anim kyerɛ sɛ nsɛm pii haw no +Jerry looked gently at his friend and waited for him to speak +Yaw hwɛɛ n’adamfo no komm na ɔtwɛnee sɛ ɔbɛkasa +I don t know if I can close this deal sighed Bill +Kwame guu ahome kae sɛ Minnye nni sɛ metumi awie adwuma yi +There are so many snags and the head office is really pressuring me +Ɔhaw ahorow pii a na menhwɛ kwan abam na mpanyimfo no nso gyina me so denneennen +What are you worried about Bill ? Yaw de akokoduru bisae sɛ Kwame dɛn na ɛhaw wo ? +Jerry asked confidently +You know you re the best man for the job and they know it too +Wunim sɛ wone onipa a ɔfata ma adwuma no na adwumam mpanyimfo no nyinaa nso nim saa +Just take your time +Wo de tɔ wo bo ase +You think this is bad ? So wususuw sɛ eyi yɛ asɛnkɛse ? +Why just last month +Wunim ɔsram a etwaam yi ara +Jerry recounted the humorous details of his own little fiasco and soon his friend left the office laughing and relieved +Yaw kaa n’ankasa ne mfomso ketewa bi a ɔyɛe a na ɛyɛ serew ho asɛm na ankyɛ na n’adamfo no de serew fii ne office hɔ kɔe a na ne ho asan no +Jerry was happy to help +Yaw ani gyei sɛ otumi boaa no +And also suppose that when he arrived home that afternoon Jerry could tell right away that his wife Pam was also upset +Na afei fa no sɛ bere a Yaw kɔɔ fie awia no otumi hui ntɛm ara sɛ ne yere Adwoa nso ahaw +He greeted her with particular cheeriness and then waited for her to say what was on her mind +Ɔde anigye soronko bi kyiaa no na afei ɔtwɛnee sɛ ɔbɛka dekode a ɛhaw no akyerɛ no +After a tense stony silence she blurted out I can t take it anymore ! Bere a ɔyɛɛ komm a na ɔnkeka ne ho akyi no ɔde abufuw teɛɛm sɛ Mintumi nnyina ano bio ! +This new boss is a tyrant ! Saa adwumam panyin foforo yi hyɛ nnipa so dodo ! +Jerry sat her down put his arm around her and said Honey don t be so upset +Yaw de no traa ase de ne nsa too ne kɔn mu kae sɛ Ɔdɔ mma ɛnnhaw wo +Look it s only a job +Tie ɛyɛ adwuma asɛm +Bosses are like that +Saa ara na adwumam mpanyimfo te +You should have heard the way mine ranted on today +Sɛ wowɔ hɔ a anka wubehu sɛnea m’adwumam panyin kasaa abufuw so bere tenteenten nnɛ +If it s too much for you though just quit +Nanso sɛ wote nka sɛ ɛboro so dodo a gyae adwuma no +You don t even care how I feel ! Pam shot back +Adwoa kaa no ntɛm ara sɛ Wunnwen sɛnea mete nka ho mpo ! + You never listen to me ! Wuntie nea meka da ! +I can t quit ! Mintumi nnyae adwuma no ! +You don t bring home enough money ! W’akatua nso yɛn ! +She ran off to the bedroom to have a good cry +Ɔde mmirika kɔhyɛɛ dan mu suu pii +Jerry stood outside the closed door in shock wondering what had happened +Yaw de ahodwiriw gyinaa ɔpon no akyi a na onhu nea asi +Why were there such opposite reactions to Jerry s words of comfort ? Dɛn na ɛmaa Kwame ne Adwoa yɛɛ wɔn ade wɔ akwana ɛbɔ abira koraa so wɔ Yaw awerɛkyekye nsɛm no ho saa ? +A Gender Gap ? So Efi Nsonsonoe a Ɛwɔ Mmarima ne Mmea Ntam No ? +Some would attribute the difference in these illustrations to one simple fact Bill is a man Pam is a woman +Ebinom de nsonsonoe a ɛwɔ mfatoho ahorow yi mu no bɛhyɛ ade biako pɛ Kwame yɛ ɔbarima Adwoa yɛ ɔbea +Linguistic researchers believe that communication difficulties in marriage are often because of gender +Kasa ho nhwehwɛmufo gye di sɛ mpɛn pii no nsonsonoe a ɛwɔ ɔbarima ne ɔbea ntam no na ɛmma wontumi nni nkitaho wɔ aware mu +Such books as You Just Don t Understand and Men Are From Mars Women Are From Venus promote the theory that men and women though speaking the same language have distinctly different communication styles +Nhoma ahorow te sɛ You Just Don’t Understand ne Men Are From Mars Women Are From Venus kyerɛkyerɛ sɛ ɛwom sɛ mmarima ne mmea nyinaa ka kasa koro de nanso akwan a wɔnam so di nkitaho no sonsonoe +Unquestionably when Jehovah created woman from man she wasn t just a slightly revised model +Akyinnye biara nni ho sɛ bere a Yehowa bɔɔ ɔbea fii ɔbarima mu no na ɔbea no nyɛ abɔde foforo a wasakra no kakraa ara kwa +Man and woman were exquisitely and thoughtfully designed to complement each other physically emotionally mentally spiritually +Wɔbɔɔ ɔbarima ne ɔbea wɔ ɔkwan a ɛfata so yiye na wɔn mu biara ayɛ ɔfoforo mmoa wɔ honam nkate adwene ne honhom mu +Add to these innate differences the complexities of individual upbringing and life experience and the molding of people by culture environment and society s view of what is manly or womanly +Sɛ yeyi saa awosu mu nsonsonoe a egu ahorow a ankorankoro wɔ no to nkyɛn a ɔkwan a wɔnam so tete obi ne asetram osuahu ne su a amammerɛ ne nneɛma a atwa nnipa ho ahyia ama wɔanya ne adwene a amanfo kura wɔ nea ɛyɛ ɔbarima anaa ɔbea asɛyɛde ho no nso wɔ hɔ +Because of these influences it may be possible to isolate certain patterns in the way males and females communicate +Esiane saa nkɛntɛnso ahorow yi nti ebetumi aba sɛ wubesusuw sɛ ɛsɛ sɛ mmarima ne mmea yɛ wɔn ade wɔ akwan pɔtee bi so wɔ nkitahodi mu +But the elusive typical man or typical woman may exist only in the pages of psychology books +Nanso asetra ankasa mu de ebia yennya obi a ɔyɛ ne biribiara sɛ ɔbarima ankasa anaasɛ ɔbea ankasa gye sɛ yɛn adwenem nko ara na yebetumi asusuw saa +Women are typically noted for their sensitivity yet many men are wonderfully tender in their dealings with people +Wonim sɛ mmea taa de nkate di dwuma nanso mmarima pii yɛ bɔkɔɔ wɔ wɔne afoforo nsɛnni mu ma ɛyɛ nwonwa +Logical thinking may be attributed more to men yet women often have keen analytical insight +Ebia wɔbɛka sɛ mmarima na wotumi susuw nsɛm ho yiye nanso mmea taa wɔ su a ɛma wotumi pɛɛpɛɛ nneɛma mu nya mu nhumu yiye +So while it is impossible to label any trait exclusively male or strictly female one thing is sure Insight into another s perspective may make the difference between peaceful coexistence and outright war especially in marriage +Enti bere a wontumi nkyerɛ su pɔtee bi a mmarima nkutoo na wɔwɔ anaa nea ɛyɛ mmea nkutoo de no ade biako da adi pefee Afoforo su mu nhumu a wobenya titiriw wɔ aware mu betumi ama wɔatumi akwati ɔko ankasa na wɔatra abom asomdwoe mu +The daily challenge of male female communication in marriage is a formidable one +Asɛnnennen a ɔbarima ne ɔbea hyia da biara da wɔ nkitahodi mu no tumi yɛ den ankasa +Many discerning husbands can testify that the deceivingly simple question How do you like my new hairdo ? Okununom a wɔwɔ nhumu pii betumi adi adanse sɛ asemmisa a ɛte sɛ nea ɛnyɛ aniberesɛm biara te sɛ Wuhu sɛnea mayɛ me ti foforo yi dɛn ? +can be fraught with dangers +betumi de ɔhaw pii aba +Many diplomatic wives learn to refrain from repeatedly asking Why don t you just ask for directions ? Ɔyerenom a wɔyɛ anifere pii gyae bisa a wɔbɛkɔ so abisa sɛ Dɛn nti na wammisa ma wɔankyerɛ wo kwan ? +when their husbands become lost while traveling +bere a wɔ akwantu mu wɔn kununom yera no +Rather than belittle the seeming peculiarities of a mate and stubbornly cling to one s own because that s the way I am loving partners look below the surface +Sɛ anka wubebu wo hokafo su ahorow pɔtee bi sɛ ade a ɛmfra na wode mpiyɛ akura wo de mu aka sɛ saa na mete no ɔhokafo a ɔwɔ ɔdɔ hwɛ ade kɔ akyiri +This is not a cold scrutiny of each other s communication style but a warm gaze into each other s heart and mind +Eyi nyɛ adwemmɔne a ɔfoforo de pɛɛpɛɛ ɔkwan a ne yɔnko fa so bɔ nkɔmmɔ mu na mmom ɛyɛ anigye a ɔfoforo de hwehwɛ nea ɛwɔ ne yɔnko koma ne n’adwene mu +As each person is unique so is each blend of two individuals in marriage +Sɛnea onipa biara da nsow no saa ara nso na ɛsono nnipa baanu a wɔaka abom wɔ aware mu no mu biara +A true meeting of minds and hearts is no accident but requires hard work because of our imperfect human nature +Ɛnyɛ mmerɛw sɛ adwene ne koma behyia na mmom egye mmɔdenbɔ esiane sɛ yɛnyɛ pɛ +For instance it is so easy to assume that others view things the same as we do +Sɛ nhwɛso no ɛyɛ mmerɛw koraa sɛ wubesusuw sɛ afoforo hu nneɛma sɛnea wuhu no no +We often fill the needs of others the way we would want them filled for us perhaps trying to follow the Golden Rule All things therefore that you want men to do to you you also must likewise do to them +Yɛtaa di afoforo ahiade ho dwuma wɔ ɔkwan a anka yɛbɛpɛ sɛ wɔfa so di yɛn de ho dwuma ma yɛn de kyerɛ sɛ ebia yɛrebɔ mmɔden sɛ yebedi Mmara Pa a ɛne sɛ Ade biara a mopɛ sɛ nnipa nyɛ mma mo no mo nso monyɛ wɔn saa ara no so +However Jesus did not mean that what you want should be good enough for others +Nanso na Yesu nkyerɛ sɛ ɛsɛ sɛ afoforo ani gye nea wopɛ ho +Rather you wish others would give what you need or want +Mmom no sɛ wo yam a anka afoforo ayɛ nea wuhia anaa wopɛ ama wo +So you should give what they need +Enti ɛsɛ sɛ woma wɔn nea wɔpɛ +Especially is this vital in marriage for each has vowed to meet the needs of his or her mate as fully as possible +Eyi ho hia titiriw wɔ aware mu efisɛ mo mu biara aka ntam sɛ ɔbɛyɛ ne hokafo ahiade ama no koraa sɛnea obetumi biara +Pam and Jerry have taken such a vow +Adwoa ne Yaw aka saa ntam yi +And their marital union of two years has been a happy one +Na wɔn aware a adi mfe abien no ayɛ nea anigye wom +However even though they feel they know each other quite well situations sometimes erupt that reveal a yawning communication gap that good intentions alone cannot bridge +Nanso ɛwom mpo sɛ wɔte nka sɛ wonim wɔn ho yiye de nanso ɛtɔ da bi na sɛ tebea ahorow sɔre a ɛma ɛda adi sɛ nkitahodi pa biara nni hɔ a adwempa a wɔwɔ nkutoo ntumi mma wonsiesie tebea no +The heart of the wise one causes his mouth to show insight says Proverbs +Mmebusɛm ka sɛ Onyansafo koma kyerɛ n’ano nimdeɛ +Yes insight in communication is the needed key +Yiw ade a ehia wɔ nkɔmmɔbɔ mu ne nhumu +Let s see what doors it unlocks for Jerry and Pam +Momma yɛnhwɛ nea eyi yɛ maa Yaw ne Adwoa +One Man s View Ɔbarima Bi Adwene +Jerry navigates in a competitive world where each man must assume his place in a social order whether a subordinate or a superior in a given situation +Yaw yɛ adwuma wɔ akansi wiase a ɛsɛ sɛ onipa biara kura n’asetra mu dibea mu sɛ ɔyɛ akumaa anaa ɔpanyin wɔ adwuma bi a wɔde ahyɛ ne nsa mu +Communication serves to establish his position competence expertise or worth +Nkitahodi boa no ma okura ne dibea fata a ɔfata n’ahokokwaw anaa ɛbo a ɔsom mu +His independence is precious to him +N’ahofadi ho hia no kɛse +So when given orders in a demanding way Jerry finds himself resistant +Enti Yaw ko tia nneɛma a wobisa no ɔhyɛ so +The subtle message You re not doing your job makes him rebel even if the request is a logical one +Anifere kwan so asɛm Wonyɛ w’adwuma ma no tew atua sɛ nea wɔkae no yɛ nokware mpo a +Jerry converses basically to exchange information +Yaw di nkɔmmɔ de hwehwɛ nneɛma mu titiriw +He likes to talk about facts ideas and new things he has learned +N’ani gye ho sɛ ɔka nokwasɛm nsusuwii ne nneɛma afoforo a wasua kyerɛ afoforo +When listening Jerry seldom interrupts the speaker even with little responses such as uh huh yeah because he is absorbing information +Sɛ Yaw retie obi a ɛyɛ den sɛ ɔbɛka biribi ketewaa te sɛ saa yoo de atware ɔkasa no mu efisɛ ɔresua biribi afi nsɛm a ɔreka akyerɛ no no mu +But if he disagrees he may not hesitate to say so especially with a friend +Nanso sɛ ɔne ɔkasafo no nyɛ adwene a ebia ɔntwentwɛn ne nan ase sɛ ɔbɛda no adi titiriw sɛ onipa no yɛ n’adamfo a +It shows that he is interested in what his friend has to say exploring all the possibilities +Ɛkyerɛ sɛ n’ani gye nea n’adamfo no ka no ho a ɔhwehwɛ nea obetumi anya afi mu biara +If Jerry has a problem he prefers to work out a solution on his own +Sɛ biribi haw Yaw a n’ani gye ho sɛ ɔno nko ara di ho dwuma +So he may withdraw from everyone and everything else +Enti ebia ɔbɛtwe ne ho afi afoforo ne biribiara ho koraa +Or he may seek to relax with some diversion to forget his dilemma temporarily +Anaasɛ ebia ɔbɛpɛ biribi foforo ayɛ de ayi n’adwene afi ne haw no so bere tiaa bi +He will discuss it only if he is seeking advice +Ɔbɛka ho asɛm bere a ɔrehwehwɛ ho afotu nkutoo +If a man comes to Jerry with a problem as Bill did Jerry realizes that it s his job to help taking care not to make his friend feel incompetent +Sɛ ɔbarima bi de ne haw ba Yaw hɔ sɛnea Kwame yɛe no a ohu sɛ ɛyɛ n’adwuma sɛ ɔboa na ɔyɛ ahwɛyiye sɛ ɔmma n’adamfo no nte nka sɛ ɔmfata +He ll usually share some troubles of his own along with the advice so that his friend won t feel alone +Ɔtaa de n’ankasa ne haw ahorow ka n’afotu no ho sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a n’adamfo no nte nka sɛ ɔno nkutoo na biribi haw no +Jerry likes to share activities with friends +Yaw ani gye ho sɛ ɔne nnamfo bɛyɛ nneɛma abom +Companionship to him means doing things together +Wɔ ne fam no nea adamfofa kyerɛ ara ne sɛ wɔbɛyɛ nneɛma abom +Home is for Jerry a refuge from the arena a place where he no longer has to talk to prove himself where he is accepted trusted loved and appreciated +Ofie yɛ guankɔbea ma Yaw beae a ɛnsɛ sɛ ɔkasa de kyerɛkyerɛ nsɛm mu beae wogye no tom wɔdɔ no na wɔkyerɛ ne ho anisɔ +Even so Jerry occasionally finds that he needs solitude +Ɛno mpo no ɛtɔ da bi a Yaw te nka sɛ ɛsɛ sɛ ne nkutoo kɔtra baabi +It may have nothing to do with Pam or anything she s done +Ebia ɛnyɛ Adwoa anaa biribi a wayɛ nti na ɔyɛ saa +He just needs some time alone +Nea ohia ara ne bere a ɔno nkutoo de bɛtra baabi +Jerry finds it difficult to reveal his fears insecurities and pains to his wife +Ɛyɛ den ma Yaw sɛ ɔbɛda nneɛma a ɛhaw no adi akyerɛ ne yere +He doesn t want her to worry +Ɔmpɛ sɛ ne yere bɛhaw +His job is to care for and protect her and he needs Pam to trust him to do so +N’adwuma ne sɛ ɔbɛhwɛ no abɔ ne ho ban na ɔpɛ sɛ Adwoa nya ne mu ahotoso sɛ ɔbɛyɛ saa +While Jerry wants support he doesn t want pity +Bere a Yaw hia mmoa no ɔmpɛ sɛ obi behu no mmɔbɔ +It makes him feel incompetent or useless +Ɛma ɔte nka sɛ ɔmfata anaasɛ mfaso nni no so +One Woman s Perspective Ɔbea Bi Adwene +Pam sees herself as an individual in a world of social connections with others +Adwoa hu ne ho sɛ ɔte wiase bi a nkitahodi pii wom mu +To her it is important to establish and strengthen the bonds of these relationships +Wɔ ne fam no ɛho hia sɛ onya saa nkitahodi yi mu kyɛfa na anya nkɔso +Talk is an important way to create and confirm closeness +Kasa ne ɔkwan a ɔnam so bɛn afoforo na ɔkyerɛ sɛ ɔne wɔn wɔ abusuabɔ +Dependence comes naturally to Pam +Adwoa fi awosu mu pɛ sɛ ɔde ne ho to afoforo so +She feels loved if Jerry finds out her views before making a decision though she wants him to take the lead +Sɛ Yaw bisa n’adwene ansa na wasi gyinae bi a ɛma ɔte nka sɛ ɔdɔ no ɛwom sɛ ɔwɔ ɔpɛ sɛ Yaw bedi anim de +When she has to make a decision she likes to consult her husband not necessarily so that he will tell her what to do but to show her closeness to and reliance on him +Sɛ ɔpɛ sɛ osi gyinae bi a n’ani gye ho sɛ ohu ne kunu ansa a ɛnyɛ sɛ ɔpɛ sɛ ne kunu ka nea ɛsɛ sɛ ɔyɛ kyerɛ no na mmom ɔyɛ de kyerɛ sɛnea ɔbɛn no na ɔde ne ho to ne so +It s very hard for Pam to come right out and say she needs something +Sɛ Adwoa hia biribi a ɛyɛ den ma no sɛ ɔbɛka no tee +She doesn t want to nag Jerry or make him feel that she is unhappy +Ɔmpɛ sɛ onwiinwii kyerɛ Yaw anaasɛ ɔma ɔte nka sɛ onni anigye +Instead she waits to be noticed or drops hints +Mmom no ɔtwɛn kosi sɛ ne kunu ankasa behu anaa ɔno ankasa bɛfa anifere kwan so de ɛho nsusuwii ahorow aba +When Pam converses she is intrigued by minute details and asks many questions +Sɛ Adwoa redi nkɔmmɔ a n’ani gye sɛ obehu nneɛma nketenkete mu na obisa nsɛm bebree +This is natural because of her sensitivity to and intense interest in people and relationships +Eyi te saa efisɛ n’ani ku nnipa ne abusuabɔ a ɔne wɔn benya ho +When Pam listens she punctuates the speaker s words with interjections nods or queries to show that she is following the speaker and cares about what he or she has to say +Sɛ Adwoa retie obi a ɔde nsɛm ne ti nko a ɔbɔ ne nsemmisa twitwa ɔkasafo no ano de kyerɛ sɛ odi nea ɔreka no akyi na odwen nea ɔka no ho +She works hard to know intuitively what people need +Ɔbɔ mmɔden yiye sɛ obehu nkurɔfo ahiade +Offering help without being asked is a wonderful way to show love +Afoforo a ɔboa wɔn bere a wommisae ne ɔkwan biako a eye a ɔnam so yi ɔdɔ adi kyerɛ +She especially wants to help her husband to grow and improve +Titiriw no ɔpɛ sɛ ɔboa ne kunu ma ne ho kokwaw na onya nkɔso +When Pam has a problem she may feel overwhelmed +Sɛ Adwoa hyia ɔhaw bi a ebia ɛbɛhyɛ ne so +She must talk not so much to seek a solution but to express her feelings +Ɛsɛ sɛ ɔkasa ɛnyɛ sɛ ɔrehwehwɛ ano aduru na mmom ɔyɛ saa de da ne nkate adi +She needs to know that someone understands and cares +Ɔpɛ sɛ ohu sɛ obi te no ase na odwen ne ho +When her emotions are excited Pam makes sweeping dramatic statements +Sɛ Adwoa koma ka ne ho a ɔkeka nsɛm pii a ɛyɛ nwonwa +She doesn t mean it literally when she says You never listen ! Sɛ ɔka sɛ Wuntie nea meka da ! a ɔnkyerɛ saa ankasa +Pam s best childhood friend was not one that she did things with but one that she talked about everything with +Na ɛnyɛ Adwoa mmofraberem adamfo ne nea ɔne no yɛ nneɛma bom na mmom nea na ɔka n’asɛm nyinaa kyerɛ no +So in marriage she is not nearly as interested in outside activities as she is in an empathetic listener with whom she may share her feelings +Enti aware mu no n’ani nnye adwuma a obefi fie akɔyɛ sɛ otiefo a ɔwɔ tema a obetumi aka ne nkate horow ho asɛm akyerɛ no a obenya +Home is a place where Pam can talk without being judged +Ofie ne beae a Adwoa betumi akasa a wommu no atɛn +She doesn t hesitate to reveal her fears and troubles to Jerry +Ɔntwentwɛn ne nan ase sɛ ɔbɛda ne haw ahorow adi akyerɛ Yaw +If in need of help she is not ashamed to admit it for she trusts that her husband is there for her and cares enough to listen +Sɛ ohia mmoa a ɛnyɛ no aniwu sɛ obegye atom efisɛ ɔwɔ ahotoso sɛ ne kunu wɔ hɔ na obetie no +Pam usually feels loved and secure in her marriage +Adwoa taa te nka sɛ ne kunu dɔ no na ɔbɔ ne ho ban wɔ n’aware mu +But occasionally for no apparent reason she begins feeling insecure and unloved and urgently needs reassurance and companionship +Nanso ɛtɔ mmere bi a bere a onhuu hwee no ofi ase te nka sɛ onni ahobammɔ na ne kunu nnɔ no na ehia sɛ onya awerɛhyem ne fekubɔ ntɛm +Yes Jerry and Pam complements of each other are quite different +Yiw Yaw ne Adwoa yɛ wɔn ho wɔn ho mmoa na wɔn mu biara da nsow +The differences between them create the potential for grave misunderstandings even though both may have the best of intentions to be loving and supportive +Nsonsonoe a ɛda wɔn ntam no de akasakasa a emu yɛ den ba ɛwom mpo sɛ wɔn mu biara wɔ adwempa sɛ ɔbɛdɔ ne yɔnko aboa no de +If we could hear each one s perspective on the above situation what would they say ? Sɛ yebetumi ate nea wɔn mu biara susuw wɔ tebea a yɛaka ho asɛm wɔ atifi hɔ no ho a anka dɛn na wɔbɛka ? +What They Saw Through Their Own Eyes Nea Wɔde Wɔn Ani Hui + The minute I walked through the door I could see that Pam was upset Jerry would say +Yaw bɛka sɛ Bere a miduu fie pɛ na mihui sɛ Adwoa ahaw +I assumed that when she was ready she would tell me why +Misusuwii sɛ sɛ ɔyɛ krado a ɔbɛka dekode a ɛhaw no +The problem didn t seem so major to me +Ɛyɛɛ me sɛ ɔhaw no nyɛ aniberesɛm biara +I thought if I just helped her to see that she didn t need to be so upset and that the solution was easy she d feel better +Misusuwii sɛ sɛ meboa no ara ma ohu sɛ enhia sɛ ɔma asɛm no haw no saa na meka sɛ asɛm no nyɛ den a ne bo bɛtɔ ne yam +It really hurt after I listened to her when she said You never listen to me ! Bere a ɔka kyerɛɛ me sɛ Wuntie m’asɛm ! ’ no metee nka sɛ nea mekae no piraa no ankasa +I felt as if she were blaming me for all her frustration ! Metee nka te sɛ nea ɔde ne haw no nyinaa ho asodi reto me so ! + The whole day had been one big disaster Pam would explain +Adwoa bɛkyerɛkyerɛ mu sɛ Ɛda no yɛɛ ɔhaw nkutoo +I knew it wasn t Jerry s fault +Na minim sɛ mfomso no mfi Yaw +But when he came in all cheery I felt he was ignoring the fact that I was upset +Nanso bere a ɔde anigye baa fie no metee nka sɛ nea na ɔrebu n’ani agu nokwasɛm a ɛyɛ sɛ na mahaw no so +Why didn t he ask me what was wrong ? Dɛn nti na wammisa me nea na aba ? +When I told him the problem he basically said I was being silly that the whole thing was petty +Bere a mekaa ɔhaw no kyerɛɛ no no nea ɔkae no kyerɛ sɛ m’adwene sua na asɛm no nyɛ asɛm biara +Instead of saying he understood how I felt Jerry the repairman told me how to fix the problem +Sɛ anka ɔbɛka sɛ ɔte me nkate ase no Yaw a osiesie nsɛm no kyerɛɛ me sɛnea minni asɛm no ho dwuma +I didn t want solutions I wanted sympathy ! Na ɛnyɛ ano aduru na merepɛ na mihia tema ! +Despite the appearances of this temporary breach Jerry and Pam love each other very much +Ɛmfa ho saa bere tiaa mu akasakasa a ɛkɔ so ba wɔn ntam no Yaw ne Adwoa dɔ wɔn ho yiye +What insights will help them express that love clearly ? Nneɛma ahorow bɛn na sɛ wohu a ɛbɛboa wɔn ma wɔatumi ada saa ɔdɔ no adi yiye ? +Seeing Through Each Other s Eyes Nea Afoforo Hu a Wobehu +Jerry felt that it would be intrusive to ask Pam what was wrong so he naturally did for her what he would want others to do for him +Yaw tee nka sɛ ɛbɛyɛ asɛmpɛ sɛ obebisa Adwoa nea asi enti ɔyɛɛ ade a ɔbɛpɛ sɛ afoforo yɛ ma no no maa no +He waited for her to open up and speak +Enti ɔtwɛnee sɛ ɔno ankasa befi ne pɛ mu akasa +Now Pam was upset not just over the problem but over the fact that Jerry seemed to ignore her plea for his support +Afei Adwoa nso hawee a na ɛnyɛ tebea a asi no nti na mmom nokwasɛm a ɛyɛ sɛ na ayɛ sɛ nea Yaw abu n’ani agu ne mmoa a ɔrehwehwɛ so no +She didn t see his silence as a gesture of gentle respect she saw it as uncaring +Wanhu sɛ komm a na Yaw ayɛ no yɛ ahobrɛase mu a na ofi reda obu adi akyerɛ no ohui sɛ ɛkyerɛ dwen a onnwen ne ho +When Pam finally spoke Jerry listened without interrupting +Awiei koraa bere a Adwoa kasae no Yaw tiee no a wantwitwa n’ano +But she felt he wasn t really hearing her feelings +Nanso ɔtee nka sɛ na ɛnyɛ ade a ɔretie no ankasa +Then he offered not empathy but a solution +Afei wanna tema adi na mmom sɛnea obedi ɔhaw no ho dwuma na ɔkyerɛe +This said to her Your feelings are invalid you re overreacting +Ɔtee eyi ase sɛ na ɔreka akyerɛ no sɛ Ɛho nhia sɛ wote nka saa woreyɛ ade atra so dodo +See how easy it is to solve this little problem ? Hwɛ sɛnea ɛyɛ mmerɛw sɛ wobedi saa ɔhaw ketewaa yi ho dwuma +’ +How different things would have been if each had been able to see things from the other s viewpoint ! Hwɛ sɛnea anka nneɛma bɛyɛ soronko afa sɛ wɔn mu biara tumi huu nneɛma sɛnea ɔfoforo hu no no a ! +It might have gone like this Anka asɛm no bɛba sɛ +Jerry comes home to find Pam upset +Yaw ba fie behu Adwoa sɛ wahaw +What s wrong dear ? Obisa no brɛoo sɛ Dɛn asɛm me dɔfo ? +he asks gently +Tears start to flow and words just tumble out +Nusu gu no na ofi ase ka n’asɛm +Pam doesn t say It s all your fault ! Adwoa nka sɛ Ne nyinaa fi wo ! +or imply that Jerry isn t doing enough +anaa biribi a ɛbɛkyerɛ sɛ Yaw mmɔ ne ho mmɔden sɛnea ɛsɛ +Jerry holds her close and listens patiently +Yaw ka no fam ne ho na ɔde abotare tie no +When she is finished he says I m sorry you re feeling bad +Sɛ ɔka n’asɛm wie a Yaw ka sɛ Ɛyɛ me yaw sɛ woahaw +I can see why you re so upset +Mitumi hu nea enti a woayɛ basaa saa no +Pam replies Thanks so much for listening +Adwoa bua sɛ Meda wo ase pii sɛ woatie me +I feel much better knowing you understand +Bere a mahu sɛ wote me ase yi me ho abae me +Sadly instead of solving their differences many couples simply choose to end their marriage in divorce +Nea ɛyɛ awerɛhow ne sɛ sɛ anka wobedi wɔn ntam ntawntawdi ho dwuma mmom no awarefo bebree gyae aware +Lack of communication is the villain that devastates many homes +Nkitaho a wonni ne ade bɔne a ɛsɛe aware pii +Arguments explode that shake the very foundations of the marriage +Wɔkasakasa araa ma aware no nnyinaso sɛe +How does it happen ? Ɔkwan bɛn na eyi nam so ba ? +The next article tells how it happens and how to avoid it +Asɛm a edi hɔ no bɛka ɔkwan a ɛnam so ba ne sɛnea wɔkwati ho asɛm +Anatomy of an Argument Nea Ɛde Akasakasa Ba a Wɔhwehwɛ Mu +SHE needs to air feelings +ƆBEA pɛ sɛ ɔka ne nkate kyerɛ +He wants to give solutions +Ɔbarima pɛ sɛ ɔkyerɛ sɛnea wodi ho dwuma +The millions of marital arguments down through time may have had many different tunes but they have often been variations on a few basic themes +Ebia anka aware mu akasakasa ɔpepem pii a akɔ so mfe pii mu no bɛyɛ biribi foforo koraa nanso nea ɛtaa ba ne sɛ wɔn adwene nhyia wɔ nsɛm nketenkete bi ho +Understanding your mate s different perspective or communication style may help reduce these blazing forest fires to glowing charcoal in the hearth of a happy home +Wo hokafo su anaa sɛnea odi nkitaho a ɛne wo de nhyia a wobɛte ase no betumi aboa ma mo fie a ɛredɛw sɛ kwae a ogya atom no adan ayɛ gyabiriw a egu bukyia mu wɔ ofie a emu yɛ anigye mu +Don t Run My Life ! Nhyɛ Me So ! +The stereotype of the domineering nagging wife may hit home with many a husband who finds himself hemmed in at every turn with advice requests and criticisms +Ebia ɔyere a ɔyɛ nhyɛso ne anwiinwii nam afotu adesrɛ ne kasatia a ɔkɔ so de haw ne kunu daa no so remma no nnya ahotɔ koraa +The Bible acknowledges such feelings saying The contentions of a wife are as a leaking roof that drives one away +Bible ka nkate a ɛte saa ho asɛm bere ɛka sɛ Ɔbea atutupɛ yɛ daa nsosɔe +A wife may make a request that her husband silently resists for reasons unknown to her +Ɔyere betumi abisa ne kunu biribi na barima no aka no bɔkɔɔ sɛ dabi esiane biribi a ɔbea no nnim nti +Thinking he didn t hear this time she tells him what to do +Bere a ɔyere no susuw sɛ okunu no ante no afei ɔbea no kyerɛ no nea ɔnyɛ +His resistance stiffens +Pow a ɔbarima no pow sɛ ɔbɛyɛ abisade no mu yɛ den +A nagging wife and hen pecked husband ? So ɔyɛ ɔyere a ɔyɛ anwiinwii na ɔhyɛ ne kunu so ? +Or two people who simply haven t communicated clearly ? Anaasɛ wɔyɛ nnipa baanu a wonnyee bere mfa nnii nkitaho yiye ? +From a wife s perspective she best expresses her love for her husband when she offers helpful advice +Ɔyere adwenem no ɔte nka sɛ sɛ ɔde afotu a ɛboa ma ne kunu a na ɔreda ɔdɔ adi akyerɛ no +In her husband s view she is ordering him around and implying that he is incompetent +Wɔ ne kunu adwenem no ɔte nka sɛ ne yere rema no akwankyerɛ a ɛkyerɛ sɛ ontumi nni n’asɛyɛde ho dwuma +Don t forget your briefcase is for her a statement of caring making sure he has what he needs +Wɔ ɔyere fam no Mma wo werɛ mmfi wo bag no a ɔka no kyerɛ dwen a odwen ne kunu ho a ɔyɛ saa de boa no na wannya biribiara hɔ +It reminds him of his mother calling out the door after him Did you take your mittens ? Ɛkae okunu no sɛnea na ne maame di n’akyi begyina abɔnten so frɛ no ka sɛ Wofaa wo krataa no ? +A weary wife may gently say Do you want to eat out tonight ? Ebia ɔyere a wabrɛ bebisa ne kunu brɛoo sɛ So wobɛkɔ akodidi kurom anwummere yi ? +really meaning Won t you take me out to dinner ? a nea ɔrepɛ akyerɛ ankasa ne sɛ Womma yenkodidi kurom ? +I m too tired to cook +Mabrɛ dodo sɛ metumi anoa aduan +But her devoted husband may seize the moment to praise her cooking and swear that he prefers it to any other +Nanso ebia ne kunu a ɔdɔ no yiye no de hokwan yi bɛkamfo n’aduannoa na wakyerɛ sɛ n’ani gye n’aduannoa ho sen onipa foforo biara de +Or he may feel She s trying to manipulate me ! Anaasɛ ebia ɔbɛte nka sɛ Ɔrebɔ mmɔden sɛ obedi me so ! ’ +Meanwhile a wife may resentfully say to herself Why should I have to ask ? Saa bere yi ebia ɔyere no de abufuw bɛka wɔ ne tirim sɛ Ɛyɛɛ dɛn mpo na mibisae yi ? ’ + You Don t Love Me ! Wonnɔ Me ! + How can she think that ? exclaims a frustrated perplexed husband +Okunu a n’abam abu na wayɛ basaa no bisa ne ho sɛ Dɛn nti na ɛsɛ sɛ osusuw saa ? + I work pay the bills even bring her flowers sometimes ! Meyɛ adwuma tua aka ahorow na ɛtɔ da bi a mede nneɛma nketenkete a n’ani gye ho mpo brɛ no ! +While all humans need to feel loved a woman has a special need to be repeatedly reassured of this +Bere a nnipa nyinaa pɛ sɛ wɔte nka sɛ wɔdɔ wɔn no ɛho hia titiriw sɛ ɔkɔ so si so dua mpɛn pii kyerɛ ɔbea no sɛ ɔdɔ no +She may not say so aloud but inside she may feel like an unwanted burden especially if her monthly cycle is dealing her a dose of the blues +Ebia ɔrenka eyi wɔ n’ano de nanso obetumi ate nka wɔ ne mu sɛ gyama ɔyɛ adesoa bi a ne ho nhia no na eyi te saa titiriw wɔ mmere ahorow a ne brayɛ ma no haw no +On such occasions her husband may withdraw thinking she wants some time to herself +Ebia wɔ mmere a ɛte saa mu no ne kunu bɛtwe ne ho afi ne ho a osusuw sɛ ne yere hia bere bi a ɔde bɛyɛ ne nneɛma +She may interpret his lack of closeness as a confirmation of her worst fear he doesn t love her anymore +Ebia ɔbea no bɛte bɛn a ne kunu mmɛn no no ase sɛ biribi a esi ehu a ɛwɔ ne mu no so dua sɛ ɔnnɔ no bio +She might lash out seeking to force him to love and support her +Ebia ɔbɛkasa abufuw so akyerɛ ne kunu a ɔnam saayɛ so rehyɛ no ma wadɔ no na waboa no +What s Wrong Honey ? Dɛn Asɛm Ɔdɔ ? +A man s response to a stressful problem may be to seek a quiet place to ponder over it +Ɔkwan a ɔbarima nam so di ɔhaw bi a ɛyɛ den ho dwuma ne sɛ ebia ɔbɛkɔ akɔhyɛ beae bi a ɛhɔ yɛ dinn na wasusuw ho +A woman may intuitively sense some tension and instinctively react by trying to pull him out of his self dug hole +Ebia ɔbea befi nkate mu ahu sɛ ɔhaw bi wɔ hɔ na wabɔ mmɔden sɛ ɔbɛma no akasa +However well meaning these efforts are a husband may find them intrusive and humiliating +Nanso ɛmfa ho adwempa a ɔde yɛ saa no ebia okunu bebu saa a ɔyɛ no sɛ asɛmpɛ ne n’anim ase a ɔregu +As he retreats to consider his problem he glances over his shoulder to see his loyal wife trotting behind in hot pursuit +Bere a ɔsan sɛ ɔrekɔtra ase asusuw ne haw no ho no otwa n’ani hwɛ n’akyi na ohu ne yere nokwafo no sɛ ɔde akokoduru di n’akyi +He hears that persistent loving voice Honey are you all right ? Ɔte asɛm a efi ɔdɔ mu a ɔkɔ so ka no Ɔdɔ adɛn ? +What s wrong ? Dɛn asɛm ? +Let s talk about it +Ma yɛnka ho asɛm +If there is no reply a wife may feel hurt +Sɛ wammua no a ebia ebepira ɔyere no +When she has a problem she wants to talk it out with him +Sɛ biribi haw no a ɔwɔ ɔpɛ sɛ ɔne ne kunu besusuw ho +But the man she loves doesn t want to share his feelings +Nanso ɔbarima a ɔdɔ no no mpɛ sɛ ɔka ne nkate kyerɛ no +He must not love me anymore may be her conclusion +Ebia nea ɔbɛka ara ne sɛ ɔnnɔ me bio +So when the unsuspecting man finally emerges from his inner world content with the solution he has found he also finds not the concerned loving mate he left behind but a riled wife ready to challenge him for leaving her out in the cold +Enti awiei koraa no bere a ɔbarima a ɔnhwɛ kwan no fi beae a ɔkɔhyɛe apue a ɔhaw no ho adwene a wafa no ama ne koma atɔ ne yam no ommehu ɔyere a ɔwɔ dɔ a osusuw ne ho a ɔne no ammom ansusuw ne haw no ho no na mmom ɔyere a ne bo afuw na wayɛ krado a ɔrebebisa no nea enti a wanka nea asi ankyerɛ no no +You Never Listen to Me ! Wuntie Me Da ! +The charge seems ludicrous +Sobo no te sɛ aseresɛm bi +It seems to him that all he ever does is listen +Ɛyɛ ɔbarima no sɛ nea ɔyɛ bere nyinaa ne sɛ obetie no +But as his wife talks she has the distinct feeling that her words are being screened and analyzed by a computer solving a math problem +Nanso bere a ne yere kasa no ɔbea no nya nkate bi sɛ obedi n’asɛm no ho dwuma te sɛ kɔmputa bi a wɔde bu akontaa +Her suspicions are confirmed when right in the middle of a sentence he says Well why don t you just +? Sɛ ɔrekasa na sɛ ne kunu twa n’ano ka sɛ Eye adɛn nti na wo +? a ɛma ohu sɛ nea osusuwii no yɛ nokware +When a wife comes to her husband with a problem very often she is neither laying the blame on him nor looking for a solution from him +Ɛnyɛ sobo a ɔbɛbɔ ne kunu anaasɛ ano aduru a ɔyere hwehwɛ nti na ɔde ne haw ba ne kunu nkyɛn +What she wants most is a sympathetic ear that will hear not just the cold facts but her feelings about it +Nea ohia titiriw ara ne obi a ɔde tema betie no a ɛnyɛ nokwasɛm kɛkɛ na obetie na mmom sɛnea ɔbea no te nka wɔ ho no nso +Then she wants not advice but validation of her feelings +Afei ɛnyɛ asɛm no ho afotu na ɔpɛ na mmom ne nkate a wobegye atom sɛ ɛfata +That s why many a well meaning husband has triggered an explosion when all he said was Sweetheart you shouldn t feel that way +Ɛno nti na okununom pii a wɔwɔ adwempa akanyan wɔn yerenom abufuw bere a nea wɔka ara ne sɛ Me dɔfo ɛnsɛ sɛ wote nka saa +It s not that bad +Asɛm no nyɛ aniberesɛm sɛnea wususuw no +Oftentimes people expect their mates to be mind readers +Mpɛn pii no nkurɔfo hwɛ kwan sɛ wɔn ahokafo betumi ahu nea wosusuw +We ve been married for years said one man +Ɔbarima bi kae sɛ Yɛaware mfe ni +If she doesn t know what I want by now she must not care or is not paying attention +Na sɛ ebesi nnɛ onnim nea mepɛ a na ɛkyerɛ sɛ onnwen me ho anaa ontie me +One author states in his book on the marriage relationship When partners don t tell each other what they want and constantly criticize each other for missing the boat it s no wonder that the spirit of love and cooperation disappears +Ɔkyerɛwfo bi kae wɔ ne nhoma a ɛfa aware mu nkitahodi ho mu sɛ Sɛ awarefo nka nea wohia nkyerɛ wɔn ho wɔn ho na wɔkɔ so kasa tia wɔn ho wɔn ho wɔ adeyɛ bi a ɛfata a wɔn nsa nka ho a ɛnyɛ nwonwa sɛ ɔdɔ ne biakoyɛ honhom befi wɔn mu +In its place comes +the power struggle in which each partner tries to force the other to meet his or her needs +Akansi honhom besi ananmu +a ɛma ahokafo no mu biara bɔ mmɔden hyɛ ɔfoforo so sɛ ɔnyɛ n’ahiade mma no +You re So Irresponsible ! Wunni W’asɛyɛde Ho Dwuma Koraa ! +A wife may not say so outright to her husband but she can imply it just as clearly in her tone of voice +Ebia ɔyere nka no pɔtee nkyerɛ ne kunu de nanso ɔnam ne nne a ɔde kasa so betumi akyerɛ saa pefee +Why are you so late ? Dɛn nti na woamma ntɛm koraa saa ? +could be seen as a request for information +betumi ayɛ asemmisa a wɔde hwehwɛ biribi +More likely though her accusing look and hand on hip says to her husband You irresponsible little boy you had me worried +Nanso n’anim yɛbea ne ne nsa a ɔde asisi ne sisi no ka kyerɛ ne kunu sɛ Abarimaa a onni n’asɛyɛde ho dwuma woahaw me +Why didn t you call ? Dɛn nti na woamfrɛ me telefon so ? +You re so inconsiderate ! Wunnwen me ho koraa ! +Now dinner is ruined ! Saa bere yi yɛn aduan no asɛe ! +She is right of course about dinner +Nokwarem no ɛdefa aduan no ho de nea ɔkae no teɛ +But if an argument erupts is their relationship at risk as well ? Nanso sɛ akasakasa sɔre a so wɔn nkitahodi nso bɛtɔ asiane mu ? + Most arguments occur not because two people disagree but because either the man feels that the woman disapproves of his point of view or the woman disapproves of the way he is talking to her notes Dr +Ɔbenfo John Gray ka sɛ Akasakasa pii sisi a ɛnyɛ sɛ nnipa no nte wɔn ho ase na mmom ɔbarima no te nka sɛ ɔbea no nnye nea ɔka no ntom anaa ɔbea no nso ani nnye ɔkwan a ɔnam so kasa kyerɛ no no ho +John Gray +Some are of the opinion that at home one should be free to let the words fly unrestrained +Ebinom wɔ adwene sɛ ɛsɛ sɛ obiara nya hokwan keka nea ɔpɛ biara wɔ fie a obi nsi no kwan +But a good communicator seeks to work out an accord and achieve peace considering the listener s feelings +Nanso nkitahodifo pa biara hwehwɛ ɔkwampa a ɔnam so bɛma biakoyɛ aba ɔne ne yɔnko ntam na wɔanya asomdwoe a osusuw ne tiefo no nkate ho +We might roughly compare such talk to serving your spouse a glass of ice water as opposed to splashing it in his or her face +Yebetumi de ɔkasa a ɛte saa no atoto nsunwunu a ɛwɔ kuruwa mu a wode ma wo hokafo a ɛnyɛ sɛ wode regyam n’ani so no ho +We could say the difference is all in the delivery +Yebetumi aka sɛ nsonsonoe a ɛwom ara ne ɔkwan a wonam so ka wo nsɛm no +Applying the words of Colossians will dissipate arguments and usher in a happy home Clothe yourselves with the tender affections of compassion kindness lowliness of mind mildness and long suffering +Kolosefo a wode bedi dwuma no beyi akasakasa afi hɔ na ɛde asomdwoe aba ofie Monhyɛ ayamhyehye ayamye ahobrɛase adwene odwo abodwokyɛre +Continue putting up with one another and forgiving one another freely if anyone has a cause for complaint against another +Na sɛ obi ne obi nya asɛm bi a munhuhu mma mo ho na momfa nkyekyɛ mo ho sɛnea Yehowa de akyɛ mo no sɛnea mo nso monyɛ ne no +But besides all these things clothe yourselves with love for it is a perfect bond of union +Na eyinom nyinaa so na monhyɛ ɔdɔ a ɛne pɛyɛ hama no ngu +Picture on page Kratafa mfonini +He is defending the facts she is defending the feelings Ɔbarima reka nokwasɛm de ayi ne ho ano ɔbea reka ne nkate ho asɛm +A Happy Home Where Two Equals One Ofie a Anigye Wom Beae a Baanu Yɛ Biako +IF YOU were to build a strong secure comfortable home what materials would you use ? SƐ WORESI ofie a ɛyɛ den a ahobammɔ ne ahotɔ wom a nneɛma a yɛde si dan bɛn na wode besi ? +Wood ? Nnua ? +Brick ? Brikisi ? +Stone ? Abo ? +Here is what the Bible book of Proverbs recommends By wisdom a household will be built up and by discernment it will prove firmly established +And by knowledge will the interior rooms be filled with all precious and pleasant things of value +Nea Bible mu nhoma a ɛne Mmebusɛm kamfo kyerɛ ni Wɔde nyansa na esi dan na wɔde nhumu ma egyina na wɔnam nimdeɛ so de ahode aboɔdenne afɛfɛde nyinaa hyɛ mpia mama +Yes it takes wisdom discernment and knowledge to build a happy home +Yiw egye nyansa nhumu ne nimdeɛ na wɔde asi ofie a asomdwoe wom +Who does the building ? Hena na osi dan no ? + The truly wise woman has built up her house but the foolish one tears it down with her own hands +Ɔbea nyansafo si ne dan na ɔbea kwasea de ne nsa dwiriw +The same is true for the wise man who sees that it is within his hands to make his marriage strong and happy or weak and miserable +Ɛte saa ara wɔ ɔbarima nyansafo a ohu sɛ ɛnam ne so na n’aware bɛyɛ nea ɛyɛ den na asomdwoe wom anaasɛ nea emu nyɛ den na awerɛhow wom no nso fam +What factors make the difference ? Nneɛma ahorow bɛn na ɛde anigye anaa awerɛhow ba ? +How interesting that the suggestions of some modern marriage counselors so closely parallel the timeless wisdom of God s Word written thousands of years ago +Hwɛ sɛnea ɛyɛ anigye sɛ nyansahyɛ ahorow bi a nnɛyi aware ho afotufo de ma ne Onyankopɔn Asɛm no mu nyansa a enni awiei a wɔkyerɛwee mfe mpempem a atwam ni no di nsɛ +Listening Really listening is one of the greatest compliments you can pay to another person and is crucial in building and maintaining an intimate relationship says a marriage handbook +Asɛm a wotie Nhoma ketewaa bi a ɛka aware ho asɛm ka sɛ Asɛm a wotie no yiye ne nneɛma atitiriw a wɔyɛ de kyerɛ obu no mu biako a wubetumi ayi adi akyerɛ onipa foforo na etumi de abusuabɔ a emu yɛ den a ɛtra hɔ kyɛ ba +The ear of wise ones seeks to find knowledge states the Proverb +Mmebusɛm ka sɛ Anyansafo aso hwehwɛ nimdeɛ akyi kwan +Since open ears are not visible like open eyes or an open mouth how can you show your mate you are truly listening ? Esiane sɛ wontumi nhu aso a emu abue te sɛ aniwa anaa ano a wɔabue mu nti ɔkwan bɛn so na wubetumi akyerɛ wo hokafo sɛ woretie no ankasa ? +One way is by mirroring or active listening +See box on page +Ɔkwan biako ne hwɛ a wobɛhwɛ n’anim anaa aso a wobɛyɛ de atie no +Hwɛ adaka a ɛwɔ kratafa no +Openness and intimacy Our culture works against openness notes the book One to One Understanding Personal Relationships +Atirimsɛm a wɔda no adi pefee Nhoma One to One Understanding Personal Relationships ka sɛ Yɛn amammerɛ tia nneɛma a wɔda no adi +We are taught from an early age to mind our own business to be secretive about money ideas feelings +anything personal +Wɔakyerɛkyerɛ yɛn fi yɛn mmofraase pɛɛ sɛ yennwen yɛn ho yɛn ankasa yensusuw yɛn sikasɛm adwenhorow a yekura nkate +ne biribiara ho +This lesson does not simply go away even when we fall in love +Saa asɛm yi mfi yɛn tirim mpofirim sɛ yenya ɔdɔ ma obi mpo a +’ +Unless a continuing struggle for openness takes place intimacy cannot flourish +Sɛ yɛankɔ so ammɔ mmɔden sɛ yɛbɛda nneɛma adi pefee a nkitahodi pa ntumi nnya nkɔso +There is a frustrating of plans where there is no confidential talk observes Proverbs but with those consulting together there is wisdom +Proverbs +Mmebusɛm ka sɛ Wɔkwati agyinakɔ a tirimpɔw yɛ ɔkwa na wɔn a wɔbom susuw nsɛm ho no nyansa ne wɔn te +Mmebusɛm +Loyalty and trust Husband and wife vow before God to be loyal +Nokwaredi ne Ahotoso Okunu ne ɔyere ka ntam wɔ Onyankopɔn anim sɛ wobedi nokware +When marriage partners trust that each is loyally committed to the other love is unencumbered by suspicion pride spirit of competition preoccupation with getting one s fair share +Sɛ awarefo wɔ ahotoso sɛ wɔn mu biara di ne yɔnko nokware a adwenem naayɛ ahantan akansi honhom haw a obi haw ne ho wɔ nea ɛsɛ sɛ ne nsa ka ho nni afa biara wɔ ɔdɔ mu +Sharing A relationship deepens with shared experiences +Osuahu a wɔkyɛ Osuahu ahorow a wɔkyɛ ma abusuabɔ mu yɛ den +In time a couple can weave a priceless tapestry of history that each cherishes +Bere a bere kɔ so no awarefo betumi anya abusuabɔ bi a ɛsom bo a wɔn baanu nyinaa ani begye ho +To consider tearing apart that bond of friendship is the furthest thing from their minds +Ɛbɛyɛ den sɛ wobesusuw sɛ wɔbɛtete wɔn adamfofa no mu +There exists a friend sticking closer than a brother +Proverbs +Adamfo bi wɔ hɔ a ɔfam ne ho sen onua +Mmebusɛm +Kindness and tenderness Kind acts reduce life s frictions and dilute pride +Ayamye ne brɛbrɛyɛ Nneɛma a wofi ayamye mu yɛ tew asetram ntawntawdi so na ɛbrɛ ahantan ase +Patterns of kindness if ingrained remain intact even if emotions run high during disagreements thus minimizing damage +Sɛ ayamye su wɔ obi mu a ɛkɔ so da adi bere a abufuw mu yɛ den wɔ akasakasa mu mpo na ɛmma nneɛma nsɛe kɛse +Tenderness creates a warm climate in which love can grow +Brɛbrɛyɛ de tebea horow a anigye wom a ɛma ɔdɔ tumi nya nkɔso ba +Though gentleness may be especially difficult for a man to express the Bible says The desirable thing in earthling man is his loving kindness +Ɛwom sɛ ebia ɛbɛyɛ den titiriw ama ɔbarima sɛ ɔbɛda odwo adi de nanso Bible ka sɛ Onipa adɔeyɛ ne n’ade a eye +As for a good wife the law of loving kindness is upon her tongue +Proverbs +Ɔyere pa de adɔe kyerɛ wɔ ne tɛkrɛma so +Mmebusɛm +Humility An antidote for the poison of pride humility prompts ready apologies and frequent expressions of thanks +Ahobrɛase Ahobrɛase ma yɛyɛ krado sɛ yɛbɛpa kyɛw na ɛtaa ma yɛda afoforo ase ma enti esiw ahantan kwan +What if you are truly innocent of a stated offense ? Na sɛ wunnim biribi a wose woayɛ ho hwee nso ɛ ? +Why not gently say I m sorry you re so upset ? Dɛn nti na wonka no brɛoo sɛ Ɛyɛ me yaw sɛ woahaw saa ? +Manifest concern for your mate s sensitivities then together see how to correct the wrong +Ma wo hokafo nkate ho nhia wo na afei mo baanu mmom nhwehwɛ ɔkwan a mobɛfa so asiesie mfomso no +It is a glory for a man to desist from disputing +Proverbs +Ɛyɛ ɔbarima anuonyam sɛ ɔtwe ne ho fi ɔham mu +Mmebusɛm +Respect The key word in recognizing each other s differences and working them out together is respect +Obu Ade titiriw a ɛma obi gye ne yɔnko nsusuwii a ɛne ne de nhyia tom na wɔbom di ho dwuma ne obu +What is important to one spouse may not be equally important to the other +Biribi a ɛho hia aware mu ɔhokafo biako kɛse no ho renhia ɔfoforo no saa +Nevertheless each spouse can always respect the other s views +Nanso aware mu ahokafo no mu biara betumi akyerɛ obu ama ɔfoforo nsusuwii ahorow bere nyinaa +Keeping Your Family Together When the World Is Falling Apart By presumptuousness one only causes a struggle but with those consulting together there is wisdom +Proverbs +Keeping Your Family Together When the World Is Falling Apart Ahantan de atutuw nko na ɛba na wɔn a wotie afotu nyansa ne wɔn te +Mmebusɛm +Humor The darkest clouds of crisis may dissipate with a good laugh together +Aseresɛm Serew a wɔserew bom tumi ma asɛnnennen a emu yɛ duru te sɛ amununkum tu yeraw +It ripples across the bonds of love and relieves the tension that often cripples clear thinking +Emu hwete wɔ ɔdɔ anim na ɛma abufuw a ɛtaa siw nsusuwii pa kwan no tu yeraw +A joyful heart has a good effect on the countenance +Proverbs +Anigye koma ma anim tew +Mmebusɛm +Giving Launch a happy hunt for things to appreciate about your mate and give compliments generously +Adekyɛ Fa adwempa hwehwɛ wo hokafo no ho nneɛma a ɛbɛma woanya ne ho anisɔ na fi ayamye mu kamfo no +These coveted items may bring a greater heart response than a silk tie or a bouquet of flowers +Ebia ne koma ani begye saa nneɛma yi ho asen paanoo anaa pawda a wobɛtɔ abɛkyɛ no +Of course you can still buy or do nice things for each other +Nanso mubetumi akɔ so ara atotɔ nneɛma akyekyɛ mo ho anaa moayeyɛ nneɛma pa amoma mo ho +But the greatest gifts you can give says the book Lifeskills for Adult Children can t be put in a box +Nanso nhoma Lifeskills for Adult Children ka sɛ Akyɛde a ɛsen biara a mubetumi de amoma mo ho nyɛ honam fam nneɛma +They are your expressions of love and appreciation your encouragement and your assistance +Ɛyɛ ɔdɔ ne anisɔ mo nkuranhyɛ ne mmoa a mobeyi adi akyerɛ mo ho mo ho +As apples of gold in silver carvings is a word spoken at the right time for it +Proverbs +Asɛm a wɔka a ɛfata te sɛ sika aduaba wɔ dwetɛ kyerɛnkyɛ mu +Mmebusɛm +If these qualities could be compared to building blocks of the marital relationship then communication is the mortar needed to cement them together +Sɛ wobetumi de saa su ahorow yi atoto blɔks a wɔde hyehyɛ aware abusuabɔ no ho a ɛnde na nkɔmmɔbɔ ne mɔɔta a ehia na wɔde aka abom +So what can couples do when disagreements arise ? Enti sɛ akasakasa sɔre a dɛn na awarefo betumi ayɛ ? + Instead of seeing your partner s differing views as a source of conflict +find them a source of knowledge +Nhoma Getting the Love You Want ka sɛ Sɛ anka wubebu wo hokafo nsusuwii ahorow a ɛne wo de nhyia no sɛ biribi a ɛde ntawntawdi ba no +bu no sɛ ade a ɛma wunya nimdeɛ +The details of everyday life become a gold mine of information says the book Getting the Love You Want +Da biara da mu nsɛm bɛyɛ asuade a ɛsom bo ama wo +See every occasion of disagreement then not as a call to arms but as a precious opportunity to gain insight into this one you love +Ɛnde bu akasakasa biara a ɛba sɛ hokwan a ɛsom bo a wuhia na woanya onii a wodɔ no no ho nhumu na ɛnyɛ sɛ biribi a ɛtwetwe ntɔkwaw +Together accept the challenge to work out the difference and sail into the peaceful harbors of harmony thus strengthening the bonds deepening the love that makes the two of you one +Mo nyinaa monnye ntom na munni su horow a enhyia ho dwuma na ɛmfa asomdwoe mmrɛ mo na ɛnhyɛ mo biakoyɛ ne mo dɔ a ɛma mo baanu ka bom yɛ biako no mu den +Jehovah God sees great beauty in cooperation and so built it into his creation in the give and take oxygen cycle of plants and animals the orbits of heavenly bodies the symbiotic relationships between insects and flowers +Yehowa Nyankopɔn hu fɛ a biakoyɛ yɛ na ɔde hyɛɛ n’adebɔ mu wɔ mframa a mmoa home ma afifide na afifide nso de ma mmoa twa a wim abɔde twa ebi ho hyia nkoekoemmoa ne nhwiren ntam abusuabɔ a nneɛma abien no nyinaa nya mu mfaso mu +So too in the marital union there can exist a warm cycle in which a husband in word and in deed reassures his wife of his love and a trusting loving wife contentedly follows his lead +Saa ara nso na wɔ aware nkabom mu no adeyɛ a ɛte saa a anigye wom betumi atra mu na okunu nam nsɛm a ɔka ne nneyɛe so ama ne yere anya ne dɔ mu awerɛhyem na ɔyere nokwafo a ɔwɔ ɔdɔ de akomatɔyam adi n’akanni akyi +Thus the two really do become one bringing joy to each other and to the Originator of marriage Jehovah God +Enti baanu bɛyɛ biako ankasa na ɛde anigye brɛ wɔn baanu ma ebi ka aware Hyehyɛfo Yehowa Nyankopɔn +Box on page Kratafa adaka + Pay Attention to How You Listen +Luke Monhwɛ Yiye Sɛnea Mote Asɛm no Fa +Luka +Active listening is a method of ensuring that speaker and listener truly understand each other +Aso a wɔyɛ de tie asɛm ne ɔkwan a wɔnam so hu sɛ ɔkasafo ne otiefo no te wɔn ho ase ankasa +It is sometimes called mirroring since the listener attempts to reflect the words he hears and the meaning he perceives +Ɛtɔ da bi a egye sɛ wɔhwɛ wɔn ho anim efisɛ otiefo no bɔ mmɔden sɛ obesusuw nsɛm a ɔte no ne ntease a ɛwom no ho +These are the basic steps Eyinom ne akwan atitiriw a wɔnam so tie asɛm +Pay careful attention listen for important messages +Wɛn w’aso yiye tie na woahu nsɛm a ɛho hia +Listen for feelings underlying the words +Tie na hu nkate a ɛwɔ nsɛm a ɔka no akyi +Repeat to the speaker what you hear +Ti nea wote no mu kyerɛ ɔkasafo no +Don t judge criticize or dispute +Mmu no fɔ nkasa ntia no anaasɛ ɛne no nham +Just let the person know you have correctly received the message +Ma onipa no nhu sɛ woate nea waka no yiye +Acknowledge the feelings +Gye nkate a ɔda no adi no tom +The speaker will probably either confirm or correct what you say and may perhaps expand on the subject further +Ebia ɔkasafo no besi nea woka no so dua anaasɛ ɔbɛteɛ no na ebia ɔbɛkyerɛkyerɛ mu akɔ akyiri +If your understanding is inaccurate try again +Sɛ wonte ase yiye a bisa no bio +Active listening is especially effective in reducing the sting of criticism +Aso a wɔyɛ de tie asɛm tumi tew ɔkasatia mu yaw so titiriw +Accept the fact that criticism is often based on some truth +Gye tom sɛ ɔkasatia taa gyina nokwasɛm bi so +It might be delivered in a painful way but instead of defensively heaving the pain back on the critic why not use active listening to defuse the situation ? Ebia ɔbɛka no wɔ ɔkwan a ɛyɛ yaw so nanso sɛ anka wobɛsosɔ so ako atia ɔkasatiafo no dɛn nti na womfa aso a wowɛn de tie asɛm no nni dwuma nnwudwo tebea no ano ? +Acknowledge that you understand whatever upset feelings you may be held responsible for and see how the matter can be rectified +Pene so sɛ wugye ɔhaw biara a ɔde ho asodi to wo so no tom na hwɛ sɛnea mubetumi adi asɛm no ho dwuma +Box on page Kratafa adaka + If Anyone Has a Cause for Complaint +Colossians Sɛ Obi ne Obi Nya Asɛm Bi A +Kolosefo +When you have a complaint how can you best deliver it without starting a war ? Sɛ wowɔ asɛm bi ka a ɔkwan bɛn so na wubetumi ada no adi yiye a wumfi ntɔkwaw ase ? +First give your mate credit for being well intentioned +Nea edi kan no kamfo wo hokafo no wɔ n’adwempa a ɔwɔ ho +You might feel he or she was inconsiderate thoughtless brash unwise but overall it is likely that no harm was meant +Ebia wote nka sɛ wannya tema amma wo wansusuw wo ho wanyɛ anifere anaa wamfa nyansa anni dwuma nanso ne nyinaa mu no ɛda adi sɛ na onni adwene bi sɛ obepira wo +Calmly state your feelings without accusation When you did this then I felt +Da wo nkate adi wɔ odwo kwan so a wommɔ no sobo sɛ Bere a woyɛɛ eyi no metee nka sɛ +No fuel for dispute here +Nea ɛde akasakasa ba biara nni eyi mu +It simply states how you feel and does not accuse your mate +Ɛkyerɛ sɛnea wote nka ara kwa na ɛmmɔ wo hokafo no sobo +Since the person may never have intended to upset you at all the reaction may be denial or self justification +Esiane sɛ ebia na ɛnyɛ onipa no adwene ne sɛ ɔreyɛ biribi ma ahaw wo no nti ebia obegye nea woka no ho kyim anaasɛ obebu ne ho bem +Focus on the problem though and be ready to propose a solution +Nanso fa w’adwene si ɔhaw no so na yɛ krado sɛ wode nsusuwii bi a mubetumi de adi nneɛma ho dwuma bɛma +Picture on page Kratafa mfonini +Really listening is one of the greatest compliments you can pay to another person Aso a wobɛyɛ atie asɛm yiye no ne ɔkwan titiriw biako a wubetumi afa so ada obu adi akyerɛ onipa foforo +Young People Ask +Mmofra Bisa Sɛ +How Can I Break Free From a Double Life ? Mɛyɛ Dɛn Atumi Akwati Asetra Akwan Abien ? + I disregarded everything my parents said confesses Ann +Ann ka sɛ Na mimmu biribiara a m’awofo ka +I was rebellious and started lying to them +Na meyɛ otuatewfo na mifii ase dii atoro kyerɛɛ wɔn +I would tell them I was going shopping but I was really going to see a boy +Na meka kyerɛ wɔn sɛ merekodi gua nanso na ɛyɛ abarimaa bi nkyɛn na mekɔ +ANN was leading a double life and soon she was disregarding not only her parents but also her Bible trained conscience +NA ANN nam asetra akwan abien so ankyɛ na ofii ase buu n’ani guu n’awofo kasakyerɛ ne n’ahonim a na ɔde Bible atete no nso so +Ann you see was secretly having sex relations with her boyfriend +Wunim na Ann wia ne ho ne n’adamfo abarimaa no nya nna mu kyɛfa +She recalls I tried to push Jehovah out of my mind altogether +Ɔka sɛ Mebɔɔ mmɔden sɛ mɛma me werɛ afi Yehowa koraa +Nevertheless she soon ran smack into the sobering piece of reality that whatever persons are sowing this they will also reap +Nanso ankyɛ na ohyiaa nokwasɛm a anibere wom yi sɛ nea nnipa gu biara no ɛno ara na wobetwa +’ +Ann got pregnant +Ann nyinsɛnee +I love my child with all my heart she says but no one should have to go through this +Ɔka sɛ Mifi me koma nyinaa mu dɔ me ba no nanso ɛnsɛ sɛ obiara ma saa tebea yi bi to no +Not unmarried +Ɛnyɛ bere a wonwaree +Not alone +Ɛnyɛ bere a wo nkutoo na ɛsɛ sɛ wohwɛ abofra no +Have you in some way become trapped in a double life hiding what you are from your parents and fellow Christians ? So asetra akwan abien asum wo afiri kyerɛ sɛ wode sɛnea wote ankasa sie w’awofo ne wo mfɛfo Kristofo ? +Perhaps you are simply hanging out with some school friends whom you know your parents would disapprove of +Ebia nea woyɛ ara ne sɛ wone wo sukuufo nnamfo bi a wunim sɛ w’awofo ani rennye ho sɛ wone wɔn bɛbɔ fekuw rebɔ +Or maybe you have fallen into more serious misconduct such as smoking alcohol abuse or premarital sex +Anaasɛ ebia wode wo ho ahyɛ nneyɛe bɔne bi a anibere wom mu te sɛ sigaretnom mmosa a wɔnom tra so anaa ɔbarima ne ɔbea nna a edi aware anim mu +In any event as with Ann it is just a matter of time before serious consequences result +Sɛnea na ɛte wɔ Ann fam no ɛnkyɛ na woatwa so aba +Even so some youths don t let this fact deter them at all from their rebellious course +Nokwasɛm yi mpo mmɔ mmofra bi hu koraa mma wɔntwe wɔn ho mfi wɔn atuatew kwan a wɔnam so no so +They are like the man who looks at himself in the mirror and immediately forgets what sort of man he is +Wɔte sɛ onipa a ɔhwɛ ne ho wɔ ahwehwɛ mu na ntɛm ara na ne werɛ afi su ko a okurae +It is our hope that you are of a different sort +Yɛwɔ awerɛhyem sɛ wode wonte saa +Perhaps you have already begun taking a long hard look at yourself and don t like what you see +Ebia woafi ase dedaw rehwehwɛ wo ho mu yiye na w’ani nnye nea wuhu no ho +You want to change +Wopɛ sɛ wosakra +You see the need to change +Wuhu hia a ɛho hia sɛ wosakra +The question is how do you change ? Asɛm no ne sɛ ɔkwan bɛn na wubetumi afa so asakra ? +Repentance The First Step Adwensakra Adeyɛ a Edi Kan +First you must make a conscious decision to change +Nea edi kan ɛsɛ sɛ wusi gyinae sɛ wobɛsakra +Acts urges Repent therefore and turn around so as to get your sins blotted out that seasons of refreshing may come from the person of Jehovah +Asomafo no Nnwuma hyɛ yɛn sɛ Enti monsakra mo adwene na monnan mo ho na wɔapopa mo bɔne na ɛyɛ a ahodwo nna afi Yehowa anim aba +Repentance however is more than a feat of intellect +Nanso adwensakra sen biribi a adwene tumi yɛ ara kwa +To repent means to feel regret contrition or compunction for what one has done +Sɛ obi bɛsakra no kyerɛ sɛ obedi yaw anu ne ho anaa n’ahonim bebu no fɔ wɔ nea wayɛ ho +The Bible writer James exhorted Give way to misery and mourn and weep +Bible kyerɛwfo Yakobo tuu fo sɛ Munni nkɔmmɔ na mo werɛ nhow na munsu ! +Let your laughter be turned into mourning and your joy into dejection +Mo serew nnan awerɛhow na mo anigye nnan anito ! +Humble yourselves in the eyes of Jehovah +Mommrɛ mo ho ase Yehowa anim +How can you feel bad about something you have enjoyed up till now ? Ɛbɛyɛ dɛn na woatumi adi yaw wɔ biribi a woanya mu anigye de besi nnɛ ho ? +Think about how wrong it is +Susuw bɔne a ɛyɛ no ho +Think about how it has hurt God +Susuw sɛnea ahaw Onyankopɔn no ho +Think of the problems your hidden course has caused you and the lies you have had to tell to conceal it +Susuw nsɛnnennen a wo kokoam asetra no de aba wo so ne atoro a ama woadi na wode akata so no ho +Remind yourself that God detests the practice of deception ! Kae sɛ Onyankopɔn kyi nnaadaa ! +Meditating on these facts can help you reject wrong conduct both intellectually and emotionally +Nokwasɛm ahorow yi a wubesusuw ho betumi aboa wo ma wode w’adwene ne wo nkate nyinaa apow nnebɔne +Simply feeling bad about what you are doing is not enough though +Nanso nea woreyɛ no ho yaw kɛkɛ a wubedi no ara nnɔɔso +A young man named Robert who got involved in a secret practice of drug abuse admits I was miserable +Aberante bi a wɔfrɛ no Robert a na ɔde nnuru di dwuma ɔkwammɔne so gye tom sɛ Na midi awerɛhow +I knew right from wrong +Na minim papa ne bɔne +Still I continued leading a double life +Nanso mekɔɔ so ara nantew asetra akwan abien so +Courageous action is thus needed ! Enti ade a wɔyɛ no akokoduru so ho hia ! +At Chronicles God said that if sinners would humble themselves and pray and seek his face and turn back from their bad ways then he himself would hear from the heavens and forgive their sin +Wɔ Beresosɛm no Onyankopɔn kae sɛ sɛ abɔnefo bɛbrɛ wɔn ho ase na wɔabɔ mpae na wɔahwehwɛ n’anim na wɔasan afi wɔn kwammɔne no so a ɛnde ɔno ankasa fi soro betie na ɔde wɔn bɔne afiri wɔn +’ + Seeking God s face means to approach him in prayer confess your wrong and beg for forgiveness +Nea Onyankopɔn anim a wɔhwehwɛ ’ kyerɛ ne sɛ wobɛkɔ n’anim wɔ mpaebɔ mu aka wo bɔne akyerɛ no na woasrɛ bɔne fafiri +This may not be easy to do but you will no doubt feel greatly relieved for having done so +Ebia eyiyɛ renyɛ mmerɛw nanso akyinnye biara nni ho sɛ wobɛte ahotɔ nka bere a woayɛ saa no +Said the psalmist When I kept silent my bones wore out through my groaning all day long +Odwontofo no kae sɛ Mimuaa m’ano no me nnompe gurowee m’apini a misii daa nyinaa nti +For day and night your hand was heavy upon me +Na awia ne anadwo wo nsa yɛɛ me so duru +My sin I finally confessed to you and my error I did not cover +Psalm +Mekaa me bɔne mekyerɛɛ wo na mankora m’amumɔyɛ so +Dwom +Telling Your Parents W’awofo a Wobɛka Akyerɛ Wɔn +Someone else needs to know about your problems +Onipa foforo nso wɔ hɔ a ɛho hia sɛ ohu wo haw ahorow no +But who ? Ɔne hena ? +Confesses a teenager named Brian One of my biggest mistakes was going to my so called friends with my problems instead of going to my Christian mother +Abofra bi a wɔfrɛ no Brian ka sɛ Mfomso kɛse a midii ne sɛ mekɔkaa me haw ahorow kyerɛɛ wɔn a wose wɔyɛ me nnamfo sen sɛ anka mɛka akyerɛ me maame a ɔyɛ Kristoni no +But I was scared to communicate with her because of how I thought she would react so I turned to my friends who just led me further and further away from the truth +Nanso esiane nea misusuwii sɛ ɔbɛyɛ nti na misuro sɛ me ne no bedi nkitaho enti mekɔɔ me nnamfonom nkyɛn na wɔmaa metwee me ho fii nokware no ho koraa +Don t make the same mistake +Nni mfomso koro no ara +Give your heart to your godly parents +Fa wo koma ma w’awofo a wosuro Onyankopɔn no +Compare Proverbs +Fa toto Mmebusɛm ho +They have a right to know what you have been doing +Ɛfata sɛ wohu nea woreyɛ +Chapter of the book Questions Young People Ask Answers That Work has a number of suggestions on how to approach your parents in this regard +Nyansahyɛ ahorow pii a ɛfa sɛnea wode nsɛm a ɛtete sɛɛ bɛto w’awofo anim ho wɔ nhoma Questions Young People Ask Answers That Work mu wɔ ti +Naturally they will not exactly be happy about your having lied to them +Nea ɛte biara no ɛnsɛ sɛ wohwɛ kwan sɛ wɔn ani begye atoro a woadi akyerɛ wɔn no ho +But parents invariably have strong feelings for their children +Nanso awofo wɔ ɔdɔ a emu yɛ den ma wɔn mma +Writer Clayton Barbeau observes They aren t going to disown you because you have made a mistake or got into some sort of trouble +Ɔkyerɛwfo Clayton Barbeau ka sɛ Ɛnyɛ nea wɔbɛpow wo esiane sɛ woadi mfomso anaasɛ wode wo ho akɔto amane bi mu nti +Kids have become pregnant come down with a sexually transmitted disease developed an alcohol or drug problem or gotten into other trouble and predicted their parents would react with horror and revulsion dynamite the house and leave the state +Mmofra anyinsɛn anya nna mu nyarewa ahyia nsɛnnennen a mmosa anaa nnuru a wɔde di dwuma ɔkwammɔne so de aba wɔn so anaasɛ wɔatɔ amane foforo mu ma wɔaka sɛ wɔn awofo te a nea ebesi nye +But when they ve told their parents they ve found themselves given a hug or an arm around the shoulder and told Well you re really in a mess and we ll just have to see what we can do to get you out of it +Nanso sɛ wɔka kyerɛ wɔn awofo a wohu sɛ wɔbam wɔn anaa wɔde wɔn nsa to wɔn kɔn mu ka kyerɛ wɔn sɛ Asɛm ato wo ankasa nanso ma yɛnhwɛ nea yebetumi ayɛ de ayi wo afi ɔhaw no mu +’ +Yes when the initial shock and anger wear off most parents try to be supportive +Yiw sɛ wɔn ahodwiriw ne abufuw a wonya mfiase no ano dwudwo a awofo bebree bɔ mmɔden de mmoa ma +How much more so is this true when parents are God fearing ! Na hwɛ sɛnea eyi yɛ nokware bere a awofo no yɛ nkurɔfo a wosuro Onyankopɔn no ! +Their main concern should be not to shame or hurt you but to set matters straight +Ɛnsɛ sɛ wɔma wo anim ase a wobegu anaa pira a wobepira wo no yɛ nea ɛho hia wɔn kɛse na mmom sɛ wɔbɛhwɛ atoto nneɛma yiye +Compare Isaiah +Fa toto Yesaia ho +In this regard they may also arrange for you to talk with the congregation elders +James +Wɔ eyi mu no ebia wɔbɛyɛ nhyehyɛe ama wo ne asafo mu mpanyimfo no akasa +Yakobo +True there will be some well deserved punishment from your parents to endure and perhaps some tighter restrictions +Ampa ebia w’awofo de asotwe bi a ɛfata ne ebia anohyeto ahorow bi a emu yɛ den bɛma wo +But this can actually help you to avoid falling back into your old ways +Nanso eyi betumi aboa w’ankasa ma woakwati sɛ wobɛsan akɔfa w’akwan dedaw no so +Besides talking matters out with your parents and seeing their loving concern may very well change your perception of them +Afei nso ebia ka a wobɛka ho asɛm akyerɛ w’awofo na woahu ɔdɔ mu a wofi susuw wo ho no bɛsakra wɔn ho adwene a wowɔ no kɛse +Up till now you probably resented their rules and restrictions +Ɛde besi saa bere no ebia na wowɔ wɔn mmara ne anohyeto ahorow ho adwemmɔne +Admits one girl named Paulette It s hard to accept the counsel and guidelines given to us by our parents +Abeawa bi a wɔfrɛ no Paulette gye tom sɛ Ɛyɛ den sɛ yebegye afotu ne akwankyerɛ ahorow a yɛn awofo de ma yɛn no atom +But I have come to realize that these are for our own benefit and lasting happiness +Nanso mabehu sɛ yɛn ankasa nya mfaso ne daa anigye fi mu +Changing Your Associations Wo Fekubɔ a Wobɛsakra No +Rarely does a youth pursue a double life on his own +Ɛyɛ den sɛ abofra bi ankasa bɛfa asetra akwan abien so +You may even have had a chorus of peers cheering you on in your rebellion ! Ebia w’atipɛnfo hyɛɛ wo nkuran wɔ w’atuatew no mu ! +To avoid reverting to a secret life you will need to change your associations +Nea ɛbɛyɛ na woakwati esum ase asetra no ɛho behia sɛ wosakra wo fekubɔ +Said the psalmist I have not sat with men of untruth and with those who hide what they are I do not come in +Odwontofo no kae sɛ Me ne nnipa huhuw antra na me ne nyaatwomfo anhyia mu +Breaking off old friendships is not easy +Nnamfo dedaw a wone wɔn bɛtetew mu no nyɛ mmerɛw +Like the psalmist you may need to pray From the man of deception and unrighteousness may you provide me with escape +Te sɛ odwontofo no ebia ɛho behia sɛ wobɔ mpae sɛ Gye me fi okontomponi ne omimfo nsam +Work in harmony with this prayer by telling your old associates that you have changed and are determined to do what is right +Yɛ biribi a ɛne mpaebɔ yi hyia denam wo nnamfo dedaw no a wobɛka akyerɛ wɔn sɛ woasakra na woasi wo bo sɛ wobɛyɛ nea ɛteɛ no so +Rather than being a secret disciple of Jesus tell others of your faith +Sɛ anka wobɛyɛ Yesu suani a ɔnna ne ho adi no ka wo gyidi kyerɛ afoforo +Compare John +Fa toto Yohane ho +Usually bad associates will quickly seek other companions +Nea ɛtaa ba ne sɛ nnamfo bɔne no kɔhwehwɛ nnamfo afoforo ntɛm ara +Next you need to replace bad associations with wholesome friends +Nea edi hɔ no ɛsɛ sɛ wunya nnamfo a wɔfata de hyɛ nnamfo bɔne no ananmu +Are God fearing youths in short supply ? So wunnya mmofra a wosuro Onyankopɔn ne wɔn mmɔ ? +Then think of the prophet Jeremiah who said I have not sat down in the intimate group of those playing jokes and begun exulting +Ɛnde susuw odiyifo Yeremia a ɔkaa eyi no ho Mantra aserewfo guabɔ mu manni ahurusi wo nsa nti me nko na metrae +It would be better for you to keep to yourself than to stay involved with youths who will drag you down spiritually +Ɛbɛyɛ ama wo sɛ wo nko wobɛtra asen sɛ wode wo ho bɛbɔ mmofra a wɔbɛma woayɛ mmerɛw honhom mu +Usually though real friends can be found if you put forth effort +Mmom no nea ɛtaa ba ne sɛ sɛ woyere wo ho a wubetumi anya nnamfo pa +Tammy for example began associating with a cousin who was a full time evangelizer +Sɛ nhwɛso no Tammy fii ase ne ne sewaa ba bi a na ɔyɛ daa ɔsɛmpakafo bɔe +We became very close recalls Tammy +Tammy ka sɛ Yɛbɛn yɛn ho ara yiye +On the days I was not in school I would go out with her in the preaching work +Da a mankɔ sukuu no na me ne no kɔ asɛnka +This helped me to make changes in my life +Eyi boaa me ma meyɛɛ nsakrae wɔ m’asetram +But the very best protection says one German youth is a good conscience which results from a close relationship with Jehovah God +Nanso Germanni abofra bi ka sɛ ahobammɔ a eye sen biara ne ahonim pa a wonya fi Yehowa Nyankopɔn a wɔbɛn no kɛse mu no +One young girl who fell into leading a double life admits I never developed a close relationship with my Father Jehovah +Abeawa kumaa bi a ɔde ne ho hyɛɛ asetra akwan abien mu gye tom sɛ Me ne M’agya Yehowa annya abusuabɔ a ɛbɛn da +Through prayer and personal study she began to change things +Ɛdenam mpaebɔ ne kokoam adesua so no ofii ase yɛɛ nsakrae +Now I have a relationship with Jehovah that no one can ever take away she proudly says +Ɔde anigye ka sɛ Afei me ne Yehowa wɔ abusuabɔ a obiara ntumi nnye mfi me nsam +You too can enjoy such a close friendship with God +Wo nso wubetumi ne Onyankopɔn anya adamfofa a ɛbɛn saa +He will guide and support you even when you find changing your old ways difficult +Ɔbɛkyerɛ wo kwan na woaboa wo sɛ sakra a wobɛsakra w’akwan dedaw no yɛ den ma wo mpo a +Says Psalm of a faithful servant of God Although he may fall he will not be hurled down for Jehovah is supporting his hand +Dwom ka Onyankopɔn somfo nokwafo bi ho asɛm sɛ Sɛ ɔhwe ase a ɔremmea fam koraa efisɛ Yehowa kura ne nsam +Yes with Jehovah s help you can break free from leading a double life +Yiw ɛdenam Yehowa mmoa so no wubetumi ade wo ho afi asetra akwan abien ho +Footnotes Ase hɔ nsɛm +Some of the names have been changed +Wɔasesa din no bi +See the Young People Ask +articles appearing in our December and January issues +Hwɛ Mmofra Bisa Sɛ +afa wɔ yɛn December Awake ! ne March Nyan ! mu +Published by the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York Inc +Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York Inc +na wotintimii +Blurb on page Asɛm a wɔafa aka wɔ kratafa + I tried to push Jehovah out of my mind altogether Mebɔɔ mmɔden sɛ mɛma me werɛ afi Yehowa koraa + Blurb on page Asɛm a wɔafa aka wɔ kratafa +You must make a conscious decision to change Ɛsɛ sɛ wusi gyinae ankasa sɛ wobɛsakra + Picture on page Kratafa mfonini +Explain to your old friends that you have changed and will no longer join them in wrongdoing Kyerɛkyerɛ mu kyerɛ wo nnamfo dedaw no sɛ woasakra na wone wɔn nkɔ so nyɛ nneɛma bɔne no bio +Overcoming Life s Challenges in South Asia Asetra mu Nsɛnnennen a Midii ho Dwuma wɔ Asia Kesee Fam +AS I slowly regained consciousness I became aware that my left leg was strangely numb +BERE a m’ani so tetew me nkakrankakra no mihui sɛ me nan benkum no ayɛ titiritii +I turned my head +Mitwaa m’ani +My beloved Henry s life was slipping away +Na me dɔfo Henry nkwa refi ne nsa +Yet it was not time for despair +Nanso na ɛnyɛ bere a ɛsɛ sɛ mema m’abam bu +I had to fight fight to maintain my integrity to the God who had given us so much +Na ɛsɛ sɛ mimia m’ani mimia m’ani kura me mudi mu ma Onyankopɔn a na wama yɛn akyɛde pii no +It was May +Na ɛyɛ May +My husband was a traveling overseer for the Tamil speaking congregations of Jehovah s Witnesses in Sri Lanka +Na me kunu yɛ ɔhwɛfo kwantufo a ɔsom Yehowa Adansefo asafo ahorow a wɔka Tamil kasa wɔ Sri Lanka +We were serving a congregation far from Colombo the largest city +Na yɛresom asafo bi a ɛne kurow a ɛso sen biara Colombo ntam kwan ware +Riding together on one bicycle as so many do in this country we had just a short journey to make to visit a fellow Witness +Bere a yɛn baanu nyinaa te sakre biako so sɛnea nnipa pii taa yɛ wɔ saa ɔman yi mu no na yɛreyɛ adu yɛn yɔnko Dansefo bi a yɛrekɔsra no fie +And then seemingly out of nowhere like a cobra a truck hit us +Afei lɔre bi a yɛanhu baabi a efi bɛbɔɔ yɛn prɛko pɛ te sɛ ahurutoa bi +As the doctors gave up hope of saving Henry they turned their undivided attention to me +Esiane sɛ na nnuruyɛfo nni anidaso bio sɛ wobetumi agye Henry nkwa nti wɔde wɔn ani sii me nkutoo so +Weak as I was the urgent need to advise them of my determination to respect Jehovah s law to abstain from blood filled my heart +Ɛmfa ho sɛ na mayɛ mmerɛw no hia a na ehia denneennen sɛ mema wohu sɛnea masi me bo sɛ mɛkyerɛ obu ama Yehowa mmara a ese yɛntwe yɛn ho mfi mogya ho no hyɛɛ me koma ma +I must let them know +Ɛsɛ sɛ mema wohu +I gathered what little strength I had to speak A piece of paper please +Mede ahoɔden kakra a mewɔ no kasae Mesrɛ mo momma me krataa bi nkyerɛw so +I laboriously wrote my convictions down and signed the paper +Mebɔɔ mmɔden kyerɛw me gyidi wɔ krataa no so na mede me nsa hyɛɛ ase +And then the fight began +Na ɛhɔ na ɔko no fii ase +I was given first aid +Wɔyɛɛ me aduru kakra de twɛn ayaresa no ankasa +It was only too obvious that I was very seriously injured +Na ɛda adi yiye sɛ mapira kɛse +My determination to act as a true Christian filled my every fiber this was not yet the time to grieve +Saa bere no na nea agye m’adwene nyinaa ne me bo a masi sɛ mɛyɛ ade te sɛ nokware Kristoni na eyi nyɛ bere a ɛsɛ sɛ midi awerɛhow +They Refused to Operate Without Blood Wɔampene so sɛ Wɔbɛyɛ Me Oprehyɛn a Wɔmma me Mogya +For nine days the battle regarding a blood transfusion continued my fight to live in harmony with my conscience by refusing it the doctors fight to convince me to accept it +Mogya a wɔde ma ho ɔko kɔɔ so nna akron meko de powee sɛ megye mogya na matumi atra ase ma ɛne m’ahonim ahyia na nnuruyɛfo no koe sɛ wɔbɛdan m’adwene ma magye mogya +Although they had the skills they simply refused to operate without blood +Ɛwom sɛ na wɔn ho akokwaw de nanso pow ara na wɔpowee sɛ wɔbɛyɛ me oprehyɛn no a wɔmma me mogya +The wound was a major one and needed their immediate attention +Na mapira kɛse paa a ehia sɛ wɔhwɛ me ntɛm +But I did not have to fight the battle alone +Nanso ɛnyɛ me nko na midii ako no +Jehovah was with me every moment +Na Yehowa ka me ho bere nyinaa +And the brotherhood of Jehovah s people was full of loving concern +Na na Yehowa nkurɔfo fi onuadɔ mu nso dwen me ho kɛse +Colombo was miles away +Dr +Na Colombo yɛ kilomita kwan +Perrin Jayasekera one of Jehovah s Witnesses arranged for his fleshly brother a surgeon there to admit me to Colombo General Hospital +Oduruyɛfo Perrin Jayasekera a ɔyɛ Yehowa Adansefo no mu biako yɛɛ nhyehyɛe maa ne honam fam nua bi a ɔyɛ oduruyɛfo wɔ Colombo General Hospital gyee me too hɔ +Lasting nearly hours that trip in the rear of a van over rough roads seemed by far the longest trip of my life +Ɔkwan a ɛso nye a wɔde me too kar kɛse bi akyi de nea ɛrekɔ nnɔnhwerew twae no yɛɛ m’ani so sɛ ɔkwan a ɛware sen biara a matwa pɛn wɔ m’asetra mu +Yet my heart was filled with gratitude to Jehovah for his loving care just as it had been ever since I first learned the truth in my native country India +Nanso minyaa Yehowa ho anisɔ kɛse wɔ me koma mu esiane sɛnea ofi ɔdɔ mu hwɛɛ me te sɛ nea na wayɛ fi bere a mihuu nokware no foforo wɔ me man India mu no nti +There was now however no one of my own by my side +Nanso saa bere no na me busuani biara nni me nkyɛn +But what had brought me to Sri Lanka in the first place ? Nea edi kan koraa no dɛn na ɛde me baa Sri Lanka ? +I was born to Roman Catholic parents in the state of Kerala India +Awofo a na wɔyɛ Roma Katolekfo na wɔwoo me wɔ Kerala India +We spoke Malayalam +Na yɛka Malayalam kasa +English was a school subject +Na Engiresi yɛ kasa a yesua wɔ sukuu mu +How glad I am that I used the opportunity to learn it well ! M’ani agye yiye sɛ mede hokwan no suaa no yiye ! +That part of India has a large population of people claiming to be Christian +Nnipa a wɔte saa ɔmantam a ɛwɔ India hɔ no mu pii kyerɛ sɛ wɔyɛ Kristofo +Tradition says that the apostle Thomas brought Christianity to Kerala in the first century +Atetesɛm kyerɛ sɛ ɔsomafo Toma na ɔde Kristosom baa Kerala wɔ afeha a edi kan no mu +In any case over years later when the Roman Catholic Portuguese colonizers led by Vasco da Gama arrived in Kerala they were surprised to find many there who already believed in Christ +Sɛnea ɛte biara no bɛboro mfe akyi bere a Vasco da Gama dii Portuguesefo atubrafo a wɔyɛ Roma Katolekfo anim baa Kerala no wohuu nnipa pii a wogye Kristo di dedaw maa ɛyɛɛ wɔn nwonwa +Challenging Decisions to Make Gyinae Ahorow a ne Si Yɛ Den +When my family began to learn the enlightening truths from the Bible with the help of Jehovah s Witnesses my natural desire was to share this truth with those professing Christianity in my community +Bere a Yehowa Adansefo boaa m’abusua no ma yesuaa Bible mu nokware ahorow a ɛma nhumu no mifi komam nyaa ɔpɛ sɛ me ne wɔn a wɔte me mpɔtam hɔ a wɔkyerɛ sɛ wɔyɛ Kristofo no bɛbɔ nokware yi ho nkɔmmɔ +So I became a pioneer a full time minister shortly after my dedication and baptism +Enti mihyiraa me ho so gyee asubɔ akyi no ankyɛ na mebɛyɛɛ ɔkwampaefo anaa bere nyinaa ɔsomfo +This meant rejecting the offer of an excellent position as a teacher in my home State +Eyi ma mepow hokwan a minyae sɛ anka menya dibea kɛse sɛ ɔkyerɛkyerɛfo wɔ ɔmampɔn a na mete mu no mu +Having the apparent security that such a pensionable position gives is the goal of many young Indians but my purpose in life had changed +Indiafo mmofra pii botae ne sɛ wobenya adwuma a ɛte sɛ nea ahobammɔ wom a sɛ wonyin ma wogyae adwuma mpo a wobetua wɔn ka nanso na m’asetra mu atirimpɔw asakra +I wanted real security and that could be found only under Jehovah s protective hand +Na mehwehwɛ ahobammɔ ankasa na na Yehowa hɔ nkutoo na me nsa betumi aka +Two years later a new challenge +Asɛnnennen foforo sɔree mfe abien akyi +Would I be willing to move to another part of India to help where there was a greater need for preachers ? So na menya ɔpɛ sɛ metu akɔtra India kurow foforo mu akɔboa wɔ faako a wohia asɛnkafo wɔ hɔ kɛse ? +It posed the challenge of learning a new language Tamil and helping people from a very different religious background this time Hindu +Asɛnnennen a na ɛwom ne sɛ mesua kasa foforo Tamil na maboa nnipa a wɔwɔ ɔsom soronko koraa mu afei Hindufo +Yes the opportunity to demonstrate my appreciation to Jehovah made all the changes worthwhile +Yiw hokwan a minyae sɛ mɛda Yehowa ho anisɔ a mewɔ adi no maa nsakrae no nyinaa yɛɛ nea ɛfata +Witnessing to those warm friendly people from a Hindu background was a joy indeed +Na Hindufo a wɔwɔ ɔdɔ na wɔpɛ nnipa no a midii wɔn adanse no yɛ anigye ankasa +They could easily accept that we are nearing the end of Kali Yuga the Wicked Age and that something far better lies just ahead for those acting righteously now +Na ɛyɛ mmerɛw sɛ wobegye atom sɛ yɛrebɛn Kali Yuga Bɔne Mmere no awiei na wɔn a ɛnnɛ wodi trenee akyi no benya biribi a ɛso wɔ mfaso koraa nnansa yi ara +However helping them see the difference between true Christianity and what they had experienced from the West was a great challenge +Nanso na ɛyɛ den yiye sɛ wɔbɛboa wɔn ma wɔahu nsonsonoe a ɛda nokware Kristosom ne nea wɔasua afi Atɔe Famfo hɔ no ntam +How often I opened my Bible to Matthew Not everyone saying to me Lord Lord will enter into the kingdom of the heavens but the one doing the will of my Father who is in the heavens will +Mpɛn pii no na mibue Mateo wɔ me Bible no mu Ɛnyɛ obiara a ose me sɛ Awurade Awurade no na ɔbɛkɔ ɔsoro ahenni mu na nea ɔyɛ m’agya a ɔwɔ soro no apɛde no +Many will say to me in that day Lord Lord did we not prophesy in your name and expel demons in your name and perform many powerful works in your name ? Ɛda no nnipa pii bɛka akyerɛ me sɛ Awurade Awurade yɛmfaa wo din nhyɛɛ nkɔm na yɛmfaa wo din ntuu ahonhommɔne na yɛmfaa wo din nyɛɛ ahoɔdenne pii anaa ? +And yet then I will confess to them I never knew you ! Get away from me you workers of lawlessness +Ɛno na mɛpaem maka makyerɛ wɔn sɛ Minhuu mo da mumfi me so nkɔ mo a moyɛ nea ɛnteɛ ! +Mohandas Gandhi had said it well I love Christ but I despise Christians because they do not live as Christ lived +Na Mohandas Ghandi aka no yiye sɛ Medɔ Kristo nanso mimmu Kristofo efisɛ wɔntra ase sɛnea Kristo traa ase no +’ +Many Hindus are finding just as I had found that there is a lot of truth in that statement +Sɛnea na mahu no Hindufo pii rehu sɛ saa asɛm no yɛ nokware paara +And now they also observe that many of their fellow Hindus act little differently from those from the West who hypocritically profess Christianity +Na mprempren wohu nso sɛ wɔn mfɛfo Hindufo pii yɛ wɔn ade te sɛ Atɔe Famfo a wofi nyaatwomyɛ mu kyerɛ sɛ wɔyɛ Kristofo no pɛpɛɛpɛ +But Jehovah s Witnesses are so very different +Nanso Yehowa Adansefo yɛ soronko koraa +Hindus by the thousands are beginning to realize that +Hindufo mpempem pii afi ase rehu eyi +A New Partner a New Test of Integrity Ɔhokafo Foforo Mudi mu Kura ho Sɔhwɛ Foforo +Two and a half years passed +Mfe abien ne fa twaam +The Everlasting Good News Assembly of Jehovah s Witnesses was being held worldwide during +Na wɔreyɛ Yehowa Adansefo Daa Asɛmpa Nhyiam no wɔ wiase nyinaa mu +One of the venues was New Delhi in the north of the country +Wɔyɛɛ biako wɔ New Delhi wɔ ɔmantifi +What a memorable convention ! Na ɛyɛ nhyiam a ɛda nsow dɛn ara ! +And there I met Henry Abraham +Na ɛhɔ na me ne Henry Abraham hyiae +Both of us were looking for someone with whom to share our lives of devotion to Jehovah +Na yɛn mu biara rehwehwɛ obi a ɔne no bɛbom de ahofama ama Yehowa +Five months later we married +Asram anum akyi no yɛwaree +He had been trained at the Watchtower Bible School of Gilead in New York State and then sent back to his native land Sri Lanka where the need was very great +Na wɔatete no wɔ Ɔwɛn Aban Gilead Bible Sukuu no mu wɔ New York State na wɔama no dwumadi sɛ ɔnsan nkɔ ɔman a ofi mu Sri Lanka a na mmoa kɛse ho hia wɔ hɔ no mu +I hoped he would be willing to move to India where I felt the need was even greater +Na m’anidaso ne sɛ obenya ɔpɛ sɛ obetu aba India efisɛ na misusuw sɛ mmoa ho hia wɔ hɔ sen Sri Lanka +But that was not to be +Nanso amma saa +He was needed where he was +Na wohia no wɔ faako a ɔwɔ no +So my home became this lovely island of Sri Lanka +Enti mitu kɔtraa Sri Lanka supɔw fɛfɛ yi so +Happily Tamil and English are very useful here +Nea na ɛyɛ anigye no wɔka Tamil ne Engiresi kasa wɔ ha paa +So I did not have to learn another language then +Enti na enhia sɛ misua kasa foforo saa bere no +We enjoyed happy years together in Jehovah s service before tragedy struck in the form of the speeding truck +Yɛboom nyaa Yehowa som mu anigye mfe kosi sɛ asiane a ɛne lɔre a na ɛde mmirika no bɛtoo yɛn +But now I was in Colombo and my fight to live without compromising my integrity by blood transfusion continued +Nanso na mewɔ Colombo afei na mekɔɔ so koe na amma mannyae me mudi mu kura denam mogya a megye no so +Now my life was in jeopardy not because of my stand on blood but because of the delay in treatment +Saa bere yi na me nkwa da asiane mu a ɛnyɛ gyinae a misii sɛ minnye mogya no nti na mmom esiane sɛ na wɔmma me ayaresa ntɛm nti +A plastic surgeon with a Buddhist background and an orthopedic surgeon with a Hindu background joined to offer their skills in my behalf +Oduruyɛfo bi a ɔyɛ nipadua akwaa ho oprehyɛn a ɔyɛ Buddhani ne oduruyɛfo bi a ɔyɛ nnompe ho oprehyɛn a ɔyɛ Hinduni kaa wɔn tiri boom sɛ wɔde wɔn ahokokwaw no bedi aboa me +My blood count hemoglobin was now down to about four +Na me mogya hemoglobin adu bɛyɛ anan +How to amputate at the thigh with so little blood ? Ɛbɛyɛ dɛn na wɔatwa obi a ne mogya so atew saa nan wɔ ne srɛ mu ? +My determination was clear but would these two surgeons be willing to give me the assistance I had previously been refused ? Na mada me gyinaesi no adi pefee nanso so nnuruyɛfo baanu yi de mmoa a ebinom adi kan de akame me no bɛma me ? +Their courage in accepting this tremendous challenge without trying to force me to compromise my conscience was outstanding +Akokoduru a wonyae sɛ wobedi ɔhaw kɛse yi ho dwuma a wɔammɔ mmɔden sɛ wɔbɛhyɛ me ma mabu m’ani agu m’ahonim so no da nsow +I lost my leg but my life was saved and my integrity to Jehovah was intact +Wotwaa me nan nanso wogyee me nkwa na mekɔɔ so kuraa me mudi mu maa Yehowa +Without the husband I loved so much a totally new chapter in my life was now opening +Esiane sɛ me kunu a medɔ no no fii mu no nti na afei merefi asetra foforo koraa ase +First with crutches then with a prosthesis later through the kindness of many brothers and sisters replaced by a much improved artificial leg I was able to continue in my ministry +Mitumi toaa so yɛɛ me som adwuma no na mfiase no mede apakye dua na afei mede dua a wɔyɛ hyɛ wɔn a wɔn nan atwa akyiri yi ɛdenam me nuanom mmarima ne mmea ayamye so no minyaa dua a wɔyɛ hyɛ wɔn a wɔn nan atwa foforo a eye sen ɛno koraa +Grief slowly gave way to activity +Nkakrankakra awerɛhow no danee dwumadi pii +Should I return to India and live among unbelieving relatives ? So ɛsɛ sɛ mesan kɔ India kɔtra abusuafo a wɔnyɛ gyidifo mu ? +The marvelous Biblical example of another widow by the name of Ruth was crystal clear +Na Bible mu nhwɛso fɛfɛ a ɛfa okunafo foforo a wɔfrɛ no Rut ho no da adi pefee +I too wanted to be where I could serve Jehovah to the very best of my now somewhat reduced ability +Na me nso mepɛ sɛ metra faako a metumi asom Yehowa sɛnea m’ahoɔden a ɛso atew ɔkwan bi so no bɛma kwan akosi biara +Sri Lanka is still my home +Ruth +Meda so ara te Sri Lanka +Rut +A Challenging Territory Asasesin a Emu Adwuma Yɛ Den +These past years have passed quickly +Mfe a atwam no abɛsen ntɛmntɛm +There has been plenty to do in the work of the Lord +Mayɛ pii wɔ Awurade adwuma no mu +’ +I keep busy in the field ministry in Colombo +Minya asɛnka adwuma mu kyɛfa kɛse wɔ Colombo +Here are people from very diverse religious backgrounds Hindu Muslim Buddhist nominal Christian and others +Nkurɔfo a wɔwɔ ɔsom a egu ahorow mu wɔ hɔ Hindufo Nkramofo Buddhafo wɔn a wose wɔyɛ Kristofo ne afoforo +The challenges continue +Nsɛnnennen no nnyaee +Each month a few of us spend a weekend visiting one of the towns to the south where there are still no groups of Jehovah s Witnesses +Ɔsram biara yɛn mu bi kɔsra kesee fam nkurow a wonnya nnyaa Yehowa Adansefo kuw biara wɔ hɔ no biako wɔ dapɛn bi awiei +The vast majority profess Buddhism and their language is Sinhalese +Wɔn mu dodow no ara yɛ Buddhafo na wɔka Sinhalese kasa +Learning to help these people has become very important to me +Ɔkwan a mɛfa so aboa saa nkurɔfo yi ayɛ me ahiasɛm kɛse +Much like the Hindus in India and throughout Sri Lanka Buddhists have been turned away from the Bible by the conduct of the so called Christians of the West +Te sɛ Hindufo a wɔwɔ India ne Sri Lanka nyinaa no Atɔe Famfo a wose wɔyɛ Kristofo no suban ama Buddhafo apow Bible no +Yet their basic Buddhist principles the famous Eightfold Path of right thought and right conduct right belief intention speech action living endeavor thought meditation are but imperfect human wisdom compared to the divine principles found in the Bible most of which was written centuries prior to Siddhartha Gautama +Nanso sɛ wɔde wɔn Budhhasom mu nnyinasosɛm atitiriw a wɔfrɛ no Akwan Awotwe a ɛfa nsusuwii ne abrabɔ a ɛteɛ ho a agye din gyidi adwene kasa nneyɛe asetra dwumadi nsusuwii ne nsɛm ho a wodwen a ɛfata no toto Bible a wɔkyerɛw emu dodow no ara mfehaha pii ansa na Siddhartha Gautama reba no mu ɔsoro nnyinasosɛm no ho a na akwan awotwe no yɛ nnipa a wɔtɔ sin nyansa ara kwa +When Siddhartha Gautama spoke to the Kalamas as quoted in the Kalama Sutta he said Do not go upon what has been acquired by repeated hearing nor upon tradition +Bere a Siddhartha Gautama ne Kalamafo no rekasa no ɔkaa nea ɛwɔ Kalama Sutta no mu sɛ Monnnye atesɛm nnni na monnnye atetesɛm nso nnni +How very strange that I should have the privilege of reminding many sincere Buddhists that if that guidance is applied today no one could believe the myth of evolution or deny the existence of a Creator +Hwɛ sɛnea ɛyɛ nwonwa sɛ mitumi nya hokwan de kae Buddhafo komapafo pii sɛ sɛ wɔde saa akwankyerɛ no di dwuma nnɛ a anka obiara nnye adannandi anansesɛm no nni anaa ɔnka sɛ Ɔbɔadeɛ biara nni hɔ +The End of Wickedness Is Near Amumɔyɛ Awiei Abɛn +Jehovah s Witnesses have many good things from the Bible to tell these people about the kalpa vinasha the end of wickedness that is so near +Nsɛmpa pii wɔ Bible no mu a Yehowa Adansefo betumi aka akyerɛ saa nkurɔfo yi ɛdefa kalpa vinasha amumɔyɛ awiei a abɛn kɛse no ho +The Bible s year old prophecy on this is found at Timothy +Eyi ho nkɔm a Bible no hyɛe bɛyɛ mfe ni no wɔ Timoteo +We also have the privilege of showing them that the place to look for preservation through these times is not the religions of the West or the East but as Ti verses and of that same chapter show Jehovah s own inspired Word the Bible +Yenya hokwan no nso sɛ yɛbɛkyerɛ wɔn sɛ ɛnyɛ Atɔe Fam anaa Apuei Fam som ahorow no na ɛbɛma wɔakora obi so wɔ saa mmere yi mu na mmom sɛnea saa ti no ara nkyekyem ne kyerɛ no Yehowa ankasa Asɛm a ɔnam honhom so ma wɔkyerɛwee Bible no so +Buddhism is a search for enlightenment +Buddhasom yɛ nhumu a wɔhwehwɛ +In the Bible long before Siddhartha Gautama began his own search the true cause of suffering was clearly explained +Bere tenten ansa na Siddhartha Gautama refi n’ankasa nhwehwɛmu ase no na wɔakyerɛkyerɛ nea ama amanehunu aba mu pefee wɔ Bible no mu +Rebellion against righteous law right at the beginning of human history brought unhappy results sickness and death which spread inevitably to all human sinners +Atua a wɔtew tiaa trenee mmara wɔ nnipa abakɔsɛm mfiase pɛɛ no kowiee awerɛhow mu ɔyare ne owu a ɛtrɛw kaa nnipa abɔnefo nyinaa a wontumi nyɛ ho hwee +Troubling questions come up in the minds of many as at Habakkuk Why is it that you make me see what is hurtful and you keep looking upon mere trouble ? Nsemmisa a ɛhaw adwene ba nnipa pii adwene mu te sɛ nea ɛwɔ Habakuk no Ɛdɛn nti na woma mihu abusude na wohwɛ ɔhaw yi ? +And why are despoiling and violence in front of me and why does quarreling occur and why is strife carried ? Ɔsɛe ne nhyɛso da m’anim na ɔham ba na akameakame sɔre +Only the compassionate Creator can supply the answers and design a means of restoring permanently that which was lost +Ɔbɔadeɛ mmɔborohunufo no nkutoo na obetumi abua nsemmisa no na wafa ɔkwan bi so ama nnipa nsa aka nea wɔahwere no daa +Even now millions worldwide are benefiting from the practical wisdom of God s Word +Ɛnnɛ mpo nnipa ɔpepem pii a wɔwɔ wiase nyinaa renya Onyankopɔn Asɛm no mu nyansa a eye no mu mfaso +And so now Sinhalese the major language of this country has become another challenge for me for in that language I can help those earnestly searching for the enlightenment I found years ago +Enti mprempren Sinhalese a ɛyɛ kasa titiriw a wɔka wɔ ɔman yi mu no abɛyɛ asɛnnennen foforo ama me efisɛ saa kasa no na metumi de aboa wɔn a wofi komam hwehwɛ nhumu a minyaa no mfe a atwam no +Still another challenge +Asɛnnennen foforo nso wɔ hɔ +With new branch offices and a translation center for Sri Lanka under construction more people need to be trained +Esiane sɛ wɔresisi baa dwumadibea no office afoforo ne nsɛm asekyerɛ dwumadibea foforo wɔ Sri Lanka nti ehia sɛ wɔtete nnipa pii +Slowly I am learning the new language of computers as I assist in the Accounts Department at our branch office +Meresua sɛnea wɔde kɔmputa a wɔde di dwuma kɛse nnɛ no yɛ adwuma nkakrankakra efisɛ meyɛ adwuma boa Akontaabu dwumadibea a ɛwɔ yɛn baa dwumadibea hɔ no +My years of full time service to Jehovah have been but a moment in what I hope will be an eternity of serving him +Mede mfe a mede ayɛ bere nyinaa Yehowa ɔsomfo no toto anidaso a mewɔ sɛ mɛsom no daa no ho a esua koraa +Many have joined us in Jehovah s service during these years including the skilled surgeon who arranged both for my admittance to the hospital in Colombo and for the necessary surgery +Nnipa pii abɛka yɛn ho wɔ saa mfe yi mu a oduruyɛfo a ne ho akokwaw a ɔyɛɛ nhyehyɛe maa wogyee me too ayaresabea a ɛwɔ Colombo hɔ ma wɔyɛɛ me oprehyɛn a na mihia no nso ka ho +Now he also is a fellow dedicated Witness of Jehovah +Mprempren ɔyɛ me yɔnko Yehowa Dansefo a wahyira ne ho so +Jehovah and his family of servants on earth have sustained me so very well +Yehowa ne n’asase so abusuafo a wɔyɛ n’asomfo awowaw me pii +I have felt his protective arms enveloping me and I know his loyal love holds Henry fast in memory +Mate n’ahobammɔ nka wɔ me so kɛse na minim sɛ n’adɔe nti ɔkae Henry yiye +Only Jehovah can bring my beloved one back from the dust to allow me to greet him once more to tell Henry of all the thrilling challenges our generation has brought and how Jehovah has helped us meet them +As told by Annama Abraham +Yehowa nkutoo na obetumi ama me dɔfo no afi dɔte mu asan aba ma masan akyia no bio aka nsɛnnennen a ɛyɛ nwonwa a yɛn awo ntoatoaso yi de aba ne sɛnea Yehowa aboa me ama madi ho dwuma no ho asɛm akyerɛ no +Sɛnea Annama Abraham ka kyerɛe +Picture on page Kratafa mfonini +Annama Abraham and her husband Henry Annama Abraham ne ne kunu Henry + Picture on page Kratafa mfonini +Annama witnessing to the tea pluckers working on a tea plantation in Sri Lanka Annama redi atwafo a wɔreyɛ adwuma wɔ Sri Lanka tii afuw bi mu adanse +Caring for Aged Parents Awofo A Wɔn Mfe Akɔ Anim A Wɔhwɛ Wɔn + I WAS up day and night but I still felt that it was a privilege +NA MEYƐ nneɛma pii adekyee na menna anadwo nso nanso na mete nka sɛ ɛyɛ hokwan a manya +That was how one woman described caring for her elderly mother +Saa na ɔbea bi kae wɔ ne maame a ne mfe akɔ anim a ɔhwɛ no ho +For this woman and many others caring for aging parents is a positive experience +Wɔ saa ɔbea yi ne afoforo pii fam no awofo a wɔn mfe rekɔ anim a wɔhwɛ wɔn no yɛ osuahu a ɛyɛ anigye +It is also becoming a more common experience +Ɛyɛ ade a ɛrebu so nso +The fastest growing age group in the United States is said to be the plus category +Wɔkyerɛ sɛ nnipakuw a wɔredɔɔso ntɛmntɛm wɔ United States ne wɔn a wɔadi boro mfe +In fewer than one million Americans were or older +Wɔ afe mu no na Amerikafo a wɔadi boro mfe no nnu ɔpepem biako +By almost ten million were over +Eduu no na nnipa bɛyɛ ɔpepem du na wɔadi boro mfe +Older people are living longer and about a third of those or older need regular assistance +Wɔn a wɔn mfe akɔ anim renyin kyɛ na wɔn a wɔadi boro mfe mu baasa biara mu biako hia mmoa daa +While caregiving can be a rewarding experience it is not without stress +Ɛmfa ho sɛ obi a ne mfe kɔ anim a wɔhwɛ no betumi ayɛ osuahu a mfaso wɔ so no ɔhaw nso wom +If one or both of your parents are aged and in need of your care you may find certain aspects difficult +Sɛ w’awofo mu biako anaa wɔn baanu nyinaa mfe kɔ anim na sɛ wohia wo hwɛ a nneɛma bi yɛ betumi ayɛ wo den +Just watching them decline in health surely causes you pain +Hu a wubehu kɛkɛ sɛ wɔkɔ so gow no ma wudi yaw ankasa +And if you receive little or no help from other family members then you are left with the bulk of the caregiving +Na sɛ abusuafo afoforo ammoa wo pii anaa wɔammoa wo koraa a ɛnde na wo na wobɛyɛ ɔhwɛ adwuma no mu fa kɛse no ara +You may also discover that no matter how old you are you never feel grown up around your parents +Ebetumi aba sɛ bere a wowɔ w’awofo nkyɛn no ɛmfa ho mfe a woadi no wonte nka da sɛ woanyin +Their tendency may be to treat you like a child and your tendency may be to respond like one +Ebia wɔne wo bedi te sɛ abofra na wo nso woayɛ wo ho saa +Lack of emotional support from friends can add a stressful element to your caregiving +Sɛ woannya nkuranhyɛ amfi wo nnamfo hɔ a ebetumi de ɔhyɛ no bi aka ɔhwɛ a wode ma no ho +Nevertheless the challenges of caregiving need not interfere with your maintaining a close relationship with your parents +Nanso ɛnsɛ sɛ ɔhwɛ a wode ma no mu ɔhaw ahorow no sɛe abusuabɔ pa a wobɛma atra wo ne w’awofo ntam no +The Scriptures clearly direct adults to practice godly devotion in their own household and to keep paying a due compensation to their parents and grandparents for this is acceptable in God s sight +Kyerɛwnsɛm no kyerɛ wɔn a wɔanyinyin pefee sɛ wonsua onyamesom pa wɔn fi mu kan ntua wɔn awofo ka efisɛ eyi na eye na ɛsɔ Onyankopɔn ani +On the other hand he that chases a mother away is a son acting shamefully and disgracefully +Timothy Proverbs +Ɔkwan foforo so no nea ɔpam ne na no yɛ aniwu ne ahohora ba +Timoteo Mmebusɛm +Godly devotion expressed through caregiving can be an enriching experience +Onyamesom pa a wɔnam ɔhwɛ so de ma betumi ayɛ osuahu a mfaso wɔ so +But first you must know what your parents actually need from you in the way of help +Nanso nea edi kan no ɛsɛ sɛ wuhu mmoa pɔtee a w’awofo hia fi wo hɔ +The following articles may assist you in identifying and meeting those needs +Nsɛm a edidi eyi so no betumi aboa wo ma woahu saa ahiade ahorow no adi ho dwuma +And while these articles focus on what can be done in the home it is understood that in some cases because of very poor health or advanced age a parent may require professional help such as that found in a nursing home +Na bere a yɛde saa nsɛm yi agyina nea wubetumi ayɛ wɔ fie so no yegye di sɛ wɔ tebea horow bi mu no esiane akwahosan pa a ɔwofo bi nni anaa ne mfe a akɔ anim dodo nti ebia obehia wɔn a wɔn ho akokwaw mmoa te sɛ nea wɔde ma wɔ mmeae a wɔhwɛ wɔn a wɔn mfe akɔ anim +Assessing Your Parents Needs W’awofo Ahiade Ahorow A Wubesusuw Ho +TO BE of true help to your aging parents you must learn what their needs and preferences are +NEA ɛbɛyɛ na woatumi aboa w’awofo a wɔn mfe akɔ anim no ankasa no ɛsɛ sɛ wuhu wɔn ahiade ahorow ne nneɛma a wɔpɛ +Otherwise you may with good intentions extend provisions and services that your parents do not need and do not want though they may be reluctant to tell you that +Anyɛ saa a wubetumi afi adwempa mu de nneɛma ne mmoa a w’awofo nhia anaa wɔmpɛ ama wɔn ɛwom sɛ wɔrempɛ sɛ wɔbɛka akyerɛ wo de +Then your relationship based on misunderstandings would be unnecessarily stressful not only for you but for your parents as well +Sɛ ɛba saa a mo ntam abusuabɔ a ntease nnim no de ɔhaw a ɛnsɛ bɛbrɛ wo ne afei wɔn nso +What Do They Really Want ? Dɛn na Wɔpɛ Ankasa ? +Believing that it will someday become necessary to move her parents in with her a woman arranges for that move right away +Ɔbea bi a na osusuw sɛ ɛho behia da bi sɛ ɔkɔfa n’awofo ba ne nkyɛn yɛ saa ntɛm ara +Later she discovers that her parents are quite capable of living in their own home and would be happier that way ! Akyiri yi ohui sɛ n’awofo betumi atra wɔn ankasa fie na wɔn ani begye ɛno ho mmom ! +Having brought his parents in to live with him a son says You are not going to pay money to live in my house ! Ɔbabarima bi a ɔkɔfaa n’awofo bɛtraa ne nkyɛn ka sɛ Memma montua sika na moatra me fie ! +Not after all you ve done for me ! Memma monnyɛ saa wɔ nea moayɛ ama me nyinaa akyi ! +However this makes his parents feel overly dependent +Nanso eyi ma n’awofo te nka sɛ wɔdan no dodo +Eventually they tell him that they would prefer the dignity of contributing in some way +Awiei koraa no wɔka kyerɛ no sɛ wɔbɛpɛ sɛ ɔma wɔn hokwan ma wɔn nso wɔboa wɔ ɔkwan bi so +A family provides every minor service for their aging parents to ensure that they are comfortable and not burdened with physical exertion +Abusua bi yɛ biribiara ma wɔn awofo a wɔn mfe rekɔ anim de hwɛ hu sɛ wɔn ho tɔ wɔn na wɔmmrɛ wɔn ho +Later they discover that their parents want to do more for themselves +Akyiri yi wobehu sɛ wɔn awofo pɛ sɛ wɔn ankasa yɛ wɔn nneɛma pii +In each of the above examples the services performed were both unneeded and unwanted by the parents +Wɔ atifi hɔ nhwɛso ahorow yi biara mu no na awofo no nhia mmoa a wɔde maa wɔn no na afei nso na wɔmpɛ +This can easily happen if a well meaning son or daughter is motivated by an exaggerated sense of duty or if there is a lack of understanding as to the parents actual needs +Ɛnyɛ den sɛ eyi besi bere a ɔbabarima anaa ɔbabea a ɔwɔ adwempa bu n’asɛyɛde a ɔwɔ no kɛse dodo anaa bere a onnim nea n’awofo hia ankasa no +Think of the unnecessary stress this produces for all concerned +Susuw ɔhaw a ɛho nhia a eyi de brɛ wɔn nyinaa +The solution of course is to obtain an assessment of your parents actual needs and wants +Nokwarem no ano aduru ne sɛ wubehu w’awofo ahiade ahorow anaa nneɛma a wɔpɛ ankasa +Do your parents really need to move into your home at this point ? So ehia sɛ w’awofo tu bɛtra wo fie mprempren ankasa ? +Do they even want to ? So wɔwɔ ɔpɛ mpo sɛ wɔbɛyɛ saa ? +It may surprise you to learn that some older persons desire to live as independently as possible +Ebia ɛbɛyɛ wo nwonwa sɛ wubehu sɛ wɔn a wɔn mfe akɔ anim binom pɛ sɛ wɔtew wɔn ho sɛnea ebetumi ayɛ yiye biara +For fear of sounding unappreciative they may hesitate to express to their children that they would prefer to live by themselves in their own home despite some inconveniences +Ebia esiane sɛ wɔmpɛ sɛ ɛbɛyɛ te sɛ nea wɔnkyerɛ anisɔ nti wɔrempɛ sɛ wɔbɛda no adi akyerɛ wɔn mma sɛ wɔpɛ sɛ wɔtra wɔn ara fie mu ɛmfa ho sɛ wobehyia ɔhaw ahorow bi no +They may love their children and long to spend time with them +Ebia na wɔdɔ wɔn mma na wɔn ani gye ho sɛ wɔbɛsrasra wɔn +But be dependent on their children ? Nanso sɛ wɔn mma bɛhwɛ wɔn ? +No they may prefer to do things for themselves +Dabi wɔbɛpɛ sɛ wɔn ankasa yɛ wɔn nneɛma +Perhaps someday it will be necessary to move your parents into your home +Ebia da bi ɛho behia sɛ wokɔfa w’awofo bɛtra wo fie +However if that time has not yet arrived and if they honestly prefer to live by themselves why refuse them these years of independence ? Nanso sɛ saa bere no nnui na sɛ wofi nokwaredi mu pɛ sɛ wɔn ankasa tra a dɛn nti na ɛnsɛ sɛ woma wɔn kwan ma wɔyɛ saa ? +Would some home adjustments or a regularly scheduled phone call or visit enable them to continue living in their own home ? So nsakrae bi a wobɛyɛ ama wɔn wɔ wɔn fie anaasɛ sra a wobɛkɔ akɔsra wɔn anaa wone wɔn bɛkasa wɔ telefon so daa no bɛma wɔatumi akɔ so atra wɔn ankasa fie ? +They may feel happier in their own home making their own daily decisions +Ebia wɔn ani begye kɛse sɛ wɔte wɔn ankasa fie na da biara wɔn ankasa sisi wɔn gyinae ahorow +One caregiver explained her own haste in taking her mother in When my dad died we took my mother in feeling sorry for her +Ɔbea bi kaa sɛnea n’ankasa de ahopere kɔfaa ne maame bɛtraa ne fie ho asɛm Bere a me papa wui no ahummɔbɔ a yɛwɔ ma me maame maa yɛkɔfaa no baa yɛn fie +As it turned out she lived for more years +Sɛnea ɛkɔyɛe no ɔtraa ase mfe bio +Instead of selling her house she could have continued living in it +Sɛ anka yɛbɛtɔn ne fie no anka obetumi atra mu +Never be hasty in deciding what steps should be taken +Mpere wo ho nsi gyinae wɔ nea ɛsɛ sɛ woyɛ ho +A decision like that once made is hard to reverse +Compare Matthew +Sɛ wunya si gyinae a ɛte saa a ɛyɛ den sɛ wobɛsakra no +Fa toto Mateo ho +But you may object what if something happened to one of my parents while living in their own home ? Ebia wobɛpopo wo ti aka sɛ Na sɛ biribi yɛ m’awofo no mu biako bere a wɔte wɔn ankasa fie no nso ɛ ? +If Mom or Dad fell and got hurt I d never forgive myself ! Sɛ Maame anaa Paapa hwe ase na opira a m’ahonim bebu me fɔ ! ’ +This is a valid concern especially if your parents strength or health has declined to the point that there is real danger of an accident +Sɛ eyi haw wo a ɛteɛ titiriw sɛ w’awofo ayɛ mmerɛw araa ma ɛyɛ mmerɛw sɛ wobehyia asiane a +If that is not the case though ask yourself whether your concern is for your parents or for yourself that is to protect yourself from inappropriate guilt +Nanso sɛ ɛnte saa a bisa wo ho sɛ w’awofo na woredwen wɔn ho anaasɛ woredwen w’ankasa wo ho kyerɛ sɛ sɛ wobɛkwati afobu a ɛmfata nka a wobɛte nti +Consider too the possibility that your parents would be better off in their own home +Afei susuw sɛnea ebetumi aba sɛ w’awofo ho bɛtɔ wɔn wɔ wɔn ankasa fie asen beae foforo bi no ho +In the book You and Your Aging Parents Edith M +Edith M +Stern and Dr +Mabel Ross state Studies have shown that old folks stay younger and more truly alive in their own homes than elsewhere +Stern ne Oduruyɛfo Mabel Ross ka wɔ nhoma You and Your Aging Parents mu sɛ Nhwehwɛmu ada no adi sɛ wɔn a wɔn mfe akɔ anim ahoɔden tra hɔ na wɔn adwene tumi yɛ adwuma yiye ankasa bere a wɔte wɔn ankasa afie sen sɛ wɔwɔ baabi foforo no +In short many misguided attempts to make declining years easy succeed only in making the decline more rapid +Ne tiatwa mu no nea efi mmɔden pii a ɛmfata a wɔbɔ sɛ wɔbɛma wɔn nkwakorabere anaa wɔn mmerewabere ayɛ mmerɛw ama wɔn mu ba ara ne sɛ ɛma wɔbɔ nkwakora anaa mmerewa ntɛmntɛm +So help your parents live as independently as possible while providing the care and services that they actually need +Enti boa w’awofo ma wɔn ankasa ntra sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ yiye biara na bere koro no ara fa mmoa ne nneɛma a wohia ankasa ma wɔn +You should also make a periodic reassessment and readjust as your parents needs increase or even decrease +Ɛsɛ sɛ bere ne bere mu nso wosan susuw nneɛma ho na woyɛ nsakrae bere a w’awofo ahiade ahorow no dɔɔso anaasɛ ɛso tew mpo no +Be Sensitive Ma W’ani Nna Hɔ +Given your parents health and circumstances it may be that bringing them into your home is the best option after all +Eyi nyinaa akyi no sɛ wususuw w’awofo akwahosan ne wɔn tebea ahorow ho a ebetumi aba sɛ nea eye sen biara a ɛsɛ sɛ woyɛ ne sɛ wobɛma wɔabɛtra wo fie +If so be sensitive to the possibility that they prefer to do as much for themselves as possible +Sɛ ɛte saa a ma w’ani nna hɔ na hu sɛ ebetumi aba sɛ wɔpɛ sɛ ɛbɛyɛ yiye a wɔyɛ wɔn ankasa biribiara +Like people of any age they likely wish to have their own identity their own schedule of activities and their own set of friends +Te sɛ nnipa afoforo nyinaa no ebia wɔpɛ sɛ wɔda nsow wɔ afoforo ho wonya wɔn ankasa dwumadi ho nhyehyɛe ne wɔn ankasa nnamfo +This can be healthy +Eyi betumi ayɛ nea ɛfata +While it will be enjoyable to do some things together as an extended family it may be good for you to reserve some activities for just your immediate family and to allow your parents their own activities as well +Bere a ɛbɛyɛ anigye sɛ mo abusua no ne mo awofo bɛyɛ nneɛma bi abom no ɛbɛyɛ papa sɛ dwumadi ahorow bi wɔ hɔ a wo ne w’ankasa w’abusua no nkutoo yɛ na woama w’awofo nso ayɛ wɔn ankasa dwumadi ahorow bi +One caregiver wisely pointed out Make sure your parents have familiar pieces of furniture and photographs that are special to them +Obi a ɔde ɔhwɛ ma fi nyansam daa no adi sɛ Hwɛ hu sɛ wode dan mu nneɛma ne mfonini dedaw a ɛsom bo ma w’awofo besiesie dan no mu +In endeavoring to discern your parents real needs talk to them +Bere a worebɔ mmɔden sɛ wubehu w’awofo ahiade ahorow no wone wɔn mmɔ nkɔmmɔ +Listen to their concerns and be sensitive to what they may be trying to tell you +Tie nea ehia wɔn na ma w’ani nna hɔ wɔ nea ebia wɔpɛ sɛ wɔka kyerɛ wo no ho +Explain to them what you can and cannot do for them so that they will not be hurt by false expectations +Kyerɛ wɔn nea wubetumi ayɛ ama wɔn ne nea wuntumi nyɛ na amma wɔannya anidaso hunu ma anhaw wɔn +Have a clear understanding as to what is to be expected from all in the family recommended one caregiver +Obi a ɔde ɔhwɛ ma hyɛɛ nyansa sɛ Te nea wɔhwehwɛ fi abusua no mufo nyinaa hɔ no ase yiye +Have frequent discussions to avoid hard feelings and built up resentments +Montaa mmɔ nkɔmmɔ na ama moakwati abufuw ne menasepɔw +If you make any long term promises I ll call you every Monday afternoon I ll take you out every weekend you may want to make it clear that you would like to try it for a certain period of time and see how it works +Sɛ wohyɛ bɔ a ɛbɛma woadi biribi ho dwuma daa Mɛfrɛ wo wɔ telefon so Dwoda awia biara Mɛba abɛfa wo apue dapɛn awiei biara a wubetumi ama emu ada hɔ sɛ wopɛ sɛ wosɔ hwɛ kosi bere bi de hwɛ sɛ ebetumi ayɛ yiye a +That way if it proves to be impractical the door is already open for reassessment +Saa kwan no so no sɛ antumi anyɛ yiye a hokwan wɔ hɔ dedaw a wubetumi de ayɛ nsakrae +None of the above should be taken as reasons to deprive one s parents of the honor and assistance due them +Ɛnsɛ sɛ obi gyina nea ɛwɔ atifi hɔ no mu biara so de nidi ne mmoa a ɛfata n’awofo no kame wɔn +The Creator s position on the subject is explicit +Nea Ɔbɔadeɛ no ka wɔ asɛm no ho no mu da hɔ +Adult children owe their parents respect care and support +Ɛsɛ sɛ mma a wɔanyinnyin de obu ɔhwɛ ne mmoa ma wɔn awofo +Jesus condemned the self righteous Pharisees for twisting scriptures to excuse the neglect of parents +Yesu buu Farisifo a wɔyɛ wɔn ho treneefo no fɔ sɛ wokyinkyim kyerɛw nsɛm de penee awofo a wobu ani gu wɔn so no so +The graphic words at Proverbs reveal the disgust that God feels toward those who disrespect their parents The eye that holds a father in derision and that despises obedience to a mother the ravens of the torrent valley will pick it out and the sons of the eagle will eat it up +See Mark Timothy +Nsɛm a emu da hɔ pefee a ɛwɔ Mmebusɛm yi kyerɛ sɛnea Onyankopɔn kyi wɔn a wɔnkyerɛ obu mma wɔn awofo no Aniwa a eyi n’agya ahii na ebu ɛna tie animtiaa no asubɔnten ho kwaakwaadabi betutu na akɔre mma bedi +Hwɛ Marko Timoteo +As you give needed assistance to your parents you may also face new pressures +Bere a wode mmoa a w’awofo hia ma wɔn no ebia wubehyia ɔhaw afoforo nso +How can you cope with these ? Wobɛyɛ dɛn agyina eyinom ano ? +The next article will offer some suggestions +Asɛm a edi hɔ no de ho nyansahyɛ ahorow bi bɛma +Pictures on page Kratafa mfonini +A parent may enjoy independent activities with friends as well as with family Ɔwofo bi betumi anya anigye wɔ dwumadi ahorow bi a ɔne nnamfo ne abusuafo yɛ mu +Caregiving Coping With Day to Day Pressures Ɔhwɛ A Wɔde Ma Da Biara Da Mu Ɔhaw Ahorow A Wogyina Ano +IF CAREGIVING causes you some pressures especially ones you had not anticipated you may be inclined to feel guilty +SƐ WUHYIA ɔhaw ahorow bi titiriw nea wonhwɛ kwan wɔ ɔhwɛ a wode ma mu a ebia ɛbɛma woate afobu nka +You might wonder Is there something wrong in my relationship with my parents ? Ebia wubesusuw sɛ So biribi atoto wɔ me ne m’awofo abusuabɔ no mu ? +Don t adults in many cultures live happily with their parents all their lives ? So wɔn a wɔanyinnyin pii ne wɔn awofo ntra anigye mu wɔn nkwa nna nyinaa wɔ aman pii mu ? ’ +Well your situation may be different +Ebetumi aba sɛ wo tebea no yɛ soronko +Your parents may have moved into your home after or more years of their living apart from you +Ebia wo ne w’awofo atetew mu mfe anaa nea ɛboro saa ansa na wɔretu abɛtra wo fie +This means that you and your parents formed life styles and habits independently of one another for the greater part of your lives +Eyi kyerɛ sɛ wo ne w’awofo anya asetra kwan ne su horow a ɛyɛ soronko wɔ obiara de ho wɔ mo asetra bere mu ɔfa kɛse mu +In the course of several decades those life styles and habits may have become very different +Wɔ mfe pii mu no saa asetra kwan ne su horow no betumi ayɛ soronko yiye +But now as a caregiver you are confronted with the need to blend your life harmoniously with those in your care +Nanso mprempren sɛ obi a wode ɔhwɛ ma no ɛho abehia sɛ woma w’asetra ne wɔn a worehwɛ wɔn no de hyia pɛpɛɛpɛ +This can be more difficult than if you had been living together all along +Eyi betumi ayɛ den asen sɛ anka moatra abom bere nyinaa +Too some parents may be quite ill or in other ways need more special care +Nea ɛka ho no ebia na awofo binom yare kɛse anaa wɔ akwan afoforo so no wohia ɔhwɛ soronko bi +Although commendably you may be supplying what is required and see no present need to put your parents in a nursing home this situation understandably puts day to day pressures on all of you +Ɛwom sɛ ebia wobɔ mmɔden pii de nea w’awofo hia ma wɔn nti mprempren wunhu hia a ɛho hia sɛ wode wɔn bɛkɔ beae a wɔhwɛ wɔn a wɔn mfe kɔ anim de nanso sɛnea ntease wom no saa tebea yi de da biara da mu ɔhaw ahorow brɛ wo +Caring for your parents is natural +W’awofo a wobɛhwɛ wɔn no yɛ asetra fa +Growing old and getting sick is not +Onyin ne ɔyare nyɛ asetra fa +The Creator never purposed that people lose their strength and health with age +Ɔbɔadeɛ no ammɔ ne tirim da sɛ nnipa nhwere wɔn ahoɔden ne wɔn akwahosan bere a wɔrenyin no +Therefore do not think there is something wrong with you because the situation requires more emotionally and physically than you had foreseen +Genesis Psalm +Enti sɛ tebea no hwehwɛ pii wɔ nkate ne ɔhonam fam sen sɛnea wohwɛɛ kwan no a nte nka sɛ gyama woatɔ sin wɔ wɔn hwɛ no mu +Genesis Dwom +Pressures related to caregiving do not necessarily reflect a poor relationship between you and your parents +Ɔhaw ahorow a efi ɔhwɛ a wɔde ma mu ba no nkyerɛ ankasa sɛ wo ne w’awofo nni abusuabɔ pa +Especially if you enjoyed a good relationship with them before they needed your help it is likely that any difficulties you experience are the result of the challenges that caregiving can present +Ne titiriw no sɛ na wo ne wɔn wɔ abusuabɔ pa ansa na worefi ase ahwɛ wɔn a ɛda adi sɛ nsɛnnennen biara a wuhyia no fi ɔhaw ahorow a ɔhwɛ a wɔde ma betumi de aba no +How can you effectively deal with the day to day pressures ? Ɔkwan bɛn so na wubetumi adi da biara da ɔhaw ahorow no ho dwuma wɔ ɔkwan a etu mpɔn so ? +Dealing With Guilt Feelings Afobu Nkate a Wodi ho Dwuma +Even persons who are doing all they can and should for their parents sometimes feel guilty about not doing more +Ɛtɔ da bi a wɔn a wɔreyɛ nea wobetumi ne nea ɛsɛ sɛ wɔyɛ nyinaa de boa wɔn awofo mpo bu wɔn ho fɔ sɛ nea wɔyɛ no sua +Inappropriate guilt however can be a problem +Nanso bu a obi bebu ne ho fɔ ɔkwan a ɛmfata so no betumi ayɛ asɛnnennen +You can find yourself making decisions that are designed to relieve your guilt but are not necessarily in the best interests of you or your parents +Ebetumi aba sɛ wubesisi gyinae bi a n’atirimpɔw ne sɛ ɛbɛma woade wo ho afi afobu nka a wote no ho nanso ɛso remma wo anaa w’awofo mfaso kɛse ankasa +For example what would happen if to alleviate her feelings of inappropriate guilt a woman became absorbed in caregiving to the neglect of her own husband and children ? Sɛ nhwɛso no dɛn na ɛbɛba bere a ɔbea bi a esiane sɛ ɔpɛ sɛ ɔma afobu nkate a ɛmfata a ɔwɔ no brɛ ase nti ɔma ɔhwɛ a ɔde ma no gye n’adwene araa ma obu n’ani gu ne kunu ne ne mma so ? +She her husband and her children would suffer the consequences +Ɔno ne kunu ne ne mma behu amane +So do not let inappropriate guilt control your life +Enti mma afobu nkate a ɛmfata nni w’asetra so +Do you sometimes feel guilty because it seems that you can never do enough for your parents ? So ɛtɔ da bi a wote afobu nka esiane sɛ ɛte sɛ nea wuntumi mfa mmoa a ɛfata mma w’awofo nti ? +It is possible then that your parents needs exceed what you are able to provide +Ɛte saa a ebetumi aba sɛ w’awofo ahiade ahorow boro nea wubetumi de ama no so +The situation may be such that no matter what you do there is always more that could be done +Ebetumi aba sɛ ɛmfa ho nea wobɛyɛ biara no wubehu sɛ pii wɔ hɔ a wubetumi ayɛ bere nyinaa +Furthermore if you view caregiving as a means of repaying your parents for all that they did in your behalf while you were growing up in their care you will always feel guilty because you simply cannot fully repay them +Afei nso sɛ wubu ɔhwɛ a wode ma no sɛ ɛyɛ ɔkwan a worefa so atua w’awofo ka wɔ nea wɔyɛ maa wo bere a wɔhwɛɛ wo wɔ wo mmofraberem no mu a wobɛte afobu nka bere nyinaa efisɛ worentumi ntua wɔn ka nwie +The book You and Your Aging Parents points out the need to decide how much you will do for your parents +Nhoma You and Your Aging Parents da no adi sɛ ɛho hia sɛ wusi gyinae wɔ nneɛma dodow a wobɛyɛ de aboa w’awofo ho +It says You will save yourself a great deal of wear and tear if you base your decisions primarily not on what you would like to do or even what you should do but what you can do +Ese Sɛ woamfa wo gyinaesi ahorow no annyina nea wobɛpɛ sɛ woyɛ anaa nea ɛsɛ sɛ woyɛ mpo so titiriw na mmom wode gyina nea wubetumi ayɛ so a wobɛkwati nkate fam ɔhaw bebree +Yes determine realistically what you can expect of yourself +Yiw hu nea ntease wom sɛ wubetumi ayɛ ankasa +It might help if you enlist the aid of a trusted friend who knows your abilities your limitations and your family situation +Ebetumi ayɛ wo mmoa sɛ wubehu w’adamfo bi a wowɔ ne mu ahotoso a onim wo mmɔdenbɔ wo mmerɛwyɛ ne w’abusua mu nsɛm tebea adwene wɔ nea wususuw no ho +Can you take your parents into your home ? So wubetumi ama w’awofo abɛtra wo fie ? +Do you have sufficient space ? Wowɔ ɔkwan a ɛfata wɔ hɔ ? +Will they agree to move in ? Wɔbɛpene so sɛ wobetu ? +If your parents do not live with you how often can you visit them and when ? Sɛ w’awofo nte wo nkyɛn a mpɛn ahe na wubetumi akɔsra wɔn na bere bɛn ? +If you do what you can there is no need to feel guilty +Sɛ woyɛ nea wubetumi a ɛho nhia sɛ wobɛte afobu biara nka +If you feel guilty anyway recognize the feeling as inappropriate and refuse to let it govern your decisions +Sɛ ɛba sɛ wote afobu nka a hu sɛ ɛmfata na mma kwan mma enni wo gyinaesi ahorow so +Share the Load Wone Afoforo Nkyɛ Asɛyɛde No +The Bible book of Ecclesiastes points out how unhealthy it is to be wicked overmuch or righteous overmuch and that being righteous overmuch can cause desolation to yourself +Ɔsɛnkafo nhoma a ɛwɔ Bible mu no da no adi sɛ ɛmfata sɛ woyɛ abɔnefosɛm dodo ’ anaa ɔtreneeni bebrebe na wo ho a wobɛyɛ no ɔtreneeni bebrebe no betumi ama woasɛe wo ho +’ +This can happen if you are trying to accomplish more than you want to do can do and even should do +Eyi betumi aba bere a wobɔ mmɔden sɛ wobɛyɛ pii asen nea wopɛ sɛ woyɛ nea wubetumi ayɛ ne nea ɛsɛ sɛ woyɛ mpo no +If you already had a full schedule before starting to care for your parents you must eliminate some other activities or get help +Sɛ na wowɔ nhyehyɛe a dwumadi pii wom dedaw ansa na worefi ase ahwɛ w’awofo a ɛsɛ sɛ wuyiyi dwumadi bi fi mu anaa wohwehwɛ mmoa +Yet many who need help hesitate to ask +Nanso nnipa pii a wohia mmoa twentwɛn wɔn nan ase sɛ wobebisa +They may feel too timid or claim that others are unwilling to assist +Ebetumi aba sɛ wɔfɛre dodo anaa wɔkyerɛ sɛ afoforo mpɛ sɛ wɔboa +However you do yourself and everyone around you a disservice if you wear yourself down +Nanso sɛ wobrɛ wo ho dodo a wohaw wo ho ne afoforo +In her book on caregiving author E +Wɔ ne nhoma a ɛka ɔhwɛ a wɔde ma ho asɛm mu no E +Jane Mall calls such overfunctioning the martyr syndrome +Jane Mall frɛ nneɛma a wɔyɛ tra so yi sɛ asɛyɛde ho amanehunu ho sɛnkyerɛnne +She advises You should have a priority calendar and three of your priorities should be time with your spouse time with your children and friends and time for yourself +Otu fo sɛ Ɛsɛ sɛ woyɛ nneɛma a ɛho hia kɛse ho nhyehyɛe na nneɛma a ɛho hia paa no mu abiɛsa ne bere a wubenya ama wo hokafo wo mma ne nnamfo ne w’ankasa wo ho +Yes you may need to share the load +Yiw ebia ɛho behia sɛ wone afoforo kyɛ asɛyɛde no +So where can you go for help ? Ɛnde ɛhe na wubetumi akɔhwehwɛ mmoa ? +Family friends neighbors and professionals can be of assistance +Abusuafo nnamfo afipamfo ne wɔn a wɔn ho akokwaw wɔ wɔn a wɔn mfe akɔ anim hwɛ mu betumi ayɛ wo mmoa +But you have to ask for the help +Nanso ɛsɛ sɛ wubisa mmoa +And you must ask directly +Na ɛsɛ sɛ wubisa no tee +Hints don t always work +Ɛnyɛ bere nyinaa na nsɛm a wɔnka no pefee tumi sow aba +You may be surprised who and how many are willing to assist if you make your needs clearly known your requests definite +Sɛ woda nneɛma a wuhia no adi pefee na wubisa mmoa pɔtee a ebia ɛbɛyɛ wo nwonwa sɛ wubehu sɛ nnipa a wɔdɔɔso wɔ ɔpɛ sɛ wɔbɛboa +For example you might ask someone to help you clean the house +Sɛ nhwɛso no wubetumi asrɛ obi sɛ ɔmmoa wo na siesie fie hɔ +If that would give you some needed relief then this is no time to insist on cleaning the house yourself because nobody else will do it right +Sɛ ɛno bɛma wo ahotɔ kakra a ɛnde ɛnyɛ saa bere yi na ɛsɛ sɛ woka sɛ w’ankasa wubesiesie fie hɔ sɛnea ɛte biara esiane sɛ obiara ntumi nyɛ no yiye ’ nti +If you have brothers or sisters they also share the responsibility of caring for their parents +Sɛ wowɔ nuanom mmarima ne mmea a wɔn nso wɔ asɛyɛde sɛ wɔhwɛ wɔn awofo +Perhaps you have done all or most of the caregiving up to now believing that your brothers and sisters are unable or unwilling +Ebia wo na wode ɔhwɛ no nyinaa anaa fa kɛse no ama de abesi nnɛ na wugye di sɛ wo nuanom mmarima ne mmea no ntumi mmoa anaasɛ wɔmpɛ sɛ wɔboa +However have you directly requested their assistance ? Nanso so woabisa wɔn tee sɛ wɔmmoa ? +Some people will respond positively if it is made clear to them that help is needed +Ebinom bɛboa sɛ woma emu da hɔ ma wohu sɛ wɔn mmoa ho hia a +Some monopolize the care of a parent in an attempt to gain or to maintain parental approval +Ebinom nkutoo gye awofo hwɛ no to wɔn ho so de bɔ mmɔden nya awofo anim dom +Or they may gain a feeling of piety by taking on the whole job themselves +Anaa ebia wɔbɛte nka sɛ wɔnam adwuma no nyinaa a wɔde bɛto wɔn ho so no so bɛda wɔn ho adi sɛ wɔyɛ nnipa pa +They may complain that others will not assist with the caregiving but they may also send out signals to show that they prefer it that way +Ebetumi aba sɛ wobenwiinwii aka sɛ afoforo mmoa wɔn wɔ ɔhwɛ a wɔde ma no mu nanso ebia wɔnam wɔn nsɛm a wɔka ne nneyɛe so akyerɛ sɛ saa na wɔpɛ no +This can be a form of being righteous overmuch +Eyi betumi ayɛ treneefo bebrebe a wɔyɛ +But why bring unnecessary hardships on yourself ? Nanso dɛn nti na ɛsɛ sɛ wode ɔhaw a ɛho nhia to wo ho so ? +If help is available ask for it and use it +Sɛ mmoa wɔ hɔ a bisa na nya mu mfaso +A word of caution Do not expect that your brothers and sisters will share the responsibilities equally with you +Kɔkɔbɔ bi ni Ɛnsɛ sɛ wohwɛ kwan sɛ wo nuanom ne wo bɛkyɛ asɛyɛde no pɛpɛɛpɛ +While at times it may be possible for them to do so often their own circumstances make that difficult if not impossible +Bere a ɛtɔ mmere bi a ebetumi ayɛ yiye sɛ wɔbɛyɛ saa no mpɛn pii no wɔn ankasa nsɛm tebea ahorow ma ɛyɛ den sɛ wɔbɛyɛ saa anaa wontumi koraa +In many cases it is more practical for one family member to be the primary caregiver while other family members particularly brothers and sisters contribute financially and by phoning visiting or occasionally taking their parents home or on weekend trips +Wɔ nsɛm pii mu no mfaso wɔ so kɛse sɛ obusuani biako titiriw na ɔde ɔhwɛ no ma bere a abusuafo afoforo titiriw ne nuanom mmarima ne mmea de honam fam nneɛma boa na wɔfrɛ wɔn wɔ telefon so wɔkɔsra wɔn anaa ɛtɔ da bi a wɔde wɔn pue wɔ dapɛn no awiei no +Close Living Faako a Wɔtra +Living in close quarters can give rise to small irritations +Faako a wɔtra tumi ma akasakasa nketenkete sɔre +Habits that you would easily excuse in a friend may seem intolerable in a close family member +Su horow bi a sɛ w’adamfo bi da no adi a ɛbɛyɛ mmerɛw sɛ wubenya ho abotare no betumi ayɛ nea sɛ wo busuani a ɔbɛn wo da no adi a worennya ho koma +Additionally your parent may say something like I wish you could spend more time with me but I know you re too busy for that +Nea ɛka ho no ebia w’awofo bɛka biribi te sɛ eyi Me yam a anka wunya bere pii ma me nanso minim sɛ wunni adagyew pii a wode bɛyɛ saa +’ +The message may hide the belief that you really don t care enough about your parent +Ebia adwene a ɛwɔ akyiri ankasa ne sɛ wunnwen wo wofo no ho ahe biara +You could respond to such a statement with annoyance +Ebetumi aba sɛ wode abufuw bebua asɛm a ɛte sɛɛ +Rather than becoming annoyed would it not be better to address your parent s real underlying concern that of spending more time with you ? Sɛ anka wo bo befuw no so ɛrenyɛ papa sɛ wubedi wo wofo no ahiade ankasa a ɛne sɛ ɔne wo bɛbɔ nkɔmmɔ pii no ho dwuma ? +Even if you cannot grant the request kindly explaining matters will yield better results than a hurtful reply +Proverbs +Sɛ wuntumi nni abisade no ho dwuma mpo a nsɛm a wufi ayamye mu bɛkyerɛkyerɛ mu no bɛsow aba pa asen sɛ wobɛma no mmuae a ɛyɛ yaw +Mmebusɛm +Earnest effort at cultivating the qualities encouraged in the Bible will enable you to remain kind but firm when necessary +Mmɔden kɛse a wobɛbɔ sɛ wubenya su horow a wɔhyɛ ho nkuran wɔ Bible mu no bɛma woada ayamye adi na woasi gyinae pintinn bere a ɛho abehia saa no +The Bible book of Colossians realistically acknowledges that we sometimes have cause for complaint against another +Kolosefo nhoma a ɛwɔ Bible mu no ka ma ɛfata sɛ ɛtɔ da bi a yɛne obi nya asɛm bi +It directs us to continue putting up with one another and forgiving one another freely +Ɛhyɛ yɛn sɛ yɛnkɔ so nhuhu mma yɛn ho na yɛmfa nkyekyɛ yɛn ho +’ +It also exhorts us to clothe ourselves with the tender affections of compassion kindness lowliness of mind mildness and long suffering +Etu yɛn fo nso sɛ yɛnhyɛ ayamhyehye ayamye ahobrɛase adwene odwo ne abodwokyɛre +Certainly such qualities will go a long way to minimize the irritations of close living +Ɛda adi sɛ su a ɛtete saa bɛboa yiye ma akasakasa a wɔn a w��te faako nya no so atew +Even then if you occasionally slip lose patience and say something you wish you hadn t let the sun not set with you in a provoked state +Sɛ ɛba sɛ wudi mfomso wo bo fuw na woka biribi a anka wompɛ sɛ woka saa bere no mpo a mma owia nkɔtɔ w’abufuw so +’ +Apologize quickly and put the matter behind you +Pa kyɛw ntɛm na ma wo werɛ mfi asɛm no +Do not allow it to become another source of guilt feelings +Ephesians +Mma ɛno mmɛyɛ ade foforo a ɛbɛma woate afobu nka +Efesofo +Retaining Privacy Bere a Obiara Benya Ayɛ N’ade +If you and your parents live in the same home you may find privacy difficult +Sɛ wo ne w’awofo te fie biako mu a ebia wubehu sɛ ɛyɛ den sɛ wubenya bere ayɛ w’ade +Yet you and your parents need a measure of it +Nanso wo ne w’awofo hia bere a mode bɛyɛ mo ankasa mo ade +You might talk this problem over with them and arrive at an understanding that certain times and places are private for you or your immediate family +Wubetumi ne wɔn asusuw asɛnnennen yi ho na woama wɔate ase sɛ bere ne mmeae horow bi yɛ nea w’abusua de bɛyɛ wɔn kokoam nneɛma +For instance for some families but not all a closed door with a do not disturb sign might be mutually understood as indicating a private area or time for the person inside +Sɛ nhwɛso no wɔ mmusua bi mu no obiara betumi ate ase sɛ ɔpon a wɔato mu na wɔde ahyɛde bi abɔ pon no ano sɛ obiara mma hɔ no kyerɛ sɛ ɛyɛ bere a nea ɔwɔ hɔ no reyɛ n’ankasa ade bi +If the room does not have a door a portable screen or a partition could serve the same purpose +Sɛ ɔpon nna dan no ano a biribi a wɔde begye hɔ anaa ntama bi a wɔde betwa mu no betumi adi atirimpɔw koro no ara ho dwuma +A tactful reminder might be in order if needed privacy is unexpectedly interrupted +Sɛ obi bɛhaw wo bere a woreyɛ w’ankasa ade bi a ebia ɛbɛfata sɛ wode anifere kae no nea ɛsɛ sɛ ɔyɛ +The point is one another s need for privacy should be respected by all in the family +Asɛm no ne sɛ ɛsɛ sɛ abusua muni biara kyerɛ obu ma ɔfoforo na ɔnhaw no bere a n’ankasa yɛ n’ade +A Privilege Hokwan Bi +Remember that although any decline in your parents health causes you pain our Creator Jehovah wants us to experience a measure of joy even when we undergo trialsome circumstances +Kae sɛ ɛwom sɛ w’awofo akwahosan a ɛso tew no ma wodi yaw de nanso yɛn Bɔfo Yehowa pɛ sɛ yenya anigye kodu baabi bere a yehyia sɔhwɛ ahorow mpo no +This work may also help you draw closer to Jehovah as you prayerfully lean on him +Saa adwuma yi bɛboa wo nso ma woabɛn Yehowa bere a wonam mpaebɔ so de wo ho to no so no +One caregiver expressed it this way I was always close to Jehovah but caregiving taught me total reliance on him +Obi a ɔde ɔhwɛ ma kaa ho asɛm sɛɛ Na mebɛn Yehowa bere nyinaa nanso ɔhwɛ a mede mae no kyerɛɛ me sɛnea mede me ho bɛto no so korakora +It was like the difference between a long distance phone call and having the person there with you +Na ɛte sɛ nsonsonoe a ɛwɔ obi a ɔwɔ akyirikyiri a wone no kasa wɔ telefon so ne bere a onii no wɔ wo nkyɛn mu no +Jehovah was right there with me +Na Yehowa wɔ me nkyɛn pɛɛ +Caregiving is a privilege as well as a duty +Ɔhwɛ a wɔde ma yɛ hokwan na ɛyɛ asɛyɛde nso +Stay in touch with your parents so as to know their needs +Wone w’awofo mmɔ nkɔmmɔ na ama woahu wɔn ahiade ahorow +Provide for them and maintain joy in doing so +Philippians Peter +Di wɔn ahiade ho dwuma ma wɔn na kɔ so nya saayɛ mu anigye +Filipifo Petro +Box on page Kratafa adaka +Making Caregiving Pleasant Ɔhwɛ a Wɔbɛma Ayɛ Anigye +What parents generally want from their adult children is quality contact +Nea awofo taa hwehwɛ fi wɔn mma a wɔanyinnyin hɔ ne sɛ wɔne wɔn bedi nkitaho kɛse +This requires drawing close to your parents and revealing important aspects of yourself +Eyi hwehwɛ sɛ wobɛbɛn w’awofo na woada wo su horow a ɛho hia adi +This can be difficult in a parent adult child relationship +Eyi betumi ayɛ den wɔ awofo ne wɔn mma a wɔanyinnyin abusuabɔ mu +Any judgmental attitudes on either side will stand in the way +Katee a mo mu biara bɛyɛ no bɛyɛ akwanside ama eyi +Such attitudes need to be set aside to achieve intimacy +Ɛsɛ sɛ muyi su horow a ɛtete saa fi hɔ na ama moatumi abɔ +If one of your parents is telling you of a problem or a concern listen empathetically +Sɛ w’awofo no mu biako reka asɛnnennen bi anaa biribi a ɛhaw no ho asɛm akyerɛ wo a fi tema mu tie +Answers that minimize their feelings can intensify negative feelings such as Oh it s not as bad as all that or I know the same things happen to me +Mmuae horow a ɛka wɔn kasaboa hyɛ wɔn yam betumi ama wɔanya nkate a ɛmfata te sɛ eyi Oh sɛɛ asɛm yi koraa nhaw adwene pii sɛnea na misusuw no ’ anaa Minim mihyia tebea koro no ara +’ +You will be more effective if you try to identify your parent s underlying feelings then acknowledge and share these Sounds like a hard time for you right now but we ll work through it together +Proverbs +Ɛbɛyɛ papa mmom sɛ wobɔ mmɔden hwehwɛ nkate horow a ɛkanyan w’awofo wugye tom na woka ho asɛm Ɛda adi sɛ ɛyɛ den ma wo mprempren nanso yɛbɛbom adi ho dwuma ’ +Mmebusɛm +If you are the spouse of the primary caregiver be physically and emotionally supportive +Sɛ wo hokafo na awofo hwɛ ho adesoa yi da no so titiriw a boa no wɔ honam ne nkate fam +Communicate with your mate otherwise misunderstandings will develop +Wone wo hokafo mmɔ nkɔmmɔ anyɛ saa a akasakasa bɛsɔre +A mate s support makes a big difference +Mmoa a ɔhokafo de ma no boa kɛse +One woman lamented that the lack of support from her family was harder to deal with than actually caring for her mother +Ɔbea biako kae sɛ na boa a n’abusua mmoa no no yɛ den sen ne maame hwɛ no ankasa +On the other hand she deeply appreciated the help of a friend who relieved her on occasion +Nanso n’ani sɔɔ mmoa a na n’adamfo bi de ma bere ne bere mu no kɛse +She said It touched my heart when she offered +Ɔkae sɛ Ɛkaa me koma bere a otuu ne ho mae no +That was so endearing to me and it drew me closer to her +M’ani gyee ho paa na ɛtwee me bɛn no yiye +Box on page Kratafa mfonini +If You Are Receiving Care Sɛ Woyɛ Obi a Wɔrehwɛ Wo A +It may be that you are on the receiving end of caregiving +Ebetumi aba sɛ wo na wɔrehwɛ wo +What can you do to help maintain a balanced and peaceful relationship with your children ? Dɛn na wubetumi ayɛ na ama wo ne wo mma akɔ so anya abusuabɔ a ɛkari pɛ na asomdwoe wom ? +Some parents make the mistake of trying to gain control by nagging prying or inducing guilt +Awofo binom di mfomso bɔ mmɔden sɛ wobenya wɔn mma so tumi denam anwiinwii asɛmpɛ anaa afobu nkate a wɔbɛma wɔate so +You likely know that this only results in less control and more stress +Ebia wunim sɛ nea eyi de bɛba ara ne sɛ ommua wo na ɛde ɔhaw pii bɛba +Results are better when you show your adult children that you respect them their privacy and their viewpoints even when you do not agree +Sɛ woma wo mma a wɔanyinnyin hu sɛ wubu wɔn wonhaw wɔn bere a wɔyɛ wɔn ankasa ade wugye wɔn nsusuwii tom bere a mo adwene nhyia mpo a nea efi mu ba no yɛ papa +Regularly commending your children is effective +Wo mma a wobɛkamfo wɔn daa no boa kɛse +One adult offspring stated A child wants his parents approval no matter what age he is +Oba bi a wanyin kae sɛ Ɔba pɛ n’awofo anim dom ɛmfa ho mfe a wadi no +In such a climate of love and respect communicate your needs to your children +Ka w’ahiade ahorow ho asɛm kyerɛ wo mma no wɔ ɔdɔ ne obu tebea a ɛte saa mu +Hints and implications often do more harm than good so be direct but kind +Nsɛm a wɔnka no tee taa sɛe ade mmom sen sɛ ɛbɛyɛ no yiye enti ka nsɛm no pefee nanso da ayamye adi +Even if you and your children do not agree on a point your tactfulness will make for a close and honest relationship free of misunderstandings +Sɛ wo ne wo ba no nyɛ adwene wɔ biribi ho mpo a anifere a wobɛyɛ no bɛma wo ne no anya abusuabɔ a emu yɛ den a efi nokwaredi mu a akasakasa nnim +Pictures on page Kratafa mfonini +In caring for your parents also make time for your mate your children and yourself Bere a worehwɛ w’awofo no nya bere nso ma wo hokafo wo mma ne w’ankasa +The Bible s Viewpoint Bible No Adwene +What Kind of Divorcing Does God Hate ? Awaregyae Bɛn na Onyankopɔn Kyi ? + THE problems that went along with my divorce were many wrote one Christian woman whose husband had been unfaithful +KRISTONI bea bi a ne kunu anni nokware kyerɛwee sɛ Nsɛnnnennen a m’awaregyae de bae no dɔɔso +The adjustment period isn t an easy time +Bere a wɔde yɛ nsakrae no mu yɛ den +I had to adjust not only mentally but financially and spiritually as well +Ɛnyɛ m’adwenem nko na na ɛsɛ sɛ meyɛ nsakrae na mmom sikasɛm ne honhom mu nso +I wondered if Jehovah would bless my decision knowing that the Scriptures say that he hates divorce +Na misuro sɛ ebia Yehowa rempene me gyinaesi no so efisɛ na minim sɛ Kyerɛwnsɛm no ka sɛ okyi awaregyae +This was a constant worry +Na ɛno haw me bere nyinaa +When a marriage ends the complications do not +Sɛ aware ba awiei a emu ɔhaw no mma awiei +A whole new set of problems suddenly arise +Ɔhaw afoforo koraa sɔre mpofirim +The feelings depression loneliness and guilt that surface out of nowhere +Nkate horow adwenemhaw ankonamyɛ ne afobu nka a wɔte a ɛba mpofirim +The custody battles to contend with +Nea ɔbɛhwɛ mmofra ho mansotwe sɔre +A son or a daughter crying out for Mommy or Daddy +Ɔbabarima anaa ɔbabea a osu sɛ ɔbɛkɔ ne papa anaa ne maame hɔ +The financial difficulties that exert pressure +Sikasɛm mu ahokyere a ɛde ɔhaw ba +Trying to cope with the desire for the intimacies that only marriage allows +Akɔnnɔ ahorow a wonya a aware nkutoo mu na wotumi di ho dwuma a wɔbɔ mmɔden sɛ wobegyina ano +Then there is God s view to think about +Afei Onyankopɔn nsusuwii nso wɔ hɔ a ɛsɛ sɛ wodwen ho +The Bible says that God hates a divorcing +Bible ka sɛ Onyankopɔn kyi awaregyae +’ +Do these words mean that God hates all divorcing ? So saa nsɛm yi kyerɛ sɛ Onyankopɔn kyi awaregyae biara ? +Does a Christian therefore need to feel guilty for seeking a divorce when a mate has been unfaithful ? Enti so ɛho hia sɛ Kristoni te afobu nka sɛ wagyae ne hokafo bi a wanni nokware ? +For the answers let us look at the circumstances in Malachi s day that prompted God to say that he hates divorce +Sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ na yɛanya mmuae no momma yɛnhwɛ tebea horow a na ɛwɔ Malaki nna no mu a ɛkaa Onyankopɔn ma ɔkae sɛ okyi awaregyae no +You Must Not Deal Treacherously Munntwa Nkontompo +Malachi prophesied after B +C +E +almost a century after the Jewish exiles returned from Babylon +Malaki hyɛɛ nkɔm wɔ afe A +Y +B +akyi bɛyɛ mfe ɔha fi bere a Yudafo no fi nnommum mu wɔ Babilon bae no +Deplorable conditions had developed in Judah especially among the priests +Na tebea bɔne afi ase wɔ Yuda titiriw wɔ asɔfo no mu +Practices such as lying adultery fraud and oppression were prevalent among the Israelites in general +Na nneyɛe ahorow te sɛ atorodi awaresɛe nsisi ne nhyɛso abu so wɔ Israelfo no mu +These conditions provoked so much skepticism that some concluded It is of no value to serve God +Malachi +Tebea horow yi maa ebinom adwenem yɛɛ wɔn naa araa ma wɔkae sɛ Onyankopɔn som yɛ ɔkwa +Malaki +The religious and moral decay in Malachi s day was reflected also in a declining respect for marriage +Ɔsom ne abrabɔ mu ɔporɔw a na ɛkɔ so wɔ Malaki nna no mu no daa adi nso wɔ obu a na wonni mma aware mu +Many Israelite men were divorcing the wives of their youth perhaps in order to marry younger pagan women +Na Israelfo mmarima pii regyaagyae wɔn mmerantebere mu yerenom ebia wɔyɛ saa sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a wobenya hokwan awareware mmabaa a wɔyɛ abosonsomfo +The altar of Jehovah became covered with the tears of the rejected wives who came to the sanctuary to weep and sigh before God +Malachi +Ɔyerenom a na wɔn kununom agyae wɔn aware a na wɔba kronkronbea hɔ besu na wosi apini Onyankopɔn anim no de nusu kataa Yehowa afɔremuka no so +Malaki +How did Jehovah God feel about such divorcing ? Yehowa tee nka dɛn wɔ awaregyae a ɛtete saa no ho ? +Through Malachi he warned You people must guard yourselves respecting your spirit and with the wife of your youth may no one deal treacherously +Ɔnam Malaki so bɔɔ kɔkɔ sɛ Monhwɛ mo ho yiye mo honhom ho na ntwa wo mmerantebere mu yere nkontompo +For he has hated a divorcing Jehovah the God of Israel has said +And you must guard yourselves respecting your spirit and you must not deal treacherously +Na metan awaregu Yehowa Israel Nyankopɔn na ose +enti monhwɛ mo ho yiye mo honhom ho na munntwa nkontompo +According to the Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament the Hebrew word rendered deal treacherously means deal deceitfully deal unfaithfully +Sɛnea Theological Wordbook of the Old Testament kyerɛ no Hebri asɛmfua a wɔakyerɛ ase ntwa nkontompo ’ no kyerɛ nnnaadaa nni atoro +At Psalm a participle form of this verb is rendered traitors +Wɔ Dwom no wɔkyerɛ adeyɛ asɛm yi a ɛwɔ edin nkyerɛkyerɛmu kabea mu ase sɛ nkontompofo +Against such a background we can better understand the words at Malachi He has hated a divorcing +Bere a yenim eyi no yebetumi ate nsɛm a ɛwɔ Malaki no ase yiye Okyi awaregyae +’ +Jehovah hates the kind of divorcing that involves the frivolous putting away of one mate in order to take another +Awaregyae a Yehowa kyi ne nea wogyina asɛnhunu biara so yɛ saa na ama wɔanya hokwan aware foforo no +For example a man who commits adultery and then divorces his innocent mate against her wishes or pressures her to divorce him so that he can marry someone else would indeed be dealing treacherously with his wife +Sɛ nhwɛso no ɔbarima bi a ɔsɛe aware na afei ogyae ne yere a ne ho nni asɛm no bere a ɔbea no mpene so anaa ɔhyɛ ɔbea no sɛ onnyaa no aware sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a obetumi aware onipa foforo no bɛyɛ obi a na ɔretwa ne yere nkontompo ampa +This deceitful faithless treatment of an innocent mate is a heinous sin in God s eyes +Ɔhokafo a ne ho nni asɛm a wɔdaadaa no na wonni no nokware saa no yɛ bɔne a anibere wom wɔ Onyankopɔn anim +A man who takes the best years of a woman s life and then puts her away perhaps in favor of a younger woman is indeed a traitor +Ɔbarima a ɔne ɔbea tra wɔ ne mmabaaberem na afei ogyae no aware bere a wanyin na ebia ɔkɔhwehwɛ ababaa bi yɛ nkontomponi ampa +What though about an innocent mate who chooses to divorce a spouse who has committed adultery ? Ɛnde ɔhokafo a ne ho nni asɛm a ɔpaw sɛ obegyae ɔhokafo a wasɛe aware no nso ɛ ? +Does God hate such divorces too ? So Onyankopɔn kyi awaregyae a ɛte saa nso ? +God s Own Example Onyankopɔn Ankasa Nhwɛso +Can God really know what it feels like to be faced with the decision of whether to divorce an adulterous mate or not ? So Onyankopɔn betumi ahu sɛnea gyinae a ɛsɛ sɛ obi si sɛ obegyae ɔhokafo bi a wasɛe aware anaasɛ ɛnsɛ sɛ ogyae no no te ankasa no ? +Symbolically speaking Jehovah considered himself married to the ancient nation of Israel by means of his covenant with them +Sɛnkyerɛnne kwan so no Yehowa faa no sɛ na ɔware tete Israel man no denam apam a ɔne wɔn yɛe no so +As a husband Jehovah was ever faithful never turning his affections to other nations +Sɛ okunu no Yehowa dii nokware bere nyinaa wamfa ne dɔ amma aman afoforo bi da +But what about Israel ? Na Israel nso ɛ ? +What kind of wife did the nation prove to be ? Ɔyere bɛn na ɔman no yɛe ? +As a whole the nation repeatedly proved unfaithful to the covenant eventually reaching the state described in the prayer recorded at Daniel We have sinned and done wrong and acted wickedly and rebelled and there has been a turning aside from your commandments and from your judicial decisions +Mpɛn pii na ɔman mu no anni nokware wɔ apam no ho maa awiei koraa no ekoduu baabi a wɔaka ho asɛm wɔ mpae a wɔayɛ ho kyerɛwtohɔ wɔ Daniel no Yɛayɛ bɔne afom so adi abɔnefosɛm atew atua yɛafi wo mmara nsɛm ne w’atemmude ho akɔ +And we have not listened to your servants the prophets who have spoken in your name to our kings our princes and our forefathers and to all the people of the land +Na yɛantie wo nkoa adiyifo a wɔde wo din kasa kyerɛɛ yɛn ahene yɛn mmapɔmma ne yɛn agyanom ne asase no so man nyinaa no +In Jehovah s eyes such unfaithfulness was tantamount to a wife s committing adultery +Jeremiah +Na nokware a wɔanni saa no te sɛ ɔyere a wasɛe aware wɔ Yehowa ani so +Yeremia +After centuries of patience and long suffering what did Jehovah do ? Abotare ne abodwokyere a Yehowa yii no adi mfeha pii akyi no dɛn na ɔyɛe ? +By taking strong judicial action casting first the northern tribes then the southern tribes out of their land into exile Jehovah in effect divorced himself from the nation +Yehowa nam atemmu a emu yɛ den a ɔde baa wɔn so tuu kusuu fam ne afei kesee fam mmusua no fii wɔn nsase so kɔɔ nnommum mu so gyaee ɔman no aware sɛ yɛbɛka no saa a +So in view of his own example how could Jehovah God hate it when an innocent mate chooses to divorce a spouse who has been unfaithful to the marriage vow ? Enti esiane nea Yehowa Nyankopɔn ankasa yɛe nti sɛ obi a ne ho nni asɛm paw sɛ obegyae ne hokafo a wanni aware ntam no ho nokware a ɛbɛyɛ dɛn na obekyi ? +Marriage is a sacred arrangement in God s eyes and those who enter it should not take lightly the vow they have made +Aware yɛ nhyehyɛe kronkron wɔ Onyankopɔn ani so na ɛnsɛ sɛ wɔn a wɔde wɔn ho hyem no bu aware ntam a wɔka no adewa +But if one s mate is unfaithful to the vow by committing fornication God grants the innocent one the right to decide whether to forgive or to seek a divorce +Nanso sɛ obi hokafo anni nokware wɔ aware ntam no ho na ɔkɔbɔ aguaman a Onyankopɔn ma ɔhokafo a ne ho nni asɛm no kwan ma osi gyinae sɛ ɔde bɛkyɛ no anaasɛ obegyae no aware +That is a difficult decision one that the innocent mate alone must make +Eyi yɛ gyinaesi a ɛyɛ den a ɔhokafo a ne ho nni asɛm no nkutoo na ɛsɛ sɛ osi +Should the innocent one decide to end the marriage he or she need not feel guilty for seeking a divorce +Sɛ ɛba sɛ ɔhokafo a ne ho nni asɛm no si gyinae sɛ obegyae aware a enhia sɛ ɔte afobu nka sɛ wagyae aware +Remember that Jehovah hates not all divorcing but the kind of divorcing that involves the unscriptural putting away of one mate in order to take another +Kae sɛ ɛnyɛ awaregyae biara na Yehowa kyi na mmom awaregyae a enni kyerɛw nsɛm mu nnyinaso a obi gyae ne hokafo sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a obenya hokwan aware foforo no +Footnotes Ase hɔ nsɛm +Throughout the Scriptures Jehovah God speaks of himself as hating attitudes and forms of conduct that are sinful +Yehowa Nyankopɔn ka no wɔ Kyerɛwnsɛm no mu nyinaa sɛ okyi suban ne nneyɛe ahorow a ɛyɛ bɔne +Viewed in this light the divorcing referred to at Malachi must also be of a type that is sinful in his eyes +Sɛ yesusuw asɛm yi ho wɔ saa kwan yi so a ɛnde na awaregyae a wɔaka ho asɛm wɔ Malaki no nso bɛyɛ awaregyae a ɛyɛ bɔne wɔ n’anim +Divorce from an adulterous mate is a personal decision +Ɔhokafo a wasɛe aware a wogyae no no yɛ ankorankoro gyinaesi +For a discussion of the various factors that the innocent mate can weigh in deciding whether to obtain a Scriptural divorce please see the Watchtower issues of August page and May pages to +Sɛ wopɛ nkyerɛkyerɛmu a ɛfa nneɛma a ɔhokafo a ne ho nni asɛm no betumi agyina so asi gyinae sɛ ebia ɔbɛhwehwɛ awaregyae a Kyerɛwnsɛm no ma hokwan ho a yɛsrɛ wo hwɛ Ɔwɛn Aban a ɛbae August kratafa ne Watchtower May nkratafa kosi +Picture Credit Line on page Kratafa mfonini +Historic Costume in Pictures Dover Publications Inc +New York Tete Ayeforohyia Ntade Mfonini Dover Publications Inc +New York +Watching the World Wiase Nsɛm +French Gambling Addicts Swedenfo Kakraa bi na Wɔkɔ Asɔre +Despite rising unemployment and the worsening economic climate in Europe the French are spending more than ever on gambling and betting says the INSEE French National Institute of Statistics and Demographic Studies +Nhwehwɛmu bi a Swedish Institute of Public Opinion Research yɛ maa Sweden Asɔre no da no adi sɛ nnipa bɛboro a wobisaa wɔn sɛ ebia wogye Onyankopɔn di anaasɛ wonnye no nni no ɔha biara mu buae sɛ wogye no di +Over billion francs was wagered in percent more than the previous year +Nanso nnipa dodow a wɔkɔ asɔre no ne dodow a wose wogye Onyankopɔn di no nhyia +For many the urge to gamble has become uncontrollable +Wɔn a wobisabisaa wɔn nsɛm no mu ɔha biara mu nkyekyem pɛ na wɔkɔ asɔre daa +It s an addiction without a drug says French psychiatrist Jean Ades +Anders Sward Sweden Asɔre Bagua Kunini no guamtrani abadiakyiri ka sɛ Nkurɔfo mmɔ yuu nkɔ Asɔre gye sɛ wonya anidaso bi sɛ ɛhɔ ne beae a wobetumi anya nea wɔrehwehwɛ ansa +With the increasing number of betting systems +and the constant barrage of messages from advertising and the media encouraging people to bet more and more people are discovering they are addicted +Wonni Sika a Wɔde Begye Nkwa Nsɛm amanneɛbɔ adwuma Agence France Presse bɔ amanneɛ sɛ ɛwom sɛ wotumi sa mpafe ne ayamtu de nanso ekunkum mmofra bɛyɛ ɔpepem +afe biara +A former drug addict says It was easier to get off drugs than off gambling +Few Swedes Go to Church Wɔ wiase nyinaa no mpafe si mmofra a wonnya nnii mfe anum bɛyɛ ɔpepem na bɛyɛ ɔpepepem biako na ayamtu ka wɔn +A study carried out by the Swedish Institute of Public Opinion Research on behalf of the Swedish Church shows that of the over persons who were asked if they believed in God percent answered yes +Nanso Oduruyɛfo Ralph Henderson a ɔyɛ adwuma wɔ World Health Organization Wiase Ahyehyɛde a Ɛhwɛ Akwanhosan Nsɛm So gye toom sɛ saa nyarewa yi sa nyɛ den na ennye sika kɛse +Church attendance however does not reflect this +Of those interviewed only percent go to Church regularly +Nea ɛyɛ yaw no na ɛsɛ sɛ wotwa nhyehyɛe a WHO yɛe sɛ wɔde bɛko atia saa nyarewa abien no pii mu anaasɛ ɛsɛ sɛ wotu hyɛ da esiane sika a enni hɔ nti +People do not stream to the Church until they feel an expectation that it is there that they can find what they are looking for says Anders Sward vice chairman of the Central Board of the Church of Sweden +Sɛnea WHO kyerɛ no sɛ sika wɔ hɔ a anka wobetumi agye mmofra dodow a ayamtu kunkum wɔn no mu fa ne wɔn a mpafe kunkum wɔn no mu abiɛsa biara mu biako nkwa +Deadly Reminders of World War II Wiase Ko II ho Nkae Ade a Ɛyɛ Hu +Almost years after the end of World War II the German city of Hamburg still has deadly reminders of the conflict +Bɛyɛ mfe ni a Wiase Ko II a ɛtɔ so abien baa awiei no German kurow Hamburg da so ara wɔ ɔko no ho nkae ade a ɛyɛ hu +The newspaper Suddeutsche Zeitung reports that in the month period ending in July the members of the city s Weapons Disposal Unit disposed of over bombs shells hand grenades antitank rocket launchers antitank mines and pounds kg of loose explosives from the ground and water in Hamburg +Atesɛm krataa Suddeutsche Zeitung bɔ amanneɛ sɛ ɛde besi no na kurow no bagua a ɛhwɛ sɛe akode no baguafo no de afe biako asɛe atopae bɛboro nnaka a atopae a wobetumi de adi dwuma wom atopae a wɔfrɛ no hand grenades atopae a wɔde ko tia ntwitwiridii atopae a wɔde hyehyɛ fam de ko tia ntwitwiridii ne atopae a ɛdeda basabasa a wotutu fii fam ne nsu ase wɔ Hamburg kilogram +According to estimates there are a further bombs in the subsoil of the city +Sɛnea akontaabu kyerɛ no atopae bio da so hyehyɛ fam wɔ kurow no mu +They will keep another two generations busy reported the newspaper +No Money to Save Lives Atesɛm krataa no bɔɔ amanneɛ sɛ Ebegye awo ntoatoaso abien bio ansa na wɔatumi ahu akode nkae no nyinaa asɛe no +Other Uses of Wine for Mass Dwuma Afoforo a Wɔde Bobesa a Wɔde Bɔ Mass no Di +Recent findings show that while some gallons L of wine are sold yearly for use at Mass in Italy sacred consumption accounts for about only gallons L +Nhwehwɛmu bi a wɔyɛe nnansa yi da no adi sɛ bere a wɔtɔn bobesa bɛyɛ litre galɔn afe biara sɛ wɔde bɛbɔ Mass wɔ Italy no emu bɛyɛ litre galɔn pɛ na wɔde yɛ adidi kronkron no +Why the difference ? Dɛn nti na nsonsonoe wom saa ? +According to one expert the traditional secret sip of the altar boy and the sacristan alone would double the market +Sɛnea nimdefo bi ka no sɛ ɛkaa nea abarimaa a ɔyɛ adwuma wɔ afɔrebɔ pon so ne asɔfokwaa wia wɔn ho nom no nkutoo a anka wɔbɛtɔ dodow yi mmɔho abien +The truth is says Corriere della Sera it is multiplied ten times over at the dining tables of bishops prelates and priests +Corriere della Sera ka sɛ Nokwasɛm no ne sɛ nea asɔfopɔn ne asɔfo a aka nom bere a wodidi no yɛ mmɔho du +New Cholera Danger Kɔlera Foforo ho Asiane +A new strain of cholera that has rapidly spread through India and Bangladesh and on into Thailand may cause the eighth global epidemic of the disease since health officials say +Apɔwmuden ho adwumayɛfo ka sɛ kɔlera foforo bi a atrɛw ntɛmntɛm wɔ India ne Bangladesh na akodu Thailand betumi ama ɔyare no ayɛ nsanyare a ahyeta wɔ wiase nyinaa no nea ɛto so awotwe fi +Warnings have been issued to countries in Asia Africa and Latin America +Wɔabɔ eyi ho kɔkɔ wɔ Asia Afrika ne Latin Amerika aman so +Earlier attacks from the older strains give no lasting immunity to the new one +Ka a kɔlera a edii kan bae no kaa obi no mma ɔnne ne ho mfi foforo yi ho koraa +Additionally the new strain cannot be detected by standard laboratory testing techniques and current vaccines are ineffective against it +Nea ɛka ho bio no wontumi mfa akwan a wɔnam so yɛ nhwehwɛmu wɔ adufradan ahorow mu no so nhu ɔyare no na aduru a ɛwɔ hɔ mprempren a wɔde wɔ paane no nso ntumi no +Since we cannot predict where or how rapidly this new organism will spread countries must stay prepared indefinitely by maintaining surveillance by assuring access to treatment and by providing clean water and adequate sewage disposal wrote doctors David L +Atesɛm krataa The Lancet faa Nnuruyɛfo David L +Swerdlow and Allen A +Swerdlow ne Allen A +Ries of the Centers for Disease Control as reported in The Lancet +Ries a wɔwɔ Centers for Disease Control Asoɛe a ɛhwɛ siw nyarewa ano nsɛm a wɔakyerɛw de bɔɔ amanneɛ sɛ Esiane sɛ yentumi nka beae ne sɛnea saa ɔyare aboawa foforo yi bɛtrɛw ntɛmntɛm akodu nti ɛsɛ sɛ aman siesie wɔn ho bere nyinaa denam wɔn ani a wɔbɛma ada hɔ denam nnuru a wɔbɛma obiara anya ne nsu pa a wɔbɛma wɔn amanfo anya anom ne ɔkwampa a wɔbɛfa so ato efi agu so +The seventh pandemic which began in Asia in is still raging with more than three million cases and tens of thousands of deaths +Nsanyare a ɛtɔ so ason a ɛhyetaw kɛse a efii ase wɔ Asia wɔ mu no da so ara rekɔ so na ɛka nnipa bɛboro ɔpepem abiɛsa kunkum mpem dudu pii +Japan Wants Quitters Asiane Ahorow a Esisi Dwoda +With over percent of adult men smoking cigarettes Japan has more smokers than any other industrialized nation according to the Mainichi Daily News +Sɛnea wɔbɔɔ amanneɛ wɔ The Sydney Morning Herald mu no nnipa na wokunkum wɔn ho wɔ Australia wɔ ne ntam +Hoping that many will quit Japan s Health and Welfare Ministry issued a paper with the warning that smoking impairs hearing hastens aging and causes brain atrophy osteoporosis and the birth of smaller babies +Sɛ wɔkyekyem a mmea a wokunkum wɔn ho dodow yɛ pɛpɛɛpɛ dapɛn no mu nna no nyinaa mu nanso mmarima a wɔyɛɛ saa Dwoda no dodow kɔɔ soro kɛse +Afei ɛso tew nkakrankakra bere a dapɛn no kɔ anim no +Low tar cigarettes it said are useless in avoiding cardiac infarction +Wɔkae sɛ adwuma a wɔbɛsan akɔ no Dwoda ne ade titiriw a ɛmaa nkurɔfo kunkum wɔn ho no +Quitters gain about four pounds kg in weight but this poses no health problem +Nhwehwɛmu afoforo da no adi sɛ wɔtaa kunkum wɔn ho awia bere bere a adwennwen ne akomatu mu yɛ den kɛse no +The report found that although percent of smokers try to give up the habit reducing the number of cigarettes smoked each day seldom works +Nsamanwaw Retrɛw Sweden atesɛm krataa Dagens Nyheter bɔ amanneɛ sɛ nsamanwaw ne yare a ekunkum nnipa kɛse wɔ wiase mprempren +The most effective way to stop is to cut out cigarettes completely the Ministry said and success rates can double when doctor supervised programs are used +Wɔdaa no adi sɛ ɔyare no atrɛw wɔ wiase nyinaa na aman a wonnyaa nkɔso kɛse no na ɛka wɔn kɛse +Nanso ɛretrɛw yiye wɔ aman a wɔyɛ mfiridwuma kɛse wɔ so no mu esiane akwantu ne atutradi nti +Workplace Violence Nnipa a Wɔanyinyin a Wɔyɛ Wɔn Basabasa + Nurses and other health care workers face on the job violence almost as often as police officers reports The Vancouver Sun +Canada atesɛm krataa The Vancouver Sun kae nnansa yi sɛ mmofra nkumaa ne mmofra a wɔanyinyin ne nkurɔfo a ɛsɛ sɛ wɔyɛ nhyehyɛe kyerɛkyerɛ wɔn mfaso a ɛwɔ wɔn a wɔn mfe akɔ anim so wɔ sukuu +Criminology professor Neil Boyd of Simon Fraser University conducted the study on workplace violence in British Columbia Canada +Dɛn ntia ? Efisɛ Sun bɔ amanneɛ sɛ wɔ Canada no nnipa bɛboro a wɔadi boro mfe na wɔyɛ wɔn basabasa afe biara +He found the rate of risk for police officers and health care workers to be four times the rate of any other occupation and that incidents of violence have jumped percent since +Ɛde ka ho sɛ animdefo pii gye di sɛ ɔhaw no yɛ kɛse sen saa efisɛ abusuafo taa kata saa basabasayɛ no so +Patients were almost always the perpetrators of violence against health care workers the paper said and such acts occurred most often when workers were waking or bathing a patient +Wɔn a wɔanyinyin ntaa mpɛ sɛ wɔbɛka sɛ wɔboro wɔn wɔma wɔn adwenem yɛ wɔn basaa wɔpow wɔn na wɔyɛ wɔn sika nso basabasa +The study cited corrections workers private security officers taxi and bus drivers and retail clerks as also facing high risks for workplace violence +Mma a wɔanyinyin a wɔwɔ wɔn awofo a wɔn mfe akɔ anim sika ne wɔn agyapade so tumi a wɔyɛ nneɛma no basabasa no taa ma ehu ka ɔwofo a ne mfe akɔ anim no na ɔte nka sɛ onni ahobammɔ +The Rocketing Yen Asia Mmea Nyinyin Kyɛ + In the past years the Japanese yen has undergone an extraordinary metamorphosis notes The Wall Street Journal +Sɛnea nsɛmma nhoma China Today ka no Hong Kong mmea nkwa nna anya nkɔanim yiye wɔ mfe a abɛsen kɔ yi mu +Wɔ no na wɔhwɛ kwan sɛ Hong Kong mmea nkwa nna bɛyɛ mfe +It has not only rocketed in value against the dollar during that time but it has also gained a global status accorded to few currencies +Ɛkɔɔ soro wɔ mu koduu +Na eduu mfe +wɔ mu +To grasp the change just go to a carpet shop in Istanbul hire a guide in Eastern Europe or visit a department store in Sydney +Wɔkyerɛ sɛ nnuan pa ne ayaresa ho nhyehyɛe a anya nkɔanim na ɛde nkɔso yi aba +More and more merchants worldwide are accepting the yen and some even prefer it +Ɛkame ayɛ sɛ Asia mmea dodow no ara nkwa nna boro nea wɔhwɛ kwan sɛ obiara betumi anya no so +To be sure the yen has a way to go before it eclipses the dollar as the world s key currency says the Journal +Mmea a wɔwɔ Taiwan betumi ahwɛ kwan sɛ wɔn nkwa nna tenten bɛyɛ mfe +The dollar remains the world s biggest reserve currency and can be used in the greatest variety of financial instruments and it remains the money of choice in the world s black markets +Wɔ Singapore no mmea nkwa nna tenten yɛ bɛyɛ mfe na wɔ People’s Republic of China no ɛyɛ mfe +But the yen is catching up fast +China Today ada no adi sɛ Japan mmea da so ara yɛ nkurɔfo a wotumi nyin kyɛ wɔ wiase nyinaa na wɔn nkwa nna tenten yɛ mfe +Kosher Foods Better ? Japan AIDS +Over kosher products can be found on U +S +supermarket shelves and are being bought by many who are not religious Jews or devout Muslims who have a similar dietary code +Sɛnea aban amanneɛbɔ kyerɛ no wɔ nnipa ɔpepem a wɔte Japan man mu no wɔn a wɔayɛ wɔn mu nhwehwɛmu ahu sɛ wɔanya AIDS mmoawa no nnu +Why ? Because people associate the term with purity and wholesomeness says Tufts University Diet Nutrition Letter +Nsɛmma nhoma The Economist ka sɛ Nanso wɔ kokoam no ayaresabea adwumayɛfo a ebinom yɛ adwuma wɔ apɔwmuden asoɛe no gye di sɛ wɔn a wɔwɔ AIDS mmoawa no bi dɔɔso sen dodow a wɔde ato gua no +But the kosher dietary laws or kashruth were set forth to protect not the health of the body but rather of the soul so to speak and that doesn t mean meat that passes kosher inspections is necessarily better for you than non kosher meat +Nsɛmma nhoma no kae sɛ wogye di sɛ nea ɛboro Japanfo a wɔwɔ yare bi a wɔfrɛ no haemophiliac mogya a etu obi no mu fa na wɔwɔ HIV mmoawa a wɔde AIDS ba no bi na ade biako nti a ɛte saa ne aduru bi a wɔde mogya yɛ a wɔfrɛ no Factor a na AIDS mmoawa no bi wom a wɔde maa wɔn no +The Jewish food inspector looks for meat that meets the dietary standards derived from the Torah such as the draining of blood but he is not trained to look as thoroughly for signs of infection or disease as government inspectors are +Wɔ Japan no nnipa pii mpɛ sɛ wɔbɛka sɛnea mmarima a wɔne wɔn ho da no ma AIDS trɛw no ho asɛm koraa +Nanso Yuichi Shiokawa Japan bagua a ɛhwɛ AIDS ho nsɛm so panyin no ka sɛ mmarima a wɔne wɔn ho da abu so titiriw wɔ nyamesom akannifo ne asraafo mu +Nor does he check sanitation standards at manufacturing plants the way the government inspectors do but he generally checks to see that ingredients and machinery meet the kosher code which has nothing to do with foods nutritional value +Wɔde Ɔbrɛ Ka Kar ? Sɛnea atesɛm krataa The Star a wotintim wɔ Johannesburg South Africa kyerɛ no kar a ɛhwe ase wɔ saa man no mu nyinaa abiɛsa biara mu biako fi ɔbrɛ a na ofirikafo no abrɛ +Australia s Aging Population Ɔbrɛ a wɔde kar betumi ayɛ nea asiane wom te sɛ obi a waboro nsa anaa ɔde kar tu mmirika dodo no ara pɛ +Figures recently released from Australia s census reveal that the most significant change in the makeup of the country s population is the growing proportion of people aged and over +Nea ɛkyerɛ sɛ ofirikafo bi abrɛ binom ne aniwa a ɛhyehye anaa ekum nneɛma afoforo ho a wosusuw ne ɔkwan mu agyiraehyɛde a wotwintware mu basabasa +A comparison with the census shows that the trend is general in all states of the Commonwealth +Asiane a ɛwɔ ɔbrɛ a wɔde ka kar mu ne sɛ ebetumi aba sɛ ofirikafo no nhu ne tebea no ntɛm kosi sɛ ɛbɛka akyi dodo +Significantly the percentage of the population who were children aged and under decreased from +per cent to +noted the newspaper The Australian +Directorate Traffic Safety asoɛe a ɛhwɛ akwantu ho bammɔ so no kasamafo bi tu fo sɛ Sɛ woreka kar na wote nka sɛ woabrɛ a ade biako pɛ na ɛsɛ sɛ woyɛ gyina na gye w’ahome amonom hɔ ara +According to the study the median age for an Australian man is and for a woman +Fi ɔkwan no mu kogyina nkyɛn koraa na ntoa w’akwantu no so kosi sɛ wubegye w’ahome awie koraa +Does God Take Sides in Sports ? So Onyankopɔn Gyina Ɔfa bi Akyi wɔ Agodi Mu ? +A VICTORIOUS runner kneels and gestures in a prayerful way giving thanks for her accomplishment +MMIRIKATUFO bi a wadi nkonim bu nkotodwe yɛ sɛnea ɔrebɔ mpae de da nkonim a wadi no ho ase +Yet we must assume that some of the other runners in the contest also prayed to God for victory and lost +Nanso yebetumi aka sɛ mmirikatufo afoforo a na wɔka akansi no ho no mu bi nso bɔɔ Onyankopɔn mpae sɛ ɔmma wonni nkonim nanso wodii nkogu +Two boxers kneel in opposite corners of a boxing ring before the first round of their bout +Akuturukubɔfo baanu bu nkotodwe di nhwɛanim ansa na wɔafi wɔn akuturukubɔ no fa a edi kan no ase +Both make the sign of the cross a form of silent prayer to God for success +Wɔn baanu mu biara yɛ mmeamudua sɛnkyerɛnne ɔkwan a wɔfa so bɔ Onyankopɔn mpae komm sɛnea wobedi nkonim +Then one knocks the other out +Afei obiako bɔ ɔfoforo no hwe fam +At other bouts only one fighter may petition God for victory yet he is as often the loser as not +Wɔ ntɔkwa afoforo mu no okuturukubɔfo biako pɛ na ebia ɔbɛsrɛ Onyankopɔn sɛ ɔmma no nni nkonim nanso ɛtaa ba sɛ odi nkogu sɛnea odi nkonim no ara +In team sports groups of players may pray before during or even after a game +Wɔ agodi a nnipa dodow bi wɔ kuw biako mu no ebia agodifo no bɛbɔ mpae sɛ kuw wɔ agodi no mfiase ne mfinimfini anaa bere a wɔawie mpo no +For example during the last seconds of an American Super Bowl football game a kicker lined up for the crucial field goal that would win the game for his team or lose it if he missed +Sɛ nhwɛso no aka anibu kakraa bi ma wɔawie Amerika Super Bowl bɔɔlbɔ akansi kɛse no mu nea etwa to koraa no ɛbae sɛ na bɔɔlbɔni bi rebɛbɔ bɔɔl ahyɛ a sɛ otumi hyɛ a ne kuw no adi nkonim na sɛ wantumi anhyɛ nso a ne kuw no adi nkogu +The kicker later said I was praying about it +Bɔɔlbɔni no kae akyiri yi sɛ Na merebɔ ho mpae +But some of the opposing team were also praying about it for the opposite outcome +Nanso na kuw a wɔne wɔn resi akan no nso mufo bi rebɔ mpae na wanhyɛ +Although both sides may pray one side must lose +Ɛwom sɛ ebia akuw abien no nyinaa bɛbɔ mpae de nanso ɛsɛ sɛ obiako di nkogu +Even a winning team whose players prayed for victory can lose the next game +Kuw a emu agodifo bɔ mpae na wodi nkonim no betumi adi nkogu wɔ agodi a edi hɔ no mu +Indeed eventually by the end of the season all other teams must lose for there can be only one overall champion in a league +Nokwarem no awiei koraa bere a akansi no nyinaa aba n’awiei no na akuw afoforo no nyinaa adi nkogu efisɛ kuw biako pɛ na ebedi nkonim koraa wɔ akansi bi mu +Yet most of those losing teams had players who prayed for victory +Nanso na akuw a edii nkogu no mu dodow no ara na na emu agodifo no abɔ mpae sɛ wonni nkonim +In an article entitled Save Your Prayers Please a sports columnist wrote Just because you rant and rave about how tight you are with God doesn t necessarily mean it s true +Wɔ asɛm bi a wɔtoo din sɛ Yɛsrɛ Wo Kora Wo Mpaebɔ So mu no agodi ho sɛnkyerɛwfo bi kyerɛwee sɛ Sɛnea wohoahoa wo ho wɔ abusuabɔ a emu yɛ den a wususuw sɛ wone Onyankopɔn wɔ kɛkɛ ho no nkyerɛ sɛ ɛyɛ nokware +In World War II German soldiers had a phrase inscribed on their belt buckle Gott mit uns +Wɔ Wiase Ko II no mu no na wɔakyerɛw asɛm bi wɔ German asraafo bɛlt so sɛ Gott mit uns +The translation God is with us +Ne nkyerɛase ne sɛ Onyankopɔn wɔ yɛn afa +’ +Another sportswriter observed God does not take sides in football games +Agodi ho sɛnkyerɛwfo foforo kae sɛ Onyankopɔn nnyina ɔfa bi akyi wɔ bɔɔlbɔ mu +Temporal matters like these are decided by men and women not the Almighty +Wiase mu nsɛm a ɛtete sɛɛ de ɛnyɛ Ade Nyinaa so Tumfoɔ no na ɔkyerɛ nea obedi nkonim anaa nkogu na mmom egyina mmarima ne mmea so +The apostle Peter said God is not partial but in every nation the man that fears him and works righteousness is acceptable to him +Ɔsomafo Petro kyerɛw sɛ Onyankopɔn nhwɛ onipa anim na mmom ɔman biara mu nea osuro no na ɔyɛ ade trenee no ɔpɛ no agye no +Engaging in violent sports is not working righteousness +Agodi a basabasayɛ wom a obi de ne ho hyem no nyɛ ade treneeyɛ +’ +If God did hear the prayers of those asking for victory and a contestant was injured or even killed would God be to blame ? Sɛ Onyankopɔn tie wɔn a wɔhwehwɛ nkonimdi no mpae no na agodifo no mu bi pira anaa wokum no a so wɔde ɛho asodi bɛto Onyankopɔn so ? +God s Word states No matter what it is that we ask according to his will he hears us +Onyankopɔn Asɛm ka sɛ Yɛsrɛ biribiara sɛnea ɔpɛ a otie yɛn +For prayers to be answered one must know God s will and purposes and one s actions must be in harmony with such +Compare Matthew +Ansa na wobebua obi mpae no ɛsɛ sɛ onii no hu Onyankopɔn apɛde ne n’atirimpɔw ahorow na ne nneyɛe ne no hyia +Fa toto Mateo ho +No God s will and purposes are not connected with sports events +Dabi Onyankopɔn apɛde ne atirimpɔw ahorow mfa agodi ho +Thus when prayers for victory are offered at them is God listening ? Enti sɛ wɔbɔ nkonimdi ho mpae wɔ agodi mu a so Onyankopɔn tie ? +Most assuredly not +Nokwarem no ontie +Picture Credit Line on page Kratafa mfonini +UPI Bettmann UPI Bettmann +It Drastically Reduced Promiscuous Sex Ɛmaa Ɔbrasɛe So Tewee Koraa +A counselor at a university in Oklahoma U +S +A +reported that the book Questions Young People Ask Answers That Work has done the above +Ɔfotufo bi a ɔwɔ sukuupɔn bi mu wɔ Oklahoma U +S +A +bɔɔ amanneɛ sɛ nhoma Questions Young People Ask Answers That Work ayɛ nea ɛwɔ atifi hɔ no +The counselor at Langston University wrote Langston Sukuupɔn mu ɔfotufo no kyerɛwee sɛ + I would advise any person that s dealing with young people between the ages of to use this particular book +Mitu obiara a otu mmofra a wɔadi mfe fo sɛ ɔmfa saa nhoma yi nni dwuma +It explains sex in a way that our students should know about in order to cope with the problems of today s complex society +Ɛkyerɛkyerɛ nna ho nsɛm mu wɔ ɔkwan a ɛsɛ sɛ yɛn asuafo no hu na ama wɔatumi adi nnɛyi asetra a ayɛ hwanyann yi mu nsɛnnennen ho dwuma so +From my own experience I found that it helps them to be knowledgeable of what happens if they are promiscuous +Wɔ m’ankasa me suahu mu no mihuu sɛ ɛboa wɔn ma wohu nea ebetumi afi ɔbrasɛe mu aba +It acquaints them with the various sexually transmitted diseases such as AIDS venereal disease herpes and gonorrhea +Ɛma wohu nyarewa ahorow a wonya fi nna mu te sɛ AIDS mmaninyare ananse a egu awode ho ne babaso +If you do decide to have sex it points out how you should choose just one partner for life and upholds the sanctity of marriage +Ɛda no adi sɛ sɛ wopɛ sɛ wunya nna mu kyɛfa a ɛsɛ sɛ wopaw ɔhokafo biako wɔ wo nkwa nna mu na ɛhyɛ aware a wɔtew ho ho nkuran +I have really enjoyed using this book +M’ani agye nhoma yi a mede dii dwuma no ho ankasa +It has an effect on the lives of those who use it +Enya tumi bi wɔ wɔn a wɔde di dwuma no asetra mu +I noted that the number of young ladies in our program getting pregnant was drastically reduced after it was introduced +Mehyɛɛ no nsow sɛ mmeawa a na wɔba yɛn adesua no ase a wonyinsɛn nyinsɛn no so tewee koraa bere a yɛde nhoma no dii dwuma no +If you would like to receive a copy of Questions Young People Ask Answers That Work or to have a free home Bible study please write to Watchtower Columbia Heights Brooklyn New York or the appropriate address on page +Sɛ wopɛ sɛ wo nsa ka Questions Young People Ask Answers That Work nhoma yi bi anaa obi ba wo fie ne wo bɛyɛ Bible adesua a yɛsrɛ wo kyerɛw Watch Tower Society P +O +Box Accra anaa address a wɔahyehyɛ wɔ kratafa no mu nea ɛfata +Illiteracy A Worldwide Problem Akenkan ne Akyerɛw a Wonnim Ɛyɛ Wiase Nyinaa Haw +By Awake ! Efi Nyan ! +correspondent in Nigeria kyerɛwfo a ɔwɔ Nigeria hɔ +ALMAZ lives in Ethiopia +ALMAZ te Ethiopia +When her daughter fell sick the doctor prescribed a bottle of medicine +Bere a ne babea yaree no dɔkta bi maa no aduru a ɛwɔ toa mu +But Almaz was not able to read the correct dosage how much should she give and when ? Nanso na Almaz ntumi nkenkan toa no ho nhu nea ɛfata sɛ ɔde ma abofra no dodow ahe na ɔde bɛma no na ɛbere bɛn na ɛsɛ sɛ ɔde ma no ? +Fortunately a neighbor could read the prescription +Onyaa no yiye sɛ ofipamfo bi tumi kenkan sɛnea ɔde aduru no bedi dwuma no +The medicine was properly given and the child recovered +Ɔde aduru no maa abofra no ɔkwan a ɛfata so na ne ho tɔɔ no +Ramu is a farmer in India +Ramu yɛ okuafo wɔ India +When the time came for his daughter to marry he decided to mortgage his land to borrow money from a local moneylender +Bere a ɛbae sɛ ne babea bɛware no osii gyinae sɛ ɔde n’asase besi awowa de agye sika afi ne kurom hɔni bi a ɔbɔ bosea hɔ +Since he could neither read nor write he used his thumbprint to sign a document that he did not understand +Esiane sɛ onnim akenkan ne akyerɛw nti ɔde ne nsa tim krataa bi a na ɔnte nea wɔakyerɛw wɔ so ase no so +Some months later Ramu discovered that the document was a sales agreement his land now belonged to someone else +Asram bi akyi no Ramu behui sɛ krataa a ɔde ne nsa hyɛɛ ase no mu nsɛm kyerɛ sɛ watɔn n’asase no afei de na n’asase no akɔyɛ onipa foforo de +Michael worked on a large farm in the United States +Michael yɛ adwuma wɔ afuw kɛse bi mu wɔ United States +His supervisor told him to give the cattle a food supplement +N’adwumam panyin ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ ɔmfa aduru a wɔde fra anantwi aduan mu mma wɔn +Michael found two bags lying in the shed but he could not read the writing on them +Michael huu kotoku abien a wɔakyerɛkyerɛw ho sɛ egu apata no ase nanso wantumi ankenkan nkyerɛwee a ɛwɔ ho no +He chose the wrong one +Ɔfaa nea enye no +Several days later the cattle were dead +Nna dodow bi akyi no anantwi no wuwui +Michael had fed them poison +Michael maa wɔn awuduru dii +He was immediately fired +Woyii no adi ntɛm ara +Illiteracy the inability to read and write cost Michael his job +Akenkan ne akyerɛw a Michael nnim maa n’adwuma bɔɔ no +It cost his employer a herd of prime beef cattle +Ɛmaa n��adwumawura hweree anantwi akɛse kuw biako +It cost Ramu his land +Ɛmaa Ramu asase fii ne nsa +It could have cost Almaz her baby +Anka ebetumi ama Almaz ahwere ne ba no +According to UNESCO United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization more than a quarter of the world s adult population over million men and women can neither read nor write +Sɛnea UNESCO Amanaman Nkabom asoeɛ a ɛhwɛ nhomasua nyansahu ne amammerɛ ho nsɛm so kyerɛ no nea ɛboro nnipa a wɔanyinyin a wɔwɔ wiase no anan biara mu biako mmarima ne mmea a wɔboro ɔpepem na wonnim akenkan anaa akyerɛw +In developing nations in every adults is illiterate +Wɔ aman a wonnyaa nkɔso kɛse mu no wɔn a wɔanyinyin abiɛsa biara mu biako nnim akenkan ne akyerɛw +Like Almaz Ramu and Michael these millions are unable to decipher a street sign a newspaper or a passage from the Bible +Te sɛ Almaz Ramu ne Michael no saa nnipa ɔpepem pii yi ntumi nkenkan nsɛm a wɔakyerɛw wɔ borɔn so atesɛm krataa mu anaa Bible mu asɛm bi nte ase +They are denied access to the vast storehouse of information found in magazines and books +Akenkan a wonnim no ma wɔhwere nsɛm pii a ɛwɔ nsɛmma nhoma ne nhoma ahorow mu no +They cannot write a letter or fill out a simple form +Wontumi nkyerɛw krataa anaa wɔnhyehyɛ kratasin bi so nsɛm mpo +Most cannot even sign their name +Wɔn mu pii ntumi nkyerɛw wɔn din mpo +Unable to compete for jobs where basic reading and writing are required many remain unemployed their talents untapped their abilities undeveloped +Esiane sɛ wonnya kwan wɔ nnwuma a egye akenkan ne akyerɛw kakra mu nti wɔn mu pii nnya adwuma nyɛ wontumi nna wɔn mmɔdenbɔ adi na wonnya nkɔso +These figures do not include the legions of adults who are functionally illiterate able to read and write at an elementary level but not well enough to handle the more complex reading and writing tasks of everyday life +Nnipadɔm bi a wɔanyinyin a wonim akenkan ne akyerɛw mfiase ara kwa no nka saa akontaabu yi ho wɔn a wotumi kenkan nneɛma nkentenkete nanso ɛnnɔɔso sɛ ɛbɛma wɔatumi akenkan na wɔakyerɛw da biara da mu nsɛm a emu yɛ den no +In the United States alone functionally illiterate adults number million +Wɔ United States nkutoo no mpanyimfo a wonim akenkan ne akyerɛw mfiase ara kɛkɛ yi dodow si ɔpepem +And what of children ? Na mmofra nso ɛ ? +Although figures are incomplete since surveys have not been conducted in all countries the United Nations Children s Fund estimates that million school age children worldwide will never enter a classroom +Ɛwom sɛ akontaabu no nni mu efisɛ wɔnyɛɛ nhwehwɛmu wɔ aman nyinaa mu de nanso United Nations Children’s Fund Amanaman Nkabom asoɛe a ɛhwɛ mmofra ho nsɛm so bu akontaa sɛ wɔ wiase nyinaa no mmofra a wɔaso sukuukɔ ɔpepem nan rensi sukuu dan mu da +Another million will not complete even a basic education +Afoforo ɔpepem nso renwie mfiase sukuu mpo +In fact the UN Department of Public Information claims that in the rural areas of the developing world only half the children receive more than four years of primary education +Nokwarem no UN Department of Information Amanaman Nkabom asoɛe a ɛhwɛ amanneɛbɔ so kyerɛ sɛ mmofra a wɔwɔ aman a wonnyaa nkɔso kɛse nkuraase no mu fa pɛ na wɔkɔ mfiase sukuu boro mfe anan +And in some industrialized nations many children spend far more time in front of television than they do in school +Na wɔ aman a wodi yiye binom mu no mmofra pii de bere pii hwɛ television sen nea wɔde kɔ sukuu +Illiterate children generally grow into illiterate adults +Mpɛn pii no mmofra a wonnim akenkan ne akyerɛw nyinyin bɛyɛ mpanyimfo a wonnim akenkan ne akyerɛw +What contributes to this global problem ? Dɛn na ɛde wiase nyinaa asɛnnennen yi ba ? +What can be done to help an adult who cannot read or write ? Dɛn na wobetumi ayɛ de aboa obi a wanyin a onnim akenkan anaa akyerɛw ? +These questions will be considered in the next article +Yebesusuw nsemmisa yi ho wɔ asɛm a edi hɔ no mu +Footnotes Ase hɔ asɛm +An illiterate as defined by UNESCO is a person age or older who cannot with understanding read or write a short simple statement on his or her life +Sɛnea UNESCO kyerɛ no obi a onnim nhoma ne onipa a wadi mfe anaa nea ɛboro saa a ontumi nkenkan asɛm tiawa nte ase anaasɛ ontumi nkyerɛw ɔno ankasa ne ho asɛm tiawa bi +Picture on page Kratafa mfonini +More than a quarter of the world s adult population can neither read nor write Sɛ wɔkyɛ mpanyimfo a wɔwɔ wiase nyinaa mu anan a biako nnim akenkan ne akyerɛw +Helping People to Read Nkurɔfo a Wɔboa Wɔn Ma Wohu Akenkan +WHO are these millions who can neither read nor write ? HENANOM ne ɔpepem pii a wonnim akenkan anaa akyerɛw yi ? +By and large they are responsible hardworking citizens +Mpɛn pii no wɔyɛ nkurɔfo a wɔwɔ asɛyɛde na wɔyɛ adwumaden +In the developing nations they provide food clothing and shelter for the vast majority of the population +Wɔ aman a wonnyaa nkɔso kɛse mu no wɔn na wɔde nnuan ntama ne dabere ma aman no mu nnipa dodow no ara +In the industrialized countries they take on the work nobody else wants to do jobs that are exhausting repetitive and menial yet essential to society +Wɔ aman a wɔyɛ mfiridwuma pii wɔ mu no wɔyɛ nnwuma a obiara mpɛ sɛ wɔyɛ no nnwumaden adwuma koro a wɔyɛ no daa ne nnwuma a ɛba fam nanso ɛso wɔ mfaso ma amanfo no +More often than not lack of opportunity is the reason why people do not master the skills of reading and writing +Mpɛn pii no nea ɛma nkurɔfo nhu akenkan ne akyerɛw no ne hokwan a wonnya mfa nsua ade +As a group illiterates are not stupid ignorant or incompetent +Sɛ kuw no wɔn a wonnim akenkan ne akyerɛw no nyɛ nkurɔfo a wonnim nyansa tiwuifo anaa wɔn a wonnim adwuma +I don t have trouble thinking said a typical learner +Osuani mmɔdenbɔfo bi kae sɛ Menyɛ obi a ontumi mfa n’adwene nni dwuma yiye +My trouble is just reading +Me haw ara ne akenkan a minnim +Lack of Opportunity Hokwan a Wonnya +For many illiteracy is linked to poverty +Nnipa pii fam no nhoma a wonnim no fi ohia +At the family level poverty means that people are more concerned with acquiring food for the table than they are in getting an education +Nea ohia de ba abusua so ne aduan a wobedi ho a wodwen kɛse sen nhoma a wobesua +When children are needed at home to work they do not go to school +Sɛ wohia mmofra wɔ fie ma wɔayɛ adwuma a wɔmma wɔnkɔ sukuu +Many who do go do not continue there +Bebree a wɔkɔ no nso ntumi ntoa so nkɔ akyi +Poverty exacts a toll at the national level too +Ohia de ɔhaw ba ɔman nso so +Developing nations burdened with foreign debt are forced to cut back on education +Aman a wonnyaa nkɔso kɛse a wɔde aman afoforo ka no tew ɛka a wɔbɔ wɔ nhomasua ho no so +In Africa for example total spending on education was reduced by nearly percent during the first half of the s +Sɛ nhwɛso no wɔ Afrika no wɔtew sika a wɔde di nhomasua ho dwuma so bɛyɛ ɔha biara mu nkyekyem wɔ mfe no mfinimfini +While wealthy nations spend more than a year on each of their schoolchildren some poor countries in Africa and South Asia spend only +Bere a aman a wodi yiye no sɛe sika bɛboro Amerika dɔla wɔ wɔn sukuu abofra ho afe biako no aman bi a ahia wɔn a wɔwɔ Afrika ne Asia Kesee Fam bɔ wɔn sukuu mmofra mu biara ho ka pɛ +The result is too few schools as well as teachers with too many children +Nea eyi de aba ne sɛ sukuu a ɛwɔ hɔ nnɔɔso na akyerɛkyerɛfo kyerɛ mmofra pii ade wɔ sukuu dan biako mu +War and civil strife also contribute to illiteracy +Ɔko ne ɔman mu ntawntawdi nso mma nkurɔfo nsua nhoma +The United Nations Children s Fund estimates that seven million children languish in refugee camps where educational facilities are often poor +United Nations Children’s Fund bu akontaa sɛ mmofra ɔpepem ason a wɔahaw tete aguanfo atrae beae a ɛhɔ nhomasua ho nhyehyɛe ntaa nni mu +In one African country alone +million children under years of age have not been able to attend school because of an agonizing civil war +Wɔ Afrika man bi nkutoo mu no mmofra a wɔn dodow si ɔpepem +a wonnii mfe nnyaa hokwan nkɔɔ sukuu esiane ɔmanko a ɛyɛ hu a ɛrekɔ so wɔ hɔ nti +Those who miss out in childhood sometimes have the opportunity to learn to read and write later in life but not all feel it is worth the effort +Wɔn a wonnya hokwan nkɔ sukuu wɔ wɔn mmofraase no bi nya hokwan a wɔde besua akenkan ne akyerɛw bere a wonyinyin no nanso ɛnyɛ wɔn nyinaa na wɔte nka sɛ mfaso wɔ so +Concerning the rural illiterate the book Adult Education for Developing Countries states An adult who has managed without reading and writing is unlikely except in special circumstances to have a burning desire to read and write +Ɛdefa nkuraasefo a wonnim akenkan ne akyerɛw ho no nhoma Adult Education for Developing Countries ka sɛ Ɛntaa mma sɛ obi a wanyin a wamia n’ani abɔ ne bra bere a onnim akenkan ne akyerɛw no benya ɔpɛ a emu yɛ den sɛ obesua akenkan ne akyerɛw gye biribi titiriw bi nti +Whilst it would be completely false to conclude that he is completely contented with his lot he may not be sufficiently discontented to want to do very much to alter it +Bere a ɛnyɛ nokware da sɛ yɛbɛka sɛ n’ani gye ne tebea no ho no ebia ɛnhaw no pii mma onnya ɔpɛ a emu yɛ den sɛ obesua akenkan ne akyerɛw nso +Yet many do have a strong desire for self improvement +Ne nyinaa mu no wɔn mu pii wɔ ɔpɛ a emu yɛ den sɛ wobenya nkɔso +Motives vary of course +Nanso ɛsono adwene a ɛkanyan wɔn mu biara +Some want simply to improve their education and feeling of self worth +Nea ebinom pɛ ara ne sɛ wobenya nkɔso wɔ nhomasua mu na wɔate nka sɛ wɔsom bo +Others are motivated by financial reasons +Sikasɛm na ɛma afoforo nso nya ɔpɛ no +Those without a job reason that literacy will help them obtain one those with a job may seek a better one +Wɔn a wonnya adwuma nyɛ susuw sɛ akenkan ne akyerɛw a wobehu no bɛboa wɔn ma wɔanya bi na ebia wɔn a wɔwɔ adwuma no bɛhwehwɛ foforo a eye sen nea wɔyɛ no +Recognizing the close link between literacy and development at both an individual and a national level governments and organizations have embarked on programs to teach reading and writing to adults +Bere a aban ne ahyehyɛde ahorow hu abusuabɔ a ɛwɔ nhomanim ne nkɔso mu wɔ ankorankoro asetra ne ɔman mu no wɔayɛ nhyehyɛe ahorow ma wɔde kyerɛ mpanyimfo akenkan ne akyerɛw +It is a challenging task that requires empathy on the part of teachers as well as an understanding of the unique characteristics of the adult learner +Ɛyɛ adwumaden a ehia sɛ akyerɛkyerɛfo no nya timmɔbɔ na wɔte osuani a wanyin no su ahorow a ɛyɛ soronko no ase +Profile of the Adult Learner Osuani a Wanyin Su Horow +Those who teach adults should recognize the differences between adult learners and child learners +Ɛsɛ sɛ wɔn a wɔkyerɛ mpanyimfo ade no hu nsonsonoe a ɛda asuafo a wɔyɛ mpanyimfo ne wɔn a wɔyɛ mmofra ntam no +Personality habits attitudes and interests are more set in adults than in children making the adult more rigid and less receptive to change +Nipasu suban nneyɛe ne nneɛma a obi ani gye ho gye ntini yiye wɔ mpanyimfo mu sen mmofra na ɛma ɛyɛ den ma nea wanyin no sɛ ɔbɛsakra agye biribi foforo atom +On the other hand adults have rich experiences on which to build and are better able to make sense of facts and concepts that can confuse youngsters +Nanso mpanyimfo wɔ osuahu ahorow a eye a ɛma wotumi nya nkɔso na wotumi te nsɛm ne nkyerɛkyerɛmu ahorow a ebetumi ama mmofra adwene atu afra ase +Usually they do not have as much free time as children do +Ɛtaa ba sɛ wonni bere pii sɛ mmofra +Another very important difference is that adult learners unlike children have the freedom to discontinue their education at any time +Sɛnea wɔnte sɛ mmofra no asuafo a wɔanyinyin no wɔ hokwan sɛ wogyae adesua no bere biara a wɔpɛ +Many adult illiterates possess unique talents and have succeeded in some areas of life they simply have not developed the skills of reading and writing +Mpanyimfo a wonnim nhoma no mu pii wowɔ nneɛma soronko a wɔbɔ ho mmɔden na wɔadi yiye wɔ asetram nnwuma bi mu ɛyɛ akenkan ne akyerɛw kɛkɛ na wonnim +The literacy teacher needs to encourage them to use the adaptability creativity and endurance they have demonstrated in other areas of life +Ehia sɛ nea ɔkyerɛ wɔn ade no hyɛ wɔn nkuran ma wɔde fakaa a wɔyɛ nneɛma a wotumi yɛ ne boasetɔ a wɔada no adi wɔ nnwuma afoforo bi mu no di dwuma +It takes courage for an illiterate to admit his or her needs and to ask for assistance +Egye akokoduru na obi a onnim akenkan ne akyerɛw agye n’ahiade atom na wahwehwɛ mmoa +Although circumstances and individuals vary many adults approach literacy training with apprehension and a lack of confidence +Ɛwom sɛ ɛsono nsɛm tebea ne ankorankoro biara de nanso mpanyimfo pii de ehu ne ahotoso a wonni na efi ase sua akenkan ne akyerɛw +Some may have a long history of academic failure +Ebia na ebinom mmɔ mmɔden wɔ nhomasua mu fi wɔn mmofraberem +Others may feel that they are too old to learn new things +Afoforo betumi aka sɛ wɔanyinyin dodo sɛ wobesua nneɛma foforo +It is difficult to learn left handedness in old age states a Nigerian proverb +Nigeriafo abebusɛm bi se Ɛyɛ den sɛ wobesua abenkumayɛ wɔ nkwakoraberem anaa mmerewaberem +Teachers can build confidence and sustain interest by being quick to acknowledge and commend progress +Akyerɛkyerɛfo betumi ama wɔanya ahotoso na wɔakɔ so akura wɔn anigye mu denam hwɛ a wɔbɛhwɛ ahu wɔn nkɔso ntɛm na wɔakamfo wɔn no so +Lessons should be structured to minimize learning failure and to ensure repeated successful achievement of learning goals +Ɛsɛ sɛ wɔhyehyɛ adesua no wɔ ɔkwan a ɛbɛma ayɛ mmerɛw so na wɔakɔso adu wɔn adesua botae ahorow ho +The publication Educating the Adult states Above all success is probably the single greatest factor in continued motivation +Nhoma Educating the Adult ka sɛ Nea ɛsen ne nyinaa no ebia nkonimdi ne ade titiriw a ɛma obi kɔ so nya nkuranhyɛ +Adults generally know what they want from educational experiences and wish to see immediate progress toward their goals +Mpɛn pii no mpanyimfo nim nea wɔhwehwɛ fi nhomasua mu na wɔpɛ sɛ wonya nkɔso du wɔn botae ahorow ho ntɛmntɛm +One professor of adult education in Africa stated They want to get into class learn what they need to know as quickly as possible then get out +Mpanyimfo nhomasua ho Ɔbenfo bi a ɔwɔ Afrika kae sɛ Wɔpɛ sɛ wofi adesua ase ntɛm sua nea ehia sɛ wohu no ntɛm sɛnea wobetumi biara na wowie +Sometimes the goals a student sets are overly ambitious +Ɛtɔ da bi a botae a osuani bi de si n’ani so no korɔn dodo sɛ obetumi adu ho +From the outset the teacher should help the learner establish intermediate short term goals and then help the student to achieve them +Ɛsɛ sɛ ɔkyerɛkyerɛni no boa osuani no fi mfiase ma ɔde botae ahorow a wotumi du ho ntɛm sisi n’ani so na afei ɔboa no ma odu ho +For example let us say a Christian enrolls in a literacy class because he or she wants to learn to read the Bible and Bible publications +S�� nhwɛso no fa no sɛ Kristoni bi de ne ho hyɛ akenkan ne akyerɛw adesua mu esiane sɛ ɔpɛ sɛ otumi kenkan Bible ne Bible nhoma afoforo nti +These are long term goals +Eyinom yɛ botae ahorow a wontumi nnu ho ntɛm +In working toward them the teacher can encourage the student to set intermediate goals such as mastering the alphabet finding and reading selected scriptures and reading from simplified Bible publications +Wɔ eyi ho dwumadi mu no ɔkyerɛkyerɛni no betumi ahyɛ osuani no nkuran ma ɔde botae ahorow a wotumi du ho ntɛm asisi n’ani so te sɛ kasa mu nkyerɛwde no a obehu din bobɔ kyerɛw nsɛm a wɔbɔ din a obue kenkan ne Bible nhoma a emu yɛ mmerɛw a ɔbɛkenkan +Regularly achieving goals sustains motivation and stimulates the student to keep on learning +Botae ahorow a osuani taa du ho no kɔ so hyɛ no nkuran na ɛkanyan no ma ɔkɔ so sua ade +Effective teachers can do much to stimulate motivation by encouraging and commending their students and by helping them work toward practical achievable goals +Akyerɛkyerɛfo a wɔfata betumi ayɛ pii de akanyan wɔn asuafo ma wɔanya ɔpɛ denam hyɛ a wɔbɛhyɛ wɔn nkuran akamfo wɔn na wɔaboa wɔn ma wɔadu wɔn botae ahorow a ɛfata na ɛnyɛ den ho no so +Yet in order to progress adults should not expect to be spoon fed +Nanso nea ɛbɛyɛ na wɔanya nkɔso no ɛnsɛ sɛ mpanyimfo hwɛ kwan sɛ akyerɛkyerɛfo bɛka biribiara akyerɛ wɔn +They need to be willing to take responsibility for their own education and to work hard at learning +Ɛho hia sɛ wonya ɔpɛ sɛ wobegye wɔn ankasa nhomasua ho asɛyɛde ato wɔn ho so na wɔyere wɔn ho sua ade +In doing so they will learn to read and write and these skills will transform their lives +Sɛ wɔyɛ saa a wobehu akenkan ne akyerɛw na eyi bɛma wɔn asetra anya nkɔso +Box on page Kratafa adaka +Guidelines for Teaching Adults to Read and Write Akwankyerɛ Ma Wɔn a Wɔkyerɛ Mpanyimfo Ade +It is vital to stimulate motivation in the student +Ɛho hia sɛ wokanyan osuani no ma onya ɔpɛ +From the first session stress the benefits of learning to read and write and encourage the student to set reasonable long and short term goals +Si mfaso a ɛwɔ akenkan ne akyerɛw sua so dua fi adesua a edi kan no so na hyɛ osuani no nkuran ma ɔmfa botae ahorow a wotumi du ho ntɛm ne daakye de nsisi n’ani so +To make progress the student should be instructed several times a week +Sɛ osuani no benya nkɔso a ɛsɛ sɛ wɔkyerɛ no ade mpɛn pii dapɛn mu +Once a week is not enough +Pɛnkoro dapɛn nnɔɔso +The student should do homework between lessons +Ɛsɛ sɛ osuani no sua ade wɔ fie ansa na adesua no bere adu +Do not be overly demanding or overwhelm the student with too much material in one session +Nhwehwɛ nea ɛkyɛn so mfi osuani no hɔ anaasɛ nka nneɛma pii ho nsɛm bere koro mu +This can cause him to become discouraged and stop attending classes +Eyi betumi abu n’abam na wagyae adesua no +Be consistently encouraging and positive +Kɔ so hyɛ no nkuran na nya adwempa +Reading and writing skills are developed in small sequential steps +Wohu akenkan ne akyerɛw nkakrankakra +The student should find satisfaction in his progress +Ɛsɛ sɛ osuani no nya abotɔyam wɔ ne nkɔso ho +Encourage the student to apply as quickly as possible in his daily life what he is learning +Hyɛ osuani no nkuran ma ɔmfa nea ɔresua no nni dwuma wɔ ne da biara da asetram ntɛm sɛnea obetumi biara +Do not waste time on side issues +Nsɛe bere wɔ nsɛm a ɛmfa nea moresua no ho +Adults are busy people +Mpanyimfo yɛ nnipa a wonni adagyew +Make the most of the instruction sessions to teach the essentials +Fa adekyerɛ bere no di dwuma yiye fa kyerɛ nneɛma a ɛho hia +Always be respectful of the student according him the dignity he deserves +Kyerɛ obu ma osuani no bere nyinaa na fa nidi a ɛsɛ no ma no +Never embarrass or belittle him +Nhyɛ no aniwu na mmu no animtiaa da +Be alert to individual problems +Ma w’ani nku ankorankoro biara nsɛnnennen ho +A student may be unable to read small print because he needs glasses +Ebia osuani bi ntumi nkenkan nkyerɛwee nketenkete esiane sɛ ohia ahwehwɛniwa nti +Another may be hard of hearing and may thus find it difficult to hear correct pronunciation +Ebia na ɔfoforo nso aso mu yɛ den ma ontumi nte sɛnea wɔbobɔ nsɛm din no yiye +The student should learn the manuscript printed alphabet before attempting cursive writing where letters are joined together +Ɛsɛ sɛ osuani no sua sɛnea obetumi akyerɛw nkyerɛwde a b d no mmiako mmiako atete ntam ansa na wabɔ mmɔden sɛ ɔbɛkyerɛw atoatoam +Manuscript writing is easier to learn and easier to do and the letters more closely resemble those on the printed page +Nkyerɛwde a wɔkyerɛw no mmiako mmiako tete ntam sua ne ne kyerɛw nyɛ den na ɛma ɛyɛ te sɛ nhoma mu nkyerɛwde +A good way to teach how to write letters is to have the student trace them from a pattern +Ɔkwampa a wɔfa so kyerɛ osuani ma otumi kyerɛw nkyerɛwde ne sɛ ɔde bɛfofa nkyerɛwde a wɔakyerɛw dedaw mu +He might trace a letter several times before trying to copy it without tracing it +Obetumi de afofa mu mpɛn pii ansa na wabɔ mmɔden sɛ ɔbɛhwɛ so akyerɛw +Progress in reading is often faster than progress in writing +Ɛtaa ba sɛ wonya nkɔso ntɛmntɛm wɔ akenkan mu sen akyerɛw +Do not delay new reading lessons if the student is not able to perform the homework in writing +Sɛ osuani no ntumi nhuu nkyerɛwde bi kyerɛw a ntwentwɛn wo nan ase sɛ mobɛkɔ akenkan adesua foforo so +On the other hand remember that new letters are learned and remembered more easily if the student practices writing them +Nanso kae sɛ osuani no kɔ so sua nkyerɛwde bi kyerɛw a ɛma ɛyɛ mmerɛw ma no sɛ obesua ma aka ne tirim +Although the adult student may be able to perform intricate tasks with his hands writing with pen or pencil may be a difficult and frustrating experience for him +Ɛwom sɛ ebia osuani a wanyin betumi de ne nsa ayɛ nnwuma a egye adwene de nanso ebia kyerɛwdua a ɔde bɛkyerɛw no bɛyɛ den ama no na ɛbɛhaw no +Do not insist on perfectly formed letters +Nhyɛ no katee sɛ ɔnkyerɛw a sintɔ biara nni ho +Literacy Among God s People Nhomanim Wɔ Onyankopɔn Nkurɔfo Mu +IN ANCIENT times there was a high degree of literacy among God s people +TETE no na Onyankopɔn nkurɔfo nim nhoma yiye +About years ago Moses wrote the first five books of the Bible +Mose kyerɛw Bible nhoma anum a edi kan no bɛyɛ mfe a atwam ni +His successor Joshua was commanded to read the Scriptures day and night in order to be successful in the assignment that God had given him +Wɔhyɛɛ Yosua a odii n’ade no sɛ ɔnkenkan kyerɛwnsɛm no awia ne anadwo sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a ebesi no yiye wɔ adwuma a Onyankopɔn de ama no no mu +And God directed that Israelite kings upon ascending the throne write out for themselves a copy of the Law and read in it daily +Joshua Deuteronomy +Afei Onyankopɔn hyɛɛ Israel ahemfo sɛ sɛ wɔbɛtra ahenni agua no so a wɔnkyerɛw Mmara no bi mfa na wɔnkenkan no da biara da +Yosua Deuteronomium +Reading and writing were not limited to the nation s leaders +Na ɛnyɛ ɔman no akannifo no nkutoo na wonim akenkan ne akyerɛw +Though evidently figurative the instruction to the Israelites to write God s commandments upon the doorposts of their houses implied that the people were literate +Ɛwom ɛkame ayɛ sɛ ahyɛde a wɔde maa Israelfo sɛ wɔnkyerɛw ’ Onyankopɔn mmara ngu wɔn afie apongua ho no yɛ sɛnkyerɛnne kwan so adeyɛ de nanso ɛkyerɛ nso sɛ na wonim akenkan ne akyerɛw +Amos was a raiser of sheep and Micah was a prophet from a rural village yet both wrote books of the Bible +Deuteronomy Amos Micah +Na Amos yɛ oguanhwɛfo na na Mika yɛ odiyifo a ofi akuraa ase nanso wɔn baanu nyinaa kyerɛw Bible mu nhoma ahorow no bi +Deuteronomium Amos Mika +Jesus had access to all the inspired scrolls of the Hebrew Scriptures in the synagogues where on one occasion he read publicly and applied the text to himself +Yesu nsa kaa Hebri Kyerɛwnsɛm nhoma mmobɔe a wofii honhom mu kyerɛwee no nyinaa bi wɔ hyiadan ahorow mu na ɛhɔ na bere bi ɔkenkan kyerɛwnsɛm bi wɔ baguam na ɔkae sɛ asɛm no fa ne ho +His apostles also were literate quoting from and referring to the Hebrew Scriptures hundreds of times in their writings +Luke Acts +Na n’asomafo no nso nim akenkan ne akyerɛw na wɔtwee adwene kɔɔ Hebri Kyerɛwnsɛm no so faa mu nsɛm kae mpɛn ɔhaha pii wɔ nhoma ahorow a wɔkyerɛwee no mu +Luka Asomafo no Nnwuma +God s People Today Onyankopɔn Nkurɔfo Nnɛ +Jesus told his followers to make disciples of people of all the nations +teaching them to observe all the things he had commanded +Yesu ka kyerɛɛ n’asuafo no sɛ wɔnkɔyɛ amanaman nyinaa n’asuafo na wɔnkyerɛkyerɛ wɔn sɛ wonni nea a wahyɛ wɔn nyinaa so +’ +He also foretold that the good news of the kingdom would be preached in all the inhabited earth +Matthew +Ɔka siei nso sɛ wɔbɛka ahenni no ho asɛmpa yi wiase nyinaa +Mateo +Like the Christians in the first century Jehovah s Witnesses today have carried out this commission by zealously teaching and preaching by word of mouth +Te sɛ afeha a edi kan Kristofo no Yehowa Adansefo a wɔwɔ hɔ nnɛ adi saa ahyɛde yi so denam nsi a wɔde ka asɛm na wɔkyerɛkyerɛ no so +They have also spread the Kingdom good news by means of the printed page +Wɔnam nhoma ahorow nso so atrɛw Ahenni ho asɛmpa no mu +Since Jehovah s Witnesses have produced and distributed over nine billion Bibles books magazines and pamphlets in more than languages +Efi reba no Yehowa Adansefo atintim Bible ne nhoma nsɛmma nhoma ne nhomawa ahorow bɛboro ɔpepepem akron wɔ kasa horow bɛboro mu de amema +Millions throughout the earth have responded favorably becoming disciples of Christ +Nnipa ɔpepem pii atie asɛm no anigye so wɔ wiase nyinaa na wɔabɛyɛ Kristo asuafo +Among them are men and women who neither read nor write +Wɔn mu bi yɛ mmarima ne mmea a wonnim akenkan anaa akyerɛw +These illiterate ones are not lesser Christians many have served God faithfully for decades endured religious persecution and have shown their love for Jehovah by observing his commandments +John +Saafo yi a wonnim nhoma yi yɛ Kristofo mmapa wɔn mu pii de mfe dudu pii asom Onyankopɔn wɔ nokwaredi mu agyina ɔsom ho ɔtaa ano na wɔadi Yehowa mmara so de ada wɔn dɔ a wɔwɔ ma no no adi +Yohane +Many of them yearn to read and write realizing that literacy is a key that will open the way to richer participation in their worship of God +Wɔn mu pii wɔ ɔpɛ sɛ wobehu akenkan ne akyerɛw bere a wohu sɛ akenkan ne akyerɛw ne ade a ɛbɛma wɔanya kyɛfa kɛse wɔ wɔn Nyankopɔn som mu no +At meetings they want to follow the reading of the Bible and Christian publications and they want to read the words of the songs so that they can sing along with their spiritual brothers and sisters +Wɔwɔ ɔpɛ sɛ wobedi Bible ne Kristofo nhoma ahorow a wɔkenkan wɔ Kristofo nhyiam horow ase no akyi na wɔwɔ ɔpɛ sɛ wobetumi akenkan nnwom ahorow a wɔto no mu nsɛm na ama wɔatumi ne wɔn honhom mu anuanom mmarima ne mmea abom ato +At home they desire to build up themselves and their families through Bible study +Wɔwɔ ɔpɛ sɛ wɔnam Bible adesua so bɛhyɛ wɔn ho ne wɔn mmusua den wɔ wɔn afie mu +In the ministry they long to teach others the truth of God s Word without relying on someone else to read it for them +Wɔwɔ ɔpɛ sɛ wɔbɛkyerɛkyerɛ afoforo Onyankopɔn Asɛm mu nokware no a ɛho nhia sɛ wɔde wɔn ho to obi foforo so ma ɔkenkan ma wɔn +Learning to Read Akenkan a Wosua +Responding to this need Jehovah s Witnesses have arranged to help promote literacy through their congregations and on an individual basis +Wɔ ahiade yi ho dwumadi mu no Yehowa Adansefo hyɛ akenkan ne akyerɛw ho nkuran denam nhyehyɛe a wɔnam ankorankoro ne asafo ahorow so yɛ de boa afoforo no so +Worldwide they have taught countless men and women +Wɔakyerɛkyerɛ mmarima ne mmea bebree ma wɔahu akenkan ne akyerɛw wɔ wiase nyinaa +In Nigeria alone Jehovah s Witnesses have taught over to read and write +Wɔ Nigeria nkutoo no Yehowa Adansefo akyerɛkyerɛ nnipa bɛboro akenkan ne akyerɛw +One of these was Effor +Wɔn mu biako ne Effor +He relates Ɔka sɛ + I began reading and writing in when I was years old +Mifii akenkan ne akyerɛw ase bere a na madi mfe +The literacy class was conducted by Jehovah s Witnesses +Yehowa Adansefo na wɔyɛɛ akenkan ne akyerɛw ho adesua no ho nhyehyɛe +We used a manual published by the Watch Tower Society and we were given reading assignments to do at home +Na yɛde adesua nhoma a Ɔwɛn Aban Asafo no na wotintimii na edi dwuma na na wɔma dwumadi a yɛkɔkenkan no wɔ fie +I felt that my illiteracy was like a sickness +Na mete nka sɛ akenkan ne akyerɛw a minnim no te sɛ yare bi +I wanted to explain the Bible to my brothers and friends but being unable to read and write I could not do that well +Na mepɛ sɛ mede Bible no mu nsɛm kyerɛkyerɛ me nuabarimanom ne nnamfonom nanso esiane sɛ na mintumi nkenkan na mintumi nkyerɛw nti na mintumi nkyerɛkyerɛ wɔn yiye +What motivated me to learn was my desire to preach and to teach others to become Christ s disciples +Nea ɛhyɛɛ me nkuran ma misuaa akenkan ne akyerɛw ne ɔpɛ a na mewɔ sɛ mɛka asɛm no na m’akyerɛkyerɛ afoforo ma wɔabɛyɛ Kristo asuafo no +I wrote on everything I could lay my hands on even on plantain leaves +Na mekyerɛw biribiara a mihu so a borɔde ahaban mpo ka ho +My desire to read and write was so great that I would continue practicing how to read and write in my dreams +Na ɔpɛ a mewɔ sɛ mehu akenkan ne akyerɛw no yɛ kɛse araa ma na meso ho dae +I asked others to help me I was not shy about that +Mesrɛɛ afoforo sɛ wɔmmoa me na memfɛre ho +I remember writing letters to friends and giving the letters to those who went to school to check through +Mekae sɛ na mede krataa a mekyerɛw kɔma nnamfonom mema wɔn a na wɔakɔ sukuu hwɛ mu ma me +It took me a year in the congregation s literacy class to learn +Egyee me afe na mede suaa akenkan ne akyerɛw wɔ asafo no akenkan ne akyerɛw adesua nhyehyɛe no mu +After that I was assigned to teach the class +Ɛno akyi no wɔmaa me kyerɛɛ adesua kuw no mufo ade +That gave me the opportunity to help many others +Ɛno maa minyaa hokwan boaa afoforo pii +That school helped me so much that over the years I was privileged to translate the Society s dramas from English to Isoko my native language +Saa sukuu no boaa me yiye ma minyaa hokwan kyerɛɛ Asafo ti no drama ahorow ase fii Engiresi kasa mu kɔɔ Isoko me kurom kasa mu mfe pii +Apart from that I have served as a congregation overseer since the s +Ɛno akyi no masom sɛ asafo so hwɛfo fi mfe no mu +In the s I served as a substitute traveling overseer of Jehovah s Witnesses +Mesomee sɛ Yehowa Adansefo ɔhwɛfo kwantufo boafo wɔ mfe no mu +I was also privileged to conduct the Pioneer Service School a school for full time ministers and twice to instruct at the Kingdom Ministry School a school for Christian elders +Manya hokwan ahwɛ Akwampaefo Ɔsom Sukuu sukuu a wɔyɛ ma bere nyinaa asomfo so na makyerɛkyerɛ wɔ Ahenni Ɔsom Sukuu sukuu a wɔyɛ ma Kristofo mpanyimfo mprenu +I know that if I were still illiterate all these privileges would not have come my way +Minim sɛ sɛ mansua akenkan ne akyerɛw a anka wɔmfa hokwan ahorow yi nyinaa mma me +How I appreciate this arrangement to teach the lowly ones to read and write ! Hwɛ sɛnea m’ani sɔ saa nhyehyɛe yi a wɔyɛ de kyerɛ ahobrɛasefo ma wohu akenkan ne akyerɛw no ! +Sometimes when I lie down at night I still thank Jehovah that I am no longer an illiterate in this modern world +Sɛ ɛtɔ da bi na mekɔda anadwo a mekɔ so da Yehowa ase sɛ menna so nyɛ obi a onnim akenkan ne akyerɛw wɔ ɛnnɛ wiase yi mu +Our Creator Jehovah God has graciously endowed humankind with the capacity to read and write +Yehowa Nyankopɔn yɛn Bɔfo no de tumi a onipa wɔ sɛ obetumi akenkan akyerɛw adom adesamma +But these skills are not acquired without effort +Nanso egye mmɔdenbɔ na obi de ahu akenkan ne akyerɛw +The greatest reward for learning to read and write is being able to pick up God s Word and obey the divine instruction In an undertone read in it day and night +Joshua +Akatua a ɛsen biara a ɛwɔ akenkan ne akyerɛw sua mu ne sɛ wubetumi afa Onyankopɔn Asɛm no na woadi ɔsoro akwankyerɛ yi so Na kenkan no awia ne anadwo +’ Yosua +Box on page Kratafa adaka +How to Help Your Children Develop a Love for Reading Sɛnea Wobɛboa Wo Mma ma Wɔn Ani Agye Akenkan Ho + Set an example by reading regularly yourself +W’ankasa yɛ nhwɛso denam kenkan a wobɛkenkan daa so +Parents who read are likely to have children who read +Ɛtaa ba sɛ awofo a wɔpɛ akenkan nya mma a wɔpɛ akenkan +Talk to your baby from his infancy +Kasa kyerɛ w’abofra no fi ne mmofraase pɛɛ +Exposure to meaningful language helps children understand words and concepts that will make learning to read easier +Nsɛm a emu da hɔ a mmofra te boa wɔn ma wɔte nsɛmfua ne nsusuwii ahorow a ɛboa ma akenkan sua yɛ mmerɛw ma wɔn ase +Read to your children regularly +Kenkan kyerɛ wo mma daa +When held on the lap and read to infants get the message that words and books are good even when they are not yet old enough to understand the story being read +Sɛ wɔde nkokoaa si mpanyimfo nan so kenkan biribi kyerɛ wɔn a wohu sɛ nsɛmfua ne nhoma ahorow ye bere a wonyinii koraa mpo sɛ wɔbɛte asɛm a wɔkenkan kyerɛ wɔn no ase no +Continue to read to your children after they have learned to read for themselves +Schoolteachers help children learn how to read but parents can do much to help them enjoy reading +Sukuu akyerɛkyerɛfo boa mmofra ma wosua sɛnea wɔkenkan ade nanso awofo betumi ayɛ pii aboa wɔn ma wɔn ani agye akenkan ho +Children enjoy hearing their favorite stories over and over again +Mmofra ani gye ho sɛ wobeti anansesɛm a wɔpɛ no yiye no mu akyerɛ wɔn mpɛn pii +Have books available for your children to read at home +Nya nhoma ma wo mma ma wɔnkenkan wɔ fie +Encourage your children to write +Hyɛ wo mma nkuran ma wɔnkyerɛw ade +A child who writes is usually a reader also +Abofra a ɔtaa kyerɛw ade taa yɛ obi a ɔpɛ akenkan +Choose a definite daily period for family reading +Paw bere pɔtee bi ma abusua no mfa nkenkan ade +Take turns reading and then discuss the material together +Obiara nkenkan bi nnidiso nnidiso na afei munsusuw nea mokenkan no ho +These times should be enjoyable and upbuilding +Ɛsɛ sɛ saa mmere yi yɛ anigye ne nea ɛhyɛ nkuran +Picture on page Kratafa mfonini +God fearing men of ancient times knew how to read and write Na tetefo a wosuro Onyankopɔn no nim akenkan ne akyerɛw +Protected by Faith in God Onyankopɔn mu Gyidi Bɔ Me ho Ban +IT WAS May and World War II had just ended in Europe +NA ƐYƐ May na afei na Wiase Ko II no aba awiei wɔ Europa +I had arrived home in Chojnice Poland only two days before +Na ɛyɛ nnanu pɛ a mebaa fie wɔ Chojnice Poland +The trip had taken almost two months since I had to walk and I had made a number of stops along the way to visit people +Ɛkaa kakra ma anka akwantu no gyee me asram abien efisɛ menantewee na migyinaa mpɛn dodow bi kɔsrasraa nkurɔfo +My previous two years had been spent in the Stutthof concentration camp located near Danzig now Gdansk +Na makodi mfe abien wɔ Stutthof nneduaban a ɛbɛn Danzig mprempren Gdansk no mu +Seated in the living room Mother my two sisters and I were enjoying a visit +Na me ne me nuabeanom baanu akɔsra Maame ma yɛte asa so a yɛn ani agye +There was a knock at the front door and Elaine my oldest sister excused herself to answer it +Obi bɔɔ anim hɔ pon no mu na me nuabea panyin Elaine kae sɛ ɔrekɔhwɛ onii ko +We didn t pay much attention until we heard her scream +Yɛamfa yɛn adwene ankɔ so araa kosi sɛ yɛtee sɛ wateɛm +Immediately I jumped from the chair and ran to the door +Mesɔre fii m’akongua so prɛko pɛ kɔɔ pon no ano ntɛm +There stood Wilhelm Scheider and Manfred Licnierski two fellow Christians who I thought had died soon after I last saw them +Na Wilhelm Scheider ne Manfred Licnierski mfɛfo Adansefo baanu a na misusuw sɛ wɔawuwu fi bere a etwa to a mihuu wɔn no na na wogyina hɔ +After I stared at them for some time in openmouthed disbelief Brother Scheider asked if I was going to invite them in +Metɛɛ m’anom de ahodwiriw hwɛɛ wɔn kakra na Onua Scheider bisae sɛ mɛma wɔn aba dan mu anaa +We spent the rest of the day late into the evening getting reacquainted and recalling how Jehovah God had protected us during our imprisonment +Efi saa bere no yɛtraa ase bɔɔ nkɔmmɔ kosii anadwo na yɛkaakaee sɛnea Yehowa Nyankopɔn bɔɔ yɛn ho ban wɔ yɛn nneduaban mu nna mu no +Before I share some of these experiences let me explain how I came to be in the concentration camp +Ansa na mɛka saa osuahu ahorow yi bi no momma menkyerɛ nea ɛyɛe a wɔde me kɔɔ nneduaban mu no +Faith Tested at an Early Age Wɔsɔ Me Gyidi Hwɛ wɔ Me Mmofraase +My parents became Bible Students as Jehovah s Witnesses were then called about the time I was born in +M’awofo bɛyɛɛ Bible Asuafo sɛnea na wɔfrɛ Yehowa Adansefo saa bere no na saa bere no ara mu na wɔwoo me +The years leading up to World War II were not easy for Witnesses +Na mfe a edii Wiase Ko II no anim no mu yɛ den ma Adansefo no +The Catholic religion was taught in school and Witnesses were treated harshly +Na wɔkyerɛ Katolek som wɔ sukuu ahorow mu na wodii Adansefo ani kɛse +I was constantly picked on by other children and the teacher would invariably side with the children against me +Na mmofra afoforo taa guan me ho ma ɔkyerɛkyerɛfo no gyina wɔn akyi bere nyinaa +The preaching work was also difficult +Na asɛnka adwuma no nso yɛ den +Once while we were preaching in the nearby town of Kamien at least a hundred townsfolk surrounded about of us Witnesses +Bere bi a yɛreka asɛm wɔ kurow a ɛbɛn Kamien mu no kurow no mufo bɛboro ɔha betwaa Adansefo bɛyɛ a na yɛwɔ hɔ no ho hyiae +Polish soldiers arrived just in time to protect us from the mob +Poland asraafo duu hɔ ntɛm begyee yɛn fii basabasayɛfo kuw no nsam +The persecution intensified when Germany invaded Poland in September +Ɔtaa no mu yɛɛ den bere a Germany to hyɛɛ Poland so wɔ September no +Finally in I was arrested by the Gestapo for refusing to serve in the German Army +Awiei koraa no German polisifo a wɔyɛ adwuma sum ase a wɔfrɛ wɔn Gestapofo no kyeree me wɔ mu esiane sɛ mepowee sɛ mɛsom sɛ German sraani nti +While I was under arrest the Gestapo interrogated me trying to get me to give them the names of other Witnesses in the area +Bere a Gestapofo no kyeree me no wobisabisaa me nsɛm de bɔɔ mmɔden sɛ wɔbɛma mabobɔ mpɔtam hɔ Adansefo afoforo din +When I refused the Gestapo agent told me that I would probably die in a concentration camp +Bere a manyɛ saa no Gestaponi no ka kyerɛɛ me sɛ ebia mɛkɔ akowu wɔ nneduaban bi mu +First I was sent to the Chojnice jail where a couple of jailers beat me with a rubber stick trying to force me to compromise my determination to stay loyal to Jehovah +Nea edi kan no wɔde me kɔɔ Chojnice afiase na afiase ahwɛfo bi de rɔba abaa hwee me sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ na magyae me bo a masi sɛ mɛkɔ so adi Yehowa nokware no mu asiesie +This beating went on for or minutes and all the while I was praying fervently +Saa ɔhwe yi kɔɔ so simma anaa na saa bere no nyinaa na merebɔ mpae denneennen +Toward the end of the beating one of the jailers complained that he was going to wear out before I did +Bere a wɔde ɔhwe no rebɛba awiei no afiasehwɛfo biako kae sɛ wabrɛ sen me +Strange as it might seem after the first few blows I really didn t feel them anymore +Ɛyɛ nwonwa de nanso bere a wɔhwee me kakraa bi no afei mante yaw no kɛse bio +Instead it was as if I could only hear them like the beating of a drum off in the distance +Mmom no ɛte sɛ nea na mete ne nnyigyei kɛkɛ te sɛ nea wɔreboro ntwene bi wɔ akyirikyiri +Jehovah definitely protected me and answered my prayers +Akyinnye biara nni ho sɛ Yehowa bɔɔ me ho ban na otiee me mpaebɔ +News of the beating soon got around the jail and some started calling me a man of God +Ankyɛ na afiase hɔfo no tee hwe a wɔhwee me no ho asɛm na ebinom fii ase frɛɛ me Onyankopɔn nipa +Shortly afterward I was sent to Gestapo headquarters in Danzig +Ɛno akyi no ankyɛ na wɔde me kɔɔ Gestapo adwumayɛbea ti a ɛwɔ Danzig no +A month later I was taken to the Stutthof concentration camp +Ɔsram biako akyi no wɔde me kɔɔ Stutthof nneduaban no mu +Life in Stutthof M’asetra wɔ Stutthof +Upon arriving we were told to line up in front of the barracks +Bere a wɔde yɛn koduu hɔ no wɔka kyerɛɛ yɛn sɛ yɛnto santen wɔ nneduaban no anim +A kapo a prisoner given oversight of other prisoners pointed to the three huge smokestacks of the crematorium and told us that in three days we would be in heaven with our God +Obi a ɔyɛ kapo deduani a ɔhwɛ nneduafo afoforo so de ne nsa kyerɛɛ beae a wɔhyew amu no awisikwan akɛse abiɛsa so na ɔka kyerɛɛ yɛn sɛ ebedi nnansa no na yɛkɔ yɛn Nyankopɔn nkyɛn wɔ soro +I knew that Brother Bruski from our congregation in Chojnice had been sent to Stutthof so I tried to find him +Na minim sɛ wɔde Onua Bruski a na ɔwɔ yɛn asafo a ɛwɔ Chojnice no aba Stutthof enti mebɔɔ mmɔden hwehwɛɛ no +However a fellow prisoner informed me that he had died about a month earlier +Nanso deduani foforo ka kyerɛɛ me sɛ owui ɔsram biako a atwam no +I was so devastated that I actually fell to the ground +Me ho yeraw me araa ma mehwee fam +I felt that if Brother Bruski a physically and spiritually strong Christian had died I certainly would too +Na mete nka sɛ sɛ Onua Bruski a na ɔwɔ honam ne honhom fam ahoɔden mpo awu a ɛnde na me nso mewu +Other prisoners helped me back to the barracks and that is when I first met Brother Scheider +Nneduafo afoforo susoo me mu de me kɔɔ nneduaban atrae hɔ na saa bere no na midii kan huu Onua Scheider +I later learned that before the war he had been Poland s branch overseer +Akyiri yi mibehui sɛ na ɔno ne Poland baa dwumadibea no sohwɛfo ansa na ɔko no refi ase +He had a long talk with me explaining that if I lost faith in Jehovah I would die ! Ɔne me bɔɔ nkɔmmɔ pii na ɔkae sɛ sɛ mehwere Yehowa mu gyidi a mewu ! +I felt that Jehovah had sent him to strengthen me +Metee nka sɛ Yehowa na ɔsomaa no sɛ ɔmmɛhyɛ me den +Indeed how true the proverb is that says There is a brother born for when there is distress ! Proverbs +Nokwarem no hwɛ sɛnea abebusɛm yi yɛ nokware sɛ Onua bi wɔ hɔ a wɔwoo no maa hiada ’ ! Mmebusɛm +My faith at that time had weakened and Brother Scheider brought to my attention Hebrews +Saa bere no na me gyidi ayɛ mmerɛw na Onua Scheider twee m’adwene sii Hebrifo so +There Christians are told to beware of the sin that easily entangles them namely lack of faith +Ɛhɔ na wɔka kyerɛ Kristofo sɛ wɔnhwɛ yiye wɔ bɔne a ɛkyekyere wɔn ntɛmntɛm a ɛne gyidi a wonni no ho +He helped me to recall faithful ones spoken of in Hebrews chapter and to analyze my faith in comparison with theirs +Ɔboaa me ma mekaee anokwafo a wɔaka wɔn ho asɛm wɔ Hebrifo ti no de me gyidi totoo wɔn de ho +I stayed as close as possible to Brother Scheider from that time on and although he was years older than I we became very close friends +Efi saa bere no mebɛn Onua Scheider sɛnea metumi biara na ɛmfa ho sɛ na wanyin sen me mfe no yɛbɛyɛɛ nnamfo paa +Once a big fellow wearing a green triangle which meant that he was a criminal told me to get up on a table and preach to the prisoners about Jehovah +Bere bi ɔbarima kɛse bi a na ahinasa a ne hwɛbea te sɛ ahabamono wɔ n’atade mu a ɛkyerɛ sɛ ɔyɛ omumɔyɛfo ka kyerɛɛ me sɛ mensɔre nnyina pon bi so na menka Yehowa ho asɛm nkyerɛ nneduafo no +As I started to do so other prisoners began making fun of me +Bere a mifii ase yɛɛ saa no nneduafo afoforo fii ase dii me ho fɛw +But the big fellow went over and quieted them down everyone was afraid of him +Nanso ɔbarima kɛse no kɔhwɛ maa wɔyɛɛ dinn na obiara suro no +When we assembled to eat at noon and in the evening during the rest of the week this big guy would have me get up on the table to preach +Saa dapɛn no nyinaa sɛ yehyiam sɛ yɛrebedidi owigyinae anaa anwummere a na saa ɔbarima yi ma migyina pon no so ka asɛm no +The following week some of the prisoners including me were assigned to a different barracks +Dapɛn a edi hɔ no wɔde me ne nneduafo afoforo bi kɔɔ nneduaban foforo mu +Another prisoner with a green triangle approached me and asked why my God had sent me to this hell +Odeduani foforo bi a ahinasa a ne hwɛbea te sɛ ahabamono wɔ n’atade mu baa me nkyɛn na obisaa me nea enti a me Nyankopɔn de me aba saa beae a wohu amane wɔ hɔ no +I answered that it was to preach to the prisoners and that being here served to test my faith +Mibuae sɛ wayɛ saa na ama manya kwan aka asɛm akyerɛ nneduafo no na afei asɔ me gyidi ahwɛ +While with these prisoners I was allowed to stand before them and preach every night for two weeks +Bere a me ne saa nneduafo yi wɔ hɔ no wɔmaa me kwan ma migyinaa wɔn anim kaa asɛm no kyerɛɛ wɔn anadwo biara adapɛn abien +One day a kapo told a fellow prisoner to beat me +Da bi kaponi bi ka kyerɛɛ deduani foforo sɛ ɔmmoro me +He refused risking being beaten himself +Ɔpowee ɛmfa ho sɛ na ɛno betumi ama wɔaboro no no +When I asked him why he did not beat me up he said he had been planning to commit suicide but had listened to one of my sermons and it had helped him to change his mind +Bere a mibisaa no nea enti a wammoro me no ɔkae sɛ ɔyɛɛ n’adwene sɛ obekum ne ho nanso me kasa ahorow no biako a otiee no boaa no maa ɔsesaa n’adwene +He figured that I had saved his life and that he couldn t beat someone who had done that +Ɔfaa no sɛ na magye no nkwa ma enti na ontumi mmoro obi a wayɛ saa no +Faith Tested to the Limit Wɔsɔ me Gyidi Hwɛ Kosi Ase +In the winter of the Russians neared Stutthof +Wɔ awɔw bere mu no Russiafo no bɛnee Stutthof +The German camp officials decided to move the prisoners before the Russians arrived +German nneduaban so ahwɛfo yɛɛ wɔn adwene sɛ wobeyi nneduafo no afi hɔ ansa na Russiafo no adu hɔ +The Germans started to march some of us prisoners to S upsk +Germanfo no fii ase maa yɛn mu a yɛwɔ nneduanban no mu tuu aperenten sɛ wɔde yɛn rekɔ S upsk +When we reached the halfway point only some of us remained +Bere a yetwaa kwan no fa no na aka yɛn mu bɛyɛ +Throughout the march we had heard a lot of shooting so apparently the rest had been shot or had escaped +Wɔ aperententu no nyinaa mu no yɛtee atutow pii enti ɛda adi sɛ wɔtotoo wɔn a wɔaka no atuo anaasɛ woguanee +At the beginning of the trek we had each been given a pound g of bread and a half pound g of margarine +Ansa na yɛrefi yɛn akwantu no ase no wɔmaa yɛn mu biara paano a emu duru yɛ gram ne bɔta gram +Many immediately ate all that they were given +Nnipa pii dii nea wɔde maa wɔn no nyinaa ntɛm ara +However I rationed mine as best I could knowing that the trip could last about two weeks +Nanso mekyekyɛɛ me de no mu sɛnea metumi biara efisɛ na minim sɛ yɛde bɛyɛ dapɛn abien na ebetwa kwan no +There were only about ten Witnesses among the prisoners and Brother Scheider and I kept together +Na Adansefo a wɔka nneduafo no ho bɛyɛ du pɛ na me ne Onua Scheider boom nantewee +On the second day of the journey Brother Scheider became sick +Wɔ akwantu no da a ɛto so abien mu no Onua Scheider yaree +From then on I practically had to carry him since if we stopped we would be shot +Efi saa bere no ɛkame ayɛ sɛ na ɛsɛ sɛ mefa no efisɛ yegyinae a anka wɔbɛto yɛn tuo +Brother Scheider told me that Jehovah had answered his prayers by having me there to assist him +Onua Scheider ka kyerɛɛ me sɛ Yehowa tiee ne mpaebɔ na ɔde me baa hɔ sɛ me mmɛboa no +On the fifth day I was so tired and hungry that I felt I could not go another step let alone carry Brother Scheider +Da a ɛto so anum no na mabrɛ na ɔkɔm de me araa ma metee nka sɛ mintumi ntu anammɔn biako mpo na kampɛsɛ mafa Onua Scheider +He also was getting weaker because of lack of food +Na ɔkɔm ama ɔno nso rekɔ so yɛ mmerɛw +In that early afternoon Brother Scheider told me that he had to relieve himself so I carried him over to a tree +Saa awia no Onua Scheider ka kyerɛɛ me sɛ obegu nsu enti mefaa no de no kɔɔ dua bi ase +I was looking around to make sure that we were not spotted by German guards +Na meretwitwa m’ani ahwɛ ahu sɛ Germanfo awɛmfo no bi nhuu yɛn +After about a minute Brother Scheider turned around with a loaf of bread in his hands +Bɛyɛ simma biako akyi no Onua Scheider danee ne ho a okura paano sebɔw biako +Where did you get that ? I asked +Mibisaa no sɛ Wunya fii he ? + Was it hanging from the tree or something ? Na ɛsɛn dua no so anaasɛ dɛn ? +He said that while I had my back turned a man approached him and gave him the loaf +Ɔkae sɛ bere a medanee me ho no ɔbarima bi baa ne nkyɛn na ɔde paano no maa no +That seemed remarkable to me since I never saw anyone +Ɛno yɛɛ me ahodwiriw efisɛ manhu obiara wɔ hɔ +At the time we were so hungry we didn t question how it was delivered +Saa bere no na ɔkɔm de yɛn yiye ma yɛansusuw sɛnea ɛyɛe a ɛbae no ho +But I must say that the request Jesus taught us to make for our bread for each day was afterward much more meaningful to me +Nanso nokwarem no efi saa bere no mibenyaa bisa a Yesu kyerɛɛ yɛn sɛ yemmisa yɛn daa aduan no ho anisɔ kɛse +We could not have made it another day without that bread +Sɛ yɛannya saa paano no a anka yɛantra ase +I also thought of the psalmist s words I have not seen anyone righteous left entirely nor his offspring looking for bread +Psalm +Misusuw odwontofo no nsɛm yi ho Minhuu Onipa trenee a wɔapa no anaasɛ n’asefo srɛ aduan +Dwom +After about a week when almost half way to S upsk we stopped at a Hitler Youth camp +Bɛyɛ dapɛn biako akyi bere a yɛatwa S upsk kwan no bɛyɛ fa no yegyinae wɔ Hitler nneduaban bi a wɔde mmofra kɔ hɔ mu +There we were to rendezvous with prisoners from other camps +Na yɛrekohyia nneduafo afoforo wɔ hɔ +Brother Licnierski had developed typhoid fever and was put in a special barracks with other sick prisoners +Na Onua Licnierski anya atiridii ma wɔde ɔne nneduafo afoforo a wɔyareyare akogu atrae soronko bi mu +Every evening I would sneak out of the barracks I was in and go to Brother Licnierski +Anwummere biara na mifi atrae a mewɔ no wia me ho kɔ Onua Licnierski nkyɛn +If I had been spotted I would have been shot but it was important to me to do what I could to get his fever down +Sɛ wohuu me a anka wɔbɛto me tuo nanso na ɛho hia me yiye sɛ mɛyɛ nea metumi biara ama n’atiridii no abrɛ ase +I would wet a rag and sit by him and wipe his forehead +Na mede ntama bɔ nsu mu tra ne nkyɛn de popa ne moma so +Then I would sneak back to my own barracks +Ɛno akyi no na mesan wia me ho kɔ atrae a mewɔ no +Brother Scheider also developed typhoid fever and was put in the barracks with Brother Licnierski +Onua Scheider nso nyaa atiridii ma wɔde no kɔtoo atrae a Onua Licnierski wɔ no +We were told that the Germans planned to take us to the Baltic Sea load us on a boat and transport us to Denmark +Wɔka kyerɛɛ yɛn sɛ Germanfo no yɛɛ wɔn adwene sɛ wɔde yɛn bɛkɔ Baltic Po no so na wode yɛn akogu hyɛmma mu de yɛn akɔ Denmark +However the Russians kept getting closer +Nanso Russiafo no kɔɔ so bɛnee +As the Germans grew afraid and began to flee prisoners seized the opportunity to escape +Bere a Germanfo no koma tui na wofii ase guanee no nneduafo no faa hokwan no guanee +The Germans ordered me to leave but since Brother Scheider and Brother Licnierski were too sick to travel and I was unable to carry them I did not know what to do +Germanfo no ka kyerɛɛ me sɛ menkɔ nanso esiane sɛ na Onua Scheider ne Onua Licnierski yare dodo sɛ wobetumi atu kwan na mintumi mfa wɔn nti na minhu nea menyɛ +So I left praying that Jehovah would take care of these dear companions +Enti mifii hɔ a na me mpaebɔ ne sɛ Yehowa bɛhwɛ ayɔnkofo adɔfo yi so +An hour after I left the Russians entered the camp +Mifii hɔ akyi dɔnhwerew biako no Russiafo no baa nneduaban no mu +A soldier found Brother Scheider and Brother Licnierski and ordered a German woman who lived at a nearby farm to feed them chicken soup every day until they recovered +Ɔsraani bi huu Onua Scheider ne Onua Licnierski na ɔhyɛɛ Germanni bea bi a na ɔte afuw bi a ɛbɛn hɔ mu sɛ ɔmma wɔn akokɔ nkwan da biara nkosi sɛ wobenya ahoɔden +The woman told the soldier that the Germans had taken all her chickens +Ɔbea no ka kyerɛɛ ɔsraani no sɛ Germanfo no awia ne nkokɔ nyinaa +He then told her that if she didn t feed these men he would kill her +Afei ɔsraani no ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ sɛ wamma saa mmarima no aduan a obekum no +Needless to say she promptly found some chickens and my dear brothers were on their way to recovery ! Sɛnea wobɛhwɛ kwan no ɔyɛɛ ntɛm kɔhwehwɛɛ nkokɔ na na ɛnkyɛ me nuanom adɔfo yi benya ahoɔden ! +Continued Refinement of Faith Me Gyidi a Wɔakɔ so Asɔ Ahwɛ +While in my mother s living room we talked about these and other experiences until the early hours of the morning +Bere a yɛwɔ me maame asa so no yɛkaa eyinom ne osuahu afoforo ho asɛm kosii ahemadakye +The brothers stayed a couple of days and then moved on to their own homes +Anuanom no ne yɛn trae nna kakra na afei wɔkɔɔ wɔn afie +Brother Scheider was used mightily by Jehovah to reorganize the preaching activity in Poland resuming many of his former responsibilities +Yehowa de Onua Scheider dii dwuma kɛse ma ɔyɛɛ asɛnka adwuma no ho nhyehyɛe bio wɔ Poland na ɔsan fii ne kan dwumadi pii ase bio +However because of the takeover by the Communists the preaching activity became very difficult +Nanso esiane sɛ Komunistfo no begyee ɔman no nti asɛnka adwuma no bɛyɛɛ den +Time after time Witnesses were arrested for preaching about God s Kingdom +Bere rekɔ so no wɔkyekyee Adansefo a wɔreka Onyankopɔn Ahenni ho asɛm no +Often I was among these and was interrogated by the very ones who had freed me from the Nazis +Mpɛn pii no na meka eyinom ho a wɔn a na wɔagye me afi Nasifo no nsam yi ara na wobisabisa me nsɛm +Then we realized why the authorities were so familiar with our activities +Afei yehuu nea enti a na tumidifo no nim yɛn dwumadi no yiye saa no +The Communists had planted spies within the organization to keep tabs on us +Na Komunistfo no de akwansrafo adua ahyehyɛde no mu na wɔahwɛ de yɛn ho amanneɛbɔ akɔma wɔn +The infiltration was so successful that in one night in thousands of Witnesses were arrested +Saa adeyɛ yi dii wɔn botae ho dwuma araa maa wɔ anadwo biako no wɔkyeree Adansefo mpempem pii +In time my wife Helena and our growing family decided to move to the United States +Bere rekɔ so no me ne me yere Helena ne yɛn abusua a na ɛreyɛ kɛse no sii gyinae sɛ yebetu akɔtra United States +We arrived in +Yɛkɔɔ hɔ +While visiting Brooklyn New York I was able to present to responsible ones at the world headquarters of Jehovah s Witnesses information that helped them determine who were those that had been planted within the organization by the Communists +Compare Acts +Bere a mekɔɔ Brooklyn New York no mitumi maa wɔn a wokura asɛyɛde akɛse wɔ Yehowa Adansefo adwumayɛbea ti no nsɛm a ɛboaa wɔn ma wotumi huu wɔn a na Komunistfo no de wɔn adua ahyehyɛde no mu no +Fa toto Asomafo no Nnwuma ho +I am now years old and live in the state of Colorado where I serve as an elder in a local congregation +Mprempren madi mfe na mesom sɛ ɔpanyin wɔ asafo bi mu wɔ Colarado ha a mete yi +Because of failing health I am no longer able to do things as I once could +Esiane sɛ m’akwahosan nyɛ pii nti mintumi nyɛ nneɛma bi a na mitumi yɛ no bere bi a atwam no +However I still very much enjoy talking to people about Jehovah s Kingdom +Nanso meda so ara de anigye ka Yehowa Ahenni no ho asɛm kyerɛ nkurɔfo +When working with younger ones in the ministry I also take advantage of the opportunity to help them realize that no matter what adversity comes their way Jehovah is always there to exert his strength in behalf of those who have complete faith in him +Sɛ me ne mmofra kɔ asɛnka nso a mefa hokwan no ma wohu sɛ ɛmfa ho ahohia biara a ɛbɛto wɔn no Yehowa ayɛ krado bere biara sɛ ɔde n’ahoɔden bedi aboa wɔn a wofi wɔn koma nyinaa mu gye no di +As I look back on my life I appreciate that Jehovah delivered me and my friends out of perilous situations +Sɛ misusuw m’asetra bere a atwam no ho a m’ani sɔ sɛ Yehowa gyee me ne me nnamfonom fii tebea a ɛyɛ hu no mu +These events have made my faith in his protective care definitely stronger +Saa nsɛm yi a asisi no ama gyidi a mewɔ wɔ ne hwɛ a ahobammɔ wom mu no ayɛ den ankasa +There is not a doubt in my mind that this system of things will soon end in the fast approaching great tribulation and that survivors will have the grand prospect of restoring this earth to a global paradise +Revelation John Peter +Migye di pefee sɛ ɛnkyɛ saa nneɛma nhyehyɛe yi bɛba awiei wɔ ahohiahia kɛse a ɛrebɛn ntɛmntɛm no mu na wɔn a wobenya nkwa no benya hokwan kɛse adan asase yi nyinaa paradise +Adiyisɛm Yohane Petro +I look forward to having a share in this grand restoration of the earth to a paradise condition and so can you if you do Jehovah s will to the best of your ability and trust in his promise to protect those who exercise their faith in him +As told by Feliks Borys +M’ani da so sɛ menya adwuma kɛse a wɔbɛyɛ de adan asase no paradise no mu kyɛfa na saa ara na sɛ wo nso woyɛ Yehowa apɛde sɛnea wubetumi biara na wode wo ho to bɔ a wahyɛ sɛ ɔbɛbɔ wɔn a wɔkyerɛ ne mu gyidi ho ban no so a wubenya mu kyɛfa +Sɛnea Feliks Borys ka kyerɛe + Picture on page Kratafa mfonini +A year after getting out of the concentration camp Mifii nneduaban no mu bae akyi afe biako + Picture on page Kratafa mfonini +With my wife Helena Me ne me yere Helena +Kiev Reporter Praises Witnesses Kiev Nsɛm Amanneɛbɔfo bi Kamfo Adansefo +OLEKSA KURPAS had high praise for the convention held by Jehovah s Witnesses in Kiev Ukraine August to +OLEKSA KURPAS kamfoo nhyiam a Yehowa Adansefo yɛe wɔ Kiev Ukraine fi August kosi no kɛse +He wrote in Kiev s Democratic Ukraine on August Ɔkyerɛwee wɔ Democratic Ukraine a wotintim wɔ Kiev mu wɔ August sɛ + The Republican Stadium has not seen such an attendance for a long time +Nnipa a wɔdɔɔso saa hyiaam wɔ Republican Agodibea hɔ akyɛ +Imagine people among them thousands of foreigners living in hotels visiting the stores taking the public transportation +Susuw nnipa a wɔn mu mpempem pii yɛ ahɔho a wɔtete ahɔhodan ahorow mu wɔkɔ sotɔɔ ahorow mu na wɔforo bɔs ne keteke ahorow ho +The congress of Jehovah s Witnesses was on a high level +Na Yehowa Adansefo nhyiam no hyɛ nkuran yiye +The speakers giving the talks were loudly applauded like the good old days and tears rolled down my cheeks +Wɔbɔɔ wɔn nsam denneennen maa akasafo a wɔkasae no te sɛ nea na wɔyɛ no tete hɔ no na nusu guu me +Not all people know about this religion +Ɛnyɛ nnipa nyinaa na wonim saa som yi +In distinction from the Orthodox faith Jehovah s Witnesses believe that Jesus Christ was not more than God s Son and the holy spirit is God s force or power that is they do not accept the unity of the three in the Holy Trinity +Nea ɛne Ortodɔks gyidi no bɔ abira no Yehowa Adansefo gye di sɛ Yesu Kristo yɛ Onyankopɔn Ba na honhom kronkron no yɛ Onyankopɔn ahoɔden anaa tumi kyerɛ sɛ wonnye ntom sɛ abiɛsa no bom yɛ Baasakoro Kronkron +They teach there is no hell +Wɔkyerɛkyerɛ sɛ hellgya biara nni hɔ +After a frightful judgment the world will be transformed into a paradise where the righteous people will live and the sinners will die +Wɔ atemmu bi a ɛyɛ hu akyi no wɔbɛdan wiase no paradise na saa bere no treneefo bɛtra nkwa mu ma abɔnefo awuwu +The followers of this faith give the family their main attention +Wɔn a wodi saa gyidi yi akyi de wɔn adwene si abusua so titiriw +This is something holy the real basis of things the most beautiful and warmest thing in the world +Eyi yɛ ade kronkron nneɛma nnyinaso ankasa ade a ɛyɛ fɛ ne anigye sen biara wɔ wiase +They have such a friendly attitude toward their brothers and sisters and what is more remarkable toward people of another faith +Wɔda adamfofa su kɛse adi kyerɛ wɔn nuanom mmarima ne mmea na nea ɛyɛ nwonwa sen biara no wɔda no adi kyerɛ nnipa a ɛsono wɔn gyidi +I have not seen such a thing as this +Minhuu biribiara a ɛte sɛ eyi +A most interesting thing happened on Saturday August +Biribi a ɛyɛ anigye kɛse sii Memeneda August +On this day at the International Convention of Jehovah s Witnesses an unprecedented number were baptized namely +Saa da no wɔbɔɔ nnipa a wɔdɔɔso sen nea wayɛ pɛn biara a na wɔyɛ asu wɔ Yehowa Adansefo Amanaman Ntam Nhyiam no ase +For this extraordinary and important procedure six large dismountable pools were located on the Stadium s running track +Wɔde atare akɛse asia a wotumi tutu sisii Agodibea no fa a wotu mmirika wɔ hɔ maa saa adeyɛ soronko a ɛho hia yi +Sixty spiritually mature men performed the baptism by immersing in water these new preachers of the good news +Mmarima aduosia a wɔn ho akokwaw honhom mu na wɔde saa asɛmpakafo afoforo yi hyɛɛ nsu mu bɔɔ wɔn asu +This whole ceremony lasted hours and minutes +Saa adeyɛ yi nyinaa dii nnɔnhwerew ne simma +The new disciples filed out of five sections in the stadium and were met with applause by those Jehovah s Witnesses who were attending the convention +Asuafo afoforo no fi agodibea no afa anum too santen na Yehowa Adansefo a wɔbaa nhyiam no bɔɔ wɔn nsam maa wɔn +The number of those baptized in Kiev outnumbered the previous mark set in of at the international convention in New York +Nnipa a wɔbɔɔ wɔn asu wɔ Kiev no boro dodow a ɛsen biara a wonyaa no a na wɔyɛ wɔ amanaman ntam nhyiam a wɔyɛe wɔ New York no ase +In general with such a fine working organization as Jehovah s Witnesses have this religious movement in the near future will surely win over many Orthodox souls who have been in that belief for a long time +Sɛnea ɛte no esiane sɛ Yehowa Adansefo wɔ ahyehyɛde a edi dwuma fɛfɛ sɛɛ nti ɛnkyɛ na saa nyamesom kuw yi anya Ortodɔksfo pii a wɔabata saa gyidi no ho akyɛ ma wɔabɛka wɔn ho ɔkwan biara so +May the leaders of the various religions forgive me but if they do not discontinue these ridiculous quarrels among themselves they will lose hundreds of thousands of religious people +Ebia nyamesom kuw ahorow no akannifo no bo befuw me de nanso sɛ wɔannyae wɔn ntam akameakame bɔne no a wɔbɛhwere nnipa ɔpepem pii a wɔpɛ nyamesom no +This convention showed that the achievement of peace and harmony among people of different nationalities and from various countries is really possible +Saa nhyiam yi kyerɛe sɛ nnipa a wofi mmusua ne aman a egu ahorow mu betumi anya asomdwoe ne biakoyɛ +Picture on page Kratafa mfonini +Some of the baptized at the Kiev Ukraine convention Nnipa a wɔbɔɔ wɔn asu wɔ nhyiam a wɔyɛe wɔ Kiev Ukraine ase no bi +From Our Readers Efi Yɛn Akenkanfo Hɔ +Racism In your series Will All Races Ever Be United ? August you take up the subject of racial prejudice +Nyinsɛn a Wotu Gu Madi mfe na mo nsɛm a wɔato din Nyinsɛn a Wotu Gu Nkwa a Wɔyɛ ne Nkwa a Wɔsɛe No August aboa me ma mate sɛnea saa asɛm yi ho hia yiye nnɛ no ase kɛse +But why do you stop there ? Isn t it simply a part of man s makeup to have reservations about someone who is different ? Esii so dua sɛ ɛwom sɛ abofra a wɔnyem no no te ase wɔ ɔbea nipadua mu de nanso nyinsɛn a wotu gu ka biribi a ɛsen ɔbea no nipadua ara kwa +Think of the prejudice between tradesmen and professionals between city dwellers and country folk between young and elderly +Abofra a wɔnyem no no yɛ nkwa fi bere a wonyinsɛn no ɔnyɛ akwaa bi ara kwa +Today there is a tendency to exaggerate racial prejudice for political and other reasons +Misusuw sɛ ɛsɛ sɛ wɔbara nyinsɛn a wotu gu +J +B +R +G +Germany W +United States +There are other prevalent forms of prejudice but usually they have not caused the suffering injustice and division that racial prejudice has caused +Ɛwom sɛ Kyerɛwnsɛm no kasa tia nyinsɛn a wotu no pefee de nanso Nyan ! +We therefore felt obliged to give special consideration to this timely subject +ED +mfa ne ho nhyehyɛ amammuisɛm mu na ennyina kuw bi a ɛhyɛ sɛ wɔmmara nyinsɛn a wotu gu afa +Birdsong I finished reading the article Birdsong Just Another Pretty Tune ? Mmom no yɛkyerɛw yɛn nsɛm no na aboa ankorankoro ma wɔde Onyankopɔn Asɛm adi dwuma wɔ wɔn asetram +SM +June I was thrilled to learn that bird melodies which some had perhaps believed to be merely pleasant sounds actually have meaning +Dɛmdi Ahorow Dɛmdi ho nsɛm kakraa bi a wɔakyerɛw na ɛka dɛmdi ho nokwasɛm te sɛ nea asɛm Mmofra Bisa Sɛ +Thank you for publishing articles that tell us about Jehovah s wonderful creative works +Mɛyɛ Dɛn Atumi Agyina Me Dɛmdi no Ano ? +A +P +C +Brazil September yɛe no +Your article told about a British scientist who noticed that several song thrushes had added the sound of a telephone to their repertoire +Bere a na mede mfe bi asom wɔ Yehowa Adansefo baa dwumadibea a ɛwɔ Rome Italy no minyaa kar akwanhyia bi a na anibere wom a ɛsɛee ehon ntini kɛse a ɛhyɛ m’akyi brɛmo nnompe mu no +My wife and I had a similar experience +Nneɛma a ne yɛ nyɛ den te sɛ nantew ne nsu kuruwa a wɔma so bɛyɛɛ den maa me mpofirim +Last year some song thrushes built their nest near our garden bench +Ɛho behiae sɛ minya obi ma ɔma me so fi mpa so ɔhyɛ me atade ɔde me foro atrapoe ne nea ɛkeka ho mpofirim +So as not to frighten them we whistled the same short melody each time we approached the nest +Ɛdenam mmoa a minya fii oduruyɛfo bi a otuu ne ho ma de boaa me m’awofo ne me nnamfonom hɔ so no me tebea no anya nkɔso na makɔ so asom wɔ baa dwumadibea hɔ +This spring several song thrushes were singing the melody we had whistled last year ! Nokwasɛm ne sɛ ɛmfa ho sɛ obi di dɛm no obetumi akɔ so ayɛ adwuma na ne so aba mfaso ! +K +A +M +Germany Memaa no Nyan ! +Abortion I am years old and your series Abortion The Making and the Taking of a Life May helped me to understand even more how vital this issue is today +a ɛbae July a ɛkaa Okunkɛse ho Nneɛma Akorae ne Yehowa Adansefo ho asɛm no biako na aboa no ma wanya mfaso wɔ ne nsrahwɛ no mu +It stressed that though a fetus lives in a woman s body more than her body is affected by an abortion +Nneɛma akorae no de nnipa a wɔde wɔn ani huu nsɛm no ankasa anom nsɛm a wɔakyerɛw wɔ kratawa so mema +The fetus is a life from the moment of conception not a mere piece of tissue +Na Yehowa Dansefo bi Emma Arnold asɛm na ɛwɔ krataa a onyae no so +I feel abortion should be banned +M’abusua hyiaa Arnold abusua no wɔ mu na yɛwɔ wɔn mfonini wɔ mfonini nhoma mu +J +J +W +United States K +United States +Although the Scriptures clearly condemn the practice of abortion Awake ! Awaregyae Bere a yɛwaree mfe abien akyi no me kunu ne ɔbea foforo a ɔyɛ m’adamfo paa bɔɔ aguaman +is nonpolitical and is not affiliated with any groups clamoring for a ban on abortion +Mfe abien akyi ogyaee me aware +Rather our articles are designed to help individuals apply God s Word in their lives +ED +Enti bere a mihuu September Nyan ! +Children Under Stress I would like to thank you so much for the series of articles Children Under Stress How Can They Be Helped ? anim asɛm a wɔato din Awaregyae So Ɛde Asetra a Anigye Wom Ba ? + July It provided useful information to help us parents understand how we might because of inexperience or stress create severe traumas for our children +M +no m’ani annye ho +Ɛtɔ da bi a ɛyɛ den ma me sɛ mesua asɛm bi a ɛka abusua asetra ho asɛm +L +S +Italy The world has become a place where even children suffer stress +Nanso awiei koraa bere a mekenkanee sɛ ɔhokafo a ne ho nni asɛm no betumi ayɛ obi a ne ho yɛ den na odi mu bere a wafi amanehunu no mu no ɛhyɛɛ me nkuran +I used to get depressed because of the names my parents called me when I was slow about doing things +Menka sɛ maba saa tebea yi mu mprempren nanso merenya nkɔso +It cut me deeply +Na mewɔ adwenemhaw a emu yɛ den mu +I can see from the articles that parents mold children from the day of their birth +Nanso adwenemhaw ho nsɛm pii a mode baa nsɛmma nhoma afoforo mu no aboa m’asafo mu mpanyimfo ma wɔaboa me wɔ mmere a na emu yɛ den yiye mu +If I ever become a parent I want to have empathy and to reason with my children +Meda mo ase ne mmoa a monam nsɛmma nhoma horow no so de ma yɛn no +N +D +K +Japan P +United States +The articles cut straight to my heart +Madi mfe du na me ne me maame na ɛte +I experienced abuse at the hands of my mother +Me papa asan aware enti mprempren manya maame foforo +The articles helped me understand why I react the way I do to certain situations and why I often feel worthless and lack self confidence +Bere a mekenkan sɛnea mmofra te nka wɔ wɔn papa yerenom ne wɔn maame kununom ho no mekae wɔ me tirim sɛ Saa pɛpɛɛpɛ na mete nka ! +You really helped me to trust in Jehovah +Mpɛn pii no mibu me papa yere foforo no sɛ obi a me ne no si akane +The emotional pain still hurts but I know he has promised to wipe these bad memories from heart and mind +Ɛtɔ da bi a me papa ma me te nka sɛ ɔdɔ me maame kora no sen me koraa +This gives me much comfort +Mewɔ anidaso sɛ me papa ne ne yere no bɛkenkan asɛm a ɛyɛ anigye yi na wɔate me ase kɛse +E +V +B +England N +United States +What Women Should Know About Breast Cancer Nea Ɛsɛ Sɛ Mmea Hu Fa Nufu Mu Kokoram ho +THE number of cases of breast cancer is rising on every continent +NNIPA dodow a wonya nufu mu kokoram no rekɔ soro wɔ asasepɔn biara so +According to some estimates by the year about one million new cases of breast cancer will be diagnosed throughout the world each year +Sɛnea akontaabu bi kyerɛ no ebedu afe no na nnipa bɛyɛ ɔpepem abien na wonya nufu mu kokoram afe biara wɔ wiase nyinaa +Is any woman safe from getting this disease ? So ɔbea bi betumi anya ne ho tɔtorɔtɔɔ a onnya yare yi bi ? +Can anything be done to prevent it ? So wobetumi ayɛ biribi de asiw ano ? +And what comfort and support are needed by those fighting this foe ? Na awerɛkyekye ne mmoa bɛn na wɔn a wɔwɔ ɔyare yi bi hia ? +Most skin cancers are caused by ultraviolet rays from the sun +Owia no mu ahoɔden bi a wɔfrɛ no ultraviolet rays na ɛde were mu kokoram dodow no ara ba +Most lung cancers are caused by smoking +Sigaretnom na ɛde kokoram a ɛka nkurɔfo ahurututu no mu pii ba +But no single cause has been established for breast cancer +Nanso wonhuu dekode pɔtee a ɛma nkurɔfo nya nufu mu kokoram +However according to recent research genetic environmental and hormonal factors may play a role in breast cancer +Nanso sɛnea nnansa yi nhwehwɛmu kyerɛ no nneɛma bi a ebetumi de nufu mu kokoram aba ne awosu a obi kura baabi a ɔte ne ne nkwammoa mu aduru hormone tebea horow +Women who are exposed to these factors may be at increased risk +Mmea a wɔwɔ tebea a ɛtete sɛɛ mu betumi anya ɔyare no bi ntɛm +Family History Abusuafo a Wɔanya Bi +A woman having a family member with breast cancer such as a mother a sister or even a maternal aunt or grandmother has an increased likelihood of developing it +Ɔbea a ne busuani bi te sɛ ne maame ne nuabea anaasɛ ne sewa anaa ne nana mpo wɔ nufu mu kokoram betumi anya ɔyare no bi ntɛm koraa +If several of them had this disease her risk is greater +Dr +Sɛ n’abusuafo no pii wɔ yare no bi a ɛnde ɛyɛ mmerɛw koraa sɛ ɔno nso betumi anya bi +Patricia Kelly a geneticist in the United States tells Awake ! Awosu ho onimdefo Patricia Kelly a ɔwɔ United States ka kyerɛ Nyan ! +that while hereditary factors are involved they may account for only to percent of all breast cancers +akyerɛwfo sɛ ɛwom sɛ ebinom nam awosu a wokura so tumi nya nufu mu kokoram de nanso ebia saafo no yɛ nnipa dodow a yare no yɛ wɔn no ɔha biara mu kosi pɛ +We think she explains that a block of others are due to not quite as strong hereditary factors working in combination with the environment +Ɔkyerɛkyerɛ mu sɛ Yesusuw sɛ nnipa bebree na awosu mu nneɛma kakraa bi ne nneɛma a atwa wɔn ho ahyia na ɛka bom ma wonya yare no bi +Family members having the same genes tend to share the same environment as well +Mpɛn pii no abusuafo a wokura awosu koro bom tra faako +Environmental Factors Nneɛma a Atwa Yɛn ho Ahyia a Ɛde Ba + Clearly there are environmental factors broadly conceived that are involved in triggering the disease said Devra Davis a scholar commenting in the journal Science +Onimdefo bi a wɔfrɛ no Devra Davis kyerɛwee wɔ Science nsɛmma nhoma no mu sɛ Ɛda adi pefee sɛ nnipa pii gye tom sɛ nneɛma a atwa yɛn ho ahyia ka ho na ɔyare no ba +Since the female breast is one of the most radiosensitive parts of the body women exposed to ionizing radiation have an increased risk of breast cancer +Esiane sɛ ɔbea nufu yɛ onipa nkwaa a entumi nnyina mframa a edi awu ano koraa no biako nti mmea a wɔtaa home mframa a edi awu no betumi anya nufu mu kokoram ntɛm +So do those exposed to toxic chemicals +Mmea a wɔtaa bɛn awuduru nso betumi anya nufu mu kokoram saa ara +Another environmental factor is diet +Ade foforo a ɛma obi tumi nya yare no bi ne aduan a odi +Some suggest that breast cancer may be a vitamin deficiency disease and point to a lack of vitamin D +Ebinom susuw sɛ aduannuru bi a wonnya no sɛnea ɛsɛ betumi de nufu mu kokoram aba na wɔkyerɛ sɛ ɛno ne nea wɔfrɛ no vitamin D no +This vitamin helps the body absorb calcium which may in turn help prevent uncontrolled cell growth +Saa aduannuru no boa ma nipadua no nya nea wɔfrɛ no calcium a ɛma nnompe mu yɛ den no na ɛno nso ma nipadua no kwati kokoram +Other studies link the fat in diet not as a cause but as a promoter of breast cancer +Nhwehwɛmu afoforo nso ka sradeduan ho asɛm sɛ ɛnyɛ sɛ ɛno na ɛde nufu mu kokoram ba na mmom ɛyɛ biribi a ɛma no nya nkɔanim +The magazine FDA Consumer stated that the death rate from breast cancer was the highest in countries like the United States where the intake of fat and animal protein is high +Nsɛmma nhoma a wɔfrɛ no FDA Consumer kae sɛ nufu mu kokoram kum nnipa wɔ aman te sɛ United States a wodi srade ne ahoɔdennuru a ɛwɔ mmoa mu kɛse mu no sen biara +It commented Japanese women historically have a low risk for breast cancer but that risk has been rising dramatically concurrent with a Westernization of eating habits that is from a low fat to high fat diet +Ɛkae sɛ Na Japanfo mmea dodow a wonya nufu mu kokoram no sua nanso ɛrekɔ soro bere a wodi Atɔe Famfo nnuan no kyerɛ sɛ wɔagyae nnuan a srade pii nnim di na wodi sradeduan +A recent study suggested that the large number of calories consumed in a high fat diet may represent the real risk +Nnansa yi nhwehwɛmu bi kyerɛe sɛ aduan mu ahoɔden pii a wonya fi sradeduan mu no ne ade a ebetumi de ɔyare no aba ankasa +Science News stated Every excess calorie raises breast cancer risk with each excess fat derived calorie posing about percent more risk than calories from other sources +Science News kae sɛ Sɛ obi nya aduan mu ahoɔden ma ɛboro so kakraa bi a ɛma ɛyɛ mmerɛw sɛ obenya nufu mu kokoram na wɔn a wobetumi anya ɔyare no bi afi aduan mu ahoɔden calorie a wonya fi sradeduan mu a ɛboro so no dɔɔso sen wɔn a wobetumi anya bi afi aduan mu ahoɔden a wonya fi nnuan afoforo mu no ɔha biara mu +Excess calories can put on excess pounds and women who are severely overweight are thought to have about a threefold higher risk of breast cancer especially women past menopause +Aduan mu ahoɔden a obi nya ma ɛboro so ma otumi yɛ kɛse boro so na wɔkyerɛ sɛ asiane a ɛwɔ hɔ sɛ mmea a wɔsoso dodo betumi anya nufu mu kokoram asen afoforo no yɛ mmɔho abiɛsa titiriw wɔ mmea a wɔatwa brayɛ mu +Body fat produces estrogen a female hormone that can act adversely on breast tissue leading to cancer +Nipadua mu srade ma estrogen mmea nkwammoaa mu aduru bi a ebetumi asɛe nufu mu nkwammoaa na ama wɔanya nufu mu kokoram +Personal History and Hormones Sɛnea Obi Akwahosan Te +Within a woman s breast is a rich hormonal milieu that produces changes in the breast all throughout her life +Nkwammoaa mu aduru pii wɔ ɔbea nufu mu a ɛma nsakrae ba mu ne nkwa nna nyinaa +Dr +Paul Crea a surgical oncologist writes in the Australian Dr Weekly In some women however the exposure of breast tissue to prolonged hormone stimulation +will set off a series of cytological changes that eventually result in malignant cancerous conversion +Oduruyɛfo Paul Crea kyerɛw wɔ Australian Dr Weekly mu sɛ Nanso wɔ mmea binom fam no nufu mu nkwammoaa mu aduru a ɛba pii no +betumi ama nsakrae bi afi ase aba mu ma adan kokoram +For this reason it is thought that women who have had an early menarche by age or have a delayed menopause in the mid s have a higher risk +Eyi nti wogye di sɛ mmea a wofi ase yɛ bra ntɛm ansa na wɔadi mfe no anaa wɔn a wontwa bra ntɛm kosi bere a wobedi mfe kosi no wɔ asiane kɛse mu +The additional estrogens received from ERT estrogen replacement therapy as a possible link to breast cancer has been the subject of much controversy +Nkwammoaa mu aduru a wonya fi nnuru a wɔfrɛ no ERT nea wɔde si estrogen ananmu mu a ebinom kyerɛ sɛ ebetumi ama nkurɔfo anya nufu mu kokoram no ho asɛm yɛ ade a wogye ho kyim kɛse +While some studies indicate that ERT creates no increased risk other studies show a significant risk for long term recipients +Bere a nhwehwɛmu bi kyerɛ sɛ ERT mfa obi nto asiane kɛse mu no nhwehwɛmu afoforo kyerɛ sɛ wɔn a wɔtaa de di dwuma no ba asiane kɛse mu +Considering the studies reviewed the British Medical Bulletin of stated that the possibility exists that non contraceptive oestrogen increases the risk of breast cancer by after long term use +Ɛdefa nhwehwɛmu a yɛaka ho asɛm no ho no British Medical Bulletin nsɛmma nhoma a ɛbaa kae sɛ ebetumi aba sɛ wɔn a wɔde estrogen nnuru a ɛnyɛ nea wɔde siw awo ano di dwuma no ɔha biara mu kosi na wobetumi anya nufu mu kokoram ntɛm asen afoforo bere a wɔde di dwuma ma ɛkyɛ no +Reports on the relationship between oral contraceptives and breast cancer suggest little risk from use +Amanneɛbɔ ahorow kyerɛ sɛ nnuru a wɔfa de siw awo ano mfa obi nto nufu mu kokoram ho asiane mu kɛse +However there emerges a subgroup of women who are at higher risk +Nanso ada adi sɛ mmea binom a wɔyɛ saa wɔ asiane kɛse mu +Younger women women who have never had children and women who have used birth control pills for a long time may have as much as a percent higher risk of breast cancer +Mmabaa mmea a wɔnwoo da ne mmea a wɔfa nnuru a wɔde siw awo ano bere tenten ɔha biara mu betumi anya nufu mu kokoram ntɛm asen afoforo +Yet out of every women with breast cancer cannot point to anything specific that contributed to their having the disease +Nanso mmea a wonya nufu mu kokoram no biara mu ntumi nkyerɛ ade pɔtee a ɛma wonyaa yare no +The question is therefore posed Should any woman consider herself safe from breast cancer ? Enti asemmisa a wobisa ne sɛ So ɛsɛ sɛ ɔbea bi bu ne ho sɛ obetumi anya ne ho tɔtorɔtɔɔ a onnya nufu mu kokoram ? +FDA Consumer reports From the point of view of the clinician all women should be treated as being at appreciable risk for breast cancer +FDA Consumer bɔ amanneɛ sɛ Sɛnea nnuruyɛfo kyerɛ no ɛsɛ sɛ wobu mmea nyinaa sɛ ɛnyɛ den sɛ wobetumi anya nufu mu kokoram +Thus women especially those advanced in years are vulnerable to this disease +Enti ɛyɛ mmerɛw sɛ yare no bɛyɛ mmea titiriw wɔn a wɔn mfe akɔ anim +Dr +Kelly comments that while there are various causes of breast cancer some of it I suspect is just because of getting older and a misdivision of cells takes place +Oduruyɛfo Kelly ka sɛ bere a nneɛma pii tumi ma obi nya nufu mu kokoram no migye di sɛ nea ɛma ebinom nya bi ara ne wɔn mfe a ɛkɔ anim ne wɔn nkwammoaa a ɛdɔɔso ntɛmntɛm wɔ wɔn nipadua no afa bi sen afoforo no +’ +Why Vulnerable Nea Enti a Ɛyɛ Mmerɛw sɛ Ɛbɛyɛ Wɔn +Examining the makeup of the female breast explains why it is so vulnerable to cancer +Sɛnea ɔbea nufu te a yebehu no bɛma yɛate nea enti a kokoram tumi yɛ no ntɛm no ase +Within it are ducts tiny passageways that channel milk from milk producing sacs to the nipple +Ntokuru nketenkete a nufusu fam kɔ nufu no ano wom +Lining the ducts are cells that divide and change continually in response to a woman s monthly cycle preparing her for pregnancy lactation and nursing her young +Nkwammoaa wowɔ nufu kotoku no mu na bra a ɔbea yɛ no ɔsram biara no ma ɛkɔ so yɛ bebree na ɛsakra de siesie ɔbea no ma nyinsɛn nufu a efi ase ba ne nufu a ɔbɛma ne ba +It is in these ducts where most breast cancers develop +Saa ntokuru nketenkete yi mu na nufu mu kokoram taa fi ase +In the book Alternatives New Developments in the War on Breast Cancer researcher Rose Kushner explains Any routine that is constantly being upset by one interruption or another even if it is perfectly natural +is subject to a greater risk of errors +Nhwehwɛmufo Rose Kushner kyerɛkyerɛ mu wɔ nhoma Alternatives New Developments in the War on Breast Cancer mu sɛ Adeyɛ a ɛkɔ so da biara a wɔde biribi siw no kwan sɛ dekode no di mu sɛ dɛn ara mpo a +betumi ama nneɛma atoto +She further states The overworked breast cell is always being bathed in some hormone that orders Stop doing that +Ɔde ka ho sɛ Nkwammoaa mu aduru bi kɔ so fɔw nufu mu nkwaboaa a ɛyɛ adwuma boro so no na ɛka kyerɛ no sɛ Gyae eyi yɛ +Start doing this +Fi ase yɛ eyi +’ +No wonder so many of the daughter cells go haywire +Ɛnyɛ nwonwa sɛ nkwammoaa a emu kyekyɛ pii no dɔɔso ntɛmntɛm ma egye nsam +Breast cancer begins when an irregular cell divides loses control of its growth mechanism and begins to proliferate +Nufu mu kokoram fi ase bere a nkwaboaa bi a ne su yɛ soronko mu kyekyɛ ma ne nyin no gye nsam na efi ase dɔɔso mmoroso +Such cells do not stop reproducing and in time they overwhelm the surrounding healthy tissue turning a healthy organ into a diseased one +Nkwammoaa a ɛtete saa no mu kɔ so kyekyɛ na akyiri yi ɛma nkwammoaa a ɛbemmɛn hɔ a edi mu no ho ka na ɛma ɔyare no ka akwaa a ɛte apɔw no +Metastasis Nufu mu Kokoram a Ɛtrɛw Ka Nkwaa Afoforo +When cancer is contained within the breast the malignancy can be removed +Sɛ kokoram ka nufu no nkutoo a wobetumi atwa baabi a ɛho aka no +When breast cancer has spread to distant sites in the body it is called metastatic breast cancer +Sɛ nufu mu kokoram trɛw kɔka nipadua mu nkwaa a ɛwɔ akyiri a wɔfrɛ no metastasis +This is the most likely cause of death in breast cancer patients +Eyi na ɛtaa kunkum mmea a nufu mu kokoram yɛ wɔn no +As cancer cells multiply in the breast and the tumor grows in size cancer cells can quietly and secretly exit the primary tumor site and penetrate blood vessel walls and lymph nodes +Bere a nkwammoaa a kokoram wom no dɔɔso wɔ nufu no mu ma ɔyare no nyin yɛ kɛse no nkwammoaa a kokoram wom no betumi ayɛ nkakrankakra afi beae a ɛwɔ ankasa no akɔhyɛn ntini a mogya fa mu no mu +At this point tumor cells can travel to distant parts of the body +Edu saa bere yi a nkwammoaa a kokoram wom no betumi akɔ nipadua mu nkwaa a ɛwɔ akyirikyiri no mu +If they evade the body s immune defenses which include natural killer cells circulating in both the blood and the lymph fluids these malignant cells can colonize vital organs such as the liver lungs and brain +Sɛ wotumi di nipadua mu nkwammoaa a wɔko tia nyarewa no a emu bi ne nkwammoaa a ɛnenam mogya ne hɔn mu a wɔto hyɛ nkwammoaa a wɔn ho aka so yi wɔn fi nipadua no mu so a wobetumi akɔtra nkwaa a ɛho hia te sɛ berɛbo ohurututu ne amemene mu +There they can proliferate and spread again after making these organs cancerous +Sɛ wɔma kokoram no ka nkwaa yi a wobetumi adɔɔso na wɔatrɛw bio +Once metastasis has begun a woman s life is in jeopardy +Sɛ kokoram no fi ase trɛw ka nkwaa afoforo a ɛde ɔbea nkwa to asiane mu +Therefore a key to survival is detecting breast cancer early in its development before it has had a chance to spread +Enti ade biako a ebetumi ama obi anya nkwa ne sɛ obehu kokoram no ntɛm ansa na afi ase atrɛw +What can each woman do to improve the chances of early detection ? Dɛn na ɔbea biara betumi ayɛ na ama watumi ahu no ntɛm ? +Is there anything that can be done to help prevent breast cancer in the first place ? So biribi wɔ hɔ a wobetumi ayɛ de asiw nufu mu kokoram ano koraa ansa na afi ase ? + Blurb on page Asɛm a wɔafa aka wɔ kratafa +Three out of every women with breast cancer cannot point to anything specific that contributed to their having the disease Mmea a wonya nufu mu kokoram no biara mu ntumi nkyerɛ ade pɔtee a ɛma wonyaa yare no +Keys to Survival Nneɛma A Ɛbɛma Wɔanya Nkwa +IF YOU heard a news report that a killer was stalking your neighborhood would you take measures to protect yourself and your family ? SƐ WOTE amanneɛbɔ bi a ese owudifo bi nenam mo mpɔtam hɔ a so wobɛyɛ biribi de abɔ wo ne w’abusua ho ban ? +Likely you would lock and bolt your doors so as not to invite an easy entry +Akyinnye biara nni ho sɛ anka wobɛto wo pon mu abram akyi na wannya kwan amma mu +You would also keep on the watch for suspicious looking strangers and report them right away +Afei nso wobɛma w’ani ada hɔ na sɛ wuhu ahɔho bi a wunnye wɔn nni a wɔabɔ polisifo amanneɛ ntɛm +Should women do any less regarding a killer disease breast cancer ? Ɛnyɛ saa ara na ɛsɛ sɛ mmea yɛ wɔ ɔyare a edi awu kɛse a ɛne nufu mu kokoram no ho ? +What measures can they take to protect themselves and increase their chances of survival ? Dɛn na wobetumi ayɛ de abɔ wɔn ho ban na ama wɔatumi anya nkwa ? +Prevention and Diet Anosiw ne Aduandi +It is estimated that out of cancers in the United States is caused by dietary factors +Wobu akontaa sɛ nnipa a wonya kokoram wɔ United States biara mu na ɔnam aduan a odi so nya +A good diet that will help maintain your body s immune system may be your first line of defense +Aduan a ɛbɛboa wo nipadua no ma atumi ako atia nyarewa a wubedi no daa ne nea ɛho hia sen biara +While no known food can cure cancer eating certain foods and cutting down on others can be preventive measures +Bere a wonnim aduan biara a etumi sa kokoram no wobetumi akwati denam nnuan bi a wodi ne afoforo a wogyae di so +Following the right diet could reduce your risk of getting breast cancer by up to fifty percent stated Dr +Leonard Cohen of the American Health Foundation in Valhalla New York +Oduruyɛfo Leonard Cohen a ɔwɔ American Health Foundation a ɛwɔ Valhalla New York no kae sɛ Aduan a ɛsɛ a wubedi no betumi ama woakwati asiane a ɛwɔ hɔ sɛ wubetumi anya kokoram no mu fa +Foods rich in fiber such as whole grain breads and cereals may help lower the amount of prolactin and estrogen possibly by binding to these hormones and flushing them out of the body +Nnuan a ntɛtɛ wom te sɛ paanoo a wɔde awi a wɔmpɔw ho yɛ betumi aboa ma nkwammoaa mu aduru a ɛma nufusu ba ne nea wɔfrɛ no estrogen no so atew denam ntɛtɛ no a ebia ɛbɛka nkwammoaa mu aduru yi afomfam ho na ayi afi nipadua no mu so +According to the journal Nutrition and Cancer these effects could suppress the promotional phase of carcinogenesis +Sɛnea nsɛmma nhoma Nutrition and Cancer kyerɛ no saa adeyɛ yi betumi asiw kokoram kwan na antrɛw +Cutting down on saturated fats may reduce risk +Srade a wonni no pii betumi abrɛ asiane no ase +Prevention magazine suggested that switching from whole milk to skim reducing butter intake eating leaner meats and removing skin from chicken can bring saturated fat intake down to safer levels +Prevention nsɛmma nhoma no hyɛɛ nyansa sɛ nufusu a wɔayi ani srade a obi bɛnom bɔta a onni no pii nnam a srade nnim a ɔbɛwe ne akokɔ were a ɔbɛwaawae no betumi ama srade a odi no abrɛ ase sɛnea ɛsɛ +Vegetables rich in vitamin A such as carrots squashes sweet potatoes and dark leafy greens as spinach and collard and mustard greens may be a help +Mfunne a aduannuru a wɔfrɛ no vitamin A wom te sɛ karɔt ntɔmmɔ ne nhabamma a aguan te sɛ ɛfan ne collard ne sinapi ahaban betumi aboa +It is thought that vitamin A inhibits the formation of cancer causing mutations +Wogye di sɛ vitamin A siw dɛmdi a kokoram de ba no ano +And such vegetables as broccoli Brussels sprouts cauliflower cabbage and green onions contain chemicals that induce protective enzymes +Na nnuru wɔ nnuadewa te sɛ nea wɔfrɛ no broccoli Brussels cauliflower kabege ne gyeene a n’ahaban momono tua so a ɛma nipadua mu nsu a ɛko tia nyarewa no tumi yɛ adwuma yiye +In the book Breast Cancer What Every Woman Should Know Dr +Paul Rodriguez says that the immune system which recognizes and destroys abnormal cells can be strengthened through diet +Oduruyɛfo Paul Rodriguez ka wɔ nhoma Breast Cancer What Every Woman Should Know mu sɛ yɛnam aduan a yedi so betumi ahyɛ nipadua mu nkwaadɔm a ɛko tia nyarewa na etumi hu nkwammoaa a edi dɛm sɛe no no den +He suggests eating foods rich in iron such as lean meats leafy green vegetables shellfish and fruits and vegetables high in vitamin C +Ɔhyɛ nnuan a iron wom pii te sɛ nam a srade nnim nhabamono adɔde ne nnuaba ne nhabamma a vitamin C dɔɔso wom a obi bedi ho nkuran +Fruits and vegetables high in C reduce the risk of breast cancer reports the Journal of the National Cancer Institute +Journal of the National Cancer Institute bɔ amanneɛ sɛ nnuaba ne nhabamma a vitamin C dɔɔso wom tumi ma nnipa pii kwati nufu mu kokoram +Soybeans and unfermented soy products contain genistein known to suppress tumor growth in laboratory experiments but the effectiveness in humans has yet to be established +Biribi a wɔfrɛ no genistein wɔ adua ne nnuan a wɔde adua a ɛnkawee yɛ mu na wɔde di dwuma wɔ adufrae sɔhwɛ ahorow mu de siw trɛw a kokoram bɛtrɛw ano nanso wonnya nnii ho adanse sɛ etumi boa nipadua no +Early Detection Hu a Wohu no Ntɛm + Early discovery of breast cancer remains the most important step in altering the course of breast cancer says the publication Radiologic Clinics of North America +Nhoma Radiologic Clinics of North America ka sɛ Nea ɛma wotumi siw kokoram ano titiriw ara ne sɛ wobehu no ntɛm +In this regard three key measures are regular breast self examination annual examination by a doctor and mammography +Nneɛma abiɛsa a ɛho hia sɛ obi yɛ wɔ eyi ho ne ne nufu no a ɔbɛhwɛ sɛnea ɛte daa hwɛ a dɔkta bɛhwɛ no afe biara ne foto a wobetwa nufu no de ayɛ emu nhwehwɛmu a wɔfrɛ no mammography no +Breast self examination should be done regularly each month as a woman must be vigilant in looking for anything suspicious in the appearance or the feel of her breasts such as a hardening or a lump +Ɛsɛ sɛ ɔbea biara hwɛ sɛnea ne nufu te ɔsram biara efisɛ ɛsɛ sɛ ɔhwɛ no yiye hu sɛ ebia ne hwɛbea ne sɛnea osom a ɔte nka no asakra sɛ ebia ayɛ den anaa abɔ tɔw +No matter how small her finding may seem she needs to contact her doctor immediately +Sɛ nsakrae a ohu no sua sɛ dɛn ara mpo a ɛho hia sɛ okohu ne dɔkta ntɛm +The earlier a lump is diagnosed the more control she has over her future +Sɛ wohu nea enti a abɔ tɔw no ntɛm a ebetumi ama no akwati asiane daakye +A report from Sweden showed that if a nonmetastatic breast cancer was slightly over one half inch mm or smaller in size and was surgically removed a life expectancy of years was percent possible +Amanneɛbɔ bi a efi Sweden kyerɛe sɛ nnipa ɔha biara a wɔyɛɛ wɔn oprehyɛn yii wɔn nufu mu kokoram a ne kɛse bɛyɛ milimita anaa nea esua sen saa a na ennya ntrɛw nkɔɔ nkwaa afoforo mu no wɔn mu betumi atra ase mfe bio +Dr +Patricia Kelly comments If you haven t heard from a breast cancer in years it s very unlikely to come back +Oduruyɛfo Patricia Kelly ka sɛ Sɛ woannya nufu mu kokoram ho sɛnkyerɛnne foforo biara mfe akyi a ɛnyɛ ade a ɛbɛsan aba bio +And women can be taught to find breast cancers smaller than a centimeter in +in size just using their fingers +Na wobetumi akyerɛ ɔkwan a mmea bɛfa so de wɔn nsa kɛkɛ ahu nufu mu kokoram a ne kɛse nnu sɛntimita biako +It is recommended that a physical exam by a clinician or physician should be done routinely each year especially after a woman reaches the age of +Wɔhyɛ mmea nkuran sɛ wɔmma dɔkta a ne ho akokwaw wɔ saa adwuma no mu anaa dɔkta foforo nyɛ wɔn mu nhwehwɛmu afe biara titiriw sɛ ɔbea no adi boro mfe a +If a lump is discovered it would be good to get a second opinion from a breast specialist or surgeon +Sɛ ɔbea hu sɛ dwoa bi abɛtɔ ne nufu mu a ɛbɛyɛ papa sɛ okohu dɔkta ma ɔno nso yɛ mu nhwehwɛmu +The National Cancer Institute in the United States says that a good weapon against breast cancer is a regular mammogram +National Cancer Institute a ɛwɔ United States no ka sɛ ɔkwampa a wobetumi afa so ako atia nufu mu kokoram ne sɛ wɔbɛtaa atwa no foto de ayɛ mu nhwehwɛmu +This form of X ray can detect a tumor perhaps up to two years before it can be felt +Saa foto yi a wobetwa no betumi ama wɔahu kokoram bɛyɛ mfe abien ansa na obi afi ase ahu ɛho sɛnkyerɛnne +The procedure is recommended for women over +Wɔkamfo saa kwan no ma mmea a wɔadi boro mfe +However Dr +Daniel Kopans informs us It is far from perfect +Nanso Oduruyɛfo Daniel Kopans ka kyerɛ yɛn sɛ Ɛyɛ nea ɛtɔ sin +It cannot detect all breast cancers +Dr +Ɛnyɛ nufu mu kokoram nyinaa na wotumi hu wɔ saa kwan yi so +Wende Logan Young of a breast clinic in New York State tells Awake ! Oduruyɛfo Wende Logan Young a ɔwɔ New York State ayaresabea a wɔhwɛ nufu mu yare wɔ hɔ no ka kyerɛ Nyan ! +that if a woman or her physician finds an abnormality but a mammogram shows no sign of it the tendency may be to ignore the physical findings and believe the X ray +akyerɛwfo sɛ sɛ ɔbea bi anaa nea ɔhwɛ no yare hu nsakrae bi wɔ ne nufu mu na sɛ foto a wotwa no kyerɛ sɛ ɛnyɛ biribiara a ɛyɛ mmerɛw sɛ wobebu ani agu nsakrae a aniwa hu no so na wɔagye nea foto no daa no adi no atom +She says that this is the biggest mistake that we see nowadays +Ose eyi yɛ mfomso kɛse a ɛsen biara a yehu no nnansa yi +She advises women to have a certain reservation about mammography s ability to detect cancer and rely heavily also on breast examination +Otu mmea fo sɛ ɛnsɛ sɛ wɔde wɔn ho to nufu a wotwa no foto na ama wɔatumi ahu kokoram no so kosi ase na mmom wɔmfa wɔn ho nto nufu no ankasa a wɔhwɛ sɛnea ɛte no so kɛse +While mammography can detect tumors it cannot really diagnose whether they are benign noncancerous or malignant cancerous +Bere a nufu no a wotwa no foto no betumi ama wɔahu kokoram no entumi nkyerɛ sɛ ɛyɛ nea ɛnyɛ hu anaasɛ ɛyɛ hu +That can only be done by means of a biopsy +Nea ɛbɛma wɔatumi ahu ara ne sɛ wɔbɛtwe nufu no mu nsu ayɛ mu nhwehwɛmu +Consider the case of Irene who went for a mammogram +Susuw Irene a ɔkotwaa ne nufu foto de yɛɛ nhwehwɛmu ho sɛ nhwɛso +Based on the X ray film her doctor diagnosed her lump as a benign breast disease and said I m absolutely sure you don t have cancer +Dɔkta no gyinaa foto no so kyerɛe sɛ ne nufu a abɔ tɔw no yɛ nufu mu yare a ɛnyɛ hu na ɔkae sɛ Migye di yiye sɛ wunnyaa kokoram +The nurse who did the mammogram was worried but Irene said I felt that if the doctor was sure maybe I was being paranoid +Ɛhaw ɔyarehwɛfo a otwaa no foto no nanso Irene kae sɛ Na mete nka sɛ sɛ dɔkta no wɔ awerɛhyem saa a ebia na me na misuro dodo +Soon the lump grew larger so Irene consulted another doctor +Ankyɛ na tɔw no yɛɛ kɛse enti Irene kohuu dɔkta foforo +A biopsy was taken and showed that she had inflammatory carcinoma a fast growing cancer +Wɔtwee ne nufu mu nsu yɛɛ mu nhwehwɛmu na ɛdaa adi sɛ wanya kokoram a ɛretrɛw ntɛmntɛm +To determine whether a tumor is benign as about out of are or malignant a biopsy must be performed +Nea ɛbɛyɛ na wɔatumi ahu sɛ ebia kokoram bi nyɛ hu bɛyɛ emu biara mu yɛ hu anaa ɛyɛ hu no ɛsɛ sɛ wɔtwe emu nsu yɛ mu nhwehwɛmu +If the lump looks or feels clinically suspicious or is growing a biopsy should be performed +Sɛ nnuruyɛfo hu sɛ dwoa no yɛ soronko anaa ɛretrɛw a ɛsɛ sɛ wɔtwe mu nsu de yɛ nhwehwɛmu +Treatment Ɛho Ayaresa +At present surgery radiation and drug therapy are the conventional treatments for breast cancer +Mprempren akwan a nnipa dodow no ara nam so sa nufu mu kokoram ne oprehyɛn a wɔyɛ foto a wotwa ne nnuru ahorow bi a wɔde ma +Information about the type of tumor its size its invasive quality whether it has spread to lymph nodes and your menopausal status can help you and your doctor determine the method of treatment +Nsɛm a ɛfa sɛnea kokoram no te ne kɛse sɛnea etumi trɛw ntɛmntɛm sɛ atrɛw adu wo mogya mu nkwammoaa a wɔko tia nyarewa anaa ɛnte saa ne bere a wutwaa bra betumi aboa wo ne wo dɔkta no ma moahu ɔkwan a mobɛfa so asa yare no +Surgery +Oprehyɛn +For decades radical mastectomy the removal of the breast along with underlying muscles and lymph nodes has been widely used +Ɔkwan a wɔafa so adi yare yi ho dwuma mfe pii ne nufu no a wotwa +But in recent years breast conserving treatment that includes removal of only the tumor and lymph nodes plus radiation has been used with survival rates that equal those of mastectomy +Nanso nnansa yi mfe mu no wɔafa akwan a ɛma wɔkora nufu no so te sɛ kokoram no ne mogya mu mmoawa a wɔko tia nyarewa a wɔayɛ mmerɛw no nkutoo a woyi ne nufu a wotwa no foto so ayɛ saa na wɔn a wofi mu ka no dodow te sɛ wɔn a wofi mu ka bere a wotwa nufu no +This has given some women more peace of mind when deciding to have a small tumor removed that being less disfiguring +Eyi ama mmea binom anya akomatɔyam bere a wɔpɛ sɛ wokoyi kokoram ketewaa bi fi wɔn nipadua mu no efisɛ ɛno nni wɔn dɛm kɛse +But the British Journal of Surgery says that younger women those with cancer in several locations in the same breast or with tumors larger than one inch cm have a higher risk of recurrence with conservation treatment +Nanso British Journal of Surgery ka sɛ mmeawa a kokoram aka wɔn nufu biako afa pii anaa wɔn a wɔwɔ kokoram a ne kɛse boro sɛntimita wɔ asiane kɛse a ɛbɛma wɔasan anya yare no bi bere a wɔantwa wɔn nufu no na wɔsa yare no wɔ ɔkwan foforo so no +An important factor in recurrence free survival is noted by the Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine Blood transfusion does have an adverse effect on the survival and recurrence rate +after modified radical mastectomy +Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine ka ade biako a ɛboa kɛse ma obi ho tɔ no a yare no nsan mma bio ho asɛm sɛ Mogya a wɔde ma tumi ma nkurɔfo san nya ɔyare no bio na wɔhwere wɔn nkwa +bere a wɔatwa wɔn nipadua no fa a kokoram wɔ ma wɔn ho atɔ wɔn akyi no +The report showed that the five year survival rate was percent for one group who received blood transfusion as opposed to percent for the no blood group +Amanneɛbɔ no kyerɛe sɛ mfe anum ntam no ayarefo a wɔmaa wɔn mogya ɔha biara mu na wonyaa nkwa na wɔn a wɔamma wɔn mogya no ɔha biara mu na wonyaa nkwa +Another aid to survival is reported in The Lancet where Dr +R +Ade foforo a ɛboa ma wonya nkwa ne nea Oduruyɛfo R +A +A +Badwe stated The timing of surgery in relation to phase of menstrual cycle has a large impact on long term outcome for premenopausal patients with breast cancer +Badwe bɔɔ ho amanneɛ wɔ The Lancet mu yi sɛ Bere ankasa a wɔbɛyɛ ɔbea a ontwaa bra a wanya nufu mu kokoram oprehyɛn no tumi nya nea ebefi mu aba koraa akyiri yi no so tumi kɛse +The report said that women who underwent tumor excision during a phase of estrogen stimulation fared worse than those operated on during other phases of the menstrual cycle percent survived ten years versus percent for the latter group +Amanneɛbɔ no kae sɛ mmea a wɔyɛɛ wɔn oprehyɛn bere a na estrogen pii aba wɔn nipadua mu no ho antɔ wɔn ntɛm sɛ wɔn a wɔyɛɛ wɔn oprehyɛn wɔ bere a na wɔn bra nnya nnui mu no saafo no ɔha biara mu na wɔtraa ase mfe du na wɔn a wɔannyɛ wɔn oprehyɛn saa bere no nso ɔha biara mu na wotumi traa ase bere tenten saa ara +The optimal timing of surgery for premenopausal women with breast cancer was said to be at least days after the last menstrual period +Wɔkyerɛe sɛ bere a ɛsɛ sɛ wɔyɛ mmea a wontwaa bra a wanya nufu mu kokoram a eye sen biara ne anyɛ yiye koraa nna wɔ ne bra a etwa to no akyi +Radiation Therapy +Mfiri a ɛwɔ kanea a ano yɛ den +Radiation therapy kills cancer cells +Mfiri a ɛwɔ kanea a ano yɛ den a wɔde di dwuma no kum kokoram nkwammoaa ho +In the case of breast conservation treatment tiny cancer seeds may escape a surgeon s knife as he tries to preserve the breast +Oprehyɛn a wɔyɛ a wɔkora nufu no so mu no kokoram ɔyare mmoawa no betumi aka mu bere a oduruyɛfo no bɔ mmɔden sɛ ɔbɛkora nufu no so no +Radiation therapy can clean up lingering cells +Mfiri a ɛwɔ kanea a ano yɛ den a wɔde di dwuma no betumi akunkum nkwammoaa afoforo a aka no +But with radiation comes a slight risk of inducing secondary cancers in the opposite breast +Nanso asiane kakra wɔ kanea a ano yɛ den a wɔde di dwuma no mu efisɛ ebetumi ama kokoram aka nufu biako no nso +Dr +Benedick Fraass recommends minimizing radiation exposure to the opposite breast +Oduruyɛfo Benedick Fraass hyɛ nkuran sɛ wɔmmma afiri a ɛwɔ kanea a ano yɛ den no mmɛn nufu biako no pii +He states With a few simple maneuvers it is possible to reduce significantly the dose received by the opposite breast during primary breast irradiation +Ɔka sɛ Wɔnam kwan ketewaa bi a wɔde bedi dwuma so betumi abɔ nufu biako no ho ban na afiri no kanea a ano yɛ den no anka no kɛse bere a wɔreyɛ nufu a kokoram aka no no ho adwuma no +He suggests that a one inch thick +cm lead shield be placed over the opposite breast +Ɔhyɛ nyansa sɛ wɔmfa sumpii kyɛm a ne pipiripi yɛ sɛntimita +nkata nufu biako no so +Drug Therapy +Nnuru ahorow a wɔde ma +Despite efforts to eradicate breast cancer by surgery to percent of women with newly diagnosed breast cancer will have hidden metastases too small to produce symptoms at first +Ɛmfa ho mmɔden a wɔabɔ sɛ wɔnam oprehyɛn a wɔyɛ so betu nufu mu kokoram ase no ada adi sɛ mmea foforo a wɔwɔ nufu mu kokoram no ɔha biara mu kosi na kokoram no atrɛw aka nkwaa afoforo na wɔantumi anhu no mfiase no esiane sɛnea na esua no nti +Chemotherapy is a treatment that uses chemical agents to attempt to kill those cells that invade other parts of the body +Nnuru a wɔde di dwuma no yɛ mmɔden a wɔbɔ sɛ wɔde nnuru no bekunkum nkwammoaa a wɔn ho aka a ɛtrɛw kɔ nipadua no afa foforo no +Chemotherapy is limited in its effect because cancerous tumors are made up of different types of cells that each have their own sensitivities to drugs +Nnuru a wɔde di dwuma no ntumi nni dwuma nkosi ase efisɛ kokoram a ɛyɛ hu no wɔ nkwammoaa ahorow ahorow a wɔn mu biara wɔ sɛnea etumi gyina nnuru ano +Those cells that survive treatment may spawn a new generation of drug resistant tumors +Nkwammoaa a nnuru no ntumi nkunkum wɔn no betumi ama kokoram foforo a aduru ntumi nsa afi ase +But the January issue of The Lancet gave evidence that chemotherapy increased by to percent a woman s chance of surviving an extra decade depending on her age +Nanso January The Lancet no dii adanse sɛ nnuru a wɔde di dwuma no ma mmea biara mu tumi tra ase mfe du bio na ɛno begyina mfe dodow a onii no adi so +Side effects of chemotherapy may include nausea vomiting hair loss bleeding heart damage immune suppression sterility and leukemia +Nnuru a wɔde di dwuma no akyi haw bi ne sɛ ebetumi ama onii no bo afono no wafe ne nhwi atutu mogya atu no wanya komayare ne nipadua ntumi nko ntia nyarewa atwa no awo anaa wanya yare a wɔfrɛ no leukemia +John Cairns writing in Scientific American commented These may seem like relatively minor hazards for a patient who has an advanced and rapidly growing cancer but they would be serious considerations for a woman who has a small inch cm and apparently localized cancer of the breast +Bere a John Cairns kyerɛw baa Scientific American mu no ɔkae sɛ Eyinom betumi ayɛ te sɛ ɔhaw nketenkete bi ama ɔyarefo a wanya kokoram a ɛyɛ hu na ɛretrɛw ntɛmntɛm no nanso mmea a wɔanya nufu mu kokoram ketewa bi sɛntimita a ɛda adi sɛ ɛntrɛwee pii no besusuw ho anibere so +Her chance of dying of her cancer within five years is only about percent even if she receives no additional treatment after surgery +Saafo no bɛyɛ ɔha biara mu du pɛ na sɛ wɔannya ayaresa foforo wɔ oprehyɛn a wɔyɛɛ wɔn no akyi mpo a kokoram no betumi akunkum wɔn wɔ mfe anum mu +Hormone Therapy +Nkwammoaa mu nnuru +Antiestrogen therapy cuts off the growth stimulating effects of estrogen +Nnuru a wɔnom de siw estrogen ano no boa ma entumi mma nkwammoaa no nnɔɔso ntɛmntɛm +This is achieved by reducing estrogen levels in premenopausal women either by surgical removal of the ovaries or by drugs +Nea ɛma eyi tumi ba saa ne sɛ wɔnam mmadwoa kotoku a wotwa anaa nnuru te sɛ tamoxifen so brɛ estrogen no ase wɔ mmea a wontwaa bra mu +The Lancet reported a ten year survival rate for every to women out of treated with either measure +The Lancet bɔɔ amanneɛ sɛ mmea biara mu kosi a wɔfaa saa akwan yi mu biara so saa wɔn yare no traa ase mfe du bio +Follow up care for any woman with breast cancer is a lifelong endeavor +Nnuru a mmea a wonya nufu mu kokoram bɛkɔ so ayɛ no yɛ wɔn nkwa nna nyinaa mu adeyɛ +Close surveillance needs to be maintained for if one regimen fails and relapse occurs other types of treatment may provide the needed weapon +Ɛsɛ sɛ wɔkɔ so yɛ ahweɛyiye efisɛ sɛ ayaresa bi di huammɔ ma yare no san ba a ebia ayaresa afoforo betumi ayɛ yiye +Another type of cancer therapy that takes a different approach revolves around a syndrome called cachexia +Ɔkwan foforo a wɔfa so sa kokoram ne ɔyare bi a wɔfrɛ no cachexia a wɔko tia +The journal Cancer Research explains that two thirds of all cancer deaths are caused by cachexia a term used to describe the wasting away of muscle and other tissues +Nsɛmma nhoma Cancer Research kyerɛ sɛ wɔn a kokoram kunkum wɔn no baasa biara mu baanu na efi cachexia ɔyare bi a ɛma ntini ne nkwaadɔm afoforo wewe +Dr +Joseph Gold of Syracuse Cancer Research Institute in the United States tells Awake ! We feel that a tumorous growth cannot extend itself through the body unless the biochemical pathways for cachexia are open +Oduruyɛfo Joseph Gold a ɔwɔ Syracuse Cancer Research Institute a ɛwɔ United States no ka kyerɛ Nyan ! akyerɛwfo sɛ Yɛte nka sɛ kokoram ankasa ntumi ntrɛw wɔ nipadua no mu gye sɛ ɔkwan a cachexia yare no nam so trɛw no wɔ hɔ +One clinical study using the nontoxic drug hydrazine sulfate showed that some of these pathways can be blocked +Ayaresa mu nhwehwɛmu bi a wɔde aduru bi a awuduru nnim a wɔfrɛ no hydrazine sulfate yɛe daa no adi sɛ wobetumi asiw saa akwan yi +Stabilization was achieved in percent of the late stage breast cancer patients involved +Mmea a nufu mu kokoram a emu yɛ den yɛɛ wɔn no mu fa na wɔn de antrɛw bio +Alternatives known as complementary medicine have been looked to by some women to provide noninvasive or nontoxic treatment for breast cancer +Mmea binom de wɔn ho ato nnuru afoforo a nnuruyɛfo ntaa mfa nni dwuma so sɛ ɛyɛ nufu mu kokoram aduru a ɛma wɔkwati oprehyɛn na ɛnhaw nipadua no +Therapies vary some using diet and herbs as in the Hoxsey therapy +Nnuru a wɔde di dwuma no gu ahorow na ebinom de nnuan ne nhaban na edi ho dwuma te sɛ Hoxsey aduruyɛ no +But published studies enabling one to assess the efficacy of these treatments are few +Nanso wonni nnuruyɛ yi ho kyerɛwtohɔ pii a ɛbɛma obi atumi ahu sɛnea akwan a ɛte saa yɛ nam fa +While this article is designed to present keys to survival it is not the policy of Awake ! Bere a Nyan ! +to underwrite any treatment +akyerɛwfo akyerɛw saa asɛm yi na ama wɔahu akwan a wobetumi afa so asa yare no ɛnyɛ wɔn botae ne sɛ wɔbɛkamfo ayaresa bi akyerɛ +We encourage all to look circumspectly at these different avenues in the treatment of this disease +Proverbs +Yɛhyɛ obiara nkuran sɛ ɔmfa ahwɛyiye nsusuw akwan horow a wɔfa so sa saa yare yi ho +Mmebusɛm +Stress and Breast Cancer Ahokyere ne Nufu mu Kokoram +In the journal Acta neurologica Dr +H +Oduruyɛfo H +Baltrusch explains that extreme or prolonged stress may reduce the body s antitumoral defenses in the immune system +Baltrusch ka wɔ nsɛmma nhoma Acta neurologica mu sɛ ɔhyɛ a emu yɛ den anaa ɛtra hɔ kyɛ betumi abrɛ nipadua mu tumi a etumi ko tia kokoram no ase +Women who are fatigued suffer depression or lack emotional support may have their immune system compromised by as much as percent +Thus Dr +Mmea a wɔbrɛ dodo wɔwɔ adwenemhaw anaa wonnya nkuranhyɛ a ɛsɛ ɔha biara mu betumi de wɔn nkwaadɔm a ɛko tia nyarewa no ato asiane mu +Basil Stoll writing in Mind and Cancer Prognosis emphasized Every effort should be made to minimize the inevitable physical and psychic trauma sustained by cancer patients during and after treatment of their disease +Enti Oduruyɛfo Basil Stoll sii so dua wɔ Mind and Cancer Prognosis mu sɛ Ɛsɛ sɛ wɔbɔ mmɔden biara a wobetumi de brɛ honam ne adwene mu yaw a wɔn a wɔyare kokoram nyinaa di bere a wɔresa wɔn yare no ne wɔn ayaresa akyi no ase +But what kind of support is needed ? Nanso mmoa bɛn na ɛho hia ? + Blurb on page Asɛm a wɔafa aka wɔ kratafa +While no known food can cure cancer eating certain foods and cutting down on others can be preventive measures +Bere a wontumi nkyerɛ sɛ aduan bi tumi sa kokoram no wobetumi akwati denam nnuan bi a wodi ne afoforo a wogyae di so +Following the right diet could reduce your cancer risk by up to fifty percent stated Dr +Leonard Cohen Oduruyɛfo Leonard Cohen kae sɛ aduan a ɛsɛ a wubedi no betumi ama woakwati asiane a ɛwɔ hɔ sɛ wubetumi anya kokoram no mu fa + Blurb on page Asɛm a wɔafa aka wɔ kratafa + Early discovery of breast cancer remains the most important step in altering the course of breast cancer says the publication Radiologic Clinics of North America +Nhoma a wɔfrɛ no Radiologic Clinics of North America ka sɛ Nea ɛma wotumi siw kokoram ano titiriw ara ne sɛ wobehu no ntɛm +In this regard three key measures are regular breast self examination an annual examination by a doctor and mammography Nneɛma abiɛsa na ɛho hia sɛ obi yɛ wɔ eyi ho ne nufu no a ɔbɛhwɛ sɛnea ɛte daa dɔkta a ɔbɛhwɛ no afe biara ne foto a wobetwa nufu no de ayɛ emu nhwehwɛmu a wɔfrɛ no mammography no + Blurb on page Asɛm a wɔafa aka wɔ kratafa +Women who are fatigued suffer depression or lack emotional support may have their immune system compromised Mmea a wɔbrɛ dodo wɔwɔ adwenemhaw anaa wonnya nkuranhyɛ a ɛsɛ betumi de wɔn nkwaadɔm a ɛko tia nyarewa no ato asiane mu +Box on page Kratafa adaka +Self Examination A Monthly Checkup Nhwehwɛmu a Obi Ankasa Yɛ Daa Ɔsram Adeyɛ +BREAST self examination should be done four to seven days after the menstrual period +ƐSƐ sɛ ɔbea hwɛ sɛnea n’ankasa ne nufu te fi nnanan kosi nnanson wɔ ne bra akyi +Postmenopausal women also need to check every month on the same day +Ɛho hia sɛ mmea a wɔatwa bra nso hwɛ wɔ ɔsram biara mu da pɔtee bi +Signs to Look for Every Month on the Same Day Sɛnkyerɛnne a Ɛsɛ sɛ Wohwehwɛ wɔ Ɔsram Biara mu Da Pɔtee Bi + Lump of any size tiny or large or thickening in the breast +Dwoa biara a ɛbɛtɔ nufu no mu ketewa anaa kɛse anaa nufu no a ɛhon +Puckering dimpling or discoloration of the skin of the breast +Nufu a apompon atotɔ mu anaa were no kɔla asakra +Drawing back or turning in of the nipple +Nufu ano a aka kɔ mu +Rash or scaling of the nipple or escaping fluid +Nufu a nsaa agu ano ano were huanhuan anaa nsu fi mu ba +Enlarged glands under the arm +Dwoa a ɛbɛhyɛ mmɔtoam +Changes in moles or incisions of the breast +Nsakrae a ɛba wɔ nufu no ho twa mu +Marked asymmetry of breasts that is a change from normal +Nufu biako a ɛsakra koraa fi biako no ho +Self Examination Nhwehwɛmu a Obi Ankasa Yɛ +While standing raise the left arm +Gyina ntenten na ma wo nsa benkum so +Using the right hand and beginning at the outer edge of the breast press the flat part of the fingers in small circles moving slowly around the breast and toward the nipple +Fa wo nsatea nifa miamia nufu no fi nkyɛn kɔ mmeae afoforo nkakrankakra na fa kɔ ano +Give attention also to area between underarm and breast +Ma ɛmmɛn wo mmɔtoam nso +Lying flat position a pillow under the left shoulder and place left arm over or behind the head +Da hɔ fa w’abatiri benkum to sumii so na fa wo nsa benkum to w’atifi +Use the same circular motion as described above +Miamia wo nufu no sɛnea wɔaka ho asɛm wɔ atifi hɔ no +Reverse for the right side +Yɛ wo nufu nifa no nso saa ara +Gently squeeze the nipple to check for any discharge +Mia nufu no ano kakraa bi hwɛ sɛ biribi befi mu aba a +Repeat for the right breast +Yɛ wo nufu nifa saa ara +The Support That Counts Mmoa A Mfaso Wɔ So + I HAD to fight the fear of death and periods of depression relates Virginia one of Jehovah s Witnesses in Argentina +VIRGINIA Yehowa Adansefo a wɔwɔ Argentina no biako ka sɛ Na ɛsɛ sɛ migyina owu ho suro ne adwenemhaw ano +She underwent radical mastectomy and removal of both ovaries in her fight against breast cancer +Wɔyɛɛ no oprehyɛn twaa ne nufu ne ɛho ntini ne ne mmadwoa nkotoku abien no nyinaa wɔ nufu mu kokoram ho ayaresa mu +Indeed the fear of death as a consequence of breast cancer is universal +Nokwarem no wosuro wɔ mmaa nyinaa sɛ nufu mu kokoram kowie owu mu +This fear along with a dread of disability and a loss intimately associated with femininity and nurturing capacity can wreak havoc in a woman s life emotionally +Saa osuro yi ne suro a ɔbea wɔ sɛ obedi dɛm na wahwere mmea yɛbea ne abayɛn hokwan a ɔwɔ no betumi ama ne werɛ ahow +Overwhelming feelings of isolation can quickly cause her to spiral into the depths of despair +Ankonamyɛ nka a ɔte no betumi ahyɛ no so ma wakɔ abasamtu mu ntɛmntɛm +How can she be spared such emotional battering ? Ɔkwan bɛn so na afoforo betumi aboa no ma wakwati nkate fam ɔhaw yi ? +The Need for Support Hia a Ɛho Hia sɛ Wɔboa No + She needs support ! answers Joan from the United States +Joan a ɔwɔ United States no bua sɛ Ohia denhyɛ ! +Her own mother and grandmother were victims of breast cancer and she now faces the same fight they had +Na n’ankasa maame ne ne nana anya nufu mu kokoram pɛn na na ɔno ankasa nso anya bi +This is a time when loyal family members and friends can provide comforting support and help +Eyi ne bere a abusuafo ne nnamfo anokwafo betumi de denhyɛ ne mmoa ama +Joan s husband Terry became for her a strong positive advocate +Joan kunu Terry bɛyɛɛ ɔboafo pa ankasa +Terry explains My position as I saw it was to be a stabilizing influence +Terry ka sɛ Sɛnea na mihu no no na m’asɛyɛde ne sɛ mɛyɛ okyigyinafo pa +I needed to help Joan to make decisions regarding treatment that would give her confidence and strength to fight and not give up +Na ehia sɛ meboa Joan ma osisi ayaresa ho gyinae ahorow a ɛbɛboa no ma wanya awerɛhyem ne ahoɔden de agyina yare no ano na wampa abaw +Her fear of cancer surgery was something we had to come to grips with and I tried to be sure her questions and fears were addressed in our discussions with the doctors +Yesuaa ɔkwan a yɛbɛfa so agyina osuro a ɔwɔ sɛ wɔbɛyɛ no kokoram ho oprehyɛn no ano na mebɔɔ mmɔden hwɛ hui sɛ yɛne nnuruyɛfo abɔ osuro a ɔwɔ no ho nkɔmmɔ +Terry added This is something we can do for our families and for fellow Christians who do not have family support +Terry de kaa ho sɛ Eyi yɛ ade a yebetumi ayɛ ama yɛn abusuafo ne mfɛfo Kristofo a wonnya abusuafo hɔ mmoa +We can be their eyes ears and voice with the medical personnel +Yebetumi agyina wɔn ananmu ayɛ nneɛma pii ama wɔn bere a wɔne nnuruyɛfo redi no +Special attention needs to be given to those who are single or widowed +Ɛsɛ sɛ ani ku wɔn a wonwaree anaa wɔyɛ akunafo ho titiriw +Diana from Australia tells us My husband died following a cancer operation five years ago but my children helped to fill the void +Diana a ɔwɔ Australia ka kyerɛ yɛn sɛ Wɔyɛɛ me kunu kokoram ho oprehyɛn mfe anum a atwam mu na owui nanso me mma no yɛɛ nea anka ɔbɛyɛ no nyinaa +They were kind but not emotional +Wɔn yam ye na wɔnna wɔn nkate adi ntɛmntɛm +That gave me strength +Ɛno hyɛɛ me den +Everything was attended to quickly and calmly +Wofi odwo mu yɛɛ biribiara ntɛmntɛm +Breast cancer makes an emotional impact on the entire family +Sɛ nufu mu kokoram yɛ obi a ɛma n’abusuafo nyinaa werɛ how +So they are all in need of loving concern and support from others particularly from their spiritual brothers and sisters if they are Jehovah s Witnesses +Enti wɔn nyinaa hia ayamye ne mmoa a wofi ɔdɔ mu de ma fi afoforo hɔ titiriw fi wɔn honhom mu anuanom hɔ sɛ wɔyɛ Yehowa Adansefo a +Rebecca from the United States whose mother fought breast cancer explains The congregation is your extended family and their actions have a huge bearing on your emotions +Rebecca a ɔwɔ United States a ne maame nyaa nufu mu kokoram ka sɛ Asafo no te sɛ w’abusua na wɔn nneyɛe no ka wo nkate kɛse +Although many did not personally agree with the unorthodox treatment my mom chose emotionally they supported us with telephone calls and visits +Ɛwom sɛ na wɔn mu pii ani nnye ayaresa a nkurɔfo nnye ntoom a me maame pawee no ho de nanso wɔboaa yɛn hyɛɛ yɛn nkuran denam telefon so a wɔfrɛɛ yɛn ne nsrahwɛ so +Some would even come and lend a hand in preparing her special diet +Na ebinom mpo bɛboa ma yɛnoa n’aduan soronko no +The elders arranged a telephone linkup so that we would never miss the meetings +Asafo mpanyimfo no yɛɛ nhyehyɛe maa yɛnam telefon so tiee nhyiam horow no sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a emu biara mpa yɛn ti so +The congregation even sent a card with a money gift +Asafo no mpo kyerɛw krataa tiawa de sika kaa ho brɛɛ yɛn +Joan admits To this day when I think of the love my spiritual brothers and sisters displayed I get goose bumps ! Joan ka sɛ Ɛnnɛ mpo sɛ misusuw ɔdɔ a me honhom fam anuanom no yii no adi no ho a awɔse gu me ! +For seven weeks five days a week my loving sisters would take turns driving me to and from the hospital for treatment +Me nuanom mmea a wɔwɔ ɔdɔ de wɔn kar faa me nnidiso nnidiso de me dii ayaresabea akɔneaba na ama wɔahwɛ me yare adapɛn ason a dapɛn biara na mekɔ hɔ nnanum +And that was a mile km round trip ! Na na ne kɔ ne ne ba yɛ kilomita ! +How I thank Jehovah for the rich blessing of this Christian brotherhood ! Meda Yehowa ase dɛn ara sɛ ɔnam saa Kristofo onuayɛ yi so ahyira me kɛse ! +Another way all of us can be encouraging and supportive is by our upbuilding comments +Ɔkwan foforo a yɛn nyinaa nam so betumi de nkuranhyɛ ne mmoa ama ne nsɛm a ɛma denhyɛ a yɛbɛka +Care needs to be exercised that we do not inadvertently cause distress by dwelling on negative things +Ɛsɛ sɛ yɛhwɛ yiye na yɛankeka nsɛm a ɛnhyɛ nkuran amfa abasamtu amma a yɛn ani nna so +June from South Africa explains One can t expect a person who has not had cancer to say just the right thing +June a ɔwɔ South Africa ka sɛ Wuntumi nhwɛ kwan sɛ obi a kokoram nnyɛɛ no bɛka ho asɛm a ɛfata +In my case I felt it was better for others not to mention cancer cases unless they were positive +Me fam no na mete nka sɛ eye mmom sɛ afoforo nka wɔn a kokoram ayɛ wɔn ho asɛm gye sɛ biribi a ɛhyɛ nkuran +Noriko from Japan agrees If people tell me about someone who has recovered and not had a relapse then I too have hope that maybe I will be like them +Noriko a ɔwɔ Japan no ka sɛ Sɛ nkurɔfo ka obi a ne ho tɔɔ no a yare no ansan amma bio ho asɛm a ɛma minya anidaso sɛ ebia me nso me ho bɛtɔ me +Keep in mind that some women would prefer not talking about their health all the time +Kae sɛ mmea binom rempɛ sɛ wɔbɛka wɔn akwahosan ho asɛm bere nyinaa +Others though for the sake of their own well being need to talk about their experience with breast cancer especially with those close to them +Nanso wɔ afoforo fam no esiane wɔn ankasa yiyedi nti ɛho hia sɛ wɔka wɔn nufu mu kokoram no ho asɛm kyerɛ afoforo titiriw wɔn a wɔbɛn wɔn +How would one know what is the most helpful thing to do ? Ɛbɛyɛ dɛn na obi atumi ahu nea obetumi ayɛ de aboa ɔyarefo no kɛse ? +Helen from the United States suggests Ask the individual if she wants to talk about it and let her do the talking +Helen a ɔwɔ United States hyɛ nyansa sɛ Bisa onii no sɛ ɔpɛ sɛ ɔka ne yare no ho asɛm anaa na ma ɔno mmom nkasa +Yes be ready to listen says Ingelise from Denmark +Yiw Ingelise a ɔwɔ Denmark ka sɛ Wɛn w’aso tie no +Just be there for her so that she is not left alone with her own sad thoughts +Wode bɛn no kɛkɛ na amma ne nkutoo anni awerɛhow +Working for a Positive Outlook Adwempa a Wɔbɛbɔ Mmɔden Anya +Breast cancer therapy can leave a patient exhausted and fatigued for weeks months or years +Nufu mu kokoram ho ayaresa tumi ma ɔyarefo no brɛ na ɔyɛ mmerɛw adapɛn asram anaa mfe pii +One of the greatest trials for a woman with breast cancer may be in facing the fact that she can not do as much as before +Ade biako a etumi haw ɔbea a nufu mu kokoram ayɛ no ne nokwasɛm a ɛyɛ sɛ ontumi nyɛ nneɛma pii te sɛ kan no +Coming to terms with her body will mean pacing herself and resting during the day +Ne mmerɛwyɛ ahorow a obegye atom no bɛma wabrɛ ne dwumadi ase na wagye n’ahome awia +When depression sets in quick measures need to be taken to keep a positive attitude +Sɛ obi nya adwenemhaw bi a ɛho hia sɛ ɔyɛ ho biribi ntɛm na ama wanya adwempa +Noriko relates her experience The results of hormone treatment left me depressed +Noriko ka ne suahu Nkwammoa mu nnuru a wɔde saa me yare no ma minyaa adwenemhaw +In this condition I couldn t do the things I wanted and I began feeling useless to Jehovah and in the Christian congregation +Na mintumi nyɛ nea mepɛ sɛ meyɛ wɔ saa tebea yi mu na mifii ase tee nka sɛ me so nni mfaso ma Yehowa ne Kristofo asafo no +As my thinking became more negative I would call to mind the final sufferings of those in my family who had died with cancer +Bere a me nsusuwii a ɛnteɛ no kɔ so no na mekae amane a m’abusuafo a kokoram kunkum wɔn no hui ansa na wɔrewuwu +Fear would engulf me as I wondered Can I go through with it as they did ? Ɛyɛ a ehu ka me ma mibisa me ho sɛ So metumi agyina ɛyaw no ano te sɛ nea wɔyɛe no ? ’ +Noriko continues It was at that time that I made an effort to adjust my thinking by using the publications of Jehovah s Witnesses to make myself think of how Jehovah views our existence +Noriko toa so ka sɛ Saa bere no na mebɔɔ mmɔden sɛ mede Yehowa Adansefo nhoma ahorow bedi dwuma de asakra me nsusuwii na mayere me ho asusuw sɛnea Yehowa bu nkwa mu a yɛwɔ no +I learned that godly devotion is shown not by the amount of work done but by the motive in which it is done +Misua hui sɛ ɛnyɛ adwuma dodow a wɔyɛ so na wɔnam da onyamesom pa adi na mmom adwene nti a wɔyɛ saa no +As I wanted Jehovah to take pleasure in the condition of my heart and my thinking I decided that I should serve him with joy and be whole souled even if I could only do a little in the Christian ministry +Esiane sɛ na mepɛ sɛ Yehowa ani sɔ me komam tebea ne me nsusuwii nti meyɛɛ m’adwene sɛ mefi anigye ne koma nyinaa mu asom no ɛmfa ho sɛ ebia mintumi nyɛ pii wɔ Kristofo som adwuma no mu no +The long term uncertainty for many women fighting breast cancer can tend to erode a positive outlook +Daakye ho suro a mmea a wɔwɔ nufu mu kokoram wɔ no betumi ama adwempa a wɔwɔ no ayera +Diana explains that what has helped her the most is filling her heart and mind with all the lovely things Jehovah God has given her My family friends beautiful music looking at the mighty sea and beautiful sunsets +Diana kyerɛ sɛ nea aboa no kɛse ne sɛ ɔde ne koma ne n’adwene si nneɛma pa a Yehowa Nyankopɔn de ama no no nyinaa so M’abusua nnamfo nnwom a ɛyɛ dɛw ɛpo kɛse no ne owia a ɛrekɔtɔ a mehwɛ +She especially encourages Tell others about God s Kingdom +Ɔhyɛ nkuran kɛse sɛ Ka Onyankopɔn Ahenni no ho asɛm kyerɛ afoforo +And cultivate a real longing for the conditions that will prevail on earth under the Kingdom where there will be no more sickness ! Matthew +Na nya tebea horow a ɛbɛba asase so wɔ Ahenni no nniso ase bere a ɔyare befi hɔ no ho akɔnnɔ ankasa +! Mateo +Virginia also gains the strength to fight her depression by meditating on her purpose in life I really want to live because I have such a precious work to do +Nea ɛma Virginia nso nya ahoɔden de ko tia n’adwenemhaw ne sɛ osusuw n’asetram atirimpɔw ho Mepɛ sɛ metra ase ankasa efisɛ mewɔ adwuma a ɛsom bo kɛse a ɛsɛ sɛ meyɛ +As for the times when critical moments come and fear wells up she says I put my full trust in Jehovah knowing that he will never abandon me +Ɛdefa bere a tebea no mu yɛ den ma osuro kyekyere no ho no ɔka sɛ Mede me ho to Yehowa so korakora a minim sɛ ɔrennyaw me da +And I think about the Bible verse at Psalm which assures me that I will walk before Jehovah in the lands of those living +Na misusuw kyerɛwsɛm a ɛwɔ Dwom no a ɛma minya awerɛhyem yi ho sɛ mɛnantew Yehowa anim ateasefo asase so +’ +All these women have centered their hope upon the God of the Bible Jehovah +Saa mmea yi nyinaa de wɔn werɛ ahyɛ Bible no Nyankopɔn Yehowa mu +The Bible book of Corinthians at chapter verses and calls Jehovah the God of all comfort who comforts us in all our tribulation +Bible mu nhoma a ɛne Korintofo ti nkyekyem ne frɛ Yehowa awerɛkyekye nyinaa Nyankopɔn a ɔkyekye yɛn werɛ yɛn ahohia nyinaa mu +Does Jehovah stretch out his hand to support those needing comfort ? So Yehowa di boa wɔn a wohia awerɛkyekye ? +Mieko from Japan answers I am convinced that by staying in his service I receive Jehovah s strong comfort and help +Mieko a ɔwɔ Japan bua sɛ Migye di sɛ menam Yehowa som a mekɔ so tra mu no so nya awerɛkyekye ne mmoa +Yoshiko also tells us Although people may not understand my suffering Jehovah knows everything and I am convinced that he has helped according to my needs +Yoshiko nso ka sɛ Ɛwom sɛ ebia nnipa ntumi nte m’amanehunu no ase de nanso Yehowa nim biribiara na migye di sɛ wadi m’ahiade ho dwuma sɛnea ɛsɛ +Joan says Prayer has the power to lift you out of despair and get you back on your feet +Joan ka sɛ Mpaebɔ ma wutumi di abasamtu so na wutumi san gyina wo nan so +When I think about the grand healing Jesus accomplished when on earth and the complete healing he ll do in the new world how those words comfort me ! Matthew +Sɛ misusuw yare pii a Yesu sae bere a na ɔwɔ asase so ne ɔyare a obeyi afi hɔ korakora wɔ wiase foforo no mu ho a hwɛ sɛnea saa nsɛm no kyekye me werɛ fa ! Mateo +Can you imagine a world without breast cancer in fact without any illnesses at all ? Wubetumi ayɛ wiase a nufu mu kokoram ne ɔyare foforo biara nnim ho mfonini ? +This is the promise made by the God of all comfort Jehovah +Eyi na awerɛkyekye nyinaa Nyankopɔn Yehowa hyɛ ho bɔ +Isaiah speaks about a time when no person on earth will ever say that he or she is sick +Yesaia ka sɛ bere bi bɛba a asase so nipa biara renka sɛ ɔyare +That hope will soon be realized when God s Kingdom in the hands of his Son Christ Jesus brings its full rule to the earth wiping away all causes for sickness sorrow and death ! Ɛnkyɛ saa anidaso no bɛbam bere a Onyankopɔn Ahenni a ne Ba Kristo Yesu di so no di tumi koraa wɔ asase so na ɛpopa nea ɛde ɔyare awerɛhow ne owu ba nyinaa fi hɔ no ! +Why not read about this wonderful hope at Revelation to ? Dɛn nti na wonkenkan saa anidaso nwonwaso yi ho asɛm wɔ Adiyisɛm kosi ? +Take courage to face the future with the support that gives true comfort +Nya daakye mu awerɛhyem denam mmoa a ɛde nokware awerɛkyekye ba no so +Footnotes Ase hɔ asɛm +The ovaries are a major source of estrogen in premenopausal women +Mmea a wontwaa bra mmadwoa nkotoku mu na estrogen taa fi ba +A Life I Would Not Want to Change Asetra Bi a Merempɛ sɛ Mesesa +MANY people regret the way they have lived their lives +NNIPA pii nu wɔn ho wɔ ɔkwan a wɔfaa so bɔɔ wɔn bra no ho +They may say If only I could start life over again how many things I would do differently ! Wotumi ka sɛ Sɛ meresan ahyɛ bra ase a hwɛ ɔbra soronko ara a anka mebu ! ’ +But in reflecting on my life although not an easy one it has been a life that I would not want to change +Nanso sɛ misusuw m’asetra ho a ɛmfa ho sɛ ɛnyɛ mmerɛw mma me no ɛyɛ asetra a merempɛ sɛ mesesa +I was raised as one of Jehovah s Witnesses by my parents and had God s laws embedded in my heart from infancy +M’awofo tetee me ma mebɛyɛɛ Yehowa Adansefo no mu biako na wɔde Onyankopɔn mmara hyɛɛ me komam fi me mmofraase +I cannot remember a time when I was not going to meetings and conventions of Jehovah s Witnesses +Mantoto Yehowa Adansefo nhyiam nketewa ne akɛse no ase da +And as a young girl I also went with older Witnesses to call on people to help them learn about the Bible s hope of eternal life on a paradise earth under the rule of God s Kingdom +Na sɛ abeawa ketewa no me ne Adansefo a wɔanyinyin kɔsrasraa nkurɔfo na yɛaboa wɔn ma wɔasua Bible no anidaso a ɛne asetra a enni awiei wɔ paradise asase so wɔ Onyankopɔn Ahenni nniso ase no +I can still remember at the age of five offering to others the booklet entitled The Kingdom the Hope of the World +Meda so ara kae sɛ bere a na madi mfe anum no na mema afoforo nhoma a wɔato din The Kingdom the Hope of the World +My parents first heard the truth about God s Kingdom in +M’awofo behuu nokware a ɛfa Onyankopɔn Ahenni no ho wɔ mu +Although churchgoers they recognized the ring of truth in a lecture given in Bridgeton New Jersey U +S +A +by a traveling representative of the Watchtower Society +Ɛwom sɛ na wɔyɛ asɔrekɔfo de nanso wohuu nokware a ɛwɔ ɔkasa a Ɔwɛn Aban Asafo no ananmusifo kwantufo bi mae wɔ Bridgeton New Jersey U +S +A +no mu +My grandfather listened to the same lecture and he too was convinced that what he heard was the truth +Me nana barima tiee saa ɔkasa no bi na ɔno nso begye dii sɛ nokware no na wate no +Then when I was at a convention of Jehovah s Witnesses in Detroit Michigan I was baptized to symbolize that I had dedicated my life to Jehovah +Bere a afei midii mfe no wɔbɔɔ me asu de yɛɛ me nkwa so a mahyira ama Yehowa no ho sɛnkyerɛnne wɔ nhyiam bi a Yehowa Adansefo yɛe wɔ Detroit Michigan ase +In those years our weekly meetings for Bible study were held in our living room +Wɔ saa mfe no mu no na yɛyɛ yɛn dapɛn biara Bible adesua ho nhyiam no wɔ yɛn fie asa so +Eventually a store was purchased and converted into a Kingdom Hall +Akyiri yi yɛtɔɔ sotɔɔ dan bi danee no Ahenni Asa +Back then there were few Kingdom Halls +Saa bere no na Ahenni Asa kakraa bi pɛ na ɛwɔ hɔ +But today worldwide tens of thousands of such halls accommodate over congregations of Jehovah s Witnesses +Nanso ɛnnɛ wɔ wiase nyinaa no Yehowa Adansefo asafo ahorow bɛboro hyiam wɔ asa a ɛtete saa mpempem pii so +Beginning the Full Time Ministry Mifi Bere Nyinaa Ɔsom Adwuma no Ase +My mother began her career as a full time minister in and continued until her death at the age of +Me maame fii ne bere nyinaa ɔsom adwuma no ase wɔ mu na ɔtoaa so yɛe kosii bere a owui a na wadi mfe +My brother Dick and I began our careers of full time service on April when World War II raged in Europe and antagonism against Jehovah s Witnesses was widespread because of our neutral position regarding politics +Me ne me nuabarima Dick fii yɛn bere nyinaa som adwuma no ase April bere a na Wiase Ko II rekɔ so wɔ Europa na nnipa pii wɔ Yehowa Adansefo ho tan esiane ɔfa biara a yenni wɔ amammuisɛm mu nti no +Three of the young Witness men in our congregation were sentenced to five years in prison because of their neutrality +Wɔde Adansefo mmerante a wɔwɔ yɛn asafo no mu baasa koguu afiase mfe anum esiane ɔfa biara a wɔannyina nti +How encouraging it is to see two of those men still serving as elders in the congregation ! Hwɛ nkuranhyɛ a ɛyɛ sɛ yebehu sɛ saa mmarima yi baanu da so ara som sɛ mpanyimfo wɔ asafo no mu ! +My brother later served at Brooklyn Bethel the world headquarters of Jehovah s Witnesses in New York and is still serving as an elder in our hometown of Millville New Jersey +Akyiri yi me nuabarima no kɔsomee wɔ Brooklyn Betel Yehowa Adansefo wiase adwumayɛbea ti a ɛwɔ New York no na ɔda so som sɛ ɔpanyin wɔ yɛn kurow Millville mu wɔ New Jersey +Those war years were very difficult in the United States as elsewhere for Jehovah s Witnesses +Na ɔko mfe no mu yɛ den ma United States Yehowa Adansefo te sɛ nea na ɛte wɔ mmea afoforo no +Mob action was common +Na nnipakuw taa yɛ wɔn basabasa +Children were expelled from school +Woyii mmofra adi fii sukuu mu +See the July Awake ! Hwɛ September Nyan ! +on the life of Lillian Gobitas Klose +ɛdefa Lillian Gobitas Klose asetra ho +Thousands of our spiritual brothers went to prison so we women had to perform various congregation duties +Wɔde honhom fam anuanom mmarima mpempem pii koguu afiase enti na ɛsɛ sɛ yɛn mmea no yɛ asafo mu dwumadi ahorow no +That s why at an early age I was the literature servant +Ɛno nti bere a na misua koraa no mesomee sɛ nhoma sohwɛfo +With Jehovah s help we survived the difficult war years and when the brothers came back from prison things moved forward +Ɛdenam Yehowa mmoa so no yetumi gyinaa ɔko mfe no mu nsɛnnennen no ano na bere a anuanom fi afiase san bae no nkɔanim bae +It was at this time that Lyman Swingle from Bethel visited our congregation +Saa bere no na Lyman Swingle fi Betel bɛsraa yɛn asafo no +He encouraged me to come to Brooklyn and help in the relief efforts being made in behalf of our fellow Witnesses in Europe following World War II +Ɔhyɛɛ me nkuran sɛ memmra Brooklyn na memmenya mmoa a wɔde ma mfɛfo Adansefo a wɔwɔ Europa wɔ Wiase Ko II no akyi no mu kyɛfa +So it was that in March I went to Brooklyn +Ɛno nti wɔ March no mekɔɔ Brooklyn +Happy Years in a New Congregation Minya Anigye wɔ Asafo Foforo Mu +I was assigned to my new congregation Brooklyn Center +Wɔde me kɔɔ Brooklyn Center asafo mu +It was the very first congregation formed in New York City and adjacent areas before World War I although under a different name +Ɛno ne asafo a edi kan a wɔtewee wɔ New York City ne ne mpɔtam hɔ ansa na Wiase Ko I reba ɛwom sɛ saa bere no na wɔmfrɛ no saa de +At that time it was located in the Brooklyn Heights area +Saa bere no de na ɛwɔ Brooklyn Heights mpɔtam hɔ +But when I came to Brooklyn Center in it was at th Avenue and th Street in Brooklyn +Nanso bere a mekɔɔ Brooklyn Center wɔ mu no na ɛwɔ th Avenue ne th Street ntam wɔ Brooklyn +For nearly years that rented location served as our meeting place until a new hall was purchased a short distance away +Bɛyɛ mfe no na yehyiam wɔ saa dan a yɛahan no mu kosi sɛ yɛtɔɔ asa foforo wɔ ɛno nkyɛn pɛɛ +I will never forget my first day in the preaching work in Brooklyn on Henry Street +Me werɛ mfi ɛda a edi kan a mekɔɔ asɛnka wɔ Brooklyn no da wɔ Henry Street +It was quite a change from witnessing in a small town +Na ɛyɛ soronko koraa fi kurow ketewa mu adansedi ho +But soon I met a young woman who accepted Bible literature and agreed to a home Bible study +Nanso ankyɛ na mihyiaa ababaa bi ma ogyee Bible nhoma na ɔpenee so sɛ me ne no mmɛyɛ ofie Bible adesua +In time she became a dedicated servant of Jehovah as did two of her children +Akyiri yi ɔbɛyɛɛ Yehowa somfo a wahyira ne ho so na ne mma baanu nso yɛɛ saa +Her son Arthur Iannone is currently serving at Brooklyn Bethel with his wife Linda along with their son and daughter in law +Mprempren ne babarima Arthur Iannone ne ne yere Linda ne wɔn babarima ne ne yere nyinaa resom wɔ Brooklyn Betel +The congregation s territory where we preached was large and fruitful +Na asafo no asasesin yɛ kɛse na ɛsow aba +With Jehovah s help I was able to see many of my Bible students learn the truth and get baptized +Ɛdenam Yehowa mmoa so no mitumi boaa me Bible asuafo no pii ma wosuaa nokware no gyee asubɔ +To this day some are serving as full time ministers in this country +Ebesi nnɛ no wɔn mu bi yɛ bere nyinaa asomfo wɔ ɔman yi mu +Others are missionaries in distant lands +Afoforo nso yɛ asɛmpatrɛwfo wɔ akyirikyiri nsase so +Some became elders in congregations +Ebinom bɛyɛɛ asafo mu mpanyimfo +And many have served in other capacities as faithful proclaimers of the good news of God s Kingdom +Na pii anya ɔsom afa afoforo mu kyɛfa sɛ Onyankopɔn Ahenni no ho asɛmpa no adawurubɔfo anokwafo +The growth was amazing +Nkɔso no bae ntɛmntɛm +Where originally there was just one congregation for New York City and the surrounding area now there are nearly in New York City alone +Ade a mfiase no na asafo biako pɛ na ɛwɔ New York City ne mmeae a ɛbɛmmɛn no mprempren aka kakraa ma wɔanya asafo wɔ New York City nkutoo +What fond memories I have of participating in some of this expansion ! Hwɛ sɛnea ɛyɛ anigye sɛ mɛkae sɛ minyaa saa ntrɛwmu yi mu bi mu kyɛfa ! +French Speaking Interest Blossoms Wɔn a Wɔka Franse Kasa no Anigye yɛ Kɛse +In the s we began to find many French speaking people in the congregation s territory who had moved from Haiti +Wɔ mfe no mu no yefii ase huu nnipa a wofi Haiti aba yɛn asafo no asasesin mu a wɔka Franse kasa +Most spoke limited English or none at all +Na wɔn mu dodow no ara te Engiresi kakraa bi anaa wɔnte koraa +Here was a challenge +Na ɛyɛ asɛnnennen +How could we help them learn more about the Bible ? Na yɛbɛyɛ dɛn aboa wɔn ma wɔanya Bible nimdeɛ pii ? +I did not speak French but with an English copy of a basic Bible textbook in one hand and the French translation of that book in the other I was able to conduct Bible studies +Na mente Franse kasa nanso bere a mikura Bible nhoma titiriw a na yɛde di dwuma saa bere no Nokware a Ɛde Kɔ Daa Nkwa Mu Engiresi de ne Franse kasa mu de nyinaa no mitumi yɛɛ Bible adesua ahorow +However there were no meetings in French to help these people grow spiritually +Nanso na wɔnyɛ nhyiam biara wɔ Franse kasa mu na aboa saa nnipa yi ma wɔanyin wɔ honhom mu +That s why any Witness missionary who visited Brooklyn and could speak French was immediately asked to help +Ɛno nti sɛ Ɔdansefo a ɔyɛ ɔsɛmpatrɛwfo biara a ɔte Franse kasa ba hɔ a ntɛm ara wɔma no bɛboa +One of the first to come to our aid was Nicolas Brisart who is the coordinator of the Branch Committee in Guadeloupe +Wɔn a wodii kan bɛboaa yɛn no biako ne Nicolas Brisart a mprempren ɔyɛ Guadeloupe Baa Boayikuw kyerɛwfo no +He gave our first public talk in French at the home of Sister Bertha Luisdon who is still faithfully serving Jehovah +Ɔno na ɔmaa baguam ɔkasa a edi kan wɔ Franse kasa mu wɔ Onua Bertha Luisdon a ɔda so de nokwaredi resom Yehowa fie +Twenty seven persons were in attendance +Nnipa aduonu ason na wobetiei +Still at that time aside from Spanish there were no foreign language congregations in New York City +Ne nyinaa akyi no na asafo ahorow a wɔka amannɔnefo kasa biara nni New York City ka Spania ho +So the idea of establishing an official French speaking congregation was hard even to imagine +Enti na adwene bi nni hɔ sɛ wɔbɛtew asafo a wɔka Franse kasa +In fact a traveling overseer made things look even more bleak when he informed us that the policy at that time was to encourage people living in this country to learn English +Nokwarem no ɔhwɛfo kwantufo bi maa yɛhweree anidaso koraa bere a ɔka kyerɛɛ yɛn sɛ nhyehyɛe a ɛwɔ hɔ saa bere no ne sɛ ɛsɛ sɛ wɔhyɛ nkurɔfo a wɔtete saa man yi mu nkuran ma wosua Engiresi kasa no +Brother Fred W +Onua Fred W +Franz who later became president of the Watch Tower Society was a source of encouragement +Franz a akyiri yi ɔbɛyɛɛ Ɔwɛn Aban Asafo no titrani no de nkuranhyɛ mae +He said If it is Jehovah s will Mary there will be a French Congregation +Ɔkae sɛ Mary sɛ ɛyɛ Yehowa pɛ a wobenya Franse Kasa mu Asafo +Also encouraging was Brother Harry Peloyan the presiding overseer of Brooklyn Center Congregation +Na onua Harry Peloyan Brooklyn Center Asafo no ɔhwɛfo guamtrani nso hyɛ nkuran +He said that on evenings when the Kingdom Hall was not in use we could have an unofficial Congregation Book Study and public talks whenever a visitor came who could speak French +Ɔkaee sɛ bere biara a yebenya ɔhɔho a ɔte Franse kasa no yebetumi aba Ahenni Asa no so anwummere a wɔnyɛ nhyiam biara wɔ hɔ no na yɛabɛyɛ Asafo Nhoma Adesua ne baguam ɔkasa ahorow a ɛnka Asafo ti no nhyehyɛe ho +By this time we had a number of baptized brothers from Haiti who had moved here but there was still no one experienced enough to take the organizational lead in the French language +Ebesi saa bere no na anuanom a wɔabɔ wɔn asu kakra fi Haiti atu abɛtra ha nanso na wɔn mu biara ho nkokwawee sɛ obetumi adi Franse kasa mu asafo anim +Then Brother Timothy Galfas who was schooled in Paris and was now a member of the Brooklyn Bethel family learned of our situation +Afei Onua Timothy Galfas a ɔkɔɔ sukuu wɔ Paris a saa bere no na ɔka Brooklyn Betel abusua no ho huu yɛn tebea no +Every Saturday after working at Bethel he would come out and we would search for Haitian brothers and sisters who were living here but who did not know where to associate +Memeneda biara sɛ ɔpɔn adwuma wɔ Betel a na ɔba ma yɛkɔhwehwɛ anuanom mmarima ne mmea a wofi Haiti a wɔabɛtra ha nanso wonhu asafo a wɔne wɔn mmɔ no +Soon we had about persons associating with us +Ankyɛ na yenyaa bɛyɛ nnipa kaa yɛn ho +We asked our circuit overseer to write the Society to give us approval for an official Congregation Book Study in French +Yɛka kyerɛɛ ɔmansin sohwɛfo no sɛ ɔnkyerɛw asafo ti no na wɔmma yɛn hokwan ma yɛnyɛ Franse kasa mu Nhoma Adesua nyɛ ho kyerɛwtohɔ +How pleased we were when this was granted ! Hwɛ sɛnea yɛn ani gyei bere a wɔmaa yɛn hokwan no ! +Later we also got permission to have regular public talks and a weekly Watchtower Study +Akyiri yi wɔmaa yɛn hokwan ma yɛyɛɛ baguam ɔkasa ho nhyiam ne dapɛn dapɛn Ɔwɛn Aban Adesua no nso +The First French Congregation Franse Kasa mu Asafo a Edi Kan +On December we received approval to establish a French speaking congregation the first in the United States +Wɔ December no wɔmaa yɛn kwan sɛ yɛnhyehyɛ Franse kasa mu asafo a ɛno ne nea edi kan wɔ United States +It would share the Kingdom Hall with the Brooklyn Center and Prospect congregations +Na wɔne Brooklyn Center ne Prospect Asafo no bɛkɔ Ahenni Asa koro mu +We were thrilled ! Yedii ahurusi ! +We knew that all would make greater spiritual advancement in the language they understood +Na yenim sɛ obiara benya honhom mu nkɔso kɛse wɔ kasa a ɔte no mu +Much appreciated during all those years of our growing pains was the support of such brothers as Harry Peloyan George Haddad and Carlos Quiles who formed the Brooklyn Center service committee +Wɔ saa mfe a yedii awerɛhow yi nyinaa mu no yɛn ani sɔɔ anuanom te sɛ Harry Peloyan George Haddad ne Carlos Quiles a na wɔn na wɔyɛ Brooklyn Center Asafo no boayikuw no mmoa kɛse +We grew quickly +Yɛdɔɔso ntɛmntɛm +Soon new French congregations were formed in Manhattan Queens and Nyack New York +Ankyɛ na wɔtetew Franse kasa mu asafo ahorow wɔ Manhattan Queens ne Nyack New York +Helping in this expansion were Jeff Keltz and Tom Cecil of Brooklyn Bethel +Nnipa a wɔboaa saa nkɔso yi ne Jeff Keltz ne Tom Cecil a wɔwɔ Brooklyn Betel no +Brother Keltz served as our circuit overseer and Brother Cecil has served on our District Convention Committee +Onua Keltz somee sɛ yɛn mansin sohwɛfo na Onua Cecil asom sɛ yɛn Ɔmantam Nhyiam Boayikuw no muni +Others helped such as missionaries who for health reasons had to return to the United States from countries where French was the language +Afoforo te sɛ asɛmpatrɛwfo a ɔyare nti wɔafi aman a wɔka Franse kasa wom mu asan aba United States bɛboae +How valuable their assistance proved to be ! Wɔn mmoa no ayɛ nea ɛsom bo dɛn ara ! +Among them is Stanley Boggus who serves as a presiding overseer and substitute circuit overseer +Wɔn mu biako ne Stanley Boggus a ɔsom sɛ ɔhwɛfo guamtrani ne ɔmansin sohwɛfo boafo +What a joyful time it has been to see that small French group at th Avenue and th Street grow to dozens of congregations and two circuits ! Anigye ara a ayɛ sɛ mahu sɛ Franse kasa mu kuw ketewa a na ɛwɔ th Avenue ne th Street ntam no anyin abɛyɛ asafo pii ne amansin abien ! +In fact we had our first circuit assembly in French in April +Nokwarem no yɛyɛɛ yɛn Franse kasa mu ɔmansin nhyiam a edi kan wɔ April mu +Brother Nathan H +Onua Nathan H +Knorr then president of the Watch Tower Society addressed us on Friday night and wished us well +Knorr a na ɔyɛ Ɔwɛn Aban Asafo no titrani saa bere no ne yɛn kasaa Fida anadwo na ɔka kyerɛɛ yɛn sɛ ensi yɛn yiye +That summer we also had our first district convention under the bleachers at Roosevelt Stadium in Jersey City New Jersey +Ahohuru bere a edi hɔ no nso yɛyɛɛ yɛn ɔmantam nhyiam a edi kan wɔ Roosevelt Stadium a ɛwɔ Jersey City New Jersey wɔ beae bi a yɛn ankasa siesiei +It was hot and dusty but the more than in attendance were very happy to hear the entire program including the drama in French +Na ɔhyew wom na mfutuma no dɔɔso nanso nnipa bɛboro a wɔbae no de anigye tiee dwumadi no nyinaa a Franse kasa mu drama no nso ka ho +It was also a thrill when in we were allowed to use the Jersey City Assembly Hall of Jehovah s Witnesses for our district convention +Yɛn ani gyei kɛse nso sɛ wɔmaa yɛn kwan ma yɛyɛɛ yɛn ɔmantam nhyiam wɔ Yehowa Adansefo Nhyiam Asa a ɛwɔ Jersey City so wɔ mu +At a French convention there last year attended with baptized +Nnipa na wɔkɔɔ nhyiam bi a wɔde Franse kasa yɛe wɔ hɔ afe a etwaam no ase na wɔbɔɔ nnipa asu +At the same time another French convention was held in Florida +Bere koro no ara no wɔde Franse kasa yɛɛ nhyiam foforo wɔ Florida +Faithful Roommates Anokwafo a Me ne Wɔn Traa Dan Biako Mu +Another part of my life that has been so pleasant is sharing an apartment in Brooklyn with other sisters who were in full time service +Ade foforo a ɛyɛ anigye kɛse wɔ m’asetram ne sɛ me ne mmea afoforo a na wɔwɔ bere nyinaa ɔsom adwuma no mu atra dan biako mu wɔ Brooklyn +The first two Rose Lewis Peloyan and Madelyn Murdock Wildman went to Bethel +Wɔn mu baanu a wodi kan no Rose Lewis Peloyan ne Madelyn Murdock Wildam kɔɔ Betel +Later two more Lila Rogers Molohan and Margaret Stelmah also became members of the Bethel family +Akyiri yi baanu foforo Lila Rogers Molohan ne Margaret Stelmah nso bɛyɛɛ Betel abusua no mufo +Two others Barbara Repasky Forbes and Virginia Burris Beltramelli went to the Watchtower Bible School of Gilead and are still serving in Guatemala and Uruguay respectively +Afoforo baanu Barbara Repasky Forbes ne Virginia Burris Beltramelli kɔɔ Ɔwɛn Aban Gilead Bible Sukuu no bi na wɔda so resom wɔ Guatemala ne Uruguay +We sisters always took time to discuss a Scripture text to start our day then we went to our secular work and in the ministry +Na yɛn a yɛyɛ anuanom mmea yi gye bere de susuw Kyerɛwnsɛm mu asɛm biako ho de fi da biara dwumadi ase na afei yɛkɔ yɛn honam fam nnwuma ne asɛnka adwuma no so +We returned at night tired and hungry but happy ! Yɛsan ba fie anadwo a yɛabrɛ na ɔkɔm de yɛn nanso na yɛn ani agye ! +We had many upbuilding experiences to share ! Na yɛka osuahu ahorow a ɛma denhyɛ kyerɛ yɛn ho yɛn ho ! +For example on one occasion I studied with a young woman Elisa Beumont Farina who insisted that her study be held at p +m +Sɛ nhwɛso no bere bi na me ne ababaa bi a wɔfrɛ no Elisa Beumont Farina sua ade na ɔkyerɛe sɛ ɔpɛ sɛ yɛyɛ n’adesua no anadwo nnɔndu +She made rapid progress +Onyaa nkɔso ntɛmntɛm +The first time I took her in the ministry she said Don t think I m going to do this all the time ! Da a edi kan a me ne no kɔɔ asɛnka no ɔkae sɛ Nsusuw sɛ mɛkɔ no daa ! +But she became a full time minister and later attended Gilead school serving many years in Ecuador +Nanso ɔbɛyɛɛ bere nyinaa ɔsomfo maa akyiri yi ɔkɔɔ Gilead sukuu na ɔsomee wɔ Ecuador mfe pii +She is still serving full time in Trenton New Jersey +Ɔda so yɛ bere nyinaa ɔsom adwuma no wɔ Trenton New Jersey +Some of my roommates have raised children who also appreciate and serve Jehovah +Wɔn a me ne wɔn traa dan biako mu no bi nso atete mma a wɔn nso wɔ Yehowa ho anisɔ na wɔsom no +Last year the daughter Jodi Robertson Sakima of one of my former roommates Virginia Hendee Robertson got married and currently serves with her husband at Brooklyn Bethel +Afe a etwaam no wɔn mu biako Virginia Hendee Robertson ba Jodi Robertson Sakima waree na mprempren ɔne ne kunu som wɔ Brooklyn Betel +Of the roommates I have had who number more than I am happy to say that all of them remained faithful to Jehovah and a goodly number of them still continue in full time service +Ɛyɛ me anigye sɛ mɛka sɛ wɔn a me ne wɔn traa dan biako mu a wɔboro no nyinaa kɔɔ so dii Yehowa nokware na wɔn mu pii da so wɔ bere nyinaa ɔsom adwuma no mu +Enjoying Our Global Family Wiase Nyinaa Abusua no a Minya mu Anigye +It has also been a source of joy for me to become acquainted with many Witnesses from other lands +M’ani agye sɛ mahyia Adansefo a wofi aman afoforo mu no pii +For instance since we lived near the Society s headquarters we had the privilege of associating with students attending the Gilead missionary school then located at Brooklyn Bethel +Sɛ nhwɛso no esiane sɛ na yɛte bɛn Asafo ti no adwumayɛbea ti hɔ nti yenyaa hokwan ne adesuafo a wɔbaa Gilead asɛmpatrɛw sukuu wɔ Brooklyn Betel no bɔe +Two students Guenter Buschbeck currently serving at the branch in Austria and Willi Konstanty serving at the branch in Germany were assigned to the Brooklyn Center Congregation while attending Gilead +Wɔmaa adesuafo baanu a wɔne Guenter Buschbeck a mprempren ɔsom wɔ Austria baa dwumadibea ne Willi Konstanty a ɔresom wɔ Germany baa dwumadibea baa yɛn Brooklyn Center Asafo no mu bere a wɔbaa Gilead sukuu no +What a source of encouragement they were ! Hwɛ nkuranhyɛ ara a na wɔyɛ ! +They had such a positive influence on my roommates that they too were soon thinking of Gilead service +Wonyaa wɔn a na me ne wɔn te dan biako mu no so nkɛntɛnso araa maa ankyɛ na wɔn nso wofii ase susuw Gilead ɔsom adwuma no ho +A number of times I ve had the privilege of expanding my friendships with our global family by traveling overseas +Manya hokwan atutu akwan akɔ amannɔne mpɛn dodow bi akonya nnamfo pii wɔ yɛn wiase nyinaa abusua no mu +I have attended international conventions and have again seen in their assignments many of the Gilead graduates I had known before +Makɔ amanaman ntam nhyiam horow na makohu nnipa pii a wowiee Gilead sukuu a minim wɔn no bio wɔ mmeae a wɔmaa wɔn dwumadi +A Full Life Asetra a Osuahu Pii Wom +In reflecting on my life I can say that it has been wonderful a happy life full of blessings +Sɛ midwen m’asetra ho a metumi aka sɛ ayɛ nea anigye wom asetra a ahomeka ne nhyira pii wom +While I have had many of the usual problems that come with this system of things nothing has ever caused me to regret my past or to give up the precious privilege of full time service +Ɛmfa ho sɛ manya saa nneɛma nhyehyɛe yi mu nsɛnnennen ahorow no bi no biribiara nni hɔ a ama manu me ho wɔ me kan asetra ho anaa ama magyae bere nyinaa ɔsom adwuma no hokwan a ɛsom bo no mu +At an early age my mother instilled in me the words of Psalm Those sowing seed with tears will reap even with a joyful cry +Bere a meyɛ abofra no me maame de nsɛm a ɛwɔ Dwom yi duaa me mu Wɔn a wɔde nusu gu de ahurusi betwa +The one that without fail goes forth even weeping carrying along a bagful of seed will without fail come in with a joyful cry carrying along his sheaves +Ɔde nusu nennam kura aba a wogu ɔde ahurusi kura n’afiafi bɛba +That scripture still serves as a guide for me +Meda so di saa kyerɛwsɛm no so +No matter what the problems were Jehovah helped me to find a way to overcome them and maintain that joy +Ɛmfa ho nsɛnnennen ko a mihyiae no Yehowa boaa me ma minyaa ɔkwan a mɛfa so adi so na makora saa anigye no so +My life is one that I surely would not want to change +M’asetra yɛ nea merempɛ da sɛ mesesa +I have no regrets in giving some years to Jehovah in the full time ministry +Minnuu me ho sɛ mede bɛyɛ mfe asom Yehowa sɛ bere nyinaa somfo +I look forward to continuing to serve him throughout eternity in his new world +As told by Mary Kendall +M’ani da so sɛ mɛtoa so asom no akosi mmeresanten wɔ ne wiase foforo no mu +Sɛnea Mary Kendall ka kyerɛe +Picture on page Kratafa mfonini +Mary Kendall Mary Kendall +The Bible s Viewpoint Bible no Adwene +Is It Always Wrong to Get Angry ? Bere Nyinaa na Ɛyɛ Mfomso sɛ Obi Bo Befuw Anaa ? + ANGER is a short madness +ABUFUW yɛ bere tiaa mu adammɔ +Thus the ancient Roman poet Horace Latin Horatius voiced a common view of one of the strongest of all emotions +Saa na Romani anwensɛm kyerɛwfo Horace kae wɔ adwene a nnipa pii wɔ wɔ nnipa nkate horow a ano yɛ den sen biara no biako ho +While not everyone agrees that anger is a form of temporary insanity many do view it as inherently bad +Ɛmfa ho sɛ ɛnyɛ obiara na ogye tom sɛ abufuw yɛ bere tiaa mu adammɔ no nnipa pii bu no sɛ enye koraa +As early as the sixth century C +E +Catholic monks compiled the famous catalog of seven deadly sins +Wɔ afeha a ɛto so asia Y +B +mu tɔnn no Katolek nkokorafo kyerɛwee bɔne a anibere wom ason ho nhoma a agye din no +Anger not surprisingly made that list +Ɛnyɛ nwonwa sɛ abufuw ka ho +It is easy to see why they felt this way +Ɛnyɛ den sɛ wubehu nea enti a na wɔte nka saa +The Bible does say Let anger alone and leave rage +Bible no se Ma abufuw ntwa na gyae bo bɔne yɛ +And the apostle Paul exhorted the congregation at Ephesus Let all malicious bitterness and anger and wrath and screaming and abusive speech be taken away from you along with all badness +Ephesians +Afei nso ɔsomafo Paulo tuu Efeso asafo no fo sɛ Momma wonyi anobow nyinaa ne bobɔne ne abufuw ne ano kurokuro ne abususɛm ɛne bɔnepɛ nyinaa mfi mo mu +Efesofo +You might well wonder though Is that all there is to the Bible s viewpoint on anger ? Nanso ebia wubebisa sɛ So ɛno ara ne nea Bible no ka fa abufuw ho ? +After all did not Paul also prophesy that these last days in which we live would be critical times hard to deal with ? Anyɛ yiye koraa no so Paulo nso anhyɛ nkɔm sɛ saa nna a edi akyiri a yɛwɔ mu yi bɛyɛ mmere a emu yɛ den ? ’ +Does God really expect us to live in these times when people are fierce without love of goodness with no natural affection and never become even a little angry ? Timote So Onyankopɔn hwɛ kwan ankasa sɛ yɛbɛtra ase wɔ saa mmere a nnipa yɛ keka wɔmpɛ papa wonni dɔ ’ yi mu a yɛn bo mfuw kakra mpo ? +A Balanced View Adwene a Ɛkari Pɛ +The Bible s treatment of this subject is not so simplistic +Bible no nka abufuw ho asɛm te sɛ nea ɛso di yɛ mmerɛw +Notice for example Paul s words at Ephesians Be wrathful and yet do not sin +Sɛ nhwɛso no hyɛ Paulo nsɛm a ɛwɔ Efesofo yi nsow Mo bo mfuw na monnyɛ bɔne ! +This verse would be quite puzzling if anger were automatically a deadly sin one meriting eternal punishment +Sɛ abufuw biara yɛ bɔne a anibere wom a ɛfata daa asotwe a anka saa nkyekyem yi asete bɛyɛ den yiye +Paul was quoting from Psalm which reads Be agitated but do not sin +Paulo faa Dwom mu asɛm a ɛkenkan sɛɛ yi kae sɛ Mo bo nhuru na monnyɛ bɔne ! ’ +According to Vine s Expository Dictionary of Biblical Words the Hebrew word translated here be agitated ra ghaz means to quiver with strong emotion +Sɛnea Vine’s Expository Dictionary of Biblical Words kyerɛ no Hebri asɛmfua a wɔkyerɛ ase wɔ ha sɛ mo bo nhuru ra ghaz kyerɛ nkate a emu yɛ den a ɛkanyan obi +But which strong emotion ? Nanso ɛyɛ dɛn nkate ? +Was it anger ? Abufuw anaa ? +In the Septuagint translation of Psalm ra ghaz was rendered in Greek as be made wrathful and that is clearly what Paul intended here +Wɔ Septuagint no mu no wɔkyerɛɛ ra ghaz ase wɔ Dwom ase sɛ mo bo mfuw na ɛda adi sɛ ɛno na na Paulo kyerɛ wɔ ha +Why would the Bible allow a place for anger ? Dɛn nti na Bible no betumi ama abufuw bi ho kwan ? +Because not all anger is bad +Efisɛ ɛnyɛ abufuw nyinaa na enye +The view that as one Bible commentator put it man s anger is never in itself just and permissible is not Scriptural +Adwene a ɛte sɛ nea Bible nhoma kyerɛwfo bi kaa ho asɛm sɛ onipa abufuw nteɛ ɔkwan biara so na wɔmma hokwan da no nnyina Kyerɛwnsɛm so +Bible scholar R +Bible nhoma kyerɛwfo R +C +C +H +H +Lenski rightly remarked on Ephesians The ethics which forbids all anger and demands unruffled calmness in every situation is Stoic and not Christian +Lenski kaa Efesofo ho asɛm yiye sɛɛ Abrabɔ nnyinasosɛm biara a ɛbara abufuw biara na ɛhwehwɛ kommyɛ korakora wɔ tebea biara mu no yɛ Stoafo adeyɛ ɛnyɛ Kristofo adeyɛ +Professor William Barclay similarly noted There must be anger in the Christian life but it must be the right kind of anger +Saa ara na Ɔbenfo William Barclay kae sɛ Ɛsɛ sɛ abufuw ba Kristofo asetra mu nanso ɛsɛ sɛ ɛyɛ abufuw a ɛteɛ +But what is the right kind of anger ? Nanso dɛn ne abufuw a ɛteɛ ? +Righteous Anger Abufuw a Ɛteɛ +While anger is not one of his dominant qualities Jehovah is repeatedly described in the Scriptures as feeling and expressing his anger +Bere a abufuw nka Yehowa su atitiriw no ho no Kyerɛwnsɛm no ka ne ho asɛm mpɛn pii sɛ ɔfa abufuw na ɔda n’abufuw adi +For two reasons though his rage is always righteous +Nanso nneɛma abien nti n’abufuw teɛ bere nyinaa +One he never gets angry without a proper basis +Nea edi kan ne sɛ ne bo mfuw a ntease pa biara nnim da +And two he expresses his anger in a just and righteous way never losing control +Exodus Psalm +Na nea ɛto so abien no ɔda n’abufuw adi wɔ ɔkwan a ɛfata na ɛteɛ so na odi ne ho so bere nyinaa +Exodus Dwom +Jehovah is enraged by deliberate unrighteousness +Bɔne a wɔhyɛ da yɛ hyɛ Yehowa abufuw +For example he told the Israelites that if they victimized defenseless women and children he would unfailingly hear the outcry of such ones +Sɛ nhwɛso no ɔka kyerɛɛ Israelfo no sɛ sɛ wosisi mmea ne mmofra a wontumi mmɔ wɔn ho ban a tie na obetie ’ saafo no +He warned My anger will indeed blaze +Ɔbɔɔ kɔkɔ sɛ M’abufuw ano bɛyɛ den +’ +Like his Father Jesus had a soft place in his heart for children +Te sɛ n’Agya no na Yesu fi komam wɔ ayamhyehye ma mmofra +When his well meaning followers once tried to prevent some children from approaching him Jesus was indignant and took the children into his arms +Bere bi a n’akyidifo a wonni adwemmɔne biara no bɔɔ mmɔden sɛ wɔmma mmofra bi kwan mma wɔmma ne nkyɛn no Yesu bo fuwii na ɔbam mmofra no +Notably the Greek word for indignant originally referred to physical pain or irritation +Nea ɛsɛ sɛ yɛhyɛ no nsow no mfiase no na Hela asɛmfua a wɔkyerɛ ase abufuw ’ no kyerɛ honam fam yaw anaa ɔhaw +Strong feelings indeed ! Na ɔwɔ nkate a emu yɛ den ankasa ! +Righteous indignation likewise stirred in Jesus heart when he saw that merchants and money changers had turned his Father s house of worship into a cave of robbers +Saa ara na trenee abufuw kanyan Yesu wɔ ne komam bere a ohui sɛ aguadifo ne sika sesafo adan n’Agya asɔrefie hɔ adwowtwafo tu no +He upset their tables and threw them out of there ! Ɔkaa wɔn apon butuwii na ɔpam wɔn fii hɔ ! +When the Pharisees and the scribes showed more concern for their niggling Sabbath rules than for the sick who needed help Jesus was deeply hurt as he sensed their inhumanity and looked round in anger at the faces surrounding him +Mark Phillips +Bere a Farisifo ne akyerɛwfo no maa wɔn Homeda ho mmara a ɛso nni mfaso no hiaa wɔn sen ayarefo a na wohia mmoa no ɛyɛɛ Yesu yaw kɛse bere a ohuu wɔn komaden no na ɔde abufuw hwɛɛ wɔn a wɔatwa ne ho ahyia no anim +Marko Phillips +Similarly faithful Moses of old was filled with righteous indignation at the disloyal Israelites when he hurled down the tablets of the Mosaic Law +Saa pɛpɛɛpɛ na na Israelfo a wɔanni nokware no ho abufuw a ɛteɛ ahyɛ ɔnokwafo Mose a ɔtraa ase tete mmere mu no ma bere a ɔde Mose Mmara pon no hwee fam no +And the righteous scribe Ezra was so angry over the Israelites disobedience to God s law on marriage that he tore his garments and even pulled some of his hair out ! Ezra +Na ɔkyerɛwfo a ɔteɛ Esra bo fuwii wɔ Israelfo asoɔden a wɔyɛe wɔ Onyankopɔn mmara a ɛfa aware ho no ho araa maa osunsuanee n’atade mu na otutuu ne ti so nhwi bi mpo no ! Esra +All of those who love what is good strive to hate what is bad +Wɔn a wɔdɔ papa ’ nyinaa bɔ mmɔden tan bɔne +’ +Thus Christians today may feel righteous anger welling up in their hearts when they see deliberate unrepentant acts of cruelty hypocrisy dishonesty disloyalty or injustice +Enti ɛnnɛ Kristofo betumi ate abohuru nka wɔ wɔn komam bere a wohu atirimɔdenne a wɔhyɛ da yɛ a wɔnkyerɛ ahonu nyaatwomyɛ atosɛm nokware a wonni anaa nsisi no +Handling Anger Properly Abufuw a Wobedi ho Dwuma Ɔkwampa So +It is no accident that the Bible often likens anger to a fire +Ntease pa bi wɔ hɔ a enti Bible no de abufuw toto ogya ho +Like fire it has its place +Te sɛ ogya no ɛwɔ ne bere a ɛfata +But it can also be horrendously destructive +Nanso ebetumi asɛe ade kɛse nso +All too often unlike Jehovah and Jesus humans feel anger without proper basis or express their anger in an unrighteous way +See Genesis Jonah +Mpɛn pii no nea ɛnte sɛ Yehowa ne Yesu no nnipa bo fuw a ntease pa biara nnim anaa wɔda wɔn abufuw adi ɔkwan a ɛnteɛ so +Hwɛ Genesis Yona +On the other hand simply bottling up one s anger and pretending it is not there may not be righteous either +Saa ara na ebia obi abufuw a ɔbɛka ahyɛ kɛkɛ na wayɛ ne ho te sɛ nea ne bo mfuwii no nso nteɛ +Remember Paul counseled Let the sun not set with you in a provoked state +Kae sɛ Paulo tuu fo sɛ Mommma owia nnkɔtɔ mo abufuw so +There are Scriptural ways to express anger such as having your say in your heart talking out your feelings with a mature confidant or even calmly confronting a wrongdoer +Psalm Proverbs Matthew James +Akwan a wubetumi ada w’abufuw adi a ɛne Kyerɛwnsɛm no hyia wɔ hɔ te sɛ wo komam a wobɛkasa ’ sɛnea wote nka a wobɛka akyerɛ obi a ne ho akokwaw a wowɔ ne mu ahotoso anaa nea wayɛ bɔne no a wobɛkɔ ne nkyɛn wɔ odwo mu +Dwom Mmebusɛm Mateo Yakobo +Therefore it most decidedly is not always wrong to get angry +Enti ɛda adi pefee sɛ ɛnyɛ bere nyinaa na ɛyɛ mfomso sɛ obi bo befuw +Both Jehovah and Jesus have got angry and will again ! Yehowa ne Yesu nyinaa bo afuw pɛn na wɔn bo bɛsan afuw ! +If we are to imitate them we may even face situations wherein it is wrong not to feel angry ! Sɛ yesuasua wɔn a yebetumi ahyia tebea horow mpo a ɛbɛyɛ mfomso sɛ yɛmma yɛn bo mfuw ! +The key will be to follow Bible counsel making sure that we have a valid basis for our feelings and that we express them in a righteous Christian manner +Ade a ɛboboa ne sɛ yebedi Bible afotu akyi na yɛahwɛ ahu sɛ yɛwɔ ntease pa a enti yɛn bo afuw na afei yɛda no adi wɔ ɔkwan a ɛteɛ Kristofo kwan so +Picture on page Kratafa mfonini +Cain and Abel Kain ne Habel +Canada s Magnificent Moving Roadway Canada Ahyɛn Kwan Kɛse No +BY AWAKE ! EFI NYAN ! +CORRESPONDENT IN CANADA KYERƐWFO A ƆWƆ CANADA HƆ + What river is this ? Asubɔnten bɛn ni ? + A river without end replied the native guide Nea ɔkyerɛ ahɔho kwan wɔ hɔ no buae sɛ Asubɔnten bi a enni awiei +THE year was +NA AFE no yɛ +Little did the inquiring explorer Jacques Cartier know that the waterway he was about to chart would one day be one of the most important in North America +Na nhwehwɛmufo Jacques Cartier nnim sɛ da bi nsu a ahyɛn di so akɔneaba a ɔrebɛyɛ ho kyerɛwtohɔ no bɛba abɛyɛ nea ɛho hia sen biara wɔ Amerika Kusuu Fam no biako +This river came to be the first spacious roadway for early fur traders and colonists and eventually for modern day giant ocean freighters +Saa asubɔnten yi bɛyɛɛ ahyɛn kwan a ɛtrɛw a edi kan maa tete aboa nhoma aguadifo ne atubrafo ne akyiri yi nnɛ bere yi mu po so ahyɛn a ɛfa nneɛma pii +It is over miles km wide at its mouth and extends inland some miles km from the Atlantic Ocean to Lake Ontario +Ano tɛtrɛtɛ boro kilomita na ɛsen fi Atlantic Po no mu ba asase mu bɛyɛ kilomita kogu Ontario Ɔtare mu +History books credit Cartier with naming this majestic waterway the St +Abakɔsɛm nhoma ahorow kyerɛ sɛ Cartier na ɔtoo saa asubɔnten a ahyɛn di so akɔneaba yi din St +Lawrence +Lawrence +Eventually that name was applied both to the river and to the gulf at its entrance +Akyiri yi wɔde saa din no frɛɛ asubɔnten no ne ɔtare a ɛwɔ ano no nyinaa +Some of North America s most beautiful landscapes are found along the St +Wobetumi ahu Amerika Kusuu Fam nsase a ɛyɛ fɛ sen biara no bi wɔ St +Lawrence River +Lawrence Asubɔnten no ho +Rocky cliffs and rugged valleys run down to the water to create one of the world s longest fjords the Saguenay Fjord which spans almost miles km +Mmepɔw ne abon a ɛyɛ mmɔnkyemmɔnka pii wɔ asubɔnten no ho ma ɛka bom yɛ wiase asutwaree a ne tenten sen biara no biako a wɔfrɛ Saguenay Asutwaree a ɛyɛ bɛyɛ kilomita no +The mighty Saguenay River swirls into the St +Saguenay Asubɔnten kɛse no yiri sram so kogu St +Lawrence from the north to produce an estuary where the ocean tide mixes with the river s flow +Lawrence mu wɔ atifi fam bɛyɛ abɔe a ɛpo asorɔkye ne asubɔnten no behyiam +It is here marine biologists say that two worlds meet beneath the surface +Nsu mu abɔde ho animdefo ka sɛ ɛha na abɔde abien hyiam wɔ nsu no ase +Cold salty ocean water flows in through underwater channels as deep as feet m then rises and mixes with fresh water from the rivers +Nsu a ɛyɛ nwini a nkyene pii wom nam nsuka a ɛwowɔ nsu ase a ɛdeda fam bɛyɛ mita ba hɔ na afei ɛba soro ne nsubɔnten mu nsu a ani agyen bedi afra +Marine life flourishes in this estuary +Nsu mu nam dɔɔso wɔ saa abɔe yi +Relatively close together are belugas small white whales minke whales fin whales and gigantic blue whales +Bonsu ahorow bi te sɛ nea wɔfrɛ no belugas bonsu fitaa nketewa minke fin ne bonsu kɛse a ne ho yɛ bruu te faako wɔ ha +Usually these four types of whales live hundreds of miles apart +Mpɛn pii no bonsu ahorow anan yi ntam bɛyɛ akwansin ɔhaha pii +No wonder more than tourists took whale watching trips on the St +Ɛnyɛ nwonwa sɛ nnipa bɛboro de ahyɛmma kɔhwɛɛ bonsu wɔ St +Lawrence in one recent year +Lawrence afe bi mu nnansa yi +The combination of plants animals and birds along the river is one of the most unusual on earth +Nnua mmoa ne nnomaa ahorow ahorow a ɛwɔ asubɔnten no ho no ka nea ɛda nsow koraa wɔ asase so no ho +There are hundreds of species of fish more than types of amphibians and reptiles and kinds of marine mammals +Mpataa ahorow ɔhaha pii mmoa a wɔwea fam bɛboro ne nsu mu nufuboa ahorow na wɔwɔ hɔ +Close to bird species are said to frequent its marshes and shores +Wɔkyerɛ sɛ ntuboa ahorow bɛyɛ taa ba asubɔnten no asuasu no ano +Migratory birds such as ducks and snow geese flock to these waters by the thousands +Ntuboa a wotu di akɔneaba te sɛ dabodabo mpempem pii tu ba asubɔnten yi ho +Further upstream tranquil blue hued mountains rise beyond its shores +Mmepɔw ahorow a ɛso dwo a ɛho yɛ bruu wɔ asubɔnten no atifi +Dark forests line its banks +Kwaebibiri deda asubɔnten no anoano +Stately islands stand watch in its broad channel +Nsupɔw akɛse wɔ ne bɔnka kɛse no mu +Farms villages and cities perch on its shores +Mfuw nkuraa ne nkurow akɛse wɔ ano +Inland from Montreal a series of rapids punctuate the river for a hundred miles km +Nsubɔnten a ano yɛ den fifi Montreal betware asubɔnten no bɛyɛ kilomita +Beyond the rapids navigation becomes more leisurely through a mile km stretch of water dotted with what are named the Thousand Islands actually closer to two thousand in number +Sɛ wotra nsu a ano yɛ den no a nsu a ɛda w’anim bɛyɛ kilomita a nsupɔw kuw a wɔfrɛ no Nsupɔw Apem nokwarem no ne dodow reyɛ adu mpem abien wowɔ so no twa nyɛ den +Traffic on the Roadway Ahyɛn a Ɛfa Ahyɛn Kwan no So +As early as European settlers talked of extending the roadway to ocean traffic beyond Montreal by means of canals to get around the rapids +Afe mu tɔnn na Europa atubrafo kaa ho asɛm sɛ wɔnam nsuka so bɛtrɛw ahyɛn kwan no mu ma ahyɛn atumi atwa nsu a ano yɛ den no +Nearly years later the dream was fulfilled with the opening of the St +Bɛyɛ mfe akyi no wɔn nsusuwii no baa mu na wobuee St +Lawrence Seaway in +Lawrence Seaway wɔ mu +It is hailed as one of the world s great engineering accomplishments +Wɔkamfo sɛ ɛyɛ ade a wɔnam mfiridwuma so ayɛ wɔ wiase a ɛyɛ nwonwa sen biara no mu biako +To complete this mile km stretch of waterway seven new locks were built between Montreal and Lake Ontario +Nea ɛbɛyɛ na wɔatumi awie asubɔnten so kwan a ne tenten yɛ kilomita yi no wosisii aban ahorow ason wɔ nsuka no so wɔ Montreal ne Ontario Ɔtare ntam +This required the excavation of more than million cubic yards million cu m of earth and rock that if evenly piled on a football field would create a mountain over miles km high +Na eyi hwehwɛ sɛ wotutu dɔte ne abo a sɛ wɔboaboa ano guu agoprama bi so a anka ɛbɛyɛ bepɔw a ne tenten yɛ kilomita +The amount of concrete used in the locks could build a four lane highway between London and Rome +Wobetumi de kɔnkrɛt dodow a wɔde sisii suka no so aban no ayɛ kwan bi a kar anan betumi afa so afi London akosi Rome +Jacques LesStrang author of Seaway The Untold Story of North America s Fourth Seacoast quoted a sea captain who said There is no waterway like it in the whole world +Jacques LesStrang a ɔkyerɛw Seaway The Untold Story of North America’s Fourth Seacoast no faa po so hyɛn panyin bi anom asɛm kae sɛ Nsu a ahyɛn di so akɔneaba biara nni hɔ a ɛne no sɛ wɔ wiase +It s no easy traffic but the grandeur of the river the roaring of Niagara Falls the endless chain of lakes and islands makes it highly attractive +Ɛso akwantu nyɛ mmerɛw nanso sɛnea asubɔnten no so fa sɛnea Niagara Falls no woro denneennen ne atare ne nsupɔw pii no ma ɛso akwantu yɛ anika yiye +Ocean ships that travel up the extended roadway to Duluth Superior on the United States side of Lake Superior make an elevatorlike climb to feet m above sea level the height of a story skyscraper +Po so ahyɛn a etwa ahyɛn kwan a wɔatrɛw mu no kɔ Duluth Superior wɔ Superior Ɔtare no fa a ɛwɔ United States no foro kɔ soro mita sen ɛpo na ɛne ɔdan a ɛtoa so tenten yɛ pɛ +The total journey inland is miles km from the Atlantic Ocean +Efi Atlantic Po no so rekɔ asubɔnten no ano yɛ kilomita +Such sea traffic has brought commercial prosperity to cities along the route +Po so ahyɛn a edi nsu no so akɔneaba no de aguadi mu mfaso pii abrɛ nkurow a ɛwowɔ asubɔnten no ano no +The book The Great Lakes St +Nhoma a wɔfrɛ no The Great Lakes St +Lawrence System comments Within its bi national boundaries lie the industrial heartland of both Canada and the United States population densities in excess of million and the single largest source of industrial and manufacturing wealth in the western world +Lawrence System ka sɛ Wɔ aman abien yi hye so hɔ na aman a wɔyɛ mfiridwuma kɛse Canada ne United States wɔ na ɛhɔ nnipa dɔɔso boro ɔpepem na ɛyɛ beae koro a atɔe famfo nya mfiridwuma mu mfaso kɛse sen biara +Among the more than ports that line the waterway from the Atlantic Ocean to Lake Superior are in Canada Quebec City Montreal Toronto Hamilton Sault Sainte Marie and Thunder Bay and in the United States Buffalo Erie Cleveland Detroit Chicago and Duluth Superior +Po so ahyɛn gyinabea bɛboro a ɛwowɔ nsu no ano fi Atlantic Po no kosi Superior Ɔtare so no mu bi ne Quebec City Montreal Toronto Hamilton Sault Sainte Marie ne Thunder Bay a ɛwɔ Canada ne Buffalo Erie Cleveland Detroit Chicago ne Duluth Superior a ɛwɔ United States +Ships from Casablanca Le Havre Rotterdam and elsewhere transport millions of tons of cargo on the St +Po so ahyɛn a efi Casablanca Le Havre Rotterdam ne mmeae afoforo de nneɛma akɛse pii fa St +Lawrence each year +Lawrence so afe biara +Use of the roadway generates tens of thousands of jobs and billions of dollars in revenue each year +Ahyɛn kwan no a wɔfa so no ma nnipa mpempem pii nya adwuma yɛ na ɛde sika dɔla ɔpepepem pii ba afe biara +Cries of Alarm Asiane ho Kɔkɔbɔ +However after more than years of navigation on this roadway cries of alarm have been sounded +Nanso bɛboro mfe a ahyɛn adi ahyɛn kwan yi so akɔneaba no wɔde asiane ho kɔkɔbɔ ama +For centuries the St +Environmental Canada ahyehyɛde bi a ɛhwɛ nneɛma a atwa yɛn ho ahyia nsɛm so kyerɛ sɛ wɔ mfeha pii mu no wɔato nsufi ne wura agu St +Lawrence River along with its Great Lakes reservoir has been used as a sewer and a dump maintains Environment Canada +Lawrence Asubɔnten no ne ne Nsutare Akɛse a ɛtene kogu mu no mu +The Great River could handle it until recently +Asubɔnten Kɛse no tumi dii ho dwuma besii nnansa yi +Large ocean freighters have voided their ballast in the freshwater lakes and the river +Woyiyi nneɛma duruduru a ɛma ahyɛn kari pɛ gugu ɔtare ahorow a ani tew ne asubɔnten no mu +Industries and cities along the seaway have added toxic chemicals to the river +Mfiridwuma ne nkurow a ɛwowɔ nsu no ano de awuduru gu asubɔnten no mu +Agriculture has contributed its runoff +Kuayɛ nso ma nnuru a enye a ɛwɔ asase mu hohoro kogu nsu no mu +The cumulative effects have endangered the river +Eyi nyinaa aka abom de asubɔnten no ato asiane mu +As more pollutants poured into the river species of fish gradually disappeared +Bere a wohwiee nneɛma fi pii guu asubɔnten no mu de sɛee no no emu mpataa ahorow binom ase tɔree +In time swimming was prohibited +Akyiri yi wɔbaraa ɛhɔ asuguare +Then came bans on eating certain fish and shellfish +Ɛno akyi no wɔbarae sɛ wonnni mpataa ne adode ahorow bi +Drinking tap water taken from the river came into question +Dorobɛn mu nsu a wonya fi asubɔnten no mu a wɔnom no ho baa asɛm +Certain types of wildlife became officially endangered +Ɛbɛdaa adi pefee sɛ wuram mmoa bi aba asiane mu +Dead belugas washed up on shore victims of illnesses induced by poisons in the water +Belugas a wɔawuwu bɔ baa nsu no ano a awuduru a wɔde agu nsu no mu na ekunkum wɔn +Cleaning Up the Roadway Ahyɛn Kwan no a Wosiesie Mu +The river was sending a clear message +Na asubɔnten no de kɔkɔbɔ rema pefee +The magnificent moving roadway needed repairs +Na ehia sɛ wosiesie ahyɛn kwan a agye din no +So in the Canadian government responded by launching the St +Enti wɔ mu no Canada aban no yɛɛ ho biribi na wofii St +Lawrence Action Plan designed to clean up the river with a program of conservation protection and restoration particularly from Montreal to the Atlantic Ocean +Lawrence Dwumadi Nhyehyɛe no ase sɛ wɔde besiesie asubɔnten no mu denam nhyehyɛe a wɔbɛyɛ de akora emu nneɛma so abɔ ho ban na wɔama asan ayɛ sɛnea na ɛte titiriw fi Montreal kosi Atlantic Po no so +There is now ongoing development of survival plans for endangered species +Mprempren wɔreyɛ nhyehyɛe bi de akora mmoa a wɔwɔ asiane mu no so +Conservation areas are being established to hold on to what remains +Wɔregye mmeae bi ho na ama wɔakora nea ɛwom no so +The innovative Saguenay Marine Park where the Saguenay River meets the St +Wɔyɛɛ ade foforo a ɛne Saguenay Marine Park wɔ faako a Saguenay Asubɔnten no ne St +Lawrence was established to preserve the exceptional marine environment and wildlife +Lawrence hyiam no na wɔde akora nsu mu mmoa a wɔda nsow no ne wuram mmoa so +New rules were established +Wɔhyehyɛɛ mmara foforo +Industries were given target dates to reduce river pollutants by percent +Wɔhyɛɛ mfiridwuma ahorow bere pɔtee sɛ wɔmfa ntew nneɛma a ɛma asubɔnten no mu yɛ fi so ɔha biara mu nkyekyem +New technologies are being developed to reduce pollution +Wɔreyɛ nneɛma foforo a wɔde bɛtew fi no so +Sites contaminated by toxic substances in river sediment or from dredging are being cleaned up +Wɔretew nsu no mu atɛkyɛ a awuduru wom anaa efi a efi nsu no ase tutu mu ba no +In some areas new wildlife habitats are to be established along the shores using treated sediments +Wɔ mmeae binom no wɔresiesie mmeae afoforo ama wuram mmoa wɔ nsu no ano denam nsu no mu anhwea ne dɔte a efi nnim a wɔde di dwuma so +Measures are being taken to control the number and movement of the thousands of tourists who come every year to view the river +Wɔreyɛ nhyehyɛe a wɔde bɛhwɛ nnipa dodow a wɔba hɔ afe biara bɛhwɛ asubɔnten no ne wɔn nneyɛe yiye +The damage can be reversed +Wobetumi asan ayɛ nea wɔasɛe no no yiye +For one thing unlike man made roadways the river will repair itself if people stop polluting it +Ade biako ne sɛ nea ɛnte sɛ akwan a nnipa yɛ no sɛ nkurɔfo ankɔ so amfa nneɛma fi angu asubɔnten no mu a ɛno ankasa besiesie ne ho +The greatest need is to change the attitude of both industrialists and ordinary consumers those who benefit from the commerce generated along the river and the Great Lakes +Nea ɛho hia kɛse ne sɛ wɔbɛma mfiridwumayɛfo ne ankorankoro a wonya mfaso fi asubɔnten no ne Ɔtare Akɛse no ho aguadi mu no nyinaa asakra wɔn su +One indication of success in reversing the deterioration is the beluga whale +Ade biako a ɛkyerɛ sɛ wɔredi nkonim wɔ tebea bɔne no siesie mu ne beluga bonsu no +Although still endangered belugas are making a comeback after having dropped from to only about +Ɛwom sɛ beluga da so ara wɔ asiane mu de nanso bere a wɔn dodow so tew fii beduu bɛyɛ pɛ no wɔredɔɔso bio +There is new public awareness of the damage that has been done to the natural richness of the river and its past glory +Amanfo de wɔn adwene aba sɛe a wɔasɛe sɛnea asubɔnten no te ankasa ne ne kan anuonyam no so bio +Will this appreciation be strong enough to sustain restoration efforts in the future ? So saa nokwasɛm a wɔahu yi betumi ama mmɔden a wɔrebɔ sɛ wobesiesie no akɔ so atra hɔ daakye ? +It will when human creatures respect and appreciate God s creations +Sɛ nnipa mma kyerɛ obu ne anisɔ ma Onyankopɔn abɔde ahorow a ɛbɛkɔ so atra hɔ +Picture Credit Line on page Mfonini Fibea wɔ kratafa +Courtesy of The St +St +Lawrence Seaway Authority Lawrence Seaway Authority na wɔmaa ho kwan +Young People Ask +Mmofra Bisa Sɛ +Is Suicide the Answer ? So Ɔhaw Ano Aduru ne sɛ Mekum Me Ho ? + I am tired of waking up every morning +Anɔpa sɔre afono me +I am lost +Me ho yeraw me +I am angry +Me bo afuw +My heart hurts +Midi yaw me komam +So I think about leaving +Enti misusuw ho +I don t want to leave but I feel I have to +Mempɛ sɛ miwu nanso mete nka sɛ ɛsɛ sɛ miwu +I look into the future I only see darkness and pain +A suicide note from year old Peter +Minni daakye ho anidaso biara gye sɛ awerɛhow nkutoo na mihu +Krataa a Peter a wadi mfe a okum ne ho kyerɛw too hɔ +EXPERTS claim that as many as two million young people in the United States have attempted suicide +ANIMDEFO ka sɛ mmofra a wɔdɔɔso a wɔn dodow bɛyɛ ɔpepem abien na wɔabɔ mmɔden sɛ wobekum wɔn ho wɔ United States +Tragically about a year succeed +Nea ɛyɛ awerɛhow no wɔn mu bɛyɛ tumi kum wɔn ho afe biara +But suicide among the young is hardly unique to the United States +Nanso ɛnyɛ mmofra a wɔwɔ United States nkutoo na wokunkum wɔn ho +In India some youths committed suicide during +Mmofra bɛyɛ na wokunkum wɔn ho wɔ India wɔ mu +In countries such as Canada Finland France Israel the Netherlands New Zealand Spain Switzerland and Thailand suicide rates among young people have increased dramatically +Mmofra a wokunkum wɔn ho dodow anya nkɔanim kɛse wɔ aman te sɛ Canada Finland France Israel Netherlands New Zealand Spain Switzerland ne Thailand +What if someone feels overwhelmed by sadness or feels trapped in a web of pain and can see no means of escape ? Sɛ obi werɛ how kɛse anaa ɔte nkate mu yaw na ontumi nhu ɔkwan a ɔbɛfa so afi mu a dɛn na ɛsɛ sɛ ɔyɛ ? +Suicide may seem tempting but in reality it is nothing more than a tragic waste +Ebia ɛbɛyɛ no sɛ onkum ne ho nanso nokwarem no obi ho a obekum yɛ adesɛe a mfaso biara nni so +In its aftermath it leaves nothing but misery and pain for friends and family +Ɛno ma nnamfo ne abusuafo werɛ how na wodi yaw kɔ akyiri +As dark as the future may appear and as large as troubles may loom killing oneself is not the answer +Ɛmfa ho sɛnea obi nni daakye ho anidaso biara ne sɛnea ne haw no yɛ hu fa no ɛnyɛ ne ho a obekum no ne ano aduru +Why Some Feel This Way Nea Enti a Ebinom Te Nka Saa +The righteous man Job knew the meaning of despair +Ɔtreneeni Hiob hyiaa abasamtu +Having lost his family his possessions and his good health he said My soul chooses suffocation death rather than my bones +Bere a na wahwere n’abusua n’ahode ne n’akwahosan no ɔkae sɛ Ɛma me kra paw menewamsiw ne owu sen me nnompe yi +Some young people today have felt the same way +Saa ara na mmofra binom ate nka nnɛ +One writer put it this way Stress +leads to pain feelings of hurt and fear which leads to defense attempts to escape pain +Ɔkyerɛwfo bi kaa ho asɛm sɛɛ Ɔhaw +de yawdi awerɛhow ne ehu nka a obi te ba na ɛma obi ko tia bɔ mmɔden sɛ obefi mu +Suicide is thus a misguided attempt to escape seemingly unbearable pain +Enti kum a obi bekum ne ho yɛ ɔkwan a ɛnteɛ a ɔbɔ mmɔden sɛ ɔbɛfa so ade ne ho afi yaw a ɛte sɛ nea wontumi nnyina ano mu +What causes such pain ? Dɛn na ɛde ɛyaw a ɛte saa ba ? +It can be triggered by an event such as a furious argument with one s parents boyfriend or girlfriend +Asɛm bi a esi te sɛ akasakasa a emu yɛ den a obi ne n’awofo n’adamfo abarimaa anaa abeawa nya betumi de aba +After breaking up with his girlfriend year old Brad fell into despair +Bere a Brad a wadi mfe ne n’adamfo abeawa gyaee no ɔkɔɔ abasamtu mu +He never talked about his feelings though +Nanso wanka ho asɛm ankyerɛ obiara +He simply ended it all by hanging himself +Ɔsɛn ne ho de twaa biribiara so +Nineteen year old Sunita slid into depression when her parents discovered she was carrying on an immoral relationship with her boyfriend +Sunita a wadi mfe dunkron no nyaa adwenemhaw bere a n’awofo behui sɛ ɔne n’adamfo abarimaa bi de wɔn ho hyɛ ɔbrasɛe mu no +I knew that I didn t want to continue living as I was she recalls +Ɔka sɛ Na minim sɛ mempɛ sɛ mekɔ so tra nkwa mu bio +And so I just came home one night and I started popping the aspirins down +Enti anadwo bi a mebaa fie no mifii ase memenee aduru bi a wɔfrɛ no aspirin dodow bi +The next morning I was throwing up blood +Ade kyee anɔpa no mefee mogya +It wasn t my life but my life course I wanted to end +Ɛnyɛ me nkwa na mepɛe sɛ mede ba awiei na mmom m’asetra kwan +School can also be a source of intense pressure +Sukuu nso betumi ayɛ beae koro a nhyɛso a emu yɛ den fi ba +Pushed toward becoming a doctor by his parents doctors themselves young Ashish developed insomnia and began withdrawing from others +Bere a abofra Ashish awofo a wɔn ankasa yɛ dɔktafo hyɛɛ no sɛ onsua ade mmɛyɛ dɔkta no ɔbɛyɛɛ obi a na ontumi nna na ofii ase twee ne ho fii afoforo ho +Unable to meet his parents academic expectations Ashish took an overdose of sleeping pills +Esiane sɛ na Ashish ntumi nnu nea n’awofo hwehwɛ sɛ ɔyɛ ho nti ɔmemenee aduru bi a ɛma wotumi da nnahɔɔ no pii +This reminds one of Proverbs in the Bible Because of the pain of the heart there is a stricken spirit +Eyi ma yɛkae Bible mu asɛm a ɛwɔ Mmebusɛm no Komam awerɛhow bubu honhom +Family Distress Abusua mu Ɔhaw +Family turmoil such as a parental divorce or separation the death of a family member or a move to a new location is another factor in the suicide of some youths +Abusua mu haw te sɛ awofo a wogyae aware anaa wɔtetew mu abusua muni bi a owu anaa baabi foforo a wotu kɔtra yɛ ade foforo a ɛma mmofra binom kunkum wɔn ho +Brad mentioned above for example lost two close friends and a relative in a car accident +Sɛ nhwɛso no Brad a yɛadi kan aka ne ho asɛm no nnamfo baanu a wɔbɛn no paa ne ne busuani bi wuwui wɔ kar akwanhyia bi mu +Then his family began experiencing financial difficulties +Afei n’abusua baa sikasɛm mu ahokyere mu +Brad was simply overwhelmed +Eyi hyɛɛ Brad so kɛse +He may have felt like the psalmist who cried My soul has had enough of calamities +They have closed in upon me all at one time +Psalm +Ɛbɛyɛ sɛ ɔtee nka te sɛ odwontofo no a ɔbɔɔ abubuw yi Ɔhaw ayɛ me kra ma +atwa me ho dantaban +Dwom +Alarming numbers of youths are being subjected to stress of another kind physical emotional and sexual abuse +Mmofra pii hyia ɔhaw foforo bi wɔyɛ wɔn basabasa wɔ nipadua nkate ne nna fam +The state of Kerala India has one of the highest rates of youth suicide in that land +Kerala mantam a ɛwɔ India no yɛ amantam a mmofra kunkum wɔn ho sen biara wɔ saa man no mu biako +A number of teenage girls there have tried to kill themselves because of abuse by their fathers +Mmeawa pii wɔ hɔ a esiane sɛ wɔn agyanom yɛ wɔn basabasa wɔ nna mu nti wɔabɔ mmɔden sɛ wobekunkum wɔn ho +Child abuse of different kinds has risen to epidemic proportions worldwide and for its innocent victims the distress can be severe +Mmofra a wɔyɛ wɔn basabasa wɔ akwan horow so abu so kɛse wɔ wiase nyinaa na ɔhaw a efi mu ba no mu betumi ayɛ den kɛse ama wɔn a wɔn ho nni asɛm yi a wɔyɛ wɔn saa no +Other Causes of Distress Nneɛma Afoforo a Ɛde Adwenemhaw Ba +But not all suicidal feelings are caused by outside factors +Nanso ɛnyɛ nneɛma a afoforo de yɛ obi nko na ɛma otumi nya adwene sɛ obekum ne ho +Says one research report of unmarried teenagers Males and females who engaged in sexual intercourse and alcohol consumption were at greater risk of suicide than were abstainers +Nhwehwɛmufo bi amanneɛbɔ a ɛfa mmofra a wɔadu mpanyin mfe so a wɔnwaree ho ka sɛ Mmarimaa ne mmeawa a wɔde wɔn ho hyɛ nna ne nsaden nom mu no betumi ate nka kɛse sɛ wobekum wɔn ho asen wɔn a wɔmfa wɔn ho nhyem +Sunita s promiscuity resulted in a pregnancy which she terminated by abortion +Nyinsɛn fii ɔbrasɛe a Sunita de ne ho hyɛɛ mu no mu bae otuu nyinsɛn no gui +Compare Corinthians +Fa toto Korintofo ho +Afflicted with guilt she wanted to die +Esiane sɛ n’ahonim buu no fɔ nti ɔpɛe sɛ okum ne ho +Similarly Brad had been experimenting with alcohol since age going on binges quite regularly +Saa ara na na Brad de ne ho ahyɛ nsaden nom mu fi bere a odii mfe na na ɔkɔ apontow a wɔyɛ basabasa wɔ hɔ ase daa +Yes when abused alcohol can bite just like a serpent +Proverbs +Yiw sɛ wɔnom nsaden ma ɛtra so a etumi ka te sɛ ɔwɔ +’ Mmebusɛm +Suicidal feelings can even spring from a person s own disquieting thoughts +Obi ankasa mu dadwen tumi ma onya adwene sɛ obekum ne ho +Doctors say that depressive thinking can sometimes result from various biological factors +Dɔktafo ka sɛ ɛtɔ da bi a nyarewa ahorow nso tumi de nsusuwii ahorow a ɛkanyan adwenemhaw ba +For example Peter mentioned at the outset had been diagnosed as having a chemical imbalance in his brain before his suicide +Sɛ nhwɛso no na wɔayɛ Peter a yɛkaa ne ho asɛm mfiase no mu nhwehwɛmu ahu sɛ ahoɔdennuru a ɛwɔ n’amemene mu no nkari pɛ ansa na ɔrekum ne ho no +Feelings of depression that are left unchecked can intensify suicide can begin to seem like an option +Adwenemhaw a wɔnhwɛ nsiw ano mu betumi ayɛ den ebetumi ama obi afi ase asusuw sɛ gyama ne ho a obekum ne ɔhaw no ano aduru biako +Getting Help Mmoa a Wɔbɛhwehwɛ +Suicide though should not be considered an option +Nanso ɛnsɛ sɛ obi susuw sɛ ne ho a obekum yɛ ɔhaw bi ano aduru biako +Whether we realize it or not all of us have what mental health professionals Alan L +Sɛ yenim anaa yennim no yɛn nyinaa wɔ nea adwenemhaw ho abenfo Alan L +Berman and David A +Berman ne David A +Jobes call internal and external resources for coping successfully with stress and conflict +Jobes frɛ no tumi a ɛwɔ yɛn mu ne mmoa foforo a ɛma yetumi gyina adwenemhaw ano yiye ’ no +One resource might be family and friends +Abusua ne nnamfo betumi ayɛ emu biako +Says Proverbs Anxious care in the heart of a man is what will cause it to bow down but the good word is what makes it rejoice +Mmebusɛm ka sɛ Onipa komam awerɛhow botow no na asɛmpa ma koma tɔ yam +Yes a good word from an understanding person may make all the difference in the world ! Yiw kasa dɛ a efi onipa a ɔwɔ ntease hɔ betumi asakra tebea no kɛse ! +So if anyone is feeling depressed or anxious it is advisable that he not suffer alone +Enti sɛ adwenemhaw anaa dadwen rehaw obi a ɛbɛyɛ papa sɛ ɔno nkutoo nni ho yaw +The sufferer can pour out his heart to a person he trusts +Nea ɔrehu amane no betumi ayi ne yam aka ne nkate akyerɛ obi a ɔwɔ ne mu ahotoso +Talking to someone helps diminish the intensity of one s emotions and it may give one a fresh perspective on the problems +Obi a wobɛka ho asɛm akyerɛ no no bɛboa ma wo nkate mu yaw no so atew na ebetumi ama woanya ɔhaw no ho adwene foforo +If someone is heartbroken over losing a friend or a loved one in death that one should talk it over with a confidant +Sɛ adamfo anaa obi a wɔdɔ no wu ma obi koma botow a ɛsɛ sɛ onii no ka ho asɛm kyerɛ obi a ɔwɔ ne mu ahotoso +When the pain of such losses is acknowledged and grief is felt a person is comforted +Sɛ onii no gye n’adehwere a ɛte saa tom na odi ho yaw a nea odi awerɛhow no nya awerɛkyekye +It might help for the person to promise to contact a confidant should suicidal urges return +Ebetumi ayɛ mmoa sɛ onipa no bɛhyɛ bɔ sɛ sɛ onya adwene foforo bi sɛ onkum ne ho a ɔbɛbɔ obi a ɔwɔ ne mu ahotoso no amanneɛ +True it may be hard to trust someone +Ampa ebia ɛbɛyɛ den sɛ wubetumi anya onipa bi mu ahotoso +But since life itself is at stake isn t it worth the risk ? Nanso esiane sɛ wo nkwa da asiane mu nti so ɛmfata sɛ wobɛyɛ saa ? +Likely the urge to hurt oneself will pass if things are talked out +Ɛda adi sɛ sɛ wone obi ka ho asɛm a nkate a ɛma wunya adwene sɛ wubekum wo ho no so bɛtew +With whom ? some may ask +Ebia ebinom bebisa sɛ Na hena na menka ho asɛm nkyerɛ no ? ’ +If one s parents are God fearing why not try giving one s heart to them ? Sɛ w’awofo yɛ nkurɔfo a wosuro Onyankopɔn a dɛn nti na wommɔ mmɔden mfa wo koma ’ mma wɔn ? +They may understand better than many think and may be able to help +Ebia wɔbɛte wo haw no ase asen sɛnea nnipa pii besusuw na ebia wobetumi aboa wo +If it appears that additional assistance is needed such as a doctor s exam they can arrange for it +Sɛ ɛba sɛ wubehia mmoa foforo te sɛ dɔkta hɔ a wɔde wo bɛkɔ ma wayɛ wo mu nhwehwɛmu a wobetumi ayɛ ho nhyehyɛe +Members of the Christian congregation are another source of help +Baabi foforo a wubetumi anya mmoa ne Kristofo asafo no mufo hɔ +The spiritually older men in the congregation can support and help distressed ones +Honhom mu mpanyimfo a wɔwɔ asafo no mu betumi aboa wɔn a wɔahaw +After her suicide attempt Sunita got help from a full time evangelizer pioneer +Bere a Sunita bɔɔ mmɔden sɛ obekum ne ho akyi no onyaa mmoa fii bere nyinaa ɔsɛmpakafo ɔkwampaefo bi hɔ +Says Sunita She stuck through everything with me +Sunita ka sɛ Ofii nokwaredi mu faa me adamfo ade nyinaa mu +If it wasn t for her I would have literally gone crazy +Sɛ ɛnyɛ ɔno a anka mebɔɔ dam +Coping Sɛnea Wogyina Ano +There are also internal resources that can be drawn upon +Nne��ma horow bi nso wɔ hɔ a obi betumi ayɛ wɔ ne mu ma aboa +For example is the suffering of guilt feelings due to some wrongdoing ? Sɛ nhwɛso no so bɔne bi a obi ayɛ nti na n’ahonim bu no fɔ ? + Compare Psalm +Fa toto Dwom ho +Rather than letting such feelings build one should work at setting matters straight +Sɛ anka onii no bɛma nkate a ɛte saa no mu ayɛ den no ɛsɛ sɛ osiesie tebea no +A positive step would be to confess to one s parents +Nea eye ne sɛ onii no bɛka asɛm no akyerɛ n’awofo +Granted they may be upset at first +Ampa ebia wɔte pɛ ara a ɛbɛhaw wɔn +But they will likely focus on giving help +Nanso akyinnye biara nni ho sɛ wobesusuw mmoa a wɔde bɛma ho +We are assured too that Jehovah forgives in a large way those who are genuinely repentant +Wɔama yɛn awerɛhyem nso sɛ Yehowa de wɔn a wɔkyerɛ nokware ahonu no bɔne firi wɔn kɛse +’ +Jesus ransom sacrifice covers the sin of repentant ones +Romans +Yesu agyede afɔre no kata wɔn a wɔanu wɔn ho no bɔne so +Romafo +Christians also have faith knowledge of the Scriptures and their relationship with Jehovah God to draw from +Kristofo betumi anya mmoa afi wɔn gyidi Kyerɛwnsɛm mu nimdeɛ ne wɔne Yehowa Nyankopɔn ntam abusuabɔ no mu +On various occasions the psalmist David was so distressed that he said The enemy +has crushed my life to the very earth +Odwontofo Dawid hawee mpɛn pii araa ma ɔkae sɛ Ɔtamfo bɔ me nkwa hwe fam +’ +He did not give in to despair +Wamma n’aba mu ammu +He wrote With my voice to Jehovah I proceeded to call for aid with my voice to Jehovah I began to cry for favor +Ɔkyerɛwee sɛ Mede me nne misu mefrɛ Yehowa mede me nne mekotɔ mesrɛ Yehowa +I have meditated on all your activity I willingly kept myself concerned with the work of your own hands +Psalm +Mekae tete nna midwen wo nneyɛe nyinaa ho misusuw wo nsa ano nnwuma ho +Dwom +If the desire to hurt oneself becomes strong one should call upon Jehovah in prayer +Sɛ ɔpɛ a obi wɔ sɛ obekum ne ho mu bɛyɛ den a ɛsɛ sɛ ɔfrɛ Yehowa wɔ mpaebɔ mu +He understands the pain and wants the sufferer to live ! Ɔte ɔmanehunufo no yaw no ase na ɔpɛ sɛ ɔkɔ so tra nkwa mu ! +He can supply the power beyond what is normal to help cope with the pain +Obetumi de tumi a ɛboro so ’ ama no ma ɔde agyina ɛyaw no ano +One should think too of the pain that self inflicted death would bring to family to friends and to Jehovah himself +Ɛsɛ sɛ onii no susuw ɛyaw a ne ho a obekum no de bɛba n’abusua nnamfo ne Yehowa ankasa so no nso ho +Reflecting on such things may very well help a person to keep alive +Ebia nneɛma a ɛtete saa a onii no besusuw ho no bɛboa no ma wakɔ so atra nkwa mu +For though it may seem to some as if the hurt will never go away they can be assured that there are those who have lived through the same kind of pain +Ɛwom sɛ ebia nnipa binom bɛte nka sɛ ɛyaw no rennyae da nanso wobetumi ama wɔn awerɛhyem sɛ nnipa binom adi ɛyaw a ɛte saa ara ho dwuma +They are able to tell from experience that things can and do change +Wobetumi afi osuahu mu akyerɛ sɛ nneɛma tumi sakra na ɛsakra nso +Others can give help to come through such a painful time +Afoforo betumi aboa ma wɔatumi adi ɛyaw bere a ɛte saa yi so +Depressed ones should seek the needed help they deserve and keep on living ! Ɛsɛ sɛ wɔn a wɔwɔ adwenemhaw hwehwɛ mmoa a ɛfata wɔn na wɔkɔ so tra nkwa mu ! + Footnotes Ase hɔ asɛm +Some of the names have been changed +Wɔasesa edin ahorow no mu bi +Picture on page Kratafa mfonini +It is better to talk out painful feelings with someone Eye sɛ wo ne obi bɛka nkate mu yaw a wuhyia ho asɛm +The Banana A Remarkable Fruit Kwadu Aduaba a Ɛyɛ Nwonwa +BY AWAKE ! EFI NYAN ! +CORRESPONDENT IN HONDURAS KYERƐWFO A ƆWƆ HONDURAS HƆ +THE Greeks and the Arabs called it a remarkable fruit tree +HELAFO ne Arabfo frɛɛ no dua a ɛyɛ nwonwa +In B +C +E +it was found in India by the armies of Alexander the Great +Alexander Ɔkɛse no asraafo na wokohui wɔ India wɔ afe A +Y +B +mu +According to an old story the sages of India rested in its shade and partook of its fruit +Sɛnea atetesɛm bi kyerɛ no India animdefo gyee mframa wɔ ne nwini ase na wodii n’aduaba no bi +So it has been called the fruit of the wise men +Enti wɔafrɛ no anyansafo aduaba +What is it ? Ɛyɛ aduaba bɛn ? +Why the banana ! Ɛyɛ kwadu ! +But how did the banana get from Asia to the Caribbean ? Nanso ɛyɛɛ dɛn na kwadu fii Asia kɔɔ Caribbean ? +Well early Arab traders carried roots of the banana plant from Asia to the east coast of Africa +Tete Arab aguadifo na wotutuu kwadu mma a wɔde dua no bi fii Asia koduaa no wɔ Afrika apuei fam mpoano +In Portuguese explorers discovered the banana plant growing there and took some roots and its African name banana to Portuguese colonies in the Canary Islands +Wɔ mu no Portuguese abɔrehufo no hui na wotutuu ne mma no bi dekaa ho kɔɔ wɔn atubra aman so wɔ Canary Islands a edin banana kwadu a na Afrikafo de frɛ no no ara na wɔn nso wɔde frɛɛ no +The next step was a journey across the Atlantic to the New World +Nea edi hɔ no wɔde tuu kwan twaa Atlantic po no kɔɔ atɔe fam nsase so +That came in a few years after the voyages of Columbus +Eyi bae wɔ afe mu wɔ Columbus po so akwantu no akyi bere tiaa bi +Spanish missionaries took banana plants to islands and the tropical mainland of the Caribbean +Spain asɛmpatrɛwfo de kwadu mma no bi kɔɔ Caribbean nsase a nsu tɔ na awia bɔ kɛse wɔ hɔ no ankasa so +Thus this remarkable fruit plant had to travel halfway around the world to reach Central and South America +Enti ɛbae sɛ wɔde saa aduaba a ɛyɛ nwonwa yi traa wiase no fa koduu Amerika Mfinimfini ne Kesee Fam +Reportedly in the banana was first taken from the Caribbean Islands to New England +Wɔbɔ amanneɛ sɛ wodii kan de kwadu fii Caribbean Nsupɔw no so kɔɔ New England wɔ mu +Puritans boiled the strange fruit and did not like it +Puritanfo noaa aduaba foforo yi na anyɛ wɔn dɛ +In South and Central American countries as well as in other tropical lands however millions of people boil raw green bananas and eat them with delight +Nanso wɔ Amerika Kesee ne Mfinimfini Fam aman ne aman afoforo a ɛwɔ mmeae a nsu tɔ na awia bɔ kɛse mu de nnipa ɔpepem pii noa kwadu bunu na wodi no anigye so +Banana Plantations Kwadu Mfuw +Between and the possibility of exporting bananas began to interest various European and North American merchants +Wɔ ne ntam hɔ no Europafo ne Amerika Kusuu Famfo aguadifo pii ani fii ase begyee ho sɛ wɔde kwadu bɛkɔ amannɔne akɔtɔn +They formed companies and established banana plantations called fincas +Wɔhyehyɛɛ nnwumakuw na wɔyeyɛɛ kwadu mfuw a wɔfrɛɛ no fincas +For this purpose workers and engineers had to clear jungles build roads and establish railroad and communication systems +Esiane eyi nti na ɛsɛ sɛ adwumayɛfo ne mfiridwumayɛfo dɔw kwae paapae akwan na wɔyeyɛ keteke akwan hyehyɛ nkitahodi mfiri +Villages were built with housing schools and even hospitals for the workers and their families +Wɔkyekyee nkurow a sukuu ne ayaresabea ahorow mpo wom maa adwumayɛfo no ne wɔn mmusua +Steamship lines were set up to transport bananas around the world +Woyiyii po so ahyɛn akwan a wɔbɛfa so de kwadu akɔ wiase nyinaa +As the industry grew more land in banana growing countries was bought by companies +Bere a adwuma no mu trɛwee no nnwumakuw no totɔɔ nsase pii wɔ aman a wodua kwadu wom no mu +Today Latin American lands supply more than percent of the bananas eaten in North America +Ɛnnɛ Latin Amerika nsase na ɛma Amerika Kusuu Famfo nya wɔn kwadu a wodi no ɔha mu nkyekyem +Brazil is the leading exporter +Brazil ne ɔman a ɛde kwadu a ɛdɔɔso sen biara kɔ amannɔne kɔtɔn +Honduras is number six on the list exporting more than two billion pounds of bananas yearly +Honduras ne ɔman a ɛtɔ so asia na afe biara kwadu a wɔde kɔ amannɔne kɔtɔn no mu duru si bɛyɛ nkaribo kilogram ɔpepepem biako +How Bananas Grow Sɛnea Kwadu Nyin +The banana plant is not a tree +Kwadu dua nyɛ dutan +It has no wood fibers +Ɛnyɛ den te sɛ dua +Rather it is a gigantic herb that looks like a palm tree +Mmom ɛyɛ afifide kɛse bi a ɛte sɛ adobɛ +Climate and soil determine the growth and size of the plant +Kwadu dua no nyin ne ne kɛseyɛ gyina ewim tebea ne asase ko a wodua wɔ so no so +Bananas grow best in hot damp climates and thrive in rich sandy loam soil that has good drainage +Kwadu nyin yiye wɔ baabi a ɛhɔ yɛ hyew na ɛhɔ yɛ fɔkyee na ɛyɛ fɛ wɔ asase pa a anhwea wom na nsu ntaataa so so +For the best growth the temperature should not go below degrees Fahrenheit C +for any length of time +Sɛ ebetumi anyin yiye a ɛsɛ sɛ baabi a wodua no hɔ hyew boro C +bere biara +To start a crop you have to plant cuttings called suckers cut from the underground stems of mature plants +Sɛ wɔyɛ kwadu fuw a wɔde kwadu nnua nketewa a wɔfrɛ no kwadu mma kwaduase a wotutu fi kwadu dua a anyin ase na edua +Holes are dug a foot +m deep and feet m apart +Wodua kwadu mma no wɔ amoa a emu dɔ bɛyɛ mita +na wɔma akwan bɛyɛ mita deda ntam +In three to four weeks green shoots appear and tightly rolled green leaves sprout and unroll as they grow +Fi adapɛn abiɛsa kosi anan ntam no nhabammono fifi mu puepue na ahabammono a abobɔ denneennen no mu fi ase baabae bere a ɛrenyin no +Banana plants grow very fast about an inch cm a day +Kwadu dua nyin ntɛmntɛm bɛyɛ sɛntimita da biara +After ten months a plant is full grown and resembles a palm tree standing to feet to m high +Asram du akyi no na kwadu dua a ɛsɛ adobɛ no anyin a ne tenten yɛ fi mita kosi +On a full grown plant a large bud with little purple leaves grows from leaves that wrap into a bundle +Kwadu aniwa kɛse a ɛwɔ nhaban nketewa kɔkɔɔ pue wɔ kwadu dua a anyin awie no nhaban a abobɔ no mu na enyin bɛyɛ kwadu duru +Then clusters of small flowers appear +Afei kwadusiaw nketewaa a nhwiren tuatua so puepue +A plant produces only one bunch which weighs from to pounds to kg and has between and clusters of bananas +Kwadu dua bɔ duru biako pɛ a emu duru yɛ fi kilogram kosi na efi kwadusiaw kosi na ɛwɔ kwaduduru biako so +Each cluster called a hand produces from to bananas +Kwadu mmɛtem kosi na etuatua siaw a wɔfrɛ no nsa no biako so +Thus bananas are called fingers +Enti wɔfrɛ kwadu bɛtem nsateaa +Bananas first grow downward toward the ground then out and up forming the well known banana curve +Kwadu mmɛtem no puepue nea edi kan a enyin kɔ fam na afei ɛkontonkonton +What about nourishment and protection during growth ? Na ɛdefa ɔkwan a ɛnam so nya ahoɔden ne ahobammɔ bere a ɛrenyin no ho nso ɛ ? +In time a worker comes and removes the bud so that the bananas receive all the energy from the plant +Bere kɔ so no odwumayeni betwa kwadu aniwa no fi kwadu duru no so sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a kwadu no benya ahoɔden a efi kwadu dua no mu ba no nyinaa +Then he covers the fruit with a polyethylene bag to keep out insects +Afei ɔde rɔba bag kata kwadu no ho de bɔ ho ban fi nkoekoemmoa ho +Since bananas grow upward and become very heavy the plant is tied to the base of neighboring plants to prevent winds or the weight of the fruit from toppling it +Esiane sɛ kwadu no nyin wɔ ne dua so na emu yɛ duru bere a enyin nti wɔkyekyere kwadu dua no bɔ nnua foforo a ɛbɛn ho de bɔ ho ban sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a mframa anaa kwadu no mu duru mmu ne dua no +Finally a colored ribbon is tied to the cover to indicate when the fruit will be ready for harvest +Awiei koraa no wɔde ntama bi a wɔahyɛ no aduru bɔ rɔba no ho de kyerɛ bere a wobetwa kwadu no +Every day planes fly over the plantation to spray the leaves of the plants +Wɔde wimhyɛn kyinkyin afuw no so pete kwadu no nhaban no so nnuru da biara da +This protects them from three main diseases +Eyi bɔ ho ban fi nyarewa ho +One is Panama disease in which fungus destroys some plants +Emu biako ne Panama a ɛma kwadu dua no hura na ewu +But these are replaced by types that can resist it +Nanso wodua kwadu bi a etumi ko tia saa yare no de si ananmu +Another is Mako disease caused by bacteria +Kwadu yare foforo ne Mako a mmoawa mmoawa na ɛde ba +It is controlled by removing affected plants and any flowers that attract certain disease spreading insects +Wɔnam kwadu dua biara a yare no bi aka no ne nhwiren biara a ɛtwetwe nkoekoemmoa a wɔma nyarewa hyeta a wotu ase no so na esiw ano +Then there is Sigatoka disease which destroys plant leaves but does not harm the bananas if chemical sprays are used soon enough +Na ɔyare foforo nso ne Sigatoka a ɛsɛe kwadu nhaban no nanso sɛ wɔpete so nnuru ntɛm a entumi nsɛe kwadu no +Bananas need a great amount of water provided by irrigation and by high pressure sprayer systems +Kwadu hia nsu pii na wɔyɛ eyi denam nsu a wotwitwa toto mfuw no mu ne mfiri a ano yɛ den a wɔde petepete so so +It may be added that the plantation is kept free of grass and weeds +Wɔdɔw kwadu afuw no ase nso +From the Plantation to Your Table Efi Afuw mu Ba Wo Pon So +At the time the color of the ribbon indicates that the bananas are ready for harvest they are first measured to make sure that they are the right size for cutting +Sɛ ntama a ɛbɔ kwadu no ho kyerɛ sɛ bere aso sɛ wotwa a ansa na wobetwa no wodi kan susuw no yiye hwɛ sɛ adu bere a ɛsɛ sɛ wotwa ampa a +Another notable fact is that bananas are never left to ripen on the plant even for local consumption +Ade biako a ɛsɛ sɛ yɛhyɛ no nsow ne sɛ wɔmma kwadu mmere wɔ ne dua so a nea wodi no fie mpo ka ho +Why is this ? Dɛn ntia ? +Because they would lose their flavor +Efisɛ ɛba saa a ne dɛ so tew +Before deciding when to harvest a crop the distance for exporting and the type of transportation must be considered +Wodi kan susuw kwan tenten a wɔde kwadu no betwa akɔtɔn ne afiri ko a ɛde bɛkɔ ho ansa na wɔatwa +Then a worker cuts off the bunches with his machete and they are sent to the packing plant +Bere a wasusuw ho awie no odwumayeni no de nkrante twa kwadu no fi ne dua so na ɔde kogu ahyehyɛe +And what is done to the banana plant after the harvest ? Na sɛ wotwa kwadu no wie a dɛn na wɔyɛ dua no ? +It is cut down to fertilize the new plants that will grow in its place +Wotwa to fam ma ɛporɔw yɛ asase no yiye ma foforo a wobedua no +At the packing plant the bananas are washed and any bruised fruit is removed to be eaten by the workers and their families +Wɔhohoro kwadu no ho wɔ ahyehyɛe na woyiyi emu biara a ɛho atiti no ma adwumayɛfo no na wɔne wɔn mmusua adi +Small bananas will be used for flavoring and for baby food +Wɔde kwadu nketewa no fra nnuan mu ma ɛyɛ dɛ na wɔde bi nso yɛ mmofra nnuan +The best bananas are packed pounds kg to a box and sent abroad by refrigerated trains and ships +Wɔde emu akɛse no gugu nnaka mu ma emu duru yɛ kilogram na wɔde gu keteke ne po so ahyɛn a fridge wom mu kɔ amannɔne +On the dock the quality of the fruit is checked and its temperature is taken +Sɛ wodu baabi a wɔde rekɔ hɔ hyɛn gyinabea a wɔhwɛ sɛnea aduaba no di mu fa na wɔhwɛ sɛnea ne hyew anaa ne nwini te +Once cut the fruit must stay green until it reaches the market +Sɛ wotwa fi ne dua so a ɛnsɛ sɛ ɛbere ansa na adu baabi a wɔbɛtɔn no no +Since the banana is perishable it must be picked shipped and sold in the stores within to days +Esiane sɛ kwadu tumi porɔw ntɛm nti ɛsɛ sɛ wotwa de kɔ amannɔne na wɔtɔn no guaso fi nna kosi +The fruit is kept cool at to degrees Fahrenheit C +to keep it from ripening +Wɔde aduaba no sie baabi a ɛhɔ nnwini yɛ C +sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a ɛmmere ntɛm +With modern transportation bananas can be sent from Central and South America to as far away as Canada and Europe without any problem +Nnɛyi akwantu ho nhyehyɛe ma wotumi de kwadu fi Amerika Mfinimfini ne Kesee Fam kɔ nsase a ɛwowɔ akyirikyiri te sɛ Canada ne Europa a ɛnsɛe +Practical Value and Nutrition Kwadu Bo a Ɛsom ne Emu Ahoɔden +There are a hundred or more varieties of bananas +Kwadu ahorow ahorow bɛyɛ ɔha ne akyiri na ɛwɔ hɔ +The dwarf banana is the common kind exported primarily to Europe Canada and the United States +Kwadu ntiantia ne nea agye din kɛse na wɔtaa kɔtɔn no wɔ Europa Canada ne United States +Smaller kinds with a skin too thin for export can be found in abundance in Honduras +Wotumi hu nketewa bi a ɛho hono mu nnyɛ duru sɛ wobetumi de akɔ amannɔne akɔtɔn no pii wɔ Honduras +These are known as the manzana Apple and the Red Jamaica +Wɔfrɛ eyinom manzana Aprɛ ne Red Jamaica +Banana leaves contain useful fibers and are used for various purposes in tropical countries +Tosaw bi wɔ kwadu baha mu a mfaso wɔ so na wɔde di dwuma ahorow wɔ aman a nsu tɔ na awia bɔ kɛse wɔ hɔ mu +When visiting an open market one often sees the leaves piled up in the street to be sold for wrapping hot tamales a very popular meal in various lands +Sɛ wokɔ hɔ guaso a wotaa hu kwadu baha a aguan a wɔahyehyɛ sum hɔ a wɔtɔn ma wɔde akyekyere aduan bi a agye din yiye wɔ nsase pii so a wɔfrɛ no tamale a ɛyɛ hyew +Many people in Honduras like to eat plantain with their meals +Hondurasfo pii ani gye ho sɛ wɔde kwadu bɛka wɔn nnuan ho adi +A delicious dish on the north coast of Honduras is called machuca +Aduan bi a ɛyɛ dɛ a wodi wɔ Honduras kusuu fam mpoano ne nea wɔfrɛ no machuca +To prepare it the unripe plantain is mashed in a mortar spices are added and the mixture is cooked with crabs in coconut oil +Sɛ wɔreyɛ a wɔwɔw kwadu bunu wɔ ɔwaduru mu de atomde fra mu na wɔde akɔtɔ ka ho de kube anwa kyew +In the United States about billion bananas are eaten yearly +Wodi kwadu mmɛtem bɛyɛ ɔpepepem wɔ United States afe biara +A great quantity go to Canada and to Britain and other countries of Europe +Wɔde pii kɔ Canada Britain ne Europa aman afoforo so +What nutritional benefits are there in eating this fruit ? Ahoɔden bɛn na wonya fi aduaba yi di mu ? +Bananas are rich in vitamins A and C carbohydrates phosphorus and potassium +Nnuannuru a wɔfrɛ no vitamin A ne C ne carbohydrates phosphorus ne potassium wɔ kwadu mu kɛse +There are so many uses for the banana ! Wɔde kwadu di dwuma ahorow pii ! +It is just right in snacks cereals fruit cocktails pies cakes and of course the renowned banana split +Wɔde fra anonne mu nnuaba a wɔayam agugu nkyɛnsee mu nnuaba a wɔyam fra nnuan a wɔto tetare ne afei nso ice cream a wɔyɛ fa kwadu ho a nkurɔfo ani gye ho yiye no +But the next time you eat a ripe banana think about its outstanding qualities +Bere biara a wubedi kwadu a abere no susuw nneɛma pa a ɛwom a ɛma ɛda nsow no ho +This fruit has its own package +Saa aduaba yi hyɛ n’ankasa ne nnuraho mu +It is rich in vitamins and minerals +Nnuannuru a wɔfrɛ no vitamins ne minerals wom kɛse +Yes and the banana may have come halfway around the world to get to your table +Yiw na ebia na atra wiase no fa na abedu wo pon so no +From Our Readers Efi Yɛn Akenkanfo Hɔ +Family Defies Nazis I am years old and am studying with Jehovah s Witnesses +Abusua bi ne Nasifo Di Asi Madi mfe na mene Yehowa Adansefo resua ade +I read the article Oh Jehovah Keep My Young Girl Faithful ! Mekenkanee asɛm Oo Yehowa Boa Me Babea Kumaa Yi Ma Onni Nokware ! + September It told of Witness parents and their daughter who although put under the severe oppression of Hitler fought a heroic struggle to uphold Jehovah s teachings +no +Na asɛm no fa Adansefo awofo bi ne wɔn babea a ɛmfa ho Hitler nhyɛso a emu yɛ den a wɔde baa ne so no ɔperee denneennen de kuraa Yehowa nkyerɛkyerɛ mu no ho +I broke down in tears as I read it +Bere a merekenkan no misui +I am determined to learn the teachings of Jehovah with an even more serious attitude +Masi me bo sɛ mede anibere kɛse besua Yehowa nkyerɛkyerɛ no +S +S +T +Japan T +Japan +This experience touched me deeply +Saa osuahu yi kaa me kɛse +Simone Arnold Liebster was a mere girl without her parents and confined in a reformatory because of her obedience to Jehovah +Na Simone Arnold Liebster yɛ abeawa kumaa bi a wɔde no kɔtoo mmofra bɔne sukuu mu a n’awofo nka ne ho esiane osetie a ɔyɛ maa Yehowa no nti +What a wonderful example of faith ! Gyidi ho nhwɛso a ɛyɛ nwonwa bɛn ara ni ! +M +M +C +C +L +L +S +Brazil S +Brazil +The reliance on Jehovah and the love dignity and strength that both she and her parents lived made me reassess my own relationship with Jehovah +Ho a wɔde to Yehowa so ne ɔdɔ nidi ne ahoɔden a ɔno ne n’awofo de traa ase no maa mesan susuw abusuabɔ a mene Yehowa wɔ no ho bio +I felt humbled and it helped me appreciate the spiritual assets of endurance and faith +Mebotowee na ɛboaa me ma minyaa honhom fam nnepa a ɛne boasetɔ ne gyidi no ho anisɔ +V +V +B +Australia B +Australia +Loneliness I read the articles on loneliness September three or four times +Ankonamyɛ Mekenkanee nsɛm a ɛfa ankonamyɛ ho September Awake ! no mpɛn abiɛsa anaa anan +You suggest that one should dance around sing and act happy +Mokamfo kyerɛe sɛ ɛsɛ sɛ obi saw to nnwom na ɔma n’ani gye +But you didn t mention how a chemical imbalance can cause one to have suicidal feelings +Nanso moanka sɛnea nipadua mu ahoɔdennuru a ɛnkari pɛ no betumi ama obi anya nkate sɛ obekum ne ho ho asɛm +P +P +C +United States C +United States +The articles were not directed to those suffering from severe depression or suicidal tendencies which generally require special care +Wɔankyerɛw nsɛm no amma wɔn a wɔwɔ adwenemhaw a emu yɛ den anaasɛ wonya ɔpɛ sɛ wobekum wɔn ho a mpɛn pii no ɛhwehwɛ sɛ wonya ɔhwɛ titiriw no +Rather they were addressed to those suffering temporary bouts of loneliness because of grievous circumstances such as the death of loved ones +Mmom no wɔkyerɛw maa wɔn a wɔte ankonamyɛ nka wɔ bere tiaa bi mu esiane nsɛm tebea horow bi a ɛyɛ awerɛhow te sɛ ɔdɔfo bi a wɔhwere no wɔ owu mu no +Material on depression was published in our October issue and also in the feature Young People Ask +in this issue +ED +Yetintim adwenemhaw ho nsɛm wɔ yɛn October Awake ! no mu ne afei wɔ Mmofra Bisa Sɛ +a ɛwɔ nea ekura wo yi mu no +Samufo +Northern Lights I enjoyed your article Mysterious Riders of the Celestial Winds September about the aurora borealis +Adwinnidi ho Anisɔ Bere a mihuu Onyankopɔn wiase foforo no ho mfonini a ɛwɔ December Nyan ! +But you failed to point out that the lights can also be seen from northern and eastern parts of Scotland +no anim no m’ani gyei kɛse +Mekɔɔ so hwɛɛ mfonini no a na merebɔ mpae sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a metumi akɔtra hɔ bi +There s even a song about the northern lights of old Aberdeen ! Mesan hwɛe bio nna kakra bi akyi na ɛkaa me koma saa ara +Meda mo ase wɔ mo nkuranhyɛ a ɛte saa ho +G +S +S +Scotland H +United States +Thanks for the additional information +ED +Mo nhoma no mu mfonini ahorow ka nea ɛyɛ fɛ sen biara a mahu pɛn no ho +Protecting Wildlife I am president of a local environmental foundation +W +United States Wuram Mmoa ho Bammɔ Meyɛ nneɛma a atwa yɛn ho ahyia ho kuw bi a ɛwɔ yɛn mpɔtam no titrani +It s good to see a series of accurate articles about the environment +M’ani gye sɛ mehu nneɛma a atwa yɛn ho ahyia ho nokwasɛm a ɛte saa +Who Will Protect Our Wildlife ? November It has been my contention for years that were it not for God we would already have perished +Who Will Protect Our Wildlife ? Hena na Ɔbɛbɔ Yɛn Wuram Mmoa ho Ban November Awake ! Efi mfe pii ni na mahu sɛ ɛnyɛ Onyankopɔn a anka yɛawuwu dedaw +M +M +S +United States S +United States +God has certainly made the earth resilient which is no doubt why it has withstood man s efforts to ruin it +Nokwarem no Onyankopɔn ayɛ asase no a etumi siesie ne ho na akyinnye biara nni ho sɛ ɛno nti na akɔ so agyina mmɔden a nnipa abɔ sɛ wɔbɛsɛe no no ano +Ultimately though His solution is to bring to ruin those ruining the earth +ED +Nanso awiei no nea Ɔbɛyɛ de adi ho dwuma koraa ne sɛ ɔbɛsɛe wɔn a wɔresɛe asase no +’ +AIDS I enjoyed very much the articles on AIDS in the Young People Ask +series +AIDS M’ani gyee AIDS ho nsɛm a epuee wɔ Mmofra Bisa Sɛ +afa hɔ no ho kɛse +August September I m years old and used to be embarrassed by the fact that I am a virgin +August Awake ! October Nyan ! Madi mfe na ɛtɔ da bi a na ɛyɛ me aniwu sɛ meyɛ ɔbaabun +But after reading those articles I ve come to realize that my virginity is a gift from Jehovah +Nanso mekenkanee saa nsɛm no akyi no mabehu sɛ me baabunyɛ no yɛ akyɛde a efi Yehowa hɔ +L +L +K +United States K +United States +To imply that heterosexual contact is in the same risk category as homosexual contact is wrong +Ɛyɛ mfomso sɛ mobɛka sɛ ɔbarima ne ɔbea nna de obi to asiane koro no ara a mmarima a wɔne wɔn ho da wom no mu +All research indicates that homosexuals have the highest risk of contracting HIV +Nhwehwɛmu nyinaa kyerɛ sɛ mmarima a wɔne wɔn ho da na wotumi nya HIV AIDS mmoawa kɛse +J +J +S +United States S +United States +Research shows that homosexuals are indeed at greater risk of HIV infection +Ɛyɛ nokware sɛ nhwehwɛmu da no adi sɛ mmarima a wɔne wɔn ho da na wotumi nya HIV kɛse +Even so experts say that infection by heterosexual contact is growing at an alarming rate +And according to one spokesperson for the U +S +Nanso wɔ eyi mu mpo no animdefo ka sɛ wɔn a wonya ɔyare fi ɔbarima ne ɔbea nna mu no dodow renya nkɔanim kɛse +Food and Drug Administration women are the most rapidly growing segment of the HIV infected population in this country +Na sɛnea United States adwumakuw a ɛhwɛ nnuan ne nnuru ho nsɛm so kasamafo bi ka no mmea ne nkurɔfo a wɔrenya HIV no bi ntɛmntɛm wɔ ɔman yi mu +Not that the women are always at fault many are infected by profligate husbands +ED +Ɛnyɛ sɛ mfomso no fi mmea no bere nyinaa wɔn mu pii wɔ hɔ a wɔn kununom a wobu bra bɔne na wɔde yɛ wɔn +Samufo +Watching the World Wiase Nsɛm +Roman Treasure Found in Britain Wɔahu Romafo Ademude wɔ Britania +A hoard of gold silver and bronze coins as well as a three foot long cm gold chain gold bracelets and about silver spoons have been uncovered on a farm in Suffolk England +Wɔahu sika kɔkɔɔ abona dwetɛ ne kɔbere mfrafrae abona ne sika kɔnmuade a ne tenten yɛ sɛntimita sika kɔkɔɔ nkapo ne dwetɛ ntere bɛyɛ wɔ afuw bi mu wɔ Suffolk England +The trove was discovered by a retired gardener who was using a metal detector to search for a lost hammer +Turoyɛfo bi a onyin ama no agyae adwuma a na ɔde afiri bi a wɔde hwehwɛ dade rehwehwɛ n’asae a ayera na ohuu ademude yi +One expert has estimated the value of the find to be at least million dollars +Onimdefo bi abu nneɛma a wɔahu no bo ano ahu sɛ anyɛ yiye koraa no ebedu dɔla ɔpepem +A jury determined the treasure to be the property of the Crown which means that year old Eric Lawes who found the hoard will receive an ex gratia payment equal to the collection s market value +Atemmufo bi aka sɛ ɛsɛ sɛ ademude no bɛyɛ Britania Aban no agyapade a ɛno kyerɛ sɛ wobetua sika a ɛne ademude no bo bɛyɛ pɛ ama Eric Lawes a wadi mfe a ohuu ademude no sɛ akyɛde +The treasure has been put on public display in the British Museum reports the Guardian Weekly +Guardian Weekly bɔ amanneɛ sɛ wɔde ademude no akogu Britania Tete Nneɛma Akorae hɔ ma bɛhwɛadefo tumi kɔhwɛ +India s Deadly Quake Asasewosow a Edi Awu Kɛse wɔ India + With the head of an elephant and the body of a potbellied man Lord Ganesha is one of Hinduism s most beloved deities a god of new beginnings and good luck states Time magazine +Time nsɛmma nhoma ka sɛ Onyame Ganesha a ɔwɔ ɔsono ti ne honamdua a ɛte sɛ ɔbarima bi a ne yafunu atwa puduw no yɛ Hindufo anyame a wɔn ani gye wɔn ho yiye no mu biako na ɔyɛ onyame a ɔde nneɛma afoforo ne akraye ba +But just hours after a ten day festival in honor of this god of good luck had concluded the southwestern region of India was struck by an earthquake that caused houses to collapse in more than villages and towns +Nanso bere a wɔde dadu afahyɛ a wɔhyɛ de dii saa akraye nyame yi ni baa awiei akyi nnɔnhwerew kakraa bi na asasewosow kɛse bi a ebubuu adan wɔ nkuraase ne nkurow bɛboro mu sii wɔ India kesee fam atɔe hɔ +Nearest to the epicenter of the quake which measured +on the Richter scale the village of Killari was percent flattened +Akuraa Killari a na ɛbɛn baabi a asasewosow a wosusuwii no na ano den wɔ Richter asasewosow nsenia so no yɛ +pɛɛ no adan ɔha biara mu bubui koraa +Some estimates put the death toll beyond making it the worst earthquake to hit the Indian subcontinent in years +Akontaabu bi kyerɛ sɛ nnipa a wowuwui boro a ɛma ɛno yɛ asasewosow a ɛsɛe ade sen biara wɔ India asasepɔn no so wɔ mfe mu +Most of the deaths are attributed not to the power of the quake but to the primitive construction of most houses made of pressed mud or masonry which collapsed and entombed their inhabitants +Wɔkyerɛ sɛ ɛnyɛ asasewosow no ano den no na ekunkum nnipa a wowuwui no mu dodow no ara na mmom esiane sɛ adan no dodow no ara yɛ tete dɔte adan na ebubu kataa wɔn so no nti +The San Francisco earthquake of a few years ago for example hit +on the Richter scale +Sɛ nhwɛso no na asasewosow a esii wɔ San Francisco mfe kakraa bi a atwam no ano den wɔ Richter asasewosow nsenia so no yɛ +Yet only persons were reported to have died including deaths attributed to heart attacks +Nanso nnipa pɛ na wɔbɔɔ amanneɛ sɛ wowuwui a komayare na ekunkum wɔn mu bi +Literacy Problems in Canada and the United States Akenkan ne Akyerɛw ho Nsɛnnennen wɔ Canada ne United States +A four year federal study of literacy in the United States has shown that nearly half of the nation s million adult citizens are not proficient enough in English to write a letter about a billing error or to calculate the length of a bus trip from a published schedule reports The New York Times +Sɛnea The New York Times bɔ amanneɛ no nhwehwɛmu bi a wɔde mfe anan ayɛ wɔ United States ada no adi sɛ bɛyɛ ɔman mma ɔpepem a wɔanyinyin no fa na wonnim Engiresi kasa no kɛse sɛ wobetumi akyerɛw krataa akobisa ɛka bi a wɔabu abrɛ wɔn a ntease nnim anaasɛ wobetumi afi bɔs akwantu ho nhyehyɛe bi a wɔatintim so abu akwantu no tenten ho akontaa +This means they face difficulty in everyday matters such as correctly getting information from a newspaper making out a bank deposit slip reading a bus schedule or determining from a label the correct dose of medicine to give a child +Eyi kyerɛ sɛ wohyia da biara da asetram nsɛnnennen te sɛ atesɛm nkrataa mu nsɛm a wobetumi akenkan ate ase yiye ahyehyɛ sikakorabea kratasin so nsɛm akenkan bɔs dwumadi ho nhyehyɛe anaa wɔakenkan aduru bi ho krataa ahu dodow a ɛfata sɛ wɔde ma abofra +A similar official study in Canada pointed out that the reading skills of per cent of Canadian adults are too limited to allow them to deal with the majority of written material encountered in everyday life and that an additional percent can only read print that clearly outlines a simple task and is in a familiar context according to The Globe and Mail +Sɛnea The Globe and Mail kyerɛ no nhwehwɛmu bi a ɛte saa ara a Canada aban maa wɔyɛe daa no adi sɛ Canadafo a wɔanyinyin no ɔha biara mu akenkan nyɛ nea ebetumi ama wɔn adi da biara da asetram nneɛma a wɔyɛ ho kyerɛwtohɔ a wohyia no mu pii ho dwuma na wɔn mu ɔha biara mu nkyekyem nso tumi kenkan kyerɛwtohɔ a ɛka nneɛma a ɛyɛ mmerɛw na wonim no yiye dedaw ho nsɛm ara kwa +Lost productivity errors and accidents because of poor literacy have cost businesses many billions of dollars +Esiane akenkan ne akyerɛw a wonnim no yiye nti nnwuma pii abɔ ka dɔla ɔpepepem pii denam nnwuma a ɛnkɔ so yiye mfomso ahorow a wodi ne asiane ahorow so +Public Image of Clergy Plunges Obu a Amanfo wɔ Ma Asɔfo Kɔ Fam + Every year since Gallup polls have shown that more people believe religion is losing influence than believe religion s sway is gaining notes the Los Angeles Times +Los Angeles Times ka sɛ Efi reba no nhwehwɛmu a wɔyɛ no afe biara ada no adi sɛ nnipa a wogye di sɛ nyamesom rehwere tumi a ɛwɔ wɔ nnipa so no dɔɔso sen wɔn a wogye di sɛ ɛrenya tumi kɛse no +One reason is that the clergy as a profession are slipping in public esteem +Ade biako nti a ɛte saa ne sɛ asɔfo no rehwere nidi a amanfo wɔ ma wɔn no +Eight years ago a peak of percent of Americans rated the clergy high or even very high in honesty and ethical standards +Mfe awotwe a atwam no Amerikafo ɔha mu nkyekyem na wɔkae sɛ wobu asɔfo sɛ wɔyɛ nkurɔfo a wɔkorɔn anaa mpo sɛ wɔkorɔn paa wɔ nokwaredi ne abrabɔ pa ho gyinapɛn ho +A survey showed a drop to percent +Nhwehwɛmu a wɔyɛe wɔ mu daa no adi sɛ ɛso atew abedu ɔha biara mu nkyekyem +Why ? Dɛn ntia ? +Scandals involving sexual misconduct by televangelists Protestant pastors and Catholic priests have blackened the clerical image as have controversies over fund raising claims +Aniwusɛm a ɛfa nna mu ɔbrasɛe ho a asɔfo a wɔka nsɛmpa wɔ TV so Protestantfo ne Katolekfo asɔfo ayɛ no asɛe asɔfo din sɛnea akyɛde a wogyigye sɛ wɔde reboa ahiafo ho nsɛnsɛm ayɛ no ara pɛ +By pharmacists had replaced the clergy for the ethical top spot in the public s eye +Eduu mu no na nnufrafo abesi asɔfo ananmu sɛ nnipakuw a amanfo bu wɔn kɛse wɔ abrabɔ pa ho +Another survey even showed that independently run businesses as well as computers and technology ranked higher than the churches as influences for good +Nhwehwɛmu foforo bi mpo a wɔyɛe daa no adi sɛ nnwumakuw a ankorankoro bi na wɔhwɛ so ne kɔmputa mfiridwuma wɔ nidi sen asɔre ahorow no sɛ akuw a anya nkɛntɛnso pa +But the public still feels that the clergy are more honest than politicians and journalists +Nanso amanfo da so ara te nka sɛ asɔfo di nokware sen amanyɛfo ne nsɛnkyerɛwfo +Indian Wildlife Threatened Wɔretɔre India Wuram Mmoa Ase +Officials in India s Union Environment Ministry were all set last year to herald their accomplishments in saving the Indian tiger when they discovered the opposite to be true The tiger is heading for extinction +Na India Union Environment Ministry India asoɛe bi a ɛhwɛ nneɛma a atwa yɛn ho ahyia ho nsɛm so no mpanyimfo nyinaa asiesie wɔn ho sɛ wɔrebɛka nea wɔatumi ayɛ wɔ India asebɔ a wɔretɔre wɔn ase no ho ban a wɔatumi abɔ bere a wohui sɛ ɛnyɛ nokware sɛ wɔatumi abɔ mmoa no ho ban na mmom Wɔretɔre asebɔ ase +Some of the tigers in the wild have been killed by poachers since +Efi reba no wɔn a wowia wɔn ho kunkum wuram mmoa no akunkum asebɔ a wɔwɔ wuram no mu +Virtually all parts of the slain tigers skins bones blood and even genitals are sold in underground markets for lucrative prices +Ɛkame ayɛ sɛ wɔtɔn asebɔ a wokunkum wɔn no akwaa horow nyinaa wɔn nhoma nnompe mogya ne wɔn awode mpo wɔ sum ase de gye aboɔden +Illegal trade is also pushing many other animals in India to extinction +Esum ase aguadi yi retɔre India mmoa afoforo pii nso ase +The number of rhinoceroses being killed for their horns has doubled +Bɛnkoro dodow a wokunkum wɔn de hwehwɛ wɔn mmɛn no abu abɔ ho +Male elephants are again being slaughtered in large numbers for their tusks +Wɔasan rekunkum asono nini de hwehwɛ wɔn asommɛn no +All types of leopards are being killed for their skins musk deer are butchered for the perfumed pods under their bellies and black bears are slaughtered for their gallbladders +Wokunkum asebɔ ahorow nyinaa de hwehwɛ wɔn nhoma wotwitwa awansan hwehwɛ wɔn kotoku a ohuam ade wom a ɛhyɛ wɔn ayaase no na wokunkum asisi tuntum de hwehwɛ wɔn bɔnwoma toa +Additionally snakes and lizards are being killed for their skins and mongooses for their bristly hair which is used to make brushes +Nea ɛka ho bio no wokunkum awɔ ne akotew de hwehwɛ wɔn nhoma ne aboa bi a wɔfrɛ mongoose de hwehwɛ ne ho nhwi mfeamfea a wɔde yɛ brush no +Other animals such as starred tortoises and falcons are shipped out in the illegal pet trade +Wowia wɔn ho de mmoa afoforo te sɛ nkyekyere ne nkorɔma fi ɔman no mu kɔtɔn wɔ amannɔne sɛ nyɛmmoa +Forest guards fear for their lives because of the heavily armed poachers +Esiane sɛ wɔn a wowia wɔn ho kunkum wuram mmoa no de akode a ɛyɛ hu mia wɔn ho nti kwaem awɛnfo no suro sɛ wobetumi akunkum wɔn +World Health Report Wiase Akwahosan ho Amanneɛbɔ +Painting a bleak picture of the global fight against disease the World Health Organization in its eighth report on the world health situation states Tropical diseases seem to have gone on a rampage with cholera spreading to the Americas for the first time this century yellow fever and dengue epidemics affecting even greater numbers and the malaria situation deteriorating +World Health Organization Amanaman Nkabom asoɛe a ɛhwɛ wiase nyinaa akwahosan so reka sɛnea anidaso biara nni ɔko a wɔreko tia nyarewa wɔ wiase nyinaa ho asɛm no ɛkae wɔ n’amanneɛbɔ a ɛto so awotwe a ɛfa wiase akwahosan tebea ho no mu sɛ Ɛkame ayɛ sɛ nyarewa a na anka ɛtaa yɛ nkurɔfo a wɔtete mmeae a nsu tɔ na awia bɔ kɛse wɔ hɔ ahyeta na kɔlera atrɛw akodu Amerika nea edi kan wɔ afeha yi mu na hurae ne dengue atiridii reka nnipa kɛse sen saa mpo na atiridii nini reyɛ nnipa pii +The AIDS pandemic is spreading globally +pulmonary tuberculosis is on the increase +AIDS yare no rehyeta wɔ wiase nyinaa +ahurututu mu nsamanwaw rehyeta +In the developing world the number of cancer cases has for the first time overtaken that in the developed countries +Nnipa dodow a kokoram ka wɔn wɔ aman a wonnyaa nkɔso kɛse mu no adɔɔso asen wɔn a ɛka wɔn wɔ aman a wodi yiye mu no nea edi kan +Diabetes is increasing everywhere +Na asi kre yare rehyeta wɔ baabiara +Covering the period the report shows that +million of the million deaths each year are due to illness and disease and that almost million of the million babies born each year die within hours or days of their birth +Ɛreka ho asɛm no amanneɛbɔ no da no adi sɛ nnipa ɔpepem a wowuwu afe biara no mu ɔpepem +na ɛyɛ nyarewa na ekunkum wɔn na afei nso mmofra ɔpepem a wɔwo wɔn afe biara no mu ɔpepem na wowuwu wɔ wɔn awo akyi nnɔnhwerew anaa nnafua kakraa bi akyi +Seven million new cancer cases occur each year and over one million people a year become infected with AIDS causing HIV +Kokoram ka nnipa foforo ɔpepem ason afe biara na HIV aboawa a ɛde AIDS yare no ba no ka nnipa bɛboro ɔpepem biako afe biara +On the bright side certain childhood diseases such as measles and whooping cough are decreasing and life expectancy has increased by between one and two years +Nea eye no mmofraaberem nyarewa te sɛ ntoboro ne nkɔnkɔn so retew na nnipa nkwa nna anya nkɔanim fi afe biako kosi abien +The global average is now years +Sɛ wɔkyekyem pɛpɛɛpɛ a wiase nyinaa no nnipa nkwa nna tenten yɛ mfe +Smoking Related Deaths in the United States Are Down Nnipa Dodow a Wowuwu wɔ Sigaretnom ho so Retew wɔ United States +The U +S +Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC has announced a decline in the number of smoking related deaths the first since records started to be kept in +United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Asoɛe a ɛhwɛ siw nyarewa ano wɔ United States de ato gua sɛ nnipa dodow a wowuwu wɔ sigaretnom ho so atew eyi ne nea edi kan a ɛso atew fi a wofii ase yɛɛ ho kyerɛwtohɔ no +The number of Americans dying each year from cigarette smoking dropped by to in primarily because of a reduction in smoking induced heart disease +Amerikafo a sigaretnom kunkum wɔn afe biara so tewee nnipa baa wɔ mu a ade titiriw a ɛmaa no baa saa ne komayare a wonya fi sigaretnom a ɛso tewee no +Some +percent of American adults smoked in +Amerikafo a wɔanyinyin bɛyɛ ɔha biara mu nkyekyem +na na wɔnom sigaret wɔ mu +By it was +percent +Eduu mu no na wɔyɛ ɔha biara mu nkyekyem +However smoking still remains the biggest cause of preventable disease and death and increases health costs by about billion a year +Nanso sigaretnom da so ara yɛ ade a ɛsen biara a ɛde nyarewa ne owu a wobetumi akwati ba ne akwahosan ho ka a wɔbɔ a na ɛtaa kɔ soro bɛyɛ dɔla ɔpepepem afe biara no +While the government spends about million a year on antismoking advertising the tobacco industry spends billion on promotions and ads to increase smoking +Bere a aban no sɛe sika dɔla ɔpepem biako de bɔ dawuru tia sigaretnom no tawa nnwumakuw no sɛe dɔla ɔpepepem de hyɛ ho nkuran bɔ ho dawuru de ma sigaretnom nya nkɔanim +Smoking causes an average life expectancy loss of five years per smoker the CDC reports +Asoɛe a ɛhwɛ siw nyarewa ano no bɔ amanneɛ sɛ sɛ wɔkye kyem pɛpɛɛpɛ a sigaretnom tew obiara a ɔnom no nkwa nna so mfe anum +Hopelessness and the Heart Abasamtu ne Koma No + Nagging despair and emotional distress markedly boost a person s chances of developing heart disease and dying from its consequences states Science News +Science News ka sɛ Abasamtu ne nkate mu ɔhaw yɛ nneɛma atitiriw a ɛma obi tumi nya komayare na akum no +Hopelessness and sadness that linger for years yet fall short of severe depression can undermine heart function researchers say +Nhwehwɛmufo ka sɛ Abasamtu ne awerɛhowdi a ɛtra hɔ mfe pii nanso ennu adwenemhaw a emu yɛ den ’ mpo betumi asɛe sɛnea koma no yɛ adwuma no +The investigators studied adults ages to for an average of years +Nhwehwɛmufo no de bɛyɛ mfe yɛɛ nhwehwɛmu wɔ mpanyimfo a wɔadi fi mfe kosi mu +All started free of heart disease and other chronic illnesses +Wofii ase yɛɛ nhwehwɛmu no na wɔn mu biara nni komayare anaa yare a wonni ano aduru biara +The findings showed that deaths from heart disease were four times more common among participants who reported severe hopelessness than among those who reported no hopelessness and that cases of nonfatal heart disease also appeared more often in those who were depressed +Nea wohui no daa no adi sɛ wɔn a wɔkae sɛ wɔwɔ abasamtu a komayare kunkum wɔn no boro wɔn a wɔnka sɛ wɔwɔ abasamtu no so mmɔho anan na wohui nso sɛ wɔn a na wɔwɔ adwenemhaw no taa nya komayare a ɛyɛ hu +The death rate from heart disease was significantly greater even among those who suffered mild depression and moderate hopelessness as compared with those who reported no hopelessness +Komayare kunkum wɔn a wonyaa adwenemhaw a emu nyɛ den ne wɔn a na wɔwɔ abasamtu kakra no kɛse sen wɔn a wɔanka sɛ wɔwɔ abasamtu no +No End in Sight Wonnyae Da +In Craig Shergold a seven year old British lad was suffering from a brain tumor and was not expected to live +Wɔ mu no biribi honoo Craig Shergold Britaniani abarimaa bi a wadi mfe ason amemene mu a na wosusuw sɛ ɔrennya nkwa +His wish was to break the world record for receiving the most get well cards +Na n’apɛde ne sɛ ne nsa bɛka nkrataa a wɔde kyekye werɛ bebree asen obiara +Publicized by the media and the Atlanta based Children s Wish Foundation International the record was broken within months +Nsɛm amanneɛbɔ adwuma no ne Atlanta Children’s Wish Foundation International Ahyehyɛde bi a ɛwɔ Atlanta United States a ɛhwɛ di mmofra a wɔyare owuyare apɛde ho dwuma ma wɔn no bɔɔ ho dawuru na nkrataa dodow a ɛbae no boroo nea na ɛsen biara a wɔayɛ ho kyerɛwtohɔ no so wɔ asram kakraa bi mu +Over million greeting cards were received the first year million by +Nsa kaa nkrataa a wɔde kɔkyekyee ne werɛ bɛboro ɔpepem wɔ afe a edi kan no mu na ebeduu mu no na nsa aka ɔpepem +They are still being received at the rate of cards a week even though pleas went out over two years ago not to send any more +Sɛ wɔkyekyem a nsa da so ka nkrataa dapɛn biara ɛwom sɛ wɔasrɛ sɛ mma wɔmfa bi mma bio bɛboro mfe abien ni de +The count was stopped at million +Ne dodow duu ɔpepem no na wogyaee kan +We ve got a square foot sq m warehouse that is stacked to the ceiling with mail that still hasn t been opened says Arthur Stein the foundation s president +Arthur Stein dwumadi no titrani ka sɛ Yɛwɔ nkrataa no dodow a wɔde amena yɛn a yennya ntetee ano koraa a ayɛ ɔdan a ne kɛse yɛ mita ahinanan ma kɔka ne nsɛmso so +Through the help of a benefactor an operation was performed on Craig early in and percent of the tumor was removed +Ɛdenam ɔyamyefo bi mmoa so no wɔyɛɛ Craig oprehyɛn wɔ mfiase na woyii ade a ahono n’amemene mu no ɔha mu nkyekyem +Amazed by Printing of Awake ! Nyan ! Dodow a Wotintim ma Ne Ho Dwiriw No +AN AWAKE ! NYAN ! +READER IN MINNESOTA U +S +A +works for a college where marine biologist Sam LaBudde was scheduled to deliver a presentation entitled Where Have the Dolphins Gone ? ɔkenkanfo bi a ɔte Minnesota U +S +A +yɛ adwuma wɔ sukuu bi a na nsu mu abɔde ho nimdefo Sam LaBudde rebɛma ɔkasa bi a wɔato din sɛ Ɛhe na Asuboa a Wɔfrɛ no Dolphin no Afa ? wɔ hɔ +Remembering that he had been quoted in the Awake ! Bere a ɔkae sɛ wɔafa n’asɛm bi aka wɔ Awake ! +article Drift Net Fishing on the Way Out ? a wɔato din Drift Net Fishing on the Way Out ? + May she took the magazine along to the lecture +May mu no ɔde nsɛmma nhoma no kɔe bere a ɔrekotie ɔkasa no +On the magazine I wrote a note addressed to Mr +LaBudde +Mekyerɛwee asɛm tiawa bi a na mepɛ sɛ Owura LaBudde kenkan wɔ nsɛmma nhoma no so +I said that I thought he would enjoy knowing that this fine article was going to be distributed worldwide in many languages and that the magazine had a printing of over +Mekyerɛwee sɛ misusuw sɛ n’ani begye sɛ obehu sɛ wɔbɛkyekyɛ saa asɛm a ɛyɛ anigye no wɔ wiase nyinaa wɔ kasa ahorow pii mu na wotintim nsɛmma nhoma no biara a ɛba no bɛboro +Then I signed my name and laid the Awake ! Mekyerɛwee me din buee Awake ! +open on the podium and returned to my seat +no mu too ɔkasafo pon no so na mesan kɔtraa ase +Shortly I saw a man go over to the podium pick up the magazine and begin reading +Ankyɛ na mihui sɛ ɔbarima bi akogyina ɔkasafo pon no ho a wafa nsɛmma nhoma no afi ase rekenkan +After a few minutes he looked up and asked loudly if the person who left the magazine was present +Simma kakra bi akyi no ɔmaa ne ti so na ɔteɛm bisae sɛ ebia nea ɔde nsɛmma nhoma no bae no wɔ hɔ a +When I raised my hand and said I am he came down and sat next to me +Bere a memaa me nsa so kae sɛ Ɛyɛ me ’ no osiane bɛtraa me nkyɛn +He thanked me for the magazine and said that he appreciates it when someone presents to him information that highlights the work or accomplishments in his field +Ɔdaa me ase wɔ nsɛmma nhoma no ho na ɔkae sɛ sɛ obi ka nea watumi ayɛ wɔ n’adwuma mu ho asɛm a n’ani sɔ +He felt though that I might have made a mistake by saying that the printing was +Nanso na ɔte nka sɛ ebia midii mfomso na mekae sɛ wotintim nsɛmma nhoma no biara a ɛba no no +He thought I must mean +Na ɔte nka sɛ mekyerɛ +I turned to the front of the magazine and showed him that it was +Mebuee nsɛmma nhoma no mu kratafa a edi kan no de kyerɛɛ no sɛ ɛyɛ +He was amazed +Ne ho dwiriwii no +He was also very impressed by the number of languages the magazine was published in now languages +N’ani gyei yiye wɔ kasa dodow a wotintim nsɛmma nhoma no wom no ho mprempren kasa +He thought the magazine was distributed only in the United States but I explained how it is done worldwide +Na osusuw sɛ United States nkutoo na wɔkyekyɛ nsɛmma nhoma no nanso mekyerɛɛ no sɛ wɔyɛ no wɔ wiase nyinaa +If you would like a copy of Awake ! Sɛ wopɛ sɛ wokra Nyan ! +mailed to your home please write to Watchtower Columbia Heights Brooklyn New York or to the appropriate address listed on page +a yɛsrɛ wo kyerɛw Watch Tower Society P +O +Box Accra anaa address a wɔahyehyɛ wɔ kratafa no mu nea ɛfata +Neither Magicians nor Gods Wɔnyɛ Nkonyaayifo Anaa Anyame +AS TOLD BY MERCY UWASI NIGERIA SƐNEA MERCY UWASI A OFI NIGERIA KA KYERƐE +THE pain within me started on a sunny West African afternoon in March +ƐYAW a metee wɔ me yam no fii ase March awia bi a na owia no gyina so wɔ Afrika Atɔe Fam +I had gone with my family to our plot of land in order to harvest cassava +Me ne m’abusua kɔɔ yɛn afuw mu sɛ yɛrekotu bankye +While there the pain began to burn in my belly +Bere a yɛkɔɔ hɔ no me yafunu fii ase yɛɛ me yaw +By the time we returned home the pain had become a raging fire +Bere a yeduu fie no na ɛyaw no mu ayɛ den yiye +I was vomiting I had difficulty breathing +Mefee na na mehome a ensi so yiye +Though the pain made it hard for me to stand or walk my mum managed to put me into a taxi which then sped to the nearby general hospital +Ɛwom sɛ na ɛyaw no nti mintumi nnyina hɔ anaa mennantew de nanso me maame bɔɔ mmɔden de me too taksi mu ma wɔde mmirika de me kɔɔ ayaresabea a ɛbɛn hɔ +At the hospital the doctor on call happened to be a man I had once witnessed to about the Bible s hope +Yeduu ayaresabea hɔ no na dɔkta a ɔrehwɛ nkurɔfo no yɛ ɔbarima bi a mede Bible anidaso no adi no adanse pɛn +The doctor touched my belly it was swollen +Dɔkta no soo me yafunu na ahon +He asked if I had been passing blood and my mother said yes that I was having my menstrual period +Obisae sɛ mogya retu me anaa na me maame kae sɛ yiw mayɛ bra +Your daughter is five months pregnant the doctor said +Dɔkta no kae sɛ Wo babea no nyem asram anum +The reason she is bleeding is that she has attempted an abortion +Nea enti a mogya retu no ne sɛ ɔbɔɔ mmɔden sɛ ɔbɛsɛe yafunu no +Mother countered No Doctor ! Maame buae sɛ Dabi Dɔkta ! +She is not that kind of girl +Ɔnte saa +Don t say that +Nka saa +Girls nowadays deceive their parents +Nnansa yi mmeawa daadaa wɔn awofo +She is pregnant +Onyem +Then I spoke up +Afei mekasae +I said that I was one of Jehovah s Witnesses and had been brought up in a Christian household and that my Bible trained conscience would not allow me to take part in an immoral act +Mekae sɛ meyɛ Yehowa Adansefo no mu biako a wɔatete me wɔ Kristofo fie na m’ahonim a wɔde Bible atete no mma me kwan mma memfa me ho nhyɛ ɔbrasɛe mu +In reply the doctor said to my mother Madam let s leave religion aside and be realistic +Ɛno akyi no dɔkta no ka kyerɛɛ me maame sɛ Maame yɛmfa nyamesom nto nkyɛn na yɛnka nokwasɛm +I tell you that this girl is five months pregnant +Meka kyerɛ wo sɛ abeawa yi nyem asram anum +Get up Mother said to me +Maame ka kyerɛɛ me sɛ Sɔre +We re going to another hospital +Yɛrekɔ ayaresabea foforo +As we left the building I sat down on the grass crying because the pain was so bad +Bere a yɛrefi ayaresabea hɔ no metraa sare no so sui efisɛ na ɛyaw no mu yɛ den yiye +Mother rushed me home and told my dad what the doctor had said +Maame yɛɛ ntɛm de me kɔɔ fie na ɔkaa nea dɔkta no aka no kyerɛɛ me papa +They decided to take me to a bigger and more modern hospital a teaching hospital +Wɔyɛɛ wɔn adwene sɛ wɔde me bɛkɔ ayaresabea kɛse bi a wɔwɔ nnɛyi nneɛma a wɔde yɛ yare ho nhwehwɛmu ayaresabea a wɔtete nnuruyɛfo wɔ hɔ +On my way there I prayed to Jehovah to save me so that people would not reproach his holy name by saying I died as a result of an unwanted pregnancy +Bere a yɛrekɔ hɔ no mebɔɔ Yehowa mpae sɛ onnye me nkwa na amma nkurɔfo ansopa ne din kronkron no anka sɛ nyinsɛn a menhwɛ kwan na akum me +I said that if I died when that doctor would see Jehovah s Witnesses coming to preach to him he would say Was it not one of your people that came here pregnant some time ago ? Mekae sɛ sɛ miwu na sɛ Yehowa Adansefo kɔ dɔkta no hɔ sɛ wɔrekɔka asɛm akyerɛ no a ɔbɛka sɛ Ɛnyɛ mo nkurɔfo no biako na ɔbaa ha bere bi a na onyem no ? ’ +I also prayed that I might be able to go back to that doctor and witness to him once more +Mebɔɔ mpae nso sɛnea menya hokwan asan akɔ dɔkta no hɔ akodi no adanse bio +She Is Still a Virgin ! Ɔda so yɛ Ɔbaabun ! +At the bigger hospital the same argument that took place in the first hospital reoccurred the doctors thought I was pregnant +Bere a yɛkɔɔ ayaresabea kɛse no akyinnye a yegyee wɔ ayaresabea a edi kan no san sɔree nnuruyɛfo no susuwii sɛ menyem +The pain was terrible +Na ɛyaw no mu yɛ den kɛse +I was crying +Na meresu +A doctor spoke harshly saying That is what you girls always do +Dɔkta bi teɛɛm kae sɛ Saa na mo mmeawa yɛ +You get pregnant then you start shouting +Munyinsɛn na afei moafi ase ateɛteɛm +They did some tests +Wɔyɛɛ nhwehwɛmu ahorow bi +Meanwhile they started throwing some questions at me +Saa bere no ara mu na wofii ase bisabisaa me nsɛm pii +Are you married ? Woaware ? + No I said +Mekae sɛ Dabi +How old are you ? Woadi mfe ahe ? + Eighteen +Dunwɔtwe +How many lovers do you have ? Wo mpenafo yɛ ahe ? + I don t have any lovers +Minni bi +Then the senior doctor began shouting What do you mean ? Afei dɔkta panyin no fii ase teɛteɛɛm Wokyerɛ dɛn ? +Are you telling me that at years of age you don t have any lovers ? Wopɛ sɛ wokyerɛ sɛ obi a wadi mfe no wunni mpena biara ? +Once again as at the first hospital I explained my Christian stand +Ɛhɔ nso mekyerɛkyerɛɛ me Kristofo gyinabea no mu sɛnea meyɛe wɔ ayaresabea a edi kan no +He then asked if I was one of Jehovah s Witnesses +Afei obisae sɛ meyɛ Yehowa Adansefo no mu biako anaa +I said yes +Mibuae sɛ yiw +After that he didn t ask another question +Ɛno akyi no wammisa me asɛm foforo biara +The tests proved I was not pregnant +Nhwehwɛmu no daa no adi sɛ mennyem +Mother heard one of the doctors say to the others She is still a virgin ! Maame tee sɛ dɔktafo no biako ka kyerɛɛ wɔn a aka no sɛ Ɔda so yɛ ɔbaabun ! +The doctors apologized saying You can t blame us for thinking what we did +Dɔktafo no paa kyɛw kae sɛ Mommma ɛnyɛ mo nwonwa sɛ yenyaa saa adwene no +We experience that kind of thing with girls every day +Yenya osuahu a ɛte saa wɔ mmeawa ho daa +However that ordeal was only the beginning of my trials +Nanso na saa osuahu no yɛ me sɔhwɛ ahorow no mfiase ara kwa +You Will Take Blood Yɛbɛma Wo Mogya ’ +An ultrasound test showed a large growth on one of my Fallopian tubes +Nhwehwɛmu bi a wɔyɛe daa no adi sɛ biribi ahon me ntini a mmadwoa fa mu kɔ m’awotwaa mu no biako ho +It was the size of a small grapefruit +Na ne kɛse te sɛ akutu +Surgery was needed +Na ehia sɛ wɔyɛ me oprehyɛn +Unhesitatingly I told them that I would not take a blood transfusion although I would agree to alternative fluids +Meka kyerɛɛ wɔn ntɛm sɛ minnye mogya nanso mɛpene nnuru foforo a wɔde si ananmu so +They insisted that blood was a must +Wɔkɔɔ so kae sɛ mogya ho hia +One of the student doctors chided me saying What you say is what one of your members said some time ago +Dɔkta bi a onwiee sukuu kaa m’anim sɛ Nea woreka yi ara na bere bi mo nkurɔfo no biako kae +But when his condition worsened he accepted a blood transfusion +Nanso bere a ne tebea no mu yɛɛ den no ogyee mogya +My case is different I answered for my yes is yes and my no is no +Mibuae sɛ Me tebea no yɛ soronko efisɛ me yiw yɛ me yiw na me dabi yɛ me dabi +I will never compromise my integrity +Minnyae me mudi mu da +Later three doctors visited my bedside inquiring about my stand against blood +Akyiri yi dɔktafo baasa baa me mpa ho bebisaa me gyinabea a etia mogya no ho asɛm +I explained that the Bible says Christians should abstain +from blood +Acts +Mekyerɛkyerɛɛ mu sɛ Bible no se ɛsɛ sɛ Kristofo twe wɔn ho fi mogya ho +’ Asomafo no Nnwuma +But you are not going to take it through your mouth they pleaded +Wobuae sɛ Nanso yɛmfa mfa w’anom +You will take it through a vein +Yɛde bɛfa wo ntini mu +I said that it didn t matter whether you take it through the mouth or through a vein it is still the same thing +Mekae sɛ ɛmfa ho sɛ wɔde fa w’anom anaa wo ntini mu no ɛyɛ ade koro no ara +On Saturday March a week after the pain had started the head surgeon examined me +Memeneda March a na ɛyɛ dapɛn biako a ɛyaw no fii ase no dɔkta panyin no yɛɛ me yare no mu nhwehwɛmu +He was scheduled to do my operation +Ɔno na na ɛsɛ sɛ ɔyɛ me oprehyɛn no +By then the swelling extended up to my chest +Eduu saa bere no na ade a ahon me no adu me koko so +He asked Have they informed you that you will have to take blood ? Obisae sɛ Wɔaka akyerɛ wo sɛ ɛho behia sɛ wugye mogya ? + They told me that Doctor but I will not take blood I answered +Mibuae sɛ Dɔkta wɔka kyerɛɛ me nanso minnye mogya +Let me tell you something he continued +Ɔtoaa so sɛ Ma menka biribi nkyerɛ wo +You will take it +Yɛde bɛma wo +If you don t take it you will die +Sɛ woannye a wubewu +On Monday when I come if there is no blood ready for you I will not do the operation +Sɛ meba Dwoda na mogya a yɛde bɛma wo no nni wo nkyɛn a menyɛ oprehyɛn no +No blood no operation +Sɛ woannye mogya a menyɛ oprehyɛn +He then saw a book beside my bed and asked Is this your Bible ? Afei ohui sɛ nhoma bi da me nkyɛn na obisae sɛ Eyi yɛ wo Bible anaa ? +I said no it was my copy of The Greatest Man Who Ever Lived +Mekae sɛ dabi na ɛyɛ Onipa a Ɔsen Biara a Watra Ase Pɛn nhoma no +He said I should use the book to pray that I would not die +Ɔkae sɛ memfa nhoma no mmɔ mpae na manwu +I explained that we don t read our prayers from books +Mekae sɛ yɛnkenkan yɛn mpaebɔ mfi nhoma mu +Whenever we have a problem we pray to Jehovah from our heart +Bere biara a yebehyia asɛnnennen bi no yefi koma mu bɔ Yehowa mpae +During the next two days doctors and nurses kept coming to pressure me into submitting to a blood transfusion +Nnanu a edi hɔ no dɔktafo ne ayarehwɛfo dii me ho akɔneaba bɛhyɛɛ me sɛ minnye mogya +They told me I was too young to die +Wɔka kyerɛɛ me sɛ misua dodo sɛ mewu +Take blood and live ! they said +Wɔkae sɛ Gye mogya na tra nkwa mu ! + Jehovah Is on My Side Yehowa Wɔ M’afa ’ +During those times of distress I read Psalm which says in part Out of the distressing circumstances I called upon Jah Jah answered and put me into a roomy place +Wɔ saa ahohia bere no mu no mekenkanee Dwom a ne fa bi ka sɛ Mifi ahohia mu mefrɛɛ Yah na Yah gyee me so nea ɛhɔ trɛw +Jehovah is on my side I shall not fear +What can earthling man do to me ? Psalm +Yehowa wɔ m’afa minsuro dɛn na onipa betumi ayɛ me ? Dwom +After I meditated on these verses my faith in Jehovah was strengthened +Bere a misusuw saa nkyekyem yi ho no ɛhyɛɛ Yehowa mu gyidi a mewɔ no mu den +That morning my parents came to the hospital +M’awofo baa ayaresabea hɔ saa anɔpa no +I showed them that psalm and they felt strengthened in faith too +Mede saa dwom no kyerɛɛ wɔn na ɛhyɛɛ wɔn nso gyidi den +Meanwhile Mother and Daddy not only were supporting my decision not to take blood but were praying for me +Saa bere no ɛnyɛ sɛ na Maame ne Paapa regyina m’akyi wɔ gyinae a masi sɛ minnye mogya no mu nko na mmom na wɔrebɔ mpae ma me nso +Members from my congregation kept on praying and encouraging me from the Scriptures +M’asafo mufo kɔɔ so bɔɔ mpae na wofi Kyerɛwnsɛm no mu hyɛɛ me nkuran +We Are Not Magicians Yɛnyɛ Nkonyaayifo +On Monday March the morning the operation was scheduled to take place one of the doctors came into my room and saw me holding my Medical Directive card which explains my position on blood transfusion +Dwoda March anɔpa a na ɛsɛ sɛ wɔyɛ me oprehyɛn no dɔktafo no biako baa me dan no mu na ohui sɛ mikura me Medical Directive kratasin mogya ho asɛm kratasin no a ɛkyerɛkyerɛ me gyinabea wɔ mogya ho mu no +He said What is this ? Ɔkae sɛ Dɛn ni ? +Do you really mean what you ve been saying ? Enti nea woreka no yɛ w’aniberesɛm ? + Yes I am not going to take blood +Yiw minnye mogya +Well he said that means we are going to cancel your operation +Ɔkae sɛ Ɛno kyerɛ sɛ yɛatwa oprehyɛn no mu +No operation +Yɛnyɛ +The doctor then telephoned my mother from my room +Afei dɔkta no frɛɛ me maame wɔ telefon so wɔ me dan no mu +She said She s grown up enough to decide for herself +Me maame kae sɛ Wanyin sɛ n’ankasa tumi si ne gyinae +I cannot decide for her +Mintumi nsi gyinae mma no +She says her Bible trained conscience will not allow her to take blood +Ose n’ahonim a ɔde Bible atete no mma no kwan sɛ onnye mogya +With that he threw my records on the table and stormed out of the room +Ɛno akyi no ɔtoo me yare no ho nkrataa guu pon no so na ofii dan no mu ntɛm +For five hours we heard nothing more +Yɛante obiara nka nnɔnhwerew anum +I was in pain and couldn t eat +Na mete yaw nka na na mintumi nnidi +And there was no other hospital in the area +Na ayaresabea foforo biara nni mpɔtam hɔ +Then to my surprise a stretcher was brought in to carry me into the operating theater +Afei ɛyɛɛ me nwonwa sɛ wɔde ade bae bɛfaa me too so de me kɔɔ oprehyɛn dan no mu +I was clutching my No Blood card +Na me No Blood mogya kratasin no kura me denneennen +On the way to the theater I saw surgical instruments along with packets of blood +Bere a wɔde me rehyɛn oprehyɛn dan no mu no mihuu nneɛma a wɔde yɛ oprehyɛn ne mogya a ɛwɔ nkotoku mu +I started weeping profusely saying that I would not take blood +Mifii ase sui denneennen kae sɛ minnye mogya +One of the nurses said that I should drop the card on the floor +Ayarehwɛfo no biako ka kyerɛɛ me sɛ minnyae kratasin no nto fam +She said I could not carry it into the theater +Ɔkae sɛ mintumi mfa nkɔ oprehyɛn dan no mu +I said I would not enter without the card and that I wanted to show it to the chief surgeon +Meka kyerɛɛ no sɛ sɛ kratasin no nka me ho a menkɔ dan no mu efisɛ mepɛ sɛ mede kɔkyerɛ dɔkta panyin no +The nurse then snatched the card from me and took it into the theater and showed it to the surgeon +Afei ɔyarehwɛfo no hwim kratasin no fii me nsam de kɔɔ oprehyɛn dan no mu de kɔkyerɛɛ dɔkta no +Immediately the head surgeon and five other doctors dressed in their surgical gowns came out to where I was +Ntɛm ara na dɔkta panyin no ne dɔktafo foforo anum a wɔhyehyɛ wɔn ntade akɛse a wɔhyɛ de yɛ oprehyɛn no fii adi baa faako a mewɔ no +The head surgeon was furious +Na dɔkta panyin no bo afuw +He called for my mother pointed to my belly and said to her Look Madam +Ɔfrɛɛ me maame de ne nsa kyerɛɛ me yafunu so kae sɛ Maame hwɛ +We don t know what we will find inside her +Yennim nea yebehu wɔ ne mu +If we have to do a lot of cutting it will lead to severe bleeding +Sɛ ɛho behia sɛ yɛde sekan ka no kɛse a mogya betu kɛse +Do you want her to bleed to death ? Wopɛ sɛ mogya tu no ma owu ? +In reply Mother said to him Doctor I know that Jehovah will be with the girl +Maame buae sɛ Dɔkta minim sɛ Yehowa begyina abeawa no akyi +And he will be with you too +Na obegyina wo nso w’akyi +Just do the best you can and leave the rest to Jehovah +Wo de yɛ nea wubetumi biara na gyaw nkae no ma Yehowa +The doctor then said We are not magicians or herbalists +Dɔkta no kae sɛ Yɛnyɛ nkonyaayifo anaa adunsinfo +We live by what we have learned +Nea yɛasua na yɛde di dwuma +I cannot do this operation without blood +Mintumi nyɛ oprehyɛn yi a mogya nka ho +My mother again implored him to simply do the best he could +Me maame san srɛɛ no sɛ ɔno de ɔnyɛ nea obetumi biara +Finally he agreed to operate without blood +Awiei koraa no ɔpenee so sɛ ɔbɛyɛ oprehyɛn no a ɔmma me mogya +He asked me if I was afraid +Obisaa me sɛ misuro anaa +In reply I said I am not afraid of death +Mibuae sɛ Minsuro owu +I know Jehovah is with me +Minim sɛ Yehowa ka me ho +Continue Serving Your God Kɔ So Som Wo Nyankopɔn No +The surgery was performed within an hour +Wɔyɛɛ oprehyɛn no wiei wɔ dɔnhwerew biako mu +They opened me up and easily removed the tumor astonishing the hospital staff +Wɔpaee me yam yii ade a ahon me no a wɔammrɛ ho na ɛyɛɛ ayaresabea adwumayɛfo no nwonwa +Afterward one of the doctors told Mother that the student doctors talk about my case at night in their quarters +Ɛno akyi no dɔktafo no biako ka kyerɛɛ me Maame sɛ edu anadwo a dɔktafo a wonwiee sukuu no bɔ m’asɛm no ho nkɔmmɔ wɔ wɔn atrae hɔ +Now when Mother or I go to that hospital they give us special treatment +Mprempren sɛ me ne Maame kɔ saa ayaresabea hɔ a wonni yɛn ho agoru koraa +Two days after my operation the surgeon came into my ward asked how I was then said You should continue serving your God +Wɔyɛɛ me oprehyɛn no akyi nnanu no dɔkta no baa ayaresabea dan a meda mu no mu bebisaa sɛnea me ho te na afei ɔkae sɛ Kɔ so som wo Nyankopɔn no +He really helped you +Ɔboaa wo ankasa +Footnotes Ase hɔ asɛm +Published by the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York Inc +Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York Inc +na wotintimii +He Remembered His Creator in the Days of His Youth Ɔkaee Ne Bɔfo Wɔ Ne Mmerantebere Mu ’ + ADRIAN always drew more than his share of parental attention his father said +ADRIAN papa kae sɛ Na yɛn ani ku Adrian ho kɛse bere nyinaa sɛ awofo +At age four he drove the family car into a tree making everyone late for the congregation meeting +Bere a odii mfe anan no otuu abusua no kar kɔbɔɔ dua bi mu ma yɛn nyinaa kaa akyi wɔ asafo nhyiam ase +At five he collected dozens of frogs and brought them into the house +Bere a odii mfe anum no ɔkɔsesaw mpɔtorɔ pii baa fie +It took days to get rid of those things +Egyee yɛn nna pii na yɛde tuu saa mmoa no ase +We felt like a family of Egyptians during the Biblical plague of frogs +Yɛtee nka te sɛ nea yɛyɛ Misrifo abusua a mpɔtorɔ pii baa wɔn afie mu wɔ Bible mmere mu no +When he was he found three young raccoons alongside the highway and took them to school in his book bag +Bere a odii mfe no okohuu aboa bi a wɔfrɛ no raccoon abiɛsa wɔ kwankyɛn na ɔde wɔn hyɛɛ ne sukuu bag mu kɔɔ sukuu +When the teacher came in the classroom was in a turmoil children crowded around Adrian s book bag chattering excitedly +Bere a tikya no baa adesua dan no mu no na ɛhɔ ayɛ begyabegya na mmofra atwa Adrian sukuu bag no ho ahyia ma wɔrekasakasa anigye so +The teacher looked in saw the raccoons and drove him and his pets to a facility that took in animal orphans +Tikya no kohuu raccoon no wɔ ne bag no mu na ɔde ɔno ne ne mmoa a n’ani gye wɔn ho no traa kar mu kɔɔ beae bi a wɔhwɛ mmoa mma a wonni awofo +Adrian was in tears at the thought of losing his babies but after touring the facility and seeing baby foxes and other orphans well cared for he left his raccoons there +Bere a Adrian hui sɛ ne mmoa no befi ne nsa no osui nanso bere a ɔkɔhwehwɛɛ hɔ na ohuu sɛnea wɔhwɛ sakraman mma ne mmoa foforo a wonni awofo yiye no ogyaw ne raccoon no hɔ +His father continued Adrian wasn t a bad boy +Ne papa toaa so sɛ Na Adrian nyɛ abofra bɔne +Just a very busy one +Nea ɛte ara ne sɛ na onni ne ho adagyew +A lively imagination that kept life interesting +Na n’ankasa tumi yɛ nneɛma bi a ɛma n’ani gye +Adrian s mother showed another side of him family oriented a homebody a very loving boy +Adrian maame kaa ne suban foforo ho asɛm n’ani gye n’abusua ho n’ani ka fie ɔwɔ ɔdɔ +She relates The children at school described him as a person who would not hurt anyone +Ne maame ka sɛ Sukuu hɔ mmofra no kae sɛ ɔyɛ obi a ɔnhaw obiara +A girl in his class was limited mentally though not retarded +Na abeawa bi wɔ ne sukuu dan mu a n’adwene ntumi nkyere ade ntɛmntɛm ɛwom sɛ na n’adwene nsɛee de +She rode the school bus with Adrian +Na ɔne Adrian tra sukuu bɔs biako mu +Other children made fun of her but her mother told us that Adrian always treated her daughter with respect and a special kindness +Mmofra foforo serew abeawa no nanso ne maame ka kyerɛɛ yɛn sɛ Adrian kyerɛɛ obu ne ayamye soronko maa ne babea no bere nyinaa +He had a serious side to him a very thoughtful boy with deep feelings who didn t express them often +Na ɔwɔ su a anim wɔ nyam abarimaa a osusuw ade ho kɔ akyiri na ɔwɔ nkate a emu dɔ a ɔnna no adi ntɛmntɛm +But when he did he surprised us with comments that cut to the heart of matters +Nanso sɛ ɔda no adi a ɔka nsɛm de kyerɛ ntease a emu dɔ a ɔwɔ ma yɛn ho dwiriw yɛn +She concluded her assessment of her son His sickness made him mature quickly and produced a deeper spirituality in him +Ɔde ne ba no ho nsɛm a ɔkae no baa awiei sɛ Ne yare no maa n’adwenem buee ntɛmntɛm na ɛma ɔyɛɛ den honhom mu +He Was Adamant No Blood ! Osii ne Bo Sɛ Onnye Mogya ! +His sickness ? Ɔyaree anaa ? +Yes +Yiw +It started in March when Adrian was years old +Efii ase March bere a na Adrian adi mfe +A fast growing tumor was found in his stomach +Biribi honoo ne yafunu mu a na ɛretrɛw ntɛmntɛm +The doctors wanted a biopsy but feared excessive bleeding and said that a blood transfusion might be necessary +Na dɔktafo no pɛ sɛ wotwa bi de hwɛ yare a ayɛ no nanso na wosuro sɛ mogya betu no dodow enti wɔkae sɛ ɛho behia sɛ wɔma no mogya +Adrian said no +Adrian ampene so +He was adamant +Na wasi ne bo +He said with tears in his eyes I just could not live with myself if I am given blood +Ɔde nusu kae sɛ Sɛ wɔma me mogya a mɛhwere obu a mewɔ no +He and his family were Jehovah s Witnesses who reject blood transfusions on the Biblical grounds recorded at Leviticus and Acts +Na ɔne n’abusua yɛ Yehowa Adansefo na esiane Bible mu nnyinasosɛm a ɛwɔ Leviticus ne Asomafo no Nnwuma nti wonnye mogya +While in the Dr +Charles A +Bere a Adrian da Dɔkta Charles A +Janeway Child Health Centre in St +Janeway Mmofra Ayaresabea a ɛwɔ St +John s Newfoundland awaiting the biopsy to be done without blood Adrian was asked by oncologist Dr +John’s Newfoundland retwɛn ma wɔabetwa nea ahon no no bi de ahwɛ nea ayɛ no a wɔmma no mogya no Dɔkta Lawrence Jardine ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ ɔnkyerɛkyerɛ mogya ho asɛm no mu nkyerɛ no +Lawrence Jardine to express himself on the matter of blood +Look Adrian said it wouldn t matter whether my parents were Jehovah s Witnesses or not +Adrian kae sɛ Asɛm no ne sɛ sɛ m’awofo nyɛ Yehowa Adansefo mpo a anka ɛmfa ho +I still wouldn t take blood +Anka minnye mogya no ara +Dr +Jardine asked Do you realize that you could die if you don t take a blood transfusion ? Dɔkta Jardine bisaa no sɛ Wunim sɛ woannye mogya a wubetumi awu ? + Yes +Yiw +And you re willing to do that ? Na wopɛ no saa anaa ? + If that s what it takes +Sɛ saa na ɛhwehwɛ a +His mother also present asked Why are you taking such a stand ? Ne maame a na ɔwɔ hɔ bi no bisae sɛ Dɛn nti na woresi gyinae a ɛte saa ? +Adrian replied Mom it s not a good trade +Adrian buae sɛ Maame mintumi nni nsesa a ɛte saa +To disobey God and extend my life for a few years now and then because of my disobedience to God lose out on a resurrection and living forever in his paradise earth that s just not smart ! Psalm Proverbs +Nyansa nnim koraa sɛ mɛyɛ Onyankopɔn so asoɔden de ato me nkwa nna mu mfe kakraa bi nnɛ na afei esiane Onyankopɔn so asoɔden a mayɛ nti owusɔre ne asetra a enni awiei wɔ paradise asase so abɔ me ! Dwom Mmebusɛm +The biopsy was performed on March +Wotwaa nea ahon no no bi de yɛɛ nhwehwɛmu wɔ March da a ɛto so +It showed that Adrian had a large lymphoma tumor +Ɛdaa adi sɛ ade kɛse bi na ahon no +A subsequent bone marrow biopsy confirmed the fear that he had developed leukemia +Dr +Akyiri yi nhwehwɛmu a wɔyɛe wɔ ne nnompe mu hon mu no daa no adi sɛ wanya ɔyare a wɔfrɛ no leukemia mogya nkwammoaa fitaa a ɛdɔɔso mmoroso sɛnea na wosusuw no +Jardine now explained that a very aggressive chemotherapy program with blood transfusions was the only way Adrian could possibly live +Saa bere no Dɔkta Jardine kyerɛkyerɛɛ mu sɛ ade biako pɛ a ebetumi ama Adrian anya nkwa ne sɛ wɔde nnuru a ano yɛ den pii ne mogya bɛma no +Adrian however still refused blood transfusions +Nanso Adrian kɔɔ so powee sɛ obegye mogya +Chemotherapy was started without the transfusions +Wofii ase de nnuru a ano yɛ den no dii dwuma a mogya nka ho +Now however with this critical stage of treatment underway there was fear that the Child Welfare Department might intervene and get a court order for custody and the power to give blood transfusions +Nanso bere a wofii saa ayaresa a emu yɛ den yi ase no na ɛda adi sɛ Mmofra Yiyedi Asoɛe no betumi de wɔn ho agye mu afa mmara kwan so agye abofra no afi n’awofo hwɛ ase na wɔanya tumi ama no mogya +The law allowed for anyone years old or over to make his own decision on treatment +Na mmara ma kwan sɛ obiara a wadi mfe anaa nea ɛboro saa ankasa tumi si ayaresa ko a ɔpɛ ho gyinae +The only way for anyone under to have that right was to be classed as a mature minor +Ɔkwan biako pɛ a obi a onnii mfe betumi de anya saa hokwan no ne sɛ wobebu no sɛ n’adwenem abue sɛ n’ankasa betumi asi ayaresa ko a ɔpɛ ho gyinae +In Newfoundland s Supreme Court Newfoundland Asennibea Kunini Hɔ +So on Sunday morning July the acting director of Child Welfare did initiate court proceedings to obtain custody +Enti Kwasida anɔpa July da a ɛto so no Mmofra Yiyedi Asoɛe no panyin nanmusifo no de asɛm no kɔɔ asennibea na ama wɔagye abofra no afi n’awofo hwɛ ase +Quickly an outstanding and highly respected lawyer David C +Wɔfaa mmaranimfo bi a ne ho akokwaw na wobu no a wɔfrɛ no David C +Day Q +C +of St +Day a ɔwɔ St +John s Newfoundland was retained to represent Adrian +John’s Newfoundland maa Adrian +That same afternoon at the Supreme Court of Newfoundland convened Justice Robert Wells presiding +During the afternoon session Dr +Bere a ɛbɔɔ awia saa da no Newfoundland Asennibea Kunini no frɛɛ asɛm no na Ɔtemmufo Robert Wells na na ɔyɛ otitrani +Jardine made it very clear to the judge that he considered Adrian a mature minor who had a deep conviction against the use of blood and that he Dr +Jardine had promised Adrian that he would not include blood transfusion in any treatment +Awia no Dɔkta Jardine ka kyerɛɛ ɔtemmufo no pefee sɛ obu Adrian sɛ abofra a n’adwenem abue a ɔwɔ gyidi a emu yɛ den a etia mogya a wɔde bɛma no na ɔno Dɔkta Jardine hyɛɛ Adrian bɔ sɛ ɔmma no mogya wɔ ayaresa biara a ɔde bɛma no mu ɔkwan biara so +Justice Wells asked the doctor that if it came to a court ordered transfusion would he administer it ? Dr +Ɔtemmufo Wells bisaa dɔkta no sɛ sɛ asennibea no hyɛ sɛ wɔmma no mogya a ɔde bɛma no anaa ? +Jardine answered No I personally would not do it +Dɔkta Jardine buae sɛ Dabi me de memfa mma no +He mentioned that Adrian felt that his Biblical hope of eternal life would be threatened +Ɔkae sɛ Adrian te nka sɛ sɛ ɛba saa a ne daa nkwa ho anidaso a egyina Bible so no ho bɛba asɛm +The sincere testimony of this outstanding doctor was both amazing and heartwarming and brought tears of joy to Adrian s parents +Adanse a efi komam a dɔkta a ɔda nsow yi dii no yɛɛ Adrian awofo ahodwiriw wɔn koma tɔɔ wɔn yam na ɛmaa nusu taataa wɔn anigye mu +Please Respect Me and My Wishes Mesrɛ Mo Monkyerɛ Obu Mma Me ne M’Apɛde +When the court reconvened on Monday July David Day presented copies of an affidavit that Adrian too ill to appear in court had prepared and signed stating his own wishes concerning the treatment of his cancer without blood or blood products +Bere a wɔfrɛɛ asɛm no Dwoda July no David Day de krataa a Adrian a onni ahoɔden a ɔde bɛba asennibea hɔ kyerɛw de ne nsa hyɛɛ ase a ɛkyerɛ ɔpɛ a n’ankasa wɔ sɛ wɔsa ne kokoram no a wɔmfa mogya anaa aduru a mogya wom biara nni dwuma no bɛkyerɛe +In it Adrian said Adrian kae wom sɛ + You think a lot about things when you are ill and if you are ill from cancer you know you could die and you think about that +Sɛ woyare a wudwennwen nsɛm pii ho na sɛ kokoram yɛ wo a wunim sɛ wubetumi awu enti wudwen ɛno ho +I won t agree to blood or let it be used no way +Memma wɔmma me mogya anaa aduru biara a mogya wom dabida +I know I could die if no blood is used +Minim sɛ sɛ mannye mogya a metumi awu +But that is my decision +Me gyinaesi ne no +No one talked me into that +Ɛnyɛ obi na ɔtoo me brada ma misii saa gyinae no +I trust Dr +Jardine very much +Mewɔ Dɔkta Jardine mu ahotoso kɛse +I believe he is a man of his word +Migye di sɛ ɔyɛ obi a odi n’asɛm so +He says he ll give me intense treatment with no blood ever being used +Ose ɔbɛhwɛ me yiye nanso ɔmma me mogya da +He told me the risks +Ɔkaa asiane a ɛwom no kyerɛɛ me +I understand that +Mete ase +I know the worst +Minim asiane kɛse a ebetumi afi mu aba no +The way I feel is that if I m given any blood that will be like raping me molesting my body +Mete nka sɛ sɛ wɔma me mogya biara a ɛbɛyɛ te sɛ nea wɔreto me mmonnaa wɔreyɛ me nipadua basabasa +I don t want my body if that happens +Sɛ ɛba saa a mekyi me nipadua +I can t live with that +Mintumi mfa saa kwan no so nnye me ho nkwa +I don t want any treatment if blood is going to be used even a possibility of it +Mempɛ ayaresa biara a mogya ka ho anaa nea ebetumi aba sɛ mogya ka ho +I ll resist use of blood +Mɛko atia mogya a wɔde bɛma me +Adrian s affidavit ended with this appeal Please respect me and my wishes +Adrian krataa no mu nsɛm a etwa to ne sɛ Mesrɛ mo monkyerɛ obu mma me ne m’apɛde +Throughout the hearing Adrian was confined to his hospital room and Justice Wells very kindly came to see him there with David Day present +Bere a wɔreka asɛm no nyinaa na Adrian aka mpa mu wɔ ayaresabea hɔ na Ɔtemmufo Wells fi ayamye kɛse mu kɔhwɛɛ no bere a na David Day ka ne ho +In giving an account of that interview Mr +Day spoke of Adrian s riveting and compelling remarks to the judge on this one theme in essence I know I m very ill and I know I could die +Bere a Owura Day reka nkɔmmɔbɔ a ɛkɔɔ so no ho asɛm no ɔkaa nsɛm a ntease wom na ɛkanyan adwene a Adrian ka kyerɛɛ ɔtemmufo no wɔ asɛm koro yi ara ho no ho asɛm a nea ɛkyerɛ ne sɛ Minim sɛ meyare paa na minim sɛ metumi awu +Some medical people say blood will help +Nnuruyɛfo bi ka sɛ mogya bɛboa +I don t think so with all the dangers I read about it +Misusuw sɛ ɛnte saa esiane nea mekenkan fa asiane a ɛwom nyinaa ho no nti +Whether or not it helps my faith is opposed to blood +Sɛ ɛboa anaasɛ ɛmmoa no ɛne me gyidi nhyia +Respect my faith and you ll respect me +Monkyerɛ obu mma me gyidi mfa nkyerɛ obu mma me +If you don t respect my faith I ll feel violated +Sɛ moankyerɛ obu amma me gyidi a mɛte nka te sɛ nea wɔato me mmonnaa +If you do respect my faith I can face my sickness with dignity +Sɛ mokyerɛ obu ma me gyidi a metumi de nidi agyina me yare no ano +Faith is about all I ve got and now it s the most important thing I need to help me fight the disease +Mr +Gyidi na me biribiara gyina so na mprempren ɛno ne ade a ɛsen biara a ehia sɛ minya na aboa me ma mako atia yare no +Day had some comments of his own about Adrian He was a client capable of handling his critical illness patiently stoically and bravely +Owura Day ankasa kaa Adrian ho asɛm sɛ Ɔyɛ obi a otumi de boasetɔ ahosodi ne akokoduru dii ne yare a emu yɛ den no ho dwuma +There was resolve in his eyes understated confidence in his voice pluck in his manner +Na n’anim kyerɛ sɛ wasi ne bo ne kasa a ano nyɛ den mmoroso no kyerɛ ahotoso a ɔwɔ ne su kyerɛ akokoduru a ɔwɔ +Above all his verbal and body language communicated to me an abiding faith +Nea ɛsen ne nyinaa no ne nne ne ne nipadua a ɔde kasae no ma mihui sɛ ɔwɔ gyidi a efi nokwaredi mu +His signature was faith +Gyidi ne ade a ɛdaa adi kɛse wɔ ne ho +Uncompromising illness required him to build bridges between youthful dreams and adult reality +Ɔyare a emu yɛ den maa ɛho behiae sɛ ogyina ɔhaw ano te sɛ ɔpanyin +Faith assisted him to do so +Gyidi na ɛboaa no ma otumi yɛɛ saa +He was unhesitatingly candid and to my mind truthful +Akyinnye biara nni ho sɛ na ɔka nsɛm penpen na ɛyɛ me sɛ na ɔka nokware +I was alert to the consideration whether his parents had imposed upon him their opposition to blood use in the medical treatment of him +Na minim sɛ ebetumi aba sɛ n’awofo na wɔde pɛ a wɔmpɛ sɛ wɔde mogya ma no wɔ n’ayaresa mu no ahyɛ n’adwene mu +I was satisfied that he exercised a mind of his own in expressing his wish for medical treatment absent blood +Me bo tɔɔ me yam sɛ na n’ankasa wɔ n’adwene a enti ɔmpɛ sɛ wɔma no mogya wɔ n’ayaresa mu no +On another occasion Mr +Day remarked on Adrian s beliefs that were more dear to him than life itself then added This steadfast young man in the face of such problems makes me feel that all the woes of my life are nothing +Bere foforo no Owura Day kaa Adrian nyamesom gyidi no ho asɛm sɛ na ɛsom bo sen nkwa ankasa na ɔde kaa ho sɛ Abarimaa a wagyina pintinn wɔ ɔhaw a ɛtete saa yi nyinaa mu no ma mete nka sɛ m’asetra mu ɔhaw no nyinaa nyɛ hwee +He will be etched in my memory forever +Me werɛ mfi no da +He is a mature minor of enormous courage insight and intelligence +Ɔyɛ abofra a n’adwenem abue na ɔwɔ akokoduru nhumu ne nyansa kɛse +The Decision Adrian a Mature Minor Gyinaesi No Adrian yɛ Abofra a N’adwenem Abue +On Monday July the hearing concluded and Justice Wells rendered his decision which was later published in the Human Rights Law Journal September +Wobuaa asɛm no Dwoda July na Ɔtemmufo Wells kaa ne gyinaesi na akyiri yi wotintim baa Human Rights Law Journal a ɛbaa September no mu +Excerpts follow Emu nsɛm bi na edidi so yi + For the following reasons the applications of the Director of Child Welfare are dismissed the child is not in need of protection the use of blood or blood products for the purposes of blood transfusion or injection have not been demonstrated to be essential and in the particular circumstances of this case could be harmful +Esiane nsɛm a edidi so yi nti yentumi mpene asɛm a Mmofra Yiyedi Asoɛe no Panyin de bae no so abofra no nhia ahobammɔ wontumi nnaa no adi sɛ mogya anaa aduru biara a mogya wom a wɔde bɛma no anaa wɔde bɛbɔ no paane no ho hia na nsɛm tebea no kyerɛ sɛ mogya a wɔde bɛma no no betumi ayɛ asiane +Unless a change in circumstances necessitates a further order the use of blood or blood products in his treatment is prohibited and the boy is declared to be a mature minor whose wish to receive medical treatment without blood or blood products is to be respected +Yɛbara mogya anaa aduru a mogya wom a wɔde bɛma no gye sɛ nsɛm tebea no sakra ma ɛho behia sɛ wosi gyinae foforo na yebu abofra no sɛ abofra a n’adwenem abue a ɛsɛ sɛ wɔkyerɛ obu ma ɔpɛ a ɔwɔ sɛ wɔsa no yare a wɔmfa mogya anaa aduru a mogya wom biara mma no +There is no question that this young person is very courageous +Akyinnye biara nni ho sɛ abarimaa ’ yi wɔ akokoduru yiye +I think he has the support of a loving and caring family and I think he is facing his affliction with a great deal of courage +Misusuw sɛ abusua a wɔwɔ ɔdɔ ne ayamhyehye na wogyina n’akyi na misusuw sɛ akokoduru kɛse na ɔde gyina n’ahohia no ano +Part of his religious belief is that it is wrong for him to use blood products by having them introduced into his body for whatever purposes +Ne nyamesom gyidi no fa bi kyerɛ sɛ ɛyɛ mfomso sɛ wɔde aduru biara a mogya wom bɛma no ma akɔ ne nipadua mu ɛmfa ho atirimpɔw nti a wɔyɛ saa +I have had the advantage of reading an affidavit that was made by A +yesterday and I have had the advantage of hearing his mother who gave evidence and have had the advantage of talking to A +himself +Ɛnnɛra minyaa hokwan kenkan krataa bi a A +Adrian kyerɛwee manya hokwan atie adanse a ne maame bedii na manya hokwan ne A +ankasa akasa +I am satisfied that he believes with all his heart that to take blood would be wrong and that to be forced to take blood in the circumstances about which we are speaking would be an invasion of his body an invasion of his privacy and an invasion of his whole being to the extent that it would impact severely on his strength and ability to cope with the dreadful ordeal that he has to undergo whatever the outcome +Migye tom sɛ ofi koma nyinaa mu gye di sɛ ɛbɛyɛ mfomso sɛ obegye mogya ma enti hyɛ a wɔbɛhyɛ no ma wagye mogya wɔ tebea a yɛreka ho asɛm no mu no bɛkyerɛ sɛ wɔato ahyɛ no so asɔre atia hokwan a ɔwɔ sɛ ɔyɛ nea ɔpɛ na wɔasɔre atia ne biribiara araa ma ebenya nkɛntɛnso bɔne wɔ n’ahoɔden ne tumi a ɔde begyina ɔhaw a ɛyɛ hu a ɛsɛ sɛ ohyia no ano ɛmfa ho nea ebefi mu aba biara +I agree that the doctor made eminent sense when he said that the patient must be in a cooperative and positive frame of mind about chemotherapy and other cancer treatments in order for there to be any hope any real hope of success and that a patient on whom something is forced contrary to his most deeply held beliefs would be a patient whose suitability for the treatment would be drastically reduced +Mepene so sɛ dɔkta no kaa nyansasɛm kɛse bere a ɔkae sɛ sɛ wobenya anidaso bi a edi mu sɛ ɔyarefo no tebea bɛyɛ yiye a ɛsɛ sɛ ɔpene nnuru a ano yɛ den ne kokoram ayaresa afoforo so na onya ho adwempa na ɔyarefo a wɔhyɛ no ma ɔyɛ biribi a ɛne ne gyidi a emu yɛ den nhyia no yɛ ɔyarefo a ayaresa no mfata no koraa +I think that what has happened to A +has matured him to a degree that would be unthinkable for a year old who is not facing and living with what he is living with and has to face and is facing +Misusuw sɛ nea ato A +no ama n’adwenem abue koraa sen abofra a wadi mfe a onni tebea a ɔrehyia no mu +I think that his experience is as bad an experience I can conceive of and I suspect that their faith is one of the things that is sustaining him and his family +Misusuw sɛ ne suahu no yɛ yaw sen nea metumi asusuw ho biara na minim sɛ ebia gyidi a ɔne n’abusua wɔ no ka nneɛma a ɛwowaw wɔn no ho +I think that what has happened has made A +mature beyond any normal expectation or maturity in a year old +Misusuw sɛ nea asi no ama A +adwene mu abue koraa asen sɛnea yɛbɛhwɛ kwan wɔ obi a wadi mfe ho +I think the boy that I spoke to this morning is very different from a normal year old because of this tragic experience +Migye di sɛ abofra a me ne no kasaa anɔpa yi no nsɛ obi a wadi mfe koraa esiane tebea a ɛyɛ hu yi nti +I think he is mature enough to express a cogent view and he has expressed it to me +Misusuw sɛ n’adwenem abue sɛnea obetumi aka asɛm a emu da hɔ na waka bi akyerɛ me +I am also satisfied that it is proper +for me to take into consideration his wishes and I do so +Afei nso migye di sɛ ɛyɛ papa +sɛ misusuw n’apɛde ho na mereyɛ saa +His wishes are that blood products not be administered and I am satisfied also that if these wishes are countermanded in some fashion by the Director under an order of this Court that his best interests would be manifestly and in a very real sense adversely affected +N’apɛde ne sɛ wɔmmma no aduru biara a mogya wom na migye di nso sɛ sɛ Ɔpanyin no bu n’apɛde yi so wɔ ɔkwan bi so denam Asenni yi ahyɛde bi so a wobehu sɛ aka ne yiyedi na ebepira no ankasa +Furthermore if and this is very possible he should indeed succumb to this disease he would do so in a state of mind that taking into consideration his religious beliefs would be very sad very unfortunate and not at all to be desired +Nea ɛka ho ne sɛ sɛ ɔyare yi kum no ɛnyɛ den koraa sɛ ɛbɛba saa nso na sɛ wɔmaa no mogya a esiane ne nyamesom gyidi nti ɛbɛyɛ awerɛhosɛm na ɛbɛyɛ asɛm a ɛyɛ yaw kɛse a nnipa ani rennye ho koraa +I am taking all these things into consideration +Meresusuw nsɛm yi nyinaa ho +In all of the circumstances I feel that it is proper for me to deny the request that blood products be used in A +s treatment +Wɔ tebea horow no nyinaa mu no mete nka sɛ ɛbɛyɛ papa sɛ mempene so mma wɔmfa aduru biara a mogya wom nni dwuma wɔ A +ayaresa no mu sɛnea ɔrehwehwɛ no +Adrian s Message to Justice Wells Krataa a Adrian Kyerɛw Kɔmaa Ɔtemmufo Wells +It was a remarkably thoughtful message that this young boy who knew he was dying sent to Justice Robert Wells which was passed along by Mr +David Day as follows I think I would be remiss if I did not on behalf of my client with whom I spoke but briefly after you left the hospital today thank you from the bottom of his heart which is a very big heart for your having dealt with this matter with expedition and with sensitivity and with great fairness +Abarimaa a na onim sɛ ɔrewu no kyerɛw krataa a nyansa wom kɛse maa Owura David Day kɔmaa Ɔtemmufo Wells sɛ Misusuw sɛ sɛ mannyina me mmaranimfo a ɛnnɛ bere a wufii ayaresabea ha no me ne no kasaa bere tiaa bi no ananmu amfa aseda a efi ne koma a emu yɛ duru no mu amma wo wɔ sɛnea wode ntɛmpɛ tema ne atɛntrenee adi asɛm no ho a ɛbɛkyerɛ bonniayɛ +He is ever so grateful to you My Lord and I wish the record to show that +Me Wura ɔda wo ase kɛse na mepɛ sɛ ɛda adi saa wɔ mmara mu kyerɛwtohɔ mu +Thank you +Meda wo ase +Adrian s mother recounts the closing events of the story +Adrian maame ka sɛnea asɛm no kowiee kyerɛ +After the trial Adrian asked Dr +Jardine How much longer do I have ? Bere a wobuaa asɛm no Adrian bisaa Dɔkta Jardine sɛ Aka me nna ahe ? ’ +The doctor s answer One or two weeks +Dɔkta no buae sɛ Dapɛn biako anaa abien +’ +I saw my son shed one tear squeezed out from between tightly closed lids +Mihui sɛ me ba no amia n’ani denneennen ma nusu kakra afi mu aba +I went to put my arms around him and he said Don t Mom +Mede me nsa kɔtoo no so na ɔkae sɛ Gyae Maame +I m praying +Merebɔ mpae +’ +After a few moments I asked How are you dealing with this Adrian ? Bere tiaa bi akyi no mibisae sɛ Adrian dɛn na woreyɛ wɔ ho ? ’ + Mom I m going to live anyway even if I die +Maame sɛ miwu mpo a awiei koraa menya nkwa +And if I ve only got two weeks to live I want to enjoy them +Na sɛ aka adapɛn abien pɛ na mawu de a mepɛ sɛ minya mu anigye +So you ve got to cheer up +Enti ɛsɛ sɛ mo bo tɔ mo yam +’ + He wanted to visit the Watch Tower s branch in Georgetown Canada +Na ɔpɛ sɛ ɔkɔsra Ɔwɛn Aban Asafo no baa dwumadibea a ɛwɔ Georgetown Canada no +He did that +Ɔyɛɛ saa +He swam in the pool there with one of his buddies +Ɔne n’adamfo bi koguaree ɔtare a ɛwɔ hɔ no mu +He went to a game of the Blue Jays baseball team and had his picture taken with some of the players +Ɔkɔhwɛɛ bɔɔlbɔ kuw bi a wɔfrɛ wɔn Blue Jays agoru bi na ɔne kuw no mufo no bi twitwaa mfonini +Most important in his heart he had dedicated himself to serve Jehovah God and now he wanted to symbolize that by water immersion +Nea ɛsen biara no na wahyira ne ho so wɔ ne komam sɛ ɔbɛsom Yehowa Nyankopɔn na afei de na ɔpɛ sɛ ɔde nsu mu asubɔ yɛ ɛho sɛnkyerɛnne +By now his condition had worsened and he was back in the hospital and could no longer leave it +Eduu saa bere yi no na ne yare no mu ayɛ den kɛse na wɔsan de no kɔɔ ayaresabea hɔ a wantumi afi hɔ bio +So the nurses kindly arranged for him to use one of the stainless steel tanks in the physiotherapy room +Enti ayarehwɛfo no fi ayamye mu yɛɛ nhyehyɛe de ayaresabea hɔ asubura bi maa wɔn +He was baptized there September he died the next day September +Wɔbɔɔ no asu wɔ hɔ September owui da a edi hɔ September +His funeral was the largest that the funeral home had ever had nurses doctors parents of patients classmates neighbors and many of his spiritual brothers and sisters from his own and other congregations +N’ayi bae sen nea wɔayɛ no pɛn wɔ saa ayiyɛbea hɔ ayarehwɛfo dɔktafo ayarefo awofo mfɛfo sukuufo afipamfo ne ne nuanom mmarima ne mmea pii a wofi n’ankasa asafo ne asafo afoforo mu +As parents we never realized all the wonderful qualities that became evident in our son as he endured his many trials or the kindness and thoughtfulness that were part of his developing Christian personality +Sɛ awofo no na yennim sɛ yɛn ba no wɔ su fɛfɛ a ɛdaa adi bere a ogyinaa sɔhwɛ pii ano anaa ayamye ne nyansa a na ɛyɛ ne Kristofo nipasu a ɔrenya no fa no +The inspired psalmist said Sons are an inheritance from Jehovah +Odwontofo a honhom kaa no no kae sɛ Yehowa agyapade ne mmabanin +’ +Certainly this one was and we look forward to seeing him in Jehovah s new world of righteousness to be established soon now in a paradise earth +Psalm James +Akyinnye biara nni ho sɛ na yɛn ba yi te saa na yɛn ani da so sɛ yebehu no wɔ Yehowa wiase foforo a trenee te mu a ɛnkyɛ ɔde bɛba ma asase adan paradise no mu +Dwom Yakobo +May we anticipate fulfillment for Adrian of Jesus promise at John Do not marvel at this because the hour is coming in which all those in the memorial tombs will hear his voice and come out those who did good things to a resurrection of life those who practiced vile things to a resurrection of judgment +Momma yɛnhwɛ kwan sɛ Yesu bɔhyɛ a ɛwɔ Yohane yi bɛbam ama Adrian Mommma eyi nnyɛ mo nwonwa efisɛ dɔn no reba a wɔn a wɔwɔ ada mu nyinaa bɛte me nne na wɔafi adi wɔn a wɔayɛ papa no bɛkɔ nkwa sɔre mu na wɔn a wɔayɛ bɔne no bɛkɔ atemmu sɔre mu +By rejecting blood transfusions that could conceivably have extended his present life Adrian Yeatts showed himself to be one of the many young people who put God first +Adrian Yeatts nam mogya a ɛda adi sɛ ebia anka ɛbɛto ne mprempren nkwa nna so a ɔpowee no so kyerɛe sɛ ɔka mmofra pii a wɔde Onyankopɔn di kan wɔ wɔn asetram no ho +Box on page Kratafa adaka + The Life Is in the Blood Nkwa wɔ Mogya no Mu ’ +Blood is incredibly complex reaching every cell in the body +Mogya yɛ ade a ɛyɛ nwonwa kɛse na edu nipadua mu nkwaboaa biara mu +Within a single drop red blood cells carry oxygen and remove carbon dioxide white cells seek out and destroy unwanted invaders platelets gather instantly where there is a cut and start clotting to seal off the break +Mogya a ɛsɔ ko biako pɛ kura mogya nkwammoaa kɔkɔɔ a ɛkora mframa pa so na eyi mframa bɔne fi hɔ mogya nkwammoaa fitaa hwehwɛ ɔyare mmoawa a aba mogya no mu yi wɔn fi mu sɛ ade twa obi a mogya nkwammoaa ntraantraa boa ano prɛko pɛ na wofi ase ma mogya no twa ma kuru no wu +All of these are suspended in clear ivory colored plasma which is itself made up of hundreds of ingredients playing vital roles in the blood s long list of duties +Eyinom nyinaa wɔ mogya mu nsu a emu tew a ne kɔla te sɛ asonse na ɛno ankasa nso kura nneɛma a ahoɔden wom a edi dwuma kɛse wɔ nneɛma pii a mogya yɛ mu no +Scientists don t understand all that blood does +Abɔde ho nyansahufo nte nnwuma a mogya yɛ no nyinaa ase +No wonder Jehovah God the Creator of this miraculous fluid declares that the life is in the blood +Leviticus +Ɛnyɛ nwonwa sɛ Yehowa Nyankopɔn nsu nwonwaso yi Bɔfo ka sɛ nkwa wɔ mogya mu ’ no +Leviticus +Box on page Kratafa adaka +Bloodless Heart Transplant Koma Foforo a Wɔde ma Obi a Wɔmma no Mogya +Last October three year old Chandra Sharp was admitted to a hospital in Cleveland Ohio U +S +A +with a heart that was not only enlarged but also failing +October a etwaam no wogyee Chandra Sharp a wadi mfe abiɛsa too ayaresabea bi a ɛwɔ Cleveland Ohio U +S +A +esiane sɛ na ne koma ahon na ɛresɛe nti +She was undernourished her growth stunted her weight only pounds kg and she needed a heart transplant +Na onni aduan pa watɔ ape ne mu duru yɛ kilogram pɛ na na ehia sɛ wɔma no koma foforo +She was given only a few weeks to live +Wɔkae sɛ obewu wɔ adapɛn kakraa bi pɛ mu +Her parents agreed to the transplant but not to blood transfusion +N’awofo penee so sɛ wɔmma no koma foforo nanso wɔmmma no mogya +They are Jehovah s Witnesses +Wɔyɛ Yehowa Adansefo +This was no issue with the surgeon Dr +Charles Fraser +Na eyi nyɛ asɛnnennen mma Dɔkta Charles Fraser +The Flint Journal of Michigan reported on December Fraser said the Cleveland Clinic and other medical centers are becoming adept at performing many surgeries including transplants without the infusion into the patient of other people s blood +The Flint Journal a ɛwɔ Michigan no bɔɔ amanneɛ wɔ December sɛ Fraser kae sɛ Cleveland Ayaresabea no ne ayaresabea afoforo renya nkɔso wɔ oprehyɛn ahorow a akwaa foforo a wɔde ma ɔyarefo ka ho a wɔmfa onipa foforo mogya mma no mu +We have learned more about how to conserve blood and how to prime the heart lung machine with solutions other than blood said Fraser +Fraser kae sɛ Yɛasua pii afa sɛnea yebetumi asiw mogya a etu obi ano ne sɛnea wodi koma ne ohurututu ho dwuma a wɔmfa mogya nni dwuma no ho +’ +He then added Some specialty hospitals have for decades been doing major cardiovascular operations without blood transfusions +Afei ɔde kaa ho sɛ Mfe pii ni a ayaresabea a ɛwɔ nnuruyɛfo a wɔn ho akokwaw ayɛ koma ho oprehyɛn akɛse a wɔamfa mogya anni dwuma +We always try to do surgery without transfused blood +Yɛbɔ mmɔden bere nyinaa sɛ yɛbɛyɛ nkurɔfo oprehyɛn a yɛmma wɔn mogya +On October he performed the heart transplant on Chandra without blood +Wɔ October no ɔmaa Chandra koma foforo a wamma no mogya +A month later Chandra was reported doing well +Ɔsram biako akyi no wɔbɔɔ amanneɛ sɛ Chandra ho ye +Youths Who Have Power Beyond What Is Normal Mmofra A Wɔwɔ Tumi A Ɛboro So +YOU are young +WOYƐ abofra +Only +Woadi mfe pɛ +You have a family you love +Wowɔ abusua a wodɔ wɔn +You have school friends you enjoy +Wowɔ sukuu nnamfo a w’ani gye wɔn ho +You feel awe when gazing at a night sky packed with stars +Woakotu mpase wɔ mpoano ne mmepɔw mu pɛn +You have your whole life ahead of you +Sɛ woma wo ti so anadwo na wohwɛ wim a nsoromma a ayɛ hɔ ma no ma wo ho dwiriw wo +And now you have cancer +Wowɔ mfe pii a wubetumi de anya asetra mu anigye +Such news is a blow when you re +Nanso kokoram ayɛ wo +It s total devastation when you re +Sɛ asɛm a ɛte saa to obi a wadi mfe a ɛyɛ awerɛhosɛm na sɛ wadi mfe a ɛnde na asɛm no asɛe koraa +Lenae Martinez Lenae Martinez +So it seemed for year old Lenae Martinez +Saa na ɛyɛɛ Lenae Martinez a na wadi mfe +Her hope was to live forever on a paradise earth +Na n’anidaso ne sɛ ɔbɛtra ase daa wɔ paradise asase so +This hope was bolstered by the Bible training she had received from her parents who are Jehovah s Witnesses +Bible ntetee a n’awofo a wɔyɛ Yehowa Adansefo de maa no na ɛboaa no ma onyaa saa anidaso yi +Had not she herself read in the Bible that the earth would continue forever that it was created to be inhabited forever and that the meek would inherit it forever ? Ecclesiastes Isaiah Matthew +So na n’ankasa nkenkan mfii Bible no mu sɛ asase no bɛtra hɔ daa wɔbɔe sɛ nnipa ntra so daa na ahobrɛasefo bɛtra so daa ? Ɔsɛnkafo Yesaia Mateo +Now she was in the Valley Children s Hospital in Fresno California U +S +A +Saa bere yi na ɔda Valley Children’s Hospital wɔ Fresno California U +S +A +She had been admitted there for what appeared to be a kidney infection +Na wosusuw sɛ wanya asaabo mu yare nti na wogyee no too hɔ +Tests revealed however that she had leukemia +Nanso nhwehwɛmu ahorow daa no adi sɛ na wanya leukemia mogya nkwammoaa fitaa a ɛdɔɔso mmoroso +The doctors treating Lenae determined that packed red blood cells and platelets should be transfused and chemotherapy started immediately +Dɔktafo a na wɔrehwɛ Lenae no kae sɛ ɛsɛ sɛ wɔma no mogya nkwammoaa kɔkɔɔ ne ntraantraa no bi na wofi ase de nnuru a ano yɛ den ma no ntɛm ara +Lenae said that she wanted no blood or blood products that she had been taught that God forbids that as shown in the Bible books of Leviticus and Acts +Lenae kae sɛ ɔmpɛ mogya anaa aduru biara a mogya wom efisɛ wɔakyerɛ no sɛ Onyankopɔn bara saa adeyɛ no sɛnea Bible nhoma Leviticus ne Asomafo no Nnwuma kyerɛ no +For the holy spirit and we ourselves have favored adding no further burden to you except these necessary things to keep abstaining from things sacrificed to idols and from blood and from things strangled and from fornication +Na ɛyɛɛ honhom kronkron ne yɛn sɛ eye sɛ wɔmfa adesoa bi nto mo so gye nea ehia yi ara ɛne sɛ munyi mo ho mfi nam a wɔakum ama abosom ne mogya ne mmoa a wɔanhwie wɔn mogya na wowui ne aguamammɔ mu +Her parents supported her in this stand but Lenae stressed that it was her decision and it was very important to her +Lenae awofo gyinaa n’akyi wɔ ne gyinaesi yi mu nanso osii so dua sɛ ɛyɛ n’ankasa ne gyinaesi na ɛho hia no yiye +The doctors talked several times with Lenae and her parents +Dɔktafo no ne Lenae ne n’awofo kasae mpɛn pii +Even so they came again one afternoon +Ɛno akyi mpo no wɔsan baa hɔ awia bi +Lenae said concerning this visit I was feeling very weak from all the pain and had been vomiting a lot of blood +Lenae kaa saa nsrahwɛ yi ho asɛm sɛ Na ɛyaw no ama mayɛ mmerɛw na mafe mogya pii +They asked me the same questions only in a different way +Wɔfaa ɔkwan foforo so bisaa me nsɛm koro no ara +I told them again I don t want any blood or blood products +Mesan ka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ Mempɛ mogya anaa aduru biara a mogya wom +I would rather accept death if necessary than to break my promise to Jehovah God to do his will +Sɛ ɛho behia a mɛpɛ sɛ miwu mmom sen sɛ mebu ɛbɔ a mahyɛ Yehowa sɛ mɛyɛ n’apɛde no so +’ +Lenae continued They were back the next morning +Lenae toaa so sɛ Ade kyee anɔpa no wɔsan bae bio +The platelets were dropping and my fever was still high +Na mogya nkwammoaa ntraantraa no so retew na na me ho da so yɛ hyew +I could tell the doctor listened to me more this time +Na mitumi hu sɛ afei de dɔkta no tie m’asɛm yiye +Even though they didn t like my stand they did say I was a very mature year old +Ɛwom sɛ na wɔmpɛ gyinae a masi no de nanso wɔkae sɛ meyɛ abofra a wadi mfe a m’adwenem abue +Later my pediatrician came in and told me he was sorry but nothing would help me but the chemotherapy and transfusions +Akyiri yi dɔkta a ɔhwɛ me no bɛka kyerɛɛ me sɛ ɛyɛ ne yaw sɛ ontumi nyɛ biribiara mfa mmoa me gye sɛ ɔde nnuru a ano yɛ den ne mogya ma me +He left and said he would be back later +Ɔkae sɛ ɔrekɔ na ɔbɛsan aba akyiri yi +When he left I started to cry very hard because he had taken care of me all my life and now I felt like he was betraying me +Bere a ofii hɔ no mifii ase sui denneennen efisɛ ɔno na na wahwɛ me fi bere a wɔwoo me ma enti saa bere no metee nka sɛ wayi me ama +When he came in later I told him how he had made me feel that he didn t care about me anymore +Bere a ɔsan baa hɔ akyiri yi no mekaa sɛnea wama mate nka no kyerɛɛ no sɛ ɛte sɛ nea m’asɛm mfa ne ho bio +This surprised him and he said he was sorry +Eyi yɛɛ no nwonwa na ɔkae sɛ ɔpa me kyɛw +He did not mean to hurt me +Na ɛnyɛ n’adwene ne sɛ ɔbɛka asɛm ma ahaw me +He looked at me and said Well Lenae if that is the way it has to be then I will see you in heaven +Ɔhwɛɛ me na ɔkae sɛ Lenae sɛ saa na asɛm no te a ɛnde yebehyia wɔ soro +’ +He took his glasses off and with big tears in his eyes said he loved me and gave me a big hug +Oyii n’ahwehwɛniwa no fii n’anim na bere a nusu ataataa no no ɔkae sɛ ɔdɔ me na ɔyɛɛ me atuu +I thanked him and said Thank you +Medaa no ase na mekae sɛ Meda wo ase +I love you too Dr +Gillespie but I hope to live on a paradise earth in the resurrection +Me nso medɔ wo Dɔkta Gillespie nanso m’ani da so sɛ wɔ owusɔre no mu no mɛtra paradise asase so +’ +Then two doctors and a lawyer came told Lenae s parents that they wanted to talk to her alone and asked the parents to leave which they did +Afei dɔktafo baanu ne mmaranimfo bi bae na wɔka kyerɛɛ Lenae awofo sɛ wɔpɛ sɛ wɔne ɔno nkutoo kasa enti wɔmaa n’awofo fii dan no mu +Through all this discussion the doctors had been very considerate and kind and were impressed with Lenae s articulate way of speaking and her deep conviction +Wɔ saa nkɔmmɔbɔ no nyinaa mu no dɔktafo no yii tema ne ayamye kɛse adi na anotew mu a Lenae fi ne wɔn kasae ne ne gyidi a emu yɛ den no maa wɔn ho dwiriw wɔn +When alone with her they told her that she was dying of leukemia and said But blood transfusions will prolong your life +Bere a ɛkaa wɔne Lenae nkutoo no wɔka kyerɛɛ no sɛ leukemia yare rekum no na wɔkae sɛ Sɛ wɔma wo mogya a ɛbɛto wo nkwa so +If you refuse blood you will die in a few days +Sɛ woannye mogya a wubewu wɔ nna kakraa bi mu +If I take blood Lenae asked how long will that prolong my life ? Lenae bisae sɛ Sɛ migye mogya a ɛbɛto me nkwa so nna ahe ? + About three to six months they answered +Wobuae sɛ Bɛyɛ asram abiɛsa kosi asia +What can I do in six months ? she asked +Obisae sɛ Dɛn na metumi ayɛ wɔ asram asia mu ? + You will get strong +Wubenya apɔwmuden +You can do many things +Wubetumi ayɛ nneɛma pii +You can visit Disney World +Wubetumi akɔsra Disney World Agodibea +You can see many other places +Wubetumi akɔ mmeae foforo pii +Lenae thought a bit then answered I have served Jehovah all my life years +Lenae susuw nsɛm ho kakra na obuae sɛ Masom Yehowa me nkwa nna nyinaa mfe ni +He has promised me everlasting life in Paradise if I obey him +Wahyɛ me bɔ sɛ sɛ mitie no a ɔbɛma me daa nkwa wɔ Paradise +I will not turn away from him now for six months of life +Merentwe me ho mfi ne ho seesei na matra ase asram asia +I want to be faithful until I die +Mepɛ sɛ midi nokware kosi me wu mu +Then I know in his due time he will resurrect me from death and give me everlasting life +Minim sɛ ɛba saa a obenyan me wɔ ne bere a ɛsɛ mu na wama me daa nkwa +Then I will have plenty of time for everything I want to do +Ɛno bɛma manya bere pii ayɛ biribiara a mepɛ sɛ meyɛ +The doctors and the lawyer were visibly impressed +Ɛdaa adi sɛ dɔktafo no ne mmaranimfo no ho dwiriw wɔn +They commended her and went out and told her parents that she thinks and talks like an adult and is able to make her own decisions +Wɔkamfoo no na wofii adi kɔka kyerɛɛ n’awofo sɛ ne nsusuwii ne ne kasa te sɛ ɔpanyin na n’ankasa tumi si gyinae +They recommended to the ethics committee of the Valley Children s Hospital that Lenae be viewed as a mature minor +Wɔka kyerɛɛ Valley Children’s Hospital hɔ boayikuw a ɛhwɛ abrabɔ ho nsɛm so no sɛ wommu Lenae sɛ abofra a n’adwenem abue +This committee made up of doctors and other health care professionals along with a professor of ethics from Fresno State University made the decision to allow Lenae to make her own decisions with regard to her medical treatment +Boayikuw yi a dɔktafo ayaresabea adwumayɛfo ne mmara ho nimdefo bi a ofi Fresno State Sukuupɔn mu ka ho yi sii gyinae sɛ wɔbɛma Lenae ankasa asi n’ayaresa ho gyinae +They considered Lenae a mature minor +Wobuu Lenae sɛ abofra a n’adwenem abue +No court order was sought +Wɔamfa asɛm no ankɔ asennibea +After a long difficult night at a +m +September Lenae fell asleep in death in the arms of her mother +Lenae tee yaw nka bere tenten anadwo bi na owui n’adekyee anɔpa wɔ ne maame nsa so wɔ September +The dignity and calmness of that night are etched in the minds of those present +Obiara a na ɔwɔ hɔ no werɛ remfi nidi ne kommyɛ a ɛdaa adi saa anadwo titiriw no da +There were who attended the memorial service including doctors nurses and teachers who had been impressed by Lenae s faith and integrity +Nnipa na wɔkɔɔ ayi no ase a dɔktafo ayarehwɛfo ne akyerɛkyerɛfo a Lenae gyidi ne ne mudi mu kura no yɛɛ wɔn ahodwiriw ka ho +The parents and friends of Lenae were deeply grateful that the doctors and nurses and administrators of the Valley Children s Hospital were so perceptive in discerning the maturity of this minor and that no court case was necessary to make that decision +Lenae awofo ne ne nnamfo ani sɔɔ kɛse sɛ Valley Children’s Hospital no dɔktafo ayarehwɛfo ne ɛhɔ mpanyimfo no maa wɔn ani daa hɔ hui sɛ abofra yi adwenem abue na asennibea asɛm biara ho anhia na wɔasi saa gyinae no +Crystal Moore Crystal Moore +Such consideration was not accorded year old Crystal Moore when she was admitted to Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center in New York City +Wɔansusuw Crystal Moore a na wadi mfe ho wɔ saa kwan no so bere a wogyee no too Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center a ɛwɔ New York City no +She was suffering from inflammatory bowel disease +Na ne nsono kɛse no baabi ahon +Upon her admission to the hospital Crystal along with her parents emphasized repeatedly her refusal to accept blood +Bere a wogyee Crystal too ayaresabea hɔ no ɔne n’awofo sii so dua mpɛn pii sɛ onnye mogya +She did not want to die rather she wanted medical treatment consistent with the Bible s command to abstain from blood +Acts +Na ɔmpɛ sɛ owu nanso na ɔpɛ ayaresa a ɛne Bible ahyɛde a ese yɛntwe yɛn ho mfi mogya ho no hyia +Asomafo no Nnwuma +The medical team caring for Crystal was certain that her condition required a blood transfusion +Na nnuruyɛfo no gye di yiye sɛ Crystal tebea no hwehwɛ sɛ wɔma no mogya +One doctor bluntly stated If Crystal does not have a blood transfusion by Thursday June then on Friday June she will be dead ! Dɔkta biako kaa no pen sɛ Ebedu Yawda June na sɛ wɔmmaa Crystal mogya a obewu Fida June ! +On June Crystal was not dead and the hospital applied to the Supreme Court of the State of New York for authority to force transfusions +Eduu June no na Crystal nwui na ayaresabea no de asɛm no kɔɔ Asennibea Kunini a ɛwɔ New York no sɛ wɔmma wɔn tumi na wɔmma no mogya +At the hearing which was hurriedly convened at the hospital that morning one of the physicians testified that Crystal needed two units of blood immediately and might need at least an additional ten units +Bere a wɔfrɛɛ asɛm no ntɛm wɔ ayaresabea hɔ anɔpa no nnuruyɛfo no biako dii adanse sɛ Crystal hia mogya nkotoa abien ntɛm ara na anyɛ yiye koraa no ɔbɛsan ahia nkotoa du +He further stated that if Crystal tried to resist the transfusions he would tie her to the bed with wrist and leg restraints to accomplish the procedure +Ɔkɔɔ so kae sɛ sɛ Crystal bɔ mmɔden sɛ ɔbɛpow mogya no a ɔbɛkyekyere no abɔ mpa no mu de nneɛma agu ne nan ne ne nsa na watumi de ama no +Crystal told the doctors that she would scream and holler if they attempted to transfuse her and that as one of Jehovah s Witnesses she viewed any forcible administration of blood to be as repulsive as rape +Crystal ka kyerɛɛ dɔktafo no sɛ sɛ wɔbɔ mmɔden sɛ wɔbɛma no mogya a anka ɔbɛteɛteɛm akekaw mu na sɛ Yehowa Adansefo no mu biako no obu mogya a wɔbɛhyɛ no de ama no biara sɛ akyiwade te sɛ mmonnaato +Despite her attorney s repeated requests at the hearing Crystal was denied the opportunity to speak for herself before the court to demonstrate her decision making ability +Ɛmfa ho sɛ ne mmaranimfo no srɛe wɔ asennii no ase mpɛn pii sɛ wɔmma Crystal kwan mma n’ankasa mmɛkasa wɔ asenni bagua no anim mfa nkyerɛ sɛ n’ankasa tumi si ne gyinae no wɔamma no kwan +Although Crystal had just received an award in the Super Youth Program in recognition of her academic excellence and leadership at her high school the trial judge refused to allow her to testify on record about her refusal of blood +Ɛwom sɛ na ɛnkyɛe na Crystal gyee akyɛde wɔ mmɔden a ɔbɔ wɔ nhomasua ne nneɛma anim a otumi di ho wɔ sukuu mu de nanso ɔtemmufo no amma no kwan amma wammedi adanse wɔ asennibea wɔ nea enti a ɔpowee sɛ obegye mogya no ho +This amounted to a denial of Crystal s rights of due process of law bodily self determination personal privacy and religious freedom +Eyi kyerɛe sɛ wobuu wɔn ani guu hokwan a Crystal wɔ sɛ osi nea ɛbɛba ne nipadua so ho gyinae ne kokoam nsɛm ne ne nyamesom hokwan so +Although the trial court would not allow Crystal to testify on the record the court did visit with Crystal alone in her room for about minutes +Ɛwom sɛ asenni bagua no ampene so amma Crystal ammedi adanse wɔ asennibea hɔ de nanso wɔne Crystal nkutoo kasae wɔ ne dan mu simma +After the visit the trial judge said that Crystal was obviously very intelligent and very articulate and explained that Crystal certainly was sound in mind and capable of expressing herself fully +Wɔ nsrahwɛ no akyi no ɔtemmufo no kae sɛ ɛda adi sɛ Crystal nim nyansa paa na n’ano atew yiye na ɔkaa Crystal ho asɛm sɛ ɛda adi sɛ n’adwene mu da hɔ na otumi kyerɛkyerɛ nsɛm mu fefeefe +Despite these observations the trial court adamantly refused to allow Crystal the opportunity to decide on her own medical care +Ɛmfa ho nsɛm yi nyinaa a ɔkae no asenni bagua no fi mpiyɛ mu powee sɛ wɔbɛma Crystal kwan ma n’ankasa asi n’ayaresa ho gyinae +On Sunday morning June Crystal needed emergency surgery which she consented to but continued to reject blood +Eduu Kwasida June anɔpa no ɛho behiae sɛ wɔyɛ Crystal oprehyɛn ntɛmso na ɔpenee so nanso ɔkɔɔ so pow mogya +Only three ounces cc of blood was lost during the procedure +Mogya kakraa bi na ɔhweree wɔ oprehyɛn no mu +Yet the physicians claimed that a postoperative blood transfusion might be required +Nanso nnuruyɛfo no kyerɛe sɛ ebia ebehia sɛ wɔma no mogya wɔ oprehyɛn no akyi +Another doctor testified that no transfusion was needed +Dɔkta foforo kae sɛ ɛho nhia sɛ wɔma no mogya biara +He had routinely treated similar cases without blood for the past years and no follow up transfusions were ever needed +Na mfe a atwam no wayɛ nnipa pii oprehyɛn a ɛte saa ara a wamma wɔn mogya na owie nso a ɔmma wɔn mogya biara +On June the trial court gave temporary custody of Crystal to the hospital for purposes of blood transfusion to be given only if necessary to protect and save her life +Wɔ June no asennibea no de Crystal hyɛɛ ayaresabea no nsa bere tiaa bi na ɛyɛ a wɔama no mogya bere a ɛho hia na wɔde abɔ ne nkwa ho ban +This guardianship terminated when Crystal was discharged from the hospital +Wɔsan gyee Crystal fii ayaresabea no nsam bere a woyii no fii hɔ no +Crystal never needed blood and none was ever transfused but it is shocking to see how the court treated Crystal +Crystal anhia mogya biara na wɔamma no bi nso da nanso ɔkwan a asennibea no de Crystal faa so no yɛ yaw +Since being discharged from the hospital Crystal graduated from high school with honors +Woyii Crystal fii ayaresabea hɔ akyi no owiee ntoaso sukuu na ɔbɔɔ mmɔden kɛse wɔ ne sɔhwɛ mu +Shortly afterward she became a full time minister as one of Jehovah s Witnesses +Ɛno akyi bere tiaa bi no ɔbɛyɛɛ Yehowa Dansefo bere nyinaa somfo +She became a tour guide at the Jersey City Assembly Hall of Jehovah s Witnesses and volunteered as a member of a crew that builds and remodels Kingdom Halls +Ɔbɛyɛɛ obi a odi ahɔho anim ma wɔkɔhwehwɛ Yehowa Adansefo Jersey City Nhyiam Asa so na ofi ne pɛ mu kɔkaa kuw bi a wosiesie Ahenni Asa ahorow na wosi afoforo ho +Yet the doctors at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center said that if she didn t get transfused on June she would be dead on June and that if she resisted the transfusion she would be tied down with wrist and leg restraints +Nanso Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center dɔktafo no kae sɛ sɛ ebedu June na wɔmmaa no mogya a obewu June na sɛ ɔpow mogya no a wɔbɛkyekyere no abɔ mpa no mu de nneɛma agu ne nsa ne ne nan +When doctors wanting court orders to give blood declare blatantly that if the judge doesn t comply immediately the patient will die let them remember the case of Crystal Moore +Sɛ dɔktafo a wɔde asɛm kɔ asennibea sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a wobetumi ama ɔyarefo bi mogya ka no pen kyerɛ ɔtemmufo bi sɛ sɛ wampene so ntɛm a ɔyarefo no bewu a wɔnkae Crystal Moore asɛm no +Lisa Kosack Lisa Kosack +Lisa s first night in Toronto s Hospital for Sick Children was worse than a nightmare +Anadwo a edi kan a Lisa dii wɔ Toronto Mmofra Ayaresabea no yɛɛ hu kɛse +She checked in at four in the afternoon and was immediately given a series of tests +Ɔkɔɔ hɔ awia nnɔnnan na wɔyɛɛ ne yare no mu nhwehwɛmu ahorow bi ntɛm ara +She didn t get to her room until a quarter past eleven that evening +Wɔamfa no ankɔ baabi a wobegye no ato no araa kosi anadwo dubiako apa ho simma dunum +At midnight well let Lisa tell what happened +Eduu ɔdasum no wiɛ ma Lisa ankasa nka nea esii +At midnight a nurse came in and said I have to give you some blood +Eduu ɔdasum no ɔyarehwɛfo bi bɛkae sɛ Ɛsɛ sɛ mema wo mogya kakra +’ +I cried out I can t take blood because I m one of Jehovah s Witnesses ! Meteɛɛm sɛ Mintumi nnye mogya efisɛ meyɛ Yehowa Adansefo no mu biako ! +I hope you know that ! Migye di sɛ wunim saa ! +I hope you know that ! Misusuw sɛ wunim saa ! ’ + Well yes I do she said and immediately pulled out my IV and shoved in the blood +Ɔkae sɛ Yiw minim saa ’ na ɛhɔ ara na oyii paane a wɔde ahyɛ me ntini mu de nsu rema me no na ofi ahopere mu de mogya hyɛɛ ano +I was crying and becoming hysterical +Mifii ase sui denneennen +What callous and cruel treatment to inflict on a sick and frightened year old girl in the middle of the night in strange surroundings ! Hwɛ ayaresa a ɛyɛ aninyan na atirimɔden wom a wɔde maa abofra a wadi mfe a ehu aka no wɔ dasum wɔ baabi a onnim hɔ koraa ! +Lisa s parents had taken her to Toronto s Hospital for Sick Children hoping to find kind and cooperative doctors +Lisa awofo de no kɔɔ Toronto Mmofra Ayaresabea hɔ a na wɔwɔ anidaso sɛ wobenya dɔktafo ayamyefo a wɔbɛte wɔn ase +Instead their daughter was subjected to the harrowing midnight transfusion in spite of both Lisa and her parents position that blood or blood products are a violation of God s law and are not to be used +Acts +Nanso nea ɛne no bɔ abira no wɔhyɛɛ wɔn babea no maa no mogya ɔdasum ɛmfa ho sɛ na Lisa ne n’awofo gyinabea ne sɛ mogya ne aduru biara a mogya wom ne Onyankopɔn mmara nhyia na ɛnsɛ sɛ wɔde ma obi no +Asomafo no Nnwuma +The next morning the hospital sought a court order to give transfusions +Ade kyee anɔpa no ayaresabea no de asɛm no kɔɔ asennibea na wɔanya hokwan ama no mogya +The trial lasted five days presided over by Judge David R +Wɔde nnanum na edii asɛm no na Ɔtemmufo David R +Main +Main na ɔyɛɛ otitrani +It was held in a room at the hospital Lisa in attendance all five days +Wodii asɛm no wɔ ayaresabea dan bi mu na na Lisa wɔ hɔ nnanum no nyinaa +Lisa had acute myeloid leukemia a condition usually fatal although the doctors testified that the rate of cure was percent +Na Lisa anya yare a emu yɛ den bi a ɛma mogya nkwammoaa fitaa dɔɔso ntɛmntɛm a wɔfrɛ no myeloid leukemia a ɛtaa kum nnipa ɛwom sɛ na dɔktafo no aka sɛ wotumi sa nnipa ɔha biara a ebi yɛ wɔn no mu yare de +They prescribed multiple blood transfusions and intensive chemotherapy a treatment involving extreme pain and debilitating side effects +Wɔkae sɛ ɛsɛ sɛ wɔma no mogya pii na wɔma no nnuru a ano yɛ den ayaresa a ɛyɛ yaw na ɔhaw a emu yɛ den wɔ akyi +On the fourth day of the trial Lisa gave testimony +Da a ɛto so anan a wɔfrɛɛ asɛm no Lisa dii adanse +One of the questions put to her was how the forced midnight transfusion made her feel +Nsɛm a wobisaa no no biako ne sɛnea ɔtee nka wɔ mogya a wɔhyɛɛ no de maa no no ho +She explained that it made her feel like a dog being used for an experiment that she felt she was being raped and that being a minor made some people think they could do anything to her +Ɔkyerɛkyerɛɛ mu sɛ ɛma ɔtee nka te sɛ ɔkraman a wɔde no resɔ biribi ahwɛ afei nso na ɔte nka sɛ nea wɔreto no mmonnaa na esiane sɛ ɔyɛ abofra nti nnipa bi susuw sɛ wobetumi ayɛ no nea wɔpɛ biara +She hated seeing someone else s blood going into her wondering if she would get AIDS or hepatitis or some other infectious disease from it +N’ani annye ho koraa sɛ ohui sɛ onipa foforo mogya rekɔ ne mu na na osuro sɛ obetumi anya AIDS anaa mmerɛbo mu yare anaa nsanyare foforo bi afi mu +And chiefly she was concerned about what Jehovah would think of her breaking his law against taking someone else s blood into her body +Na nea ehia no sen biara ne sɛnea Yehowa bebu no bere a obu ne mmara a ese onnnye onipa foforo mogya nnkɔ ne nipadua mu so no +She said if it ever happened again she would fight and kick the IV pole down and rip out the IV no matter how much it would hurt and poke holes in the blood +Ɔkae sɛ sɛ ɛba saa bio a anka ɔbɛpere na ɔde ne nan abɔ nea wɔde mogya no sɛn so no ato fam na wayi paane a wɔde mogya fam no ɛmfa ho sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ no yaw afa na watutu mogya nkotoku no mu atokuru +’ +Her attorney asked How does it make you feel the Children s Aid Society asking that custody be taken from your parents and given to them ? Ne mmaranimfo no bisaa no sɛ Ka a Kuw a Wɔboa Mmofra no reka sɛ wonnye wo mfi w’awofo hwɛ ase mma wɔn no ma wote nka dɛn ? + Well it makes me feel very very angry it makes me feel that they are cruel because my parents have never beaten me they have loved me and I love them and whenever I was sick with strep throats or colds or anything they took care of me +Ɛma me bo fuw yiye ɛma mete nka sɛ wɔn tirim yɛ den efisɛ m’awofo nhwee me da wɔdɔ me na me nso medɔ wɔn na bere biara a me mene mu bɛyɛ kuru anaasɛ ɔpakum anaa ɔyare foforo biara bɛyɛ me no wɔhwɛ me +Their whole life was centered around me and now just to have somebody just because they disagree to come and just remove me from them I think is very very mean and it upsets me a lot +Me na wodwen me ho kɛse wɔ wɔn asetra mu biribiara mu ma enti sɛ obi bɛsɔre na wabegye me afi wɔn hwɛ ase esiane sɛ ɔne wɔn nyɛ adwene kɛkɛ nti no yɛ atirimɔdensɛm kɛse na ɛyɛ me abufuw yiye +Do you want to die ? So wopɛ sɛ wuwu ? + No I don t think anybody wants to die but if I do die I m not going to be scared because I know that I have the hope of everlasting life in a paradise on earth +Dabi minsusuw sɛ obi pɛ sɛ owu nanso sɛ mewu koraa a minsuro efisɛ minim sɛ mewɔ daa nkwa wɔ paradise asase so ho anidaso +There were few dry eyes as Lisa courageously discussed her impending death her faith in Jehovah and her determination to remain obedient to his law on the sanctity of blood +Bere a Lisa de akokoduru kaa ne wu a abɛn Yehowa mu gyidi a ɔwɔ ne ne bo a wasi sɛ ɔbɛkɔ so atie ne mmara a ɛfa kronkron a mogya yɛ ho no ho asɛm no wɔn mu pii sui +Lisa her attorney continued would it make any difference to you to know that the court orders you to take transfusions ? Ne mmaranimfo no toaa so sɛ Lisa sɛ asennibea no hyɛ sɛ wɔmma wo mogya a wobɛpene so ? + No because I m still going to remain faithful to my God and listen to his commands because God is a lot more superior than any court or any man +Dabi efisɛ mɛkɔ so adi me Nyankopɔn nokware na matie n’ahyɛde ahorow efisɛ Onyankopɔn korɔn koraa sen asenni bagua anaa onipa biara +Lisa what would you like the judge to decide in this case ? Lisa wobɛpɛ sɛ ɔtemmufo no bua asɛm yi dɛn ? + Well what I would like the judge to decide in this case is to have me just sent back to my parents and to have them to have custody again with me so I can be happy and so I can go home and be in happy surroundings +Sɛnea mɛpɛ sɛ ɔtemmufo no bua asɛm yi ara ne sɛ ɔbɛma wɔn asan de me ama m’awofo sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a m’ani begye ne sɛnea metumi akɔ fie na makɔtra beae a ɛhɔ yɛ anigye +And that is what Judge Main did decide +Na saa nso na Ɔtemmufo Main buaa asɛm no +Excerpts from his decision follow +Ne gyinaesi no mu nsɛm no bi na edidi so yi +L +has told this court clearly and in a matter of fact way that if an attempt is made to transfuse her with blood she will fight that transfusion with all of the strength that she can muster +L +Lisa aka akyerɛ asenni bagua yi pefee sɛ sɛ wɔbɔ mmɔden sɛ wɔbɛma no mogya a ɔde n’ahoɔden nyinaa bɛko atia saa mogya a wɔpɛ sɛ wɔde ma no no +She has said and I believe her that she will scream and struggle and that she will pull the injecting device out of her arm and will attempt to destroy the blood in the bag over her bed +Waka na migye di sɛ ɔbɛteɛteɛm na wapere na wayi paane a wɔde mogya fam no afi ne nsa ho abɔ mmɔden sɛ ɔbɛsɛe mogya kotoku a ɛsɛn ne mpa ho no atutu mu atokuru +I refuse to make any order which would put this child through that ordeal +Menhyɛ mmara biara a ɛbɛma abofra yi afa saa tebea a ɛyɛ ahometew no mu +Concerning the forced midnight transfusion he said Ɛdefa mogya a wɔhyɛɛ no de maa no ɔdasum no ho no ɔkae sɛ + I must find that she has been discriminated against on the basis of her religion and her age pursuant to s +Mepae mu ka sɛ sɛnea s +mmara no fa a ɛto so kyerɛ no wɔayɛ nyinyim atia no esiane ne som a ɔwom ne ne mfe nti +In these circumstances upon being given a blood transfusion her right to the security of her person pursuant to s +was infringed +Wɔ tebea a ɛte saa mu no wɔnam mogya a wɔde maa no no so buu hokwan a ɔwɔ sɛ ɔbɔ ne nipadua ho ban sɛnea s +kyerɛ no so +His impression of Lisa herself is interesting Adwene a onyae wɔ Lisa ankasa ho no yɛ anigye + L +is a beautiful extremely intelligent articulate courteous sensitive and most importantly a courageous person +L +yɛ obi a ne ho yɛ fɛ na onim nyansa yiye n’ano atew wapɔw ɔwɔ nkate a emu yɛ den na nea ɛsen biara no ɔyɛ ɔkokodurufo +She has wisdom and maturity well beyond her years and I think it would be safe to say that she has all of the positive attributes that any parent would want in a child +Ɔwɔ nyansa ne ahokokwaw a ɛboro ne mfe so na misusuw sɛ ɛyɛ papa sɛ mɛka sɛ ɔwɔ su pa ahorow a ɔwofo biara bɛpɛ sɛ ne ba nya no nyinaa bi +She has a well thought out firm and clear religious belief +Ɔwɔ nyamesom gyidi a ntease wom ɛyɛ pintinn na emu da hɔ +In my view no amount of counselling from whatever source or pressure from her parents or anyone else including an order of this court would shake or alter her religious beliefs +Misusuw sɛ afotu a efi baabiara anaa nhyɛso a efi n’awofo anaa onipa foforo biara hɔ a asennibea yi ahyɛde ka ho ntumi nka no mma ɔnsakra ne nyamesom gyidi ahorow no +I believe that L +Migye di sɛ ɛsɛ sɛ wɔma L +K +should be given the opportunity to fight this disease with dignity and peace of mind +K +Kosack hokwan ma ɔko yare yi wɔ nidi ne asomdwoe mu +Application dismissed +Yɛatwa asɛm a wɔde bɛtoo yɛn anim no mu +Lisa and her family left the hospital that day +Lisa ne n’abusua fii ayaresabea hɔ saa da no +Lisa did indeed fight her disease with dignity and peace of mind +Ampa Lisa de nidi ne asomdwoe koo yare no +She died peacefully at home in the loving arms of her mother and father +Owui wɔ fie asomdwoe mu too ne maame ne papa a wɔwɔ ɔdɔ no nsa so +In so doing she joined the ranks of many other youthful Witnesses of Jehovah who put God first +Ɔnam saa a ɔyɛe no so kɔkaa Yehowa Adansefo nkumaa foforo a wɔde Onyankopɔn dii kan no ho +As a result she will with them enjoy the fulfillment of Jesus promise He that loses his life for my sake will find it +Matthew footnote +Ɛno nti ɔne wɔn benya Yesu bɔhyɛ yi mmamu mu kyɛfa Nea me nti ne nkwa fi ne nsa no ne nsa bɛka +Mateo New World Translation Reference Bible no ase hɔ asɛm +Ernestine Gregory Ernestine Gregory +At years of age Ernestine was diagnosed as suffering from leukemia +Bere a na Ernestine adi mfe no nhwehwɛmu daa no adi sɛ wanya leukemia +Upon being hospitalized she refused to consent to the use of blood products to support the chemotherapy the doctors wanted to administer +Bere a wogyee no too ayaresabea no wampene so amma wɔamfa aduru biara a mogya wom anka nnuru a ano yɛ den a dɔktafo no pɛe sɛ wɔde ma no no ho +Because of Ernestine s refusal and her mother s support of her choice of nonblood treatment the hospital reported the matter to the welfare officials in Chicago Illinois U +S +A +who in turn sought a court order to use blood +Esiane sɛ Ernestine powee sɛ obegye mogya na ne maame gyinaa n’akyi wɔ ayaresa a wɔmfa mogya nka ho mu nti ayaresabea no bɔɔ mmofra yiyedi mpanyimfo a wɔwɔ Chicago Illinois U +S +A +no amanneɛ na wɔn nso de asɛm no kɔɔ asennibea na ama wɔatumi de mogya ama no +A hearing was arranged at which the trial court heard testimony from Ernestine a medical doctor a psychiatrist and an attorney as well as from other people involved +Wɔfrɛɛ asɛm no na asenni bagua no tiee Ernestine dɔkta bi adwene ho nimdefo mmaranimfo bi ne nnipa foforo a asɛm no fa wɔn ho no anom asɛm +Ernestine told her doctor she did not want blood +Ernestine ka kyerɛɛ ne dɔkta sɛ ɔmpɛ mogya +That it was her own personal decision based on her reading of the Bible +Ɔka kyerɛɛ no sɛ ɛyɛ n’ankasa ne gyinaesi a egyina nea wakenkan afi Bible mu so +That an involuntary transfusion administered under court order still disrespects God s law and is wrong in her eyes regardless of court authority +Ɔkae sɛ mogya a asenni bagua bɛma wɔahyɛ no de ama no no nso bu Onyankopɔn mmara animtiaa na ɛnteɛ wɔ n’ani so ɛmfa ho sɛ efi asenni bagua hɔ +That she was not opposed to medical treatment and did not want to die +Ɔkae sɛ ɔnsɔre ntia nnuru a wɔde bɛsa no yare na ɔmpɛ sɛ owu +That her decision was not a death wish not suicidal however she did not fear death +Ɔkyerɛe sɛ ne gyinaesi no nyɛ biribi a ɔpɛ sɛ wɔyɛ ma no ma owu ɛnyɛ sɛ ɔpɛ sɛ okum ne ho nanso onsuro owu +Stanley Yachnin M +D +testified that he was impressed with Ernestine s maturity her sense of herself and the sincerity of her religious beliefs +Dɔkta Stanley Yachnin kae sɛ ne ho adwiriw no wɔ sɛnea Ernestine adwenem abue ne gyinae a n’ankasa tumi si ne ne nyamesom gyidi a efi nokwaredi mu no ho +He also said Ernestine understood the nature and consequences of her illness +Ɔkae nso sɛ Ernestine wɔ ne yare no ne nea ebetumi afi mu aba ho ntease +Because of her comprehension Dr +Yachnin saw no need to call in a psychiatrist or a psychologist +Esiane sɛ na abofra no te nsɛm ase nti Dɔkta Yachnin hui sɛ ɛho nhia sɛ wɔma adwenemyare ho nimdefo anaa adwene ne nneyɛe ho nimdefo ba asɛm no mu +Nevertheless one was called Ner Littner M +D +a psychiatrist who after talking with Ernestine was of the opinion that she had the maturity of someone between the ages of and +Nanso wɔfrɛɛ ɔbiako Dɔkta Ner Littner a ɔyɛ adwenemyare ho nimdefo na bere a ɔne Ernestine kasae no ɔkyerɛe sɛ abofra no adwenem abue te sɛ obi a wadi fi mfe kosi +He stated that Ernestine exhibited an understanding of the implications of accepting or refusing blood transfusions +Ɔkae sɛ Ernestine daa no adi sɛ ɔte nea ebefi mogya a obegye anaa ɔbɛpow mu aba no ase +He said she accepted this not because she was under the control of another but because she believed this herself +Ɔkae sɛ ɛnyɛ obi na ɔhyɛɛ abeawa no maa ogye toom na mmom esiane sɛ n’ankasa gye di nti +Dr +Littner said Ernestine should be allowed to make her own decision in this matter +Dɔkta Littner kae sɛ ɛsɛ sɛ wɔma Ernestine ankasa si ne gyinae wɔ asɛm yi ho +Jane McAtee an attorney for the hospital testified that after interviewing Ernestine she believed that Ernestine understood the nature of her illness and that she seemed fully capable of understanding her decision and accepting the consequences of it +Jane McAtee ayaresabea no mmaranimfo kae sɛ bere a obisabisaa Ernestine nsɛm no obehui sɛ Ernestine nim sɛnea yare no te na ɛda adi sɛ na ɔte ne gyinaesi no ase koraa na ogye nea ebefi mu aba no tom +The court too was very impressed with Ernestine s testimony +Asenni bagua no nso ho dwiriw wɔn yiye wɔ Ernestine anom asɛm no ho +The court found that Ernestine was a mature year old able to make informed medical decisions yet amazingly the court granted an order allowing blood transfusions +Asenni bagua no hui sɛ Ernestine yɛ obi a wadi mfe a n’adwenem abue na n’ankasa na osii saa gyinae no na na ɔte tebea a ɔwom a egye ntɛmpɛ no ase +At the hospital two doctors were standing by transfusion equipment set up and as soon as the court s decision came in the transfusion was forcibly given to Ernestine in spite of her vigorous protests +The court s order was promptly appealed but not in time to stop the hospital s precipitate transfusion +Nanso ɛmfa ho sɛ ɔdaa no adi sɛ ɔyɛ abeawa a n’adwenem abue a otumi fi nea onim mu si ayaresa ho gyinae a nyansa wom a ɛne ne gyinapɛn ne ne gyidi a emu yɛ den no hyia ma ne ho no ɛyɛɛ nwonwa sɛ asenni bagua no maa kwan sɛ wɔmma no mogya +To stop any further transfusions the trial court s order was first appealed to the Illinois Appellate Court +Wɔde asɛm no kɔdan asennibea a wɔde asɛm dan a ɛwɔ Illinois no +In a two to one decision the Appellate Court held that Ernestine could not be forced to submit to blood transfusions against her will +Asennibea a wɔde asɛm kɔdan wɔn no buae sɛ wontumi nhyɛ Ernestine mma onnye mogya na abaguafo baanu penee so tiaa obiako +The court reasoned that Ernestine s First Amendment right of religious free exercise along with her constitutional right of privacy protected her right as a mature minor to refuse blood transfusions for religious reasons +Asennibea no kyerɛe sɛ sɛ abofra a n’adwenem abue no mmara a ɛfa hokwan a Ernestine wɔ sɛ odi ne nyamesom ho dwuma ne hokwan a ɔwɔ sɛ osi n’ankasa gyinae ho no ma no kwan sɛ otumi pow mogya esiane nyamesom mu ntease nti +The child welfare officials then appealed the Appellate Court s decision to the Illinois Supreme Court +Afei mmofra yiyedi mpanyimfo no de gyinaesi yi kɔdan Illinois Asennibea Kunini no +The Illinois Supreme Court affirmed ruling that even though Ernestine was a minor she had the right to refuse medical treatment that was objectionable to her +Illinois Asennibea Kunini no gyinaa saa gyinaesi no akyi na wɔkae sɛ ɛwom sɛ Ernestine yɛ abofra de nanso ɔwɔ hokwan sɛ ɔpow ayaresa a ɔmpene so +This supreme court based its decision on the common law right of bodily self determination and the mature minor rule +Asennibea kunini yi de wɔn gyinaesi no gyinaa mmara a ɛkyerɛ sɛ obi wɔ hokwan sɛ osi gyinae fa n’ankasa nipadua ho ne mmara a ɛfa mmofra a wɔn adwenem abue ho no so +The standard to be applied in mature minor cases in Illinois was summarized by the Illinois Supreme Court in the following statement Illinois Asennibea Kunini no bɔɔ gyinapɛn a wɔde bedi dwuma wɔ nsɛm a ɛfa mmofra a wɔn adwenem abue ho no mua sɛnea edi so yi + If the evidence is clear and convincing that the minor is mature enough to appreciate the consequences of her actions and that the minor is mature enough to exercise the judgment of an adult then the mature minor doctrine affords her the common law right to consent to or refuse medical treatment +Sɛ adanse no ma ɛda adi na ntease wom sɛ abofra no adwenem abue sɛ otumi hu nea ebefi ne nneyɛe mu aba na obetumi de atɛmpa adi dwuma te sɛ ɔpanyin a ɛnde mmofra a wɔn adwenem abue ho mmara no ma no kwan sɛ ɔpene anaa ɔpow ayaresa no +Ernestine had no further transfusions and she did not die from her leukemia +Wɔamfa nnuru a ano yɛ den anaa mogya biara amma Ernestine nanso leukemia no ankum no sɛnea na dɔktafo no pɛ sɛ asennibea no gye di no +Ernestine stood firm and put God first like the other young people mentioned previously +Ernestine gyinaa pintinn de Onyankopɔn dii kan te sɛ mmofra a yɛadi kan aka wɔn ho asɛm no +Each one received power beyond what is normal +Corinthians +Wɔn mu biara nyaa tumi a ɛboro so +Korintofo +Box on page Kratafa adaka +Dangers of Blood Transfusion Mogya a Wɔde ma mu Asiane Ahorow +The New England Journal of Medicine issue of December reported that a single unit of blood may carry enough AIDS virus to cause up to +million infections ! The New England Journal of Medicine a ɛbae December no bɔɔ amanneɛ sɛ ebetumi aba sɛ AIDS ɔyare mmoawa a ebetumi ama nnipa bɛyɛ ɔpepem +anya ɔyare no bi wɔ mogya akotoa biako pɛ mu ! +In after it became known that AIDS was being transmitted by the volunteer blood supply the book Autologous and Directed Blood Programs lamented This was the most bitter of all medical ironies that the precious life giving gift of blood could turn out to be an instrument of death +Wɔ mu bere a ɛbɛdaa adi sɛ wɔn a wɔtwe wɔn mogya kyɛ sɛ wɔmfa mma nkurɔfo no rema AIDS atrɛw no nhoma Autologous and Directed Blood Programs kae sɛ Na eyi yɛ ayaresa mu nnaadaasɛm a ɛyɛ awerɛhow sen biara sɛ mogya akyɛde a ɛsom bo na ɛma nkwa bɛdan ade a edi awu +Dr +Charles Huggins director of blood transfusion services at a Massachusetts U +S +A +hospital said It is the most dangerous substance we use in medicine +Dɔkta Charles Huggins a ɔhwɛ ayaresabea bi a ɛwɔ Massachusetts U +S +A +mogya a wɔde ma nkurɔfo adwumayɛbea so kae sɛ Ɛyɛ aduru a ɛyɛ hu sen biara wɔ ayaresa mu +The Surgery Annual concluded Clearly the safest transfusion is the one not given +Surgery Annual de baa awiei sɛ Ɛda adi pefee sɛ ɔkwan a eye sen biara a wɔfa so kwati mogya a wɔde ma mu asiane ne sɛ wɔmfa mma +Because there is a much higher recurrence of cancer after surgery where blood transfusions have been used Dr +Esiane sɛ wɔn a wɔma wɔn mogya bere a wɔyɛ wɔn kokoram ho oprehyɛn no taa nya ɔyare no bio nti Dɔkta John S +John S +Spratt said in The American Journal of Surgery issue of September The cancer surgeon may need to become a bloodless surgeon +Spratt kae wɔ The American Journal of Surgery a ɛbae September mu sɛ Ebia ebehia sɛ obi a ɔyɛ kokoram ho oprehyɛn no yɛ oduruyɛfo a ɔmfa mogya mma nkurɔfo +The journal Emergency Medicine said Our experience with Jehovah s Witnesses might be interpreted to mean that we do not need to rely on blood transfusions with all their potential complications as much as we once thought +Nsɛmma nhoma Emergency Medicine kae sɛ Yebetumi aka sɛ osuahu a yɛanya wɔ Yehowa Adansefo ho no kyerɛ sɛ ɛnsɛ sɛ yɛde yɛn ho to mogya so sɛnea na yesusuw kan no efisɛ ebetumi de ɔhaw pii aba +The journal Pathologist referred to the refusal of Jehovah s Witnesses to take blood and said There is considerable evidence to support their contention despite protestations from blood bankers to the contrary +Nsɛmma nhoma Pathologist twee adwene sii mogya a Yehowa Adansefo nnye no so kae sɛ Adanse pii wɔ hɔ a ɛfoa nea wɔka no so ɛmfa ho sɛ wɔn a wɔkora mogya so no kasa tia wɔn pii +Dr +Charles H +Nhomanimfo Charles H +Baron professor of law at Boston College Law School said concerning Jehovah s Witnesses refusal to take blood All of American society has benefited +Baron mmaranim ho ɔbenfo a ɔwɔ Boston Kɔlege a Wosua Mmara wɔ hɔ no kae wɔ mogya a Yehowa Adansefo nnye no ho sɛ Amerikafo nyinaa anya mu mfaso +Not only Jehovah s Witnesses but patients in general are today less likely to be given unnecessary blood transfusions because of the work of the Witnesses Hospital Liaison Committees +Ɛnnɛ ɛnyɛ Yehowa Adansefo nkutoo na esiane adwuma a Yehowa Adansefo Ayaresabea Ntam Nkitahodi Boayikuw ahorow reyɛ nti wobetumi akwati mogya a wɔde ma wɔ ɔkwan a ɛnsɛ so na mmom ayarefo nyinaa +Alligators Rare White and Blue Eyed ! Adɛnkyɛm Wɔn Ho Yɛ Na Wɔn Ho Yɛ Fitaa na Wɔn Aniwa Yɛ Bruu ! +THE following release prepared by Curt Burnette for Audubon Institute tells the story of the remarkable white alligators +NSƐM a edidi so a Curt Burnette kyerɛw maa Audubon Institute yi fa adɛnkyɛm fitaa a wɔn ho yɛ nwonwa no ho +The white skinned blue eyed alligators are a genetic mutation of the American alligator and not a different species +Adɛnkyɛm fitaa a wɔn aniwa yɛ bruu no yɛ Amerika adɛnkyɛm no bi a nsakrae aba wɔn awosu mu na mmom ɛnyɛ adɛnkyɛm foforo +This mutation is called leucism therefore these are leucistic alligators +Wɔfrɛ saa awosu mu nsakrae yi leucism biribi a ɛhoa enti wɔyɛ adɛnkyɛm a wɔn ho hoa +Albinos have white skin and pinkish yellow eyes +Mmoa a wɔn ho te sɛ ofiri aniwa yɛ kɔkɔɔ kakra +Leucistic animals have pigmented eyes +Mmoa a wɔn ho hoa aniwa dum +Albinism is rare but leucism is even more rare +Mmoa a wɔn ho te sɛ ofiri ho yɛ na nanso wɔn a wɔn ho hoa no ho yɛ na sen saa +Although leucism is known in a few other species of animals the white gators are the first known leucistic alligators +Ɛwom sɛ mmoa foforo a wɔn ho hoa kakra wɔ hɔ de nanso adɛnkyɛm a wɔn ho hoa a edi kan a wohui ne adɛnkyɛm fitaa no +There are white gators all discovered at the same nest site in late August +Adɛnkyɛm fitaa na ɛwɔ hɔ na wohuu wɔn nyinaa wɔ ebuw koro mu wɔ August awiei mu +Three Cajun fishermen found them near Houma Louisiana southwest of New Orleans +Apofofo baasa a wɔwɔ Cajun na wohuu wɔn wɔ beae bi a ɛbɛn Houma Louisiana a ɛwɔ New Orleans kesee fam atɔe +They were approximately weeks old when the first ones were brought to the Audubon Zoo on September +Bere a wɔde nea edi kan no baa Audubon Mmoa Yɛmmea September no na wɔadi bɛyɛ dapɛn kosi +Besides the whites normal colored siblings were captured and an undetermined number of normals escaped +Adɛnkyɛm fitaa no akyi no wɔkyeree nso a wɔn ho nhoa na nea wɔn ho nhoa no dodow bi a wonnim tumi guanee +The nest was located on land owned by the Louisiana Land and Exploration Company LL E +Wohuu ebuw no wɔ Louisiana Land and Exploration Adwumayɛ LL E no asase so +Although the nest area has been watched and eggs collected and hatched out no further white gators have ever been discovered +Ɛwom sɛ wɔawɛn faako a na ebuw no wɔ no asesaw nkesua ma apae de nanso wonhuu adɛnkyɛm fitaa foforo biara +All white gators and their normal siblings are male +Adɛnkyɛm fitaa no ne a wɔn ho nhoa no nyinaa yɛ anini +This is possible because the sex of a baby alligator is determined by the temperature of the nest and so can be all male all female or a mix +Eyi tumi ba saa efisɛ sɛnea ebuw a wɔbɛpae dɛnkyɛm ba wom mu hyew te no na ɛkyerɛ bɔbeasu a obekura enti wɔn nyinaa betumi ayɛ anini abere anaa anini ne abere a wɔadi afra +As of this writing the gators are reaching sexual maturity years +Ɛde besi bere a wɔkyerɛw saa asɛm yi no na adɛnkyɛm no reyɛ anyin awie mfe kosi +The size of the varies from about feet and pounds to over feet and pounds +Ɛsonsono no akɛse ebi yɛ bɛyɛ anammɔn na wɔn mu duru yɛ nkaribo kosi na ebi nso boro anammɔn na wɔn mu duru yɛ nkaribo +This is a result of differing management techniques +Nea enti a ɛte saa ne sɛ ɛsono ɔkwan a wɔfa so yɛn wɔn mu biara +Gators raised at LL E s alligator farm grow more rapidly +Adɛnkyɛm a wɔyɛn wɔn wɔ LL E adɛnkyɛm yɛmmea no nyin ntɛmntɛm +LL E owns of the white gators and graciously donated to the Audubon Institute +Adɛnkyɛm fitaa no mu yɛ LL E de na wofi ayamye mu de maa Audubon Institute +The Institute currently displays at its Audubon Zoo and at its Aquarium of the Americas +Mprempren Audubon Institute de kyerɛ wɔ ne mmoa yɛmmea hɔ na wɔ Aquarium of the Americas nsuboa yɛmmea hɔ +Two alligators are rotated out on loan to other zoos and aquariums and have already been to over a dozen in the U +S +and one in Japan +Wɔde adɛnkyɛm no abien fɛm mmoa ne nsuboa yɛmmea na wɔde afɛm mmoa ne nsuboa yɛmmea bɛboro dedaw wɔ United States ne biako wɔ Japan +The white gators have become famous and popular all over the world +Wɔate adɛnkyɛm fitaa no ho asɛm wɔ wiase baabiara +Their discovery was broadcast worldwide by CNN +Wɔbɔɔ ade a wɔahu no ho amanneɛ wɔ CNN television dwumadi so +They have made numerous television appearances including the Today Show the Nashville Network the Tonight Show CBS Morning News Late Night with David Letterman Christian Broadcast Network MTV and various foreign news and morning shows +Wɔaka wɔn ho asɛm mpɛn pii wɔ television dwumadi te sɛ Today Show Nashville Network Tonight Show CBS Morning News Late Night with David Letterman Christian Broadcast Network MTV ne amanɔnne nsɛmmansɛmma ne anɔpa dwumadi ahorow mu +Newspaper and magazine articles worldwide occasionally feature them +Atesɛm nkrataa ne nsɛmma nhoma ahorow ka ho asɛm bere ne bere mu wɔ wiase nyinaa +A few years back a French magazine ran an article and photos of them and the public response was so favorable they ran a sequel feature +Mfe kakraa bi a atwam no wɔn ho asɛm ne mfonini ahorow baa Franse nsɛmma nhoma bi mu na amanfo no kyerɛɛ ho anigye araa ma wɔsan kyerɛw ho asɛm bio +How come there are so few white gators and no one had ever seen any before ? Dɛn nti na adɛnkyɛm fitaa ho yɛ na saa na ɛde besi saa bere no na obiara nhuu bi da ? +Besides being rare mutations to begin with leucistic and albinistic alligators are at a distinct and deadly disadvantage from normal alligators +Nea edi kan no sɛ yɛde awosu mu nsakrae a ɛntaa mma no to nkyɛn a ɛda adi sɛ adɛnkyɛm a wɔn ho hoa no wɔ asiane kɛse mu sen adɛnkyɛm a wɔn ho nhoa no +When a baby gator hatches it s only inches long +Sɛ ɔdɛnkyɛm ba pae fi ne kesua mu a ne tenten yɛ efi nsateakwaa kosi +The mother gator guards the nest for a while but soon the little gators are on their own +Dɛnkyɛm baatan no wɛn buw no kakra nanso ɛnkyɛ na adɛnkyɛm mma no atew wɔn ho +Normal gator hatchlings are yellow and black striped and blend in well with their surroundings +Adɛnkyɛm a wɔn ho nhoa a wɔapae wɔn foforo no kɔla te sɛ akokɔsrade na tuntum sensan mu na wɔn ho kɔla ne wɔn atrae hɔ sɛ yiye +A white hatchling would easily be spotted by and fall prey to many different predators +Mmoa ahorow pii a wɔkyere mmoa foforo we tumi hu dɛnkyɛm ba fitaa ntɛm kyere no we +Two last interesting and unusual facts about the white gators their black spots and their temperament +Nokwasɛm abien a etwa to a ɛyɛ anika na ɛyɛ nwonwa wɔ adɛnkyɛm fitaa ho ni wɔn ho a asisi tuntum ne wɔn suban +Only a very few of the white gators were hatched with black spots +Adɛnkyɛm fitaa no kakraa bi na bere a wɔpaee wɔn no na wɔn ho asisi tuntum +Most had none at all +Na wɔn mu dodow no ara ho nsisii koraa +As they grew however more began developing some black areas +Nanso bere a wɔrenyin no wɔn mu pii ho fii ase sisii tuntum +Almost all the spots developed around the head and neck only +Ɛkame ayɛ sɛ wɔn ti ne wɔn kɔn ho nkutoo na esisii +It has made it easier to identify who is who although some have never acquired any spots at all +Ama ɛyɛ mmerɛw sɛ wubehu wɔn mu nsonsonoe ɛwom sɛ wɔn mu bi ho nsisii koraa de +And finally it is agreed by everyone who has worked with the white gators they are more feisty and temperamental than normal alligators +Nea etwa to no obiara a wayɛ adɛnkyɛm fitaa ho adwuma gye tom sɛ wɔyɛ keka na wɔn ani yɛ den sen adɛnkyɛm a wɔn ho nhoa no +No one is sure why this is so but they are treated as if they were fast and quick tempered crocodiles rather than relatively slower and more easygoing alligators +Obiara nnim nea enti a ɛte saa nanso wɔne wɔn dii te sɛ adɛnkyɛm a wɔn ho yɛ hare na wɔn ani yɛ den na wɔanyɛ wɔn sɛ adɛnkyɛm a wɔyɛ nyaa kakra na wodwo no +Yet another of the many mysteries that surround these white wonders of the swamp ! By Curt Burnette Audubon Institute +Ɛyɛ ahintasɛm pii a ɛwɔ mmoa fitaa a wɔte ɔwora mu yi ho no biako ! Efi Curt Burnette Audubon Institute hɔ +Picture Credit Line on page Kratafa mfonini +Photos Audubon Zoo New Orleans Mfonini ahorow Audubon Zoo New Orleans +Young People Ask +Mmofra Bisa Sɛ +What If I Fall For an Unbeliever ? Sɛ Minya Ɔdɔ ma Obi a Onnye Nni Ɛ ? + I have a problem confessed one Christian girl +Kristoni abeawa bi gye toom sɛ Biribi haw me +I have a crush on my neighbor +Manya me fipamfo bi a onnye nni ho anigye a ɛmfata +He is kind polite and considerate but there is one thing he is not a lover of Jehovah +Ne yam ye obu ade na ɔyɛ timmɔbɔ nanso aka no ade biako ɔnnɔ Yehowa +I know it is wrong for me to like him but I am not sure how to handle my feelings for him +Minim sɛ enye sɛ mɛpɛ no nanso minhu nea mɛyɛ a medi ɔdɔ a manya ama no no so +Mark was years old when he found himself in a similar situation +Na Mark adi mfe na ohui sɛ ɔwɔ tebea a ɛte saa ara mu +He became infatuated with a girl who did not share his religious beliefs +Obenyaa abeawa bi a ɔne no nni ɔsom biako mu ho akɔnnɔ +I would often daydream about what it would be like together married he says +Ɔka sɛ Na metaa nya nsusuwii hunu wɔ tra a me ne no bɛtra sɛ awarefo no ho +But I knew it was wrong +Nanso na minim sɛ ɛnteɛ +CRUSHES and infatuations are common during the teenage years when romantic impulses run strong +MMOFRA a wɔadu mpanyin mfe so a nna ho nkate a ɛwɔ wɔn mu yɛ den no na wɔtaa nya akɔnnɔ a ɛmfata +Compare Corinthians +Fa toto Korintofo ho +Having no safe outlet for such feelings youths are prone to develop infatuations for favorite teachers entertainers and the like +Bere a mmofra nni ɔkwampa biara a wɔbɛfa so adi nkate a ɛte saa ho dwuma no wɔtaa nya wɔn akyerɛkyerɛfo ne guasodeyɛfo a wɔn ani gye wɔn ho ne afoforo ho akɔnnɔ a ɛmfata +Since personal relationships with such adults are for the most part unattainable these crushes are usually short lived and relatively harmless +Esiane sɛ mpɛn pii no wonnya hokwan biara a wɔne mpanyimfo a wɔtete saa betumi anya nkitahodi biara nti ɔdɔ a ɛte saa a wonya no ntaa nkyɛ na ɛmfa ɔhaw mma kɛse +What though if you have developed strong feelings for a peer someone willing and able to have a relationship but that person simply does not share your religious beliefs ? Nanso sɛ woanya akɔnnɔ a emu yɛ den ama wo tipɛn bi obi a ɔwɔ ɔpɛ na obetumi ne wo abɔ nanso onii no ne wo nni ɔsom biako mu nso ɛ ? +Some might not see this as a problem +Ebinom remmu eyi sɛ asɛnnennen bi +For one thing many youths have little interest in religion +Ade biako ne sɛ mmofra pii ani nnye nyamesom ho +And even among those who do dating someone of a different faith may not always be frowned upon +Na wɔn a wɔn ani gye ho mpo fam no ebia ɛnyɛ bere nyinaa na wɔrempɛ sɛ wɔne obi a ɛsono ne gyidi bɛyɛ nhyehyɛe afi adi +Liberal minded people might even approve of it +Nnipa a wɔma biribiara hokwan bɛkyerɛ ho anigye mpo +Many adults though see the potential problems in such relationships especially since they often result in marriage +Nanso mpanyimfo pii nim nsɛnnennen a ayɔnkofa a ɛte saa betumi de aba titiriw esiane sɛ ɛtaa kowie aware mu nti +Writer Andrea Eagan thus advised youths Having the same religious background isn t important if neither of you is religious +Enti nhoma kyerɛwfo Andrea Eagan tuu mmofra fo sɛ Sɛ mo mu biara ani nnye nyamesom ho a ɛnde ɔsom biako a wɔtetee mo wom no nka hwee +But if religious practice is important to one or both of you then differences about religion do have to be taken into consideration +Nanso sɛ ɔsom ho hia mo mu biako anaa mo baanu nyinaa a ɛnde na ɛsɛ sɛ mususuw ɔsom mu nsonsonoe no ho +You don t have to be the same when it comes to religion +but you do have to be able to live with each other +Enhia sɛ mo baanu bɛwɔ ɔsom biako mu +nanso ɛsɛ sɛ mutumi bom tra na mofata mo ho +Such advice may sound reasonable +Ebia ɛbɛyɛ te sɛ nea ntease wɔ afotu a ɛte saa mu +But in reality it reflects the wisdom of this world +Nanso nokwarem no wi yi ase nyansa na ɛda no adi +The Bible shows that a romance between a believer and an unbeliever raises issues of far greater importance than marital compatibility +Bible da no adi sɛ gyidini ne nea onnye nni ntam ayɔnkofa a ɛte saa ma nsɛm a ɛho hia koraa sen fata a wɔmfata wɔn ho wɔ aware mu sɔre +Youths among Jehovah s Witnesses know this is a matter of obedience to God s Word which urges Christians to marry only in the Lord +Yehowa Adansefo mmofra nim sɛ eyi fa osetie a wɔyɛ ma Onyankopɔn Asɛm ho nea ɛhyɛ Kristofo sɛ Awurade mu nko na wɔnware no +Since dating is not mere recreation but a prelude to marriage it would displease God for one of his servants to get romantically involved with someone who has not dedicated his or her life to Jehovah +Esiane sɛ nhyehyɛe a ɔbarima ne ɔbea yɛ de fi adi nyɛ anigyede ara kwa na ekowie aware mu nti ɛbɛyɛ nea ɛnsɔ Onyankopɔn ani sɛ ne somfo bi ne obi a onhyiraa ne nkwa so mmaa Yehowa benya ayɔnkofa a ɛte saa +Even so some Witness youths have found themselves becoming attracted to unbelievers +Ne saa mpo no Adansefo mmofra binom hu sɛ wɔn ani agye wɔn a wonnye nni ho +How does this happen ? Ɛyɛ dɛn na eyi ba ? +What should you do if you find yourself in such a situation ? Sɛ wuhu sɛ wowɔ saa tebea yi mu a dɛn na ɛsɛ sɛ woyɛ ? +How It Happens Ɔkwan a Ɛnam so Ba +Realize first of all that all humans are prone to error +Nea edi kan koraa no hu sɛ nnipa nyinaa tumi di mfomso +Mistakes who can discern ? asked the psalmist +Odwontofo no bisae sɛ Hena na ohu mfomso mu ? ’ +Youths are particularly subject to errors in the realm of romance +Mmofra titiriw na wɔtaa di mfomso wɔ ɔdɔ ho +Why ? Dɛn ntia ? +For the simple reason that they lack the shrewdness that comes with experience and age +Nea enti a ɛte saa ne sɛ wonni nyansa a osuahu ne onyin de ba no +Having had little experience in dealing with the opposite sex a Christian youth may simply not know how to handle romantic attraction or attention +Esiane sɛ osuahu ketewaa bi na Kristoni abofra wɔ wɔ sɛnea ɔne obi a ɛsono ne bɔbeasu di nsɛm mu nti ebia ɔrenhu sɛnea obedi obi ho anigye a onya anaa ne ho anigye a obi nya no ho dwuma ɔkwampa so +This was the case with Sheila when she realized that a schoolmate had a crush on her +Saa na na ɛte wɔ Sheila fam bere a ohui sɛ ne yɔnko sukuuni bi anya ne ho anigye no +I could tell that he liked me said Sheila +Sheila kae sɛ Na mitumi hu sɛ ɔpɛ me +During lunch hours he would come over and eat with me +Sɛ yekodidi awia bere a na ɔne me bedidi +During study periods in the library he would seek me out +Sɛ yekosua ade wɔ nhomakorabea a na ɔhwehwɛ me +Sheila s feelings for the boy began to grow +Sheila fii ase nyaa abarimaa no ho anigye kɛse +Mark mentioned earlier similarly recalls I would always see this girl in gym class +Saa ara na Mark a yɛadi kan aka ne ho asɛm no ka sɛ Na mihu abeawa yi wɔ sukuu dan a yɛteɛteɛ yɛn apɔw mu wɔ hɔ no mu bere nyinaa +She would go out of her way to come up and talk to me +Na ɔbɔ mmɔden biara ba me nkyɛn ne me bɛkasa +It was not hard for a friendship to develop +Anyɛ den sɛ yɛbɛfa adamfo +In the case of year old Pam a neighborhood boy went so far as to give her a ring as an expression of his affection for her +Ɛdefa Pam a wadi mfe ho no abarimaa bi a ɔte ne mpɔtam yɛɛ ade kɔɔ akyiri koduu sɛ ɔmaa no kawa de kyerɛe sɛ ɔdɔ no +Admittedly it has not always been a case of a Witness being the innocent victim of advances +Ampa ɛnyɛ bere nyinaa na wɔn a wɔnyɛ Adansefo no na wɔyɛ biribi de kyerɛ sɛ wɔpɛ Adansefo no +One girl was merely reciprocating the obvious interest shown by a Christian boy named Jim +Na abeawa bi reyɛ biribi de akyerɛ sɛ ɔpene anigye a Kristoni abarimaa bi a wɔfrɛ no Jim ada no adi pefee akyerɛ no no so +The pressure was on though when one day she showed up at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah s Witnesses looking for him ! Nanso da bi a abeawa no baa Yehowa Adansefo Ahenni Asa so bɛhwehwɛɛ no no ɛkaa abarimaa no ma ohuu mfomso a wadi ! +Whatever the circumstances you may have known it was wrong to get involved +Sɛnea tebea no te biara no ebetumi aba sɛ na wunim sɛ wo ho a wode bɛhyɛ adeyɛ a ɛte saa mu no nteɛ +But sometimes it is hard to resist attention from the opposite sex +Nanso ɛtɔ da bi a ɛyɛ den sɛ wobɛpow anigye a obi a ɛsono ne bɔbeasu bɛkyerɛ wɔ wo ho no +Consider Andrew +Susuw Andrew asɛm no ho +During his first year in high school his parents were going through a divorce +Afe a ɔkɔɔ ntoaso sukuu no na n’awofo regyae aware +I needed someone to talk to he recalls +Ɔka sɛ Na mihia obi a me ne no bɛbɔ nkɔmmɔ +A girl in school seemed always to have the right word of encouragement for him +Ɛkame ayɛ sɛ na abeawa bi wɔ sukuu hɔ a ɔka nkuranhyɛ nsɛm a ɛfata kyerɛ no bere nyinaa +Mutual romantic feelings soon developed +Ankyɛ na wonyaa wɔn ho anigye +The Dangers Asiane a Ɛwom +Left unchecked such feelings can get you in real trouble +Sɛ woanhwɛ ansiw nkate a ɛte saa ano a ebetumi de wo ato asiane mu ankasa +Proverbs says Can a man rake together fire into his bosom and yet his very garments not be burned ? Mmebusɛm ka sɛ So onipa de ogya bɛhyɛ ne kokom na ne ntade renhyew ? +Consider for example the experience of a girl named Kim +Sɛ nhwɛso no susuw abeawa bi a wɔfrɛ no Kim suahu ho +Although raised as a Christian she allowed herself to get emotionally involved with a boy at school +Ɛwom sɛ wɔtetee no sɛ Kristoni de nanso ɔne abarimaa bi nyaa ayɔnkofa a emu yɛ den wɔ sukuu mu +He was one of the most popular and exciting guys in school Kim recalls +Kim ka sɛ Na ɔyɛ mmarimaa a wɔagye din na wɔn ho yɛ anika wɔ sukuu hɔ kɛse no mu biako +Before long she was secretly attending parties where drugs were used openly +Ankyɛ na Kim fii ase wiaa ne ho kɔɔ apontow ahorow a wɔde nnubɔne dii dwuma pefee ase +I was so scared but I was in love with him +Na me ho yeraw me nanso na mepɛ no +I became pregnant +Minyinsɛnee +Kim married her boyfriend but he ended up in prison for armed robbery +Kim waree n’adamfo abarimaa no nanso wɔde ne kunu no kɔtoo afiase wɔ adwowtwa ho +Once again the Bible s warning had proved true Bad associations spoil useful habits +Corinthians +Bible kɔkɔbɔ no baa mu wɔ ha nso Fekubɔne sɛe ɔbra pa +Korintofo +This is not to imply that all youths who are not Jehovah s Witnesses are immoral or use drugs +Eyi nkyerɛ sɛ mmofra a wɔnyɛ Yehowa Adansefo nyinaa na wɔbɔ ahohwibra anaa wɔnom nnubɔne +At the very least however such youths do not share the same values viewpoints or goals as Witness youths +Nanso anyɛ yiye koraa no mmofra a wɔte saa no ne Adansefo mmofra adwene wɔ nneɛma a ɛsom bo nsusuwii anaa wɔn botae horow ho nyɛ biako +First Corinthians explains that an unbeliever simply does not receive the things of the spirit of God for they are foolishness to him and he cannot get to know them because they are examined spiritually +Korintofo nhoma a edi kan ti kyerɛkyerɛ mu sɛ obi a onnye nni nnye Onyankopɔn honhom ade na ɛyɛ no nkwaseasɛm na ontumi nhu mu efisɛ wobu mu atɛn honhom mu +Think of how much your religious values have shaped your emotions the joy you experience at Christian meetings the thrill of sharing the Bible s message with a receptive person the pleasure of studying the Bible itself +Susuw sɛnea nyamesom gyinapɛn ahorow anya wo nkate so tumi anigye a wunya wɔ Kristofo nhyiam horow ase ahurusi a wudi wɔ Bible mu nsɛm a woka kyerɛ obi a otie ho ne Bible sua ankasa mu anigye +Can an unbeliever possibly grasp much less share such feelings ? So obi a onnye nni betumi ate eyinom ase na kampɛsɛ wanya mu anigye ? +Hardly +Ɛnte saa koraa +Paul thus exhorts Christians Do not become unevenly yoked with unbelievers +For what fellowship do righteousness and lawlessness have ? Enti Paulo tu Kristofo fo sɛ Mo ne wɔn a wonnye nni nntwe kɔndua koro na twaka bɛn na trenee ne amumɔyɛ wɔ ? +Or what sharing does light have with darkness ? Anaasɛ ayɔnkofa bɛn na hann ne sum wɔ ? +Further what harmony is there between Christ and Belial ? Na ɔka bɛn na Kristo ne Belial ka ? +Or what portion does a faithful person have with an unbeliever ? Anaasɛ kyɛfa bɛn na ogyidini ne nea onnye nni wɔ ? +Young Sonya learned this lesson firsthand when she became emotionally involved with an unbeliever +Abeawa Sonya nyaa eyi mu osuahu bere a ɔne obi a onnye nni benyaa ayɔnkofa a emu yɛ den +She admits Having a companion who doesn t share your zeal and love for Jehovah is the worst loneliness imaginable +Ogye tom sɛ Sɛ wubenya ɔhokafo a ɔne wo nnya kyɛfa wɔ wo mmɔdenbɔ ne ɔdɔ a wowɔ ma Yehowa mu no yɛ ade a ɛma obi te ankonamyɛ nka sen biara +It is emotionally crushing +Ɛde nkate mu yaw kɛse ba +When the truth is the motivating force of your life you have to share it you just have to ! Sɛ nokware no ne ade a edi w’asetra so a wo ho pere wo sɛ wo ne obi benya mu kyɛfa ɛyɛ ade a ɛsɛ sɛ woyɛ ! +It s such a very empty feeling when you can t share it with your mate because you re with an unbeliever +Bere a wuntumi ne wo hokafo nnya mu kyɛfa esiane sɛ ɔnyɛ gyidini nti no ɛma wote abasamtu nka +In such a relationship then religion is likely to become not a common ground but a focal point of contention +Wɔ abusuabɔ a ɛte saa mu no nyamesom remmɛyɛ ade a ɛka mo bom na mmom ade titiriw a ɛde akasakasa ba +You could easily feel forced to downplay your spiritual interests in order to keep peace +Ebetumi ahyɛ wo ma woatoto wo honhom mu nneɛma ase sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a asomdwoe bɛba mo ntam +But doing so would only devastate your spirituality +Nanso saa a wobɛyɛ no bɛsɛe wo honhom mu yiyedi +One young woman relates I became quite close with a guy who was not a Witness +Abeawa bi ka sɛ Me ne abarimaa bi a ɔnyɛ Ɔdansefo bɛfaa adamfo papee +But as the friendship grew closer I realized I had fallen in love with him +Nanso bere a adamfofa no mu yɛɛ den kɛse no mibehui sɛ manya ɔdɔ ama no +Little by little my relationship with Jehovah kept having less importance for me my relationship with this boy became the most important thing to me +Nkakrankakra me ne Yehowa ntam abusuabɔ bɛyɛɛ biribi a ɛho nhia me titiriw biara me ne abarimaa yi ntam abusuabɔ bɛyɛɛ ade titiriw maa me +I no longer wanted to go to meetings associate with my Christian brothers or go out in the preaching work +Na mempɛ sɛ mekɔ nhyiam horow ne me nuanom Kristofo konya fekubɔ anaa mekɔ asɛnka bio +All I wanted to do was to be with him +Nea na mepɛ ara ne sɛ me ne abarimaa no bɛbɔ bere nyinaa +I became inactive as a Witness for the next two years +Mebɛyɛɛ Ɔdansefo a wayɛ mmerɛw mfe abien a edi hɔ no +And throughout it all my friend never reciprocated my love for him +Na ne nyinaa mu no m’adamfo ’ no ankyerɛ ɔdɔ a mewɔ ma no no ho anigye da +I kept thinking that someday he eventually would but it never happened +Mekɔɔ so susuwii sɛ ebia bere kɔ so no ɔbɛkyerɛ me ho anigye da bi nanso amma saa da +Yes getting involved with someone who doesn t share your religious and moral values is sure to bring you sorrow and unhappiness +Yiw obi a onni nyamesom ne abrabɔ gyinapɛn ahorow a wowɔ no bi a wo ne no bɛbɔ no de awerɛhow ne yawdi bɛba wo so ɔkwan biara so +The course of wisdom is to withdraw from such an uneven yoking +Adeyɛ a nyansa wom ne sɛ wobɛtwe wo ho afi kɔndua a ɛnsɛ a ɛte saa no ho +But how can you do so when you feel strongly about someone ? Nanso ɔkwan bɛn so na wubetumi ayɛ saa bere a wunya ɔdɔ a emu yɛ den saa ma obi no ? +This will be the subject of our next article in this series +Eyi na yɛbɛka ho asɛm wɔ nea ebedi hɔ wɔ saa ɔfa yi mu no mu +Footnotes Ase hɔ nsɛm +Some of the names have been changed +Wɔasesa edin no bi +See chapter of the book Questions Young People Ask Answers That Work published by the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York Inc +Hwɛ nhoma Questions Young People Ask Answers That Work a Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York Inc +tintimii no ti +Picture on page Kratafa mfonini +Will an unbeliever share your enthusiasm for spiritual matters ? So obi a onnye nni benya anigye a wowɔ wɔ honhom mu nneɛma ho no bi ? +Is the Bible Irrelevant ? So Mfaso Nni Bible No So ? +MANY answer yes and say It is unscientific +NNIPA pii bua sɛ yiw na wɔka sɛ Ɛne nyansahu nhyia +It is myth and legend +Ɛyɛ anansesɛm +It is outdated +Ne bere atwam +It is impractical +Mfaso nni so +Believers are living in a dream world +Wɔn a wogye di no wɔ anidaso hunu +However What Are the Facts ? Nanso Dɛn ne Nokware a Ɛwɔ Asɛm no Mu ? + The Bible says that life was created by God +Bible ka sɛ Onyankopɔn na ɔbɔɔ nkwa +Science says that life originated through a chance combination of chemicals and energy +Nyansahu ka sɛ nkwa nam nnuru ne tumi bi a ɛkeka boom ara kwa so na ɛbae mpofirim +The World Book Encyclopedia says Pasteur showed that life cannot arise spontaneously +The World Book Encyclopedia ka sɛ Pasteur kyerɛe sɛ nkwa ntumi mma mpofirim ara kwa +Biologist Michael Denton s book Evolution A Theory in Crisis says Between a living cell and the most highly ordered non biological system +there is a chasm as vast and absolute as it is possible to conceive +Abɔde a nkwa wom ho nimdefo Michael Denton nhoma Evolution A Theory in Crisis ka sɛ Nsonsonoe kɛse da nkwaboaa ne abɔde a nkwa nnim a wɔahyehyɛ no yiye koraa ntam +na ɛyɛ kɛse koraa sen sɛnea wobetumi asusuw ho +No evolutionist can suggest any scientifically sound way that life could arise spontaneously +Adannandifo biara nni hɔ a obetumi akyerɛ ɔkwan bi a ɛne nyansahu hyia a nkwa betumi afa so aba mpofirim ara kwa +Evolution says that this original cell evolved into all the living creatures on earth +Adannandi ka sɛ saa nkwaboaa a na ɛwɔ hɔ mfitiase yi na ɛdannan bɛyɛɛ asase so abɔde a nkwa wom nyinaa +The fossil record shows absolutely no such gradation in which one family kind becomes another +Tete nnompe a wohu da no adi sɛ nsakrae a ɛte saa a ɛma aboa bi dan kɔyɛ aboa foforo biara amma +Scientist Francis Hitching in his book The Neck of the Giraffe writes When you look for links between major groups of animals they simply aren t there +Nyansahufo Francis Hitching kyerɛw wɔ ne nhoma The Neck of the Giraffe mu sɛ Sɛ wohwehwɛ abusuabɔ a ɛwɔ mmoa akuwakuw atitiriw ntam a worenhu bi +This matches what the Bible says that a family reproduces according to its kind +Genesis +Eyi ne nea Bible no ka sɛ aboa biara wo sɛnea ne su te ’ no hyia +Genesis +In many instances archaeology verifies that the Bible s historical accounts are true +Mpɛn pii no nneɛma a wotutu fi fam di adanse sɛ abakɔsɛm ho kyerɛwtohɔ a ɛwɔ Bible mu no yɛ nokware +The ancients thought that the earth was supported in space by all sorts of fantastic means +Na tetefo no susuw sɛ asase no si biribi so wɔ ahunmu anwonwa kwan so +It was Isaac Newton who scientifically showed that by laws of motion and gravitation the earth floated free in space +Isaac Newton na ofi nyansahu mu kyerɛe sɛ asase no nam ahokeka ne asase mu tumi a ɛtwe ade ba fam ho mmara so kyinkyin ahunmu a biribiara nkura mu +The Bible indicated that nearly years earlier recording at Job that God was hanging the earth upon nothing +Na Bible no adi kan aka eyi ho asɛm bɛyɛ mfe na wɔakyerɛw wɔ Hiob sɛ Onyankopɔn de asase sɛn nea biribiara nni +’ + The Encyclopedia Americana says The concept of a spherical earth was not widely accepted until the Renaissance but in the eighth century B +C +E +the Bible said of God He sits over the round earth +Isaiah Moffatt +The Encyclopedia Americana ka sɛ Nnipa pii annye nkyerɛkyerɛ a ɛne sɛ asase yɛ kontonkron no antom kosii Nhomasua mu Ɔsesɛw Mmere no nanso wɔ afeha a ɛto so awotwe A +Y +B +mu no Bible no kaa Onyankopɔn ho asɛm sɛ Ɔte asase kurukuruwa no so +Yesaia Moffatt +The Mosaic Law th century B +C +E +reflected awareness of infectious disease germs thousands of years before Pasteur linked germs and disease +Leviticus chapters +Mose Mmara no afeha a ɛto so A +Y +B +ma wohuu mmoawa a wɔde nsanyare ba ho asɛm mfe mpempem pii ansa na Pasteur rehu +Leviticus atiri +A thousand years before Christ Solomon wrote in figurative language about the circulation of the blood but medical science had to wait until William Harvey explained it in the th century C +E +Ecclesiastes +Salomo de sɛnkyerɛnne kwan so kasa kyerɛw sɛnea mogya nenam nipadua mu ho asɛm mfe apem ansa na Kristo reba nanso aduruyɛ mu nyansa anhu kosii sɛ William Harvey kyerɛkyerɛɛ mu wɔ afeha a ɛto so Y +B +mu +Ɔsɛnkafo +Solomon wrote of ants that had underground granaries where they stored seeds to last through winter +Salomo kyerɛw ntɛtea a wɔwɔ asan wɔ asase ase a wɔde nnuan sie mu na wodi wɔ awɔw bere mu ho asɛm +Bible critics said no such ants existed +Wɔn a wɔkasa tia Bible kae sɛ ntɛtea a wɔte saa biara nni hɔ +In however a British naturalist discovered the ants and their granaries +Nanso wɔ mu no abɔde a nkwa wom ho ɔdenimfo bi a ofi Britania kohuu ntɛtea no ne wɔn asan no +Psalm reflected knowledge of the genetic code Your eyes saw even the embryo of me and in your book all its parts were down in writing +Dwom daa awosu mu mmara ho nimdeɛ adi Meyɛ mogya tɔw nko no w’aniwa huu me na wo nhoma mu wɔakyerɛw ne nyinaa +In the seventh century B +C +E +before scientists recognized bird migration the Bible at Jeremiah revealed The stork in the sky knows the time to migrate the dove and the swift and the wryneck know the season of return +The New English Bible +Ansa na nyansahufo rete mmoa tukɔ ase no na Bible no ada no adi wɔ Yeremia wɔ afeha a ɛto so ason A +Y +B +mu sɛ Asukɔnkɔn a ɔwɔ wim nim bere a otu kɔ aturukuku ne asomfena ne pokupoku nim bere a wɔsan ba +The New English Bible +In the first century C +E +the Bible foretold that in the last days men would be destroying the earth s environment and because of this God would bring to ruin those ruining the earth +Timothy Revelation +Wɔ afeha a edi kan Y +B +mu no Bible ka siei sɛ wɔ nna a edi akyiri mu no nnipa bɛsɛe asase yi so nneɛma na esiane eyi nti Onyankopɔn bɛsɛe wɔn a wɔresɛe asase no +’ Timoteo Adiyisɛm +The Bible impractical ? So mfaso nni Bible no so ? +It has the most practical wisdom of all for these perilous times but people have to use their free will to follow it if they would benefit +Nyansa a mfaso wɔ so sen biara ma yɛn bere a emu yɛ den yi wom nanso sɛ nnipa benya so mfaso a gye sɛ wofi wɔn pɛ mu di akyi +Beat your swords into ploughshares and your spears into pruning hooks +Momfa mo mfoa mmobɔ nsɔw na momfa mo mpeaw nyeyɛ nnare +’ + Do unto others as you would have others do unto you +Ade a mopɛ sɛ afoforo yɛ ma mo no monyɛ mma wɔn saa ara +’ +Love your neighbor as you do yourself +Dɔ wo yɔnko sɛ wo ho +Those who follow these precepts begin no wars commit no crimes +Wɔn a wodi saa ahyɛde ahorow yi akyi no mfi akodi ase na wonni amumɔyɛsɛm +When people on earth are obedient to the rule of God s Kingdom in the hands of Christ Jesus then the Bible believer s hope will prove to be not an impossible dream but a practical reality +Micah Matthew Revelation +Sɛ asase so nnipa yɛ osetie ma Onyankopɔn Ahenni nniso a Kristo di so no a ɛnde Bible agyidifo anidaso renyɛ anidaso hunu na mmom ebenya mmamu ankasa +Mika Mateo Adiyisɛm +Picture Credit Line on page Mfonini Fibea wɔ kratafa +Courtesy of the Shrine of the Book Israel Museum Jerusalem Shrine of the Book Israel Museum Jerusalem na wɔmaa hokwan +Put Humor Into Your Life Sua Aseresɛm Yi wɔ W’asetra Mu +It was a cold winter day and the steps were covered with ice +Na ɛda no yɛ awɔw bere na nsukyenee akata atrapoe no so +The first one who attempted the descent nearly fell +Anka nea ɔyɛɛ sɛ obedi kan asian no reyɛ ahwe ase +The next one in line announced Now this is the way to do it ! Nea odi hɔ no kae sɛ Eyi ne ɔkwampa a wɔfa so sian ! +No sooner were the words out of his mouth than down he went flat on his back +N’ano ansi na ɔda ayeya +An instant of alarmed silence then bursts of laughter from bystanders after seeing that he was unhurt +Ɛhɔ yɛɛ dinn kakra afei wɔn a wogyinagyina hɔ no fii ase serewee bere a wohui sɛ wampira no +THERE is a time to laugh +ƆSEREW wɔ ne bere +So observed the wise man Solomon almost three thousand years ago +Saa na onyansafo Salomo kae bɛyɛ mfe mpem abiɛsa a atwam ni +It is no less true today +Na ɛte saa nnɛ +The ability to laugh is a God given trait a gift from the One described in the Bible as the happy God +Timothy +Tumi a yetumi serew yɛ su a Onyankopɔn de ama yɛn akyɛde a efi Onii a Bible no ka ne ho asɛm sɛ anigye Nyankopɔn no ’ hɔ +Timoteo +Not surprisingly then creation is full of humorous things kittens and puppies with absurd antics a lion cub chewing on its mother s tail until it gets swatted baby monkeys chasing and tumbling over one another through the branches +Ɛnde ɛnyɛ nwonwa sɛ aseresɛm abu so wɔ abɔde mu nnyinamoa ne akraman mma a wobu afuni a ntease nnim gyata ba a ɔwe ne na dua ho kosi sɛ ne na bɛbɔ no asoroboa mma a wɔpam wɔn ho hwehwe wɔn ho so wɔ nnua so +There is humor all around us waiting to be observed and appreciated +Aseresɛm atwa yɛn ho ahyia a yebetumi ahwɛ aserew +This is not to say that all people laugh at the same things +Eyi nkyerɛ sɛ nnipa nyinaa serew wɔ ade koro ho +On the contrary what is funny often depends on one s culture personality background and mood as well as other factors +Nea ɛne eyi bɔ abira no sɛ biribi bɛyɛ obi serew a ɛtaa gyina n’amammerɛ nipasu ntetee nkate ne nneɛma foforo so +Virtually everyone though will respond with laughter to something a funny story a pleasant surprise a joke a clever play on words +Nanso ɛkame ayɛ sɛ obiara serew wɔ biribi ho asɛm bi a ɛyɛ anika akyɛde bi a wɔnhwɛ kwan asɛnkwaa bi ne nsɛmfua bi a wɔka ma ɛyɛ anigye +What purpose does humor serve ? Mfaso bɛn na ɛwɔ serew so ? +At the very least it is a means of better relating to others +Anyɛ yiye koraa no ɛyɛ ade a ɛma yɛne afoforo nya abusuabɔ pa +One comment called laughter the shortest distance between two people +Obi frɛɛ ɔserew sɛ ɔkwantiaa a ɛsen biara a ɛda nnipa baanu ntam +Indeed some believe that humor can be used as a barometer of marital compatibility +Nokwarem no nnipa bi gye di sɛ wobetumi de aseresɛm adi dwuma te sɛ susudua de ahu fata a awarefo betumi afata wɔn ho wɔn ho +A study on humor found that couples who agree on what s funny are more prone to like love and want to marry each other than those whose humor preferences are less alike +Wohui wɔ nhwehwɛmu bi a wɔyɛe wɔ serew ho mu sɛ awarefo a nneɛma koro na ɛyɛ wɔn serew no taa pɛ wɔn ho wɔdɔ wɔn ho na wɔwɔ ɔpɛ sɛ wɔware sen wɔn a nneɛma a ɛyɛ wɔn serew sonsonoe +Why ? Dɛn ntia ? +Because humor is indicative of many things values interests preoccupations intelligence imagination and needs +Efisɛ aseresɛm da nneɛma pii adi nneɛma a ɛsom bo ma obi nea n’ani gye ho ne botae ahorow ne nyansa ne nsusuwii ne n’ahiade +A survey of a thousand U +S +corporations revealed that people with a sense of humor tend to be more creative less rigid and more willing to consider and embrace new ideas and methods +Nhwehwɛmu bi a wɔyɛe wɔ nnwumakuw apem mu wɔ United States wɔ mu daa no adi sɛ nnipa a wɔpɛ aseresɛm tumi yɛ nneɛma foforo wɔnyɛ katee na wɔwɔ ɔpɛ sɛ wosusuw nneɛma foforo ho na wogye tom +To Laugh or Not to Laugh Nea Ɛsɛ sɛ Ɛyɛ Yɛn Serew ne Nea Ɛnsɛ sɛ Ɛyɛ Yɛn Serew +No one really knows exactly what makes something funny +Obiara nnim dekode pɔtee a ɛma biribi yɛ serew +Some believe that at the heart of humor is incongruity the bringing of two seemingly incompatible elements together +Ebinom gye di sɛ nneɛma a ɛbɔ abira wɔ aseresɛm mu nneɛma abien a ayɛ sɛ nea ɛne ne ho nhyia a wɔka bom +A grown man dressed as a circus clown may throw a small child into a fit of laughter +Ɔbarima panyin a osiesie ne ho te sɛ kɔnsɛtni bɛma abofra aserew mpofirim +However an adult with his greater life experience and superior cognitive skills may no longer find the clownish antics funny +Nanso ɛrenyɛ obi a wanyin a ɔwɔ asetram osuahu pii na otumi te nneɛma ase yiye no serew +He may find pleasure in more mental forms of humor puns plays on words or jokes that exploit incongruity on a verbal rather than a physical level +Ebia n’ani begye aseresɛm a ɛkanyan adwene kasakoa nsɛmfua bi a wɔka ma ɛyɛ anigye anaa nsɛnkwaa ho kɛse asen ahosiesie no +Some researchers believe that humor may result from the release of pent up emotional energy +Nhwehwɛmufo bi gye di sɛ aseresɛm betumi afi nkate mu nhyɛso mu +Humor may serve to mask tension and pain +Ebia ɔserew bɛkata ɔhaw ne ɛyaw a obi di so +Says the Bible Even in laughter the heart may be in pain and grief is what rejoicing ends up in +Proverbs +Bible ka sɛ Ɔserew mu po koma hu yaw na anigye no awiei yɛ awerɛhow +Mmebusɛm +Many forms of humor involve what is called slapstick +Aseresɛm yi pii fi agoden mu +A man trips or gets doused with water +Ɔbarima bi pori biribi yɛ te sɛ nea ɔrehwe ase anaa ɔtɔ nsu mu ma ne ho fɔw +Funny isn t it ? So ɛnyɛ serew ? +Perhaps if nobody really gets hurt +Sɛ obiara anhyɛ da ampira a ebia ɛbɛyɛ serew +A Christian takes pains not to cultivate an appetite for sick or sadistic humor +Ɛnsɛ sɛ Kristoni ani gye aseresɛm a ɛho ntew anaa ɛyɛ atirimɔdensɛm ho +After all love does not rejoice over unrighteousness +Efisɛ ɔdɔ ani nnye nea ɛnteɛ ho +’ +A Christian also avoids tasteless jokes that put down any nationality or race +Kristoni kwati nsɛnkwaa a ɛkasa tia afoforo na ebu ɔman anaa abusua bi animtiaa nso +He tempers his sense of humor with fellow feeling +Kristoni de tema di dwuma wɔ n’aseresɛm mu +For example it may be delightfully amusing to watch a toddler take a few tentative steps and then collapse in a heap +Sɛ nhwɛso no ebia akokoaa a otutu nkakrankakra na afei ɔhwe ase bɛyɛ anika ankasa +But if an elderly or disabled person falls the appropriate response is to rush to his assistance not to laugh +Nanso sɛ obi a ne mfe akɔ anim anaa wadi dɛm hwe ase a ɛrenyɛ papa sɛ wobɛserew na mmom nea ɛfata sɛ woyɛ ne sɛ wobɛyɛ ntɛm akɔboa no +Humor and Your Health Aseresɛm ne W’akwahosan +Properly used humor has much value +Aseresɛm som bo kɛse sɛ wɔde di dwuma yiye a +In fact evidence is slowly accumulating that laughter may even serve as a therapeutic tool +Nokwarem no adanse pii reda no adi nkakrankakra sɛ serew betumi asa yare mpo +It is known that the act of laughing gives a healthy massage to one s internal organs +Wɔahu sɛ serew ma nipadua mu akwaa nya ahoɔden +Furthermore according to American Health magazine some researchers think laughter may empower the immune system +Afei nso sɛnea American Health nsɛmma nhoma ka no nhwehwɛmufo bi susuw sɛ serew betumi ama nipadua mu tumi a ɛko tia nyarewa no anya ahoɔden +The magazine then quotes immunologist Lee S +Afei nsɛmma nhoma no fa nipadua mu tumi a ɛko tia nyarewa ho ɔdenimfo Lee S +Berk as saying Negative emotions can manipulate the immune system and it now seems positive ones can do something similar +Berk asɛm ka sɛ Ɛyawdi betumi anya tumi a ɛko tia nyarewa no so tumi na mprempren ɛda adi sɛ anigye nso tumi yɛ saa ara +This underscores the wisdom of the Bible s words A heart that is joyful does good as a curer +Proverbs +Eyi si nyansa a ɛwɔ Bible mu nsɛm yi mu so dua Anigye koma ma ahoɔden +Mmebusɛm +In hopes of utilizing the healing power of humor some hospitals have set up so called laughter rooms in which patients can play games watch funny movies listen to jokes or simply visit with relatives in a more cheerful atmosphere +Bere a ayaresabea ahorow bi ayeyɛ nea wɔfrɛ no ɔserew adan a ayarefo no tumi di agoru wom hwɛ sini ahorow a ɛyɛ serew tie nsɛnkwaa anaa mpo wɔma abusuafo bɛsra wɔn wɔ anigye mu no wɔwɔ anidaso sɛ wobetumi de ayaresa tumi a serew wɔ adi dwuma +Can you put humor to work yourself ? So wo nso wubetumi ama nnipa aserew ? +Say you have a sick friend or relative in the hospital +Fa no sɛ wowɔ adamfo anaa obusuani bi a ɔyare wɔ ayaresabea +Why not brighten that ailing one s outlook by giving him or her a humorous book or funny card where that would be appropriate ? Wɔ baabi a ebetumi ayɛ yiye no dɛn nti na womma ɔyarefo no ani nnye denam nhoma anaa krataa bi a ɛka aseresɛm a wode bɛma no so ? +Laughter can also mitigate anger +Dr +Ɔserew betumi adwudwo abufuw ano nso +R +Dɔkta R +B +B +Williams Jr +says Being angry is bad for your health +Williams Kumaa ka sɛ Abufufa nye mma w’akwahosan +Similarly the Bible says A calm heart is the life of the fleshly organism but jealousy is rottenness to the bones +Dr +Saa ara na Bible no ka sɛ Komam dwo yɛ ɔhonam nkwa na nitan yɛ nnompe mu porɔw +Williams notes It s hard to stay angry when you re laughing +Dɔkta Williams ka sɛ Ɛyɛ den sɛ wo bo befuw bere a woreserew +Yes seeing the humor in a situation is one of the most constructive ways of handling anger +Yiw aseresɛm a ɛwɔ asɛm bi mu a wubehu no yɛ akwampa a wɔfa so siw abufuw ano no mu biako +Within the Family Circle Abusua Kontonkron no Mu +Humor can be put to work within the home +Wobetumi de aseresɛm adi dwuma wɔ fie +One husband says It s as useful to me as a multipurpose tool is to an auto mechanic because it does so many things +Okunu bi ka sɛ Ɛso wɔ mfaso ma me te sɛ nea adwinnade a wotumi de yɛ nnwuma pii so wɔ mfaso ma afiri dwumfo no +It protects encourages opens up fruitful conversations breaks down preconceived ideas and turns troublesome words into those that are reasonable and considerate +Ɛbɔ obi ho ban hyɛ no nkuran na ebue nkɔmmɔbɔ a etu mpɔn ho kwan eyi adwemmɔne fi hɔ na ɛdan nsɛm a ɛhaw adwene ma ɛbɛyɛ nea ntease ne ayamye wom +A sense of humor is especially helpful when irritating habits threaten to strain relations +Aseresɛm tumi boa yiye bere a suban ahorow bi a ɛhyɛ abufuw pɛ sɛ ɛsɛe abusuabɔ no +Your son forgets to put his toys away despite repeated admonition to do so +Ɛmfa ho sɛ woakɔ so aka akyerɛ wo babarima mpɛn pii sɛ onyiyi n’agode mfi hɔ no ɔma ne werɛ fi +Your husband leaves his dirty clothes on the bathroom floor +Wo kunu gyaw ne ntade a ayɛ fi wɔ aguaree +Your wife burns supper +Wo yere ma anwummere aduan hyew +Finding fault shaming blaming yelling or screaming only worsens matters +Mfomso a wobɛhwehwɛ aniwuhyɛ sobobɔ anaa nteɛteɛm hwanyan nsɛm mu +One health researcher quoted in Redbook magazine noted If you confront a person or ridicule him he ll become defensive +Akwahosan ho nhwehwɛmufo bi asɛm a wɔfa kae wɔ nsɛmma nhoma Redbook mu kyerɛe sɛ Sɛ wubisa onipa bi asɛm abufuw so anaa wudi ne ho fɛw a obeyi ne ho ano +Humor invites people to look at their behavior from a distance and change it +Nanso aseresɛm ma nkurɔfo susuw wɔn nneyɛe ho kɔ akyiri na wɔyɛ nsakrae +This does not mean making fun of the person guilty of the indiscretion +Eyi nkyerɛ sɛ ɛsɛ sɛ wudi onipa a ɔyɛɛ anibiannaso no ho fɛw +That usually brings pain not laughter +Ɛno taa de ɛyaw na ɛba na ɛnyɛ ɔserew +Try directing your humor toward the situation itself +Bɔ mmɔden ma aseresɛm no mfa tebea no ankasa ho +Having a good laugh may do much to ease the tension +Serew a wɔserew pii betumi asiw ɔhaw no ano +Says one wife There are times when my husband sees I m about to get angry and he softens it with some humorous remark or action +Ɔyere bi ka sɛ Ɛtɔ mmere bi a me kunu hu sɛ me bo reyɛ afuw na ɔka aseresɛm bi anaa ɔyɛ biribi a ɛyɛ serew de dwudwo me bo +Before I know it I m laughing +M’ani bɛba me ho so no na mereserew +Then I realize it wasn t that serious after all +Afei mibehu sɛ asɛm no nyɛ aniberesɛm biara +A few words of caution though +Nanso kɔkɔbɔ bi ni +Avoid trying to be funny when a situation calls for seriousness or compassion +Kwati sɛ wubeyi aseresɛm bere a tebea no hwehwɛ sɛ woma w’ani bere anaa woda ayamhyehye adi +Note Proverbs He that is removing a garment on a cold day is as vinegar upon alkali and as a singer with songs upon a gloomy heart +Hyɛ nea Mmebusɛm ka yi nsow Nea ɔto dwom kyerɛ ɔwerɛhowni no te sɛ nea ɔpa ntama awɔwbere mu anaa nsa nyinyanyinya a wɔde gu gyakisi so +Humor should be used only with due discretion so as not to harm emotionally or physically +Ɛsɛ sɛ wode anidahɔ a ɛfata di aseresɛm ho dwuma sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a wumpira obi wɔ nkate anaa nipadua mu +Never allow humor to be meanspirited or disrespectful +Mma aseresɛm mmɛyɛ nea ɛfa nsɛnhunu ho anaa nea obu nnim da +This would rule out allowing older children to make their younger siblings the constant butt of jokes +Eyi nti ɛmfata sɛ mmofra a wɔanyinyin bedi wɔn nuanom nkumaa ho fɛw bere nyinaa +Gentle teasing is one thing caustic comments quite another +Bere a ebia ehuru a emu nyɛ den nhaw yɛn no nsɛm a wɔde bu animtiaa mfata +Marriage mates must also strive to keep humor within bounds not using it as a weapon of criticism or a means of belittling +Ɛsɛ sɛ awarefo nso bɔ mmɔden sɛ wɔde aseresɛm bedi dwuma ɔkwampa so na ɛnyɛ sɛ wɔde bedi dwuma sɛ biribi a wɔde kasa tia wɔn ahokafo anaa wɔnam so bu wɔn abomfiaa +Poet Langston Hughes once wrote Like a welcome summer rain humor may suddenly cleanse and cool the earth the air and you +Anwensɛm kyerɛwfo Langston Hughes kyerɛwee bere bi sɛ Te sɛ osu a ɛtɔ wɔ ahohuru bere mu no aseresɛm betumi ama asase mframa ne mo ho atew na mo ho adwo mo mpofirim +Truly humor can play an important part in our lives +Nokwarem no aseresɛm betumi adi dwuma titiriw wɔ yɛn asetra mu +It can keep us from taking ourselves too seriously +Ɛmma yemmu yɛn ho ntra so +It can help us stay cheerful and relaxed +Ebetumi aboa yɛn ma yɛn ani agye na yɛn bo atɔ yɛn yam +It can smooth out relations with others +Ebetumi ama yɛne afoforo anya abusuabɔ pa +It can help us cope with adversity +Ebetumi aboa yɛn ma yɛagyina ahohia ano +It can even improve our health +Ebetumi mpo ama yɛn akwahosan pa +So put humor into your life +Enti sua aseresɛm yi wɔ w’asetra mu +Discover it +Hwehwɛ bi +Nurture it +Hwɛ so yiye +Cultivate it +Ma ennya nkɔso +It s bound to do wonders for you and those around you ! Ebenya wo ne wɔn a wɔbɛn wo so nkɛntɛnso pa sɛnea ɛte biara ! + Picture on page Kratafa mfonini +Humor can help smooth out domestic mishaps Aseresɛm betumi aboa asiesie ofie nsɛnnennen +Watching the World Wiase Nsɛm + A Source of Great Suffering for the Church Nea Ama Asɔre no Rehu Amane +In his audience with the bishops of eastern Canada John Paul II turned his attention to sexual abuses committed by priests +Pope John Paul II ne asɔfopɔn a wɔwɔ Canada apuei fam nhyiam ase no ɔde n’adwene sii asɔfo a wɔto mmonnaa so +As reported in L Osservatore Romano the pope told the Canadian prelates that the scandal given by those members of the clergy and those Religious who have failed in this regard has been a source of great suffering for the Church in Canada +Sɛnea wɔbɔɔ amanneɛ wɔ atesɛm krataa L’Osservatore Romano mu no pope no ka kyerɛɛ Canada asɔfopɔn no sɛ aniwusɛm a saa asɔfo no ne asɔre mpanyimfo a wɔadi nkogu wɔ eyi mu de aba no ama Asɔre no rehu amane kɛse wɔ Canada +He added that he had prayed for those who have been victims of sexual misconduct as well as for those who have been guilty of it +Ɔde kaa ho sɛ wabɔ mpae ama wɔn a wɔato wɔn mmonnaa no ne wɔn a wobuu saa bra no nyinaa +Some believe that abolishing obligatory celibacy for priests could both contribute to the reduction of scandals connected with sexual abuse by the clergy and resolve the shortage or uneven distribution of priests mentioned by the pope +Ebinom gye di sɛ mmara a ɛhyɛ asɔfo katee ma wodi sigya no a wobeyi afi hɔ no betumi aboa ma aniwusɛm a asɔfo no yɛ a ɛfa mmonnaato ho no so atew na adi asɔfo a wɔn ho ayɛ na anaa wonnya bi mfa wɔn nkɔ mmeae ahorow a pope no kaa ho asɛm no ho dwuma +But according to John Paul II the difficulties involved today in keeping celibacy are not sufficient reason to overturn the Church s conviction regarding its value and appropriateness +Nanso sɛnea John Paul II kae no nsɛnnennen a wɔrehyia nnɛ wɔ sigyadi mu no nyɛ ɔhaw kɛse biara a ebetumi ama gyidi a Asɔre no wɔ sɛ ne sigyadi ho mmara no som bo na ɛfata no asakra +Why Drug Addiction ? Dɛn Nti na Nnubɔne a Wɔde Di Dwuma Ka Nkurɔfo Hɔ ? + Many people believe that modern pharmacology has a little pill that can solve any of our problems +Sao Paulo polisi panyin Alberto Corazza kyerɛkyerɛɛ mu wɔ n’asɛm a ɛbaa Brazil atesɛm krataa Veja mu no mu sɛ Nnipa pii gye di sɛ nnɛyi nnuruyɛ adwuma no wɔ aduru bi a etumi di yɛn haw biara ho dwuma +If a person cannot sleep he takes a little pill +Sɛ obi ntumi nna a ɔmene aduru ketewaa bi +If he wants to improve his performance at work he takes another one explains Sao Paulo s chief of police Alberto Corazza as quoted in the Brazilian magazine Veja +Sɛ ɔpɛ sɛ otumi yɛ adwuma kɛse a ɔmene foforo +It is logical that such culture influences youths +Ɛnyɛ nwonwa sɛ su a ɛte saa nya mmofra so tumi +He adds Eighty percent of drug addicts have serious family problems +Ɔde ka ho sɛ Wɔn a nnubɔne a wɔde di dwuma ka wɔn hɔ ɔha biara mu nkyekyem aduɔwɔtwe wɔ abusua mu ɔhaw ahorow a emu yɛ den +They come from a very repressive or a very permissive family or from a home without a father +Wofi mmusua a wɔhyɛ wɔn so anaa nea wɔma wɔyɛ nea wɔpɛ anaa afie a agya nnim mu +But how can parents protect youths from drugs ? Nanso ɔkwan bɛn so na awofo bɛfa abɔ mmofra ho ban na wɔamfa nnubɔne ? +Says Corazza It may seem romantic but in a well balanced home in which there is love for the children and dialogue drugs will find hardly any room +Corazza ka sɛ Ebia ɛbɛyɛ te sɛ nsusuwii hunu de nanso wɔ ofie a nneɛma kari pɛ wɔ mu a wonya ɔdɔ ma mmofra na wɔne wɔn susuw nsɛm ho mu no ɛbɛyɛ den sɛ wɔde nnubɔne bedi dwuma +Most Violent Nation Ɔman a Basabasayɛ Wom Sen Biara + America is the most violent nation in the world writes columnist Ann Landers +Sɛnkyerɛwfo Ann Landers kyerɛw sɛ America ne ɔman a basabasayɛ wom sen biara wɔ wiase +In handguns murdered people in Australia in Great Britain in Canada and in the United States +Wɔ mu no wɔde atuo kunkum nnipa wɔ Australia wɔ Great Britain wɔ Canada ne wɔ United States +It is also the most heavily armed nation +Ɛne ɔman a akode wom sen biara nso +Its people possess over million firearms almost one for each of the million inhabitants +Atuo ɔpepem na ɛwɔ emu nnipa nkyɛn ɛreyɛ ayɛ sɛ emufo ɔpepem no biara wɔ akode bi +Schools are not immune from the violence +Basabasayɛ kɔ so wɔ sukuu mu nso +Nearly percent of all high school students carry a weapon of some sort +Ntoaso sukuufo bɛyɛ ɔha biara mu wɔ akode bi hyɛ wɔn ho +Almost three million crimes a year occur on or near school campuses +Nsɛmmɔnedi bɛyɛ ɔpepem abiɛsa sisi wɔ sukuu anaa mmeae a ɛbemmɛn hɔ +Each day teachers are physically attacked and about are threatened with bodily harm +Wɔtow hyɛ tikyafo so da biara na wohunahuna bɛyɛ sɛ wobepira wɔn +According to the National Education Association students carry guns to school each day and a typical day will see children killed or injured by firearms +Sɛnea National Education Association Ɔman no nhomasua asoɛe no kyerɛ no sukuufo na wɔde atuo kɔ sukuu da biara na sɛ wɔkyekyem a da biara atuo kunkum mmofra anaa epirapira wɔn +Our tolerance for violence is extraordinary and schools are merely a reflection of that says John E +John E +Richters of the National Institute of Mental Health +Richters a ɔwɔ National Institute of Mental Health Ɔman no adwuma a ɛhwɛ adwenem yare ho nsɛm so ka sɛ Nsɛmmɔnedi a yɛma hokwan no yɛ soronko na sukuu de no yɛ ɛho sɛnkyerɛnne kɛkɛ +One English teacher who previously had only a percent success rate in getting his th grade students to write an essay had percent success when he assigned them the topic My Favorite Weapon +Bere a tikyani bi a ɔkyerɛ Engiresi kasa a bere bi a atwam no otumi nyaa sukuufo a wɔwɔ wɔn sukuu afe a ɛto so mu ɔha biara mu nkyekyem pɛ ma wotumi kyerɛw biribi ho asɛm hyɛe sɛ wɔnkyerɛw nsɛm mfa asɛmti a ɛne Akode a M’ani Gye Ho ho no sukuu mmofra no nyinaa tumi kyerɛwee +Church Dilemma Asɔre no Nhu Nea Wɔnyɛ +Bishops from western Canada have asked the Vatican to relax the church s celibacy rule and allow married priests to serve the native populations in the Northwest Territories +Asɔfopɔn a wɔwɔ Canada atɔe fam aka sɛ Vatican ngow asɔre no mmara a ɛfa sigyadi ho no mu mma asɔfo a wɔyɛ awarefo kwan na wɔnsom wɔn manfo a wɔwɔ Kusuu Fam Atɔe Mantam mu no +The bishops feel that cultural considerations coupled with the shortage of priests in the northern regions justify their request +Asɔfopɔn no te nka sɛ sɛnea wɔn amammerɛ te ne sɛnea asɔfo ho ayɛ na wɔ kusuu fam mantam mu no ma ɛfata sɛ wobisa hokwan yi +Bishop Denis Croteau reports The Toronto Star says the Inuit and Dene peoples have a family value in their culture where unless a man has married raised a family and become an elder you re not a leader and people won t listen to you +The Toronto Star bɔ amanneɛ sɛ Ɔsɔfopɔn Denis Croteau ka sɛ Inuitfo ne Denefo gyinapɛn a ɛfa abusua ho wɔ wɔn amammerɛ mu ne sɛ sɛ ɔbarima bi nware ntetee mma na ɔmmɛyɛɛ ɔpanyin a wommu wo sɛ kannifo na nkurɔfo rentie wo +’ +Although Pope John Paul II and other Vatican officials gave attention to the bishops plea no change will be forthcoming +Ɛwom sɛ Pope John Paul II ne Vatican mpanyimfo foforo tiee asɔfopɔn no asɛm no de nanso wɔnhwɛ kwan sɛ nsakrae bi bɛba +Cardinal Jozef Tomko head of the Vatican s Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples expressed fear that an exception granted in Canada would become the focus of media attention and open a floodgate of requests in Africa South America and elsewhere says the Star +Atesɛm krataa Star ka sɛ Ɔsɔfo panyin Jozef Tomko Vatican’s Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples Vatican kuw a wɔka asɛmpa kyerɛ nkurɔfo no panyin kaa suro a wosuro sɛ sɛ wɔma hokwan wɔ Canada nkutoo a nsɛm ho amanneɛbɔfo bɛka ho asɛm pii na ɛbɛbɔ kwan ma wɔn a wɔwɔ Afrika Amerika kesee fam ne mmeae foforo abisa hokwan no bi +Depression Increases Adwenemhaw Nya Nkɔanim + Twelve independent studies involving interviews with a total of people in nine countries have corroborated earlier American research by indicating that the rate of major depression has risen fairly steadily in much of the world during the th century states The Harvard Mental Health Letter +The Harvard Mental Health Letter ka sɛ Nhwehwɛmu mmiako mmiako dumien a wɔyɛe a wobisabisaa nnipa nsɛm wɔ aman akron mu ne nhwehwɛmu a Amerikafo dii kan yɛe hyia efisɛ ɛdaa adi sɛ nnipa a wonya adwenemhaw a emu yɛ den no adɔɔso wɔ wiase no fa kɛse no ara wɔ afeha a ɛto so yi mu +After grouping the subjects into cohorts determined by decade of birth beginning before and ending after almost every study showed that people born later were more likely to have been seriously depressed at some time in their lives +Bere a wɔkyekyɛɛ wɔn mu akuwakuw a ekuw biara kyerɛ afe a wɔwoo wɔn wom fi bɛyɛ kosi akyi no ɛkame ayɛ sɛ ɛdaa adi wɔ nhwehwɛmu no nyinaa mu sɛ nkurɔfo a wɔwoo wɔn akyiri yi no betumi anya adwenemhaw a emu yɛ den wɔ wɔn asetra mu bere bi asen wɔn a wodii kan woo wɔn no +Most studies also showed a steady increase in major depression throughout the century +Ɛdaa adi nso wɔ nhwehwɛmu no pii mu sɛ adwenemhaw a emu yɛ den anya nkɔanim wɔ afeha yi nyinaa mu +Keeping Children Healthy Mmofra a Wɔbɛhwɛ ma Wɔanya Apɔwmuden + More than million preschool children in the developing world or per cent are stunted because of malnutrition due to lack of food and to disease says a UN press release +Amanaman Nkabom amanneɛbɔ bi kyerɛ sɛ Mmofra a wɔnsoo sukuukɔ bɛboro ɔpepem anaa ɔha biara mu a wɔwɔ aman a wonnyaa nkɔso kɛse mu na wɔatɔ ape esiane nnuan pa a wonnya nni ne yare a ɛde ba nti +In an estimated four million children died because of malnutrition either directly or because it worsened the impact of infectious diseases +Wobuu akontaa sɛ mmofra ɔpepem anan na wowuwui wɔ mu a nea na efi ne ɔkɔm anaasɛ nnuan pa a wonnya nni a ɛmaa nsanyare tumii wɔn kɛse no +What is the answer ? Dɛn ne ano aduru ? +The World Health Organization recommends that all infants be fed exclusively on breast milk from birth to months of age +Amanaman Nkabom asoɛe a ɛhwɛ apɔwmuden ho nsɛm so hyɛ nkuran sɛ wɔmma nkokoaa nyinaa nufusu nkutoo fi awo so nkosi asram +Thereafter children should continue to be breast fed while receiving appropriate and adequate complementary food for up to years of age and beyond +Ɛno akyi no ɛsɛ sɛ wɔkɔ so ma mmofra nufu bere a wɔma wɔn nnuan a ɛfata na ɛdɔɔso ka ho kosi sɛ wobedi mfe abien ne nea ɛboro saa no +Mothers and health care providers are urged not to misinterpret the growth patterns of breast fed infants as growth faltering and prematurely introduce other foods +Wɔhyɛ ɛnanom ne apɔwmuden adwumayɛfo sɛ wommmu mmofra a wɔma wɔn nufu nko ara sɛ wonnyin yiye na wɔmmfa ahopere mmma wɔn nnuan foforo +This can be dangerous for the infants and contribute to malnutrition and disease especially where the introduced foods are contaminated and nutritionally inadequate +Eyi betumi ahaw nkokoaa no na ebetumi ama wɔanya kwashiokor ne nyarewa foforo titiriw bere a nnuan a wɔde ma wɔn no asɛe na ahoɔden nnim no +Slavery Today Ɛnnɛyi Nkoasom +Although the Universal Declaration of Human Rights states that no one shall be held in slavery or servitude hundreds of millions of people are nonetheless suffering as slaves +Ɛwom sɛ Universal Declaration of Human Rights Amansan mmara a ɛfa hokwan a nnipa wɔ ho ka sɛ ɛnsɛ sɛ wɔma obi som sɛ akoa anaa ɔsom porɔwee de nanso nnipa ɔpepehaha pii rehu amane sɛ nkoa +The number of people subject to slaverylike practices today points out UN Chronicle magazine is in fact even greater than the number of slaves during the th to the th centuries the peak slave trade era +Nsɛmma nhoma UN Chronicle da no adi sɛ nnipa dodow a wɔresom sɛ nkoa nnɛ dɔɔso mpo sen wɔn a wɔyɛɛ saa wɔ afeha kosi no mu bere a na nkoatɔ gyina mu kɛse no +One alarming aspect of today s slavery is that many victims are children +Ɛnnɛyi nkoasom ho ade biako a ɛyɛ nwonwa ne sɛ nkoa no mu pii yɛ mmofra +Seven to ten year olds toil in factories for to hours a day +Mmofra a wɔadi fi mfe ason kosi du brɛ wɔ mfiridwuma mu nnɔnhwerew kosi da biara +Others slave as household servants prostitutes or soldiers +Afoforo som sɛ mmaawa wɔ afie mu wɔma ebinom si tutuu anaa wɔsom sɛ asraafo +Child labour is in great demand reports the UN Centre for Human Rights because it is cheap and because children are too frightened to complain +Amanaman Nkabom asoɛe a ɛhwɛ hokwan a nnipa wɔ so no bɔ amanneɛ sɛ wɔpɛ mmofra adwumayɛ kɛse efisɛ ɛmmɔ ka kɛse na afei nso mmofra suro sɛ wobenwiinwii +Slavery notes the UN remains a grim modern reality +Amanaman Nkabom ka sɛ nkoasom da so ara yɛ ade a ɛwɔ hɔ nnɛ a ɛyɛ awerɛhow +Formula for Obesity Nea Ɛde Kɛseyɛ Mmoroso Ba +The number of hours a day that preschoolers spend watching television is directly linked to an increase in body fat later in childhood claims Dr +Munro Proctor of the Boston University School of Medicine +Dr +Dɔkta Munro Proctor a ɔwɔ Boston University School of Medicine mu kyerɛ sɛ akyinnye biara nni ho sɛ nnɔnhwerew dodow a mmofra a wɔnsoo suukuukɔ de hwɛ television daa no ma srade a ɛwɔ wɔn nipadua mu no dɔɔso akyiri yi +Proctor made a four year study of preschool children who at the start were between the ages of three and five +Dɔkta Proctor de mfe anan yɛɛ mmofra a wɔnsoo sukuukɔ a mfiase no na wɔadi fi mfe abiɛsa kosi anum mu nhwehwɛmu +Parents monitored the hours of television viewing by their children daily while measurements of skin folds throughout the body were taken annually +Awofo hwɛɛ nnɔnhwerew dodow a wɔn mmofra no de hwɛɛ television daa na wosusuu wɔn were a apompono agu so no pipiripi wɔ wɔn nipadua no afa horow nyinaa afe biara +As reported in The Medical Post of Canada each child sat in front of the tube a mean of two hours daily +Sɛnea Canada atesɛm krataa The Medical Post bɔɔ amanneɛ no sɛ wɔkyekyem pɛpɛɛpɛ a mmofra no mu biara de nnɔnhwerew abien hwɛɛ television daa +For every additional hour of TV watched per day there was a +mm +in +increase in triceps skinfold change and a +mm +in +increase in change in the sum of skinfolds +Dr +Wɔ dɔnhwerew biara a wɔde hwɛɛ television kaa nnɔnhwerew abien no ho daa mu no wɔn abasa ho mpomponoe pipiripi yɛɛ milimita +nsateakwaa +na wɔn were a ɛpompono guu so nyinaa pipiripi kɔɔ soro milimita +nsateakwaa +Proctor concludes that television viewing leads to reduced physical activity and lower metabolic rates and exposes children to advertisements for high calorie foods that are consumed while being inactive +Dɔkta Proctor de ba awiei sɛ television hwɛ tew adwumayɛ so na ɛmma nkwammoaa a ɛwɔ nipadua mu no nyɛ adwuma kɛse na mmofra no di nnuan a ahoɔden pii wom kɛse esiane sɛ wɔka ho nsɛm kyerɛ wɔn wɔ television so bere a wɔnyɛ adwuma +Holiday Isle Akwamma Supɔw + The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund are asking the government to reduce Sri Lanka s number of non working days at present of the possibly a world record says The Economist +Atesɛm krataa The Economist ka sɛ World Bank Wiase nyinaa sikakorabea ne International Monetary Fund Amanaman nyinaa foto resrɛ Sri Lanka aban no sɛ ɔntew nna a wɔmfa nyɛ adwuma a mprempren ɛyɛ afe mu nnafua no mu nnafua a ebia ɛne ɔman a ɛwɔ nna a wɔmfa nyɛ adwuma a ɛdɔɔso sen biara wɔ wiase no so +How can a country progress when its people are on holiday for almost half the year ? Ɛbɛyɛ dɛn na ɔman anya nkɔso bere a emufo di akwamma a ne tenten reyɛ adu asram asia ? +The high number of days off reflects Sri Lanka s mixture of races and religions +Akwamma nna dodow no da mmusuakuw ne nyamesom ahorow a adi afra wɔ Sri Lanka no adi +In addition to the secular holidays there are religious holidays for the Buddhist Hindu Muslim and Christian faiths +Nea ɛka ɛhɔ aban nnapɔnna ho no nyamesom nnapɔnna wɔ hɔ ma Buddhafo Hindufo Nkramofo ne Kristofo som ahorow no +Civil servants get an additional days off each year matched by many private businesses +Wɔma aban adwumayɛfo ahomegye nna afe biara eyi ne ankorankoro nnwuma de yɛ pɛ +Yet Sri Lanka s economy keeps growing +Nanso Sri Lanka sikasɛm nya nkɔso +Agriculture is the heart of the economy and depends on the two monsoons that sweep across the island in the cropping seasons states The Economist +The Economist ka sɛ Ɔman no sikasɛm gyina kuadwuma so na egyina osutɔ mmere abien a supɔw no wɔ no so +Monsoons don t take time off +Wɔka wɔ hɔ sɛ Osutɔ bere adu ɛnkɔ akwamma +Walking While Intoxicated Asabow a wɔde Nantew + Drinking and driving don t mix the advertisements say and stiff penalties are imposed on those who drive while intoxicated +Nsɛm ho dawurubɔ ka sɛ Asanom ne karka nhyia na wɔtwe wɔn a wɔde asabow ka kar aso kɛse +Although most of the attention has been on drunk drivers little has been focused on drinking and walking +Ɛwom sɛ wɔtwe adwene kɔ karkafo a wɔbow nsa so kɛse nanso wonsusuw wɔn a wɔbow nsa na wɔnantew no ho pii +According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration pedestrians were killed in the United States by cars in and over a third of those pedestrians were drunk +Sɛnea National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Ɔman asoɛe a ɛhwɛ akwantufo ahobammɔ ho nsɛm so kyerɛ no nnipa na kar kunkum wɔn wɔ kwan ho wɔ United States mu na na nea ɛboro wɔn mu abiɛsa mu biako biara abow nsa +They accounted for percent of vehicle related fatalities +Wɔyɛ wɔn a kar kunkum wɔn no nyinaa ɔha mu nkyekyem +Of those over age some percent had a blood alcohol level high enough for them to have been cited for drunken driving if they had been behind the wheel +Wɔn a na wɔadi boro mfe fam no na wɔn mu bɛyɛ ɔha biara mu nkyekyem na nsa wɔ wɔn mogya mu kɛse a sɛ na wɔreka kar a anka wobebu wɔn sɛ wɔn a wɔka kar bere a wɔabow nsa +Little is known at present as to how to prevent those deaths and who is most at risk +Wonnim ɔkwan a wɔbɛfa so asiw saa awuwu awuwu no ano na wonnim wɔn a wɔwɔ saa asiane no mu kɛse +From Our Readers Efi Yɛn Akenkanfo Hɔ +Magic Now that I ve read the article The Bible s Viewpoint +Ntafowayi Afei na makenkan asɛm Bible no Adwene +Is There Danger in Practicing Magic ? So Asiane wɔ Ntafowayi Mu ? + September I really understand why much magic is wrong +no September Nyan ! mate nea enti a ntafowayi yɛ bɔne no ase ankasa +What one could call summoning up the spirits to foretell the future has recently become a fad at my school +Ahonhom a wobisa wɔn nsɛm a ebesisi daakye abɛyɛ ade a aba so foforo wɔ me sukuu mu nnansa yi +The others say to me Won t you join us ? and although I ve refused I ve wondered why it s wrong +Afoforo ka kyerɛ me sɛ Womfa wo ho mmɛbɔ yɛn ? ’ na ɛwom sɛ na memfa me ho nhyɛ mu de nanso na minhu nea enti a ɛyɛ bɔne +I tried to find an answer but couldn t find one that satisfied me +Mebɔɔ mmɔden sɛ menya ɛho nkyerɛkyerɛmu nanso mannya nea ɛmaa me bo tɔɔ me yam +Just as I had given up searching there was your article +Bere a m’abam bui a migyaee hwehwɛ pɛ na mo asɛm no puei +It provided a satisfying answer +Minyaa nkyerɛkyerɛmu a abotɔyam wom +Thank you for publishing it +Meda mo ase sɛ mutintim saa asɛm no +M +M +K +Japan K +Japan +Cartoons I liked your article Are Violent TV Cartoons Harmful ? Mfonini a Wɔde Di Agoru M’ani gyee mo asɛm Are Violent TV Cartoons Harmful ? + December I really enjoyed it because a lot of little children are influenced by such violent programs +So Television so Mfonini a Wɔde Di Agoru a Basabasayɛ Wom no Tumi Pira ? December Awake ! no ho +I m years old +Madi mfe +D +D +L +United States L +United States +Uniting the World I was deeply moved by the series What Will Unite the World ? Wiase no a Wɔbɛma Ayɛ Biako Dɛn na Ɛbɛma Wiase no Ayɛ Biako ? nsɛm February Nyan ! + December I was feeling sad at heart about the ongoing news from Bosnia and Herzegovina and from Somalia how people are being forced to live under the conditions of war famine and death +no kaa me kɛse +Nsɛm a ɛrekɔ so wɔ Bosnia ne Herzegovina ne Somalia sɛnea wɔhyɛ nkurɔfo ma wɔtra ɔko tebea ahorow ɔkɔm ne owu mu no maa me werɛ howee +However this series showed the true remedy and how it is actually working in the midst of this world s misery +Nanso saa nsɛm yi kyerɛɛ ano aduru ankasa ne sɛnea ɛredi dwuma wɔ saa awerɛhow wiase yi mu no +Having been a delegate at the international convention of Jehovah s Witnesses in Poland back in I can see that the loving united brotherhood Jehovah s Witnesses enjoy is like a modern miracle +Esiane sɛ meka wɔn a wɔkɔɔ Yehowa Adansefo amanaman ntam nhyiam a wɔyɛe wɔ Poland no ho nti mitumi hu sɛ ɔdɔ ne onuayɛ a biakoyɛ wom a Yehowa Adansefo wɔ no te sɛ nnɛ bere yi mu anwonwade +H +H +K +Japan K +Japan +Female Mutilation I wish to express my sincere thanks to you for publishing the article on female circumcision Millions Are Suffering Can They Be Helped ? in your April issue +Mmea a Wodi Wɔn Dɛm Mepɛ sɛ meda mo ase wɔ mmea twetiatwa ho asɛm a mutintimii wɔ June de no mu no ho Ɔpepem Pii Rehu Amane So Wobetumi Aboa Wɔn ? +Since reading this article I have felt deeply for the helpless victims of this practice +Efi bere a mekenkan saa asɛm yi no mate nka kɛse ama wɔn a wɔyɛ mmerɛw a wɔyɛ wɔn ayayade a ɛte saa no +It is perpetuated by parents who are guided by misconceptions about female sexuality +Ɛyɛ awofo a wɔwɔ adwenhorow a ɛnteɛ wɔ nkate a mmea wɔ wɔ nna ho ho na wɔhyɛ saa adeyɛ yi ho nkuran +But it is no love to subject children to this unreasonable practice that often has serious physical and psychological consequences +Nanso ɛnkyerɛ ɔdɔ sɛ wɔbɛyɛ mmofra adeyɛ a ntease nnim a honam ne adwene mu haw ahorow taa di akyiri ba no +J +J +O +O +K +Nigeria K +Nigeria +Watching the World I just wanted to write and tell you what a great job you are doing +Wiase Nsɛm Mepɛe sɛ mekyerɛw mo na meka kyerɛ mo sɛ moreyɛ adwuma kɛse ankasa +The feature Watching the World has been a great help when I need to write short news reports for school +Wiase Nsɛm afa no aboa me kɛse sɛ ɛba sɛ merekyerɛw amanneɛbɔ ntiantia akɔ sukuu a +J +J +W +United States W +United States +I am years old and I regularly read Awake ! Madi mfe na metaa kenkan Nyan ! +I thoroughly enjoy all the articles +M’ani gye emu nsɛm no nyinaa ho yiye +One particular section that I d like to thank you for however is Watching the World +Nanso ɔfa a mepɛ sɛ meda mo ase wɔ ho titiriw ne Wiase Nsɛm no +I learn so many different things from it +Misua nneɛma pii fi mu +It is always up to date and I often find things in it that we are currently discussing at school +Ɛka nsɛm wɔ ne bere mu bere nyinaa na metaa hu nneɛma bi wom a yɛresua ho ade wɔ sukuu +I also appreciate the fact that you never give your own opinions regarding these items +M’ani gye nokwasɛm a ɛyɛ sɛ momfa mo ankasa mo adwene nkyerɛkyerɛ saa nneɛma yi mu no nso ho +This makes it easier to share the information with other people without getting into an argument +Eyi ma ɛyɛ mmerɛw sɛ wo ne afoforo besusuw nsɛm no ho a ɛmfa akyinnyegye biara mma +T +T +M +United States M +United States +Daydreaming I am writing to thank you very much for the informative Young People Ask +articles on daydreaming +Nsusuwii Hunu Merekyerɛw ada mo ase wɔ Mmofra Bisa Sɛ +nsɛm a ɛfa nsusuwii hunu ho a nsɛm pii wom no ho +Is It Wrong to Daydream ? July and How Can I Stop Daydreaming So Much ? July After reading the second article I recognized that I have been a compulsive daydreamer for many years +Is It Wrong to Daydream ? So Ɛyɛ Bɔne sɛ Wubenya Nsusuwii Hunu ? July Awake ! ne How Can I Stop Daydreaming So Much ? Mɛyɛ Dɛn Atumi Agyae Nsusuwii Hunu Pii No ? +My childhood was abusive and my means of escape daydreaming gradually turned into a mental prison in adulthood +July Awake ! Bere a mekenkan asɛm a ɛto so abien no mihui sɛ abɛyɛ me su mfe pii sɛ mesusuw nneɛma hunu ho +Daydreaming has impaired my performance at work and when driving +Wɔyɛɛ me ayayade wɔ me mmofraberem na ɔkwan a menam so gyina ano nsusuwii hunu no de nkakrankakra bɛyɛɛ adwenem akwanside wɔ me mpanyin mu +It has even detrimentally affected my marriage +Nsusuwii hunu ayɛ akwanside ama me wɔ m’adwumayɛ ne me karka mu +Thanks to your articles I have with much discipline effort and prayer begun to restore my powers of concentration and thinking ability +Anya m’aware so nkɛntɛnso bɔne mpo +Ɛdenam mo nsɛm no me ho so a mahyɛ mmɔdenbɔ ne mpaebɔ so no mafi ase renya me nsusuwii so tumi +L +L +G +United States G +United States +Contaminated Blood Given to Hemophiliacs Mogya a Ɔyare Mmoawa Wom a Wɔde ma Wɔn a Mogya Tu Wɔn +BLOOD has become a two billion dollar a year business +MOGYA ho aguadi abɛyɛ adwuma a wonya sika dɔla ɔpepepem abien wom afe biara wɔ wiase nyinaa +The pursuit of profits from it has resulted in a gigantic tragedy in France +Emu mfaso akyi a wodi de asiane kɛse bi aba France +HIV contaminated blood caused the death of hemophiliacs in AIDS related illnesses with hundreds more infected +The Boston Globe October page +Mogya a HIV mmoawa wom a wɔde maa nnipa bi a wɔwɔ ɔyare bi a wɔfrɛ no hemophilia mogya a etu obi no ama nyarewa bi a ɛne AIDS wɔ abusuabɔ akunkum wɔn mu na aka nnipa ɔhaha pii nso +The Boston Globe October kratafa +An unholy alliance of medical negligence and commercial greed led to the death of some German hemophiliacs with at least additional ones infected with HIV contaminated blood +Guardian Weekly August page +Nnuruyɛfo a wɔyɛ anibiannaso ne aguadifo adifudepɛfo apam a ɛho ntew maa Germanfo a wɔyare hemophilia wuwui na anyɛ yiye koraa no mogya a HIV mmoawa wom a wɔde ma no ama ɔyare no aka nnipa foforo +Guardian Weekly August kratafa +Canada had its own blood scandal +Canada nso nyaa ne mogya ho aniwusɛm bi +It is estimated that more than Canadian hemophiliacs were treated with HIV infected blood +Wobu akontaa sɛ wɔde mogya a HIV mmoawa wom maa Canadafo a wɔyare hemophilia bɛboro +The government was warned in July that the Red Cross was distributing AIDS contaminated blood to Canadian hemophiliacs but the contaminated blood products were not withdrawn from the market until a year later August +The Globe and Mail July page A and The Medical Post March page +Wɔbɔɔ aban no kɔkɔ wɔ July mu sɛ Red Cross kuw rekyekyɛ mogya a AIDS mmoawa wom ama Canadafo a wɔyare hemophilia nanso wɔannyae mogya a ɔyare mmoawa wom no tɔn araa de kosii afe biako akyi wɔ August mu +The Globe and Mail July kratafa A ne The Medical Post March kratafa +From Madrid Spain on April a Reuters dispatch said that Spain would pay compensation to hemophiliacs infected with the AIDS virus through blood and plasma transfusions in the s according to the Health Ministry +Reuters Nsɛm ho amanneɛbɔ adwuma a agye din wɔ Britain amanneɛbɔ a efi Madrid Spain bae wɔ April kyerɛe sɛ sɛnea Health Ministry akwahosan asoɛe no kyerɛ no Spain betua sika de apata nnipa a wɔyare hemophilia a wɔde mogya ne nnuru a mogya wom a na AIDS mmoawa wom maa wɔn wɔ mfe no mu no +More than have already contracted AIDS and died +The New York Times April page A +Nnipa bɛboro na AIDS ayɛ wɔn ma wɔawuwu dedaw +The New York Times April kratafa A +Toward the end of the Centers for Disease Control began warning the NHF National Hemophilia Foundation of the dangers of the blood clotting factor VIII one transfusion of it could be a concentrate from blood donors only one of which needs to have AIDS to contaminate the injection +Ɛrekɔ awiei no Centers for Disease Control Asoɛe a ɛhwɛ siw nyarewa ano fii ase bɔɔ NHF National Hemophilia Foundation Ɔman asoɛe a ɛhwɛ wɔn a wɔyare Hemophilia kɔkɔ wɔ asiane a ɛwɔ aduru a ɛma mogya tumi da a wɔfrɛ no factor VIII no mu aduru no biako a wɔde ma obi no betumi ayɛ nnipa mogya a wɔde afra a sɛ wɔn mu biako pɛ mpo wɔ AIDS a ɔyare no betumi ayɛ nea wɔde ma no no +A stronger warning was issued in March but in May of that year NHF sent out a bulletin headlined NHF Urges Clotting Factor Use Be Maintained +Wɔde kɔkɔbɔ a emu yɛ den mae wɔ mu nanso NHF de asɛm bi too gua wɔ May mu saa afe no a na n’asɛmti ne NHF Hyɛ sɛ Wɔnkɔ so Mfa Aduru a Ɛma Mogya Tumi Da Nni Dwuma +By then the death toll was rising and thousands were still being put at risk +Eduu saa bere no na nnipa a ɛrekunkum wɔn no redɔɔso na wɔkɔɔ so de nnipa mpempem pii nkwa too asiane mu +This clotting factor was not essential to the survival of hemophiliacs there were other options for treatment +Na saa aduru a ɛma mogya tumi da yi ho nhia na wɔn a wɔyare hemophilia no akɔ so atra ase na akwan foforo wɔ hɔ a wobetumi afa so asa yare no +Thousands of lives could have been saved +Anka wobetumi agye nnipa mpempem pii nkwa +By drug companies had found that by heating the factor it was made safe +Ɛde besi no na nnwumakuw a wɔyɛ nnuru no ahu sɛ sɛ wɔnoa aduru no a ɛbɛyɛ nea asiane nnim +Even then inventoried stocks of unheated factor were still being marketed +Dateline NBC December +Ɛno mu mpo no na wogu so ara retɔn aduru a wɔnnoae no +Dateline NBC December +Picture Credit Line on page Mfonini Fibea wɔ kratafa +CDC Atlanta Ga +CDC Atlanta Ga +The Godly Fear District Convention Is At Hand Onyankopɔn Suro Ɔmantam Nhyiam No Abɛn +A rewarding three days of Bible instruction awaits you at the Godly Fear District Convention of Jehovah s Witnesses +Nnansa a wode benya Bible nkyerɛkyerɛ a mfaso wɔ so retwɛn wo wɔ Onyankopɔn Suro Ɔmantam Nhyiam a Yehowa Adansefo bɛyɛ no ase +In the United States alone over conventions are scheduled during June July and August +Wɔayɛ nhyiam horow ho nhyehyɛe wɔ Togo wɔ August ne September ne Ghana wɔ December ne January mu +So you will be able to attend one relatively close to where you live +Enti wubetumi akɔ nea ɛbɛn baabi a wote pɛɛ no +The convention will start with music at a +m +on Friday and the program will end that day at about five in the afternoon +Wɔde nnwom befi nhyiam no ase Fida anɔpa na wɔde saa da no dwumadi bɛba awiei bɛyɛ anwummere nnɔnnum +On Saturday and Sunday the sessions will begin at a +m +and they will conclude at about five on Saturday afternoon and p +m +on Sunday +Wobefi Memeneda ne Kwasida dwumadi no ase anɔpa na wɔde Memeneda dwumadi no bɛba awiei bɛyɛ anwummere nnɔnnum na Kwasida de no aba awiei anwummere +The keynote address Friday morning will not only show what godly fear is but identify the benefits to those who cultivate such fear +Ɛnyɛ nea Onyankopɔn suro yɛ nko na Fida anɔpa ɔkasa titiriw no bɛda no adi na mmom ɛbɛkyerɛkyerɛ mfaso a ɛwɔ hɔ ma wɔn a wonya osuro a ɛte saa no nso mu +The entire convention program will highlight these benefits +Nhyiam no dwumadi no nyinaa bɛka saa mfaso horow yi ho asɛm +During an hour long symposium of talks and demonstrations Friday afternoon you will hear how godly fear can strengthen marriage and family life as well as how it can help young ones remain steadfast in their loyalty to God +Wɔ ɔkasa a wɔakyekyem afa horow a ɔyɛkyerɛ ahorow wom a wɔde dɔnhwerew biako bɛma no Fida awia mu no wobɛte sɛnea Onyankopɔn suro tumi hyɛ aware ne abusua asetra mu den ne sɛnea ebetumi aboa mmofra ma wɔakura wɔn nokwaredi ma Onyankopɔn no mu pintinn +Friday s sessions will conclude with the heartwarming presentation Comfort for the Bereaved +Wɔde ɔkasa a ɛka koma a ese Awerɛkyekye ma Wɔn a Wɔahwere Wɔn Adɔfo bewie Fida dwumadi no +You will appreciate the practical help provided during that talk to support those who have lost loved ones in death +W’ani begye nsɛm a mfaso wɔ so a wɔde bɛma wɔ saa ɔkasa no mu de aboa wɔn a wɔn adɔfo awuwu no ho +Saturday s program will show how godly fear can fortify our adherence to Jehovah s direction regarding the congregation and our ministry +Memeneda dwumadi no bɛda sɛnea Onyankopɔn suro betumi ahyɛ akwankyerɛ a yedi akyi wɔ asafo no ne yɛn som adwuma mu mu den no adi +The address A People Not Forsaken by Jehovah will describe how God s promise not to forsake his people should affect them in today s world +Ɔkasa a wɔato din Nnipa a Yehowa Nnyaw Wɔn bɛkyerɛ sɛnea ɛsɛ sɛ Onyankopɔn bɔhyɛ a ese ɔrennyaw ne nkurɔfo no nya wɔn so tumi wɔ ɛnnɛ wiase yi mu +Later that afternoon in the talk Read God s Word the Holy Bible Daily delegates will receive practical suggestions for reading and studying the Bible +Nhyiamfo no benya Bible akenkan ne ne sua ho nyansahyɛ ahorow a mfaso wɔ so wɔ ɔkasa a wɔato din Kenkan Onyankopɔn Asɛm Kyerɛw Kronkron Bible no Da Biara no mu saa awia no ara +Saturday s program will conclude with an address on the interest arousing theme Jehovah s Fear Inspiring Day Is Near +Nea ɛde Memeneda dwumadi no bɛba awiei ne asɛmti a ɛkanyan anigye a ɛne Yehowa Da a Ɛyɛ Hu no Abɛn no +A feature of Sunday s program is the talk There Will Be a Resurrection of the Righteous +Kwasida dwumadi no fa bi ne ɔkasa a n’asɛmti ne Atreneefo Wusɔre Bɛba +In the following address Saved Alive Through the Great Tribulation an explanation will be provided of Jesus marvelous promise regarding those who will never die at all +John +Wɔbɛkyerɛkyerɛ Yesu bɔhyɛ a ɛyɛ nwonwa a ɛfa wɔn a wɔrenwu da ho no mu wɔ ɔkasa a ebedi hɔ Wobegye Wɔn Nkwa Anikan so wɔ Ahohiahia Kɛse no Mu mu +Yohane +The Sunday morning session will conclude with the thought provoking minute drama entitled The Choices You Face +Nea ɛde Kwasida anɔpa dwumadi no bɛba awiei ne simma drama a ekura asɛmti a ɛkanyan adwene Nneɛma a Ɛsɛ sɛ Wusisi ho Gyinae no +The audience will be brought back to Joshua s day and will see portrayed his firm resolve to serve Jehovah +Wɔbɛtwe atiefo adwene akɔ Yosua nna no mu na wobehu ne bo a osii pintinn sɛ ɔbɛsom Yehowa no ho ɔyɛkyerɛ +They will also witness the fire test in the days of Elijah and lessons will be drawn from both of these events that will help delegates demonstrate godly fear today +Nhyiamfo no behu Elia nna no mu ogya ho sɔhwɛ no nso na wobenya asuade pii afi nsɛm abien a esisii yi mu na aboa wɔn ma wɔada Onyankopɔn suro adi nnɛ +A convention highlight Sunday afternoon will be the public discourse Why Fear the True God Now +Kwasida awia nhyiam no asɛntitiriw bɛyɛ baguam ɔkasa a wɔato din Nea Enti a Ɛsɛ sɛ Wusuro Nokware Nyankopɔn No Nnɛ no +Surely you will benefit by being present all three days ! Nokwarem no wubenya mfaso kɛse denam nnansa no nyinaa a wobɛkɔ so ! +You are cordially invited to attend +Yɛde anigye to nsa frɛ wo sɛ bra +To find the location nearest your home contact the local Kingdom Hall of Jehovah s Witnesses or write the publishers of this magazine +Nea ɛbɛyɛ a wubehu baabi a ɛbɛn wo pɛɛ a wɔbɛyɛ nhyiam no bi no kɔ Yehowa Adansefo Ahenni Asa a ɛwɔ wo mpɔtam hɔ anaa kyerɛw wɔn a wotintim nsɛmma nhoma yi Watch Tower Society P +You may also see the June issue of Awake ! which will contain the addresses of all convention locations in the United States Canada Britain and Ireland +O +Box Accra +anaa address a wɔahyehyɛ wɔ kratafa no mu nea ɛfata +Picture Credit Line on page Mfonini Fibea wɔ kratafa +T +T +Rosenthal SUPERSTOCK Rosenthal SUPERSTOCK +Young People Ask +Mmofra Bisa Sɛ +How Can I Stop Liking Someone ? Mɛyɛ Dɛn Atumi Ayi M’adwene Afi Obi Ho Anigye a Manya no So ? + I AM years old and a baptized Witness of Jehovah +M’ADI mfe na meyɛ Yehowa Dansefo a wɔabɔ me asu +But I began dating a year old unbeliever +Nanso mifii ase ne obi a wadi mfe a ɔnyɛ gyidini yɛɛ nhyehyɛe fii adi +I loved him and I believed that he loved me +Na mepɛ no na na migye di sɛ ɔno nso pɛ me +My parents didn t know about it for I knew they would not approve +Na m’awofo nnim ho hwee efisɛ na minim sɛ anka wɔrempene so +When they did find out they were hurt and shocked +Bere a wohui no ɛhaw wɔn na wɔn ho dwiriw wɔn yiye +They could not understand how I could be emotionally involved with a worldly man +Na wontumi nte ase sɛ m’atumi anya wiaseni barima ho anigye saa +So wrote one Christian young woman we will call Monique +Saa na Kristoni ababaa bi a yɛbɛfrɛ no Monique kyerɛwee +Sad to say a number of young people have found themselves in similar predicaments infatuated with or romantically attached to an unbeliever someone who does not share their Christian beliefs and moral standards +Nea ɛyɛ awerɛhow ne sɛ mmofra pii de wɔn ho ahyehyɛ ɔhaw a ɛte saa mu obi a onnye nni ho anigye anaa akɔnnɔ a ɛmfata a wonya onipa a wɔne no nni ɔsom biako mu ne abrabɔ ho gyinapɛn koro +The preceding article in this series Awake ! Eyi ho asɛm a edii kan bae Nyan ! +of May showed that such a relationship is not only displeasing to God but also a serious threat to one s happiness and well being +June no daa no adi sɛ ɛnyɛ sɛ Onyankopɔn ani nko na ayɔnkofa a ɛte saa no nsɔ na mmom ɛyɛ asiane a anibere wom ma onii no anigye ne ne yiyedi nso +Young Ruth came to realize this fact +Abeawa Ruth behuu saa nokwasɛm yi +I became quite close to a guy who was not a believer she confesses +I realized though that if I was to have any kind of relationship with Jehovah I had to cut off the relationship with him +Ɔka sɛ Me ne ɔbarima bi a na onnye nni benyaa ayɔnkofa a emu yɛ den ɛwom sɛ na minim sɛ sɛ metumi ne Yehowa anya abusuabɔ a na ɛsɛ sɛ mitwa me ne ɔbarima no ayɔnkofa no mu +If you are a Christian you can probably quote the Bible s words at James Do you not know that the friendship with the world is enmity with God ? Sɛ woyɛ Kristoni a ebia wubetumi aka Bible mu nsɛm a ɛwɔ Yakobo no Munnim sɛ wiase adamfofa ne ɔtan a wɔtan Onyankopɔn ? +Whoever therefore wants to be a friend of the world is constituting himself an enemy of God +Enti obiara a ɔpɛ sɛ ɔyɛ wiase adamfo no gyina hɔ sɛ Onyankopɔn tamfo +But if you are emotionally involved with an unbeliever these words may not be so easy to apply +Nanso sɛ wo ne obi a onnye nni anya ayɔnkofa a emu yɛ den a ɛrenyɛ mmerɛw mma wo sɛ wubetumi de saa nsɛm yi adi dwuma +Indeed the idea of breaking off the relationship may overwhelm you +Nokwarem no ebia twa a wo ne onii no betwa ayɔnkofa a ɛte saa mu no bɛyɛ wo den yiye +You may feel virtually torn apart inside +Ebia wubedi ho yaw +How can I stop liking or loving someone ? you may ask +Ebia wubebisa sɛ Mɛyɛ dɛn atumi ayi m’adwene afi obi ho anigye anaa ɔdɔ a manya no so ? ’ +The apostle Paul once said I really delight in the law of God according to the man I am within but I behold in my members another law warring against the law of my mind and leading me captive to sin s law that is in my members +Ɔsomafo Paulo kae bere bi sɛ Me mu nipa fam de m’ani gye Onyankopɔn mmara ho nanso mihu mmara foforo bi wɔ me honam akwaa mu a ɛne m’adwene mu mmara ko na ɛfa me dommum ma bɔne mmara a ɛwɔ me honam akwaa mu no +Miserable man that I am ! Me manehunufo ! +Like Paul you may be experiencing a struggle with your feelings +Te sɛ Paulo no ebia wo ne wo nkate reko +Yet a number of Christian youths have won this battle and have been as it were snatched out of the fire +Nanso Kristofo mmofra pii adi nkonim wɔ saa ɔko yi mu na sɛnea yɛbɛka no no wɔahwim wɔn afi ogya no mu +’ + Compare Jude +Fa toto Yuda ho +How ? Wɔ ɔkwan bɛn so ? +By ending destructive relationships before irreparable damage was done +Denam twa a wotwa ayɔnkofa a ebetumi asɛe wɔn no mu ansa na aka akyi no so +Getting Help Hwehwɛ Mmoa +Mark for example developed what he calls a serious crush on an unbeliever when he was only years old +Sɛ nhwɛso no Mark nyaa sɛnea ɔka no no obi a onnye nni ho anigye a ɛmfata a anibere wom bere a na wadi mfe pɛ no +Rather than seek help he tried to keep his feelings secret +Sɛ anka ɔbɛhwehwɛ mmoa no wanka ho asɛm ankyerɛ obiara +But his feelings for the girl only grew stronger +Nanso abeawa no ho anigye a wanya no mu kɔɔ so yɛɛ den +Soon he was making secret telephone calls to her +Ankyɛ na owiaa ne ho fii ase ne no kasae wɔ telefon so +When she started calling back it was just a matter of time before his parents figured out what was going on +Bere a abeawa no nso fii ase sɛ ɔbɛfrɛ no wɔ telefon so no ankyɛ na n’awofo behuu nea na ɛrekɔ so no +Don t make the same mistake of trying to solve the problem on your own +Nni mfomso koro no ara sɛ w’ankasa wubedi ɔhaw no ho dwuma +Proverbs says He that is trusting in his own heart is stupid but he that is walking in wisdom is the one that will escape +Mmebusɛm ka sɛ Nea ne ho da ne koma so no yɛ ɔkwasea na nea ɔnam nyansa mu no benya aguanye +Really would you be in this situation in the first place if your judgment wasn t somewhat impaired ? Nokwarem no sɛ ɛnyɛ sɛ wo nsusuwii tɔɔ sin ɔkwan bi so a so anka wobɛba saa tebea yi mu ? +At times our emotions overcome reason and we need the help of someone more clearheaded and objective +Ɛtɔ da bi a yɛn nkate tumi di yɛn nsusuwii so na yebehia obi a n’adwenem da hɔ na ɔka nokware mmoa +Your parents are probably in the best position to help you especially if they are God fearing +Ebia w’awofo ne nkurɔfo a wobetumi aboa wo yiye titiriw sɛ wɔyɛ nkurɔfo a wosuro Onyankopɔn a +Likely they know you better than anyone else does +Ɛtaa ba sɛ wɔne nkurɔfo a wonim wo yiye sen obiara +They were young once and can be helped to understand what you re going through +Wɔayɛ mmofra pɛn na ɛno betumi aboa wɔn ma wɔate tebea a wowom no ase +At Proverbs the Bible writer Solomon exhorts My son do give your heart to me and may those eyes of yours take pleasure in my own ways +Bible kyerɛwfo Salomo tu fo wɔ Mmebusɛm sɛ Me ba fa wo koma ma me na ma m’akwan nsɔ w’ani +Why not give your heart to your parents and let them know you need help ? Dɛn nti na womfa wo koma mma w’awofo na womma wonhu sɛ wuhia mmoa ? +Young Jim did that very thing +Abofra Jim yɛɛ saa +He was in the throes of a strong infatuation with a girl at school +Na wanya abeawa bi ho anigye kɛse wɔ sukuu a ɔnte ase +He says I finally asked my parents for help +Ɔka sɛ Awiei koraa no mehwehwɛɛ mmoa fii m’awofo hɔ +This was a key to my overcoming these feelings +Eyi ne ade a ɛmaa mitumi dii saa nkate no so +They helped me a lot +Wɔboaa me yiye +Having experienced his parents loving support Jim gives this advice I think other young Christians should not hesitate to talk to their parents +Bere a Jim anya n’awofo mmoa a efi ɔdɔ mu no otu fo sɛ Misusuw sɛ ɛnsɛ sɛ Kristofo mmofra foforo twentwɛn wɔn nan ase sɛ wɔne wɔn awofo bɛkasa +Communicate with them +Mo ne wɔn mmɔ nkɔmmɔ +They will understand you +Wɔbɛte mo ase +In a similar situation a youth named Andrew availed himself of yet another avenue of help +Saa pɛpɛɛpɛ na abofra bi a wɔfrɛ no Andrew hwehwɛɛ mmoa wɔ ɔkwan foforo so +Regarding his attendance at a local circuit assembly of Jehovah s Witnesses he says One of the talks hit me +Ɛdefa Yehowa Adansefo ɔmansin nhyiam a wɔyɛe wɔ baabi a ɔte a ɔkɔɔ bi ho no ɔka sɛ Ɔkasa horow no mu biako kaa me ma misusuw nsɛm ho anibere so +The circuit overseer gave strong counsel against developing relationships with members of the opposite sex who are not Christians +Ɔmansin sohwɛfo no de afotu a emu yɛ den mae wɔ ayɔnkofa a yɛne wɔn a ɛsono wɔn bɔbeasu a wɔnyɛ Kristofo benya no ho +I knew I had to correct my thinking right away +Mihui sɛ na ɛsɛ sɛ mesakra m’adwene amonom hɔ ara +So what did he do ? Enti dɛn na ɔyɛe ? +First he talked to his mother a single parent and benefited from her advice +Nea edi kan no ɔne ne maame a ɔno nkutoo ne ne wofo a ɔne no te no kasae na n’afotu no so baa no mfaso +Then he also approached an elder in the local congregation of Jehovah s Witnesses who was able to render follow up assistance +Afei ɔkɔɔ ɛhɔ Yehowa Adansefo asafo no mu panyin bi nkyɛn nso na ɔkɔɔ so boaa no bere ne bere mu +Congregation elders can be like a hiding place from the wind and a place of concealment from the rainstorm for distressed ones +Asafo mu mpanyimfo betumi ayɛ sɛ mframa ano hintabea ne osu ano guankɔbea ama wɔn a wɔahaw +Why not approach one of them and let him know what is troubling you ? Dɛn nti na wommɛn wɔn mu biako na womma onhu nea ɛrehaw wo ? +Making a Clean Break Ayɔnkofa no a Wubetwam Koraa Prɛko Pɛ +When Mark s parents discovered his secret relationship they reacted immediately +Bere a Mark awofo huu n’ayɔnkofa a ɔde sie wɔn no wodii ho dwuma ntɛm so +They were very direct in telling me to stop this relationship says Mark +Mark ka sɛ Wɔka kyerɛɛ me pen sɛ mintwa ayɔnkofa no mu +My initial reaction was rebellious +Metew atua mfiase no +We exchanged words loudly and I shut myself in my room +Yedii anobaabae gyegyeegye na metoo me ho pon mu +But soon reality set in and I realized the girl and I had different goals +Nanso ankyɛ na mifii ase susuw asɛm no mu nokwasɛm ho na mibehui sɛ na me ne abeawa no botae ahorow nhyia +It was not going to work +Na yɛn abusuabɔ no renyɛ yiye +Yes meditating on the realities of the situation can help cool off your feelings +Yiw tebea no ho nokwasɛm a wubesusuw ho betumi abrɛ wo nkate horow ase +Ask yourself Does this person share my goals my convictions my moral standards ? Bisa wo ho sɛ So saa nipa no ne me wɔ botae gyidi gyinapɛn koro ? +Were we to marry would this person support my efforts to worship God ? Sɛ yɛware a so saa nipa yi bɛyɛ me mmoa wɔ mmɔden a mebɔ sɛ mɛsom Onyankopɔn no mu ? +Does this person share my enthusiasm for spiritual things ? So n’ani gye honhom mu nneɛma ho te sɛ me ? +Really what harmony could there be in such a relationship ? Compare Corinthians +Nokwarem no biakoyɛ bɛn na ebetumi aba abusuabɔ a ɛte saa mu ? ’ Fa toto Korintofo ho +Making a clean break will not be easy though +Nanso ayɔnkofa no a wubetwam koraa prɛko pɛ no nyɛ mmerɛw +Monique mentioned at the outset admits I tried on two occasions to break off the relationship but unsuccessfully +Monique a yɛkaa ne ho asɛm mfiase no gye tom sɛ Mebɔɔ mmɔden mpɛn abien sɛ metwa ayɔnkofa no mu koraa nanso anyɛ yiye +I didn t want to let him go completely +Mampɛ sɛ me ne no begyae fekubɔ koraa +I tried witnessing to him hoping he would accept Jehovah +Mebɔɔ mmɔden dii no adanse a na mehwɛ kwan sɛ ɔbɛsom Yehowa +He even came to a Sunday meeting once +Ɔbaa Kwasida nhyiam ase bere bi ase mpo +But he had no real interest in Jehovah +Nanso na n’ani nnye Yehowa ho ankasa +I realized that the proper course was to let him go completely +Mihui sɛ nea na ɛsɛ sɛ meyɛ ara ne sɛ me ne no betwam koraa +This reminds us of Jesus words at Matthew +Eyi kae yɛn Yesu nsɛm a ɛwɔ Mateo no +There he spoke about things that could hinder one s entrance into God s Kingdom things that might be as dear as a right hand +Ɛhɔ no ɔkaa nneɛma a ebetumi asiw obi kwan ma ɔnkɔ Onyankopɔn Ahenni mu ho asɛm nneɛma a ɛsom bo ma obi te sɛ ne nsa nifa +Even so Jesus advised Cut it off and throw it away from you +For it is more beneficial to you for one of your members to be lost than for your whole body to land in Gehenna a symbol of eternal destruction +Ɛno ho mpo no Yesu tuu fo sɛ Twa na tow fi wo ho kyene na eye ma wo sɛ wo ho akwaa mu biako bɛsɛe na wɔamfa wo nipadua nyinaa ankɔto Gehenna daa ɔsɛe ho sɛnkyerɛnne +In harmony with this principle courageously approach the person with whom you are involved and speak truth +Nea ɛne nnyinasosɛm yi hyia no kɔ onipa a wo ne no anya ayɔnkofa no nkyɛn akokoduru so na ka nokware kyerɛ no +In a public setting not alone or in a romantic situation let him or her know in no uncertain terms that the relationship is over +Wɔ baguam ɛnyɛ sɛ wo ne no nkutoo hyɛ baabi anaa bere a morewewe na ma no nte ase pefee sɛ mo ayɔnkofa no aba awiei +Young Sheila recalls What worked for me was taking definite action +Abeawa Sheila ka sɛ Nea ɛboaa me ne gyinae pintinn a misii +No more lunches together +Me ne no annidi ammom awia bere bio +No more seeing each other during study periods +Manhwehwɛ n’akyi kwan wɔ sukuu adesua bere bio +I made my position clear to him +Memaa ohuu me gyinae a masi no pefee +A Christian girl named Pam was equally blunt I finally told him to leave me alone and I just ignored him +Kristoni abeawa bi a wɔfrɛ no Pam nso daa ne gyinae a wasi adi pefee Awiei koraa no meka kyerɛɛ no sɛ onnyae m’akyi di na me nso migyaee n’akyi di +Getting Over the Pain Ɛyaw no So a Wubedi +In the aftermath of such a breakup you may feel like the psalmist who said I have become disconcerted I have bowed low to an extreme degree all day long I have walked about sad +Wɔ ntetewmu a ɛte saa akyi no ebia wobɛte nka te sɛ odwontofo a ɔkaa eyi no Mapompono na mapua koraa da mu nyinaa mede awerɛhow menam foofoo +Some period of grieving is only natural +Ɛnyɛ nwonwa sɛ edu bere bi a wo werɛ bɛhow +The Bible acknowledges that there is a time to weep +Bible no gye tom sɛ osu wɔ ne bere +But you need not grieve forever +Nanso ɛnyɛ daa na wubedi awerɛhow +The pain will diminish in time +Bere kɔ so no ɛyaw no so bɛtew +Yes admits Mark I did go through a grief period +Mark gye tom sɛ Yiw midii awerɛhow bere bi +My parents sensed this and increased my associations with other Christian youths +M’awofo huu eyi na wɔmaa me ne Kristofo mmofra afoforo bɔɔ fekuw kɛse +This was very helpful +Eyi boaa me yiye +Andrew who similarly felt depressed after his breakup says The elders helped +Andrew a ɔno nso hawee wɔ ne ntetewmu no akyi ka sɛ Mpanyimfo no boae +I also got more involved in the preaching work and got close to some Christian brothers with whom I had a good rapport +Mede me ho hyɛɛ asɛnka adwuma mu pii na mebɛn Kristofo anuanom binom a m’ani gyee wɔn fekubɔ ho kɛse nso +Yes get busy in spiritual works +Yiw yɛ honhom fam nnwuma pii +Some physical activity or exercise may also help +Honam fam adwuma anaa apɔwmu teɛteɛ binom nso betumi aboa +Avoid solitude +Ntew wo ho +Keep your mind on things that are cheerful and upbuilding +Philippians +Dwennwen nneɛma a ɛyɛ anigye na ɛma nkɔso ho +Filipifo +Remember too that Jehovah will be pleased with your courageous stand +Kae nso sɛ Yehowa ani begye gyinae a woasi no akokoduru so no ho +Feel free to go to him in prayer for help and support +Fa adwenemtew kɔ n’anim wɔ mpaebɔ mu kɔhwehwɛ mmoa ne nkuranhyɛ +I engaged in a lot of prayer recalls young Sheila +Abeawa Sheila ka sɛ Mede me ho hyɛɛ mpaebɔ mu kɛse +No it is not easy to end a harmful relationship +Nokwarem ɛnyɛ mmerɛw sɛ wubetwa ayɔnkofa bɔne mu +Admits Sheila Even though it s over I sometimes think about him and wonder what he is doing +Sheila gye tom sɛ Ɛwom mpo sɛ yɛn ayɔnkofa no aba awiei de nanso ɛtɔ da bi a misusuw ne ho na midwen nea ɔreyɛ ho +But you stick to your resolve knowing you are pleasing Jehovah +Nanso wobata wo gyinaesi ho pintinn bere a wunim sɛ ɛno sɔ Yehowa ani no +Footnotes Ase hɔ asɛm +The names have been changed +Wɔasesa din ahorow no +Picture on page Kratafa mfonini +Let the person know in no uncertain terms that the relationship is over Ma onipa no nhu pefee sɛ mo ayɔnkofa no aba awiei +The Bible s Viewpoint Bible no Adwene +Does the Bible Discourage Freedom of Thought ? So Bible no Kasa Tia Ankorankoro Adwene a Wɔde Susuw Nsɛm Ho ? +THE flames leap heavenward as the bonfire devours precious books fed to it by German officials +OGYATANNAA no dɛw kɔ soro bere a ɛhyew nhoma a ɛsom bo a Germany aban mpanyimfo atow agu mu no +A scene from Nazi Germany ? So eyi yɛ asɛm a esii wɔ Germany Nasifo bere so ? +Yes but it could also be a scene from the year when a Roman Catholic archbishop ordered all German language Bibles burned +Yiw nanso ebetumi ayɛ asɛm a esii afe bere a Roma Katolek ɔsɔfopɔn bi hyɛe sɛ wɔnhyew German kasa mu Bible nyinaa no +Actually incidents of book burning a universal symbol of the suppression of freedom of thought and speech have occurred in many countries and in many centuries +Nokwarem no nhoma a wɔhyew amansan sɛnkyerɛnne a ɛkyerɛ sɛ wɔmma obi mfa n’adwene nyɛ nea ɔpɛ akɔ so wɔ aman pii mu wɔ mfehaha pii mu +Often it has been instigated by religious leaders who feared the effect that freedom of thought would have on the common man +Mpɛn pii no nyamesom akannifo a na wosuro nea mpapahwekwa a wɔbɛma wɔde wɔn adwene ayɛ nea wɔpɛ no de bɛba na na wɔhyɛ akyi +No wonder that many today assume that the Bible mandates rigid restrictions against open intellectual inquiry +Ɛnyɛ nwonwa sɛ ɛnnɛ nnipa pii afa no sɛ Bible bara nneɛma nyinaa ho nimdeɛ a obi bɛhwehwɛ katee +But does it really ? Nanso so ɛte saa ankasa ? +Does the Bible encourage restraints on freedom of thought ? So Bible no mma kwan sɛ obi de n’adwene bɛyɛ nea ɔpɛ ? + Love Jehovah With Your Whole Mind Fa W’adwene Nyinaa Dɔ Yehowa ’ +The Bible does not discourage the use of the mind +Bible no nkasa ntia obi adwene a ɔde bedi dwuma +In fact Jesus encouraged each of us to love Jehovah with our whole mind +Nokwarem no Yesu hyɛɛ yɛn mu biara nkuran sɛ yemfi yɛn adwene nyinaa mu nnɔ Yehowa +’ +His ministry shows that he had a keen interest in current events biology agriculture and human nature +Ne som adwuma no kyerɛ sɛ na n’ani gye ho yiye sɛ obehu wiase nsɛm a ɛresisi abɔde a nkwa wom ho nimdeɛ kuayɛ ho nsɛm ne sɛnea nnipa su te +His illustrations indicate that he clearly understood the principles in God s Word and the background and thinking of his listeners and that he thought carefully about how to bring the two together +Ne mfatoho ahorow no da no adi sɛ na ɔwɔ Onyankopɔn Asɛm no mu nnyinasosɛm ahorow ne n’atiefo amammerɛ ne wɔn nsusuwii ho ntease kɛse na ɔde ahwɛyiye susuw ɔkwan a obetumi afa so ama Bible no afa wɔn ho ho +Paul entreated all Christians to render their service to God with their power of reason +Paulo tuu Kristofo nyinaa fo sɛ womfi wɔn adwene mu mfa wɔn som mma Onyankopɔn +He encouraged the Thessalonians not to let misleading inspired expressions shake them from their reason +Ɔhyɛɛ Tesalonikafo no nkuran sɛ wɔmmma nnaadaasɛm a wɔnam ahonhommɔne so ka nnnan wɔn adwene +’ +He had some knowledge of Greek and Cretan poetry and military equipment and procedures +Na ɔwɔ Helafo ne Kretafo anwensɛm ne asraafo nneɛma ne wɔn dwumadi ho nimdeɛ +And he was observant of local customs +Acts +Afei nso ɔhyɛɛ amammerɛ a ɛwɔ aman ahorow mu nsow +Asomafo no Nnwuma +Although Jesus and Paul enjoyed so much freedom of thought they did not view themselves as the sole authority on right and wrong +Ɛwom sɛ Yesu ne Paulo de wɔn adwene susuw nneɛma pii ho de nanso wɔammu wɔn ho sɛ wɔn na wɔwɔ tumi sɛ wɔkyerɛ nea eye ne nea enye nyinaa +Rather than reject the Bible in favor of his own reasoning Jesus repeatedly quoted from the Scriptures +Sɛ anka Yesu de n’ankasa nsusuwii bedi Bible no so no ɔfaa Kyerɛwnsɛm no mu nsɛm kae mpɛn pii +His swift and severe reply when Peter urged him to consider a course different from the sacrificial death that was God s will for him shows that he would not even contemplate that line of thinking +Mmuae a emu yɛ den a ɔde maa Petro ntɛmso bere a ɔhyɛɛ no sɛ ɔnkwati owu a na Onyankopɔn pɛ sɛ owu de bɔ afɔre no kyerɛ sɛ saa adwene no amma ne tirim mpo +Similarly Paul told the Corinthians When I came to you it was not with any show of oratory or philosophy but simply to tell you what God had guaranteed +Saa ara na Paulo ka kyerɛɛ Korintofo no sɛ Bere a mebaa mo nkyɛn no mamfa anotew anaa nyansapɛ ammɛhoahoa me ho na mmom nea Onyankopɔn asi so dua kɛkɛ na mebɛka kyerɛɛ mo +Like Jesus his reasoning was based solidly on the Scriptures +Acts Te sɛ Yesu no na ne nsusuwii gyina Kyerɛwnsɛm no so koraa +Asomafo no Nnwuma +The Bible encourages the use of one s mental faculties to the full but not without all restraint +Bible no hyɛ obi adwene a ɔde bedi dwuma akosi ase ho nkuran nanso ɛsɛ sɛ anohyeto ba mu +However the burden of responsibility for keeping our thinking in harmony with that of Jehovah is placed on the individual Christian not the congregation +Nanso ɛnyɛ asafo no na ɛsɛ sɛ ɔhwɛ ma yɛn nsusuwii ne Yehowa de hyia na mmom Kristoni ankorankoro biara +Thus when a number of Ephesians publicly renounced their practice of spiritism and became Christians Paul did not take it upon himself to burn their books but a number of them who had practised magic collected their books and made a bonfire of them in public +Enti bere a Efesofo dodow bi gyaee wɔn ahonhonsɛmdi wɔ baguam bɛyɛɛ Kristofo no Paulo amfa anto ne ho so sɛ ɔbɛhyew wɔn nhoma ahorow no na mmom wɔn a wɔyɛ asumanne no dodow bi boaboaa wɔn nhoma ahorow no ano na wɔhyew no baguam +Why did these Christians feel it necessary to burn their own books ? Dɛn nti na saa Kristofo yi tee nka sɛ ɛho hia sɛ wɔhyew wɔn ankasa nhoma ahorow no ? +The First Line of Defense Ahobammɔ Kwan a Edi Kan +Consider this illustration +Susuw mfatoho yi ho +A successful military defense often involves several lines of defensive bulwarks +Mpɛn pii no wɔkyekyɛ asraafo dɔm mu pii de bɔ ɔman ho ban wɔ ɔko mu +No successful general would feel that any one of these is unimportant and should be given up without a fight +Ɔsahene a ne ho akokwaw biara nni hɔ a ɔbɛte nka sɛ afa ahorow yi bi ho nhia nti ɛnsɛ sɛ wɔko bɔ ho ban +In a Christian s fight against sin there are several lines of defense as well +Ahobammɔ akwan pii wɔ ɔko a Kristoni ko tia bɔne no nso mu +James states that each one is tried by being drawn out and enticed by his own desire +Then the desire when it has become fertile gives birth to sin +Yakobo ka sɛ wɔsɔ obiara hwɛ a na ɛyɛ n’ankasa akɔnnɔ a egyigye na ɛdaadaa no na ɛsɔ no hwɛ ansa na akɔnnɔ no nyinsɛn a ɛwo bɔne +The first step toward sin is the cultivation of a wrong desire in the mind +Ade a edi kan a obi yɛ ansa na wayɛ bɔne ne akɔnnɔ bɔne a osusuw ho wɔ n’adwene mu +Thus the first line of defense is to refrain from cultivating the desire to control one s thinking +Enti ahobammɔ kwan a edi kan ne sɛ obi bɛkwati sɛ obenya akɔnnɔ ɔbɛhyɛ ne nsusuwii so +It is because of this link between thoughts and actions that the Bible warns us Keep your minds fixed on the things above not on the things upon the earth +Ɛyɛ abusuabɔ a ɛda nsusuwii ne nneyɛe mu yi nti na Bible no bɔ kɔkɔ sɛ Munnwen nea ɛwɔ soro na ɛnyɛ nea ɛwɔ asase so +When Christians refuse to dwell mentally on immorality spiritism or apostasy they make this decision not because they fear that these ideas might prove superior to Bible truths but because they wish to avoid anything that could draw them into a sinful course +Sɛ Kristofo pow sɛ wɔde wɔn adwene besi ɔbrasɛe ahonhonsɛmdi anaa ɔwae so a ɛnyɛ sɛ wosuro sɛ saa nsusuwii no betumi adi Bible nokware so nti na wosi saa gyinae yi na mmom wɔpɛ sɛ wɔkwati biribiara a ebetumi atwetwe wɔn akɔ bɔne mu ntia +All Things Are Openly Exposed Ade Nyinaa so Abue ’ +Another important reason why we should control our thinking is our love for Jehovah and a respect for his ability to know our thoughts +Ade titiriw foforo nti a ɛsɛ sɛ yɛhyɛ yɛn nsusuwii so ne ɔdɔ a yɛwɔ ma Yehowa ne obu a yɛkyerɛ wɔ yɛn nsusuwii a otumi hu no ho +Imagine that you had a cherished friend or a close relative who was particularly sensitive to dirt or dust +Fa no sɛ wowɔ adamfo bi a wopɛ n’asɛm paa anaa obusuani bi a ɔbɛn wo a ne ho mpɛ fi anaa mfuturu koraa +Would you stop inviting your friend into your home unwilling to do the extra cleaning that your house would require ? So worento nsa mfrɛ w’adamfo no mma wo fie bio esiane sɛ wompɛ sɛ wotew wo fie hɔ kakra ka ho nti ? +Would love not move you to make the needed extra effort to keep things clean ? So ɔdɔ renka wo mma wommɔ wo ho mmɔden kakra sɛnea ɛsɛ mfa nsiesie hɔ ? +Jehovah s sensitivity to our innermost thoughts is shown at Psalm He is aware of the secrets of the heart +Dwom kyerɛ sɛnea Yehowa ani wɔ yɛn komam nsusuwii so no Onim komam ahintasɛm +Paul said we are accountable for those thoughts There is not a creation that is not manifest to his sight but all things are naked and openly exposed to the eyes of him with whom we have an accounting +Hebrews Psalm Proverbs +Paulo kae sɛ yebebu saa nsusuwii no ho akontaa Enni abɔde biara a ɛnna adi n’anim na ade nyinaa ho da hɔ na ɛso abue nea yɛne no wɔ asɛm no anim +Hebrifo Dwom Mmebusɛm +Job acknowledged man s responsibility to God for his thoughts +Hiob gye toom sɛ onipa bebu ne nsusuwii ho akontaa akyerɛ Onyankopɔn +Job +offered up burnt sacrifices +for said Job maybe my sons have sinned and have cursed God in their heart +Hiob +kɔbɔɔ ɔhyew afɔre +efisɛ Hiob kae sɛ Ebia me mma no ayɛ bɔne na wɔadome Onyankopɔn wɔn koma mu +Willful contemplation of a wrong course could in itself be viewed by Jehovah as a sin +Compare Exodus +Yehowa betumi abu bɔne a obi hyɛ da susuw ho kɛkɛ sɛ ɛyɛ bɔne +Fa toto Exodus ho +True Freedom of Thought Ahofadi a Edi Mu a Yɛde Besusuw Nsɛm Ho +The Bible encourages each Christian to set as a goal the bringing of every thought into captivity to make it obedient to the Christ +Bible no hyɛ Kristoni biara nkuran sɛ ɔmfa nyɛ ne botae sɛ ɔbɛfa adwene nyinaa nnommum de ahyɛ Kristo asoɔmmerɛw ase +’ +This is achieved not through restrictions placed by religious leaders but through an individual s exercise of self control and through his love for and understanding of Jehovah and His principles +Ɛnyɛ anohyeto a nyamesom akannifo de to nkurɔfo so na wɔnam so yɛ eyi na mmom wɔnam ahosodi ne Yehowa ne Ne nnyinasosɛm ahorow ho dɔ ne ntease a ankorankoro biara benya so +With the achievement of this goal comes true freedom of thought limited only by godly standards and enhanced by the joy of knowing that even in our thoughts we are pleasing to Jehovah +Sɛ yetumi yɛ saa a yebetumi de yɛn adwene ayɛ nea yɛpɛ ankasa a Onyankopɔn nnyinasosɛm nkutoo na ɛto ano hye na nea ɛhyɛ mu den ne nim a yenim sɛ wɔ yɛn nsusuwii mpo mu no yɛsɔ Yehowa ani +Picture Credit Line on page Kratafa mfonini +From the book Bildersaal deutscher Geschichte Efi nhoma Bildersaal deutscher Geschichte mu +Do You Suffer With Back Pain ? So W’akyi Tutu Wo ? + The pain was horrible +Karen ɔbaa warefo a wadi mfe na ɔwɔ mma baanu ka sɛ Na ɛyaw no ano yɛ hyew +It felt as if someone had taken a match and set my back on fire ! Metee nka te sɛ nea obi asɔ gya wɔ m’akyi ! +All I remember was bending down to move my small nephew away from some broken glass and suddenly my whole back ignited as it were +Nea mekae ara ne sɛ na merema me nuabea ba kumaa bi so afi ahwehwɛ bi a abɔ ho na sɛnea mɛka no no m’akyi paa gya +I remained in that position for days unable to straighten up +Mikuntunuu me mu saa a mantumi anteɛ mu nna bi +I never experienced pain like that before relates Karen a housewife and mother of two +Na mentee ɛyaw a ɛte saa da +BACK pain ranks second to headache in the number of people it affects in the United States +NNIPA dodow a wɔn ti pae wɔn nkutoo na ɛsen wɔn a wɔn akyi tutu wɔn wɔ United States +It is the leading cause of long term disability in people younger than and the third leading cause among those older than +Ɛyɛ yare a edi kan a ɛhaw nnipa a wonnii mfe a ɛmma wontumi nyɛ adwuma bere tenteenten ne nea ɛto so abiɛsa wɔ wɔn a wɔadi boro mu +Sufferers spend some billion dollars a year seeking relief four times what was spent on AIDS treatment in +Wɔn a ɛyɛ wɔn no sɛe sika bɛyɛ dɔla ɔpepepem afe biara de hwehwɛ ahotɔ ɛyɛ sika a wɔsɛee no wɔ mu de saa AIDS mmɔho anan +According to Dr +Alf L +Sɛnea Dɔkta Alf L +Nachemson a scientific researcher in back problems two billion patients worldwide have suffered from low back pain in the past decade +Nachemson obi a ɔfa nyansahu kwan so hwehwɛ akyi berɛmo mu nyarewa mu kyerɛ no nnipa ɔpepepem abien na wɔn sisi ayɛ wɔn yaw mfe du a atwam no mu +Sometime during our active lives percent of us will experience back pain to some extent he said +Ɔkae sɛ Yɛn mu ɔha mu nkyekyem bɛte ɛyaw bi wɔ yɛn akyi berɛmo mu wɔ yɛn asetram mmere a yetumi yɛ adwuma no mu +A Cycle of Pain Ɛyaw a Ɛkɔ San Ba +Back pain does not discriminate +Obiara akyi betumi ayɛ no yaw +Both blue collar and white collar workers are prone to back injuries +Wɔn a wɔyɛ ahoɔden nnwuma ne office de nyinaa akyi betumi ayɛ wɔn yaw +Men and women young and old can fall victim to this pain +Ɛyaw yi betumi aka mmarima ne mmea mmofra ne mpanyin nyinaa +When the pain is recurrent and unremitting it can affect employment income family and one s role in the family producing emotional suffering as well +Sɛ ɛyaw no kɔ na ɛba na ennyae a etumi ka obi adwuma n’akatua n’abusua ne dwuma a odi wɔ abusua no mu na ɛde nkate mu yaw nso ba +How ? Ɔkwan bɛn so ? +People find themselves in a pain cycle notes the book The Fight Against Pain +Nhoma a wɔato din The Fight Against Pain ka sɛ nkurɔfo wɔ ɛyaw a ɛkɔ san ba mu +Physical pain induces anxiety and depression that may in turn lead to even more intense and persistent pain +Honam mu yaw de dadwen ne adwenemhaw a ebetumi akowie ɛyaw a emu yɛ den kɛse na ennyae mpo mu +For example a young parent or breadwinner may have to deal with pressure from job family and friends because of the disability that can result from back problems +I find the biggest problem to be a lack of understanding and empathy on the part of my family and friends +Sɛ nhwɛso no ebetumi aba sɛ aberante anaa ababaa bi a ɔyɛ ɔwofo anaa obi a ɔbɔ akɔnhoma betumi ahyia adwumam abusua mu ne nnamfo nhyɛso esiane adwuma a ontumi nyɛ a ebia efi n’akyi a ɛyɛ no yaw ntia +People tend to minimize the pain not understanding how much you are really suffering said Pat a secretary who had her first of many attacks of back pain in +Pat a wadi mfe a ɔyɛ ɔkyerɛwfo a n’akyi a etutu no mpɛn pii no fii ase wɔ mu no kae sɛ Me haw kɛse ne m’abusua ne me nnamfo a wonni ntease ne tema ma me no +Since you do not know when or where the pain will flare up you tend not to make a lot of plans +Esiane sɛ wunnim bere anaa baabi a ɛyaw no bɛka ne ho nti ɛma wonyɛ nhyehyɛe mfa wo ho nhyehyɛ nnwuma pii mu +You can appear to be quite unsociable not accepting invitations not picking up someone s newborn baby not smiling all because you re hurting +Wobɛyɛ te sɛ obi a ɔmpɛ nnipa a afoforo to nsa frɛ no a ɔnkɔ ɔmfa obi ba a wawo no foforo ɔnserew a ne nyinaa firi ɛyaw a wote nti +The pain if you let it can control you +Sɛ woma kwan a ɛyaw no bedi wo so +Why the Back Hurts Nea Enti a Yɛn Akyi Yɛ Yɛn Yaw +Is back pain inevitable ? So akyi yaw ntumi nnyae ? +What can you do to alleviate it or to prevent it ? Dɛn na wubetumi ayɛ de adwudwo anaa asiw ano ? +When should you seek medical help for your back ? Bere bɛn na ɛsɛ sɛ wokɔhwehwɛ nnuruyɛfo mmoa wɔ w’akyi a ɛyɛ wo yaw no ho ? +Although back pain that is persistent can signal many internal diseases this discussion will focus on two sources of back pain herniated disks and muscle spasms +Ɛwom sɛ akyi yaw a ennyae betumi ayɛ nipadua mu nyarewa ahorow ho sɛnkyerɛnne de nanso yɛde yɛn adwene besi nneɛma abien a ɛde akyi yaw ba so wɔ yɛn nkɔmmɔbɔ yi mu akyi berɛmo mu nnompe a ɛto fere ho ne ntini a ɛtwetwe pua +Herniated disks are a major cause of back disease among young and middle aged adults +Akyi berɛmo mu nnompe a ɛto fere ho ne ade titiriw a ɛde berɛmo mu nyarewa ba mmofra ne mmerante ne mmabaa so +Such disks are often referred to as slipped disks a misnomer since they cannot be slipped in or out of place +Wɔtaa frɛ nnompe a ɛtete saa no sɛ nnompe a ato afere ho na ɛyɛ din a ɛmfata efisɛ nnompe no ntumi nto mfere ho anaa emfi mmeae a ɛhyehyɛ no +By the time a person reaches his s the spongy interior of the disks begins to lose its elasticity and moisture causing the disk to shrink +Sɛ obi du ne mfe mu a na biribi a ɛte sɛ sapɔw a ɛwɔ nnompe no mu no afi ase rehwere twann a ɛyɛ no ne nsu a ɛwom no na ɛma dompe no pua +But this does not usually result in pain +Nanso eyi ntaa mma wɔnte ɛyaw +For some people however intense pain occurs when part of the spongy interior herniates or bulges through the outer ring of fibrous tissue +Nanso wɔ nnipa binom fam no ɛyaw a emu yɛ den no ba bere a ade a ɛte sɛ sapɔw no to fere ho anaa ɛma ne ho so fa ntini nketenkete no ntokuru mu no +Fortune magazine comments regarding the disks Once they ve degenerated past a certain point the slightest stress something as trivial as a sneeze or bending over to move a stereo can be the straw that breaks them +Nsɛmma nhoma Fortune ka nnompe no ho asɛm sɛ Sɛ ɛsɛe du baabi a ahoɔden nnwuma ketewaa bi a nipa no bɛyɛ biribi ketewaa te sɛ nwansi anaa kuntun a wokuntun wɔn mu pia afiri a wɔde bɔ nnwom betumi ayɛ ade a ɛde ɛyaw no ba +Disks act as shock absorbers between the first vertebrae or bones of the spine +Nnompe twintwann a ɛhyehyɛ berɛmo mu nnompe a edi kan anaa akyi nnompe no ntam no di dwuma te sɛ shock absorbers nnade twintwann a ɛhyehyɛ kar ase a ɛmma wɔnte awosoawosow kɛse no +These bones are stacked atop one another and form a vertical tunnel the spinal canal through which the spinal cord runs +Saa nnompe yi tataa so ma ɛyɛ biribi te sɛ tokuru donkudonku bi ɛkwan a berɛmo no mu ehon ntini kɛse no fa mu +Between each pair of vertebrae there is a small opening through which a bundle of nerves called a nerve root leaves the canal one bundle on either side +Akwan nketenkete bi deda nnompe a ɛtataa so no mu biara ntam a ntini bi a wɔfrɛ nerve root ehon ntini nketenkete fi mu puepue wɔ benkum ne nifa so +A disk may herniate and press against a particular nerve +Dompe twintwann bi betumi ato afere ho na amia ntini bi +This pressure can interrupt nerve signals that convey sensations to and from other parts of the body +Mia a saa dompe no mia ntini no betumi asiw nsɛnkyerɛnne a edi akɔneaba a ɛde nkate fa ntini no mu kɔ nipadua no afa horow no kwan +A very painful condition known as sciatica for example can occur if there is pressure exerted on the roots of the sciatic nerve +Sɛ nhwɛso no ɛyaw bi a emu yɛ den a wɔfrɛ no sciatica sisiyare tumi ba sɛ dompe bi mia ehon ntini a ɛkɔ asrɛ ne anantu mu no a +Several that emerge from the lower part of the spine form the sciatic nerve +Ehon ntini pii a epuepue fi akyi berɛmo nnompe mu wɔ sisi akyi no na ɛka bom yɛ sisi akyi ntini no +There is one on each side running down the back of each thigh as far as the knee and then branching into other nerves +Ntini bi pue fi nnompe no benkum ne nifa so a ɛsa mu kɔfa asrɛ no mu kodu anankoroma mu na afei ɛkɔbɔ ntini afoforo mu +Sciatic pain usually begins in the low back and shoots out into the hip and buttock and on down the back of the thigh sometimes as far as the calf and foot +Sisiyare taa fi ase wɔ sisi akyi na atrɛw akɔ sisi ne ɛto no mu na asian akɔ srɛ mu na ɛtɔ da bi a ɛkɔ akyiri araa kodu nantu ne nantabon mu +As a result a person may experience foot drop a condition in which the foot drags because the leg muscles cannot raise the toes +Ne saa nti ebia onipa bi ntumi ntu ne nan yiye esiane sɛ ne nan no mu ntini ntumi mma nansoaa no so nti +A sufferer may also experience sensations of pins and needles numbness and muscular weakness in the affected leg +Ebia nea ɔyare no bɛte ɛyaw bi wɔ ne nan no mu te sɛ nea akoroteaa ne mpaane bi rewowɔ no ɛbɛyɛ titiritii na emu ntini agow +If the disk presses on nerve roots in the cauda equina a group of nerves just below the waist that service the bladder and the bowels a person may have problems urinating or defecating +Sɛ dompe tratra no mia ntini no wɔ cauda equina ehon ntini dodow bi a aka abom wɔ sisi no mu a ɛte sɛ pɔnkɔ dua a edi dwensɔtoaa ne ayamde ho dwuma no a ebia onipa no behyia dwensɔ anaa tiafi kɔ mu nsɛnnennen +Persons with any of these symptoms should consult a doctor immediately as they may be signs of serious neurological problems +Ɛsɛ sɛ nnipa a wohu nsɛnkyerɛnne yi mu bi wɔ wɔn ho no kohu dɔkta ntɛm ara esiane sɛ ebetumi ayɛ ntini mu yare a anibere wom ho sɛnkyerɛnne +When contracted and relaxed the muscles in the back join the ligaments in supporting roles keeping the spine from collapsing and enabling it to bend and twist +Sɛ epua na emu gow a ntini a ɛwɔ berɛmo mu no bɛka ntini a ɛsosɔ mpɔw so no ho na ɛma berɛmo nnompe no tumi gyina na ɛma etumi konton na ɛdannan +Under strain however an out of shape muscle can go into a spasm tensing up so much that it becomes a hard lump +Nanso sɛ wɔtwe mu a ntini a enni ahoɔden no san pua na ɛyɛ den araa ma ɛbɔ tɔw denneennen +Occurring without warning and temporarily immobilizing a person episodes of back spasms can be agonizing +Esiane sɛ ɛba mpofirim na ɛka onipa no to hɔ kakra nti w’akyi betumi ayɛ wo yaw yiye +One sufferer describes the pain as a series of earthquakes erupting in your back +Obi a ebi ayɛ no ka ho asɛm sɛ w’akyi turuw te sɛ asasewosow +Doctors agree that muscle spasms occur to guard a person from incurring further damage to weakened muscles +Dɔktafo gye tom sɛ ntini a epua ma w’akyi yɛ wo yaw no bɔ wo ho ban na woansɛe ntini a agow no ankɔ akyiri +A Time Life book The Fit Back observes By immobilizing the back the spasm forces you to take the best course of action and lie down +Time Life adwuma no nhoma The Fit Back ka sɛ W’akyi a ɛyɛ wo yaw a ɛmma wuntumi nyɛ hwee no hyɛ wo ma woda hɔ na eyi ne ade a nyansa wom sɛ woyɛ +This position not only places the least amount of stress on your back but it allows inflamed tissue to repair itself +Da a wobɛda hɔ no bɛma w’akyi adwo wo na ama ntini no nso asiesie ne ho nso +In order to prevent back strain that often triggers spasms the muscles of the back abdomen and thighs need to stay toned and firm +Nea ɛbɛyɛ a w’akyi nyɛ wo yaw no ɛsɛ sɛ woma ntini ahorow a ɛwɔ w’akyi wo yafunum ne w’asrɛ mu no teɛ na ɛyɛ den +Lax abdominal muscles for example may create back strain because they do not give proper support and are less able to resist the pull of the body s weight on the spine +Sɛ nhwɛso no yafunum ntini a epuapua betumi ama w’akyi ayɛ wo yaw efisɛ sɛ ɛba saa a entumi mfa mmoa mma akyi ntini no na enni ahoɔden a ebetumi de agyina kuntun a nipadua no kuntun ne mu pagya nneɛma no ano +If abdominal muscles are well conditioned they create a muscular girdle that prevents the lower back from arching into a swaybacked position +Sɛ yafunum ntini ahorow no wɔ ahoɔden a ɛyɛ te sɛ ntini abɔso a ɛmma sisi nkuntun nkyeakyea +Swayback an excessive curvature of the lower back pulls the vertebrae of the lower back out of alignment +Sɛ obi kyea ne ho kɛse a ɛma ne berɛmo nnompe no mu twetwe na ne sisi kyea +What You Can Do to Ease Pain Nea Wubetumi Ayɛ De Adwudwo Ɛyaw Ano +Poor posture obesity weak muscles and stress are four factors that contribute to the likelihood of pain in the lower back +Gyina a wonnyina hɔ yiye kɛseyɛ mmoroso ntini a ɛyɛ mmerɛw ne adwennwen ne nneɛma anan a ebetumi ama obi sisi ayɛ no yaw +Common activities that are done improperly such as sitting standing or lifting are other predisposing factors +Nneɛma a yɛtaa yɛ a yɛnyɛ no yiye te sɛ ntrase nnyinahɔ anaa ade so ma yɛ nneɛma afoforo a ɛde ba +A mutual relationship exists between good posture and strong abdominal and back muscles +Abusuabɔ pa bi da gyina a wogyina hɔ anaa wɔtra ase yiye ne yafunum ne akyi berɛmo mu ntini a ɛyɛ den ntam +Correct posture allows the muscles to work properly while good muscle tone is vital for proper posture +Gyina a wogyina hɔ yiye ma ntini no yɛ adwuma yiye na saa ara na ntini a ɛtene ho hia na wɔatumi agyina hɔ anaa wɔatra ase yiye +An alignment that follows the spine s natural S curve is required for good posture +Sɛnea wɔahyehyɛ berɛmo nnompe no na ama atumi akuntun ayɛ sɛ S no hwehwɛ sɛ obi gyina hɔ anaa ɔtra ase yiye +It does not mean a rigidly straight spine +Gyina a obi tumi gyina hɔ yiye no nhwehwɛ sɛ onya berɛmo a egyina hɔ denneennen +If improper posture is corrected pain of postural origin can be eliminated indicates Robin McKenzie in the book Treat Your Own Back adding As time passes however if uncorrected the habitual poor posture causes changes to the structure of the joints excessive wear occurs and premature ageing of the joints is a consequence +Robin McKenzie ka wɔ nhoma Treat Your Own Back mu sɛ wɔyɛ nsiesie gyina hɔ yiye a ɛyaw a efi gyina a wonnyina hɔ yiye mu ba no betumi afi hɔ na ɔde ka ho sɛ Nanso bere a bere kɔ so no sɛ wɔannyɛ nsakrae annyina hɔ yiye a sɛnea wɔahyehyɛ nnompe no sakra ɛma apɔw so hi kɛse na nea efi mu ba ne apɔw so a ɛyɛ mmerɛw ntɛm +Excess weight especially in the abdomen can also strain the back because it creates a gravitational pull on the muscles that support the back +Sɛ obi mu yɛ duru boro so a titiriw sɛ ne yafunu so a ebetumi ama n’akyi ayɛ no yaw efisɛ ɛtwetwe ntini a ekura berɛmo no mu no +A regular exercise program is a key to a fit and healthy back +Apɔwmu teɛteɛ a wɔtaa yɛ yɛ ade a ɛma obi nya akyi berɛmo a ahoɔden wom +Even if pain is no longer experienced exercise is essential because back pain that has gone away tends to resurface unexpectedly +Sɛ wɔnte ɛyaw bio mpo a apɔwmu teɛteɛ ho hia efisɛ berɛmo mu ɛyaw a egyae no tumi san ba mpofirim +A complete medical evaluation is recommended before beginning a program +Wɔkamfo kyerɛ sɛ wɔmma dɔktafo nyɛ nhwehwɛmu wɔ nipadua no mu ansa wɔafi apɔwmu teɛteɛ no ase +A doctor may suggest the proper exercises for an individual s back problem or he may refer a patient to a physical therapist +Ebetumi aba sɛ dɔkta bi bɛkamfo apɔwmu teɛteɛ a ɛfata ama ankorankoro bi wɔ n’akyi a ɛyɛ ne yaw no ho anaasɛ ɔbɛkyerɛ ɔyarefo no ma wakɔ dɔkta bi a ɔwɔ apɔwmu teɛteɛ ho nimdeɛ nkyɛn +Many researchers believe that stress can also make a person vulnerable to back trouble +Nhwehwɛmufo pii gye di sɛ adwennwen nso tumi ma obi akyi yɛ no yaw +Stress may trigger spasms in some people because unrelieved tension tightens muscles resulting in back pain +Adwennwen betumi ama ebinom ate ɛyaw efisɛ adwennwen a emfi hɔ ma ntini mu yare na ɛde akyi yaw ba +Managing or eliminating sources of stress can help reduce the risk of back pain +Nneɛma a ɛde adwennwen ba a wobedi ho dwuma yiye anaa wobeyi afi hɔ no boa ma berɛmo mu yaw a obi betumi anya no so tew +People who spend a great deal of time sitting at work or when traveling for long distances may experience back strain +Ebia nkurɔfo a wɔde bere pii tra ase wɔ adwumam anaa wotutu akwan atenten bɛte ɛyaw wɔ wɔn akyi +Much more weight is exerted on the lower back when sitting according to a Swedish study +Sɛnea nhwehwɛmu bi a Swedenfo yɛe kyerɛ no sɛ obi tra ase a ne mu duru kogu ne sisi so +Unfortunately this risk is increased by the use of office chairs with insufficient back support +Nea ɛsɛe asɛm no koraa ne office nkongua a enni biribi papa biara a wubetumi de w’akyi atwere no +It may be helpful to interrupt sitting at regular intervals by standing and walking around for a few minutes +Sɔre a wɔbɛtaa asɔre agyina hɔ na wɔanantenantew simma kakra daa no betumi aboa kɛse +When lifting heavy or even light objects people should guard against using their back muscles +Ɛsɛ sɛ nkurɔfo kwati sɛ wɔde wɔn ahoɔden nyinaa begyina wɔn akyi ntini so bere a wɔrema nneɛma a emu yɛ duru anaa nea emu yɛ hare so mpo no +Bending the knees is suggested when lifting so that back muscles do not bear all of the pressure +Wɔhyɛ nkuran sɛ sɛ yɛrema nneɛma so a yɛmpono yɛn kotodwe sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a nneɛma no mu duru no nyinaa nkogyina yɛn akyi ntini so +A person who works in awkward positions is also likely to be subject to back problems +Onipa a okuntun ne mu anaa ɔkyea ne ho yɛ adwuma betumi anya akyi berɛmo mu nsɛnnennen +Assembly line workers nurses electricians housekeepers and farmers are all required to bend forward for long periods in carrying out their work +Nnwumayɛfo a wogyina faako yɛ adwuma koro ayarehwɛfo anyinam nkanea ho adwumayɛfo afisiesiefo ne akuafo nyinaa kuntun wɔn mu bere tenteenten yɛ wɔn nnwuma +To minimize the risk of back injury physical therapists recommend resting regularly or changing positions +Nea ɛbɛyɛ na wɔn akyi berɛmo mu anyɛ wɔn yaw no nnuruyɛfo a wɔwɔ apɔwmu teɛteɛ ho nimdeɛ kamfo kyerɛ sɛ wonnye wɔn ahome anaa wɔnyɛ nsakrae wɔ sɛnea wogyina hɔ no mu bere ne bere mu +People who stand for a prolonged period of time are advised to use a small stool or other footrest and to slightly elevate one foot so as to straighten the lower back +Wotu wɔn a wogyina faako bere tenteenten no fo sɛ wɔmfa agua ketewaa anaa biribi foforo a wɔde wɔn nan biako besi so nni dwuma na ama wɔn nan biako so akɔ soro kakra sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a wɔn sisi bɛteɛ +The Search for Treatment Ano Aduru a Wɔhwehwɛ +For the majority of those who experience back pain of muscular origin doctors recommend conservative treatment bed rest use of heat massage exercise and initially anti inflammatory pain relieving drugs +As regards the latter Dr +Wɔn a wɔn akyi berɛmo mu yɛ wɔn yaw fam no dɔktafo kamfo tete kwan a wɔfa so sa no kyerɛ da a wɔbɛda agye wɔn ahome aduru a ano yɛ hyew a wɔde betwitwiw so amiamia apɔwmu teɛteɛ ne nnuru a wɔde dwudwo ɛyaw ano a wobedi kan anom +Mark Brown of the University of Miami School of Medicine offers a word of caution +Ɛdefa nnuru a ɛdwudwo ɛyaw ano ho no Dɔkta Mark Brown a ɔwɔ University of Miami School of Medicine Miami sukuupɔn beae a wosua nnuruyɛ wɔ United States de kɔkɔbɔ bi ma +He notes that in the United States the prolonged use of drugs is a major cause of back pain suffering that is from the side effects of medications +Ɔka sɛ nnuru a wɔnom no bere tenten ne ade titiriw a ɛde akyi berɛmo mu ɛyaw ba kyerɛ sɛ adunom ho ade bɔne +People need to guard against developing a tolerance for a drug which could result in increased dosage possibly causing addiction +Ɛsɛ sɛ nnipa kwati aduru bi a wɔbɛnom no bere tenten a ebetumi ama wɔanom pii a saayɛ no betumi ama ne nom aka wɔn hɔ no +Physical therapy and chiropractic visits may also offer help and relief to some sufferers +Ebia nnuruyɛfo a wɔwɔ apɔwmu teɛteɛ ho nimdeɛ ne chiropractic nnuruyɛfo a wɔkanyan akwaa a entumi nyɛ adwuma yiye a wokohu wɔn nso boa ma wɔn a wɔrehu amane no mu binom ho tɔ wɔn +Chiropractic care accounts for about two thirds of all patient visits for back pain in the United States notes the journal HealthFacts +Nsɛmma nhoma HealthFacts ka sɛ chiropractic ne ɔkwan a wɔfa so hwɛ ayarefo a wɔn akyi berɛmo mu yɛ wɔn yaw a wɔkɔ ayaresabea nyinaa no mu nkyekyem abiɛsa mu abien wɔ United States +Surgery may be necessary to correct problems or relieve pain associated with herniated disks +Ebia ɛho behia sɛ wɔyɛ oprehyɛn de siesie ɔhaw horow anaa wɔde siw ɛyaw a berɛmo dompe a ɛma ne ho so de ba no ano +More often however doctors will first recommend conservative treatment for the majority of back pain sufferers +Nanso nea ɛtaa ba ne sɛ dɔktafo di kan kamfo tete kwan a wɔfa so sa no kyerɛ nnipa a wɔn akyi berɛmo mu yɛ wɔn yaw mu dodow no ara +People who are told they need surgery would do well to obtain second or third opinions +Nyansa wom sɛ nkurɔfo a wɔka kyerɛ wɔn sɛ ɛsɛ sɛ wɔyɛ wɔn oprehyɛn no kohu dɔktafo afoforo baanu anaa baasa foforo ma wɔyɛ wɔn mu nhwehwɛmu na wɔkyerɛ wɔn adwene ansa wɔapene so +For millions of sufferers constant but bearable back pain is a part of life +Akyi berɛmo mu ɛyaw a ennyae nanso emu nyɛ den kɛse yɛ nnipa pii a wɔrehunu amane no asetra fa +Many resign themselves to the pain but endeavor not to let it interfere with day to day activities +Wɔn mu pii gye tom sɛ ɛyaw no rennyae nanso wɔbɔ mmɔden sɛ wɔmma kwan mma ennyigye wɔn wɔ wɔn da biara da adwumayɛ mu +They are aware of factors that induce pain and take measures to prevent or counteract it +Wonim nneɛma a ɛde ɛyaw no ba na wɔfa akwan bi so siw ano +They exercise regularly maintain proper weight improve their posture and reduce stress in their lives +Wɔteɛteɛ wɔn mpɔw mu bere ne bere wɔhwɛ sɛ wɔnyɛ kɛse dodo wogyina hɔ yiye na wɔnnwennwen pii wɔn asetram +Despite bouts of recurring pain from a herniated disk and from muscle spasms Karen mentioned at the outset cheerfully maintains a busy schedule spending much time in the preaching and teaching activity of Jehovah s Witnesses +Ɛmfa ho sɛ Karen a yɛkaa ne ho asɛm mfiase no akyi dompe a ato afere ho ne ne ntini a apua ma n’akyi kɔ so tutu no bere ne bere mu no ɔde anigye yɛ ne nnwuma a adagyew nnim de bere pii yɛ Yehowa Adansefo asɛnka ne ɔkyerɛkyerɛ adwuma no +Like Karen many sufferers maintain a positive attitude and work toward controlling their back pain +Te sɛ Karen no wɔn a wɔn akyi berɛmo mu yɛ wɔn yaw mu pii nya ho adwempa na wɔbɔ mmɔden yɛ ho adwuma +Box on page Kratafa adaka +Some Helps in Preventing Back Pain Nneyɛe bi a Ɛboa ma Yesiw Berɛmo mu Ɛyaw Ano + Avoid picking up something in a quick jerky motion +Kwati sɛ wobɛma biribi so ntɛm so prɛko pɛ +Instead of bending from the waist bend at the knees +Sɛ anka wubekuntun wo mu no konton wo kotodwe mu +Ask for help when lifting heavy items +Sɛ worema biribi a emu yɛ duru so a ma afoforo mmoa wo +When carrying several packages balance the load on each side +Sɛ wukura nneɛma pii a ma ɛnkari pɛ wɔ benkum ne nifa so +If carrying one heavy item carry with both arms in front next to the body +Sɛ ɛyɛ ade biako a emu yɛ duru a fa wo nsa abien nyinaa so mu ma enni w’anim +If carrying to the side alternate sides +Sɛ wo nsa biako na ekura mu a dan kɔ biako mu bi +For travel use a collapsible luggage carrier and or lightweight luggage with shoulder straps +Sɛ woretu kwan a fa afiri a wɔde nneɛma si so pia a wotumi bobɔ ne anaa nneɛma a emu yɛ hare a nhama sesa ho a wubetumi de asɛn wo ho +When lifting packages out of a car trunk position the packages close to the body before lifting them +Sɛ woreyi nneɛma afi kar to a ma ɛmmɛn wo pɛɛ ansa na woama so +When vacuuming use a long handled vacuum cleaner +Sɛ worepra a fa prae tenten +Instead of bending from the waist to vacuum underneath items kneel on one knee using knee pads +Sɛ anka wubekuntun wo mu aprapra nneɛma ase no fa ade gu hɔ fa wo nkotodwe biako si so +If you must bend from the waist then when possible use one hand to support yourself on something +Sɛ ɛsɛ sɛ wukuntun wo mu a ɛnde sɛ ɛbɛyɛ yiye a fa wo nsa biako si biribi so +When doing office work alternate sitting at a desk with standing at a waist high work surface +Sɛ woyɛ office adwuma a tra ɔpon a ne sorokɔ bɛyɛ mita biako ho na taa sɔre gyina bere ne bere mu +Kneel down when gardening and break up the work into shorter segments +Sɛ woreyɛ wo turom adwuma a kotow na kyekyɛ adwuma no mu yɛ no nkakrankakra +When standing do not bend from the waist +Sɛ wugyina ntenten na worebɔ wo mu ase a enkuntun wo mu na mmom kotow +Do back exercises on a regular basis even if only for to minutes a day +Teɛteɛ wo mu bere ne bere sɛ wobɛyɛ no simma kosi da biara mpo a +Use moderate exercises if you are older +Sɛ woanyin a yɛ apɔwmu teɛteɛ a emu nyɛ den +When making beds kneel on the bed with one knee and brace yourself with one arm when reaching across the bed +Sɛ woreto mpa a fa wo kotodwe biako si mpa no so na fa wo nsa biako sɔ biribi mu sɛ woreteɛ wo nsa ayɛ biribi wɔ mpa no ti a +When straightening or tucking in sheets kneel on the floor at each side of the bed +Sɛ woreteɛteɛ mpasotam anaa worekeka ahyem a bu nkotodwe wɔ mpa no ho +When driving long distances take rest stops +Sɛ woreka kar akɔ kwan tenten a gyinagyina kwan mu gye w’ahome +If the back of the car seat is not comfortable use a pillow to fill in the space where the seat does not fit the small of the back properly +Sɛ kar agua no akyi a wode w’akyi twere no nye a fa sumii hyɛ hɔ na woatumi de w’akyi atwere hɔ yiye +Don t jog on hard surfaces +Ntu mmirika nteɛteɛ w’apɔw mu wɔ asase a ɛso akyen so +Wear proper exercise shoes +Hyɛ apɔwmu teɛteɛ mpaboa a ɛfata +Use a pillow or other back support when sitting in an easy chair or sofa +Fa sumii hyɛ w’akyi bere a woda agua mu +Get up slowly using your legs to push up +Sɔre brɛoo a wode wo nan di kan +If you spend hours sitting at work get a chair that has a properly shaped back support +Sɛ wotra ase nnɔnhwerew pii wɔ adwumam a hwehwɛ agua a ɛfata a wubetumi de w’akyi atwere +Get up at times and move around +Sɔre wɔ mmere ahorow mu teɛteɛ wo mu +Don t bend over file cabinet drawers for any extended period but sit on a chair when you can +Sɛ wubue adaka a nkrataa wom so a nkuntun wo mu wɔ so nkyɛ na mmom sɛ ɛbɛyɛ yiye a tra agua so +If you have to wear high heeled shoes during the day bring a more comfortable pair to alternate with them when possible +Sɛ ɛsɛ sɛ wohyɛ mpaboa tenten awia a sɛ ɛbɛyɛ yiye a fa nea ase nware ka ho na ɛyɛ a woahyɛ ɛno nso bi +More Than a Cruel Enemy Ɛsen Ɔtamfo Tirimɔdenfo +UNRELENTING pain can devastate people s lives +ƐYAW a ennyae betumi asɛe nnipa asetra +It steals their peace joy and livelihood making life so miserable that some seek relief through suicide +Ɛma wɔhwere asomdwoe anigye ne nea wɔde hwɛ wɔn ho na ɛma asetra yɛ awerɛhow ara ma ebinom kum wɔn ho de hwehwɛ ahotɔ +Medical missionary Albert Schweitzer concluded Pain is a more terrible lord of mankind than even death itself +Ɔsɛmpatrɛwfo oduruyɛfo Albert Schweitzer de baa awiei sɛ Ɛyaw yɛ adesamma wura a ne ho yɛ hu sen owu ankasa mpo +Literally hundreds of millions suffer horribly +Nnipa ɔpepehaha pii hu amane yiye +If we could be suspended in timeless space over an abyss from which the sounds of revolving earth rose to our ears a French surgeon said we would hear an elemental roar of pain uttered as with one voice by suffering mankind +Franseni dɔkta bi a ɔyɛ oprehyɛn kae sɛ Sɛ anka yebetumi asesɛn ebun kɛse bi so daa a yebefi hɔ atumi ate asase a ɛretwa ne ho no so dede a anka yɛbɛte adesamma a wɔrehu amane no su yawyaw no nnyigyei te sɛ obiakofo nne +’ +Indeed what the Christian apostle Paul wrote over years ago has even more force today All creation keeps on groaning together and being in pain together until now +Romans +Nokwarem no nea Kristoni ɔsomafo Paulo kyerɛwee bɛboro mfe a atwam ni no yɛ nokware kɛse mpo nnɛ Abɔde nyinaa penepene na ɛko awo bedu nnɛ yi +Romafo +Major Health Problem Akwahosan mu Ɔhaw Kɛse +One in Americans experiences the terrible pain of osteoarthritis the most common form of arthritis +Ahotutu a emu yɛ den haw Amerikafo biara mu biako +Even more people have racking back pain +Nnipa pii a ɛsen saa mpo na wɔn akyi berɛmo mu tutu wɔn denneennen +Others must endure the painful effects of cancer and heart disease +Na ɛsɛ sɛ afoforo nso gyina ɛyaw a kokoram ne komayare de ba ano +Millions more suffer from excruciating headaches toothaches earaches hemorrhoids and a multitude of other illnesses and injuries +Nnipa ɔpepem pii nso na wɔyare atipae kaka asotutu kooko ne nyarewa ne ɛyaw afoforo pii +No wonder that in a recent year Americans spent +billion on nonprescription pain relievers alone or that pain is called America s hidden epidemic +Ɛnyɛ nwonwa sɛ nnansa yi afe bi mu no Amerikafo sɛee sika dɔla ɔpepepem +wɔ nnuru a wɔfa de dwudwo ɛyaw ano a ɛnyɛ dɔktafo na ɛkyerɛw ma wɔn nkutoo ho anaa ɛyaw a wɔfrɛ no Amerikafo yaredɔm a ahintaw +John J +John J +Bonica perhaps the foremost authority on pain said From the dollars and cents point of view and from the point of view of human misery chronic pain is more important than virtually all other health care problems put together +Bonica onipa a ebia onim ɛyaw ho nsɛm sen biara no kae sɛ Sɛ yɛhwɛ sika kɛse a nkurɔfo sɛe no ne amane a wohu a yɛbɛka sɛ ɛyaw a ennyae yɛ akwahosan mu haw titiriw sen nyarewa a aka nyinaa a wɔaka abom +A Life Without Pain ? Asetra a Ɛyaw Nnim ? +In the face of such stark reality it may appear rash to suggest the possibility of life without pain +Bere a yɛwɔ ɛyaw a ɛte saa mu no ɛbɛyɛ te sɛ sɛ yɛbɛka sɛ asetra a ɛyaw nnim betumi aba no yɛ nsɛm ho a yɛansusuw ankɔ akyiri +Therefore what the Bible says may seem farfetched namely God will wipe out every tear from their eyes +neither will mourning nor outcry nor pain be anymore +Revelation +Enti ebia nea Bible ka no bɛyɛ te sɛ biribi a entumi mma mu nea ɛka sɛ Onyankopɔn bɛpopa wɔn aniwam nusu nyinaa na awerɛhow ne osu ne ɛyaw bi nni hɔ bio +Adiyisɛm +Yet the possibility of life without pain is not farfetched +Nanso asetra a ɛyaw nnim nyɛ nea entumi mma +But think a moment +Wo de susuw ho kakra +What does that scripture really mean ? Dɛn na kyerɛwsɛm no kyerɛ ankasa ? +There are people today who have no sense of pain +Nnipa bi wɔ hɔ nnɛ a wɔnte ɛyaw +They are born without it +Wɔde woo wɔn +Are they to be envied ? So ɛsɛ sɛ yɛn ani bere wɔn ? +Anatomist Allan Basbaum said Not to have pain at all is a disaster +Nipadua akwaa ho ɔdenimfo Allan Basbaum kae sɛ Ɛyɛ ade bɔne sɛ wonte ɛyaw koraa +If you were unable to feel pain you would probably not notice that you had developed a blister until it became a badly ulcerated sore +Sɛ wonte ɛyaw a ebia worenhu sɛ wo honam baabi ahyɛ nsu kosi sɛ ɛbɛyɛ kuru kɛse +According to a news report the parents of one little girl who felt no pain would sometimes smell burning flesh and find her casually leaning against the stove +Sɛnea nsɛm ho amanneɛbɔ bi kyerɛ no na abeawa ketewaa bi a ɔnte ɛyaw awofo taa te honam a ɛrehyew pampan na wɔbɛkɔ akɔhwɛ no na ɔfam bukyia ho +Thus pain is more than a cruel enemy +Enti ɛnyɛ ɔtamfo tirimɔdenfo nko na ɛyaw yɛ +It can also be a blessing +Ebetumi ayɛ nhyira nso +What then about the Bible s promise Neither will +pain be anymore ? Ɛnde Bible bɔhyɛ a ɛka sɛ Na +ɛyaw nni hɔ bio no nso ɛ ? +Is this a promise we should really want fulfilled ? So eyi yɛ bɔhyɛ a yɛbɛpɛ sɛ enya mmamu ankasa ? +A Life Without Tears ? Asetra a Osu Nnim ? +Note that the context of this verse also says God will wipe out every tear from their eyes +Hyɛ no nsow sɛ saa nkyekyem yi ka nso sɛ Onyankopɔn bɛpopa wɔn aniwam nusu nyinaa +This is significant since tears are vital +Eyi yɛ asɛm a ɛsɛ sɛ yɛhwehwɛ mu efisɛ nusu ho hia +They serve to protect us as does the sense of pain +Ɛbɔ yɛn ho ban sɛnea ɛyaw a yetumi te no yɛ no ara pɛ +Tears keep our eyes moist and prevent friction between the eye and the lid +Nusu fɔw yɛn aniwa kesua na ɛmma yɛn aniwa kesua ne yɛn ani akyi hono ntwiw ho +They also wash foreign substances from our eyes +Eyi yɛn aniwa so fi nso +In addition they contain an antiseptic called lysozyme which disinfects the eyes and prevents infection +Afei nso aduru bi a wɔfrɛ no lysozyme wom a ɛbɔ yɛn aniwa no ho ban fi nyarewa ho +The ability to shed tears is thus a remarkable feature of our wonderfully designed bodies as is our sense of pain +Psalm +Enti nusu a yetumi tew no yɛ yɛn nipadua a wɔyɛɛ no anwonwa kwan so no ho ade titiriw te sɛ ɛyaw a yetumi te no +Dwom +However tears are also closely associated with sorrow grief and vexation +Nanso nusu ne awerɛhow ɛyaw ne ahoyeraw na ɛnam +All night long I make my couch swim lamented King David of Bible times +With my tears I make my own divan overflow +Ɔhene Dawid a ɔtraa ase Bible mmere mu bɔɔ abubuw sɛ Anadwo biara me mpa fɔw mede me nusu mefɔw me nnae +Even Jesus gave way to tears at the death of a friend +Yesu mpo sui bere a n’adamfo wui no +God did not originally purpose for people to shed such tears of sorrow +Na ɛnyɛ Onyankopɔn mfitiase atirimpɔw sɛ nnipa betew nusu awerɛhow mu saa +The sin of the first man Adam is responsible for the imperfect dying condition of the human family +Ɛyɛ onipa a odi kan Adam bɔne na ɛde tebea a ɛtɔ sin owu tebea a adesamma abusua wom no aba +Thus it is the tears that result from our imperfect dying condition that will be no more +Enti nusu a owu tebea a yɛwom de ba no na ebefi hɔ +Since the Bible refers to a certain kind of tears that will be eliminated how will the promise that pain will be no more be fulfilled ? Esiane sɛ Bible no ka nusu bi a ebefi hɔ ho asɛm nti ɔkwan bɛn so na bɔhyɛ a ɛne sɛ ɛyaw befi hɔ no benya mmamu ? +Will not people at least on occasion suffer pain that causes sorrow and crying ? Anyɛ yiye koraa no so nnipa rente ɛyaw bi a ɛde awerɛhow ne osu ba bere bi ? +The Pain That Will Be No More Ɛyaw Ko A Ebefi Hɔ +THE pain that will be eliminated in fulfillment of the Bible s promise will be the pain that is experienced as a result of the first man s imperfection +ƐYAW a wobeyi afi hɔ de ama Bible bɔhyɛ anya mmamu no bɛyɛ ɛyaw a efi onipa a odi kan no sintɔ mu ba no +This pain includes what can be described as chronic pain +Nea ɛka saa ɛyaw yi ho ne nea yebetumi aka ho asɛm sɛ ɛyaw a ennyae +Rather than being a warning system for disease or injury chronic pain has been likened to a false alarm that just won t turn off +Sɛ anka ɛbɛyɛ ade a ɛde ɔyare anaa opira ho kɔkɔbɔ ma no wɔde ɛyaw a ennyae toto atoro kɔkɔbɔ a ennyae ho +It is this pain that causes sufferers to spend billions of dollars annually in a quest for relief and it ruins the lives of millions +Saa ɛyaw yi na ɛma nnipa a wohu amane no sɛe sika dɔla ɔpepepem pii afe biara de hwehwɛ ahotɔ na ɛsɛe ɔpepem pii asetra +Pain expert Dr +Richard A +Ɛyaw ho ɔdenimfo Richard A +Sternbach wrote Unlike acute pain chronic pain is not a symptom chronic pain is not a warning signal +Sternbach kyerɛwee sɛ Nea ɛnte sɛ ɛyaw a ɛba na egyae no ɛyaw a ennyae nyɛ kɔkɔbɔ sɛnkyerɛnne +Emergency Medicine emphasized There s no purpose at all to chronic pain +Emergency Medicine sii so dua sɛ Mfaso biara nni ɛyaw a ennyae so +Thus many doctors in recent years have come to view such pain as a genuine affliction in itself +Enti dɔktafo pii abebu ɛyaw a ɛte saa no sɛ ɔhaw ankasa nnansa yi +John J +Dɔkta John J +Bonica in The Management of Pain today s standard text on pain +Bonica kyerɛkyerɛ mu wɔ The Management of Pain nnɛyi ɛyaw ho nhoma mu sɛ Wɔ ɛyaw a ɛba na egyae ho no ɛyaw a wɔte no ankasa yɛ ɔyare anaa opira ho sɛnkyerɛnne +In chronic pain the pain itself is the disease +Na wɔ ɛyaw a ennyae ho de ɛyaw no ankasa ne yare no +Efforts to Understand Pain Mmɔden a Wɔbɔ sɛ Wɔbɛte Ɛyaw Ase +Pain is still not fully understood +Wɔntee ɛyaw ase yiye nwiei +The eternal allure of trying to puzzle out what pain is said American Health magazine has scientists working intensely +American Health nsɛmma nhoma kae sɛ Hia a ɛho hia nyansahufo sɛ wobehu ɛyaw mu nti wɔkɔ so hwehwɛ mu denneennen +A few decades ago they assumed that pain was a form of sensation like sight hearing and touch that is felt by special nerve endings in the skin and is transmitted through particular nerve fibers to the brain +Mfe kakra a atwam no na wosusuw sɛ ɛyaw yɛ nkate bi te sɛ adehwɛ nnyigyei a wotumi te ne ade mu sɔ a wɔnam ehon ntini nketenkete soronko bi a ɛwɔ were no mu so na ɛte na ɛde fa ehon ntini nketewaa pɔtee bi mu kɔ amemene no mu +But this simplistic concept of pain was found to be untrue +Nanso wobehui sɛ saa ɛyaw ho nhwehwɛmu a wɔanyɛ no yiye yi nyɛ nokware +How ? Ɔkwan bɛn so ? +One factor that led to the new insight was the study of a young woman who had no sense of pain +Ade biako a ɛmaa wonyaa nhumu foforo ne ababaa bi a na ɔnte ɛyaw ho ade a wosuae +Following her death in an examination of her brain and nervous system led to a whole new concept of the cause of pain +Nhwehwɛmu a wɔyɛe wɔ n’amemene ne ne nipadua mu tumi a ɔde te ade nka ho bere a owui wɔ mu no na ɛde ade a ɛde ɛyaw ba ho adwene foforo koraa bae +Doctors looked for the nerve endings explained The Star Weekly Magazine July +The Star Weekly Magazine July de no kyerɛkyerɛɛ mu sɛ dɔktafo hwehwɛɛ ehon ntini no anoano +If she didn t have any that would account for the girl s insensitivity +Sɛ na ababaa no nni bi a ɛnde ɛno nti na na ɔnte ɛyaw no +But they were present and apparently perfect +Nanso wohuu ehon ntini nketenkete no bi wɔ ne mu na na edi mu nso +Next the doctors examined the nerve fibers supposed to connect the nerve endings with the brain +Nea edi hɔ no dɔktafo no yɛɛ nhwehwɛmu wɔ ehon ntini nketenkete a ɛtoatoa ehon ntini akɛse no anoano de kɔ amemene no mu no mu +Here surely a defect would be found +Ɛha yi de na wɔwɔ ahotoso sɛ wobehu sintɔ bi +But it wasn t +Nanso amma saa +The fibers were all perfect as far as could be seen aside from those degenerated due to injury +Na ehon ntini nketenkete no nyinaa di mu sɛnea wobetumi ahu sɛ woyi nea esiane opira nti na atotɔ sin no to nkyɛn a +Finally examinations were made of the girl s brain and once more no defect of any kind could be established +Awiei koraa no wɔyɛɛ nhwehwɛmu wɔ ababaa no amemene mu na bio wɔanhu sintɔ biara +According to all existing knowledge and theory this girl should have felt pain normally yet she couldn t even feel tickling +Sɛnea nimdeɛ ne nkyerɛkyerɛ a ɛwɔ hɔ nyinaa kyerɛ no na anka ɛsɛ sɛ ababaa yi te ɛyaw nanso na ɔnte atiti mpo +She was however sensitive to pressure when applied to the skin and could distinguish between the touch of a pin head and a pin point although the pricking of the pin did not hurt +Sɛ wɔde biribi mia no a na ɔte nka na na otumi hu nsonsonoe a ɛwɔ pin akoroteaa ti ne ano mu ɛwom sɛ na ɔnte pin no a wɔde wɔ no no yaw de +Ronald Melzack who in the s coauthored a popular new theory to explain pain provides another example of its complexity +Ronald Melzack a ɔboa ma wɔkyerɛw nhoma bi a agye din a ɛkyerɛkyerɛ ɛyaw mu wɔ mfe no mu no nkyerɛkyerɛmu no ma yenya dɔ a ɛyaw ho nkyerɛkyerɛmu mu dɔ kɛse ho nhwɛso foforo +He explained Mrs +Hull kept pointing to her foot that wasn t there it had been amputated and describing burning pains that felt like a red hot poker being pushed through her toes +Ɔkyerɛkyerɛɛ mu sɛ Owurayere Hull kɔɔ so de ne nsa kyerɛɛ ne nan a na enni hɔ na wɔatwa no na na ɔka sɛ ɔte ɛyaw nka te sɛ nea wɔde ɔdabaw a adɔ kɔɔ ahyɛ ne nansowaa ntam +Melzack told Maclean s magazine in that he was still looking for explanations of what he calls phantom pain +Melzack ka kyerɛɛ Maclean’s nsɛmma nhoma akyerɛwfo wɔ mu sɛ na ɔda so rehwehwɛ ade a ɔfrɛ no abasin ’ mu ɛyaw no ho nkyerɛkyerɛmu +In addition there is what is called referred pain in which a person may have a malfunction in one part of the body but feel the pain in another +Bio nso biribi a wɔfrɛ no referred pain a etumi ba bere a obi akwaa ho ka wɔ nipadua no fa bi nanso ɔte ɛyaw no ɔfa foforo no nso wɔ hɔ +Both Mind and Body Involved Adwene ne Nipadua no Nyinaa Ka Ho +Pain is now identified as an extremely complex interaction of the mind and the body +Wɔka ɛyaw ho asɛm nnɛ sɛ adwene ne nipadua no nkitahodi a emu dɔ kɛse +In her book Pain in America Mary S +Mary S +Sheridan says that the experience of pain is so heavily psychological that the mind can sometimes deny its existence and sometimes create and sustain it long after an acute injury is gone +Sheridan ka wɔ ne nhoma a ɔkyerɛw no Pain in America mu sɛ ɛyaw a wotumi te gyina adwene no so kɛse ma ɛtɔ da bi a adwene no nte sɛ ɛyaw bi wɔ hɔ nanso ɛtɔ da bi a bere a opira kɛse bi adwudwo koraa no ɛsan kanyan ɛho nkae na etumi kora so bere tenteenten +One s mood concentration personality susceptibility to suggestion and other factors are all important in how one responds to pain +Sɛnea obi te nka sɛnea osusuw nsɛm ho sɛnea otumi de nyansahyɛ yɛ adwuma ne nneɛma foforo nyinaa kyerɛ sɛnea onii no te ɛyaw +Fear and anxiety cause an exaggerated response noted pain authority Dr +Bonica +Dɔkta Bonica a ɔyɛ ɛyaw ho ɔdenimfo kae sɛ Ehu ne dadwen ma obi tumi te ɛyaw mmoroso +Thus one may learn to sense pain +Dr +Enti obi betumi asua sɛnea wɔte ɛyaw +Wilbert Fordyce a professor of psychology who specializes in problems of pain explains Ɔdenimfo Wilbert Fordyce adwene ho ɔbenfo a waben wɔ ɛyaw ho nsɛnnennen mu kyerɛkyerɛ mu sɛ + The question is not whether the pain is real +Ɛnyɛ ɛyaw no a ebia ɛwɔ hɔ ankasa no ne asɛm no +Of course it is real +Ɛda adi pefee sɛ ɛwɔ hɔ +The question is what are the crucial factors which influence it +Nanso asɛm no ne nneɛma atitiriw ankasa a ɛde ba no +If I talk with you just before dinner about a ham sandwich you salivate +Sɛ meka paanoo a ɛnam hyem ho asɛm kyerɛ wo bere a aka kakraa ma woakodidi anwummerɛ a ɛbɛyɛ wo akɔnnɔ ma w’ano asɔ nsu +It is very real +Ɛte saa ankasa +But it occurs because of conditioning +Nanso nsusuwii na ɛde ba +There s no ham sandwich there +Paanoo a ɛnam hyem biara nni hɔ +Human beings are exquisitely sensitive to conditioning +Nsusuwii tumi nya nnipa so tumi kɛse +It influences social behavior salivating blood pressure the speed of digesting food pain all sorts of things +Ɛka sɛnea obi ne afoforo bɔ sɛnea n’ano sɔ nsu sɛnea ne mogya yɛ adwuma sɛnea aduan yam wɔn yam sɛnea ɔte ɛyaw ne nneɛma afoforo nyinaa +Just as your emotions and frame of mind can intensify pain they can suppress or dull it +Sɛnea wo nkate ne wo su tumi ma ɛyaw mu yɛ den no saa ara na ebetumi abrɛ ano ase anaa adwudwo ano +Consider an example A neurosurgeon said that as a youth he was once so enamored of a girl while sitting with her on an icy wall that he felt no sensation of severe cold or pain in his rump +Susuw nhwɛso bi ho Dɔkta bi a ɔyɛ adwene ho adwuma kae sɛ bere a na ɔyɛ aberante no onyaa ababaa bi ho anigye bere bi araa ma bere a na ɔne no te ɔfasu bi a ɛso yɛ nwini kɛse so no wante sɛ ɛso yɛ nwini +I was almost frostbitten he explained +Ɔkyerɛkyerɛɛ mu sɛ Anka mereyɛ akyen +We must have been sitting there for minutes and I didn t feel a thing +Yɛtraa hɔ bɛyɛ simma nanso mante nka sɛ awɔw wom +Such examples are manifold +Nhwɛso a ɛtete saa pii wɔ hɔ +Football players involved deeply in the game or soldiers in the heat of battle may be badly injured and yet feel little or no pain at the time +Bɔɔlbɔfo a wɔn ani abere rebɔ bɔɔl anaa asraafo a wɔn ani abere reko betumi apira kɛse nanso wɔnte ɛyaw kɛse anaa wɔnte bi koraa saa bere no +The famous African explorer David Livingstone told of being attacked by a lion that shook him as a terrier does a rat +Wɔka David Livingstone a wagye din sɛ obi a okyin hwehwɛɛ Afrika nsase so ho no ho sɛ gyata bi to hyɛɛ no so te sɛ nea ɔkraman yɛ okisi no +The shock +caused a sort of dreaminess in which there was no sense of pain +Ehu no +maa ade tɔɔ ne so a wante ɛyaw biara +It is noteworthy that servants of Jehovah God who calmly look to him with complete confidence and reliance have also at times had the experience of their pain being suppressed +Ɛsɛ sɛ yɛhyɛ no nsow sɛ Yehowa Nyankopɔn asomfo a wɔwɔ ne mu awerɛhyem ne ahotoso koraa no nso ate nka mmere bi sɛ wɔn yaw ano abrɛ ase +Strange as it might seem reported a Christian who was beaten after the first few blows I really didn t feel them anymore +Kristoni bi a wɔhwee no bɔɔ amanneɛ sɛ Ɛyɛ nwonwa de nanso bere a wɔhwee me kakraa bi no mante ɛyaw no bio +Instead it was as if I could only hear them like the beating of a drum off in the distance +February Awake ! page +Mmom no na ɛte sɛ nea mete ne nnyigyei kɛkɛ te sɛ nea wɔreboro twene bi wɔ akyirikyiri +April Nyan ! kratafa +How Pain Sensations Are Modified Sɛnea Wɔma Ɛyaw Nkate Sakra +In an attempt to explain some of the mystifying aspects of pain in a professor of psychology Ronald Melzack and a professor of anatomy Patrick Wall devised the widely acclaimed gate control theory of pain +Bere a wɔbɔ mmɔden sɛ wɔbɛkyerɛkyerɛ ɛyaw ho nneɛma a ɛyɛ nwonwa mu wɔ no adwene ho ɔbenfo Ronald Melzack ne akwaa ho nhwehwɛmu ho ɔbenfo Patrick Wall de ɛyaw ho nkyerɛkyerɛ a wogye tom kɛse a ɛne gate control ɛyaw kwan ano pon no bae +The edition of Dr +Bonica s textbook on pain said that this theory was among the most important developments in the field of pain research and therapy +Dɔkta Bonica nkyerɛkyerɛ nhoma a ɛfa ɛyaw ho de no kae sɛ nkyerɛkyerɛ yi ka ɛyaw ho nhwehwɛmu ne ano aduru ho nkɔso atitiriw a wɔanya no ho +According to the theory the opening and closing of a theoretical gate in the spinal cord either permits or blocks passage of pain signals to the brain +Sɛnea nkyerɛkyerɛ no kyerɛ no nsusuwii mu pon a ɛwɔ ehon ntini kɛse a ɛsa akyi berɛmo no mu no bue san to na ɛma ɛyaw ho sɛnkyerɛnne ahorow no kwan ma ɛkɔ amemene no mu anaasɛ esiw no kwan +If sensations other than pain crowd the gate then pain signals reaching the brain may be diminished +Sɛ nkate horow a ɛnyɛ ɛyaw de kɔkyere so wɔ ɔpon no ano a ɛnde ebia ɛyaw nsɛnkyerɛnne a edu amemene no mu no ano bɛbrɛ ase +Thus for example pain is lessened by rubbing or shaking a slightly burned finger since signals other than those of pain are thereby sent to the spinal cord to interfere with the passage of pain signals +Enti sɛ nhwɛso no sɛ biribi hyew obi nsateaa na sɛ ɔposaw anaa ɔwosow no kakra a ɛyaw no so tew efisɛ saa a ɔyɛ no ma nsɛnkyerɛnne horow a ɛnyɛ ɛyaw de fa ehon ntini kɛse no mu ma ɛkosiw ɛyaw nsɛnkyerɛnne no kwan +The discovery in that our bodies produce their own morphinelike substances called endorphins further helped in the search to understand the mystifying aspects of pain +Hu a wohui wɔ mu sɛ yɛn nipadua no tumi yɛ n’ankasa aduru bi a edwudwo ɛyaw ano a wɔfrɛ no endorphins no aboa bio wɔ ɛyaw ho nneɛma a ɛyɛ nwonwa ho nhwehwɛmu no mu +For instance some people may have little or no sensation of pain because they produce endorphins in excess +Sɛ nhwɛso no ebetumi aba sɛ nnipa binom nipadua tumi yɛ endorphins no mmoroso na ɛno nti na wɔte yaw ketewaa bi anaasɛ wɔnte bi koraa no +Endorphins may also explain the mystery of why pain is minimized or even eliminated by acupuncture a medical procedure in which hair thin needles are inserted into the body +Ebia endorphins no betumi ama yɛanya acupuncture ayaresa kwan bi a wɔnam mpaane nketenkete a wɔde wowɔw nipadua no a etumi tew ɛyaw so anaa etu ase koraa mpo a ɛyɛ nwonwa no mu ntease nso +According to eyewitness reports open heart surgery has been performed while the patient was awake alert and relaxed by utilizing acupuncture as the only painkiller ! Sɛnea obi a ɔde n’ani hui bɔɔ amanneɛ no acupuncture nkutoo na wɔde dii dwuma sɛ biribi a edwudwo ɛyaw ano bere a wɔyɛɛ obi oprehyɛn anikan so wɔ ne koma ho a na ɔnte yaw ! +Why was no pain felt ? Dɛn nti na wante ɛyaw biara ? +Some believe the needles may activate the production of endorphins that temporarily wipe out the pain +Ebinom gye di sɛ ebia mpaane no kanyan nipadua no ma etumi yɛ endorphins no pii ma esiw ɛyaw no ano bere tiaa mu +Another possibility is that acupuncture kills pain because the needles stimulate nerve fibers that send signals other than pain +Ɔkwan foforo a ɛnam so tumi ba saa nso ne sɛ acupuncture dwudwo ɛyaw no efisɛ mpaane no kanyan ehon ntini nketenkete no ma ɛde nkate afoforo a ɛnyɛ ɛyaw de kɔ amemene no mu +These signals crowd gates in the spinal cord preventing the pain signals from squeezing through to reach the brain where pain is sensed +Saa nsɛnkyerɛnne no kɔkyere so wɔ ehon ntini kɛse no mu pon no ano na esiw ɛyaw nsɛnkyerɛnne no kwan ma ennya kwan nkɔ amemene no mu baabi a edu a wɔte ɛyaw no +The gate control theory and the fact that the body produces its own painkillers may also explain why one s mood thoughts and emotions affect the measure of pain felt +Gate control nkyerɛkyerɛ no ne nokwasɛm a ɛyɛ sɛ nipadua no ankasa tumi yɛ n’aduru a edwudwo ɛyaw ano no nso betumi ama yɛate nea enti a obi adwene ne nsusuwii ne ne nkate ahorow tumi ka sɛnea ɔte ɛyaw no ase +Thus the shock of a sudden attack by a lion may have activated Livingstone s production of endorphins as well as flooded his spinal cord with signals other than those of pain +Enti ɛbɛyɛ sɛ gyata a ɔto hyɛɛ Livingstone so no ho hu kanyan ne nipadua ma ɛyɛɛ endorphins pii na saa ara na ɛmaa nsɛnkyerɛnne ahorow a ɛnyɛ ɛyaw de no kɔkyere so wɔ ehon ntini kɛse no pon no ano +His feelings of pain as a result were lessened +Ɛno nti na wante ɛyaw kɛse no +Yet as noted before one s frame of mind and emotions can have an opposite effect +Nanso sɛnea yɛadi kan ahu no obi adwene ne ne nkate betumi anya no so nkɛntɛnso bɔne +Too much of the everyday stress of typical modern life may increase a person s sensation of pain by producing anxiety tension and muscle contractions +Da biara da mu ɔhaw bebrebe a ɛwɔ ɛnnɛyi asetram no nam dadwen ɔhaw ne ntini a ɛtwetwe pua so betumi ama ɛyaw a obi te no mu ayɛ den +Happily though pain sufferers have reason for optimism +Nanso nea ɛyɛ anigye ne sɛ wɔn a wɔte ɛyaw no wɔ biribi a wobetumi agyina so anya anidaso +This is because many patients are now benefiting from improved methods of treatment +Efisɛ nnipa pii renya mmoa fi ayaresa akwan a anya nkɔso no mu +Such improvements have resulted from a better understanding of this terrible affliction +Ɔhaw a ɛyɛ hu yi ho ntease pa a wɔanya na ɛde saa nkɔso no aba +Dr +Sridhar Vasudevan president of the American Academy of Pain Medicine explained The idea that pain can sometimes be a disease in itself revolutionized treatment in the s +Dɔkta Sridhar Vasudevan American Academy of Pain Medicine Kuw a wosua na wɔyɛ ɛyaw ho nnuru wɔ Amerika no titrani no kyerɛkyerɛ mu sɛ Adwene a wonyae sɛ ɛtɔ da bi a ɛyaw no ankasa yɛ yare no maa wɔsakraa ɛho ayaresa no wɔ mfe no mu +How has the treatment of pain been revolutionized ? Ɔkwan bɛn so na nsakrae kɛse aba ɛyaw ho ayaresa mu ? +What treatments are proving effective ? Ayaresa bɛn na ɛreda adi sɛ edi mu ? + Picture on page Kratafa mfonini +How does acupuncture minimize or eliminate pain ? Ɔkwan bɛn so na acupuncture dwudwo ɛyaw ano anaasɛ eyi fi hɔ ? + Credit Line Mfonini Fibea +H +H +Armstrong Roberts Armstrong Roberts +Progress in Treating Pain Nkɔso A Aba Ɛyaw Ho Ayaresa Mu +UNTIL recently few doctors knew very much about pain and many still don t +Dr +NA DƆKTAFO bebree nnim ɛyaw ho nsɛm pii de besi nnansa yi ara na wɔn mu pii nnim ho hwee de besi nnɛ +John Liebeskind a former president of the International Pain Foundation observed a few years ago I don t think there is a medical school in the world where more than four hours out of four years are spent teaching students to diagnose and treat pain problems +Dɔkta John Liebeskind a kan no na ɔyɛ International Pain Foundation Amanaman ntam adɔe kuw a edi ɛyaw ho dwuma no titrani kae wɔ mfe kakra a atwam ni sɛ Mennye nni sɛ nnuruyɛ sukuu bi wɔ wiase a wɔde bɛboro nnɔnhwerew anan wɔ mfe anan mu di dwuma de kyerɛ sukuufo sɛnea wɔyɛ ɛyaw ho nhwehwɛmu na wɔsa ho ade +Breakthroughs in understanding pain however have coincided with greater efforts in treating it +Nanso bere a nnipa nya ntease pii wɔ nea ɛde ɛyaw ba mu no bere koro no ara wɔbɔ mmɔden kɛse sɛ wobenya ano aduru +Thus the outlook for pain sufferers has brightened +Enti anidaso kɛse wɔ hɔ ma wɔn a wɔrehu amane wɔ ɛyaw ho no +We can all be grateful American Health magazine reported that medicine now recognizes that chronic pain is no mere symptom but a treatable disease in itself +American Health nsɛmma nhoma bɔɔ amanneɛ sɛ Yɛn nyinaa ani betumi agye sɛ nnuruyɛfo ahu afei sɛ ɛyaw a ennyae nyɛ sɛnkyerɛnne ara kwa na mmom ɛyɛ yare ankasa a wotumi sa +This view has contributed to a tremendous increase in the number of clinics devoted to treating pain +Ntease yi ama ayaresabea a wɔsa ɛyaw nkutoo redɔɔso pii +Where Pain Is Treated Baabi a Wɔko Ɛyaw +Dr +John J +Dɔkta John J +Bonica opened the first multidisciplinary pain clinic in the United States +Bonica na obuee ayaresabea a edi kan a wɔnam akwan horow so sa ɛyaw wɔ United States +By there were only such clinics in the world he reported +Ɔbɔɔ amanneɛ sɛ Besi no na ayaresabea a ɛte saa pɛ na ɛwɔ wiase nyinaa +But the number of clinics devoted to treating pain has increased dramatically in the last years +Nanso ayaresabea a ɛsa ɛyaw nkutoo dodow anya nkɔanim kɛse mfe a atwam ni +There are now over a thousand pain clinics and a representative of a national chronic pain outreach association said that new ones open nearly every day +Mprempren ayaresabea ahorow a wɔsa ɛyaw bɛboro apem ne ɔman no mu ɛyaw ho akuw horow kae sɛ ɛkame ayɛ sɛ wobue foforo da biara da +Think of what that means ! Susuw nea ɛno kyerɛ no ho ! + Now patients who used to have to travel hundreds or thousands of miles to get relief from serious pain can find it close to home noted Dr +Gary Feldstein an anesthesiologist in New York City +Dɔkta Gary Feldstein oduruyɛfo a ɔma ayarefo aduru de kum ɛyaw a ɔwɔ New York Kuropɔn mu kae sɛ Afei ayarefo a na anka wotwa kwan kilomita ɔhaha anaa mpempem pii kɔhwehwɛ ɛyaw a emu yɛ den ho ayaresa no betumi anya bi wɔ baabi a wɔte pɛɛ +If you are the one suffering what a blessing it can be to receive help from a team of specialists trained to treat pain ! Sɛ worehu ɛyaw mu amane a hwɛ anigye a ɛyɛ sɛ wubetumi anya mmoa afi ayaresafo kuw a wɔatete wɔn ma wɔaben wɔ ɛyaw ho ayaresa mu no nkyɛn ! +Linda Parsons the wife of a traveling overseer of Jehovah s Witnesses suffered from back pain for many years +Linda Parsons Yehowa Adansefo ɔhwɛfo kwantufo bi yere huu amane wɔ n’akyi berɛmo mu mfe pii +She sought help from one physician after another yet her pain continued unabated +Ɔhwehwɛɛ mmoa fii ayaresafo ahorow nkyɛn nanso ne yaw no kɔɔ so ara +One day in May last year in near desperation her husband picked up the phone book and looked under pain +Da koro bi wɔ afe a etwaam yi May mu bere a na ne kunu ho yeraw no no ɔfaa telefon nhoma hwehwɛɛ mu na ɔhwɛɛ ɛyaw ase +Listed was the phone number of a pain clinic not far from where they were serving in southern California +Ohuu ɛyaw ho ayaresabea bi a na ɛne baabi a wɔresom wɔ southern California hɔ ntam kwan nware telefon nɔma +An appointment was made and a few days later Linda met with a doctor to receive her initial consultation and evaluation +Wɔyɛɛ nsrahwɛ ho nhyehyɛe na nna kakraa bi akyi no Linda kohuu dɔkta bi maa ofii ase yɛɛ ne mu nhwehwɛmu +Arrangements were made to treat Linda as an outpatient +Wɔyɛɛ nhyehyɛe sɛ wɔbɛsa Linda yare a wonnye no nto ayaresabea hɔ +She began visiting the clinic three times a week for treatment and also followed a treatment program at home +Ofii ase kɔɔ ayaresabea hɔ mpɛn abiɛsa dapɛn biara ma wɔhwɛɛ no na odii ofie ayaresa ho nhyehyɛe bi nso so +In a few weeks she began to feel marked improvement +Wɔ adapɛn kakraa mu no ofii ase tee nka sɛ ne ho retɔ no +Her husband explains I remember her saying almost in amazement one evening I can t believe that I hardly feel any pain +Ne kunu kyerɛkyerɛ mu sɛ Mekae ɛda bi anwummere ɛkame ayɛ sɛ ɔde ahodwiriw kae sɛ Ɛyɛ me nwonwa sɛ mentaa nte ɛyaw biara +’ +Within months regular visits to the clinic could be discontinued +Asram kakraa mu no na obetumi agyae ayaresabea hɔ a ɔkɔ no ntoatoaso no +The help Linda received to manage her pain is similar to that provided by many multidisciplinary pain clinics +Mmoa a Linda nya de dii ne yaw no ho dwuma no te sɛ nea ayaresabea ahorow a wɔsa ɛyaw no pii de ma no ara pɛ +Such a clinic employs the expertise of a team of health professionals which according to Dr +Bonica is the best approach to dealing with chronic pain +Ayaresabea a ɛte saa no de apɔwmuden adwumayɛfo a wɔn ho akokwaw nyansahyɛ ahorow na edi dwuma na sɛnea Dɔkta Bonica kyerɛ no ɛno ne ɔkwan pa a wɔfa so sa ɛyaw a ennyae no +How for example was Linda treated for her pain ? Sɛ nhwɛso no ɔkwan bɛn so na wɔsaa Linda yaw no ? +How Pain May Be Treated Sɛnea Wobetumi Asa Ɛyaw +A clinic brochure describes the procedure on arrival Each individual is evaluated by a physician to assess the basis for the pain and then realistic goals and treatment programs are outlined +Nhomawa bi ka ɔkwan a wɔfa so sa ɛyaw fi bere a ɔyarefo no ba ayaresabea hɔ Oduruyɛfo bi yɛ ɔyarefo biara nipadua mu nhwehwɛmu de hwehwɛ nea ɛde ɛyaw no ba na afei wohu nea ɛsɛ sɛ wɔyɛ ne ayaresa nhyehyɛe ko a ɛsɛ sɛ wodi akyi +Specialized techniques and approaches are used to aid the body in releasing endorphins naturally produced chemicals in the body to diminish pain and anxiety and avoid drug dependence +Wɔfa akwan soronko so de kanyan nipadua no ma etumi yɛ endorphins ’ nnuru a nipadua no ankasa yɛ ma ɛbrɛ ɛyaw ne dadwen ase na ɛma onipa no kwati nnuru a ɔnom de dwudwo ɛyaw ano no +Among the treatments Linda received were acupuncture and TENS which stands for transcutaneous across the skin electrical nerve stimulation +Acupuncture ne TENS a egyina hɔ ma transcutaneous were mu electrical nerve stimulation anyinam ahoɔden a wɔde kanyan nipadua mu ntini ka ayaresa a wɔde maa Linda no ho +She received electrical stimulation treatments at the clinic and was provided a small TENS unit to use at home +Wɔde anyinam ahoɔden kanyanee ne nipadua mu ntini wɔ ayaresabea hɔ na wɔmaa no TENS no ketewaa bi a ɔde bedi dwuma wɔ fie +Biofeedback a procedure in which the patient is taught to monitor his body responses and modify them to reduce the impact of pain was also employed +Wɔde Biofeedback ayaresa kwan a wɔkyerɛkyerɛ ɔyarefo no ma ɔhwɛ sɛnea ɔte nka wɔ nipadua mu na ogyina so yɛ biribi de tew ɔhaw a ɛyaw de ba no so nso dii dwuma +Physical therapy including deep tissue massage was a feature of the treatment regimen +Na honam mu ayaresa a nea ɛka ho ne nipadua no a womiamia ka ɛyaw ho ayaresa nhyehyɛe no ho +In time but only after Linda was ready for it an exercise program in the clinic s gymnasium was introduced and it became an essential part of treatment +Bere kɔɔ so no bere a na Linda wɔ ɔpɛ sɛ ɔbɛyɛ no wɔde n’apɔw mu a ɔbɛkɔ akɔteɛteɛ wɔ ayaresabea hɔ apɔwmu teɛteɛ dan mu kaa ne nhyehyɛe no ho na ɛbɛyɛɛ ayaresa no fa a ɛho hia +Exercise is vital since it has been found to restore endorphins depleted by chronic pain +Apɔwmu teɛteɛ ho hia efisɛ wɔahu sɛ ɛma endorphins a ɛyaw a ennyae ma ɛso tew no san dɔɔso bio +The challenge however is to help people in pain to manage a beneficial exercise program +Nanso asɛnnennen no ne sɛnea wɔbɛboa nnipa a wɔte ɛyaw no ma wɔatumi adi apɔwmu teɛteɛ a mfaso wɔ so ho nhyehyɛe no so +Many chronic pain sufferers coming to clinics are taking large amounts of pain medication and Linda was no exception +Nnipa pii a ɛyaw a ennyae rehaw wɔn a wɔba ayaresabea horow no nom nnuru a ɛdwudwo ɛyaw ano kɛse na saa na na Linda te +But soon she had been weaned from her medication which is an important goal of pain clinics +Nanso ankyɛ na wɔma ogyaee ne nnuru no nom na ɛno ne ayaresabea a edi ɛyaw ho dwuma no botae titiriw +Linda experienced no withdrawal symptoms yet that is not unusual +Linda anya ɔhaw biara bere a ogyaee nnuru no nom no nanso ɛntaa mma saa +Pain expert Dr +Ronald Melzack noted that in a survey of more than burn victims +not a single case of later addiction could be attributed to the narcotics given for pain relief during the hospital stay +Ɛyaw ho ɔdenimfo Ɔbenfo Ronald Melzack kae sɛ wɔ nhwehwɛmu a wɔyɛe wɔ nnipa a wɔahyehyew bɛboro mu +a akyiri yi wɔbɛyɛɛ nkurɔfo a wɔnom nnuru pii no wɔn mu biako mpo nni hɔ a obetumi aka sɛ nnuru a wɔde maa no bere a na ɔda ayaresabea no nti na nnurunom bebrebe aka no hɔ +Since there is often a major psychological aspect to chronic pain clinics try to help patients in effect to unlearn their pain +Esiane sɛ ɛtaa ba sɛ ɛyaw a ennyae fi adwennwen titiriw nti a ayaresabea ahorow bɔ mmɔden boa ayarefo no ma wɔn werɛ fi ɛyaw no +What you think about explained Dr +Arthur Barsky a professor at Harvard Medical School what you expect how much attention you pay to feelings all these things have a tremendous influence on what you in fact feel +Dɔkta Arthur Barsky ɔkyerɛkyerɛfo a ɔwɔ Harvard Medical School mu kyerɛkyerɛɛ mu sɛ Nea wudwen ho nea wohwɛ kwan ne sɛnea wususuw wo nkate ho nokwarem no eyinom nyinaa nya tumi kɛse wɔ sɛnea wote nka so +So patients are helped to concentrate on matters other than their pain +Enti wɔboa ayarefo ma wodwen nneɛma afoforo ho sen sɛ wobedwen wɔn yaw no ho +Prospects for Cure Anidaso a Ɛwɔ hɔ sɛ Ɛyaw Befi hɔ Koraa +Are these new pain clinics the answer to mankind s pain problems ? So saa ɛyaw ho ayaresabea afoforo yi ne adesamma yaw ho nsɛnnennen no ano aduru ? +Though the pain treatment methods described here can be helpful one must use care in choosing a competent clinic or pain specialist +Ɛwom sɛ akwan a wɔfa so sa ɛyaw a wɔaka ho asɛm wɔ ha no tumi boa de nanso ɛsɛ sɛ obi hwɛ yiye bere a ɔrepaw ayaresabea a ɛfata anaa ɛyaw ho ɔdenimfo no +Even then expectations must be realistic +Ɛno mpo ɛsɛ sɛ wohwɛ nneɛma pɔtee bi kwan +To illustrate with a typical success story Stephen Kaufman a former Olympic weight lifter was left almost an invalid because of chronic pain suffered when a mugger shot him in the neck +Yɛde obi a wotumi saa no yare reyɛ mfatoho Stephen Kaufman obi a kan no na ɔmema nneɛma so wɔ Olimpik agumadi mu bɛyɛɛ obi a na ɔreyɛ ayɛ ɔyarefo esiane ɛyaw a ennyae a ɛkaa no bere a odwowtwafo bi too tuo bɔɔ ne kɔn no +After eight months in a pain treatment program he was able to return to work full time and eventually even to competitive weight lifting +Bere a odii ayaresa nhyehyɛe bi so asram awotwe akyi no otumi kɔɔ adwuma bio na awiei koraa no ɔsan de ne ho kɔhyɛɛ nneɛma so mema akansi no mu mpo +Yet he said Half the time my toes burn like they re in boiling water +Nanso ɔkae sɛ Mpɛn pii no me nansoaa mu hyehye me te sɛ nea esisi nsu a ɛrehuru mu +So despite all the exciting progress it is obviously beyond human capability to fulfill the Bible s promise Pain will be no more +Enti ɛmfa ho nkɔso a ɛyɛ anigye a wɔanya no ɛda adi sɛ ɛboro nnipa ahoɔden so sɛ wobetumi ama Bible bɔhyɛ no abam Ɛyaw nni hɔ bio +’ +How then can that goal be achieved ? Ɛnde wɔbɛyɛ dɛn adu saa botae no ho ? + Footnotes Ase hɔ asɛm +Awake ! Nyan ! +does not endorse any particular pain clinic or method of treatment +nkamfo ɛyaw ho ayaresabea anaa ɛkwan pɔtee a wɔnam so sa nkyerɛ +Pictures on page Kratafa mfonini +Methods of treating pain including electrical nerve stimulation Anyinam ahoɔden a wɔde kanyan nipadua mu ntini yɛ akwan a wɔnam so sa ɛyaw no biako + Credit Line Mfonini Fibea +Courtesy of Pain Treatment Centers of San Diego Pain Treatment Centers a ɛwɔ San Diego na wɔmaa hokwan +Life Without Pain At Hand ! Asetra A Ɛyaw Nnim Abɛn ! +THE body s complex mechanisms that protect us from harm are certainly a marvel +NIPADUA no mu nneɛma horow a emu dɔ a ɛbɔ yɛn ho ban fi ɔhaw ho no yɛ nwonwa ankasa +A study of them should move us to praise the Creator as did the Bible psalmist who wrote I shall laud you because in a fear inspiring way I am wonderfully made +Ɛsɛ sɛ ɛho ade a yesua no ka yɛn ma yeyi Ɔbɔadeɛ no ayɛ sɛnea Bible mu odwontofo a ɔkyerɛwee nea edi so yi yɛe no Meda wo ase sɛ woyɛɛ me ma ɛyɛ hu ne nwonwa +Truly only God can make possible life without pain ! Nokwarem no Onyankopɔn nkutoo na obetumi de asetra a ɛyaw nnim aba ! +But how will this be accomplished ? Nanso ɔkwan bɛn so na wobedi eyi ho dwuma ? +Note that just prior to the promise about pain and tears being eliminated the Bible tells of a new heaven and a new earth for the former heaven and the former earth had passed away +Hyɛ no nso sɛ ansa na Bible no rehyɛ bɔ sɛ ɛyaw ne nusu befi hɔ no na aka ɔsoro foforo ne asase foforo ne kan soro ne kan asase a ebetwam ’ ho asɛm +Of course the Bible is not speaking of our literal heaven and earth passing away +Nokwarem no ɛnyɛ ɔsoro ne asase paa yi na Bible no ka ho asɛm sɛ ebetwam no +Rather it is saying in short that a completely new system of things will replace this present one +Na mmom ne tiaatwa mu no ɛne sɛ nhyehyɛe foforo koraa bɛba abesi mprempren nhyehyɛe yi ananmu +Yes a new superhuman government will make it possible to enjoy a painless life right here on earth +Yiw nniso foforo a ɛkorɔn sen nnipa de bɛma ayɛ yiye sɛ yebenya asetra a ɛyaw nnim wɔ asase so ha +In describing this government the Bible says that the God of heaven will set up a kingdom or government that will +crush and put an end to all these kingdoms and it itself will stand to times indefinite +Ɛreka saa nniso yi ho asɛm no Bible no ka sɛ ɔsoro Nyankopɔn bɛma ahenni anaasɛ nniso a wɔrensɛe no da +so na ebebubu ahenni horow no nyinaa ama asa na ɛno de ebegyina daa +Thy kingdom come +Thy will be done in earth as it is in heaven +Matthew King James Version +Bere a na Yesu Kristo wɔ asase so no ɔkyerɛɛ yɛn sɛ yɛmmɔ saa Ahenni nniso yi ho mpae bere a ɔkae sɛ Enti mommɔ mpae sɛ Yɛn Agya a wowɔ soro wo din ho ntew w’ahenni mmra nea wopɛ nyɛ asase so sɛnea ɛyɛ ɔsoro +Mateo +How though can the fulfillment of that prayer mean a life without pain for you ? Ɛnde ɔkwan bɛn so na saa mpae no mmamu bɛkyerɛ asetra a ɛyaw nnim ama wo ? +A Ruler With Superhuman Power Sodifo a Ne Tumi Korɔn Sen Nnipa De +The key lies in the wisdom and power of the one whom God has chosen to head His government +Onii a Onyankopɔn apaw no sɛ ɔnyɛ Ne nniso no so panyin no nyansa ne ne tumi so na asɛm no gyina +That one is Jesus Christ himself +Saa nipa no ne Yesu Kristo ankasa +Of him a Bible prophecy says The government shall be upon his shoulder +Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end +Isaiah KJ +Bible nkɔmhyɛ bi ka ne ho asɛm sɛ Ahenni no bɛda ne mmati so na n’ahenni mu bɛtrɛw na asomdwoe a enni awiei aba +’ Yesaia +The wisdom of Jesus now in heaven is far greater than that of all earthly physicians +Yesu a ɔwɔ soro mprempren no nyansa sen asase so nnuruyɛfo nyinaa koraa +He fully understands the workings of our physical body including its systems for protecting itself from injury +Ɔte sɛnea yɛn nipadua yi yɛ adwuma no ase koraa a nhyehyɛe a ɛnam so bɔ ne ho ban fi opira ho ka ho +When he was a man on earth over years ago there was not a disease or affliction that he could not cure +Bere a na ɔwɔ asase so sɛ onipa bɛboro mfe atwam ni no yare anaa ɔhaw biara nni hɔ a wantumi ansa +He thus demonstrated what he will do on a larger scale as Ruler of God s Kingdom +Enti ɔnam saayɛ so daa nea ɔbɛyɛ no kɛse sɛ Onyankopɔn Ahenni no so Hene no adi +Of one instance the Bible says Bible no ka bere bi ho asɛm sɛ + Then great crowds approached him having along with them people that were lame maimed blind dumb and many otherwise and they fairly threw them at his feet and he cured them so that the crowd felt amazement as they saw the dumb speaking and the lame walking and the blind seeing +Nkurɔfo akuwakuw pii de mpakye mmubuafo anifuraefo mum ne afoforo pii baa ne nkyɛn na wɔde wɔn beguu ne nan ase +Na ɔsaa wɔn yare ma ɛyɛɛ nkurɔfokuw no nwonwa sɛ wohui sɛ mum rekasa na mpakye ho san na mmubuafo nantew na anifuraefo hu ade +Among the afflictions that Jesus will cure during his Kingdom rule is that dreadful one chronic pain +Nea ɛka nyarewa a Yesu bɛsa wɔ n’Ahenni nniso no mu ho ne nea ɛyɛ hu no ɛyaw a ennyae +Indeed what a marvelous blessing that will be ! Nokwarem no nhyira a ɛyɛ nwonwa bɛn na ɛno bɛyɛ ! +And it will not be accomplished in behalf of just a few +Na wɔrenyɛ eyi mma nnipa kakraa bi pɛ +The Creator s promise is No resident will say I am sick +Ɔbɔadeɛ no bɔhyɛ ne sɛ Ɔmanfo no mu bi renka sɛ Magurow ! +Then under the rule of God s Kingdom the promise will be fulfilled neither will +pain be anymore +Revelation +Afei wɔ Onyankopɔn Ahenni no nniso ase no bɔhyɛ no bɛbam na +ɛyaw nni hɔ bio +Adiyisɛm +Under Christ s glorious Kingdom rule our many body mechanisms including those that protect us from harm will function perfectly because inherited sin will have been removed +Wɔ Kristo anuonyam Ahenni nniso no ase no yɛn nipadua mu ahoɔden a nea ɛbɔ yɛn ho ban fi opira ho ka ho no bedi dwuma yiye efisɛ na wɔayi bɔne a wɔwoo yɛn wɔ mu no afi hɔ +Our body s alarm system will never again turn into a tormentor +Yɛnte ɛyaw wɔ yɛn nipadua mu bio +Happily according to Bible prophecies now undergoing fulfillment we are at the very threshold of that new world in which pain will never cause suffering +Matthew Timothy Peter +Anigyesɛm ne sɛ sɛnea Bible nkɔmhyɛ ahorow a ɛrenya mmamu mprempren kyerɛ no yɛadu wiase foforo a ɛyaw remma yenhu amane bio no abobow ano +Mateo Timoteo Petro +You can enjoy life under God s Kingdom when the kind of pain that now plagues millions of people no longer exists +Wubetumi anya anigye wɔ Onyankopɔn Ahenni ase bere a ɛyaw a ɛrehaw nnipa ɔpepem pii no nni hɔ bio +But you need to do something +Nanso ɛsɛ sɛ woyɛ biribi +Jesus Christ pointed to a fundamental requirement when he said in prayer to God This means everlasting life their taking in knowledge of you the only true God and of the one whom you sent forth Jesus Christ +John +Yesu Kristo daa ahwehwɛde titiriw bi adi bere a ɔkae wɔ mpae a ɔbɔɔ Onyankopɔn no mu sɛ Eyi ne daa nkwa sɛ wobehu wo nokware Nyankopɔn koro no ne nea wosomaa no Yesu Kristo no +Yohane +Jehovah s Witnesses will be happy to assist you in acquiring this vital knowledge +Yehowa Adansefo ani begye sɛ wɔbɛboa wo ma woanya saa nimdeɛ a ɛho hia no +Just ask one of them in your area or write to the publishers of this magazine expressing your wish to have a Bible study in your home or at any other convenient location +Bisa wɔn mu biako a ɔte wo mpɔtam hɔ anaasɛ kyerɛw wɔn a wotintim nsɛmma nhoma yi na da ɔpɛ a wowɔ sɛ ɔne wo bɛyɛ Bible adesua wɔ wo fie anaa baabiara a ebetumi ayɛ yiye no +Arrangements will then be made for you to learn more about God s purposes for humans to enjoy a life without pain +Afei wɔbɛyɛ nhyehyɛe ama woasua Onyankopɔn atirimpɔw ahorow a ɔwɔ ma nnipa anya asetra a ɛyaw nnim ho ade pii +I Found True Wealth in Australia Minyaa Nokware Ahonyade wɔ Australia +IT WAS April +NA ƐYƐ April +After spending seven years in Australia I had recently returned to Greece to visit my family +Na masan aba Greece foforo rebɛsra m’abusua bere a makodi mfe ason wɔ Australia no +It was evening and I was sitting quietly at a cafe table in the village square of Karies when the local priest and the mayor came and sat opposite me +Na ɛyɛ anwummere na na mete didipon ho komm wɔ akuraa bi a wɔfrɛ no Karies abɔnten so adidibea bi bere a ɛhɔ sɔfo ne kurow no sohwɛfo bae bɛtraa ase ne me dii nhwɛanim +It was obvious they were eager to pick a quarrel +Na ɛda adi pefee sɛ wɔpɛ sɛ wɔne me ham +With scarcely a greeting the priest charged that I had migrated to Australia only for the purpose of making money +Bere a wɔankyia me mpo no ɔsɔfo no bɔɔ me sobo sɛ sikapɛ ara nti na mituu kwan kɔɔ Australia +To say that I was taken aback would put it mildly +Sɛ meka sɛ me ho annwiriw me a na meboa +I replied as calmly as possible that while I was living in Australia I was able to acquire wealth far more valuable than money +Miyii ano brɛoo sɛnea metumi sɛ bere a na mete Australia no mitumi nyaa agyapade a ɛsom bo koraa sen sika +My answer surprised him but he then demanded to know just what I meant +Me mmuae no maa ne ho dwiriw no nanso ɔpɛe sɛ ohu nea na mekyerɛ no +I replied that among other things I had learned that God has a name +Mibuae sɛ nneɛma a masua no mu biako ne Onyankopɔn din +And this is something you neglected to teach me I said looking him straight in the eye +Mehwɛɛ n’anim ka kyerɛɛ no pen sɛ Na eyi ne ade a wubuu w’ani guu so sɛ wobɛkyerɛ me +Before he could retaliate I asked Would you please tell me the name of God that Jesus referred to when he taught us to pray in the model prayer Let your name be sanctified ? Matthew +Ansa na ɔbɛka biribi no mibisaa no sɛ Mesrɛ wo wobetumi akyerɛ me Onyankopɔn din a Yesu kaa ho asɛm bere a ɔkyerɛɛ yɛn mpaebɔ wɔ mpaebɔ nhwɛso no mu sɛ Wo din ho ntew ’ no ? Mateo +Word about the dispute spread quickly in the village square and within ten minutes some people had gathered +Anobaabae no ho asɛm trɛw kɔɔ akuraa no abɔnten so ntɛmntɛm na simma du pɛ mu no na nnipa bɛyɛ atwa ahyia hɔ +The priest started to feel uncomfortable +Ɔsɔfo no ho fii ase yeraw no +He would not answer my question about God s name and he had weak answers to further Bible questions +Wanyi m’asemmisa a ɛfa Onyankopɔn din ho no ano na wantumi amma mmuae papa biara wɔ Bible nsemmisa foforo a mibisabisaa no no hɔ +His embarrassment showed by his constantly calling the waiter for more ouzo a Greek alcoholic drink +Kɔ a ɔkɔɔ so frɛɛ adidibea hɔ somfo no sɛ ɔmmrɛ no ouzo a ɛyɛ Greecefo mmosa bi pii no daa adi sɛ na n’ani awu +An interesting two hours passed +Nnɔnhwerew abien a ɛyɛ anika twaam +My father came looking for me but when he saw what was going on he sat down quietly in a corner and observed the scene +Me papa bɛhwehwɛɛ me nanso bere a ohuu nea na ɛrekɔ so no ɔkɔtraa baabi komm hwɛɛ yɛn +The lively discussion continued until p +m +when an intoxicated man began shouting angrily +Nkɔmmɔbɔ no kɔɔ so ara kosii anadwo bere a ɔbarima bi a waboro nsa fii ase teɛteɛɛm abufuw so +At that I suggested to the crowd that in view of the late hour we should all go home +Ɔyɛɛ saa no meka kyerɛɛ nnipadɔm no sɛ esiane sɛ ade asa nti wɔmma yɛnkɔ fie +What had caused this confrontation ? Dɛn na ɛde anobaabae yi bae ? +Why did the priest and the mayor try to pick a quarrel with me ? Dɛn nti na ɔsɔfo ne kurow no sohwɛfo no pɛe sɛ wɔne me ham ? +A little background about my growing up in this part of Greece will help you understand +Sɛnea minyinii wɔ Greece man no fa ha ho asɛm kakra a mɛka no bɛboa wo ma woate ase +Early Hardships Me Mmofraberem Ahokyere +I was born in the village of Karies in Peloponnisos in December +Wɔwoo me wɔ Karies a ɛwɔ Peloponnisos December +We were extremely poor and when I wasn t attending school I was working alongside Mother from sunrise to sunset in the rice fields standing knee deep in water +Na yedi hia buruburoo na bere a na menkɔ sukuu no na me ne me Maame yɛ adwuma fi anɔpa kosi anwummere wɔ ɛmofuw mu a na migyina nsu a ɛka me kotodwe mu +When I finished primary school at age my parents arranged for me to work as an apprentice +Bere a miwiee mfitiase sukuu a na madi mfe no m’awofo yɛɛ nhyehyɛe maa mikosuaa adwuma +For me to receive training as a plumber and window installer my parents gave my employer pounds kg of wheat and pounds kg of vegetable oil which was almost their entire income for a year +Nea ɛbɛyɛ na wɔatete me ma mabɛyɛ dorobɛn dwumfo ne mfɛnsere hyehyɛfo no m’awofo maa m’adwumawura no awi kilogram ne anwa kilogram a na ne bo reyɛ ayɛ wɔn afe biako akatua +Life as an apprentice living miles from home and often working from dawn to midnight was far from easy +Na adwumasuani asetra bere a matu afi fie akɔtra akyirikyiri a metaa yɛ adwuma fi ahemadakye kosi ɔdasum no yɛ den yiye +At times I considered returning home but I could not do that to my parents +Ɛtɔ da bi a na mepɛ sɛ mesan kɔ fie nanso na mintumi nyɛ m’awofo saa +They had made such an unselfish sacrifice in my behalf +Na wɔafi wɔn pɛ mu abɔ afɔre a ɛte sɛɛ ama me +So I never let them know about my problems +Enti manka me haw horow ho asɛm ankyerɛ wɔn da +I told myself You must persevere no matter how difficult it becomes +Mekae wɔ me tirim sɛ Ɛsɛ sɛ woyere wo ho ɛmfa ho sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ den afa +’ +Over the years I was able to visit my parents from time to time and I eventually completed my apprenticeship when I was +Mfe no mu no na mitumi kɔsra m’awofo bere ne bere mu na awiei koraa no miwiee m’adwumasua no bere a na madi mfe +I then decided to go to Athens the capital where job prospects were greater +Afei misii gyinae sɛ mɛkɔ Athens a ɛyɛ ɔman no ahenkuro baabi a na adwuma hwehwɛ nyɛ den +There I found employment and rented a room +Minyaa adwuma wɔ hɔ na megyee ɔdan bi tuaa ho ka +Each day after work I returned home cooked for myself cleaned up the room and then spent what little free time I had learning English German and Italian +Sɛ mepɔn adwuma daa a na meba fie bɛnoa m’aduan siesie ɔdan no mu na afei mede bere kakra a mewɔ no sua Engiresi German ne Italian kasa +The immoral talk and behavior of other youths troubled me so I avoided their association +Ɔbrasɛe ho nkɔmmɔ a na mmofra foforo bɔ ne wɔn nneyɛe no haw me enti mekwatii wɔn fekubɔ +But this caused me to feel quite alone +Nanso eyi maa metee ankonamyɛ nka +When I turned I was required to perform military service during which time I continued my study of languages +Bere a midii mfe no wɔhwehwɛe sɛ mikosua asraadi na mekɔɔ so suaa kasa horow no +Then in March after I left the army I migrated to Australia settling in Melbourne +Afei wɔ March bere a mifii asraadi mu no mitu kɔɔ Australia na metraa Melbourne +Religious Search in a New Land Nyamesom a Mehwehwɛ wɔ Asase Foforo So +I soon found work met another Greek immigrant named Alexandra and within six months of my arrival we were married +Ankyɛ na minyaa adwuma na mihyiaa Greeceni bi a wɔfrɛ no Alexandra a watu abɛtra hɔ na mikoduu hɔ asram asia akyi no yɛwaree +Several years later in an elderly lady one of Jehovah s Witnesses called at our house and offered The Watchtower and Awake ! Mfe pii akyi wɔ mu no ɔbea bi a ne mfe akɔ anim a ɔyɛ Yehowa Adansefo no mu biako baa yɛn fie bɛmaa yɛn Ɔwɛn Aban ne Nyan ! +I found the magazines interesting so I put them in a safe place instructing my wife not to throw them away +M’ani gyee nsɛmma nhoma no ho enti mede siei ka kyerɛɛ me yere sɛ ɔnnto nngu +A year later two other Witnesses called and offered me a free home Bible study +Afe akyi Adansefo baanu foforo bae ne me bɛyɛɛ ofie Bible adesua a wontua hwee ho nhyehyɛe +I accepted and what I learned from the Scriptures was just what I had been looking for to fill the emptiness that had existed in my life +Mepenee so na nea misua fii Kyerɛwnsɛm no mu ne nea na merehwehwɛ ma adi nka a na mete sɛ m’asetra yɛ hunu no ho dwuma +As soon as my neighbor found out that I was studying with the Witnesses she referred me to the Evangelists claiming that they were a better religion +Bere a me fipamfo hui sɛ mene Adansefo no resua ade pɛ na ɔkyerɛɛ me Evangelistfo sɛ wɔn asɔre no na eye +As a result I also began studying with an elder from the Evangelist Church +Ɛno nti me ne Evangelist Asɔre no panyin nso suaa ade +Soon I began attending meetings of both the Evangelists and the Witnesses for I was determined to find the true religion +Ankyɛ na mifii ase kɔɔ Evangelistfo ne Adansefo no nhyiam horow efisɛ na masi me bo sɛ mɛhwehwɛ nokware som +At the same time in fairness to my Greek upbringing I began looking more deeply into the Orthodox religion +Saa bere no ara esiane sɛ wɔtetee me sɛ Greeceni nti mifii ase hwehwɛɛ Ortodɔks som no mu kɔɔ akyiri +One day I went to three Greek Orthodox churches +Da bi mekɔɔ Greecefo Ortodɔks asɔre ahorow abiɛsa mu +When I explained the purpose of my visit at the first one the priest slowly showed me to the door +Bere a mekyerɛkyerɛɛ me nsrahwɛ no atirimpɔw mu wɔ asɔre a edi kan no mu no ɔsɔfo no kyerɛɛ me ɔpon no ano kwan brɛoo sɛ mimfi adi +As he did he explained that we were Greek and so it was wrong to associate with either the Witnesses or the Evangelists +Bere a ɔyɛɛ saa no ɔkyerɛkyerɛɛ mu kyerɛɛ me sɛ yɛyɛ Asɔre a agye ntini wɔ Greece no mufo na enti ɛyɛ mfomso sɛ mede me ho bɛbɔ Adansefo anaa Evangelistfo no +His attitude surprised me but I thought Maybe this particular priest is not a good representative of the church +Ne nneyɛe no maa me ho dwiriw me nanso misusuwii sɛ Ebia na saa sɔfo yi ankasa na ɔnyɛ asɔre no nanmusifo papa +’ +To my surprise the priest at the second church reacted similarly +Nea ɛyɛɛ me nwonwa no ɔsɔfo a ɔwɔ asɔre a ɛto so abien no mu no nso yɛɛ saa ara +He did tell me however that there was a Bible study class conducted by a theologian at his church every Saturday evening +Nanso ɔka kyerɛɛ me sɛ nyamekyerɛfo bi yɛ Bible adesua wɔ n’asɔre no mu Memeneda anwummere biara +When I tried the third church I was further disillusioned +Mekɔɔ asɔre a ɛto so abiɛsa mu kɔyɛɛ nhwehwɛmu na m’abam bui +However I decided to attend the Bible study class conducted at the second church visiting there the next Saturday +Nanso misii gyinae sɛ mɛkɔ Bible adesua a wɔyɛ wɔ asɔre a ɛto so abien no mu no bi na mekɔɔ hɔ Memeneda a edi hɔ no +I enjoyed following the reading from the Bible book of Acts +M’ani gyee Bible mu nhoma a ɛne Asomafo no Nnwuma a wɔkenkan ma midii akyi no ho +When the portion about Cornelius kneeling before Peter was read the theologian interrupted the reading and pointed out that Peter had correctly refused Cornelius act of worship +Bere a wɔkenkanee ɔfa a ɛfa sɛnea Kornelio kotow Petro anim no nyamekyerɛni no ma yegyaee akenkan na ɔkaee sɛ Petro yɛɛ no yiye sɛ ɔpow Kornelio ɔsom adeyɛ no +At that I raised my hand and said that I had a question +Ɛhɔ no memaa me nsa so kae sɛ mewɔ asemmisa +Yes what is it you want to know ? Aha dɛn na wopɛ sɛ wuhu ? + Well if the apostle Peter refused to be worshiped why do we have his icon and worship it ? Wiɛ sɛ ɔsomafo Petro powee sɛ ɔbɛma wɔasom no a dɛn nti na yɛwɔ n’ahoni na yɛsom no ? +There was dead silence for several seconds +Ɛhɔ yɛɛ dinn anibu pii mu +Then it was as if a bomb had dropped +Afei ɛyɛɛ sɛnea wɔato ɔtopae bi +Tempers flared and there were cries of Where did you come from ? Ne bo fuwii na ɔteɛteɛɛm sɛ Ehe na wufi ? +For two hours there was heated debate with a lot of shouting +Yɛgyee akyinnye denneennen nnɔnhwerew abien a na nteɛteɛm pii ka ho +Finally as I was leaving I was handed a book to take home +Awiei koraa no merefi hɔ no wɔmaa me nhoma bi sɛ memfa nkɔ fie +When I opened it the first words I read were We are Greek and our religion has shed blood in order to preserve our tradition +Bere a mibuee mu no nsɛm a edi kan a mekanee ne sɛ Yɛyɛ Greecefo yɛn som no ahwie mogya agu sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a yɛbɛkora yɛn atetesɛm so +I knew that God does not belong only to the Greek people so I immediately severed ties with the Greek Orthodox Church +Na minim sɛ Onyankopɔn nni hɔ mma Greecefo nkutoo enti migyaee Greecefo Ortodɔks Asɔre no ntɛm ara +From then on I continued my Bible study only with the Witnesses +Efi saa bere no me ne Adansefo no nkutoo na ɛkɔɔ so yɛɛ Bible adesua +In April I symbolized my dedication to Jehovah by water baptism and my wife was baptized six months later +Mede nsu mu asubɔ yɛɛ m’ahosohyira ma Yehowa no ho sɛnkyerɛnne wɔ April mu na wɔbɔɔ me yere asu asram asia akyi +Contact With the Village Priest Me ne Akuraa Sɔfo Nkitahodi +Toward the end of that year the priest from my home village in Greece sent a letter requesting money to help repair the village church +Ɛde rekɔ saa afe no awiei no m’akuraa a ɛwɔ Greece no sɔfo kyerɛw me krataa a na ɔrebisa me sika de asiesie akuraa no asɔredan +Instead of sending money I sent him the book The Truth That Leads to Eternal Life along with a letter explaining that I was now one of Jehovah s Witnesses and that I believed I had found the truth +Sɛ anka mede sika bɛmena no no mede nhoma Nokware a Ɛde Kɔ Daa Nkwa Mu kaa krataa a mede kyerɛkyerɛ mu sɛ meyɛ Yehowa Adansefo no mu biako na afei na migye di sɛ mahu nokware no ho +Upon receiving my letter he announced in church that an immigrant to Australia had rebelled +Bere a ne nsa kaa me krataa no ɔkaa no asɔredan mu sɛ obi a watu akɔtra Australia atew atua +Afterward the mothers who had sons in Australia kept asking the priest whether it was their son +Ɛno akyi no ɛnanom a wɔn mmabarima atu akɔtra Australia kɔɔ so bisaa ɔsɔfo no sɛ ebia ɛyɛ wɔn babarima anaa +My mother even went to his house and begged him to tell her +Me maame kɔɔ ne fie mpo kɔsrɛɛ no sɛ ɔnka nkyerɛ no +Unfortunately it is your son he said +Ɔkae sɛ Ɛyɛ yaw ɛyɛ wo babarima no +Later Mother told me that she would have preferred he had killed her than tell her this about me +Akyiri yi Maame ka kyerɛɛ me sɛ okum no a anka ɔpɛ sen sɛ ɔkaa me ho asɛm a ɛte saa kyerɛɛ no +Return to Greece Mesan Kɔ Greece +After our baptism my wife and I wanted to return to Greece and tell our families and friends of the good things we had learned from the Bible +Wɔ yɛn asubɔ akyi no me ne me yere pɛe sɛ yɛsan kɔ Greece na yɛkɔka nneɛma pa a yɛasua afi Bible mu no kyerɛ yɛn mmusua ne nnamfonom +So in April accompanied by our five year old daughter Dimitria we returned for an extended vacation staying in the town of Kiparissia about miles km from my home village of Karies +Enti wɔ April mu yɛne yɛn babea a na wadi mfe anum Dimitria san kodii akwamma a ɛware na yɛtraa Kiparissia a efi m’akuraa Karies kɔ hɔ yɛ kilomita no mu +Our round trip airline tickets were good for a six month stay +Na yɛn tekit a yebɛsan de aforo wimhyɛn akɔ Australia no yɛ nea edi mu wɔ asram asia a yedii no +On the second night home Mother broke down and told me tearfully that I had taken the wrong course and had disgraced the family name +Da a ɛto so abien anadwo no Maame fii ase sui na ɔde nusu ka kyerɛɛ me sɛ mafa ɔkwammɔne so na magu abusua no din ho fi +Crying and sobbing she implored me to turn from my erroneous course +Ɔde nusu paa me kyɛw sɛ mensan mfi me kwammɔne no so +Then she fainted and collapsed in my arms +Afei ade tɔɔ ne so wɔ me nsam +The next day I tried to reason with her explaining that I had simply increased my knowledge of the God about whom she had so lovingly taught us from infancy +Da a edi hɔ no mebɔɔ mmɔden sɛ me ne no besusuw nsɛm ho na mekyerɛkyerɛɛ no mu sɛ ɛyɛ Onyankopɔn a ofi ɔdɔ mu akyerɛkyerɛ yɛn ne ho ade fi yɛn mmofraase no ho nimdeɛ a ɛkɔ akyiri na manya +The following evening I had that memorable encounter with the local priest and the village mayor +Da a edi hɔ anwummere no na me ne akuraa hɔ sɔfo ne ɛsohwɛfo no dii anobaabae a me werɛ mfi da no +My two younger brothers who lived in Athens had come to stay for Easter +Na me nuabarimanom nkumaa baanu a wɔte Athens no aba yɛn kurom rebedi Easter +They both avoided me as if I were a leper +Wɔn baanu twee wɔn ho fii me ho te sɛ nea meyare kwata +One day however the older of the two began to listen +Nanso da bi baanu no mu panyin fii ase tiee me +After several hours of discussion he said that he agreed with everything I had shown him from the Bible +Bere a yɛde nnɔnhwerew pii bɔɔ nkɔmmɔ no ɔkae sɛ ogye biribiara a mafi Bible mu akyerɛ no no di +From that day on he defended me before the rest of the family +Efi saa da no rekɔ no ogyinaa m’akyi kyerɛkyerɛɛ nsɛm mu wɔ abusuafo nkae no anim +Afterward I visited Athens often to stay with my brother +Ɛno akyi no na metaa kɔ Athens kɔtra me nuabarima no nkyɛn +Each time I did he invited other families to come and hear the good news +Sɛ mekɔ hɔ bere biara a na ɔto nsa frɛ mmusua afoforo ma wobetie asɛmpa no +To my great joy he and his wife along with three other families with whom they conducted Bible studies later symbolized their dedication to God by water baptism ! Nea ɛyɛ me anigye ne sɛ ɔne ne yere ne mmusua afoforo abiɛsa a wɔne wɔn yɛɛ Bible adesua no de nsu mu asubɔ yɛɛ wɔn ho so a wɔahyira ama Onyankopɔn no ho sɛnkyerɛnne ! +The weeks passed quickly and just before our six months was up a Witness serving in a congregation about miles km from our village visited +Adapɛn no twaam ntɛmntɛm na aka kakraa ma yɛn asram asia no aso no Ɔdansefo bi a ɔresom wɔ asafo a efi yɛn akuraa rekɔ hɔ yɛ kilomita bɛsraa yɛn +He pointed to the help needed with the preaching work in the area and asked whether I had given thought to staying permanently +Ɔkaa mmoa a ɛho hia wɔ asɛmpaka adwuma no mu wɔ mpɔtam hɔ no ho asɛm na obisae sɛ ebia masusuw ɛhɔ a mɛtra no ho a +That night I discussed the possibility with my wife +Me ne me yere bɔɔ tra a yɛbɛtra hɔ no ho nkɔmmɔ saa da no anadwo +It would be difficult to stay we both agreed +Yɛn baanu nyinaa gye toom sɛ ɛbɛyɛ den sɛ yɛbɛtra hɔ +But it was obvious that there was a great need for the people to hear Bible truth +Nanso na ɛda adi sɛ mmoa ho hia kɛse na nkurɔfo no ate Bible mu nokware no +Finally we decided to stay for a year or two at least +Awiei koraa no yesii gyinae sɛ yɛbɛtra hɔ anyɛ yiye koraa no afe anaa mfe abien +My wife would return to Australia to sell our house and car and bring back what belongings she could +Na me yere bɛsan akɔ Australia akɔtɔn yɛn fie ne yɛn kar na ɔde yɛn nneɛma a obetumi no aba +Having made our decision we went into town the next morning and rented a house +Bere a na yɛasi yɛn gyinae no ɛda a edi hɔ anɔpa no yɛkɔɔ kurom kɔhwehwɛɛ ɛdan a yɛbɛtra mu +We also enrolled our daughter in the local primary school +Yɛkɔkyerɛw yɛn babea no din wɔ ɛhɔ mfitiase sukuu mu nso +Opposition Explodes Ɔsɔretia Sɔre +Virtual war was soon declared on us +Ankyɛ na wɔko tiaa yɛn +Opposition came from the police the school principal and the teachers +Ɔsɔretia no fii polisifo sukuu sohwɛfo ne tikyafo nkyɛn na ɛbae +At school Dimitria would not make the sign of the cross +Wɔ sukuu no na Dimitria nyɛ mmeamudua sɛnkyerɛnne no +School officials called a policeman to try to frighten her into complying but she stood firm +Sukuu mpanyimfo frɛɛ polisini bi sɛ ommehunahuna no ma onni so nanso ogyinaa pintinn +I was called in to see the principal and he showed me a letter from the archbishop that ordered that I take Dimitria and leave +Sukuu sohwɛfo no too nsa frɛɛ me na ɔde krataa a efi ɔsɔfopanyin no hɔ a ɛhyɛ sɛ minyi Dimitria mfi sukuu no mu kyerɛɛ me +After my having a long discussion with the principal however she was permitted to remain in school +Nanso bere a me ne sukuu sohwɛfo no bɔɔ nkɔmmɔ bere tenteenten akyi no ɔpenee so ma ɔtraa hɔ +In time I learned that there was a couple in Kiparissia who had attended an assembly of Jehovah s Witnesses and we were able to renew their interest +Akyiri yi metee sɛ awarefo bi wɔ Kiparissia a wɔakɔ Yehowa Adansefo nhyiam na yetumi kanyan wɔn anigye bio +My wife and I also invited Witnesses from a nearby village to our home for Bible studies +Me ne me yere nso too nsa frɛɛ Adansefo a wɔwowɔ nkuraase a ɛbemmɛn hɔ baa yɛn fie ma yɛyɛɛ Bible adesua +Shortly however the police came and took us all down to the police station for questioning +Nanso ankyɛ na polisifo bae bɛfaa yɛn nyinaa kɔɔ polisi adwumam kobisabisaa yɛn nsɛm +I was charged with using my house as a place of worship without a license +Wɔbɔɔ me sobo sɛ mede me fie ayɛ baabi a wɔsom bere a minni tumi krataa +But since we were not imprisoned we continued our meetings +Nanso esiane sɛ wɔamfa yɛn anto afiase nti yɛkɔɔ so yɛɛ yɛn nhyiam horow no +Although I was offered a job as soon as the bishop heard about it he threatened to have my employer s shop closed unless he dismissed me +Wɔfaa me adwuma bi mu nanso bere a ɔsɔfopɔn no tee ho asɛm pɛ ohunahunaa m’adwumawura no sɛ ɔbɛma wɔato n’adwuma no mu kosi sɛ obeyi me adi +A plumbing sheet metal shop was for sale and we were able to buy it +Na wɔretɔn adwumayɛbea bi a wɔyɛ dorobɛn a nsu fa mu ne nkyɛnsee ho nneɛma na yetumi tɔe +Almost immediately two priests came with threats to close us down and a few weeks later the archbishop ordered that our family be excommunicated +Ɛkame ayɛ sɛ amonom hɔ ara na asɔfo baanu baa hɔ behunahunaa yɛn sɛ wɔbɛto yɛn adwumayɛbea no mu na adapɛn kakraa akyi no ɔsɔfopanyin no hyɛe sɛ wonnyi yɛn abusuafo no mfi asɔre no mu +Anyone then excommunicated from the Greek Orthodox Church was treated as a total outcast +Saa bere no na wɔne obi a woyi no fi Greecefo Ortodɔks Asɔre no mu no di no te sɛ nea wɔapam no afi ɔman no mu koraa +A police officer was stationed outside our shop to deter anyone from coming in +Wɔde polisi panyin bi begyinaa yɛn adwumayɛbea no ano de pamoo obiara a ɔbɛba hɔ abɛtɔ ade +Even though there were no customers we doggedly kept the shop open every day +Ɛwom sɛ na nkurɔfo mmɛto ade de nanso yesii yɛn bo buee adwumayɛbea no da biara da +Our predicament soon became the talk of the town +Ankyɛ na yɛn amanehunu no bɛyɛɛ nea wɔka ho asɛm kɛse wɔ kurow no mu +Arrested and Put on Trial Wɔkyere Yɛn Di Yɛn Asɛm +One Saturday another person and I set out on his motorbike to witness in a nearby town +Memeneda bi me ne onipa foforo traa ne moto so sɛ yɛrekɔ adansedi wɔ kurow bi a ɛbɛn mu +There the police stopped us and took us down to the police station where we were kept in custody all weekend +Polisifo no gyinaa yɛn wɔ hɔ na wɔde yɛn kɔɔ wɔn adwumam baabi a wɔde yɛn too afiase dapɛn awiei no nyinaa +On Monday morning we were taken back to Kiparissia by train +Wɔde yɛn foroo keteke san kɔɔ Kiparissia Dwoda anɔpa +News that we had been arrested spread and a crowd gathered at the railway station to see us arrive with our police escorts +Yɛn kyere no ho asɛm trɛwee na nnipadɔm baa keteke gyinabea hɔ bɛhwɛɛ yɛn a polisifo akyere yɛn no +After being fingerprinted we were taken to the public prosecutor +Bere a wɔde yɛn nsa tintimii krataa so wiei no wɔde yɛn kɔɔ aban mmaranimfo hɔ sɛ wɔrekodi yɛn asɛm +He began proceedings by saying that he would read aloud accusations against us that had been compiled from villagers who had been questioned by the police +Ofii n’asɛm no ase denam ka a ɔkaa sɛ ɔbɛkenkan sobo ahorow a wɔabɔ yɛn a wonya fii nkuraasefo a polisifo kobisabisaa wɔn nsɛm no hɔ akyerɛ yɛn +They told us that Jesus Christ had become King in the year the first accusation said +Sobo a edi kan no ni Wɔka kyerɛɛ yɛn sɛ Yesu Kristo adi Hene wɔ afe mu +Wherever did you get this strange idea ? the prosecutor asked belligerently +Aban mmaranimfo no bisaa no anuɔdenso so sɛ Ɛhe na munyaa adwen foforo yi ? +I stepped forward and took the Bible he had on his desk and opened it to Matthew chapter and suggested that he read it +Mekɔɔ m’anim na mefaa Bible a ɛda ne pon so no buee Mateo ti maa no sɛ ɔnkenkan +He hesitated for a moment but then took the Bible and began to read +Ɔtwentwɛn ne nan ase kakra na afei ɔfaa Bible no kenkanee +After reading a few minutes he said excitedly Hey if this is true then I should drop everything and join a monastery ! Ɔkenkan simma kakraa no ɔde anigye kae sɛ Ei sɛ eyi yɛ nokware a ɛnde ɛsɛ sɛ migyae biribiara na mede me ho kɔhyɛ nkokora som bi mu ! + No I said quietly +You should learn the truth of the Bible and then help others to find the truth as well +Mekaa no brɛoo sɛ Dabi ɛsɛ sɛ wusua Bible mu nokware no na woboa afoforo nso ma wohu nokware no +A few lawyers arrived and we were also able to witness to some of them during the day +Mmaranimfo kakraa baa hɔ na yetumi dii wɔn mu binom adanse ɛda no +Ironically this resulted in another charge proselytizing ! Nea ɛyɛ nwonwa no eyi nso bɛdanee asɛm foforo sɛ yɛsakra nkurɔfo ! +During that year we had three court cases but finally we were acquitted of all charges +Saa afe no mu no wɔde yɛn kɔɔ asennibea mprɛnsa nanso awiei koraa no wotwaa nsɛm a wɔka too yɛn so no nyinaa mu +The victory seemed to break the ice as far as the people s attitude toward us was concerned +Ɛyɛɛ te sɛ nea nkonim a yedii no yii adwemmɔne a nkurɔfo wɔ wɔ yɛn ho no afi hɔ +From then on they began to approach us more freely and listen to what we had to say about God s Kingdom +Efi saa bere no wofii ase fii wɔn pɛ mu baa yɛn nkyɛn betiee Onyankopɔn Ahenni ho asɛm a yɛka no +Eventually the small study group in our home in Kiparissia was formed into a congregation +Awiei koraa no adesua kuw ketewaa a ɛwɔ yɛn fie wɔ Kiparissia no bɛyɛɛ asafo +A Christian elder was transferred to our new congregation and I was appointed a ministerial servant +Wɔde Kristoni panyin bi baa yɛn asafo foforo no mu na wɔpaw me asafo mu ɔsomfo +The meetings in our house were soon being attended regularly by active Witnesses +Ankyɛ na Adansefo a wɔyɛ nnam baa yɛn nhyiam daa +Back to Australia Yɛsan Kɔ Australia +After two years and three months had passed we decided to return to Australia +Bere a mfe abien ne asram abiɛsa twaam no yesii gyinae sɛ yɛbɛsan akɔ Australia +The years here have passed quickly +Mfe atwam ntɛmntɛm wɔ ha +My daughter Dimitria has maintained her faith and is married to a ministerial servant in a Melbourne congregation +Me babea Dimitria akura ne gyidi mu na waware asafo mu ɔsomfo bi wɔ Melbourne asafo bi mu +I am now serving as an elder in a Greek language congregation in Melbourne where my wife and our year old daughter Martha attend +Meresom sɛ ɔpanyin mprempren wɔ Greece kasa asafo bi mu wɔ Melbourne baabi a me ne me yere ne yɛn babea a wadi mfe Martha kɔ asafo nhyiam horow no +The small congregation we left behind in Kiparissia has now grown much larger and many deserving ones there have opened their hearts to Bible truths +Asafo ketewaa a yegyaw wɔ Kiparissia no abɛyɛ kɛse mprempren na nnipa pii a wɔfata abue wɔn komam ama Bible nokware ahorow no +During the summer of I visited Greece for a few weeks and gave a public Bible talk in Kiparissia and were in attendance +Wɔ ahohuru bere mu no mikodii adapɛn kakra wɔ Greece na memaa Bible baguam ɔkasa wɔ Kiparissia maa atiefo baa ase +Happily my younger sister Maria has become a servant of Jehovah in spite of family opposition +Nea ɛyɛ anigye ne sɛ me nuabea kumaa Maria abɛyɛ Yehowa somfo ɛmfa ho sɛ abusua sɔre tia no +I am grateful that in Australia I have had the opportunity to obtain true wealth a knowledge and understanding of our Creator Jehovah God and of his Kingdom government +Ɛyɛ me anigye sɛ matumi anya nokware ahonyade wɔ Australia yɛn Bɔfo Yehowa Nyankopɔn ne n’Ahenni nniso no ho nimdeɛ ne ntease +My life now has real purpose and my family and I await the near future to see the blessings of God s heavenly government spread over the whole earth +As told by George Katsikaronis +M’asetra anya atirimpɔw ankasa afei na me ne m’abusua retwɛn sɛ yebehu Onyankopɔn soro nniso no nhyira a ɛbɛtrɛw wɔ asase nyinaa so wɔ daakye bi a enni akyiri no mu +Sɛnea George Katsikaronis ka kyerɛe +Picture on page Kratafa mfonini +Kiparissia where I lived after returning from Australia Kiparissia faako a mifi Australia bae no na mete + Picture on page Kratafa mfonini +With my wife Alexandra Me ne me yere Alexandra +Watching the World Wiase Nsɛm +Homosexual Clergy Asɔfo Mmarima a Wɔne Mmarima Da +For years the synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Hannover Germany has allowed homosexuals to function as members of the clergy as long as they do not have a homosexual partner +Mfe pii a atwam no Evangelical Lutheran Asɔre a ɛwɔ Hannover Germany no ama mmarima a wɔne mmarima da kwan ma wodi sɔfo bere tenten a wɔne mmarima no nte faako sɛ awarefo no +But according to the publication The Week in Germany the removal of an active homosexual from his clerical duties more than three years ago has created much controversy +Nanso sɛnea nhoma The Week in Germany kyerɛ no ɔsɔfo bi a na ɔde ne ho hyɛ mmarima ne mmarima nna mu kɛse asɔfodi a wogye fii ne nsɛm bɛboro mfe abiɛsa a atwam no ama nsɛm pii asɔre +Authorities in Hannover according to The Week have recently approved a proposal stating that pastors and their companions who live in single sex partnership would be eligible for employment in the church including the pastorate +Sɛnea The Week kyerɛ no nnansa yi ara Hannover mpanyimfo no apene adwenkyerɛ a ɛne sɛ wobetumi agye asɔfo ne wɔn ahokafo a wɔyɛ mmarima a wɔne wɔn ho da ’ aba asɔre no mu na wobetumi adi sɔfo nso +Accidents With AIDS Tainted Blood Mogya a AIDS Wom a Ɛkaa Ebinom a Mfomso no Mfi Wɔn +Recently Japan s Health and Welfare Ministry asked hospitals to submit reports on the frequency of accidents with HIV infected blood involving medical workers +Nnansa yi Japan asoɛe a ɛhwɛ akwahosan ne yiyedi so kae sɛ ayaresabea ahorow no mfa ayaresabea adwumayɛfo dodow a mogya a HIV AIDS ɔyare mmoawa no wom aka wɔn a emfi wɔn ho amanneɛbɔ mmra +The interest was specifically in accidents during the past ten years +Nea na wɔrehwehwɛ ankasa ne mfe du a atwam no de +According to The Daily Yomiuri the hospitals that responded reported that the total number of needle accidents was with cases of accidental blood contact +Sɛnea The Daily Yomiuri ka no ayaresabea a wɔde wɔn de kɔe no bɔɔ amanneɛ sɛ nnipa na mpaane wowɔɔ wɔn a na mfomso no mfi wɔn na emu na na mogya wɔ ano +Of these over a hundred cases involved HIV tainted blood +Eyinom mu nea ɛboro ɔha na na mogya a HIV wom wɔ ano +All the victims of these accidents have thus far tested negative for HIV the virus that causes AIDS +Ɛde besi saa bere yi no nhwehwɛmu akyerɛ sɛ wɔn a mogya yi bi kaa wɔn ho no nyinaa nni HIV mmoawa a wɔma AIDS no bi +Cancer A Ticking Time Bomb Kokoram Asiane Kɛse a Ɛmma Ntɛm +A study in Australia by the Skin and Cancer Foundation revealed that skin cancer is now the most common form of cancer in that country +Nhwehwɛmu bi a Skin and Cancer Foundation yɛe wɔ Australia daa no adi sɛ honam ani kokoram ne nea abu so sen biara wɔ saa ɔman no mu +It is estimated that every year some Australians die of skin cancer +Wobu akontaa sɛ afe biara honam ani kokoram kum Australiafo bɛyɛ +According to The Daily Telegraph Mirror of Sydney Australia the study says that the carefree attitude of many Australians to sun care in the past has created a ticking cancer timebomb +Sɛnea The Daily Telegraph Mirror a ɛwɔ Sydney Australia kyerɛ no nhwehwɛmu no kyerɛ sɛ awia a kan no na Australiafo mmɔ wɔn ho ban yiye wɔ ho no na ama kokoram ho asiane kɛse aba no +Most of today s victims were the teenage sunbathers of the s s and s +Wɔn a ebi ayɛ wɔn nnɛ no fa kɛse yɛ wɔn a bere a wɔyɛ mmofra wɔ ne mfe no mu no na wɔtaa to awia +Help for Insomniacs Mmoa ma Wɔn a Nnakorokoro Haw Wɔn +Researchers at Harvard Medical School have compiled a list of suggestions for people having serious difficulty falling asleep +Nhwehwɛmufo bi a wɔwɔ Harvard Aduruyɛ Sukuu akyerɛw nyansahyɛ ahorow bi a ɛbɛboa wɔn a wɔbrɛ paa ansa na wɔatumi ada +According to The Harvard Mental Health Letter a group of patients who had needed about minutes to fall asleep experienced significant improvement +Sɛnea The Harvard Mental Health Letter kae no ayarefo kuw bi a na egye wɔn bɛyɛ simma ansa na wɔatumi ada nyaa nkɔso kɛse +After trying the treatment for several weeks it took them an average of only nineteen minutes to fall asleep a reduction notes the letter +Krataa no ka sɛ bere a wɔde nyansahyɛ no yɛɛ adwuma adapɛn kakra no egyee wɔn bɛyɛ simma dunkron pɛ na wotumi dae ɛso tew ɔha biara mu +The recommended methods include Avoid spending more than seven hours in bed avoid staying in bed more than an hour beyond your average sleeping time arise at the same time every day including weekends go to bed only when sleepy and if you do not fall asleep within minutes after going to bed get up and do something relaxing until you feel sleepy again +Akwan a wɔkamfo kyerɛe no bi ne sɛ Kwati sɛ wobɛda hɔ aboro nnɔnhwerew ason sɛ woda nyan a nna hɔ mmoro dɔnhwerew biako ansa na woasɔre ɛsɛ sɛ wosɔre bere pɔtee bi da biara a dapɛn awiei nso ka ho kɔda hɔ bere a w’ani kum nkutoo na sɛ ebedu simma na wuntumi nnae a sɔre yɛ biribi a wubetumi de agye w’ahome kosi sɛ w’ani bɛsan akum +Comet Pearls Nsoromma a Ɛte sɛ Nhene +A group of more than comet fragments which appear in telescope photographs like a string of pearls are on a collision course with the planet Jupiter reports The Washington Post +The Washingtom Post bɔ amanneɛ sɛ nsoromma bi a emu atetew asinasin bɛboro a aboa ano a sɛ wɔde mfiri a wɔde hwɛ akyirikyiri twa no mfonini a ɛte sɛ nhene kɔnmude ne okyinnsoromma a wɔfrɛ no Jupiter no rekɔpem +The comet chunks some of which may measure perhaps two miles km across are collectively known as Shoemaker Levy after the discoverers +Wɔde wɔn a wokohui no din ato nsoromma a emu atetew asinasin a emu bi tɛtrɛtɛ bɛyɛ kilomita no so sɛ Shoemaker Levy +Scientists believe that the comet string was produced when a lone comet was torn to pieces by gravitational forces as it recently flew by Jupiter +Adebɔ ho nyansahufo gye di sɛ nea ɛmaa nsoromma a ɛte sɛ nhene kɔnmude yi bae ne sɛ bere a nsoromma biako rekyinkyin Jupiter ho nnansa yi ara no na tumi a ɛtwe ade ba fam tetew mu asinasin +The impacts of the comet fragments a rare event for human observers will occur over several days in late July +Nsoromma a emu atetew asinasin yi bɛkɔ akɔpempem saa okyinsoromma no nna pii mu wɔ July awiei na ɛbɛyɛ adeyɛ a nnipa ntaa hu bi +Although the impact will take place on the backside of Jupiter the resulting flashes may brighten the moons of Jupiter and may be observable from Earth through telescopes +Ɛwom sɛ ɛbɛpempem Jupiter fa a ɛnkyerɛ asase no de nanso anyinam a ɛbɛma atwitwa no betumi ama Jupiter asram no ahyirɛn na ebia wobetumi agyina Asase so de mfiri a wɔde hwɛ akyirikyiri ahu +Violence Against Women Mmea a Wɔyɛ Wɔn Basabasa +A recent survey reveals that percent of Canadian women years or older have been victims of male violence at least once in their adult lives according to The Globe and Mail +Sɛnea The Globe and Mail kyerɛ no nnansa yi nhwehwɛmu bi a wɔyɛe da no adi sɛ Canada mmea a wɔadi mfe anaa nea ɛboro saa ɔha biara mu na anyɛ yiye koraa no ɔbarima bi ayɛ wɔn basabasa pɛnkoro wɔ wɔn asetram fi bere a woduu mpanyin mfe so no +That amounts to more than five million women +Wɔdɔɔso sen mmea ɔpepem anum +This Canadian newspaper reported that almost half the women interviewed said assaults came from boyfriends husbands friends family members or other men familiar to them +Saa Canada atesɛm krataa yi bɔɔ amanneɛ sɛ mmea a wobisabisaa wɔn nsɛm no mu nea ɛreyɛ adu fa kae sɛ mpenafo okununom nnamfo abusuafo anaa mmarima afoforo a wonim wɔn na wɔyɛɛ wɔn basabasa +Ten percent of the women surveyed were victimized in the past year alone and about attack in was serious enough to cause physical injury +Mmea a wɔyɛɛ wɔn mu nhwehwɛmu no ɔha biara mu du na wɔyɛɛ wɔn basabasa afe a etwaam no nkutoo mu na na mmea biara a wɔyɛɛ wɔn basabasa no mu de mu yɛ den sɛ ebetumi apira wɔn kɛse +Many women reported being pushed grabbed shoved slapped kicked bitten or hit by their husbands or live in male partners +Mmea no pii bɔɔ amanneɛ sɛ wɔn kununom anaa wɔn mpenafo a wɔne wɔn te piapiaa wɔn miaa wɔn denneennen bobɔɔ wɔn asom tutuu wɔn nan wowɔɔ wɔn kekaa wɔn anaa wɔbobɔɔ wɔn +Thousands of Plants Ignored Wɔabu Ani Agu Nnua Pii So + Several thousand plant species have been used for human food in history but now only about are cultivated and no more than three supply almost percent of the calories and protein derived from plants says the UN Food and Agriculture Organization +Amanaman Nkabom asoɛe a ɛhwɛ aduan ne kuayɛ so no ka sɛ Nnipa anya aduan afi nnua mpempem pii mu wɔ abakɔsɛm mu nanso seesei de bɛyɛ pɛ na wodua na aduan mu ahoɔden a efi nnua mu no bɛyɛ ɔha biara mu fi emu abiɛsa pɛ mu +International agricultural studies confirm this +Kuayɛ mu nhwehwɛmu a wɔayɛ wɔ wiase nyinaa si eyi so dua +Humans stick to their familiar staples rice maize and wheat ignoring thousands of other nutritious plants found in nature +Nnipa kɔ so di nnuan dedaw a wɔtaa di no ara ɔmo aburo ne awi na wobu wɔn ani gu nnua afoforo a ahoɔden wom a ɛwɔ hɔ no so +Little Power Over Their Own Lives Wonni Wɔn Ankasa Asetra So Tumi Kɛse +Despite recent changes favoring democracies percent of today s world population have no say in the factors that shape their lives +Ɛmfa ho nsakrae ahorow a aba nnansa yi ama dodow amammu kɔ so no nnipa a wɔte wiase nnɛ no ɔha biara mu ano nnuru guam wɔ nsɛm a ɛfa wɔn asetra ho mu +That is a conclusion of the Human Development Report issued by the UN Development Program UNDP +Saa na Human Development Report a Amanaman Yiyedi Nhyehyɛe UNDP de too gua kae +Former UNDP administrator William Draper in a foreword to the report said that life for the majority is still shaped by continuing struggles for access to the ordinary opportunities of life land water work living space and basic social services +Kan UNDP sohwɛfo William Draper kae wɔ amanneɛbɔ no nnianim mu sɛ nneɛma a ɛda so di nnipa dodow no ara asetra so ne kɔ a wɔkɔ so pere hwehwɛ asetram nneɛma nketenkete asase nsu adwuma trabea ne nneɛma a wɔyɛ de boa nnipa yiyedi +The report notes that ethnic minorities the poor rural dwellers women and the disabled often have little power to change their lives +Amanneɛbɔ no ka sɛ mmusua a wɔnnɔɔso ahiafo nkuraasefo mmea ne nnipa a wɔadi dɛm ntaa nnya tumi kɛse a wɔde bɛsesa wɔn asetra +Pocket Size Video Rosary Video Ketewa a Mpaebɔ Ahorow Wom +An Italian Catholic priest has patented an electronic video Rosary complete with music and moving religious images +Katolek sɔfo bi a ofi Italy ayɛ video a mpaebɔ wom a nnwom ne nyamesom mfonini ahorow a ahokeka wom ka ho +According to the Bologna daily newspaper Il Resto del Carlino the device which is battery powered is simple and handy fitting conveniently into a pocket or handbag +Sɛnea Bologna atesɛm krataa bi a ɛba da biara Il Resto del Carlino kyerɛ no afiri no a ɛde batre di dwuma no adwumayɛ ne ne kura nyɛ den ɛnyɛ den sɛ obi de bɛhyɛ ne kotoku anaa ne bag ketewa mu +For those who want to recite prayers while driving there is also a special adapter that can be plugged into the car cigarette lighter attachment +Sɛ ebinom pɛ sɛ wɔbɔ mpae bere a wɔreka kar a ɛwɔ ahama soronko bi nso a wobetumi de ahyɛ kar no tokuro a nea wɔde sɔ sigarɛt hyem no mu +The believer can choose the part of the Rosary he wants to recite +Gyidini no betumi apaw Mpae no fa a ɔpɛ sɛ ɔbɔ no +The Ave Maria button for example enables the user to proceed step by step in the various phases of the prayer the words of which are displayed on the screen +Sɛ nhwɛso no nea wɔde bɔ Mo Maria no boa ma obi tie mpaebɔ no afa nnidiso nnidiso na emu nsɛm no ba video no so +Should someone get tired before finishing all the prayers says Il Resto del Carlino he can switch the device off and thanks to the electronic memory continue from where he left off when it is switched back on +Il Resto del Carlino ka sɛ sɛ obi antumi anwie mpaebɔ no nyinaa na sɛ ɔbrɛ a obetumi adum afiri no na esiane sɛ wɔayɛ ma etumi kora nsɛm so nti sɛ ɔsan sɔ afiri no a ɛbɛtoa so afi baabi a ɔde sii no +The Coldest Spot in the Universe Baabi a Ɛhɔ Yɛ Nwini Sen Biara wɔ Amansan Yi Mu +The coldest temperature in the entire universe was recently measured at +Kelvin +Wosusuw baabi a ɛhɔ yɛ nwini sen biara wɔ amansan yi mu wɔ Kelvin ɔhyew ne onwini susudua so no wonyaa +This extremely low temperature is a tiny fraction of a degree above absolute zero +Saa wim tebea a ɛyɛ wiriduu yi yɛ hyew sen wim tebea a ɛyɛ nwini korakora wɔ susudua no so kakraa bi +Where was this very cold temperature experienced ? Ɛhe na wohui sɛ ɛhɔ yɛ nwini kɛse saa no ? +In the Nordic country of Finland according to the magazine New Scandinavian Technology +Sɛnea nsɛmma nhoma New Scandinavian Technology kyerɛ no ɛyɛ Nordikfo man a ɛne Finland +Yet most people in Finland were unaware of this event since the low temperature was achieved artificially in the Low Temperature Physics Laboratory at the Helsinki University of Technology +Nanso Finlandfo dodow no ara anhu sɛ adeyɛ yi kɔɔ so efisɛ wɔnam nneɛma bi a wɔn ankasa yɛe wɔ Low Temperature Physics Laboratory a ɛwɔ Helsinki Nyansahu Sukuupɔn mu no so na wohuu wim tebea a ɛyɛ nwini saa no +Scientists have never been able to achieve absolute zero which is described in New Scandinavian Technology as the temperature that marks the absence of all thermal movement within atoms +Nyansahufo ntumi nnyaa biribiara a ɛyɛ nwini korakora wɔ susudua no so a sɛnea New Scandinavian Technology ka ho asɛm no ɛyɛ biribi a ɛyɛ nwini araa ma ɔhyew biara nni abɔde mu nneɛma nketenkete mu +Value of Window View Abɔnten a Wohu So Mfaso +According to a study by researchers at the University of Michigan U +S +A +employees with a window view perform better +Sɛnea nhwehwɛmufo bi a wɔwɔ University of Michigan U +S +A +nhwehwɛmu kyerɛe no adwumayɛfo a wohu abɔnten adwuma kɔ so yiye +Contrary to popular belief having a view does not necessarily encourage daydreaming +Nea ɛne adwene a nnipa pii wɔ nhyia no hu a obi hu abɔnten kɛkɛ no mma n’adwene nkyinkyin +The magazine Business Week reports that a person survey revealed that workers with views of the outside world show more enthusiasm for their jobs less frustration more patience better concentration and fewer physical ailments +Nsɛmma nhoma Business Week bɔ amanneɛ sɛ nnipa a wɔyɛɛ wɔn mu nhwehwɛmu no daa no adi sɛ adwumayɛfo a wohu nea ɛkɔ so wɔ abɔnten no kyerɛ wɔn adwuma ho anigye kɛse wonhyia abasamtu pii wɔwɔ boasetɔ kɛse wotumi de wɔn adwene si adwuma no so yiye na wɔwɔ akwahosan pa sen afoforo +In contrast workers in windowless cubicles are likely to be less imaginative and more irritable and have more problems with concentration +Nea ɛne eyi nhyia no ebia wɔn a wɔyɛ adwuma wɔ faako a wonhu abɔnten no ntumi mmɔ wɔn tirim nyɛ biribi na wɔn bo betumi afuw ntɛmntɛm na wontumi mfa wɔn adwene nsi adwuma no so kɛse +Intellectual Toys Agode Ahorow a Wɔde Sua Ade + Educational toy sales skyrocket as parents trade in plain fun for future competitive edge notes The Globe and Mail a Canadian newspaper +Canada atesɛm krataa The Globe and Mail ka sɛ Awofo retɔ agode a wɔde sua ade kɛse efisɛ wɔpɛ sɛ wɔde eyinom a daakye ɛbɛma wɔn mma ahu ade asen biara no si nea wɔde di agoru kɛkɛ ananmu +The report adds that some parents are even preventing their children from playing with toys that are simply fun to play with +Atesɛm krataa no de ka ho sɛ awofo binom resiw wɔn mma kwan na wɔamfa agode a wɔde gye ani kɛkɛ anni agoru +Instead they want every moment of play to be packed with the potential to teach skills +Mmom no wɔpɛ sɛ wɔde bere biara a wɔde di agoru sua ade +While many believe that this trend can produce children with higher intelligence and better skills some experts disagree +Bere a nnipa pii gye di sɛ saa su yi betumi ama wɔanya mmofra a wonim ade na wosua nneɛma pa pii no animdefo binom mpene so +They feel that robbing children of valuable unstructured playtime will stifle their creativity and that they will learn less in the end says the newspaper +Wɔte nka sɛ agoru a mmofra ankasa fi wɔn pɛ mu di a wobesiw ano no mma wontumi mmɔ wɔn tirim nyɛ biribi na ɛmma wontumi nsua nneɛma pii +Piracy on the Rise Ɛpo so Hyɛn mu Korɔnbɔ Rekɔ Soro +The London based International Maritime Organization a United Nations agency fighting piracy and armed robbery of ships reports that piracy has increased substantially in recent years both in number and brutality to crew members +Amanaman ntam ahyehyɛde bi a ɛhwɛ po so ahyɛn ho nsɛm so a ɛwɔ London no a ɛyɛ Amanaman Nkabom no ahyehyɛde a ɛko tia po so ahyɛn mu korɔnbɔ ne po so ahyɛn a wɔde akode gye bɔ amanneɛ sɛ po so ahyɛn mu korɔnbɔ dodow ne amanehunu a ɛde ba hyɛn mu adwumayɛfo so akɔ soro kɛse +Although most of the reported incidents of piracy took place in Southeast Asia s Strait of Malacca pirates are also prowling along the western coast of Africa and the northeastern coast of South America +Ɛwom sɛ po so ahyɛn mu korɔnbɔ a wɔbɔɔ ho amanneɛ no mu dodow no ara sii wɔ Asia Kesee Fam Apuei wɔ Malacca Poka no so de nanso po so ahyɛn mu akorɔmfo wowɔ Africa atɔe fam mpoano ne America Kesee Fam wɔ kusuu fam apuei mpoano nso +Piracy writes UN Chronicle magazine threatens to become a worldwide problem +UN Chronicle nsɛmma nhoma no kyerɛw sɛ po so ahyɛn mu korɔnbɔ betumi abɛyɛ wiase nyinaa ɔhaw +Can Wealth Buy Happiness ? So Sika Betumi Atɔ Anigye ? +EVIDENTLY having more money does not make people happier +ADANSE a ɛwɔ hɔ kyerɛ sɛ sɛ obi nya sika sen afoforo a ɛmma onnya anigye nsen wɔn +Says the magazine Psychology Today Once above the poverty line increases in income have surprisingly little relation to personal happiness +Nsɛmma nhoma Psychology Today ka sɛ Sɛ obi nyɛ hiani a anwonwasɛm ne sɛ akatua ntomu nkyerɛ sɛ n’ankasa ani begye +This was confirmed in a New York Times obituary of October that carried the headline Doris Duke Heiress Whose Great Wealth Couldn t Buy Happiness Is Dead +Wosii eyi so dua wɔ October New York Times ayi ho amanneɛbɔ bi mu a n’asɛmti ne sɛ Doris Duke a Wadi Mfe Ɔdedifo a Ne Sika Bebrebe Antumi Antɔ Anigye no Awu +The article said Late one evening in Rome in Miss Duke who was then years old told a friend that her vast fortune was in some ways a barrier to happiness +Emu asɛm no kae sɛ Wɔ anadwo bi no Awuraa Duke a saa bere no na wadi mfe ka kyerɛɛ n’adamfo bi wɔ Rome sɛ ne sika bebrebe no siw n’anigye kwan ɔkwan bi so +All that money is a problem sometimes Duke confided to a friend +Duke ka kyerɛɛ n’adamfo no sɛ Ɛtɔ mmere bi a sika bebree no nyinaa yɛ ɔhaw +After I ve gone out with a man a few times he starts to tell me how much he loves me +Sɛ mene ɔbarima bi fi adi mpɛn kakraa bi a ofi ase ka kyerɛ me sɛ ɔdɔ me yiye +But how can I know if he really means it ? Nanso ɛbɛyɛ dɛn na mahu sɛ ɔdɔ me ampa ? +How can I ever be sure ? Ɛbɛyɛ dɛn koraa na matumi agye adi ? +The Times noted Her words that night showed that her life had been profoundly affected even scarred by her wealth +Times kae sɛ Nsɛm a ɔkaa no saa anadwo no kyerɛe sɛ ne sika no aka n’asetra kɛse na apira no mpo +Similarly Jean Paul Getty once reputed to be the richest man in the world said Money doesn t necessarily have any connection with happiness +Saa ara na Jean Paul Getty a bere bi na wagye din sɛ obi a ɔwɔ sika sen biara wɔ wiase kae sɛ Sika ne anigye nhyɛ da nni hwee yɛ +Maybe with unhappiness +Ebia ɛne awerɛhow na ɛwɔ biribi yɛ +And Jane Fonda a famous Hollywood actress who during the s received half a million dollars per movie said I ve had my taste of wealth and all the material things +Jane Fonda nso a wɔde no adi dwuma wɔ Hollywood sini mu a mfe no mu no na ogye dɔla ɔpepem fa wɔ sini biara a ɔbɛba mu ho no kae sɛ Manya sika ne ahonyade nyinaa bi +They don t mean a thing +Ɛnka hwee +There s a psychiatrist that goes with every swimming pool out here not to mention divorces and children who hate their parents +Sika de adwene ne nkate fam basaayɛ ba na awaregyae ne mmofra a wɔtentan wɔn awofo ho asɛm mpo de yɛnka +While wealth alone will never bring happiness neither does abject poverty +Sɛnea sika nkutoo ntumi mfa anigye mma da no saa ara na ohia buruburoo nso te +Thus a wise man long ago said Give me neither poverty nor riches +Enti bere tenten a atwam no ɔbarima nyansafo bi kae sɛ Mma me ohia anaa ahonyade +Another Bible writer noted that what a person needs in order to be happy is godly devotion along with self sufficiency +Bible kyerɛwfo foforo nso kae sɛ nea obi hia na ama n’ani agye ne onyamesom pa a ɔpene wɔ mu +For we have brought nothing into the world and neither can we carry anything out +Na yɛamfa hwee amma wiase nanso yentumi mfa hwee mfi mu nkɔ +So having sustenance and covering we shall be content with these things +Timothy +Na sɛ yɛwɔ nnuan ne nea yɛde kata yɛn ho a momma ɛno ara nnɔɔ yɛn so +Timoteo +I Am Interested in Learning More M’ani Gye ho sɛ Mesua Pii +A MAN from Colorado U +S +A +wrote the above last December in a letter to the publishers of this magazine +ƆBARIMA bi a ofi Colorado U +S +A +na ɔkyerɛwee nea ɛwɔ atifi ha yi wɔ krataa bi mu kɔmaa wɔn a wotintim nsɛmma nhoma yi wɔ December afe a etwaam no mu +He explained Ɔkyerɛkyerɛɛ mu sɛ + Although you wouldn t consider me a religious person by most people s standards I have always believed there has to be more to life than what we see and hear in our day to day existence +Ɛwom sɛ nnipa pii remmu me sɛ nyamesomni de nanso migye di bere nyinaa sɛ ɔkwan biara so pii wɔ asetram sen nea yehu ne nea yɛte ho asɛm wɔ yɛn da biara da asetram no +I have always had a spiritual commitment although not to a specific religion +Nyamesom ho hia me bere nyinaa ɛwom sɛ minni asɔre pɔtee bi mu de +However lately I have found myself in some fairly distressing situations and find myself lacking the inner strength to cope +Nanso nnansa yi mihyiahyia ahohia a mete nka sɛ minni ahoɔden a mede begyina ano +Problems at home and work have increased my level of anxiety to a point I have not experienced before +Ofie ne adwumam nsɛm ama manya dadwen kɛse asen nea mahyia pɛn biara +Strangely enough when I was at the height of my frustration I stumbled across one of your pieces of literature in a shopping mall +Nea ɛyɛ nwonwa ne sɛ bere a m’abasamtu no mu yɛɛ den paa no mikohuu mo nhoma no biako wɔ nhomatɔnbea bi +Your views regarding the Holy Father are refreshing and I am interested in learning more but I m not sure where to turn +Mo nkyerɛkyerɛmu a ɛfa Agya Kronkron no ho no ma abotɔyam na m’ani gye ho sɛ mesua pii nanso mintumi nhu faako a menkɔ +I would greatly appreciate any guidance you can give me to learn more about Jehovah s Witnesses and your beliefs +M’ani bɛsɔ mmoa biara a mubetumi de ama me na ama masua mo Yehowa Adansefo ne mo gyidi ahorow ho nsɛm afoforo no kɛse +As I mentioned I found it strange to stumble across one of your pieces of literature at the height of my frustration it may be a sign of divine guidance +Sɛnea mekae no ɛyɛɛ me nwonwa sɛ mikohuu mo nhoma no biako bere a na m’abasamtu no mu ayɛ den paa no ebia ɛyɛ akwankyerɛ a efi soro +This man was sent a copy of a book that presents the Bible based beliefs of Jehovah s Witnesses entitled You Can Live Forever in Paradise on Earth +Wɔkɔmaa saa barima yi nhoma bi a ɛka Yehowa Adansefo gyidi ahorow a egyina Bible so ho asɛm a wɔato din Wubetumi Atra Ase Daa wɔ Paradise wɔ Asase So +If you would like to receive a copy of this page hardcover publication or wish to have a free home Bible study please write to Watchtower Columbia Heights Brooklyn New York or the appropriate address listed on page +Sɛ wopɛ sɛ wo nsa ka nhoma a akyi yɛ den a ekura nkratafa yi bi anaa wopɛ sɛ wɔne wo yɛ ofie Bible adesua a wuntua hwee a yɛsrɛ wo kyerɛw Watch Tower Society P +O +Box Accra anaa address a wɔahyehyɛ wɔ kratafa no mu nea ɛfata +Kratafa mfonini Wubetumi Atra Ase Daa wɔ Paradise wɔ Asase So +What s in the Stars for You ? Dɛn Na Nsoromma Ka Kyerɛ Wo ? +BY AWAKE ! EFI NYAN ! +CORRESPONDENT IN BRAZIL KYERƐWFO A ƆWƆ BRAZIL HƆ + HAVE you heard it s in the stars next July we collide with Mars ? WOATE sɛ wɔnam nsoromma mu hwɛ so reka sɛ yɛrekɔpem Mars July a ɛreba yi ? +These words of Cole Porter s lilting song well express the common and ancient belief that man s future is somehow related to the stars +Cole Porter nnwom a ɛkanyan anigye mu nsɛm yi kyerɛkyerɛ tetefo gyidi a agye din a ɛne sɛ onipa daakye ne nsoromma wɔ abusuabɔ bi no mu yiye +But is there any real relationship between the heavenly bodies and mankind s life on this earth ? Nanso so abusuabɔ bi wɔ ɔsoro abɔde horow no ne adesamma asase yi so asetra ntam ankasa ? +If so how is mankind affected ? Sɛ ɛte saa a ɔkwan bɛn so na ɛka adesamma ? +If not just what purpose do the stars fulfill ? Sɛ ɛnte saa a ɛnde atirimpɔw bɛn ho dwuma na nsoromma di ankasa ? +It is not surprising that so many people are interested in the future when we consider some recent dramatic happenings the fall of the Berlin Wall and the rapid breakup of the former Soviet Union the lack of confidence in political leaders the ethnic hate surfacing in Africa and Europe the religious enmity in India and Ireland the galloping inflation afflicting so many countries and the rebellion of youth +Ɛnyɛ nwonwa sɛ nnipa pii ani gye nsɛm a ebesisi daakye ho sɛ yesusuw nsɛm bi a ɛyɛ nwonwa a asisi nnansa yi ho a Berlin Ɔfasu no a wɔabu agu ne kan Soviet Union a emu paapaee ntɛmso amammui akannifo mu ahotoso a wonni nitan a asɔre wɔ mmusuakuw ntam wɔ Afrika ne Europa nyamesom ntam ɔtan a ɛwɔ India ne Ireland nneɛma bo a ɛkɔ soro ntɛmntɛm wɔ aman pii mu ne mmofra atuatew +According to a report from the University of Hamburg was the most bellicose year since the end of World War II with armed conflicts in different countries +Amanneɛbɔ bi a efi Hamburg Sukuupɔn mu bae kyerɛe sɛ ne afe a wodii ako kɛse sen biara fi bere a Wiase Ko II baa awiei na akodi na ɛkɔɔ so wɔ aman ahorow so +Peace loving people naturally ask Where can we look for stability peace and security ? Sɛnea wɔbɛhwɛ kwan no nnipa a wɔdɔ asomdwoe bisa sɛ Ɛhe na yebetumi anya kommyɛ asomdwoe ne dwoodwoo asetra afi ? ’ +The uncertainty of the future has led to a boom in fortune telling in its various forms +Daakye mu ahotoso a enni hɔ ama adebisa anya nkɔanim ntɛmntɛm wɔ akwan horow pii so +Astrology is probably the best known +Ebia nsoromma mu hwɛ ne nea agye din kɛse +Distinguished from the science of astronomy astrology is the divination of the supposed influences of the stars and planets on human affairs and terrestrial events by their positions and aspects +Nsoromma mu hwɛ a ɛnte sɛ nsoromma ho nimdeɛ no yɛ nkɛntɛnso a wɔkyerɛ sɛ nsoromma ne okyinnsoromma ahorow no wɔ wɔ nnipa asetra ne asase so nsɛm so a wogyina so hyɛ nkɔm denam wɔn gyinabea ahorow ne wɔn hwɛbea so +Today millions of people just cannot resist reading their horoscope for hints about their future +Ɛnnɛ nnipa ɔpepem pii ntumi nkwati sɛ wɔbɛkenkan wɔn awo nsoromma gyinabea ho nsɛm a ɛma wohu wɔn daakye no +Other areas in which astrologers profess to foretell the future include the outcome of marital difficulties and health problems the rise and fall of political leaders the best date to open a new business and the numbers to use to win a lottery +Nneɛma afoforo a nsoromma mu ahwɛfo kyerɛ sɛ wotumi ka ho nsɛm sie ne nea aware ne akwahosan mu nsɛnnennen bɛkɔ akowie amammui akannifo sɔre ne wɔn asehwe ɛda a eye sen biara sɛ wobue adwuma foforo bi ano ne nɔma ahorow a ɛsɛ sɛ wɔde di dwuma na wɔadi loto +A Reuters dispatch reported that astrologer Joan Quigley was regularly consulted by Nancy Reagan as to when her husband then president of the United States should give his talks and when his plane should take off and land +Nsɛm ho amanneɛbɔ adwuma Reuters bɔɔ amanneɛ sɛ na Nancy Reagan taa kɔ nsoromma mu hwɛfo Joan Quigley hɔ kobisa bere a ɛsɛ sɛ ne kunu a na ɔyɛ United States ɔmampanyin saa bere no kasa kyerɛ amanfo ne bere a ɛsɛ sɛ ne wimhyɛn tu na esi +The New Catholic Encyclopedia revealed that astrology was used by Pope Julius II to set the day of his coronation and by Paul III to determine the proper hour for every Consistory +New Catholic Encyclopedia daa no adi sɛ Pope Julius II de nsoromma mu hwɛ dii dwuma de kyerɛɛ da a na ɛsɛ sɛ wɔde no si agua so na Paul III de dii dwuma de kyerɛɛ dɔnhwerew a eye sɛ ɔne Asɔfo Mpanyin yɛ wɔn nhyiam biara +Alfred Hug director of a Swiss firm that uses astrology to advise investors on the stock market guarantees excellent results +Alfred Hug Switzerland adwumakuw bi a ɛnam nsoromma mu hwɛ so tu adwumawuranom fo wɔ aguadi ho no panyin ma awerɛhyem sɛ etumi di dwuma yiye +It is written in the stars he affirms +Osi so dua sɛ wɔakyerɛw wɔ nsoromma no mu +Evidently many feel that the stars do influence the lives of human beings +Ɛda adi sɛ nnipa pii te nka sɛ nsoromma wɔ nnipa asetra so tumi bi +How did astrology get its start ? Ɔkwan bɛn so na nsoromma mu hwɛ fii ase ? +Does the ancient book the Bible have anything to say about astrology and astrologers ? So Bible tete nhoma no ka nsoromma mu hwɛ ne nsoromma mu ahwɛfo ho asɛm bi ? + Footnotes Ase hɔ nsɛm + In ancient China +signs in the sky as well as natural disasters were thought to mirror the deeds and misdeeds of the Emperor and his government +The International Encyclopedia of Astronomy +Wɔ tete China no +na wosusuw sɛ ewim nsɛnkyerɛnne ne asiane ahorow yɛ biribi a ɛda nneyɛe pa ne nneyɛe bɔne a Ɔhempɔn no ne ne nniso yɛ no adi +The International Encyclopedia of Astronomy +The horoscope is a diagram of the relative positions of planets and signs of the zodiac at a specific time as at one s birth and is used by astrologers to try to foretell future events in a person s life +Awo nsoromma gyinabea yɛ okyinnsoromma horow gyinabea ho mfonini ne wɔn hwɛbea ho nsɛnkyerɛnne wɔ bere pɔtee bi mu te sɛ bere a wɔwo obi na nsoromma mu ahwɛfo de di dwuma bɔ mmɔden sɛ wɔde bɛka nsɛm a ebesisi onipa bi asetram daakye +The Stars And Man Is There a Connection ? Nsoromma Ne Onipa So Wɔwɔ Abusuabɔ Bi ? +THE practice of watching the stars is not new +NSOROMMA a wɔhwɛ nyɛ ade foforo +According to The World Book Encyclopedia farmers thousands of years ago watched the stars to know when to plant their crops +Sɛnea The World Book Encyclopedia kyerɛ no akuafo a wɔtraa ase mfe mpempem pii a atwam no hwɛɛ nsoromma de huu bere a ɛfata sɛ wodua wɔn nnɔbae +Travelers learned to use the stars to tell directions +Akwantufo suaa sɛnea wɔde nsoromma bedi dwuma ma akyerɛ wɔn kwan +Even today in space travel stars are still used as guides +Wɔda so ara de nsoromma di dwuma sɛ ade a ɛkyerɛ kwan wɔ ahunmu akwantu mu nnɛ mpo +Ancients also invented myths of persons and animals that they felt were pictured in groups of stars or constellations +Tetefo nso hyehyɛɛ anansesɛm ahorow faa nnipa ne mmoa a wɔtee nka sɛ nsoromma akuwakuw yɛ wɔn ho mfonini ho +In time people came to feel that stars could influence their lives +Bere kɔɔ so no nnipa bɛtee nka sɛ nsoromma betumi anya wɔn asetra so tumi +A Vast Choice of Stars Nsoromma Ahorow Pii +The sheer number of and size of the stars inspire awe +Nsoromma dodow ne n’akɛse nko ara tumi kanyan ehu +It is estimated that there are some billion galaxies or huge groupings of stars in the universe ! Wobu akontaa sɛ nsoromma akuw anaa nsoromma akuw akɛse bɛyɛ ɔpepepem na ɛwɔ amansan yi mu ! +The International Encyclopedia of Astronomy says That is the number of grains of rice that could be packed into an average cathedral +The International Encyclopedia of Astronomy ka sɛ Ɛno bɛyɛ sɛ ɛmo aba mfuamfua a wobetumi aboa ano agu asɔredan kɛse bi mu +The Milky Way galaxy of which our solar system is a part is estimated to have at least that many stars +Wobu akontaa sɛ anyɛ yiye koraa no nsoromma dodow a ɛte saa na ɛwɔ Milky Way nsorommakuw a yɛn okyinnsoromma yi ka ho no mu +The star nearest our Earth other than the Sun one of the Alpha Centauri group is about +light years away +Nsoromma a ɛbɛn yɛn Asase pɛɛ sɛ yeyi Owia to nkyɛn a ne nsoromma akuw a wɔfrɛ no Alpha Centauri no mu biako no ntam kwan bɛyɛ sɛ hann mfe +A light year is the distance light travels in one year +Hann afe yɛ kwan tenten a hann twa wɔ afe biako mu +That means that when we look at that star the light entering our eye left the star +years earlier and during all that time was traveling through space at a velocity of miles a second km sec +Eyi kyerɛ sɛ sɛ yɛhwɛ saa nsoromma no a hann a yehu no fii nsoromma no mu mfe +a etwaam no saa bere no nyinaa na mmirika a ɛretu wɔ ahunmu no yɛ kilomita wɔ anibu biako mu +It is beyond our mental capacity to imagine the distance involved +Ɛbɛyɛ yɛn den sɛ yebetumi abu kilomita dodow a etwa no ho akontaa +Yet that is only the nearest star +Nanso ɛno mpo ne nsoromma a ɛbɛn pɛɛ +Some stars are billions of light years from our galaxy +Efi nsoromma binom so reba yɛn nsorommakuw yi so yɛ hann mfe ɔpepepem pii +No wonder God s prophet declared Look ! The nations are as a drop from a bucket and as the film of dust on the scales they have been accounted +Look ! Ɛnyɛ nwonwa sɛ Onyankopɔn diyifo bi kae sɛ Hwɛ amanaman te sɛ bokiti ho nsukoko a ɛresosɔ na wobu wɔn sɛ nsenia mu mfutumawa bi +He lifts the islands themselves as mere fine dust +Hwɛ ɔmoma mmepɔw so sɛ mfutuma fekɔfekɔ +Who bothers about a little speck of dust ? Hena na mfutumawa bi ho asɛm hia no ? +The closest heavenly body to earth is the moon which exercises a definite influence on our earth its gravity even causing a difference of over feet meters between high and low tides in some places +Ɔsoro abɔde a ɛbɛn asase sen biara ne ɔsram a ɛwɔ tumi bi wɔ yɛn asase yi so no na ne tumi a ɛtwe nneɛma kɔ ho no mpo ma po bɔ asorɔkye kɔ soro bɛyɛ mita wɔ mmeae bi +According to three French scientists the moon s gravity is now believed to be what keeps the earth s axis inclined degrees thus ensuring a regular change of seasons +Sɛnea Fransefo nyansahufo baasa bi kyerɛ no wogye di mprempren sɛ ɔsram no tumi a ɛtwe nneɛma bɛn ho no ne ade a ɛma asase no kɔ so kyea digriis wɔ ne nnyinaso so na ɛma yɛkɔ so nya ewim nsakrae horow +Nature February Since the moon exerts such a physical influence over our planet it is reasonable to ask What about the billions of stars ? Nature February Esiane sɛ ɔsram no wɔ yɛn okyinnsoromma no so tumi a aniwa tua saa nti ntease wom sɛ yebebisa sɛ Nsoromma ɔpepepem pii no nso ɛ ? +But first what do ancient sources such as the Bible tell us about the stars ? Nanso nea edi kan no dɛn na tete nhoma ahorow te sɛ Bible no ka wɔ nsoromma no ho kyerɛ yɛn ? +Stars in the Scriptures Nsoromma ho Nsɛm a Ɛwɔ Kyerɛwnsɛm no Mu +The Bible makes many references to stars both in a literal and in a figurative sense +Bible no ka nsoromma ankasa ne sɛnkyerɛnne kwan so de ho nsɛm pii nso +For instance according to one psalmist the Creator made the moon and the stars to dominate the night so that the stars would help furnish light for the earth +Sɛ nhwɛso no sɛnea odwontofo bi kae no Ɔbɔadeɛ no yɛɛ ɔsram ne nsoromma sɛ enni anadwo so sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a nsoromma no bɛboa ma hann aba asase no so +Later when making a covenant with faithful Abraham God said Look up please to the heavens and count the stars if you are possibly able to count them +Akyiri yi bere a Onyankopɔn ne Abraham reyɛ apam no Ɔkae sɛ Hwɛ ɔsoro ɛ na kan nsoromma sɛ wubetumi akan anaa ? +And he went on to say to him So your seed will become +Na ɔka kyerɛɛ no sɛ Sɛ w’asefo bɛyɛ nen +The apostle Paul points out that stars have differences saying The glory of the sun is one sort and the glory of the moon is another and the glory of the stars is another in fact star differs from star in glory +Ɔsomafo Paulo daa no adi sɛ nsoromma gu ahorow bere a ɔkae sɛ Owia anuonyam nko ɔsram anuonyam nko nsoromma anuonyam nko na ɛsonsono nsoromma mmiako mmiako anuonyam +At the same time this vast number of stars and their glory are not outside the realm or the control of their Creator He is counting the number of the stars all of them he calls by their names +Psalm +Bere koro no ara no saa nsoromma huhaa no ne wɔn anuonyam mpa Nea Ɔbɔe no ani so anaasɛ ɛnyɛ nea ontumi nni so Ɔkyerɛ nsoromma dodow ɔtoto wɔn nyinaa din +Dwom +On the other hand in the Scriptures we find that stars are often used to refer to persons rulers and angels +Nanso yehu wɔ Kyerɛwnsɛm mu sɛ wɔde nsoromma di dwuma mpɛn pii de gyina hɔ ma nnipa sodifo ne abɔfo +Jacob s son Joseph has a dream in which his parents are pictured as the sun and the moon and his brothers as stars +Yakob ba Yosef soo dae bi a owia ne ɔsram yɛɛ n’awofo ho mfonini na nsoromma gyinaa hɔ maa ne nuabarimanom +Angels are referred to as morning stars +Wɔfrɛ abɔfo sɛ adekyee nsoromma +Babylon s king is spoken of as aiming to be above the stars of God the Davidic rulers of the nation of Israel +Wɔka Babilon hene ho asɛm sɛ ɔrema ne ho so asen Onyankopɔn nsoromma Israel man no sodifo a wofi Dawid ase no +Unstable men in the Christian congregation are likened to stars with no set course whereas faithful bodies of congregation elders are mentioned as being stars in the right hand of Christ +Genesis Job Isaiah Jude Revelation +Wɔde nnipa a wonni nnyinaso a wɔwɔ Kristofo asafo no mu toto nsoromma a ekyinkyini ho bere a wɔka asafo mu mpanyimfo akuw a wodi nokware no ho asɛm sɛ nsoromma a wɔwɔ Kristo nsa nifa mu +Genesis Hiob Yesaia Yuda Adiyisɛm +One account in the Bible says that the stars from their orbits fought against Sisera the army chief of King Jabin of Canaan who had oppressed the nation of Israel for years +Bible mu asɛm bi ka sɛ nsoromma fifii wɔn akwan so ne Sisera Kanaan hene Yabin safohempanyin a ɔhyɛɛ Israel man so mfe no koe +Jehovah assigned Judge Barak of Israel to save Israel from bondage and gave him an overwhelming victory over Sisera even though the latter had nine hundred chariots with iron scythes on their wheels +Yehowa de hyɛɛ Ɔtemmufo Barak a ofi Israel nsa sɛ onnye Israel mfi nkoasom mu na ɔmaa no dii Sisera so nkonim kɛse ɛwom sɛ na Sisera wɔ nteaseɛnam ahankron a nnade hyehyɛ ne ntwahonan ho de +In the song of victory the Israelites sang From heaven did the stars fight from their orbits they fought against Sisera +Wɔ nkonimdi dwom no mu no Israelfo no too dwom sɛ Wofi soro bedii ako nsoromma fifii wɔn akwan so ne Sisera koe +No explanation is given as to just how the stars fought +Wɔnkyerɛkyerɛ ɔkwan pɔtee a nsoromma no faa so koe no mu +Rather than assume that the stars exercised a direct influence in the battle it is more reasonable to believe that the expression indicates some form of divine intervention in behalf of Israel +Judges +Sɛ anka yebesusuw sɛ nsoromma no nyaa kyɛfa tee wɔ ɔko no mu no ntease wom kɛse sɛ yebegye atom sɛ nea asɛm no kyerɛ ne sɛ Onyankopɔn de ne ho gyee asɛm no mu maa Israel wɔ ɔkwan bi so +Atemmufo +The Star of Bethlehem Betlehem Nsoromma No +Probably one of the best known stars mentioned in the Bible is the star of Bethlehem that guided the astrologers from eastern parts to the house where Jesus had been taken by his parents after his birth in a stable +Ebia nsoromma a wɔaka ho asɛm wɔ Bible mu a wonim no kɛse no biako ne Betlehem nsoromma no a ɛkyerɛɛ nsoromma mu ahwɛfo a wofi apuei no kwan baa ofie a na Yesu awofo de no afi baabi a wɔwoo no a ɛyɛ mmoa adididaka mu akɔ hɔ no +What was that star ? Na ɛyɛ nsoromma bɛn ? +Certainly it was not an ordinary one since it was low enough for the astrologers to follow it for about a thousand miles km +Nokwarem no na ɛnyɛ nsoromma biara kɛkɛ esiane sɛ na ɛwɔ fam araa ma nsoromma mu ahwɛfo no tumi dii akyi twaa bɛyɛ kilomita +The star led them first to Jerusalem +Nea edi kan no nsoromma no dii wɔn anim kɔɔ Yerusalem +Hearing of this King Herod questioned them and then decided to kill the infant Jesus +Bere a Ɔhene Herode tee eyi ho asɛm no obisaa wɔn ho asɛm na afei osii gyinae sɛ obekum abofra Yesu +Then the star led the astrologers to the particular house where Jesus was living +Afei nsoromma no dii nsoromma mu ahwɛfo no anim kɔɔ ofie pɔtee a na Yesu te mu no mu +Certainly no normal star could do that +Ɛyɛ nokware sɛ nsoromma ankasa biara ntumi nyɛ saa +Did this starlike object originate with God ? So na ade a ɛte sɛ nsoromma yi fi Onyankopɔn hɔ ? +Since the astrologers visit led indirectly to the slaughter of all the boys in Bethlehem and in all its districts from two years of age and under is it not reasonable to conclude that the star was something used by God s Adversary Satan in an attempt to destroy God s Son ? Matthew +Esiane sɛ nsoromma mu ahwɛfo no nsrahwɛ no na ɛkɔfaa mmarimaa a wokunkum wɔn wɔ Betlehem ne n’ahye so a wɔadi mfe abien ne wɔn a wonnya nnii nyinaa ’ bae nti so ntease nnim sɛ yɛbɛka sɛ nsoromma no yɛ ade a Onyankopɔn Tamfo Satan na ɔde dii dwuma de bɔɔ mmɔden sɛ ɔbɛsɛe Onyankopɔn Ba no ? Mateo +It should also be borne in mind that the astrologers came from the East perhaps from Babylon which was an ancient center of magic sorcery and astrology +Ɛsɛ sɛ yɛkae nso sɛ na nsoromma mu ahwɛfo no fi Apuei Fam ebia na wofi Babilon a na ɛyɛ tete kurow titiriw a na woyi nkonyaa yɛ asumansɛm na wɔhwɛ nsoromma mu wɔ hɔ no +A number of heavenly bodies have been named after Babylon s gods +Wɔde Babilon anyame din atoto ɔsoro abɔde dodow bi +In the days of King Nebuchadnezzar divination was used to help him decide which route to take in his battle campaign +Ezekiel +Wɔ Ɔhene Nabukadnesar nna no mu no wɔnam adebisa so na ɛboaa no ma osii ɔkwan a na ɔfa so kodi ako ho gyinae +Hesekiel +The prophet Isaiah challenged Babylon s counselors saying You Babylon are powerless in spite of the advice you get +Odiyifo Yesaia twaa Babilon afotufo mpoa kae sɛ Wo Babilon wunni tumi biara ɛmfa ho afotu a wunya +Let your astrologers come forward and save you those people who study the stars who map out the zones of the heavens and tell you from month to month what is going to happen to you +Ma wo nsoromma mu ahwɛfo nsɔre nnyina na wonnye wo nkwa saa nkurɔfo a wɔhwɛ nsoromma mu a wɔkyekyɛ ɔsoro mu na daa ɔsram wɔka nea ɛbɛba wo so kyerɛ wo no +They will be like bits of straw and a fire will burn them up ! Wɔbɛyɛ sɛ sare nketenkete na ogya bi bɛhyew wɔn ! +They will not even be able to save themselves +and none will be left to save you +Wɔrentumi nnye wɔn ho mpo +na obiara nni hɔ a ɔbɛka na wagye wo nkwa +True to Isaiah s prophecy mighty Babylon fell to Cyrus the Great in B +C +E +Sɛnea Yesaia hyɛɛ nkɔm no ampa Babilon a ɛwɔ tumi kɛse no hwee ase wɔ Kores Ɔkɛseɛ no nsam wɔ afe A +Y +B +mu +The guidance that those Babylonian astrologers claimed to bring from the stars turned into disaster for all concerned +Isaiah Today s English Version +Akwankyerɛ a saa Babilon nsoromma mu ahwɛfo no kyerɛe sɛ wonya fi nsoromma mu no bɛyɛɛ asiane maa wɔn a na asɛm no fa wɔn ho nyinaa +Yesaia +Does this mean that we cannot learn anything from the stars ? So eyi kyerɛ sɛ yentumi nsua biribiara mfi nsoromma mu ? + Footnotes Ase hɔ nsɛm +Modern astronomy confirms Paul s words since stars differ as to color size amount of light produced temperature and relative density +Nnɛyi nsoromma ho nimdeɛ si Paulo nsɛm no so dua efisɛ ɛsonsono nsoromma ahorow kɔla n’akɛse ne hyerɛn ne hyew ne n’atɛtrɛtɛ +Box on page Kratafa adaka +What Some Have Said Nsɛm a Nnipa Bi Akeka +ASTROLOGY an adjunct and ally to astronomy +Johannes Kepler German astronomer +NSOROMMA MU HWƐ nsoromma ho nimdeɛ hokafo ne ne boafo +Johannes Kepler Germanni nsoromma ho nimdefo +Astrology is a disease not a science +Nsoromma mu hwɛ yɛ yare ɛnyɛ nyansahu +It is a tree under the shadow of which all sorts of superstitions thrive +Moses Maimonides Jewish scholar of the Middle Ages +Ɛyɛ dua a ne nwini ase na gyidihunu ahorow nyinaa kɔ so +Moses Maimonides Yudani nhomanimfo bi a ɔtraa ase Mfinimfini Mmere mu +A proto science which claims to be able to assess individual personality and behaviour and to foretell future trends and events from the aspects of the heavens +Nyansahu bi a egyina atetesɛm so a ɛkyerɛ sɛ etumi hwehwɛ ankorankoro su ne wɔn nneyɛe mu na egyina ɔsoro abɔde horow hwɛbea so tumi ka nea daakye bɛyɛ ne nsɛm a ebesisi +Probably about the th century BC the Chald ans in the south of Iraq are thought to have introduced the personal horoscope +Sɛnea wɔkyerɛ no ebia bɛyɛ afeha A +Y +B +mu mu na Kaldeafo a wɔte Iraq kesee fam de ankorankoro awo nsoromma gyinabea ho nsɛm bae +This was concerned with the influences exerted at the time of birth by the fixed stars as well as the Sun Moon and five planets +Na eyi fa nkɛntɛnso a nsoromma bafan Owia Ɔsram ne okyinnsoromma anum nya wɔ obi so bere a wɔwo no no ho +The procedures of astrology and the interpretation of horoscopes rely on ideas astronomers and most other scientists find subjective and unacceptable +C +Akwan a wɔfa so di nsoromma mu hwɛ ho dwuma ne awo nsoromma ho nkyerɛkyerɛmu no gyina adwenhorow a nsoromma ho animdefo ne nyansahufo afoforo mu fa kɛse no ara bu no sɛ adwenkyerɛ hunu na wonnye ntom no so +C +A +A +Ronan project coordinator East Asian History of Science Trust Cambridge England and contributor to The International Encyclopedia of Astronomy from which this quotation is taken +Ronan East Asian History of Science Trust Cambridge England nnwuma sohwɛfo ne obi a ɔboa ma wɔkyerɛw The International Encyclopedia of Astronomy a emu na wɔfaa asɛm yi fii no +To illustrate this subjectivity Ronan explains that while to the Western mind the red planet Mars is associated with war and belligerence to the Chinese red is a beautiful color and Mars is viewed as having a benign influence +Bere a Ronan reyɛ adwenkyerɛ hunu yi ho mfatoho no ɔkyerɛkyerɛ mu sɛ bere a Atɔe Famfo bu okyinnsoromma kɔkɔɔ Mars sɛ ɛne akodi ne atutupɛ na ɛnam no Chinafo nso bu ade kɔkɔɔ sɛ kɔla a ɛyɛ fɛ na wobu Mars sɛ ɛwɔ nkɛntɛnso pa +In contrast Western mythology associates Venus with white and beauty +Nea ɛne eyi bɔ abira no Atɔe Famfo atetesɛm kyerɛ sɛ Venus yɛ fitaa na ɛyɛ fɛ +To the Chinese white +is considered the colour of death decay and destruction Venus was therefore referred to as the gloomy planet of war +Chinafo fam no wobu +fitaa sɛ ɛyɛ owu ɔporɔw ne ɔsɛe kɔla enti wɔfrɛɛ Venus sɛ ɔko okyinnsoroma a ne tirim yɛ sum +’ +Ronan continues In spite of its proto scientific nature astrology in early times played a useful part in promoting astronomical observation and providing funds to carry it out +Ronan toa so sɛ Ɛmfa ho sɛ nsoromma mu hwɛ yɛ nyansahu a egyina atetesɛm so no edii dwuma a mfaso wɔ so de hyɛɛ nsoromma ho nimdeɛ a wonyae ho nkuran wɔ tete mmere mu na ɛso na wɔnam nyaa sika de dii ho dwuma +Nineteen Nobel prize winners together with other scientists issued a manifesto in entitled Objections to Astrology A Statement by Leading Scientists +Nnipa dunkron a wɔagye Nobel akyɛde ne nyansahufo foforo ka boom de mpaemuka bi too gua wɔ mu a n’asɛmti ne sɛ Nsoromma Mu Hwɛ ho Kasatia Horow Nyansahufo Akunini Asɛm a Wɔde To Gua +It declared In ancient times people +had no concept of the vast distances from the earth to the planets and stars +Ɛkae sɛ Tete no na nnipa +nni akwan atenten a ɛdeda asase ne okyinnsoromma ahorow ne nsoromma ntam ho adwene biara +Now that these distances can and have been calculated we can see how infinitesimally small are the gravitational and other effects produced by the distant planets and the far more distant stars +Afei a yetumi bu akwan yi ho akontaa na yɛabu no yetumi hu sɛnea tumi a ɛtwe ade ba fam ne tumi afoforo a efi okyinnsoromma a ɛwowɔ akyirikyiri ne nsoromma a ɛwowɔ akyirikyiri sen saa mu ba no yɛ ketewaa koraa no +It is simply a mistake to imagine that the forces exerted by stars and planets at the moment of birth can in any way shape our futures +Ɛyɛ mfomso koraa sɛ yebesusuw sɛ tumi ahorow a efi nsoromma ne okyinnsoromma mu ba bere a wɔwo yɛn no betumi akyerɛ nea yɛn daakye bɛyɛ wɔ ɔkwan bi so +Footnotes Ase hɔ nsɛm +For further information on astrology see Awake ! of May pages +Sɛ wopɛ nsoromma mu hwɛ ho nsɛm pii a hwɛ October Nyan ! nkratafa +The Stars Do Have A Message For You ! Nsoromma Wɔ Asɛm Bi Ka Kyerɛ Wo ! +AS SHOWN in the preceding articles in spite of the glory the stars manifest man was meant to consider them just for what they are inanimate objects placed in the heavens by the Creator for his purpose +SƐNEA wɔada no adi wɔ nsɛm a edi eyi anim mu no ɛmfa ho anuonyam a nsoromma da no adi no nea wɔhwehwɛ sɛ onipa yɛ ne sɛ obebu no sɛnea ɛte no ara nneɛma a nkwa nnim a Ɔbɔadeɛ no de asensɛn wim na adi n’atirimpɔw ho dwuma +They were not to be worshiped +Ɛnyɛ sɛ wɔbɛsom wɔn +As an integral part of Jehovah s marvelous creation subject to his laws the stars were to declare the glory of God and at the same time serve as a source of light for man as he carried out the Creator s purpose for him +Psalm Deuteronomy +Sɛ Yehowa abɔde a ɛyɛ nwonwa no fa bi a edi ne mmara so no wɔbɔɔ nsoromma sɛ ɛnka Onyankopɔn anuonyam ’ na bere koro no ara ɛmma onipa hann bere a odi atirimpɔw a Ɔbɔadeɛ no wɔ ma no ho dwuma no +Dwom Deuteronomium +In the Bible we read There should not be found in you anyone who +employs divination a practicer of magic or anyone who looks for omens or a sorcerer or one who binds others with a spell or anyone who consults a spirit medium or a professional foreteller of events or anyone who inquires of the dead +Yɛkenkan wɔ Bible mu sɛ Mma wonnhu wo mu +ɔkɔmfo a ɔhyɛ abosonkɔm ɔbayifo ne ɔdebisafo ne ntafoayifo ne kaberɛkyerefo ne samanfrɛfo ne osumanni ne nea obisa afunu efisɛ Yehowa akyide ne wɔn a wɔyɛ eyinom nyinaa +Isaiah said Let your counselors stand up now and save you the worshipers of the heavens the lookers at the stars +Look ! Yesaia kae sɛ Ma w’afotufo nsɔre nnyina ɛ na wonnye wo nkwa ɔsoro ani kyekyɛfo no nsorommahwɛfo +They have become like stubble +Isaiah +Hwɛ wɔayɛ sɛ sareguanguan +Yesaia +What We Can Learn From the Stars Nea Yebetumi Asua wɔ Nsoromma Ho +However the inanimate stars can tell us something if we are willing to listen +Nanso nsoromma a nkwa nnim no betumi aka biribi akyerɛ yɛn sɛ yɛpɛ sɛ yetie a +Edwin Way Teale wrote The stars speak of man s insignificance in the long eternity of time +Edwin Way Teale kyerɛwee sɛ Nsoromma no ka sɛnea nnipa nsɛ hwee wɔ mmeresanten mu no ho asɛm +Yes when we realize that the vast majority of the stars we see with our naked eye on a clear night were seen by our ancestors centuries ago does it not humble us ? Yiw sɛ yehu sɛ yɛn nananom a wɔtraa ase mfehaha pii a atwam no huu nsoromma a yɛde yɛn ani ankasa hu no anadwo a ewim tew no fa kɛse a so ɛmma yennya ahobrɛase ? +Do we not feel reverence for the Majestic One who created them in the beginning and who later brought forth mankind ? So yennya obu mma Opumpuni a ɔyɛɛ wɔn mfiase no na akyiri yi ɔbɔɔ nnipa no ? +King David of Israel reverently wrote When I see your heavens the works of your fingers the moon and the stars that you have prepared what is mortal man that you keep him in mind and the son of earthling man that you take care of him ? Israel hene Dawid fii obu mu kyerɛwee sɛ Sɛ mehwɛ wo soro wo nsateaa ano adwuma ɔsram ne nsoromma a woasiesie a ɔdesani ne hena a wokae no na onipa ba ne hena a w’ani ku ne ho ? +The heavens should humble us and make us question what we are doing with our lives +Genesis Psalm +Ɛsɛ sɛ ɔsoro ma yenya ahobrɛase na yebisa yɛn ho nea yɛde yɛn nkwa reyɛ +Genesis Dwom +On one occasion David prayed Teach me to do your will for you are my God +Dawid bɔɔ mpae bere bi sɛ Kyerɛkyerɛ me nea wopɛ yɛ na wone me Nyankopɔn +The record of David s life indicates that his prayer was answered +Dawid asetra ho kyerɛwtohɔ kyerɛ sɛ wobuaa ne mpaebɔ no +He learned to do God s will as set out in His Law +Osuae sɛ ɔbɛyɛ Onyankopɔn apɛde sɛnea na wɔakyerɛw wɔ Ne Mmara mu no +He also learned the Creator s purpose for mankind and he wrote about it +Osuaa Ɔbɔadeɛ no atirimpɔw ma adesamma ho ade nso na ɔkyerɛw ho asɛm +Just a little while longer and the wicked one will be no more +Aka kakraa sɛ na ɔbɔnefo nni hɔ +But the meek ones themselves will possess the earth and they will indeed find their exquisite delight in the abundance of peace +Na ahobrɛasefo benya asase no adi na wɔagye wɔn ani asomdwoe bebree mu +Turn away from what is bad and do what is good and so reside to time indefinite +Fi bɔne ho na yɛ papa na woatra hɔ daa +The righteous themselves will possess the earth and they will reside forever upon it +Treneefo benya asase no adi na wɔatra so daapem +With knowledge of that purpose came a responsibility Turn away from what is bad and do what is good +Psalm +Na asɛyɛde bi bata saa atirimpɔw no ho nimdeɛ a onyae no ho Fi bɔne ho na yɛ papa +Dwom +The stars have the same message for all mankind +Nsoromma ka asɛnkoro no ara kyerɛ adesamma nyinaa +Without worshiping them or consulting them we can see the Creator s love wisdom and power reflected in them +Bere a yɛnsom wɔn anaa yemmisa ’ wɔn hɔ ade no yetumi hu Ɔbɔadeɛ no dɔ ne nyansa ne ne tumi a ɛda adi wɔ ho no +The study of astronomy as opposed to astrology should instill reverence in our hearts +Ɛsɛ sɛ nsoromma ho ade a wosua de hwehwɛ ɛho nimdeɛ a ɛne nsoromma mu hwɛ bɔ abira no ma yenya obu wɔ yɛn koma mu +But more than that does it not implant in us the desire to learn more about God ? Nanso nea ɛsen saa no so ɛmma yennya ɔpɛ wɔ yɛn mu sɛ yebesua Onyankopɔn ho ade pii ? +He has provided his Word the Bible for that very purpose +Saa atirimpɔw no nti na ɔde n’Asɛm Bible no ama +If you have discerned this message from the stars you can learn what Jehovah has in store for mankind and more important how you can share in the blessings he has prepared for them +Sɛ wonam nsoromma no so anya saa asɛm yi mu nhumu a wubetumi asua nea Yehowa bɛyɛ ama adesamma ne titiriw no nea ɛbɛyɛ a wubetumi anya nhyira a wasiesie ama wɔn no mu kyɛfa ho ade +If you have questions about God and the purpose of life feel free to contact Jehovah s Witnesses in your area or write to the nearest address indicated on page +Sɛ wowɔ Onyankopɔn ne asetra atirimpɔw ho nsemmisa bi a mma ɛnnhaw wo sɛ wobɛkɔ akohu Yehowa Adansefo a wɔwɔ wo mpɔtam hɔ anaasɛ kyerɛw address a wɔahyehyɛ wɔ kratafa no mu nea ɛbɛn wo +Picture on page Kratafa mfonini +The stars can teach us humility Nsoromma betumi akyerɛ yɛn ahobrɛase +The Bible s Viewpoint Bible no Adwene +Was the Apostle Paul Against Women ? So na Ɔsomafo Paulo Mpɛ Mmea Asɛm ? +THE apostle Paul s teachings have been used as the basis for much of the anti female bias within the Christian +church +WƆDE ɔsomafo Paulo nkyerɛkyerɛ no adi dwuma sɛ ade titiriw a wogyina so yɛ nyiyim tia mmea wɔ Kristofo +asɔre no mu +So said Judge Cecilie Rushton of Auckland New Zealand in a paper presented early in to the Commonwealth Law Conference at Cyprus +Saa na Ɔtemmufo Cecilie Rushton a ɔwɔ Auckland New Zealand kae wɔ krataa a ɔkyerɛw kɔmaa aman a kan na Britania di so no Ayɔnkoyɛ Kuw Mmarahyɛ Bagua wɔ Cyprus wɔ mfiase +His Epistle to Timothy she added reveals his thinking But I suffer not a woman to teach nor to usurp authority over the man but to be in silence +Timothy King James Version +Ɔka sɛ Ne Nkrataa a ɔkyerɛw kɔmaa Timoteo no da ne nsusuwii adi Ɔbea de memma no kwan sɛ ɔnkyerɛkyerɛ anaasɛ onni ɔbarima so na mmom ɔnyɛ komm +’ Timoteo +When Paul wrote with respect to the role or station of women was it simply his personal opinion that was being expressed or was he divinely inspired ? Bere a Paulo kyerɛw mmea dwumadi anaa wɔn dibea ho asɛm no so na ɛyɛ n’ankasa adwene na ɔreda no adi anaa wɔde honhom na ɛkaa no ma ɔkyerɛwee ? +Viewed in their entirety do the epistles or letters of Paul truly reflect an antifemale bias ? Sɛ wususuw Paulo nhoma anaa nkrataa no nyinaa ho a so ɛda no adi sɛ ɔyɛ nyiyim tia mmea ankasa ? +In what context do the words of Paul to Timothy quoted above apply ? Paulo nsɛm a ɔkyerɛw kɔmaa Timoteo a wɔafa aka asɛm wɔ atifi hɔ no fa dɛn ho ankasa ? +Paul s Credentials Paulo ho Adanse Ahorow +Of the books of the Christian Greek Scriptures are attributed to Paul +Paulo na wɔkyerɛ sɛ ɔkyerɛw Kristofo Hela Kyerɛwnsɛm mu nhoma no mu +Indicative of the operation of holy spirit upon him was his miraculous ability to speak in many tongues +Adanse a ɛkyerɛ sɛ na honhom kronkron wɔ no so ne kasa horow pii a otumi kae a na ɛyɛ nwonwa no +Additionally he attested to supernatural visions +Nea ɛka ho bio no odii adanse sɛ onyaa anisoadehu pii a ɛyɛ nwonwa +His self sacrificing whole souled and loving example engendered a close bond of warm brotherly affection between him and his Christian contemporaries +Ne ho a ɔde bɔɔ afɔre ɔkra nyinaa mu a ofi yɛɛ ade ne ɔdɔ ho nhwɛso a ɔyɛe no maa ɔne ne bere so Kristofo nyaa abusuabɔ a emu yɛ den a onuadɔ wom +His writings including what he said about women form part of the all Scripture +inspired of God and beneficial for teaching +Timothy +Ne nsɛm a ɔkyerɛwee a nea ɔka faa mmea ho ka ho no yɛ Kyerɛw nyinaa a efi Onyankopɔn home mu na eye ma nkyerɛkyerɛ ’ no fa +Timoteo +Women in Paul s Letters Mmea ho Nsɛm a Ɛwɔ Paulo Nkrataa Mu +Paul s recognition of and regard for women are in ample evidence throughout his writings +Gye a na Paulo gye mmea tom ne obu a na ɔwɔ ma wɔn no da adi kɛse wɔ ne nhoma ahorow nyinaa mu +Repeatedly he makes reference to them in their varied congregational and family roles +Ɔkaa dwuma horow a wodi wɔ asafo no ne abusua mu ho nsɛm mpɛn pii +In one of his letters he likened the desirable qualities of a Christian shepherd to those displayed by a nursing mother +Thessalonians +Wɔ ne krataa biako mu no ɔde Kristofo nguanhwɛfo su pa totoo nea ɔbaatan da no adi ho +Tesalonikafo +Many of the apostle s Christian sisters mentioned by name in his letters are the subjects of his warm commendation +Ɔsomafo no Kristofo nuabeanom a ɔbobɔɔ wɔn din wɔ ne nkrataa mu no pii yɛ nkurɔfo a n’ankasa fi ɔdɔ mu kamfoo wɔn +Included in his greetings to members of the congregation in Rome were those addressed specifically to certain women working hard in the Lord +Wɔn a wɔka ne nkyia a ɔde kɔmaa Roma asafo no mufo ho ne mmea bi a wɔbɔ Awurade mu mmɔden a ɔbobɔɔ wɔn din kyiakyiaa wɔn no +With reference to Euodia and Syntyche he encouraged the brothers in Philippi to keep assisting these women who have striven side by side with me in the good news +Ɛdefa Euodia ne Sintike ho no ɔhyɛɛ Filipi anuanom no nkuran sɛ wɔnso wɔn mu abia efisɛ wɔn na wɔkaa ne ho peree asɛmpa no +’ +In his letter to Timothy Paul acknowledged the exemplary faith of that young man s grandmother Lois and his mother Eunice +Timothy +Wɔ Paulo krataa a ɔkyerɛw kɔmaa Timoteo mu no ɔkaa saa aberante no nanabea Lois ne ne na Eunike gyidi ho nhwɛso pa no ho asɛm +Timoteo +In turn is there any indication as to how Paul s Christian sisters felt about him ? Ɛno akyi no so biribi wɔ hɔ a ɛkyerɛ sɛnea Paulo Kristofo nuabeanom tee nka wɔ ne ho ? +Gratefully he testified concerning Aquila and Prisca a married couple with whom he had close personal association that not only Aquila but also his wife Prisca risked their own necks for his soul +Romans +Nea ɛyɛ anigye ne sɛ odii Akwila ne Priska awarefo a ɔne wɔn nyaa ayɔnkofa a emu yɛ den ho adanse sɛ ɛnyɛ Akwila nko na mmom ne yere Priska nso ka ho na wɔde wɔn ankasa kɔn momae de sii ne kra ananmu +Romafo +Antifemale Bias ? So na Ɔyɛ Nyiyim Tia Mmea ? + Do not severely criticize an older man +To the contrary entreat him as a father younger men as brothers older women as mothers younger women as sisters with all chasteness +Mpoopoo w’ani nkyerɛ ɔpanyin na mmom tu no fo sɛ agya mmerante sɛ anuanom mmea mpanyin sɛ ɛnanom mmabaa sɛ nuabeanom wɔ ahotew nyinaa mu +Do not these words of Paul to Timothy reflect a wholesome respect for womankind ? So Paulo nsɛm yi a ɔkyerɛw kɔmaa Timoteo no nna obu a ɛfata a ɔwɔ ma mmea adi ? +Paul assigned to men and women in the Christian congregation an equal measure of honor +Paulo dii mmarima ne mmea a wɔwɔ Kristofo asafo no mu nyinaa ni pɛpɛɛpɛ +There is neither Jew nor Greek he wrote there is neither slave nor freeman there is neither male nor female for you are all one person in union with Christ Jesus +Galatians +Ɔkyerɛwee sɛ Yudani anaa Helani nni hɔ akoa anaa ɔdehye nni hɔ ɔbarima anaa ɔbea nni hɔ bio efisɛ mo nyinaa yɛ biako Kristo Yesu mu +’ Galatifo +With respect to the God assigned roles in marriage Paul wrote Let wives be in subjection to their husbands as to the Lord because a husband is head of his wife as the Christ also is head of the congregation he being a savior of this body +Ɛdefa afa a Onyankopɔn de ama wɔ aware mu ho no Paulo kyerɛwee sɛ Ɔyerenom mommrɛ mo ho ase mma mo ankasa mo kununom sɛ moyɛ ma Awurade efisɛ okunu yɛ ɔyere ti sɛ Kristo nso yɛ asafo no ti no na ɔne nipadua no agyenkwa +Yes the respective roles of husband and wife differ but this does not imply that one mate is inferior +Yiw nsonsonoe wɔ afa a okunu ne ɔyere wɔ no mu nanso eyi nkyerɛ sɛ ahokafo no biako ba fam +The roles are complementary and the fulfillment of each constitutes a challenge that promotes family well being if met +Afanu no mu biara boa ɔfoforo na afa no mu biara ho dwuma a wodi no yiye no yɛ den na ɛma abusua no di yiye +Further the husbandly exercise of headship was not to be oppressive or unloving +Afei nso na ɛnsɛ sɛ okununom ma wɔn tiyɛ a wodi no yɛ nhyɛso anaa nea ɔdɔ nnim +Continued Paul Husbands ought to be loving their wives as their own bodies being willing to make major sacrifices for them +Paulo toaa so sɛ Ɛsɛ okununom sɛ wɔdɔ wɔn ankasa wɔn yerenom sɛ wɔn ankasa nipadua a wɔwɔ ɔpɛ sɛ wɔde nneɛma akɛse bɛbɔ afɔre ama wɔn +Children were to obey both father and mother +Ephesians +Na ɛsɛ sɛ mmofra tie agya ne ɛna nyinaa asɛm +Efesofo +To be noted too are Paul s words with regard to marital intimacies +Ade foforo a ɛsɛ sɛ yɛhyɛ no nsow nso ne nsɛm a Paulo ka faa aware mu nkitahodi ho no +It was with impartiality that Paul wrote Let the husband render to his wife her due but let the wife also do likewise to her husband +Na Paulo nyɛ nyiyim bere a ɔkyerɛw eyi no Okunu mma ɔyere nea ɛsɛ na ɔyere nso mma okunu saa ara +The wife does not exercise authority over her own body but her husband does likewise also the husband does not exercise authority over his own body but his wife does +Corinthians +Ɔyere nni n’ankasa ne nipadua so tumi na mmom okunu saa ara nso na okunu nni n’ankasa ne nipadua so tumi na mmom ɔyere +Korintofo +Woman +to Be in Silence Ɔbea de +Ɔnyɛ Komm +In reference to Paul s words at Timothy quoted in the opening paragraph did his advocacy of womanly silence stem from an antifemale bias ? Ɛdefa Paulo nsɛm a ɛwɔ Timoteo a yɛafa mu asɛm aka wɔ nkyekyem a edi kan no mu ho no so ka a ɔkae sɛ mmea nyɛ komm no kyerɛ sɛ na ɔyɛ nyiyim tia mmea ? +No ! Dabi ! +The silence called for was in relation to teaching and exercising spiritual authority in the congregation this out of regard for the earlier mentioned divinely prescribed man woman relationship +Komm a na ɛsɛ sɛ wɔyɛ no fa asafo no mu nkyerɛkyerɛ ne honhom fam tumidi ho na na eyi gyina ɔbarima ne ɔbea ntam abusuabɔ a Onyankopɔn de ama a yɛadi kan aka ho asɛm no so +This does not mean that women cannot be teachers of divine truth +Eyi nkyerɛ sɛ mmea ntumi nyɛ ɔsoro nokware no ho akyerɛkyerɛfo +Paul encouraged older women to be teachers of what is good to younger women +Paulo hyɛɛ mmerewa nkuran sɛ wɔnkyerɛkyerɛ mmabaa nsɛm pa +In following the example of Eunice and Lois who instructed Timothy Christian mothers are to train their children in godly ways +Bere a ɛnanom Kristofo redi Eunike ne Lois a wɔkyerɛkyerɛɛ Timoteo no nhwɛso akyi no ɛsɛ sɛ wɔtete wɔn mma wɔ Onyankopɔn akwan so +Today in congregations of Jehovah s Witnesses hundreds of thousands of Christian women find spiritual fulfillment in following the examples of Euodia and Syntyche in preaching the good news publicly and in making disciples of men and women +Psalm Matthew Philippians +Ɛnnɛ wɔ Yehowa Adansefo asafo ahorow mu no Kristofo mmea ɔpehaha pii nya honhom mu abotɔyam bere a wodi Euodia ne Sintike nhwɛso no akyi na wɔka asɛmpa no wɔ baguam na wɔyɛ mmarima ne mmea asuafo no +Dwom Mateo Filipifo +Thus what is your assessment ? Enti dɛn na wususuw ? +Do Paul s writings viewed in their entirety justify the charge of antifemale bias ? Sɛ wohwɛ Paulo nhoma ahorow no nyinaa a so edi adanse sɛ na ɔyɛ nyiyim tia mmea ? + Footnotes Ase hɔ asɛm +In regard to the expression full submission at Timothy New International Version Bible scholar W +Ɛdefa asɛm mmrɛ wɔn ho ase koraa a ɛwɔ Timoteo New International Version ho no Bible ho ɔdenimfo W +E +E +Vine states The injunction is not directed towards a surrender of mind and conscience or the abandonment of duty of private judgment the phrase with all subjection is a warning against the usurpation of authority as e +g +in the next verse +Vine ka sɛ Ahyɛde no nkyerɛ sɛ obi begyae n’adwene ne n’ahonim a ɔde bedi dwuma mu anaasɛ obegyae asɛyɛde a ɔwɔ sɛ n’ankasa tumi bu biribi ho atɛn no mu asɛm ahobrɛase nyinaa mu ’ no yɛ kɔkɔbɔ a etia tumi a wobegye sɛ nhwɛso no sɛnea ɛwɔ nkyekyem a edi hɔ no +The Decay of Manners Suban Pa Asɛe +Millions still practice good manners +Nnipa ɔpepem pii da so ara yi suban pa adi +Other millions trample them underfoot +Ɔpepem pii nso mfa nyɛ hwee +AT THE turn of the century etiquette got off on the wrong foot according to The New Encyclop dia Britannica In the late th and early th centuries those in the upper strata of society regarded the observance of the most trivial demands of etiquette as at once a diversion and for the women an occupation +ANIBUE nyaa mfiase bɔne wɔ afeha no mfiase sɛnea The New Encyclop dia Britannica kyerɛ no Wɔ afeha a ɛto so awiei ne afeha a ɛto so mfiase no wiase mu nnipa atitiriw no buu nneɛma nketenkete koraa a wɔyɛ de kyerɛ sɛ wɔapɔw no sɛ biribi a wɔyɛ de gye wɔn ani bere a na ɛyɛ mmea ahiasɛm +More and more elaborate rituals were designed to create a sense of exclusiveness for the initiates and to keep the unworthy ignorant of them at a distance +Wɔhyehyɛɛ suban pa ho gyinapɛn pii a ɛkɔ akyiri sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a afoforo a wɔabɛka wɔn ho no bɛte nka sɛ wɔda nsow na wɔn a wɔmfata wɔn a wonnim ho hwee no antumi ammɛn wɔn +That is a far cry from what good manners should be +Ɛnyɛ saa na ɛsɛ sɛ suban pa yɛ koraa +Amy Vanderbilt is a respected authority on the subject of manners and she writes in her New Complete Book of Etiquette The finest rules for behavior are to be found in Chapter of First Corinthians the beautiful dissertation on charity by St +Amy Vanderbilt yɛ suban ho nimdefo a wobu no yiye na ɔkyerɛw wɔ ne New Complete Book of Etiquette mu sɛ Yehu abrabɔ ho ahyɛde horow a eye kyɛn so no wɔ Korintofo Nhoma a Edi Kan Ti adɔe ho nkyerɛkyerɛmu fɛfɛ a Ɔhoteni Paulo de mae no +Paul +These rules have nothing to do with the fine points of dress nor with those of superficial manners +Saa ahyɛde ahorow yi ne ntadehyɛ ho nsɛm a ɛkɔ akyiri nni hwee yɛ na saa ara na ɛne nnipa ani so suban pa nni hwee yɛ +They have to do with feelings and attitudes kindliness and consideration of others +Ɛfa nkate ne su horow ayamye ne afoforo ho a wosusuw ho +What Amy Vanderbilt referred to is the Biblical passage at Corinthians which says Love is long suffering and kind +Love is not jealous it does not brag does not get puffed up does not behave indecently does not look for its own interests does not become provoked +It does not keep account of the injury +It does not rejoice over unrighteousness but rejoices with the truth +Nea Amy Vanderbilt kaa ho asɛm ne Bible mu asɛm a ɛwɔ Korintofo no nea ese Ɔdɔ wɔ abodwokyɛre ne yam ye ɔdɔ nyɛ ahoɔyaw ɔdɔ nyɛ ahoahoa ɛnhoran ɛnyɛ ne ho sɛnea ɛmfata ɛnhwehwɛ nea ɛyɛ n’ankasa de ne bo nhaw no ɛmfa bɔne nhyɛ ne yam n’ani nnye nea ɛnteɛ ho na ɛne nokware ani gye +It bears all things believes all things hopes all things endures all things +Etie ade nyinaa egye ade nyinaa di enya ade nyinaa mu anidaso ɛtɔ ne bo ase ade nyinaa mu +Love never fails +Ɔdɔ to ntwa da +What a rarity it would be to see love like this practiced today ! Hwɛ sɛnea anka ɛbɛyɛ ade a ɛsom bo koraa sɛ wubehu sɛ wɔde ɔdɔ a ɛte sɛɛ reyɛ adwuma nnɛ ! +Everywhere all manners would be impeccable ! Anka su horow nyinaa bɛyɛ nea asɛm nni ho wɔ mmaa nyinaa ! +The starting point in teaching and learning such manners is the Christian home +Beae a edi kan a wɔkyerɛ na wosua su horow a ɛte saa ne Kristofo fie +A family is a delicate machine whose parts are in close contact with one another +Abusua te sɛ afiri bi a n’afa horow no fomfam ho a ɛho dwumadi gye ahwɛyiye kɛse +Only expert lubrication can keep it in smooth running order +Sɛ wogugu mu yiye nkutoo a na ebetumi abom ayɛ adwuma yiye +Knowing how to be helpful courteous pleasant and polite will go a long way toward making a home happy +Hu a yebehu sɛnea yɛbɛboa afoforo yebedi wɔn ni na yɛada animtew ne suban pa adi no bɛboa kɛse ma ofie ayɛ anigye +Learning how to voice the accepted everyday expressions of courtesy and consideration such as Thank you Please Forgive me I m sorry will do much to eliminate destructive friction in our associations +Sua a yebesua kasadɛ a wɔka no da biara da te sɛ Meda wo ase Mesrɛ wo Fa kyɛ me Mepa wo kyɛw no bɛboa kɛse ma yɛayi nsɛm nketenkete a ɛsɛe ade afi yɛn fekubɔ mu +These are little words with big meanings +Eyinom yɛ nsɛmfua nketewa a ɛkyerɛ nneɛma pii +Everyone can say them properly +Obiara betumi aka no yiye +They cost us nothing but with them we buy friends +Yɛntɔ nanso yetumi de nya nnamfo +If we daily practice good manners in our homes they will not leave us when we go outside the family circle and mingle with the public +Sɛ yeyi suban pa adi wɔ yɛn afie mu da biara a ɛbɛka yɛn ho bere a yɛne afoforo a wonni yɛn abusua no mu bɔ fekuw no +Good manners involve showing consideration for the feelings of others according them respect treating them as we would like for them to treat us +Suban pa hwehwɛ sɛ yesusuw afoforo nkate ho kyerɛ obu ma wɔn na yɛne wɔn di nsɛm sɛnea yɛbɛpɛ sɛ wɔne yɛn di no +Many have noted however that manners themselves have undergone a breakdown +Nanso nnipa pii ahu sɛ suban pa ankasa kɔ fam +One writer said We are wanting in courtesy because individualism has gained the upper hand +Ɔkyerɛwfo bi kae sɛ Yɛtɔ sin wɔ suban pa mu efisɛ pɛsɛmenkominya abedi akoten +Philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer wrote Selfishness is such a horrible thing that we invented politeness to conceal it +Nyansapɛfo Arthur Schopenhauer kyerɛwee sɛ Pɛsɛmenkominya yɛ akyide araa ma yɛpɛɛ suban pa de kataa so +Today many believe that polite means weak and that putting others first is wimpy +Ɛnnɛ nnipa pii gye di sɛ suban pa kyerɛ mmerɛwyɛ na afoforo a wɔma wodi nneɛma mu kan kyerɛ nnipa hunu a obi yɛ +Was it not the Me decade of the s that launched us into the present me first mode of living ? So ɛnyɛ Ahopɛ mfe no na efii mprempren pɛsɛmenkominya asetra kwan no ase ? +One big city newspaper said The problem has reached the point where common decency can no longer be described as common +Kurow kɛse bi mu atesɛm krataa kae sɛ Ɔhaw no adu baabi a wontumi nka suban pa a wogye tom ho asɛm sɛ biribi a wogye tom wɔ baabiara bio +London s Daily Mail reports that children as young as five years of age are increasingly belligerent disrespectful of other children s property lacking in respect for adults and using obscene language +London Daily Mail bɔ amanneɛ sɛ mmofra a wɔadi mfe anum pɛ a wɔyɛ atutupɛ wɔmfa mmofra afoforo nneɛma nyɛ hwee wonni obu mma mpanyimfo na wɔka kasafi renya nkɔanim +Most teachers surveyed feel that parents are spoiling their children and that this is the root cause of the increase in unsocial behavior +Akyerɛkyerɛfo bi a wobisabisaa wɔn nsɛm no fa kɛse te nka sɛ awofo resɛe wɔn mma na ɛno ne ade pɔtee a ama suban bɔne anya nkɔanim no +Of the teachers interviewed in one survey percent blame lack of clear standards and expectations at home +Akyerɛkyerɛfo a wobisabisaa wɔn nsɛm wɔ nhwehwɛmu biako mu no ɔha biara mu kyerɛ sɛ efi gyinapɛn ne ahwehwɛde ahorow a emu da hɔ a wonni wɔ fie +Eighty two percent point to the absence of parental example as the culprit +Ɔha biara mu aduɔwɔtwe abien ka sɛ nhwɛso a awofo nyɛ na ɛma no ba saa +Broken homes divorce live in relationships too much television no discipline no sanctions it all boils down to the destruction of the family +Mmusua a emu apaapae awaregyae mpenafo a wɔtra bom sɛ awarefo television hwɛ bebrebe nteɛso a wɔmfa mma mmara ho asotwe a enni hɔ ne nyinaa de abusua a ɛyɛ basaa na ɛba +One elementary school principal said I worry about the absence of respect among children today +Mfitiase sukuu kyerɛkyerɛfo panyin bi kae sɛ Obu a mmofra nyi no adi nnɛ no haw me +They don t seem to care if they humiliate peers or offend adults +Ɛkame ayɛ sɛ ɛnhaw wɔn sɛ wobegu wɔn atipɛnfo anim ase anaa wɔbɛyɛ ade atia mpanyimfo +They show their disrespect in many ways offensive signals obscenities refusal to obey simple orders +willingness to hog the ball +Wɔnam akwan pii so na ɛkyerɛ sɛ wommu ade nneyɛe a ɛyɛ abofono kasafi ahyɛde nketenkete a wɔpow sɛ wobedi so +ɔpɛ a wɔwɔ sɛ wobekita bɔɔl no akyɛ +On the other hand children from some homes tend to respect others +Nea ɛne eyi nhyia no mmofra a wofi afie bi mu kyerɛ obu ma afoforo +They don t have to be teacher s pet +but they behave respectfully toward others +Ɛnyɛ sɛ wɔyɛ akyerɛkyerɛfo nnamfo +nanso wɔkyerɛ obu ma afoforo +They wait their turn while others push ahead +Bere a ebinom piapia afoforo wɔ santen mu no wɔtwɛn kosi sɛ ebedu wɔn so +Either it s instilled in the children or not +Wɔde dua mmofra no mu anaa wɔnyɛ saa +Another elementary school principal a veteran of many years goes further We re seeing more just plain meanness +Mfitiase sukuu kyerɛkyerɛfo panyin foforo a ɔde mfe pii ayɛ adwuma de ka ho sɛ Hu ara na yɛrehu atirimɔdensɛm kɛse +On the playground kids don t seem to play like they used to they rove around in gangs +Ɛkame ayɛ sɛ sɛnea mmofra di agoru wɔ agodibea no nte sɛ nea na wɔyɛ no kan no wɔbom nantenantew sɛ nsɛmmɔnedifo akuw +They re quick to identify the weak ones kids on the fringe kids who don t wear the right sneakers or jeans +Wotumi hu wɔn a wɔyɛ mmerɛw no ntɛm mmofra a wɔmfra wɔn mu mmofra a wɔnhyɛ mpaboa anaa trɔɔs a ɛsɛ +They go after them taunt them there s a vicious edge to it +Wɔde wɔn ani si wɔn so wogu wɔn anim ase atirimɔdensɛm kɛse bi da adi wom +We ve tried to stop it but we haven t been very successful +Yɛabɔ mmɔden sɛ yebesiw ano nanso yentumi nnii ho dwuma yiye +Many people are driving incredibly rudely says Professor Jonathan Freedman of Columbia University +Ɔbenfo Jonathan Freedman a ofi Columbia Sukuupɔn mu ka sɛ Nnipa pii ka kar basabasa ma ɛyɛ ahodwiriw +It s almost a battleground on the highways +Kar akwan no reyɛ ayɛ akono +The Monthly Letter of the Royal Bank of Canada speaks of the relentless carnage on the roads and concludes that the core of the problem is uncivil behaviour +Canada Royal Bank no Monthly Letter ka nnipa dodow a wowuwu wɔ kar akwan so a ɛmmrɛ ase da ho asɛm na ɛde ba awiei sɛ nea ɛde ɔhaw no ba ne suban a ɛmfata +The courtesy consideration forbearance tolerance and respect for human rights which go to make up civilization are disgracefully lacking +Hokwan ahorow a nnipa wɔ a woyi suban pa adi wɔ ho susuw ho nya ho koma na wɔkyerɛ obu wɔ ho ma ɛde anibue ba no nni hɔ ma ɛyɛ aniwu +The New York Times characterizes the streets of New York City this way It s Motorists vs +Ambulances +The New York Times ka New York City akwan ho asɛm sɛɛ Ɛyɛ Mfirikafo ne Ayarefo Kar Ahorow ntam akodi +More motorists in that city are refusing to yield to emergency vehicles such as ambulances and fire trucks increasing the danger that someone who is critically ill or injured will die because he can t be reached or transported to a hospital quickly enough +Kurow no mu mfirikafo pii mma kar ahorow a wɔde di dwuma a egye ntɛmpɛ te sɛ ayarefo kar ne odumgya kar ahorow kwan na ɛma asiane a ɛwɔ hɔ sɛ obi a ɔyare anaa wapira kɛse betumi awu no yɛ kɛse efisɛ wontumi nnu baabi a ɔwɔ nkɔfa no anaa wɔmfa no nnu ayaresabea ntɛm +Captain Ellen Scibelli of the Emergency Medical Services told of a man driving on Pelham Parkway in the Bronx who refused to clear the way for an ambulance responding to a cardiac arrest call +Ayaresabea a Ɛhwɛ wɔn a Wɔn Yare Gye Ntɛmpɛ no panyin Ellen Scibelli kaa asɛm bi faa ɔbarima bi a na ɔde kar nam Pelham Parkway wɔ Bronx a wamma ayarefo kar bi a ɛrekɔfa obi a wanya komayare kwan ho +He tried to be a tough guy and not move over but when he arrived at his house he realized just how stupid it was +Ɔbɔɔ mmɔden maa n’asɛm yɛɛ den na wamfi kwan mu nanso bere a oduu ne fie no ohuu nkwaseasɛm a odii +His mother had a heart attack and the ambulance was trying to get to her +Na ɛyɛ ne maame na wanya komayare ma ayarefo kar no rebɔ mmɔden akɔfa no no +The New York Times International told about an English organization called the Polite Society that was formed because people have become positively beastly to one another and something must be done +The New York Times International kaa asɛm bi a ɛfa England ahyehyɛde bi a wɔfrɛ no Kuw a Wɔapɔw ho a nea enti a wɔtewee ne sɛ nkurɔfo adan nnipa a wodi afoforo so akakabensɛm na ehia sɛ wɔyɛ ho biribi +In a column in The Evening Standard a broadcast journalist was moved to complain A nation once renowned for its civility is becoming a country of boors +Ɛkaa radio amanneɛbɔfo bi ma ɔkae wɔ The Evening Standard fa bi sɛ Ɔman a kan no na agye din sɛ apɔw no redan nnipa a wɔn ani mmuei man +A Scottish insurance company concluded that percent of all road accidents can be traced back to an act of discourtesy +Scotland insurance adwumayɛkuw bi kae sɛ kar akwanhyia ɔha biara mu na wobetumi akyerɛ sɛ efi suban bɔne +Television has contributed heavily to the erosion of manners especially with children and teenagers +Television ka ho bi paa na suban pa akɔ fam titiriw wɔ mmofra ne wɔn a wonnya nnii mfe aduonu fam +How people dress how people talk how people cope with human relationships how people repeatedly solve problems with violence television is a teacher +Sɛnea nkurɔfo siesie wɔn ho sɛnea nkurɔfo kasa sɛnea nkurɔfo yɛ wɔn ade wɔ wɔne nnipa afoforo abusuabɔ mu sɛnea nkurɔfo nam basabasayɛ so di ɔhaw ho dwuma mpɛn pii television yɛ ɔkyerɛkyerɛfo +If we and our children take in a diet of fictitious and shallow programs eventually our manners will reflect the sassy disrespectful and sarcastic attitudes of the characters we view +Sɛ yɛne yɛn mmofra taa hwɛ ayɛsɛm a ɛmma nimdeɛ pa biara a awiei koraa no yɛn su bɛyɛ te sɛ nnipa a yɛhwɛ wɔn a wɔyɛ anuɔdenfo wommu ade na wɔwɔ kasatia su no +Parents are often depicted as ninnies and children as the smart ones +Ɛtaa da awofo adi sɛ wɔn ani mmuei na mmofra na wɔn ani atew +The world finds satisfaction in speaking with loud authoritative bluster interrupting proud of being domineering boisterous condescending provocative challenging +Wiase no ani gye kasa a wɔkasa teɛteɛm de yɛ akakabensɛm ho wotwitwa afoforo ano wɔn ani gye ho sɛ wɔyɛ nhyɛso wɔn ani yɛ den wɔyɛ nhyɛso wɔhyɛ abufuw na wotwa mpoa +It used to be that rude behavior was frowned upon by the community at large and the perpetrator was ostracized +Kan no na nnipa dodow no ara ani nnye akakabensɛm ho na na wɔpow obi a ɔte saa +In today s society a rude act can be committed without stigma being attached to the offender +Wɔ ɛnnɛ wiase yi mu no obi betumi adi akakabensɛm a wongu n’anim ase +And if anyone objects he may come under verbal or physical assault ! Na sɛ obi ka ho asɛm a wobetumi ayaw no anaa wɔahwe no ! +Some youths traveling in noisy groups fill the air with foul language obscene gestures offending observers with their crude conduct all deliberately designed to attract attention to their defiant rebelliousness and to shock adults by their blatant display of rudeness +Mmofra kuw bi a wɔde dede retwam keka kasafi yeyɛ nneɛma a ɛyɛ abofono de wɔn nneyɛe a ɛmfata no haw wɔn a wɔrehwɛ wɔn a ne nyinaa wɔhyɛ da yɛ de twe adwene ba wɔn atuatew a wɔde akokoduru yɛ no so na wɔnam akakabensɛm a wɔmfa nsie no so ama mpanyimfo ho adwiriw wɔn +However as it has been said rudeness is a weak man s imitation of strength +Nanso wɔaka sɛ akakabensɛm na ohufo de kyerɛ sɛ ne bo yɛ duru +The laws men have compiled to manage the conduct of humanity would fill a library yet they have not resulted in the guidance humanity needs +Mmara horow a nnipa ayeyɛ na wɔde adi nnipa su horow so no dɔɔso yiye nanso ɛmfaa akwankyerɛ a nnipa hia no mmae +Do we need still more ? So yebehia pii aka ho ? +Or maybe fewer ? Anaa ebia yebehia kakraa bi ? +It has been said that the better a society is the less law it needs +Wɔaka sɛ dodow a nnipa abusua bi ye no dodow no ara na mmara a wohia no yɛ kakraa bi +How about just one law ? Na sɛ ɛyɛ mmara biako pɛ nso ɛ ? +This one for example All things therefore that you want men to do to you you also must likewise do to them this in fact is what the Law and the Prophets mean +Matthew +Sɛ nhwɛso no eyi Enti ade biara a mopɛ sɛ nnipa nyɛ mma mo no mo nso monyɛ wɔn saa ara na eyi na mmara ne adiyifo no kyerɛ +Mateo +Obedience to that law would sweep away most of the current problems but still to complete the needs of society a more important law must be added You must love Jehovah your God with your whole heart and with your whole soul and with your whole mind and with your whole strength +Mark +Saa mmara no sodi betumi ayi mprempren nsɛnnennen no fa kɛse afi hɔ nanso ɛno akyi no nea ɛbɛyɛ a wobedi nnipa abusua ahiade nyinaa ho dwuma no ɛsɛ sɛ wɔde mmara bi a ɛho hia sen ɛno ka ho Dɔ Yehowa wo Nyankopɔn fi wo koma nyinaa mu ne wo kra nyinaa mu ne w’adwene nyinaa mu ne w’ahoɔden nyinaa mu +Marko +Today s society dismisses both of these Biblical requirements as unnecessary along with any other guidelines contained in the Bible +Ɛnnɛ nnipa bɔ Bible ahwehwɛde abien yi nyinaa ne akwankyerɛ afoforo biara a ɛwɔ Bible no mu no gu sɛ ɛho nhia +The Bible speaks of such ones at Jeremiah The wise ones have become ashamed +Bible no ka saafo no ho asɛm wɔ Yeremia sɛ Anyansafo ani bewu +They have rejected the very word of Jehovah and what wisdom do they have ? Yehowa asɛm na wɔapa yi na nyansa bɛn na wɔwɔ ? +They also see no need for a public consensus on the true values that have traditionally been recognized as essential for our guidance +Afei nso wonhu hia a ɛho hia biara sɛ amanfo nyinaa begye su a ɛfata ankasa a wofi tete abu no sɛ ɛho hia ma yɛn akwankyerɛ no atom +Their new morality is a broad way that gives room for any alternative life styles that individuals may choose the broad way that Jesus identified as the road leading off into destruction and many are the ones going off into it +Matthew +Wɔn abrabɔ foforo no yɛ ɔkwan a ɛtrɛw a ɛma ankorankoro tumi paw asetra kwan foforo biara a wɔpɛ ɔkwan a ɛtrɛw a Yesu daa no adi sɛ ɛyɛ ɔkwan a ɛkɔ ɔsɛe mu no na nnipa pii na wɔnam so +Mateo +The Perfect Example Nhwɛso a Ɛyɛ Pɛ +Jesus Christ the one who is in the bosom position with the Father is an outstanding example worthy of imitation +Yesu Kristo nea ɔda agya no kokom no yɛɛ nhwɛso a ɛda nsow a ɛsɛ sɛ yesuasua +In dealing with people he was tender and compassionate on the one hand forceful and firm on the other yet he was never rude or unkind to anyone +Bere a ɔne nnipa dii nsɛm no ɔyɛɛ bɔkɔɔ na oyii mmɔborohunu adi na bere koro no ara nso wantoto nneɛma ase na ɔde ne nan sii fam nanso wammu obiara abomfiaa anaa wammɔ no atirimɔden da +Commenting on his extraordinary gift of being at ease with all sorts of persons the book The Man From Nazareth says of Jesus Alike in public and in private he associated with men and women on equal terms +Bere a nhoma The Man From Nazareth reka Yesu akyɛde soronko a ɛne sɛ na ɔne nnipa nyinaa ka ho asɛm no ese Ɔne mmarima ne mmea bɔe wɔ baguam ne kokoam nyinaa a animhwɛ nnim +He was at home with little children in their innocence and strangely enough at home too with conscience stricken grafters like Zacchaeus +Na ɔne mmofra nkumaa a wɔn ho nni asɛm ka na nea ɛyɛ nwonwa kɛse no na ɔne amimfo a wɔn ahonim bu wɔn fɔ te sɛ Sakeo nso ka +Respectable home keeping women such as Mary and Martha could talk with him with natural frankness but courtesans also sought him out as though assured that he would understand and befriend them +Na mmea a wɔyɛ afiehwɛfo a wobu wɔn te sɛ Maria ne Marta tumi fi wɔn pɛ mu ne no kasa a wɔmfa nsɛm nsie no nanso nguaman nso hwehwɛɛ n’akyi kwan te sɛ nea ebia wɔwɔ awerɛhyem sɛ ɔbɛte wɔn ase na ɔne wɔn anya ayɔnkofa +His strange unawareness of boundaries that hemmed ordinary people in is one of his most characteristic qualities +Mmara ahorow a wɔde kyekyeree mpapahwekwaa a wannye antom maa ɛyɛɛ nwonwa no yɛ ne su horow a ɛda nsow sen biara no biako +Jehovah God is always mannerly when dealing with those below him often adding please to his requests +Sɛ Yehowa Nyankopɔn ne wɔn a wɔhyɛ n’ase di nsɛm a oyi suban pa adi bere nyinaa na ɔtaa ka mesrɛ wo wɔ n’adebisa ahorow mu +When granting his friend Abraham a blessing he said Raise your eyes please and look from the place where you are +Bere a na ɔrehyira n’adamfo Abraham no ɔkae sɛ Mesrɛ wo ma w’ani so na fi nea wowɔ hwɛ +And again Look up please to the heavens and count the stars +Bio nso Mesrɛ wo ma wo ti so hwɛ wim na kan nsoromma no +When giving Moses a sign of His power God said Stick your hand please into the upper fold of your garment +Bere a Onyankopɔn reyɛ sɛnkyerɛnne bi de akyerɛ Mose Ne tumi no ɔkae sɛ Mesrɛ wo fa wo nsa hyɛ w’atade no soro +Many years later Jehovah through his prophet Micah said even to his wayward people Hear please you heads of Jacob and you commanders of the house of Israel +Mfe pii akyi no Yehowa nam ne diyifo Mika so ka kyerɛɛ ne nkurɔfo a wɔnam akwammɔne so no mpo sɛ Mesrɛ mo muntie Yakob atitiriw ne Israel fi atemmufo +Hear please this you head ones +Mesrɛ mo muntie mo atitiriw +In this respect have we become imitators of God in saying please when dealing with others ? Ephesians +Wɔ eyi mu no so yɛabɛyɛ wɔn a wosuasua Onyankopɔn ’ ka sɛ mesrɛ wo bere a yɛne afoforo di nsɛm no ? Efesofo +So what guidelines or moral precepts do the worldly wise offer as replacements for the Biblical ones they reject as unacceptable ? Enti akwankyerɛ anaa abrabɔ mu nnyinasosɛm bɛn na wiase anyansafo no de si Bible no de a wɔpow na wɔkyerɛ sɛ ɛmfata no ananmu ? +The following article considers this +Asɛm a edi hɔ no ka eyi ho asɛm +Blurb on page Asɛm a wɔafa aka wɔ kratafa +Common decency can no longer be called common Wontumi nka suban pa a wogye tom ho asɛm sɛ biribi a wogye tom wɔ baabiara bio + Blurb on page Asɛm a wɔafa aka wɔ kratafa +The ambulance was trying to reach his mother Na ayarefo kar no rebɔ mmɔden akɔfa ne maame + Blurb on page Asɛm a wɔafa aka wɔ kratafa + Rudeness is a weak man s imitation of strength Akakabensɛm na ohufo de kyerɛ sɛ ne bo yɛ duru + Picture Credit Line on page Mfonini Fibea wɔ kratafa +Left Life Right Grandville Benkum Life Nifa Grandville +Manners Rejected by the New Morality ? Suban Pa Yɛ Nea Abrabɔ Foforo No Apow Anaa ? + Woe to those putting bad for good dark for light bitter for sweet +Isaiah +Wonnue wɔn a wɔde bɔne yɛ papa hann yɛ sum nwenenwene yɛ fremfrem no +’ Yesaia +THE th century saw sweeping changes in manners and morals +WƆYƐƐ nsakrae pii wɔ suban pa ne abrabɔ mu wɔ afeha a ɛto so no mu +In the decades that followed the two world wars the old value systems gradually came to be viewed as outmoded +Wɔ mfe a edii wiase ko abien no akyi mu no wɔde nkakrankakra buu suban pa dedaw no sɛ ne bere atwam +Changing conditions and new theories in the fields of human behavior and science convinced many that the old values were no longer valid +Tebea horow a na ɛresakra ne nnipa nneyɛe ne nyansahu mu nkyerɛkyerɛ afoforo maa nnipa pii begye dii sɛ su dedaw no nyɛ adwuma bio +Manners once held in high regard were shed as excess baggage +Su horow bi a bere bi na wobu no sɛ ɛsom bo no yɛ nea wɔpowee sɛ adesoa bi +Bible guidelines once respected were rejected as outmoded +Bible akwankyerɛ ahorow a na wɔkyerɛ obu wɔ ho no yɛ nea wɔpowee sɛ biribi a ne bere atwam +They were much too restrictive for the freewheeling liberated society of ultramodern individuals of the th century +Na ɛyɛ akwanside kɛse paa ma abusua a wɔyɛ nea wɔpɛ a afeha a ɛto so mu ankorankoro a nea aba so foforo agye wɔn adwene na wɔwom no +The year that saw this turning point in human history was +Afe a saa nsakrae yi baa nnipa abakɔsɛm mu no ne +The writings of historians concerning that year and World War I are replete with their observations declaring to be a year of momentous change a real marker dividing epochs in human history +Nsɛm a abakɔsɛm akyerɛwfo de bɔɔ saa afe no ne Wiase Ko I ho dawuru ayɛ wɔn nkyerɛwee mu ma na wɔka sɛ yɛ afe a ɛde nsakrae akɛse bae na ɛyɛ agyiraehyɛde ankasa a ɛma wohu nnipa abakɔsɛm mu mmere atitiriw +The Roaring Twenties charged in on the heels of the war and people tried to catch up on the fun missed during those war years +Ɔko no akyi pɛɛ na Afe Apem Ahankron Aduonu Mfe a na Ɛrebobom No bae na nkurɔfo bɔɔ mmɔden sɛ wobenya anigyede a wɔhweree wɔ ɔko mfe no mu no ahyem +Old values and inconvenient moral restraints were brushed aside to clear the way for the fun splurge +Wɔbɔɔ su dedaw no ne abrabɔ ho mmara ahorow a wɔn ani nnye ho no too nkyɛn na ama wɔanya anigyede a ɛtra so +A new morality indulging fleshly pursuits was informally installed basically an anything goes approach +Wɔde abrabɔ foforo a ɛmaa ɔhonam akɔnnɔ ho kwan sii hɔ a wɔamfa anto gua nokwarem no wɔmaa biribiara ho kwan +The new moral code inevitably carried with it a change in manners +Abrabɔ mmara foforo no maa suban pa sakrae a na wontumi nyɛ ho hwee +Historian Frederick Lewis Allen comments on this Another result of the revolution was that manners became not merely different but for a few years unmannerly +Abakɔsɛm Kyerɛwfo Frederick Lewis Allen ka eyi ho asɛm Ade foforo a nsakrae no de bae ne sɛ suban pa ammɛyɛ soronko kɛkɛ na mmom wɔ mfe kakraa bi mu no nea ɛmfata +During this decade hostesses +found that their guests couldn t be bothered to speak to them on arrival or departure that gate crashing at dances became an accepted practice people were fashionably late for dinners left burning cigarettes about scattered ashes on rugs without apology +Wɔ saa mfe yi mu no mmea a wɔhwɛ adididan ahorow +hui sɛ wɔn ahɔho no nhaw wɔn ho sɛ wɔbɛkasa wɔn ho bere a wɔaba hɔ anaa wɔrekɔ no aponto ahorow a na nnipa a wɔntoo nsa mfrɛɛ wɔn kɔ ase ’ bɛyɛɛ adeyɛ a wogye tom nkurɔfo de yɛɛ wɔn su sɛ wɔbɛka akyi ’ wɔ adidi ase wogyaw sigaret a ogya wɔ ano guguu basaa porow nso guu kuntu a wɔde sɛw fam so a wɔampa ho kyɛw +The old bars were down no new ones had been built and meanwhile the pigs were in the pasture +Na wɔadwiriw nhyɛsode dedaw no agu a wonnya nsii foforo na saa bere no na mprako ate asi dontori mu +Some day perhaps the ten years which followed the war may aptly be known as the decade of Bad Manners +Ebia da bi wɔbɛfrɛ mfe du a edii ɔko no akyi no Suban Bɔne mfe ma afata +If the decade was ill mannered it was also unhappy +Sɛ na suban pa nni mfe du no mu a na anigye nso nnim +With the old order of things had gone a set of values which had given richness and meaning to life and substitute values were not easily found +Nhyehyɛe dedaw no ne su a ɛmaa asetra yɛɛ anigye na enyaa atirimpɔw no boom kɔe na anyɛ mmerɛw sɛ wobenya su afoforo asi ananmu +Substitute values that restored richness and meaning to life were never found +Wɔannya su afoforo a ɛbɛma asetra asan ayɛ anigye na anya atirimpɔw ansi ananmu da +They were not sought after +Wɔanhwehwɛ akyi kwan +The exciting anything goes life style of the Roaring Twenties freed people of moral constraints which suited them just fine +Afe Apem Ahankron Aduonu Mfe a na Ɛrebobom No asetra kwan a na ɛma biribiara ho kwan no na ɛkanyan nnipa maa wɔdee wɔn ho wɔ abrabɔ fam anohyeto ahorow ho na saa ara na na wɔpɛ no +They were not casting morality aside they were just revising it loosening it up a bit +Ɛnyɛ sɛ na wɔde abrabɔ reto nkyɛn na wɔreyɛ no foforo kɛkɛ wɔregow mu kakra +In time they called it the New Morality +Bere kɔɔ so no wɔfrɛɛ no Abrabɔ Foforo +In it each one does what s right in his own eyes +Wɔ ɛno mu no obiara yɛ nea ɛteɛ wɔ n’ani so +He s number one +Ɔsen afoforo nyinaa +He does his own thing +Ɔyɛ nea n’ankasa pɛ +He blazes his own trail +Ɔfa n’ankasa kwan so +Or so he thinks +Ebia saa na osusuw +Actually three thousand years ago wise King Solomon said There is nothing new under the sun +Nokwarem no mfe mpem abiɛsa a atwam no onyansafo Ɔhene Salomo kae sɛ Ade foforo biara nni hɔ owia ase +Even earlier during the period of the Judges Israelites had considerable latitude as to whether they would obey God s Law or not In those days there was no king in Israel +What was right in his own eyes was what each one was accustomed to do +Wɔ Atemmufo no bere a edii eyi anim no mu mpo Israelfo nyaa ahofadi pii a wɔde betie Onyankopɔn Mmara anaa wɔde bɛpow Nna no mu no na ɔhene bi nni Israel obiara yɛ nea ɛtɛe n’ani so +But the majority proved unwilling to heed the Law +Nanso dodow noara powee sɛ wobetie Mmara no +By sowing this way Israel reaped hundreds of years of national disasters +Israel nam aba a woguu no saa kwan yi so de ɔhaw pii baa ɔman no mu mfehaha pii +Similarly nations today have reaped centuries of pain and suffering and the worst is yet to come +Saa ara na ɛnnɛ amanaman atwa ɛyaw ne amanehunu mfehaha pii na afei mpo na nea enye koraa no rebɛba +There is another term that identifies the New Morality more specifically namely relativism +Asɛm foforo bi wɔ hɔ a ɛda Abrabɔ Foforo no adi pefee a ɛne ankorankoro gyinapɛn +Webster s Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary defines it thus A view that ethical truths depend on the individuals and groups holding them +Webster’s Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary kyerɛkyerɛ mu sɛɛ Adwene a ɛne sɛ abrabɔ mu nokwasɛm ahorow gyina ankorankoro anaa nnipakuw a wokura mu no so +In a nutshell the disciples of relativism contend that whatever is good for them is ethical for them +Ne tiatwa mu no wɔn a wogye ankorankoro gyinapɛn tom no kyerɛ sɛ biribiara a eye ma wɔn no yɛ abrabɔ pa ma wɔn +One writer enlarged upon relativism when he said Relativism long lurking below the surface emerged as the prevailing philosophy of the me decade of the seventies it reigns still in the yuppieism of the eighties +Ɔkyerɛwfo bi kaa ankorankoro gyinapɛn ho asɛm kɔɔ akyiri bere a ɔkae sɛ Ankorankoro gyinapɛn a na ɛso akata bere tenten no bɛdaa adi wɔ adwene a na wɔwɔ wɔ afe apem ahankron aduɔson ahopɛ mfe ’ no mu ɛda so da adi wɔ afe apem ahankron aduɔwɔtwe mfe no nnɛmmafo akɛsesɛm no mu +We may still give lip service to traditional values but in practice the right is whatever is good for me +Ebia na yɛda so ara de yɛn anofafa kamfo tete su ahorow nanso wɔ nneyɛe mu de nea eye ma me ne ade a ɛteɛ +And that includes manners If it suits me I ll do it if it doesn t I won t +Na suban pa nso ho asɛm ba mu Sɛ eye ma me a mɛyɛ sɛ ɛnte saa a menyɛ +It wouldn t be right for me even if it were more mannerly for you +Sɛ ɛbɛfata ama wo yiye mpo a enye mma me +It would ruin my radical individualism make me look weak turn me into a wimp +Ɛmma menna nsow sɛnea ɛfata ɛbɛma mayɛ te sɛ obi a ɔyɛ mmerɛw na madan nipa hunu +’ +Apparently for such people this applies not just to acts of rudeness but also to such easy everyday niceties as Please I m sorry Excuse me Thank you Let me get the door for you Take my seat Let me carry that package for you +Ɛda adi sɛ wɔ nnipa a wɔte saa fam no eyi mfa akakabensɛm nkutoo ho na mmom kasadɛ a wɔka no daa a ne ka yɛ mmerɛw te sɛ Mesrɛ wo Manyɛ no yiye Mepa wo kyɛw Meda wo ase Ma mimmue pon no mma wo Tra m’agua yi so Ma mensoa wo nneɛma yi mma wo ’ nso +These and other phrases are like gentle lubricants that smooth out and make pleasant our human relationships +Saa nsɛm yi ne afoforo te sɛ ngo a esiesie yɛne nnipa afoforo ntam abusuabɔ ma ɛyɛ anigye +But showing manners for others the me firster would object would negatively affect my living up to and projecting my image of being number one +Ɔhopɛfo no bɛka sɛ Nanso suban pa a meyi no adi akyerɛ afoforo no mma mintumi nkura nidi a mewɔ sɛ obi a ɔsen afoforo nyinaa no mu na memma no nnya nkɔanim +’ +Sociologist James Q +Asetram nsɛm ho nimdefo James Q +Wilson attributes the increased friction and criminal conduct to the collapse of what today is sneeringly referred to as middle class values and the report continues The demise of these values and the increase in moral relativism appears to correlate with a higher crime rate +Wilson kyerɛ sɛ akameakame ne amumɔyɛsɛm a adɔɔso no fi nea ɛnnɛ wofi animtiaabu mu frɛ no su a ɛyɛ frenkyemm ’ na amanneɛbɔ no toa so sɛ Ɛte sɛ nea saa su horow yi a ayera ne ankorankoro abrabɔ gyinapɛn a anya nkɔanim no ne nsɛmmɔnedi a akɔ soro no wɔ abusuabɔ +It certainly correlates with the modern trend to reject any restraint on self expression regardless of how ill mannered or offensive it may be +Akyinnye biara nni ho sɛ ɛne nea aba so nnɛ a ɛne pow a wɔpow biribiara a esiw ahohoahoa kwan ɛmfa ho sɛnea ebia ɛmfata anaa ɛhaw adwene no wɔ abusuabɔ +This is as another sociologist Jared Taylor said Our society has moved steadily from self control to self expression and many people dismiss old fashioned values as repressive +Eyi te sɛ nea asetram nsɛm ho nimdefo foforo Jared Taylor kae no Yɛagyae ahosodi mu akɔfa ahohoahoa ntɛm na nnipa pii bɔ tete su horow gu sɛ ɛyɛ katee +Practicing relativism makes you the judge of your personal conduct brushing aside anyone else s judgment including God s +Ankorankoro gyinapɛn a wubenya no ma wubu w’ankasa abrabɔ ho ntɛn na wubu w’ani gu onipa foforo biara atemmu so a Onyankopɔn de ka ho +You are deciding for yourself what is right and what is wrong for you just as the first human pair did in Eden when they rejected God s edict and decided for themselves what was right and what was wrong +W’ankasa wusi nea ɛteɛ anaa nea ɛnteɛ wɔ w’ani so ho gyinae sɛnea nnipa baanu a wodi kan no yɛe wɔ Eden bere a wɔpow Onyankopɔn mmara na wosii nea ɛteɛ ne nea ɛnteɛ ho gyinae maa wɔn ho no ara pɛ +The Serpent deceived Eve into thinking that if she disobeyed God and ate of the forbidden fruit then it would turn out as he said to her Your eyes are bound to be opened and you are bound to be like God knowing good and bad +Ɔwɔ no daadaa Hawa ma ogye dii sɛ sɛ ɔyɛ Onyankopɔn so asoɔden na odi aduaba a wabara no a ɛnde nea ɔka kyerɛɛ no yi na ɛbɛba Mo ani bebue na moayɛ sɛ Onyankopɔn ahu papa ne bɔne +So Eve took some of the fruit and ate it and then gave some of it to Adam and he ate it +Enti Hawa tew aduaba no bi dii na ɔmaa Adam bi na odii +Adam and Eve s decision to eat was a disastrous one for them and calamitous for their offspring +Gyinae a Adam ne Hawa sii sɛ wobedi no yɛɛ asiane maa wɔn ne amanehunu maa wɔn asefo +After a lengthy summary of corruption found among politicians businessmen athletes scientists a Nobel prize winner and a clergyman one observer said in a speech before the Harvard Business School I believe we are experiencing in our country today what I choose to call a crisis of character a loss of what traditionally through Western civilization had been considered those inner restraints and inner virtues that prevent us from pandering to our own darker instincts +Bere a obi kaa ɔporɔw a ɛda adi wɔ amanyɛfo aguadifo agumadifo nyansahufo obi a onyaa Nobel akyɛde ne ɔsɔfo bi ho ho nsɛm pii wiei no ɔkae wɔ kasa bi a ɔde too gua wɔ Harvard Business School anim mu sɛ Migye di sɛ nea yɛrehyia wɔ yɛn man yi mu nnɛ no yɛ ade a mepɛ sɛ mefrɛ no suban ho nsɛnnennen nea wɔnam Atɔe Fam anibue so ahu fi tete sɛ koma mu anohyeto ne suban pa a ɛma yɛkwati sɛ yɛbɛma yɛn ankasa nkate a ɛyɛ mmerɛw no kwan a ayera +He spoke of words that will almost sound quaint when uttered in these surroundings words like valor honor duty responsibility compassion civility words which have almost fallen into disuse +Ɔkaa nsɛmfua bi a sɛ wɔka wɔ tebea a ɛwɔ hɔ yi mu a ɛbɛyɛ te sɛ nea wɔntee bi da ho asɛm nsɛmfua bi te sɛ pintinnyɛ nidi dwumadi asɛyɛde mmɔborohunu ɔpɔw nsɛmfua a wɔreyɛ agyae ka +In the s on university campuses certain issues exploded +Ɔsɛmpɔw ahorow bi sɔree wɔ sukuupɔn ahorow mu wɔ mfe no mu +Many claimed that there is no God God is dead there is nothing there is no transcendent value life is utterly meaningless you can overcome the nothingness of life only by heroic individualism +Nnipa pii kyerɛe sɛ Onyankopɔn biara nni hɔ Onyankopɔn awu biribiara nni hɔ abrabɔ a ɛkyɛn so biara nni hɔ atirimpɔw nni asetra mu koraa wubetumi adi asetram huhuw no so denam wo bo so asɛm a wubedi nkutoo so +’ +The flower children took their cue from this and went out to overcome the nothingness of life by sniffing coke smoking pot making love and seeking personal peace +Mmofra ntetekwaa no suaa biribi fii eyi mu na wɔbɔɔ mmɔden sɛ wobedi asetra a mfaso nni so no so denam cocaine a wɔtwe kɔɔ wɔn mu wii a wɔnomee mpena a wɔtwee ne wɔn ankasa ahotɔ a wɔhwehwɛe so +’ +Which they never found +Na wɔn nsa anka da +Then there were the protest movements of the s +Afei nso ebinom yɛɛ ɔyɛkyerɛ ahorow de kyerɛɛ nneɛma a wɔmpene so wɔ mfe no mu +More than just fads they were embraced by the mainstream of American culture and led into the Me decade of the s +Nea ɛsen biribi a ɛreba akɔ kɛkɛ no ɛbɛyɛɛ Amerikafo amammerɛ fa na ɛkowiee Ahopɛ mfe no mu +Thus we entered a decade that Tom Wolfe the social critic called the decade of Me +Saa kwan no so na yɛhyɛnee mfe a Tom Wolfe a ɔyɛ asetram nsɛm ho nhwehwɛmufo no frɛɛ no Ahopɛ mfe no mu +That graduated into the s cynically called by some the golden age of greed +Ɛno kowiee mfe no a ebinom fi animtiaabu mu frɛɛ no Anibere Nkɔanim Mfe no mu +What does all of this have to do with manners ? Dɛn na eyi nyinaa ne suban pa wɔ yɛ ? +It is about putting yourself first and if you put yourself first you cannot easily give way before others cannot put others first cannot exercise good manners toward others +Ɛfa pɛsɛmenkominya ho na sɛ woyɛ pɛsɛmenkominya a wuntumi ngow nsɛm mu mma afoforo ntɛm wuntumi mma afoforo nni nneɛma mu kan wuntumi nyi suban pa adi nkyerɛ afoforo +By putting yourself first you may be in fact indulging in a form of self worship a worship of Me +Nokwasɛm ne sɛ wonam pɛsɛmenkominya so betumi de ɔsom bi ama wo ho Ahopɛsom +How does the Bible describe someone who does that ? Bible ka obi a ɔyɛ saa ho asɛm dɛn ? +As a greedy person which means being an idolater as showing covetousness which is idolatry +Sɛ ɔyɛ oniberefo a ɔyɛ ɔbosonsonni ɔda anibere a ɛyɛ abosonsom adi +Ephesians Colossians Whom do such people really serve ? Hena na saa nnipa no som no ankasa ? + Their god is their belly +Wɔn nyame ne yafunu +The sordid alternative life styles that many people have chosen as morally right for them and the calamitous death dealing consequences of those life styles only prove the truthfulness of Jeremiah I well know O Jehovah that to earthling man his way does not belong +It does not belong to man who is walking even to direct his step +Asetra kwan foforo a ɛyɛ tan a nnipa pii apaw sɛ ɛyɛ abrabɔ a ɛteɛ ma wɔn ne ne haw ahorow a edi awu a afi asetra kwan a ɛte saa mu aba no si nokware a Yeremia yɛ no so dua Yehowa mahu sɛ onipa kwan nni ne nsam enni ɔbarima nsam sɛnea ɔnam a obetutu n’anammɔn +The Bible foresaw all of this and predicted it as a warning feature of the last days as recorded at Timothy New English Bible You must face the fact the final age of this world is to be a time of troubles +Bible no huu eyi nyinaa siei na ɛhyɛɛ ho nkɔm sɛ kɔkɔbɔ a ɛfa nna a edi akyiri no ho sɛnea wɔkyerɛw wɔ Timoteo no Na hu eyi sɛ nna a edi akyiri mu no mmere a emu yɛ den bɛba +Men will love nothing but money and self they will be arrogant boastful and abusive with no respect for parents no gratitude no piety no natural affection they will be implacable in their hatreds scandal mongers intemperate and fierce strangers to all goodness traitors adventurers swollen with self importance +They will be men who put pleasure in the place of God men who preserve the outward form of religion but are a standing denial of its reality +Efisɛ nnipa bɛyɛ ahopɛfo sikapɛfo ahohoahoafo ahantanfo abususɛnkafo awofo asɛm ho asoɔdenfo bonniayɛfo wɔn a biribiara ho ntew mma wɔn wɔn a wonni dɔ apamsɛefo ntwirifo wɔn a wɔnhyɛ wɔn akɔnnɔ so wɔn a wɔyɛ keka wɔn a wɔmpɛ papa afatwafo anuɔdenfo wɔn a wɔhoman wɔn a wɔdɔ anigyede sen Nyankopɔn wɔkatere wɔn anim kyerɛ onyamesom pa nanso wɔpa emu ahoɔden +Keep clear of men like these +Saa nnipa yi dan wo ho fi wɔn ho ! +We have drifted far from what we were created to be in the image and likeness of God +Yɛaman koraa afi sɛnea wɔbɔɔ yɛn sɛ yɛnyɛ no ho Onyankopɔn suban so ne ne sɛso +The potential attributes of love wisdom justice and power are still within us but have become unbalanced and distorted +Su atitiriw a ɛne ɔdɔ nyansa atɛntrenee ne tumi no da so wɔ yɛn mu nanso ɛnkari pɛ bio na atɔ kyima +The first step on the way of return is revealed in the last sentence of the Bible text quoted above Keep clear of men like these +Wɔda nea ɛsɛ sɛ yedi kan yɛ na asan ayɛ yiye adi wɔ Bible asɛm a yɛfa kae wɔ atifi hɔ no mu asɛm a etwa to mu Saa nnipa yi dan wo ho fi wɔn ho ! +Seek out a new environment one that will change even your internal feelings +Hwehwɛ fekubɔ foforo nea ɛbɛsakra sɛnea wote nka wɔ wo mu mpo +Instructive toward this end are the wise words written years ago in The Ladies Home Journal by Dorothy Thompson +Nyansasɛm a Dorothy Thompson kyerɛw no mfe bi a atwam wɔ The Ladies ’ Home Journal mu no de afotu ma wɔ eyi mu +Her quote opens with the declaration that to overcome juvenile delinquency it is necessary to educate a youth s emotions rather than his intellect Nea ɔde fi ne nsɛm no ase ne sɛ nea ɛbɛyɛ na wɔatumi adi mmofrabɔnesɛm so no ɛho hia sɛ wɔtete abofra nkate mmom sen sɛ wɔbɛtete n’adwene + His actions and attitudes as a child largely determine his actions and attitudes as an adult +Nneyɛe ne suban a ɔda no adi sɛ abofra no ka nneyɛe ne suban a ɔda no adi sɛ ɔpanyin no kɛse +But these are not inspired by his brain but by his feelings +Nanso ɛnyɛ n’adwene na ɛkanyan eyinom na mmom ne nkate +He becomes what he is encouraged and trained to love admire worship cherish and sacrifice for +Ɔbɛyɛ ade a wɔhyɛ no nkuran na wɔtete no ma ɔkyerɛ ho dɔ nya ho anigye ɔsom onya ho anisɔ na ɔde ne ho bɔ afɔre ma no +In all this manners play an important role for good manners are nothing more or less than the expression of consideration for others +Wɔ eyi nyinaa mu no suban pa nya ɔfa a ɛho hia efisɛ nea nneyɛe pa kyerɛ ara ne afoforo ho a wosusuw +Internal feelings are reflected in external behavior but external behavior also contributes to the cultivation of internal feelings +Koma mu nkate da adi wɔ nneyɛe a woyi no adi mu nanso nneyɛe a woyi no adi nso boa ma wonya koma mu nkate +It is hard to feel aggressive while acting considerately +Ɛyɛ den sɛ wubenya atutupɛ su bere a wufi ayamye mu yɛ ade no +Good manners may be only skin deep to start with but they seldom remain so +Ebia mfiase no suban pa no bɛyɛ te sɛ aniani de nanso mpɛn pii no enya nkɔso +She also observed that with rare exceptions goodness and badness are not conditioned by the brain but by the emotions and that criminals become so not from hardening of the arteries but from hardening of the heart +Ɔkae nso sɛ sɛ wɔde tebea mmiako mmiako bi to nkyɛn a ɛnyɛ adwene no na mmom nkate na ɛkanyan papa ne bɔne na ɛnyɛ amumɔyɛfo mogya ntini a ɛyɛ den nti na wonya saa suban no na mmom koma no a ɛyɛ den ntia +She stressed that emotion governs our conduct more often than the mind and that the way we are trained the way we act even if forced at first influences internal feelings and changes the heart +Osii so dua sɛ nkate taa di yɛn suban so kɛse sen adwene no na sɛnea wɔtetee yɛn sɛnea yɛyɛ yɛn ade no sɛ mfiase no yɛhyɛɛ yɛn ho na yɛyɛɛ saa mpo a enya koma mu nkate so tumi ma ɛsakra koma no +However it is the Bible that excels in giving the inspired formula for changing the inner person of the heart +Nanso Bible no na edi mu bere a ɛkyerɛ ɔkwan a efi honhom mu a wɔfa so sakra komam nipa no +First Ephesians You should put away the old personality which conforms to your former course of conduct and which is being corrupted according to his deceptive desires +Nea edi kan no Efesofo Mo kan abrabɔ fam de munyi onipa dedaw a ɔresɛe wɔ nnaadaa akɔnnɔ mu no nkyene +You should be made new in the force actuating your mind and should put on the new personality which was created according to God s will in true righteousness and loyalty +Momma wɔnyɛ mo foforo mo adwene honhom mu na monhyɛ onipa foforo a wɔbɔɔ no Nyankopɔn so nokware trenee ne ahotew mu +Second Colossians Strip off the old personality with its practices and clothe yourselves with the new personality which through accurate knowledge is being made new according to the image of the One who created it +Nea ɛto so abien Kolosefo Munyi onipa dedaw no ne ne nneyɛe ngu na monhyɛ onipa foforo a wɔyɛ no foforo kɔ nimdeɛ mu nea ɔbɔɔ no no suban so no +Continue putting up with one another and forgiving one another freely if anyone has a cause for complaint against another +Enti sɛ moyɛ nnipa a Onyankopɔn apaw mo ahotefo ne adɔfo yi monhyɛ ayamhyehye ayamye ahobrɛase adwene odwo abodwokyɛre +Even as Jehovah freely forgave you so do you also +Na sɛ obi ne obi nya asɛm bi a munhuhu mma mo ho na momfa nkyekyɛ mo ho sɛnea Awurade de akyɛ mo no sɛnea mo nso monyɛ ne no +But besides all these things clothe yourselves with love for it is a perfect bond of union +Na eyinom nyinaa so na monhyɛ ɔdɔ a ɛne pɛyɛ hama no ngu +Historian Will Durant said The greatest question of our time is not communism versus individualism not Europe versus America not even the East versus the West it is whether men can live without God +Abakɔsɛm Kyerɛwfo Will Durant kae sɛ Yɛn bere yi so asemmisa a ɛsen biara no nyɛ kwasafodepɛ ne ahopɛ ho ɔsɛmpɔw no ɛnyɛ Europa ne Amerika ho ɔsɛmpɔw no na ɛnyɛ Apuei Fam ne Atɔe Fam mpo ho ɔsɛmpɔw no ɛne sɛ ebia nnipa betumi akwati Onyankopɔn atra ase anaa +To live a successful life we must heed his counsel +Sɛ yɛn asetra besi yɛn yiye a ɛsɛ sɛ yetie n’afotu +My son my law do not forget and my commandments may your heart observe because length of days and years of life and peace will be added to you +Me ba mma wo werɛ mmfi me mmara na ma wo koma nni me mmara nsɛm so efisɛ onyinkyɛ ne nkwa mfe ne asomdwoe na ɛde bɛka wo ho +May loving kindness and trueness themselves not leave you +Mma adɔe ne nokware nnnyaw wo fa kyekye wo kɔn kyerɛw wo koma pon so +Tie them about your throat +Write them upon the tablet of your heart and so find favor and good insight in the eyes of God and of earthling man +Ɛnna wubenya ɔdom ne nimdeɛ pa Onyankopɔn ne nnipa anim +Trust in Jehovah with all your heart and do not lean upon your own understanding +Fa wo koma nyinaa bata Yehowa ho na mfa wo ho ntweri wo nhumu +In all your ways take notice of him and he himself will make your paths straight +Proverbs +Hu no w’akwan nyinaa mu na ɔno na ɔbɛteɛ w’akwan +Mmebusɛm +The kind and considerate good manners learned by centuries of living are not excess baggage after all and the Bible s guidelines for living are not outmoded at all but will prove to be for mankind s eternal salvation +Suban pa a efi ayamye ne mmɔborohunu mu a wɔasua wɔ asetra mu mfehaha pii no nyɛ adesoa sɛnea ada adi no na asetra ho akwankyerɛ a Bible no de ma no bere ntwaam koraa na mmom ɛbɛkyerɛ daa ogye ama adesamma +Without Jehovah they cannot continue to live for with Jehovah is the source of life +Psalm +Wontumi nkwati Yehowa na wɔnkɔ so ntra nkwa mu efisɛ Yehowa nkyɛn na nkwa nsuti wɔ +’ Dwom +Blurb on page Asɛm a wɔafa aka wɔ kratafa +The way we act even if forced at first influences internal feelings and changes the heart Sɛnea yɛyɛ yɛn ade no sɛ mfiase no yɛhyɛɛ yɛn ho na yɛyɛɛ saa mpo a enya koma mu nkate so tumi ma ɛsakra koma no + Box on page Kratafa adaka +Impeccable Table Manners That People Might Well Copy Adidi mu Nneyɛe Pa a Nnipa Betumi Asuasua +Cedar waxwings beautiful well mannered very sociable banqueting together in a large bush loaded with ripe berries +Kyeneduru so waxwing nnomaa a wɔn ho yɛ fɛ wɔwɔ suban pa wɔkyerɛ wɔn ho anigye kɛse a wɔredidi bom wɔ dua kɛse bi a nnuaba a abere ayɛ so ma so +Lined up in a row along a branch they feed on the fruit but not at all hoggishly +Bere a wɔsesa so tee wɔ dubaa bi so no wodi dua no aba nanso wɔmfom koraa +From beak to beak they pass a berry back and forth to one another until finally one graciously eats it +Wɔde wɔn ano fa aduaba biako fa wɔn nyinaa so de di akɔneaba kosi sɛ awiei koraa no wɔn mu biako befi ayamye mu adi +They never forget their children tirelessly bringing food berry by berry until all the empty mouths have had their fill +Wɔn werɛ mfi wɔn mma da na wɔde aduan ba a wɔmmrɛ da na wɔkɔfa aduaba no mmiako mmiako kosi sɛ obiara benya bi adi +Credit Line Asɛm Fibea +H +H +Armstrong Roberts Armstrong Roberts + Picture on page Kratafa mfonini +Some say Trash the Bible and moral values Ebinom ka sɛ Tow Bible no ne abrabɔ a ɛsom bo gu ’ + Picture on page Kratafa mfonini + God is dead +Onyankopɔn awu +No meaning to life ! Atirimpɔw biara nni asetra mu ! + Smoke pot sniff coke Nom wii twe cocaine ’ kɔ wo mu + Picture Credit Line on page Kratafa mfonini ho asɛm +Left Life Right Grandville Benkum Life Nifa Grandville +Mexico Changes Its Laws on Religion Mexico Sakra Ne Nyamesom Ho Mmara no +ON JULY THE NEW LAW OF RELIGIOUS ASSOCIATIONS AND PUBLIC WORSHIP WAS PUT INTO EFFECT IN MEXICO +WƆ JULY NO NYAMESOM AKUW NE BAGUAM ƆSOM HO MMARA FOFORO NO FII ASE YƐƐ ADWUMA WƆ MEXICO +WHY WAS THIS NECESSARY AND WHAT DOES THIS NEW LAW CONVEY ? DƐN NTI NA EYI HO BEHIAE NA SAA MMARA FOFORO YI FA DƐN HO ? +LET US TAKE A LOOK INTO THIS MATTER THAT HAS AROUSED MUCH ANTICIPATION +MOMMA YƐNHWEHWƐ ASƐM A AMA NKURƆFO REHWƐ NNEƐMA PII KWAN YI MU +WITH Spain s conquest of what is now Mexico the Catholic religion was imposed by force on the people +BERE a Spain dii nea mprempren wɔfrɛ hɔ Mexico so nkonim no wɔde Katolek som no hyɛɛ nkurɔfo no +When the time came to legislate religious matters a law of Spain the Constitucion de Cadiz was applied in part Article stated The religion of the Spanish Nation is and will forever be Catholic Apostolic Roman the one and only true religion +Bere a ɛbere dui sɛ wɔbɛhyɛ nyamesom ho mmara no wɔde Spain mmara bi Constitucion de Cadiz fa bi dii dwuma Mmara a ɛto so no kae sɛ Nea ɛyɛ Ɔman som wɔ Spain na ɛbɛkɔ so ayɛ daa ne Roma Katolek a ɛyɛ Asomafo no nnwuma nsusuwso nokware som biako pɛ a ɛwɔ hɔ no +Later on in a Constitution was established for Mexico and it stated The religion of the Mexican Nation is and will forever be Catholic Apostolic Roman +Akyiri yi wɔ mu no wɔyɛɛ Ɔman Mmara maa Mexico na ɛkae sɛ Nea ɛyɛ Ɔman som wɔ Mexico na ɛbɛkɔ so ayɛ daa ne Roma Katolek a ɛyɛ Asomafo no nnwuma nsusuwso +The Nation protects it by wise and just laws and prohibits the exercise of any other +Ɔman no nam mmara a nyansa wom na ɛteɛ so bɔ ho ban na ɛbara ɔsom foforo biara +Although there were several revisions of the law of the country the same idea was expressed even until granting the Catholic religion priority and in fact excluding any other religion +Ɛwom sɛ wɔyɛɛ nsakrae pii wɔ ɔman no mmara mu de nanso saa adwene no ansesa araa de besi mu mpo na wɔde Katolek som dii kan na nokwarem no wɔamma som afoforo biara ho kwan +It was in that Benito Juarez a Mexican statesman started a revision of the laws of the country introducing what was called Laws of the Reformation +Ɛyɛ mu na Benito Juarez Mexico ɔmanyɛfo bi fii ase yɛɛ nsakrae wɔ ɔman no mmara ahorow mu na nea na wɔfrɛ no Ɔsesɛw Mmara no bae +This was to nationalize the real estate of the church and to increase the political and economic power of the State and to decrease that of the Catholic Church +Na eyi atirimpɔw ne sɛ ɛbɛyɛ asɔre agyapade ɔman de na ama Ɔman no amammui ne sikasɛm so tumi anya nkɔanim ma Katolek Asɔre no de abrɛ ase +Historia de Mexico Volume page In this group of laws of the Law of Nationalization of Ecclesiastical Properties was promulgated as well as a law requiring that marriages be performed by the State in order for them to be legal +Historia de Mexico Po kratafa Wɔyɛɛ Asɔre Agyapade a Wɔdan no Ɔman De ho Mmara no de kaa mmara ahorow yi ho ne afei mmara a na ɛhwehwɛ sɛ Ɔman no ma aware ho kwan ansa na afata wɔ mmara kwan so no +In the Law for Religious Freedom was promulgated +Wɔ mu no wɔyɛɛ Nyamesom Hokwan Mmara no +The reformation laws granted a certain amount of religious freedom to the people stipulating that the Catholic religion would no longer be the only one that could exist in the country +Ɔsesɛw mmara ahorow no maa nkurɔfo hokwan kakra a wɔde bɛpaw ɔsom a wɔn ankasa pɛ na ɛhyɛe sɛ ɛnyɛ Katolek som nkutoo ne ɔsom a ɔman no bɛma ho kwan +However this new freedom was quite limited and conditional +Nanso na hokwan foforo yi nkɔ akyiri pii na na nneɛma bi bata ho +The laws recognized that religions existed in Mexico but did not accord them any legal recognition or rights +Mmara no maa kwan sɛ ɔsom ahorow betumi akɔ so wɔ Mexico de nanso ampene wɔn so anaa amma wɔn hokwan biara wɔ mmara kwan so +Reformation laws were specially designed to limit the Catholic religion but incidentally also limited all religions in the country +Ade titiriw nti a wɔyɛɛ Ɔsesɛw mmara no ne sɛ wɔde bɛbrɛ hokwan a Katolek som no wɔ ase nanso sɛnea ɛkɔyɛe no ɛbrɛɛ hokwan a ɔman no mu som ahorow no nyinaa wɔ no ase +Nevertheless religions apart from Catholicism could then function more freely and Protestant religions from the United States started an evangelization campaign in the country +Nanso saa bere no ɔsom afoforo a ɛnyɛ Katolek som tumi nyaa hokwan yɛɛ adwuma na Protestant som a efi United States no mufo fii asɛmpaka adwuma bi ase wɔ ɔman no mu +The reformation laws were reinforced in with the same anticlerical spirit which caused persecution of the priests and Catholic people +Wɔhyɛɛ ɔsesɛw mmara no mu den wɔ de tiaa asɔfo no bio na ɛde ɔtaa baa asɔfo no ne Katolekfo a wɔaka so +This gave way to the Cristeros war in a Catholic war against the government that was an attempt to cancel the restrictive laws governing religion +Eyi de Cristeros akodi no bae wɔ mu akodi a Katolekfo di tiaa nniso no na ama wɔatwa nyamesom ho mmara katee no mu +This war concluded in with some agreement of tolerance by the government but the laws continued without modification +Ɔko yi baa awiei wɔ mu maa nniso no penee so sɛ wobegyaa nneɛma mu asiesie kakra nanso mmara no kɔɔ so a wɔansakra no +In a commentary about these laws the book Una Ley Para la Libertad Religiosa A Law for Religious Freedom mentions We realize that originally our Constitutional Article in its second paragraph and the other reformed constitutional articles were clearly an infringement of religious freedom since they limited the external practice of every individual s religion and subjected the practice thereof to regulation dictated by the authority +Bere a nhoma a wɔfrɛ no Una Ley Para la Libertad Religiosa Nyamesom Hokwan Mmara Bi reka mmara yi ho asɛm no ɛka sɛ Yɛahu sɛ mfiase no na yɛn Ɔman Mmara a Ɛto so no nkyekyem a ɛto so abien no ne ɔman mmara afoforo a wɔyɛɛ nsakrae wom no tia nyamesom hokwan pefee efisɛ amma ankorankoro biara ansom sɛnea ɔpɛ wɔ baguam na tumidi no na ɛkyerɛɛ ɔkwan a ɛsɛ sɛ ɔfa so +Furthermore these constitutional dispositions were clearly contradictory to what was established in the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights Article and to the American Convention of Human Rights Article which international instruments the Mexican State has endorsed +Afei nso na ɛda adi pefee sɛ saa ɔman mmara ahorow no ne nea Amanaman Nkabom Amansan Mpaemuka a Ɛfa Nnipa Hokwan Ho Mmara a ɛto so ne America Nnipa Hokwan Bagua Mmara a ɛto so a ɛyɛ amanaman ntam nhyehyɛe a Mexico Ɔman no apene so de sii hɔ no bɔ abira +In when the new president of Mexico started his six year term the Catholic hierarchy was invited to the presidential inauguration +Wɔ mu bere a Mexico ɔmampanyin foforo no fii ne mfe asia nniso no ase no wɔtoo nsa frɛɛ Katolek asɔre mpanyimfo sɛ wɔmmra afahyɛ a wɔde besi no mampanyin no bi +In his message President Carlos Salinas de Gortari announced the need to modernize the relations between Church and State +Ɔmampanyin Carlos Salinas de Gortari bɔɔ amanneɛ wɔ ne kasa mu sɛ ɛho hia sɛ wɔyɛ Asɔre ne Ɔman ntam abusuabɔ no foforo +This new approach led to the conclusion that a revision of the laws relative to religion was mandatory +Nneɛma afoforo a wɔyɛe yi kowiee gyinaesi a ɛne sɛ egye ntɛmpɛ sɛ wɔsakra mmara a ɛfa nyamesom ho no +Besides that the country was developing into a more democratic society and negotiations were started for a free trade agreement with the United States and Canada +Afei nso na saa ɔman no redan dodow amammu papa na wofii ase yɛɛ nhyehyɛe sɛ wɔne United States ne Canada bɛyɛ apam abue aguadi hokwan +So it was essential to revise the law to make it consistent with freedom of religion +Enti na ɛho hia sɛ wɔyɛ nsakrae wɔ mmara no mu sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a wobenya nyamesom hokwan +The New Law Mmara No +The new law as stated in its first article is founded on the historic principle of separation of Church and State as well as on freedom of religious beliefs +Sɛnea mmara foforo no ka wɔ ne mmara a edi kan mu no egyina nnyinasosɛm a agye din a ɛne nsonsonoe a wɔma ɛda Asɔre ne Ɔman mu ne nyamesom gyidi hokwan so +The second article guarantees freedom for the individual to have or to adopt the religious beliefs that he prefers and practice collectively or individually the acts of worship or rites of his preference +to profess no religious beliefs +not to be an object of discrimination coercion or hostility because of one s religious beliefs +to associate and meet together peacefully for religious purposes +Mmara a ɛto so abien no ma ankorankoro no hokwan sɛ otumi nya anaa ogye nyamesom gyidi a ɔpɛ tom na ɔne afoforo anaa ne nkutoo yɛ ɔsom mu nneyɛe ne amanneɛ a ɔpɛ +pow nyamesom gyidi nyinaa +na wɔne no di te sɛ afoforo wɔnhyɛ no so anaa wɔntan no esiane ne nyamesom gyidi ahorow nti +na ɔne afoforo bɔ anaa wohyiam asomdwoe mu ma nyamesom dwumadi ahorow +Through this law churches and religious groups will have legal status as religious institutions as soon as they obtain the corresponding required registry before the Ministry of Government +Esiane saa mmara yi nti sɛ wonya de asɔre ahorow ne nyamesom akuw hyɛ mmara ase wɔ Aban Asoeɛ hɔ a wobegye atom wɔ mmara kwan so sɛ nyamesom ahyehyɛde +Also religious institutions formed according to the present law may have their own patrimony that allows them to fulfill their objective +Afei nso nyamesom ahyehyɛde ahorow a wɔnam mprempren mmara no so tewee no betumi afa wɔn ankasa agyapade a ɛboa wɔn ma wodi wɔn botae ho dwuma +Jehovah s Witnesses Are Registered Legally Wɔde Yehowa Adansefo Som no Ahyɛ Mmara Ase +In accord with this new law Jehovah s Witnesses in Mexico presented an application to the Office of Religious Affairs on April to be registered as a religion +Yehowa Adansefo a wɔwɔ Mexico gyinaa mmara foforo yi so de akwammisa kratasin kɔmaa Nyamesom ho Nsɛm Adwumayɛbea no April sɛ wɔmfa wɔn nhy�� mmara ase sɛ nyamesom kuw +Before that time Jehovah s Witnesses as any other religion in the country existed de facto but had no legal personality +Ɛde besi saa bere no na Yehowa Adansefo wɔ ɔman no mu ankasa de nanso te sɛ ɔsom foforo biara no na wonnyee wɔn ntoom wɔ mmara kwan so +Jehovah s Witnesses had been present in the country since early in the th century +Na Yehowa Adansefo ayɛ adwuma wɔ ɔman no mu fi afeha a ɛto so no mfiase +Although there was no legal recognition on June the government of Mexico authorized the International Association of Bible Students +Ɛwom sɛ na wonnyee wɔn ntoom wɔ mmara kwan so de nanso wɔ June no Mexico aban no maa Amanaman Ntam Bible Asuafo Kuw no tumi krataa +On December this name was changed to La Torre del Vigia The Watchtower +Wɔ December no wɔsesaa saa din yi yɛɛ no La Torre del Vigia Ɔwɛn Aban +But in because of laws that limited religious activities in the country a new entity was registered as a civil association +Nanso wɔ mu no esiane mmara ahorow a na ɛmma nyamesom dwumadi hokwan pii wɔ ɔman no mu nti wɔde hyɛɛ mmara ase wɔ din foforo ase sɛ ahyehyɛde a ɛnnyɛ nyamesom de +In this way Jehovah blessed the work that Jehovah s Witnesses had been carrying out throughout the years +Wɔ saa kwan yi so no Yehowa hyiraa adwuma a na Yehowa Adansefo reyɛ no mfe pii no so +At present in accord with a document dated May which was forwarded to them on May Jehovah s Witnesses are registered as La Torre del Vigia A +Mprempren Yehowa Adansefo agyina krataa bi a wɔkyerɛw no May na wɔde maa wɔn May no so de wɔn som no ahyɛ mmara ase a edin no ne La Torre del Vigia A +R +and Los Testigos de Jehova en Mexico A +R +ne Los Testigos de Jehova en Mexico A +R +both of them religious associations +R +a ne nyinaa yɛ nyamesom ahyehyɛde +Under these new provisions Jehovah s Witnesses in Mexico as in other lands in the world continue working hard in preaching the Kingdom of God +Wɔ saa nhyehyɛe foforo yi ase no Yehowa Adansefo a wɔwɔ Mexico kɔ so yere wɔn ho denneennen ka Onyankopɔn Ahenni ho asɛm te sɛ wɔn a wɔwɔ wiase aman afoforo mu no +There is a big program of expansion in Mexico which includes the construction of new Kingdom Halls and new Assembly Halls +Wɔreyɛ ntrɛwmu adwuma kɛse wɔ Mexico a Ahenni Asa ne Nhyiam Asa afoforo a wɔresisi ka ho +With more than publishers and some new ones getting baptized each year there is a lot of work to do as manifested in the home Bible studies that are being conducted at present +Bere a wɔwɔ adawurubɔfo bɛboro na afe biara wɔbɔ afoforo bɛyɛ asu no adwuma pii wɔ hɔ a ɛsɛ sɛ wɔyɛ sɛnea ɛda adi wɔ ofie Bible adesua a wɔyɛ no mprempren mu no +This does not mean that all the problems are solved for Jehovah s Witnesses in Mexico +Eyi nkyerɛ sɛ ɔhaw a Yehowa Adansefo a wɔwɔ Mexico hyia no nyinaa to atwa +Their children still have to face pressures in school because of the neutrality issue +Wɔn mmofra da so hyia ɔhaw wɔ sukuu esiane ɔfa biara a wonni nti +The authorities however seek to apply the new law in an equitable way in dealing with the different religions in the country +Nanso atumfoɔ no bɔ mmɔden sɛ wɔde mmara foforo no bedi ama ɔsom ahorow a ɛwɔ ɔman no mu nyinaa a nsisi nnim +Mexico has indeed taken a big step in the defense of human rights and religious freedom with the new law concerning religion +Nokwarem no Mexico nam nyamesom ho mmara foforo no so ayɛ ade kɛse de abɔ nnipa hokwan ne nyamesom hokwan ho ban +Pictures on page Kratafa mfonini +Documents of registration for Jehovah s Witnesses in Mexico Nkrataa ahorow a wɔnam so ma Ɔwɛn Aban ne Nyan ! hokwan + Picture on page Kratafa mfonini +New center for Bible education being erected by Jehovah s Witnesses in Mexico Bible suabea foforo a Yehowa Adansefo a wɔwɔ Mexico resi +Addie Found the Answer Late but Not Too Late Addie Annya Mmuae no Ntɛm Nanso na Ɛnkaa Akyi Dodo +The story of a black woman s year search for social justice +Asɛm a ɛfa ɔbea bi a ɔde mfe hwehwɛɛ asetram atɛntrenee ho +She is sitting on a log fishing at the edge of a swamp +Ɔte dua sin bi so reyi nam wɔ ɔwora bi ano +Her skin is smooth her mind is clear and she has an air of dignity about her +Ne honam ani yɛ tromtrom n’adwene mu da hɔ na ɔwɔ nidi +She is strong experienced knowledgeable but in her eyes you can see wit and humor plus a pleasing humility +Ɔwɔ ahoɔden osuahu nimdeɛ nanso sɛ wohwɛ n’anim a wutumi hu sɛ ɔpɛ aseresɛm ne nsɛnkwaa na ɔwɔ ahobrɛase a ɛyɛ anigye nso +She is a great storyteller +Onim nkɔmmɔ bɔ yiye +Her African heritage comes through mingled with memories of the deep South +Wutumi hu sɛ n’asefo yɛ Afrikafo na ɔwɔ Kesee Fam akyirikyiri ho nkae +Listen as she relives her life +Tie no bere a ɔka n’asetra mu nsɛm no +MY GRANDMOTHER was born on a slave ship on its way from Africa to Georgia +WƆWOO me nanabea wɔ po so hyɛn bi a wɔde fa nkoa a na efi Africa rekɔ Georgia mu +She was so frail no one expected her to live +Na ɔyɛ mmerɛw araa ma obiara ansusuw s�� obenya nkwa +So when her mother was sold they just gave the sickly child along with her +Enti bere a wɔtɔn ne maame no nea ɛbae ara ne sɛ wɔde abofra a onni ahoɔden no kaa ne ho +This was about +Na eyi yɛ bɛyɛ mu +The child was named Rachel +Wɔtoo abofra no din Rachel +Dewitt Clinton was running a plantation for his uncle +Na Dewitt Clinton rehwɛ afuw bi so ma ne papa nua +By Dewitt Rachel conceived my father Isaiah Clinton who was born in June +Rachel ne Dewitt nyinsɛnee me papa Isaiah Clinton na wɔwoo no June +They called him Ike +Wɔfrɛɛ no Ike +As a boy he often rode on the same horse with Dewitt and was taught all there was to know about running a plantation +Sɛ abarimaa no na ɔtaa ne Dewitt tra pɔnkɔ koro so na ɔkyerɛɛ no biribiara a ɛsɛ sɛ ohu wɔ ɔkwan a wɔfa so hwɛ afuw so ho +A few years later Dewitt told Ike The time has come for you to make your own way in the world +Mfe kakraa bi akyi no Dewitt ka kyerɛɛ Ike sɛ Ɛbere aso sɛ w’ankasa wokɔbɔ wo bra wɔ wiase +’ +He then removed a money belt from his waist and gave it to Ike +Afei oyii sika abomu bi fii n’asen de maa Ike +After this my father went to work for a Mr +Skinner became the overseer of the Skinner plantation and married Ellen Howard +Eyi akyi no me papa kɔyɛɛ adwuma maa owura bi a wɔfrɛ no Skinner ɔbɛyɛɛ Skinner afuw no sohwɛfo na ɔwaree Ellen Howard +I was born on June in Burke County near Waynesboro Georgia +Wɔwoo me June wɔ Burke Mantam mu baabi a ɛbɛn Waynesboro Georgia +Life was wonderful to me +Na m’ani gye wɔ m’asetram +I couldn t wait to get out the front door +Na me ho pere me sɛ mefi adi +Mother would hold me back until she tied my dress in back and I d hear her say every day Tie a bow and let her go +Na Maame siw me kwan kosi sɛ ɔbɛkyekyere m’atade abɔ ade mu na da biara na mete sɛ ɔka sɛ Kyekyere no bɔ dade mu na ɔnkɔ +’ +I would climb onto the fork of the plow to be near my father +Na meforo kogyina fɛtɛw ade no nsa ntam sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a mɛbɛn me papa +One day during a summer storm lightning struck Mr +Skinner and his horse in an open field +Da bi a ahohoru bere mu ahum bi tui no ɔprannaa sii Owura Skinner ne ne pɔnkɔ so wɔ asase pradada bi so +Both were killed +Wɔn nyinaa wui +Mrs +Skinner was a woman from the North and was hated by all the people in Burke County because of what General Sherman did when he burned Atlanta +Na Owurayere Skinner yɛ ɔbea a ofi Kusuu Fam na nnipa a wɔwɔ Burke Mantam hɔ nyinaa tan no esiane sɛ Ɔsahene Sherman hyew Atlanta no nti +So they hated Mrs +Skinner more than they hated the blacks ! Enti na wɔtan Owurayere Skinner sen sɛnea wɔtan abibifo no ! +Mrs +Skinner got even with them +Owurayere Skinner nso tuaa wɔn so ka +For spite when her husband died she sold the plantation to my father a black man +Ahisɛm nti bere a ne kunu wui no ɔtɔn afuw no maa me papa a na ɔyɛ bibini no +Imagine a black man owning a plantation before the turn of the century in Georgia ! Susuw ho sɛ bibini bi wɔ afuw wɔ Georgia ansa na afeha yi refi ase ! +Mr +Neely and the General Store Owura Neely ne Sotɔɔ Kɛse No + When Papa needed anything he went to Mr +Neely who owned the general store +Sɛ Papa hia biribiara a na ɔkɔ Owura Neely a na sotɔɔ kɛse no yɛ ne de hɔ +They have everything +Wɔwɔ biribiara wɔ hɔ +Need a doctor go to the general store +Wuhia dɔkta a kɔ sotɔɔ kɛse no mu +Need a coffin go to the general store +Wuhia funnaka a kɔ sotɔɔ kɛse no mu +You don t pay for anything just put it on your bill until the cotton comes in +Wuntua biribiara ka wɔde firi ara kosi bere a wɔbɛtew asaawa +Neely found out Papa had money in the bank so he brought us everything stuff we didn t need icebox sewing machine guns bicycles two mules +Neely behui sɛ Papa wɔ sika da sikakorabea enti ɔbrɛɛ yɛn biribiara nneɛma a yenhia ade a wɔkora mu aduan afiri a wɔde pam ade atuo sakre afurumpɔnkɔ abien +We don t need it ! Papa would say +Na Papa ka sɛ Yenhia ! ’ +Neely s response It s a present +Asɛm a na Neely ka ne sɛ Minnye sika +I ll put it on your bill +Mede bɛka wo ka ho +’ + One day Neely arrived at our farm with a big black Studebaker +Da bi Neely de Studebaker tuntum kɛse bi baa yɛn afuw mu +Papa said Mr +Neely we don t need it ! Papa kae sɛ Owura Neely yenhia ! +Nobody knows how to drive it or take care of it and everybody s afraid of it ! Obiara nnim ne ka ne ɛho adwuma na obiara suro ! ’ +Neely brushed that aside +Neely buu n’ani guu eyi so +Keep it Ike +Ma no nwɔ hɔ Ike +I ll put it on your bill and have one of my boys teach yours how to drive it +Mede bɛka wo ka ho na mama me mmofra no biako akyerɛ w’adwumayɛfo no ka +’ +We didn t get any use out of it +Yɛannya mfaso biara amfi so +I begged Papa to let me go with one of the hands to get gas one day +Da bi mesrɛɛ Papa sɛ ɔmma me ne apaafo no biako nkɔtɔ pɛtro +Papa said Don t touch it I know you ! Papa kae sɛ Hwɛ na woamfa wo nsa anka minim sɛnea wote ! ’ +As soon as we were out of sight I said Let me try it +Bere a yeduu baabi a onhu yɛn ara pɛ na mekae sɛ Ma menhwɛ sɛ metumi aka a +Papa knows I m gonna do it +Papa nim sɛ mɛyɛ saa +’ +The car took off me turning left then right through the brush and the trees +Kar no tui prɛko pɛ a me na na merekyinkyim sitia no kɔ benkum ne nifa wɔ nwura ne nnua no mu +I landed it in the creek +Mede kɔhwee asuwa no mu +I d asked Papa why he didn t refuse this stuff and he d reply That would be a big mistake an insult +Ɛyɛ a na mibisa Papa sɛ dɛn nti na ɔmpow saa nneɛma yi na obua sɛ Ɛno bɛyɛ mfomso kɛse animtiaabu +Besides the KKK Ku Klux Klan don t mess with none of Mr +Neely s niggers +Sɛ ɛno da nkyɛn a KKK Ku Klux Klan nkurɔfo no nyɛ Owura Neely ayɔnkofo no mu biara basabasa +’ +So we paid for all this stuff we didn t need +Enti yetuaa nneɛma a yenhia yi nyinaa ho ka +And I thought of what Papa was always saying Don t buy what you don t need or soon you ll need what you can t buy +Na misusuw nea Papa ka no bere nyinaa no ho Ntɔ nea wunhia anyɛ saa a ɛnkyɛ wuntumi ntɔ nea wuhia +’ +I hated Mr +Neely ! Na mempɛ Owura Neely asɛm ! + When everyone was celebrating the turn of the century January my mother died while giving birth to her fourth child +Bere a na obiara regye n’ani wɔ afeha no mfiase wɔ January mu no me maame wui bere a na ɔrewo ne ba a ɔto so anan no +I was only eight at the time but I told Papa at the graveside I would take care of him +Saa bere no na madi mfe awotwe pɛ nanso meka kyerɛɛ Papa wɔ amusiei hɔ sɛ mɛhwɛ no +My mother s mother helped out with us kids +Me maame maame hwɛɛ yɛn mmofra no +Her name was Mary +Na wɔfrɛ no Mary +She was very religious had a memory like an elephant but couldn t read or write +Na ɔpɛ nyamesom paa otumi kae ade yiye nanso na onnim akenkan ne akyerɛw +I d be in the kitchen plying her with questions +Ɛyɛ a na mewɔ mukaase a merebisabisa no nsɛm +Why is it that white people don t want to be bothered with colored people since they say everybody s equal in God s sight ? Dɛn nti na aborɔfo mfa abibifo nyɛ hwee ɛmfa ho sɛ wɔka sɛ Onyankopɔn bu nnipa nyinaa pɛ no ? +When we go to heaven are all the white people gonna be there too ? Sɛ yɛkɔ soro a so yebehyia aborɔfo no nso wɔ hɔ bi ? +Will that Mr +Neely be there ? So saa Owura Neely no nso bɛkɔ hɔ bi ? ’ +Mary would answer I don t know +Na Mary bua sɛ Minnim +We ll all enjoy ourselves +Yɛn nyinaa ani begye +’ +I wasn t so sure +Na minnye nni pii +Grandma what are we gonna do in heaven ? Nanabea dɛn na yɛrekɔyɛ wɔ soro ? ’ + Oh we gonna walk on streets paved with gold ! Oo yɛbɛnantew akwan a wɔde sika ayɛ so ! +We gonna put on wings and fly from tree to tree ! Yebenya ntaban atu akɔ nnua so ! ’ +I thought to myself I d rather be outdoors playing +Mekaa no me tirim sɛ Me de medi agoru wɔ abɔnten +’ +I never wanted to go to heaven anyway but I didn t want to go to hell either +Ne nyinaa mu no mampɛ sɛ mɛkɔ soro da nanso na mempɛ sɛ mekɔ hell nso +Grandma what are we gonna eat in heaven ? Nanabea dɛn na yebedi wɔ soro ? ’ +She answered Oh we gonna eat milk and honey ! Obuae sɛ Oo yɛbɛnom nufusu ne ɛwo ! ’ +I cried out But I don t like milk and I don t like honey ! Mibuae sɛ Nanso mempɛ nufusu na mempɛ ɛwo ! +Grandma I m gonna starve to death ! Nanabea ɔkɔm bekum me ! +I m gonna starve to death in heaven ! Ɔkɔm bekum me wɔ soro ! ’ +I Start My Education Mifi me Nhomasua Ase + Papa wanted me to get an education +Na Papa pɛ sɛ misua nhoma +In he sent me to the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama +Wɔ mu no ɔde me kɔɔ Tuskegee Sukuu a ɛwɔ Alabama no +Booker T +Booker T +Washington was the head and heart of the school +Washington na na sukuu no ho biribiara hyɛ ne nsa +The students called him Papa +Sukuufo no frɛɛ no Papa +He traveled extensively raising money for the school much of it from white people +Otutuu akwan kɔɔ mmeae pii kɔhwehwɛɛ sika maa sukuu no na onyaa fa kɛse no ara fii aborɔfo hɔ +When he was at the school he preached this message to us Get an education +Bere a na ɔwɔ sukuu hɔ no ɔkaa saa asɛm yi kyerɛɛ yɛn Sua nhoma +Get a job and save your money +Nya adwuma na boaboa wo sika ano +Then own a piece of land +Afei tɔ asase +And don t let me ever visit you and find the grass uncut the house unpainted or the windows broken out with rags stuffed in them to keep the cold out +Na mma memmmɛsra wo mmmehu da sɛ wuntwaa sare no so wonkaa wo dan ho anaa mfɛnsere no mu ahwehwɛ no abobɔ ma wode ntamagow ahyehyɛ mu na awɔw amma hɔ +Have pride in yourself +Ma w’ani nnye wo ho +Help your people +Boa wo nkurɔfo +Help them to pull up +Boa wɔn ma wonnya nkɔso +You can be an example +Wubetumi ayɛ nhwɛso +’ + They certainly needed a pull up +Na wohia nkɔso ’ ampa +They re good people lots of good in them +Wɔyɛ nnipa pa wɔwɔ su pa pii +There are things the white man should remember about the past when he considers the Negro +Ɛsɛ sɛ aborɔfo kae nneɛma bi wɔ mmere a abɛsen kɔ no ho bere a wɔresusuw Obibini ho no +The Negro wasn t given the opportunity to learn +Wɔamma Obibini kwan ma wansua nhoma +It was against the rules in slavery to teach a Negro +Na etia nkoasom mu mmara sɛ wɔbɛkyerɛ Obibini ade +We are the only people who came into this country against our will +Yɛn nkutoo ne nkurɔfo a yɛbaa ɔman yi mu a na ɛnyɛ yɛn pɛ so +Others were eager to get here +Na afoforo ho pere wɔn sɛ wɔbɛba ha +We weren t +Na yɛnte saa +They put us in chains and brought us here +Woguu yɛn mpokyerɛ na wɔde yɛn baa ha +They worked us years for free +Wɔmaa yɛyɛɛ adwuma mfe a wɔantua yɛn ka +We worked years for the white man and he didn t give us enough to eat or shoes to wear +Yɛyɛɛ adwuma mfe maa oburoni na wamma yɛn aduan anni anaa mpaboa anhyɛ sɛnea ɛsɛ +Worked us from morning till night whipped us at the slightest whim +Ɔmaa yɛyɛɛ adwuma fii anɔpa kosii anadwo na ɔhwee yɛn wɔ ade ketewa biara ho +And when he freed us he still didn t give us a chance to learn +Na bere a ogyaee yɛn no ɔkɔɔ so de hokwan a yɛde besua nhoma no kamee yɛn +He wanted us to work on the farm and for our children to work too and to go to school three months a year +Ɔpɛe sɛ yɛyɛ afuw mu adwuma na yɛn mma nso yɛ adwuma na wɔkɔ sukuu asram abiɛsa wɔ afe no mu +And do you know what kind of school it was ? So wunim sukuu ko a na ɛyɛ ? +A little church because there was no school for the Negro +Asɔredan ketewa bi efisɛ na Abibifo nni sukuu biara +Plank seats +Ntaboo nkongua +June July and August the hottest months of the year +June July ne August asram a ɔhyew wom sen biara wɔ afe no mu +No screens on the windows +Nhwehwɛ biara nhyehyɛ mfɛnsere no mu +Kids sitting on the floor +Mmofra tratra fam +A hundred and three students to one teacher and all the bugs getting in +Ɔkyerɛkyerɛfo biako kyerɛ sukuufo ɔha ne mmiɛnsa ade na mmoawa ayɛ hɔ ma +What can you teach a kid in three months ? Dɛn na wubetumi akyerɛ abofra wɔ asram abiɛsa mu ? +One summer break from Tuskegee I taught from every grade +Bere bi a mifi Tuskegee kɔɔ akwamma wɔ ahohoru bere mu no mekyerɛɛ nnipa a wɔn mfe gu ahorow ade +I graduated in as a nurse +Miwiee me nhomasua no bɛyɛɛ ɔyarehwɛfo wɔ mu +In I married Samuel Montgomery +Wɔ mu no mewaree Samuel Montgomery +Later he left for World War I and I was pregnant with my only child +Akyiri yi ɔkɔɔ Wiase Ko I na na minyem me ba koro no +Shortly after Samuel returned he died +Samuel bae akyi bere tiaa bi no owui +With my young son I traveled by train to visit my sister in Illinois expecting to find a nursing job there +Mede me babarima ketewa no faa keteke sɛ merekɔsra me nuabea wɔ Illinois a na mehwɛ kwan sɛ menya adwuma wɔ hɔ sɛ ɔyarehwɛfo +All the Colored were directed to the car just behind the coal car +Wɔmaa Abibifo no nyinaa kɔtraa keteke dan a na ɛtoa faako a gyabirew dɛw wɔ hɔ pɛɛ so mu +It was hot the windows were open and we were covered with soot and cinders +Na ɛhɔ yɛ hyew wɔabuebue mfɛnsere no na wusiw ne nso aguare yɛn +The second day our sandwiches were gone and no milk for the baby +Da a ɛto so abien no na yɛn paanoo ne salad asa na minni nufusu a mede bɛma abofra no +I tried to get into the dining car but was stopped by a black porter +Mebɔɔ mmɔden sɛ mɛkɔ keteke dan a wodidi wom no mu nanso ɔhwɛfo bi a ɔyɛ bibini siw me kwan +You can t come in here +Wuntumi mma ha +’ + Would they just sell me some milk for my baby ? So wɔbɛma me nufusu kɛkɛ atɔ ama me ba no ? ’ +The answer was no +Obuae sɛ dabi +Neely was the first injustice that fired my soul +Neely nsisi no ne nea edi kan a ɛhyɛɛ me abufuw +This was the second one +Eyi ne nea ɛto so abien +In I married John Few a porter on a train +Wɔ mu no mewaree John Few keteke bi mu ɔhwɛfo +He lived in St +Na ɔte St +Paul Minnesota so I relocated there +Paul Minnesota enti mitu kɔtraa hɔ +This brings me to the third thing that fired my soul on the issue of social justice +Eyi de me ba ade a ɛto so abiɛsa a ɛhyɛɛ me abufuw wɔ asetram atɛntrenee ho no so +In St +Wɔ St +Paul I was far north but the prejudice was worse than in the South +Paul no na mewɔ kusuu fam akyirikyiri nanso na nnipa mu nyiyim no mu yɛ den sen Kesee Fam +The county hospital wouldn t register me as a nurse +Mantam no ayaresabea no ampene so sɛ wɔbɛma me adwuma sɛ ɔyarehwɛfo +They said they had never heard of a black nurse +Wɔkae sɛ wɔntee sɛ bibini bi abɛyɛ ɔyarehwɛfo da +In Tuskegee we were well trained and the patient always came first but in St +Wɔ Tuskegee no wɔtetee yɛn yiye na na ɔyarefo ho asɛm hia yɛn sen biara nanso wɔ St +Paul skin color was the litmus test +Paul de obi honam ani hwɛbea ne ade a na wɔhwɛ +So I sold the little house I still had in Waynesboro and used the money as a down payment on a lot and building +Enti metɔn fie ketewa a na meda so wɔ wɔ Waynesboro no na mede sika no kɔtoo asase ne dan bi ase +I started a garage hired four mechanics and soon had a good business going +Mibuee beae bi a wosiesie mfiri mebɔɔ nnipa baanan a wosiesie mfiri paa na ankyɛ na ɛbɛyɛɛ adwuma kɛse +I Discover the NAACP Mihu NAACP No + It was about when I discovered the NAACP National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and plunged in +Ɛyɛ bɛyɛ mu na mihuu NAACP Ɔman Kuw a Ɛhwehwɛ Abibifo Nkɔso no na mekɔdɔm wɔn +Had not Booker T +So na Booker T +Washington said Help your people +Washington nkae sɛ Boa wo nkurɔfo +Help them to pull up ? Boa wɔn ma wonnya nkɔso ’ ? +The first thing I did was go to the governor of the state with a long list of black voters who owned homes and paid taxes +Ade a midii kan yɛe ne sɛ mede abibifo a wɔto aba a wɔwɔ afie na wotua tow no bebree din kɔkyerɛɛ ɔmantam no sodifo +He listened and he got a young black nurse a job at the same county hospital that had turned me down +Ɔpenee so na ɔmaa ɔyarehwɛfo kumaa bi a ɔyɛ bibini nyaa adwuma wɔ ɔmantam no ayaresabea koro no ara a wɔamfa me no mu +The white nurses however treated her so badly even pouring urine on all her uniforms that she left for California and became a doctor +Nanso aborɔfo ayarehwɛfo no dii n’ani hwiee dwensɔ mpo guu ne ntade nyinaa mu araa ma ofii hɔ kɔɔ California na ɔbɛyɛɛ dɔkta +As for my garage business it was great until one day in +Me mfiri siesie ho adwuma no de ɛkɔɔ so yiye paa kosii da bi +I had just made a deposit at my bank and as I walked along people began shouting that the banks had failed +Na mede sika kɔtoo me sikakorabea hɔ nkyɛe na bere a merekɔ no nkurɔfo fii ase teɛteɛɛm sɛ sikakorabea ahorow no abɔ fam +I had two payments left on the garage +Na aka nnipa abien a ɛsɛ sɛ wotua me ka wɔ mfiri siesie adwuma no ho +I lost it all +Mehweree biribiara +I divided with my mechanics what money I salvaged +Sika a mitumi nyae no me ne me mfiri asiesiefo no kyɛe +No one had money +Na obiara nni sika +I bought my first house by cashing in my life insurance policy for +Mikoyii me insurance sika a na ɛyɛ na mede tɔɔ me fie a edi kan no +I got the house for +Metɔɔ fie no +I sold flowers chickens and eggs took in boarders and used extra money to buy empty lots for each +Na metɔn nhwiren nkokɔ ne nkesua migyee nkurɔfo ne wɔn trae na mede mfaso a minyae tɔɔ nsase a ɔdan nsi so a ebiara bo yɛ +I was never hungry and was never on welfare +Ɔkɔm anne me da na aban anhwɛ me da +We ate eggs +Yedii nkesua +We ate chickens +Yɛwee nkokɔ +We ground up their bones to feed my pigs +Yɛyam wɔn nnompe maa me mprako no dii +Later I became friends with Eleanor Roosevelt and very close friends with Hubert Humphrey +Akyiri yi me ne Eleanor Roosevelt bɛyɛɛ nnamfo na me ne Hubert Humphrey bɛyɛɛ nnamfo paa +Mr +Humphrey helped me buy a large apartment building in downtown white St +Owura Humphrey boaa me ma metɔɔ ɔdan kɛse bi wɔ anafo fam wɔ aborɔfo atrae wɔ St +Paul +Paul +The real estate man was afraid for his life so he made me promise not to do anything with the place for months +Na ɔbarima a ɔtɔn dan no maa me no suro sɛ wobekum no enti ɔmaa mehyɛɛ bɔ sɛ menyɛ biribiara wɔ dan no mu kosi sɛ asram betwam +A Turning Point in My Life M’asetram Nsakrae Bere + Something unusual happened in that I never forgot +Anwonwasɛm bi sii wɔ mu a me werɛ amfi da +Two white men and one colored man came to me looking for a place to stay for one night +Aborɔfo baanu ne bibini biako baa me nkyɛn sɛ wɔrehwehwɛ baabi ada anadwo biako +I thought it was a trick to get me in trouble with the law so I interviewed them for several hours +Na misusuw sɛ ɛyɛ anifere kwan bi a wɔpɛ sɛ wɔfa so ma minya amane wɔ mmara mu enti mibisabisaa wɔn nsɛm nnɔnhwerew pii +Their story was that they were Jehovah s Witnesses traveling cross country to a convention in New York +Asɛm a wɔde bae ne sɛ wɔyɛ Yehowa Adansefo a wɔretu kwan akɔ nhyiam bi wɔ New York +They showed me what the Bible said about God s purpose for a paradise earth where there would be no prejudice +Wɔkyerɛɛ me nea Bible no ka wɔ Onyankopɔn atirimpɔw a ɛne paradise asase a nnipa mu nyiyim nnim a ɛbɛba no ho +A brotherhood of man +Onipa nuayɛ +I thought Could they have what I ve been searching for all these years ? Mibisaa me ho sɛ So ebetumi aba sɛ wɔwɔ nea mede mfe pii yi nyinaa ahwehwɛ no ? ’ +They seemed like what they claimed to be brothers +Na wɔn nneyɛe te sɛnea wɔkyerɛe sɛ wɔyɛ no anuanom +They didn t want to stay in separate places for the night +Wɔampɛ sɛ wɔda adan soronko mu anadwo no +Then some years later I visited one of my tenants who I knew was dying +Afei mfe bi akyi no mekɔsraa wɔn a wɔte me fie no mu no biako a na minim sɛ ɔrewu +Her name was Minnie +Na wɔfrɛ no Minnie +When I asked what I could do for her she said Please read to me from that little blue book over there +Bere a mibisaa no nea metumi ayɛ aboa no no ɔkae sɛ Mesrɛ wo kenkan saa nhoma ketewa bruu a ɛda hɔ no kyerɛ me +’ +It was The Truth That Leads to Eternal Life a book distributed by Jehovah s Witnesses +Na ɛyɛ Nokware a Ɛde Kɔ Daa Nkwa Mu nhoma a Yehowa Adansefo na na wɔkyekyɛ +So each visit I read more and more of the little blue book +Enti wɔ nsrahwɛ biara mu no na mekenkan nhoma ketewa bruu no pii ka ho +One day Minnie died and when I went to her apartment a white lady named Daisy Gerken was there +Da koro Minnie wui na bere a mekɔɔ ne dan mu no na buroni bea bi a wɔfrɛ no Daisy Gerken wɔ hɔ +She was almost totally blind +Na n’ani afura koraa ne sa +She told me that she studied with Minnie in the little blue book +Ɔka kyerɛɛ me sɛ na ɔne Minnie sua ade fi nhoma ketewa bruu no mu +Daisy asked me if there was anything here I would like to have +Daisy bisaa me sɛ biribi wɔ hɔ a mɛpɛ sɛ mefa anaa +I said Only her Bible and the little blue book +Mekae sɛ Ne Bible ne nhoma ketewa bruu no nkutoo +’ + I knew if I pursued the things in that blue book I would have to quit all my work for my people +Na minim sɛ sɛ midi nneɛma a ɛwɔ nhoma bruu no mu so a ɛho behia sɛ migyae adwuma a meyɛ ma me nkurɔfo no nyinaa +I couldn t describe all the things I was doing that I felt were worthwhile +Mintumi nka nneɛma a na meyɛ a na misusuw sɛ ɛso wɔ mfaso no nyinaa ho asɛm +I organized a union for the train porters +Metew kuw bi maa keteke mu ahwɛfo +Through court battles won civil rights for some +Menam asennibea so nyaa ankorankoro hokwan maa wɔn mu bi +I arranged for demonstrations sometimes in several parts of town at the same time +Meyɛɛ ɔyɛkyerɛ a wɔde kyerɛ biribi a wɔmpene so ho nhyehyɛe na ɛtɔ da bi a na ɛkɔ so wɔ kurow no afa pii wɔ bere koro mu +I had to see that my people didn t break the law and when they did I had to get them out of jail +Na ɛsɛ sɛ mehwɛ hu sɛ me nkurɔfo no mmu mmara so na wobu so a na ɛsɛ sɛ mehwɛ ma woyi wɔn fi afiase +I belonged to over ten clubs but only to those that did civic work +Na medɔm akuw bɛboro du a na wɔyɛ amanfo yiyedi ho adwuma nkutoo +So I thought I couldn t worry about the hereafter +Enti misusuwii sɛ mintumi nhaw me ho wɔ daakye asetra no ho +My people were suffering now ! Na me nkurɔfo rehu amane saa bere no ! +I had a large staff in the NAACP including a white secretary +Na mewɔ adwumayɛfo pii wɔ NAACP a oburoni kyerɛwfo bi ka ho +From to I served as the vice president of the NAACP in St +Efi kosi no na meyɛ NAACP no titrani abadiakyiri wɔ St +Paul and from to as its president +Paul na efi kosi no na meyɛ ne titrani +I organized four states into a conference and served there to get the NAACP finally to hold its national convention in St +Meboaboaa amantam anan ano yɛɛ no bagua biako na meboaa wɔ hɔ maa awiei koraa no NAACP yɛɛ ne man nhyiam wɔ St +Paul +Paul +Many battles along the way each a story in itself +Yɛtwee manso pii a na emu biara nyɛ asɛm ketewa +Before I retired at years of age in I visited President John F +Ansa na meregyae akogye m’ahome bere a na madi mfe wɔ mu no mekɔsraa Ɔmampanyin John F +Kennedy +Kennedy +Sad to say at that time I was so involved in pursuing justice my way that I wouldn t make room for God s way +Awerɛhosɛm ne sɛ saa bere no na m’ani abere me ho denneennen rehwehwɛ atɛntrenee wɔ ɔkwan a mepɛ so araa ma mannya bere ansua Onyankopɔn kwan +Finally I Discover the Only Way to Social Justice Awiei Koraa no Mihu Ɔkwan Biako Pɛ a Wɔnam so Nya Atɛntrenee wɔ Asetram + Daisy Gerken and I always kept in contact by phone and she came to see me every year +Me ne Daisy Gerken kɔɔ so dii nkitaho bere nyinaa wɔ telefon so na ɔbɛsraa me afe biara +Not long after I went to Tucson Arizona my gift subscription to The Watchtower ran out +Mekɔɔ Tucson Arizona akyi bere tiaa bi no Ɔwɛn Aban a wɔkra kyɛɛ me no baa awiei +A bad knee confined me so when Adele Semonian one of Jehovah s Witnesses called I was fortunately at home +Kotodweyare kaa me too hɔ enti bere a Adele Semonian Yehowa Adansefo no biako baa hɔ no anigyesɛm ne sɛ na mewɔ fie +We started studying the Bible together +Ɔne me fii ase suaa Bible no +Finally the full impact of the truth hit me +Awiei koraa no mibehuu nokware no yiye +I realized I couldn t solve all my people s problems and really pull them up +The problem was bigger than Mr +Mibehui sɛ mintumi nni me nkurɔfo no nsɛnnennen nyinaa ho dwuma na mintumi mma wonnya nkɔso ’ ankasa +Neely +Na ɔhaw no so sen Owura Neely +Bigger than the South +Na ɛso sen Kesee Fam +Bigger than the United States +Na ɛso sen United States +In fact bigger than this world +Nokwarem no na ɛso sen wiase yi +It s a universal question +Ɛyɛ amansan nyinaa ho ɔsɛmpɔw +Who has the right to rule the world ? Hena na ɔwɔ hokwan sɛ odi wiase so ? +Is it man ? So ɛyɛ onipa ? +God s enemy Satan ? Onyankopɔn tamfo Satan ? +Or is it the Creator s right ? Anaasɛ Ɔbɔadeɛ no na ɔwɔ hokwan ? +His of course ! Nokwarem no ɔno na ɔwɔ hokwan ! +Once this issue is settled then the symptoms of social injustice that I had been battling all my life will disappear +Sɛ wonya bua saa ɔsɛmpɔw yi a ɛnde ɛho ɔhaw a ɛne asetram nsisi a na merehaw me ho wɔ ho me nkwa nna nyinaa no befi hɔ +And no matter what I had done for black or white we still grow old and die +Na ɛmfa ho nea na mayɛ ama abibifo anaa aborɔfo no yɛda so ara nyinyin na yewuwu +God will make the earth a paradise with social justice for all +Onyankopɔn bɛdan asase no paradise ma obiara anya asetram atɛntrenee +I was ecstatic with the prospect of living forever and caring for the plants and animals and loving my neighbor as myself thereby fulfilling God s original purpose in creating man and woman here on the earth +Midii ahurusi wɔ anidaso a ɛne sɛ metumi atra ase daa na mahwɛ nnua ne mmoa no so na madɔ me yɔnko sɛ me ho no mu ɔkwan a wɔnam so bɛma Onyankopɔn mfitiase atirimpɔw nti a ɔbɔɔ ɔbarima ne ɔbea wɔ asase so ha no aba mu no +I was also thrilled to learn that I did not have to go to heaven and live on milk and honey or starve to death ! M’ani gyei nso sɛ misuae sɛ ɛho nhia sɛ mekɔ soro na mekɔnom nufusu ne ɛwo anaa ɔkɔm kum me ! + I do have some regrets principally that I spent most of my life seeking social justice from the wrong source +Manu me ho wɔ nneɛma bi ho titiriw sɛ mesɛee m’asetra fa kɛse de hwehwɛɛ asetra mu atɛntrenee fii beae a ɛmfata no +I would have loved giving God the energy of my youth +Anka m’ani begye ho sɛ mede me mmabaabere mu ahoɔden bɛsom Onyankopɔn +In fact I thought I was by helping other people +Nokwarem no na misusuw sɛ mereyɛ saa denam afoforo a na meboa wɔn no so +I m still helping but now it is by pointing people to the hope of God s Kingdom under Christ Jesus the only name given under heaven whereby we may be saved +Meda so ara boa afoforo nanso mprempren de menam Onyankopɔn Ahenni a Kristo Yesu edin a ɛwɔ ɔsoro ase a yɛnam so betumi anya nkwa no di so no ho anidaso a metwe nkurɔfo adwene kɔ so no so +My father used to say as he showed me a fist If you hold your hand so tight then nothing gets in and nothing gets out +Na me papa taa ka ne nsa mua ano de kyerɛ me ka sɛ Sɛ wumua wo nsa mu a ɛnde biribiara nkɔ mu na biribiara mfi mu mpue +’ +I want to open my hand to let out help for others +Mepɛ sɛ mibue me nsam na meboa afoforo +I was baptized as one of Jehovah s Witnesses at age +Wɔbɔɔ me asu sɛ Yehowa Adansefo no mu biako bere a na madi mfe +I can t slow down now because my time is short +Mintumi mmrɛ me mmɔdenbɔ ase seesei esiane me bere a ayɛ tiaa no nti +I m still kicking but not too high +Meda so ara bɔ me ho mmɔden nanso ɛnnɔɔso pii +I ve missed maybe only two congregation meetings in the last two years +Asafo nhyiam bɛyɛ abien pɛ na ebia apa me ti so wɔ mfe abien a atwam no +I ve got to learn all I can so I can teach my family as much as I can when they are resurrected +Ɛsɛ sɛ misua nea metumi nyinaa na matumi akyerɛkyerɛ m’abusua sɛnea metumi biara bere a wɔanya owusɔre no +I go in field service between and hours a month with the help of Adele +Mede efi nnɔnhwerew kosi kɔ asɛnka ɔsram biara denam Adele mmoa so +Now these things I ve said are the highlights of my life +Nsɛm a maka yi nyinaa yɛ m’asetram nsɛntitiriw +I couldn t tell you everything or we would be sitting here on this log for weeks just talking +Mintumi nka biribiara nkyerɛ wo anyɛ saa a anka yɛbɛtra dua sin yi so na yɛakasa ara adapɛn pii +Just then a big water moccasin slithered out over the log and Addie cried out Where d that snake come from ? Saa bere no ara asuwɔ kɛse bi fii adi bɛfaa dua sin no so na Addie teɛɛm sɛ Ɛhe na saa ɔwɔ no fi bae ? +She grabbed her fishing pole and the string of fish she had caught and took off +Ɔfaa dua a ɔde reyi nam no ne apataa a na wayi a ahama sɔ so no ntɛm na ofii hɔ prɛko pɛ +The interview was over +As told by Addie Clinton Few to an Awake ! Nkɔmmɔbɔ no baa awiei +Sɛnea Addie Clinton Few ka kyerɛɛ Nyan ! +reporter +kyerɛwfo bi +Shortly after this interview Addie died at the age of +Nkɔmmɔbɔ yi akyi bere tiaa bi no Addie wui bere a na wadi mfe +Young People Ask +Mmofra Bisa Sɛ +Why Is It So Hard to Keep My Mind Off the Opposite Sex ? Dɛn Nti na Ɛyɛ Den Sɛ Meyi M’adwene Afi Wɔn a Ɛsono Wɔn Bɔbeasu So Saa ? + Your curiosity about sex is a big thing when you are young explained young Lorraine +Abeawa Lorraine kyerɛkyerɛɛ mu sɛ Sɛ wunnyinii a nna ho anigye a wowɔ no hia wo paa +You become more and more preoccupied with sexual matters +Nna ho asɛm kɔ so gye w’adwene pii +DO YOU spend much if not most of your waking hours thinking about talking about or looking at those of the opposite sex ? SO WODE bere a womfa nyɛ hwee no pii sɛ ɛnyɛ emu fa kɛse a dwennwen wɔn a ɛsono wɔn bɔbeasu ho ka wɔn ho nsɛm anaa wode hwɛ wɔn ? +Do you sit down to complete your homework only to drift off into a reverie about some nice looking boy or cute girl you saw that afternoon ? So ɛyɛ a wotra ase sɛ woreyɛ wo sukuu nnwuma a woyɛ wɔ fie no ma nea efi mu ba ara ne sɛ w’adwene kyinkyin ma wususuw aberante fɛfɛ anaa ababaa hoɔfɛfo bi a wuhuu no awiabere ho ? +Are your conversations punctuated by furtive glances at attractive passersby ? Sɛ worebɔ nkɔmmɔ a so wugyae wia w’ani hwɛ nnipa a wɔretwam a wɔn ho yɛ fɛ ? +Is it difficult for you to read study or even concentrate at Christian meetings and conventions simply because you just can t get your mind off the opposite sex ? So ɛyɛ wo den sɛ wobɛkenkan ade wubesua ade anaa wode w’adwene bedi nsɛm a wɔka wɔ Kristofo nhyiam horow ne nhyiam akɛse ase akyi esiane sɛ wuntumi nyi w’adwene mfi wɔn a ɛsono wɔn bɔbeasu so ara nti ? +If so you may fear that you are going crazy ! Sɛ ɛte saa a ebia wubesuro sɛ gyama biribi reyɛ wo ! +One youth confessed I think I might be sex crazy or something +Abofra bi kae sɛ Ɛyɛ me sɛ gyama nna ho adwennwen abɔ me dam anaa biribi saa +I mean I m so often thinking about girls fantasizing +Mekyerɛ sɛ metaa dwennwen mmeawa ho soso wɔn ho adae +Do you think I m okay ? Wususuw sɛ biribiara nhaw me ? +As writer Lynda Madaras notes when you are young romantic or sexual feelings can be very strong +Sɛnea ɔkyerɛwfo Lynda Madaras kyerɛ no sɛ woyɛ abofra a ɔdɔ anaa nna ho nkate mu betumi ayɛ den kɛse +At times it may even seem as if romance and sex are all you can think about ! Ɛtɔ da bi a ebetumi ayɛ wo sɛnea ɔdɔ ne nna ho nkate nkutoo ne ade a wutumi dwennwen ho mpo ! + +Sexual feelings are not evil in themselves +Nna ho nkate ankasa nyɛ bɔne +God created man and woman with a strong attraction to each other +Onyankopɔn bɔɔ ɔbarima ne ɔbea sɛ wonnya wɔn ho anigye kɛse +This accorded with his purpose that they marry and fill the earth with righteous offspring +Na eyi ne n’atirimpɔw a ɛne sɛ wɔnware nwo atreneefo nhyɛ asase so ma no hyia +The Bible is also quite frank in showing that sexual relations can be a source of great pleasure for married couples +Proverbs +Bible no ka nsɛm pefee de kyerɛ sɛ nna betumi de anigye kɛse abrɛ awarefo +Mmebusɛm +The problem is as imperfect humans we often have difficulty controlling our feelings +Asɛm no ne sɛ sɛ nnipa a yɛtɔ sin no ɛtaa yɛ yɛn den sɛ yebedi yɛn nkate horow so +Compare Genesis +Fa toto Genesis ho +The desire of the flesh can seem overwhelmingly powerful ! Honam akɔnnɔ betumi ayɛ te sɛ nea emu yɛ den mmoroso ! +And because you are young it may be particularly difficult for you to get your mind off the opposite sex +Na esiane sɛ woyɛ abofra nti ebetumi ayɛ den kɛse sɛ wubeyi w’adwene afi wɔn a ɛsono wɔn bɔbeasu so +Why is this ? Dɛn ntia ? +The Pressures of Puberty Mpanyin Afe Mu Nhyɛso +One reason is that you are approaching the bloom of youth the time when sexual desires are at their peak +Ade biako nti a ɛte saa ne sɛ worebɛn ɔbaabun bere ɛbere a nna ho akɔnnɔ mu yɛ den sen biara +Explains Dr +Bettie B +Dɔkta Bettie B +Youngs During puberty hormone levels increase dramatically +Youngs kyerɛkyerɛ mu sɛ Wɔ mpanyin afe so no nkwammoaa mu ade bi a wɔfrɛ no hormone no dodow kɔ soro kɛse +These are responsible for setting in motion all the physical changes that transform a child s body into an adult s +Eyinom na ɛma honam fam nsakrae a ɛma abofra nipadua nyin bɛyɛ ɔpanyin de nyinaa ba +The increasing levels of hormones accompanying adolescence bring out many emotional and behavioral changes +Nkwammoaa mu aduru a ɛkɔ soro wɔ mpanyin afe so no de nkate ne nneyɛe fam nsakrae pii ba +What kind of changes ? Ɛyɛ nsakrae bɛn ? +Well the biggest changes often involve one s feelings toward the opposite sex +Nsakrae akɛse a ɛtaa ba ne nkate a obi nya wɔ wɔn a ɛsono wɔn bɔbeasu ho +Says writer Ruth Bell The body changes of puberty often bring stronger sexual feelings +Ɔkyerɛwfo Ruth Bell ka sɛ Nipadua mu nsakrae a ɛba wɔ mpanyin afe so no taa de nna ho akɔnnɔ a emu yɛ den ba +You may find yourself thinking more about sex getting sexually aroused more easily even at times feeling preoccupied with sex +Ebia wubehu sɛ wususuw nna ho pii wunya nna ho akɔnnɔ ntɛmntɛm na ɛtɔ da bi mpo a nna gye w’adwene nyinaa +Several teenagers we interviewed described walking down the street or sitting on the bus feeling as if their whole body was on fire with sexual energy and excitement +Mmofra pii a yebisabisaa wɔn nsɛm kae sɛ wotumi te nka te sɛ nea nna ho nkate ne anigye akɛntɛn wɔn nipadua nyinaa so bere a wɔnam abɔnten anaa wɔte bɔs mu no +Such preoccupation with the opposite sex is one of the many desires incidental to youth with which young people must cope +Timothy +Adwene a wɔde si wɔn a ɛsono wɔn bɔbeasu so saa no yɛ mmerante bere mu akɔnnɔ pii a ɛsɛ sɛ mmofra gyina ano no biako +Timoteo +The Influence of the Media and Friends Nsɛm ho Amanneɛbɔfo ne Nnamfo Nkɛntɛnso +The flame of this desire however is often fanned by outside influences +Nanso mpɛn pii no nkɛntɛnso a atwa yɛn ho ahyia na ɛkanyan saa nkate yi +We live in a society that seems bent on stimulating sexual activity by means of television programs advertising books magazines music and films +Yɛte wiase bi a ɛkame ayɛ sɛ wɔasi wɔn bo sɛ wɔbɛkanyan nna mu nneyɛe denam television so dwumadi nneɛma ho dawurubɔ nhoma nsɛmma nhoma nnwom ne sini ahorow so mu +Reports one Christian youth who fell into sexual misconduct Pornography is quite common at school and this creates a real craving for sex +Kristoni abofra bi a ɔde ne ho hyɛɛ nna mu ɔbrasɛe mu bɔ amanneɛ sɛ Ɔbrasɛe nhoma abu so kɛse wɔ sukuu mu na eyi kanyan nna ho akɔnnɔ ankasa +I knew what was right but my sexual feelings were strong +Na minim nea eye nanso na nna ho nkate a manya no mu yɛ den +A book written for parents therefore says The media have profound influence +Enti nhoma bi a wɔkyerɛw maa awofo ka sɛ Nsɛm ho amanneɛbɔfo wɔ nkɛntɛnso kɛse +Our teenagers see young models their own age acting sexy and selling sexy clothes they see adolescent sex promoted in the movies and on television +Yɛn mmofra no hu mmofra a wɔne wɔn bɔ tipɛn nhwɛso ahorow sɛ wɔyeyɛ nneɛma a ɛkanyan nna ho akɔnnɔ na wɔtɔn ntade a ɛkanyan nna ho akɔnnɔ wohu sɛ wɔkamfo nna a wɔn a wɔadu mpanyin afe so de wɔn ho behyem wɔ sini ahorow mu ne television so +In fact cable television and videocassette recorders have given many youths easy access to hard core pornography +Nokwarem no television so dwumadi a efi akyirikyiri ne video ahorow ama ayɛ mmerɛw sɛ mmofra pii bɛhwɛ ɔbrasɛe ho nneyɛe pefee +The media arouse the curiosity and desires of a young person admits one youth +Abofra biako gye tom sɛ Nsɛm ho amanneɛbɔfo no kanyan abofra anigye ne n’akɔnnɔ +However a book need not be pornographic on every page to be unwholesome +Nanso ɛho nhia sɛ nhoma bi nkratafa nyinaa ka ɔbrasɛe ho nsɛm ansa na ayɛ nea ɛmfata +Consider the experience of one Christian girl +Susuw Kristoni abeawa bi suahu ho +She recalls I read a rather nice book that had only one or two paragraphs dealing with sex +Ɔka sɛ Mekenkanee nhoma bi a ɛho tew a nkyekyem biako anaa abien pɛ na na ɛfa nna ho +I started to skip over those paragraphs but something made me turn back and read them +Mifii ase bobɔ traa saa nkyekyem no nanso biribi maa mesan m’akyi kɔkenkanee +What a mistake that was ! Hwɛ mfomso ara a na ɛyɛ ! +I had terrible dreams as a result +Ɛmaa mesosoo adae basaa +Your friends and associates can also have a big influence on your thinking +Wo nnamfo ne wo mfɛfo nso betumi anya wo nsusuwii so nkɛntɛnso kɛse +One book on adolescent development says Girl and boy watching are common pastimes that take place on street corners in school halls cafeterias and shopping malls +Nhoma bi a ɛfa mmofra nyin ho ka sɛ Mmeawa ne mmarimaa a wɔhwɛ wɔn wɔ mmɔnten ntwea so sukuu asa so adididan mu ne adetɔnbea ahorow yɛ anigyede a abu so +And when young people are not gazing at the opposite sex they are often talking about them +Na sɛ ɛnyɛ sɛ mmofra rehwɛ wɔn a ɛsono wɔn bɔbeasu a mpɛn pii no na wɔreka wɔn ho asɛm +When I was younger admits year old Robert the pressures to have sex were very great +Robert a wadi mfe no gye tom sɛ Bere a na minnyinii pii no mihyiaa nkɛntɛnso kɛse paa a na ɛbɛma mede me ho ahyɛ nna mu +In the locker room that s what all the talk was about +Wɔ dan a yɛhyɛ yɛn ntade wom mu no na ɛno ho asɛm nko ara na wɔka +Admits another youth Sex was the number one topic of conversation among schoolmates so it was often imposed on your thinking +Abofra foforo nso gye tom sɛ Nna ne ade titiriw a na mfɛfo sukuufo bɔ ho nkɔmmɔ enti na wɔtaa de hyɛ w’adwene mu +It is hard to stand out as different +Ɛyɛ den sɛ wobɛda wo ho adi sɛ woyɛ soronko +When your peers are constantly talking about the opposite sex perhaps in a degrading demoralizing way it can be tempting to join in with them +Sɛ w’atipɛnfo ka wɔn a ɛsono wɔn bɔbeasu ho asɛm bere nyinaa ebia wɔ ɔkwan a ɛmfra na ɛkanyan ɔbrasɛe ho adwene so a ebetumi adaadaa wo ma wode wo ho abɔ wɔn +But the Bible warns He that is walking with wise persons will become wise but he that is having dealings with the stupid ones will fare badly +Proverbs +Nanso Bible no bɔ kɔkɔ sɛ Wo ne anyansafo mmɔ na dan onyansafo na nea ɔne nkwasea bɔ no hu amane +Mmebusɛm +The Need for Balance Hia a Ehia sɛ Wɔkari Pɛ +Does all of this mean it is wrong to notice or want to talk about the opposite sex ? So eyi nyinaa kyerɛ sɛ ɛyɛ mfomso sɛ w’adwene bɛkɔ wɔn a ɛsono wɔn bɔbeasu so anaa wubenya ɔpɛ sɛ wobɛka wɔn ho asɛm ? +No even Bible writers took note of the fact that certain men and women were physically attractive +Dabi Bible akyerɛwfo mpo kaa nokwasɛm a ɛyɛ sɛ na mmarima ne mmea bi ho yɛ fɛ +Compare Samuel Esther +Fa toto Samuel Ester ho +Jesus therefore did not condemn someone simply for noticing that a woman is attractive +Enti Yesu ammu obi a ohu sɛ ɔbea bi ho yɛ fɛ kɛkɛ no atɛn +But he did exhort Christians not to keep on looking at a woman so as to have a passion for her +Nanso otuu Kristofo fo sɛ ɛnsɛ sɛ wɔkɔ so hwɛ ɔbea na wonya ne ho akɔnnɔ bi +’ +In a similar way you cannot allow yourself to be driven by blind passion +Saa ara na wuntumi mma akɔnnɔ bɔne nnya wo so nkɛntɛnso +At Thessalonians we are told Each of you should learn to control his own body in a way that is holy and honorable not in passionate lust like the heathen who do not know God +New International Version +Wɔ Tesalonikafo no wɔka kyerɛ yɛn sɛ Mo mu biara nsua sɛ obedi n’ankasa ne nipadua so ahotew ne nidi mu ɛnyɛ akɔnnɔ anibere mu sɛ wiasefo a wonnim Nyankopɔn no +New International Version +While erotic thoughts may come into the mind from time to time dwelling on them may turn into a near obsession and then serious problems develop +Bere a nna ho akɔnnɔ betumi aba obi tirim bere ne bere mu no sɛ odwennwen ho a ebetumi ahyɛ n’adwene so na afei ɛde ɔhaw akɛse aba +Ecclesiastes says For a dream certainly comes in because of abundance of occupation +Ɔsɛnkafo ka sɛ Na adaeso nam ɔbrɛdwen mu na ɛba +Yes one preoccupied with personal desires often begins nurturing unhealthy fantasies and daydreams +Yiw obi a ɔde n’adwene nyinaa si n’ankasa akɔnnɔ so no taa fi ase nya nsusuwii hunu a ɛmfata na ɔsoso adae +While it is normal to have erotic thoughts from time to time dwelling on them is another matter +Bere a mfomso nni ho sɛ obi benya nna ho adwene bere ne bere mu no gye a ebegye n’adwene nyinaa no yɛ ade foforo +Writer Ruth Bell notes that occasionally a person will find herself or himself spending nearly all day and night in fantasies +Ɔkyerɛwfo Ruth Bell ka sɛ ɛtɔ da bi a obi behu sɛ wanya nsusuwii hunu awia ne anadwo nyinaa +They may come to seem more real than reality +Ebetumi ayɛ sɛ asetram ade bi akyɛn biribi a ɛwɔ hɔ ankasa +Consider one young girl who has got caught up in infatuation +Susuw abeawa ketewa bi a onyaa obi ho akɔnnɔ a ɛmfata ho +She says I m years old and I feel very strongly about a boy who attends my Kingdom Hall +Ɔka sɛ Madi mfe na manya abarimaa bi a me ne no kɔ Ahenni Asa koro so ho anigye kɛse +I know I m not old enough to date but I m having a very hard time controlling my emotions toward him +Minim sɛ minyinii sɛ me ne no befi adi nanso ɛyɛ me den yiye sɛ medi ne ho nkate a manya no so +Along similar lines some youths find it difficult to read study pay attention in class or prepare for Christian meetings when their minds are full of romantic or sexually arousing thoughts +Wɔ akwan a ɛte saa ara so no ɛyɛ mmofra binom den sɛ wɔbɛkenkan ade wobesua ade wɔde wɔn adwene besi nea ɛkɔ so wɔ adesua dan mu so anaa wobesiesie wɔn ho ama Kristofo nhyiam horow bere a nsusuwii a ɛkanyan ɔdɔ ne nna ho akɔnnɔ ayɛ wɔn adwene mu ma no +Serious problems can also result when a youth attempts to alleviate such arousal by masturbation +Ɔhaw akɛse nso betumi afi mu aba bere a abofra bi bɔ mmɔden sɛ ɔnam boasipem so bedwudwo akɔnnɔ a ɛte saa ano no +The Bible urges Christians Deaden therefore your body members that are upon the earth as respects fornication uncleanness sexual appetite hurtful desire and covetousness +Bible no hyɛ Kristofo sɛ Enti munkum mo akwaa a ɛwɔ asase so no aguamammɔ afideyɛ akɔnnɔ nhyɛso akɔnnɔ bɔne ne anibere +Masturbation is an unclean habit to be avoided by Christians and is the very opposite of deadening sexual appetite +Boasipem yɛ suban a ɛho ntew a ɛsɛ sɛ Kristofo kwati na ɛne akɔnnɔ nhyɛso a wokum no ’ bɔ abira koraa +On the contrary it stimulates and nurtures it +Mmom no ɛkanyan no na ɛma no yɛ kɛse +All too often such desire becomes reality +Mpɛn pii no akɔnnɔ a ɛte saa no kowie adeyɛ no ankasa mu +The Bible writer James explains Each one is tried by being drawn out and enticed by his own desire +Then the desire when it has become fertile gives birth to sin +James +Bible kyerɛwfo Yakobo kyerɛkyerɛ mu sɛ Wɔsɔ obiara hwɛ a na ɛyɛ n’ankasa akɔnnɔ a egyigye na ɛdaadaa no na ɛsɔ no hwɛ ansa na akɔnnɔ no nyinsɛn a ɛwo bɔne +Yakobo +What then can you do to get your mind off the opposite sex ? Ɛnde dɛn na wubetumi ayɛ de ayi w’adwene afi wɔn a ɛsono wɔn bɔbeasu so ? +Please read the next article in this series +Yɛsrɛ wo kenkan saa ɔfa yi asɛm a ebedi hɔ aba no +Footnotes Ase hɔ nsɛm +On the other hand writer Alvin Rosenbaum reminds youths Sexual feelings and attitudes vary widely +Ɔkwan foforo so no ɔkyerɛwfo Alvin Rosenbaum kae mmofra sɛ Nna ho nkate ne nneyɛe gu ahorow +Some people can t seem to stop thinking about sex while others don t feel sexual at all +Ɛkame ayɛ sɛ ebinom ntumi nnyae nna ho adwennwen bere a afoforo nso nni nna ho akɔnnɔ koraa +Both responses are normal +Mfomso nni nkate abien yi mu biara ho +He adds Each person develops at a different rate +Ɔde ka ho sɛ Ɛsono bere tenten a obiara de nyin +See the articles on daydreaming appearing in the July and July issues of this journal +Hwɛ nsɛm a ɛfa nsusuwii hunu ho a epuei wɔ nsɛmma nhoma yi mu wɔ July ne July de a ɛbae wɔ Engiresi kasa mu no +Blurb on page Asɛm a wɔafa aka wɔ kratafa + Romantic or sexual feelings can be very strong Ɔdɔ anaa nna ho nkate mu betumi ayɛ den kɛse + Picture on page Kratafa mfonini +TV shows and magazine advertisements often promote an unhealthy interest in the opposite sex TV so dwumadi ahorow ne nsɛmma nhoma mu amanneɛbɔ taa kanyan anigye a ɛmfata a wonya wɔ wɔn a ɛsono wɔn bɔbeasu ho +Watching the World Wiase Nsɛm +One Million Percent Inflation Nneɛma Bo Kɔ Soro Ɔha Biara mu Nkyem Ɔpepem Biako +The inflation rate in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia rose to a million percent in December according to the country s Federal Statistics Bureau +Sɛnea Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Nneɛma ho Akontaabu Asoɛe kyerɛ no nneɛma bo kɔɔ soro wɔ ɔman no mu koduu ɔha biara mu nkyem ɔpepem biako wɔ December mu +The cost of living was times higher than it was the previous month and trillion times higher than it was toward the beginning of the year +Asetra mu yɛɛ den kɔɔ soro mpɛn sen ɔsram a etwaam no na na ɛboro afe no mfiase no de so ɔpepepepem +As a result printed currency is rendered worthless within days of issue +Ne saa nti sɛ wotwa sika a ɛbɛyɛ nea ɛnsom bo wɔ nna kakraa bi mu +To cope the central bank has been dropping zeros from the dinar +Nea ɛbɛyɛ na wɔatumi adi ho dwuma no sikakorabea Kunini no reyi ohunu a edidi dinar dodow bi akyi no afi hɔ +In just three months trillion dinars shrank to just dinars +Dinars ɔpepepepem so tew bɛyɛɛ dinars pɛ wɔ asram abiɛsa mu +Religious Involvement Asɔrekɔ +In a survey over percent of Americans said they believed in God and more than percent claimed to attend church services each week +Nhwehwɛmu bi a wɔyɛe mu no bɛboro Amerikafo ɔha biara mu na wɔkae sɛ wogye Onyankopɔn di na bɛboro ɔha biara mu na wɔkyerɛe sɛ wɔkɔ asɔre dapɛn biara +A Gallup poll showed that percent of Protestants in the United States and percent of Catholics attended church in any given week +Akontaa bi a wobui wɔ mu daa no adi sɛ United States Protestantfo ɔha biara mu ne Katolekfo ɔha biara mu na wɔkɔ asɔre dapɛn pɔtee bi +However new studies show that many more people claim to be religious and to be regular church attenders than actually are +Nanso nhwehwɛmu foforo da no adi sɛ nnipa pii na wɔka no kɛkɛ sɛ wɔyɛ nyamesomfo na wɔkɔ asɔre daa +According to one team of researchers only percent of Protestants and percent of Catholics actually attend church weekly +Sɛnea nhwehwɛmufo kuw bi kyerɛ no Protestantfo ɔha biara mu ne Katolekfo ɔha biara mu pɛ na wɔkɔ asɔre dapɛn biara ankasa +Another team has found that only million adult Americans percent regularly practice their religion and that nearly a third of Americans over have a totally secular outlook +Nhwehwɛmufo kuw foforo ahu sɛ Amerikafo mpanyimfo ɔpepem pɛ ɔha biara mu na wɔkɔ wɔn asɔre daa na nea ɛreyɛ adu Amerikafo a wɔadi boro mfe mu abiɛsa biara mu biako ani nnye nyamesom ho koraa +While religion pervades the American landscape only a minority take it seriously says Newsweek +Newsweek ka sɛ Bere a nyamesom kɔ so wɔ Amerika man mu no nnipa kakraa bi pɛ na wɔn ani ku ho +Half of the American population claims a religion that does not inform their attitudes or behavior +Amerikafo fa wɔ nyamesom bi a enni wɔn su anaa nneyɛe horow so tumi biara +Water Shortages Looming Nsu ho Rebɛyɛ Na + Since snow and rainfall are relatively constant renewable water is essentially finite notes Science magazine +Science nsɛmma nhoma no ka sɛ Sɛ yɛbɛka a esiane sɛ sukyerɛmma ne osu dodow a ɛtɔ ara na ɛkɔ so tɔ bere nyinaa nti nsu foforo a ebesi nea ɛyow no ananmu yɛ kakraa bi +By the number of people living in water short countries will nudge the billion mark and already by countries in Africa and the Middle East will be especially hard hit +Ebedu afe no na nnipa a wɔte aman a nsu ho yɛ na wom dodow adu ɔpepepem na ebedu afe no na nsu ho ayɛ na kɛse wɔ Afrika ne Mfinimfini Apuei aman dodow mu dedaw +According to a report from Population Action International many countries are already depleting groundwater supplies and a number are failing to distinguish between nonrenewable and renewable water in their long term planning +Sɛnea amanneɛbɔ bi a efi Amanaman Ntam Kuw a Edi Asase so Nnipa a Wɔredɔɔso ho Dwuma no hɔ kyerɛ no aman pii na wɔatwe wɔn fam nsu ma ɛreyɛ asa na pii nso ntumi nhu nsonsonoe a ɛwɔ nsu a wontumi nnadan no nyɛ no foforo ne nea wobetumi adannan no ayɛ no foforo mu wɔ nneɛma ho nhyehyɛe a wɔyɛ to hɔ na wɔde adi dwuma bere tenten no mu +Although efforts have been made to improve water supplies so far they have been nullified by population growth +Ɛwom sɛ wɔabɔ mmɔden sɛ wɔbɛma nsu abu so de nanso nnipa a wɔredɔɔso no ma mmɔden biara a wɔbɔ yɛ ɔkwa +Closing the Door to Refugees Aguanfo a Wosiw Wɔn Kwan +Refugees have increased more than eightfold in the last two decades says Sadako Ogata UN High Commissioner for Refugees and this has resulted in an alarming upsurge of hostile and xenophobic attitudes +Sadako Ogata a ɔyɛ Amanaman Nkabom Asoɛe a Ɛhwɛ Aguanfo ho Nsɛm so Panyin ka sɛ aguanfo dodow abu abɔ ho bɛboro mpɛn awotwe wɔ mfe aduonu a atwam yi mu na eyi de ɔtan ne ahɔho ho suro kɛse aba +By the end of last year +million refugees lived outside their home countries and million more were displaced within their own borders +Eduu afe a etwaam no awiei no na aguanfo ɔpepem +na wɔte aman afoforo so na ɔpepem foforo nso na wɔabɔ wɔn apansam wɔ wɔn ankasa aman mu +Worldwide out of every people has been forced away from normal home life by violence civil war or persecution +Wɔ wiase nyinaa no nnipa biara mu na basabasayɛ ɔmanko anaa ɔtaa ahyɛ no ma watu afi ne fie a ɔte mu mu +This has overwhelmed the world s ability to respond and the human tradition of giving asylum reports The Washington Post commenting on this first global study of refugees +Bere a The Washington Post reka wiase nyinaa aguanfo ho nhwehwɛmu yi ho asɛm no ɛbɔ amanneɛ sɛ dodow no boro wɔn ho dwuma a wiase no betumi adi ne ahɔhoyɛ su a nnipa wɔ no so +A number of countries already burdened by recession and weary of the seemingly unsolvable conflicts have taken steps to close their doors to refugees +Aman dodow bi a wɔwɔ sikasɛm mu ahokyere mu dedaw na akodi a ɛte sɛ nea wontumi nni so ama wɔabrɛ no afa akwan bi so sɛ wobesiw aguanfo a wɔba wɔn aman mu no kwan +Virtually all the refugee producing conflicts taking place in the world during +were within states rather than between them the study said calling for an international policy to end civil wars +Bere a nhwehwɛmu no rekamfo amanaman ntam mmara bi a wɔbɛyɛ ma ɛde amanko aba awiei no ɛkae sɛ Ɛkame ayɛ sɛ akodi a ɛde aguanfo ba nyinaa a na ɛrekɔ so wɔ wiase +wɔ mu no yɛ nea na ɛrekɔ so wɔ aman no ankasa mu sen sɛ ɛbɛyɛ nea ɛkɔ so wɔ aman ntam +Meanwhile a less hospitable climate faces refugees +Aguanfo a wonnye wɔn fɛw so bɛkɔ so ara +Pope Backs Door to Door Work Pope Hyɛ Afie Afie Adwuma ho Nkuran +Accepting the urgings of John Paul II a number of adherents of the Catholic Neo Catechumenal movement have agreed to preach from door to door and in the streets of Rome and its suburbs +Bere a nnipa dodow bi a wɔwɔ Katolekfo Kuw a Ɛresakra Nkurɔfo Ma Wɔaba Katoleksom Mu no mu gye John Paul II ahyɛde tom no wɔapene so sɛ wɔbɛyɛ afie afie ne mmɔnten so asɛnka adwuma wɔ Rome ne ne mpɔtam +As reported in the newspaper La Repubblica these loquacious rivals of Jehovah s Witnesses will tell the life story of Jesus +Sɛnea wɔbɔɔ ho amanneɛ wɔ atesɛm krataa La Repubblica mu no saa kasammrɛfo yi a wɔne Yehowa Adansefo nka no bɛka Yesu asetra ho nsɛm akyerɛ +The first group is composed of only families but the pope hopes that the project may yield abundant fruit everywhere +Mmusua pɛ na wɔbom yɛ kuw a edi kan no nanso pope no wɔ anidaso sɛ dwumadi no betumi asow aba pii wɔ baabiara +Why this new initiative ? Dɛn nti na wɔrefi saa dwumadi foforo yi ase ? +The Catholic hierarchy realizes that it has lost its ability to captivate its religious attraction says sociologist Maria Macioti and the pope encourages such movements to win converts by means of a powerful emotional appeal +Asetram nsɛm ho ɔdenimfo Maria Macioti ka sɛ Katolek asɔre mpanyimfo hu sɛ ahwere tumi a ɛwɔ a ɛde sakra nkurɔfo ne nneɛma a ɛma nkurɔfo ani gye asɔre no ho no na pope no hyɛ akuw a ɛtete saa no nkuran sɛ wɔmfa nkatede a emu yɛ den so nsakra nkurɔfo +Catholic writer Sergio Quinzio adds It is as though he does not want to overlook any opportunity in the hope or the illusion that anything may be useful +Katolekni kyerɛwfo Sergio Quinzio de ka ho sɛ Ɛte sɛ nea ɔmpɛ sɛ obu n’ani gu hokwan biara so sɛ ɛyɛ nea anidaso wom anaasɛ ebedi huammɔ sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a biribiara bɛyɛ nea mfaso wɔ so +Ecological Disaster in Russia Nneɛma a Atwa Yɛn ho Ahyia ho Asiane wɔ Russia + Viktor Danilow Daniljan Russia s Minister for the Environment has declared percent of the surface area of Russia to be an ecological disaster area reports German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung +German atesɛm krataa Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung bɔ amanneɛ sɛ Russia Soafo a ɔhwɛ Nneɛma a Atwa Yɛn ho Ahyia ho Nsɛm so Viktor Danilow Daniljan aka sɛ Russia asase no nkyekyem ɔha biara mu yɛ nea aba asiane mu +According to the report half the agricultural land in Russia is unfit to be used as farmland and more than persons are living in places where radioactivity is too high +Sɛnea amanneɛbɔ no kyerɛ no Russia nsase a wɔyɛ so kuadwuma no mu fa yɛ mmeae a ɛmfata sɛ wɔyɛ mfuw na nnipa bɛboro tete mmeae a mfutuma a awuduru wom dɔɔso wɔ hɔ dodo +Furthermore tens of thousands of persons are reported to have died from poisoning in factories where chemical weapons used to be manufactured +Afei nso wɔbɔ amanneɛ sɛ awuduru a efi mfiridwuma a na wɔyɛ akode a wɔde awuduru yɛ mu ba akunkum nnipa mpempem pii +Lew Fjodorow president of the Union for Chemical Safety remarked Viewed from a medical standpoint our preparations for a chemical war had disastrous consequences +Lew Fjodorow a ɔyɛ Kuw a Ɛhwɛ Siw Asiane a Nnuru Betumi de Aba Ano no panyin kae sɛ Sɛ yegyina nea nnuruyɛfo ka so susuw asɛm no ho a asiane kɛse na efii ɔkwan a yɛfaa so yɛɛ akode a yɛde awuduru yɛ a yɛde bedi ako no mu bae +Violent Children Mmofra a Wɔyɛ Basabasa +Children who murder rob rape and torture are found in many lands and the incidence of violence and brutality is increasing +Wohu mmofra a wodi awu wowia ade wɔto mmonnaa na wɔyɛ nkurɔfo ayayade wɔ nsase pii so na basabasayɛ ne amumɔyɛsɛm renya nkɔanim +The number of murders committed in the United States by youths under years of age rose by percent in the last five years +Awu a mmofra a wonnii mfe di wɔ United States kɔɔ soro ɔha biara mu wɔ mfe anum a atwam no mu +Equally disturbing is the cavalier attitude demonstrated by many of the perpetrators +Ade a ɛhaw adwene saa ara nso ne animtiaabu su a saa mmofrabɔne no mu pii da no adi no +What accounts for these changes ? Dɛn na ɛde saa nsakrae yi aba ? + Our aggressive society with its eroded standards has made violence acceptable says the German newsmagazine Der Spiegel +Germany nsɛmma nhoma Der Spiegel ka sɛ Yɛn anuɔden wiase yi ne emu gyinapɛn ahorow a wɔagow mu no ama basabasayɛ abɛyɛ biribi a wogye tom +Clear measures of right and wrong good and evil +are hardly recognizable anymore +Wonhu nsonsonoe a ɛwɔ +gyinapɛn ahorow a emu da hɔ pefee a ɛfa nea ɛteɛ ne nea ɛnteɛ papa ne bɔne ho no bio +It adds Young culprits are also victims +Ɛde ka ho sɛ Mmofra a wodi nsɛmmɔne no nso yɛ amanehunufo +They are the mirror images of the adult world in which they grow up +Ɛyɛ nneɛma a mpanyimfo a wɔne wɔn te yɛ na wɔda bi adi +Every child who behaves violently has observed and internalized unbelievable quantities of violence +Abofra biara a ɔyɛ basabasa no ahwɛ basabasayɛ ahorow a ɛdɔɔso ma ɛyɛ nwonwa na wasua +By means of TV children see the violence of the entire planet +Mmofra nam TV so hu basabasayɛ a ɛrekɔ so wɔ wiase nyinaa +They are influenced by violent videos computer games and songs that glorify killing and other violent acts +Video so basabasayɛ kɔmputa so agodie ne nnwom a ɛkamfo awudi ne basabasayɛ afoforo kyerɛ no nya wɔn so tumi +TV programs promote violence as a reasonable way to solve problems and settle disputes +TV so dwumadi hyɛ basabasayɛ ho nkuran sɛ ɛyɛ ɔkwan a ɛfata a wɔnam so di ɔhaw ahorow ho dwuma na wosiesie akasakasa ahorow +We have become an inhuman society says Hamburg psychology professor Stefan Schmidtchen and our children are developing that way too +Adwene ne nneyɛe ho ɔbenfo Stefan Schmidtchen a ɔwɔ Hamburg ka sɛ Yɛabɛyɛ atirimɔdenfo na yɛn mma nso renya saa su no ara bi +Sleeping With Baby Akokoaa a Wɔda Ne Nkyɛn + Not only would we reduce SIDS Sudden Infant Death Syndrome but we d raise healthier happier babies if moms did just one thing Take their babies with them to bed for the first year rather than isolate them in their own cribs says James McKenna a professor at Pomona College in California +James McKenna ɔbenfo a ɔwɔ Pomona Kɔlege California ka sɛ Sɛ ɛnanom yɛ ade biako pɛ Sɛ wɔne wɔn nkokoaa bom da mpa biako so afe a edi kan no sen sɛ wɔbɛtew wɔn ma wɔn nkutoo ada wɔn mpa so a ɛnyɛ SIDS Nkokoaa Ɔpatuwu Yare nko so na ɛbɛtew na mmom yɛbɛtete mmofra a wɔte apɔw na wɔwɔ anigye +Sleeping in contact with a parent helps regulate the baby s physiology throughout the night reports The Dallas Morning News +The Dallas Morning News bɔ amanneɛ sɛ da a akokoaa da ne wofo nkyɛn no boa akokoaa no ma nkwaadɔm a ɛwɔ ne mu di dwuma yiye anadwo no nyinaa +Tests have confirmed that when a baby sleeps next to its mother the infant s breathing patterns heart rates and sleep stages follow those of its mother +Nhwehwɛmu ahorow a wɔayɛ ada no adi sɛ sɛ akokoaa da ne maame nkyɛn a ne home sɛnea ne koma bɔ ne sɛnea ɔda ne ne maame de di nsɛ +And as mother and child usually face each other the baby can easily feed whenever it wants to +Na esiane sɛ ɛna ne abofra taa da di nhwɛanim nti akokoaa no tumi num bere biara a ɔpɛ +Babies alone in cribs suffer sensory deprivation says Mr +McKenna +Owura McKenna ka sɛ Nkokoaa a wɔn nkutoo da wɔn mpa so hwere biribi wɔ nkate mu +We think this can lead to lack of crucial intellectual development and possibly to conditions more conducive to the risk of SIDS +Yesusuw sɛ eyi betumi ama onyin a akokoaa no adwene hia no atɔ sin na ebia ama wakɔ tebea bi a ebetumi ama wanya SIDS mu +Statistics show that in countries where babies customarily share beds with their mothers SIDS rates are much lower +Akontaabu da no adi sɛ SIDS wɔ fam koraa wɔ aman a nkokoaa ne wɔn nanom da mpa biako so mu +Israel and Vatican Sign Pact Israel ne Vatican Yɛ Apam +After years of refusal and months of negotiations the Vatican has signed a diplomatic pact with Israel +Mfe pii a wɔde powee ne asram a wɔde yɛɛ nhyehyɛe akyi no Vatican ne Israel ayɛ amammui mu apam +Delegates on both sides wore skullcaps as Deputy Foreign Minister Yossi Beilin signed for Israel and Undersecretary of State Monsignor Claudio Celli signed for the Vatican +Afanu no nyinaa ananmusifo hyehyɛɛ kyɛw a ɛte sɛ tikoraa bere a Amannɔne ho Nsɛm Soafo Abadiakyiri Yossi Beilin de ne nsa hyɛɛ apam no ase maa Israel na Ɔkyerɛwfo Panyin Abadiakyiri Monsignor Claudio Celli de ne nsa hyɛɛ ase maa Vatican no +The Holy See said Celli is convinced that a dialogue and respectful cooperation between Catholics and Jews will now be given new impetus and energy both in Israel and throughout the world +Celli kae sɛ Ɔkronkroni no agye atom afei sɛ yɛbɛhyɛ Katolekfo ne Yudafo ntam nkitahodi ne biakoyɛ a obu wom ho nkuran foforo na emu ayɛ den wɔ Israel ne wiase nyinaa +The agreement commits the Vatican to fighting anti Semitism and Israel agrees to allow the church freedom of expression and the right to carry out social programs in Israel +Apam no hyɛ Vatican sɛ wɔnko ntia Yudafo ho tan na Israel nso pene so sɛ ɛbɛma asɔre no ɔkasa mu ahofadi ne hokwan a ɛde bedi nnipa nhyehyɛe ahorow ho dwuma wɔ Israel +Some matters still need to be ironed out such as taxes on church properties in Israel and access to holy places +Ɛho da so ara hia sɛ wosiesie nsɛm bi a ɛho hia te sɛ asɔre agyapade ahorow ho tow a ɛsɛ sɛ wotua wɔ Israel ne hokwan a wobenya de akɔ mmeae kronkron +While the question of Jerusalem was not mentioned in the accord the Vatican hopes that it will now have a say in the final status of the city +Bere a wɔanka Yerusalem ho asɛm wɔ apam no mu no Vatican wɔ anidaso sɛ afei de ebetumi aka biribi wɔ kurow no gyinabea koraa ho +Biological Treaty Becomes Law Abɔde a Nkwa Wom ho Apam Bɛyɛ Mmara +A treaty signed by nations in Brazil in June became international law at the beginning of this year +Apam bi a aman de wɔn nsa hyɛɛ ase wɔ Brazil wɔ June mu no abɛyɛ amanaman ntam mmara wɔ afe yi mfiase +Called the Convention on Biological Diversity the agreement commits the signatory countries to devise ways to conserve the animals plants and microorganisms within their boundaries as well as the needed habitats +Apam a wɔato din Abɔde Horow a Nkwa Wom ho Nhyiam no hyɛ aman a wɔde wɔn nsa hyɛɛ ase no nyinaa sɛ wɔmfa akwan bi so nkora mmoa afifide ne mmoawa mmoawa a ɛwɔ wɔn aman mu ne wɔn atrae a ehia no so +The signing nations are required to pass laws to protect endangered species and to promote public awareness on the proper use of biological resources and the need for conservation +Wɔhwehwɛ sɛ aman a wɔde wɔn nsa hyɛɛ apam no ase no yɛ mmara de bɔ abɔde a nkwa wom a wɔretɔre wɔn ase no ho ban na wɔma amanfo ani ba wɔn ho so wɔ sɛnea wɔde abɔde a nkwa wom bedi dwuma ɔkwampa so ne hia a ehia sɛ wɔkora nneɛma so ho +The treaty was prompted by the knowledge that extinctions were rising at an alarming rate and the fear that half of all remaining species may vanish by the year +Nea ɛma wɔyɛɛ apam yi ne hu a wɔahu sɛ wɔretɔre abɔde a nkwa wom ase ntɛmntɛm ne suro a wosuro sɛ ebia ebedu afe no na wɔatɔre abɔde a nkwa wom nyinaa a aka no mu fa ase no +The signers are to meet later this year to decide how the treaty will actually function +Wɔn a wɔde wɔn nsa hyɛɛ apam no ase no behyiam akyiri yi wɔ afe yi mu asi sɛnea apam no bedi dwuma ankasa ho gyinae +Will This World Survive ? So Wiase Yi Bɛkɔ so Atra Hɔ ? +That arresting question is the title of a tract that is distributed by Jehovah s Witnesses +Saa asemmisa a ɛtwe adwene no yɛ kratawa bi a Yehowa Adansefo kyekyɛ asɛmti +Last year a resident of Washington D +C +received this tract and said that he was intrigued +Afe a etwaam no obi a ɔte Washington D +C +nsa kaa saa kratawa yi bi na ɔkae sɛ ɛkanyan n’anigye +He wrote Ɔkyerɛwee sɛ + It is obvious to one who lives in our nation s capital that the world is indeed coming to an end +Ɛda adi pefee ma obiara a ɔte yɛn man yi ahenkurow yi mu hu sɛ wiase no redu n’awiei ampa +Northern Ireland former Yugoslavia the former republics of the Soviet Union all testify to the darkness and strife that plague this world today +Northern Ireland kan Yugoslavia kan Soviet Union adehyeman ahorow no nyinaa di esum ne nitan a wiase yi wom no ho adanse +Overflowing prisons new epidemics of tuberculosis and black plague all prove the point you make in your tract +Afiase a abu so yaredɔm afoforo a ɛne nsamanwaw ne yare bi a wɔfrɛ no black death nyinaa di asɛm a moka wɔ kratawa no mu no ho adanse +The man requested Please send me further information regarding your unique point of view and the free home Bible study that you offer +Ɔbarima no kae sɛ Mesrɛ mo mommrɛ me nsɛm a ɛfa mo adwenkyerɛ a ɛda nsow no ne ofie Bible adesua a moyɛ a munnye hwee no ho +Jehovah s Witnesses direct people to what the Bible says about mankind s future +Yehowa Adansefo dan nkurɔfo adwene kɔ nea Bible no ka fa adesamma daakye ho so +If you would like a copy of the above mentioned tract or desire a free home Bible study please write to Watchtower Columbia Heights Brooklyn New York or to the appropriate address listed on page +Sɛ wopɛ sɛ wo nsa ka kratawa a yɛabɔ din wɔ atifi hɔ no bi anaa wopɛ sɛ wɔne wo yɛ ofie Bible adesua a wuntua hwee a yɛsrɛ wo kyerɛw Watch Tower Society P +O +Box Accra anaa address a wɔahyehyɛ wɔ kratafa no mu nea ɛfata +Pornography Goes to College Aguamansɛm Adu Kɔlege +THE Matier Ross Report in the San Francisco Chronicle November highlighted a controversial class offered at San Francisco State University +MATIER ROSS AMANNEƐBƆ a ɛbaa San Francisco Chronicle mu November no kaa ade bi a wɔkyerɛ wɔ San Francisco Mantam Sukuupɔn mu a asɛm wɔ ho ho asɛm +It is conducted by Professor John DeCecco on the subject of human sexuality +Ɔbenfo John DeCecco na ɔkyerɛ na ɛfa ɔbarima ne ɔbea nna ho +Matier and Ross comment on it as follows Matier ne Ross ka ho asɛm sɛnea edi so yi + What a class it is +Hwɛ adesua bi +If you re looking for a hot three credits toward a SFSU degree just check out the steamy and sometimes politically correct subjects listed in the class syllabus +Sɛ wopɛ akɔnnɔ bɔne ho abodin abiɛsa wɔ SFSU San Francisco Mantam Sukuupɔn mu adesua mu a wo de hwɛ sukuu adesua a wɔahyehyɛ a ɛkanyan nna ho akɔnnɔ na ɛtɔ da bi a ɛyɛ nea ɛfata wɔ amansɛm mu no mu ara kɛkɛ +The report then lists masturbation transvestism male homosexuality lesbianism bestiality sadomasochism along with others +Afei amanneɛbɔ no bobɔ boasipem mmarima a wɔhyɛ da yɛ wɔn ho sɛ mmea mmarima a wɔne mmarima da mmea a wɔne mmea da nnipa a wɔne mmoa da atirimɔdenne ne nneɛma afoforo din +The lectures on some of these activities include videotapes +Woyi saa nneɛma yi mu bi ho video kyerɛ wɔ adekyerɛ no mu +Such activities may be compared with the detestable customs that Jehovah hates as enumerated in the Mosaic code at Leviticus chapter +Yebetumi de saa nneyɛe yi atoto ahyɛde ahorow a wokyi a Yehowa tan a wɔaka ho asɛm wɔ Mose mmara no mu wɔ Leviticus ti no ho +After condemning incestuous acts adultery and other sexual perversions Le verses and state You must not lie down with a male the same as you lie down with a woman +It is a detestable thing +Bere a ɛkasa tiaa obi busuani a ɔne no bɛda awaresɛe ne nna mu ɔbrasɛe ahorow akyi no nkyekyem ne ka sɛ Wo ne ɔbarima nnna ɔbea nna ɛyɛ akyide +And you must not give your emission to any beast to become unclean by it and a woman should not stand before a beast to have connection with it +It is a violation of what is natural +Wo ne aboa biara nnna mmfa nngu wo ho fi na ɔbea bi nnnyina aboa bi anim nnnan ne ho mmma no ɛyɛ basabasayɛ +The practice of these things that Jehovah detests results in his condemnation Do not make yourselves unclean by any of these things because by all these things the nations whom I am sending out from before you have made themselves unclean +Nneɛma a Yehowa kyi yi a wɔyɛ de n’atemmu ba Mommfa nneɛma yi biara nngu mo ho fi efisɛ eyinom nyinaa na amanaman a merebetu wɔn afi mo anim yi de agu wɔn ho fi na asase no so agu fi enti na meretua ɛso amumɔyɛ no so ka na asase no afe ɛsotefo no +In case anyone does any of all these detestable things then the souls doing them must be cut off from among their people +Leviticus +Na obiara a ɔbɛyɛ saa akyide yi mu biara no wobetwa akra a wɔyɛ no afi wɔn aman mu akyene +Leviticus +One student taking the SFSU course praised DeCecco for breaking down stereotypes and showing that these people are like everyone else +Sukuuni bi a ɔresua ade wɔ SFSU kamfoo DeCecco sɛ wayi adwemmɔne a nkurɔfo wɔ wɔ wɔn a wobu saa bra no ho no afi hɔ na wakyerɛ sɛ saa nnipa no te sɛ nnipa afoforo ara pɛ +Like everyone else ? So wɔte sɛ nnipa afoforo ara pɛ ? +Certainly people in general are not involved in the sexual perversions of homosexuality lesbianism and sadomasochism nor are they practicing sexual intercourse with animals +Nokwarem no nnipa dodow no ara mfa wɔn ho nhyɛ nna mu ɔbrasɛe a ɛne mmarima a wɔne mmarima da mmea a wɔne mmea da ne atirimɔdenne mu na saa ara na wɔne mmoa nna +Admittedly there is a moral breakdown of alarming dimensions in society today but these activities portrayed in this university class are blatant pornography performed under the guise of scholarly study and research +Ɛyɛ ampa sɛ ɔbrasɛe abu so kɛse ma ɛyɛ hu wɔ ɛnnɛ wiase yi mu de nanso saa nneɛma yi a wɔkyerɛ wɔ sukuupɔn yi mu no yɛ aguamansɛm koraa a wɔboapa gyina nhomasua ne nhwehwɛmu so yɛ +Where Parents and Children Listen and Learn Together Baabi a Awofo ne Mmofra Bom Tie Asɛm Sua Ade +BY AWAKE ! EFI NYAN ! +CORRESPONDENT IN JAPAN KYERƐWFO A ƆWƆ JAPAN HƆ + AS A janitorial company we should be ashamed of ourselves but it seems it is cleaner when you people do the cleaning +SƐ ADWUMAYƐKUW a yesiesie adwumayɛbea ahorow no ɛsɛ sɛ yɛn ani wu nanso ɛte sɛ nea sɛ musiesie baabi a ɛhɔ tew sen yɛn +The man in charge of the janitorial company for the Fukuoka Dome Stadium Japan said this last summer concerning the preparation done by Jehovah s Witnesses for their Divine Teaching District Convention +Adwumayɛkuw a esiesie Fukuoka Dome Agumadibea a ɛwɔ Japan no panyin kaa eyi wɔ ahohuru bere a etwaam no faa ahosiesie a Yehowa Adansefo yɛ maa wɔn Ɔsoro Nkyerɛkyerɛ Ɔmantam Nhyiam no ho +He was also involved with the Tokyo Dome Stadium the preceding year when the Light Bearers District Convention of Jehovah s Witnesses was held there and he was deeply impressed +Na ɔne Tokyo Dome Agumadibea no nso ayɛ adwuma afe a edii eyi anim no bere a wɔyɛɛ Yehowa Adansefo Hann Kurafo Ɔmantam Nhyiam wɔ hɔ no na ne ho dwiriw no kɛse +At the end of the conventions the stadium was cleaner than when it had been rented out +Bere a wowiee nhyiam ahorow no na agumadibea hɔ atew sen sɛnea na ɛte ansa na wɔde hɔ rema wɔn no +He further said The conduct of the children was outstanding +Ɔtoaa so kae sɛ Na mmofra no su yɛ soronko +I can only say Terrific ! Nea metumi aka ara ne sɛ Ɛda nsow ! ’ +Last year the Divine Teaching District Convention was also held in Takamatsu City +Afe a etwaam no wɔyɛɛ Ɔsoro Nkyerɛkyerɛ Ɔmantam Nhyiam wɔ Takamatsu Kuropɔn mu nso +A middle aged man who had been observing convention delegates asked them Are you Christians ? Ɔbarima bi a n’ani afi a na ɔrehwɛ nhyiamfo no bisaa wɔn sɛ Moyɛ Kristofo ? +and then continued You had a convention last year too didn t you ? na afei ɔtoaa so sɛ Afe a etwaam no nso moyɛɛ nhyiam ɛnte saa ? +Where are your children during the convention ? Sɛ moyɛ nhyiam no a ɛyɛ a mo mma no kɔ he ? +When the delegates answered They are listening to talks and opening their own Bibles with their parents the man said That s good ! Bere a nhyiamfo no buae sɛ Wɔtra wɔn awofonom nkyɛn tie ɔkasa horow no na wobuebue wɔn ankasa Bible mu no ɔbarima no kae sɛ Saa na eye ! +I see your people every summer and am always impressed that your children are well behaved +Mihu mo nkurɔfo no ahohuru bere biara na su pa a mo mma no yi no adi no yɛ me nwonwa bere nyinaa +He then went on to observe that although he hears a lot about the generation gap between parents and children he can tell from the conduct of the children of Jehovah s Witnesses that the parent child relationship among them is very good +Afei ɔkɔɔ so kae sɛ ɛwom sɛ ɔte nkitahodi pa a enni awofo ne wɔn mma ntam ho asɛm de nanso obetumi agyina Yehowa Adansefo mma nneyɛe so aka sɛ awofo ne mma ntam abusuabɔ a wɔwɔ no ye paa +An elementary school teacher who attended a district convention of Jehovah s Witnesses held at Makuhari Messe last year was astounded to see the attitude of the children at the convention site +Mfitiase sukuu tikyani bi a ɔkɔɔ Yehowa Adansefo ɔmantam nhyiam bi a wɔyɛe wɔ Makuhari Messe ase afe a etwaam no ho dwiriw no wɔ mmofra no su a woyii no adi wɔ nhyiambea hɔ no ho +At school where learning should progress by the students listening to others talk she had felt that the children were not willing to listen +Wɔ sukuu a ɛsɛ sɛ sukuufo fa afoforo a wɔyɛ aso tie wɔn bere a wɔkasa so sua ade no na ɔte nka sɛ mmofra no nni ɔpɛ sɛ wɔbɛyɛ aso atie asɛm +However she saw something different at the convention +Nanso ohuu biribi foforo wɔ nhyiam no ase +Those children were sitting up straight for long periods of time +Saa mmofra no traa ase komm bere tenten +And what is more they were holding their pencils tight in their hands and taking notes writing characters correctly despite having to write on their laps +Nea ɛsen saa no na wokurakura wɔn kyerɛwdua denneenen a wɔrekyerɛkyerɛw nsɛm na wotumi kyerɛw nkyerɛwde no yiye ɛmfa ho sɛ na wɔrekyerɛw wɔ wɔn srɛ so no +The Witness children are different from other children even at school in their way of speaking and listening and in their dress and grooming +Wɔ sukuu mpo no Adansefo mmofra no yɛ soronko wɔ mmofra afoforo ho wɔ ɔkwan a wɔfa so kasa na wotie asɛm ne wɔn ntadehyɛ ne ahosiesie mu +She then added I think it is because of their daily training their praising Jehovah and their families working together toward one end +Afei ɔde kaa ho sɛ Misusuw sɛ efi ntetee a wɔde ma wɔn daa Yehowa a woyi no ayɛ ne wɔn mmusua a wɔbom yɛ nneɛma wɔ atirimpɔw biako mu no +Just as the Israelites followed the divine law that said Congregate the people the men and the women and the little ones +in order that they may listen and in order that they may learn Jehovah s Witnesses today both old and young men and women gather together and receive the same teaching +Sɛnea Israelfo no dii ɔsoro mmara a ɛkae sɛ Ma ɔman no mmarima ne mmea mmofra +mmɔ gua na wontie na wonsua akyi no Yehowa Adansefo a wɔwɔ hɔ nnɛ mpanyin ne mmofra nyinaa mmarima ne mmea bom hyia na wonya nkyerɛkyerɛ biako +The above scripture continues giving the reason As they must fear Jehovah your God and take care to carry out all the words of this law +Deuteronomy +Kyerɛwsɛm a ɛwɔ atifi hɔ no toa so na ɛkyerɛ nea enti a ɛte saa sɛ Wonsua nsuro Yehowa wo Nyankopɔn na wɔnhwɛ mmara yi mu nsɛm nyinaa nni so +Deuteronomium +Devastating Drought in Southern Africa Ɔpɛ a Ɛsɛee Ade wɔ Afrika Kesee Fam +BY AWAKE ! EFI NYAN ! +CORRESPONDENT IN AFRICA KYERƐWFO A ƆWƆ AFRICA HƆ +MANY said it was the worst drought in this century +NNIPA pii kae sɛ ɛyɛ ɔpɛ a emu yɛ den sen biara a asi pɛn wɔ afeha yi mu +Some even said it was the worst in southern Africa s history +Ebinom mpo kae sɛ ɛyɛ nea emu yɛ den sen biara a asi pɛn wɔ Afrika kesee fam abakɔsɛm mu +This two year drought that struck southern Africa left a trail of disaster +Ɔpɛ a esii wɔ Afrika kesee fam a edii mfe abien yi kɔfaa amanehunu bae +It is worse much much worse than we anticipated stated the head of Operation Hunger a private South African aid group +South Africa kwasafo mmoa kuw bi a wɔfrɛ no Ɔkɔm ho Dwumadi no titrani kae sɛ Ɛyɛ hu ɛyɛ hu koraa sen sɛnea yɛhwɛɛ kwan no +Field trips are journeys of discovery into previously uncharted depths of misery human suffering and want +Akwan a yɛatu akɔhwehwɛ mmeaemmeae no ama yɛakohu ahohia nnipa amanehunu ne ohia kɛse a yemmuu ho akontaa da +You can t grow anything +Okuani bi a ɔwɔ akuraa bi ase fi abasamtu mu kae sɛ Wuntumi nnua hwee +The earth is dead despaired one village farmer +Asase no awu +In some places hungry villagers ate mud or roots of wild plants +Wɔ mmeae bi no nkuraasefo a ɔkɔm de wɔn dii atɛkyɛ anaa wɔwee nnua ntini +Agencies supplying food aid were overwhelmed by the demand +Asoɛe ahorow a ɛde aduan kɔboae no antumi annya nea ɛbɛso obiara so +According to The Guardian Weekly southern Africa has lost a higher proportion of its crops than did Ethiopia and Sudan in the terrible drought of +Sɛnea The Guardian Weekly kyerɛ no Afrika kesee fam ahwere ne nnɔbae pii sen nea Ethiopia ne Sudan hweree wɔ ɔpɛ a na emu yɛ den mu no +The drought brought some million people to the brink of starvation +Ɔpɛ no maa ɛkaa kakraa bi sɛ nnipa bɛyɛ ɔpepem wuwui +In Angola the crisis was the worst in the country s history +Wɔ Angola no ɔhaw no mu yɛɛ den sen biara wɔ ɔman no abakɔsɛm mu +It has been estimated that a million head of cattle died and in one year about percent of the crops were lost +Wɔabu akontaa sɛ anantwi mmiako mmiako ɔpepem biako wuwui na wɔhweree wɔn nnɔbae no bɛyɛ ɔha biara mu nkyem wɔ afe biako mu +The people most affected could not be reached to be given aid +Wɔantumi ankɔ wɔn a wɔwɔ ahokyere mu sen biara no nkyɛn ankɔboa wɔn +By August two thirds of Zambia s crops were lost and an anticipated import of one million tons of maize was necessary +Eduu August no na Zambia ahwere ne nnɔbae abiɛsa mu abupɛn abien na wobehui sɛ ɛho behia sɛ wɔkra aburow tɔn ɔpepem biako +About +million people were starving +Na nnipa bɛyɛ ɔpepem +redi kɔm +In Zimbabwe once called the breadbasket of southern Africa four million needed food aid almost half the population +Wɔ Zimbabwe a kan no na wɔfrɛ hɔ Afrika kesee fam nnɔbae asase no na ehia sɛ wɔde aduan kɔboa nnipa ɔpepem anan aka kakra ma adu ɛhɔ nnipa no fa +In one area a schoolteacher said There is little water and hardly any food stocks remain +Wɔ beae bi no sukuu kyerɛkyerɛfo bi kae sɛ Nsu kakraa bi pɛ na ɛwɔ hɔ na aduan ho yɛ na yiye +There is not a blade of grass left on the land +Sare biako mpo nsi asase no so +In some villages people climbed trees to pick leaves to cook and eat +Wɔ nkuraa bi ase no nkurɔfo foforoo nnua kɔtetew nhaban noa dii +The government had to reduce its food relief from pounds kg to pounds kg per person a month +Ɛho behiae sɛ aban no tew aduan a ɔsram biara ɛde boa onipa biara no so fi kilogram ba kilogram +The great man made lake Kariba was at its lowest level ever and water was restricted in Bulawayo +Ɔtare kɛse a nnipa na ayɛ a ɛne Kariba no yow sen bere biara na nsu ho yɛɛ na wɔ Bulawayo +Thousands of animals on game farms in Zimbabwe had to be shot as there was not enough water for them +Ɛho behiae sɛ wokunkum mmoa a wɔyɛn wɔn wɔ wuram ɔpepem pii wɔ Zimbabwe efisɛ na wonnya nsu a ɛdɔɔso mma wɔn +A newspaper reported Dead birds have dropped out of shriveled trees tortoises snakes rodents and insects have disappeared +Atesɛm krataa bi bɔɔ amanneɛ sɛ Nnomaa a wɔawuwu fi nnua a ɛso akisaw so abegu fam nkyekyere awɔ nkura ne nkoekoemmoa ase atɔre +Mozambique was among the worst off of the drought affected countries +Mozambique ka aman a ɔpɛ no kaa wɔn kɛse koraa no ho +The country obtained percent of its food from international aid and one estimate was that +million people were starving +Aduan a ɔman no nyae ɔha biara mu nkyem fi nea amanaman de bɛboae na akontaabu biako kyerɛe sɛ na nnipa ɔpepem +redi kɔm +Refugees poured into Malawi South Africa Swaziland and Zimbabwe +Aguanfo pii baa Malawi South Africa Swaziland ne Zimbabwe +But with the more recent easing of the drought many refugees have returned +Nanso esiane sɛ ɔpɛ no ano abrɛ ase nnansa yi nti aguanfo pii asan kɔ +City dwellers are often unaware of the impact of drought on the lives of rural people +Wɔn a wɔtete nkurow akɛse mu ntaa nhu sɛnea ɔpɛ ka nkuraasefo asetra +An official involved with food relief observed The devastations caused by the drought seem distant to most people in the metropolitan areas that have escaped the severity of food and water shortages +Aban panyin bi a ɔhwɛ ma wɔde aduan kɔboa kae sɛ Ɛte sɛ nea nnipa a wɔte nkurow akɛse a aduan ne nsu ho nyɛɛ den pii wɔ hɔ mu no fa kɛse adwene nkɔ nneɛma a ɔpɛ no asɛe no no so +Although rains brought a measure of relief to many areas parts of Mozambique Swaziland and South Africa still need more rain +Ɛwom sɛ nsu a ɛtɔe no de ahotɔ baa mmeae pii de nanso Mozambique Swaziland ne South Africa afa horow bi da so ara hia osutɔ pii +No doubt the effects of this drought will be felt for years to come +Akyinnye biara nni ho sɛ wɔbɛkɔ so ate ɔhaw a ɔpɛ yi de aba no nka mfe pii a ɛbɛba no mu +Obviously then one cause of drought is lack of rain +Afei ɛda adi sɛ ade biako a ɛde ɔpɛ ba ne osu a ɛntɔ +But its effects are intensified by other problems that deserve consideration +Nanso nsɛnnennen afoforo ma ɔhaw a ɛde ba no yɛ kɛse a ehia sɛ yesusuw ho +Other Complications Nsɛnnennen Afoforo +In Africa the effect of drought is greatly increased by political instability +Amammui mu basabasayɛ ma ɔhaw a ɔpɛ de ba no mu yɛ den kɛse wɔ Afrika +The countries that have faced the most severe food shortages are those that have been plagued by such instability +Aman a wohyia basabasayɛ a ɛte saa na aduankɔm a emu yɛ den sen biara no ka wɔn +Examples are Angola Ethiopia Mozambique and Somalia +Ɛho nhwɛso ne Angola Ethiopia Mozambique ne Somalia +Wars have disrupted agriculture and forced many farmers to flee leaving their farms unattended +Akodi ama kuayɛ ayɛ basaa na ama akuafo pii aguan agyaw wɔn mfuw hɔ a obiara nhwɛ so +A controversial factor in drought is man s pollution of the atmosphere and what is said by some to be the resultant global warming +Ade biako a wɔkyerɛ sɛ ɛde ɔpɛ ba kɛse a wogye ho akyinnye ne nneɛma a atwa yɛn ho ahyia a onipa sɛe no nea ebinom ka sɛ ama wim ayɛ hyew wɔ asase nyinaa so no +Another factor is the increase in population +Ade foforo ne nnipa a wɔredɔɔso +The average annual growth rate in Africa is percent one of the highest in the world +Afe biara nnipa a wɔwɔ Afrika no dodow kɔ anim ɔha biara mu nkɔanim a ɛkyɛn so wɔ wiase no biako +To cope with more mouths to feed farmers cultivate land that is unsuitable for agriculture and do not leave land fallow so that it can recover +Nea ɛbɛyɛ na akuafo atumi anya aduan ama afoforo pii no wodua ade wɔ asase a enye mma kuayɛ so na wɔmma asase nna hɔ mpan na ayɛ yiye +Furthermore forests are being destroyed mainly to clear more ground for farming +Afei nso wɔresɛe akwae titiriw sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ na wɔanya asase adua so ade +According to the magazine African Insight years ago percent of Ethiopia was forest now only percent is +Sɛnea nsɛmma nhoma African Insight kyerɛ no mfe a atwam no na Ethiopia asase ɔha biara mu nkyem yɛ kwae mprempren ɔha biara mu nkyem pɛ na ɛte saa +Of all the environmental problems threatening the earth some authorities say that deforestation is the most serious +Wɔ nneɛma a atwa yɛn ho ahyia ho nsɛnnennen a ɛde asase no to asiane mu nyinaa mu no animdefo bi ka sɛ kwae a ɛresa ne nea ɛyɛ hu sen biara +It affects weather patterns and contributes to soil erosion as well as the spread of desert regions +Ɛka wim tebea na ehi asase na afei nso ɛma nsase pii bɛdan anhweatam +Some African governments have kept food and livestock prices low to win the favor of urban consumers +Afrika nniso bi ama aduan ne ayɛmmoa bo ayɛ mmerɛw sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a nkurow akɛse mufo a wɔtɔ no bɛpɛ wɔn asɛm +This discourages farmers who are unable to farm profitably +Eyi bu akuafo a wontumi nyɛ mfuw nnya mu mfaso no abam +The government of Zimbabwe responded by increasing the price of maize by percent as an incentive to farmers to produce more +Zimbabwe aban no yɛɛ ho biribi denam aburow bo a ɛtoo mu ɔha biara mu nkyem na ahyɛ akuafo nkuran ma wɔadua pii no so +What Is the Solution ? Dɛn ne Ano Aduru ? +Experts have many suggestions +Animdefo de nyansahyɛ pii ma +But at times they have advised African countries to adopt Western farming methods which have not proved suitable for the African environment +Nanso ɛtɔ da bi a wɔhyɛ Afrika aman nkuran ma wɔfa akwan a Atɔe Famfo nam so yɛ wɔn kua a ɛmfata mma Afrika tebea no so +Workable solutions are needed soon +Wohia ano aduru a mfaso wɔ so ntɛm +A senior African official of the UN Economic Commission for Africa stated On the basis of all the economic projections we have seen so far Africa in the year will not be in the ditch it is in now +Afrikani bi a ɔwɔ dibea kɛse wɔ Amanaman Nkabom Sikasɛm Asoɛe ma Afrika mu kae sɛ Sɛ yɛde sikasɛm ho akontaabu a yɛahu de besi nnɛ no nyinaa reka asɛm a wɔ afe mu no ɛnyɛ sɛ Afrika bɛhyɛ tokuru a ɛwɔ mu seesei no mu +It will be in the bottom of a deep black hole +Ɛbɛkɔ amena donkudonku a emu tumm ase tɔnn +An obvious requirement is political stability and an end to violence and war +Ɛda adi sɛ ade a ɛho hia ne amammui mu asomdwoe ɛne basabasayɛ ne akodi a ɛbɛba awiei +Cooperation with neighboring countries is also essential +Biako a aman a wɔbɔ hye bɛyɛ nso ho hia +According to the UN Food and Agriculture Organization Africa has the potential to feed three times its present population +Sɛnea Amanaman Nkabom Aduan ne Kuayɛ Ahyehyɛde kyerɛ no Afrika wɔ nea ebetumi de ama nnipa a wɔn dodow yɛ wɔn a wɔwɔ hɔ mprempren no mmɔho abiɛsa aduan +But its production has been declining for decades and at the current growth rate its population could double within years +Nanso mfe pii ni no kɔ ara na aduan a wodua rekɔ fam na sɛnea mprempren nnipa redɔɔso wɔ hɔ no ebetumi ayɛ mmɔho abien wɔ mfe mu +Food aid from foreign countries has no doubt saved many from starvation +Akyinnye biara nni ho sɛ nnuan a aman afoforo de boa no amma nnipa pii anni kɔm +Nevertheless such aid on a regular basis is not the solution and has a negative effect in that it discourages local farmers from producing +Nanso mmoa a ɛte saa a wɔde ma daa no nyɛ ano aduru na ɛmmoa efisɛ ɛmma ɛhɔ akuafo no nyɛ mfuw +These may not be able to sell their produce at a reasonable price and people often develop a taste for imported foods and no longer desire the local grains +Ebia saafo no ntumi ntɔn nea wodua no mfa nnye bo a eye na nkurɔfo ani taa gye nnuan a wɔkra ho na wɔmpɛ nea efi wɔn man mu bio +What Is Being Done ? Dɛn na Wɔreyɛ ? +The untiring efforts of many who sincerely want to help the African people are commendable +Sɛnea nnipa pii a wofi komam pɛ sɛ wɔboa Afrikafo abɔ wɔn ho mmɔden denneennen no fata nkamfo +In some areas such efforts have produced results +Wɔ mmeae bi no mmɔden a ɛte saa no asow aba +In Zimbabwe an international research team has implemented a scheme to plant trees that grow well and relatively quickly in dry areas +Wɔ Zimbabwe no amanaman ntam nhwehwɛmufo kuw bi de nhyehyɛe bi asi hɔ sɛ wobedua nnua a enyin yiye ntɛmntɛm kakra wɔ mmeae a nsu nni +The idea is to plant these trees on a large scale to help overcome the fuel crisis since percent of the people use wood as fuel for cooking +Adwene no ne sɛ wobedua saa nnua yi bebree na wɔde adi nnyina ho asɛnnennen no so efisɛ nkurɔfo no ɔha biara mu de nnyina na ɛsɔ gya noa aduan +In the village of Charinge in the drought stricken area of Masvingo Zimbabwe the farmers have been encouraged to use rocks as mulch for their vegetables and fruit trees +Wɔ Charinge akuraa a ɛwɔ Masvingo Zimbabwe a ɔpɛ asi wɔ hɔ mu no wɔahyɛ akuafo nkuran sɛ wɔmfa abo ngu asase no so na amma emu nsu antwe na ama wɔn atosode ne nnuaba ayɛ yiye +As a result they need much less water and the crops have grown very well +Ne saa nti wonhia nsu pii na nnɔbae no anyin yiye paa +Farmers were even able to sell food to others in need +Akuafo no mpo tumi tɔn aduan maa afoforo a wohia +In South Africa a large company modified its coal to oil plant so that virtually all water used is recycled after thorough treatment +Wɔ South Africa no afiridwuma kɛse bi yɛɛ nsakrae wɔ afiri a wɔde nya petro fi gyabiriw mu no mu sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a wobetumi de ahwɛyiye adi nsu a wɔde yɛ adwuma no fa kɛse ho dwuma ma ɛho asan atew +Although the purification of industrial water is expensive South Africa intends eventually to purify about percent of its industrial water +Ɛwom sɛ mfiridwuma mu nsu ho a wɔtew gye sika kɛse de nanso South Africa abɔ ne tirim sɛ awiei koraa no ɛbɛtew nsu a ɛde di dwuma wɔ mfiridwuma mu no ɔha biara mu ho +In Luanshya Zambia soybeans were introduced as an alternative nutritious food +Wɔ Luanshya Zambia no wɔde soya adua baa hɔ sɛ aduan foforo a ɛma ahoɔden +An aid worker said Most deaths from malnutrition occur in March and June when traditional staples are in short supply +Nnipa yiyedi ho dwumayɛni bi kae sɛ March ne June a aduan titiriw a ɛhɔfo di ho yɛ na no na ɔkɔm kunkum nnipa no fa kɛse +Soya however is harvested in April and stores better than staples such as maize and sorghum +Nanso April mu na wotwa soya na wɔde sie a ɛkyɛ sen nnuan atitiriw te sɛ aburow ne sorghum +As worthy as such efforts to overcome the problems of drought and food shortage may be man with all his technology and advancement has not been able to quench drought in Africa +Ɛmfa ho fata a ebia mmɔden a ɛtete saa a wɔbɔ sɛ wobedi ɔhaw ahorow a ɔpɛ ne aduankɔm de ba so fata no onipa ntumi nyii ɔpɛ mfii Afrika wɔ ne mfiridwuma ne nkɔanim nyinaa akyi +Only One understands all the implications and he long ago foretold the solution +Onipa biako pɛ na ɔte nea ɛkyerɛ no nyinaa ase na ɔhyɛɛ ano aduru ho nkɔm bere tenten a atwam ni +And the heat parched ground will have become as a reedy pool and the thirsty ground as springs of water +In the abiding place of jackals a resting place for them there will be green grass with reeds and papyrus plants +Isaiah +Wɔ Yehowa Nyankopɔn Ahenni nniso a ɛnam Ɔhene a wapaw no Yesu Kristo so bɛba ase no odiyifo Yesaia nsɛm yi bɛbam ankasa wɔ asase no nyinaa so Nsu betue sare so na nsuwansuwa asen anhwea pradada so na kumaforote bɛdan atare na asase kesee ayɛ nsuwansuwa sakraman trabea a wobutuwii no wura befifi aka demmire ne nkyɛkyerɛ ho +Yesaia +Picture on page Kratafa mfonini +Villagers competed with livestock for the little water that remained in mudholes Nkuraasefo ne ayɛmmoa peree nsu kakra a na aka wɔ nsuka ahorow mu ho + Credit Line Mfonini ho Asɛm +The Star Johannesburg +S +A +The Star Johannesburg S +A +Young People Ask +Mmofra Bisa Sɛ +How Can I Get My Mind off the Opposite Sex ? Mɛyɛ Dɛn Ayi M’adwene Afi Wɔn a Ɛsono Wɔn Bɔbeasu So ? + DAY after day the media chips away at teenagers moral fiber with taunts and teases about sex rock songs screech in their ears about sexual relationships a barrage of best selling romance novels wrap sexual reality in fantasies sweet enough to swallow like candy +DA BIARA da nsɛm ho amanneɛbɔfo de mpoatwa ne nsɛm a ɛtwetwe akɔnnɔ sɛe mmofra abrabɔ rock nnwom de nna mu ayɔnkofa ho nsɛm tuatua wɔn aso ɔdɔ ho nhoma a wɔtɔ sen biara huhaa a egyigye nna mu nneyɛe ho ma ɛbɛyɛ te sɛ ɛwo +’ +So said writer Lesley Jane Nonkin +Saa na nhoma kyerɛwfo Lesley Jane Nonkin kae +Yes as a teenager you are bombarded with encouragement from the media to think about the opposite sex +Yiw sɛ abofra no nsɛm ho amanneɛbɔfo de nkuranhyɛ a ɛbɛma woadwen wɔn a ɛsono wɔn bɔbeasu ho puapua wo +Of course it is normal to have some interest in the opposite sex +Nokwarem no mfomso nni ho sɛ wubenya wɔn a ɛsono wɔn bɔbeasu ho anigye bi +But when romantic thoughts daydreams and fantasies so dominate your thoughts that they interfere with your sleep prayers homework Bible reading or household chores then it indicates that the situation has been dangerous for some time +Nanso sɛ ɔdɔ ho nsusuwii adaeso ne nsusuwii hunu gye w’adwene nyinaa ma wuntumi nna mmɔ mpae nyɛ sukuu nnwuma nkenkan Bible anaa wuntumi nyɛ fie nnwuma a ɛnde na ɛkyerɛ sɛ tebea no ayɛ aniberesɛm akyɛ +Indeed such an unhealthy preoccupation could lead to wrong conduct +James +Nokwarem no adwene a wɔde si nneɛma a ɛmfata so sɛɛ no betumi akowie ɔbrasɛe mu +Yakobo +Not that you should stop noticing that girls or boys exist +Ɛnyɛ sɛ ɛsɛ sɛ wuyi fi w’adwenem sɛ mmeawa anaa mmarimaa wɔ hɔ +But as Proverbs says you need to bring your heart to discipline +Nanso sɛnea Mmebusɛm ka no ɛho hia sɛ wode wo koma ba nteɛso ho +’ +No there is no easy solution no magic pill to help you do this +Dabi ano aduru biara nni hɔ a ɛyɛ mmerɛw na biribiara ntumi mmoa wo mma wunni eyi ho dwuma anwonwa kwan so +With effort though you can bring your thinking more into balance +Nanso sɛ wobɔ wo ho mmɔden a wubetumi ama wo nsusuwii akari pɛ kɛse +Let s look at a few practical ways you can do this +Yɛnhwɛ akwan a mfaso wɔ so a wubetumi afa so ayɛ eyi kakra +Watch the Company You Keep Hwɛ Wo Fekubɔ Yiye +Take a close look at the company you keep +Fa ahwɛyiye pɛɛpɛɛ wo fekubɔ mu +Admits one young man Everybody around you talks about sexual immorality as if it were as normal as going out to eat +Aberante bi gye tom sɛ Obiara a ɔwɔ wo nkyɛn no ka nna mu ɔbrasɛe ho asɛm sɛ biribi a asɛm nni ho te sɛ adidi +Can constant exposure to such talk affect you ? So nkɔmmɔ a ɛtete saa a wubetie no daa no betumi anya wo so tumi ? +Undoubtedly +Akyinnye biara nni ho +According to one survey of youths three quarters admitted that being like or unlike the crowd governs their attitudes toward sex +Sɛnea nhwehwɛmu biako a wɔyɛe wɔ mmofra ho kyerɛ no wɔn mu baanan biara mu baasa gye toom sɛ nna ho adwene a wokura no gyina yɛ a wɔyɛ wɔn ade anaa wɔnyɛ no te sɛ afoforo so +What about your friends ? Wo nnamfo nso ɛ ? +Does every conversation lapse into an intense discussion about someone of the opposite sex ? So wɔn nkɔmmɔbɔ biara kowie obi a ɛsono ne bɔbeasu ho nsɛm a ɛkɔ akyiri mu ? +Does such talk tend to get out of hand and become lewd or suggestive ? So ɛyɛ a nkɔmmɔbɔ a ɛte saa no dan kɔ kasafi so anaa ɛkanyan akɔnnɔ bɔne ? +If so joining in or simply listening will make it difficult for you to keep your mind focused on chaste things +Sɛ ɛte saa a kyɛfa a wubenya wom anaa tie a wubetie kɛkɛ no bɛma ayɛ wo den sɛ wobɛkɔ so de w’adwene asi nneɛma pa so +The Bible exhorts Put them all away from you wrath anger badness abusive speech and obscene talk out of your mouth +Colossians +Bible no tu fo sɛ Munyi abufuw bobɔne bɔnepɛ abususɛm ne aniwusɛm nyinaa mfi mo anom ngu +Kolosefo +It will be hard to apply this counsel however if your companions have little appreciation for Bible principles their attitudes are sure to rub off on you in time +Nanso ɛbɛyɛ den sɛ wode afotu yi bedi dwuma sɛ wo nnamfo nkyerɛ Bible nnyinasosɛm ahorow ho anisɔ kɛse a akyinnye biara nni ho sɛ bere rekɔ so no wɔn su horow no bɛka wo +Consider the experience of one Christian girl who said I didn t want to tell the kids in school that I was one of Jehovah s Witnesses +Susuw Kristoni abeawa bi a ɔkaa eyi no suahu ho Mampɛ sɛ meka kyerɛ sukuu hɔ mmofra no sɛ meyɛ Yehowa Adansefo no mu biako +So they talked freely to me about sex all the time +Enti wɔkaa nna ho nsɛm pii kyerɛɛ me bere nyinaa +Before long she became involved in sexual immorality and got pregnant +Ankyɛ na ɔde ne ho hyɛɛ nna mu ɔbrasɛe mu nyinsɛnee +Proverbs wisely exhorts Leave the company of ignorant people and live +Follow the way of knowledge +Mmebusɛm fi nyansam tu fo sɛ Munnyaw ntetekwaa na munnya nkwa na monnantew nhumu kwan so +Today s English Version Yes surround yourself with friends who share your Christian morals and standards friends who will build you up spiritually not tear you down +Yiw wo ne nnamfo a wokura wo Kristofo abrabɔ ne gyinapɛn ahorow mu bi mmɔ nnamfo a wɔbɛhyɛ wo den honhom mu ɛnyɛ wɔn a wɔbɛma woahwe ase +Of course even young Christians who generally show a godly attitude may stumble in word from time to time +Nokwarem no Kristofo nkumaa a wɔtaa da su pa adi mpo betumi afom asɛm mu ’ bere ne bere mu +When that happens and a conversation starts going in the wrong direction what can you do ? Sɛ ɛba saa ma nkɔmmɔbɔ bi fi ase tɔ kɔ nneɛma a ɛmfata so a dɛn na wubetumi ayɛ ? +The Bible tells us that King Solomon became infatuated with a young shepherd girl +Bible no ka kyerɛ yɛn sɛ Ɔhene Salomo benyaa abeawa guanhwɛfo bi ho anigye +She however did not return the romantic interest +Nanso abeawa no de wankyerɛ ne ho anigye +When some young companions tried to arouse her feelings for Solomon she did not allow herself to be bombarded with romantic talk +Bere a ne mfɛfo nkumaa bi bɔɔ mmɔden sɛ wɔbɛkanyan no ma wanya Salomo ho akɔnnɔ no wamma wɔamfa ɔdɔ ho nsɛm ampuapua no +She spoke up saying I have put you under oath +that you try not to awaken or arouse love in me until it feels inclined +Obuee n’ano kasae na ɔkae sɛ Meka mo ntam +sɛ munnnyan na monnhwanyan ɔdɔ kosi sɛ ɔno ara pɛ +In a similar way you may need to speak up when talk gets out of hand +Ɔkwan a ɛte saa ara so no ebia ɛho behia sɛ wubue w’ano kasa bere a nkɔmmɔbɔ bi dan kɔ nneɛma a ɛmfata so no +No you do not necessarily have to lecture your friends +Dabi ɛho nhia ankasa sɛ wobɛka nsɛm pii akyerɛ wo nnamfo no +But you might try simply changing the subject steering the conversation in a more wholesome direction +Nanso nea wubetumi ayɛ ara ne sɛ wobɛbɔ mmɔden asakra nea moreka ho asɛm no adan nkɔmmɔbɔ no akɔ biribi a ɛfata so +Entertainment The Need to Be Selective Anigyede Nyiyim ho Hia +Another area of concern is entertainment +Ade foforo a ehia sɛ ani ku ho ne anigyede +The latest movie video or disc may look appealing +Ebetumi ayɛ te sɛ nea sini video anaa mpaawa a aba so foforo kanyan anigye +However the Bible reminds us Everything in the world the desire of the flesh and the desire of the eyes and the showy display of one s means of life does not originate with the Father but originates with the world +Nanso Bible no kae yɛn sɛ Nea ɛwɔ wiase nyinaa honam akɔnnɔ ne aniwa akɔnnɔ ne asetra mu ahohoahoa emfi agya no na mmom efi wiase +As mentioned at the outset much of today s entertainment is designed to arouse sexual feelings +Sɛnea wɔaka wɔ mfiase no wɔayɛ nnɛ anigyede no pii ma akanyan nna ho nkate +Popular songs and films for example have become increasingly explicit often pornographic +Sɛ nhwɛso no nnwom ne sini ahorow a agye din no abɛyɛ nea ɛda nneɛma adi pefee ankasa mpɛn pii no ɛfa ɔbrasɛe ho +How might it affect you to expose yourself to such entertainment ? Sɛ wode wo ho hyɛ anigyede a ɛte saa mu a ebetumi aka wo dɛn ? +Says writer John Langone A number of studies have shown +that when we are exposed to erotic material we tend to talk more about sex +Nhoma kyerɛwfo John Langone ka sɛ Nhwehwɛmu dodow bi akyerɛ sɛ +sɛ yehu nneɛma a ɛkanyan nna ho akɔnnɔ a ɛma yɛka nna ho asɛm kɛse +Sometimes this exposure leads us to try things we wouldn t ordinarily try +Ɛtɔ da bi a nneɛma a ɛte saa a yehu no ma yɛsɔ nneɛma bi a anka yɛrensɔ nhwɛ no hwɛ +Yes setting your mind on the things of the flesh will only harm you +Yiw ɔhonam nneɛma ho a wubedwen ’ no bepira wo mmom +It will distort your view of love and sex and fill your mind with unclean fantasies +Ɛbɛsɛe nna ne ɔdɔ ho adwene a wowɔ na ɛde nsusuwii hunu a ɛho ntew ahyɛ w’adwene mu +The Bible s counsel ? Afotu bɛn na Bible de ma ? + Let us cleanse ourselves of every defilement of flesh and spirit perfecting holiness in God s fear +Momma yɛnhohoro yɛn ho mfi ɔhonam ne honhom mu fi nyinaa mu na yɛawie yɛn ahotew Onyankopɔn suro mu +So steer clear of films videos and discs that stimulate romantic desire +Enti twe wo ho fi sini video ne mpaawa a ɛkanyan nna ho akɔnnɔ ho +A single Christian man once gave this bit of practical advice Don t feast on unwholesome things just before going to bed +Bere bi Kristoni barima sigyani bi de afotu tiawa a mfaso wɔ so yi mae Sɛ worebɛda a mfa nneɛma a ɛmfata nhyɛ w’adwene mu +Many late night TV shows are quite suggestive +Nneɛma a woyi wɔ TV so ɔdasum no pii kanyan akɔnnɔ bɔne kɛse +So are many books +Saa ara nso na nhoma pii te +Confesses a young Christian named Sherry I used to read romance novels +Kristoni kumaa bi a wɔfrɛ no Sherry gye tom sɛ Na mekenkan ɔdɔ ho nhoma +I would fantasize about sex dreaming about the high life and bed hopping +Na misusuw nna ho soso asetra a ɛyɛ anigye ne mpenafo pii a wonya ho adae +Her mind full of romantic fantasies she easily fell into necking and petting with a young man +Bere a nna ho nsusuwii hunu yɛɛ n’adwene mu ma no ɔne aberante bi sosoo wɔn ho mu +Problems like that can be avoided if you stick to wholesome reading material like this journal and its companion The Watchtower +Wubetumi akwati nsɛnnennen a ɛte saa bere a wokenkan nhoma a ɛfata nkutoo no ebi ne nsɛmma nhoma yi ne nea ɛka ho Ɔwɛn Aban +Such reading has helped many youths to set their minds on the things of the spirit instead of on the fallen flesh +Romans +Nneɛma a ɛtete saa akenkan aboa mmofra pii ma wɔadwen honhom mu nneɛma ho ’ sen sɛ wobedwen ɔhonam a ɛyɛ mmerɛw no de ho +Romafo +Get Rid of Those Fantasies ! Yi Saa Nsusuwii Hunu no Fi W’adwene Mu ! +At times thoughts about the opposite sex may just pop into your mind without warning +Ɛtɔ da bi a wɔn a ɛsono wɔn bɔbeasu ho adwene betumi aba wo tirim prɛko pɛ a wonhwɛ kwan +Confesses year old Scott There are times when it becomes very difficult for me to keep my mind off sex +Scott a wadi mfe gye tom sɛ Ɛtɔ mmere bi a ɛyɛ den ma me yiye sɛ meyi m’adwene afi nna so +Or perhaps you simply see a good looking boy or girl +Anaasɛ ebia wuhu abarimaa anaa abeawa bi a ne ho yɛ fɛ kɛkɛ +Before you realize it you find yourself thinking about him or her +W’adwene bɛba wo ho so no na woresusuw ne ho +But it is one thing to notice that someone is attractive and a different thing entirely to do what Jesus warned against namely to keep on looking at a woman so as to have a passion for her +Nanso nsonsonoe kɛse da hu a wubehu sɛ obi ho yɛ fɛ ne yɛ a wobɛyɛ nea Yesu bɔɔ kɔkɔ sɛ ɛnsɛ sɛ yɛyɛ a ɛne sɛ wobɛkɔ so ahwɛ ɔbea na wo kɔn adɔ no ’ no ntam +When you are too young to marry wallowing in tantalizing romantic fantasies can only depress and discourage you +Compare Proverbs +Sɛ wunnyinii pii sɛ wobɛware a nna ho nsusuwii hunu a emu yɛ den a wobɛma agye w’adwene no bɛma woabotow na abu w’abam kɛkɛ +Fa toto Mmebusɛm ho +Scott thus says What helps me is to change the subject get my mind off the thoughts that cause me to feel excited +Enti Scott ka sɛ Nea ɛboa me ne sɛ mɛsesa me nsusuwii meyi m’adwene afi nsusuwii a ɛma minya akɔnnɔ no so +I remind myself that the feelings or urges will go away in time +Mekae me ho sɛ bere bi akyi no saa nkate ne akɔnnɔ no befi hɔ +Compare Philippians +Fa toto Filipifo ho +The apostle Paul said I pummel my body and lead it as a slave +Ɔsomafo Paulo kae sɛ Mehyɛ me nipadua ahometew na midi no nya +Similarly you may have to get tough with yourself when thoughts about the opposite sex try to take root +Saa ara na ebia ɛho behia sɛ wohyɛ wo ho so bere a wɔn a ɛsono wɔn bɔbeasu ho adwene reyɛ adi wo so no +If the thoughts persist try some physical exercise +Sɛ adwene no amfi so a pɛ ahoɔden nnwuma bi yɛ +Bodily training is beneficial for a little and a brisk walk or a few minutes of calisthenics may be all you need to help you get your mind back on track +Timothy +Ɔhonam mu mmɔdenbɔ so wɔ mfaso kakra ’ na ebia nea wubehia ara ne nantew a emu yɛ hyew anaa bere tiaa bi a wode bɛteɛteɛ w’apɔw mu na aboa wo ma w’adwene asan aba nneɛma pa so +Timoteo +Many youths have also found that having plenty to do in the work of the Lord is particularly helpful +Mmofra pii nso ahu sɛ pii a wɔbɛyɛ wɔ Awurade adwuma mu ’ no boa kɛse +Young Debra put it this way I find that the trick is to stay busy until you drop +Debra a onnyinii no ka ho asɛm sɛɛ Mihu sɛ ano aduru ne sɛ wobɛyɛ pii kosi sɛ wobɛgow +Getting thoroughly involved with the Christian congregation and all its activities can do much to help you keep your thinking in balance +Kristofo asafo no ne emu dwumadi nyinaa a wode wo ho bɛhyem denneennen no betumi aboa wo yiye ma wo nsusuwii akari pɛ +Try as you may though it may still be tough at times for you to get your mind off the opposite sex +Nanso ɛmfa ho mmɔden a ebia wobɛbɔ no ɛtɔ da bi a ɛbɛyɛ den ara sɛ wubeyi w’adwene afi wɔn a ɛsono wɔn bɔbeasu so +If so get some adult support +Sɛ ɛte saa a hwehwɛ mmoa fi ɔpanyin bi hɔ +Perhaps you could talk matters over with one of your parents +Ebia wubetumi ne w’awofo no biako asusuw nsɛm ho +Consider what young Carl said It has helped me to talk things over with someone older and experienced +Susuw nea abofra Carl kae ho Obi a wanyin na ɔwɔ osuahu sen me a ɛyɛ a me ne no kasa no aboa me +The franker the conversation the better +Nea eye paa ne sɛ wobɛda nneɛma adi pefee wɔ nkɔmmɔbɔ no mu +Above all do not overlook the help you can get from your heavenly Father +Nea ehia sen biara no mmu w’ani ngu mmoa a wubetumi anya afi wo soro Agya hɔ no so +When I feel sexual urges coming on says one single Christian man I really make myself pray +Kristoni barima sigyani bi ka sɛ Sɛ mihu sɛ merenya nna ho akɔnnɔ a mehyɛ me ho ankasa bɔ mpae +States the Bible Let us therefore approach with freeness of speech to the throne of undeserved kindness that we may obtain mercy and find undeserved kindness for help at the right time +Bible no ka sɛ Enti momma yɛmfa nnam mmra ɔdom ahengua no anim na yɛanya mmɔborohunu na yɛahu ɔdom na ɛbere a ɛsɛ mu aboa yɛn +No God will not take away your interest in the opposite sex +Dabi Onyankopɔn nyi wɔn a ɛsono wɔn bɔbeasu ho anigye a wowɔ no mfi hɔ +But with his help you can discover that there are many other things to think about +Nanso ɛdenam ne mmoa so no wubehu sɛ nneɛma afoforo pii wɔ hɔ a wubetumi asusuw ho +Footnotes Ase hɔ asɛm +See the article Young People Ask +Hwɛ asɛm Mmofra Bisa Sɛ +Why Is It So Hard to Keep My Mind Off The Opposite Sex ? Dɛn Nti na Ɛyɛ Den Sɛ Meyi M’adwene Afi Wɔn a Ɛsono Wɔn Bɔbeasu So Saa ? +in our July issue +a ɛwɔ August de no mu no +Picture on page Kratafa mfonini +If talk about the opposite sex gets out of hand have the courage to change the subject Sɛ wɔn a ɛsono wɔn bɔbeasu ho nkɔmmɔbɔ dan kɔ nneɛma a ɛmfata so a nya akokoduru sesa asɛm no +Back to School Why ? Sukuu A Wɔtoa So Dɛn Ntia ? +ROBERT S search for employment was an exercise in frustration that lasted three long years +ADWUMA a Robert hwehwɛe no yɛɛ osuahu a abasamtu wom a edii mfe abiɛsa +Finally at age he was hired as a summer camp counselor +Awiei koraa no wɔfaa no sɛ ahohuru bere mu ahomegyebea bi sohwɛfo bere a na wadi mfe no +While now somewhat relieved Robert had been fatigued by the tedious job hunt +Ɛwom sɛ afei de na Robert ho atɔ no kakra de nanso na adwuma hwehwɛ a na ɛyɛ den no ama wabrɛ +Our parents just don t understand he says +Ɔka sɛ Yɛn awofo nte ase +It is a lot harder these days +Ɛyɛ den yiye sɛ wubenya adwuma nnansa yi +Like Robert countless youths fresh out of school enter the work force each year +Te sɛ Robert no mmofra pii a wɔawie sukuu foforo fi ase yɛ adwuma afe biara +They have hopes +Wɔhwɛ nneɛma ahorow kwan +They have plans +Wɔwɔ nhyehyɛe ahorow +But an increasing number are finding that they cannot obtain the kind of employment they had anticipated +Nanso wɔn mu pii rehu sɛ wontumi nnya adwuma a na wɔhwɛ kwan no +Thus many are extending their schooling +Enti pii retoa wɔn nhomasua so +If the Seventies sent out a negative signal about the benefits of education says Fortune magazine the Eighties hit people over the head with a different cue Get a degree or else +Fortune nsɛmma nhoma no ka sɛ Sɛ Mfe Aduɔson no mu osuahu ahorow ma wonyaa nhomasua ho adwene a ɛnteɛ a Mfe Aduɔwɔtwe no maa wonyaa adwene foforo bi +Sɛ woannya kɔlege nhomasua adansedi krataa a wubehu amane +Why the Problem ? Dɛn Nti na Ɛyɛ Ɔhaw ? +Why is supplementary education often necessary ? Dɛn nti na nhomasua ntoaso ho taa hia ? +First a large number of jobs today require a higher level of skill +Nea edi kan no ehia nimdeɛ a ɛkorɔn na wɔatumi ayɛ nnɛyi nnwuma no pii +The bank teller who just took deposits has been eliminated by the money machine says a U +S +Labor Department representative +United States Adwumayɛ Asoɛe nanmusini bi ka sɛ Afiri a wɔde gye sika ayi sikakorabea dwumayeni a ogyigye sika a wɔde bɛto hɔ kɛkɛ no afi hɔ +Now the teller has to advise me on three types of money market deposits and explain to me why I want this one rather than that one +Mprempren ɛsɛ sɛ nea ogyigye sika no tumi kyerɛ me akwan abiɛsa a wɔde sika to hɔ ne nea enti a mepɛ eyi sen ɛno +William D +William D +Ford chairman of the House Education and Labor Committee says The simple jobs are gone +Ford Mmarahyɛ Bagua no Nhomasua ne Adwuma Boayikuw guamtrani ka sɛ Nnwuma a ne yɛ nyɛ den nni hɔ bio +Second some feel that schools are not giving students an adequate education +Nea ɛto so abien ne sɛ ebinom te nka sɛ sukuu ahorow no nkyerɛ sukuufo ade sɛnea ɛsɛ +They say that the focus on such issues as drug abuse AIDS and birth control overshadow the teaching of reading writing and arithmetic +Dr +Wɔka sɛ wɔde adwene si nsɛm te sɛ nnuru a wɔde di dwuma ɔkwammɔne so AIDS ne nyinsɛn anosiw so kɛse sen akenkan akyerɛw ne akontaabu a wɔkyerɛ +Robert Appleton a teacher for years laments that the school system seems to have become a social service institution that is under the burden of dealing with problems that were not considered to be a part of the school +Ɔdenimfo Robert Appleton a wakyerɛ ade mfe no ka sɛ ɛte sɛ nea sukuu nhyehyɛe no abɛyɛ asetra mu nsɛm asoɛe a ɛyɛ adwumaden de di ɔhaw ahorow a kan no na wommu no sɛ ɛka sukuu adesua ho no ho dwuma +As a result of the failure of some schools to teach students needed skills many high school graduates are unable to support themselves +Esiane sɛ sukuu ahorow bi ntumi nkyerɛ sukuufo nnwuma a wohia no yɛ nti wɔn a wɔawie ntoaso sukuu no pii ntumi nhwɛ wɔn ho +They haven t been taught to work says Joseph W +Joseph W +Schroeder manager of an office of Florida s Job Service +Schroeder Florida Ɔmanfo adwuma ho nsɛm asoɛe panyin bi ka sɛ Wɔnkyerɛɛ wɔn sɛnea wɔyɛ adwuma +In dealing with young people the problem that employers tell me about constantly is that they can t read or write very well +Bere a me ne mmofra redi no ɔhaw a adwumawuranom ka kyerɛ me bere nyinaa ne sɛ wontumi nkenkan anaa wɔnkyerɛw ade yiye +They can t fill out a job application +Wontumi nhyehyɛ krataa a wɔde hwehwɛ adwuma +A third reason supplementary education may be needed is that in numerous lands there is a surplus of college graduates flooding the job market +Nea ɛto so abiɛsa a enti ebia nhomasua ntoaso behia ne sɛ wɔn a wɔawie kɔlege a wonnya adwuma nyɛ no abu so wɔ aman pii mu +College graduates outstrip the demand for their skills says The New York Times +The New York Times ka sɛ Wɔn a wɔawie sukuupɔn no dɔɔso sen nnwuma a wɔwɔ ho nimdeɛ no +Given this oversupply the report adds employers are reluctant to gamble on high school graduates +Amanneɛbɔ no toa so sɛ Esiane sɛ wɔabu so nti adwumawuranom mpɛ sɛ wɔbɛfa wɔn a wɔawie ntoaso sukuu a wɔn ho nkokwaw kɛse no +To qualify for the type of employment needed to support themselves adequately many are going back to school +Nea ɛbɛyɛ na wɔafata ama adwuma a wohia na wɔatumi ahwɛ wɔn ho sɛnea ɛsɛ no nnipa pii rekɔ sukuu bio +In the United States percent continue their education beyond high school +Wɔ United States no ɔha biara mu toa wɔn nhomasua so bere a wɔawie ntoaso sukuu no +This represents a significant increase over the percent figure that lingered for decades +Eyinom boro ɔha biara mu a na wɔyɛ saa bere nyinaa wɔ mfe du du a atwam mu no so kɛse +Similar trends are noted in other countries as well +Wɔahu tebea a ɛtete saa ara wɔ aman afoforo nso mu +For example since the s Britain has experienced a significant increase in the proportion of students who receive schooling beyond the compulsory limit +Sɛ nhwɛso no efi mfe no mu reba no sukuufo a wɔkɔ sukuu tra nea mmara hwehwɛ no dodow anya nkɔanim kɛse wɔ Britain +In one recent year Australia saw percent of those finishing high school apply for various universities and colleges +Wɔ nnansa yi afe bi mu no wɔn a wowiee ntoaso sukuu wɔ Australia no mu ɔha biara mu kɔhwehwɛɛ kwan wɔ sukuupɔn ahorow mu +About percent of Japan s students take exams to receive an extra three years of education where they are prepared either for a job or for college +Japan sukuufo ɔha biara mu yɛ sɔhwɛ a ɛbɛma wɔde mfe abiɛsa atoa wɔn nhomasua so faako a wosiesie wɔn ma adwumayɛ anaa sukuupɔn kɔ +However supplementary education does not always provide the benefits desired +Nanso ɛnyɛ bere nyinaa na nhomasua a wɔtoa so no de mfaso horow a wɔhwehwɛ no ma ? +What are the pros and cons ? Mfaso ne huammɔdi a ɛwom ne dɛn ? + Footnotes Ase hɔ asɛm +The names of schooling levels differ from country to country +Ɛsono edin a wɔde frɛ sukuu gyinapɛn ahorow wɔ ɔman biara mu +In these articles high school represents the full extent of compulsory schooling +Wɔ nsɛm yi mu no ntoaso sukuu kyerɛ sukuu a mmara hwehwɛ sɛ obiara kɔ +College university technical school and vocational school refer to forms of supplementary education that are not required by law but are pursued voluntarily +Sukuupɔn tɛknikal sukuu ne nsaanodwuma sukuu nyɛ nhomasua foforo a mmara hwehwɛ na mmom nea obi fi ne pɛ mu de ne ho hyem +Additional Schooling or not ? So Ɛsɛ Sɛ Wɔtoa Sukuu So Anaasɛ Ɛnsɛ Sɛ Wɔyɛ Saa ? +HOW much education is necessary to earn a living ? NHOMASUA a ekodu he na ɛho hia na obi atumi ahwɛ ne ho ? +The answer varies from one country to another +Ɛsono mmuae no wɔ ɔman biara mu +It seems in many lands that the level of schooling needed to support oneself is higher than it was a few years ago +Ɛte sɛ nea wɔ aman pii mu no sukuu gyinapɛn a ehia na obi atumi ahwɛ ne ho no akɔ soro sen sɛnea na ɛte mfe kakra a atwam ni no +In some cases the minimum schooling required by law is not enough +Wɔ mmeae bi no sukuu a mmara hwehwɛ sɛ obiara kɔ no ntumi mma obi nhwɛ ne ho +No doubt this is why an increasing number of graduates are heading back to school rather than to the workplace +Akyinnye biara nni ho sɛ eyi nti na wɔn a wɔawie sukuu no mu pii resan akɔ sukuu sen sɛ wɔbɛkɔ akɔyɛ adwuma no +Indeed the rewards seem attractive +Nokwarem no ɛte sɛ nea ɛso akatua ye +The New York Times cites an Economic Policy Institute report that found that working men with only high school diplomas suffered a +percent erosion in the value of their wages from to while the wages of male college graduates rose percent +The New York Times kaa Sikasɛm Nhyehyɛe Asuae bi a ɛkae sɛ bo a mmarima a wɔyɛ adwuma a wɔwɔ ntoaso sukuu adansedi krataa nkutoo akatua som so tewee ɔha biara mu nkyekyem +fi besi na mmarima a wɔawie sukuupɔn akatua kɔɔ soro ɔha biara mu nkyekyem no ho asɛm +College graduates receive degrees that can open the door to employment opportunities +Wɔn a wɔawie sukuupɔn nya nhomasua adansedi krataa a etumi ma wonya nnwuma +William B +William B +Johnston a senior researcher at the Hudson Institute says The college degree or even the evidence of having participated in college has become the nation s major form of job certification +Johnson Hudson Asuae no nhwehwɛmufo panyin bi ka sɛ Sukuupɔn nhomasua adansedi krataa anaasɛ adanse a ɛkyerɛ sɛ obi akɔ sukuupɔn mpo abɛyɛ hokwan titiriw a ɛbɛma watumi anya adwuma wɔ ɔman no mu +On the other hand it must be acknowledged that many college graduates struggle to find work and they are not immune to layoffs +Nea ɛne eyi bɔ abira no ɛsɛ sɛ wogye tom sɛ wɔn a wɔawie sukuupɔn no mu pii brɛ ansa na wɔanya adwuma na wotumi yi wɔn adi +The majority of my friends who graduated with me do not have jobs says year old Karl +Karl a wadi mfe ka sɛ Me nnamfo a me ne wɔn wiee sukuu no mu dodow no ara nnya adwuma +Jim graduated with honors from a prestigious university but was laid off in February +Jim a wadi mfe no nyaa sukuupɔn a agye din bi nhomasua mu abodin kɛse nanso woyii no adi February +His diploma did not save him nor did it help him to find steady work +Ne nhomasua adansedi krataa antumi amma wantra adwuma no mu saa ara nso na ammoa no ma wannya adwuma a ɔbɛyɛ daa +Your foundation turns out to be sand he says +Ɔka sɛ Ɛda adi sɛ wunni nnyinaso pa +Like Jim quite a few college graduates have found themselves in what U +S +News World Report calls white collar purgatory too young to retire too old to be hired by another company +Te sɛ Jim no wɔn a wɔawie sukuupɔn no mu pii ahu sɛ wɔwɔ nea U +S +News World Report frɛ no krakyedwuma mfinimfinibea wonnyinii koraa sɛ wɔbɛpɛhyɛn wɔn na wɔanyin dodo sɛ adwuma foforo bɛfa wɔn +Therefore while college may have benefits clearly it is not a panacea +Enti ɛwom sɛ ebia mfaso horow wɔ sukuupɔn a wɔbɛkɔ so de nanso ɛda adi pefee sɛ ɛno nyɛ ɔhaw no ano aduru +Nor is it the only option +Ɛnyɛ ɛno ne ade biako pɛ a ɛsɛ sɛ wɔpaw nso +Herbert Kohl writes in The Question Is College There are many successful people who didn t go to college and many decent jobs that do not require college degrees +Herbert Kohl kyerɛw wɔ The Question Is College mu sɛ Nnipa a asi wɔn yiye pii wɔ hɔ a wɔankɔ sukuupɔn na nnwuma a ɛfata pii wɔ hɔ a ne yɛ nhia sukuupɔn adansedi nkrataa +One corporation for example hires noncollege people for positions often held by college graduates +Sɛ nhwɛso no adwuma bi fa nnipa a wɔnkɔɔ sukuupɔn ma wɔn adwuma a wɔn a wɔawie sukuupɔn na wɔtaa yɛ +Rather than looking for degrees the company seeks applicants who demonstrate the ability to succeed +Sɛ anka adwuma no bɛhwehwɛ nhomasua adansedi krataa no ɛhwehwɛ wɔn a wɔhwehwɛ adwuma a ɛda adi sɛ wobetumi ayɛ adwuma no yiye +Once we find that person says a spokesman we assume we can teach him specific job skills +Wɔn kasamafo bi ka sɛ Sɛ yenya obi a ɔte saa pɛ a yɛte nka sɛ yebetumi akyerɛ no sɛnea wɔyɛ adwuma pɔtee bi +Yes many have provided well for themselves and their families without the benefit of a college degree +Yiw nnipa pii a wonni sukuupɔn adansedi krataa atumi ahwɛ wɔn ho ne wɔn mmusua yiye +Some of these have taken courses at vocational schools technical schools or community colleges at a minimal investment of time and money +Eyinom mu binom asua ade wɔ nsaanodwuma sukuu tɛknikal sukuu ne sukuupɔn a wɔtra fie kɔ mu a wɔansɛe bere ne sika pii +Others have developed a trade or a service without any form of specialized training at all +Ebinom asua nsaanodwuma anaa adwuma bi a wɔannya ntetee soronko biara +With a record of dependability they have managed to maintain steady employment +Esiane sɛ wɔwɔ din pa sɛ wodi nokware nti wɔatumi anya adwuma a wɔyɛ daa +A Balanced View Adwene a Ɛkari Pɛ +Of course no form of schooling including college or any other supplementary education provides a guarantee of success +Nokwarem no nhomasua biara a sukuupɔn anaa nhomasua biara a wɔtoa so ka ho rentumi nkyerɛ sɛ wubedi yiye +Moreover the Bible accurately notes that the scene of this world is changing +Bio nso Bible no ka no nokwarem sɛ wi yi ase su retwam +What is in demand today may be worthless tomorrow +Ebia nea wɔhwehwɛ nnɛ bɛyɛ nea mfaso nni so ɔkyena +Thus a person considering supplementary education would do well to weigh carefully the pros and cons +Enti ɛsɛ sɛ obi a ɔresusuw ho sɛ ɔbɛtoa ne nhomasua so no kari emu mfaso ne huammɔdi hwɛ yiye +Can I afford the cost ? So metumi atua ho ka ? +What type of environment and associates would I be exposed to ? Tebea ne ayɔnkofo bɛn na mehyia ? +Would the courses impart practical training that would enable me to support myself ? So adesua no bɛma manya ntetee a wotumi de yɛ adwuma a ebetumi ama mahwɛ me ho ? +Would it help me to provide for a family if I eventually get married ? So ɛbɛboa me ma mahwɛ m’abusua sɛ awiei koraa no meware a ? ’ +Supportive parents may be able to provide valuable counsel in line with the responsibility that the Bible places on them +Awofo a wɔyɛ mmoa betumi de afotu pa ama ma ɛne asɛyɛde a Bible de to wɔn so no ahyia +If you are considering the financial benefits of supplementary education or any other aspect of it Jesus words are appropriate Who of you that wants to build a tower does not first sit down and calculate the expense to see if he has enough to complete it ? Luke +Sɛ woresusuw sika fam mfaso horow a ɛwɔ nhomasua a wɔtoa so anaa ne fa biara so ho a Yesu nsɛm yi ho hia Mo mu hena na ɔpɛ sɛ ɔto abantenten na ɔrentra ase mmu ho akontaa ansa sɛ ɔwɔ nea ɔde betumi awie ? Luka +Indeed whether to pursue supplementary education is a decision that should be weighed carefully +Nokwarem no sɛ ebia obi bɛtoa ne nhomasua so no yɛ gyinaesi a ɛsɛ sɛ osusuw ho yiye +A Christian always bears in mind Jesus words at Matthew Keep on then seeking first the kingdom and your heavenly Father s righteousness and all these other things will be added to you +Kristoni ma Yesu nsɛm a ɛwɔ Mateo yi tra n’adwenem bere nyinaa Monhwehwɛ mo soro Agya no ahenni ne ne trenee kan na wɔde eyinom nyinaa bɛka mo ho +Among genuine Christians those without additional education are not looked down upon or treated as inferior nor are those with extended education ostracized or dismissed as high minded +Wɔ nokware Kristofo mu no wommu wɔn a wɔantoa wɔn nhomasua so no animtiaa anaasɛ wommu wɔn sɛ wɔba fam na saa ara na wɔntwe wɔn ho mfi wɔn a wɔasua ade akɔ akyiri no ho na wommu wɔn sɛ wobu wɔn ho dodo +The apostle Paul wrote Who are you to judge the house servant of another ? Ɔsomafo Paulo kyerɛwee sɛ Hena ne wo a wubu obi fienipa atɛn ? +To his own master he stands or falls +Indeed he will be made to stand for Jehovah can make him stand +Romans +N’ankasa ne wura anim na ogyina anaasɛ ɔhwe ase nanso obegyina na Yehowa betumi ama wagyina +Romafo +Jesus reflected this balanced view +Yesu daa adwene a ɛkari pɛ yi adi +He did not despise those who were unlettered and ordinary nor did he hold back from selecting well educated Paul to accomplish a powerful evangelizing work +Wammu wɔn a na wonsuaa nhoma da na mmom wɔyɛ mpapahwekwa no animtiaa na wantwentwɛn ne nan ase nso sɛ ɔbɛpaw Paulo a na wasua nhoma akɔ akyiri no ma wayɛ asɛmpaka adwuma kɛse bi +In either situation education must be kept in its place as the following article will show +Wɔ tebea yi biara mu no ɛsɛ sɛ wɔma nhomasua tra n’afa sɛnea asɛm a edi hɔ no bɛkyerɛ no +Footnotes Ase hɔ asɛm +Supplementary education programs vary from place to place +Nhomasua a wɔtoa so ho nhyehyɛe gu ahorow wɔ mmeaemmeae +Schools libraries and government employment services are valuable sources in finding out what is available in your area +Sukuu nhomakorabea ne aban nnwuma asoɛe yɛ mmeae pa a wubetumi ahu nhyehyɛe ko a ɛwɔ mo mpɔtam hɔ +Box on page Kratafa adaka +Supplementary Education Nhomasua a Wɔtoa So +The Watchtower of November noted concerning Jehovah s Witnesses and the full time ministry The general trend in many lands is that the level of schooling required to earn decent wages is now higher than it was a few years ago +November Ɔwɛn Aban no kaa Yehowa Adansefo ne bere nyinaa som adwuma no ho asɛm sɛ Nea ɛrekɔ so wɔ nsase pii so ne sɛ sukuu gyinapɛn a ehia na obi atumi anya akatua a eye no akɔ soro mprempren sen sɛnea na ɛte mfe kakra a atwam ni no +It is difficult to find jobs with decent wages after completing simply the minimum schooling required by law +Ayɛ den sɛ wobenya nnwuma a akatua no ye bere a wɔawie mfitiase sukuu a mmara hwehwɛ no +What is meant by decent wages ? +Sɛ wɔka akatua a eye ’ a dɛn na ɛkyerɛ ? +Their wages might be termed adequate or satisfactory if what they earn allows them to live decently while leaving them sufficient time and strength to accomplish their Christian ministry +Wobetumi aka wɔn akatua ho asɛm sɛ nea ɛfata ’ anaasɛ nea ɛsɔ ani ’ sɛ nea wonya no ma wɔtra ase sɛnea ɛsɛ na wonya bere ne ahoɔden a ɛdɔɔso de yɛ wɔn Kristofo adwuma no a +So The Watchtower said No hard and fast rules should be made either for or against extra education +Enti Ɔwɛn Aban no kae sɛ Ɛnsɛ sɛ wɔhyɛ mmara katee bi wɔ nhomasua a wɔtoa so anaa wɔntoa so ho +’ +Keeping Education in Its Place Nhomasua A Wɔma Ɛtra N’afa +A SKILLFUL artist knows how to create depth +MFONINIYƐFO a ne ho akokwaw nim sɛnea wɔyɛ mfonini a ɛyɛ fɛ yiye +The details in the foreground are given greater prominence than those in the middle ground and background +Ɔma n’afa horow a ɛwɔ anim pɛɛ no yɛ fɛ yiye sen mfinimfini ne akyi de no +It is much the same with our priorities in life +Ɛte saa ara wɔ asetra mu nneɛma a ɛho hia kɛse ho +Some of them merit more prominence than others +Ɛsɛ sɛ yɛde adwene si emu bi so kɛse sen afoforo +Jesus Christ said Happy are those conscious of their spiritual need since the kingdom of the heavens belongs to them +Yesu Kristo kae sɛ Anigye ne wɔn a wɔn honhom fam nneɛma ho hia wɔn na wɔn na ɔsoro ahenni no yɛ wɔn dea +Thus spiritual values should be right up front +Enti ɛsɛ sɛ yebu honhom mu nneɛma sɛ ɛho hia sen biara +In contrast material possessions should be of less significance +Nea ɛne eyi bɔ abira no ɛnsɛ sɛ yɛma honam fam nneɛma ho hia yɛn pii +Where does education fit into the picture ? Ɛnde sɛ yɛde nhomasua toto nneɛma afoforo ho a ɛho hia dɛn ? +It is certainly not an insignificant detail to a Christian +Ɛda adi sɛ Kristoni bu no sɛ ɛho hia +Some amount of secular education is usually necessary to fulfill the Scriptural obligation given by the apostle Paul If anyone does not provide for those who are his own and especially for those who are members of his household he has disowned the faith and is worse than a person without faith +Wiase no nhomasua bi ho taa hia na yɛadi Kyerɛwnsɛm mu asɛyɛde a ɔsomafo Paulo de mae no ho dwuma Na sɛ obi nhwɛ n’ankasa ne nnipa ne ne titiriw no ne fifo a wapa gyidi na ɔyɛ onipa bɔne sen nea onnye nni +Furthermore the commission Jesus gave his followers to make disciples teaching them to observe all the things he commanded requires that one take in knowledge and then effectively instruct others +Matthew John Acts Timothy +Afei nso adwuma a Yesu de maa n’akyidifo sɛ wɔnyɛ asuafo na wɔnkyerɛkyerɛ wɔn sɛ wonni nea wahyɛ nyinaa so ’ no hwehwɛ sɛ obi nya nimdeɛ ’ na afei ɔkyerɛkyerɛ afoforo wɔ ɔkwan a etu mpɔn so +Mateo Yohane Asomafo no Nnwuma Timoteo +Yet education must be kept in its place +Nanso ɛsɛ sɛ ɔma nhomasua tra n’afa +It should not be pursued merely for the sake of shining scholastically or acquiring impressive degrees +Ɛnsɛ sɛ obi de ne ho hyem a n’atirimpɔw ne sɛ ɔbɛyɛ nhomanimfo kɛse anaasɛ obenya nhomasua adanse nkrataa a wobu no kɛse kɛkɛ +Giving the pursuit of education undue prominence is self defeating +Nhomasua a obi ma ɛho hia no dodo no de abasamtu ba +Granted it may provide some temporary material benefits +Ɛyɛ nokware sɛ ebetumi ama woanya bere tiaa mu honam fam mfaso bi de +But as wise King Solomon observed You work for something with all your wisdom knowledge and skill and then you have to leave it all to someone who hasn t had to work for it +Ecclesiastes Today s English Version +Nanso sɛnea onyansafo Ɔhene Salomo kae no Wode wo nyansa nimdeɛ ne ahokokwaw nyinaa yɛ biribi ho adwuma na afei ɛsɛ sɛ wugyaw ne nyinaa ma obi a wanyɛ ho adwuma +Ɔsɛnkafo Today’s English Version +Jehovah s Witnesses are interested in education not for its own sake but to enhance their usefulness in God s service and to support themselves +Yehowa Adansefo ani gye nhomasua ho nanso ɛnyɛ wɔn atirimpɔw ne sɛ wobesua nhoma kɛkɛ na mmom sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ na wɔn ho aba mfaso kɛse wɔ Onyankopɔn adwuma mu na wɔatumi ahwɛ wɔn ho +Since their ministry is a nonprofit work many have to rely on secular employment to make a living +Esiane sɛ wɔmfa wɔn som adwuma no mpɛ mfaso nti wɔn mu pii yɛ honam fam adwuma na ama wɔanya nea wɔde hwɛ wɔn ho +This can be especially challenging for full time ministers of Jehovah s Witnesses called pioneers +Eyi betumi ayɛ asɛnnennen ama Yehowa Adansefo bere nyinaa asomfo a wɔfrɛ wɔn akwampaefo no titiriw +They must maintain an intensified schedule in the ministry while making adequate provision for themselves and their families if married +Ɛsɛ sɛ wodi ɔsom adwuma no ho bere nhyehyɛe a ɛsodi nyɛ mmerɛw so na sɛ wɔaware a wɔyɛ nsiesiei a ɛfata ma wɔne wɔn mmusua +Proverbs +Mmebusɛm +After weighing the various factors involved some of Jehovah s Witnesses have chosen to undertake supplementary education +Bere a Yehowa Adansefo binom susuw ɛho nsɛm ahorow ho no wɔpawee sɛ wɔbɛtoa wɔn nhomasua so +Of course they have had to exercise caution in order to keep education in its place +Nokwarem no na ɛsɛ sɛ wɔhwɛ yiye na wɔama nhomasua atra n’afa +What has aided them in doing this ? Dɛn na aboa wɔn ma wɔayɛ eyi ? + Several factors helped me says a young Brazilian named John +Brazilni abofra bi a wɔfrɛ no John ka sɛ Nneɛma pii na ɛboaa me +Even when I had to study at night I did not miss Christian meetings +Sɛ ɛsɛ sɛ misua ade anadwo mpo a mamma Kristofo nhyiam ampa me ti so +I also made it clear to my classmates from the start that I was one of Jehovah s Witnesses +Meka kyerɛɛ me mfɛfo sukuufo nso pefee fi mfiase sɛ meyɛ Yehowa Dansefo +Eric also from Brazil took advantage of opportunities to talk to others about his beliefs while extending his education +Eric a ɔno nso fi Brazil de hokwan ahorow kaa ne gyidi ho asɛm kyerɛɛ afoforo bere a na ɔretoa ne nhomasua so no +I considered the school my special territory he says +Ɔka sɛ Mibuu me sukuu mu sɛ m’asasesin titiriw +I was able to conduct Bible studies with several teachers and students five of whom are now baptized two of them serving as elders +Mitumi ne akyerɛkyerɛfo ne sukuufo pii yɛɛ Bible adesua na mprempren wɔabɔ baanum asu na baanu resom sɛ mpanyimfo +Richard went back to school part time to receive a degree in drafting +Richard nso san de ne bere fa kɔɔ sukuu konyaa sɛnea wɔyɛ ɔdan nsusuwso ho adansedi krataa +My schooling helped me to find work to support myself and my wife he says but it also opened a door of opportunity +Ɔka sɛ Sukuu a mekɔe no boaa me ma minyaa adwuma a mede bɛhwɛ me ho ne me yere na abue hokwan bi nso ama me +As I traveled to quickly built Kingdom Hall construction projects and spoke to those in charge I learned that there was a need for draftsmen +Bere a mekɔɔ Ahenni Asa a wosisi no ahoɔhare so nnwumayɛbea na me ne ɛso ahwɛfo bɔɔ nkɔmmɔ no mihui sɛ wohia wɔn a wonim sɛnea wɔyɛ adan nsusuwso +My education is now being put to good use in these projects +Mprempren mede me nhomasua no redi dwuma pa wɔ nnwuma yi mu +Additionally my wife and I hope eventually to serve either at the world headquarters or on the international construction projects of Jehovah s Witnesses +Bio nso me ne me yere rehwɛ kwan sɛ awiei koraa no yɛbɛsom wɔ Yehowa Adansefo wiase nyinaa adwumayɛbea ti hɔ anaasɛ yɛbɛyɛ wɔn amanaman ntam adansi adwuma no bi +At the same time many of Jehovah s Witnesses have met the challenge of providing for themselves and their families without extra schooling +Bere koro no ara mu no Yehowa Adansefo pii atumi adi adwumaden a ɛne sɛ wɔbɛhwɛ wɔn ho ne wɔn mmusua a wɔantoa wɔn nhomasua so +I support myself by doing housework two days a week explains Mary +Mary kyerɛkyerɛ mu sɛ Mede nnanu siesie nkurɔfo afie mu dapɛn biara de hwɛ me ho +Ironically I make more money per hour than some of the people I work for +Nea ɛyɛ nwonwa ne sɛ dɔnhwerew biara minya sika pii sen nnipa a meyɛ adwuma ma wɔn mo mu binom +But I view my work as a means to an end +Nanso mibu m’adwuma no sɛ nea ɛma minya sika hwɛ me ho kɛkɛ +It keeps me in the pioneer work and I have no regrets +Ɛma mitumi kɔ so yɛ akwampae adwuma no na minnuu me ho +Steve feels similarly +Steve te nka saa ara +When I began pioneering he says some said to me What are you going to do if you get married and have a family ? Ɔka sɛ Bere a mifii akwampae adwuma ase no ebinom bisaa me sɛ Sɛ woware na wunya abusua a dɛn na wobɛyɛ ? +Will you be able to make ends meet ? So mubetumi anya sika a ɛdɔɔso ahwɛ mo ho ? ’ +As it turns out I ve done so many different kinds of work that I ve got experience in just about everything you can imagine +Sɛnea ɛbɛdaa adi no mayɛ nnwuma ahorow pii araa ma manya adwuma pii a wubetumi asusuw ho mu suahu +Now that I have a wife to support I find that I am making more than some college graduates who work at our agency +Mprempren mewɔ yere a ɛsɛ sɛ mehwɛ no na migye akatua a ɛso sen wɔn a wɔawie sukuupɔn a wɔwɔ yɛn adwumam no mu binom +Unbelieving fathers may have required minor children to take on supplementary education and they have Scriptural authority to do this +Agyanom a wonnye nni betumi aka sɛ wɔn mma nkumaa ntoa wɔn nhomasua so na Kyerɛwnsɛm no ma wɔn kwan sɛ wotumi yɛ eyi +However in such cases and in line with Matthew youths may take on courses that will help them to become more useful in Jehovah s service or even allow them to engage in the full time ministry at the same time as attending a school +Nanso wɔ nsɛm a ɛte sɛɛ mu no mmofra betumi asua nneɛma a ɛbɛboa wɔn ma wɔn ho aba mfaso kɛse wɔ Yehowa adwuma mu anaasɛ ɛbɛma wɔn kwan mpo ma wɔayɛ bere nyinaa som adwuma no bere a wɔrekɔ sukuu no ma ɛne Mateo ahyia +The Greatest Education Nhomasua a Ɛsen Biara +All of Jehovah s Witnesses regardless of their educational status have something in common +Ade biako bi wɔ hɔ a Yehowa Adansefo nyinaa nim a ɛmfa ho sɛnea wɔn mu biara nhomasua gyinapɛn te +They recognize that the most important education available today has its source in God s Word the Bible +Wonim sɛ nhomasua a ɛho hia sen biara nnɛ no gyina Onyankopɔn Asɛm Bible no so +John says This means everlasting life their taking in knowledge of you the only true God and of the one whom you sent forth Jesus Christ +Yohane NW ka sɛ Na eyi kyerɛ daa nkwa sɛ wobenya wo nokware Nyankopɔn koro no ne nea wosomaa no Yesu Kristo ho nimdeɛ +No matter what secular education a Christian obtains taking in knowledge of Jehovah and his Son Jesus must be a priority +Nhomasua ko a Kristoni nsa ka no mfa ho ɛsɛ sɛ ɔde Yehowa ne ne Ba Yesu ho nimdeɛ a obenya no di kan +This pattern was set by first century Christians +Afeha a edi kan no mu Kristofo yɛɛ saa nhwɛso yi +Manaen was educated with Herod the district ruler yet he was present and active among the prophets and teachers of the Antioch congregation +Wɔyɛn Manaen ne ɔmansinhene Herode faako ’ nanso na ɔka Antiokia asafo no mu adiyifo ne akyerɛkyerɛfo ho na na ɔyɛ nnam +Similarly Paul received what today would be comparable to a university education +Saa ara nso na Paulo nyaa nhomasua a ɛte sɛ nnɛ sukuupɔn mu nhomasua +Nevertheless after becoming a Christian he kept his training in its place +Nanso ɔbɛyɛɛ Kristoni akyi no ɔmaa ne ntetee no traa n’afa +Rather than using it to overawe others he used his knowledge of sociology law and history to preach to people of all sorts +Acts Corinthians Philippians +Sɛ anka ɔde bedi dwuma ma afoforo asuro no no ɔde asetra mmara ne abakɔsɛm ho nimdeɛ a na ɔwɔ no kaa asɛm kyerɛɛ nnipa ahorow pii +Asomafo no Nnwuma Korintofo Filipifo +First century Christians were not known primarily for their educational status +Ɛnyɛ afeha a edi kan no mu Kristofo nhomasua titiriw na na wɔde nim wɔn +Many were unlettered and ordinary not having been trained in the rabbinical schools +Na wɔn mu pii nsuaa nhoma na na wɔyɛ mpapahwekwa ’ a wɔntetee wɔn wɔ rabifo sukuu ahorow mu +But this does not mean that they were uneducated +Nanso eyi nkyerɛ sɛ wɔansua nhoma +On the contrary these men and women were equipped to defend their faith an ability that gave evidence of solidly based learning +Acts +Nea ɛne eyi bɔ abira no na wɔasiesie mmarima ne mmea yi ma wɔbɔ wɔn gyidi ho ban tumi a edii adanse sɛ wɔanya adesua a ɛwɔ nhyɛase a ɛyɛ den +Asomafo no Nnwuma +All Christians therefore are keenly interested in education +Enti Kristofo nyinaa ani gye nhomasua ho yiye +At the same time they endeavor to make sure of the more important things keeping education and any other endeavor in its proper place +Philippians +Bere koro no ara no wɔbɔ mmɔden sɛ wɔbɛsɔ nneɛma a eye koraa no ahwɛ ’ na wɔma nhomasua ne ade foforo biara tra n’afa a ɛfata +Filipifo +Footnotes Ase hɔ nsɛm +It is noteworthy that highly educated apostle Paul chose to support himself in the ministry by means of tentmaking a trade that he likely learned from his father +Ɛfata sɛ yɛhyɛ no nsow sɛ ɔsomafo Paulo a na ɔyɛ nhomanimfo kɛse no paw sɛ ɔbɛpam ntamadan de ahwɛ ne ho wɔ ɔsom adwuma no mu adwuma a ebetumi aba sɛ osua fii ne papa hɔ +Tentmaking was not easy work +Na ntamadan pam nyɛ mmerɛw +The goat hair cloth used called cilicium tended to be stiff and rough making it difficult to cut and sew +Acts Philippians +Na abirekyi nhwi a wɔde pam a wɔfrɛ no cilicium no yɛ kyenkyenenn weserekaa na na ɛma ɛyɛ den sɛ wobetwitwa apam +Asomafo no Nnwuma Filipifo +The expression quickly built refers to a highly organized method of construction developed by Jehovah s Witnesses +Asɛm wosisi no ahoɔhare so kyerɛ nhyehyɛe pa kɛse bi a Yehowa Adansefo ayɛ a wɔde sisi adan +The volunteers who work on these projects are not paid they give freely of their time and resources +Wɔmma wɔn a wotu wɔn ho ma yɛ adwuma yi akatua wɔde wɔn bere ne wɔn nneɛma ma a wonnye ho sika +Each year in the United States about new Kingdom Halls are built and another are remodeled using this method +Wɔnam ɔkwan yi so sisi Ahenni Asa foforo bɛyɛ na wosiesie foforo afe biara wɔ United States +Box on page Kratafa adaka +A Well Earned Recommendation Onyaa Nkamfo Kɛse a Ɛfata +The year before his graduation from high school Matthew thought seriously about how he could support himself while pursuing a career as a full time minister of Jehovah s Witnesses +Bere a aka afe ma Matthew awie ntoaso sukuu no osusuw sɛnea obetumi ahwɛ ne ho bere a ɔyɛ adwuma sɛ Yehowa Adansefo bere nyinaa somfo no ho anibere so +After prayerfully considering the matter Matthew and his parents felt that further education would be an asset to reaching his goal +Bere a Matthew ne n’awofo de mpaebɔ susuw asɛm no ho wiei no wɔtee nka sɛ ne nhomasua a ɔbɛtoa so no bɛboa ma wadu ne botae no ho +Thus he applied for a scholarship +Enti obisaa nhomasua mu mmoa +Matthew s school counselor added a letter of recommendation stating Matthew sukuu ho fotufo de nkamfo krataa kaa ho sɛ + During the past two and a half years it has been my pleasure to be Matt s counselor and friend +Ɛyɛ me anigye sɛ mayɛ Matt fotufo ne adamfo wɔ mfe abien a atwam no mu +Matt is a well grounded individual +Matt yɛ obi a ɔwɔ nhyɛase pa +He is deep in faith and strong in conviction which permeates his relationships and actions +Ɔwɔ gyidi ne ahotoso a emu yɛ den a ɛda adi wɔ ɔne afoforo ntam abusuabɔ ne nneyɛe mu +Over the years Matthew has been training for the ministry +Mfe dodow bi ni no Matthew resua ɔsom adwuma no +A minister of his faith does not receive any monetary compensation +Wɔmma n’asɔre no mu somfo sika fam akatua biara +It is truly a labor of love +Ɛyɛ adwuma a wofi ɔdɔ mu yɛ ankasa +A selfless young man Matt is thoughtful and considerate +Aberante yamyefo Matthew dwen afoforo ho +This scholarship can provide a means of support for this man of faith to continue his training and volunteer work +Nhomasua mu mmoa yi a aberante a ɔpɛ Nyankopɔn som yi rebisa no bɛma watumi ahwɛ ne ho na watoa ne ntetee ne adwuma a watu ne ho ama reyɛ no so +Speaking of volunteer work and community service Matt has conducted countless hours of door to door preaching on weekends and after school and during summers +Wɔ adwuma a wotu ho ma ne ɔman adwuma yɛ fam no Matt de nnɔnhwerew pii ayɛ afie afie asɛnka adwuma dapɛn awiei ne bere a wapɔn sukuu ne ahohuru bere mu +He works within the community and with a broad cross section of people +Ɔne nnipa ahorow pii yɛ adwuma wɔ kurow no mu +Matt has demonstrated his leadership abilities and skills in conducting Bible studies with both the young and the old alike +Matt ada tumi a otumi di nneɛma anim ne n’ahokokwaw adi denam Bible adesua a ɔne mmofra ne mpanyin nyinaa yɛ no so +He is able to inspire people and help them reach their true potential +Otumi kanyan nnipa na ɔboa wɔn ma wodu nea wobetumi ayɛ ho ankasa +Within the classroom teachers have commented that he is always a positive influence +Akyerɛkyerɛfo aka sɛ onya afoforo so nkɛntɛnso pa bere nyinaa wɔ sukuu mu +He leads class discussions and is a powerful debater +Odi nneɛma a sukuufo susuw ho anim na onim sɛnea woyi nsɛm ano yiye +Matt is one of the finest young men that I have had the pleasure to counsel +Matt yɛ mmerante a wɔbɔ mmɔden yiye a ɛyɛ me anigye sɛ matu wɔn fo no mu biako +He is well liked and respected by his peers and teachers +N’atipɛnfo ne n’akyerɛkyerɛfo pɛ n’asɛm na wobu no yiye nso +His integrity is of the highest caliber +Ɔyɛ ɔnokwafo kɛse +Pictures on page Kratafa mfonini +Jehovah s Witnesses are interested in education primarily to become more effective servants of God Ade titiriw nti a Yehowa Adansefo ani gye nhomasua ho ne sɛ ɛbɛma wɔayɛ Onyankopɔn asomfo a wotu mpɔn +Breast Feeding Basics Nufuma ho Nsɛntitiriw +BY AWAKE ! EFI NYAN ! +CORRESPONDENT IN NIGERIA KYERƐWFO A ƆWƆ NIGERIA HƆ +If you like many mothers have decided to breast feed your baby you have chosen to make use of a provision lovingly made by the Creator of humankind +Te sɛ ɛnanom pii no sɛ woasi gyinae sɛ wobɛma wo ba nufu a ɛnde woapaw sɛ wode nsiesie bi a adesamma Bɔfo no fi ɔdɔ mu de ama bedi dwuma +The milk your own body produces will meet the exact nutritional needs of your baby promoting healthy growth and development +Nufusu a wo nipadua ankasa yɛ no bɛma wo ba no anya aduannuru a ohia no pɛpɛɛpɛ na aboa ma wanyin yiye +It will also help protect your baby against common diseases +Ɛbɛbɔ wo ba no ho ban afi nyarewa a ɛtaa yɛ nkokoaa ho nso +With good reason WHO World Health Organization states Breast milk is the best food a child will ever have +Ntease pa na WHO Wiase Nyinaa Akwahosan Ahyehyɛde de ka sɛ Nufusu ne aduan a eye sen biara a akokoaa betumi anya +All substitutes including cow s milk milk powder solutions and cereal gruels are inferior +Nea wɔde si ananmu biara a nantwi nufusu nufusu siam a wɔahono ne nnuan te sɛ aburow siam a wɔka nto no +Breast feeding brings benefits to you too +Nufuma ma wunya mfaso nso +There are no bottles to wash or sterilize and no trips to the kitchen in the middle of the night to prepare a meal for your baby +Ntoa biara nni hɔ a wobɛhohoro mu anaa wobɛnoa mu na saa ara na wonsɔre ɔdasu mu nkɔ gyaade nkɔyɛ aduan mma wo ba +Breast feeding will also benefit you physically since it will help you lose the weight you gained during pregnancy and will help your uterus return to its normal size +Nufuma so bɛba wo mfaso honam fam nso efisɛ ɛbɛboa wo ma kɛse a woyɛe bere a woyem no so atew na ɛbɛboa ma w’awotwaa adwom ayɛ sɛnea na ɛte +And studies suggest that women who breast feed their children are less likely to develop breast cancer +Na nhwehwɛmu ahorow kyerɛ sɛ mmea a wɔma wɔn mma nufu ntaa nnya nufu mu kokoram +Virtually every mother can breast feed her baby assures the United Nations Children s Fund +Amanaman Nkabom Mmofra Foto no ma awerɛhyem sɛ Ɛkame ayɛ sɛ ɔbaatan biara betumi ama ne ba nufu +So likely you can too +Enti ɛda adi sɛ wo nso wubetumi ayɛ saa +You may discover however that breast feeding is not as easy as you expected especially if you are trying to do it for the first time +Nanso ebia wubehu sɛ nufuma nyɛ mmerɛw sɛnea na wohwɛ kwan no titiriw sɛ ɛne bere a edi kan a worebɔ mmɔden ayɛ saa a +This is because breast feeding while natural is not instinctive it is a skill that you must learn +Eyi te saa efisɛ ɛmfa ho sɛ nufuma yɛ ɔbrasu mu ade no ɛnyɛ nea wɔde wo ɛyɛ adeyɛ a ɛsɛ sɛ wusua +You may find that it takes you and your baby several days or even a few weeks to establish a comfortable and enjoyable routine +Ebia wubehu sɛ ebegye wo ne wo ba no nna anaa adapɛn pii mpo ansa na moatumi ama no akɔ so yiye ma mo ho atɔ mo +Before Baby Arrives Ansa na Wɔbɛwo Abofra No +If you have not successfully breast fed a child before talk to mothers who have +Sɛ wuntumi mmaa akokoaa nufu pɛn a wo ne ɛnanom bi a wɔayɛ saa pɛn no nkasa +They can help you avoid or overcome problems +Wobetumi aboa wo ma woakwati anaa woadi ɔhaw ahorow so +They can also help build your confidence in your ability to breast feed your baby effectively +Wobetumi aboa wo nso ma woanya ahotoso wɔ sɛnea wubetumi ama wo ba nufu yiye mu +During pregnancy and afterward it is important that you get enough rest +Ɛho hia sɛ wunya ahomegye a ɛfata bere a woyem ne bere a woawo no +In addition make sure you eat sufficient food +Nea ɛka ho no ɛsɛ sɛ wohwɛ didi sɛnea ɛsɛ +Breastfeeding a WHO publication states Poor nutrition before or during pregnancy can be the cause of poor growth of the baby in the uterus +WHO nsɛmma nhoma Breastfeeding ka sɛ Didi a wonnidi yiye ansa na wɔanyinsɛn anaa bere a wɔyem no betumi ayɛ ade a ɛmma abofra ntumi nnyin yiye wɔ awotwaa mu +It can also mean that the mother is unable to store enough fat to produce sufficient milk later +Ebetumi aba nso sɛ ɛna no ntumi nnya srade a ɛfata a ɛbɛma wanya nufusu a ɛdɔɔso akyiri yi +The mother therefore needs throughout the pregnancy and breastfeeding period to eat a balanced diet based on a variety of foods +Enti ehia sɛ ɛna no di nnuan ahorow a ɛfata bere a ɔyem ne bere a ɔma nufu no nyinaa +Care of the breasts is also important +Nufu a wɔbɛhwɛ no yiye no nso ho hia +During the final months of pregnancy rinse your breasts when bathing but do not apply soap +Wɔ nyinsɛn no asram a etwa to mu no sɛ woreguare a hohoro wo nufu ho nanso mfa samena nka +Glands in the areola the dark area around the nipples secrete an antibacterial lubricant that keeps the nipples moist and guards against infection +Nea nufusu fi mu ba a ɛwɔ wo nufu ano hankare beae tuntum a atwa nufu ano ho ahyia no puw nsu bi a ɛko tia yare mmoawa na ɛkɔ so ma nufu no ano fɔw na ɛbɔ ho ban fi nyarewa ho +Soap can dry the nipples and remove or neutralize the lubricant +Samena betumi ama nufu no ano awo na apopa anaa adwudwo nsu a ɛfɔw nufu ano no +If your breasts become dry or itchy you may want to apply a soothing cream or lotion +Sɛ wo nufu ho wo anaa ɛkeka wo a wubetumi de nku anaa srade bi a ɛma ɛho dwo asra ho +But avoid getting it on the nipples or the areolae +Nanso kwati sɛ wode bɛsra nufu no ano anaa ne hankare no so +Doctors once recommended that mothers toughen their nipples during pregnancy by briskly rubbing them +Kan no na dɔktafo kamfo kyerɛ ɛnanom sɛ wɔmposa wɔn nufu ano ma ɛnyɛ den bere a wɔyem no +Although this was supposed to prevent nipple soreness during nursing studies show that such exercises do little good +Ɛwom sɛ na wosusuw sɛ eyi a wɔbɛyɛ no remma nufu no ano nyɛ kuru bere a wɔma nufu no de nanso nhwehwɛmu ada no adi sɛ adeyɛ a ɛte saa no mmoa ahe biara +Soreness usually results from incorrectly positioning the nursing baby at the breast +Nea ɛtaa ma kuru ba ne akokoaa no a wɔmfa no nto nufu no ano yiye +Breast size and shape are not factors in successful nursing but a baby cannot latch on to an inverted or flat nipple +Ɛnyɛ sɛnea nufu kɛse te na ɛma wotumi ma nufu yiye nanso akokoaa ntumi ntwe nufu a ano no aka akɔhyem anaa ayɛ tratra +You can test yourself by gently squeezing just behind each nipple with your thumb and forefinger to make sure the nipples extend outward +Wubetumi ahwɛ sɛnea wo de te de wo nsa kokurobeti ne akyerɛkyerɛkwan no amiamia nufu no biara ano ahwɛ ahu sɛ ano no apuepue +If they do not talk with your doctor +Sɛ anyɛ saa a kohu wo dɔkta +He may recommend a breast shell a simple device worn during pregnancy or between feedings +Ebia ɔbɛma woahyɛ nufu abon ade bi a n’afa horow nnɔɔso a wɔde hyɛ nufu ho bere a wɔyem anaa bere a abofra anum awie no +Shells often improve the shape of flat or inverted nipples +Abon yi taa boa nufu a ano ayɛ tratra anaa akɔhyem no yiye +The Early Days Awo Akyi Pɛɛ +It is good for you to begin to breast feed your baby within an hour after giving birth +Eye sɛ wubefi ase ama wo ba nufu wɔ awo akyi dɔnhwerew no mu +Some might think that immediately after all the work of giving birth both mother and baby would be too tired to greet each other +Ebia ebinom besusuw sɛ awoko no akyi pɛɛ de na ɛna ne akokoaa no nyinaa abrɛ dodo sɛ wobenya nkitahodi bi +But mother usually brightens for the occasion and baby after taking a few minutes to adjust to life outside the womb eagerly seeks the comfort of the breast +Nanso ɛna no taa nya ahoɔden foforo ma adeyɛ no na bere a akokoaa no de simma kakraa ama awo akyi asetra akokwaw no no ɔde ahopere hwehwɛ nufu no de kyekye ne werɛ +New mothers can provide their newborn with a yellowish or clear substance called colostrum +Ɛnanom a wɔawo foforo betumi ama wɔn nkokoaa no nufusu a ani te sɛ akokɔsrade anaa nea ani tew a wɔfrɛ no colostrum no +This liquid gold is extremely beneficial for the baby +Saa sika nsunsu yi ye ma akokoaa no yiye +It contains components that fight harmful bacteria +Ekura nneɛma bi a ɛko tia ɔyare mmoawa +It is also rich in protein and low in sugar and fat making it the ideal food during the first few days of life +Aduannuru bi a wɔfrɛ no protein nso wom kɛse na asikre ne srade nnim pii na ɛma ɛyɛ aduan a ɛfata wɔ nna kakra a edi kan wɔ asetra mu no mu +Unless there is some medical problem the baby will require no other food or drink +Sɛ ɔyare ho asɛm biara nnim a akokoaa no renhia aduan anaa anonne foforo biara +Supplementary bottle feeding can discourage a baby from feeding at the breast since less effort is required to suck from a bottle +Toa mu aduan a wɔde bɛma akokoaa no betumi ama wagyae nufu num efisɛ ne twe nyɛ den +Mothers generally begin to produce milk without colostrum from two to five days after giving birth +Ɛnanom taa nya nufusu a colostrum nnim wɔ awo akyi nnanu kosi nnanum +The increased flow of blood to the breasts at this time may enlarge your breasts and make them tender +Ebia mogya pii a ɛba wo nufu mu saa bere yi no bɛma wo nufu ayeyɛ akɛse na ama ayɛ wo yaw +This is normal +Asɛm biara nni eyi ho +Nursing will usually alleviate the discomfort +Num a akokoaa no benum no bɛma ɛyaw no so atew +Sometimes though swollen breasts will cause the nipples to flatten +Nanso ɛtɔ da bi a nufu a ahonhon no ma nufu no ano yɛ tratra +Since this makes it difficult for the baby to suck you may have to release some milk manually +Esiane sɛ eyi ma ɛyɛ den ma akokoaa no sɛ obenum nti ebia ɛho behia sɛ w’ankasa wotwe nufusu no bi +You can do this by using both hands to massage each breast starting from its base and working toward the nipple +Wubetumi ayɛ eyi denam wo nsa abien a wode bemiamia wo nufu no biara fi soro ba ano no so +You cannot measure how much milk your baby takes from the breast but do not worry your body is equipped to supply all that baby requires even if baby is twins ! Wuntumi nsusuw nufusu dodow a wo ba no num nanso mma ɛnnhaw wo wo nipadua no wɔ ahoɔden a ebetumi ama wo ba no anya nufusu biara a ohia sɛ wɔyɛ ntafo mpo a ! +The more you nurse the more milk you will produce +Dodow a woma nufu no dodow no ara na wunya nufusu pii +This is one reason why you should not supplement breast milk with other bottle fed drinks such as milk powder solutions or cow s milk +Eyi ne ade biako nti a ɛnsɛ sɛ wode ntoa mu nnuan te sɛ nufusu siam a wɔahono ne nantwi nufusu ka nufusu a onum no ho no +If you do your baby will take less from you +Sɛ woyɛ saa a wo ba no nnum kɛse +This in turn means you will produce less milk +Eyi nso kyerɛ sɛ wunnya nufusu pii +Full term normal babies are not nearly as helpless at birth as has been thought and they can organise their own meals to suit themselves and their mother s bodies if only other people will let them do it writes Gabrielle Palmer in The Politics of Breastfeeding +Gabrielle Palmer kyerɛw wɔ The Politics of Breastfeeding mu sɛ Nkokoaa a wɔwo wɔn asram akron a wɔnyare nyɛ nea wontumi nyɛ hwee bere a wɔawo wɔn foforo sɛnea wɔasusuw no na wɔn ankasa tumi yɛ wɔn adidi ho nhyehyɛe sɛnea ɛfata wɔn ankasa ne wɔn nanom nipadua sɛ afoforo bɛma wɔn kwan nkutoo a +The guiding principle is that of supply and demand when your baby demands food usually by crying you supply +Nnyinasosɛm a ɛwom ne ma a wɔde biribi ma ne gye a wogye bere a wo ba bisa aduan no mpɛn pii no ɔde su na ɛyɛ saa wode ma no +Initially demands will come every two or three hours +Mfiase no ɔbɛhwehwɛ no nnɔnhwerew abien anaa abiɛsa biara ntam +You should allow your baby to nurse at both breasts each time he nurses +Ɛsɛ sɛ woma wo ba no num nufu abien no nyinaa ano bere biara a obenum no +Most babies take from to minutes to complete a feeding though some babies like to dine at their leisure with pauses +Nkokoaa dodow no ara de efi simma kosi na ewie num ɛwom sɛ nkokoaa binom pɛ sɛ wɔto wɔn bo ase num ma enti wogyinagyina bere a wonum no +Such slowpokes may take up to minutes to finish their meal +Nkokoaa a wonum nyaa saa no de simma bɛyɛ na ebenum awie +Generally your baby is getting enough to eat if he nurses at least eight times in hours if you can hear him swallowing and if he has eight or more wet diapers a day after the fifth day +Sɛ anyɛ yiye koraa no wo ba num mpɛn awotwe wɔ nnɔnhwerew mu na sɛ wutumi te sɛ ɔretwe na ogu nsu gya n’anan mpɛn awotwe anaa nea ɛsen saa da koro wɔ n’awo akyi nnanum a ɛnde na wo ba no nya aduan a ɛsɛ di +A most important skill you need to master in breast feeding is how to hold your baby correctly at the breast +Ahokokwaw a ɛho hia sen biara a ɛsɛ sɛ wunya wɔ nufuma mu ne sɛnea wode wo ba no bɛto yiye bere a otua nufu ano no +Bad positioning can result in your baby s not getting enough milk +Sɛ woamfa wo ba no anto yiye a ontumi nnum kɛse +Some babies even refuse to feed +Nkokoaa binom mpo gyae num +Bad positioning can result in another common problem cracked or sore nipples +Akokoaa a wɔmfa no nto yiye betumi de ɔhaw foforo aba nufu ano a ɛyɛ kuru +Breastfeeding Source Book states Sore nipples are caused by a number of factors but an important one is how well the baby latches on and that in turn depends to a considerable extent on what position his head is in in relationship to the breast +Breastfeeding Source Book ka sɛ Nneɛma ahorow bi na ɛde nufu ano kuru ba nanso biako titiriw ne sɛnea akokoaa no so nufu no mu ’ na nea ɛno nso gyina so kɛse ne beae a akokoaa no ti da bere a otua nufu no ano no +For correct positioning your baby should be in close with his head neutral not looking up down or to the side and coming straight at the nipple so he doesn t pull it to one side +Sɛ wode akokoaa no bɛto yiye a ɛsɛ sɛ woma wo ba no bɛn wo nufu ho na ne ti da yiye ɛnhwɛ soro ɛnhwɛ fam anaa ɛnhwɛ nkyɛn na ɔbɛn nufu no ano pɛɛ na wampia ankɔ nkyɛn +Ideally the infant s lips should form a seal on the breast at least an inch cm behind the nipple +Ne yiye mu no ɛsɛ sɛ akokoaa no anofafa no kata nufu no ano denneennen anyɛ yiye koraa no ɛkata ano kosi akyi sɛntimita +You will know that the position is correct if your baby s whole body is turned toward you if he takes long sucks if he is relaxed and happy and if you do not feel nipple pain +Sɛ wo ba no da hɔ yiye a wubehu sɛ ne nipadua nyinaa ne wo de bedi nhwɛanim ɔbɛtwe nufu no mee a ɔda hɔ komm anigye so na wonte ɛyaw bi wɔ wo nufu ano +When to Wean Bere a Ɛsɛ sɛ Wotwa Nufu +After the first few weeks both you and your baby will have come to know each other and will probably have established a comfortable and enjoyable routine +Ebedi adapɛn kakra no na wo ne wo ba no ahu mo ho na ebia moanya nufuma no ho nhyehyɛe a ahotɔ wom na ɛyɛ anigye +For the next four to six months your baby will need no food or drink other than breast milk +Wo ba no renhia aduan anaa anonne foforo bi nka nufusu no ho wɔ asram anan kosi asia a edi hɔ no mu +After that time you should gradually introduce other foods such as mashed vegetables cereals or fruits +Efi saa bere no rekɔ no ɛsɛ sɛ woma no nnuan foforo te sɛ nnuadewa awi anaa nnuaba a wɔayam nkakrankakra +However until your baby is nine or ten months old his main nourishment will still come from your milk so it is good always to nurse your baby before giving solid foods +Nanso enkosi sɛ wo ba no bedi asram akron anaa du no wo nufusu no na ɛbɛda so ara ayɛ aduan titiriw a odi enti eye sɛ bere nyinaa wobɛma wo ba no nufu ansa na woama no nnuan a ɛyɛ den +How long should you continue breast feeding ? Bere tenten bɛn na ɛsɛ sɛ wokɔ so ma no nufu ? +As long as possible recommends WHO +WHO kamfo kyerɛ sɛ bere tenten biara a ɛbɛyɛ yiye +Many mothers continue nursing well into the second year keeping an eye on their children and not the calendar +Ɛnanom binom kɔ so ma nufu ara kodu afe a ɛto so abien no mu a wɔma wɔn adwene ku wɔn mma no ho sen sɛ wobedwen mfe a wadi ho +The book Mothering Your Nursing Toddler states It is not difficult to see the need our children have for continued nursing their joy in nursing and their distress when it is denied +Nhoma Mothering Your Nursing Toddler ka sɛ Ɛnyɛ den sɛ yebehu hia a yɛn mma hia sɛ yɛkɔ so de nufu ma wɔn wonum a anigye a wonya ne sɛnea wɔhaw bere a wɔde kame wɔn no +A simple but compelling reason for continuing to nurse is to please the child +Abofra no ani a ebegye ne ntease titiriw a emu yɛ den nti a ɛsɛ sɛ wɔkɔ so ma nufu +Evidence of a Loving Creator Edi Ɔbɔadeɛ a Ɔwɔ Dɔ bi ho Adanse +As you breast feed your baby perhaps late at night when the rest of the family is sleeping give thought to the Creator of this arrangement +Bere a woma wo ba nufu ebia ɔdasum bere a abusua no mufo a aka adeda no dwen Ɔbɔadeɛ a ɔyɛɛ saa nhyehyɛe yi no ho +Even if you do not understand the complex physical processes that make it possible the wonder of breast feeding will help you see the wisdom and love of our Creator +Sɛ wonte akwan horow a emu dɔ a honam fam adeyɛ yi nam so ba no ase mpo a nufuma no nwonwa a ɛyɛ no bɛboa wo ma woahu yɛn Bɔfo no nyansa ne ne dɔ +Think about it there is no better food for babies than mother s milk +Susuw ho aduan foforo biara nni hɔ a eye ma nkokoaa sen ɛna nufusu +It totally meets a baby s requirements for food and drink during the early months of life +Edi akokoaa aduan ne anonne mu ahiade ahorow ho dwuma kosi ase wɔ ne nkwa nna mu asram a edi kan no mu +At the same time it is a wonder drug that protects against disease +Bere koro no ara no ɛyɛ aduru a ɛyɛ nnam a ɛko tia nyarewa +It is safe hygienic requires no preparation and costs nothing +Asiane nnim ɛho tew enhia sɛ wɔyɛ na wɔmmɔ ho ka biara +It is universally available and its production increases as the infant grows bigger +Wotumi nya bi wɔ baabiara na ɛkɔ so dɔɔso bere a akokoaa no nyin no +And think about the fact that breast feeding is a pleasurable experience for both mother and child +Na susuw nokwasɛm a ɛyɛ sɛ nufuma yɛ adeyɛ a ɛyɛ anigye ma ɛna ne abofra nyinaa no ho +The giving of food the oral and skin to skin contact and the physical warmth of breast feeding all help promote a strong bond of love and intimacy between mother and child +Aduan a wɔde ma ano ne honam a ɛfam ɛna ho ne ɔhyew nka a wɔte a efi nufuma mu no nyinaa boa ma ɔdɔ ne abusuabɔ a emu yɛ den bɛda ɛna ne ɔba no ntam +Truly the Creator of this wonderful arrangement is to be highly praised +Nokwarem no ɛsɛ sɛ woyi Ɔbɔadeɛ a ɔyɛɛ saa nhyehyɛe a ɛyɛ nwonwa yi ayɛ kɛse +No doubt you will echo the words of the psalmist David who wrote I shall laud you Jehovah because in a fear inspiring way I am wonderfully made +Your works are wonderful +Psalm +Akyinnye biara nni ho sɛ wubeti odwontofo Dawid nsɛm a ɔkyerɛw yi mu aka sɛ Meda wo ase Yehowa sɛ woyɛɛ me ma ɛyɛ hu ne nwonwa wo nneyɛe yɛ nwonwa na me kra nim saa yiye +Dwom +Box on page Kratafa adaka +Husbands Be Supportive Okununom Mommoa + Let your wife know that you approve of breast feeding +Ma wo yere nhu sɛ wopene nufuma so +Reassure and tenderly support her +Ma no awerɛhyem na fi ayamye mu boa no +Help your wife eat a balanced diet during pregnancy and while the baby is breast feeding +Boa wo yere ma onni aduan pa bere a ɔyem ne bere a ɔma akokoaa nufu no +See that she gets sufficient rest +Hwɛ hu sɛ onya ahomegye a ɛfata +An exhausted woman may have difficulty producing enough milk +Ɛbɛyɛ den sɛ ɔbea a ɔbrɛ benya nufusu a ɛdɔɔso +Can you help lessen her burdens by caring for the other children or sharing with household chores ? So wubetumi aboa no ma n’adesoa so atew denam mmofra a aka no a wobɛhwɛ wɔn anaa ofie nnwuma a wobɛyɛ bi no so ? + If your wife is relaxed and happy her milk will flow better +Sɛ wo yere gye n’ahome na n’ani gye a ne nufusu bɛba yiye +Keep her as happy as you can +Gye n’ani sɛnea wubetumi biara +Listen to her problems and help solve them +Tie ne haw ahorow na boa no ma onni ho dwuma +Box on page Kratafa adaka +Breast Versus Bottle Nufu ne Toa + Breastmilk is more nutritious more hygienic immunizes babies against common illnesses and reduces the mother s risk of breast and ovarian cancer +Ahoɔden wɔ nufusu mu ɛho tew kɛse ɛbɔ nkokoaa ho ban fi nyarewa a ɛtaa yɛ nkokoaa ho na ɛtew asiane a ɛwɔ hɔ sɛ ɛna no benya nufu ne awotwaa mu kokoram so +Infant formula apart from being expensive is often overdiluted with unclean water and fed to children from unsterile feeding bottles +Sɛ yeyi nkokoaa aduan a wɔde si nufusu ananmu bo a ɛyɛ den to nkyɛn a mpɛn pii no wɔde nsu a emu ntew fra ma ɛboro so na wɔde gu ntoa a wɔnnoaa mu mu na ɛma mmofra +In poor communities the difference is so vital that an estimated million young lives could be saved every year if the world s mothers went back to exclusive breastfeeding for the first four to six months +The State of the World s Children a publication of the United Nations Children s Fund +Wɔ ahiafo atrae no nsonsonoe a ɛwom no ho hia araa ma wobu akontaa sɛ sɛ ɛnanom a wɔwɔ wiase nyinaa bɛsan ama wɔn mma nufusu nkutoo wɔ asram anan kosi asia a edi kan no mu a anka wobegye mmofra ɔpepem biako nkwa afe biara +The State of the World’s Children nhoma a Amanaman Nkabom Mmofra Foto no tintimii +The Trumpet From Battlefield to Concert Hall Torobɛnto Afi Akono Aba Agodidan Mu +IN THE time of King Abijah the warriors of Judah were caught in an ambush +ƆHENE Abia bere so no atɛwfo bi tow hyɛɛ Yuda akofofo so mpofirim +Surrounded by enemy soldiers they were outnumbered to +Atamfo asraafo twaa wɔn ho hyiae na na wɔn mu biara ko tia nnipa +Escape seemed impossible +Na ɛte sɛ nea wonnya wɔn ho ntetew +Suddenly the sound of trumpets pierced the air ! Prɛko pɛ na wɔtee ntorobɛnto nnyigyei wɔ wim ! +As the adrenaline surged through their veins the men of Judah shouted a resounding war cry and rushed into battle +Bere a ɛkaa Yuda mmarima no ma wɔn ani beree no wɔtoo ɔsa dwom denneennen na wɔde ɔko no hyehyɛɛ so ntɛm +Despite the odds against them the Judeans defeated the enemy +Chronicles +Ɛmfa ho sɛ na atamfo no dɔɔso sen Yudafo no wodii wɔn so nkonim +Beresosɛm +How stirring it must have been to hear those trumpets ! Hwɛ sɛnea ebia ntorobɛnto nnyigyei a wɔtee no kanyan wɔn ! +It undoubtedly reminded the Judeans of Jehovah s promise In case you should enter into war in your land against the oppressor who is harassing you you must also sound a war call on the trumpets and you will certainly be remembered before Jehovah your God and be saved from your enemies +Akyinnye biara nni ho sɛ ɛkaee Yudafo no Yehowa bɔhyɛ yi Na sɛ morekɔ ɔsa mo asase so ne ahohiafo a wohiahia mo ho akɔko a ɛnde momfa ntorobɛnto nhyɛn osebɔ na wɔnkae mo Yehowa mo Nyankopɔn anim na wonnye mo nkwa mo atamfo no nsam +The sounding of the trumpets demonstrated Judah s trust in Jehovah and that trust was rewarded +Ntorobɛnto a wɔhyɛnee no daa Yehowa mu ahotoso a na Yudafo no wɔ adi na wonyaa saa ahotoso no so akatua +The history of the trumpet goes back much further than this Biblical incident +Torobɛnto ho abakɔsɛm fii ase bere tenten ansa na saa Bible asɛm yi resi +The metal trumpet can be traced back to Egypt about years before Christ +Dade torobɛnto nyaa ne mfiase wɔ Misraim bɛyɛ mfe ansa na Kristo reba +These ancient trumpets were quite different from the ones we know today +Na tete ntorobɛnto yi yɛ soronko koraa wɔ nea yenim no nnɛ no ho +Consider the development of this fascinating instrument +Susuw sɛnea abɛn nwonwaso yi nyaa nkɔso ho +The Early Stages Ne Mfiase +The English word trumpet is derived from an Old French word trompe that refers to an elephant s trunk +Engiresi asɛmfua a wɔkyerɛ ase torobɛnto no fi Tete Franse asɛmfua trompe a ɛkyerɛ ɔsono mfare mu +Evidently primitive trumpets looked like the proboscis of an elephant +Adanse a ɛwɔ hɔ kyerɛ sɛ na tete ntorobɛnto te sɛ ɔsono mfare +Greek dramatist Aeschylus B +C +E +called the sound of the trumpet shattering +Helani agoru kyerɛwfo Aeschylus A +Y +B +frɛɛ torobɛnto nnyigyei awosow +Its use was restricted to war signals funeral or festal occasions athletic contests and other public events +Nea na wɔde yɛ ara ne sɛ wɔde ma sɛnkyerɛnne wɔ akodi mu de yɛ ayi afahyɛ agumadi akansi ne guasodeyɛ afoforo +While the trumpets of Israel were used for military signals they also provided music in the temple +Bere a wɔde Israel ntorobɛnto maa sɛnkyerɛnne wɔ sraadi mu no wɔde bɔɔ nnwom nso wɔ asɔrefi hɔ +Skilled craftsmen were employed to manufacture high quality instruments out of silver +Wɔfaa adwumfo a wɔn ho akokwaw maa wɔde dwetɛ yɛɛ mmɛn a ɛyɛ papa paa +In the temple trumpeters played in such unison that they were described as one in causing one sound to be heard in perfect harmony Today s English Version +Chronicles +Wɔ asɔrefi hɔ no ntorobɛntohyɛnfo de ɛnne koro hyɛnee araa ma wɔkaa wɔn ho asɛm sɛ obiakofo a ɔma wɔtee nnyigyei biako wɔ biakoyɛ a edi mu mu Today’s English Version +’ Beresosɛm +So Israel s trumpets were by no means crude either to the eyes or to the ears +Enti na Israel ntorobɛnto no nyɛ adwimpori anaasɛ nea ne nnyigyei nyɛ dɛ koraa +However like the trumpets of surrounding nations they could produce only a limited number of tones +Nanso te sɛ aman a na atwa wɔn ho ahyia ntorobɛnto no na enni nnyigyei a egu ahorow pii +Centuries would pass before the trumpet s capabilities were enhanced +Na mfehaha pii betwam ansa na sɛnea torobɛnto no gyigye anya nkɔanim +Development of the Modern Trumpet Sɛnea Wobenyaa Nnɛyi Torobɛnto No +To increase the trumpet s tonal range its design had to be modified +Nea ɛbɛyɛ na torobɛnto atumi anya nnyigyei a egu ahorow pii no na ɛsɛ sɛ wɔsakra sɛnea ɛte no +First the length was extended +Nea edi kan no wɔyɛɛ no tenten +A longer instrument it was reasoned would have a larger repertoire of notes +Wosusuwii sɛ sɛ abɛn no ware a ebenya nnyigyei ahorow pii +A medieval trumpet called the buisine was actually six feet +m long ! Na mfinimfini bere no mu torobɛnto bi wɔfrɛ no buisine tenten yɛ anammɔn asia ! +As can be imagined it was awkward to play +Sɛnea wobetumi asusuw ho no na ne bɔ yɛ den +Thus in the th century the trumpet was bent into an S shape for manageability +Enti wɔ afeha a ɛto so mu no wɔkonton torobɛnto no ma ɛbɛyɛɛ te sɛ nkyerɛwde S na ama ɛho dwumadi ayɛ mmerɛw +A century later it had acquired an oblong loop with three parallel branches +Afeha biako akyi no wɔyɛɛ no kurukuruwa a nnade abiɛsa beabea mu +The new trumpet could sound more tones but only in a higher register +Na torobɛnto foforo no tumi nya nnyigyei ahorow pii nanso na ɛyɛ nea ano yɛ den nkutoo +These notes were difficult to reach +Na nnyigyei ahorow yi bɔ yɛ den +Nonetheless some began to write music for clarino suitable for higher range parts +Nanso ebinom fii ase hyehyɛɛ nnwom a wɔbɔɔ no clarino a na etumi nya nnyigyei a ano yɛ den no so +One famous composer of that era was Johann Sebastian Bach +Saa bere no mu nnwom hyehyɛfo a na wagye din biako ne Johann Sebastian Bach +Eventually extra coils of tubing called crooks were added to the trumpet +Bere kɔɔ so no wɔyɛɛ adorobɛn afoforo a na wɔfrɛ no kuntun bobaree torobɛnto no ho +The idea was simple Additional tubing increased the length of the main column of air thereby producing a wider pitch range +Na adwene a ɛwɔ akyi no asete nyɛ den Adorobɛn a wɔde kaa ho no maa mframa a egyina mu no dɔɔso na ɛmaa nnyigyei a na wɔbɔ nya no yɛɛ pii +The crooks lowered the common key of the trumpet from F down to as low as B flat +Akuntun no brɛɛ torobɛnto no nnyigyei titiriw no ase fii nea wɔfrɛ no F no so baa fam beduu nea wɔfrɛ no B flat no so +Thus by the time of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart high pitched clarino playing had disappeared +Enti eduu Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart bere so no na wɔagyae clarino a ne nnyigyei ano yɛ den no bɔ +The clarinet came to handle the higher register with relative ease while the trumpet now occupied the middle range +Wobenyaa clarinet a sɛ wɔde toto ho a na ɛyɛ mmerɛw sɛ wɔbɛbɔ anya nnyigyei a ano yɛ den no na afei de wɔbɔɔ torobɛnto nyaa nnyigyei a ɛyɛ hɔ ne hɔ +This new trumpet was versatile +Na torobɛnto foforo yi nnyigyei gu ahorow pii +But it was still awkward to play for adjusting the crooks demanded the use of both hands +Nanso na ne bɔ da so ara yɛ den efisɛ na ehia sɛ wɔde nsa abien no nyinaa kyinkyim akuntun no +Hence further changes were in order +Enti na ɛfata sɛ wɔyɛ nsakrae afoforo +A Trumpet With Keys Torobɛnto a Ɛwɔ Nkyerɛwa +About a Russian musician named Kolbel made a breakthrough discovery +Bɛyɛ afe no Russiani dwontofo bi a wɔfrɛ no Kolbel de nkɔanim kɛse bi bae +He placed a hole near the bell of the trumpet and covered it with a padded key that served as a stopper +Otuu tokuru bi a ɛbɛn torobɛnto no ano na ɔde kyerɛwa bi a ntama kyekyere ho siw ano sɛ ntuaano +Opening this key raised the tone of the trumpet one half step at any note +Sɛ wobue kyerɛwa yi a na ɛma torobɛnto no nnyigyei biara a wɔbɔ no kɔ soro kakra +In a trumpeter from Vienna named Anton Weidinger improved Kolbel s design by producing a trumpet with five keys +Wɔ afe mu no torobɛntohyɛnfo bi a ofi Vienna a wɔfrɛ no Anton Weidinger maa nea Kolbel yɛe no nyaa nkɔanim denam torobɛnto a ɛwɔ nkyerɛwa anum a ɔyɛe so +Finally there existed a trumpet that could produce all the notes of the scale without being cumbersome to play +Awiei koraa no wobenyaa torobɛnto a etumi ma nnyigyei ahorow no nyinaa a ne bɔ nyɛ den +Even Weidinger s trumpet however had a grave limitation +Nanso na Weidinger torobɛnto no mpo tɔ kyima kɛse +The opening of the keys interfered with the instrument s resonance compromising the trumpet s distinguishable sound +Na nkyerɛwa no bue ka sɛnea abɛn no mu mframa di dwuma no na amma torobɛnto no annyigye yiye +The keyed trumpet therefore did not last +Enti torobɛnto a ɛwɔ nkyerɛwa no ankyɛ +It was soon abandoned in favor of a totally new approach to trumpet design +Wɔde ɔkwan foforo koraa a wɔfa so yɛ torobɛnto besii ɛno ananmu +The First Valve Trumpet Torobɛnto a Edi Kan a Ɛwɔ Mmuaso +In Heinrich Stolzel of Silesia bought the patent for an invention that applied pistons or valves to the trumpet +Wɔ afe mu no Heinrich Stolzel a ofi Silesia gyee tumi krataa de yɛɛ torobɛnto bi a ɛwɔ ntuaano anaa mmuaso +By means of their strategically placed holes each valve would divert the column of air from the main tube to an attached crook +Ɛdenam mmuaso no ntokuru a wɔayeyɛ wɔ mmeae a ɛfata so no na emu biara bɛdan dorobɛn kɛse no mu mframa ani akɔ kuntun bi a ɛbɔ ho mu +Thus several crooks of differing lengths could be employed simultaneously in any combination +Enti na wotumi de akuntun pii a ɛsono ebiara tenten di dwuma wɔ bere koro mu +Furthermore because the valves were spring loaded instant reaction was possible +Bio nso esiane sɛ na spring hyɛ mmuaso no mu nti na wobetumi amia so agyae mu prɛko pɛ +At first this trumpet had problems with accurate intonation +Mfiase no na torobɛnto yi ntumi nnyigye sɛnea ɛsɛ sɛ ɛyɛ no +As the years passed however these imperfections were corrected and the valve trumpet has persisted to this day +Nanso mfe bi twaam no wosiesiee eyinom na torobɛnto a ɛwɔ mmuaso no atra hɔ abesi nnɛ +Renowned for Versatility Agye Din sɛ Ɛwɔ Nnyigyei Ahorow Pii +The trumpet has a place in virtually all types of music +Ɛkame ayɛ sɛ wɔde torobɛnto bɔ dwom biara +It blends well with voice and with other instruments +Sɛ wɔde ka ɛnne ne mmɛn afoforo ho a ɛne no kɔ yiye +Its heroic martial tone makes it effective for fanfares and marches +Ne nnyigyei a ɛso na ɛte sɛ ɔsa mu de no ma ɛfata ma guasodeyɛ ne aperententu ahorow +At the same time it has a brilliant vibrant resonance that is well suited for concerti operas and modern jazz +Bere koro no ara ɛwɔ nnyigyei a ɛyɛ dɛ na ɛkanyan nkate a ɛfata yiye ma nnwonto ɔyɛkyerɛ ahorow a wɔbɔ nnwom ka ho ne nnɛyi sankudwom +Moreover because of its rich lyrical qualities the trumpet admirably lends itself to ballads and is often featured in solo pieces +Afei nso esiane sɛ wotumi bɔ torobɛnto ka nnwonto ho ma ɛyɛ dɛ nti ɛfata yiye ma nnwom a emu nsɛm kanyan nkate na mpɛn pii no wɔbɔ ka nnwom a obiakofo to ho +Yes the trumpet has traveled a long road +Yiw torobɛnto akyɛ +No longer is it simply a signal instrument in the hands of a soldier +Ɛnyɛ abɛn a asraafo kura de ma sɛnkyerɛnne kɛkɛ bio +Now it can produce genuine musical art at least in the hands of a virtuoso +Mprempren etumi bɔ nnwom a ɛyɛ dɛ ankasa sɛ ɛhyɛ odwontofo a ne ho akokwaw nsam nkutoo a +Undoubtedly it has brought you listening pleasure regardless of your preference in music +Akyinnye biara nni ho sɛ woanya ne tie mu anigye ɛmfa ho nnwom a wopɛ +How thankful we can be to our Creator for granting humans the ability to invent such musical instruments as the trumpet ! Aseda bɛn ara na yebetumi de ama yɛn Bɔfo sɛ ɔmaa nnipa tumi a wɔde yɛ mmɛn a wɔde bɔ nnwom te sɛ torobɛnto ! + Picture Credit Line on page Mfonini Fibea wɔ kratafa +Keyed Trumpet and Slide Trumpet Encyclop dia Britannica th Edition Torobɛnto a Ɛwɔ Nkyerɛwa ne Torobɛnto a Wɔtwetwe Encyclop dia Britannica th Edition +When Life Is Not Easy Bere A Asetra Nyɛ Mmerɛw +I WAS quite young when I was forced to face the harsh realities of life +N A MISUA koraa na mihyiaa asetram nsɛnnennen akɛse +You may agree with me that life in the world today really is unfair +Ebia wo ne me bɛyɛ adwene sɛ ɛnnɛ asetra nyɛ anigye wɔ wiase koraa +It is to all of us eventually +Awiei koraa no ɛka yɛn nyinaa +All of us get sick +Yɛn nyinaa yare +True a few may grow old without any major sickness but then all of us face death +Ampa nnipa kakraa bi betumi anyinyin abobɔ nkwakora ne mmerewa a wɔnyare yare kɛse biara de nanso yɛn nyinaa wuwu +I probably think about dying more than I should +Ebia midwen owu a mewu ho sen sɛnea anka ɛsɛ sɛ midwen +But let me explain why and also why I have in a way benefited from what has happened to me +Nanso ma menkyerɛkyerɛ nea enti a ɛte saa ne nea enti a ɔkwan bi so no manya nea ato me no mu mfaso +When I Was Nine Bere a Midii Mfe Akron +I was born in September in Brooklyn New York the youngest of five children +Wɔwoo me September wɔ Brooklyn New York na mene mmofra baanum no mu akumaa koraa +Father was disabled and Mother worked as a cashier to support us +Na Papa yɛ ɔyarefo na na Maame yɛ adwuma sɛ sika sohwɛfo na ɔde hwɛ yɛn +About the time I turned nine Mother noticed my stomach was raised on one side +Bere a midii mfe akron no Maame hui sɛ me yafunu fa asoa +She took me to the local medical center +Ɔde me kɔɔ yɛn mpɔtam hɔ ayaresabea +The doctor felt a large mass and a few days later I was admitted to Kings County Hospital +Dɔkta no hui sɛ ade kɛse bi ahon hɔ na wogyee me too Kings County Ayaresabea hɔ nna kakraa bi akyi +After Mommy left I cried because I was scared +Bere a Maame gyaa me hɔ no misui efisɛ ehu kaa me +The next day two men dressed in light blue clothes wheeled me into the operating room +Da a edi hɔ no mmarima baanu a wɔhyehyɛ ntade bruu piaa me kɔɔ oprehyɛn dan no mu +I remember that the last thing I saw before waking up in the recovery room was a blinding light overhead and something being put over my mouth +Mekae sɛ ade a etwa to a mihui kosi sɛ minyanee wɔ ɔdan a wɔde ayarefo a wɔayɛ wɔn oprehyɛn gu mu mu ara ne kanea a ano yɛ den a ɛwɔ m’atifi ne biribi a wɔde kyekyeree m’ano no +The doctors successfully removed what is called a Wilms tumor a form of cancer one of my kidneys and part of my liver +Dɔktafo no tumi yii ade bi a wɔfrɛ no Wilm kokoram bi m’asaabo biako ne me mmerɛbo fa a asiane biara ansi +I spent five weeks in the intensive care unit +Midii adapɛn anum wɔ ayaresabea hɔ beae bi a wɔhwɛ ayare yiye +Every day doctors changed the dressing +Da biara na dɔktafo no sesa ade a ɛkyekyere me kuru no so no +I would scream when they pulled off the tape +Sɛ wɔresan so a na meteɛteɛm +To lessen my pain the doctors had someone come in and try to distract me +Nea ɛbɛyɛ na wɔadwudwo ɛyaw a na mete no ano no na dɔktafo no ma obi ba bɛbɔ mmɔden sɛ obeyi m’adwene afi nea wɔreyɛ no so +I remember that the person talked to me a lot about frogs +Mekae sɛ na onipa no ka mpɔtorɔ ho nsɛm pii kyerɛ me +After getting out of intensive care I spent four more weeks in the hospital +Bere a mifii beae a wɔhwɛ ayarefo a wɔn yare mu yɛ den yiye hɔ akyi no midii adapɛn anan bio wɔ ayaresabea hɔ +During that time radiation treatments were started +Wofii ase de me hyɛɛ afiri bi a wɔde kunkum ɔyare mmoawa mu +These were painful not because of the radiation but because I had to lie on my stomach which was still sore from the surgery +Na saa ayaresa yi yɛ yaw ɛnyɛ ɔkwan a wɔfa so sa yare no ntia na mmom na ɛsɛ sɛ meda me yafunu a na wɔayɛ no oprehyɛn a ekuru no nnya nwui no so ntia +Radiation treatments were given every day Monday through Friday +Wɔde me hyɛɛ afiri a ekunkum ɔyare mmoawa mu da biara fi Dwoda kosi Fida +When I was released from the hospital in late November I continued receiving radiation as an outpatient +Bere a woyii me fii ayaresabea wɔ November awiei hɔ no na mifi fie kɔ ayaresabea hɔ ma wɔde me hyɛ afiri no mu +When these treatments were finished I began getting chemotherapy +Bere a wowiee saa ayaresa no wofii ase maa me nnuru a ano yɛ den a ekunkum ɔyare mmoawa +Every day Monday through Friday I had to get up early in the morning and go to the hospital to be injected with powerful drugs +Na ɛsɛ sɛ mesɔre ntɛm anɔpa biara fi Dwoda kosi Fida kɔ ayaresabea hɔ kɔwɔ paane bi a aduru a wɔde wɔ ano yɛ den +The doctor would put a needle into a vein and push the medicine directly into it +Na dɔkta no de paane no wɔ ntini bi mu na omia aduru no gu mu tee +I was scared of needles and would cry but Mommy told me I had to go through this to get better +Na misuro paane na na misu nanso Maame ka kyerɛɛ me sɛ ɛsɛ sɛ mefa saa tebea yi mu na ama me ho atɔ me +The chemotherapy treatments had horrible side effects +Nnuru a ano yɛ den a wɔde kunkum ɔyare mmoawa de ɔhaw ahorow a ɛyɛ hu bae +They made me nauseated and I often vomited +Ɛmaa me bo fonoo me na na mefe mpɛn pii +My blood count dropped and I lost all my hair +Me mogya so tewee na me ti nhwi nyinaa tutui +Restricted by Illness Ɔyare Kaa Me Hyɛe +The following spring on Easter Sunday we were getting ready for church when my nose began to bleed because of my low blood count +Bere a na yɛresiesie yɛn ho akɔ asɔre wɔ fefɛw bere a edi hɔ no Easter Kwasida no esiane me mogya a na ɛso atew nti me hwene fii ase pɔnee +My parents tried everything but the blood kept coming +M’awofo bɔɔ mmɔden biara nanso mogya no kɔɔ so bae +Doctors stopped the bleeding by packing my nose with gauze but then the blood started coming through my mouth +Dɔktafo no de asaawa hyehyɛɛ me hwenem de siw mogya no ano nanso afei mogya no fii ase faa m’anom +I became very weak from loss of blood and was admitted to the hospital +Mogya a mehweree no maa meyɛɛ mmerɛw kɛse na wogyee me too ayaresabea +To keep from infecting me those visiting me had to wear gloves a face mask and a gown over their clothing +Nea ɛbɛyɛ na wɔamfa yare bi ansan me no na wɔn a wɔbɛsra me no hyehyɛ ahyɛnsa nkataanim ne atade tenten gu wɔn ntade so +In a week my blood count had risen enough for me to be released from the hospital +Edii dapɛn biako no na me mogya kɔ soro ma woyii me fii ayaresabea +Chemotherapy was immediately resumed +Wɔsan fii ase maa me nnuru a ano yɛ den a ekunkum ɔyare mmoawa ntɛm ara +I couldn t attend school and I really missed it +Mantumi ankɔ sukuu na m’ani gyinae ankasa +I missed my friends and playing outside with them +M’ani gyinaa me nnamfo ne agoru a na me ne wɔn di wɔ abɔnten no +I received home tutoring since my doctors felt that I shouldn t attend school while on chemotherapy or too soon after it was discontinued +Esiane sɛ me dɔktafo no tee nka sɛ ɛnsɛ sɛ mekɔ sukuu bere a wɔrema me nnuru a ano yɛ den a ekunkum ɔyare mmoawa no anaa ɛno akyi bere tiaa bi nti wɔkyerɛɛ me ade wɔ fie +That summer I wanted to visit my grandparents in Georgia as I usually did but I was not permitted to go +Saa ahohuru bere no mepɛe sɛ mekɔsra me nananom wɔ Georgia sɛnea na metaa yɛ no nanso wɔamma mankɔ +However the hospital arranged for cancer patients to go to an amusement park in New Jersey +Nanso ayaresabea no yɛɛ nhyehyɛe maa ayarefo a wɔyare kokoram kɔsraa anigyebea bi a ɛwɔ New Jersey +Although I was exhausted afterward I had enjoyed myself +Ɛwom sɛ ɛno akyi no mebrɛe de nanso m’ani gyei +I finished chemotherapy late in but continued to receive home tutoring altogether for more than three years +Miwiee nnuru a ano yɛ den a ekunkum ɔyare mmoawa no a na wɔde ma me no wɔ awiei de nanso wɔkɔɔ so kyerɛɛ me ade wɔ fie sɛ wɔka ne nyinaa bom a na ɛboro mfe abiɛsa +When I returned to school in January it wasn t easy to adjust after being taught at home for so long +Bere a mesan kɔɔ sukuu wɔ January no na ɛnyɛ mmerɛw mma me sɛ mɛyɛ nsakrae esiane sɛ na wɔakyerɛ me ade wɔ fie bere tenten nti +Sometimes I would get lost trying to find my class +Ɛtɔ da bi a na meyera bere a merehwehwɛ me mfɛfo sukuufo no +Yet I really liked school +Nanso na mepɛ sukuu ankasa +I especially liked music typing and gym class +Na mepɛ nnwonto tapbɔ ne apɔwmu teɛteɛ ho adesua titiriw +Some of the kids were friendly but others would make fun of me +Na mmofra no bi pɛ nnipa nanso na afoforo di me ho fɛw +A Setback Akwanside Bi + Are you pregnant ? kids began asking me +Mmofra fii ase bisaa me sɛ Woyem anaa ? +This was because my stomach was swollen +Esiane sɛ na me yafunu ahon nti na wɔyɛɛ saa +The doctor told me not to worry and that the reason was that my liver was growing back +Dɔkta no ka kyerɛɛ me sɛ memmma ɛnnhaw me na ɛyɛ me mmerɛbo a ɛresan anyin no ntia +When I received a checkup in March however the doctor put me in the hospital +Nanso bere a wɔsan hwehwɛɛ me mu wɔ March mu no dɔkta no gyee me too ayaresabea hɔ +I started to cry I had been able to attend school for only two and a half months +Mifii ase sui na matumi akɔ sukuu asram abien ne fa pɛ +A biopsy was performed in which tissue was taken from a tumor in my liver +Wɔyɛɛ me oprehyɛn yii biribi fii ade a na ahon me mmerɛbo mu no mu +When waking up after the procedure the first person I saw was Mommy +Bere a wowiei a m’ani so retetew me no onipa a midii kan huu no ne Maame +She was crying +Na ɔresu +She told me that I had cancer again and that the tumor was too big to take out and that I would have to have chemotherapy to shrink it +Ɔka kyerɛɛ me sɛ manya kokoram bio na ade a ahon me no so dodo sɛ wobeyi ma enti ɛsɛ sɛ wɔma me nnuru a ano yɛ den a ekunkum ɔyare mmoawa ma ɛdwom +I was still only +Na madi mfe pɛ +The chemotherapy was administered in the hospital which meant I went in for two or three days at a time every few weeks +Wɔmaa me nnuru a ano yɛ den a ekunkum ɔyare mmoawa no wɔ ayaresabea hɔ a na ɛkyerɛ sɛ ɛsɛ sɛ mikodi hɔ nnanu anaa nnansa wɔ adapɛn kakraa biara akyi +As usual I suffered from nausea and vomiting +Sɛnea ɛte daa no me bo fonoo me na mefee +Food tasted bland and I lost all my hair +Na aduan nyɛ me dɛ na me ti nhwi nyinaa tutui +Chemotherapy treatments continued throughout +Wɔkɔɔ so maa me nnuru a ano yɛ den a ekunkum ɔyare mmoawa wɔ nyinaa +In the meantime in April I started home schooling again +Mifii ofie adesua ase bio wɔ April mu +Early in when I was admitted to the hospital for surgery I was so weak that the nurses had to help me on and off the scale +Bere a wogyee me too ayaresabea hɔ na wɔayɛ me oprehyɛn wɔ mfiase no na mayɛ mmerɛw araa ma na ɛsɛ sɛ ayarehwɛfo no boa me ansa na matumi agyina nsenia so anaa masi afi so +The chemotherapy had shrunk the tumor so surgeons were able to remove it along with another part of my liver +Nnuru a ano yɛ den a ekunkum ɔyare mmoawa no a wɔde maa me no maa ade a ahon me no dwomee enti dɔktafo no tumi yii ɛno ne me mmerɛbo fa foforo +Again I was in the hospital for about two months +Mesan dii bɛyɛ asram abien wɔ ayaresabea hɔ +Toward the middle of I resumed chemotherapy which continued until early +Ɛde rekɔ mfinimfini no wofii ase maa me nnuru a ano yɛ den a ekunkum ɔyare mmoawa no araa na ɛkɔɔ so de kosii mfiase +During this time I was sad because I couldn t go to school +Saa bere yi esiane sɛ na mintumi nkɔ sukuu nti na me werɛ ahow +But then my hair grew back and I started to feel good again +Nanso me ti nhwi fuwee na me ho fii ase tɔɔ me bio +I was happy to be alive +M’ani gyei sɛ mete nkwa mu +Finally Back to School Awiei Koraa no Mesan Kɔ Sukuu +My home tutor arranged for me to graduate from junior high school with the class that I was with briefly in +Tikyani a na ɔkyerɛ me ade wɔ fie no yɛɛ nhyehyɛe maa me ne me mfɛfo sukuufo a me ne wɔn bɔe bere tiaa bi wɔ no wiee mfiase sukuu +I was very excited about this it was nice to see my friends and to make new ones +M’ani gyee eyi ho kɛse na ɛyɛ anigye sɛ mehu me nnamfo na manya foforo +When graduation day came in June I took pictures of friends and teachers and my family took pictures of me to record this special event +Bere a ɛda a yɛde bewie sukuu no dui wɔ June mu no mitwitwaa me nnamfo ne atikyafo mfonini na m’abusua no twitwaa me mfonini de yɛɛ da titiriw yi ho nkae +That summer I went to visit my grandparents in Georgia and stayed most of the summer +Saa ahohuru bere no mekɔsraa me nananom wɔ Georgia na midii ahohuru bere no fa kɛse wɔ hɔ +When I returned in late August it was time to get ready for school +Mesan bae August awiei no na bere aso sɛ misiesie me ho kɔ sukuu +Yes I was finally going back to school +Yiw awiei koraa no na meresan akɔ sukuu +I was so excited ! M’ani gyei kɛse ! +Curious About Religion Mepɛe sɛ Mihu Nyamesom Mu +Dawn and Craig were different from other students and I was drawn to them +Na Dawn ne Craig yɛ soronko wɔ sukuufo a aka no ho na ɛmaa mebɛn wɔn +When I gave them Christmas presents though they said they didn t celebrate the holiday +Nanso bere a mekyɛɛ wɔn Buronya ade no wɔkae sɛ wonni dapɔnna no +Are you Jewish ? I asked +Mibisae sɛ Moyɛ Yudafo anaa ? +Craig explained that they were Jehovah s Witnesses and that Christmas wasn t really Christian +Craig kyerɛkyerɛɛ mu sɛ wɔyɛ Yehowa Adansefo na Buronya nyɛ Kristofo afahyɛ ankasa +He gave me some Watchtower and Awake ! Ɔmaa me Ɔwɛn Aban ne Nyan ! +magazines to read on the subject +nsɛmma nhoma ahorow a ɛfa asɛm no ho sɛ menkenkan +I became curious about their religion which seemed so different +Mepɛe sɛ mihu wɔn som a na ɛte sɛ nea ɛyɛ soronko koraa no mu +When I went to church we would hear the same thing over and over again Believe in Jesus Christ get baptized and you will get to heaven +Sɛ mekɔ asɔre a asɛnkoro no ara na na yɛte no bere nyinaa Gye Yesu di bɔ asu na wobɛkɔ soro +’ +But that seemed too easy +Nanso na ɛte sɛ nea ɛno yɛ mmerɛw dodo +I had come to believe that when things are too easy you are either a genius or something is wrong +Na mabegye adi sɛ sɛ nneɛma yɛ mmerɛw ma wo dodo a na woyɛ obi a w’adwene korɔn kɛse anaasɛ biribi atoto +I knew that I was not a genius so I concluded that something must be wrong with what the church was teaching +Na minim sɛ menyɛ obi a m’adwene korɔn kɛse nti mekae sɛ ɛbɛyɛ sɛ mfomso wɔ nea asɔre no kyerɛkyerɛ no mu +Eventually Craig began studying the Bible with me during our lunch breaks +Awiei koraa no Craig fii ase ne me suaa Bible no awiabere a na yekodidi no +One day he invited me to an assembly of Jehovah s Witnesses and I went +Ɔtoo nsa frɛɛ me da koro sɛ memmra Yehowa Adansefo nhyiam bi ase na mekɔe +I found Craig and sat with him and his family +Mihuu Craig na metraa ɔne n’abusua nkyɛn +I was impressed by what I saw people of different races worshiping together in unity and I was also impressed by what I heard +Nea mihui no maa me ho dwiriw me nnipa a wofi mmusua ahorow mu a wɔbom som wɔ biakoyɛ mu nea metee no nso yɛɛ me ahodwiriw +When Craig and I got new classes we could no longer study the Bible together because we didn t share the same lunch period +Bere a wɔansan amfa me ne Craig ankɔ sukuu dan biako mu no yɛantumi ammom ansua Bible no bio efisɛ na yɛmmom nkodidi wɔ bere koro mu +Craig s mother called my mother to see if she could study with me but Mommy said no +Craig maame behuu me maame sɛ ebia obetumi ne me asua ade a nanso Maame kae sɛ ɔmpene +Later she gave me permission to go to Christian meetings +Akyiri yi ɔmaa me kwan sɛ menkɔ Kristofo nhyiam horow +So I called a Kingdom Hall listed in the phone book and learned that the meeting began at a +m +on Sunday +Enti mehwɛɛ telefon nɔma nhoma mu frɛɛ Ahenni Asa bi sofo ne wɔn kasae na mihui sɛ na wofi nhyiam no ase Kwasida anɔpa +The day before I walked about blocks to the Kingdom Hall to make sure I knew the way +Ade rebɛkye ma makɔ no menantew twaa afie bɛyɛ ho kɔɔ Ahenni Asa no so de hwɛ hui sɛ mehu kwan no +When I arrived the following morning a man asked me if I was visiting from another Kingdom Hall +Bere a miduu hɔ ɛda a edi hɔ anɔpa no ɔbarima bi bisaa me sɛ ebia mifi Ahenni Asa foforo so na merebɛsra wɔn anaa +I told him that this was my first visit but that I had studied for a short time +Meka kyerɛɛ no sɛ ɛno ne da a edi kan a maba hɔ nanso mifii ase suaa ade nkyɛe +He kindly invited me to sit with him and his wife +Ofi ayamye mu too nsa frɛɛ me ma mekɔtraa ɔne ne yere nkyɛn +The meetings were so different from church +Na nhyiam horow no yɛ soronko koraa wɔ asɔre ho +I was amazed at how eager many were to comment during the question and answer session +Sɛnea na nnipa pii wɔ ɔpɛ sɛ wɔbɛma mmuae wɔ asemmisa ne mmuae afa ho no maa m’ani gyei +Even young children gave comments +Mmofra nkumaa mpo maa mmuae +I raised my hand and answered a question too +Me nso memaa me nsa so maa mmuae +From that time on I continued attending meetings and began progressing in an understanding of Bible truths +Efi saa bere no rekɔ no metoaa so kɔɔ nhyiam horow na mifii ase nyaa nkɔso wɔ Bible mu nokware ahorow ho ntease mu +Another Setback Akwanside Foforo +In December during my final year in high school I went for a routine checkup +Wɔ December mu bere a na mewɔ afe a etwa to wɔ ntoaso sukuu mu no mekɔɔ ayaresabea sɛ wɔnyɛ me mu nhwehwɛmu sɛnea wɔyɛ daa no +What the doctor saw in my right lung made him suspicious so I was called back for further X rays +Ade bi a dɔkta no hui wɔ m’ahurututu a ɛwɔ me nifa so mu no maa n’adwenem yɛɛ no naa enti wɔsan frɛɛ me sɛ minkotwa foto bio +When I learned that these revealed that something was definitely wrong I started to cry +Bere a mihui sɛ ada adi sɛ biribi atoto ankasa no mifii ase sui +A biopsy was performed the doctor used a needle to take a piece of the tumor from my lung +Wɔyɛɛ me mu nhwehwɛmu dɔkta no de paane twee ade a na ahon m’ahurututu mu no kakra +The growth proved to be cancerous +Ɛdaa adi sɛ ade a na ahon me no yɛ kokoram +In fact there were three tumors including a large one near the arteries of my heart +Nokwarem no mmeae ahorow abiɛsa na na ahonhon a na kɛse biako a ɛbɛn me koma mu ntini ho no ka ho +After a discussion with the doctor we decided that I would take two experimental chemotherapy drugs to shrink the tumors before the operation +Bere a yɛne dɔkta no susuw ho akyi no yesii gyinae sɛ wɔbɛma me nnuru a ano yɛ den a ekunkum ɔyare mmoawa no abien bi de ahwɛ ma ade a ahonhon me no adwonnwom ansa na wɔayɛ me oprehyɛn no +The side effects would be the usual complete hair loss nausea vomiting and low blood count +Ɔhaw ahorow a na ebefi mu aba no yɛ ade koro no ara me ti nhwi nyinaa a ebetutu abofono ɛfe ne me mogya a ɛso bɛtew +At first I was depressed but then I began to pray to Jehovah a lot and this strengthened me +Mfiase no mebotowee nanso mifii ase bɔɔ Yehowa mpae pii na eyi hyɛɛ me den +Graduation was less than six months away +Na ennu asram asia na mawie sukuu +My teachers were understanding and kind they just asked that I provide a doctor s note and that I try to keep up with my schoolwork +Na m’atikyafo no wɔ ntease na wɔn yam ye nea na wɔhwehwɛ ara ne sɛ megye krataa afi dɔkta hɔ akɔma wɔn na mabɔ mmɔden atoa me sukuu adesua so +School Was Not Easy Na Sukuu Nyɛ Mmerɛw +Besides the challenge I had of doing classwork when I was so sick my hair began to fall out +Nea na ɛka asɛnnennen a mihyiae wɔ sukuu adesua a misuae wɔ bere a na meyare yiye ho no ne me ti nhwi a efii ase tutui +When I bought a wig schoolmates said my hair looked great they didn t realize that it was a wig +Bere a metɔɔ weegye no sukuufo no kae sɛ me ti nhwi dɔɔso wɔanhu sɛ na ɛyɛ weegye +However one boy did +Nanso abarimaa bi hui +Every time I walked into the classroom he would spell the word wig on the blackboard and he and his friends would laugh and make fun +Bere biara a mɛkɔ sukuu dan mu no na ɔkyerɛw asɛmfua weegye gu kyerɛwpon no so na na ɔne ne nnamfo serew me na wodi me ho fɛw +All their teasing made me depressed +Wɔn mfefewayi no nyinaa maa me werɛ howee +Then one day in the crowded hallway someone from behind grabbed the wig off my head +Afei da koro obi fii m’akyi sɔɔ weegye no mu tu fii me ti so bere a na menam nnipadɔm mu wɔ abranaa so +I turned quickly and picked it up +Medanee me ho ntɛm maa so +But dozens of kids saw my bald head and I felt so hurt +Nanso mmofra pii huu me ti ho a atutu no na ɛhaw me yiye +I went to a stairway and cried +Mekɔɔ atrapoe bi so kosui +The next day I could see from some students faces that they felt sorry about what had happened +Da a edi hɔ no mitumi hu fii sukuufo no bi anim sɛ na wɔadi nea esii no ho yaw +Classmates told me that a girl had paid a boy to pull off my wig +Sukuufo a me ne wɔn wɔ ɔdan biako mu no ka kyerɛɛ me sɛ abeawa bi na ɔbɔɔ abarimaa bi paa sɛ ommetu me weegye no +Stand on Blood Not Easy Mogya ho Asɛm Ano Gyina Nyɛ Mmerɛw +With the chemotherapy my blood count dropped very low +Bere a na wɔma me nnuru a ano yɛ den a ekunkum ɔyare mmoawa no me mogya so tewee yiye +To make matters worse my nose would bleed sometimes two or three times a day +Nea ɛsɛee asɛm no koraa ne me hwenem a na etu mogya a ɛtɔ da bi a na ɛba mprenu anaa mprɛnsa da koro no +I wasn t baptized but I took a firm position and said that as one of Jehovah s Witnesses I would not accept blood +Na wɔmmɔɔ me asu de nanso migyinaa pintinn kae sɛ sɛ Yehowa Adansefo no biako no merennye mogya +My oldest sister encouraged one of my little nieces to tell me that she didn t want me to die +Me nuabea panyin hyɛɛ ne babea ketewaa nkuran sɛ ɔnka nkyerɛ me sɛ ɔmpɛ sɛ miwu +Father was upset demanding that I take blood and Mommy kept telling me that God would forgive me if I took a transfusion +Papa bo fuwii na ɔhyɛe sɛ minnye mogya na Maame kɔɔ so ka kyerɛɛ me sɛ sɛ migye mogya a Onyankopɔn de befiri me +At the same time doctors warned me that with such a low blood count I could have a heart attack or stroke +Bere koro no ara no dɔktafo bɔɔ me kɔkɔ sɛ esiane sɛnea me mogya no nti metumi anya komayare anaasɛ me fa bedwudwo +Since I was determined to stand firm they had me sign a release form saying that if I died they would not be responsible +Esiane sɛ na masi me bo sɛ megyina pintinn nti wɔmaa mede me nsa hyɛɛ krataa bi ase sɛ sɛ miwu a ɛnyɛ wɔn na wɔaku me +Soon I recovered sufficiently to return home and go back to school +Ankyɛ na me ho tɔɔ me sɛnea ɛsɛ ma woyii me kɔɔ fie ma mekɔɔ sukuu bio +However because of my low blood count the doctors decided that I should now take radiation therapy rather than chemotherapy +Nanso esiane sɛ na me mogya so atew nti dɔktafo no sii gyinae sɛ ɛsɛ sɛ saa bere no de wɔde afiri a ekunkum ɔyare mmoawa sa me yare mmom sen sɛ wɔbɛma me nnuru a ano yɛ den no +I had these treatments every day after school from late April to early June +Wɔsaa me yare wɔ saa kwan yi so daa biara a mapɔn sukuu no fi April awiei kosii June mfiase +Graduation Then Baptism Sukuuwie ne Asubɔ +Graduation was a special occasion +Ɛda a miwiee sukuu no yɛ da titiriw +My sister had helped me shop for a dress and I had bought a new wig +Na me nuabea aboa me ma makɔtɔ atade na na matɔ weegye foforo +Mommy and my two sisters were there and afterward we went out together for a memorable meal +Na Maame ne me nuabeanom baanu wɔ hɔ na ɛno akyi no yɛboom pue kodii aduan bi a me werɛ remfi da +At the time I was not receiving chemotherapy or radiation +Saa bere no na wɔmma me nnuru a ano yɛ den a ekunkum ɔyare mmoawa no na na wɔmfa me nhyɛ afiri a ekunkum ɔyare mmoawa no mu +But a few weeks later the doctor called and said to come into the hospital for another cycle of chemotherapy +Nanso adapɛn kakraa bi akyi no dɔkta no frɛe wɔ telefon so kae sɛ memmra ayaresabea hɔ na wɔmma me nnuru a ano yɛ den a ekunkum ɔyare mmoawa no bio +I didn t want to go because in one week I would be attending the district convention of Jehovah s Witnesses at Yankee Stadium in New York City +Na mempɛ sɛ mekɔ efisɛ na merebɛkɔ Yehowa Adansefo ɔmantam nhyiam wɔ Yankee Agumadibea wɔ New York City dapɛn a edi hɔ no +However Mommy said to go ahead and get the treatments over with +Nanso Maame kae sɛ menkɔ nkɔyɛ aduru no mma emfi me so +So I did +Enti mekɔe +I was very excited during the convention because on Saturday July I was going to be baptized +M’ani gyee yiye wɔ nhyiam no ase efisɛ na wɔrebɛbɔ me asu Memeneda July +We had a police escort to Orchard Beach the baptism site +Polisifo dii yɛn akyi kɔɔ Orchard Beach beae a wɔbɛbɔ yɛn asu no +After being baptized I returned to the stadium for the rest of the day s program +Bere a wɔbɔɔ me asu wiei no mesan kɔɔ agumadibea hɔ kotiee ɛda no dwumadi nkae no +I felt very tired that evening but Sunday morning I got ready and attended the last day of the convention +Metee ɔbrɛ nka kɛse saa anwummere no nanso misiesiee me ho Kwasida anɔpa kɔɔ nhyiam no da a etwa to no +Facing the Blood Issue Again Mihyia Mogya ho Asɛm Bio +The following afternoon I was hospitalized with a fever of degrees Fahrenheit C +a kidney infection and an extremely low blood count +Ɛda a edi hɔ awiabere no wogyee me too ayaresabea a na me ho ayɛ hyew yiye a m’asaabo ho aka na me mogya so atew kɛse koraa +The doctor threatened that if I didn t sign the consent form for a transfusion he would get a court order and force blood on me +Dɔkta no hunahunaa me sɛ sɛ mamfa me nsa anhyɛ krataa bi ase sɛ megye mogya a ɔbɛkɔ akogye tumi krataa afi asennibea na wahyɛ me ama me mogya +I was very scared +Ehu kaa me kɛse +My family was pressuring me my sister even offered to give me some of her blood but I told her no +Na m’abusuafo no rehyɛ me so me nuabea mpo kae sɛ ɔbɛtwe ne mogya ama me nanso meka kyerɛɛ no sɛ mempɛ +I prayed a lot to Jehovah to help me to stand firm +Mebɔɔ Yehowa mpae pii sɛ ɔmmoa me ma minnyina pintinn +Thankfully my blood count began rising and the pressure to take blood ceased +Nea ɛyɛ anigye ne sɛ me mogya fii ase kɔɔ soro na wanhyɛ me bio sɛ wɔbɛma me mogya +Although I needed to continue chemotherapy I had no suitable veins left +Ɛwom sɛ na ehia sɛ wɔkɔ so ma me nnuru a ano yɛ den a ekunkum ɔyare mmoawa no de nanso na ntini a ɛfata biara nni me ho a wobetumi de nnuru afa mu +So a surgeon made a small opening below my collarbone to insert a device through which medication could be given +Enti dɔkta bi tuu tokuru wɔ me kɔn ase dompe ase de biribi hyɛɛ hɔ a wobetumi de nnuru afa mu +When discussing the removal of the tumors in my lung the surgeon said he would not use blood except in an emergency +Bere a yɛresusuw ade a ahonhon m’ahurututu mu ho yi no dɔkta no kae sɛ ɔremma me mogya gye sɛ tebea no mu yɛ den +Mommy was telling me to give approval so I did +Maame ka kyerɛɛ me sɛ mempene so enti migye toom +But afterward I felt bad because in effect that was agreeing to accept blood +Nanso ɛno akyi no ɛhawee me efisɛ na ɛno kyerɛ sɛ merepene so sɛ megye mogya +Right away I began searching for a surgeon who would guarantee not to use blood +Amonom hɔ ara mifii ase hwehwɛɛ dɔkta foforo a ɔbɛma me awerɛhyem sɛ ɔremma me mogya +The search seemed hopeless but I finally found one and the surgery was scheduled for January +Ɛyɛɛ te sɛ nea na anidaso biara nnim sɛ menya obi nanso awiei koraa no minyaa obi na wɔyɛɛ nhyehyɛe sɛ wɔbɛyɛ me oprehyɛn no wɔ January mu +The doctor gave no assurance I would live +Dɔkta no amma me awerɛhyem biara sɛ menya nkwa +In fact the night before the operation he came to my room and said I will try to do the procedure +Nokwarem no anadwo ansa na wɔrebɛyɛ oprehyɛn no ɔbaa me dan mu na ɔkae sɛ Mɛbɔ mmɔden afa saa kwan no so +I was scared I was only and didn t want to die +Mebɔɔ hu na madi mfe pɛ na na mempɛ sɛ miwu +However the three tumors were successfully removed as well as two thirds of my lung +Nanso wotumi yii ade abiɛsa a na ahonhon me no ne m’ahurututu mu nkyem abiɛsa mu abien a asiane biara ansi +Remarkably I was in the hospital for only a week +Nea ɛyɛ nwonwa ne sɛ medaa ayaresabea hɔ dapɛn biako pɛ +After recovering at home for about two and a half months I again began chemotherapy with the usual side effects +Bere a mekɔdaa fie asram abien maa me ho tɔɔ me no wofii ase maa me nnuru a ano yɛ den a ekunkum ɔyare mmoawa no bio na mihyiaa ɛho ɔhaw ahorow koro no ara +About this time my father also became sick with cancer and one night a few months later Mommy found him dead in the bedroom +Me papa bɛyaree kokoram saa bere yi ara mu na asram kakraa bi akyi anadwo bi no Maame hui sɛ wawu da piam +After his death I started going to a trade school where I took up secretarial training +Ne wu akyi no mifii ase kɔɔ nsaanodwuma sukuu bi kosuaa ɔkyerɛwfo adwuma +I was doing well physically academically and spiritually even sharing as an auxiliary pioneer temporary full time minister +Na merenya nkɔso wɔ nipadua mu sukuu adesua mu ne honhom fam na mede me ho mpo hyɛɛ akwampaefo aboafo bere tiaa a wɔde yɛ bere nyinaa som adwuma adwuma mu +Yet Another Setback Akwanside Foforo Bio +In April I attended my oldest brother s wedding reception in Augusta Georgia +Wɔ April mu no mekɔɔ me nuabarima panyin paa ayeforohyia adidi ase wɔ Augusta Georgia +While there my brother said Your leg is really big +Bere a mewɔ hɔ no me nua no kae sɛ Wo nan ayɛ kɛse dodo +What do you think it is ? I asked +Mibisae sɛ Wususuw sɛ ɛyɛ dɛn ? + I don t know he answered +Obuae sɛ Minnim +It s probably a tumor I said +Mekae sɛ Ebia ade na ahon hɔ +After returning to New York City I went to the doctor +Bere a mesan kɔɔ New York City no mikohuu dɔkta no +A biopsy performed under local anesthesia revealed another Wilms tumor in my left calf +Ɛdaa adi wɔ nhwehwɛmu a ɛhɔnom ɔyarehwɛfo a ɔma ayarefo nnuru ma wɔda nnahɔɔ no yɛe mu sɛ biribi a wɔfrɛ no Wilm ahon me nantu +Tests revealed that the bone was not affected but the tumor was too big to take out +Nhwehwɛmu daa no adi sɛ ɛnkaa me dompe no nanso na ade a ahon me no so dodo sɛ wobeyi +So the usual chemotherapy followed +Enti wɔmaa me nnuru a ano yɛ den a ekunkum ɔyare mmoawa no ara +After a while I couldn t stop vomiting I had an intestinal blockage +Bere bi akyi no na mintumi nnyae fe me nsono famee +An emergency operation relieved it +Wɔyɛɛ me oprehyɛn bi ntɛmso de siesiei +However my intestines became twisted and another operation was needed +Nanso me nsono kyinkyimii na ɛho behiae sɛ wɔyɛ me oprehyɛn foforo +My hemoglobin count dropped to near four and the doctor kept saying You ve got to take blood +Me mogya mu nkwammoaa kɔkɔɔ ahoɔden so tewee ma ɛkaa kakra sɛ ɛredu anan na dɔkta no kɔɔ so ka kyerɛɛ me sɛ Ɛsɛ sɛ wugye mogya +You re going to die +Worebewu +You probably won t make it through the night +Ebia ade renkye wo +I had nightmares about graveyards and dying +Mesosoo amusiei ne owu ho adae +I recovered sufficiently by October to have the tumor removed +Eduu October no na me ho atɔ me a wobetumi ayɛ oprehyɛn ayi ade a ahon me no +They took out about percent of my calf too +Wotwaa me nantu bɛyɛ ɔha mu nkyekyem nso twenee +It was questionable whether I would walk again +Na wonnim sɛ ebia metumi anantew bio anaa +But I needed to walk to get places in New York City so with therapy and with determination I began walking first with a walker then crutches next a cane and finally a leg brace which left my hands free to use my Bible in the door to door ministry +Nanso na ehia sɛ menantew kɔ mmeae ahorow wɔ New York City enti ɛdenam ayaresa ne mmɔdenbɔ so no mifii ase nantewee nea edi kan mede adwinnade bi a mmubuafo de nantew afei mede mmubuafo poma nea edi hɔ no mede poma na awiei koraa no mede mmubuafo mpaboa na ɛmaa minyaa kwan de me nsa buebuee Bible mu wɔ afie afie adwuma mu +During chemotherapy I dropped to pounds kg I am five feet one inch cm tall and normally weigh about pounds kg +Bere a na wɔma me nnuru a ano yɛ den a ekunkum ɔyare mmoawa no me mu duru so tewee koduu kilogram me tenten yɛ sɛntimita na me mu duru ankasa yɛ kilogram +As I gained weight and my leg grew the doctors kept enlarging the brace +Dɔktafo no kɔɔ so baee mmubuafo mpaboa no mu bere a me mu yɛɛ duru na me nan no yɛɛ kɛse no +Finally as I approached normal weight they made me a new one +Awiei koraa no bere a meyɛɛ kɛse a meresi me dedaw mu no wɔyɛɛ foforo maa me +Life Still Not Easy Asetra Nyɛɛ Mmerɛw Ara +By the summer of I appeared to be my normal self and was looking forward possibly even to auxiliary pioneering +Eduu ahohuru bere mu no na ayɛ te sɛ nea masi me dedaw mu a na merehwɛ kwan mpo sɛ sɛ ɛbɛyɛ yiye a mede me ho bɛhyɛ akwampaefo aboafo adwuma no mu +In November I received a letter that made me feel on top of the world +Wɔ November mu no me nsa kaa krataa bi a ɛmaa m’ani gyei kɛse +It said that my life experiences could be an encouragement to others and I was invited to relate them for publication in Awake ! Ɛkae sɛ m’asetram osuahu ahorow no betumi ahyɛ afoforo nkuran enti wɔkae sɛ menka na wɔmfa mmra Nyan ! mu +My elation turned to despair the following week +M’anigye no danee abasamtu dapɛn a edi hɔ no +A routine chest X ray revealed tumors in my one good lung +Foto a wotwa de hwehwɛ nipadua mu a metaa twa no daa no adi sɛ ade ahon m’ahurututu biako a eye no ho +I cried and then cried some more +Misui sui bio +I had coped with the loss of a kidney part of my liver most of my left lung part of a leg but nobody can survive with the loss of both lungs +Na magyina m’asaabo biako me mmerɛbo fa m’ahurututu a ɛwɔ me benkum no fa kɛse no ara ne me nan fa a mehweree ano nanso obiara nni hɔ a ɔbɛhwere n’ahurututu abien nyinaa na wakɔ so atra nkwa mu +Again my family and friends were there for me and I became determined to fight the disease once more +Saa bere no nso m’abusuafo ne nnamfo kyekyee me werɛ na minyaa akokoduru sɛ mɛko atia ɔyare no bio +Chemotherapy was started to shrink the growths +Wofii ase maa me nnuru a ano yɛ den a ekunkum ɔyare mmoawa a ɛbɛma ade a ahonhon me no adwonnwom +A doctor thought they might be removed and the lung saved +Dɔkta bi susuwii sɛ wobetumi ayiyi na wɔakora ahurututu no so +In March I went into the operating room +Mekɔɔ oprehyɛn dan mu wɔ March mu +I learned afterward that they took a look and just sewed me up +Akyiri yi mibehui sɛ wɔpaee me mu hwɛe ara na wɔsan pamee +They couldn t remove the tumors without taking out the lung +Na wontumi nyi ade a ahonhon me no bere a wonyi ahurututu no +Since then I have been on strong chemotherapy in an effort to kill the tumors +Efi saa bere no wɔrema me nnuru a ano yɛ den yiye a ekunkum ɔyare mmoawa de rebɔ mmɔden sɛ wɔbɛma ade a ahonhon me no ahwete +Do you see why dying invades my thoughts ? Woahu nea enti a owu ho asɛm ba m’adwene mu no ? +Would I have wondered so deeply about why we die and what hope there is for the future if my life had been easy ? So anka mesusuw nea enti a yewuwu ne daakye anidaso ho akɔ akyiri saa sɛ m’asetra yɛɛ mmerɛw a ? +I m not sure +Minnye nni +However I am sure that what is truly important is not whether we live or die now but whether we gain the blessing of Jehovah God the One who can give us everlasting life +Nanso mewɔ awerɛhyem sɛ ɛnyɛ nea ɛho hia titiriw ankasa ne sɛ ebia yɛbɛtra ase anaa yebewuwu mprempren na mmom sɛ ebia yebenya Yehowa Nyankopɔn Onii a obetumi ama yɛn daa nkwa no nhyira +Dwelling on the hope of life in his new world throwing my burdens on him and keeping close to friends who share my hope have helped sustain me +Psalm Revelation +Nkwa a yebenya wɔ ne wiase foforo no mu ho anidaso a mede m’adwene si so m’adesoa a medan to ne so ne me ho a makɔ so de abata nnamfo a me ne wɔn wɔ anidaso koro ho no awowaw me +Dwom Adiyisɛm +I am happy that other youths have their health +Ɛyɛ me anigye sɛ mmofra afoforo wɔ apɔwmuden +I hope that what I have related may move many of them to use it not in vain pursuits but wisely in Jehovah s service +Mewɔ awerɛhyem sɛ ebia nsɛm a maka yi bɛka wɔn mu pii na wɔamfa anni nneɛma hunu akyi na mmom wɔde adi dwuma nyansam wɔ Yehowa som mu +How grand it will be to enjoy good health forever in God s new world ! Hwɛ sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ anigye kɛse sɛ yebenya akwahosan pa daa wɔ Onyankopɔn wiase foforo no mu ! +In it there will be no need for doctors hospitals needles tubes no nothing to remind us of this sick and dying old world +As told by Kathy Roberson +Wɔ ɛno mu no dɔktafo ayaresabea ahorow mpaane adorobɛn ho renhia dabi biribiara nni hɔ a ɛbɛma yɛakae wiase dedaw a ɛyare na ɛrewu yi +Sɛnea Kathy Roberson ka kyerɛe +Picture on page Kratafa mfonini +When I graduated from junior high school Bere a miwiee mfiase sukuu no + Picture on page Kratafa mfonini +Helping in food service at a circuit assembly in New York Mereboa wɔ aduannoa dwumadibea wɔ ɔmansin nhyiam ase wɔ New York +Watching the World Wiase Nsɛm +TV Free Families Mmusua a Wɔnhwɛ TV +In one school where most students are TV free the teachers claim they can easily spot the few children who are heavy viewers +Wɔ sukuu bi a sukuufo dodow no ara nhwɛ TV mu no atikyafo no kyerɛ sɛ ɛnyɛ den sɛ wobehu mmofra kakraa bi a wɔsɛe bere pii wɔ ho no +If you see kindergartners playing superheroes and pretending to kill and slice and hurt it s a dead giveaway explained one expert +Ɔdenimfo bi kyerɛkyerɛɛ mu sɛ Sɛ wuhu mmofra a wɔkɔ mmotafowa sukuu sɛ wɔredi akakabensɛm tra so na wɔreyɛ ade te sɛ nea wɔredi awu na wɔretwitwa obi sekan apira no a eyi wɔn ma koraa +The Wall Street Journal reported that those who gave up TV viewing have reaped benefits +The Wall Street Journal bɔɔ amanneɛ sɛ wɔn a wogyaee TV hwɛ no nyaa mfaso +One year old girl said that before it was like mostly we d see Dad before he left for work +Abeawa bi a wadi mfe kae sɛ kan no nea na ɛte ne sɛ yɛtaa hu Paapa ansa na wakɔ adwuma +When he came home he d watch TV with us and then it was like Goodnight Dad +Sɛ ɔba fie a na ɔne yɛn hwɛ TV na afei ɛyɛ biribi te sɛ Paapa da yiye oo +’ +Now we talk all the time we re really close +Mprempren yɛbɔ nkɔmmɔ bere nyinaa yɛanya abusuabɔ a emu yɛ den ankasa +She added When I have a family I m not going to have TV +Ɔde kaa ho sɛ Sɛ minya abusua a mentɔ TV +Buildings Made Out Of Garbage ? Wɔde Nwura Sisi Adan ? +China has come up with a unique way to dispose of its garbage +China anya ɔkwan soronko bi a wɔfa so tow wɔn nwura gu +The Beijing Research Institute of the Environment and Hygiene recently developed a process for mixing garbage with clay to produce bricks +Nnansa yi ara Beijing Nneɛma a Atwa Yɛn ho Ahyia ne Ahotew ho Nhwehwɛmu Asoɛe anya ɔkwan bi a wɔfa so de nwura fra dɔte de yɛ ntayaa +The magazine China Today describes the final product as high quality bricks for use by the building industry +Nsɛmma nhoma China Today ka nea wonya fi mu no ho asɛm sɛ ɛyɛ ntayaa papa paa a adansi nnwumakuw de di dwuma +In just a few months one brick plant made about million bricks consuming tons of garbage +Wɔ asram kakraa bi pɛ mu no ntayaa adwumayɛbea bi de nwura tɔn yɛɛ ntayaa bɛyɛ ɔpepem +After baking at a temperature of some to degrees Fahrenheit C +the bricks are said to be no more unhygienic than ordinary bricks +Wɔkyerɛ sɛ sɛ wɔto ntayaa no wɔ ogya a ne hyew yɛ bɛyɛ Fahrenheit kosi mu a ɛnyɛ ade a enye mma akwahosan te sɛ ntayaa dedaw no ara pɛ +The Land of the Sauna Huruhurow Aguare Asase No + The Finnish people are the most avid sauna users in the world says the magazine Suomen Silta +Nsɛmma nhoma Suomen Silta ka sɛ Finlandfo na woguare huruhurow sen biara wɔ wiase +Most people in Finland take this steam bath about once a week for relaxation and cleansing +Finlandfo dodow no ara guare huruhurow yi bɛyɛ pɛnkoro dapɛn biara de gye wɔn ahome na wɔde tew wɔn ho +Temperatures average between and degrees Fahrenheit C +Ne hyew bɛyɛ Fahrenheit kosi +Finns customarily take a cool shower or plunge into a lake immediately afterward +Finlandfo taa guare nsuonwini anaa ɔtare mu wɔ ɛno akyi pɛɛ +According to Suomen Silta it is estimated that in Finland there are some +million saunas +Sɛnea Suomen Silta kyerɛ no wobu akontaa sɛ wɔ Finland no huruhurow aguaree bɛyɛ ɔpepem +na ɛwɔ hɔ +With a population slightly above the five million mark that means that this Nordic country has about sauna for every persons +Esiane sɛ Europa kusuu fam man yi mu nnipa boro ɔpepem anum kakraa bi nti ɛno kyerɛ sɛ nnipa biara wɔ huruhurow aguaree +Choking on Food Aduan a Ehia Obi +A slap on the back is not the most effective way to help a person choking on a piece of food +Ɛnyɛ ɔkwan a eye sen biara a wɔbɛfa so aboa obi a aduan ahia no ne sɛ wɔbɛbobɔ n’akyi +According to the Berkeley Wellness Letter it is better to try what is sometimes called the Heimlich maneuver +Sɛnea Berkeley Wellness Letter kyerɛ no ɛyɛ papa mmom sɛ wɔbɛsɔ nea ɛtɔ da bi a wɔfrɛ no Heimlich maneuver no ahwɛ +The newsletter goes on to describe the procedure Stand behind the choking person and wrap your arms around him above his waist +Krataa no toa so kyerɛ ɔkwan a wɔfa so yɛ Gyina onipa a aduan ahia no no akyi na fa wo nsa bobare ne sisi +Place a fist between his breastbone and navel with the thumb against his abdomen +Mua wo nsa biako fa to ne koko ne ne funuma ntam a wo kokurobeti da ne yafunu so +Grab the fist with your other hand and thrust quickly and firmly inward and upward +Fa wo nsa biako no nso so nea woamua no mu mia so denneennen fa kɔ soro ntɛm +Repeat until the food or object is dislodged +Kɔ so yɛ saa kosi sɛ aduan anaa dekode no beyi afi hɔ +Don t do this to children less than one year old who need different emergency care when choking +Nyɛ abofra a onnii afe biako a ohia ɔkwan foforo a wɔbɛfa so ayi dekode a ahia no no saa +This treatment can be learned in a first aid or CPR cardiopulmonary resuscitation class given by health care professionals +Wobetumi asua saa ayaresa yi wɔ ayarehwɛ a edi kan anaa CPR koma ne ahurututu a wɔma ɛyɛ adwuma yiye bio ho adesua a ayarehwɛ ho animdefo de ma mu +The Wellness Letter notes that upper airway obstructions account for to deaths in the U +S +each year +Wellness Letter no ka sɛ nneɛma a etua nkurɔfo ahome kunkum nnipa kosi wɔ U +S +afe biara +Iron Jawed Dogs Akraman a Wɔn Apantan Yɛ Den Yiye +In New York City last year there were reported cases of dog bites noted the Daily News +Daily News kae sɛ afe a etwaam no wonyaa akraman a wɔkekaa nkurɔfo ho amanneɛbɔ wɔ New York City +On the average about once a week there was a police versus dog confrontation in which firearms were used +Sɛ wɔkyekyem pɛpɛɛpɛ a dapɛn biara na polisini ne ɔkraman ntam akameakame a wɔde tuo di dwuma wom biako si +Reportedly some dogs kept coming at the officers even after being riddled with six bullets +Wɔbɔɔ amanneɛ sɛ akraman no bi kɔɔ so baa polisifo no so ɛmfa ho mpo sɛ wɔbɔɔ wɔn tuo mpɛn asia no +Several police officers were bitten and others were injured by ricocheting bullets during the battles with iron jawed pit bulls the paper reported +Atesɛm krataa no bɔɔ amanneɛ sɛ akraman kekaa polisifo pii na afoforo nso atuo aboba a ɛbɔ biribi ma ɛsan n’akyi pirapiraa wɔn bere a na wɔne akraman akɛse a wɔn apantan yɛ den reko no +Police Department officials are now concerned about the risk that stray and ricocheting bullets pose to humans when firearms are used on ferocious dogs +Mprempren asiane a atuo a wɔtow fom ne aboba a ɛbɔ biribi ma ɛsan n’akyi no de to nnipa so bere a wɔtotow akraman a wɔn ani yɛ den atuo no ho asɛm haw Polisifo Adwumayɛbea mpanyimfo +When faced with a dangerous dog related situation policemen are urged to use nonlethal means such as a pepper spray which affects the respiratory system +Wɔhyɛ polisifo sɛ sɛ wɔne akraman a wɔn ho yɛ hu di akameakame a wɔmfa akwan a asiane nnim so te sɛ mako siam a wɔde gu mframa mu a etua ahome +Dangerous Batteries Batere a Ɛyɛ Hu + According to the Prevent Blindness Utah organization people each year suffer cornea burns and other eye injuries from exploding batteries in the United States +Sɛnea Utah Anifurae Anosiw ahyehyɛde no kyerɛ no afe biara nnipa na batere a ɛpae ma wɔn aniwa nkesua ho hyehye anaa biribi a ɛte saa yɛ wɔn aniwa wɔ United States +The magazine Snow Country reports that many of these accidents occur while motorists attempt to jump start their vehicles +Nsɛmma nhoma Snow Country bɔ amanneɛ sɛ saa akwanhyia yi mu pii sisi bere a mfirikafo bɔ mmɔden sɛ wɔde nhama beso kar foforo batere so de atu wɔn kar +Sparks from a battery can ignite airborne gases +Batere no mu gya nturuturuwii no betumi asɔ gya wɔ mframa mu +As a preventive measure the magazine recommended that when jump starting the black cable should be connected to unpainted metal such as an exposed bolt rather than the battery s negative terminal +Sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a wobesiw ano no nsɛmma nhoma no hyɛɛ nyansa sɛ sɛ wɔde nhama so kar foforo batere so de tu kar bi a ɛsɛ sɛ wɔde ahama tuntum no so dade bi a wɔnkaa ho aduru te sɛ nea wɔde abobɔ nneɛma mu a ɛho da hɔ mu na mmom wɔmmfa nnso batere no fa a wɔfrɛ no negative no +That reduces the potential for electric arcing which could lead to an explosion +Ɛno besiw ogya a ɛbɛtetew nyinamnyinam ma apae no ano +In addition cables should be kept untangled and motorists should wear protective glasses when jump starting +Nea ɛka ho no ɛnsɛ sɛ wɔma nhama bobɔ na ɛsɛ sɛ mfirikafo hyɛ ahwehwɛniwa de bɔ wɔn ho ban bere a wɔde ahama so kar foforo batere so de tu wɔn kar no +Lost Muscles Nam a Wɔhwere +Dieting can be harmful especially when in an effort to lose body fat the dieter also loses muscle tissue +Adidi a obi tew so na ama ne so atew no betumi apira titiriw sɛ onii no rebɔ mmɔden sɛ ne mu srade so bɛtew na ɔhwere nam ka ho a +Health columnist Wayne Westcott explains that muscle is so important in so many things we do throughout the day you can t afford to lose it +Akwahosan ho sɛnkyerɛwfo Wayne Westcott kyerɛkyerɛ mu sɛ nam ho hia kɛse wɔ nneɛma pii a yɛyɛ no da biara mu ɛnsɛ sɛ wohwere +Nondieters are also in danger of losing muscle if they lead a sedentary life +Wɔn a wɔntew wɔn adidi so na ama wɔn so atew nso wɔ asiane a ɛbɛma wɔahwere nam mu sɛ wɔtaa tra faako a +It is estimated that every ten years the typical sedentary person loses an average of pounds kg of muscle while gaining pounds kg of fat +Wobu akontaa sɛ sɛ wɔkyekyem pɛpɛɛpɛ a mfe du biara obi a ɔtaa tra faako hwere nam kilogram na onya srade kilogram ka ho +On a bathroom scale that would indicate a pound kg weight gain problem fat pounds kg minus muscle pounds kg observed Dr +Westcott +Dɔkta Westcott kae sɛ Sɛ ogyina nsenia so a ɛbɛkyerɛ sɛ ne mu asan ayɛ duru kilogram srade kilogram abɛka ho na nam kilogram afi so +But the reality is that it s actually a pound kg problem pounds kg more fat plus pounds kg less muscle +Nanso nea ɛte ankasa ne sɛ ɛyɛ kilogram na ɛho aba asɛm srade kilogram abɛka ho na nam kilogram afi so +To maintain health and fitness a combination of both aerobic activity and strength training is highly recommended +Nea ɛbɛyɛ na obi akɔ so anya akwahosan pa ne apɔwmuden no wɔkamfo kyerɛ denneennen sɛ ɔnteɛteɛ n’apɔw mu na ɔnyɛ adwumaden +Right to Refuse Transfusions Hokwan a Wɔwɔ sɛ Wonnye Mogya + Patients Have Right to Refuse Transfusions declared a heading in the Mainichi Daily News reporting on a recommendation by a board of experts organized by the Ethics Committee for the Tokyo Metropolitan Hospitals and Maternities +Wɔ asɛmti a ɛne sɛ Ayarefo wɔ Hokwan sɛ Wɔpow Mogya ase no Mainichi Daily News bɔɔ amanneɛ faa nyansahyɛ bi a adenimfo bagua bi a Abrabɔ Boayikuw no hyehyɛ maa Tokyo Amantam Ayaresabea Ahorow ne Mmeae a Wogye Awo de mae no ho +Although prominent university hospitals have already made similar decisions this is the first one made at the local government level +Ɛwom sɛ sukuupɔn mu ayaresabea ahorow a agye din asi gyinae a ɛtete saa dedaw de nanso eyi ne nea edi kan a wɔasi gyinae a ɛte saa wɔ amantam no mu +The report recommends that hospitals in Tokyo respect the wishes of adult patients who desire bloodless management even if the doctors feel a blood transfusion is vital +Amanneɛbɔ no hyɛ nyansa sɛ Tokyo ayaresabea ahorow no nkyerɛ obu mma mpanyimfo a wɔyare na wɔpɛ ayaresa a mogya nnim apɛde sɛ dɔktafo no te nka mpo sɛ ɛho hia sɛ wɔma wɔn mogya a +In the case of a patient brought to the hospital unconscious but in possession of a document certifying that he or she does not wish to have a transfusion the doctor must place priority on that wish reports the paper +Atesɛm krataa no bɔ amanneɛ sɛ Ɛdefa ɔyarefo bi a ade atɔ ne so a wɔde no ba ayaresabea hɔ na okura krataa bi a edi adanse sɛ ɔmpɛ sɛ wɔma no mogya ho no ɛsɛ sɛ dɔkta no de saa apɛde no di kan +High school children will have their wishes regarding transfusion respected as if they were adults +Wɔbɛkyerɛ obu ama mmofra a wɔwɔ ntoaso sukuu no apɛde wɔ mogya ho te sɛ mpanyimfo +However the report still recommends that the doctors not the parents have the final say on the treatment of minors of junior high school age and under +Nanso amanneɛbɔ no kamfo kyerɛ ara sɛ ɛsɛ sɛ dɔktafo mmom na ɛnyɛ awofo na wosi gyinae a etwa to wɔ mmofra a wonnuu ntoaso sukuu so ayaresa mu +Flower Power Nhwiren Tumi +Plants on the island of Madagascar have long been prized for their medicinal value by the local inhabitants +Efi bere tenten na Madagascar supɔw no sofo abu ɛhɔ afifide sɛ etumi sa nyarewa +Extracts from different flowers have been used to treat ailments ranging from fever to eczema to tumours reports the journal Africa Environment Wildlife +Nsɛmma nhoma Africa Environment Wildlife bɔ amanneɛ sɛ wɔde nhwiren ahorow mu nneɛma asa nyarewa a efi atiridii so kosi ɔwe ne biribi a ɛhon obi so +Even the beautiful orchid is useful +Orchid fɛfɛ no mpo so wɔ mfaso +One species Angraecum eburneum for example is being used to fight viral infections and prevent miscarriages +Sɛ nhwɛso no wɔde emu biako Angraecum eburneum ko tia ɔyare mmoawa nketenkete na wɔde siw nyinsɛn a wɔpɔn ano +Recently a source of medicine for treating leukemia became apparent on the island the rosy periwinkle Catharanthus roseus +Nnansa yi wohuu nea wɔde yɛ aduru de sa leukemia yare no wɔ supɔw no so periwinkle kɔkɔɔ no Catharanthus roseus +But for how much longer will people be able to benefit from these flowers ? Nanso nnipa bɛkɔ so anya nhwiren yi mu mfaso akosi bere tenten bɛn ? + The race is on laments the report since untold numbers of undiscovered species are lost every day through commercial practices such as logging agriculture and mining +Amanneɛbɔ no kyerɛ sɛ yegu so repem so efisɛ da biara aguadi nnwuma te sɛ afifide a wotwa kuayɛ ne nkoronnwuma ma wɔhwere afifide a wonnya nyɛɛ ho nhwehwɛmu pii kwa +Tobacco Users in India Wɔn a Wɔde Tawa Di Dwuma wɔ India + According to government figures million men and million women above the age of in India are regular users of tobacco says the British Medical Journal +British Medical Journal ka sɛ Sɛnea aban akontaabu kyerɛ no mmarima ɔpepem ne mmea ɔpepem a wɔadi boro mfe wɔ India de tawa di dwuma daa +The report adds that poorer people chew tobacco to suppress hunger +Amanneɛbɔ no de ka ho sɛ wɔn a ahia wɔn kɛse we tawa de brɛ wɔn kɔm ase +Tobacco is of great economic importance to India as it is the world s third largest producer next to China and the United States and employs thousands of people +Tawa so wɔ mfaso kɛse ma India wɔ sika fam efisɛ ɛne ɔman a ɛto so abiɛsa a wodua no kɛse sen biara wɔ wiase edi China ne United States akyi na ɛma nnipa mpempem pii nya adwuma +However the incidence of oral cancer and cancers of the pharynx larynx esophagus and lungs have the ICMR Indian Council of Medical Research concerned +Nanso anom kokoram ne kokoram a ɛyɛ menasepɔw menewa ne ahurututu mu no haw ICMR India Ayaresa Nhwehwɛmu Bagua no +As the Journal reports the ICMR claims that the cost of treating patients who suffer from diseases related to use of tobacco is set to exceed the revenue earned from the tobacco industry +Sɛnea Journal bɔ amanneɛ no ICMR kyerɛ sɛ sika a wɔsɛe no wɔ ayarefo a wɔanya nyarewa a tawa a wɔde di dwuma na ɛde ba hwɛ mu no bɛdɔɔso asen sika a efi tawa adwuma no mu ba no +Doctors and nongovernment groups recommend public awareness campaigns to cite the health risks of tobacco use the phasing out of tobacco cultivation and the introduction of alternative crops +Dɔktafo ne akuw a ɛnyɛ aban de kamfo kyerɛ sɛ wɔnyɛ nhyehyɛe mfa ntwe ɔmanfo adwene nsi akwahosan mu asiane ahorow a ɛwɔ tawa a wɔde di dwuma mu ne tawa a wobegyae dua na wɔadua nnɔbae afoforo so +The Problem of Addiction Nneyɛe a Ɛka Nkurɔfo Hɔ +More than five million persons in Germany suffer from addictive behavior according to the German Center Against Dangers From Addiction in Bonn +Sɛnea Germany Dwumadibea a Esiw Nneyɛe a Ɛka Nkurɔfo hɔ Ano a ɛwɔ Bonn kyerɛ no nnipa bɛboro ɔpepem anum na nneyɛe bi ka wɔn hɔ wɔ Germany +Of these +million are addicted to medicinal substances and about to heroin +Eyinom mu ɔpepem +na nnuru a wɔde sa nyarewa nom ka wɔn hɔ na heroin a wɔde di dwuma ka wɔn mu bɛyɛ hɔ +More than are addicted to gambling +Kyakyatow ka nnipa bɛyɛ hɔ +By far the largest group are addicted to alcohol reports the Suddeutsche Zeitung adding that Germans are world champions at drinking +Suddeutsche Zeitung bɔ amanneɛ sɛ nnipa a wɔdɔɔso paa ne wɔn a asanom ka wɔn hɔ na ɛde ka ho sɛ Germanfo nom nsa sen ɔman biara wɔ wiase nyinaa +Not only has the consumption of alcohol in Germany tripled since but as the center further estimates some +million persons are in need of treatment for alcohol abuse +Ɛnyɛ mmosa a wɔnom wɔ Germany nko na efi no abu abɔ ho abiɛsa na mmom sɛnea dwumadibea no kɔ so bu akontaa no nnipa bɛyɛ ɔpepem +hia mmosa a wɔnom tra so ho ayaresa +From Our Readers Efi Yɛn Akenkanfo Hɔ +Aged Parents My father in law is bedridden and needs to have everything done for him +Awofo a Wɔn Mfe Akɔ Anim M’ase barima aka mpa mu na ehia sɛ obi na ɔyɛ ne ho biribiara +Being worn out mentally and physically I have at times lost patience and said things I later regretted +Esiane sɛ mabrɛ wɔ adwene ne honam mu nti ɛtɔ da bi a me bo fuw na mekeka nsɛm bi a ɛma minu me ho akyiri yi +So when I read the articles on The Challenge of Caring for Aged Parents February I felt as if my heart were going to burst ! Enti bere a mekenkan nsɛm a ɛfa Awofo a Wɔn Mfe Akɔ Anim Hwɛ ho Asɛnnennen ’ ho April no ɛyɛɛ me yaw yiye ! +My deepest thanks to you for preparing this material +Meda mo ase yiye sɛ musiesiee saa nsɛm yi +The articles will support me as I continue carrying out my duties +Nsɛm no bɛboa me bere a mekɔ so yɛ me nnwuma no +T +T +H +Japan H +Japan +I am years old and my grandmother now requires hour care +Madi mfe na ehia sɛ wɔhwɛ me nanabea nnɔnhwerew +She lives about a hundred miles km away +Ɔte akyiri bɛyɛ sɛ kilomita +Thus a severe strain has been put on my family +Enti ɛde ɔhaw kɛse abɛto m’abusua no so +I therefore want to thank you for the articles +Enti mepɛ sɛ meda mo ase wɔ mo nsɛm no ho +They were very upbuilding +Na ɛhyɛ den yiye +M +M +R +United States R +United States +I work for a social service agency that provides services to those caring for aged parents +Meyɛ adwuma wɔ asetram nsɛm ho adwumayɛkuw bi a ɛboa wɔn a wɔhwɛ awofo a wɔn mfe akɔ anim mu +More often than not my coworkers refuse any Bible based literature that I offer them +Mpɛn pii no me mfɛfo adwumayɛfo no nnye Bible ho nhoma biara a mede ma wɔn no +However at a recent staff meeting I gave each person a copy of that issue +Nanso wɔ adwumayɛfo nhyiam bi a yɛyɛɛ nnansa yi ase no mede saa nsɛmma nhoma no biako maa obiara +Each one accepted ! Wɔn mu biara gyei ! +I found one worker reading it at her desk +Na mihui sɛ odwumayɛni biako rekenkan wɔ ne pon ho +B +B +H +United States H +United States +You suggested directly asking one s fleshly brothers and sisters for help in caregiving +Mokamfo kyerɛɛ pefee sɛ obi nka nkyerɛ ne honam fam nuabarimanom ne nuabeanom sɛ wɔmmoa ɔhwɛ no +I believed that once asked no one would ever refuse +Na misusuw sɛ sɛ wɔka sɛ obi nyɛ mmoa a obiara rempopo ne ti da +Well I m here to tell you that I have been the caregiver for my parents for over ten years and when I asked my siblings for help they wouldn t provide it +Nanso mereka akyerɛ mo sɛ me na mahwɛ m’awofo bɛboro mfe du ni na sɛ meka kyerɛ me nuanom sɛ wɔmmɛboa a wɔnyɛ +We live in a cold uncaring world +Yɛte wiase a ɔdɔ nnim na wonnwen afoforo ho mu +I just wish people would wake up and realize that caring for your parents is not a chore it s a privilege ! Me yam a anka nkurɔfo abehu sɛ w’awofo a wobɛhwɛ wɔn no nyɛ adwuma ɛyɛ hokwan ! +M +M +D +United States D +United States +The Scriptures say that caring for family members is an obligation for Christians +Kyerɛwnsɛm no ka sɛ abusua mufo a wɔbɛhwɛ wɔn no yɛ asɛyɛde ma Kristofo +If anyone does not provide for those who are his own and especially for those who are members of his household he has disowned the faith +ED +Sɛ obi nhwɛ n’ankasa ne nnipa ne ne titiriw no ne fifo a wapa gyidi na ɔyɛ onipa bɔne sen nea onnye nni +Timoteo Samufo +I really appreciated the advice to make time for your mate and for yourself +M’ani sɔɔ afotu a ese ɛsɛ sɛ wunya bere ma wo hokafo ne wo ho no kɛse +I have failed to do this in the past feeling that care of our parents came before time with my husband or time for myself +Na mintumi nyɛ eyi bere a atwam no efisɛ na mete nka sɛ yɛn awofo a yɛbɛhwɛ wɔn no ba ansa na bere a menya ama me kunu anaa me ho no adi hɔ +However I see the wisdom in this counsel and I am going to try to be more balanced in this regard +Nanso mahu nyansa a ɛwɔ saa afotu yi mu no na mɛbɔ mmɔden akari pɛ wɔ eyi mu +M +M +O +United States O +United States +Moving I am years old and I would like to thank you for the article Young People Ask +Otukɔ Madi mfe na mepɛ sɛ meda mo ase wɔ asɛm Mmofra Bisa Sɛ +Why Do We Have to Move ? Dɛn Nti na Ɛsɛ sɛ Yetu ? + February When I was nine my dad who is a congregation elder was asked to move to a neighboring congregation +no ho +February Engiresi de Bere a midii mfe akron no wɔkae sɛ me papa a ɔyɛ asafo mu ɔpanyin no nkɔ asafo bi a ɛbɛn hɔ mu +We have now been here for over four years and have grown to love the congregation very very much +Yɛadi bɛboro mfe anan wɔ ha na yɛanya ɔdɔ kɛse ama asafo no +Now my dad has been asked to move to yet another congregation +Afei wose me papa nsan nkɔ asafo foforo mu +The day we were asked to move we received this magazine +Da a wɔkaa sɛ yɛnkɔ no na yɛn nsa kaa saa nsɛmma nhoma yi +It helped both my brother and me to cope better +Ɛboaa me ne me nuabarima ma yegyinaa ano yiye +It is a privilege to be asked to move but it s very hard to say good bye to all those we have grown to love +Ɛyɛ hokwan sɛ wɔbɛka sɛ yentu nkɔ baabi foforo nanso ɛyɛ den yiye sɛ yebegyaw wɔn a yɛabɛdɔ wɔn no nyinaa hɔ +L +L +B +England B +England +Racism Just now I had the good fortune to read your August issue with the series Will All Races Ever Be United ? Nnipa mu Nyiyim Seesei ara na minyaa hokwan kɛse de kenkan mo August Engiresi de no a ɛfa nsɛm So Mmusua Nyinaa Bɛyɛ Biako Da Bi ? +I was astonished and impressed by your fair minded insightful understanding of this complex problem +ho no +Ɔhaw a emu dɔ yi ho adwempa ne ntease a mufi nhumu mu daa no adi no maa me ho dwiriw me na ɛyɛɛ me anigye +I recently concluded a college course on history +Nnansa yi ara na merewie me sukuupɔn adesua wɔ abakɔsɛm ho +But in just nine pages your magazine gave a concise history explanation and remedy ! Nanso mo nsɛmma nhoma no de ɛho abakɔsɛm tiawa nkyerɛkyerɛmu ne ano aduru mae wɔ nkratafa akron pɛ mu ! +It surpassed a full semester of college textbooks and lectures +Ɛsen nneɛma a wɔde bɛyɛ asram anan ne fa sua wɔ sukuupɔn adesua nhoma ne nkyerɛkyerɛ nyinaa mu +R +R +J +United States J +United States +Can Family Life Be Happier Without TV ? So Abusua Asetra Betumi Ayɛ Anigye Kɛse Bere a Wonni TV ? +IN FEBRUARY this year The Wall Street Journal featured the article Going Tubeless Some Families Flourish Without TV +WƆ AFE yi February mu no The Wall Street Journal kaa asɛm yi Television a Wogyae Hwɛ Mmusua Bi Di Yiye a Wonni TV +The paper reported For the relative handful of American families who unplug for good life after television goes on quite happily at that +Krataa no bɔɔ amanneɛ sɛ Amerikafo mmusua kakra a wogyae television hwɛ koraa fam no asetra kɔ so bere a wogyae hwɛ no akyi wɔ anigye kɛse mu +Television s effect on the family was also discussed recently at a reunion to celebrate the th anniversary of the first sub four minute mile which was run by Roger Bannister +Wosusuw tumi a television nya wɔ abusua no so nso ho nnansa yi wɔ nkabom nhyiam bi a wɔde hyɛɛ bere a edi kan a wɔde simma a ennu anan tuu mmirika twaa akwansin biako a Roger Bannister na ɔyɛɛ saa no mfe ho fa no ase +According to Jim Ryun a champion miler in the s the subject came up during dinner with Roger before the Olympics +Sɛnea Jim Ryun nea na okura kwansin biako mmirikatu ho nkonimbo wɔ mfe no mu kyerɛ no asɛm no sɔree bere a na ɔne Roger redidi anwummere bi ansa na wɔrefi Olimpik no ase no +My wife Anne and I were engaged to be married at the time Ryun explained so Roger told us he had discovered something that really improved the quality of his family life +Ryun kyerɛkyerɛɛ mu sɛ Na me ne me yere Anne ayɛ nhyehyɛe rebɛware saa bere no enti Roger ka kyerɛɛ yɛn sɛ wahu biribi a ɛmaa n’abusua asetra yɛɛ papa ankasa +Of course we were all ears +Nokwarem no yɛyɛɛ komm tiei +He said what he had done is taken the television out of the house so that had given them more time as a family to be together to talk to read together +Ɔkae sɛ nea na wayɛ ne sɛ wayi television no afi fie hɔ enti ama wɔanya bere pii de yɛ ade bom sɛ abusua wɔbɔ nkɔmmɔ na wɔkenkan ade bom +Ryun related What he said had a major impact on us +Ryun kae sɛ Nea ɔkae no nyaa yɛn so tumi kɛse +We began realizing We don t really need a TV +Yefii ase hui sɛ yenhia TV ankasa +’ +A number of people have reached the same conclusion +Nnipa dodow bi asi gyinae a ɛte saa ara +Why ? Dɛn ntia ? +Because of the mesmerizing effect that TV can have especially on the young +Ɛyɛ tumi a ɛyɛ nwonwa a TV tumi nya wɔ nkurɔfo ne titiriw mmofra so no ntia +According to a mother in Maryland U +S +A +when nursing her infant daughter in front of the TV the baby would whip her head away from me and stare fixated at the screen +Sɛnea ɛna bi a ɔwɔ Maryland U +S +A +kyerɛ no sɛ ɔrema ne babea ketewaa nufu wɔ TV no anim a akokoaa no gyae me hwɛ kɔhwɛ TV no haa +We figured if she was doing it at that age what would she do when she got older ? Yesusuw ho sɛ sɛ ɔreyɛ saa bere a ɔyɛ abofra ketewaa yi a ɛnde dɛn na ɔbɛyɛ bere a wanyin no ? +So the family got rid of their TV +Enti abusua no gyaee wɔn TV no hwɛ +If you do not eliminate TV entirely does not at least controlling its use make good sense ? Sɛ wunnyae TV hwɛ koraa a so anyɛ yiye koraa no nyansa nnim sɛ wobɛtew ne hwɛ so ? +Karen Stevenson the first black woman to receive a Rhodes Scholarship for study at Oxford University in England said of her earlier life No television was allowed during the week +Karen Stevenson obibini bea a odi kan a onyaa Rhodes Nhomasua mu mmoa a ɛma okosuaa ade wɔ Oxford Sukuupɔn a ɛwɔ England mu no kaa ne mmofraase ho asɛm sɛ Wɔamma yɛanhwɛ television wɔ dapɛn no mu +If there was something we especially wanted to see +we had to talk to mother about it the Sunday before and plan for it +Sɛ na biribi titiriw wɔ so a yɛpɛ sɛ yɛhwɛ a +na ɛsɛ sɛ yɛne maame ka ho asɛm Kwasida ansa na yɛayɛ ho nhyehyɛe +What about TV viewing in your family ? TV hwɛ wɔ mo abusua no mu nso ɛ ? +Do you see the value of limiting it or even eliminating it for a time ? So muhu sɛ mfaso wɔ so sɛ mobɛtew so anaasɛ mubegyae hwɛ akosi bere bi ? +Make Your Family Life Happy Ma W’abusua Asetra Nyɛ Anigye +WHEN a patient in South Carolina U +S +A +sent the tract Enjoy Family Life to one of her nurses the nurse phoned to thank her for it +BERE a ɔyarefo bi a ɔwɔ South Carolina U +S +A +de kratawa Nya Abusua Asetra Mu Anigye kɔmaa n’ayarehwɛfo no biako no ɔyarehwɛfo no frɛɛ no wɔ telefon so daa no ase +The nurse said she had shared the tract with her husband and that they had read it together appreciatively +Ɔyarehwɛfo no kae sɛ ɔde kratawa no kyerɛɛ ne kunu na wɔboom kenkan no anigye so +In fact the nurse said they could not believe something so positive was available to help families +Nokwarem no ɔyarehwɛfo no kae sɛ na onnye nni sɛ biribi pa saa wɔ hɔ a wɔde boa mmusua ahorow +The patient explained The nurse told me that the information was exactly what she and her husband had been discussing in terms of ideal and positive things in the family but that they had no idea anything on the subject was available in printed form +Ɔyarefo no kyerɛkyerɛɛ mu sɛ Ɔyarehwɛfo no ka kyerɛɛ me sɛ nsɛm a ɛwom no ne nsɛm a ɔne ne kunu bɔ ho nkɔmmɔ fa abusua mu nneɛma a ɛfata na ɛboa ho no hyia pɛpɛɛpɛ nanso na wonnim sɛ wɔatintim ɛho asɛm +She ended the phone call by saying she keeps the little tract with her everywhere she goes and reads it over and over +Asɛm a etwa to a ɔkae wɔ telefon so nkɔmmɔbɔ no mu ne sɛ ɔde kratawa ketewaa no kɔ baabiara a ɔkɔ na ɔkan no mpɛn pii +She said that if I had any other information on family life to please let her see it +Ɔkae sɛ sɛ mewɔ nsɛm foforo bi a ɛfa abusua asetra ho a ɛyɛ anigye a memma onhu +The patient sent the nurse the book Making Your Family Life Happy and made plans to get together with the nurse to discuss it with her +Ɔyarefo no de nhoma Wo Abusua Asetra a Wobɛma Ayɛ Anigye kɔmaa ɔyarehwɛfo no na ɔyɛɛ nhyehyɛe sɛ ɔne ɔyarehwɛfo no behyia abɔ mu nkɔmmɔ +Perhaps you too would appreciate information to help make your family life happier +Sɛ wopɛ sɛ wo nsa ka Nya Abusua Asetra Mu Anigye ne Wo Abusua Asetra a Wobɛma Ayɛ Anigye anaasɛ wɔne wo yɛ ofie Bible adesua a wuntua hwee a yɛsrɛ wo kyerɛw Watch Tower Society P +If you would like to receive a copy of Enjoy Family Life and Making Your Family Life Happy or to have a free home Bible study please write to Watchtower Columbia Heights Brooklyn New York or to the appropriate address listed on page +O +Box Accra anaa address a wɔahyehyɛ wɔ kratafa no mu nea ɛfata +A Big Dream Fulfilled ! Dae Titiriw Bi Abam ! +BY AWAKE ! EFI NYAN ! +CORRESPONDENT IN NIGERIA KYERƐWFO A ƆWƆ NIGERIA HƆ +OVER Witnesses were at the noon meal at the Bethel Home in Nigeria on February when the waiters wheeled in the ice cream for dessert +NA ADANSEFO bɛboro redidi awiabere wɔ Betel Fie wɔ Nigeria wɔ February na wɔn a wɔkyekyɛ aduan no piaa ice cream a esisi trɔk nkumaa bi so a wobedi no sɛ nnɔkɔnnɔkɔwade baa mu +What is the occasion ? some wondered aloud +Ebinom bisae sɛ Dɛn na ɛrekɔ so nnɛ ? + Not only ice cream but such a variety vanilla chocolate strawberry and pistachio ! Ɛnyɛ ice cream kɛkɛ na wɔde bae na mmom nea nneɛma a ne dɛ gu ahorow wom vanilla chocolate strawberry ne pistachio ! + Four color ice cream ! Nea na ɔte didipon ti no de too gua sɛ Ice cream a ne kɔla yɛ anan ! +It has a special significance announced the one presiding at the meal +Ɛkyerɛ biribi titiriw +It is to celebrate our change to four color full color printing ! Yɛde rehyɛ nhoma a wɔde kɔla anan na ɛyɛ emu mfonini kɔla ahorow tintim no ho fa ! +The thunderous applause that followed was not simply for the ice cream in the dining room +Ɛnyɛ ice cream no a na ɛwɔ adididan no mu nti na wɔbɔɔ wɔn nsam kɛse no +It was in appreciation of the new printing presses in the factory that had already begun to produce the Watchtower and Awake ! Na ɛyɛ nhoma tintim mfiri foforo a ɛwɔ nhoma tintimbea hɔ a na afi ase retintim Ɔwɛn Aban ne Nyan ! +magazines in full color +nsɛmma nhoma no mu mfonini wɔ kɔla ahorow mu dedaw no ho anisɔ ntia +Full color printing was now a reality worldwide +Na nhoma a wotintim wɔ kɔla ahorow mu no abɛyɛ botae a wɔadu ho wɔ wiase nyinaa +Nigeria was the last of the large printing branches to be converted to full color printing a move that had got under way in the mid s +Na Nigeria baa dwumadibea no ne nea ɛwɔ nhoma tintimbea kɛse a etwa to a wofii ase tintim nhoma a wɔde kɔla ahorow yɛ emu mfonini nhyehyɛe a efii ase wɔ mfe no mfinimfini no +With the March issue of The Watchtower two color printing had become a thing of the past in Nigeria +Efi March Ɔwɛn Aban no so no wogyaee nhoma a ɛyɛ kɔla abien tintim wɔ Nigeria +The two new Koenig and Bauer Rapida printing presses had come from the Netherlands branch +Wɔde nhoma tintim mfiri foforo abien Koenig ne Bauer Rapida no fi Netherlands baa dwumadibea na ɛbae +Along with the presses came other printing equipment plate scanner folder stitcher trimmer and sheeter +Wɔde mfiri afoforo a ɛboa ma wotintim nhoma kaa nhoma tintim mfiri no ho bae afiri bi a wɔfrɛ no plate scanner nea wɔde bobɔ nhoma nea wɔde pam nea wɔde tenetene ano ne nea wɔde twitwa nkrataa +In all it amounted to metric tons of equipment +Sɛ wɔka nneɛma no mu duru nyinaa bom a na esi mɛtrik tɔn +Printing Presses That Float on Air ! Nhoma Tintim Mfiri a Ɛtɛn Mframa Ani ! +With the decision to send the presses came the problem of how to ship them +Bere a wosii gyinae sɛ wɔde nhoma tintim mfiri no asɛnnennen a ɛsɔree ne sɛnea wɔde bɛkɔ +Thirty five ton presses do not fit in a suitcase ! Na afiri a emu duru yɛ tɔn aduasa anum renkɔ adaka ketewaa bi mu ! +Bernd Sauerbier who organized the shipping from the Netherlands said We had to think about how to transport the machines in the best way to protect them from damage +Bernd Sauerbier a ɔyɛɛ mfiri no a wɔde befi Netherlands afa po so aba ho nhyehyɛe no kae sɛ Na ɛsɛ sɛ yesusuw sɛnea yɛde mfiri no bɛkɔ no ho wɔ ɔkwampa a ɛbɛma yɛabɔ ho ban na ansɛe so +Normally such presses are shipped in huge wooden crates +Mpɛn pii no wɔde nhoma tintim mfiri a ɛtete saa no gu nnua nnaka akɛse mu na wɔde afa po so hyɛn +However the brothers feared that wood might not be strong enough to withstand the rigors of sea travel along with dockside loading and unloading +Nanso na anuanom no suro sɛ ebia nnua nnaka renyɛ nea ɛwɔ ahoɔden kɛse a ebetumi agyina po so akwantu mu awosoawosow ne sesa a wɔbɛsesa agu po so hyɛn mu wɔ hyɛn gyinabea ne ne yi ano +A cheaper and more secure alternative would be to send them in foot long steel shipping containers +Ɔkwan foforo a na ahobammɔ wom sen biara na ɛmmɔ ka kɛse a na wobetumi afa so de akɔ ne sɛ wɔde begu dade nnaka a ne tenten yɛ anammɔn mu +But how do you move such huge machines in and out of containers ? Nanso na wɔbɛyɛ dɛn apia mfiri akɛse yi akɔhyɛ nnaka no mu na wɔayi ? +Brother Sauerbier said This was a challenge because we had no experience in loading printing presses into containers +Onua Sauerbier kae sɛ Na eyi yɛ asɛm efisɛ na yenni nhoma tintim mfiri a wɔde gu dade nnaka mu mena ho osuahu biara +Even the company that manufactured the presses had no idea how to ship them in this way +Na adwumakuw a wɔyɛɛ mfiri no mpo nnim sɛnea wɔde mfiri bɛmena wɔ saa kwan yi so +The solution involved the use of air cushions also known as air filled modules +Sumii a wɔpɔmpe mframa gu mu na na ɛsɛ sɛ yɛde di dwuma +These air cushions are unimpressive to look at but they do a mighty work +Saa sumii a wɔpɔmpe mframa gu mu no nsɛ biribi titiriw bi nanso edi dwuma kɛse +They are flat units made of aluminum and rubber somewhat larger and heavier than a briefcase +Ɛyɛ biribi ntraantraa a wɔde aluminum ne rɔba ayɛ a ne kɛse ne emu duru sen adaka a wɔde kura kakra +Compressed air is pumped through them and is propelled downward +Wɔpɔmpe mframa gu mu na wosi ne ti ase +This lifts the air cushions slightly above the ground along with whatever rests on them +Eyi ma sumii no ma ne ho so fi fam na ɛpagyaw biribiara a esi so +In this way even the units of a printing press weighing many tons can be supported on a thin cushion of air +Wɔ saa kwan yi so no wotumi de nhoma tintim afiri afa horow a emu duru yɛ tɔn pii no mpo sisi sumii nketewa a mframa gyina mu no so +They hover floating on air ! Ɛsensɛn hɔ anaasɛ ɛtɛn mframa ani ! +Once a unit is lifted off the ground it is easy to push it by hand to wherever you want it +Sɛ afiri no fa bi nya ma ne ho so fi fam a ɛyɛ mmerɛw sɛ wode wo nsa bepia akɔ baabiara a wopɛ sɛ wode kɔ +The Witnesses laid hardboard on the floor of the containers so that it would be smooth enough to use air cushions inside them +Adansefo no de ntaaboo a ɛyɛ den beabeaa nnaka no ase sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a ɛhɔ bɛda so ma wɔatumi de sumii no atoto mu +They also had to make sure that the floor of each container was absolutely flat +Na ɛsɛ sɛ wɔhwɛ hu sɛ nnaka no mu biara ase da so koraa nso +Once the machines were inside the containers the brothers fixed steel rods to the sides and the top of each container to make the cargo more secure +Bere a wɔde mfiri no sisii nnaka no mu wiei no anuanom de nnade nteaanteaa atenten hyehyɛɛ adaka biara nkyɛn nkyɛn ne soro na ama nneɛma no agyina faako pintinn +It took two weeks in August to load all the units into the containers +Egyee adapɛn abien na wɔde hyehyɛɛ mfiri no afa horow nyinaa guu nnaka no mu wɔ August mu +On December at p +m +the first five containers arrived at the Nigeria Bethel complex +Nnaka anum a edi kan no duu Nigeria Betel hɔ December anwummere +The brothers were waiting eager and ready to begin the exacting work of off loading +Na anuanom retwɛn a wɔn ho pere wɔn na wɔayɛ krado sɛ wobefi nneɛma no yi a na ɛyɛ den no ase +They worked through the night until daybreak +Wɔyɛɛ adwuma anadwo no nyinaa kosii adekyee +Since the machinery had been packed on air cushions workers pumped in pressurized air and piece by piece the units glided out of the containers +Esiane sɛ na wɔde mfiri no asisi sumii a wɔpɔmpe mframa gu mu so nti adwumayɛfo no pɔmpee mframa guu mu na mfiri afa no fifii nnaka no mu mmiako mmiako +Cranes then lifted each unit onto a specially built platform at the factory entrance +Afei wɔde ahoɔden mansa momaa mfiri no afa horow no so sisii apa bi a wɔahyɛ da ayɛ so wɔ nhoma tintimbea dan no ano +Again the air cushions were put to work and as a crowd of enthusiastic onlookers watched the machines were pushed by hand to where they would operate +Wɔde sumii no dii dwuma bio na bere a nnipadɔm de anigye rehwɛ no wɔde nsa piapiaa mfiri no kosisii mmeae a ɛbɛyɛ adwuma no +Delighted Reaction to Full Color Magazines Ahurusi a Wodi wɔ Nsɛmma Nhoma a Wɔde Kɔla Ahorow Ayɛ Emu Mfonini no Ho +At p +m +on February the presses turned out the first English language full color Watchtower printed in Nigeria +Nhoma tintim mfiri no tintimii Engiresi kasa mu Ɔwɛn Aban a wɔde kɔla ahorow ayɛ emu mfonini a edi kan wɔ Nigeria February anwummere +Soon the presses were also printing magazines in Yoruba Igbo Efik and French +Ankyɛ na nhoma tintim mfiri no fii ase tintim nsɛmma nhoma wɔ Yoruba Igbo Efik ne Franse kasa mu nso +As the first copies became available to those living at Bethel what was the reaction ? Bere a wɔn a wɔwɔ Betel no nsa kaa nsɛmma nhoma a edi kan a wotintimii no bi no dɛn na wɔyɛe ? + I was elated ! exclaimed one +Obiako kae sɛ Midii ahurusi ! + Its attractiveness surpasses by far any other publication produced in this country +Ɛyɛ fɛ sen nhoma foforo biara a wɔatintim wɔ ɔman yi mu koraa +Another said Just as soon as they were available I obtained copies which I mailed to my family and friends +Ɔfoforo kae sɛ Bere a ɛbae araa pɛ na migyee mmiako mmiako menaa m’abusuafo ne me nnamfo +I can t wait to use them in the field +Me ho peree me sɛ mede bedi dwuma wɔ asɛnka mu +Still another when asked how she felt about the new full color magazines replied Just splendid ! Afei nso bere a wobisaa ɔfoforo sɛnea ɔtee nka wɔ nsɛmma nhoma ahorow a wɔde kɔla ahorow ayɛ emu mfonini ho no ɔkae sɛ Ɛyɛ fɛ yiye ! +This is another evidence that Jehovah cares for everybody worldwide ! Eyi yɛ adanse foforo a ɛkyerɛ sɛ Yehowa dwen nnipa a wɔwɔ wiase nyinaa mu biara ho ! +So as the workers at Bethel savored their four color ice cream they thought about full color magazines +Enti bere a Betel adwumayɛfo no dii wɔn ice cream a ɛyɛ kɔla anan no na wɔredwen nsɛmma nhoma ahorow a wɔde kɔla ahorow na ayɛ mu mfonini no nso ho +It was as one expressed it a big dream fulfilled +Sɛnea obi kae no na ɛyɛ dae titiriw bi a abam +Pictures on page Kratafa mfonini +Units of the printing press weighing many tons were supported on a thin cushion of air Wɔde nhoma tintim mfiri no afa horow a emu duru yɛ tɔn bebree no sisii sumii tratra bi a wɔpɔmpe mframa gu mu so +Missionaries What Should They Be ? Asɛmpatrɛwfo Nnipa Bɛn na Ɛsɛ sɛ Wɔyɛ ? +THE word missionary can evoke strong emotions +ASƐMFUA asɛmpatrɛw no betumi akanyan nkate a emu yɛ den +In some people it inspires admiration calling to mind individuals like Mother Teresa or the late Albert Schweitzer +Ɛma ebinom nya obu bi na wɔkae nnipa bi te sɛ Mother Teresa anaa Albert Schweitzer a waka baabi no +In contrast others react with indifference disgust or even anger when the subject of missionaries is broached +Nea ɛne eyi bɔ abira no sɛ wɔbɔ asɛmpatrɛwfo asɛm so a afoforo mmu no ahiasɛm ɛyɛ wɔn abofono anaasɛ wɔn bo fuw mpo +To them the word suggests mental manipulation and conjures up visions of colonialism +Wɔn fam no asɛmfua no kyerɛ afoforo adwene a wɔnam nnɛɛdɛɛ so di so na ɛde wɔn adwene kɔ hyɛ a wɔhyɛ nnipa so de wɔn yɛ nkoa so +As regards missionaries an appropriate question is Have they been agents of light or agents of darkness ? Asɛm a ɛfata sɛ yebisa wɔ asɛmpatrɛwfo ho ne sɛ So wɔada wɔn ho adi sɛ hann adwumayɛfo anaasɛ esum de ? +What Is a Missionary ? Ɔsɛmpatrɛwfo Adwuma ne Dɛn ? +A missionary is defined as a person undertaking a mission that is to say undertaking a ministry commissioned by a religious organization to propagate its faith or carry on humanitarian work +Wɔkyerɛ ɔsɛmpatrɛwfo ase sɛ obi a okura asɛm bi kyerɛ sɛ okura ɔsom adwuma a nyamesom ahyehyɛde bi de ahyɛ ne nsa sɛ ɔmmɔ ne gyidi ho dawuru anaa ɔnyɛ asetram nneɛma a nnipa hia ho adwuma +The basis for Christian missionary work was provided by Jesus Christ when he told his followers Go therefore and make disciples of people of all the nations +Yesu Kristo na ɔde Kristofo asɛmpatrɛw adwuma ho nnyinasosɛm mae bere a ɔkaa eyi kyerɛɛ n’akyidifo no Enti monkɔ nkɔyɛ amanaman nyinaa m’asuafo +This necessitates preaching the Christian message in the entire world +Matthew +Eyi ama ɛho abehia sɛ wɔka asɛm a Kristofo kura no wɔ wiase nyinaa +Mateo +Jesus himself was a missionary sent by his Father Jehovah from heaven to a foreign assignment the earth +Na Yesu ankasa yɛ ɔsɛmpatrɛwfo a n’Agya Yehowa somaa no fii soro baa amanɔnne asase so bɛyɛɛ adwuma +Logically a Christian missionary should closely follow the example set by Jesus Christ +Ɛfata sɛ Kristoni ɔsɛmpatrɛwfo di nhwɛso a Yesu Kristo yɛe no akyi pɛpɛɛpɛ +A first century missionary who did just that was the apostle Paul who became a model for subsequent Christian missionaries to imitate +Corinthians +Afeha a edi kan no mu ɔsɛmpatrɛwfo a ɔyɛɛ saa pɛpɛɛpɛ ne ɔsomafo Paulo a ɔbɛyɛɛ nhwɛsofo a ɛsɛ sɛ Kristofo asɛmpatrɛwfo a wodi n’akyi no suasua no +Korintofo +Although sympathetic to the social problems plaguing humankind Jesus did not give top priority to solving them while on earth +Ɛwom sɛ na Yesu wɔ tema ma adesamma wɔ ɔhaw ahorow a wɔrehyia no ho de nanso bere a na ɔwɔ asase so no wamma ɛno ho dwuma a na obedi no anhia no ansen biribiara +To have done so would only have brought temporary relief at best +Sɛ ɔyɛɛ saa maa ɛde ahotɔ bae mpo a anka ɛbɛyɛ bere tiaa mu ade +Something else was of greater importance +Na biribi foforo ho hia sen saa +For this I have been born and for this I have come into the world Jesus told Pilate that I should bear witness to the truth +Yesu ka kyerɛɛ Pilato sɛ Eyi nti na wɔwoo me na mebaa wi yi ase sɛ merebedi nokware no ho adanse +The value of having a knowledge of such truth cannot be overemphasized as Jesus had earlier stated in prayer This means everlasting life their taking in knowledge of you the only true God and of the one whom you sent forth Jesus Christ +John +Sɛnea na Yesu adi kan aka wɔ mpaebɔ mu no wontumi mmu ani ngu ɛbo a saa nokware no ho nimdeɛ a wobenya no som no so Eyi ne daa nkwa sɛ wobehu wo nokware Nyankopɔn koro no ne nea wosomaa no Yesu Kristo no +’ Yohane +Have Christendom s missionaries measured up to the example set by Jesus ? So Kristoman asɛmpatrɛwfo no adi nhwɛso a Yesu yɛe no akyi pɛpɛɛpɛ ? +Have they proved to be agents of light as he was reflecting the light of God s Word the knowledge of which leads to everlasting life ? So wɔada wɔn ho adi sɛ hann adwumayɛfo sɛnea na ɔte no ada Onyankopɔn Asɛm mu hann a ɛho nimdeɛ kowie daa nkwa mu no adi ? +Or have they left the people in darkness ? Anaasɛ wɔama nkurɔfo aka sum mu ? +The answer to these questions should be of interest to all of us because the fruitage produced by professed Christian missionaries over the centuries helps us to identify true religion as well as false religion +Ɛsɛ sɛ nsemmisa yi ho mmuae ho hia yɛn nyinaa efisɛ aba a wɔn a wɔkyerɛ sɛ wɔyɛ Kristofo asɛmpatrɛwfo asow wɔ mfehaha no mu no boa yɛn ma yetumi hu nokware som ne atoro som +Awake ! Enti Nyan ! +is therefore pleased to announce that it will give this subject in depth coverage in its next five issues +de anigye rebɔ amanneɛ sɛ ebesusuw saa asɛm yi ho akɔ akyiri wɔ anum a ebedidi so aba no mu +How Have Missionaries Measured Up ? Asɛmpatrɛwfo Ayɛ Wɔn Ade Dɛn ? +Missionaries have made valuable contributions in spreading Christ s message +Asɛmpatrɛwfo anya kyɛfa kɛse wɔ Kristo asɛm no a wɔatrɛw mu no mu +For example some have translated the Bible into local languages thus enabling people to read it for themselves +Sɛ nhwɛso no ebinom akyerɛ Bible no ase akɔ ɔmanfo kasa horow mu ma nkurɔfo tumi kenkan +Nowadays however it appears that some missionaries feel meeting social needs should take precedence over the endeavors of preaching or translating +Nanso nnansa yi ɛte sɛ nea asɛmpatrɛwfo binom te nka sɛ ɛsɛ sɛ wodi nneɛma a nnipa hia wɔ asetram no ho dwuma kan ansa na asɛnka ne nsɛm asekyerɛ aba +An article in Time magazine entitled The New Missionary noted Among Protestants there has been a shift toward greater involvement with the basic economic and social problems of the people the missionaries are trying to reach +Time nsɛmma nhoma mu asɛm bi a ekura asɛmti Ɔsɛmpatrɛwfo Foforo No kae sɛ Protestantfo adan kɔ wɔn a wɔrebɔ mmɔden adu wɔn nkyɛn no sikasɛm ne asetra mu haw ahorow ho dwumadi so kɛse +As for Catholics the head of Jesuit missions sent from the United States said that the sharing of Christian beliefs has taken second place to being of service to human beings +Katolekfo de nea ɔhwɛ Jesuitfo a wɔde wɔn fi United States kɔ mmeae afoforo ho dwumadi so no kae sɛ wobu nnipa a wɔsom wɔn sɛ ade a ɛho hia sen Kristofo gyidi ho asɛm a wɔka kyerɛ afoforo +And a Catholic mission secretary argued In the past we had the so called motive of saving souls +Na Katolek asɔre kyerɛwfo bi kyerɛe sɛ Kan no na yɛn atirimpɔw ne nea wɔtaa frɛ no akra a wɔsakra wɔn no +Now thanks be to God we believe that all people and all religions are already living in the grace and love of God and will be saved by God s mercy +Mprempren Onyankopɔn adaworoma yegye di sɛ nnipa nyinaa ne ɔsom ahorow nyinaa te Onyankopɔn dom ne ne dɔ mu dedaw na Onyankopɔn nam ne mmɔborohunu so begye wɔn nkwa +Does this mean that there is no longer any need for teaching God s Word as Jesus did ? So eyi kyerɛ sɛ ɛho nhia bio sɛ wɔde Onyankopɔn Asɛm bɛkyerɛkyerɛ sɛnea Yesu yɛe no ? +Is There Still a Need ? So Ɛho Da so Hia ? +In some households in Hamburg Germany were telephoned by several hundred volunteers in what a newspaper called a mass missionary work by telephone +Wɔ mu no nnipa ɔhaha pii tuu wɔn ho mae ne nkurɔfo kasae wɔ telefon so wɔ afie bɛyɛ mu wɔ Hamburg Germany nea atesɛm krataa bi frɛɛ no asɛmpatrɛw adwuma kɛse a wɔnam telefon so yɛe no +It evidently bore little fruitage +Ɛda adi sɛ ansow aba ahe biara +Last December The European wrote The Protestant church in Germany +has seen attendances fall by more than since +December a etwaam no The European kyerɛwee sɛ Efi no nnipa a wɔkɔ Germany Protestant asɔre no +dodow so atew bɛboro +A shrinking flock is not unique to German churches +Ɛnyɛ Germany asɔre ahorow nkutoo na emu nnipa so rehuan +Millions of people worldwide have turned their back on religion no longer considering it relevant to life in the down to earth s +Nnipa ɔpepem pii a wɔwɔ wiase nyinaa apow nyamesom na wommu bio sɛ asetra mu ade a ɛho hia wɔ mfe yi a nneɛma a aniwa tua nkutoo na wogye di yi mu +But a knowledge of Christianity is vital if we are to cope successfully with the darkness of today s world and are to be sustained by the hope of a better world for the future +Nanso sɛ yebetumi agyina ɛnnɛ wiase yi sum no ano ma wiase foforo a ɛbɛba daakye ho anidaso no awowaw yɛn a ɛho hia sɛ yenya Kristosom ho nimdeɛ +Jesus command to make disciples of people of all the nations is a valid way of filling an urgent need +Yesu ahyɛde a ese yɛnyɛ nnipa a wɔwɔ amanaman nyinaa mu asuafo no yɛ ɔkwampa a wɔfa so di ahiade a egye ntɛmpɛ bi ho dwuma +Jesus Christ meant Christian missionaries to be agents of light not agents of darkness +Na Yesu Kristo pɛ sɛ Kristofo asɛmpatrɛwfo yɛ hann adwumayɛfo ɛnyɛ esum adwumayɛfo +How have Christendom s missionaries measured up ? Kristoman asɛmpatrɛwfo no ayɛ wɔn ade dɛn ? +What pattern have they followed ? Nhwɛsode bɛn na wɔadi akyi ? + Picture Credit Line on page Kratafa mfonini +Culver Pictures Culver Pictures +Missionaries Who Should Set the Pattern ? Asɛmpatrɛwfo Hena na Ɛsɛ sɛ Ɔyɛ Nhwɛsode No ? +BEFORE Jesus Christ commanded his followers to make disciples other religions had already been carrying on a missionary activity of sorts +ANSA na Yesu Kristo rehyɛ n’akyidifo sɛ wɔnyɛ asuafo no na ɔsom afoforo bi reyɛ asɛmpatrɛw adwuma bi dedaw +Some did this more than others since not all religions have a universal approach that is not all teach a message felt to apply equally to all peoples +Ebinom yɛɛ no kɛse sen afoforo efisɛ ɛnyɛ ɔsom nyinaa na wɔn ani si nnipa a wɔwɔ mmaa nyinaa so kyerɛ sɛ ɛnyɛ wɔn nyinaa na wɔkyerɛkyerɛ asɛm a wɔte nka sɛ ɛfa nnipa nyinaa ho +For example according to The Encyclopedia of Religion such a universal vision is less pronounced in the beliefs of the tribal religions and Shinto and less overt in many strands of Confucianism Judaism and Zoroastrianism +Sɛ nhwɛso no sɛnea The Encyclopedia of Religion kyerɛ no ani a wɔde si nnipa a wɔwɔ mmaa nyinaa so yi nna adi kɛse wɔ mmusua som ahorow ne Shintosom mu na ɛnna adi kɛse wɔ Konfusiosom Yudasom ne Soroastasom ahorow pii mu +These religions are spread more by the migrations of peoples or by the gradual incorporation of immediate neighbors than by organized missionary activities +Ɔkwan a ɔsom ahorow yi nam so trɛw titiriw ne atutra a nkurɔfo di anaa wɔn a wɔbɛn pɛɛ a wogye tom na ɛnnam asɛmpatrɛwfo dwumadi ahorow a wɔahyehyɛ so +Hinduism represents a special and exceedingly complex case the encyclopedia adds +Encyclopedia no de ka ho sɛ Hindusom yɛ nhwɛso soronko a asete yɛ den yiye +While it is similar to nonmissionizing traditions in many respects having spread by gradual adoption by non Hindus it has on the other hand had periods of vigorous missionary activity +Ɛwom sɛ ɛne ɔsom ahorow a edi amanne akyi a wɔnyɛ asɛmpatrɛw adwuma di nsɛ wɔ akwan pii so na ɛnam nnipa a wɔnyɛ Hindufo a wɔagye wɔn abam nkakankakra so atrɛw de nanso ɛde ne ho ahyɛ asɛmpatrɛw dwumadi mu denneennen wɔ mmere ahorow bi mu +Those living religions claiming the most universalistic visions and evidencing the most extensive missionary zeal beyond the place of origin says Max L +Stackhouse of the Andover Newton Theological School include Islam and Buddhism +Max L +Stackhouse a ɔwɔ Andover Newton Nyamekyerɛ Sukuu no ka sɛ Nkramosom ne Buddhasom ka ɔsom ahorow a wɔde wɔn ani si nnipa a wɔwɔ mmaa nyinaa so na wɔde nsiyɛ kɛse ama asɛmpatrɛw adwuma no akɔ so fi baabi a efii ase no akodu akyirikyiri sen biara a ɛwɔ hɔ ho +Islam s missionaries could not have served as patterns for Christian missionaries however because the Islamic era did not begin until some years after Christ s command to make disciples +Nanso Nkramofo asɛmpatrɛwfo no ntumi nyɛ nhwɛsofo a Kristofo asɛmpatrɛwfo no dii wɔn akyi efisɛ Kristo de ahyɛde no mae sɛ wɔnyɛ asuafo bɛyɛ mfe akyi ansa na Nkramosom refi ase +Buddhism on the other hand preceded the establishment of Christianity by almost the same amount of time that Islam followed it +Nanso Buddhasom bae bere tenten bi ansa na wɔde Kristosom resi hɔ na bɛyɛ ɛno akyi bere tenten saa ara ansa na Nkramosom nso reba +A Pattern of Liberality Nneɛma Hokwan a Wɔma ho Nhwɛso +Tradition claims that the Buddha instigated a missionary movement by telling his disciples Go monks preach the noble Doctrine +let not two of you go into the same direction ! Sɛnea atetesɛm kyerɛ no Buddha no kaa eyi kyerɛɛ n’asuafo de kanyan asɛmpatrɛwfo dwumadi bi Nkokorafo monkɔ monkɔka Nkyerɛkyerɛ pa no nkyerɛ +mo mu baanu mmfa wɔn ani nnkyerɛ faako ! +Large scale missionary movements have nevertheless been few even though Buddhist missionaries were in Europe as early as the fourth century B +C +E +Ɛwom sɛ afeha a ɛto so anan A +Y +B +mu tɔnn na Buddhafo asɛmpatrɛwfo kɔɔ Europa de nanso na wɔn asɛmpatrɛwfo akuw no yɛ kakraa bi +In most cases the religion was spread on an individual level by traveling traders pilgrims or students +Mpɛn pii no ankorankoro bi a wɔyɛ aguadifo akwantufo anaa nhomasuafo na wɔmaa ɔsom no trɛwee +It reached China and the various parts of Southeast Asia for example through trade routes by sea and by land +Sɛ nhwɛso no ɛnam aguade a wɔde faa po ne asase kesee so kɔɔ amanɔnne so duu China ne Asia Kesee Fam Apuei afa horow +Erik Zurcher of the University of Leiden in the Netherlands attributes the spread of Buddhism mainly to three factors +Erik Zurcher a ɔwɔ Leiden Sukuupɔn a ɛwɔ Netherlands no kyerɛ sɛ nneɛma abiɛsa titiriw na ama Buddhasom atrɛw +One is Buddhism s liberal attitude toward all religions +Emu biako ne ɔsom ahorow nyinaa a wɔma hokwan wɔ Buddhasom mu +This allowed easy acceptance of non Buddhist creeds as preliminary and partial revelations of truth and even the incorporation of non Buddhist deities into its pantheon +Eyi maa ɛyɛɛ mmerɛw sɛ wɔbɛpene gyidikasɛm a emfi Buddhasom mu so sɛ ɛyɛ nokware adiyi mfiase anaa ne fa bi na wogyee anyame a enni Buddhasom mu kaa wɔn anyame ho mpo +A second factor is that Buddhist missionaries entered into a so called homeless state which means they renounced all worldly distinctions +Nea ɛto so abien ne sɛ Buddhafo asɛmpatrɛwfo kɔɔ nea wɔtaa frɛ no gyinabea pɔtee a wonni mu a ɛkyerɛ sɛ wɔpow wiase mpaapaemu nyinaa +Free from the limitations of the caste system whose religious significance the Buddha rejected they could mingle with foreigners without fear of ritual pollution +Esiane sɛ Buddha no pow nyamesom ahorow nnyinasosɛm titiriw a ɛne ɔsom afoforo mufo a wɔne wɔn mmɔ no nti na wonni anohyeto ahorow a ɛwowɔ ɔsom afoforo mu no bi na wotumi ne ahɔho bɔ a wonsuro sɛ wobegu wɔn amanne ahorow ho fi +A third factor is that Buddhism s holy writings were not associated with any one particular sacred language +Nea ɛto so abiɛsa ne sɛ wɔamfa kasa biako pɛ na ɛkyerɛw Buddhasom nkyerɛwee kronkron no +They could easily be translated into any language +Na ɛnyɛ den sɛ wɔbɛkyerɛ ase akɔ kasa biara mu +Especially in China Zurcher notes the most prominent foreign missionaries were all active as translators +Zurcher ka sɛ Wɔ China titiriw no na asɛmpatrɛwfo a wɔyɛ ahɔho a wɔda nsow no nyinaa yɛ nsɛm asekyerɛfo nsiyɛfo +In fact they translated to such an extent that Chinese became a third major language for Buddhist literature joining Pali and Sanskrit +Nokwarem no wɔkyerɛɛ nhoma pii ase araa ma Chinese bɛyɛɛ kasa titiriw a ɛto so abiɛsa a wɔde kyerɛw Buddhafo nhoma na ɛbɛkaa Pali ne Sanskrit kasa ho +In the middle of the third century B +C +E +the ruler of the Indian empire King Asoka did much to popularize Buddhism also strengthening its missionary aspects +Wɔ afeha a ɛto so abiɛsa A +Y +B +mfinimfini mu hɔ no India ahemman no sodifo Ɔhene Asoka boae maa Buddhasom trɛwee kɛse na ɔhyɛɛ asɛmpatrɛw dwumadi nso mu den +During this pre Christian era though Buddhism remained chiefly centered in India and what is today Sri Lanka +Nanso wɔ bere a na Kristosom nnya mfii ase yi mu no India ne nea ɛnnɛ wɔfrɛ hɔ Sri Lanka no titiriw na Buddhasom gyinae +To all intents and purposes it was only after the beginning of the Christian era that Buddhism spread into China Indonesia Iran Japan Korea Malaysia Myanmar Vietnam and elsewhere +Ɛkame ayɛ sɛ Kristofo bere no fii ase ansa na Buddhasom retrɛw akɔ China Indonesia Iran Japan Korea Malaysia Myanmar Vietnam ne mmeae afoforo +Buddhism s missionaries to China evidently saw nothing wrong with modifying their religion to make it more acceptable +Ɛda adi sɛ Buddhasom mu asɛmpatrɛwfo a wɔkɔɔ China no anhu mfomso biara a ɛwom sɛ wɔbɛyɛ nsakrae wɔ wɔn som no mu ma wɔagye atom kɛse +The Encyclopedia of Religion notes that key Buddhist texts were given fresh interpretation apologetic literature new poems and new laws and regulations were promulgated that modified and indeed transformed aspects of the Buddhist message so that it could graft onto and in some ways revitalize dimensions of the indigenous folk religions and of the Confucianism and Taoism of that land +The Encyclopedia of Religion ka sɛ wɔde nsɛntitiriw a ɛwɔ Buddhafo nkyerɛwee mu ho nkyerɛkyerɛmu foforo mae wɔyeyɛɛ nhoma a wɔde foa nkyerɛkyerɛ so anwensɛm afoforo ne mmara ne ahyɛde afoforo de siesiee Buddhafo nsɛm no afa bi na nokwarem no wɔsakraa bi sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a ɛne ɔmamfo no som ahorow a edi atetesɛm akyi ne Konfusiosom ne Taosom no afa bi bɛyɛ biako na ahyɛ mu den wɔ akwan horow bi so +At times as future articles in this series will show Christendom s missionaries have followed the pattern of their Buddhist missionary predecessors +Sɛnea asɛm yi ho nsɛm a ebedidi so aba akyiri yi bɛkyerɛ no ɛtɔ mmere bi a na Kristoman asɛmpatrɛwfo no di Buddhafo asɛmpatrɛwfo a wodii wɔn anim no nhwɛso akyi +While they have translated their sacred writings into other languages they have often allowed or even promoted as historian Will Durant states it the absorption of pagan faith and ritual into their religious practices +Bere a wɔakyerɛ wɔn nkyerɛwee kronkron no ase kɔ kasa afoforo mu no bere koro no ara wɔtaa ma nea abakɔsɛm kyerɛwfo Will Durant ka ho asɛm sɛ abosonsom gyidi ne amanne ahorow a wogye tom hokwan wɔ wɔn nyamesom nneyɛe mu anaa wɔhyɛ ho nkuran mpo +Following The Master Missionary Ɔsɛmpatrɛwfo Panyin No Akyidi +Judaism and Christian Beginnings explains that Judaism did not promote missionary activity in the same sense that Christianity did but was relatively non proselytizing +Judaism and Christian Beginnings kyerɛkyerɛ mu sɛ Yudasom anhyɛ as��mpatrɛw dwumadi ho nkuran sɛnea Kristosom yɛe no na mmom sɛ wɔde wɔn toto afoforo ho a na wɔnsakra nkurɔfo nkɔ wɔn som mu kɛse +Yet the book s author Samuel Sandmel notes that there was at least a recurrent at least sporadic thrust toward it +Nanso Samuel Sandmel a ɔyɛ nhoma no kyerɛwfo ka sɛ anyɛ yiye koraa no na ɛwɔ hɔ wɔ hɔ a wɔde wɔn adwene kɔ so na anyɛ yiye koraa no na wɔyɛ no bere ne bere mu +Sandmel explains that in the Rabbinic literature Father Abraham is often depicted as the master missionary +Sandmel kyerɛkyerɛ mu sɛ wɔtaa ka Agya Abraham ho asɛm wɔ Rabifo nhoma ahorow mu sɛ ɔne ɔsɛmpatrɛwfo panyin +He reasons that this view of Abraham as the missionary could scarcely have arisen had there not existed some disposition in at least some segments of Jewry that looked favorably either on an active quest for proselytes or at least on the reception into the faith of those who on their own sought conversion +Ɔkyerɛ sɛ anyɛ yiye koraa no sɛ na Yudafo binom ani nnye mmɔden a wɔbɔ de sakra nkurɔfo kɔ wɔn som mu anaa anyɛ hwee mpo no wɔn a wofi wɔn pɛ mu dan kɔ mu no a wobegye wɔn akɔ gyidi no mu ho a anka ɛnyɛ nea wobebu Abraham sɛ ɔyɛ ɔsɛmpatrɛwfo +Evidently during the two centuries immediately preceding the Common Era Jewish missionary activity was intensified particularly in Greek speaking countries as pagan religions began to lose their appeal +Adanse a ɛwɔ hɔ kyerɛ sɛ mfeha abien a edii Yɛn Bere yi anim mu no Yudafo asɛmpatrɛw dwumadi kɔɔ so kɛse wɔ aman a wɔka Hela kasa wɔ hɔ mu titiriw bere a na wɔnkyerɛ abosonsom ho anigye bio no +This activity continued well into the Common Era but was outlawed in the fourth century C +E +when the Roman Empire adopted a watered down form of Christianity as its official religion +Saa dwumadi yi kɔɔ so araa besii Yɛn Bere yi mu pɛɛ nanso wɔbarae wɔ afeha a ɛto so anan Y +B +mu bere a Roma Ahemman no de Kristosom bi a wɔafra mu sii hɔ sɛ ɔsom a mmara ma kwan no +Setting the Pattern Nhwɛsode no a Wɔde Si Hɔ +The pattern set by Jewish missionaries however was not what Christian missionaries were told to follow +Nanso ɛnyɛ nhwɛsode a Yudafo asɛmpatrɛwfo de sii hɔ no na wɔka kyerɛɛ Kristofo asɛmpatrɛwfo sɛ wonni akyi +In fact of the Jewish Pharisees of his day Jesus said You scour sea and land to make a single convert and then you make him twice as ripe for destruction as you are yourselves +Nokwarem no Yesu kaa ne bere so Yudafo Farisifo no ho asɛm sɛ Mutwa po ne asase ho hyia sɛ mobɛyɛ onipa biako mo fekuni na sɛ ɔyɛ a moyɛ no amanehunu kuroni mmɔho abien sen mo ankasa +So even though they viewed Abraham as the master missionary Jewish missionaries obviously did not make converts to the kind of faith Abraham had in Jehovah God +Enti ɛmfa ho sɛ Yudafo asɛmpatrɛwfo buu Abraham sɛ ɔne ɔsɛmpatrɛwfo panyin no ɛda adi sɛ wɔannan nkurɔfo ankɔ wɔn som mu amma wɔannya gyidi te sɛ nea na Abraham wɔ wɔ Yehowa Nyankopɔn mu no +For Christian missionaries the pattern to be followed is the perfect example given by the foremost master missionary Jesus Christ +Nhwɛsode a ɛsɛ sɛ Kristofo asɛmpatrɛwfo di akyi ne nhwɛso a ɛyɛ pɛ a Yesu Kristo ɔsɛmpatrɛwfo kunini no de mae no +Well before issuing his disciple making command he began training his early disciples to perform the international missionary activity that this would involve +Bere tenten ansa na ɔde ahyɛde a ɛfa asuafoyɛ ho rema no ofii ase tetee n’asuafo a wodi kan no na wɔayɛ wiase nyinaa asɛmpatrɛw adwuma a na eyi bɛhwehwɛ no +Since it was to be a centuries long project the question was appropriate Would Christ s followers stick to the pattern he had given ? Esiane sɛ na ɛyɛ adwuma a ebegye mfehaha pii nti na asemmisa yi fata sɛ So na Kristo akyidifo no bɛbata nhwɛsode a ɔde ama no ho ? +As the first century of the Common Era drew to a close the answer was not yet evident +Bere a Yɛn Bere yi mu afeha a edi kan no rekɔ n’awiei no na mmuae no nnya nnaa adi +Not so today as the th century draws to a close +Ɛnte saa nnɛ bere a afeha a ɛto so yi rekɔ n’awiei no +Some years of past missionary activity on the part of professed followers of Christ lie before us as an open book +Yetumi hu asɛmpatrɛw adwuma a wɔn a wɔkyerɛ sɛ wɔyɛ Kristo akyidifo de mfe bɛyɛ a atwam ni ayɛ no pefee +From its birthplace in Palestine Christianity expanded into the entire world +Kristosom trɛw fii Palestina faako a efii ase no kɔɔ wiase mmaa nyinaa +Moving west into Macedonia was one step +Ade biako a etumi yɛe ne sɛ ɛkɔɔ atɔe fam koduu Makedonia +Read about this in our next issue +Kenkan eyi ho asɛm wɔ nea edi hɔ a ɛbɛba no mu +For an example of what Christendom s missionaries have done note what happened for several centuries in Mexico +Hyɛ nea ɛkɔɔ so wɔ Mexico mfehaha pii a ɛyɛ nea Kristoman asɛmpatrɛwfo ayɛ ho nhwɛso no nsow +In reading the following account ask yourself Have they been agents of light or agents of darkness ? Bere a wokenkan asɛm a edi h�� no bisa wo ho sɛ So wɔada wɔn ho adi sɛ hann adwumayɛfo anaa esum de ? ’ + Footnotes Ase hɔ asɛm +A Guide to Jewish Religious Practice says Abraham is considered to be the father of all proselytes +A Guide to Jewish Religious Practice ka sɛ Wobu Abraham sɛ ɔne wɔn a wɔasakra wɔn nyinaa agya +It is customary for proselytes to be called the son or daughter of our father Abraham +Wɔtaa frɛ wɔn a wɔadan Yudasom mufo sɛ yɛn agya Abraham babarima anaa ne babea +Picture on page Kratafa mfonini +Jesus initiated Christian missionary work training his followers and setting the pattern they were to follow Yesu fii Kristofo asɛmpatrɛw adwuma ase tetee n’akyidifo no na ɔde nhwɛsode a na ɛsɛ sɛ wodi akyi sii hɔ +The Inquisition in Mexico How Did It Happen ? Mexico Atirimɔden Asenni No Ɛkɔɔ so Dɛn ? +IMAGINE that you are before a religious court that wants to force you to believe what that religion teaches +FA NO sɛ wugyina nyamesom asenni bagua bi a wɔpɛ sɛ wɔhyɛ wo ma wugye saa ɔsom no nkyerɛkyerɛ di anim +You do not know who is accusing you or what you are accused of +Wunnim nea ɔrebɔ wo sobo anaa asɛm a ɔde ato wo so no +Instead of being told you are being forced to provide a reason for your arrest to explain what you believe the charge against you is and to tell who the accuser is +Sɛ anka wɔbɛka akyerɛ wo no wɔhyɛ wo sɛ ka nea enti a wɔakyere wo fa kyerɛ asɛm a wugye di sɛ wɔde ato wo so na kyerɛ nea wabɔ wo sobo no +Be careful how you answer you could confess to something that you have not been accused of and make your situation worse ! Hwɛ wo mmuae no yiye anhwɛ a wobɛka biribi a woayɛ a wɔmmɔɔ wo sobo wɔ ho de asɛe w’asɛm ! +You could also implicate people who had nothing to do with the charge being brought against you +Wubetumi nso akɔtwe nkurɔfo a wonnim asɛm a wɔde ato wo so no ho hwee aba asɛm no mu +If you do not confess you may be tortured by having a great quantity of water forced down your throat +Sɛ woanka nea woayɛ a wobetumi ayɛ wo ayayade denam nsu pii a wɔbɛhyɛ wo ma woanom so +Or you may have your arms and legs tied progressively tighter on a torture table until the pain is excruciating +Anaasɛ wɔbɛkyekyere wo nsa ne w’anan denneennen abɔ ayayade pon bi mu na wɔakɔ so amia mu nkakrankakra kosi sɛ ɛyaw nka a wobɛte no bɛyɛ nea enni kabea +Your property has already been confiscated by the court and you will most likely never get it back +Asenni bagua no agye w’agyapade dedaw na ɛda adi yiye sɛ anhwɛ a wo nsa renka bio +Everything is done in secret +Wɔyɛ biribiara wɔ sum ase +If you are found guilty you may be exiled from your country or even burned alive +Sɛ wobua wo fɔ a wobetumi atwa wo asu anaasɛ wɔbɛhyew wo anikan so mpo +In this th century you may find it difficult to comprehend a religious action as horrible as this +Ebia ɛbɛyɛ den sɛ wode w’adwene bebu nyamesom mu aninyanne a ɛte saa wɔ afeha a ɛto so yi mu +But several centuries ago such atrocities took place in Mexico +Nanso mfehaha pii a atwam no atirimɔdensɛm a ɛte saa kɔɔ so wɔ Mexico +Converting the Native Population Ɔmamma a Wɔsakra Wɔn +When what is now Mexico was conquered by the Spaniards in the th century a religious conquest took place as well +Bere a Spainfo dii ɔman a mprempren wɔfrɛ no Mexico so nkonim wɔ afeha a ɛto so mu no wodii wɔn nyamesom nso so +The religious conversion of the native peoples was little more than a substitution of traditions and rites since few Catholic priests concerned themselves with teaching the Bible +Na ɔmamma no nyamesom a wɔsakrae no nyɛ biribiara sɛ atetesɛm ne amanne ahorow a wɔde foforo sii ananmu efisɛ na Katolek asɔfo dodow no ara mfa Bible no nkyerɛkyerɛ +They did not bother to learn the language of the natives or to teach them Latin in which religious doctrine was available +Wɔanhaw wɔn ho sɛ wobesua ɛhɔfo no kasa anaa wɔbɛkyerɛ wɔn Latin a na wɔde akyerɛ ɔsom no gyidi ahorow no +Some thought that the Indian should receive complete religious instruction +Ebinom susuwii sɛ ɛsɛ sɛ wɔma Indiafo nyamesom nkyerɛkyerɛ a edi mu +But others were of the same opinion as Friar Domingo de Betanzos who according to Richard E +Nanso na afoforo adwene te sɛ Kokorani Domingo de Betanzos a sɛnea Richard E +Greenleaf in his book Zumarraga and the Mexican Inquisition believed that the Indian should be denied instruction in Latin because that would lead to his realizing how ignorant the clergy was +Greenleaf kae wɔ ne nhoma Zumarraga and the Mexican Inquisition mu no na ogye di sɛ ɛnsɛ sɛ wɔde Latin kyerɛkyerɛ Indiani efisɛ ɛno bɛma wahu sɛ asɔfo no nnim hwee no +Inquisition Against Native Peoples Atirimɔden Asenni a Wɔde Tia Ɔmamma +If native born Mexicans did not embrace the new religion they were regarded as idolaters and were severely persecuted +Sɛ Mexicofo a wɔyɛ ɔmamma no annye ɔsom foforo no antom a na wobu wɔn sɛ abosonsomfo na wɔtaa wɔn denneennen +For example one of them publicly received one hundred lashes for worshiping his pagan idols which he had buried beneath an idol of Christendom in a simulated act of Christian worship +Sɛ nhwɛso no wɔkaa wɔn mu biako mpire ɔha esiane sɛ ɔsom n’ahoni bi a ɔde siee Kristoman honi bi ase de yɛɛ te sɛ nea ɔredi Kristofo akyi no nti +On the other hand Don Carlos Ometochtzin tribal chief of Texcoco and grandson of the king of the Aztecs Netzahualcoyotl verbally attacked the church +Nanso Don Carlos Ometochtzin a na ɔyɛ Texcoco ɔdekuro ne Aztecfo hene Netzahualcoyotl nena no kasa tiaa asɔre no +Greenleaf states that Don Carlos had particularly offended the Church because of having preached to the natives about the dissipation of the friars +Greenleaf ka sɛ nea enti a na Don Carlos ayɛ Asɔre no bɔne titiriw ne sɛ ɔkaa nkokorafo no ahohwi bra ho asɛm kyerɛɛ ɔmamma no +When Friar Juan de Zumarraga inquisitor at the time learned about this he ordered the arrest of Don Carlos +Bere a Kokorani Juan de Zumarraga a saa bere no na ɔyɛ ɔtirimɔdenfo tee asɛm yi no ɔhyɛe sɛ wɔnkyere Don Carlos +Accused of being a dogmatizing heretic Don Carlos was burned at the stake on November +Bere a wɔbɔɔ Don Carlos sobo sɛ ɔyɛ ɔwaefo katee no wɔhyew no anikan wɔ dua so November +Many other natives were punished under charges of sorcery +Wɔtwee ɔmamma afoforo pii aso sɛ wɔde wɔn ho hyɛɛ abayisɛm mu +Inquisition Against Foreigners Atirimɔden Asenni a Wɔde Tia Amamfrafo +Foreigners living in Mexico who refused to accept the Catholic religion were accused of being heretics Lutherans or Judaizers +Wɔbɔɔ amamfrafo a wɔte Mexico a wɔannye Katolek asɔre no antom no sobo sɛ wɔyɛ awaefo Lutheranfo anaa Yudasom mufo +The Portuguese Carvajal family was one example of this +Eyi ho nhwɛso biako ne Carvajal abusua a na wɔyɛ Portugalfo no +Charged with practicing the Jewish religion almost all of them were tortured by the Inquisition +Bere a wɔbɔɔ wɔn sobo sɛ wɔredi Yudasom akyi no ɛkame ayɛ sɛ wɔnam Atirimɔden Asenni no so yɛɛ wɔn nyinaa ayayade +The following sentence pronounced against a member of this family reflects the horror The said Dona Mariana de Carvajal I do condemn to be +given the garrote an instrument of strangulation until she dies naturally and then that she be burned in a blazing fire until she turns to ashes and of her not even the memory remains +Asɛm a edi so yi a wɔde buaa abusua yi muni bi fɔ no da atirimɔdensɛm no adi Mibua Dona Mariana de Carvajal a yɛadi n’asɛm no fɔ sɛ +wɔnsɛn no dade bi a na wɔde sɛn obi so nkosi sɛ n’ankasa bewu na afei wɔnhyew no wɔ ogya a ɛrefram mu nkosi sɛ ɔbɛdan nso na wannya nkae bi bio +That is just what happened +Saa pɛpɛɛpɛ na wɔyɛɛ no +Whenever a foreigner threatened the clergy s power he was brought to trial +Bere biara a ɔmamfrani bi maa asɔfo no tumidi ho baa asɛm no wodii n’asɛm +A man named Don Guillen Lombardo de Guzman was accused of wanting to liberate Mexico +Wɔbɔɔ ɔbarima bi a wɔfrɛ no Don Guillen Lombardo de Guzman sobo sɛ ɔpɛ sɛ ɔma Mexico nya ahofadi +However the charge brought by the Holy Office for his arrest and trial was for being an astrologer and sectarian heretic of Calvin +Nanso asɛm a Tumidi Kronkron no gyinaa so de kyeree no dii n’asɛm ne sɛ ɔyɛ nsoromma mu hwɛfo ne ɔwaefo a odi Calvin nkyerɛkyerɛ akyi +During his imprisonment he went out of his mind +Bere a wɔde no too afiase no ɔbɔɔ dam +Finally he was burned alive at the stake on November +Awiei koraa no wɔhyew no anikan so wɔ dua ho wɔ November +The book Inquisition and Crimes by Don Artemio de Valle Arizpe describes that occasion They went tying up the culprits fastening them to the stake with an iron collar around the throat +Nhoma a wɔato din Inquisition and Crimes a Don Artemio de Valle Arizpe kyerɛwee no ka sɛnea adeyɛ no kɔɔ so ho asɛm sɛ Wɔkyekyeree wɔn a wɔabu wɔn fɔ no bɔɔ dua mu de dade sɛn wɔn kɔn +The holy bonfires of the faith began to burn in a whirlwind of red and black +Gyidi ho gyaframa kronkron no fii ase dɛwee ogyaframa ne wusiw a adi afra +Don Guillen +let himself suddenly drop and the collar that was holding him by the neck strangled him his body disappearing afterward in the horrifying splendor of the blaze +Don Guillen +gyaee ne ho hwee ogya no mu prɛko pɛ maa nea ɛsɛn ne kɔn no miaa no kum no na ogya a ano yɛ den a ɛyɛ hu no hyew ne nipadua dwerɛbee +He left this life after seventeen years of slow and continuous suffering in the somber jails of the Holy Office +Ofii nkwa mu bere a na wakɔ so ahu amane nkakrankakra mfe dunson wɔ Tumidi Kronkron no afiase ahorow a ɛhɔ yɛ sum no mu +The bonfires went dying down little by little the cardinal red tumult of their flames fading away and when they became extinguished only a bright pile of embers was left glowing in the night +Ogyaframa no baa fam nkakrankakra maa ne fram a na ano yɛ den a ɛyɛ bruu ne kɔkɔɔ no brɛɛ ase na bere a edumii no nso hyɛnhyɛn bi nkutoo na na aka gu hɔ a ɛredɛw anadwo no +Holy Office Established Wɔde Tumidi Kronkron no Si Hɔ +As already noted many native and foreign born Mexicans were punished and some were killed for criticizing or for not accepting the new religion +Sɛnea yɛaka dedaw no wɔtwee Mexico ɔmamma ne amamfrafo a wɔwoo wɔn wɔ hɔ pii aso na wokunkum wɔn mu bi esiane sɛ wɔkasa tiaa ɔsom foforo no anaa wɔannye antom nti +This brought about an inquisition created by the friars and later by the bishops +Na eyi na ɛde atirimɔden asenni a nkokorafo de bae a asɔfopɔn no foaa so akyiri yi no bae +However the first General Inquisitor in Mexico Don Pedro Moya de Contreras came from Spain in to set up officially the Tribunal of the Holy Office of Inquisition there +Nanso Ɔtirimɔdenfo Panyin a odi kan wɔ Mexico Don Pedro Moya de Contreras fi Spain baa hɔ de Tumidi Kronkron no Atirimɔden Asenni Bagua no besii hɔ wɔ mmara kwan so +This court quit functioning in +Saa asenni bagua yi gyaee adwuma yɛ wɔ mu +Thus from there were some three hundred years of harassment torture and death for those who did not share the Catholic beliefs +Enti efi reba no wɔde bɛyɛ mfe ahaasa dii wɔn a wɔannye Katolek gyidi ahorow antom no ani yɛɛ wɔn ayayade na wokunkum wɔn +When someone was accused he was tortured until he confessed +Sɛ wɔbɔ obi sobo a na wɔyɛ no ayayade araa kosi sɛ ɔbɛka ne bɔne +The court expected him to renounce his anti Catholic practices and accept the beliefs of the church +Na asenni bagua no hwehwɛ sɛ ɔpow ne nneyɛe a etia Katoleksom no na ogye asɔre no gyidi ahorow tom +The accused was freed only if he proved his innocence if his guilt could not be proved or lastly if he confessed and repented +Sɛ wobegyae nea wɔabɔ no sobo no a gye sɛ ɔkyerɛ sɛ ne ho nni asɛm anaasɛ wɔantumi ankyerɛ sɛ odi fɔ anaa nea etwa to no ɔka ne bɔne na ɔsakra +In the latter case his statement that he detested his offense and promised to make amends for what he had done was publicly read +Wɔ nea etwa to no mu no na wɔkenkan asɛm a ɔka de tia ne bɔne no na ɔhyɛ bɔ sɛ ɔbɛyɛ nsakrae wɔ nea wayɛ no ho wɔ baguam +In any event he lost his property and had to pay a heavy fine +Ne nyinaa akyi no na ɔhwere n’agyapade na na wɔbɔ no ka kɛse +Found guilty he was turned over to the secular authorities to be punished +Sɛ odi fɔ a na wɔde no ma amammui atumfoɔ no ma wɔtwe n’aso +This generally ended with his being burned at the stake either while still alive or after having been put to death moments before +Nea na eyi taa kowie ne sɛ wɔhyew no wɔ dua ho anikan so anaa bere a wɔakum no akyi bere tiaa bi +For public execution of sentences a huge auto da fe was held +Sɛ wɔrekum nnipa a wɔabu wɔn fɔ wɔ baguam a na wɔbɔ gua kɛse +A public proclamation would be made throughout the city to inform everyone of the day and the place to convene +Wɔbɔ amanneɛ wɔ baguam ka ɛda ne beae a wobehyiam kyerɛ obiara wɔ kurow no nyinaa mu +That day the condemned ones would come out of the jails of the Tribunal of the Holy Office dressed in a sambenito a kind of cloak without sleeves carrying a candle between their hands a rope around their neck and a coroza cone shaped hat on their head +Saa da no wɔn a wɔabu wɔn fɔ no fi Tumidi Kronkron no Asenni Bagua no afiase ahorow mu ba a wɔhyehyɛ sambenito nguguso bi a enni nsa a kyɛnere hyehyɛ wɔn nsa ntam ahama kyekyere wɔn kɔn na coroza ɛkyɛw a emu abukaw bi hyehyɛ wɔn ti +After the crimes against the Catholic faith were read the punishment decided upon for each victim would be meted out +Bere a wɔakenkan bɔne a wɔayɛ atia Katoleksom awie no wɔde asotwe a wɔkyerɛ sɛ wɔmfa mma wɔn mu biara no ma no +In this way many were condemned and punished in the name of religion +Saa kwan yi so na wobuu nnipa pii fɔ twee wɔn aso wɔ nyamesom din mu +The cruelty and the intolerance of the clergy were evident to the crowds who observed the victims dying at the stake +Nnipadɔm a wɔkɔhwɛɛ sɛnea wɔn a wobuu wɔn fɔ no wuwui wɔ dua ho no huu asɔfo no atirimɔdensɛm ne nneɛma ho koma a na wonni no +Ɛne Kristosom Nhyia Koraa +Outright Opposition to Christianity Kristo Yesu de hyɛɛ n’asuafo no nsa sɛ wɔnsakra nkurɔfo mmra nokware Kristosom mu +Christ Jesus commissioned his disciples to convert people to true Christianity +Ɔhyɛe sɛ Enti monkɔ nkɔyɛ amanaman nyinaa m’asuafo +He commanded Go therefore and make disciples of people of all the nations baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the holy spirit teaching them to observe all the things I have commanded you +Matthew +Mommɔ wɔn asu nhyɛ Agya ne Ɔba ne honhom kronkron din mu na monkyerɛkyerɛ wɔn sɛ wonni nea mahyɛ mo nyinaa so +Mateo +However Jesus never indicated that people should be converted by force +Nanso Yesu ankyerɛ da sɛ wɔnhyɛ nkurɔfo mma wɔnsakra +Rather Jesus said Wherever anyone does not take you in or listen to your words on going out of that house or that city shake the dust off your feet +Mmom no Yesu kae sɛ Obiara a ɔrennye mo na ɔrentie mo asɛm no mufi ofi anaa kurow no mu rekɔ a momporoporow mo nan ase tutuw +The final judgment of these people is left to Almighty God Jehovah without physical intervention by Christians +Atemmu a awiei koraa no ɛbɛba saa nkurɔfo yi so no hyɛ Ade Nyinaa so Tumfoɔ Nyankopɔn Yehowa nsa a Kristofo nnya mu kyɛfa koraa +Clearly then wherever an Inquisition was carried out in the world it was done in outright opposition to Christian principles +Enti ɛda adi pefee sɛ wiase baabiara a Atirimɔden Asenni kɔɔ so wɔ hɔ no na ɛne Kristofo nnyinasosɛm ahorow nhyia koraa +The climate of religious tolerance that now prevails in Mexico allows people to exercise freedom as to the way they worship God +Nyamesom hokwan a mprempren ɛwɔ Mexico no ma nkurɔfo nya ahofadi wɔ ɔkwan a wɔfa so som Onyankopɔn no mu +But the centuries of the so called Holy Inquisition remain as an evil page in the history of the Mexican Catholic Church +Nanso mfehaha a nea wɔfrɛ no Atirimɔden Asenni Kronkron no kɔɔ so no da so ara yɛ Mexico Katolek Asɔre no abakɔsɛm mu bere bɔne +My Father Was Atom Bombed Out Of Prison Wɔde Atom Ɔtopae Yii Me Papa Fii Afiase ’ +At a +m +on August an atom bomb exploded over Hiroshima Japan devastating the city and wiping out tens of thousands of its population +Atom ɔtopae bi towee wɔ Hiroshima Japan wɔ August anɔpa na ɛsɛee kurow no pasaa kunkum emufo mpempem pii +My father had refused to worship the emperor and support Japan s militarism so he was at that time an inmate in the Hiroshima prison +Na me papa apow sɛ ɔbɛsom ɔhempɔn no aboa Japan sraadisɛm enti saa bere no na ɔda Hiroshima afiase hɔ +FATHER often described what occurred that memorable morning +NA PAPA taa ka nea esii saa anɔpa a werɛ remfi da no ho asɛm +The light flashed on the ceiling of my cell he said +Ɔkaee sɛ Hann no hyerɛnee wɔ m’afiasedan nsɛmso no so +Then I heard a terribly loud roar as if all the mountains had collapsed at one time +Afei metee nnyigyei denneennen bi te sɛ nea mmepɔw nyinaa adwiriw agu bere koro mu +Instantly the cell was shrouded with a thick darkness +Mpofirim afiasedan no mu duruu sum kabii +I shoved my head under my mattress to escape what appeared to be a dark gas +Mede me ti hyɛɛ me pikyi no ase na makwati biribi a ɛte sɛ mframa bɔne tuntum bi no +After seven or eight minutes I lifted my head from under the mattress and found that the gas had dissipated +Simma ason anaa awotwe akyi no miyii me ti fii pikyi no ase na mihui sɛ mframa bɔne ’ no kɔ +It was light once again +Na ɛhɔnom ayɛ hann bio +Articles from the shelf and a large quantity of dust had fallen making a real mess +Na nneɛma a ɛhyehyɛ ade mu wɔ soro ahwehwe fam na dɔte pii gugu fam hɔ na ɛhɔ ayɛ basaa ankasa +Because of the high wall encircling the prison no fire had come in from the outside +Esiane sɛ na afasu atenten atwa afiase no ho ahyia nti ogya biara annɛw amma hɔ +I looked through the back window and was thunderstruck ! Mehwɛɛ mfɛnsere a ɛwɔ ɔdan no akyi no mu na me ho dwiriw me ! +The jail workshops and the wooden buildings had all been crushed flat +Na afiase no adwinnan ne nnua adan no nyinaa adwiriw agu fam +Then I looked through the small front window +Afei mehwɛɛ mfɛnsere ketewaa a ɛwɔ ɔdan no anim no mu +The cells of the opposite block had been torn to pieces +Na afiasedan a ɛne me de di nhwɛanim no abubu pasaa +Prisoners who survived were crying for help +Na nneduafo a wɔanwuwu no reteɛteɛm de hwehwɛ mmoa +There was fear and panic a scene of dire confusion and terror +Na ehu ne akomatu da adi wɔ hɔ nkurɔfo a wɔayɛ basaa kɛse na ehu aka wɔn +As a boy I thrilled to listen to Father tell about as he put it being atom bombed out of prison +Sɛ abarimaa no na m’ani gye sɛ metie sɛ Papa ka sɛ wɔde atom ɔtopae yii me fii afiase sɛnea na ɔka ho asɛm no +He related the story without feelings of guilt because he had been imprisoned unjustly +Na ɔmfa afobu nkate biara nka asɛm no efisɛ na wɔde no ato afiase wɔ ɔkwan a ɛnteɛ so +Before telling about the charges against Father and how he was treated during his years of confinement let me explain how my parents became associated with the Todaisha as the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society in Japan was then called +Ansa na mɛka sobo a wɔde bɔɔ Papa ne nea wɔde yɛɛ no wɔ n’afiasenna no mu ho asɛm no ma menkyerɛkyerɛ nea ɛyɛe a m’awofo ne Todaisha sɛnea na wɔfrɛ Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society wɔ Japan saa bere no bɔɔ fekuw +Searching for a Purpose Atirimpɔw a Ɔhwehwɛe +Father was an ardent lover of books and early in life he sought to improve himself +Na Papa ani gye nhoma ho yiye na wɔ ne mmofrabere mu no n’ankasa bɔɔ mmɔden sɛ obesua ade na ama asi no yiye wɔ asetram +When he was still in the fifth grade of elementary school he sneaked out of his home in Ishinomori in northeastern Japan +Bere a odii mfe anum wɔ mfitiase sukuu mu no oguan fii fie wɔ Ishinomori wɔ Japan kusuu fam apuei +With only enough money for a one way ticket he boarded a train for Tokyo where he was determined to become a houseboy for Shigenobu Okuma who had twice been prime minister of Japan +Ɔfaa keteke sɛ ɔrekɔ Tokyo a na sika a ɔwɔ no betumi de no adu hɔ nkutoo na na wasi ne bo sɛ ɔbɛyɛ adwuma wɔ hɔ ama Shigenobu Okuma a na wayɛ Japan man soafo panyin mprenu sɛ abarimaa a osiesie ne fie +But when this shabbily dressed country boy appeared at Mr +Okuma s home his request for employment was turned down +Nanso bere a akuraa ase abarimaa a wayɛ ne ho basaa no duu Owura Okuma fie no wamfa no sɛ ne dwumayeni +Later Father obtained live in employment in a milk shop +Akyiri yi Papa nyaa adwuma wɔ baabi a wɔtɔn nufusu a ɛhɔ ara na na ɔte +While still a teenager my father began to attend lectures by politicians and scholars +Bere a na me papa da so ara yɛ abarimaa no ofii ase kotiee amammuifo ne nhomanimfo ɔkasa ahorow +In one lecture the Bible was mentioned as a very important book +Wɔkaa Bible no ho asɛm wɔ ɔkasa biako mu sɛ ɛyɛ nhoma a ɛho hia yiye +So Father obtained a Bible complete with cross references and a Bible atlas +Enti Papa tɔɔ Bible a kyerɛw nsɛm a ɛtwe adwene si kyerɛw nsɛm afoforo so ne Bible mu asase mfonini wom +He was deeply impressed by what he read and was moved to want to do work that would benefit all mankind +N’ani gyee nea ɔkenkanee no ho yiye na ɛma onyaa ɔpɛ sɛ ɔbɛyɛ adwuma a adesamma nyinaa benya so mfaso +Eventually Father returned home and in April when he was he married year old Hagino +Awiei koraa no Papa san kɔɔ fie na bere a odii mfe no ɔwaree Higino a na wadi mfe no wɔ April mu +Shortly after Father married a relative sent him literature published by the Todaisha +Papa waree akyi pɛɛ no ne busuani bi de nhoma a Todaisha tintimii manaa no +Impressed with what he read Father wrote to the Todaisha in Tokyo +Esiane sɛ Papa ani gyee nea ɔkenkanee no ho nti ɔkyerɛw Todaisha wɔ Tokyo +In June a full time minister from Sendai by the name of Matsue Ishii visited him in Ishinomori +Wɔ June mu no bere nyinaa somfo bi a wɔfrɛ no Matsue Ishii a ofi Sendai bɛsraa no wɔ Ishinomori +Father accepted a set of books from her that included The Harp of God Creation and Government +Papa gyee nhoma ahorow bi a The Harp of God Creation ne Government ka ho fii ne nkyɛn +Finding a Purpose in Life Atirimpɔw a Onyae wɔ Asetra Mu +Almost at once Father perceived that various church teachings such as man having an immortal soul the wicked burning forever in hellfire and the Creator being a triune God were false +Ɛkame ayɛ sɛ Papa huu ntɛm ara sɛ asɔre nkyerɛkyerɛ ahorow te sɛ onipa a ɔwɔ ɔkra a enwu da nnebɔneyɛfo a wɔyɛ wɔn ayayade daa wɔ hell gya mu ne Ɔbɔadeɛ no a ɔyɛ baasakoro Nyankopɔn no yɛ atoro +He also realized that this world would end +Ohui nso sɛ wiase yi bɛba n’awiei +Wanting to know what he should do he contacted the appointed representative of the Todaisha who visited him in August and as a result of their discussions Father was baptized and decided to become a full time minister of Jehovah +Esiane sɛ na ɔpɛ sɛ ohu nea ɛsɛ sɛ ɔyɛ nti okohuu Todaisha nanmusini a na wɔapaw no a ɔbɛsraa no wɔ August mu no na nea efii wɔn nkɔmmɔbɔ no mu bae ne sɛ wɔbɔɔ Papa asu na osii gyinae sɛ ɔbɛyɛ Yehowa bere nyinaa somfo +After extended discussions Mother too became convinced that what she had learned from the Bible was the truth +Bere a wɔne Maame bɔɔ nkɔmmɔ pii akyi no ɔno nso begye dii sɛ nea na wasua afi Bible mu no ne nokware no +She dedicated her life to Jehovah and was baptized in October +Ohyiraa ne nkwa so maa Yehowa na wɔbɔɔ no asu October +When my father put his property up for auction his relatives thought that he had lost his mind +Bere a Papa tɔn n’asase nyinaa no n’abusuafo susuwii sɛ ne tirim ka no +Life as Full Time Ministers Asetra sɛ Bere Nyinaa Asomfo +Father left all the money received from the auction to his mother and he and Mother went to Tokyo in November +Papa de sika a onya fii nneɛma a ɔtɔnee no mu nyinaa maa ne maame na ɔne Maame kɔɔ Tokyo November +Although they had received no instructions on how to talk to others about the good news of the Kingdom they started preaching the day after they arrived there +Matthew +Ɛwom sɛ na wɔn nsa nkaa akwankyerɛ biara a ɛfa sɛnea wɔbɛka Ahenni asɛmpa no akyerɛ afoforo ho de nanso woduu hɔ a ade kyee no wofii asɛnka ase +Mateo +Their life was not easy +Na asetra yɛ den ma wɔn +Especially was it hard on my mother who was then only years old +Na ɛyɛ den ma me maame a na wadi mfe pɛ no titiriw +There were no fellow Witnesses no meetings and no congregation just a daily schedule of distributing Bible literature from house to house from a +m +to p +m +Na Adansefo afoforo nhyiam horow ne asafo biara nni hɔ nea wɔyɛɛ ara ne sɛ wɔkyekyɛɛ Bible ho nhoma da biara wɔ afie afie fi anɔpa kosi anwummere +In their preaching assignment was changed from Tokyo to Kobe +Wɔ mu no woyii wɔn fii Tokyo sɛ wɔnkɔka asɛm no wɔ Kobe +I was born there on February +Wɔwoo me wɔ hɔ wɔ February mu +My mother worked zealously in the ministry until a month before my birth +Me maame de nnam yɛɛ ɔsom adwuma no kosii bere a na aka ɔsram biako ma wawo me no +Afterward my parents moved to Yamaguchi to Ube to Kure and finally to Hiroshima preaching in each place for about a year +Ɛno akyi no m’awofo tu kɔɔ Yamaguchi Ube Kure ne awiei koraa no Hiroshima na wɔde bɛyɛ afe kaa asɛm wɔ kurow no biara mu +My Parents Are Arrested Wɔkyeree M’awofo +As Japanese militarism increased publications of the Watch Tower Society were banned and the Witnesses were put under strict surveillance by the Special Secret Service Police +Bere a Japanfo sraadisɛm nyaa nkɔso no wɔbaraa Ɔwɛn Aban Asafo no nhoma ahorow na Kokoam Polisifo Soronko no tetɛw Adansefo no bere nyinaa +Then on June full time ministers of Jehovah s Witnesses were rounded up throughout Japan +Afei wɔkyeree Yehowa Adansefo bere nyinaa asomfo wɔ Japan nyinaa June +Father and Mother were among those arrested +Na Papa ne Maame ka wɔn a wɔkyeree wɔn no ho +I was turned over to the care of my grandmother who lived in Ishinomori +Wɔde me hyɛɛ me nanabea a na ɔte Ishinomori no nsa sɛ ɔnhwɛ me +After being detained for eight months Mother was released and put on probation and eventually in I was able to join her in Sendai +Bere a wɔde Maame too afiase asram awotwe akyi no woyii no ma aban hwɛɛ ne nneyɛe yiye na awiei koraa wɔ mu no mitumi kɔkaa ne ho wɔ Sendai +In the meantime Father along with other Witnesses was interrogated by the secret police at the Hiroshima police station +Saa bere no kokoam polisifo no bisabisaa Papa ne Adansefo afoforo nsɛm wɔ Hiroshima polisifo adwumam +Because they refused to worship the emperor or support Japan s militarism the Witnesses were severely beaten +Esiane sɛ Adansefo no ansom ɔhempɔn no anaa wɔammoa Japan sraadisɛm nti wɔboroo wɔn pasaa +The interrogator could not budge Father from worshiping Jehovah +Nea obisabisaa wɔn nsɛm no antumi amma Papa annyae Yehowa som +After more than two years in detention Father was put on trial +Bere a wɔmaa Papa daa afiase bɛboro mfe abien akyi no wodii n’asɛm +During one session the judge asked Miura what do you think of His Majesty the Emperor ? Wɔ asenni no fa bi mu no ɔtemmufo no bisae sɛ Miura wubu Ɔhempɔn Tumfoɔ no dɛn ? + His Majesty the Emperor is also a descendant of Adam and is a mortal imperfect human Father answered +Papa buae sɛ Ɔhempɔn Tumfoɔ no nso yɛ Adam aseni na ɔyɛ onipa a obetumi awu ɔnyɛ pɛ +That statement so astonished the court stenographer that he failed to record it +Saa asɛm no maa asennibea no nsɛm kyerɛwfo ho dwiriw no araa ma wankyerɛw anto hɔ +You see most Japanese at that time believed the emperor to be a god +Saa bere no na Japanfo dodow no ara gye di sɛ ɔhempɔn no yɛ onyame +Father received a sentence of five years in prison and the judge told him that unless he gave up his faith he would be in prison the rest of his life +Wɔhyɛe sɛ wɔmfa Papa nto afiase mfe anum na ɔtemmufo no ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ sɛ wampa ne gyidi a ɔbɛda afiase ne nkwa nna a aka nyinaa +Soon afterward in December Japan attacked the United States at Pearl Harbor Hawaii +Ɛno akyi pɛɛ December no Japan tow hyɛɛ United States so wɔ Pearl Harbor Hawaii +Food in prison became scarce and during the winter months Father had many cold sleepless nights because of lack of clothing +Aduan ho bɛyɛɛ na wɔ afiase hɔ na wɔ awɔw bere asram no mu no awɔw dee Papa na wantumi anna anadwo mpɛn pii efisɛ na onni nkataho +Although cut off from all spiritual association he had access to the Bible in the prison library and by reading it over and over again he maintained spiritual strength +Ɛwom sɛ na ɔne obiara nnya honhom mu fekubɔ de nanso na onya Bible wɔ afiase hɔ nhomakorabea na bere a ɔkenkanee mpɛn pii no onyaa honhom fam ahoɔden +When the Bomb Fell Bere a Ɔtopae no Paee No +Early on the morning of August a prisoner wanted to exchange books with Father +Na ɔdeduani bi pɛ sɛ ɔde ne nhoma sesa Papa de wɔ August anɔpahema +This was forbidden but since the prisoner had already slid his book across the hallway into Father s cell he slid his book into the other prisoner s cell +Na wɔmma eyi ho kwan nanso esiane sɛ na ɔdeduani no apia ne nhoma no afa abrannaa no so ma aba Papa afiasedan no mu dedaw nti opiaa ne nhoma no kɔhyɛɛ ɔdeduani biako no afiasedan mu +So rather than follow his usually inflexible schedule that morning Father was reading when the bomb fell +Enti sɛ anka Papa bedi ne nhyehyɛe katee no akyi saa anɔpa no na ɔrekenkan nhoma na ɔtopae no paee +Ordinarily he would have been using the toilet in his cell at that time of the morning +Na anka ɛbɛyɛ nea ɔwɔ n’afiasedan no mu tiafi so anɔpa saa bere no +After the blast Father saw that the toilet area had been destroyed by falling debris +Bere a ɛpaee akyi no Papa hui sɛ dɔte a edwiriw gui asɛe baabi a tiafi no wɔ no +Father was then taken to the nearby Iwakuni prison +Afei wɔde Papa kɔɔ Iwakuni afiase a ɛbɛn hɔ no mu +Soon after that Japan surrendered to the Allied Forces and he was released from prison amid the postwar chaos +Ɛno akyi pɛɛ no Japan de wɔn ho kɔhyɛɛ Asraafo a Wɔayɛ Nkabom no nsa na woyii no fii afiase bere a nneɛma yɛɛ baasa wɔ ɔko no akyi no +He returned home to Ishinomori in December +Ɔsan baa fie wɔ Ishinomori December mu +His health had been ruined +Na n’akwahosan asɛe +He was only but he looked like an old man +Na wadi mfe pɛ nanso na ɔte sɛ akwakoraa +At first I could not believe he was my father +Mfiase no mannye anni sɛ ɛyɛ me papa +His Faith Still Strong Ne Gyidi Da so Ara Yɛ Den +Japan was in a chaotic condition and we did not know where the handful of faithful Witnesses had been scattered to +Na Japan ayɛ basaa na na yennim faako a Adansefo anokwafo kakraa bi a wɔaka no ahwete kɔ +Nor did we have available any of the literature of Jehovah s Witnesses +Saa ara nso na na yenni Yehowa Adansefo nhoma biara +Yet Father taught me directly from the Bible the truth about Jehovah s Kingdom the new world and the approaching battle of Armageddon +Psalm Isaiah Daniel Matthew +Nanso Papa kyerɛɛ me nokware a ɛfa Yehowa Ahenni wiase foforo no ne Harmagedon ko a ɛreba no ho ade fii Bible no mu tee +Dwom Yesaia Daniel Mateo +Later when I was taught the evolution theory in high school and began to doubt the existence of God my father tried to convince me of God s existence +Akyiri yi bere a wɔde adannandi nkyerɛkyerɛ no kyerɛkyerɛɛ me wɔ ntoaso sukuu na m’adwenem fii ase yɛɛ me naa wɔ wɔ a Onyankopɔn wɔ hɔ ho no me papa bɔɔ mmɔden sɛ ɔbɛma magye adi sɛ Onyankopɔn wɔ hɔ +When I was hesitant to believe he finally said Most of the people of the world supported the war and became guilty of shedding blood +Bere a na mempɛ sɛ migye di no awiei koraa no ɔkae sɛ Wiase no mu nnipa dodow no ara gyinaa ɔko no akyi na wodii mogya ho fɔ +I for my part stuck to Bible truth and never supported either militarism emperor worship or the war +Me de mikuraa Bible mu nokware mu na mammoa sraadisɛm ɔhempɔn som anaa ɔko no +So consider carefully for yourself which is the true way of life you should walk in +Enti w’ankasa susuw asetra kwan a ɛyɛ nokware a ɛsɛ sɛ wofa so no ho yiye +Knowing what my father taught and lived by and comparing that with what I was learning in school I could see that the evolution theory could not be a sound way of thinking +Bere a minim nea me papa kyerɛkyerɛe na ɔde bɔɔ ne bra na mede totoo nea na meresua wɔ sukuu ho no mitumi hui sɛ adannandi nkyerɛkyerɛ no ntumi nyɛ nsusuwii pa +Although no evolutionist had risked his life for his beliefs my father was willing to die for his +Ɛwom sɛ na adannandini biara mfaa ne nkwa ntoo asiane mu wɔ ne gyidi ho de nanso na me papa wɔ ɔpɛ sɛ obewu ama ne gyidi +One day in March more than five years after the war had ended Father was reading the Asahi newspaper +Da bi wɔ March mu bɛboro mfe anum wɔ ɔko no akyi no na Papa rekenkan Asahi atesɛm krataa no +Suddenly he cried out Hey they came they came ! Ɔteɛɛm mpofirim sɛ Yiee wɔaba wɔaba ! +He showed the paper to me +Ɔde atesɛm krataa no kyerɛɛ me +It was an article about five missionaries of Jehovah s Witnesses who had just arrived in Osaka +Na ɛyɛ asɛm a ɛfa Yehowa Adansefo asɛmpatrɛwfo baanum a wobeduu Osaka nkyɛe ho +Leaping with joy Father contacted the newspaper and learned that Jehovah s Witnesses had established a branch office in Tokyo +Papa de anigye huruwii na ɔne atesɛm krataa no adwumam dii nkitaho na ɔtee sɛ Yehowa Adansefo ahyehyɛ baa dwumadibea wɔ Tokyo +He obtained the address and visited the branch thus restoring contact with Jehovah s organization +Ogyee wɔn address na ɔkɔsraa baa dwumadibea hɔ ma enti ɔsan ne Yehowa ahyehyɛde no dii nkitaho +Faithful Till the End Odi Nokware Kosi Awiei +In our family moved to Sendai +Wɔ mu no yɛn abusua no tu kɔtraa Sendai +Watch Tower Society missionaries Donald and Mabel Haslett moved there that same year and rented a house to hold the Watchtower Study +Ɔwɛn Aban Asafo no asɛmpatrɛwfo Donald ne Mabel Haslett tu baa hɔ saa afe no ara begyee ɔdan bi a yɛbɛyɛ Ɔwɛn Aban Adesua wom atua ho ka +Only four attended that first meeting the Hasletts my father and I +Nnipa baanan pɛ na wɔbaa saa nhyiam a edi kan no Haslett ne ne yere me papa ne me +Later Shinichi and Masako Tohara Adeline Nako and Lillian Samson joined the Hasletts as missionaries in Sendai +Akyiri yi Shinichi ne Masako Tohara Adeline Nako ne Lillian Samson bɛkaa Haslett ne ne yere ho wɔ Sendai sɛ asɛmpatrɛwfo +Through association with these missionaries our family progressed in knowledge of God s Word and organization +Yɛn abusua no nam asɛmpatrɛwfo yi a yɛne wɔn bɔe no so nyaa Onyankopɔn Asɛm ho nimdeɛ ne nhyehyɛe mu nkɔanim +Mother whose faith had been shaken by things that had occurred during the war soon joined us in going to meetings and sharing in the field ministry +Ankyɛ na Maame a nsɛm a esisii wɔ ɔko no mu maa ne gyidi hinhimii no bɛkaa yɛn ho ma yɛkɔɔ nhyiam horow na yenyaa asɛnka mu kyɛfa +I was moved to dedicate my life to serve Jehovah God and was baptized on April +Ɛkaa me na mihyiraa me nkwa so sɛ mɛsom Yehowa Nyankopɔn na wɔbɔɔ me asu April +Following the war Father worked as a salesman for an insurance company +Wɔ ɔko no akyi no Papa yɛɛ adwuma sɛ ɔdetɔnfo maa insurance adwuma bi +Despite the aftereffects of his imprisonment which included a kidney disorder and high blood pressure he had a strong desire to resume the full time ministry as a pioneer +Nea efii n’afiasenna mu bae a asaabo mu yare ne mogya mmoroso ka ho nyinaa akyi no na ɔwɔ ɔpɛ a emu yɛ den sɛ ɔbɛsan afi bere nyinaa som adwuma no ase sɛ ɔkwampaefo +He did so about the same time that I was baptized +Ɔyɛɛ saa bɛyɛ bere a wɔbɔɔ me asu no ara +Even though poor health prevented him from continuing as a pioneer very long his zeal for the ministry moved me to quit the university that I was attending and to take up the full time ministry as a career +Ɛwom mpo sɛ ahoɔden a na onni amma wanyɛ ɔkwampaefo ankyɛ de nanso nnamyɛ a ɔdaa no adi wɔ ɔsom adwuma no mu ma migyaee sukuupɔn a na merekɔ no na mede bere nyinaa som adwuma no yɛɛ m’asetra mu adwuma +Isamu Sugiura a fine young man from Nagoya was appointed as my working partner +Wɔpaw Isamu Sugiura aberante mmɔdenbɔfo bi a ofi Nagoya sɛ ɔkwampaefo a ɔne me bɛbom ayɛ adwuma +On May we commenced our ministry as special pioneers in Beppu on Kyushu Island +Yefii yɛn som adwuma ase sɛ akwampaefo atitiriw wɔ Beppu wɔ Kyushu Supɔw so wɔ May mu +There were only a handful of Witnesses on the whole island then +Na Adansefo kakraa bi pɛ na wɔwɔ supɔw no so nyinaa +Now over years later we have spiritually thriving circuits with over Witnesses on the island +Mprempren bɛboro mfe akyi no yɛwɔ amansin a ɛrenya nkɔso wɔ honhom mu ne Adansefo bɛboro wɔ supɔw no so +And in all Japan there are now nearly Witnesses +Na Adansefo bɛyɛ na wɔwɔ Japan nyinaa +In the spring of Isamu and I received invitations to attend the Watch Tower Bible School of Gilead in the United States +Wɔ fefɛw bere mu no wɔtoo nsa frɛɛ me ne Isamu sɛ yɛnkɔ Ɔwɛn Aban Gilead Bible Sukuu no wɔ United States +We were overjoyed +Yɛn ani gyei mmoroso +However when I received a physical checkup in preparation for the trip doctors found that I had tuberculosis +Nanso bere a mekɔyɛɛ apɔwmuden ho nhwehwɛmu de siesiee me ho maa akwantu no nnuruyɛfo hui sɛ mebɔ nsamanwaw +Greatly disappointed I returned home to Sendai +Mede abasamtu san kɔɔ Sendai +By then Father s physical health had worsened and he was resting at home in bed +Saa bere no na Papa yare no mu ayɛ den na na ɔda mpa mu regye n’ahome wɔ fie +Our rented house was made up of only one square foot tatami room +Na yɛn fie a yetua ho ka no yɛ ɔdan biako a ne tenten ne ne trɛw yɛ anammɔn a tatami kɛtɛ na ɛsɛw mu +My father and I lay side by side +Na meda me papa nkyɛn +Since Father could not work Mother had a rough time caring for our financial needs +Esiane sɛ na Papa ntumi nyɛ adwuma nti ɛyɛɛ den maa Maame sɛ ɔbɛhwɛ yɛn wɔ sika fam +In January Frederick W +Franz then the vice president of the Watch Tower Society visited Japan and a special convention was arranged to be held in Kyoto +Frederick W +Franz a na saa bere no ɔyɛ Ɔwɛn Aban Asafo no titrani abadiakyiri no baa Japan wɔ January mu na wɔyɛɛ nhyehyɛe sɛ wɔbɛyɛ ɔmantam nhyiam titiriw bi wɔ Kyoto +Father urged my mother to attend +Papa hyɛɛ me maame nkuran sɛ ɔnkɔ bi +Although reluctant to leave us in our sick condition she obeyed Father and left for the convention +Ɛwom sɛ na ɔmpɛ sɛ ogyaw yɛn hɔ bere a yɛyare no de nanso otiee Papa na ɔkɔɔ nhyiam kɛse no +Soon afterward Father s condition began to worsen day by day +Ɛno akyi pɛɛ no Papa tebea no mu fii ase yɛɛ den da biara +As we lay side by side I started to worry and I asked him how we were going to support ourselves +Bere a na meda ne nkyɛn no mifii ase dwennwenee na mibisaa no nea yɛbɛyɛ ahwɛ yɛn ho +To that he answered We ve served Jehovah God even risking our lives and he is the almighty God +Obuae sɛ Yɛasom Yehowa Nyankopɔn yɛde yɛn nkwa too asiane mu mpo na ɔne ade nyinaa so tumfoɔ Nyankopɔn no +Why do you worry ? Dɛn nti na wudwennwen ? +Jehovah will without fail provide what we need +Nea ɛbɛyɛ biara Yehowa de nea yehia bɛma yɛn +He then admonished me in a most tender way saying Cultivate in yourself a stronger faith +Afei ɔde odwo kɛse tuu me fo sɛ Nya gyidi a emu yɛ den +On March Father quietly took his last breath +Papa wuu dinn wɔ March mu +After his funeral I visited the insurance company for which he worked to settle things with them +Bere a yɛyɛɛ n’ayi wiei no mekɔɔ insurance adwumakuw a ɔne wɔn yɛɛ adwuma no mu sɛ me ne wɔn rekodi nsɛm bi ho dwuma +As I was leaving the branch manager handed me a paper bag and said This is your father s +Bere a merefi hɔ no adwuma no so panyin de bag bi a wɔde krataa ayɛ maa me kae sɛ Eyi yɛ wo papa de +Upon returning home I discovered quite a large sum of money inside +Bere a mebaa fie no mihuu sika pii wom +When I asked the manager about it later he explained that the money was from a premium that had been deducted monthly from Father s salary without his knowledge +Bere a akyiri yi mibisaa adwuma no so panyin ɛho asɛm no ɔkyerɛkyerɛɛ mu sɛ ɛyɛ sika bi a na wɔtew fi Papa akatua mu ɔsram biara a na onnim +Thus Father s words Jehovah will without fail provide what we need did come true +Enti Papa asɛm a ese Nea ɛbɛyɛ biara Yehowa de nea yehia bɛma yɛn no baam +This greatly strengthened my faith in Jehovah s protective care +Eyi hyɛɛ gyidi a mewɔ wɔ Yehowa ɔhwɛ a ahobammɔ wom mu no mu den yiye +Decades of Continued Service Ɔsom Adwuma a Makɔ so de Mfe Pii Ayɛ +The material assistance provided by that money helped me to concentrate on recuperating at home +Honam fam mmoa a saa sika no de mae no boaa me ma mede m’adwene sii me ho a na mɛma atɔ me wɔ fie no so +A year later in Mother and I were appointed as special pioneers +Afe biako akyi wɔ mu no wɔpaw me ne Maame sɛ akwampaefo atitiriw +Afterward I served as a traveling overseer in Japan and then in I had the privilege of attending the ten month course of the Gilead School at the world headquarters of Jehovah s Witnesses in Brooklyn New York +Ɛno akyi no mesomee sɛ ɔhwɛfo kwantufo wɔ Japan na afei wɔ mu no minyaa hokwan de kɔɔ asram du adesua no wɔ Gilead Sukuu wɔ Yehowa Adansefo wiase nyinaa adwumayɛbea ti a ɛwɔ Brooklyn New York no +When I returned to Japan I again took up serving congregations as a traveling overseer +Bere a mesan baa Japan no mesan som asafo ahorow no sɛ ɔhwɛfo kwantufo +Then in I married Yasuko Haba who was working at the branch office of Jehovah s Witnesses in Tokyo +Afei mewaree Yasuko Haba a na ɔyɛ adwuma wɔ Yehowa Adansefo baa dwumadibea a ɛwɔ Tokyo no wɔ mu +She joined me in the traveling work until at which time we were invited to serve at the branch office in Tokyo +Ɔbɛkaa me ho wɔ akwantu adwuma no mu kosii a wɔtoo nsa frɛɛ yɛn sɛ yɛmmɛsom wɔ Tokyo baa dwumadibea hɔ +Since then we have served together first at the branch location in Tokyo then in Numazu and now in Ebina +Efi saa bere no yɛabom asom yedii kan somee wɔ baa dwumadibea a na ɛwɔ Tokyo hɔ afei wɔ Numazu na mprempren yɛwɔ Ebina +Mother remained a special pioneer minister until +Maame kɔɔ so yɛɛ ɔkwampaefo titiriw besii +Since then she has kept active helping many persons accept Bible truths +Efi saa bere no wakɔ so de nnamyɛ aboa nnipa pii ma wɔagye Bible mu nokware ahorow atom +She is now years old but is comparatively healthy +Mprempren wadi mfe nanso ɔwɔ ahoɔden sɛnea ɛsɛ +We are happy that she lives nearby and can attend the same congregation that we do near the Ebina branch office +Yɛn ani gye sɛ ɔte bɛn yɛn na otumi ba nhyiam wɔ asafo a yɛwom a ɛbɛn Ebina baa dwumadibea no ara mu +We really thank Jehovah God that my father survived the atom bomb blast over Hiroshima +Yɛda Yehowa Nyankopɔn ase ankasa sɛ me papa nyaa nkwa wɔ atom ɔtopae a ɛpaee wɔ Hiroshima no mu +He maintained his faith and it is my desire to welcome him back in the new world and relate to him how we were delivered out of Armageddon the battle he so much wanted to see +As told by Tsutomu Miura +Okuraa ne gyidi mu na ɛyɛ me pɛ sɛ mɛma no akwaaba aba wiase foforo no mu na maka sɛnea wogyee yɛn fii Harmagedon ko a na ɔwɔ ɔpɛ kɛse sɛ obehu no mu akyerɛ no +Sɛnea Tsutomu Miura ka kyerɛe +Footnotes Ase hɔ asɛm +For Matsue Ishii s life story please see The Watchtower of May pages +Sɛ wopɛ Matsue Ishii nkwa nna mu asɛm a yɛsrɛ sɛ hwɛ May Engiresi Ɔwɛn Aban no nkratafa +Picture on page Kratafa mfonini +Katsuo and Hagino Miura with their son Tsutomu Katsuo ne Hagino Miura ne wɔn ba Tsutomu + Picture on page Kratafa mfonini +Tsutomu Miura working in Japan branch office Tsutomu Miura a ɔreyɛ adwuma wɔ Japan baa dwumadibea + Picture Credit Line on page Mfonini Fibea wɔ kratafa +Hiroshima Peace and Culture Foundation from material returned by the United States Armed Forces Institute of Pathology Hiroshima Peace and Culture Foundation a efi nneɛma a United States Armed Forces Institute of Pathology san de mae mu +Mountains Masterpieces of Creation Mmepɔw Abɔde a Ɛyɛ Nwonwa +THE Andes the Cascades the Himalayas the Rockies the Alps and the Urals they are merely some of the mountains of planet Earth +ANDES Cascade Himalaya Rocky Alps ne Ural ɛyɛ okyinnsoromma a ɛne Asase no so mmepɔw no bi kɛkɛ +The immense size of these mountains can take your breath away +Mmepɔw yi akɛse betumi ama wo ho adwiriw wo +Imagine standing before Mount Everest +Fa no sɛ wugyina Bepɔw Everest anim +It is the earth s showpiece in height feet m a five and a half mile high +km monument ! Ɛyɛ asase so ade a ɛkɔ soro sen biara ɛyɛ mita nkaedum a ne tenten yɛ kilomita +! +And this one peak is just a small part of the magnificent Himalayas +Na bepɔw biako yi yɛ Himalaya mmepɔw akɛse no fa ketewaa bi kɛkɛ +With over peaks that each reach a staggering feet m this range is twice the size of the Alps in Europe ! Saa mmepɔw a ɛtoatoam yi mu mmepɔw bɛboro a emu biara sorokɔ yɛ mita yi kɛse yɛ Alps a ɛwɔ Europa no mmɔho abien ! +Unique Life Zones Ɛso Tebea Da Nsow +Most mountains have various life zones or environments largely because the temperature drops about +degrees Fahrenheit +C for each feet m of altitude +Mmepɔw dodow no ara so tebea gu ahorow na nea enti a ɛte saa titiriw ne sɛ wim hyew ano brɛ ase bɛyɛ +C bere a obi foro kɔ n’atifi mita biara no +Variations in rain soil and wind also make each zone unique +Osutɔ dɔte ne mframa mu nsakrae nso ma ne fa biara so tebea da nsow +An example of the variety of such environments are the San Francisco Peaks in Arizona U +S +A +San Francisco Mmepɔw a ɛwɔ Arizona U +S +A no so tebea yɛ mmepɔw so tebea a egu ahorow no ho nhwɛso biako +They are the highest mountains in that state +Ɛno ne ɔmantam no mu mmepɔw a ɛware sen biara +If you start from the base of the mountains at the Coconino Plateau and climb up to the summit of one of the San Francisco Peaks you will first observe an ecological community that includes lizards and cacti in desert conditions +Sɛ woforo mmepɔw no fi n’ase wɔ Coconino Asasetamaa no so kodu San Francisco Mmepɔw no mu biako atifi a wubedi kan ahu abɔde te sɛ aketew ne afifide a wɔfrɛ no cacti wɔ baabi a ɛhɔ tebea te sɛ anhweatam so de +Progressively you will enter cooler life zones home to mountain goats and spruce trees +Nkakrankakra wubedu baabi a ɛhɔ tebea no yɛ wiridudu a eye ma atorɔm ne nnua a wɔfrɛ no spruce +Finally you will reach the arctic alpine conditions of the summit +Awiei koraa no wubedu bepɔw no atifi a awɔw a ano yɛ den yiye wɔ hɔ +On just this one climb you could encounter the same variety of life forms and environments that would otherwise be found only if you were to travel inland near sea level from Mexico to Canada ! Wɔ saa bepɔw biako pɛ yi so no wubehu abɔde ne tebea a egu ahorow a sɛ wofa asase a ne sorokɔ ne po reyɛ ayɛ pɛ so fi Mexico kɔ Canada nkutoo a na wubehu ! +Have you experienced the exhilarating sensation of breathing crisp fresh mountain air ? So woahome bepɔw so mframa a emu yɛ nwini emu tew na ɛyɛ dɛ pɛn ? +The lower temperature of the air is one explanation for this sensation +Sɛnea mframa no mu dwo ne ade biako nti a ɛyɛ dɛ no +But where there are no cities nearby mountain air can also be clearer and cleaner +Nanso bepɔw so mframa mu tumi tew yiye wɔ baabi a nkurow biara mmɛn hɔ no +In every cubic centimeter of air at feet m there may be just tiny particles of dust pollen and so forth +Ebia dɔte nhwiren aba ne nea ɛkeka ho mu nneɛma nketenkete bɛyɛ pɛ na ɛwɔ mframa dodow a ɛwɔ soro mita biara mu +Compare that to the air in large cities where as many as of these particles can be in the same amount of air space ! Fa ɛno toto mframa a ɛwɔ nkurow akɛse mu a saa nneɛma nketenkete yi bɛyɛ betumi atra mframa a ne dodow te saa ara mu ho ! +This explains why modern observatories are often built on mountains where clear dry air provides ideal conditions for astronomical observation +Eyi kyerɛkyerɛ nea enti a wɔtaa sisi adan a mfiri a wɔde hwɛ nsoromma wom wɔ mmepɔw so baabi a mframa mu tew na ɛyɛ wesee a ɛhɔnom tebea ye ma nsoromma a wɔhwɛ no mu +Of course mountains are not so hospitable at higher elevations where atmospheric pressure and oxygen levels drop solar radiation increases and gale force winds cause temperatures to plummet +Nokwarem no ɛnyɛ mmerɛw koraa sɛ obi bɛtra mmepɔw a ɛwoware a ɛhɔnom nyɛ hyew pii na mframa pa sua owia mu ɔhyew a epira dɔɔso na ahum a etu no ma wim yɛ wiridudu no so +Amazingly even under such circumstances some life still thrives tenaciously +Anwonwasɛm ne sɛ abɔde bi kɔ so tra tebea a emu yɛ den saa no mu +Consider for example the tiny salticid or jumping spider +Sɛ nhwɛso no susuw ananse bi a ohuruhuruw ho +This mountain dweller is at home in the Himalayas at well over feet m ! Saa aboa a ɔte bepɔw so yi pɛ Himalaya a ne tenten boro mita no so tra +How the creature survives is not entirely clear to scientists +Nyansahufo ntumi nte sɛnea aboa no tumi tra hɔ a onwu no ase yiye +Effects on Man Tumi a Ɛwɔ wɔ Nnipa So +Mountains have an impact on all mankind +Mmepɔw wɔ adesamma nyinaa so tumi +For example take a look at a world map +Sɛ nhwɛso no hwɛ wiase no asase mfonini bi so +Notice how the Pyrenees with peaks reaching over feet m separate Spain from France and the rest of Europe +Hyɛ sɛnea Pyrenees mmepɔw a ne sorokɔ boro mita no tew Spain fi France ne Europa aman a aka ho no nsow +You will likewise note that many other political boundaries are drawn along massive mountain chains +Wubehu nso sɛ wotwa amammui ahye pii fa mmepɔw akɛse a ɛtoatoam ho +These immovable barriers have restricted travel and trade between peoples of differing languages and customs +Saa mpampa a wontumi nyi mfi hɔ yi ato nnipa a ɛsono wɔn kasa ne amammerɛ akwantu ne aguadi ano hye +Hence the presence of mountains likely has had a modifying influence on the shape and size of the country where you live the language you speak and the customs of your land +Enti ebetumi aba sɛ mmepɔw ama sɛnea ɔman a wufi mu no su ne ne kɛse te kasa a woka ne wo man mu amammerɛ asakra +High mountains also break up the flow of the wind +Mmepɔw a ɛwoware nso mma mframa ntumi mmɔ ntoatoa so +This can have an impact on the cycles of rain snow wind and temperature +Eyi betumi anya osutɔ sukyerɛmma mframa ne wim tebea kyinhyia no so tumi +This in turn affects the variety of food you enjoy the type of clothes you wear perhaps even the architectural design of your home +Eyi nso ka nnuan ahorow a wudi ntade a wohyɛ ne ebia sɛnea woasi wo fie +For example the Kunlun the Tien Shan the Hindu Kush the Himalayas and other mountain ranges in Central Asia run from east to west +Sɛ nhwɛso no Kunlun Tien Shan Hindu Kush Himalaya ne mmepɔw afoforo a ɛtoatoam a ɛwɔ Asia Mfinimfini no fi ase fi apuei kosi atɔe fam +These silent giants halt the cold dry winds sweeping down from Siberia and stop the warm wet winds flowing up from the Indian Ocean +Saa abran a wɔnkasa yi siw mframa wiridudu a emu yɛ wesee a ɛbɔ fi Siberia no ne mframa a emu yɛ hyew na emu afɔw a ɛbɔ fi India Po no mu no kwan +Thus an entirely different climate exists to the north of these mountains from that on the south affecting the lives of millions +Enti wim tebea a ɛwɔ mmepɔw yi kusuu fam yɛ soronko koraa wɔ kesee fam de no ho na ɛka nnipa ɔpepem pii asetra +A Threatened Environment ? So Ɛso Tebea Reyɛ Asɛe ? +Surprisingly mankind is damaging the beauty and splendor of the mountains +Nea ɛyɛ nwonwa ne sɛ nnipa resɛe mmepɔw no fɛ ne ne kɛse +The lynx and bears that once roamed the Alps are gone because of uncontrolled hunting +Sakraman ne asisi a na anka bere bi wokyinkyin Alps no so no ase agu esiane ahayɔ a wɔnto ano hye no nti +Valuable topsoil is washed from many slopes as a result of deforestation +Kwae a wobu no nti nsu hohoro asase ani dɔte pa fi mmepɔw pii so +Industrial pollution and massive tourism are also having a severe impact on the delicate ecological balance of some mountainous regions +Mfiridwuma mu fi ne nnipa bebree a wɔkɔhwɛ mmepɔw bi so no resɛe nneɛma a ɛsɛ sɛ wɔhwɛ no yiye no kɛse +Happily mountains are a permanent feature of the earth s landscape +Anigyesɛm ne sɛ mmepɔw ka asase so nneɛma a ɛwɔ hɔ daa no ho +Compare Genesis +Fa toto Genesis ho +Noteworthy is the fact that the Bible likens the coming new world government to a mountain +Nea ɛfata sɛ yɛhyɛ no nsow ne sɛ Bible no de wiase nyinaa nniso foforo a ɛreba no toto bepɔw ho +Filling the earth this mountainlike government will repair any damage done to the planet +Sɛ saa nniso a ɛte sɛ bepɔw yi di asase nyinaa so a ebesiesie asase no so biribiara a wɔasɛe no no +We thus have the assurance of forever enjoying these masterpieces of creation +Enti yɛwɔ awerɛhyem sɛ yebenya abɔde a ɛyɛ nwonwa yi ho anigye daa +Picture on page Kratafa mfonini +Mont Blanc in France feet Mont Blanc a ɛwɔ France anammɔn + Credit Line Asɛm Fibea +M +M +Thonig H +Thonig H +Armstrong Roberts Armstrong Roberts + Picture on page Kratafa mfonini +Mount Fuji in Japan feet Bepɔw Fuji a ɛwɔ Japan anammɔn + Credit Line Asɛm Fibea +A +A +Tovy H +Tovy H +Armstrong Roberts Armstrong Roberts +The Weaker Vessel An Insult to Women ? Anwenne a Ɛyɛ Mmerɛw So Wɔka de Bu Mmea Animtiaa ? + WHY ARE WOMEN JUDGED BY THEIR GENDER RATHER THAN BY THEIR EXPERIENCE ABILITY AND INTELLIGENCE ? BETTY A +DƐN NTI NA WƆDE MMEA BƆBEASU NA ƐKYERƐ SƐNEA WƆTE NA ƐNYƐ WƆN SUAHU NEA WOTUMI YƐ NE WƆN NYANSA ? BETTY A +WOMEN ARE CONDITIONED TO THINK THAT THEY ARE LESSER CREATURES +LYNN H +WƆTETE MMEA MA WOSUSUW SƐ WƆYƐ ABƆDE A WƆBA FAM +LYNN H +DOES the Bible expression weaker vessel degrade women ? SO BIBLE mu asɛm a ɛne anwenne a ɛyɛ mmerɛw no bu mmea animtiaa ? +The Bible verse in question is Peter which states You husbands continue dwelling in like manner with them according to knowledge assigning them honor as to a weaker vessel the feminine one since you are also heirs with them of the undeserved favor of life in order for your prayers not to be hindered +Bible nkyekyem a yɛreka ho asɛm no ne Petro NW a ɛka sɛ Okununom mo ne wɔn ntra nimdeɛ mu saa ara na munni wɔn ni sɛ anwenne a ɛyɛ mmerɛw sɛ ɔbea efisɛ mo nso mo ne wɔn yɛ nkwa dom no difo bi na mo mpaebɔ kwan ansiw +When Peter wrote these words to fellow Christians women had very few rights not only in the ancient pagan world but also among the apostate Jewish community +Bere a Petro kyerɛw nsɛm yi kɔmaa ne mfɛfo Kristofo no hokwan kakraa bi na na mmea wɔ wɔ tete abosonsomfo aman no mu ne afei nso Yudafo awaefo mu +Were Peter and the early Christians advocating the then prevalent view of women ? So na Petro ne tete Kristofo no rekamfo adwene a na wokura wɔ mmea ho saa bere no akyerɛ ? +Lesser Vessels ? So Wɔyɛ Anwenne a Ɛba Fam ? +How would first century readers of Peter s words construe the term weaker vessel ? Na afeha a edi kan no mu akenkanfo bɛte Petro asɛm a ɛne anwenne a ɛyɛ mmerɛw no ase dɛn ? +The Greek word for vessel skeu os was used a number of times in the Greek Scriptures and refers to various containers implements utensils and instruments +Wɔde Hela asɛmfua ma anwenne skeu os dii dwuma mpɛn pii wɔ Hela Kyerɛwnsɛm no mu na ɛkyerɛ adekorade nnade anwinne ne nnwinnade ahorow +In calling women the weaker vessel Peter was not degrading women for the expression implied that the husband too was a fragile or weak vessel +Bere a Petro frɛɛ mmea sɛ anwenne a ɛyɛ mmerɛw no na ommu mmea animtiaa efisɛ na asɛm no kyerɛ sɛ okunu nso yɛ anwenne a ɛnyɛ den anaasɛ ɛyɛ mmerɛw +Other Bible texts use similar imagery in referring to both women and men such as earthen vessels and vessels of mercy +Bible mu nsɛm afoforo de kasakoa a ɛtete saa ara ka mmea ne mmarima nyinaa ho asɛm te sɛ asase so anwenne ne mmɔborohunu anwenne +True Peter portrays women as the weaker of the sexes +Ɛwom Petro da no adi sɛ mmea yɛ mmerɛw sen mmarima +But Romans uses weak to apply to all humans male and female +Nanso Romafo ka sɛ nnipa nyinaa yɛ mmerɛw mmarima ne mmea +Therefore the early Christians would not have considered the term weaker vessel to be derogatory to women +Enti na tete Kristofo no remmu asɛm anwenne a ɛyɛ mmerɛw no sɛ ebu mmea animtiaa +If anything Peter s words would have been viewed as elevating the status of women +Mmom no na wobebu Petro nsɛm no sɛ ɛma mmea gyinabea yɛ kɛse koraa +In Peter s day respect for women hardly existed +Na wommu mmea wɔ Petro bere so +As God had long before foreseen husbands often dominated and abused their wives physically sexually and emotionally +Sɛnea Onyankopɔn hu siei bere tenten no okununom hyɛɛ wɔn yerenom so yɛɛ wɔn ayayade wɔ honam nna ne nkate mu mpɛn pii +Thus Peter s counsel to Christian husbands implied in effect Do not exploit the power worldly society has given men +Enti nea na afotu a Petro de maa okununom Kristofo kyerɛ ankasa ne sɛ Ɛnsɛ sɛ mode tumi a wiasefo de ama mmarima no di dwuma ɔkwammɔne so +Let us take a closer look at the term weaker +Ma yensusuw asɛmfua mmerɛw no ho yiye +Peter in this verse was referring not to emotional but to physical traits +Na ɛnyɛ nkate fam su horow ho asɛm na Petro reka wɔ nkyekyem yi mu na mmom honam fam de +Men are weak vessels in a comparative sense women are weaker vessels +Mmarima yɛ anwenne a ɛyɛ mmerɛw sɛ wɔde toto ho a mmea yɛ anwenne a ɛyɛ mmerɛw sen wɔn +How so ? Ɔkwan bɛn so ? +Bone and muscle structure are such that men are usually endowed with more physical strength +Sɛnea mmarima nnompe ne wɔn honam te no taa ma wonya honam fam ahoɔden kɛse +However there is no indication that Peter was making a comparison of moral spiritual or mental strength +Nanso biribiara nkyerɛ sɛ na Petro de wɔn abrabɔ honhom ne adwene mu ahoɔden retoto ho +Really as far as emotional reactions to events go women might best be described as different from men not necessarily weaker or stronger +Nokwarem no sɛ wɔka sɛnea wofi nkate mu yɛ ade wɔ nsɛm a esisi ho a wobetumi aka no yiye koraa sɛ mmea yɛ soronko wɔ mmarima ho na ɛnkyerɛ ankasa sɛ mmea yɛ mmerɛw anaa wɔwɔ ahoɔden kɛse +The Bible describes the strong moral character the endurance and the discernment of women who followed God s way such as Sarah Deborah Ruth and Esther to name but a few +Bible ka mmea a wɔyɛɛ nea Onyankopɔn pɛ no abrabɔ pa boasetɔ ne nhumu ho asɛm ebinom ne Sara Debora Rut ne Ester sɛ yɛbɛbobɔ wɔn mu kakraa bi din a +Humble men have no difficulty recognizing that women can be more intelligent than they are +Ɛnyɛ den mma mmarima ahobrɛasefo sɛ wobehu sɛ mmea betumi anya nyansa asen wɔn +Nonetheless some believe that a reference to women as weaker implies that they are lesser persons +Nanso ebinom gye di sɛ ka a wɔka sɛ mmea yɛ mmerɛw no kyerɛ sɛ wɔyɛ nnipa a wɔba fam +But consider this example +Nanso susuw nhwɛso yi ho +A person has two useful containers +Obi wɔ adekorade abien a mfaso wɔ so +One is sturdy the other less so +Biako wɔ ahoɔden na nea ɛka ho no nni ahoɔden pii +Is the second vessel somehow less valued because it is not as sturdy ? So obebu anwenne a ɛto so abien no sɛ ɛso nni mfaso pii wɔ ɔkwan bi so esiane sɛ enni ahoɔden kɛse nti ? +Actually the less sturdy one is usually treated with more care and honor than the sturdier one +Nokwarem no wɔtaa de ahwɛyiye ne nidi kɛse di nea enni ahoɔden pii no ho dwuma +Therefore is a woman of lesser value because she has less physical strength than a man ? Enti so ɔbea ba fam esiane sɛ onni ahoɔden kɛse sɛ ɔbarima nti ? +Certainly not ! Dabida ! +Peter uses the term weaker vessel not to denigrate women but to foster respect +Petro amfa asɛm anwenne a ɛyɛ mmerɛw no ammu mmea animtiaa na mmom ɔde kanyan obu +In Like Manner +Saa Ara +According to Knowledge Nimdeɛ Mu +Peter exhorted husbands to continue dwelling in like manner with them their wives according to knowledge +Petro tuu okununom fo sɛ wɔnkɔ so ne wɔn yerenom ntra nimdeɛ mu saa ara +’ + In like manner to whom ? Saa ara no fa henanom ho ? +In previous verses Peter was discussing Christ s loving care for his followers and he instructed husbands to care for their wives in like manner +Na Petro reka ɔdɔ mu a Kristo fi hwɛ n’akyidifo ho asɛm wɔ nkyekyem ahorow a edi eyi anim no mu na ɔhyɛɛ okununom sɛ wɔnhwɛ wɔn yerenom saa ara +Christ always placed his disciples welfare and interests ahead of his own personal desires and preferences +Na Kristo dwen n’asuafo yiyedi ne wɔn ahiade ho sen n’ankasa apɛde bere nyinaa +He was interested in their spiritual and physical welfare and he took their limitations into consideration +Na ɔkyerɛ wɔn honhom ne honam fam yiyedi ho anigye na odwen wɔn sintɔ ahorow ho +Husbands are to imitate Christ s loving example to behave toward their wives in like manner +Ɛsɛ sɛ okununom suasua Kristo nhwɛso a ɔdɔ wom no na wɔyɛ wɔn ade wɔ wɔn yerenom ho saa ara +A smooth running marriage does not happen by chance +Aware a ɛkɔ so yiye no nyɛ ade a ɛba kɛkɛ +Both husband and wife must know how to contribute to the success of the marriage +Ɛsɛ sɛ okunu ne ɔyere nyinaa hu sɛnea wɔbɛboa ma aware no ayɛ yiye +Hence Peter s advice is for husbands to continue dwelling with their wives according to knowledge +Enti Petro de afotu ma okununom sɛ wɔnkɔ so ne wɔn yerenom ntra nimdeɛ mu +Husbands need to study how Jehovah and his Son Jesus Christ dealt with women +Ɛho hia sɛ okununom sua sɛnea Yehowa ne ne Ba Yesu Kristo yɛ wɔn ade wɔ mmea ho no +They need to know how God wants them to treat their wives +Ɛho hia sɛ wohu sɛnea Onyankopɔn pɛ sɛ wɔyɛ wɔn yerenom +In addition husbands need to know their wives well their feelings strengths limitations likes and dislikes +Bio nso ɛho hia sɛ okununom hu wɔn yerenom yiye wɔn nkate horow wɔn ahoɔden wɔn sintɔ ahorow nea wɔpɛ ne nea wɔmpɛ +They need to know how to respect their wives intelligence experience and dignity +Ɛho hia sɛ wohu sɛnea wɔbɛkyerɛ obu wɔ wɔn yerenom nyansa osuahu ne nidi ho +The Bible says Husbands continue loving your wives just as the Christ also loved the congregation and delivered up himself for it +Bible no ka sɛ Okununom monnɔ mo yerenom sɛnea Kristo nso dɔ asafo no na ɔde ne ho mae maa no +Saa ara nso na ɛsɛ okununom sɛ wɔdɔ wɔn ankasa wɔn yerenom sɛ wɔn ankasa nipadua +In this way husbands ought to be loving their wives as their own bodies +Nea ɔdɔ n’ankasa ne yere no dɔ ne ho +He who loves his wife loves himself for no man ever hated his own flesh but he feeds and cherishes it +Ephesians +Na obiara ntan n’ankasa honam na mmom ɔyɛn no na ɔhwɛ so yiye +Efesofo +Assign Them Honor Munni Wɔn Ni +When Peter referred to women as the weaker vessel he also stated that husbands should be assigning them honor +Bere a Petro kaa mmea ho asɛm sɛ anwenne a ɛyɛ mmerɛw no ɔkae nso sɛ ɛsɛ sɛ okununom di wɔn ni +’ +In Greek the noun ti me conveys the sense of honor esteem value preciousness +Wɔ Hela mu no edin asɛm ti me kura adwene a ɛkyerɛ sɛ wodi biribi ni wobu no mfaso wɔ so na ɛsom bo +Paul instructed all Christians both men and women as follows In brotherly love have tender affection for one another +Ɔkwan foforo so no nidi a wɔde ma wɔn no nyɛ biribi a wɔde dom wɔn kɛkɛ na mmom nea ɛsɛ sɛ wɔde ma wɔn a wogye tom +In showing honor to one another take the lead +Romans +Paulo hyɛɛ Kristofo mmarima ne mmea nyinaa sɛ wɔnyɛ nea edi so yi Momfa onuadɔ nnodɔ mo ho yiye munni kan nnidi mo ho ni +Romafo +Jehovah God certainly does not consider women as mere showpieces +Ɛda adi sɛ Yehowa Nyankopɔn mmu mmea sɛ abɔde a wɔn ho yɛ fɛ kɛkɛ +In Israel God s laws applied with equal force to both men and women who were guilty of adultery incest bestiality and other crimes +Wɔ Isreal no na wɔde Onyankopɔn mmara di mmarima ne mmea a wodi awaresɛe mogyafra mmoa a wɔne wɔn da ne nsɛmmɔnedi afoforo ho fɔ no nyinaa ho dwuma pɛpɛɛpɛ +Women could experience the benefits of the Sabbaths the laws governing Nazirites the festivals and many other provisions of the Law +Na mmea betumi anya Homeda Ahotuafo ho mmara afahyɛ horow ne Mmara no nsiesiei afoforo pii mu mfaso +The mother as well as the father was to be honored and obeyed +Leviticus Deuteronomy Proverbs +Na ɛsɛ sɛ wodi ɛna ne agya nyinaa ni yɛ osetie ma wɔn +Leviticus Deuteronomium Mmebusɛm +Verses to of Proverbs chapter honor a capable wife because of her faithfulness industriousness and wisdom in caring for her many responsibilities +Mmebusɛm ti no nkyekyem kosi di ɔyepa ni esiane ne nokwaredi nsiyɛ ne nyansa a ɔde di n’asɛyɛde pii no ho dwuma nti +She was duly recognized for her share in handling family business as well as other financial matters +Wɔkyerɛɛ obu kɛse maa no sɛ onya abusua adwuma ne sika ne nneɛma afoforo ho dwumadi mu kyɛfa +How different from the attitude of some men who think of women as mere ornaments ! Hwɛ sɛnea eyi yɛ soronko wɔ mmarima bi a wobu mmea sɛ adwinni bi kɛkɛ no ho ! +Later in the early Christian congregation women were empowered with holy spirit as witnesses of Christ +Akyiri yi wɔ tete Kristofo asafo no mu wɔde honhom kronkron hyɛɛ mmea den sɛ Kristo adansefo +Thus some women are destined to become heavenly judges of men women and even angels +Enti mmea bi bebu mmarima mmea ne abɔfo mpo atɛn wɔ soro +True women were not to teach in congregational assembly nevertheless there were situations when Christian women could pray or prophesy +Ɛwom na ɛnsɛ sɛ mmea kyerɛkyerɛ wɔ asafo nhyiam horow ase nanso na Kristofo mmea betumi abɔ mpae anaa wɔahyɛ nkɔm wɔ tebea horow bi mu +They were assigned to be teachers of younger women children and to those outside the congregation +Matthew Corinthians Titus compare Psalm +Wɔde hyɛɛ wɔn nsa sɛ wɔnkyerɛkyerɛ mmabaa mmofra ne wɔn a wɔwɔ asafo no akyi no +Mateo Korintofo Tito fa toto Dwom ho +Another good indicator of what Peter had in mind when he said to assign them honor is found at Peter +Yehu biribi foforo a ɛkyerɛ nea na ɛwɔ Petro adwenem bere a ɔkae sɛ wonni wɔn ni no wɔ Petro +There we read that Jehovah honored Jesus by expressing his approval of him in the presence of others by stating This is my son my beloved +Yɛkenkan wɔ hɔ sɛ Yehowa hyɛɛ Yesu anuonyam bere a ɔdaa no adi wɔ afoforo anim sɛ n’ani sɔ no na ɔkaa eyi no Oyi ne me dɔba a ɔsɔ m’ani +Similarly a husband should show by his deeds both in public and in private that he assigns his wife honor +Saa ara na ɛsɛ sɛ okunu de ne nneyɛe kyerɛ wɔ baguam ne kokoam nyinaa sɛ odi ne yere ni +Heirs of Life Nkwa Difo +Throughout history men have often viewed women as worthy of little honor or respect as a slave or as a mere instrument for gratifying men +Wɔ abakɔsɛm nyinaa mu no mmarima taa bu mmea sɛ wɔmfata nidi anaa obu kɛse sɛ afenaa anaa adwinnade bi kɛkɛ a mmarima de dwudwo wɔn akɔnnɔ ano +The Christian concept of assigning honor to women certainly elevates them to a higher level of respect +Ɛda adi sɛ Kristofo adwene a ɛne sɛ wonni mmea ni no pagyaw wɔn ma wonya obu kɛse +Barnes Notes on the New Testament observes that Peter s admonition contains a very important truth in regard to the female sex +Barnes ’ Notes on the New Testament ka sɛ Petro afotu no kura mmea ho nokwasɛm bi a ɛho hia yiye +Under every other system of religion but the Christian system woman has been regarded as in every way inferior to man +Wɔabu ɔbea sɛ ɔba fam sen ɔbarima wɔ ɔkwan biara so wɔ nyamesom biara mu gye Kristosom mu nko +Christianity teaches that +she is entitled to all the hopes and promises which religion imparts +Kristosom kyerɛkyerɛ sɛ +ɔfata sɛ onya anidaso ne bɔhyɛ ahorow a nyamesom de ma no nyinaa bi +This single truth would raise the female sex everywhere from degradation and check at once half the social evils of the race +Saa nokwasɛm biako pɛ yi remma wommu ɔbea animtiaa bio wɔ baabiara na ɛde adesamma asetra mu nnebɔne mu fa bɛba awiei ntɛm ara +Since Christ has ownership of both men and women there is serious reason for husbands to cherish their wives as Christ s property +Esiane sɛ mmarima ne mmea nyinaa yɛ Kristo dea nti ɛyɛ asɛm a anibere wom sɛ okununom bu wɔn yerenom sɛ Kristo agyapade +Immediately after referring to women as the weaker vessel Peter s words continue Since you are also heirs with them of the undeserved favor of life in order for your prayers not to be hindered +Bere a Petro kaa mmea ho asɛm sɛ anwenne a ɛyɛ mmerɛw wiei pɛ ne nsɛm no toaa so sɛ Efisɛ mo nso mo ne wɔn yɛ nkwa dom no difo bi na mo mpaebɔ kwan ansiw +Peter indicated that a husband s mistreating his wife would injure his relationship with God blocking his prayers +Petro kyerɛe sɛ ayayade a okunu bɛyɛ ne yere no bɛsɛe ɔne Onyankopɔn ntam abusuabɔ na asiw ne mpaebɔ kwan +In no way is the term weaker vessel meant to insult women +Wɔmfa asɛm anwenne a ɛyɛ mmerɛw no mmu mmea animtiaa wɔ ɔkwan biara so +While Jehovah set husbands as the head of the household he does not subscribe to men mistreating women +Ɛwom sɛ Yehowa paw okununom sɛ abusua no ti de nanso ɔmpene so sɛ mmarima nyɛ mmea ayayade +Instead he directs that the man with knowledge of the woman should extend care and honor to her +Mmom no ɔhyɛ sɛ ɛsɛ sɛ ɔbarima a ɔwɔ ɔbea no ho nimdeɛ no hwɛ no na odi no ni +The Bible directs both married and single men to assign honor to women not treating them as lesser persons +Bible no hyɛ mmarima awarefo ne ahokwafo nyinaa sɛ wonni mmea ni na ɛnsɛ sɛ wobu wɔn sɛ nnipa a wɔba fam +Men and women who earnestly worship God and who dignify one another will receive rich blessings from the hand of God +Compare Corinthians +Mmarima ne mmea a wɔyere wɔn ho som Onyankopɔn na wodi wɔn ho wɔn ho ni no benya nhyira pii afi Onyankopɔn hɔ +Fa toto Korintofo ho +Picture Credit Line on page Mfonini Fibea wɔ kratafa +Miss G +Miss G +E +E +K +K +Artist Alice D +Mfoniniyɛfo Alice D +Kellogg Kellogg +Courtesy of Joanne W +Joanne W +Bowie Bowie na ɔmaa ho kwan +Young People Ask +Mmofra Bisa Sɛ +How Can Unwed Mothers Make the Most of Their Situation ? Ɛbɛyɛ Dɛn na Mmofra a Wɔawowo a Wonni Kununom Adi Wɔn Tebea ho Dwuma ? +LINDA S emotions included shock denial fear anger hopelessness and despair +NEA ɛka Linda nkate horow ho ne ayamhyehye ne ho a onnye nni ehu abufuw anidaso a onni ne abasamtu +Testing had confirmed her worst fear she was three months pregnant +Na ayaresabea nhwehwɛmu asi ade a osuro koraa sɛ ɔyem asram abiɛsa no so dua +Unmarried and only years old Linda is just one of a million teens each year in the United States who get pregnant +Linda nwaree na wadi mfe pɛ na ɔyɛ mmofra ɔpepem pii a wonyinsɛn wɔ United States afe biara no mu biako pɛ +Teen pregnancy however is a global problem cutting across all ethnic and socioeconomic lines +Nanso mmofra a wonyinsɛn yɛ wiase nyinaa haw ɛwɔ mmusua ne nnipakuw a wɔn asetra ne wɔn sikasɛm gu ahorow nyinaa mu +Some teenage girls imagine that a pregnancy will rescue them from an unhappy home life or solidify a relationship with a boyfriend +Mmeawa bi susuw sɛ yem a wɔbɛyem no bɛma wɔade wɔn ho afi ofie asetra a anigye nnim mu anaasɛ ɛbɛma wɔne wɔn mpena bi abusuabɔ mu ayɛ den +Others see a baby as a status symbol or as something of their own to hold and to love +Afoforo nso bu ɔba sɛ biribi a ɛhyɛ anuonyam anaasɛ wɔn ankasa ade a wɔanya a wɔbɛdɔ no +The stark reality of single parenthood however soon dispels such fanciful notions +Nanso ɛnkyɛ na awofo a wonni ahokafo mu nsɛnnennen ayi adwenhunu biara a wonyae no afi hɔ +An unwed mother is forced to make tough often agonizing choices +Ɛma ɛna bi a onni ɔhokafo paw nneɛma a mpɛn pii no ɛyɛ den na ɛyɛ yaw +She may also grapple with economic problems emotional despair loneliness and the stresses of rearing a child without a mate +Ebia sikasɛm mu ahokyere abasamtu ankonamyɛ ne abofra a onnya ɔhokafo ne no ntete no ho adwennwen nso bɛhaw no +With good reason then our Creator commands Christians to flee from fornication including premarital sex +Corinthians Isaiah +Ɛnde na ntease wom sɛ yɛn Bɔfo no hyɛ Kristofo sɛ wonguan aguamammɔ ’ a nna a edi aware anim ka ho +Korintofo Yesaia +Sexual immorality is not tolerated among Jehovah s Witnesses +Wɔmma nna mu ɔbrasɛe ho kwan wɔ Yehowa Adansefo mu +Even so among them there are young unwed mothers +Ɛno mpo no mmofra a wɔawowo a wonni kununom wɔ wɔn mu +Some became pregnant before learning God s standards +Wɔn mu binom nyinsɛnee ansa na wɔresua Onyankopɔn gyinapɛn ahorow +Others were raised as Christians but fell into immorality +Wɔtetee ebinom sɛ Kristofo nanso wɔde wɔn ho kɔhyɛɛ ɔbrasɛe mu +Some having been disciplined by the congregation repent of their wrongs +Ebinom wɔ hɔ a asafo no ateɛ wɔn so na wɔanu wɔn ho wɔ wɔn nnebɔne ho +What help and direction does God s Word offer for such youths ? Mmoa ne akwankyerɛ bɛn na Onyankopɔn Asɛm no de ma mmofra a wɔte saa no ? + +Should I Marry the Father ? Menware Abofra no Papa No ? +The Bible makes it clear that abortion is against God s law +Bible no da no adi pefee sɛ Onyankopɔn mmara tia nyinsɛn a wotu gu +It also teaches that a single mother has a responsibility to provide for her child in spite of the undesirable circumstances of the child s conception +Ɛkyerɛkyerɛ nso sɛ ɛyɛ ɛna a onni ɔhokafo no asɛyɛde sɛ ɔhwɛ ne ba no ɛmfa ho sɛ ɔnam ɔkwan a ɛmfata so na onyinsɛnee abofra no +In most cases it is best for the girl to raise the child herself rather than put it up for adoption +Mpɛn pii no eye sɛ abeawa no ankasa bɛtete ne ba no sen sɛ ɔde bɛhyɛ obi nsa +In view of the hardships that raising a child by herself can bring some mothers may feel it would be wise to marry the father of the child +Esiane ahokyere a abofra no a n’ankasa bɛtete no betumi de aba nti ebia ɛnanom binom bɛte nka sɛ nyansa wom sɛ wɔbɛware abofra no papa no +But many teenage fathers feel little obligation to either the child or its mother +Nanso abofra no anaa ne maame ho asɛm ntaa mfa agyanom a wonnyinii no ho kɛse +Besides most young fathers are still of school age and unemployed +Afei nso agyanom nkumaa dodow no ara da so ara yɛ mmofra a wɔnyɛ adwuma +Entering into what one researcher calls a potentially unstable marriage undertaken solely to prevent an out of wedlock birth may only make a bad situation worse +Nea nhwehwɛmufo bi frɛ no aware a enni nnyinaso koraa a wɔde ho hyem sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ na anyɛ sɛ wɔawo mpena ba no bɛsɛe asɛm no koraa +Remember too that the Bible directs Christians to marry only in the Lord +Kae nso sɛ Bible no ka kyerɛ Kristofo sɛ Awurade mu nko na wɔnware +Realizing this Linda mentioned at the outset decided against marrying the year old father of her child +Bere a Linda a yɛkaa ne ho asɛm mfiase no huu eyi no wanware ne ba no papa a wadi mfe no +She explains He had no interest in God or the Bible +Ɔkyerɛkyerɛ mu sɛ Na onni Onyankopɔn anaa Bible no ho anigye biara +This does not necessarily mean leaving the young father out of the picture entirely +Eyi nso nkyerɛ sɛ wobebu ani agu agya a onnyinii no so koraa +As the young child gets older he may want to know his biological father +Bere a abofra no renyin no ebia ɔbɛpɛ sɛ ohu ne papa ankasa +Or it may be that the young father or his parents feel some moral obligation to have a relationship with the child or to provide some financial support +Anaasɛ ebetumi aba sɛ agya a onnyinii no anaa n’awofo benya nkate bi sɛ ɛyɛ wɔn asɛyɛde sɛ wɔne abofra no nya abusuabɔ anaa wɔhwɛ no wɔ sika fam +Nevertheless a girl s parents may prefer that she have no further contact with the young man +Nanso ebia abeawa no awofo bɛpɛ sɛ ɔne aberante no rennya nkitahodi bio +In some lands though the courts have granted unmarried biological fathers legal rights similar to those of married fathers +Nanso wɔ aman bi so no asennibea ahorow ama agyanom a wɔnwaree hokwan ahorow a ɛte sɛ agyanom a wɔaware no de ara pɛ +Maintaining a civil relationship with the unmarried father and his family may therefore avert a bitter custody battle +Enti ebia abusuabɔ pa a ɛbɛtra wɔne agya a ɔnwaree ne n’abusua ntam no bɛma wɔakwati abofra sohwɛ ho mansotwe +While some contact with the young father may be necessary it should not be in a romantic or potentially compromising setting +Bere a ebia nkitahodi bi a ɔne agya a onnyinii no bedi ho hia no ɛnsɛ sɛ ɛyɛ te sɛ nea wɔrewewe anaa wɔba tebea a ebetumi ama obi agyaa ne ho mu mu +Mature supervision is usually advisable +Mpɛn pii no ɛbɛyɛ papa sɛ ɔpanyin bi ka wɔn ho +Getting Help Mmoa a Wobɛhwehwɛ +Says the book Surviving Teen Pregnancy When you decide to keep and raise your baby you choose instant adulthood +Nhoma Surviving Teen Pregnancy ka sɛ Sɛ wusi gyinae sɛ wobɛhwɛ wo ba na woatete no a na woapaw mpanyinyɛ amonom hɔ ara +You choose to leave behind a part of yourself that was more carefree had fewer obligations or responsibilities +Woapaw sɛ wubegyaw asetra bere bi a na wode wo ho a wunni adwuma anaa asɛyɛde pii no ato hɔ +A teen parent thus needs help and support +Enti ɔwofo a onnyinii hia mmoa ne nkuranhyɛ +Reading appropriate medical literature which may be easily accessible in a public library may do much to help a nervous young mother develop confidence in her child care skills +Nnuruyɛ ho nhoma a ɛfata a ɛna a onnyinii a wahaw no bɛkenkan a ebia obetumi anya bi a ɔmmrɛ ho wɔ ɔman nhomakorabea no betumi aboa no kɛse ma wanya ahokokwaw wɔ abofra hwɛ mu +Especially valuable is the support of parents +Awofo mmoa ne ade a ɛsom bo titiriw +One s mother may be a veritable gold mine of child rearing experience +Obi maame betumi de mmofra ntetee ho osuahu a ɛsom bo ama +True it may be awkward to ask for help +Ampa ebia ɛrenyɛ mmerɛw sɛ wobɛhwehwɛ mmoa +A girl s parents may still be hurt and angry +Ebia na asɛm no da so ara yɛ abeawa no awofo yaw na wɔn bo afuw +They may also fear that the pregnancy will impact negatively upon their own life style +Ebia wobesuro sɛ nyinsɛn no bɛhaw wɔn ankasa asetra +My parents were upset because they had all these things they wanted to do recalls year old Donna +Donna a wadi mfe ka sɛ M’awofo bo fuwii efisɛ na wɔwɔ nneɛma pii a wɔpɛ sɛ wɔyɛ +Now they say they can t because of me having this baby +Na wɔka sɛ esiane abofra yi a mawo no no nti wontumi nyɛ +In time most parents work through their painful emotions and are willing to help in some way +Bere a bere kɔ so no awofo pii tumi di ɛyaw a wodi no so na wonya ɔpɛ sɛ wɔbɛboa wɔ ɔkwan bi so +A repentant youth can do much to ease tensions by acknowledging the pain she has caused and offering a sincere apology +Compare Luke +Abofra a wanu ne ho no betumi ayɛ pii de ama ɔhaw no so atew kɛse bere a ogye ɛyawdi a ɔde aba no tom na ofi komam pa kyɛw no +Fa toto Luka ho +What if the girl s parents refuse to help out or simply cannot afford to allow her to continue living with them ? Na sɛ abeawa no awofo ammoa no anaasɛ wɔka sɛ wontumi ne no ntra bio nso ɛ ? +In lands where public assistance is provided an unwed mother may have little choice but to take advantage of it at least initially +Wɔ aman a ɛhɔ aban de mmoa ma ɔmanfo mu no ebia biribiara nni hɔ a obetumi ayɛ sen sɛ ɛna a ɔnwaree no bɛhwehwɛ mmoa yi anyɛ yiye koraa no mfiase no +The Bible permits Christians to use such provisions +Bible no pene so sɛ Kristofo de nsiesie a ɛtete saa no bedi dwuma +However this will mean living on a very strict budget +Nanso eyi bɛkyerɛ sɛ onnya sika kɛse nhwɛ ne ho +It seems my biggest problem is money says year old Sharon +Sharon a wadi mfe ka sɛ Ɛte sɛ nea sikasɛm ne me haw a emu yɛ den kɛse +I can buy food and diapers but that s it +Metɔ aduan ne ntama a wɔde kyekyere abofra ara pɛ na sika no asa +In time it may be possible to work an outside job +Ebia bere kɔ so no wubetumi anya adwuma ayɛ +Trying to juggle motherhood work and spiritual activities will not be easy but others have managed to do it +Ɛrenyɛ mmerɛw sɛ wubedi ɛna asɛyɛde adwumayɛ ne honhom fam dwumadi ahorow ho dwuma nanso afoforo atumi ayɛ +Using Wisdom and Discernment in Dwelling Together Nyansa ne Nhumu a Wode Bedi Dwuma ne Wɔn Atra +If one s parents are agreeable there may be real advantages to staying at home rather than trying to venture out on one s own +Sɛ obi awofo pene so a obetumi anya wɔn nkyɛn a ɔbɛtra no so mfaso ankasa sen sɛ ɔbɛbɔ mmɔden atew ne ho na ɔno nkoaa akɔtra +Living at home is usually less expensive +Awofo nkyɛn a wɔtra ntaa mma wɔmmɔ ka kɛse +Furthermore the familiar surroundings of home may offer a sense of safety and security +Afei nso ebia nim a onim mpɔtam a ɔte hɔ dedaw yiye no bɛma wate ahotɔ ne ahobammɔ nka +Staying at home may also make it easier for a girl to continue her schooling +Awofo nkyɛn a abeawa bi bɛtra no nso bɛma ayɛ mmerɛw ama no sɛ ɔbɛtoa ne sukuu so +By graduating from secondary school a girl greatly improves her chances of escaping a life of poverty +Sɛ abeawa bi tumi wie ntoaso sukuu a mpɛn pii no ɛboa no wɔ ne sikasɛm mu +Of course having three generations share a home can create stress and strain for everyone concerned +Nokwarem no awo ntoatoaso abiɛsa a wɔtra ofie biako mu no betumi ayɛ ɔhaw ama obiara a ɔte hɔ nso +The single mother may have to deal with cramped living quarters +Ebia ɛho behia sɛ ɛna a onni ɔhokafo no sua sɛnea wɔtra ofie a nnipa akyere so wom mu +Parents and siblings may have to get used to having their sleep interrupted by a baby s cry +Ebia ɛho behia sɛ obi awofo ne ne nuanom sua sɛnea wɔremma abofra su a ɛsɛe wɔn nna no nhaw wɔn +The family routine may be disrupted +Ebia abusua no nneɛma a wɔyɛ no daa bɛyɛ basaa +But Proverbs says By wisdom a household will be built up and by discernment it will prove firmly established +Nanso Mmebusɛm ka sɛ Wɔde nyansa na esi dan na wɔde nhumu ma egyina +Yes if all concerned display unselfish love and consideration friction within the family can be minimized +Yiw sɛ abusua no mufo nyinaa da ɔdɔ a pɛsɛmenkominya nnim ne tema adi a abusua no mu ntawntawdi so bɛtew +Problems will also arise if the young mother tries to evade carrying her own load of responsibility and expects the grandmother to do all the work +Sɛ ɛna a onnyinii no bɔ mmɔden sɛ ɔrenni n’ankasa asɛyɛde ho dwuma na ɔhwɛ kwan sɛ nanabea no bɛyɛ nnwuma no nyinaa a ɛno nso de nsɛnnennen bɛba +Compare Galatians +Fa toto Galatifo ho +Or it may be that the well intentioned grandmother virtually commandeers the care of her grandchild +Anaasɛ ebetumi aba sɛ nanabea a ɔwɔ adwempa bɛbɔ mmɔden sɛ ɔbɛyɛ abofra no hwɛ ho biribiara +Notes the book Facing Teenage Pregnancy Grandparents who raise the child of an unwed daughter as if it were their own may add to family conflict and role confusion +Hyɛ nea nhoma Facing Teenage Pregnancy ka no nsow Nananom a wɔtete wɔn babea a ɔnwaree ba ma ɛbɛyɛ sɛ wɔn ankasa ba no betumi de ntawntawdi ne onii ko a abofra no yɛ ne ba ho akasakasa abɛka abusua no haw ho +While a grandparent s help and support is invaluable the Scriptures assign the responsibility of child rearing to parents +Bere a nana no mmoa ne ne nkuranhyɛ som bo kɛse no Kyerɛwnsɛm no de abofra ntetee ho asɛyɛde no hyɛ awofo nsa +Open communication and cooperation can therefore do much to prevent misunderstandings +Proverbs +Enti nkɔmmɔbɔ ne ade a wɔbom yɛ betumi asiw adwene a enhyia ano kɛse +Mmebusɛm +You Are Not Alone Wonyɛɛ Ankonam +Although having a child out of wedlock is difficult it is not the end of one s life +Ɛwom sɛ wo a wobɛwo bere a wonwaree no yɛ den de nanso ɛnyɛ ade a obi ntumi nyɛ ho hwee +God forgives in a large way those who repent of their wrongs +Onyankopɔn de wɔn a wonu wɔn ho wɔ wɔn nnebɔne ho no bɔne firi wɔn kɛse +’ +Meditating on this can help a single mother overcome feelings of self loathing that may come over her at times +Eyi a ɛna a onni ɔhokafo besusuw ho no betumi aboa no ma wadi ɛyaw a ebia obedi bere ne bere mu no so +When feeling discouraged she can lean upon Jehovah and approach him in prayer +Sɛ ɔyɛ basaa a obetumi de ne ho ato Yehowa so na wabɛn no wɔ mpaebɔ mu +She can also implore God s help in rearing her child +Compare Judges +Obetumi asrɛ Onyankopɔn mmoa nso wɔ ne ba no ntetee ho +Fa toto Atemmufo ho +Jehovah also provides support through the Christian congregation +Yehowa nam Kristofo asafo no nso so de mmoa ma +Though Jehovah s Witnesses do not condone immorality they give consideration to those who repentantly make changes in their lives in order to please God +Ɛwom sɛ Yehowa Adansefo nhyɛ ɔbrasɛe ho nkuran de nanso wosusuw wɔn a wofi ahonu mu yɛ nsakrae wɔ wɔn asetram sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a wɔbɛsɔ Onyankopɔn ani no ho +Some in the congregation may be moved to find discreet ways to render some practical assistance to a single parent +Ebia ɛbɛka asafo no mufo binom ma wɔahwehwɛ anifere akwan a wɔbɛfa so de mmoa a mfaso wɔ so ama ɔwofo bi a onni ɔhokafo +Compare Deuteronomy James +Fa toto Deuteronomium Yakobo ho +At the very least they can provide friendship and a hearing ear when it is needed +Anyɛ yiye koraa no wobetumi afa no adamfo na wɔayɛ aso atie no bere a ohia sɛ obi tie no no +Although the parents committed a serious sin the child is blameless +Ɛwom sɛ awofo no yɛɛ bɔne a anibere wom de nanso abofra no ho nni asɛm +So the congregation can help if the mother shows a right attitude +Enti sɛ ɛna no yi su pa adi a asafo no betumi aboa +How much better it is not to violate God s laws in the first place ! Hwɛ sɛnea eye sɛ obi mmu Onyankopɔn mmara so koraa ! +But erring ones who have repented of their wayward course and have acted accordingly can be assured of Jehovah s help in making the most of their situation +Nanso wɔn a wɔfa akwammɔne so a wɔanu wɔn ho na wɔayɛ wɔn ade sɛnea ɛsɛ no betumi anya Yehowa mmoa de adi wɔn tebea no ho dwuma kɛse +Footnotes Ase hɔ nsɛm +Some of the names have been changed +Wɔasesa din ahorow no bi +This article is not directed to victims of incest or rape although some of the points herein may prove helpful to such ones +Saa asɛm yi nka wɔn a wɔn abusuafo ne wɔn dedae anaa wɔn a wɔtoo wɔn mmonnaa ho asɛm ɛwom sɛ ebia nsɛmpɔw a ɛwom no betumi aboa saafo no de +See Young People Ask +Hwɛ Mmofra Bisa Sɛ +Teen Pregnancy What Should a Girl Do ? Mmofra a Wonyinsɛn Dɛn na Ɛsɛ sɛ Abeawa bi Yɛ ? +in our May issue +a ɛwɔ yɛn May Engiresi de no mu no +See Who Gets the Child ? Hwɛ Hena na Wɔde Abofra no Bɛma No ? +in our October issue +wɔ yɛn February de no mu +Some have taken advantage of government programs that teach marketable job skills +Ebinom asua nnwuma a ɛma wonya adwuma yɛ a aban yɛ ho nhyehyɛe no +There may even be programs that offer on site infant care while the mother attends class +Ebia na nhyehyɛe ahorow wɔ hɔ a wɔayɛ de hwɛ mmofra bere a ɛna no resua ade no mpo +Picture on page Kratafa mfonini +An unwed mother needs help and support Ɛn a a ɔnwaree hia mmoa ne nkuranhyɛ +Red Sea Wonders Beneath the Waves Anwonwade wɔ Po Kɔkɔɔ no Ase +People say that beauty is only skin deep +Nkurɔfo ka sɛ ahoɔfɛ betumi ayɛ honam ani ade ara kwa +But real beauty often lies beneath the surface and this doesn t just apply to people +Nanso ahoɔfɛ ankasa wɔ komam na eyi mfa nnipa nkutoo ho +I discovered this to be true in the case of the Red Sea +Mihuu nokware a eyi yɛ wɔ Po Kɔkɔɔ no ho +The barren coastline gave me no inkling of the incredible beauty awaiting the fortunate swimmer who peers beneath the surface of its waters +Mpoano a ɛhɔ pradadada no amma mannya adwene bi wɔ n’ahoɔfɛ a ɛyɛ nwonwa a ɛretwɛn osuguarefo a onya hokwan kɔhwɛ ne bun mu no +THE Red Sea has a reputation for being one of the most interesting sites in the world for exploring the wonders of the coral reef +PO KƆKƆƆ no agye din sɛ wiase mmeae a ɛyɛ anigye yiye a wɔhwehwɛ nsu mu abotan fɛfɛ mu anwonwade ahorow no biako +So I was keen to see firsthand if its fame was justified +Enti na m’ani gye ho kɛse sɛ m’ankasa mehu sɛ edin a agye no fata anaa +Once I had seen the underwater world for myself I wanted to understand it better +Bere a m’ankasa mihuu nneɛma a ɛwɔ nsubun no mu no mepɛe sɛ mete ase yiye +Marine biologist Aaron Miroz an expert on the marine life of the Red Sea answered my questions +Nsu mu abɔde a nkwa wom ho ɔdenimfo Aaron Miroz a waben wɔ Po Kɔkɔɔ mu abɔde ho no yiyii me nsemmisa ano +Why are the waters of the Red Sea so prolific ? Dɛn nti na nsunam pii wɔ Po Kɔkɔɔ mu saa ? + The Red Sea looks and acts like a huge bottleneck collecting many fish of the Indian Ocean +Po Kɔkɔɔ no te sɛ beae bi a ɛhɔ kyere so na ɛtwetwe mpataa fi India Po no mu +Furthermore we have here an extraordinary abundance of corals +Afei nso yɛwɔ afifide afɛfɛ soronko pii wɔ ha +On the reef you can often find as many as different species of corals growing on just one square yard of rock +Mpɛn pii na wubetumi ahu nsu mu afifide yi ahorow bɛyɛ a afifi wɔ abotan no baabi a ne kɛse bɛyɛ sɛ mita biako so +What encourages coral growth is the ideal water temperature which only varies by a few degrees throughout the year +Ade a ɛma nsu mu afifide no nyin ne nsu no mu ɔhyew a ɛfata a nsakrae ketewaa bi pɛ na ɛbam wɔ afe no mu no +Furthermore the low rainfall in the area means that little sediment enters the sea +Afei nso nsu a ɛntɔ wɔ ha kɛse no nso kyerɛ sɛ dontori kakraa bi pɛ na ɛkɔ po no mu +This in turn reduces the amount of pollutants although I regret to say that during the last years the situation has worsened +Eyi nso ma efi a ɛkɔ mu no so tew ɛwom sɛ ɛyɛ me yaw sɛ mɛka sɛ tebea no asɛe koraa wɔ mfe a atwam no mu de +What are the problems in safeguarding this marine treasure ? Dɛn na ɛma ɛyɛ den sɛ wɔbɛbɔ nsu mu abɔde yi ho ban ? + When dealing with a relatively unspoiled habitat pollution is the greatest problem +Efi ne ɔhaw a emu yɛ den wɔ atrae a wɔnsɛee no kɛse no ho dwumadi mu +In the Red Sea contamination comes from three main sources phosphates fish farms and sewage from coastal towns +Nneɛma atitiriw abiɛsa na ɛde efi ba Po Kɔkɔɔ no mu aduru a ɛyɛ asase yiye mmura a wɔyɛn mpataa wom ne nsufi a efi mpoano nkurow mu +The popularity of the diving sites can also cause problems +Mmeae a wɔdɔ asukɔ wɔ hɔ a agye din nso betumi de ɔhaw ahorow aba +The fragile coral reef can easily be damaged by careless divers +Wɔn a wɔdɔ asukɔ a wɔnyɛ ahwɛyiye betumi asɛe abotan fɛfɛ a ɛnyɛ den no ntɛm +You have been studying the coral reef in the Red Sea for many years +Woasua abotan fɛfɛ a ɛwɔ Po Kɔkɔɔ no mu ho ade mfe pii +What are some of the things you have learned ? Nneɛma a woasua no bi ne dɛn ? + We have discovered that fish have their feeding schedules +Yɛahu sɛ mpataa wɔ bere a wodidi +Some start feeding at seven o clock in the morning feed for three hours have a break and then feed for another three hours in the afternoon +Ebinom fi ase didi anɔpa nnɔnson wɔde nnɔnhwerew abiɛsa didi na wogye wɔn ahome na afei wɔde nnɔnhwerew abiɛsa foforo adidi awiabere +Some feed only at night +Ebinom didi anadwo nkutoo +These schedules are important +Saa nhyehyɛe yi ho hia +If smaller fish were under constant pressure from predators throughout the day they would be hard pressed to feed themselves +Sɛ mpataa a wɔkyere afoforo we no taa nketewa no pɛ sɛ wɔkyere wɔn bere nyinaa wɔ ɛda no mu a anka nketewa no nnya kwan nnidi +And fish like humans can be fussy eaters +Na te sɛ nnipa no mpataa nso tumi sa nnuan mu +The blue spotted grouper for example has a particular fancy for the fairy basslets which are very common in the Red Sea +Sɛ nhwɛso no mpataa akɛse a wɔn ho asisi bruu no ani gye mpataa nketewa a wɔn ho nhwinhwi a wɔdɔɔso wɔ Po Kɔkɔɔ no mu no ho +Our fish in the aquarium also have their favorite food some like tuna while others prefer sardines +Mpataa a wɔwɔ yɛn abura mu no nso wɔ aduan a wɔpɛ ebinom pɛ odaa bere a afoforo pɛ mman +You might think that to a fish all humans look alike but that is not the case +Ebia wubesusuw sɛ apataa ntumi nhyɛ nnipa nsow nanso ɛnte saa +Fish and even some invertebrates learn to recognize people +Mpataa ne nsunam bi a wonni berɛmo nnompe mpo tumi hyɛ nnipa nsow +I remember an octopus who was once playfully slapped by one of our staff +Mekae sɛ bere bi yɛn dwumayeni bi bɔɔ posena bi agoru so +He didn t like being slapped and he never again accepted food from that person +Wampɛ na wannye saa nipa no aduan bio +Incidentally we have found that mild people work best with fish whereas an aggressive or impatient person makes them nervous +Yɛahu sɛ nnipa a wodwo tumi yɛ mpataa ho adwuma yiye bere a wɔn a wɔn ani yɛ den anaa wonni boasetɔ ma ehu ka wɔn +What impresses a novice diver is the incredible variety of beauty and color +Ade a obi a ɔdɔ asukɔ foforo ani gye ho ne nneɛma a ɛyɛ fɛ ne kɔla ahorow a ɛyɛ nwonwa no +Sure enough the colorful fish are impressive +Ɛyɛ nokware sɛ mpataa a wɔn ho yɛ kɔla ahorow no ho yɛ anika +But what many do not realize is that some fish use their colors as signals somewhat like we use traffic lights +Nanso ade a nnipa pii nnim ne sɛ mpataa bi de wɔn kɔla ahorow no di dwuma sɛ nsɛnkyerɛnne te sɛ nea yɛde kanea a ɛkyerɛ kar kwan di dwuma no +For example when the red grouper is hunting rather than merely keeping watch over his territory his color turns a darker shade of red +Sɛ nhwɛso no sɛ apataa kɛse kɔkɔɔ no rekɔ ahayɔ a ne honam ani bere dum sen bere a ɔrehwɛ n’asasesin so ara kwa no +The clown fish which is preyed upon by the grouper can tell from the grouper s color when he is off duty +Apataa bi a wɔfrɛ no clown fish a apataa kɛse kɔkɔɔ no kyere no we no tumi gyina ne kɔla so hu bere a ɔnyɛ ha no +’ +During these safe periods a clown fish will boldly chase away a grouper who invades his territory +Na wɔ saa mmere yi a asiane nnim mu no sɛ ɔkɔ clown fish no asasesin mu a ɔde akokoduru bɛpam no +No doubt about it the extraordinary beauty of God s creation can be discovered in many unlikely places +Nokwarem no wobetumi ahu Onyankopɔn abɔde a ɛyɛ fɛ kyɛn so wɔ mmeae pii a wɔnhwɛ kwan +My life was enriched by exploring just a tiny sample of this beauty +Saa afɛfɛde yi mu kakraa bi pɛ a mihui no ama m’asetra ayɛ anigye kɛse +That brief visit to the realm beneath the waves deepened my appreciation for the natural treasures that our planet harbors +Contributed +Bere tiaa bi a mede kɔɔ po ase no ama anisɔ a mewɔ wɔ abɔde a ɛwɔ yɛn okyinnsoromma yi so no ayɛ kɛse +Wɔkyerɛw mae +Picture on page Kratafa mfonini +A lionfish leisurely drifted around unconcerned about predators +Ɛpo mu akenkantwɛre a ɔnam brɛoo a onsuro mpataa a wɔkyere afoforo we +They keep their distance since his spiny fins pack a poisonous punch Wɔmmɛn no efisɛ awuduru bi wɔ ne ntɛtɛw a ɛwowɔ no mu + Picture on page Kratafa mfonini +The clown fish rarely strays far from home which is among the tentacles of a large anemone +Apataa a wɔfrɛ no clown fish ntaa mfi ne trabea a ɛne nsu mu aboawa bi nsa atɛtrɛtɛ no mu nkokyinkyin +He is immune to the embrace as he helps keep his host clean Otumi kyinkyin aboawa no nsa a ɔka mmua ano no mu bere a ɔboa ma ne fiewura no ho tew + Picture on page Kratafa mfonini +Butterfly fish come in an array of colors +Tantra a wɔtoatoa so a wɔn kɔla gu ahorow +Their waferlike bodies waved to and fro reminding me of a butterfly Wɔn honamdua a ɛte sɛ tetare a ehinhim no kae me afofantɔ + Picture on page Kratafa mfonini +The Picasso fish with his gaudy stripes and what looked like bright yellow lipstick reminded me of the work of an abstract artist Picasso fish a ne ho nsensanee a ɛhyerɛn sɛ aduru a ɛte sɛ akokɔsrade a wɔde ka ano no kae me mfonini a obi abɔ ne tirim ayɛ + Picture on page Kratafa mfonini +The emperor angelfish has a multicolored coat that changes color and design while he is growing up Emperor angelfish a ne kɔla gu ahorow a ɛsesa bere a ɔrenyin no +Watching the World Wiase Nsɛm +Railroad Is Forced to Backtrack Wɔahyɛ Keteke Adwuma ma Wɔasakra Wɔn Gyinaesi +When a major railroad in Brazil instituted a new program to train its watchmen in the use of firearms two of its employees faced a problem of conscience +Bere a keteke adwuma kɛse bi a ɛwɔ Brazil yɛɛ nhyehyɛe foforo bi sɛ ɛbɛtete n’awɛmfo ma wɔde atuo adi dwuma no n’adwumayɛfo no baanu hyiaa ahonim ho asɛnnennen bi +As Jehovah s Witnesses living by the Bible precept to learn war no more they felt strongly that it would be wrong for them to accept training in the use of lethal weapons +Sɛ Yehowa Adansefo a wodi Bible no ahyɛde a ese wonnsua akodi bio ’ so no wonyaa nkate a emu yɛ den sɛ ɛbɛyɛ mfomso sɛ wɔbɛpene so asua sɛnea wɔde akode a edi awu bedi dwuma +They were summarily fired for their insubordination in taking such a stand +Woyii wɔn adi ntɛm so sɛ ɛyɛ atuatew sɛ wɔpaw saa gyinabea no +The railroad even refused their request to keep their former positions and simply forgo the training program and promotion that went with it +Keteke adwuma no ampene srɛ a wɔsrɛe sɛ wɔmma wonkura wɔn dibea dedaw no na wonnyae ntetee ne nkɔanim a ɛka ho no mpo no so +However the Constitution of Brazil states Freedom of conscience and worship are inviolable free exercise of religion being guaranteed in the form of law +Nanso Brazil Amanyɔ Mmara ka sɛ Ahonim ne ɔsom ho ahofadi yɛ ade a ɛnsɛ sɛ wobu so mmara ma kwan ma obiara som ɔsom a ɔpɛ +The Regional Labor Court found the railroad guilty of firing the men without just cause and forced the company to pay them their due compensation +Ɔmantam no Adwumayɛ ho Asennibea no buu keteke adwuma no fɔ sɛ wɔayi mmarima no adi a ennyina mmara so na wɔhyɛɛ adwumakuw no ma wotuaa mpatade a ɛsɛ maa wɔn +Chagas Disease and the Blood Trade Chagas Yare ne Mogya a Wɔtɔn +Chagas disease which is caused by a parasite and leads to heart failure after years of dormancy currently infects some million Latin Americans +Mprempren Chagas yare a aboawa bi de ba a ɛma koma gyae adwumayɛ mpofirim bere a adidi onipa no mu mfe pii no ka Latin Amerikafo bɛyɛ ɔpepem +It is often transmitted through transfusions of blood that has not been effectively tested +Mpɛn pii no mogya a wɔnhwehwɛ mu yiye a wɔde ma no na ɛde ba +The Bolivian Times recently explained One of the reasons why the blood is probably not being screened in all cases is because of its commercialisation that takes place on a worldwide basis +Bolivian Times kyerɛkyerɛɛ mu nnansa yi sɛ Mogya ho gua a wodi wɔ wiase nyinaa no ne ade biako nti a wɔnyɛ mu nhwehwɛmu yiye bere nyinaa no +The screening and analysis of blood for any disease reduces the profit that is incurred +Mogya a wɔhwehwɛ mu hwɛ sɛ ɔyare biara nnim no ma mfaso a wonya no so tew +On December El Diario of La Paz stated Fifty percent of the blood transfusions carried out in the country are contaminated with the following diseases Chagas malaria hepatitis syphilis and AIDS the Bolivian Red Cross warned +Wɔ December no El Diario a ɛwɔ La Paz kae sɛ Bolivia Red Cross bɔɔ kɔkɔ sɛ nyarewa a edidi so yi wɔ mogya a wɔde ma wɔ ɔman yi mu no ɔha biara mu aduonum mu Chagas atiridii mmerɛbo mu yare kekae ne AIDS +Baby Hazards Nkokoaa ho Asiane Ahorow +Recently Japan has seen a marked increase in the number of babies at the crawling stage swallowing poisons the Health and Welfare Ministry reports +Japan Akwahosan ne Amanfo Yiyedi ho Asoɛe no bɔ amanneɛ nnansa yi sɛ nkokoaa a wɔawea a wɔmemene awuduru ahorow dodow renya nkɔanim kɛse +About half of all poisonous substances ingested by babies in involved cigarettes +Sigaret yɛ awuduru a nkokoaa memenee wɔ mu no nyinaa mu bɛyɛ fa +Some drank mixtures of cigarette butts and ash which had been left in beverage cans or in ashtrays containing liquid +Ebinom nomee sigaret asinasin ne ne nso a afrafra a wogyaw no anonne nkankyee mu anaa ade a wɔde sigaret nso gu mu a nsu wom mu +Other dangerous substances swallowed by babies include in order of frequency medicines toys coins food products and cosmetics +Nneɛma afoforo a enye a nkokoaa taa memene sɛnea ɛtaa sisi na edidi so yi nnuru agode sika nnuan ne nku ahorow +Several cases resulted in serious illness +Emu pii ma wonyaa nyarewa a emu yɛ den +The Ministry warns that an amazingly large percentage of these accidents occur between p +m +and p +m +when more family members are home and should be able to watch the children +Asoɛe no bɔ kɔkɔ sɛ asiane ahorow yi mu dodow no ara sisii anwummere ne ntam hɔ a na abusua mufo dodow no ara wɔ fie a ɛsɛ sɛ wotumi hwɛ mmofra no +Baptism Controversy Asubɔ ho Ntawntawdi +Colorado Springs U +S +A +which has become one of Christendom s leading centers of evangelism was recently embroiled in controversy over methods of converting children +Ɔkwan a wɔfa so twe mmofra kɔ ɔsom bi mu ho ntawntawdi sɔree nnansa yi wɔ Colorado Springs U +S +A +a abɛyɛ mmeae a agye din a Kristoman ka nsɛm wɔ hɔ biako no +According to The Denver Post the Cornerstone Baptist Church uses a fleet of buses to scour the area looking for children +Sɛnea The Denver Post kyerɛ no Cornerstone Baptist Church de bɔs kyinkyin mpɔtam hɔ hwehwɛ mmofra +Promises of candy soda and a carnival get the children eager to board the buses +Tɔfe anonne ne apontow ho bɔ a wɔhyehyɛ ma mmofra no de ahopere foro bɔs no +Many parents let their children go but are unpleasantly surprised when the children come home with tales of getting baptized +Awofo pii ma wɔn mma kɔ nanso asu a wɔbɔ mmofra no ho nsɛm a wɔba fie bɛka no ma awofo no ho dwiriw wɔn yiye +Normally these evangelists have parents sign a consent form before baptizing the children but that policy has been relaxed from time to time +Na saa asɛnkafo yi taa ma awofo de wɔn nsa hyɛ krataa bi ase kyerɛ sɛ wɔpene so ansa na wɔabɔ mmofra no asu nanso wɔagow saa nhyehyɛe no mu wɔ bere ne bere mu +According to the Post the minister of the church says of the consent form It slows us down +Sɛnea Post ka no asɔre no sɔfo ka krataa a wɔde nsa hyɛ ase no ho asɛm sɛ Egye yɛn bere pii +Carrying Soccer to an Extreme Wɔde Wɔn ho Ma Bɔɔlbɔ Dodo +Some soccer fans in England have carried their devotion to an unusual extreme They request that after they die their ashes be scattered on the playing field of their favorite team +Nnipa bi a wɔn ani gye bɔɔlbɔ ho wɔ England de wɔn ho ama ma atra so dodo Wɔsrɛ sɛ sɛ wowu a wɔmfa wɔn nso mpete bɔɔlbɔ kuw a wɔn ani gye ho no agoprama so +One popular team receives as many as such requests each year +Kuw biako a agye din nsa ka adesrɛde a ɛtete saa afe biara +The practice has become so widespread that the English Football Association has had to issue a warning to soccer clubs on just how such human remains should be deposited +Adeyɛ no abu so araa ma na ɛsɛ sɛ Kuw a Ɛhwɛ England Bɔɔlbɔ so bɔ bɔɔlbɔ akuw kɔkɔ wɔ sɛnea ɛsɛ sɛ wɔpete nnipa nso no ho +According to The Medical Post their advice includes the following There is no need to sprinkle all the ashes +Sɛnea The Medical Post kyerɛ no wɔn afotu no bi ne sɛ Ɛho nhia sɛ wɔde nso no nyinaa pete +You can just scatter a sample +Mubetumi de ketewaa bi apete +A large pile could kill the grass +Sɛ ɛdɔɔso a ebekum sare no +Brush the ashes about with a broom to ensure a light and even spread +Momfa prae mpra so sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a ne nyinaa rengu faako +Taoism on the Upswing Taosom Renya Nkɔso + The grandest in history +Afahyɛ a ɛsen biara wɔ abakɔsɛm mu +That is how the magazine China Today described the September celebration of the Luotion Grand Prayer Ceremony a Taoist religious observance +Saa na nsɛmma nhoma China Today kae wɔ Luotion Mpaebɔ ho Afahyɛ Kɛse a Taosom mufo dii wɔ September mu no ho +The ceremony was held at the White Cloud Temple in Beijing and participants came from Taoist temples in Australia Canada Hong Kong Taiwan and the United States +Wɔhyɛɛ fa no wɔ White Cloud Temple a ɛwɔ Beijing no na nkurɔfo fi Taofo asɔrefie ahorow a ɛwɔ Australia Canada Hong Kong Taiwan ne United States no mu bae +The principal aim of the ceremony according to the magazine was to request heaven that it grant happiness to people all over the world +Sɛnea nsɛmma nhoma no kyerɛ no afahyɛ no botae titiriw ne sɛ wɔnam so bɛsrɛ sɛ ɔsoro mma nnipa a wɔwɔ wiase nyinaa nnya anigye +Eleven altars were set up scriptures were chanted and devotions were paid to hundreds of gods including the savior god who is supposed to save people from the misery of their lot in life +Wosisii afɔremuka dubiako wɔkankyee kyerɛw nsɛm na wɔsom anyame ɔhaha pii a agyenkwa nyame a wɔkyerɛ sɛ ogye nnipa fi asetra a ɛyɛ awerɛhow mu ka ho +An abbot of the Hong Kong temple told the assemblage that Taoism is above worldliness and so has nothing to do with politics +Hong Kong asɔrefie no so panyin bi ka kyerɛɛ nnipadɔm a wɔahyiam sɛ Taosom som bo sen wiase nneɛma enti ɛne amammuisɛm nni abusuabɔ biara +The chairman of a Taoist temple in Taiwan told journalists that Taoism advocates patriotism and fraternity +Taosom no asɔrefie a ɛwɔ Taiwan no guamtrani ka kyerɛɛ nsɛnkyerɛwfo sɛ Taosom hyɛ ɔman ho dɔ ne onuadɔ ho nkuran +Cost of Averting Disaster Asiane Anosiw ho Ka +How much would it cost to avert the disastrous change in global weather patterns that many scientists fear ? Ɛka ahe na wɔbɛbɔ wɔ asiane a nyansahufo pii suro a ɛbɛba wim tebea mu wɔ wiase nyinaa no ho ? +Klaus Peter Moller leader of the Eduard Pestel Institute for System Research German Leiter des Eduard Pestel Instituts fur Systemforschung in Hannover Germany calculated that it could be done using current technology +Klaus Peter Moller a ɔyɛ Eduard Pestel Nhwehwɛmu Suabea a ɛwɔ Hannover Germany no panyin buu akontaa sɛ wobetumi de nnɛyi nyansahu mu nimdeɛ adi ho dwuma +According to German newspaper Suddeutsche Zeitung Moller s plan would require a percent reduction in consumption of such fossil fuels as coal oil and gas replacing them with alternative fuels that do not emit carbon dioxide +Sɛnea Germanfo atesɛm krataa Suddeutsche Zeitung kyerɛ no Moller nhyehyɛe no behia sɛ wɔtew nneɛma a wɔde sɔ gya te sɛ gyabiriw fam ngo ne gas so ɔha biara mu na wɔde nea wusiw a wɔfrɛ no carbon dioxide nni mu si ananmu +What about the cost ? Na wɔ ɛka a wɔbɛbɔ no ho nso ɛ ? +According to Moller s calculations the tally would amount to +trillion or about for every man woman and child alive today +Sɛnea Moller akontaabu kyerɛ no ɛka no bedu dɔla ɔpepepepem +anaasɛ ɔbarima ɔbea ne abofra biara a ɔte ase nnɛ betua bɛyɛ +As the newspaper concludes the job would require mankind as a whole to accomplish a feat of incredible magnitude +Sɛnea atesɛm krataa no de ba awiei no ebehia sɛ adesamma nyinaa bom na wɔatumi ayɛ adwuma titiriw a ɛte saa no +Who Saw Him First ? Hena na Odii Kan Huu No ? +Pope John Paul II recently spoke in support of a tradition that surmises that after the resurrection Jesus first appeared to the Madonna before anybody else before the angel announced it to the women states Corriere della Sera +Corriere della Sera ka sɛ Pope John Paul II kaa biribi nnansa yi de gyinaa atetesɛm bi a enni nnyinaso akyi sɛ Yesu wu sɔree no Madonna na odii kan yii ne ho adi kyerɛɛ no ansa na onipa foforo biara rehu no ansa na ɔbɔfo no rebɔ mmea no amanneɛ +This view completely unsupported by the Gospels has aroused no little perplexity among some +Nsusuwii yi a Nsɛmpa no mfoa so no ama nnipa binom adwene atu afra kɛse +Commenting on the pope s opinions and the role of Mary in Catholic tradition Italian Catholic writer Sergio Quinzio noted that popular devotion to Mary has always tended to lead Catholics even beyond what the Holy Scriptures have handed down to us +Bere a Italiani Katolekni nhoma kyerɛwfo Sergio Quinzio reka pope no adwenkyerɛ ahorow ne dwuma a Maria di wɔ Katolekfo atetesɛm mu ho asɛm no ɔkae sɛ Maria som a agye din no ama Katolekfo atra nea Kyerɛw Kronkron no de ama yɛn no mpo bere nyinaa +This most recent peremptory formulation he added forces the texts beyond what they say +Ɔde kaa ho sɛ saa asɛm a ɛnsɛ sɛ wogye ho kyim yi a wɔaka no nnansa yi no kyerɛkyerɛ kyerɛw nsɛm no mu tra nea ɛka no so +Toad Smoking Succeeds Toad Licking Apɔtorɔ ho Wusiw a Wɔtwe Si Apɔtorɔ ho Nsu a Wɔtaforo Ananmu +Reportedly it has long been known by some in the drug culture that certain toads ooze from their skin a hallucinogenic chemical called bufotenine +Wɔbɔ amanneɛ sɛ nkurɔfo binom a wɔde nnuru di dwuma kwammɔne so nim fi bere tenten sɛ aduru bi a ɛma obi hu n’ani so a wɔfrɛ no bufotenine fi mpɔtorɔ bi mu ba +However the chemical is also toxic so much so that it sometimes kills dogs who catch and eat the toads +Nanso aduru no yɛ awuduru araa ma ɛtɔ da bi a ekunkum akraman a wɔkyere mpɔtorɔ we no +Therefore reports The Wall Street Journal some drug users have been scared away from toad licking and have resorted instead to toad smoking +Enti The Wall Street Journal bɔ amanneɛ sɛ ehu ama nkurɔfo a wɔde nnuru di dwuma ɔkwammɔne so no mu binom agyae apɔtorɔ ho nsu a wɔtaforo na wɔde wɔn ho ahyɛ apɔtorɔ ho wusiw a wɔtwe mu mmom +They dry the venomous toad slime and smoke it reasoning that the heat will rid the stuff of its toxins +Wɔhata apɔtorɔ ho nsu a ɛyɛ bɔre no na wɔnom no sɛ tawa a wosusuw sɛ ɔhyew no bɛma awuduru no afi mu +Be that as it may toad abuse is now illegal +Sɛnea ɛte no mprempren etia mmara sɛ obi de mpɔtorɔ bedi dwuma ɔkwammɔne so +Bufotenine is on the list of dangerous and illegal drugs in the United States +Bufotenine ka nnubɔne ne nnuru a etia mmara sɛ wɔde di dwuma wɔ United States no ho +At least one dealer has been arrested +Anyɛ yiye koraa no wɔakyere onipa biako a ɔtɔn bi +His toads the Journal reports were impounded +Journal no bɔ amanneɛ sɛ wogyee ne mpɔtorɔ no +Cancer Increases Among French Women Kokoram Renya Nkɔanim wɔ Fransefo Mmea Mu +In France more women are smoking than ever before +Mmea renom sigaret wɔ France sen bere biara +Among adolescent smokers girls now outnumber boys and the number of women who are heavy smokers more than cigarettes a day has more than doubled since +Mprempren mmeawa a wɔnom sigaret dɔɔso sen mmarimaa wɔ mmofra a wɔnom sigaret mu na efi no mmea a wɔnom sigaret kɛse wɔnom sigaret bɛboro da koro dodow abu abɔ ho bɛboro mpɛn abien +Not surprisingly the number of women developing smoking related cancers is now also beginning to increase +Enti ɛnyɛ nwonwa sɛ mmea a wɔrenya kokoram a sigaretnom de ba no dodow nso afi ase renya nkɔanim mprempren +The Paris newspaper Le Figaro reports that there are new cases of lung cancer in France each year and more than earth wide +Paris atesɛm krataa Le Figaro bɔ amanneɛ sɛ nnipa foforo nya ahurututu mu kokoram wɔ France afe biara na nnipa a wɔboro nya bi wɔ wiase nyinaa +Deaths from bronchial cancer in women have tripled in the United States and Canada and have more than doubled in Britain Japan and Sweden +Mmea a ahurututu mu kokoram kunkum wɔn abu abɔ ho mpɛn abiɛsa wɔ United States ne Canada na abu abɔ ho bɛboro mpɛn abien wɔ Britain Japan ne Sweden +At a recent Paris meeting on respiratory cancers doctors emphasized that by far the most effective weapon against smoking related cancers is to stop smoking +Wɔ ɔhome nkwaadɔm mu kokoram ho nhyiam bi a wɔyɛe wɔ Paris nnansa yi ase no nnuruyɛfo no sii so dua sɛ ɛde besi nnɛ no ade a wotumi de ko tia kokoram a sigaretnom de ba sen biara ne sɛ wobegyae nom +Church Decline in the Netherlands Asɔre Rekɔ Fam wɔ Netherlands +If current trends continue three fourths of the Dutch people will not belong to any church by the year according to Staatscourant the official newspaper of the Dutch government +Sɛnea Staatscourant Netherlands aban no atesɛm krataa ka no sɛ nneɛma kɔ so sɛnea ɛte mprempren yi a ebedu afe no na Netherlandsfo baanan biara mu baasa nkɔ asɔre biara +A recent study entitled Secularization in the Netherlands finds four main groups among the Dutch populace percent have had no religious upbringing percent have had such an upbringing but have since left the church percent had a religious upbringing but now attend church seldom or never and only percent attend church frequently +Nhwehwɛmu bi a wɔayɛ nnansa yi a wɔato din sɛ Gyae a wɔregyae nyamesom wɔ Netherlands no ma wohu sɛ Netherlandsfo mu akyekyɛ ayɛ akuw atitiriw anan ɔha biara mu annya nyamesom ntetee biara ɔha biara mu nyaa nyamesom ntetee bi nanso wɔagyae asɔrekɔ ɔha biara mu nyaa nyamesom ntetee bi nanso wɔntaa nkɔ asɔre anaasɛ wɔnkɔ koraa mprempren na ɔha biara mu pɛ na wɔtaa kɔ asɔre +Staatscourant notes that the drift away from the churches has been most pronounced among Roman Catholics and comments The views of Roman Catholics seem to contrast with those of their spiritual leaders +Staatscourant si so dua sɛ Roma Katolekfo na wɔregyae asɔrekɔ sen biara na ɛka sɛ Ɛte sɛ nea Roma Katolekfo adwene a wokura ne wɔn asɔre mpanyimfo no de bɔ abira +One gets the impression that their authority is ignored by church members +Ɛma obi nya adwene sɛ asɔremma no mmu wɔn tumidi no +From Our Readers Efi Yɛn Akenkanfo Hɔ +Breast Cancer Thank you very much for publishing the series Breast Cancer Every Woman s Fear +Nufu Mu Kokoram Meda mo ase pii sɛ motintim nsɛm Nufu Mu Kokoram Ade a Ɔbea Biara Suro no +April I have checked myself from time to time and have simply thought that my glands were hard +May Na m’ankasa meyɛ me nipadua ho nhwehwɛmu bere ne bere mu na na misusuw sɛ me nufu ano na ɛyɛ den ara kwa +Feeling very uncertain I did nothing about it +Esiane sɛ na mintumi nhu sɛ ɛyɛ bi nti manyɛ ho hwee +However after reading the article I went to the hospital and learned I had cancer +Nanso bere a mekenkanee asɛm no wiei no mekɔɔ ayaresabea na mihui sɛ manya kokoram +Arrangements were made for me to have an operation +Wɔyɛɛ nhyehyɛe maa me na wɔyɛɛ me oprehyɛn +I thank you from the bottom of my heart +Mifi me komam tɔnn meda mo ase +T +T +Y +Japan Y +Japan +Since my surgery I haven t been able to read anything about cancer +Efi bere a wɔyɛɛ me oprehyɛn no mintumi nkenkanee kokoram ho asɛm biara da +So when the magazine came out I wasn t thrilled about it +Enti bere a nsɛmma nhoma no bae no m’ani annye ho +But I usually read all issues of Awake ! Nanso metaa kenkan Nyan ! +from cover to cover and that night I decided to read a little and stop if I got scared +biara a ɛba fi ti kosi ti na saa anadwo no misii gyinae sɛ mɛkan kakra na sɛ ɛbɔ me hu a magyae +Well I couldn t stop reading it +Nanso mantumi annyae +It was so well done so informative and so caring +Na wɔakyerɛw no yiye na ɛma nimdeɛ na na edwen nnipa ho +G +G +K +United States K +United States +The article helped me see how Jehovah understands our fears of facing a life threatening illness +Asɛm no boaa me ma mihuu sɛnea Yehowa te yɛn ase wɔ suro a yesuro owuyare no ho +I had always thought people were weak or lacked faith if they felt this way +Masusuw bere nyinaa sɛ sɛ nkurɔfo da osuro adi wɔ saa kwan yi so a na wɔyɛ mmerɛw anaasɛ wonni gyidi +It really helped me to see the deep compassion Jehovah has +Ɛboaa me yiye ma mihuu sɛnea Yehowa wɔ tema kɛse +K +K +G +United States G +United States +If ever a magazine spoke to someone that issue surely spoke to me +Sɛ nsɛmma nhoma tumi kasa kyerɛ obi a ɛnde na saa nsɛmma nhoma no kasa kyerɛɛ me +My husband and I sat on the couch with our medical bills for my breast cancer surgery spread all around us +Na me ne me kunu te agua mu a me nufu mu kokoram ho oprehyɛn ho ka ho nkrataa atwa yɛn ho ahyia +As we wrote check after check the mailman delivered this issue of Awake ! Bere a yɛhyehyɛɛ nkrataa a yɛde rekotua ho ka no ɔbarima a ɔde nkrataa ne amenade ba no de Nyan ! +I read the article that very day with more than ordinary interest +yi bae +Mede anigye a ɛkyɛn so kenkanee asɛm no saa da no ara +Thank you on behalf of all the women who will draw courage from the articles +Migyina mmea a nsɛm no bɛhyɛ wɔn nkuran nyinaa ananmu meda mo ase +E +E +J +United States J +United States +Cities I am years old and was thrilled to read the series on cities +Nkurow Akɛse Madi mfe na m’ani gyee nsɛm a ɛfa nkurow akɛse ho no akenkan ho +In geography class we were asked to give a short talk on the subject of our choice +Wɔ asase ho nsɛm ho adesua mu no wɔka kyerɛɛ yɛn sɛ obiara mpaw asɛm biara a ɔpɛ na ɔmmɛma ho ɔkasa tiawa +I based mine on the article The City That Was Abundant With People +Mede me de no gyinaa asɛm Kurow Kɛse a Na Nnipa Pii Wom no so +January After I read my talk out loud in class everyone applauded +January Engiresi de Bere a mekenkanee m’asɛm no den wɔ sukuudan mu wiei no obiara bɔɔ ne nsam +Thanks for helping me to improve my understanding of geography +Meda mo ase sɛ moaboa me ma manya ntease kɛse wɔ asase ho nsɛm ho adesua mu +T +T +R +Germany R +Germany +In the article Let Us Build Ourselves a City you said In London was the only city in all the world with a population of one million +Wɔ asɛm Momma Yɛnkyekye Kurow Kɛse Mfa mu no mokae sɛ Wɔ afe mu no na London nkutoo ne kurow kɛse a ɛwɔ wiase a emu nnipa du ɔpepem biako +January But in the following issue you said By the mid s it Edo now called Tokyo had a population well in excess of a million people +January Engiresi de Nanso wɔ nea edi hɔ a ɛbae no mu no mokae sɛ Ebeduu mfinimfini hɔ no na nnipa a wɔwɔ Edo a mprempren wɔfrɛ no Tokyo no boro ɔpepem biako +Which is correct ? Emu nea ɛwɔ he na ɛyɛ nokware ? +S +S +T +Japan T +Japan +The statement regarding London was apparently in error +Ɛda adi pefee sɛ London ho asɛm no nyɛ nokware +It was based on the edition of the Illustrated Atlas of the World Rand McNally and Company +Na egyina Illustrated Atlas of the World Rand McNally and Company a wɔyɛɛ no no so +However The World Almanac and Book of Facts appears to be correct in saying that several cities had populations of over a million as of +Nanso ɛte sɛ nea asɛm a The World Almanac and Book of Facts kae sɛ no na nkurow akɛse pii wɔ hɔ a emu nnipa boro ɔpepem biako no yɛ nokware +Sorry for the confusion +ED +Ɛyɛ yɛn yaw sɛ yɛama wuntumi nhu nea ɛyɛ nokware wom +SM +The Money Chase As a young reader of Awake ! I was really touched by the series The Money Chase Where Will It End ? Sika Akyidi Sɛ abofra a mekenkan Nyan ! no nsɛm Sika Akyidi Ɛhe na Ɛbɛkɔ Akowie ? no hyɛɛ me nkuran ankasa +March It seems to me that my peers have only one goal to fill their wallets +March Engiresi de Ɛyɛ me sɛ m’atipɛnfo wɔ botae biako pɛ sɛ wobenya sika +However to follow what Jehovah teaches is much more honorable than to worship things that are perishable +Nanso ɛyɛ nidi kɛse sɛ obi bedi nea Yehowa kyerɛkyerɛ akyi mmom sen sɛ ɔbɛsom nneɛma a etumi sɛe +K +K +R +France R +France +Sports Thanks for the item Does God Take Sides in Sports ? Agodi Meda mo ase wɔ asɛm So Onyankopɔn Gyina Ɔfa bi Akyi wɔ Agodi Mu ? + February I have made the mistake of praying for victory in a track race I ve also prayed for the defeat of my competitors +no ho +April Madi mfomso sɛ na mebɔ mpae sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a medi nkonim wɔ mmirikatu akansi mu na mebɔɔ mpae nso sɛ wɔn a me ne wɔn si akan no nni nkogu +Now I know that Jehovah s will is not connected with sports +Afei mahu sɛ Yehowa apɛde mfa agodi ho +I am dedicating my life to Jehovah and I feel more comfortable knowing that he is really listening to my prayers +Merehyira me nkwa so ama Yehowa na mete abotɔyam kɛse nka bere a minim sɛ ɔretie me mpaebɔ ankasa no +J +J +T +United States T +United States +Hippopotamus to the Rescue ! Susono Gye Nkwa ! +WEIGHING up to four tons the hippopotamus is the second largest living land mammal +SUSONO a ne mu duru tumi du tɔn anan no ne asase kesee so aboa a ɔto so abien a ɔso sen biara +Its powerful jaws can break apart a canoe in a single bite +N’apantan a ɛyɛ den no betumi ama wawae ɔkorow mu abien prɛko pɛ +Thus a group of men at Hwange National Park Zimbabwe were quite surprised when they saw a hippo behave in a way that struck them as out of character to say the least +Enti mmarima kuw bi a wɔwɔ Hwange National Park Zimbabwe ho dwiriw wɔn ara yiye bere a wohui sɛ susono bi yɛɛ ade wɔ ɔkwan bi so a ɛnyɛ saa na ɔyɛ n’ade no sɛ yɛnka mma ɛntra so a +The men while near a dam saw two impalas being hotly pursued by nine wild dogs +Bere a na mmarima no wɔ ɔtare bi ho no wohui sɛ adompo akron retaa adowa abien bi denneennen +Finding no escape route the impalas plunged into the water +Bere a adowa no nnya baabi a wobeguan afa no wɔtɔɔ nsu no mu +The dogs trotted along the edge of the water anticipating where the impalas would likely emerge +Adompo no tuu mmirika faa nsu no ano hwɛɛ baabi a adowa no bepue afi nsu no mu afa +Eventually one exhausted impala began swimming for a far shore without realizing that the dogs were there waiting +Awiei koraa no adowa no biako a wabrɛ fii ase guare kɔɔ nsu no ano nohɔ a na onnim sɛ adompo no retwɛn no +As the impala neared land however the men saw a nearby hippopotamus swimming toward the impala +Nanso bere a adowa no bɛnee asukɔn so no mmarima no hui sɛ susono bi a ɔbɛn hɔ reguare bɛn adowa no +Upon reaching it reports the magazine African Wildlife the hippo turned it around and compelled it with a gentle nudge to swim in the opposite direction +Nsɛmma nhoma African Wildlife bɔ amanneɛ sɛ bere a susono no duu ne nkyɛn no ɔdanee adowa no ani kyerɛɛ ɔfa foforo na opiaa no brɛoo sɛ onguare nkɔ baabi a ofi bae no +The impala obeyed +Adowa no yɛɛ saa +The hippo followed giving an occasional nudge when the impala showed signs of unsteadiness +Susono no dii n’akyi na sɛ ohu sɛ adowa no ntumi nkɔ yiye a na wapia no +As the impala reached the water s edge the men watched the hippo gently but firmly propel the impala ashore +Mmarima no hui sɛ bere a adowa no duu nsu no ano no susono no soo no mu brɛoo piaa no too asukɔn so +The impala took a few faltering steps then stopped and stood shivering +Adowa no tutuu anammɔn kakra a na ne nan rekeka bom afei ogyinaa hɔ a na ne ho rewosow +Soon the impala began walking away from the water +Ankyɛ adowa no fii ase nantew fii nsu no mu kɔe +The hippo followed until both disappeared from view +Susono no dii n’akyi araa kosii sɛ wɔanhu wɔn abien no bio +What happened to the other impala ? Dɛn na ɛtoo adowa biako a waka no ? +The men report that the wild dogs had been so engrossed in watching the rescue that the other impala had escaped unnoticed +Mmarima no bɔ amanneɛ sɛ adompo no hwɛɛ sɛnea wogyee adowa no ma egyee wɔn adwene araa ma biako no guanee a wɔanhu ho hwee +Treasure in the Garbage Ademude a Ɛda Ofie Nwura Mu +That is what a person in Hungary felt he had found +Ɛno na obi a ɔte Hungary tee nka sɛ wahu +He wrote to Jehovah s Witnesses and explained Ɔkyerɛw Yehowa Adansefo na ɔkyerɛkyerɛɛ mu sɛ + I would like to make a request of your organization +Mepɛ sɛ mibisa mo ahyehyɛde no hɔ ade bi +I would like to order from you The Watchtower Announcing Jehovah s Kingdom and the book You Can Live Forever in Paradise on Earth +Mepɛ sɛ mekra Ɔwɛn Aban Ɛka Yehowa Ahenni Kyerɛ ne nhoma Wubetumi Atra Ase Daa wɔ Paradise wɔ Asase So fi mo hɔ +Let me explain the reason for my request +Momma menkyerɛkyerɛ nea enti a merebisa mo hɔ ade no mu +In my city I work with a garbage truck where I found the magazine +Wɔ me kurom no mede lɔre sesa nwura na ɛno mu na mihuu nsɛmma nhoma no +I cleaned it and took it home with me +Mepopaa ho de kɔɔ fie +At home I studied it with my family +Me ne m’abusua suae wɔ fie +We would like to increase our little knowledge +Yɛbɛpɛ sɛ yɛma yɛn nimdeɛ kakra a yɛwɔ no nya nkɔso +Therefore we ask you for your understanding and help +Enti yɛhwehwɛ mo ntease ne mo mmoa +Jehovah s Witnesses are pleased to respond to such requests for Bible literature and for help to come to a better knowledge of the Bible +Yehowa Adansefo ani gye ho sɛ wɔbɛyɛ adebisa a ɛtete sɛɛ a wɔde hwehwɛ Bible ho nhoma ne mmoa a ɛbɛma obi anya Bible no mu nimdeɛ a ɛfata no ho ade +Therefore if you would like to have a copy of The Watchtower or would like someone to call at your home and consider with you the Bible based hope presented in the book You Can Live Forever in Paradise on Earth please write to Watchtower Columbia Heights Brooklyn New York or to the appropriate address listed on page +Enti sɛ wopɛ sɛ wo nsa ka Ɔwɛn Aban no biako anaasɛ obi ba wo fie ne wo besusuw anidaso a egyina Bible no so a ɛwɔ nhoma Wubetumi Atra Ase Daa wɔ Paradise wɔ Asase So no mu ho a yɛsrɛ wo kyerɛw Watch Tower Society P +O +Box Accra anaa address a wɔahyehyɛ wɔ kratafa no mu nea ɛfata +Religion Takes Sides Nyamesom Gyina Ɔfa bi Akyi +ON September Germany invaded Poland starting World War II +GERMANY kɔtow hyɛɛ Poland so September na ɛno na efii Wiase Ko II no ase +Three weeks later The New York Times carried the headline German Soldiers Rallied by Churches +Adapɛn abiɛsa akyi no The New York Times de asɛm bi too gua sɛ Asɔre Ahorow no Akanyan Germanfo Asraafo Kɛse +Did German churches really support Hitler s wars ? So Germany asɔre ahorow no boaa Hitler akodi no ampa ? +Friedrich Heer Roman Catholic professor of history at Vienna University acknowledged that they did In the cold facts of German history the Cross and the swastika came ever closer together until the swastika proclaimed the message of victory from the towers of German cathedrals swastika flags appeared round altars and Catholic and Protestant theologians pastors churchmen and statesmen welcomed the alliance with Hitler +Friedrich Heer Roma Katolekni abakɔsɛm ho ɔbenfo a ɔwɔ Vienna Sukuupɔn mu gye toom sɛ wɔyɛɛ saa Wɔ Germanfo abakɔsɛm mu nokwasɛm ahorow a wontumi nnye ho kyim mu no Mmeamudua ne swastika no bɛyɛɛ biako araa kosii sɛ swastika no fi Germanfo asɔredan atenten atifi kaa nkonimdi ho asɛm na wɔde swastika frankaa sisii afɔrepon ho hyiae a na Katolekfo ne Protestantfo anyamekyerɛfo asɔfo asɔremma ne aman ananmusifo pene apam a wɔne Hitler yɛe no so +Indeed church leaders gave unqualified support to Hitler s war effort as Roman Catholic professor Gordon Zahn wrote The German Catholic who looked to his religious superiors for spiritual guidance and direction regarding service in Hitler s wars received virtually the same answers he would have received from the Nazi ruler himself +Nokwarem no asɔre mpanyimfo boaa Hitler wɔ nneɛma a ɔyɛe wɔ ɔko no ho nyinaa mu sɛnea Roma Katolekni ɔbenfo Gordon Zahn kyerɛwee no Ɛkame ayɛ sɛ Germany Katolekni a ɔhwehwɛɛ honhom fam akwankyerɛ a ɛfa kyɛfa a wonya wɔ Hitler akodi no ho fii ne som mu mpanyimfo hɔ no benya mmuae ahorow te sɛ nea anka obenya afi Nasi sodifo no ankasa hɔ ara pɛ +Religions on the Other Side Nyamesom Ahorow a Ɛwɔ Ɔfa Foforo No +But what were churches saying in the countries that opposed Germany ? Nanso dɛn na na asɔre ahorow a ɛwɔ aman a wɔko tiaa Germany mu no reka ? +The New York Times of December reported In the past local Catholic hierarchies almost always supported the wars of their nations blessing troops and offering prayers for victory while another group of bishops on the other side publicly prayed for the opposite outcome +The New York Times a ɛbae wɔ December no bɔɔ amanneɛ sɛ Ɛkame ayɛ sɛ wɔ tete no na bere nyinaa Katolek asɔre mpanyimfo a wɔwɔ mmeae ahorow gyina wɔn aman akyi wɔ akodi mu hyira asraafo na wɔbɔ nkonimdi ho mpae ma wɔn bere a asɔfopɔn kuw foforo a wɔwɔ ɔfa foforo bɔɔ mpae wɔ baguam sɛ wonni nkogu +Was this support of opposing armies done with Vatican approval ? So Vatican penee saa mmoa yi a wɔde maa asraafo a wɔko tiaa wɔn ho yi so ? +Consider On December just three months after the outbreak of World War II Pope Pius XII issued the pastoral letter Asperis Commoti Anxietatibus +Susuw eyi ho hwɛ Wɔ December bere a Wiase Ko II fii ase akyi asram abiɛsa pɛ no Pope Pius XII kyerɛw asɔfo krataa Asperis Commoti Anxietatibus +The letter was addressed to chaplains in armies of the warring nations and it urged those on both sides to have confidence in their respective military bishops +Ɔkyerɛw krataa no kɔmaa asɔfo a wɔyɛ asraafo a wɔwɔ aman a wɔredi ako no mu na ɛhyɛɛ wɔn a wɔwɔ afanu no nyinaa sɛ wonnya wɔn asɔfopɔn a wɔyɛ asraafo no mu ahotoso +The letter admonished the chaplains as fighters under the flags of their country to fight also for the Church +Krataa no tuu asɔfo no fo sɛ sɛ nkurɔfo a wɔreko ma wɔn man no wɔnko mma Asɔre no nso +Religion often takes an aggressive lead in mobilizing countries for war +Nyamesom taa de ahopere di kan boaboa aman ano ma akodi +Even in our churches we have put the battle flags admitted the late Harry Emerson Fosdick a Protestant clergyman +Protestant sɔfo Harry Emerson Fosdick a waka baabi no gye toom sɛ Yɛde ɔko no ho frankaa asisi yɛn asɔredan ahorow mpo mu +And regarding the first world war British brigadier general Frank P +Na ɛdefa wiase nyinaa ko a edi kan no ho no Frank P +Crozier said The Christian Churches are the finest blood lust creators which we have and of them we made free use +Crozier Britaniafo sahene abadiakyiri bi kae sɛ Kristofo Asɔre ahorow no ne nkurɔfo a wɔma wohwie mogya gu sen biara a yɛwɔ na yɛde wɔn dii dwuma yiye +However that was religion s record in the past +Nanso ɛno yɛ nyamesom ho kyerɛwtohɔ a atwam +What about its recent role in the war in republics of the former Yugoslavia where most people are either Roman Catholic or Orthodox ? Na ɛdefa kyɛfa a anya wɔ akodi a ɛrekɔ so wɔ kan Yugoslavia adehyeman ahorow no mu nnansa yi baabi a nnipa no mu dodow no ara yɛ Roma Katolekfo anaasɛ Ortodɔksfo no ho nso ɛ ? +Religion s Responsibility Nyamesom Asodi +A headline in Asiaweek of October declared Bosnia Is an Epicenter of Religious Conflict +Asiaweek a ɛbae wɔ October mu asɛmti bi kae sɛ Bosnia Yɛ Baabi a Nyamesom mu Akodi Rekɔ So +A headline for a commentary in the San Antonio Express News of June proclaimed Religious Chiefs Should End Bosnian Woes +San Antonio Express News a ɛbae wɔ June mu asɛm bi asɛmti kae sɛ Ɛsɛ sɛ Nyamesom Mpanyimfo ma Bosnia Amanehunu no Ba Awiei +The article said The Roman Catholic Eastern Orthodox and Muslim faiths +can t slough off responsibility for what is happening +Asɛm no kae sɛ Roma Katolekfo Apuei Fam Ortodɔksfo ne Nkramofo asɔre ahorow no +ntumi mmɔ nea ɛrekɔ so no ho asodi ngu +Not this time not with the whole world nightly watching +Ɛnyɛ seesei ɛnyɛ saa bere yi a wiase nyinaa rehwɛ nea ɛrekɔ so anwummere biara no +It s their war +Ɛyɛ wɔn ko +The principle that religious leaders bear responsibility for warfare is clear +Ɛyɛ asɛm a emu da hɔ pefee sɛ akodi ho asodi da nyamesom mpanyimfo no so +Their very sanctimoniousness provokes it +Wɔn ankasa nyaatwom na ɛde ba +By blessing one side over the other they do so +Wɔnam hyira a wohyira ɔfa bi ma ɛko tia ɔfoforo no so na ɛyɛ saa +Why for example is hatred between members of the Roman Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox Churches so great ? Sɛ nhwɛso no dɛn nti na nitan a ɛwɔ Roma Katolekfo ne Ortodɔksfo ntam no mu yɛ den saa ? +Popes patriarchs and other church leaders are responsible +Popenom asɔfopɔn ne asɔre mpanyimfo afoforo na wɔde ba +Ever since the final separation between these religions in church leaders have fostered hatred and wars between their members +Efi bere a saa asɔre abien yi tetew mu koraa wɔ afe mu no asɔre mpanyimfo no ahyɛ wɔn asɔremma no ntam nitan ne akodi ho nkuran +The Montenegrin newspaper Pobeda September pointed to that religious schism and its consequences in an article about the recent fighting +Montenegrofo atesɛm krataa Pobeda a ɛbae wɔ September no kaa saa nyamesom mu mpaapaemu ne emu ɔhaw ahorow ho asɛm wɔ asɛm bi a ɛfa ɔko a ɛrekɔ so nnansa yi ho no mu +Under the title Killers in the Name of God the article explained Asɛm no kyerɛkyerɛɛ mu wɔ asɛmti Onyankopɔn Din mu Awudifo no ase sɛ + It is not a question of politics between Croatian president Tudjman and Serbian leader Milosevic but rather it is a religious war +Ɔko no nyɛ Croatia ɔmampanyin Tudjman ne Serbia sodifo Milosevic ntam amammuisɛm mu akodi na mmom ɛyɛ nyamesom akodi +It should be stated that already a thousand years have passed since the Pope decided to eliminate the Orthodox religion as a rivalry +Ɛfata sɛ yɛka sɛ mfirihyia apem atwam dedaw fi bere a Pope no sii gyinae sɛ ɔbɛtɔre Ortodɔks asɔre a obu no sɛ ɛne no si akan no ase +In +the Pope declared the Orthodox Church responsible for the separation +Wɔ afe mu no +Pope no kae sɛ Ortodɔks Asɔre no na ɛde mpaapaemu no bae +In the first Catholic congress explicitly explained the plan of genocide against the Orthodox for the th century +Wɔ afe mu no wɔkyerɛkyerɛɛ okunkɛse a wɔabɔ wɔn tirim sɛ wɔde bɛba Ortodɔksfo so wɔ afeha a ɛto so mu no mu pefee wɔ Katolekfo nhyiam a edi kan no ase +This plan is now taking place +Saa nhyehyɛe yi reyɛ adwuma mprempren +However the recent conflict is not the first example of religious strife in this century +Nanso ɛnyɛ nnansa yi akodi no ne nyamesom mu ntawntawdi ho nhwɛso a edi kan wɔ afeha yi mu +Fifty years ago during World War II Roman Catholics tried to eliminate the Orthodox Church presence in the area +Wɔ mfe aduonum a atwam no mu wɔ Wiase Ko II no mu no Roma Katolekfo bɔɔ mmɔden sɛ wɔbɛtɔre Ortodɔks Asɔre no ase afi saa beae no +With the pope s backing the Croatian nationalist movement called Ustashi came to govern the independent state of Croatia +Bere a na pope no taa wɔn akyi no Croatiafo ɔmampɛ kuw a wɔfrɛ no Ustashi no bedii Croatia man a na ade ne ho no so +The New Encyclop dia Britannica reports that this Vatican approved rule employed extraordinarily brutal practices which included executions of hundreds of thousands of Serbs and Jews +The New Encyclop dia Britannica bɔ amanneɛ sɛ nniso a na Vatican pene so yi yɛɛ atirimɔdenne soronko a Serbfo ne Yudafo ɔpehaha pii a wokunkum wɔn ka ho +In the book The Yugoslav Auschwitz and the Vatican not only are these mass killings documented involving tens of thousands of victims but the Vatican s involvement in them is also documented +Wɔ nhoma The Yugoslav Auschwitz and the Vatican mu no ɛnyɛ nnipa pii a wokunkum wɔn no ho kyerɛwtohɔ nko na wɔyɛe a nnipa mpem du du pii na wohuu amane na mmom Vatican ho a ɛwɔ asɛm no mu nso +On the other hand the Orthodox Church has backed the Serbs in their fighting +Wɔ ɔkwan foforo so no Ortodɔks Asɔre no agyina Serbfo no akyi wɔ wɔn akodi mu +In fact one Serbian unit leader was quoted as saying The Patriarch is my commander +Nokwarem no wɔkyerɛ sɛ Serbfo asraafokuw bi panyin bi kae sɛ Ɔsɔfopɔn no ne me sahene +’ +What could have been done to stop the killing which in Bosnia and Herzegovina alone has left as many as either dead or missing ? Dɛn na anka wobetumi ayɛ de asiw nnipakum a ama nnipa dodow bɛyɛ awuwu anaasɛ wɔayera wɔ Bosnia ne Herzegovina nkutoo no ano ? +Fred Schmidt declared in the San Antonio Express News that the UN Security Council should pass a formal resolution calling on the pope the patriarch of Constantinople and the other leaders of the Catholic Eastern Orthodox and Muslim churches having jurisdiction in Bosnia Herzegovina to forthwith call off their dogs and meet together to figure out how their faithful can find it in their hearts to live as neighbors with those of other faiths +Fred Schmidt kae wɔ San Antonio Express News mu sɛ ɛsɛ sɛ Amanaman Nkabom no Ahobammɔ Bagua no yɛ tirimbɔ bi a ɛbɛma pope ɔsɔfopɔn a ɔwɔ Constantinople ne mpanyimfo afoforo a wɔwɔ Katolekfo Apuei Fam Ortodɔksfo ne Nkramofo asɔre mu a wɔwɔ tumi wɔ Bosnia Herzegovina so no ahyɛ ma wɔagyae ɔko no ntɛm ara na wɔabom ahyia ahwehwɛ ɔkwan a wɔn akyidifo no betumi afa so ne afoforo a ɛsono wɔn asɔre no atra sɛ afipamfo +In a similar vein a commentary in the Scottsdale Arizona Progress Tribune concluded that the war might be stopped if the religious leaders over there got serious about stopping it +Wɔ asɛnkoro no ara ho no Progress Tribune a ɛwɔ Scottsdale Arizona mu asɛm bi kae sɛ ɔko no betumi agyae sɛ nyamesom mpanyimfo a wɔwɔ hɔ no ani bere sɛ wɔbɛma agyae a +The article suggested that they do that by immediately excommunicating any congregant who fires a shell at Sarajevo +Asɛm no de nyansahyɛ mae sɛ wɔnyɛ saa denam asɔreba biara a ɔbɛto ɔtopae bi akɔ Sarajevo no din a wobeyi afi asɔre no mu ntɛm ara no so +No Real Force for Peace Wontumi Mmoa Mmaa Asomdwoe Mmae Ankasa +However popes have consistently refused to excommunicate the worst of war criminals even when fellow Catholics have appealed for such action to be taken +Nanso popenom akɔ so apow sɛ wobeyi akodi mu nsɛmmɔnedifo a wonnye sen biara no din afi asɔre no mu bere mpo a wɔn mfɛfo Katolekfo asrɛ sɛ wɔnyɛ saa no +For example the Catholic Telegraph Register of Cincinnati Ohio U +S +A +under the heading Reared as Catholic but Violates Faith Says Cable to Pope reported An appeal has been made to Pius XII that Reichsfuehrer Adolph Hitler be excommunicated +Sɛ nhwɛso no Catholic Telegraph Register a ɛwɔ Cincinnati Ohio U +S +A +de amanneɛbɔ bi too gua wɔ asɛmti Wɔtetee no sɛ Katolekni Nanso Obu Gyidi no So Asɛm a Wɔka Kyerɛ Pope wɔ Telefon So ase sɛ Wɔde adesrɛde bi akɔto Pius XII anim sɛ onyi Reichsfuehrer Adolph Hitler din mfi asɔre no mu +Adolph Hitler the cable read in part was born of Catholic parents was baptized a Catholic and was reared and educated as such +Telefon so asɛm no fa bi kenkan sɛ Adolph Hitler awofo yɛ Katolekfo wɔbɔɔ no asu sɛ Katolekni na wɔtetee no kyerɛkyerɛɛ no wɔ Katoleksom mu +’ +Yet Hitler was never excommunicated +Nanso wɔanyi Hitler din amfi asɔre no mu da +Consider too the situation in parts of Africa where brutal warfare has raged +Susuw nsɛm a ɛrekɔ so wɔ Afrika afa horow bi mmeae a atirimɔden akodi rekɔ so a wontumi nsiw ano no nso ho hwɛ +Fifteen Roman Catholic bishops from the African nations of Burundi Rwanda Tanzania Uganda and Zaire confessed that despite the presence of many baptized Christians in the region internal conflicts have led to massacres destruction and forced removals of people +Roma Katolekfo asɔfopɔn dunum a wofi Afrika aman a ɛne Burundi Rwanda Tanzania Uganda ne Zaire no gye toom sɛ ɛmfa ho sɛ Kristofo a wɔabɔ wɔn asu pii wɔ aman no mu no amanko ahorow akowie okunkɛse adesɛe ne nkurɔfo a wɔahyɛ wɔn ma wɔatu afi wɔn atrae mu +The bishops admitted that the root of the problem is that the Christian faith has not sufficiently penetrated the mentality of the people +Asɔfopɔn no gye toom sɛ ade a ɛde ɔhaw no ba no ne Kristofo gyidi no a enwuraa nkurɔfo no adwene mu yiye no +The National Catholic Reporter of April said the pope +felt immense pain at fresh reports of conflict in the tiny African nation of Burundi whose population is predominantly Catholic +National Catholic Reporter a ɛbae wɔ April no kae sɛ pope +adi yaw kɛse ’ wɔ Afrika man ketewa a ɛne Burundi a emu nnipa no fa kɛse no ara yɛ Katolekfo no akodi no ho amanneɛbɔ foforo no ho +The pope said that in Rwanda where about percent of the population is Catholic even Catholics are responsible for the killing +Pope no kae sɛ wɔ Rwanda a emu nnipa ɔha biara mu yɛ Katolekfo no Katolekfo mpo na wodi awu no +Yes Catholics on both sides have massacred one another even as they have in countless previous wars +Yiw Katolekfo a wɔwɔ afanu akunkum wɔn ho wɔn ho sɛnea wɔayɛ wɔ akodi ahorow pii a wɔako dedaw no mu no +And as we have noted other religions have done the same +Na sɛnea yɛaka no ɔsom afoforo nso ayɛ saa ara +Are we therefore to conclude that all religions take sides in war ? Enti ɛsɛ sɛ yɛde ba awiei sɛ nyamesom ahorow nyinaa nya kyɛfa wɔ ɔko mu ? +Is there any religion that is a true force for peace ? So nyamesom bi wɔ hɔ a ɛboa ma nokware asomdwoe ba ? + Picture on page Kratafa mfonini +Hitler here seen with the papal nuncio Vassallo di Torregrossa was never excommunicated Wɔanyi Hitler a wohu ɔne pope ananmusini Basallo di Torregrossa wɔ ha yi no din amfi as��re no mu da + Credit Line Nsɛm Fibea +Bundesarchiv Koblenz Bundesarchiv Koblenz +True Christians and War Nokware Kristofo ne Akodi +JESUS told his disciples I am giving you a new commandment that you love one another just as I have loved you that you also love one another +YESU ka kyerɛɛ n’asuafo no sɛ Ahyɛde foforo na mema mo sɛ monnodɔ mo ho sɛnea medɔɔ mo no sɛ mo nso monnodɔ mo ho mo ho ! +Can true Christians manifest such love for one another and at the same time go to war and kill one another ? So nokware Kristofo betumi ada ɔdɔ a ɛte saa adi akyerɛ wɔn ho wɔn ho na bere koro no ara wɔakɔ ko akokunkum wɔn ho wɔn ho ? +Consider also the question asked by the apostle Paul Is Christ divided ? Susuw asɛm a ɔsomafo Paulo bisae yi nso ho hwɛ Wɔapaapae Kristo mu anaa ? +Ask yourself Could there be any division greater than that which results in members of the same religion killing one another ? Bisa wo ho sɛ So mpaapaemu bi bɛsen nea ɛba bere a ɔsom biako mufo kunkum wɔn ho wɔn ho no ? ’ +Really we should not be surprised to learn that early Christians did not go to war +Nokwarem no ɛnsɛ sɛ ɛyɛ yɛn nwonwa sɛ yebehu sɛ tete Kristofo no ankɔ ko +Hastings renowned Encyclop dia of Religion and Ethics noted The view was widely prevalent in the early Church that war is an organized iniquity with which the Church and the followers of Christ can have nothing to do +Hastings Encyclop dia of Religion and Ethics a agye din no kae sɛ Na tete Asɔre no mufo pii kura adwene a ɛne sɛ ɔko yɛ bɔne ho nhyehyɛe a Asɔre no ne Kristo akyidifo no ntumi mfa wɔn ho nhyem ɔkwan biara so +Early Christians lived by Jesus command to love one another +Tete Kristofo traa ase sɛnea Yesu ahyɛde a ese wɔnnodɔ wɔn ho wɔn ho no kyerɛ no +The German theologian Peter Meinhold explained While the New Testament is silent on the question whether Christians may or may not be soldiers and whether they must resign from the army when they become Christians the old church took a stand in the issue +Germanni nyamekyerɛfo Peter Meinhold kyerɛkyerɛɛ mu sɛ Bere a Apam Foforo no nka sɛ ebia Kristofo betumi ayɛ asraafo anaasɛ wontumi nyɛ ne sɛ ebia bere a wɔbɛyɛ Kristofo no ɛsɛ sɛ wogyae asraadi ho asɛm no tete asɔre no sii asɛm no ho gyinae +Being a Christian and a soldier was considered irreconcilable +Na wobu yɛ a obi bɛyɛ Kristoni na wasan ayɛ ɔsraani no sɛ ade a entumi nyɛ yiye +Does anyone today take a stand like that of the old church ? So obi wɔ hɔ nnɛ a osi gyinae bi te sɛ tete asɔre no de no ? +Any True Christians Today ? Nokware Kristofo bi wɔ hɔ Nnɛ ? +Encyclopedia Canadiana says The work of Jehovah s Witnesses is the revival and re establishment of the primitive Christianity practised by Jesus and his disciples during the first and second centuries of our era +Encyclopedia Canadiana ka sɛ Yehowa Adansefo adwuma no yɛ tete Kristosom a Yesu ne n’asuafo no somee wɔ afeha a edi kan ne nea ɛto so abien no wɔ yɛn bere yi mu a wɔakanyan no de asi hɔ bio +All are brothers +Wɔn nyinaa yɛ anuanom +What does that mean in practice ? Dɛn na wɔyɛ de kyerɛ saa ? + Jehovah s Witnesses maintain a strict neutrality in time of war notes the Australian Encyclop dia +Australian Encyclop dia ka sɛ Yehowa Adansefo kura afa biara a wonni wɔ ɔko mu no mu denneennen +While as individuals they may choose to take this position they do not interfere with the affairs of the government under which they live +Bere a ebia wɔpaw saa gyinabea yi sɛ ankorankoro no wɔmfa wɔn ho nhyehyɛ nniso a edi wɔn so no nsɛm mu +Thus they did not support Hitler s war and so none of them were tried during the Nuremberg trials as war criminals +Enti wɔammoa Hitler ko no na enti wɔanni wɔn mu biara asɛm wɔ Nuremberg asenni no mu sɛ ɔko mu nsɛmmɔnedifo +One German who was found guilty and executed was Alfred Rosenberg head of the Nazi Party s Foreign Affairs Department +Germanni bi a wobuu no fɔ kum no ne Alfred Rosenberg a na ɔyɛ Nasi Amanyɔkuw no Amannɔne Adwumayɛbea so panyin no +Defending the Nazi policy of putting Jehovah s Witnesses in concentration camps Rosenberg testified during his trial An American chaplain has very kindly given me in my cell a church paper from Columbus Ohio +Bere a Rosenberg reka biribi de agyina Nasi mmara a wogyinaa so de Yehowa Adansefo guu nneduaban mu akyi no ɔkae wɔ n’asenni no mu sɛ Amerikani sɔfo bi fi ayamye mu de asɔre krataa bi a efi Columbus Ohio ama me wɔ m’afiase dan no mu +I gather from that that the United States too arrested Jehovah s Witnesses during the war and that until December of them were still detained in camps +Mahu afi mu sɛ United States nso kyekyeree Yehowa Adansefo wɔ ɔko no mu na ɛde besi December no na wɔn mu da so gu nneduaban mu +It is true that Jehovah s Witnesses have been strictly neutral not taking sides in political disputes +Ɛyɛ nokware sɛ Yehowa Adansefo nni afa biara koraa na wonnyina afa bi akyi wɔ amammuisɛm mu ntawntawdi mu +They have not shed any blood in World War II or in any other war +Wɔanhwie mogya angu wɔ Wiase Ko II no anaa ɔko foforo biara mu +In Hungary a writer in Ring magazine of November said of Jehovah s Witnesses They would choose to die rather than kill someone +Wɔ Hungary no ɔkyerɛwfo bi kaa Yehowa Adansefo ho asɛm wɔ Ring nsɛmma nhoma a ɛbae wɔ November mu sɛ Wɔbɛpaw sɛ wobewu mmom sen sɛ wobekum obi +Consequently I am sure if only Jehovah s Witnesses lived on the earth then wars would not break out anywhere +Enti mewɔ ahotoso sɛ sɛ Yehowa Adansefo nkutoo traa asase so a anka ɔko remma baabiara +Reo M +Reo M +Christenson a professor of political science discussed in The Christian Century whether a genuine Christian could take part in war and he concluded Christenson amammuisɛm ho nyansahu ho ɔbenfo kaa asɛm a ɛne sɛ ebia nokware Kristoni bi betumi de ne ho ahyɛ akodi mu anaasɛ entumi nyɛ saa no ho asɛm wɔ The Christian Century mu na ɔde baa awiei sɛ + Can anyone seriously conceive of Jesus hurling hand grenades at his enemies using a machine gun manipulating a flamethrower dropping nuclear bombs or launching an ICBM which would kill or cripple thousands of mothers and children ? So obi betumi anya Yesu ho adwene bi paa sɛ ɔretotow atopae gu n’atamfo so ɔde tuo a ɛtotow ntoatoaso redi dwuma ɔredannan akode a ɛtotow gyaframa ɔregyaa nuklea atopae anaa asraman a ebetumi akunkum ɛnanom ne mmofra mpempem pii ? +The question is so absurd that it scarcely merits an answer +Asemmisa no yɛ nea ntease nnim araa ma ɛmfata sɛ wobua +If Jesus could not do this and be true to his character then how can we do it and be true to him ? Sɛ Yesu ntumi nyɛ eyi mma ɛne ne su nhyia a ɛnde ɛbɛyɛ dɛn na yɛayɛ eyi na yɛakɔ so adi no nokware ? +A thought provoking question +Ɛyɛ asemmisa a ɛka adwene +Yet the religions of the world continue to take sides in war +Nanso wiase nyamesom ahorow no kɔ so gyina afa bi akyi wɔ akodi mu +Catholics keep on killing Catholics and those of other religions kill either people of their own faith or members of other churches +Katolekfo kɔ so kunkum Katolekfo na ɔsom afoforo mufo kunkum wɔn som mufo anaa asɔre afoforo mufo +To follow the teachings of Jesus Christ firm conviction and courage are required as the following true story reveals +Sɛ yebetumi adi Yesu Kristo nkyerɛkyerɛ akyi a ehia sɛ yenya gyidi a edi mu ne akokoduru sɛnea obi asɛm a esii ankasa a edi so yi da no adi no +Picture on page Kratafa mfonini +Can anyone seriously conceive of Jesus using a machine gun in war ? So obi betumi anya Yesu ho adwene bi paa sɛ ɔde tuo a ɛtotow ntoatoaso redi dwuma wɔ ɔko mu ? + Credit Line Kratafa mfonini +U +S +U +S +National Archives photo National Archives mfonini +We Did Not Support Hitler s War Yɛamfa Yɛn ho Anhyɛ Hitler Akodi no Mu +AS TOLD BY FRANZ WOHLFAHRT SƐNEA FRANZ WOHLFAHRT KA KYERƐE +MY FATHER Gregor Wohlfahrt served in the Austrian army during World War I to and fought against Italy +ME PAPA Gregor Wohlfahrt somee sɛ Austria sraani wɔ Wiase Ko I no mu kosi na ɔko tiaa Italy +Altogether hundreds of thousands of Austrians and Italians were slaughtered +Sɛ wɔka ne nyinaa bom a wokunkum Austriafo ne Italiafo ɔpehaha pii +The horrors of that experience completely changed Father s outlook on religion and war +Saa osuahu no mu ahude no sakraa Paapa adwene koraa wɔ nyamesom ne akodi ho +Father saw Austrian priests bless the troops and he learned that Italian priests on the other side were doing the same +Paapa huu Austriafo asɔfo sɛ wɔrehyira asraafo dɔm na ɔtee sɛ Italiafo asɔfo a wɔwɔ ɔfa foforo no nso reyɛ saa ara +So he asked Why are Catholic soldiers urged to kill other Catholics ? Enti obisae sɛ Dɛn nti na wɔhyɛ Katolek asraafo nkuran sɛ wonkunkum Katolekfo afoforo ? +Should Christians go to war against one another ? So ɛsɛ sɛ Kristofo ne wɔn ho di ako ? +The priests had no satisfying answers +Asɔfo no amma no mmuae a abotɔyam wom biara +Answers to Father s Questions Paapa Nsemmisa no ho Mmuae +After the war Father married and settled in the mountains of Austria near the Italian and Yugoslav borders +Ɔko no akyi no Paapa waree na ɔtraa Austria beae bi a ɛyɛ mmepɔw mmepɔw a ɛbɛn Italy ne Yugoslavia ahye so no +I was born there in the first of six children +Ɛhɔ na wɔwoo me wɔ mu sɛ mmofra baasia no mu abakan +When I was six we moved a few miles east to St +Bere a midii mfe asia no yetu kɔɔ apuei fam akwansin kakraa bi kɔtraa St +Martin near the resort town of Portschach +Martin a ɛbɛn Portschach kurow a na nkurɔfo taa kogye wɔn ani wɔ hɔ no mu +While we lived there ministers of Jehovah s Witnesses then called Bible Students called on my parents +Bere a yɛte hɔ no Yehowa Adansefo asomfo a na wɔfrɛ wɔn Bible Asuafo saa bere no bɛsraa m’awofo +In they left the booklet Prosperity Sure which answered many of Father s questions +Wɔmaa wɔn nhomawa Prosperity Sure wɔ mu na eyii Paapa nsemmisa no pii ano +It showed from the Bible that the world was being controlled by an invisible ruler called Devil and Satan +Efi Bible no mu kyerɛe sɛ sodifo a aniwa nhu no bi a wɔfrɛ no Ɔbonsam ne Satan na ɔredi wiase no so +His influence on the religion politics and commerce of this world was responsible for the horrors Father saw in World War I +Nkɛntɛnso a ɔwɔ wɔ wiase nyamesom amammui ne aguadi so na ɛde ahude a Paapa hui wɔ Wiase Ko I mu no bae +At long last Father had found the answers that he had been searching for +Afei de na Paapa anya mmuae a ɔrehwehwɛ no +Zealous Ministry Ɔsom Adwuma a Ɔde Nsi Yɛ +Father ordered literature from the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society and started distributing it to his relatives and then from house to house +Paapa kraa nhoma ahorow fii Ɔwɛn Aban Asafo no hɔ na ofii ase kyekyɛ maa n’abusuafo ne afei wɔ afie afie mu +Hans Stossier a neighbor lad of only soon joined him in the house to house ministry +Ankyɛ na Hans Stossier aberante bi a na wadi mfe pɛ a ɔte bɛn yɛn bɛkaa ne ho wɔ afie afie som adwuma no mu +Shortly five of our relatives also became Witnesses Father s brother Franz his wife Anna later their son Anton Father s sister Maria and her husband Hermann +Bere tiaa bi akyi no yɛn abusuafo baanum nso bɛyɛɛ Adansefo Paapa nua Franz ne ne yere Anna akyiri yi wɔn babarima Anton Paapa nuabea Maria ne ne kunu Hermann +This caused quite a stir in our small town of St +Eyi maa huhuhuhu kɛse sɔree wɔ yɛn kurow ketewa St +Martin +Martin mu +At school a student asked our Catholic teacher Father Loigge who is the new god Jehovah that Wohlfahrt is worshiping ? Sukuuni bi bisaa yɛn Katolek nyamesom kyerɛkyerɛfo no sɛ Paapa Loigge hena ne onyame foforo Yehowa no a Wohlfahrt resom no no ? + No no children the priest replied +Ɔsɔfo no buae sɛ Dabi dabi mmofra +This is not a new god +Ɔnyɛ onyame foforo +Jehovah is the Father of Jesus Christ +Yehowa ne Yesu Kristo Agya +If they are spreading the message out of love for that God that is very good +Sɛ saa Nyankopɔn no ho dɔ nti na wɔreka asɛm no kyerɛ a ɛnde ɛyɛ asɛmpa +I remember my father many times leaving the house at a +m +loaded with Bible literature and a sandwich +Mekae sɛ mpɛn pii no na me papa fi fie anɔpa a ɔso Bible ho nhoma pii ne paanoo a salad hyem +Six or seven hours later he would reach the farthest point of his preaching territory near the Italian border +Na ɔde nnɔnhwerew asia anaa ason na edu n’asɛnka asasesin no fa a ɛwɔ akyiri paa a ɛbɛn Italy hye so no +I would accompany him on shorter trips +Na me ne no kɔ mmeae a ɛnware pii no +Despite his public ministry Father did not neglect his own family s spiritual needs +Ɛmfa ho Paapa baguam som adwuma no na ommu n’ani ngu n’ankasa abusua honhom fam ahiade so +When I was about ten he started a regular weekly Bible study with all six of us using the book The Harp of God +Bere a na madi bɛyɛ mfe du no ofii ase ne yɛn mmofra baasia no nyinaa yɛɛ dapɛn dapɛn Bible adesua wɔ nhoma The Harp of God mu +At other times our house would overflow with interested neighbors and relatives +Ɛtɔ mmere bi nso a na anigyefo a wɔyɛ afipamfo ne abusuafo bɛyɛ yɛn fie hɔ ma +Soon there was a congregation of Kingdom proclaimers in our small town +Ankyɛ na yenyaa asafo ketewa bi a Ahenni adawurubɔfo wom wɔ yɛn kurow ketewa no mu +Hitler Comes to Power Hitler Bedi Tumi +Hitler came to power in Germany in and persecution of Jehovah s Witnesses increased there soon afterward +Hitler bedii tumi wɔ Germany wɔ mu na ɛno akyi pɛɛ na taa a wɔtaa Yehowa Adansefo wɔ hɔ no yɛɛ kɛse +In Father attended a convention in Prague Czechoslovakia +Paapa kɔɔ nhyiam bi wɔ Prague Czechoslovakia wɔ mu +Conventioners were warned of trials ahead so on his return Father urged all of us to prepare for persecution +Wɔbɔɔ nhyiamfo no kɔkɔ wɔ sɔhwɛ a na ɛreba ho enti bere a Paapa san bae no ɔhyɛɛ yɛn nyinaa nkuran sɛ yensiesie yɛn ho mma ɔtaa +In the meantime at age I started to apprentice as a house painter +Eyi nyinaa rekɔ so no bere a midii mfe no mifii ase suaa adwuma sɛ obi a ɔka dan ho +I lived with a master painter and attended a trade school +Me ne ɔpanyin bi a onim dan ho ka yiye kɔtrae na mekɔɔ sukuu a wosua nsaanodwuma wɔ hɔ +An elderly priest who had fled Germany to escape the Nazi regime conducted a religious instruction class in the school +Ɔsɔfo akwakoraa bi a waguan afi Germany sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a ɔbɛkwati Nasi nniso no na na ɔde nyamesom nkyerɛkyerɛ ma wɔ sukuu hɔ +When students greeted him with Heil Hitler ! Sɛ sukuufo no kyia no sɛ Mo Hitler ! +he showed displeasure and asked What s wrong with our faith ? a na ne bo fuw na obisa sɛ Dɛn na aba yɛn gyidi so ? +I took advantage of the opportunity and inquired why Catholics use titles such as Your Eminence and Holy Father since Jesus said that all his followers are brothers +Mefaa hokwan no bisaa no nea enti a Katolekfo de abodin ahorow te sɛ Nea Ɔkorɔn ne Agya Kronkron di dwuma bere a Yesu kae sɛ n’akyidifo nyinaa yɛ anuanom no +The priest acknowledged that doing this was wrong and that he himself was in trouble for refusing to bow before the bishop and kiss his hand +Ɔsɔfo no gye toom sɛ saa a na wɔyɛ no nteɛ na ɔno ankasa anya asɛm esiane sɛ wankotow ɔsɔfopɔn no amfe ne nsa ho nti +Then I asked How is it possible to kill fellow Catholics with the blessing of the Church ? Afei mibisaa no sɛ Dɛn nti na etumi ba sɛ Asɔre no hyira so ma wokunkum wɔn mfɛfo Katolekfo ? + This is the greatest shame ! Ɔsɔfo no teɛɛm kae sɛ Eyi yɛ aniwude a ɛsen biara ! +the priest exclaimed +Ɛnsɛ sɛ ɛba saa bio +We are Christians and the Church should not be involved in war +Yɛyɛ Kristofo na ɛnsɛ sɛ Asɔre no de ne ho hyɛ akodi mu +On March Hitler marched without resistance into Austria and soon made it a part of Germany +Wɔ March no Hitler de dɔm baa Austria so a obiara antumi ansiw no kwan na ogye kaa Germany ho ntɛm +The churches quickly aligned themselves with him +Asɔre ahorow no ne no bɛyɛɛ biako ntɛm ara +In fact less than a week later all six Austrian bishops including Cardinal Theodore Innitzer signed a glowing solemn declaration in which they said that in the coming elections it is a must and national duty as Germans for us Bishops to vote for the German Reich +Nokwarem no anni dapɛn biako na Austria asɔfopɔn baasia no nyinaa a Ɔsɔfopɔn Theodore Innitzer ka ho de wɔn nsa hyɛɛ nyamesom mu mpaemuka bi a ɛkyerɛ biakoyɛ kɛse ase kae wom sɛ wɔ aba a wɔrebɛto no mu no ɛyɛ ade a ɛho hia na ɛyɛ yɛn Asɔfopɔn no asɛyɛde sɛ yɛto ma Germany Nniso no sɛ Germany ɔmamma +See page +Hwɛ kratafa +There was a big reception in Vienna where Cardinal Innitzer was among the first to greet Hitler with the Nazi salute +Wɔbɔɔ gua kɛse wɔ Vienna faako a na Ɔsɔfopɔn Innitzer ka wɔn a wodii kan de Nasifo nkyia kyiaa Hitler ho no +The cardinal ordered all Austrian churches to fly the swastika flag ring their bells and pray for the Nazi dictator +Ɔsɔfopɔn no hyɛe sɛ Austria asɔre ahorow nyinaa mfa swastika frankaa nsisi wɔn dan so mmobɔ wɔn dɔn na wɔmmɔ mpae mma Nasini a ɔyɛ kankabi no +Seemingly overnight the political mood in Austria changed +Ɛkame ayɛ sɛ Austria amammui tebea no sakrae anadwo biako pɛ mu +Storm troopers in their brown uniforms with swastika armbands popped up like mushrooms +Nasifo atirimɔdenfo a wɔhyehyɛ wɔn ntade a adodow no a swastika sɛnkyerɛnne bobɔ wɔn abasa gyee bum baa hɔ +The priest who had earlier said the Church should not be involved in war was one of the few priests who refused to say Heil Hitler ! Ɔsɔfo no a na waka no bere bi sɛ ɛnsɛ sɛ Asɔre no de ne ho hyehyɛ akodi mu no ka asɔfo kakraa bi a wɔanka Mo Hitler ! no ho +The following week a new priest replaced him +Dapɛn a edi hɔ no wɔmaa ɔsɔfo foforo besii n’ananmu +The first thing that he did on entering class was click his heels raise his arm in salute and say Heil Hitler ! Sɛ ɔba adesua dan mu a ade a na odi kan yɛ ne sɛ ɔde ne nan pem fam ma ne nsa so kɔ soro kyia ka sɛ Mo Hitler ! +Pressure to Conform Kyɛfa a Wɔpɛe sɛ Yenya ho Nhyɛso +Everyone was exposed to the pressure of the Nazis +Obiara hyiaa Nasifo nhyɛso +When I greeted people with Guten Tag Good day instead of Heil Hitler they became angry +Sɛ mankyia nkurɔfo sɛ Mo Hitler na sɛ mikyia wɔn sɛ Guten Tag Mema mo aha a na wɔn bo fuw +Some times I was reported to the Gestapo +Wɔkɔkaa me ho asɛm kyerɛɛ Gestapofo no mpɛn +Once a horde of storm troopers threatened the master painter with whom I was living saying that if I didn t give the salute and join the Hitler Youth I would be sent to a concentration camp +Bere bi Nasi atirimɔdenfo dɔm bi hunahunaa ɔpanyin a onim dan ho ka a na mete ne nkyɛn no sɛ sɛ mankyia bi amfa me ho ammɔ Hitler Mmofra Kuw no a wɔde me bɛkɔ nneduaban mu +The painter a Nazi sympathizer asked them to be patient with me since he was sure that in time I would change +Nea ɔka dan ho a na ɔyɛ Nasifo kyigyinafo no ka kyerɛɛ wɔn sɛ wonnya me ho koma efisɛ ɔwɔ awerɛhyem sɛ bere rekɔ so no mɛsakra +He explained that he didn t want to lose me because I was a good worker +Ɔkyerɛkyerɛɛ mu sɛ ɔmpɛ sɛ mifi ne nsa efisɛ meyɛ odwumayɛfo pa +With the Nazi takeover there were big marches that went late into the night and people fanatically screamed slogans +Bere a Nasifo faa tumidi no na nnipadɔm tu aperenten kosi anadwo sum na nkurɔfo de ahofama keka nsɛm a wɔde di fene kɛse +Every day the radios blared with speeches by Hitler Goebbels and others +Da biara na Hitler Goebbels ne afoforo kasa radio so gyegyeegye +Submission of the Catholic Church to Hitler deepened as priests routinely prayed for and blessed Hitler +Sɛnea Katolek Asɔre no brɛɛ ne ho ase hyɛɛ Hitler ase no yɛɛ kɛse bere a asɔfo bɔɔ mpae maa Hitler na wohyiraa no daa no +Father reminded me of the need to take a firm stand and to dedicate my life to Jehovah and to be baptized +Paapa kaee me hia a ɛho hia sɛ misi gyinae pintinn na mihyira me nkwa so ma Yehowa ma wɔbɔ me asu +He also spoke to me about Maria Stossier our neighbor Hans younger sister who had taken a stand for Bible truth +Ɔkaa Maria Stossier yɛn fipamfo Hans nuabea kumaa a na wagyina Bible mu nokware akyi ho asɛm kyerɛɛ me +Maria and I had agreed to marry and Father urged me to be an encouragement to her spiritually +Na me ne Maria ayɛ yɛn adwene sɛ yɛbɛware na Paapa hyɛɛ me nkuran sɛ menhyɛ no den wɔ honhom mu +Maria and I were baptized in August by her brother Hans +Maria nuabarima Hans bɔɔ me ne ɔno asu wɔ August mu +Father s Exemplary Integrity Paapa Mudi mu Kura ho Nhwɛso Pa +The next day Father was called up for military service +Ɛda a edi hɔ no wɔfrɛɛ Paapa sɛ ɔmmra sraadi +Although his poor health resulting from hardships suffered during World War I would have prevented him from serving anyway Father said to the interviewers that as a Christian he would never be involved in war again as he had been when he was a Catholic +Ɛwom sɛ anka Paapa betumi de apɔwmuden a na onni esiane ɔhaw ahorow a ohyiae wɔ Wiase Ko I mu nti no ayi ne ho ano de nanso ɔka kyerɛɛ wɔn a wobisabisaa no nsɛm no sɛ sɛ Kristoni no ɔmfa ne ho nhyɛ akodi mu bio sɛnea ɔyɛe bere a na ɔyɛ Katolekni no da +For this remark he was held for further investigation +Esiane saa asɛm yi a ɔkae nti wogyee no kaa hɔ yɛɛ nsɛm mu nhwehwɛmu foforo +One week later when Germany invaded Poland which started World War II he was taken to Vienna +Adapɛn abien akyi bere a Germany tow hyɛɛ Poland so ma ɛkɔfaa Wiase Ko II bae no wɔde no kɔɔ Vienna +While he was being held there the mayor of our district wrote claiming that Father was responsible for other Witnesses having refused to support Hitler and that therefore Father should be executed +Bere a ɔda hɔ no yɛn mantam hɔ amrado no kyerɛw krataa kɔkae sɛ Paapa na wamma Adansefo afoforo annyina Hitler akyi ma enti ɛsɛ sɛ wokum no +As a result Father was sent to Berlin and was soon afterward sentenced to be beheaded +Ɛno ma wɔde Paapa kɔɔ Berlin na ɛno akyi pɛɛ no wobuu no fɔ sɛ wontwa ne ti +He was kept in chains day and night in the Moabit jail +Woguu no mpokyerɛ awia ne anadwo wɔ Moabit afiase hɔ +In the meantime I wrote Father on behalf of the family and told him that we were determined to follow his faithful example +Saa bere no ara mu no migyinaa abusua no ananmu kyerɛw Paapa ka kyerɛɛ no sɛ yɛasi yɛn bo sɛ yebedi ne nokwaredi ho nhwɛso no akyi +Father generally was not an emotional man but we could see how he felt when his last letter to us was stained with tears +Na Paapa nyɛ obi a ɔtaa da ne nkate adi nanso na yetumi hu sɛnea ɔte nka bere a nusu guguu ne krataa a etwa to a ɔkyerɛw brɛɛ yɛn so no +He was so happy that we understood his stand +N’ani gyei kɛse sɛ yɛtee ne gyinaesi no ase +He sent words of encouragement mentioning each one of us individually by name and urging us to keep faithful +Ɔmaa yɛn nkuranhyɛ nsɛm bobɔɔ yɛn mu biara din hyɛɛ yɛn nkuran sɛ yɛnkɔ so nni nokware +His hope in the resurrection was strong +Na owusɔre mu anidaso a ɔwɔ no mu yɛ den +Besides Father about two dozen other Witnesses were being held in the Moabit jail +Na Adansefo afoforo bɛyɛ aduonu anan ka Paapa ho na wɔda Moabit afiase hɔ +High ranking officials of Hitler tried to persuade them to give up their faith but without success +Hitler mpanyimfo a wɔwowɔ dibea akɛse bɔɔ mmɔden sɛ wɔbɛdan wɔn ti ma wɔagyae wɔn gyidi no mu nanso anyɛ yiye +In December some Witnesses were executed +Wɔ December mu no wokum Adansefo bɛyɛ +Upon learning of Father s execution Mother expressed how thankful she was to Jehovah that He had given Father the strength to remain faithful until death +Bere a Maame tee sɛ wɔakum Paapa no ɔkae sɛ ɔda Yehowa ase kɛse sɛ Ɔmaa Paapa ahoɔden maa odii nokware kosii owu mu +My Tests Begin Me Sɔhwɛ Ahorow Fi Ase +A few weeks later I was called up for work service but soon learned that the main activity was military training +Adapɛn kakraa bi akyi no wɔtoo nsa frɛɛ me sɛ memmɛyɛ kwasafo dwuma nanso ankyɛ na mibehui sɛ dwumadi titiriw no ne sraadi ho ntetee +I explained that I would not serve in the army but would do other work +Mekyerɛkyerɛɛ mu sɛ menyɛ sraadi adwuma na mmom mɛyɛ nnwuma afoforo +However when I refused to sing Nazi fighting songs the officers became infuriated +Nanso bere a mepowee sɛ mɛto Nasi ɔsa ho nnwom no asraafo mpanyimfo no bo fuwii +The next morning I appeared in civilian clothes rather than in the army uniform we had been issued +Ade kyee anɔpa no sɛ anka mede asraafo atade a wɔde maa yɛn no bɛhyɛ no mehyɛɛ fie atade +The officer in charge said he had no alternative but to put me in the dungeon +Ɔwɛmfo panyin no kae sɛ ade a obetumi ayɛ me ara ne sɛ ɔde me bɛto nneduaban dan a emu yɛ sum no mu +There I subsisted on bread and water +Paanoo ne nsu na wɔde maa me wɔ hɔ +Later I was told there would be a flag saluting ceremony and I was warned that refusal to participate would result in my being shot +Akyiri yi wɔka kyerɛɛ me sɛ wɔbɛyɛ frankaakyia ho guasodeyɛ bi na wɔbɔɔ me kɔkɔ sɛ sɛ mamfa me ho anhyem a wɔbɛbɔ me tuo +On the training grounds were recruits as well as military officers +Na wɔn a wɔafa wɔn foforo ne asraafo mpanyimfo wɔ beae a wɔtete nkurɔfo no +I was commanded to walk by the officers and the swastika flag and give the Hitler salute +Wɔhyɛɛ me sɛ menkɔfa asraafo mpanyimfo no ne swastika frankaa no nkyɛn na menka Hitler nkyia no +Drawing spiritual strength from the Bible account of the three Hebrews I simply said Guten Tag Good day as I passed +Bere a minyaa honhom fam ahoɔden fii Bible mu asɛm a ɛfa Hebrifo baasa no ho mu no mekɔfaa hɔ na nea mekae ara ne sɛ Guten Tag Mema mo aha +I was ordered to march past again +Wɔhyɛɛ me ma mekɔfaa hɔ bio +This time I didn t say anything only smiled +Saa bere yi de manka hwee meserewee kɛkɛ +When four officers led me back to the dungeon they told me they were trembling because they expected that I would be shot +Bere a awɛmfo baanan san de me kɔɔ nneduaban dan a emu yɛ sum no mu no wɔka kyerɛɛ me sɛ na wɔn ho repopo efisɛ na wɔhwɛ kwan sɛ wɔbɛbɔ me tuo +How is it possible they asked that you were smiling and we were so nervous ? Wobisae sɛ Ɛyɛɛ dɛn na na woreserew na ehu kaa yɛn ? +They said that they wished they had my courage +Wɔkae sɛ wɔn yam a anka wɔwɔ akokoduru te sɛ me +A few days later Dr +Almendinger a high ranking officer from Hitler s headquarters in Berlin arrived in the camp +Nna kakra bi akyi no Ɔbenfo Almendinger ɔsraani panyin a ɔwɔ dibea kɛse a ofi Hitler adwumayɛbea ti wɔ Berlin baa nneduaban no mu +I was called before him +Wɔfrɛɛ me kɔɔ n’anim +He explained that the laws had become much tougher +Ɔkyerɛkyerɛɛ me sɛ wɔamia mmara no mu koraa sen kan no +You are not aware at all of what you are in for he said +Ɔkae sɛ Wunnim nea ɛrebɛto wo ankasa +Oh yes I am I replied +Mibuae sɛ Oh minim +My father was beheaded for the same reason only a few weeks ago +Asɛm koro yi ara ho na wotwaa me papa ti adapɛn kakraa bi a atwam no +He was stunned and fell silent +Ne ho dwiriw no na ɔyɛɛ dinn +Later another high ranking official from Berlin arrived and further attempts were made to change my mind +Akyiri yi ɔsraani panyin foforo a ɔwɔ dibea kɛse fi Berlin bae na ɔno nso bɔɔ mmɔden sɛ ɔbɛma masesa m’adwene +After hearing why I would not break God s laws he took my hand and with tears streaming down his face said I want to save your life ! Bere a otiee nea enti a mempɛ sɛ mibu Onyankopɔn mmara ahorow so no osoo me nsa na bere a nusu sesa n’anim no ɔkae sɛ Mepɛ sɛ migye wo nkwa ! +All the officers looking on were very moved +Ɛkaa awɛmfo a na wɔrehwɛ no nyinaa kɛse +I was then led back to the dungeon where I spent days altogether +Afei wɔsan de me kɔɔ dan a emu yɛ sum no mu na sɛ wɔka ne nyinaa bom a midii nnafua wɔ hɔ +Trial and Imprisonment Asenni ne Afiasenna +In April I was transferred to a jail in Furstenfeld +Wɔde me kɔɔ afiase bi mu wɔ Furstenfeld wɔ March mu +A few days later my fiancee Maria and my brother Gregor visited +Nna kakraa bi akyi no me siyere Maria ne me nuabarima Gregor bɛsraa me +Gregor was only a year and a half younger than I and he had taken a firm stand for Bible truth in school +Na mesen Gregor panyin afe ne fa pɛ na na wagyina Bible mu nokware akyi pintinn wɔ sukuu mu +I remember his urging our younger brothers to be prepared for persecution saying there was only one way serving Jehovah ! Mekae sɛ ɔhyɛɛ yɛn nuabarimanom nkumaa no nkuran sɛ wonsiesie wɔn ho mma ɔtaa na ɔkae sɛ ɔkwan koro pɛ na ɛwɔ hɔ sɛ yɛbɛsom Yehowa ! +The precious hour spent encouraging one another was the last time I saw him alive +Dɔnhwerew biako a ɛsom bo a yɛde hyehyɛɛ yɛn ho yɛn ho nkuran no ne bere a etwa to a mihuu no sɛ ɔte nkwa mu +Later in Graz I was sentenced to five years of hard labor +Akyiri yi wobuu me fɔ wɔ Graz sɛ wɔmfa me ntom ma menyɛ adwumaden +In the fall of I was put on a train destined for a labor camp in Czechoslovakia but I was detained in Vienna and placed in prison there +Wɔ otwabere mu no wɔde me traa keteke bi mu sɛ wɔde me rekɔ nneduaban a wɔyɛ adwumaden wom wɔ Czechoslovakia nanso wogyee me kaa Vienna de me too afiase wɔ hɔ +The conditions were horrible +Na tebea no yɛ hu +Not only did I suffer from hunger but during the nights I was bitten by large bugs that left my flesh bleeding and burning +Ɛnyɛ ɔkɔm nko na ɛdee me na mmom na mpaboa akɛse we me anadwo ma me honam fi mogya na ɛyɛ me yaw +For reasons then unknown to me I was returned to prison in Graz +Wɔsan de me kɔɔ Graz afiase hɔ a saa bere no na minnim nea enti a wɔyɛɛ saa +There was interest in my case because the Gestapo described Jehovah s Witnesses as fanatical martyrs who wanted the death sentence so as to get a heavenly reward +Na ani wɔ m’asɛm no ho efisɛ Gestapofo no kaa Yehowa Adansefo ho asɛm sɛ wɔyɛ mogya adansefo a wɔnte hwee ase a wɔpɛ owu afobu na ama wɔanya ɔsoro akatua +As a result for two days I had a fine opportunity to speak before a professor and eight students from Graz University explaining that only persons would be taken to heaven to rule with Christ +Ne saa nti minyaa hokwan fɛfɛ de nnanu kasa kyerɛɛ ɔbenfo bi ne adesuafo baawɔtwe a wofi Graz Sukuupɔn mu na mekyerɛkyerɛɛ mu sɛ nnipa pɛ na wɔde wɔn bɛkɔ soro ma wɔne Kristo akodi ade +My hope I said was to enjoy everlasting life in paradise conditions on earth +Psalm Revelation +Mekae sɛ m’anidaso ne sɛ menya daa nkwa wɔ asase so wɔ paradise tebea horow mu +Dwom Adiyisɛm +After two days of questioning the professor said I have come to the conclusion that you have both feet on this earth +Bere a ɔbenfo no bisabisaa me nsɛm nnanu no ɔkae sɛ Mabehu sɛ w’ani da fam +It is not your desire to die and go to heaven +Ɛnyɛ wo pɛ ne sɛ wubewu na woakɔ soro +He expressed sorrow about the persecution of Jehovah s Witnesses and wished me the best +Ɔdaa no adi sɛ ɛyɛ no awerɛhow sɛ wɔretaa Yehowa Adansefo na ɔkae sɛ ensi me yiye +Early in I found myself aboard a train headed for Rollwald hard labor camp in Germany +Wɔ mfiase no wɔde me traa keteke bi mu sɛ wɔde me rekɔ Rollwald nneduaban a wɔyɛ adwumaden wom mu wɔ Germany +Harsh Camp Life Nneduaban mu Asetra a Ɛyɛ Den +Rollwald was located between the cities of Frankfurt and Darmstadt and held about prisoners +Na Rollwald wɔ Frankfurt ne Darmstadt nkurow no ntam na na nneduafo bɛyɛ na wɔda hɔ +Each day began at a +m +with roll call which took some two hours as officers took their time updating their prisoner list +Ade a edi kan a na wɔyɛ no da biara bere a abɔ anɔpa ne edin bobɔ a na edi bɛyɛ nnɔnhwerew abien esiane sɛnea awɛmfo no tɔɔ wɔn bo ase yeyɛɛ nsakrae wɔ nneduafo no din a wɔakyerɛkyerɛw no mu nti +We were required to stand motionless and many prisoners suffered severe beatings for not standing perfectly still +Na wɔhwehwɛ sɛ yegyina hɔ dinn a yɛnkeka yɛn ho na wɔhwee nneduafo pii kɛse esiane sɛ wɔkekaa wɔn ho nti +Breakfast consisted of bread which was made of flour sawdust and potatoes that were often rotten +Paanoo a wɔde esiam mmerehua ne ntɔmmɔ a mpɛn pii no na aporɔw yɛe na na ɛyɛ anɔpaduan +Then we went to work in the swamp digging trenches to drain the land for agricultural purposes +Afei na yɛkɔyɛ adwuma wɔ ɔwora mu twitwa aka sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a asase no mu nsu bɛtwe ma wɔde ayɛ kua +After we worked in the swamp all day without adequate footwear our feet would swell up like sponges +Sɛ yɛde da mu nyinaa yɛ adwuma wɔ ɔwora no mu wɔ bere a yɛnhyɛ mpaboa papa biara a na yɛn nan ase honhon te sɛ sapɔw +Once my feet developed what appeared to be gangrene and I feared they would need to be amputated +Bere bi me nan ase yɛɛ te sɛ nea ɔyare bɔne bi ayɛ me na misuroe sɛ ebia ebehia sɛ wotwa +At noon on the job site we were served an experimental concoction of so called soup +Sɛ edu owigyinae a na wɔma yɛn afrafraduan bi a wɔresɔ ahwɛ a na wɔfrɛ no nkwan wɔ baabi a yɛyɛ adwuma no +It was flavored with turnip or cabbage and sometimes included the ground carcasses of diseased animals +Na wɔde turnip anaa ɛfan tom na ɛtɔ da bi a na wɔyam mmoa a wɔyare nam fra mu +Our mouths and throats burned and many of us developed large boils +Yɛn ano ne yɛn menem hyehyew yɛn na mpɔmpɔ akɛse bobɔɔ yɛn mu pii +In the evening we received more soup +Edu anwummere a na wɔma yɛn nkwan no bio +Many prisoners lost their teeth but I had been told the importance of keeping teeth active +Nneduafo pii se tutui nanso na wɔaka sɛnea ɛho hia sɛ yɛde yɛn se bedi dwuma yiye no akyerɛ me +I would chew on a piece of pine wood or on hazel twigs and I never lost mine +Na mewe pine ne hazel duaa na me de antutu da +Keeping Strong Spiritually Honhom mu Ahoɔden a Mikura Mu +In an effort to break my faith the guards isolated me from contact with other Witnesses +Bere a na awɛmfo no rebɔ mmɔden ama magyae me mudi mu no wɔtew me fii Adansefo afoforo ho +Since I had no Bible literature I would call to mind scriptures I had memorized such as Proverbs which urges us to trust in Jehovah with all our heart and Corinthians which promises that Jehovah will not let us be tempted beyond what we can bear +Esiane sɛ na minni Bible ho nhoma biara nti na mekaakae kyerɛw nsɛm a masua agu me tirim te sɛ Mmebusɛm a ɛhyɛ yɛn nkuran sɛ yɛmfa yɛn koma nyinaa nto Yehowa so ’ ne Korintofo a ɛhyɛ bɔ sɛ Yehowa remma wɔnsɔ yɛn nhwɛ ntra nea yebetumi asoa ’ no +By reviewing such scriptures in my mind and by leaning on Jehovah in prayer I was strengthened +Ɛdenam kyerɛw nsɛm a ɛtete saa a midwennwen ho ne Yehowa a mede me ho twerii no wɔ mpaebɔ mu so no minyaa ahoɔden +At times I was able to see a Witness who was in transit from another camp +Ɛtɔ mmere bi a na mitumi hu Ɔdansefo bi a wɔde no fi nneduaban foforo mu reba +If we did not have opportunity to speak we would encourage each other to stand firm with a nod of our head or a raised clenched fist +Sɛ yɛannya hokwan ammɔ nkɔmmɔ a na yɛbɔ yɛn ti nko anaa yemmua yɛn nsa de kyerɛ soro de hyɛ yɛn ho nkuran sɛ yennyina pintinn +Occasionally I received letters from Maria and Mother +Na minya nkrataa fi Maria ne Maame hɔ wɔ bere ne bere mu +In one I learned of my dear brother Gregor s death and in another toward the end of the war of the execution of Hans Stossier Maria s brother +Emu biako mu na mihui sɛ me nua Gregor a medɔ no no awu na bere a ɔko no rekɔ n’awiei no mihui wɔ foforo mu nso sɛ wɔakum Hans Stossier Maria nuabarima no +Later a prisoner was transferred to our camp who knew Gregor when they were together in the Moabit jail in Berlin +Akyiri yi wɔde deduani bi baa yɛn nneduaban no mu a na onim Gregor wɔ Berlin Moabit afiase a na ɔne no da hɔ no mu +From him I learned details of what happened +Ɔkaa sɛnea asɛm no sii kyerɛɛ me +Gregor had been sentenced to die by guillotine but in an effort to break his integrity the customary waiting period before execution had been extended to four months +Wobuu Gregor fɔ sɛ wɔmfa abonnua ntwa ne ti nanso mmɔden a wɔbɔe sɛ wɔbɛma wagyae ne mudi mu nti wɔtoo nna a edii ansa na wɔrekum no no mu ma eduu asram anan +During that time all kinds of pressures were exerted to make him compromise heavy chains bound his hands and feet and he was rarely fed +Saa bere no wɔde nhyɛso ahorow nyinaa baa no so sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a obegyae mu asiesie wɔde mpokyerɛ akɛse guu ne nan ne ne nsa nyinaa na na wɔntaa mma no aduan +Yet he never wavered +Nanso wanhinhim da +He was faithful to the end March +Odii nokware koduu awiei March +Though saddened by the news I was strengthened by it to remain faithful to Jehovah come what may +Ɛwom sɛ asɛm no yɛɛ me awerɛhow de nanso ɛhyɛɛ me den sɛ menkɔ so nni Yehowa nokware ɛmfa ho nea ɛbɛba biara +In time I also learned that my younger brothers Kristian and Willibald and my younger sisters Ida and Anni were taken to a convent used as a correctional home in Landau Germany +Bere kɔɔ so no metee nso sɛ wɔde me nuabarimanom nkumaa Kristian ne Willibald ne me nuabeanom nkumaa Ida ne Anni kɔɔ nkokorafi bi a ɛwɔ Landau Germany a wɔde ayɛ mmofra bɔne fie no mu +The boys were severely beaten because they refused to heil Hitler +Wɔhwee mmarimaa no kɛse esiane sɛ wɔanka sɛ nkwagye fi Hitler nti +Opportunities to Witness Adansedi Hokwan Ahorow +Most of those in the barracks where I lived were political prisoners and criminals +Na nneduaban a mewom no mu nnipa no fa kɛse yɛ amammui mu nneduafo anaa amumɔyɛfo +I often spent evenings witnessing to them +Na metaa di wɔn adanse anwummere +One was a Catholic priest from Kapfenberg named Johann List +Na wɔn mu biako yɛ Katolek sɔfo bi a ofi Kapfenberg a wɔfrɛ no Johann List +He had been imprisoned because he had spoken to his congregation about things heard on British Broadcasting +Nea ɛmaa wɔde no bɛtoo nneduaban no mu ne sɛ ɔkaa nsɛm a ɔtee wɔ Britania Radio dwumadi bi mu kyerɛɛ n’asɔremma +Johann had a very difficult time because he was not accustomed to hard physical labor +Na ɛyɛ den yiye ma Johann efisɛ na honam fam adwumaden nkokwaw no +He was a pleasant man and I would help him reach his work quota so that he would not get into trouble +Na ne ho yɛ anika na na meboa no ma otumi yɛ adwuma a wɔatwa ama no no sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a asɛm nto no +He said he was ashamed that he was imprisoned for political reasons and not for standing up for Christian principles +Ɔkae sɛ ɛyɛ no aniwu sɛ amammuisɛm nti na wɔde no abɛtɔ nneduaban mu na ɛnyɛ sɛ ogyinaa Kristofo nnyinasosɛm ahorow akyi nti +You are really suffering as a Christian he said +Ɔkae sɛ Wo na worehu amane sɛ Kristoni ankasa +When he was released about a year later he promised to visit my mother and my fiancee which promise he kept +Bere a woyii no bɛyɛ afe akyi no ɔhyɛɛ bɔ sɛ ɔbɛkɔ akɔsra me maame ne me siyere no na odii ne bɔhyɛ so +Life for Me Improves Me Tebea Yɛ Yiye Kakra +Late in we got a new camp commander by the name of Karl Stumpf a tall white haired man who started to improve conditions in our camp +Wɔ awiei no yenyaa nneduaban so panyin foforo bi a wɔfrɛ no Karl Stumpf ɔbarima tenten bi a ne ti nhwi fitaa a ofii ase maa yɛn nneduaban hɔ tebea no yɛɛ yiye kakra +His villa was due for painting and when he learned that I was a painter by trade I was given the job +Na ɔrebɛka ne fie ho na bere a ɔtee sɛ adwuma a masua ne dan ho ka no ɔde adwuma no maa me +That was the first time I was called away from working in the swamp +Ɛno ne bere a edi kan a wɔmaa me fii ɔwora no mu kɔyɛɛ adwuma wɔ baabi foforo +The commander s wife had a hard time understanding why I had been imprisoned even though her husband explained that I was there because of my faith as one of Jehovah s Witnesses +Na ɔpanyin no yere ntumi nte nea enti a wɔde me ato nneduaban hɔ no ase ɛwom sɛ ne kunu kyerɛkyerɛɛ no mu sɛ me gyidi sɛ Yehowa Adansefo no mu biako nti na mewɔ hɔ de +She took pity on me because I was so skinny and fed me +Esiane sɛ na mafɔn yiye nti meyɛɛ no mmɔbɔ na ɔmaa me aduan dii +She arranged more jobs for me so I could be built up physically +Ɔyɛɛ nhyehyɛe ma minyaa nnwuma afoforo sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a metumi anya honam fam ahoɔden +When prisoners from the camp were being called for fighting on the front lines toward the end of my good relationship with Commander Stumpf saved me +Bere a na wɔrefa nneduafo afi nneduaban no mu ma wɔakɔko wɔ akono bere a na rekɔ n’awiei no abusuabɔ pa a na me ne Ɔpanyin Stumpf wɔ no bɔɔ me ho ban +I explained to him that I would suffer death before becoming bloodguilty by taking part in war +Mekyerɛkyerɛɛ no mu sɛ mepɛ sɛ miwu mmom sen sɛ menya akodi mu kyɛfa na madi mogya ho fɔ +Although my position of neutrality put him in an awkward position he was able to keep my name off the list of those called up +Ɛwom sɛ ɔfa biara a mannyina no nti na onhu nea ɔnyɛ de nanso otumi hwɛe ma wɔamfa me din anka wɔn a wɔrefa wɔn akɔ no ho +Last Days of the War Ɔko no Nna a Etwa To +During January and February of low flying American planes encouraged us by dropping leaflets that said the war was near its end +Wɔ January ne February mu no Amerikafo wimhyɛn ahorow a na ɛnam fam pɛɛ no hyɛɛ yɛn nkuran denam nkrataa bi a wɔtoto guu fam a ɛkae sɛ ɔko no reba n’awiei no so +Commander Stumpf who had saved my life provided me civilian clothes and offered his villa as a hiding place +Ɔpanyin Stumpf a ogyee me nkwa no maa me ofie ntade na ɔkae sɛ minkohintaw ne fie +Leaving the camp I saw overwhelming chaos +Bere a mifii nneduaban no mu no mihuu basabasayɛ a na ɛyɛ ahodwiriw +For example children in battle gear with tears streaming down their faces were fleeing before the Americans +Sɛ nhwɛso no na mmofra a wɔhyehyɛ akotade a wɔresu reguan na Amerikafo no ammɛto wɔn +Fearing that I would run into SS officers who would wonder why I was not carrying a gun I decided to return to the camp +Esiane sɛ na misuro sɛ metumi ahyia SS ɔwɛmfo bi a ɔrente nea enti a minkura tuo ase nti misii gyinae sɛ mɛsan akɔ nneduaban no mu +Soon our camp was completely encircled by American troops +Ankyɛ na Amerikafo asraafo dɔm betwaa yɛn nneduaban no nyinaa ho hyiae +On March the camp surrendered flying white flags +Wɔ March no wɔde nneduaban no hyɛɛ wɔn nsa de frankaa fitaa sisii so +How surprised I was to learn that there were other Witnesses in camp extensions who also had been held back from execution by Commander Stumpf ! Hwɛ sɛnea ɛyɛɛ me nwonwa sɛ metee sɛ Adansefo afoforo nso wɔ nneduaban no mu a Ɔpanyin Stumpf amma wɔankum wɔn ! +What a joyous meeting we had ! Hwɛ anigye ara a yenyae bere a yehyiaam no ! +When Commander Stumpf was jailed many of us approached the American officers and testified personally and by letter in his behalf +Bere a wɔde Ɔpanyin Stumpf too afiase no yɛn mu pii kɔɔ Amerikafo asraafo mpanyimfo no nkyɛn kɔpaa kyɛw maa no tee anaa denam krataa so +As a result three days later he was freed +Ɛno nti nnansa akyi no woyii no +To my astonishment I was the first one of the some prisoners allowed to go free +Nea ɛyɛɛ me nwonwa no me ne deduani a wodii kan gyaee no wɔ nneduafo bɛyɛ no mu +After five years of imprisonment I felt as if I were dreaming +Bere a na wɔde me ato mu mfe anum no ɛyɛɛ me sɛnea mereso dae +With tears of joy I thanked Jehovah in prayer for having preserved me alive +Anigye maa misui na mebɔɔ Yehowa mpae daa no ase sɛ wakora me nkwa so +Germany did not surrender until May about six weeks later +Germany amfi ne pɛ mu amfa ne ho anhyɛ atamfo no nsa kosii May bɛyɛ adapɛn asia akyi +On my release I immediately established contact with other Witnesses in the area +Woyii me akyi pɛɛ no mekɔhwehwɛɛ Adansefo afoforo a wɔwɔ mpɔtam hɔ no +A Bible study group was organized and during the following weeks I spent many hours witnessing to the people in the area surrounding the camp +Yɛhyehyɛɛ Bible adesua kuw na adapɛn a edidi hɔ mu no mede nnɔnhwerew pii dii nnipa a wɔte bɛn nneduaban no adanse +At the same time I obtained employment as a painter +Bere koro no ara minyaa adwuma sɛ obi a ɔka dan ho +Back Home Again Mesan Kɔ Fie Bio +In July I was able to buy a motorcycle and then my long trek home began +Wɔ July mu no mitumi tɔɔ moto na ɔkwan tenten a merebetwa akɔ fie no fii ase +The journey took several days since many of the bridges along the highway had been blown up +Akwantu no dii nna pii efisɛ na wɔde atopae asɛesɛe atwene a ɛdeda tempɔn kwan no so no pii +When I finally arrived home in St +Bere a awiei koraa miduu fie wɔ St +Martin I drove up the road and spotted Maria harvesting wheat +Martin no mekɔɔ m’anim kakra na mihuu Maria sɛ ɔretwa awi +When she finally recognized me she came running +Bere a afei ohuu nipa ko a meyɛ no ɔde mmirika bae +You can imagine the happy reunion +Wubetumi de w’adwene abu anigye a yenyae sɛ yɛasan ahyiam no +Mother threw down her scythe and also came running +Maame tow ne kantankrankyi no too fam na ɔno nso de mmirika bae +Now years later Mother is years of age and blind +Mprempren mfe akyi no Maame adi mfe na n’ani afura +Her mind is still clear and she remains a faithful Witness of Jehovah +N’adwenem da so da hɔ na ɔda so yɛ Yehowa Dansefo nokwafo +Maria and I were married in October and in the years since we have enjoyed serving Jehovah together +Me ne Maria waree wɔ October mu na efi saa afe no yɛde anigye abom asom Yehowa +We have been blessed with three daughters a son and six grandchildren all of whom are zealously serving Jehovah +Wadom yɛn mmabea baasa ɔbabarima ne mmanana baasia a wɔn nyinaa de nsiyɛ resom Yehowa +Over the years I have had the satisfaction of helping scores of people take their stand for Bible truth +Wɔ mfe a atwam mu no manya abotɔyam afi nnipa bebree a maboa wɔn ma wɔasi Bible mu nokware no ho gyinae no mu +Courage to Endure Akokoduru a Wɔde Gyina Mu +Many times I have been asked how as a mere youth I was able to face death without fear +Wɔabisa me mpɛn pii sɛ ɛyɛɛ dɛn na bere a na meyɛ abofra koraa no mitumi gyinaa owu tebea ano a mansuro +Be assured Jehovah God gives the strength to endure if you are determined to remain loyal +Nya awerɛhyem Yehowa Nyankopɔn de ahoɔden a wɔde gyina mu no ma sɛ woasi wo bo sɛ wobɛkɔ so adi nokware a +One learns very quickly to rely fully on him through prayer +Obi tumi sua no ntɛm sɛ ɔde ne ho bɛto ne so koraa denam mpaebɔ so +And knowing that others including my own father and brother endured faithfully to death served to help me remain loyal as well +Na nim a na minim sɛ afoforo te sɛ m’ankasa me papa ne me nuabarima de nokwaredi gyinaa mu kosii owu mu no boaa me maa me nso midii nokware +It was not only in Europe that Jehovah s people did not take sides in war +Ɛnyɛ Europa nko na Yehowa nkurɔfo amfa wɔn ho anhyɛ akodi mu +I remember that during the Nuremberg trials in one of Hitler s high ranking officials was being questioned about the persecution of Jehovah s Witnesses in concentration camps +Mekae sɛ bere a na wɔredi asɛm wɔ Nuremberg wɔ mu no wobisaa Hitler mpanyimfo a wɔwɔ dibea akɛse no biako asɛm faa Yehowa Adansefo a wɔtaa wɔn wɔ nneduaban mu no ho +He pulled from his pocket a news clipping that reported that thousands of Jehovah s Witnesses in the United States were in American prisons because of their neutrality during World War II +Oyii atesɛm krataa bi fii ne kotoku mu de kyerɛe a ɛbɔɔ amanneɛ sɛ Yehowa Adansefo mpempem pii a wɔwɔ United States deda Amerikafo afiase esiane sɛ wɔannya ɔfa biara wɔ Wiase Ko II no mu nti +Indeed true Christians courageously follow the example of Jesus Christ who maintained integrity to God down to his dying breath +Nokwarem no nokware Kristofo de akokoduru di Yesu Kristo a okuraa ne mudi mu maa Onyankopɔn kosii sɛ oguu ahome a etwa to no nhwɛso akyi +To this day I often think of the members of our small congregation in St +Ɛde besi nnɛ no metaa kaakae nnipa a na wɔwɔ yɛn asafo ketewa a na ɛwɔ St +Martin during the s and s who out of love for God and their fellowman refused to support Hitler s war and for that reason were put to death +Martin no mu wɔ ne mfe no mu a ɔdɔ a wɔwɔ ma Onyankopɔn ne wɔn yɔnko nnipa nti wɔamfa wɔn ho anhyɛ Hitler akodi mu ma enti wokunkum wɔn no +What a grand reunion it will be when they are brought back to enjoy life forevermore in God s new world ! Hwɛ da kɛse a ɛbɛyɛ sɛ yɛbɛsan ahyiam bere a wɔde wɔn san ba ma wobenya asetra a enni awiei wɔ Onyankopɔn wiase foforo no mu no ! + Picture on page Kratafa mfonini +My father Me papa + Pictures on page Mfonini wɔ kratafa +Below and left Cardinal Innitzer voting in support of the German Reich Ase hɔ ne benkum so Ɔsɔfo Panyin Innitzer a ɔreto aba ama Germany Reich no +Right The Solemn Declaration in which six bishops declare that it is their national duty to vote for the German Reich Nifa so Nyamesom Mpaemuka a asɔfopɔn no ka wom sɛ ɛyɛ wɔn asɛyɛde sɛ wɔto ma Germany Nniso no sɛ ɔmamma ’ + Credit Line Asɛm Fiebea +UPI Bettmann UPI Bettmann + Picture on page Kratafa mfonini +In Maria and I were engaged Wɔ mu no me ne Maria yɛɛ aware nhyehyɛe + Picture on page Kratafa mfonini +Our family +Yɛn abusua no +Left to right Gregor beheaded Anni Franz Willibald Ida Gregor father beheaded Barbara mother and Kristian Efi benkum kɔ nifa Gregor wotwaa ne ti Anni Franz Willibald Ida Gregor me papa wotwaa ne ti Barbara me maame ne Kristian + Picture on page Kratafa mfonini +With Maria today Me ne Maria nnɛ +Creating Jobs in Developing Countries Nnwuma a Wɔhyehyɛ wɔ Aman a Ennyaa Nkɔso Pii Mu +BY AWAKE ! EFI NYAN ! +CORRESPONDENT IN SENEGAL KYERƐWFO A ƆWƆ SENEGAL HƆ +THE teenager s father died when she was a child leaving her mother with a large family of eight children +ABABAA no papa wui bere a na ɔyɛ abofra na ogyaw ne maame abusua kɛse a mmofra baawɔtwe na wɔwom +Now that her mother is getting old the teenager must contribute to the support of the family by finding a job +Afei a ne maame rebɔ aberewa yi ɛsɛ sɛ ababaa no pɛ adwuma bi yɛ de boa abusua no +Finished is her dream of continuing school +Anidaso a ɔwɔ sɛ ɔbɛtoa sukuu so no aba awiei ne no +She has to work even though she has no skills or formal education +Ɛsɛ sɛ ɔyɛ adwuma ɛwom sɛ onsuaa adwuma biara anaasɛ onwiee sukuu de +Situations like this are common in developing countries +Tebea horow a ɛte sɛ eyi abu so wɔ aman a wonnyaa nkɔso pii mu +Jobs are scarce even for those with university degrees +Adwuma ho yɛ den ma wɔn a wɔawie sukuupɔn mpo +Nevertheless with determination and a good sense of creativity many have been able to devise jobs for themselves +Nanso nnipa pii nam wɔn bo a wosi ne wɔn tirim a wotumi bɔ yɛ biribi pa so atumi abuebue wɔn ankasa nnwuma +Such jobs may not place a person in the lap of luxury but the Bible says at Timothy Having sustenance and covering we shall be content with these things +Ebia nnwuma a ɛtete saa no mma obi nnya ne ho de nanso Bible no ka wɔ Timoteo sɛ Na sɛ yɛwɔ nnuan ne nea yɛde kata yɛn ho a momma ɛno ara nnɔɔ yɛn so +With that balancing word of advice well in mind let s take a look at some of the ingenious ways Christians in developing countries have been surviving and thriving +Bere a saa afotusɛm a ɛkari pɛ yi wɔ yɛn adwenem no momma yensusuw nyansa kwan ahorow bi a Kristofo a wɔwɔ aman a wonnyaa nkɔso pii mu afa so atra ase na wɔrenya nkɔso ho +The Food Business African Style Aduantɔn Sɛnea Afrikafo Yɛ No +Food is always in demand +Aduan yɛ ade a nkurɔfo hia bere nyinaa +Here in West Africa enterprising women have found a fascinating variety of ways to turn this fact into profit +Wɔ Afrika Atɔe Fam ha no mmea a wɔyɛ nsi ahu akwan horow a ɛyɛ anigye a wɔbɛfa so de nokwasɛm yi adi dwuma de anya mfaso +Some for example construct a small shed near a construction site and cook a noon meal for the workers +Sɛ nhwɛso no ebinom bɔ apata ketewaa bi wɔ beae bi a wɔreyɛ adwuma bi na wɔnoa aduan tɔn ma adwumayɛfo no awiabere +Others provide food for those on their way to work in the morning +Afoforo noa aduan tɔn ma wɔn a wɔrekɔ adwuma anɔpa +They set up a small table with benches boil water on a charcoal heater and serve a simple breakfast hot coffee with fresh bread and butter +Wɔde pon ketewa bi si hɔ de benkyi sisi ho sɔ gya noa nsu tɔn anɔpaduan a ne noa nyɛ den kɔfe a ɛyɛ hyew a paanoo ne bɔta ka ho +In the evening they set up shop again and serve a small meal to workers at the end of the day +Wɔyɛ wɔn adwuma no anwummere nso tɔn aduan a emu nyɛ duru ma adwumayɛfo a wɔapɔn adwuma no +Running this kind of restaurant means working a tough schedule but it allows industrious ones to pay their bills +Adidibea a ɛte saa a wɔyɛ no ma bere ho bɛyɛ den nanso ɛma wɔn a wɔpɛ adwuma no tumi hwɛ wɔn ho +There is also an opportunity for selling snack foods +Hokwan wɔ hɔ sɛ wɔbɛtɔn nnɔkɔnnɔkɔwade nso +Some women find a crowded place near a market and roast peanuts +Mmea binom hwehwɛ baabi a nnipa wɔ kɛse a ɛbɛn gua bi na wɔkyew nkate +Fatayas small meat pies served in a hot sauce are also easily sold +Fataya meat pie nketewa a wɔde abom a emu yɛ hyew hyem nso tɔn nyɛ den +So are meat sandwiches made with a spicy meat sauce +Saa ara na paanoo a wɔde nam ne abom a ɛyɛ dɛ hyehyɛ mu nso te +These are fast moving items in African countries such as The Gambia and Mali +Eyinom yɛ nneɛma a wɔtɔ no ntɛmntɛm wɔ Afrika aman te sɛ Gambia ne Mali mu +In Guinea Bissau and Senegal quite a number of young people who are Jehovah s Witnesses support themselves in the full time ministry by baking and selling another popular item small cakes +Wɔ Guinea Bissau ne Senegal no mmofra pii a wɔyɛ Yehowa Adansefo hwɛ wɔn ho wɔ bere nyinaa som adwuma no mu denam aduan foforo a agye din a wɔto na wɔtɔn so keeki +Moses a resident of Senegal s capital city Dakar explains My wife and I were serving as special pioneers full time evangelizers when we began having children +Moses a ɔte Senegal ahenkurow Dakar no kyerɛkyerɛ mu sɛ Na me ne me yere resom sɛ akwampaefo atitiriw bere nyinaa asɛmpakafo bere a yefii ase woe +Now I had to find a way to support them so the idea came to me to make and sell small cakes +Afei na ɛsɛ sɛ mehwehwɛ ɔkwan bi a mɛfa so ahwɛ wɔn enti minyaa adwene bi sɛ mɛyɛ keeki nketewa atɔn +I had very little cash to start off with so I had to be careful to distinguish between money I could keep as profit and money I needed to put back into the business to replenish supplies such as flour and eggs +Na sika a mede refi ase no sua enti na ɛsɛ sɛ mehwɛ yiye sɛ mehu sika a metumi de ato me ho sɛ me mfaso ne nea na mede bɛsan ayɛ adwuma no de atotɔ ɛho nneɛma te sɛ esiam ne nkesua +Now I am able to sell enough cakes to care for most of the needs of my small family +Mprempren mitumi tɔn keeki a ɛdɔɔso de di m’abusua ketewa no ahiade dodow no ara ho dwuma +To help out my wife Esther sews dresses at home +Me yere Esther pam ntade wɔ fie de boa +This permits her to be home with our two small boys +Eyi ma onya hokwan ne yɛn mmabarima nketewa baanu no tra fie +So between the two of us we are able to care quite well for our family despite the fact that we live in difficult times +Enti yɛn baanu tumi hwɛ yɛn abusua no yiye ɛmfa ho sɛ yɛte mmere a emu yɛ den mu no +Here s another idea for a small business Since working people are busy and often do not have time for a long trip to the market they will patronize small local stands that sell fruit or vegetables +Adwuma ketewa foforo bi a wobetumi afa ho adwene ni Esiane sɛ adwumayɛfo nni adagyew na mpɛn pii wonnya bere mfa ntwa kwan tenten nkɔ gua so nti wɔbɛtɔ nneɛma wɔ sotɔɔ nketewa a wɔyɛ wɔ wɔn mpɔtam hɔ a wɔtɔn nnuaba anaa atosode mu +Some stand owners even have a delivery service taking fresh vegetables right to the homes of customers +Sotɔɔ a ɛtete saa no wuranom binom de nneɛma no kɔ nkurɔfo nkyɛn wɔde atosode a wɔnnoae kɔ wɔn a wɔtɔ no afie mu pɛɛ +Word can spread quickly that you are honest and that you sell quality products +Ebetumi ahyeta ntɛm sɛ woyɛ nokwaredifo na wotɔn nneɛma pa +Be careful however not to charge too much or people will simply return to the regular market +Nanso hwɛ yiye na woamma wo nneɛma bo anyɛ den dodo ɛnte saa a nkurɔfo begyae wo hɔ nneɛma tɔ asan akɔ gua kɛse so +Service Industries Paadi +If selling products does not appeal to you consider offering various services +Sɛ w’ani nnye adetɔn ho a susuw paa ahorow a wubetumi adi ho +Domestic work such as cleaning cooking and washing and ironing clothes is always in demand +Ofie nnwuma te sɛ afisiesie aduannoa ne ntadehoro ne ɛso tow yɛ nnwuma a wohia nnipa ma wɔayɛ bere nyinaa +And there are numerous other opportunities +Na nnwuma afoforo pii wɔ hɔ +For example do you live near the ocean or near a fish market ? Sɛ nhwɛso no so wote bɛn ɛpo anaa gua a wɔtɔn nsunam wom ? +Why not offer to clean fish quickly and at low cost ? Dɛn nti na wunkoyiyi nsunam ho adwuma a ne yɛ nnye bere na ɛmmɔ ka kɛse ? +All you need is a good block of wood and a fine fish knife +Nea wuhia ara ne duasin ne sekamma a ɛyɛ nnam a wɔde twitwa nsunam +Car washing is another profitable enterprise +Kar ho hohoro nso yɛ adwuma foforo a sika wom +Needed equipment ? Nneɛma bɛn na wubehia ? +A bucket some water a little soap and a good cloth +Bokiti nsu samena kakra ne ntamasin a ɛyɛ papa +In Dakar business minded youths can be seen on almost all parking lots and on many a shaded street performing this service +Wɔ Dakar no ɛkame ayɛ sɛ wotumi hu mmofra a wɔpɛ adwuma sɛ wɔreyɛ saa adwuma yi wɔ mmeae a kar gyinagyina nyinaa ne akwan pii a onwini wɔ so so +Is running water scarce in your part of the world ? So nsu a ɛtene ho yɛ na wɔ baabi a wote ? +Sometimes women line up for hours at a common water fountain to have their containers filled +Ɛtɔ da bi a mmea to santen nnɔnhwerew pii wɔ asubura bi ano kɔpɛ nsu gu wɔn nsuhina mu +Then they have to transport the heavy basins on their heads all the way home +Ɛno akyi no ɛsɛ sɛ wɔsoa wɔn hweaseammɔ a emu yɛ duru no twa kwan kɔ wɔn afie mu +Many are therefore willing to pay someone who will deliver the water to them +Enti wɔn mu pii wɔ ɔpɛ sɛ wɔbɛma obi sika ma ɔde nsu no abrɛ wɔn +The trick is getting to the water fountain early in the morning so that you can fill your containers and load them onto a hand pushed or donkey pulled cart +Nea eye ne sɛ wobɛkɔ asubura no ano anɔpatutu sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a wubetumi ahyehyɛ wo nsuhina no amaama na wode asisi trɔk anaa teaseɛnam so +Now you are ready to deliver the water to homes or work sites +Afei woasiesie wo ho sɛ wode nsu no bɛkɔ afie anaa adwumayɛbea ahorow mu ara ne no +Do you have some secular schooling ? Woakɔ sukuu kakra ? +Perhaps you could offer to tutor young children on weekends +Ebia wubetumi akyerɛ mmofra nkumaa ade dapɛn awiei +Classrooms tend to be crowded in developing lands and parents may be willing to pay for their child to receive some personal attention +Mmofra taa kyere so wɔ sukuu adan mu wɔ aman a wonnyaa nkɔso pii mu na ebia awofo bɛpɛ sɛ wɔbɛma obi sika de ama wɔn ba anya ɔhwɛ soronko +Another useful skill you may already have is the art of hair braiding +Adwuma foforo a mfaso wɔ so a ebia wunim dedaw ne mmɛsawɔw +Since braided hair styles are quite popular among women in Africa there is a market for people skilled at this craft +Esiane sɛ Afrikafo mmea ani gye mmɛsawɔw ho kɛse nti nkurɔfo a wɔn ho akokwaw wɔ saa adwinni yi mu no nya adwuma +Using Ingenuity Nyansa a Wode Bedi Dwuma +In Bible times a capable wife could find clever ways to generate income +Wɔ Bible mmere mu no na ɔyere pa tumi fa nyansa kwan ahorow so nya sika +Says Proverbs She has made even undergarments and proceeded to sell them and belts she has given to the tradesmen +Mmebusɛm ka sɛ Ɔpam nkamisaa na ɔtɔn na ɔde abɔso ma oguadini +Similarly many in developing lands have found success in running their own cottage industries or small businesses +Saa pɛpɛɛpɛ na nnipa pii a wɔwɔ aman a ennyaa nkɔso pii mu adi yiye wɔ wɔn ankasa nnwuma a wɔyɛ anaa aguadi nketewa mu +A carpenter for example may set up a small shop and make simple stools benches and other household items +Sɛ nhwɛso no ebia duadwumfo bi bebue adwumayɛbea ketewaa bi na wayɛ nnwinnade a ne yɛ nyɛ den benkyi ne ofie nneɛma ahorow +Only the most basic carpentry tools are needed +Nea obehia ara ne nnwinnade a wɔde yɛ duadwumfo nnwuma nketenkete nkutoo +If you have some agricultural skills perhaps you could start a poultry business and sell eggs and chickens +Sɛ wowɔ mmoayɛn ho nimdeɛ bi a ebia wubetumi afi ase ayɛn bi na woatɔn nkesua ne nkokɔ +Ingenuity is an important requisite for starting small industries +Nyansa yɛ ade titiriw a ɛho hia wɔ nnwuma nketewa asefi mu +Some people have turned discarded tin containers into colorful suitcases and trunks +Nnipa binom de ntonturowa a wɔato agu ayeyɛ nnaka a wɔde nneɛma gu mu a ɛyɛ fɛ +Others have made sandals out of automobile tires +Afoforo de kar tae ayeyɛ mpaboa +Still others have constructed buckets out of old inner tubes +Afoforo nso de kar tae mu rɔba dedaw ayeyɛ bokiti +The possibilities may be limited only by your own imagination +Ebia w’ankasa wo nsusuwii na ɛbɛma ayɛ te sɛ nea wuntumi nyɛ nnwuma pii +In developing lands it takes both skill and imagination to survive but you also need patience and a positive attitude +Egye ahokokwaw ne adwene na obi atumi atra ase wɔ aman a ennyaa nkɔso pii no mu nanso wuhia boasetɔ ne adwempa nso +Do not give up easily +Mpa abaw ntɛm +Be flexible ready to change jobs if necessary +Yɛ fakaa na yɛ krado sɛ wobɛsakra w’adwuma sɛ ɛho hia sɛ woyɛ saa a +If starting a business or offering a service be sure to check into local laws and ordinances +Sɛ worefi adwuma anaa paadi bi ase a hwɛ hu sɛ woahwehwɛ ɛhɔ mmara ahorow mu yiye +Christians are required to respect the law of the land +Romans +Wɔhwehwɛ sɛ Kristofo kyerɛ obu ma ɔman mmara +Romafo +Before attempting to offer a product or service ask yourself What are the local needs and customs ? Ansa na wubefi ase ayɛ biribi anaasɛ wubedi paa bi no bisa wo ho sɛ Dɛn ne ɛha ahiade ne amanne ahorow +What is the condition of the local economy ? Ɛha sikasɛm te dɛn ? +Can customers afford to pay for what I am offering ? So nkurɔfo betumi atɔ nea meretɔn no ? +How many others are offering a similar product or service ? Nnipa baahe na wɔretɔn ade koro no anaa wɔredi paa koro no ara ? +Do I really have the skills energy initiative self discipline and sense of organization needed to carry on this enterprise ? So mewɔ ahokokwaw ahoɔden akokoduru a wɔde fi biribi ase ahohyɛso ne nhyehyɛe pa a ehia a mede bɛyɛ adwuma yi ? +How much of an investment will be involved ? Sika dodow ahe na ebehia ? +Will I have to borrow ? So ɛho behia sɛ mebɔ bosea ? +Will I be able to pay off the loan ? So metumi atua bosea no ? ’ +Jesus question at Luke is apropos Who of you that wants to build a tower does not first sit down and calculate the expense to see if he has enough to complete it ? Yesu asemmisa a ɛwɔ Luka no yɛ asɛm a ɛho hia wɔ ha Mo mu hena na ɔpɛ sɛ ɔto abantenten na ɔrentra ase mmu ho akontaa ansa sɛ ɔwɔ nea ɔde betumi awie ? ’ +True not all have the skills or the temperament to be self employed +Ampa ɛnyɛ obiara na ɔwɔ ahokokwaw anaa koma a ɛbɛma ɔno ankasa atumi ayɛ n’adwuma +Yet Jehovah God can bless your initiative and earnest effort when it is put forward with a right motive +Nanso Yehowa Nyankopɔn betumi ahyira akokoduru a wode befi adwuma no ase ne wo mmɔdenbɔ no so sɛ wufi adwempa mu di ho dwuma a +Compare Peter +Fa toto Petro ho +So do your utmost to find work even if you have to create it yourself ! Enti yɛ nea wubetumi nyinaa fa pɛ adwuma sɛ ɛba sɛ ɛsɛ sɛ w’ankasa na wohyehyɛ mpo a ! + Pictures on page Mfonini wɔ kratafa +Sewing dresses washing cars delivering fresh water and cleaning fish are some ways people make a living Ntadepam kar ho hohoro nsu pa a wɔkɔsaw ma nkurɔfo ne nsunam ho a woyiyi yɛ akwan a nkurɔfo nam so hwɛ wɔn ho no bi +Missionaries Agents of Light or of Darkness ? Part Asɛmpatrɛwfo Hann Adwumayɛfo Anaa Esum De ? Ɔfa +Moving West Into Europe Wɔkɔ Atɔe Fam Kodu Europa +IF Jesus missionary commission was to be carried out people the world over would have to be reached with the message of Christianity +SƐ WƆBƐYƐ Yesu asɛmpatrɛw adwuma no a na ɛsɛ sɛ wɔde Kristosom ho asɛm no du nnipa a wɔwɔ wiase nyinaa nkyɛn +This fact was emphasized when during the second of three missionary trips the apostle Paul saw a vision in which he was entreated Step over into Macedonia and help us +Acts +Wosii nokwasɛm yi so dua bere a ɔsomafo Paulo nyaa anisoadehu bi wɔ n’asɛmpatrɛw akwantu abiɛsa no mu nea ɛto so abien a emu na wɔde adesrɛ yi too n’anim no mu Twa bra Makedonia bɛboa yɛn +Asomafo no Nnwuma +Paul accepted that invitation and in about C +E +he stepped over to preach in the European city of Philippi +Paulo gyee saa nsa a wɔto frɛɛ no no so na ɔkɔɔ hɔ kɔkaa asɛm no wɔ Europa kurow Filipi mu wɔ bɛyɛ Y +B +mu +Lydia and her household became believers and a congregation was founded +Lidia ne ne fiefo bɛyɛɛ gyidifo na wɔhyehyɛɛ asafo +That was only the first stop on Christianity s triumphant march across all Europe +Ɛne beae a edi kan ara kwa a wɔde Kristosom kɔe bere a ɛtrɛw kɔɔ Europa nyinaa no +Paul himself later preached in Italy possibly even in Spain +Acts Romans +Akyiri yi Paulo ankasa kaa asɛm wɔ Italy ne ebia Spain mpo +Asomafo no Nnwuma Romafo +Yet Paul was not Christianity s only missionary +Nanso na ɛnyɛ Paulo nkutoo ne Kristosom ho ɔsɛmpatrɛwfo +Author J +Nhoma kyerɛwfo J +Herbert Kane notes There must have been scores of others whose names have been lost to history +Herbert Kane ka sɛ Ɛbɛyɛ sɛ na afoforo pii ka ho na wɔankyerɛw wɔn din anto hɔ +The Acts of the Apostles does not tell the whole story +A Global View of Christian Missions From Pentecost to the Present +Asomafo no Nnwuma nka biribiara ho asɛm nkyerɛ +A Global View of Christian Missions From Pentecost to the Present +We do not know however the extent to which Jesus other followers served as missionaries in foreign lands +Nanso yennim faako a Yesu akyidifo afoforo no som kodui wɔ amannɔne nsase so sɛ asɛmpatrɛwfo +Traditional beliefs that Thomas went to India and Mark the evangelist went to Egypt cannot be confirmed +Wontumi nkyerɛ sɛ atetesɛm a ɛne sɛ Toma kɔɔ India na ɔsɛmpakafo Marko kɔɔ Misraim no yɛ nokware +What we do know is that all of Christ s true disciples had the missionary spirit and that they all did missionary work at least in their homeland +Nea yenim mmom ne sɛ na Kristo nokware asuafo no nyinaa wɔ asɛmpatrɛw honhom na anyɛ yiye koraa no wɔn nyinaa yɛɛ asɛmpatrɛw adwuma wɔ wɔn man mu +As Kane notes This historic event Pentecost marked the beginning of the Christian church and the inauguration of the missionary movement for in those days the church was mission +Sɛnea Kane ka no Saa abakɔsɛm mu asɛm titiriw Pentekoste yi na efii Kristofo asɔre no ne asɛmpatrɛw adwuma no ase efisɛ asɛmpatrɛw adwuma titiriw na na asɔre no yɛ wɔ saa bere no mu +To the Far Corners of Europe Wɔkɔ Europa Akyirikyiri Tɔnn +The Jews believed in the worship of one true God +Na Yudafo no gye di sɛ ɛsɛ sɛ wɔsom nokware Nyankopɔn koro pɛ +They set their hopes on a promised Messiah +Wɔde wɔn ani too Mesia bi a na wɔahyɛ ne ho bɔ so +They accepted the Hebrew Scriptures as God s Word of truth +Wogyee Hebri Kyerɛwnsɛm no toom sɛ Onyankopɔn Asɛm a ɛyɛ nokware +Hence citizens of the countries into which the Jews had been scattered were likely somewhat familiar with these beliefs +Enti ɛbɛyɛ sɛ na aman a Yudafo no hwete kɔɔ mu no mufo nim gyidi horow yi wɔ ɔkwan bi so +Since these were aspects of worship that Christians and Jews had in common the message of Christianity when it appeared was not totally new +Esiane sɛ na eyi ne ɔsom afa horow a Kristofo ne Yudafo nyinaa gye tom nti bere a Kristosom ho asɛm daa adi no na ɛnyɛ foforo koraa +According to Kane these factors were of immense help to the Christian missionaries as they traveled throughout the Roman world preaching the gospel and planting churches +Sɛnea Kane kyerɛ no nneɛma yi boaa Kristofo asɛmpatrɛwfo no kɛse bere a wokyinkyinii Roma ahemman no mu nyinaa kaa asɛmpa no hyehyɛɛ asɔre ahorow no +The Jewish dispersal thus prepared the way for Christianity +Enti Yudafo a wɔhwetee no siesiee kwan mu maa Kristosom +The rapid spread of Christianity took place because Christians had the missionary spirit +Kristosom trɛw ntɛmntɛm efisɛ na Kristofo wɔ asɛmpatrɛw honhom +The gospel was preached by laymen Kane says noting Wherever they went they gladly shared their new found faith with friends neighbors and strangers +Kane ka sɛ Asɔremma no na wɔkaa asɛmpa no +Wɔde anigye kaa wɔn gyidi foforo a wɔanya no ho asɛm kyerɛɛ nnamfo afipamfo ne ahɔho wɔ baabiara a wɔkɔe +Historian Will Durant explains Nearly every convert with the ardor of a revolutionary made himself an office of propaganda +Abakɔsɛm kyerɛwfo Will Durant kyerɛkyerɛ mu sɛ Ɛkame ayɛ sɛ obiara a ɔsakrae no de yɛɛ n’adwuma sɛ ɔde nnamyɛ te sɛ ɔman nidanfo de bɛka asɛm +By C +E +a corrupted form of Christianity was widespread throughout the Roman Empire +Eduu Y +B +no na Kristosom bi a aporɔw atrɛw wɔ Roma Ahemman no mu nyinaa +Such corruption a falling away from pure worship had been foretold +Na wɔaka ɔporɔw a ɛte saa nokware som a wɔtwe wɔn ho fi ho ho asɛm asie +An apostasy actually took place +Ɔwae bae ankasa +Durant explains Christianity did not destroy paganism it adopted it +Durant kyerɛkyerɛ mu sɛ Kristosom ansɛe abosonsom egye toom +As professed Christians drifted further away from true Christianity most of them lost the missionary spirit +Bere a wɔn a wose wɔyɛ Kristofo kɔɔ so twee wɔn ho fii nokware Kristosom ho no wɔn mu dodow no ara hweree wɔn asɛmpatrɛw honhom no +One who had a missionary spirit however was a child born to Catholic parents in Britain near the end of the fourth century +Nanso Katolekfo bi woo abofra bi a na ɔwɔ asɛmpatrɛw honhom wɔ Britania wɔ ɛrekɔ afeha a ɛto so anan no awiei +Named Patrick he is known for having taken the message of Christ to the western edge of Europe to Ireland where legend has it that he converted thousands of people and set up hundreds of churches +Na wɔfrɛ no Patrick na wonim no sɛ ɔde Kristo asɛm no kɔɔ Europa atɔe fam tɔnn koduu Ireland faako a atetesɛm kyerɛ sɛ ɔsakraa nnipa mpempem pii hyehyɛɛ asɔre ɔhaha pii no +Soon Ireland was taking the lead in missionary work +Ankyɛ na Ireland bedii asɛmpatrɛw adwuma no anim +According to Kane its missionaries flung themselves with fiery zeal into the battle against heathenism +Sɛnea Kane kyerɛ no n’asɛmpatrɛwfo de nnamyɛ kɛse ko tiaa abosonsom +One of these missionaries was Columba who apparently played a major role in converting Scotland +Na asɛmpatrɛwfo yi mu biako ne Columba a ɛda adi sɛ odii akoten wɔ Scotlandfo a wɔsakraa wɔn no mu no +In about C +E +he and companions established a monastery on Iona an island off the west coast of Scotland which became a center of missionary activity +Wɔ bɛyɛ Y +B +no ɔne ne mfɛfo hyehyɛɛ nkokorafi bi wɔ Iona supɔw bi a ɛwɔ Scotland mpoano atɔe fam a ɛbɛyɛɛ beae titiriw ma asɛmpatrɛw adwuma no +Columba died shortly before C +E +but for the next years missionaries continued to be sent from Iona to all parts of the British Isles and Europe +Columba wui bere tiaa bi ansa na Y +B +reba nanso wɔkɔɔ so somaa asɛmpatrɛwfo fii Iona kɔɔ Britania Nsupɔw ne Europa afa horow nyinaa wɔ mfe a edii hɔ no mu +After professed Christianity spread to England some English converts copied the missionary spirit of the Irish and themselves became missionaries +Bere a nea wose ɛyɛ Kristosom trɛw kɔɔ England akyi no Engiresifo bi a wɔsakrae no suasuaa Irelandfo asɛmpatrɛw honhom no na wɔn ankasa bɛyɛɛ asɛmpatrɛwfo +For example in C +E +Willibrord from Northumbria an ancient Anglo Saxon kingdom in northern England and companions became the first English missionaries to the Low Countries the Netherlands Belgium and Luxembourg +Sɛ nhwɛso no Willibrord a ofi Northumbria tete Anglo Saxon ahemman bi a na ɛwɔ England kusuu fam ne ne mfɛfo bɛyɛɛ Engiresifo asɛmpatrɛwfo a wodi kan a wɔkɔɔ Netherlands Belgium ne Luxembourg wɔ Y +B +mu +In the early eighth century Boniface an English Benedictine monk turned his attention to Germany +Wɔ afeha a ɛto so awotwe mfiase mu hɔ no Boniface Engiresini Benedict kokorani bi de n’adwene sii Germany so +Kane says Boniface s brilliant missionary career stretching over forty years earned for him the title of the Apostle to Germany and helped make him the greatest missionary of the Dark Ages +Kane ka sɛ Boniface asɛmpatrɛw adwuma pa a ɛboro mfe aduanan no ma onyaa abodin sɛ Ɔsomafo ma Germany na ɛboa ma ɔyɛɛ Esum Mmere no mu ɔsɛmpatrɛwfo a ɔsen biara +When Boniface was over he and some companions were killed by Frisian non believers +Bere a Boniface dii mfe bɛboro no Frieslandfo a wonnye nni kunkum ɔne ne mfɛfo bɛyɛ +The Encyclopedia of Religion describes a method Boniface successfully used to make converts to Catholicism At Geismar near Gottingen Germany he dared to fell the sacred oak of Thor +The Encyclopedia of Religion ka ɔkwan bi a Boniface faa so tumi sakraa nkurɔfo baa Katoleksom mu ho asɛm Wɔ Geismar a ɛbɛn Gottingen Germany no ɔde akokoduru buu Thor odum kronkron no hwee fam +When he suffered no vengeance from the resident Germanic god it was clear that the God whom he preached was the true God who alone is to be worshipped and adored +Bere a ɛhɔnom Germanfo nyame no anyɛ no hwee no ɛdaa adi sɛ Onyankopɔn a na ɔka ne ho asɛm no ne nokware Nyankopɔn a ɔno nkutoo na ɛsɛ sɛ wɔsom no di no ni +Some missionaries used other methods evidently thinking the end justifies the means +Asɛmpatrɛwfo bi faa akwan afoforo so na adanse a ɛwɔ hɔ kyerɛ sɛ wosusuwii sɛ ɔkwan biara a wɔbɛfa so adu wɔn botae ho no ye +Kane admits that the conversion of the Germanic Saxons was effected by military conquest rather than moral or religious persuasion +Kane gye tom sɛ wɔnam asraafo nkonimdi so na ɛsakraa Germany Saxonfo no na ɛnyɛ abrabɔ anaa nyamesom nkyerɛkyerɛ so +He adds The unholy alliance between the church and the state +prompted the church to employ carnal means to achieve spiritual ends +Ɔde ka ho sɛ Asɔre no ne ɔman no ntam ayɔnkofa a ɛho ntew +maa asɔre no faa wiase no akwan so nyaa nea wɔpɛ wɔ honhom fam +Nowhere was this policy more disastrous than in the work of Christian missions especially among the Saxons +Nhyehyɛe yi amfa asiane kɛse amma wɔ baabiara te sɛ Kristofo asɛmpatrɛw adwuma no mu ne titiriw wɔ Saxonfo mu +Atrocities were committed +Wɔyɛɛ atirimɔdenne +And we are told that when missionaries moved into Scandinavia for the most part the transition was peaceful only in Norway was force employed +Na wɔka kyerɛ yɛn sɛ bere a asɛmpatrɛwfo kɔɔ Scandinavia no nsakrae no mu fa kɛse kɔɔ so wɔ asomdwoe mu Norway nkutoo na wɔde ɔhyɛ dii dwuma +The use of force ? So wɔde ɔhyɛ dii dwuma ? +The committing of atrocities ? So wɔyɛɛ atirimɔdenne ? +The employing of carnal means to achieve spiritual ends ? So wɔfaa wiase no akwan so nyaa nea wɔpɛ wɔ honhom fam ? +Is this what we should expect of missionaries serving as agents of light ? So eyi na ɛsɛ sɛ yɛhwɛ kwan fi asɛmpatrɛwfo a wɔsom sɛ hann adwumayɛfo nkyɛn ? +Missionaries in a Divided House Asɛmpatrɛwfo Wɔ Ofie a Emu Apaapae Mu +Separate missionary campaigns were conducted by the two branches of professed Christianity practiced in Rome and Constantinople +Nea wose ɛyɛ Kristosom ahorow abien a na ɛwɔ Roma ne Constantinople no biara yɛɛ asɛmpatrɛw adwuma +Their attempts to Christianize Bulgaria led to confusion typical of a religiously divided house +Mmɔden a wɔbɔe sɛ wɔbɛma Bulgariafo adan Kristofo no de basabasayɛ a ɛtaa kɔ so wɔ ofie a emufo nni nyamesom biako mu bae +Bulgaria s ruler Boris I converted to Greek Orthodoxy +Bulgaria sodifo Boris I sakra yɛɛ Helafo Ortodoks asɔre no muni +Upon seeing however that Constantinople severely curtailed the independence of the Bulgarian church he turned to the West permitting German missionaries representing Rome to bring their version of Christianity +Nanso bere a ohui sɛ Constantinople ato Bulgaria asɔre no ahofadi ano hye kɛse no ɔdan kɔɔ Apuei Fam na ɔmaa Germanfo asɛmpatrɛwfo a wɔyɛ Roma ananmusifo kwan ma wɔde wɔn Kristosom no baa hɔ +By C +E +it was evident that the Western church was even more restrictive than the Eastern so the Germans were expelled and Bulgaria returned to the arms of Eastern Orthodoxy where religiously speaking it has remained ever since +Eduu Y +B +mu no na ɛda adi sɛ Atɔe Fam asɔre no yɛ katee kɛse sen Apuei Fam de no mpo enti ɔpamoo Germanfo no na Bulgariafo de wɔn ho kɔbɔɔ Apuei Fam Ortodoksfo no bio na wɔakɔ so ayɛ saa ara wɔ nyamesom fam de besi nnɛ +At about the same time Western missionaries were introducing Christianity to Hungary +Na Atɔe Fam asɛmpatrɛwfo de Kristosom rekɔ Hungary wɔ bɛyɛ saa bere no ara mu +Meanwhile both strands of Christianity were finding support in Poland +Eyi nyinaa rekɔ so no na Kristosom ahorow abien no renya nnyinaso wɔ Poland +According to The Encyclopedia of Religion the church of the Poles was generally under control of the West while at the same time marked with significant Eastern influence +Sɛnea The Encyclopedia of Religion kyerɛ no na Polandfo asɔre no hyɛ Atɔe Famfo ase na bere koro no ara na Apuei Fam nkɛntɛnso da adi kɛse wom +Lithuania Latvia and Estonia were also caught between the rivalry of Western and Eastern forces with all its ecclesiastical consequences +Na Lithuania Latvia ne Estonia nso adi asensɛnmu wɔ Atɔe Fam ne Apuei Fam ntam akansi no ne nea afi asɔre no mu aba no nyinaa mu +And Finland after it adopted Christianity in the late th and early th centuries found itself in the same East West tug of war +Na bere a Finland gyee Kristosom toom wɔ afeha a ɛto so awiei mu hɔ ne nea ɛto so mfiase mu hɔ no ɛno nso dii asensɛnmu wɔ Apuei Fam ne Atɔe Fam asɔre no akansi no mu +During the ninth century two brothers from a prominent Greek family in Thessalonica brought Byzantine Christianity to Slavic sections of Europe and Asia +Wɔ afeha a ɛto so akron no mu no anuanom baanu a wofi Helafo abusua bi a ɛwɔ din kɛse a na ɛwɔ Tesalonika mu no de Byzantium Kristosom kɔɔ Slavfo aman mu wɔ Europa ne Asia +Cyril also called Constantine and Methodius became known as the apostles to the Slavs +Wɔbɛfrɛɛ Cyril a wɔsan frɛ no Constantine ne Methodius sɛ asomafo ma Slavfo +One of Cyril s accomplishments was his development of a written language for the Slavs +Nneɛma a Cyril yɛe no biako ne sɛ ɔmaa Slavfo nyaa kasa a wɔkyerɛw +Its alphabet based on Hebrew and Greek letters is known as the Cyrillic alphabet and is still used in such languages as Russian Ukrainian Bulgarian and Serbian +Wɔfrɛ ne nkyerɛwde a egyina Hebri ne Hela nkyerɛwde so no sɛ Cyril nkyerɛwde na wɔda so ara de di dwuma wɔ aman te sɛ Russia Ukraine Bulgaria ne Serbia kasa mu +These two brothers translated parts of the Bible into the new written language and also introduced the liturgy in Slavic +Anuanom baanu yi kyerɛɛ Bible no afa horow ase kɔɔ kasa foforo a wɔkyerɛw no mu na afei nso wɔde Slavfo kasa kyerɛw asɔre no gyidi +This was contrary to the policy of the Western church which wanted to keep the liturgy in Latin Greek and Hebrew +Na eyi ne Atɔe Fam asɔre no a na ɛpɛ sɛ asɔre no gyidi tra Latin Hela ne Hebri kasa mu no nhyehyɛe bɔ abira +Author Kane says The use of the vernacular in worship a practice encouraged by Constantinople but condemned by Rome was a new departure and established a precedent which came to full bloom in the modern missionary enterprise of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries +Nhoma kyerɛwfo Kane ka sɛ Ɔman bi mu kasa a wɔde di dwuma wɔ ɔsom mu a Constantinople hyɛɛ ho nkuran nanso Roma kasa tiae no yɛ adeyɛ foforo na ɛyɛɛ nhwɛsode a wogye toom koraa wɔ mfeha a ɛto so dunkron ne aduonu no asɛmpatrɛw adwuma a wɔyɛ no nnɛ mu +By the end of the tenth century nominal Christianity had also been introduced into areas of what is now the former Soviet Union +Eduu afeha a ɛto so du no awiei no na wɔde Kristosom a edin no da so kɛkɛ akɔ mmeae a nnɛ wɔfrɛ no kan Soviet Union no nso +Prince Vladimir of Kiev Ukraine was baptized tradition has it in C +E +Sɛnea atetesɛm kyerɛ no wɔbɔɔ Prince Vladimir a ofi Kiev Ukraine asu wɔ Y +B +mu +It is said he chose the Byzantine form of Christian religion over Judaism and Islam because of its impressive ritual not because of any message of hope and truth +Wose ɔpaw Byzantium Kristosom no pow Yudasom ne Nkramosom esiane n’amanne akɛse no nti na ɛnyɛ anidaso ne nokware ho asɛm bi a ɛka +In fact the timing of Vladimir s conversion says Keeping the Faiths Religion and Ideology in the Soviet Union suggests that he adopted the new religion to serve his political interests thus beginning a tradition that has run virtually unbroken throughout the history of the Russian Orthodox Church +Nokwarem no Keeping the Faiths Religion and Ideology in the Soviet Union ka sɛ Bere a Vladimir sakrae no kyerɛ sɛ ɔpaw ɔsom foforo no de dii n’amammuisɛm ho dwuma ma enti efii amanne bi a ɛkame ayɛ sɛ akɔ so wɔ Russiafo Ortodoks Asɔre no mu fi saa bere no abedu nnɛ ase +The book then adds this sobering thought The church has generally been willing to serve the interests of the government even when the government has infringed upon the interests of the church +Afei nhoma no de asɛm a ɛsɛ sɛ wosusuw ho anibere so yi ka ho Mpɛn pii no asɔre no wɔ ɔpɛ sɛ ɛbɛyɛ nea aban no pɛ sɛ aban no bu nea asɔre no pɛ so mpo a +Vladimir decreed that his subjects be baptized as Christians they had no choice in the matter +Vladimir hyɛɛ mmara sɛ wɔmmɔ ne manfo asu sɛ Kristofo na ɛyɛ ɔhyɛ sɛ wɔyɛ saa +Once he adopted Orthodoxy as the state religion says Paul Steeves he embarked on a program of uprooting the traditional religious practices of indigenous Slavic tribes +Paul Steeves ka sɛ bere a wonya gyee Ortodoks som toom sɛ ɔman no som no ofii dwumadi bi ase de guu Slavfo mmusuakuw tete nyamesom nneyɛe no ase +On sites where people had formerly sacrificed to pagan idols for example he built churches +Sɛ nhwɛso no osisii asɔre adan wɔ mmeae a kan na nnipa no bɔ afɔre ma abosom no +Steeves adds Remnants of paganism nonetheless survived for several centuries and were finally not so much eliminated as assimilated into Russian religious life +Steeves de ka ho sɛ Nanso abosonsom no bi traa hɔ mfehaha pii na awiei no wɔangu ase na mmom wogye kɔɔ Russiafo som mu +Despite this shaky foundation the Russian Orthodox Church zealously supported missionary work +Fapem a na ehinhim yi nyinaa akyi no Russia Ortodoks Asɔre no de nnamyɛ gyinaa asɛmpatrɛw adwuma akyi +Thomas Hopko of Saint Vladimir s Orthodox Theological Seminary says The scriptures and services of the church were translated into many Siberian languages and Alaskan dialects as the Eastern regions of the empire were settled and evangelized +Thomas Hopko a ɔwɔ Ɔhotefo Vladimir Ortodoks Nyamekyerɛ Asuae no ka sɛ Wɔkyerɛɛ asɔre no kyerɛw nsɛm ne ɔsom dwumadi ahorow ase kɔɔ Siberia ne Alaska kasa pii mu bere a wɔkɔtraa ahemman no fa a ɛwɔ Apuei Fam kaa asɛmpa wɔ hɔ no +Intensified Missionary Activity Asɛmpatrɛw Adwuma a Wɔyɛɛ no Kɛse +The th century Reformation set spiritual fires aglow throughout Europe +Afeha a ɛto so no mu Ɔsesɛw no maa honhom fam gya bi dɛwee wɔ Europa nyinaa +The basis for intensified Christian missionary work was laid as Protestant leaders each in his own way revived public interest in religion +Wɔtoo nhyɛase maa Kristofo asɛmpatrɛw adwuma a wɔyɛɛ no kɛse bere a Protestantfo akannifo mu biara faa wɔn ankasa kwan so maa ɔmanfo san nyaa nyamesom ho anigye +Luther s translation of the Bible into German was significant as was also the translation of the Bible by William Tyndale and Miles Coverdale into English +Bible no a Luther kyerɛɛ ase kɔɔ German kasa mu no yɛ adeyɛ titiriw sɛnea na Bible no a William Tyndale ne Miles Coverdale kyerɛɛ ase kɔɔ Engiresi kasa mu te no +Then in the th century a movement arose in Germany known as Pietism +Afei wɔ afeha a ɛto so mu no wɔtew kuw bi wɔ Germany a na wɔfrɛ no Pietism +It stressed Bible study and personal religious experience +Esii Bible adesua ne osuahu a obi ankasa nya wɔ nyamesom mu so dua +The Encyclopedia of Religion elaborates Its vision of a humanity in need of the gospel of Christ made for the initiation and rapid expansion of foreign and domestic missionary enterprises +The Encyclopedia of Religion kyerɛkyerɛ mu sɛ Hu a wohui sɛ adesamma hia Kristo asɛmpa no ma wofii asɛmpatrɛw adwuma ase wɔ wɔn man mu ne amannɔne na wɔma ɛtrɛwee ntɛmntɛm +Today it can be seen that Christendom s missionaries sadly failed to instill within their European converts a Christian faith and hope strong enough to stem the rise in our th century of atheistic Communism and other totalitarian ideologies +Ɛnnɛ yebetumi ahu sɛ ɛyɛ awerɛhow sɛ Kristoman asɛmpatrɛwfo antumi amma nnipa a wɔsakraa wɔn wɔ Europa no annya Kristofo gyidi ne anidaso a ɛyɛ den yiye na asiw Komunism a ennye nni sɛ Onyankopɔn wɔ hɔ ne kankabi amammui adwenhorow afoforo a wɔde bae wɔ afeha a ɛto so mu no ano +Since Communism s demise in certain countries missionaries have revived their activity but Roman Catholics Orthodox Catholics and Protestants are not being united in the Christian faith they claim to share +Efi bere a Komunism gui wɔ aman bi mu no asɛmpatrɛwfo asan afi wɔn dwumadi ase nanso Roma Katolekfo Ortodoks Katolekfo ne Protestantfo nyɛ biako wɔ Kristofo gyidi a wɔkyerɛ sɛ wɔka ho asɛm kyerɛ no mu +Roman Catholic Croats and Orthodox Serbs form part of Christendom s missionary fruitage +Croatfo a wɔyɛ Roma Katolekfo ne Serbfo a wɔyɛ Ortodoksfo yɛ aba a Kristoman asɛmpatrɛw adwuma no asow no bi +What better illustrates the stigma of being a divided house than that which Christendom bears ? Dɛn na ɛyɛ fie a emu apaapae ho mfatoho sen nea ɛda adi wɔ Kristoman mu no ? +What kind of Christian brothers first raise their guns against one another and then join in turning them on non Christian neighbors ? Kristofo anuanom bɛn na wodi kan totow wɔn ho atuo na afei wɔyɛ biako na wɔtotow wɔn yɔnkonom a wɔnyɛ Kristofo atuo ? +Only counterfeit Christians could be guilty of such unchristian conduct +Matthew John +Atoro Kristofo nkutoo na wobetumi abu saa bra a ɛne Kristosom bɔ abira no +Mateo Yohane +Have all of Christendom s missionaries failed to measure up ? So Kristoman asɛmpatrɛwfo nyinaa adi nkogu ? +Let us continue our investigation by seeing what they accomplished in Asia +Ma yɛntoa yɛn nhwehwɛmu no so bere a yɛhwɛ nea wɔyɛe wɔ Asia no +Read the article in our next issue entitled Christendom s Missionaries Return to Where It All Began +Kenkan asɛm a ɛwɔ nea ɛbɛba no mu a asɛmti no ne sɛ Kristoman Asɛmpatrɛwfo San Kɔ Faako a Wofii Ase Koraa No +Picture on page Kratafa mfonini +Boniface is said to have demonstrated that pagan gods are powerless Wɔkyerɛ sɛ Boniface daa no adi sɛ abosonsomfo anyame nni tumi biara + Credit Line Asɛm Fibea +Picture from the book Die Geschichte der deutschen Kirche und kirchlichen Kunst im Wandel der Jahrhunderte Mfonini a efi nhoma Die Geschichte der deutschen Kirche und kirchlichen Kunst im Wandel der Jahrhunderte mu +Young People Ask +Mmofra Bisa Sɛ +What About Class Trips ? Akwan a Sukuufo Tu Kɔhwehwɛ Mmeaemmeae Nso Ɛ ? + YOU get time off from school +ƐMA wugye w’ahome +You see something new for a change +Wuhu biribi foforo +You get to know your classmates better +Wuhu wo mfɛfo sukuufo yiye +Thus did three German youths explain why they enjoy class trips +Saa na Germanfo mmofra baasa kyerɛkyerɛ nea enti a wɔn ani gye akwan a sukuufo tu kɔhwehwɛ mmeaemmeae ho no mu +Such expeditions are quite popular with young people the world over +Mmofra a wɔwɔ wiase nyinaa ani gye akwantu a ɛtete saa ho yiye +However it isn t only students who think highly of class trips +Nanso ɛnyɛ sukuufo nko na wɔn ani gye akwan a sukuufo tu kɔhwehwɛ mmeaemmeae no ho yiye +A well organized class trip is of real benefit to a youth broadening his horizons and helping him stand on his own feet claims one teacher +Ɔkyerɛkyerɛfo biako ka sɛ Abofra nya nhyehyɛe pa a wɔyɛ ma sukuufo tu kwan kɔhwɛ beae bi no so mfaso kɛse ebue n’adwenem na ɛboa no ma otumi gyina ne nan so +Furthermore the relationship between teacher and class is strengthened +Afei nso ɛhyɛ ɔkyerɛkyerɛfo ne sukuufo no ntam abusuabɔ mu den +There is little question that conscientious teachers and a well mannered class can combine to make a class trip educational and enjoyable +Akyinnye biara nni ho sɛ akyerɛkyerɛfo a wɔyɛ ahwɛyiye ne sukuufo a wobu bra pa betumi abom ayɛ ade ma wɔasua biribi afi kwan a wotu kɔhwɛ beae bi no mu na ayɛ anigye +Nevertheless there may be a number of factors involved that rightly concern Christian youths and their parents +Nanso ebia nneɛma bi ka ho a ɛfata sɛ Kristofo mmofra ne wɔn awofo ma ɛyɛ wɔn ahiasɛm +For example in Germany and other European lands students of both sexes commonly travel together on lengthy class trips +Sɛ nhwɛso no wɔ Germany ne Europa aman afoforo mu no sukuufo mmarima ne mmea nyinaa taa bom tu kwan nna pii kɔhwehwɛ mmeaemmeae +This frequently involves overnight stays away from home +Eyi ntaa mma wɔmmɛda fie +All too often this spells trouble +Eyi taa de ɔhaw ba +Fourteen year old Anna Laura recalls After a few days on the trip things just got out of hand +Anna Laura a wadi mfe dunnan ka sɛ Wɔ nna kakraa bi akyi wɔ akwantu no mu no nneɛma gyee nsam +Even at night we didn t get any peace and quiet +Anadwo mpo na yennya asomdwoe ne ahotɔ biara +Most in the class behaved in a selfish and inconsiderate way +Sukuufo dodow no ara daa pɛsɛmenkominya adi na wɔannwen afoforo ho +What then should you do if you are given the opportunity to go on a class trip ? Ɛnde sɛ wunya hokwan sɛ wo ne sukuufo betu kwan akɔhwɛ beae bi a ɛsɛ sɛ woyɛ w’ade dɛn ? +Counting the Cost Ɛho Akontaa a Wubebu +At Luke Jesus Christ said Who of you that wants to build a tower does not first sit down and calculate the expense to see if he has enough to complete it ? Yesu Kristo kae wɔ Luka sɛ Mo mu hena na ɔpɛ sɛ ɔto abantenten na ɔrentra ase mmu ho akontaa ansa sɛ ɔwɔ nea ɔde betumi awie ? +Before you and your parents decide whether the class trip is something for you carefully examine all that is involved +Ansa na wo ne w’awofo besi gyinae sɛ ebia ɛsɛ sɛ wo ne wo mfɛfo sukuufo tu kwan kɔhwɛ beae bi anaa ɛnsɛ sɛ wokɔ no munsusuw nneɛma a mobɛyɛ wom no ho yiye +Here are some questions to consider Nsemmisa bi a ɛsɛ sɛ mususuw ho ni +Where will the trip take you ? Ɛhe na mubetu kwan no akɔ ? +Whether it involves a day s visit to a nearby museum or a longer trip with overnight stays could make a big difference +Sɛ ebia mode da koro bɛkɔ akɔhwɛ tete nneɛma akorae bi a ɛbɛn anaasɛ akwantu no bɛkyɛ ma moakɔda baabi no betumi ayɛ asɛm a ɛho hia kɛse +In addition if your parents are footing the bill they will want to decide if they can afford it +Bio nso sɛ w’awofo na wɔretua ho ka a wɔbɛpɛ sɛ wosusuw ho sɛ ebia wobetumi atua anaasɛ wontumi +What s on the program ? Nneɛma bɛn na mobɛyɛ ? +If each day is well organized with wholesome and interesting activities this will keep the class occupied and reduce the risk of something going wrong +Sɛ wɔyɛ da biara ho nhyehyɛe yiye a ɛbɛma moanya dwumadi a eye na ɛyɛ anigye mu kyɛfa a eyi bɛma sukuufo no anya biribi ayɛ na atew asiane a ɛwom sɛ wɔbɛyɛ biribi a ɛnteɛ no so +So take a detailed look at the program schedule before deciding about the class trip +Enti hwɛ dwumadi nhyehyɛe no mu yiye ansa na woasi gyinae wɔ kwan a sukuufo no betu akɔhwɛ beae bi no ho +Visiting museums or going on a natural history field trip may be educational +Tete nneɛma akorae anaa abɔde ahorow a mobɛkɔ akɔhwɛ no betumi ama moasua biribi +But experimenting with Yoga and Asiatic religions as was planned for one class trip is hardly appropriate for a Christian +Corinthians +Nanso Yoga ne Asiafo nyamesom a mode mo ho bɛhyem sɛnea wɔyɛɛ ho nhyehyɛe wɔ kwan a sukuufo bi tu kɔhwɛɛ beae bi mu no mfata sɛ Kristoni yɛ +Korintofo +Will there be effective and constant supervision ? So wɔbɛhwɛ mo so yiye bere nyinaa ? +A year old Christian girl named Julia recalls I was in a very well mannered class so Mom and Dad didn t mind my joining the trip +Kristoni abeawa bi a wadi mfe ka sɛ Na m’adesua no mufo abrabɔ ye paa enti anhaw Maame ne Papa sɛ metu kwan no bi +The teachers watched over us very carefully +Akyerɛkyerɛfo no hwɛɛ yɛn so yiye +However such supervision may be rare these days +Nanso mpɛn pii no wontumi nhwɛ mmofra no so saa nnɛ +As one German teacher admits careful and reliable supervision is by no means assured +Sɛnea Germanni kyerɛkyerɛfo bi gye tom no ɛnyɛ nea wobetumi ahwɛ mmofra no so yiye +Indeed one youth boasted after a class trip Once we had outwitted both teachers we did just as we wanted +Nokwarem no abofra biako hoahoaa ne ho wɔ bere a sukuufo tuu kwan kɔhwɛɛ beae bi no akyi sɛ Bere a yɛdaadaa akyerɛkyerɛfo baanu no nyinaa akyi no yɛyɛɛ nea yɛn ankasa yɛpɛ +Some students will make trouble even when teachers do their best to keep them in line +Sɛ akyerɛkyerɛfo yɛ nea wobetumi biara sɛ wɔbɛhwɛ sukuufo no so mpo a ebinom bɛyɛ basabasa +One former teacher recalls The youths found ingenious ways of smuggling in alcohol so searching their rooms was pointless +Obi a anka ɔyɛ ɔkyerɛkyerɛfo ka sɛ Na mmofra no nya nyansa kwan a wɔfa so de mmosa ba hɔ enti na mfaso nni so sɛ yɛbɛhwehwɛ wɔn adan mu +I realized they were drinking a lot of alcohol when one of the girls began to vomit +Mihui sɛ wɔrenom mmosa pii bere a mmeawa no biako fii ase fee no +Clearly it may be very difficult to make sure that a trip will be properly supervised +Ɛda adi pefee sɛ ebetumi ayɛ den yiye sɛ wubehu sɛ wɔbɛhwɛ akwantu bi so yiye +Yet it may spare you much anxiety and embarrassment if you and your parents check carefully what arrangements have been made for supervision +Nanso sɛ wo ne w’awofo hwehwɛ nhyehyɛe a wɔnam so bɛhwɛ akwantu no so mu yiye a ebia wobɛkwati dadwen ne tebea a ɛhaw adwene kɛse +Says Proverbs Shrewd is the one that has seen the calamity and proceeds to conceal himself but the inexperienced have passed along and must suffer the penalty +Mmebusɛm ka sɛ Onitefo hu bɔne a ɛbɛba na ɔde ne ho hintaw na ntetekwaa fa mu na wonya asotwe +How do your schoolmates generally respond to your teachers directions ? Wo mfɛfo sukuufo taa yɛ wɔn ade dɛn wɔ mo akyerɛkyerɛfo akwankyerɛ ahorow ho ? +This will give you a good idea of how they will behave on a school trip +Eyi bɛma woahu sɛnea wɔbɛbɔ wɔn bra wɔ sukuufo akwantu mu yiye +Reportedly one German secondary school had to cut short a three day class trip because unruly students simply ignored the clear and patient instructions of the teachers +Wɔbɔɔ amanneɛ sɛ na ɛsɛ sɛ Germany ntoaso sukuu bi twa wɔn nnansa akwantu bi so efisɛ sukuufo basabasayɛfo buu wɔn ani guu akyerɛkyerɛfo no akwankyerɛ ahorow a emu da hɔ a wɔde mae wɔ boasetɔ mu no so koraa +A young German woman named Stephanie went on such trips in the past and as a result of her experience recommends asking yourself the following questions Are my classmates sensible enough to listen to the teachers ? Germanni abeawa bi a wɔfrɛ no Stephanie tutuu akwan a ɛte saa no bi wɔ bere a atwam no mu na ofi ne suahu mu kamfo kyerɛ sɛ bisabisa wo ho nsɛm a edidi so yi So me mfɛfo sukuufo nim nyansa yiye a ɛbɛma wɔatie akyerɛkyerɛfo no ? +Does the school strive to maintain a good reputation ? So sukuu no bɔ mmɔden sɛ ebekura din pa mu ? +Are the teachers firm enough to provide proper leadership ? So akyerɛkyerɛfo no tumi de wɔn nan si fam yiye de akwankyerɛ pa ma ? +Do the youths take proper morals seriously ? So mmofra no bu abrabɔ pa aniberesɛm ? +Are they into alcohol and drugs ? So wɔnom mmosa ne nnubɔne ? ’ +True Stephanie admits that much depends upon you as a person whether you give in easily or not +Nokwarem no Stephanie gye tom sɛ pii gyina w’ankasa so sɛ ebia woma nneɛma ho kwan ntɛmntɛm anaasɛ wonyɛ saa +But how could you pray that Jehovah not bring you into temptation and then deliberately place yourself in a compromising situation ? Matthew +Nanso wobɛyɛ dɛn atumi abɔ Yehowa mpae sɛ ɔmmfa wo nnkɔ sɔhwɛ mu ’ na afei woahyɛ da de wo ho akɔhyɛ tebea bi a ebetumi ama woagyae nsɛm mu asiesie mu ? Mateo +Seventeen year old Petra thus declined going on the class trip +Enti Petra a wadi mfe dunson ampene sɛ ɔne ne mfɛfo sukuufo betu kwan akɔhwɛ beae bi +I knew what my classmates would be up to she explains +I could see in advance that situations involving alcohol and sex would really put my conscience to the test +Ɔkyerɛkyerɛ mu sɛ Na minim nea me mfɛfo sukuufo no bɛyɛ mitumi dii kan hui sɛ tebea horow a wɔbɛnom mmosa na wɔanya nna mu kyɛfa wom bɛsɔ m’ahonim ahwɛ ankasa +As it turned out five boys undressed a girl and took photos of her which were later passed around the school yard +Sɛnea ɛdaa adi no mmarimaa baanum paa abeawa bi ho na wotwaa no mfonini de kyerɛkyerɛɛ sukuufo no akyiri yi +Will your religious convictions be respected ? So wɔbɛkyerɛ obu ama wo som mu gyidi horow ? +For example young Timon noted Often there is a birthday party which is hard to dodge +Sɛ nhwɛso no abofra Timon kae sɛ Wɔtaa tow awodadi ho pon a ɛyɛ den sɛ wobɛkwati +As one of Jehovah s Witnesses he refuses to participate in such celebrations +Sɛ Yehowa Adansefo mu biako no ɔpow sɛ obedi afahyɛ a ɛte sɛɛ no bi +Would your teachers and classmates respect your point of view in case a celebration like that became part of a class trip ? So akyerɛkyerɛfo ne mfɛfo sukuufo begye adwene a wukura no atom sɛ ɛba sɛ afahyɛ a ɛte sɛɛ bɛyɛ akwantu a mode kɔhwɛ beae bi no fa a ? +To what sort of association will you be exposed ? Fekubɔ bɛn na wubenya mu kyɛfa ? +Christians know that God condemns smoking taking drugs misusing alcohol or indulging in premarital sex +Kristofo nim sɛ Onyankopɔn kasa tia tawanom nnubɔnenom asabow anaa ho a wɔde hyɛ nna a edi aware anim mu +That s why association with youths who practice such things is wisely avoided +Ɛno nti wofi nyansa mu kwati fekuw a wɔne mmofra a wɔyɛ saa nneɛma no bɛbɔ no +Proverbs warns He that is having dealings with the stupid ones will fare badly +Mmebusɛm bɔ kɔkɔ sɛ Nea ɔne nkwasea bɔ no hu amane +On a class trip you spend more time than usual with such youths and this in a relaxed atmosphere +Wo ne mmofra a wɔte sɛɛ bɔ kyɛ wɔ kwan a sukuufo tu kɔhwehwɛ mmeaemmeae no mu sen sɛnea moyɛ daa no na moyɛ eyi bere a moregye mo ahome +Young Andreas put it this way On a class trip you are exposed around the clock to the spirit of the world with all the worldly music and obscene talk +Abofra Andreas ka ho asɛm wɔ saa kwan yi so sɛ Sɛ wo ne sukuufo tu kwan kɔhwehwɛ mmeaemmeae a wuhu wiase no honhom ne ne nnwom ne kasafi awia ne anadwo +Another factor is that it s easy to feel lonely when you are away from home +Ade foforo ne sɛ ɛyɛ mmerɛw sɛ wobɛte nka sɛ woyɛ ankonam bere a woatu kwan no +Class trips have sparked many a teenage romance +Ɔkwan a sukuufo tu no ama mmofra pii de wɔn ho ahyɛ ɔbarima ne ɔbea ntam ayɔnkofa a ɛkɔ akyiri mu +Would there be a risk of your becoming romantically involved with an unbeliever ? So ɛbɛyɛ nea asiane wom sɛ wobɛkyerɛ obi a ɔnyɛ gyidini ho anigye ? +First Corinthians warns Let him that thinks he is standing beware that he does not fall +Korintofo Nhoma a Edi Kan bɔ kɔkɔ sɛ Nea ɛyɛ no sɛ ogyina hɔ nhwɛ yiye na wanhwe ase +And even if you were strong enough to resist temptation could your presence on such a trip be a stumbling block to other Christian youths ? Compare Corinthians +Na sɛ woyɛ den kɛse a wubetumi ako atia sɔhwɛ mpo a so ɔkwan a ɛte sɛɛ a wubetu bi no bɛto Kristofo mmofra afoforo hintidua ? Fa toto Korintofo ho +Fourteen year old Yvonne turned down going on a class ski trip +Yvonne a wadi mfe dunnan no ampene so sɛ ɔne ne sukuufo bɛkɔ akotu mmirika wɔ sukyerɛmma so +She explains I would have spent a whole week with no one but worldly youths and teachers +Ɔkyerɛkyerɛ mu sɛ Anka wiasefo mmofra ne akyerɛkyerɛfo nkutoo na me ne wɔn bɛbɔ dapɛn mu no nyinaa +On top of that the companionship of my brothers the preaching work and the meetings those are things I would really have missed +Bio nso me nuanom fekubɔ asɛnka adwuma ne nhyiam horow eyinom ne nneɛma a anka ɛbɛpa me ti so ankasa +Another reason was the way most youths behave when no one keeps an eye on them +Ade foforo nti a mankɔ ne sɛnea mmofra dodow no ara bɔ wɔn bra bere a obiara nhwɛ wɔn so no +Fully Pleasing God Onyankopɔn a Wobɛsɔ N’ani Koraa +Since class trips normally do not directly involve religion politics or other activities that are forbidden to Christians a student and his parents will have to decide whether such a trip is advisable +Esiane sɛ akwan a sukuufo tu kɔhwehwɛ mmeaemmeae ntaa mfa nyamesom amammuisɛm anaa dwumadi afoforo a Kristofo mmfa wɔn ho nhyem ho tee nti ɛsɛ sɛ sukuuni ne n’awofo na wosi gyinae sɛ ebia ɛbɛyɛ papa sɛ otu kwan a ɛte sɛɛ anaa +Compare Isaiah Revelation +Fa toto Yesaia Adiyisɛm ho +Conditions and circumstances vary from place to place and from one class to another therefore Christians in one area may have to contend with problems different from those in another +Nsɛm tebea gu ahorow wɔ mmeaemmeae ne adesuakuw ahorow mu enti ebia Kristofo a wɔwɔ beae bi behyia ɔhaw ahorow a ɛyɛ soronko wɔ baabi foforo +My mother was familiar with the youths in my class and knew the teacher to be responsible minded +Stephan ka sɛ Na me maame nim m’adesuakuw mu mmofra ne sɛ ɔkyerɛkyerɛfo no ntoto n’asɛyɛde ase +So the class trip was a success remarks Stephan +Enti sukuufo akwantu no kɔɔ so dwoodwoo +But when I got older and the final trip approached the question of my going along was completely different +Nanso bere a minyinii na akwantu a etwa to no bɛnee no na kɔ a me ne wɔn bɛkɔ no yɛ asɛm foforo koraa +Why ? Dɛn ntia ? +He continues Just three years earlier my classmates had been pleasant and respectable +Ɔtoa so sɛ Mfe abiɛsa pɛ a etwaam no na me mfɛfo sukuufo abrabɔ ye na wɔda obu adi +But drugs and immorality had since become part of their everyday life +Nanso na ɔbrasɛe ne nnuru a wɔde di dwuma ɔkwammɔne so abɛyɛ wɔn daa asetram adeyɛ fi saa bere no +So I didn t join the trip +Enti mantu kwan no bi +Incidentally the final trip had to be terminated before it was finished +Nea ɛbae ne sɛ wotwaa akwantu no so +In the final analysis though you and your parents must weigh all the factors involved and make your own decision +Nanso awiei koraa ɛsɛ sɛ wo ne w’awofo susuw nea mobɛyɛ nyinaa ho ansa na w’ankasa woasi gyinae +Make sure that whatever you decide your goal is to walk worthily of Jehovah to the end of fully pleasing him +Colossians +Hwɛ hu sɛ gyinae biara a wubesi no wo botae ne sɛ wobɛnantew sɛnea ɛfata Yehowa na ɛsɔ n’ani koraa +’ Kolosefo +Footnotes Ase hɔ asɛm +See Holidays Why Some Children Do Not Celebrate Them in our November issue +Hwɛ Nnapɔnna Nea Enti a Mmofra Bi Nni wɔ yɛn January de no mu +Picture on page Kratafa mfonini +What sort of association would you be exposed to if you went on an overnight class trip ? Fekubɔ bɛn na wubenya mu kyɛfa sɛ wo ne sukuufo tu kwan kɔ baabi na mokɔda hɔ a ? +Bamboo Organ Philippine Musical Novelty Mpampuro Adakabɛn Philippine Nnwonto mu Anwonwade +BY AWAKE ! EFI NYAN ! +CORRESPONDENT IN THE PHILIPPINES KYERƐWFO A ƆWƆ PHILIPPINES HƆ +ORGANS have existed in one form or another for over years +NNAKABƐN ahorow ahorow na aba wɔ bɛboro mfe a atwam no mu +Techniques for building them have varied but common to all organs are the rows of pipes that are part of the sound producing mechanism +Akwan a wɔfa so yɛ no gu ahorow nanso nnakabɛn nyinaa wɔ adorobɛn a ɛsesa so a ɛboa ma etumi gyigye +These are generally made of wood and metal +Wɔtaa de nnua ne nnade na ɛyɛ eyinom +The organ we wish to tell you about however has pipes primarily made of bamboo +Nanso adakabɛn a yɛpɛ sɛ yɛka ho asɛm kyerɛ wo no wɔ adorobɛn a wɔde mpampuro titiriw na ayɛ +A total of of its sound producing pipes are bamboo +N’adorobɛn a ɛma nnyigyei no mu yɛ mpampuro +The others are metal +Nea aka no yɛ nnade +In addition there are some pipes that are only decorative +Bio nso ɛwɔ adorobɛn bi a wɔde asiesie ho kɛkɛ +How does the bamboo organ work ? Ɔkwan bɛn so na mpampuro adakabɛn yɛ adwuma ? +The principle is the same as for other pipe organs +Ɛyɛ adwuma te sɛ nnakabɛn afoforo a ɛwɔ adorobɛn no ara pɛ +Two types of pipes are used and wind is pumped into them to produce musical sounds +Adorobɛn abien na wɔde di dwuma na wohuw mframa gu mu ma egyigye +Flue pipes with half circle holes close to their points of connection with the console produce sound in much the same manner as a flute +Mframa adorobɛn a ɛwowɔ ntokuru a ɛreyɛ ayɛ nkuruwankuruwa a ɛbemmɛn faako a wɔde asoso adakabɛn no ankasa mu no ma nnigyei sɛnea atɛntɛbɛn yɛ no ara pɛ +Reed pipes with a vibrating element inside produce sound in a manner similar to a clarinet or a saxophone +Demmire adorobɛn a nnade a ɛwosowosow hyehyem ma nnyigyei sɛnea clarinet anaa saxophone yɛ no ara pɛ +The fact that most pipes are made of bamboo gives this organ special acoustical characteristics +Mpampuro a wɔde ayɛ adorobɛn no dodow no ara no ma adakabɛn yi nnyigyei yɛ soronko +Building the Organ Adakabɛn no Yɛ +Construction of this bamboo organ was begun in by a Spanish missionary Diego Cera +Spainni ɔsɛmpatrɛwfo bi Diego Cera na ofii ase yɛɛ mpampuro adakabɛn yi wɔ mu +Why was bamboo used ? Dɛn nti na ɔde mpampuro yɛe ? +Considering the relative poverty of the area perhaps the need to use inexpensive materials was a factor +Ebia ohia kakra a ɛwɔ saa ɔman no mu nti na ɛho hia sɛ ɔde nneɛma a ne bo nyɛ den di dwuma +Moreover the maker of the organ no doubt desired to use appropriate local materials +Afei nso akyinnye biara nni ho sɛ nea ɔyɛɛ adakabɛn no pɛe sɛ ɔde ɛhɔnom nneɛma a ɛfata na ɛyɛ +In bamboos were cut and buried under the sand of the seashore for about a year +Wɔ mu no otwitwaa mpampuro de siee mpoano anhwea mu maa no dii bɛyɛ afe +Those that survived this exposure to insects and the elements were considered of durable quality and used in building the organ +Obuu nea nkoekoemmoa ne wim tebea yi antumi ansɛe no no sɛ ɛno na ɛbɛkyɛ na ɔde yɛɛ adakabɛn no +Over the next several years the various parts of the organ were put together +Mfe pii a edi hɔ no ɔkekaa adakabɛn no afa horow no boboom +When the bulk of it was finished in it was proclaimed the finest and the first of its kind in the country +Bere a owiee ne nyinaa wɔ mu no wɔkaa ho asɛm sɛ nea ɛsen biara ne nea wonnyaa ɛso bi da wɔ ɔman no mu +Surviving Adversity Tebea Bɔne Ano a Agyina +Life for the bamboo organ has not been easy +Tebea no nkɔɔ yiye mmaa mpampuro adakabɛn no +The year saw earthquakes in the town of Las Pinas where the organ is located +Asasewosow sisii wɔ afe mu wɔ Las Pinas kurow a adakabɛn no wɔ no mu +The roof of the building that housed it was destroyed and likely the organ was exposed to the elements for a while +Ɔdan a na esi mu no so pae na ebia wim tebea no kaa adakabɛn no kakra +In an exceptionally strong earthquake caused more damage to the organ +Wɔ mu no asasewosow bi a ano yɛ den mmoroso sɛee adakabɛn no kɛse mpo +Some pipes were replaced but insects ravaged these over a period of time +Wɔsesaa adorobɛn no bi nanso nkoekoemmoa tow hyɛɛ so bere tenten bi +In another catastrophic earthquake badly damaged the building housing the organ and a typhoon struck before the building was completely repaired +Wɔ mu no asasewosow a ano yɛ den foforo sɛee ɔdan a adakabɛn no si mu no kɛse na bere a wonnya nsiesiee dan no nwiei no ahum kɛse bi tui +By then various pieces of the organ were scattered about +Eduu saa bere no na adakabɛn no afa horow bi abɔ apete +Some repairs were attempted over the years but one such attempt resulted in permanent damage +Wɔde mfe pii bɔɔ mmɔden sɛ wobesiesie nanso bere a wɔbɔɔ mmɔden bi sɛ wɔbɛyɛ no ɛsɛee no maa anyɛ sɛnea na ɛte bio +A repairman sawed off portions of the bamboo pipes in order to apply some tuning valves +Obi a na ɔresiesie twitwaa mpampuro adorobɛn no afa bi de mmuaso hyehyeem +This permanently changed the instrument s pitch +Eyi sakraa sɛnea adakabɛn no gyigye no kɛse +And despite the repair efforts the organ continued to deteriorate +Na ɛmfa ho mmɔden a wɔbɔe sɛ wobesiesie adakabɛn no ɛkɔɔ so sɛee +The organ also endured war +Adakabɛn no faa akodi mu nso +Las Pinas was the scene of skirmishes between Filipinos and Spaniards during the late s and between Filipinos and Americans during the Philippine American War +Las Pinas na Philippinesfo ne Spainfo dii ako wɔ mfe no mu na Philippinesfo ne Amerikafo ko no nso sii wɔ hɔ +Nevertheless despite its deterioration records from to indicate that visitors came to see the organ +Nanso ɛmfa ho sɛ adakabɛn no sɛee no kyerɛwtohɔ a wɔyɛe fi kosi no kyerɛ sɛ ahɔho bɛhwɛe +The years to brought the second world war to the Philippines +Afe kosi mu na wiase nyinaa ko a ɛto so abien no baa Philippines +During the Japanese occupation the organ received attention from the Marquess Y +Bere a Japanfo dɔm baa hɔ no Onuonyamfo Y +Tokugawa a relative of Emperor Hirohito +Tokugawa a ɔyɛ Ɔhempɔn Hirohito busuani de n’adwene kɔɔ adakabɛn no so +He arranged for partial repairs but after that very little was done to the instrument for many years +Ɔyɛɛ nhyehyɛe ma wosiesiei kakra nanso ɛno akyi no wɔanyɛ adakabɛn no ho biribi titiriw biara mfe pii +Then in the s a clamor arose for its restoration +Afei wɔ mfe no mu no nkurɔfo kaa ho asɛm denneennen sɛ wɔnsan nsiesie +Of the hundreds of bamboo pipes were missing and were not working +Na mpampuro adorobɛn ɔhaha pii no mu ayerayera na nyɛ adwuma +A bird s nest was found inside one +Wohuu anomaa berebuw wɔ biako mu +Could anything be done to get the organ back to performance standard ? So na biribi wɔ hɔ a wobetumi ayɛ ama adakabɛn no atumi ayɛ adwuma bio ? +Restoration Ne Siesie +The restoration project was started in March a reputable foreign firm being entrusted with the work +Wofii ase siesiei wɔ March mu na amannɔne adwuma bi na wɔde ho adwuma no hyɛɛ wɔn nsa +The pipes were shipped to Japan and the rest of the organ was shipped to Germany +Wɔde adorobɛn no faa po so hyɛn kɔɔ Japan na wɔde adakabɛn no nkae guu hyɛn mu kɔɔ Germany +There a special room was built to simulate the climate of the Philippines +Ɛhɔ na wosii ɔdan soronko bi yɛɛ emu tebea te sɛ Philippines wim tebea no ara pɛ +In this room the restoration work proceeded +Ne siesie no kɔɔ so wɔ saa dan yi mu +The goal was to keep things as close as possible to the original design +Na botae no ne sɛ wɔbɛyɛ ma asɛ mfiase de no sɛnea ebetumi biara +Finally the repairs were finished +Awiei koraa no wosiesie wiei +Pipes repaired in Japan were flown to Germany +Wɔde adorobɛn a wɔasiesie wɔ Japan no faa wimhyɛn baa Germany +The complete organ was reassembled and tested +Wɔhyehyɛɛ adakabɛn mu no bio na wɔsɔ hwɛe +Then on February it delighted the ears of a German audience in a one hour concert +Afei wɔ February no wɔde dii agoru dɔnhwerew biako kyerɛɛ Germanfo bi ma ɛyɛɛ wɔn dɛ +Soon afterward the organ was packed into a dozen crates and all pounds kg of it was shipped back to the Philippines through the courtesy of a Belgian airline +Ɛno akyi pɛɛ no wɔhyehyɛɛ adakabɛn no guu nnaka dummien mu na ɛdenam Belguim wimhyɛn dwumadi bi mmoa so no wɔde ne nyinaa a emu duru yɛ kilogram san kɔɔ Philippines +It received a grand welcome in Las Pinas the town where it would be housed +Wɔde anigye hyiaa no kwan wɔ Las Pinas kurow a na wɔbɛkora so wom no +Thirty thousand watched a parade complete with floats depicting episodes from the history of the instrument +Nnipa mpem aduasa na wɔhwɛɛ nneɛma a wɔde sisii lɔre ahorow mu de yɛɛ adakabɛn no abakɔsɛm ho ɔyɛkyerɛ no +By May the bamboo organ was ready for its inaugural concert +Eduu May no na wɔawie mpampuro adakabɛn no a wobetumi de adi agoru de afi ne dwumadi ase +A German organist was featured along with Filipino musicians as the bamboo organ was reintroduced to the Philippines +Germanni sankubɔfo bi ne Philippinesfo nnwontofo bi bedii agoru maa wɔde yii mpampuro adakabɛn no adi bio wɔ Philippines +Do you appreciate the gift of music that our Creator gave us ? So w’ani sɔ nnwom akyɛde a yɛn Bɔfo no de ama yɛn no ? +Would you like to hear something a little different ? Wobɛpɛ sɛ wote biribi a ɛyɛ soronko kakra ? +If you ever have the opportunity to hear the bamboo organ in Las Pinas you will no doubt enjoy this special Philippine musical novelty +Sɛ ɛba sɛ wunya hokwan tie mpampuro adakabɛn a ɛwɔ Las Pinas no a akyinnye biara nni ho sɛ w’ani begye Philippines nnwonto mu anwonwade soronko yi ho +Watching the World Sikasɛm mu Ahokyere +Economy Woes For the first time since the depression in the s the industrialized countries as well as the developing countries face persistent unemployment says Michel Hansenne general director of the International Labor Organization ILO +Michel Hansenne Amanaman Ntam Adwumayɛfo Ahyehyɛde ILO no panyin ka sɛ Bere a edi kan wɔ mfe no mu ahokyere akyi no aman a anya mfiridwuma mu nkɔanim ne aman a wonnyaa nkɔso pii hyia adwuma a wonnya nyɛ ho nsɛnnennen +According to Jornal da Tarde Thirty percent of the world s labor force about million persons are unemployed or underemployed +Sɛnea Jornal da Tarde kyerɛ no Wiase no mu adwumayɛfo mu ɔha biara mu nkyem aduasa nnipa bɛyɛ ɔpepem nyɛ adwuma anaasɛ wonni adwuma a wɔyɛ daa +Regarding ILO s report on Latin America the Jornal do Brasil comments There has been an alarming increase in the number of what are called precarious workers temporary workers poorly paid in harvesting and processing coffee cutting sugarcane harvesting cotton fruits and vegetables for export +Jornal do Brasil ka ILO amanneɛbɔ a ɛfa Latin Amerika ho no ho asɛm sɛ Wɔn a wɔfrɛ wɔn bere tiaa mu ’ adwumayɛfo adwumayɛfo a wonni adwuma a wɔyɛ no daa wɔn akatua nye a wɔyɛ kɔfe ho adwuma wotwa ahwerew wɔtetew asaawa nnuaba ne fan ahorow ma wɔkɔtɔn wɔ amannɔne no adɔɔso yiye +School Tyranny Sukuu mu Nhyɛso Ntraso +A boy who was expelled from Kobe Municipal Technical Junior College in Japan is petitioning for his right to be educated +Abarimaa bi a wɔpam no fii Kobe Mpɔtam Mmofra Tɛknikal Kɔlege a ɛwɔ Japan mu no de hokwan a ɔwɔ sɛ ɔkɔ sukuu ho adesrɛ ato gua +Because of his religious conscience as one of Jehovah s Witnesses he did not participate in kendo Japanese fencing drills taught as part of physical education +Esiane n’ahonim a egyina ɔsom so sɛ Yehowa Adansefo mu biako nti wamfa ne ho anhyɛ kendo Japanfo afoa akodi ho nsrabɔ a wɔkyerɛkyerɛ sɛ apɔw mu teɛteɛ ho adesua no mu +The school expelled him even though he was a top ranking student despite the low evaluation for physical education +Sukuu no pamoo no bere a wɔkyerɛe sɛ wammɔ mmɔden wɔ apɔw mu teɛteɛ ho adesua mu ɛwom mpo sɛ na ɔwɔ din sɛ sukuuni nhomanimfo kɛse de +It goes against all common sense in school said Professor Tetsuo Shimomura of Tsukuba University in the Yomiuri Shimbun to disciplinarily expel a student for poor schoolwork who has no other problem just because he does not measure up to the passing score by a few points in one specific subject +Ɔdenimfo Tetsuo Shimomura a ɔwɔ Tsukuba Sukuupɔn mu kae wɔ Yomiuri Shimbun mu sɛ Ɛbɔ sukuu mu atɛmpa ’ nyinaa abira sɛ wɔbɛpam sukuuni bi de atwe n’aso wɔ sukuu adesua bi a wammɔ mmɔden wom ho bere a ɔnhaw adwene wɔ ɔkwan foforo biara so na mmom ɛkaa kakraa bi ansa na wanya nea wɔhwehwɛ wɔ adesua biako pɔtee bi mu nti +He called for flexibility and then said What is disturbing in this case is the still deep rooted tyrannical tendencies on the part of the school +Ɔkyerɛe sɛ wɔnyɛ fakaa na afei ɔkae sɛ Nea ɛhaw adwene wɔ asɛm yi mu ne nhyɛso ntraso a ase atim a sukuu no kɔ so yi adi no +Great Moral Failures in History Abrabɔ mu Nkogudi Akɛse a Ɛwɔ Abakɔsɛm Mu + The record of the Vatican in relationship to the Holocaust is one of the great moral failures in history one from which the Catholic Church itself has yet to recover writes columnist James Carroll in The Boston Globe +Sɛnkyerɛwfo James Carroll kyerɛw wɔ The Boston Globe no mu sɛ Edin a Vatican agye wɔ Okunkɛse no mu no yɛ abrabɔ mu nkogudi akɛse a ɛwɔ abakɔsɛm mu no mu biako nea Katolek Asɔre no ankasa ntumi nnii so +To back up his point he lists the following historical data The Lateran Pacts between Mussolini and Pius XI give the Vatican freedom and money and they give needed prestige to Mussolini +Ɔkyerɛw abakɔsɛm mu nokwasɛm a edidi so yi de gyina n’asɛm no akyi Lateran Apam a Mussolini ne Pius XI yɛe no ma Vatican nya ahofadi ne sika na wɔma Mussolini nya edin a ehia no +The Vatican signs a Concordat with Hitler his first international success +Vatican de nsa hyɛɛ ɛne Hitler ntam Apam no ase amanaman ntam nkonim a edi kan a odii +Mussolini invades Abyssinia +Mussolini tu Abyssinia so sa +Catholic bishops bless Italian troops +Katolekfo asɔfo mpanyin hyira Italiafo asraafo +Mussolini decrees an end to the rights of Jews in Italy +Mussolini hyɛ mmara de twa hokwan ahorow a Italy Yudafo wɔ no mu +The pope says nothing +Pope no anka ho hwee +The pope receives reports from Italian army chaplains about the extermination of the Jews +Pope no te Yudafo a wɔretɔre wɔn ase ho asɛm fi asraafo asɔfo hɔ +In his Christmas message he bemoans the fate of unfortunate people killed because of their race but he does not mention Hitler Germany or the death camps +Ogyam nnipa a wɔadi amia ’ a mmusua a wofi mu nti na wokunkum wɔn no wɔ ne Buronya nkrasɛm no mu nanso ɔmmɔ Hitler Germany anaasɛ nnadeban no din +Once again the word Jew is not used +Bio nso ɔmfa asɛmfua Yuda ’ no nni dwuma +Germans begin to round up Jews in Italy even in Rome near the Vatican +Germanfo fi ase kyekyere Yudafo a wɔwɔ Italy wɔ Rome a ɛbɛn Vatican no mpo +The pope is still silent +Pope no anka ho hwee ara +Catholic Church to Repent ? So Ɛsɛ sɛ Katolek Asɔre no Da Ahonu Adi ? +In a letter sent to Catholic cardinals Pope John Paul II has exhorted the church to recognize the errors committed by its men in its name and to repent of them +Wɔ Pope John Paul II krataa a ɔde kɔmaa Katolek asɔfopɔn no mu no otuu Katolek Asɔre no fo sɛ ennye bɔne ahorow a emu nnipa yɛe wɔ ne din mu no ntom na wonnu wɔn ho wɔ ho +The pope admits that coercive methods prejudicial to human rights used by the church were then applied by the totalitarian ideologies of the th century says La Repubblica of Rome +La Repubblica a wotintim wɔ Rome no ka sɛ pope no gye tom sɛ asɔre no de ahunahuna a ɛsɛe hokwan a nnipa wɔ a afeha a ɛto so yi mu kankabi nniso horow de dii dwuma saa bere no dii dwuma +But of what does the Catholic Church need to repent ? Nanso dɛn na ɛho hia sɛ Katolek Asɔre no nu ne ho wɔ ho ? + Of many things confesses Vatican commentator Marco Politi +Vatican nsɛm ho amanneɛbɔfo Marco Politi ka sɛ Wɔ nneɛma pii ho +Of witch hunts of sending heretics to be burned at the stake of the scientists and freethinkers who were threatened with torture of the support of Fascist regimes of the massacres carried out in the New World under the symbol of the Cross not to mention of considering herself the perfect society trustee of absolute power over consciences and of believing at a certain point in history that the pope really was the vicar of Christ a theological blasphemy +Nnipa a wɔne wɔn adwene nhyia a ɔtaa wɔn kyekyeree wɔn ɔsom mu atuatewfo a wɔde wɔn kɔe ma wɔhyew wɔn wɔ dua ho nyansahufo ne wɔn a wɔmpɛ nyamesom a wɔde ayayade hunahunaa wɔn mmoa a wɔde maa Fasistfo nniso horow nnipa pii a wokunkum wɔn wɔ Atɔe Fam wɔ Mmeamudua sɛnkyerɛnne no ase ho sɛ yɛnka ne ho a ebu sɛ ɛne ahyehyɛde a edi mu nea wɔde ahonim so tumi koraa ahyɛ ne nsa ne gyidi a na ɛwɔ bere bi wɔ abakɔsɛm mu sɛ pope no ne Kristo nanmusini nyamekyerɛ mu abususɛm no ho asɛm a +Exodus to Alternative Religion Wogyae Asɔre no Kɔ Foforo +The Church of England is experiencing a mass exodus of clergymen +Asɔfo pii regyae England Asɔre no +Why ? Dɛn ntia ? + The apparent trigger has been the Church of England s controversial decision to ordain female priests reports The Toronto Star +The Toronto Star ka sɛ Nea ɛda adi sɛ ama aba saa ne gyinae a asɛm wɔ ho a England Asɔre no sii sɛ wɔnhyɛ mmea asɔfo no +More than Anglican priests have already fled +Star no ka sɛ Anglikan asɔfo bɛboro agyae asɔre no dedaw +And a stampede of others now appears to be massing claims the Star +Mprempren ɛte sɛ nea afoforo rebegyae +Seven Anglican bishops and more than priests are looking into the possibility of joining the Catholic Church +Anglikan asɔfo mpanyin baason ne asɔfo bɛboro rehwehwɛ sɛnea wobetumi akɔdɔm Katolek Asɔre no mu +Since World War I support of the Church of England has gradually decreased +Efi Wiase Ko I reba no mmoa a wɔde ma England Asɔre no so atew nkakrankakra +In England of the million who profess to be baptized Anglicans only one million attend Sunday services +Wɔ England no nnipa ɔpepem a wɔkyerɛ sɛ wɔyɛ Anglikanfo a wɔabɔ wɔn asu no mu ɔpepem biako pɛ na wɔkɔ asɔre Kwasida +Difficult times lie ahead +Mmere a emu yɛ den reba +The exodus from the church will likely continue +Ɛda adi sɛ wɔbɛkɔ so agyae asɔre no +Staggering Cost of Crime Ɛka Kɛse a Wɔbɔ wɔ Nsɛmmɔnedi Ho +A recent report by the Australian Institute of Criminology revealed that the cost of crime in Australia amounts to billion each year +Amanneɛbɔ bi a Nsɛmmɔnedi ho Adesuabea a ɛwɔ Australia de too gua daa no adi sɛ ɛka a wɔbɔ wɔ nsɛmmɔnedi ho wɔ Australia no yɛ dɔla ɔpepepem afe biara +This represents almost for every man woman and child in Australia +Eyi kyerɛ sɛ ɔbarima ɔbea ne abofra biara a ɔwɔ Australia no tua +A spokesman quoted in the Sydney newspaper Sunday Telegraph said that the most costly form of crime is fraud accounting possibly for almost billion a year +Ɔkasamafo bi a wɔfaa n’asɛm kae wɔ Sydney atesɛm krataa Sunday Telegraph mu no kae sɛ nsɛmmɔnedi a wɔbɔ ho ka sen biara ne amimdi ɛreyɛ adu dɔla ɔpepepem afe biara +Other cost estimates murder million a year drug offenses million breaking and entering million and surprisingly shoplifting up to +billion +Ɛka afoforo ho akontaabu ni awudi dɔla ɔpepem nnuru a wɔde di dwuma ɔkwammɔne so dɔla ɔpepem adan a wobu n’apon ani kɔ mu dɔla ɔpepem ne nea ɛyɛ nwonwa no aguadidan mu korɔnbɔ bɛyɛ dɔla ɔpepepem +The report concluded with the comment that the cost of crime is rising steadily +Amanneɛbɔ no de asɛm no baa awiei sɛ ɛka a wɔrebɔ wɔ nsɛmmɔnedi ho no rekɔ so bere nyinaa +A Battered World Wiase a Wɔasɛe No +As began the world was being battered by wars according to a report from the Political Institute at the University of Hamburg Germany +Sɛnea Amammuisɛm ho Adesuabea a ɛwɔ Hamburg Sukuupɔn mu wɔ Germany kyerɛ no bere a fii ase no na akodi resɛe wiase no +Commenting on the report the Ecumenical Press Service writes that wars were waged in Asia in Africa in Latin America and in Europe +Ɔsom mu Biakoyɛ Nsɛm ho Amanneɛbɔ Adwuma reka amanneɛbɔ no ho asɛm no ɛkyerɛw sɛ na wɔredi ako wɔ Asia wɔ Afrika wɔ Latin Amerika ne wɔ Europa +The Institute also found that during the s the yearly average number of wars stood at +Adesuabea no hui nso sɛ sɛ wɔkyekyem pɛpɛɛpɛ a na akodi a ɛrekɔ so wɔ mfe no mu dodow yɛ +In the s it climbed to and today that number has nearly doubled +Ebeduu wɔ mfe no mu na nnɛ aka kakraa bi na saa dodow no abu abɔ ho +More Watching Less Reading Wɔhwɛ Pii Wɔnkenkan Ade Pii +Why do schoolchildren who watch a lot of television lose interest in reading ? Dɛn nti na sukuufo mmofra a wɔhwɛ television pii nkyerɛ akenkan ho anigye bio no ? +After studying the behavior of Dutch elementary school children during the last three years researcher C +Bere a nhwehwɛmufo C +M +M +Koolstra found two reasons +Koolstra yɛɛ mmofra a wɔkɔ mfitiase sukuu wɔ Netherlands ho nhwehwɛmu wɔ mfe abiɛsa a atwam ni mu no ohuu nneɛma abien a enti ama aba saa +By watching much television children lose their pleasure in reading and lessen their ability to concentrate +Sɛ mmofra hwɛ television pii a ɛmma wɔnkyerɛ akenkan ho anigye na wontumi mfa wɔn adwene nsi nea wɔkenkan no so kɛse +For frequent television watchers reports a news release from Leiden University in the Netherlands it becomes gradually harder to grasp what they are reading and to keep their mind focused on the page in front of them +Wɔn a wɔtaa hwɛ television fam no amanneɛbɔ a efi Leiden Sukuupɔn a ɛwɔ Netherlands no mu kyerɛ sɛ ɛkɔ so yɛ den ma wɔn sɛ wɔbɛte nea wɔkenkan no ase na wɔde wɔn adwene asi kratafa a ɛda wɔn anim no so +Before long they push their book aside and reach for the TV s remote control +Ɛnkyɛ na wɔapia nhoma no ato nkyɛn akɔfa ade a wɔde bue TV no +The researcher also found that the type of programs made no difference +Nhwehwɛmufo no hui nso sɛ sɛnea ɛso dwumadi te nsakra tebea no +Whether the children were watching a lot of comedy children s programs drama or informative programs the result was the same a decline in reading +Sɛ ebia mmofra no rehwɛ dwumadi a wɔde yi aseresɛm dwumadi a wɔyɛ ma mmofra drama anaasɛ nea wosua biribi fi mu no ade koro no ara na efi mu ba wɔn akenkan kɔ fam +Promoting Deserts and Ill Health Wɔrema Anhweatam ne Akwahosan a Ɛsɛe Atrɛw +Although percent of Tanzania s poor rural population desperately needs wood fuel for cooking heating and lighting each year acres ha of scarce woodland is cut down for curing the country s tobacco crop reports Synergy the newsletter from the Canadian Society for International Health +Synergy atesɛm krataa a efi Amanaman ntam Akwahosan Ahyehyɛde a ɛwɔ Canada ka sɛ ɛwom sɛ ahiafo a wɔtete Tanzania nkuraase ɔha biara mu nkyem hia ogya a wɔde bɛnoa aduan ɛbɛma wɔn ɔhyew ne hann yiye de nanso afe biara wobu kwae nhama mu nnua de how ɔman no tawa +It is indeed paradoxical that we are felling valuable trees and creating deserts in order to gain foreign exchange from tobacco exports comments Professor W +Ɔdenimfo W +L +L +Kilama director general of Tanzania s National Institute for Medical Research +Kilama Tanzania Ɔman Aduruyɛ Nhwehwɛmu Adesuabea no panyin ka sɛ Ɛyɛ nwonwa sɛ yɛrebu nnua a ɛsom bo na yɛredan nsase anhweatam na ama yɛanya amannɔne sika afi tawa a yɛtɔn no amannɔne mu +It is equally paradoxical he adds that developing countries are producing tobacco that is promoting ill health +Ɔde ka ho sɛ Ɛyɛ nwonwa saa ara sɛ aman a wonnyaa nkɔso pii redua tawa a ɛma akwahosan a ɛsɛe trɛw +Sex Crimes on the Increase Nna mu Nsɛmmɔnedi Redɔɔso +Sex crimes rape incest and child abuse once deemed a problem of the Western world are apparently on the increase in some African lands +Nna mu nsɛmmɔnedi mmonnaato mogyafra ne mmonnaa a wɔto mmofra a kan na wobu sɛ ɛyɛ ɔhaw a ɛwɔ Atɔe Fam aman mu no redɔɔso wɔ Afrika aman bi mu +In recent months media coverage of sex crimes has become frequent +Wɔtaa ka nna mu nsɛmmɔnedi ho asɛm wɔ nsɛm ho amanneɛbɔ mu wɔ nnansa yi asram no mu +The Times of Zambia reported that a year old man was given a five year jail term and ordered to receive six strokes of the cane for having sex with his year old daughter +Times of Zambia bɔɔ amanneɛ sɛ wɔde ɔbarima bi a wadi mfe too afiase mfe anum na wɔhyɛe sɛ wɔmmɔ no mmaa asia wɔ ne babea a wadi mfe a ɔne no dae no ho +He was found to have abused the girl after his wife left him following a quarrel +Wohui sɛ ɔtoo ne ba no mmonnaa bere a ne yere gyaw ne hɔ wɔ ntɔkwaw bi a wɔkoe akyi +The girl is reported to have disowned her father during the court hearing +Wɔbɔ amanneɛ sɛ abeawa no paa ne papa bere a wɔredi asɛm no wɔ asennibea no +China s Rising Population Chinafo a Wɔredɔɔso +The number of people in China will reach +billion this year reported the official Chinese news agency Xinhua +China aban nsɛm ho amanneɛbɔ adwuma Xinhua bɔɔ amanneɛ sɛ nnipa a wɔwɔ China no dodow bedu ɔpepepem +afe yi +Despite China s strict family planning policy that promotes a maximum of one child per family the population rise to +billion came six years earlier than population planners had expected +Wɔ China awo ho nhyehyɛe a ɛyɛ katee a ɛkamfo kyerɛ sɛ ɛsɛ sɛ abusua biara nya ɔba biako nyinaa akyi no emu nnipa duu ɔpepepem +mfe asia ansa na bere a wɔn a wɔyɛ ɔman no mu nnipa dodow ho nhyehyɛe hwɛɛ kwan sɛ ebedu saa no reso +The news agency suggested two reasons for the increase First many rural women are willing to pay the fine imposed for having more than one child +Nsɛm ho amanneɛbɔ adwuma no kyerɛɛ nneɛma abien a enti ama wɔadɔɔso no Nea edi kan ne sɛ mmea a wɔtete nkuraase no pii wɔ ɔpɛ sɛ wobetua ka a wɔbɔ wɔn wɔ mmofra a wɔboro biako a wɔwo wɔn no ho +Second migrant workers who move to cities from rural areas are able to evade the family planning controls that regulate births in settled areas +Nea ɛto so abien ne sɛ adwumayɛfo a wotu fi nkuraase bɛtra nkurow akɛse mu no tumi bu mmara a ɛmma wɔnwo pii wɔ mmeae a wɔtete no so a wonhu +From Our Readers Efi Yɛn Akenkanfo Hɔ +New Age Thank you very much for the series on the New Age movement +Awo Ntoatoaso Foforo Meda mo ase yiye wɔ mo nsɛm ahorow a ɛfa Awo Ntoatoaso Foforo ahyehyɛde ho no ho +March Formerly I probed into information on UFO s extraterrestrial life and reincarnation +March Engiresi de Mmere bi a atwam no mehwehwɛɛ nneɛma a etu fa wim a wonhu no suban okyinnsoromma afoforo so asetra ne obi a owu ma wɔsan wo no ho nsɛm mu +I followed courses in Yoga and meditation and received therapy involving hypnotism +Misuaa Yoga ne nneɛma ho adwennwen ho ade na wɔnam kaberekyerɛ so saa me yare +Eventually I ran into serious spiritual mental emotional and physical problems and even came under the grip of the demons +Awiei koraa no mihyiaa honhom adwene nkate ne honam fam ɔhaw ahorow a emu yɛ den na adaemone nyaa me so nkɛntɛnso mpo +The Utopia I so strongly longed for seemed further away than ever +Na ɛte sɛ nea me ne asetra a biribiara kɔ so pɛpɛɛpɛ wom a na mewɔ ɔpɛ a emu yɛ den sɛ menya no ntam kwan reware sen bere biara a atwam +Five and a half years later I am now serving Jehovah and have been liberated from the darkness of the New Age movement +Mfe anum ne fa akyi no meresom Yehowa mprempren na wɔagye me afi Awo Ntoatoaso Foforo ahyehyɛde sum no mu +E +E +D +Netherlands D +Netherlands +Prior to becoming a Christian I was involved with the New Age thinking and way of life +Ansa na merebɛyɛ Kristoni no na midi Awo Ntoatoaso Foforo nsusuwii ne asetra kwan akyi +Recently my younger sister has expressed the desire to become involved with a group of New Age advocates +Me nuabea kumaa ada no adi nnansa yi sɛ ɔpɛ sɛ ɔne Awo Ntoatoaso Foforo kuw bi bɔ +So I went over this article with her +Enti me ne no kenkan asɛm yi +She was alarmed at the obvious connection the New Age has with mysticism and the occult +Sɛnea ɛda adi pefee sɛ Awo Ntoatoaso Foforo no de wɔn ho hyɛ ahonhonsɛmdi mu no ma osuroe +Now she is determined to stay away from New Age thinking +Mprempren wasi ne bo sɛ ɔbɛtwe ne ho afi Awo Ntoatoaso Foforo nsusuwii ho +L +L +S +England S +England +Your article started off well +Mufii mo asɛm no ase yiye +Shortly thereafter though you state that to earthling man his way does not belong +Nanso bere tiaa bi akyi no moka sɛ onipa kwan nni ne nsam +Finally you state that New Age beliefs can only bring more darkness +Awiei koraa moka sɛ Awo Ntoatoaso Foforo no betumi de esum pii aba +Are you saying that we should abandon all idealistic viewpoints and just hope everything works out all right ? So moreka sɛ ɛsɛ sɛ yɛpow nsusuwii pa nyinaa na yɛhwɛ kwan kɛkɛ sɛ biribiara bɛyɛ yiye ? +Just how is it that you come to the conclusion that it is not man s place to try to make a better world for himself ? Ɛyɛɛ dɛn koraa na mutumi ka sɛ enni onipa nsam sɛ ɔbɛbɔ mmɔden sɛ obenya wiase a eye ama ne ho ? +A +A +L +United States L +United States +It is the Bible not Awake ! that says to earthling man his way does not belong +Ɛyɛ Bible no na ɛnyɛ Nyan ! na ɛka sɛ onipa kwan nni ne nsam +Human efforts to bring about a New Age are thus futile +Yeremia Enti mmɔden ahorow a nnipa bɔ sɛ wɔde Awo Ntoatoaso Foforo bɛba no yɛ kwa +Even so true Christians do not ignore today s problems +Ɛwom sɛ ɛte saa mpo de nanso nokware Kristofo mmu wɔn ani ngu ɔhaw ahorow a ɛwɔ hɔ nnɛ no so +By teaching others the principles of God s Word Jehovah s Witnesses have helped millions to benefit themselves economically physically and spiritually +Yehowa Adansefo nam Onyankopɔn Asɛm mu nnyinasosɛm ahorow a wɔde kyerɛkyerɛ afoforo no so aboa ɔpepem pii ma ɛde mfaso abrɛ wɔn ankasa ’ wɔ sika honam ne honhom fam +At the same time we point others to the real hope of a coming new heavens and a new earth something that God not man will bring about +ED +Yesaia Mateo Bere koro no ara yɛtwe afoforo adwene si anidaso ankasa a ɛfa ɔsoro foforo ne asase foforo bi a ɛreba ho so biribi a Onyankopɔn na ɔde bɛba na ɛnyɛ onipa +Petro SM +Double Life Your articles on leading a double life December and January and motivated our year old son to reveal a sin he was involved in for over four years +Asetra Akwan Abien Mo asɛm a ɛfa asetra akwan abien December Engiresi de ne March ne April ho no kanyan yɛn babarima a wadi mfe no ma ɔdaa bɔne bi a na wayɛ bɛboro mfe anan adi +To all outward appearances he seemed to be making fine spiritual progress +Sɛ wohwɛ nea ɔyɛ nyinaa a ɛte sɛ nea na ɔrenya nkɔso pa wɔ honhom mu +We were deeply shocked and repulsed by this sin but we were able to react in a loving and forgiving manner because of your articles +Bɔne yi maa yɛn ho dwiriw yɛn kɛse na yɛhawee nanso mo nsɛm no nti yetumi daa ɔdɔ ne fafiri adi +J +J +P +United States P +United States +I stopped associating with the Christian congregation for more than a year +Me ne Kristofo asafo no gyaee bɔ bɛboro afe biako +But those articles were truly encouraging and full of love +Nanso na saa nsɛm no hyɛ nkuran na ɔdɔ ayɛ mu ma +As you said the first step was to approach Jehovah in prayer +Sɛnea mokae no ade a edi kan a ɛsɛ sɛ woyɛ ne sɛ wobɛbɛn Yehowa wɔ mpaebɔ mu +It s very hard but it has brought me great blessings +Ɛyɛ den yiye nanso ama manya nhyira pii +M +M +G +France G +France +Youths Resist Blood Transfusions I am years old and I have just read the series Youths Who Put God First +Mmofra Ko Tia Mogya a Wɔde Ma Madi mfe na mekenkan nsɛm a ɛne Mmofra a Wɔde Onyankopɔn Di Kan no wiei nkyɛe +May I was very impressed by the courage that these young Christian brothers and sisters showed facing death with such confidence in Jehovah and in the resurrection +June M’ani gyee akokoduru a saa Kristofo mmarimaa ne mmeawa yi daa no adi bere a wɔde Yehowa ne owusɔre no mu ahotoso gyinaa owu ano no ho yiye +Their courage and faith in Jehovah made me weep with joy +Akokoduru ne gyidi a wɔwɔ wɔ Yehowa mu maa mede anigye sui +B +B +C +C +R +Spain R +Spain +A Warm Water Seal ? So Sukraman A Ɔtra Nsu A Ɛnyɛ Nwini Mu Wɔ Hɔ ? +SEALS are often depicted in the icy white expanses of Arctic or Antarctic waters +WƆKA asukraman ho asɛm mpɛn pii sɛ wɔte nsu tɛtrɛɛ fitaa a nsukyenee wom a ɛwɔ Arctic anaa Antarctic no mu +But did you know that some seals can thrive in a temperate climate basking on the sand of deserted beaches ? Nanso na wunim sɛ asukraman binom tumi tra baabi a ɛhɔ nyɛ nwini pii a wɔto awia wɔ anhwea a ɛwɔ mpoano a obiara nte hɔ bio so ma ɛyɛ yiye ? +Meet the Mediterranean monk seal +Momma yɛnhwɛ Mediteranea Po mu sukraman kokorani no +Measuring up to feet +m in length this warm water seal has short thick hair covered with dark patches with a whitish belly and breast +Sukraman yi a otumi tra nsu a ɛnyɛ nwini mu a ne tenten tumi du mita +no ho nhwi yɛ ntiantia pipiripii a emu asisi tuntum na ne yafunu ne ne koko so nhwi yɛ fitaa +These distinctive colors similar to the habit of some religious orders may explain its name +Ebia saa kɔla soronko yi a ɛte sɛ nyamesomfo bi ntade a wɔhyɛ no bɛma yeate ne din no ase +Several Bible passages mention a skin called ta chash in Hebrew which covered the tabernacle and utensils in the sanctuary +Bible afa pii ka aboa nhoma bi a wɔfrɛ no ta chash wɔ Hebri kasa mu a na ɛkata ahyiae ntamadan no ne kronkronbea no mu anwinne so no ho asɛm +Some experts suggest that ta chash refers to sealskin +Animdefo bi susuw sɛ ta chash yɛ sukraman nhoma +Could it be the skin of the Mediterranean monk seal ? So ebetumi aba sɛ ɛyɛ Mediteranea Po mu sukraman kokorani no nhoma ? +The presence of this animal in ancient Mediterranean waters makes this supposition valid +Saa aboa yi a ɔwɔ tete Mediteranea Po mu no ma osusuka yi fata +Ancient folklore attributed special powers to the monk seal +Atetesɛm kyerɛ sɛ sukraman kokorani no wɔ tumi soronko bi +Its skin some believed could ward off bolts of lightning and prevent hail from falling on cultivated fields +Ebinom gye di sɛ ne nhoma no tumi ma ɔsraman man fa nkyɛn na ɛmma asukɔtweaa ntɔ ngu mfuw so +By either standing on end or lying flat the hairs of the sealskin were said to indicate the onset or imminent conclusion of a thunderstorm +Wɔkyerɛ sɛ wɔnam sukraman ho nhwi a ɛsɔresɔre gyina anaasɛ ɛdeda no so tumi kyerɛ sɛ ahum bi rebetu anaasɛ ɛrebegyae +Because of its supposed powers the monk seal was almost driven to extinction by merciless hunters +Esiane sɛ na wosusuw sɛ sukraman kokorani no wɔ tumi nti anka abɔmmɔfo atirimɔdenfo reyɛ atɔre n’ase +Recently however it has been sighted in the sea around east central Sardinia +Nanso nnansa yi wɔahu no wɔ ɛpo a ɛbɛn Sardinia apuei fam mfinimfini no mu +When harmony between man and animal is reestablished in God s new world the Mediterranean monk seal will undoubtedly repossess tranquil and peaceful beaches where it will be able to bask in the sun unthreatened by greedy humans +Isaiah +Sɛ asomdwoe san ba onipa ne aboa ntam wɔ Onyankopɔn wiase foforo no mu a akyinnye biara nni ho sɛ Mediteranea Po mu sukraman kokorani no bɛsan abɛtra mpoano a asomdwoe ne dwoodwoo wɔ baabi a ɔbɛto awia a nnipa adifudepɛfo renyi no hu +Yesaia +Picture Credit Line on page Kratafa mfonini +Panos Dendrinos HSSPMS Panos Dendrinos HSSPMS +Awake ! Nyan ! +Offers Real Solutions De Ɔhaw Ano Aduru Ankasa Ma +That is what a reader in Vinton Iowa U +S +A +likes about Awake ! Ɛno ne nea ɔkenkanfo bi a ɔwɔ Vinton Iowa U +S +A +pɛ wɔ Nyan ! +Opening with the salutation Dear Editor she said ho +Bere a ɔde asɛm ɛne Samufo Pa fii n’asɛm ase no ɔkae sɛ + I am writing to express my appreciation for the timely articles in Awake ! Merekyerɛw mo de akyerɛ m’anisɔ wɔ Nyan ! +magazine +nsɛmma nhoma no mu nsɛm a ɛba wɔ ne bere mu no ho +I am impressed with each issue I receive and am constantly reminded of the superior quality of the articles in this magazine +M’ani gye nea ɛba biara a me nsa ka ho na mekae mfaso a ɛkyɛn so a ɛwɔ emu nsɛm no mu no bere nyinaa +Many magazines are very disheartening to read or look over simply because there is so much bad news in the world today +Esiane sɛ nsɛm a ɛnyɛ anigye pii wɔ wiase nnɛ nti ɛyɛ akomatu kɛse sɛ wobɛkenkan nsɛmma nhoma ahorow pii anaasɛ wubebuebue mu kɛkɛ +On the other hand while Awake ! Nanso bere a Nyan ! +always deals with subjects of current interest and importance to us all the approach is unique +ka nsɛm a ɛho hia ma nnipa nyinaa a ɛresisi ho asɛm no ɔkwan a ɛfa so ka ho asɛm no yɛ soronko +Readers can always be certain to find that Awake ! Akenkanfo betumi anya awerɛhyem bere nyinaa sɛ wobehu sɛ Nyan ! +offers the hope of a real and lasting solution to universal problems by encouraging trust in the Bible s promises and directing attention to the Bible as the authority and not in differing or subjective opinions of humans +ma wonya amansan yi haw ahorow no ano aduru ankasa a ɛtra hɔ daa ho anidaso denam Bible no bɔhyɛ ahorow a wɔde wɔn ho bɛto so no ho nkuranhyɛ a ɛde ma ne adwene a ɛtwe kɔ Bible no so sɛ ɛne nea nsɛm no gyina so na ɛnyɛ abirabɔsɛm anaa nnipa nsusuwii ahorow a ɛyɛ adaeso no so +Over the years I have truly enjoyed reading Awake ! M’ani agye Nyan ! akenkan ho ankasa mfe pii +The most worthwhile reading for all of us is that which gives an honest approach to improving life while maintaining a positive outlook on the future +Akenkan a ɛsom bo ma yɛn nyinaa sen biara ne nea ɛma yehu ɔkwampa a yɛbɛfa so ama asetra anya nkɔso na bere koro no ara yɛanya daakye ho anidaso +Thank you for helping your readers to see what is important +Meda mo ase sɛ moboa mo akenkanfo ma wohu nneɛma a ɛho hia +If you would like a copy of Awake ! Sɛ wobɛpɛ sɛ wo nsa ka Nyan ! +mailed to your home please write to Watchtower Columbia Heights Brooklyn New York or to the appropriate address listed on page +no bi a yɛsrɛ wo kyerɛw Watch Tower Society P +O +Box Accra anaa address a wɔahyehyɛ wɔ kratafa no mu nea ɛfata +Sarajevo From to Sarajevo Efi Besi +BY AWAKE ! EFI NYAN ! +CORRESPONDENT IN SWEDEN KYERƐWFO A ƆWƆ SWEDEN HƆ +Eighty years have passed since those ill fated shots on June in Sarajevo +Mfe aduɔwɔtwe atwam fi bere a wɔtotow saa atuo a ɛde amanehunu bae wɔ June mu wɔ Sarajevo no +The shots killed Archduke Francis Ferdinand and his wife Archduchess Sophie and then the enmity between Austria Hungary and Serbia escalated into World War I +Atuo a wɔtotowee no kum Ɔheneba Francis Ferdinand ne ne yere Ɔheneba Yere Sophie na afei ɛmaa Austria Hungary ne Serbia ntam ɔtan no yɛɛ kɛse ma ɛdanee Wiase Ko I +Of the million young men who were sent out to the battlefields some million never returned +Mmerante ɔpepem a wɔma wɔkɔɔ ɔko no mu bɛyɛ ɔpepem ansan amma bio +Including civilian casualties a total of million persons were killed +Nnipa ɔpepem a wɔn a wɔnyɛ asraafo ka ho wuwui +Some still talk about the outbreak of that war in August as the time when the world went mad +Ebinom da so ara ka saa ɔko a efii ase August no ho asɛm sɛ bere a wiase no bɔɔ dam +ONCE again shots have been echoing throughout Sarajevo +WƆRETOTOW atuo bio wɔ Sarajevo nyinaa +And not only in Sarajevo but also in several of the six republics of the former federation of Yugoslavia +Ɛnyɛ Sarajevo nko na mmom kan Yugoslavia adehyeman no aman asia no pii nso mu +The book Jugoslavien Ett land i upplosning Yugoslavia A Land in Disintegration states It is a civil war where neighbor fights neighbor +Nhoma Jugoslavien Ett land i upplosning Yugoslavia Ɔman a Ɛrebɔ ka sɛ Ɛyɛ ɔmanko a ofipamfo ne ofipamfo ko +Long standing grudges and suspicious attitudes have grown into hate +Afoforo ho menasepɔw ne nneyɛe ho adwene a ɛnteɛ a atra hɔ akyɛ ayɛ kɛse ma adan ɔtan +This hate has led to fighting and the fighting to more killing and more destruction +Ɔtan yi ama wɔreko na ɔko no ama wɔrekunkum nnipa sɛe nneɛma pii +It is like a vicious circle or rather a spiral of growing hate suspicion and killing +Ɛte sɛ ɔhaw a ɛkɔ so bere nyinaa anaasɛ ɔtan afoforo ho adwemmɔne ne nnipakum a ɛrenya nkɔanim bere nyinaa mmom +When battles broke out in Yugoslavia in June it was not surprising that many people remembered the shots fired in Sarajevo in June +Ɛnyɛ nwonwa sɛ bere a wofii ase koe wɔ Yugoslavia wɔ June mu no nnipa pii kaee atuo a wɔtotowee wɔ Sarajevo wɔ June mu no +Would this new conflict lead to the same devastating results ? So ɔko foforo yi bɛsɛe nneɛma te sɛ kan de no ? +Would peace in Europe be threatened ? So ebetumi asɛe asomdwoe a ɛwɔ Europa no ? +Could the ethnic cleansing deliberate killing and expulsion of a racial political or cultural group program spread to other parts of the world ? So mmusua asetɔre abusua amammui anaa ɔman bi mu nnipakuw a wɔhyɛ da kunkum wɔn na wɔpam wɔn fi baabi a wɔte dwumadi no betumi atrɛw akɔ wiase no mmeae afoforo ? +International pressure has been exerted to try to put an end to the fighting +Aman horow de nhyɛso aba wɔn so de abɔ mmɔden sɛ wɔbɛma wɔagyae ɔko no +But what really lies behind the troubles in the former Yugoslavia ? Nanso dɛn ankasa na ɛde ɔhaw ahorow a ɛwɔ kan Yugoslavia no ba ? +Do recent events in Sarajevo have anything to do with the assassination in ? So nsɛm a asisi nnansa yi wɔ Sarejevo no ne awu a wodii wɔ mu no wɔ abusuabɔ bi ? +Yugoslavia and World War I Yugoslavia ne Wiase Ko I +The conflicts are not new +Akodi no nyɛ ade foforo +At the very start of this century the Balkan Peninsula was spoken of as the restless corner of Europe +Wɔkaa Balkan Supɔw no ho asɛm wɔ afeha yi mfiase pɛɛ sɛ Europa beae a basabasayɛ wɔ +Jugoslavien Ett land i upplosning says It is a question of the disintegration of a union where tension has been growing for a very long time +Jugoslavien Ett land i upplosning ka sɛ Nea yɛredi ho dwuma no yɛ nkabom bi a ɛregu a ɔtan reyɛ kɛse wom bere tenten ni +In actual fact the conflicts were already there when the Kingdom of Serbia Croatia and Slovenia Yugoslavia s former name was created at the end of World War I +Nokwarem no na wɔreko dedaw bere a wɔhyehyɛɛ Serbia Croatia ne Slovenia Yugoslavia kan din Ahemman no wɔ Wiase Ko I awiei no +Some historical background will help us to see how present day conflicts go back to World War I +Ɛho abakɔsɛm bi bɛboa yɛn ma yɛahu sɛnea akodi a ɛrekɔ so nnɛ no fii ase wɔ Wiase Ko I no mu +History tells us that at the time of the assassination of Francis Ferdinand in the South Slavic countries of Slovenia Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina were provinces in the Austro Hungarian Empire +Abakɔsɛm kyerɛ yɛn sɛ bere a wokum Francis Ferdinand wɔ mu no na Slavfo Kesee Fam aman a ɛne Slovenia Croatia ne Bosnia ne Herzegovina yɛ Austro Hungary Ahemman no mu amantam +Serbia on the other hand was an independent kingdom and had been so since powerfully supported by Russia +Nanso na Serbia yɛ ahemman a ɛde ne ho na na ɛte saa fi a na Russia gyina n’akyi denneennen +Many Serbs however lived in the provinces dominated by Austria Hungary and Serbia therefore wanted Austria Hungary to give up all occupied areas on the Balkan Peninsula +Nanso na Serbiafo pii te amantam a ɛhyɛ Austria Hungary ase mu ma enti na Serbia pɛ sɛ Austria Hungary yi wɔn nsa fi Balkan Supɔw no afa horow a wodi so no nyinaa so +Even though conflicts existed between Croatia and Serbia they were united in one wish to rid themselves of the detested foreign masters +Ɛwom sɛ na ntawntawdi wɔ Croatia ne Serbia ntam de nanso na wɔn nyinaa pɛ ade biako sɛ wɔbɛde wɔn ho afi wɔn amannɔne awuranom a wokyi wɔn no ho +Nationalists dreamed of uniting all South Slavs into one kingdom +Amampɛfo pɛe sɛ wɔbɛka Kesee Fam Slavfo nyinaa abom ayɛ wɔn ahemman biako +The Serbs were the strongest driving force in the formation of such an independent state +Na Serbiafo ne wɔn a wɔhyɛ ɔman a ɛte sɛɛ a ɛwɔ ahofadi a wɔbɛhyehyɛ no akyi denneennen +At that time the reigning emperor Francis Joseph was years old +Saa bere no na ɔhempɔn a ɔredi tumi Francis Joseph adi mfe +Soon Archduke Francis Ferdinand was to become the new emperor +Na ɛnkyɛ na Ɔheneba Francis Ferdinand abɛyɛ ɔhempɔn foforo no +The Serbian nationalists saw Francis Ferdinand as an obstacle to their realizing the dream of a South Slavic kingdom +Serbiafo amampɛfo no buu Francis Ferdinand sɛ osiw wɔn kwan wɔ Kesee Fam Slavfo ahemman a wobenya no ho +Some young students in Serbia were obsessed with the idea of a free South Slavic state and were willing to die for their cause +Na sukuufo nkumaa bi a wɔwɔ Serbia wɔ ɔpɛ a emu yɛ den sɛ wobenya Kesee Fam Slavfo man a ɛde ne ho na na wɔwɔ ɔpɛ sɛ wobewu ama nea wɔhwehwɛ no +Several youths were chosen to carry out an assassination of the Archduke +Wɔpaw mmofra pii sɛ wonkokum Ɔheneba no +They were given weapons and trained by a secret Serbian nationalist group called the Black Hand +Esum ase Serbiafo ɔmampɛ kuw bi a wɔfrɛ wɔn Black Hand maa wɔn akode tetee wɔn +Two of these youths made an assassination attempt and one of them succeeded +Mmofra yi mu baanu bɔɔ mmɔden sɛ wobedi awu na wɔn mu biako dii nkonim +His name was Gavrilo Princip +Wɔfrɛ no Gavrilo Princip +He was years old +Na wadi mfe +This assassination served the intended purpose of the perpetrators +Saa awudi yi dii wɔn a wɔyɛɛ ho nhyehyɛe no atirimpɔw ho dwuma +When the first world war was over the monarchy of Austria Hungary had been dissolved and Serbia could take the lead in uniting the Slavs to form a kingdom +Bere a wiase ko a edi kan no baa awiei no na Austria Hungary ahemman no agu na na Serbia betumi adi anim aka Slavfo abom ahyehyɛ ahemman +In that kingdom came to be known as the Kingdom of the Serbs Croats and Slovenes +Wɔbɛfrɛɛ saa ahenni no wɔ mu sɛ Serbiafo Croatfo ne Sloveniafo Ahemman +The name was changed to Yugoslavia in +Wɔsakraa din no yɛɛ no Yugoslavia wɔ mu +However when the different groups no longer needed to unite in their common enmity toward Austria Hungary it became evident that there were differences among the groups themselves +Nanso bere a na ɛho nhia bio sɛ akuw horow no ka bom de biakoyɛ ko tia Austria Hungary no ɛbɛdaa adi sɛ na akasakasa wɔ akuw no ankasa ntam +There are almost different population groups four official languages and several lesser ones two different alphabets Roman and Cyrillic and three major religions Catholic Muslim and Serbian Orthodox +Mmusuakuw bɛyɛ kasa atitiriw anan ne pii a nnipa kakraa bi na wɔka nkyerɛwde ahorow abien Roma ne Cyril nkyerɛwee ne ɔsom akɛse abiɛsa Katoleksom Nkramosom ne Serbia Ortodoksom na na ɛwom +Religion continues to be a major divisive factor +Nyamesom da so yɛ ade titiriw a ɛpaapae wɔn mu +There were in other words many long standing divisive factors in the new State +Ɔkwan foforo so no na nneɛma a atra hɔ akyɛ a ɛde mpaapaemu ba Ɔman foforo no mufo ntam pii wɔ hɔ +Yugoslavia and World War II Yugoslavia ne Wiase Ko II +During World War II Germany invaded Yugoslavia and according to the book The Yugoslav Auschwitz and the Vatican more than people mostly Orthodox Serbs were systematically murdered by Catholic Croatians who were cooperating with the Nazis +Wɔ Wiase Ko II mu no Germany tuu Yugoslavia so sa na sɛnea nhoma The Yugoslav Auschwitz and the Vatican kyerɛ no Croatia Katolekfo a na wɔne Nasifo no ayɛ biako no kunkum nnipa bɛboro a na wɔn mu dodow no ara yɛ Serbia Ortodokfo toatoaa so +However Croatian Josip Tito together with his Communist partisans and in cooperation with the British and the Americans was able to drive back the Germans +Nanso Croatiani Josip Tito ne ne Komunistfo akyidifo ne Britaniafo ne Amerikafo ka boom tumi pamoo Germanfo fii hɔ +When the war was over he stood out as the obvious leader of the country and proceeded to govern it with an iron hand +Bere a ɔko no baa awiei no ɛbɛdaa adi pefee sɛ ɔno na ɔbɛyɛ ɔman no kannifo na odii wɔn so atirimɔden so +He was an independent man +Na ɔyɛ obi a ɔmfa ne ho nto afoforo so +Not even Stalin could coerce him into bringing Yugoslavia into line with the rest of the Communist bloc +Stalin mpo antumi anhyɛ no sɛ ɔmma Yugoslavia ne Komunist aman a aka no nyɛ ade mmom +Many from the former Yugoslavia have said If it hadn t been for Tito the union would have fallen apart much earlier +Nnipa pii a wofi kan Yugoslavia aka sɛ Sɛ ɛnyɛ Tito a anka nkabom no gui ntɛm ara +He alone had the willpower and the necessary authority to hold it together +Ɔno nkutoo na na ɔwɔ ahotoso ne tumi a ehia na akɔ so ayɛ biako +’ +This has proved true +Ada adi sɛ eyi yɛ nokware +It was after Tito s death in that conflicts once again flared up intensifying until civil war broke out in +Ɛyɛ bere a Tito wui wɔ mu akyi na ntawntawdi fii ase bio na emu yɛɛ den kosii sɛ ɔmanko fii ase wɔ mu +The Bullets That Changed the World Aboba a Ɛsakraa Wiase No +In his book Thunder at Twilight Vienna author Frederic Morton wrote about the murder of Francis Ferdinand The bullet that tore into his jugular sounded the initial shot in the most devastating slaughter mankind had known so far +Nhoma kyerɛwfo Frederic Morton kyerɛw Francis Ferdinand kum ho asɛm wɔ ne nhoma Thunder at Twilight Vienna no mu sɛ Saa aboba a ehwirow ne kɔn mu no ne otuo a wodii kan towee wɔ nnipakum a ɛsen biara a na adesamma ahu besi saa bere no mu +It set off the dynamics leading to World War II +Ɛno na efii nea ɛde Wiase Ko II bae no ase +Many of the threads of the scene all around us were first spun along the Danube in the year and a half preceding the thrust of that pistol at the Archduke s head +Italics ours +Wodii kan fii nneɛma a ɛde tebea a atwa yɛn ho ahyia no nyinaa bae no ase wɔ Danube no ho afe ne fa ansa na wɔtow saa otuo no bɔɔ Ɔheneba no ti no +Yɛn na yɛasi ɔfa bi so dua no +The recent events in the former Yugoslavia are not the only threads of the scene all around us that can be traced back to +Ɛnyɛ nsɛm a ɛresisi nnansa yi wɔ kan Yugoslavia no nko ne nneɛma a ɛde tebea a atwa yɛn ho ahyia no nyinaa a yebetumi ahu sɛ efii ase no bae +Historian Edmond Taylor expresses something that many historians agree on The outbreak of World War I ushered in a twentieth century Time of Troubles +Abakɔsɛm kyerɛwfo Edmond Taylor ka biribi a abakɔsɛm akyerɛwfo pii gye tom Wiase Ko I a efii ase no de afeha a ɛto so aduonu mu Ɔhaw Mmere ’ bae +Directly or indirectly all the convulsions of the last half century stem back to +Basabasayɛ a akɔ so wɔ mfe aduonum a atwam no mu nyinaa fi nsɛm a esisii wɔ mu no tee anaa efi no ɔkwan bi so +Efforts have been made to explain why the shots in Sarajevo had such dire consequences +Wɔabɔ mmɔden sɛ wɔbɛkyerɛkyerɛ nea enti a atuo a wɔtotowee wɔ Sarajevo no de ɔhaw a emu yɛ den saa bae no mu +How could two shots from a schoolboy set the whole world afire and usher in a period of violence confusion and disillusionment that has continued right down to our day ? Ɛyɛɛ dɛn na otuo a sukuuni abofra bi tow no mprenu maa wiase no nyinaa koe na ɛde nsɛmmɔnedi basabasayɛ ne abasamtu a akɔ so de abedu yɛn bere yi mu bae ? +Attempts at Explaining Mmɔden a Wɔbɔ sɛ Wɔbɛkyerɛkyerɛ Mu +In his book Thunder at Twilight Vienna the author endeavors to explain what happened by pointing to what he calls the new power that influenced the nations in +Thunder at Twilight Vienna no kyerɛwfo bɔ mmɔden sɛ ɔbɛkyerɛkyerɛ nea esii no mu wɔ ne nhoma no mu denam adwene a ɔtwe si nea ɔfrɛ no tumi foforo a enyaa amanaman no so nkɛntɛnso wɔ mu no so +This power he says was really several factors all working together +Ɔka sɛ na tumi yi yɛ nneɛma pii a ne nyinaa reyɛ adwuma bom ankasa +The few sober minded voices that were raised were drowned in the constantly growing cry for war +Ka a wɔkae bere nyinaa sɛ wɔmfa wɔn ho nhyɛ akodi mu a ɛkɔɔ so yɛɛ kɛse no bunkam nea nnipa kakraa bi a wosusuw nneɛma ho anibere so kae no so +The mobilization of one country accelerated the mobilization of all the others +Ahosiesie a ɔman biako yɛ maa ɔko no maa afoforo a aka no nyinaa siesiee wɔn ho ntɛmntɛm +Authority was transferred from the ruling class to the generals +Sodifo ahorow danee wɔn tumi maa asraafo mpanyimfo +Many people also saw in the war a welcome opportunity to experience a grand national adventure and thereby get away from the dreariness of everyday life +Nnipa pii nso hui sɛ wobenya hokwan a ɛyɛ anigye a ɛbɛma wɔde wɔn ho ahyɛ ɔman abaninsɛmdi kɛse mu wɔ ɔko no mu na wɔnam saayɛ so bɛde wɔn ho afi da biara asetra a afono wɔn no ho +Later an official wrote Like men longing for a thunderstorm to relieve them of the summer s sultriness so the generation of believed in the relief that war might bring +Aban panyin bi kyerɛw akyiri yi sɛ Te sɛ nnipa a wɔpɛ sɛ ahum tu na ama wɔn ho a ehuru wɔn wɔ ahohuru bere mu agyae no saa ara na awo ntoatoaso no gye dii sɛ ɔko no betumi de ahotɔ aba +German author Hermann Hesse said that it would do a lot of people good to be jolted out of a dull capitalistic peace +Germanni nhoma kyerɛwfo Hermann Hesse kae sɛ na ɛde mfaso bɛbrɛ nnipa pii na ama wɔade wɔn ho afi nhyehyɛe a ɛma ankorankoro yɛ wɔn ankasa nnwuma mu asomdwoe a anigye nnim ho +The expression that war is a purification a liberation an enormous hope has been attributed to the German Nobel prize winning author Thomas Mann +Wɔkyerɛ sɛ Germanni nhoma kyerɛwfo Thomas Mann a onyaa Nobel akyɛde no na ɔkae sɛ ɔko yɛ ahodwirade ogye ne anidaso kɛse +Even Winston Churchill intoxicated by the thought of war wrote War preparations have a hideous fascination for me +Winston Churchill mpo obi a na ɔko ho adwene adi ne ti no kyerɛwee sɛ Ahosiesie a wɔyɛ ma ɔko yɛ me anigye ma ɛyɛ nwonwa +I pray to God to forgive me for such fearful moods of levity +Mebɔ Onyankopɔn mpae sɛ ɔmfa me bɔne mfiri me wɔ adehunu a ɛyɛ hu ho nkate ntraso yi ho +It was because of this new power that lively scenes were enacted throughout Europe as the soldiers marched out to war +Tumi foforo yi nti na wɔyɛɛ nneɛma anigye so wɔ Europa nyinaa bere a na asraafo ato santen rekɔ ɔko no +Green twigs were fastened to their caps roses were hung in garlands around the canons orchestras played housewives waved with handkerchiefs from their windows and joyful children ran alongside the soldiers +Na wɔakyekyere nnubaa momono afomfam wɔn kyɛw ho wɔde nhwiren a wɔayɛ no nkurukuruwa asensɛn wɔn aprɛm ho nnwontofo too nnwom mmea awarefo hinhim wɔn nnuku wɔ wɔn mfɛnsere mu na mmofra a wɔn ani agye tuu mmirika faa asraafo no ho +It was as if people were celebrating and cheering the arrival of the war +Na ɛte sɛ nea nkurɔfo rebɔ ɔko a aba no ho ose na wɔredi ho ahurusi +World war came disguised as a festival +Wiase nyinaa ko bae te sɛ afahyɛ bi +This is a resume of some of what Morton quoted earlier called the new power that is supposed to help us to understand the cause of the first world war +Eyi ne nsɛm a Morton a yɛafa n’asɛm aka dedaw no frɛɛ no tumi foforo a wosusuw sɛ ɛbɛboa yɛn ma yɛate nea ɛde wiase nyinaa ko a edi kan bae ase no bi +But where did this power come from ? Nanso tumi yi fi he na ɛbae ? +Historian Barbara Tuchman wrote that the industrial society had given man new powers and new pressures +Abakɔsɛm kyerɛwfo Barbara Tuchman kyerɛwee sɛ na mfiridwuma ama onipa anya tumi ne nhyɛso foforo +In fact society +was +bursting with new tensions and accumulated energies +Nokwarem no na adesamma +anya +nhyɛso foforo ne ahoɔden a ano aboaboa +Stefan Zweig a young intellectual from Vienna at that time wrote I cannot explain it otherwise than by this surplus force a tragic consequence of the internal dynamism that had accumulated in forty years of peace and now sought violent release +Stefan Zweig a saa bere no na ɔyɛ aberante nhomanimfo bi a ofi Vienna kyerɛwee sɛ Ahoɔden a ano aboaboa yi awerɛhosɛm a efii asetra mu tumi a ɛboaboaa ano wɔ asomdwoe a ɛtraa hɔ mfe aduanan mu a afei na ɛpɛ sɛ ɛda adi ahoɔden so mu bae no nkutoo na metumi de akyerɛkyerɛ mu +The expression I cannot explain it otherwise suggests that he himself finds it hard to explain +Asɛm nkutoo na metumi de akyerɛkyerɛ mu no kyerɛ sɛ ɛyɛ den sɛ n’ankasa bɛkyerɛkyerɛ mu +In the foreword to his book Thunder at Twilight Morton writes Why did that happen just then and just there ? Morton kyerɛwee wɔ ne nhoma Thunder at Twilight nnianim mu sɛ Dɛn nti na ɛno sii saa bere no ne saa beae no ? +And how ? +Na ɔkwan bɛn so ? +Is there a pattern to the maze ? So nhwɛsode bi wɔ hɔ a ɛbɛma yɛate anwonwasɛm a esisii no nyinaa ase ? +Yes many who endeavor to explain feel that the deep lying reasons are really not easy to understand +Yiw pii a wɔbɔ mmɔden sɛ wɔbɛkyerɛkyerɛ mu no te nka sɛ ɛnyɛ mmerɛw sɛ wɔbɛte nneɛma atitiriw a ɛma ɛbaa saa no ase +Why was the war not restricted to those parties directly involved ? Dɛn nti na saa akuw a na ɛfa wɔn ho tee no nkutoo anko ? +Why did it escalate into a world war ? Dɛn nti na ɛdanee wiase ko ? +Why was it so drawn out and devastating ? Dɛn nti na ɛtrɛw kɛse na ɛsɛee nneɛma pii saa no ? +What really was this strange power that got a grip on humankind in the autumn of ? Dɛn ne saa tumi soronko yi a enyaa adesamma so nkɛntɛnso wɔ ofupɛ bere mu no ankasa ? +Our next article page will discuss the Biblical answer to these questions +Yɛn asɛm a edi hɔ a ɛwɔ kratafa no bɛka mmuae a Bible de ma wɔ nsemmisa yi ho ho asɛm +Footnotes Ase hɔ asɛm +Yugoslavia means Land of the South Slavs +Yugoslavia kyerɛ Kesee Fam Slavfo Asase +The republics are Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia Macedonia Montenegro Serbia and Slovenia +Aman no ne Bosnia ne Herzegovina Croatia Macedonia Montenegro Serbia ne Slovenia +Blurb on page Asɛm a wɔafa aka wɔ kratafa + Like men longing for a thunderstorm to relieve them of the summer s sultriness so the generation of believed in the relief that war might bring +Ernest U +Te sɛ nnipa a wɔpɛ sɛ ahum tu na ama wɔn ho a ehuru wɔn wɔ ahohuru bere mu agyae no saa ara na awo ntoatoaso no gye dii sɛ ɔko no betumi de ahotɔ aba +Ernest U +Cormons Austrian diplomat Cormons Austria ahemmɔfo + Box Pictures on page Adaka Mfonini ahorow wɔ kratafa + +The Bible prophesied the disastrous events that have occurred since Bible no hyɛɛ amanehunu nsɛm a asisi fi no ho nkɔm + Another came forth a fiery colored horse and to the one seated upon it there was granted to take peace away from the earth so that they should slaughter one another and a great sword was given him +Na ɔpɔnkɔ foforo kɔkɔɔ bi fii adi na wɔmaa nea ɔte no so no ahoɔden sɛ ommeyi asomdwoe mfi asase so na wonkunkum wɔn ho wɔn ho na wɔmaa no nkrante kɛse bi +And when he opened the third seal I heard the third living creature say Come ! Na ɔtew nsɔano a ɛto so abiɛsa no ano no metee sɛ ɔteasefo a ɔto so abiɛsa no se Bra ! +And I saw and look ! a black horse and the one seated upon it had a pair of scales in his hand +Na mihui na hwɛ ɔpɔnkɔbiri bi ni na nea ɔte no so no kura nsenia ne nsam +And I heard a voice as if in the midst of the four living creatures say A quart of wheat for a denarius and three quarts of barley for a denarius and do not harm the olive oil and the wine +Na metee nne bi ateasefo baanan no mfinimfini a ese Awi susukora abiɛsa taku na aburow susukora abiɛsa taku na ngo ne nsa de nyɛ no hwee ! +And when he opened the fourth seal I heard the voice of the fourth living creature say Come ! Na ɔtew nsɔano a ɛto so anan no ano no metee sɛ ɔteasefo a ɔto so anan no se Bra ! +And I saw and look ! a pale horse and the one seated upon it had the name Death +And Hades was closely following him +Na mihui na hwɛ ɔpɔnkɔ nsonso bi ni na nea ɔte no so no din de Owu na asaman di n’akyi +And authority was given them over the fourth part of the earth to kill with a long sword and with food shortage and with deadly plague and by the wild beasts of the earth +Revelation See also Luke Timothy +Na wɔmaa wɔn asase abupɛn anan mu biako so tumi sɛ wɔmfa afoa ne ɔkɔm ne owu ne asase so mmoa nkunkum wɔn +Adiyisɛm Hwɛ Luka Timoteo nso +The Great War of lies like a band of scorched earth dividing that time from ours +Ɔko Kɛse a esii mu no te sɛ asase a ahyew bi a ɛtew saa bere no ne yɛn de yi ntam +In wiping out so many lives which would have been operative on the years that followed in destroying beliefs changing ideas and leaving incurable wounds of disillusion it created a physical as well as psychological gulf between two epochs +The foreword to The Proud Tower by Barbara W +Ɛde honam ne adwene mu oku kɛse bi too mmere atitiriw abien ntam denam sɛnea ɛmaa nnipa pii a anka wɔbɛtra ase wɔ mfe a edi hɔ no mu hweree wɔn nkwa ɛsɛee gyidi horow ɛsakraa nsusuwii horow na egyaw abasamtu a wontumi nyɛ ho hwee no so +The Proud Tower a Barbara W +Tuchman +Tuchman kyerɛwee no nnianim nsɛm +The four years that followed were as Graham Wallas wrote four years of the most intense and heroic effort the human race has ever made +Sɛnea Graham Wallas kyerɛwee no na mfe anan a edii akyi no yɛ mmɔden a ɛsen biara a adesamma abusua no de akokoduru abɔ pɛn no mu mfe anan +’ +When the effort was over illusions and enthusiasms possible up to slowly sank beneath a sea of massive disillusionment +Bere a mmɔdenbɔ no baa awiei no abasamtu pii kataa anidaso ne anigye a na ɛwɔ hɔ de besi no so nkakrankakra +For the price it had paid humanity s major gain was a painful view of its own limitations +The afterword in the same work +Ade titiriw a adesamma nya fii nea wɔhweree no nyinaa mu ne sɛ wohuu wɔn ankasa sintɔ ahorow wɔ ɔkwan a ɛyɛ yaw so +Nhoma koro no ara mu nsɛm a etwa to +Credit Lines Mfonini Ho Asɛm +The Bettmann Archive The Bettmann Archive +The Trustees of the Imperial War Museum London Imperial War Museum London so Ahwɛfo +National Archives of Canada P +A +National Archives of Canada P +A +Map on page Asase mfonini wɔ kratafa + For fully formatted text see publication Wopɛ nsɛm a wɔahyehyɛ awie no a hwɛ nhoma no mu +Europe as It Was August Sɛnea na Europa Te August +Great Britain and Ireland +Great Britain ne Ireland +France +France +Spain +Spain +German Empire +Germany Ahemman +Switzerland +Switzerland +Italy +Italy +Russia +Russia +Austria Hungary +Austria Hungary +Romania +Romania +Bulgaria +Bulgaria +Serbia +Serbia +Montenegro +Montenegro +Albania +Albania +Greece Greece + Picture on page Kratafa mfonini +Gavrilo Princip Gavrilo Princip + Picture on page Kratafa mfonini +Germans receiving flowers on their way to war Germanfo a wɔregye nhwiren bere a wɔrekɔ ɔko no + Credit Line Mfonini Ho Asɛm +The Bettmann Archive The Bettmann Archive + Picture Credit Line on page Mfonini Fibea wɔ kratafa +Culver Pictures Culver Pictures +The Real Significance of Nea Kyerɛ Ankasa +AS INDICATED on page this magazine builds confidence in the Creator s promise of a peaceful and secure new world before the generation that saw the events of passes away +SƐNEA yɛakyerɛ wɔ kratafa no nsɛmma nhoma yi ma wonya Ɔbɔadeɛ no bɔhyɛ a ɛfa nhyehyɛe foforo a asomdwoe wom a ɛbɛba ansa na awo ntoatoaso a ehuu nsɛm a esisii mu no atwam akɔ no ho no mu awerɛhyem +No doubt many of our readers find that statement surprising +Ebia saa asɛm no ma yɛn akenkanfo pii ho dwiriw wɔn +Yet as far back as December some years before The Watchtower then known as Zion s Watch Tower and Herald of Christ s Presence gave Bible evidence proving that would be a significant year +Nanso wɔ December mu tɔnn bɛyɛ mfe ansa na reba no Ɔwɛn Aban na wɔfrɛ no Zion’s Watch Tower and Herald of Christ’s Presence saa bere no de Bible mu adanse a ɛkyerɛ sɛ bɛyɛ afe titiriw mae +Even before this in the middle of the th century other students of the Bible had hinted that was possibly a year marked in Bible prophecy +Ansa na ɛreka eyi mpo wɔ afeha a ɛto so no mfinimfini no na Bible asuafo afoforo aka sɛ betumi ayɛ afe a wɔahyɛ no agyirae wɔ Bible nkɔmhyɛ mu +Prophecy has been described as history written in advance +Wɔaka nkɔmhyɛ ho asɛm sɛ abakɔsɛm a wodi kan kyerɛw to hɔ +This feature of the Bible gives evidence of its divine origin +Saa ade a ɛyɛ Bible no fa yi di adanse sɛ efi soro +In addition to telling us of future events the Bible sometimes gives the length of time that will elapse before something is to occur +Wɔ nsɛm a ebesisi daakye a Bible no ka kyerɛ yɛn akyi no ɛtɔ mmere bi a ɛka bere tenten a ebetwam ansa na asɛm bi asi +Some of these specific prophecies refer to a few days some to years and others to centuries +Saa nkɔmhyɛ pɔtee yi mu bi ka nna kakraa bi ho asɛm ebinom ka mfe ho asɛm na afoforo ka mfehaha pii ho asɛm +Daniel who prophesied about the time for the Messiah s first appearance also revealed when the Messiah would return for his presence at what is called the time of the end +Daniel a ɔhyɛɛ bere a edi kan a Mesia no bɛba ho nkɔm no kyerɛɛ bere nso a Mesia no bɛsan aba ’ wɔ nea wɔfrɛ no awiei bere no mu +This Bible prophecy stretches over a long period of time not for just a few hundred years but for more than two millenniums years ! Bible nkɔmhyɛ yi ka bere tenten bi ho asɛm ɛnyɛ mfehaha kakraa bi pɛ na mmom bɛboro mfe mpem abien mfe ! +At Luke Jesus calls this period the appointed times of the nations +Yesu frɛ bere yi wɔ Luka sɛ amanaman no bere a wɔahyɛ +’ + + Initiates a Time of Distress Fi Ɔhaw Bere bi Ase +The fulfillment of Bible prophecy indicates that we have been living in the time of the end since +Bible nkɔmhyɛ mmamu kyerɛ sɛ yɛatra awiei bere no mu fi +Jesus described this time as beginning with pangs of distress +Yesu kaa bere yi ho asɛm sɛ awoko yaw na efii ase +’ +At Revelation we read Woe for the earth and for the sea because the Devil has come down to you having great anger knowing he has a short period of time +Yɛkenkan wɔ Adiyisɛm sɛ Asase ne ɛpo nnue efisɛ ɔbonsam asian aba mo nkyɛn na wafa abufuw kɛse efisɛ onim sɛ ne bere a ɔwɔ yɛ tiaa +This explains why the world has been in greater turmoil since +Eyi kyerɛkyerɛ nea enti a basabasayɛ pii aba wiase no mu fi no mu +This time of the end is however to be a relatively short period stretching over one generation +Nanso sɛ wɔde toto ho a awiei bere yi bɛyɛ bere tiaa bi awo ntoatoaso biako mu +The fact that we are now years beyond indicates that we can soon expect the deliverance that God s Kingdom will bring +Nokwasɛm a ɛyɛ sɛ yɛwɔ mfe mu fi no kyerɛ sɛ yebetumi ahwɛ ogye a Onyankopɔn Ahenni de bɛba no kwan nnansa yi ara +This means that we will see the lowliest one of mankind Jesus Christ take complete control of the kingdom of mankind and bring about a peaceful and just new world +Daniel +Eyi kyerɛ sɛ yebehu sɛ nnipa mu hobrɛasefo Yesu Kristo bedi nnipa ahenni so koraa na ɔde wiase foforo a asomdwoe ne trenee te mu aba +Daniel +Footnotes Ase hɔ nsɛm +In a British clergyman E +Wɔ mu no Britaniani sɔfo bi a wɔfrɛ no E +B +B +Elliott drew attention to as a possible date for the end of the seven times of Daniel chapter +Elliott twee adwene sii so sɛ ebetumi ayɛ bere a mmere nson a Daniel ti ka ho asɛm no bɛba awiei +In Robert Seeley of London dealt with the subject in like manner +Wɔ mu no Robert Seeley a ofi London kaa asɛnkoro no ara +Joseph Seiss of the United States pointed to as a significant date in Bible chronology in a publication edited about +Joseph Seiss a ofi United States twee adwene sii so sɛ bere titiriw wɔ Bible mmerebu mu wɔ nhoma bi a wɔteɛteɛɛ emu nsɛm bɛyɛ no mu +In Nelson H +Wɔ mu no Nelson H +Barbour wrote in his magazine Herald of the Morning that marked the end of a period that Jesus called the appointed times of the nations +Luke +Barbour kyerɛwee wɔ ne nsɛmma nhoma Herald of the Morning mu sɛ yɛ bere a Yesu kaa ho asɛm sɛ amanaman no bere a wɔahyɛ ’ no awiei +Luka +For a detailed explanation of Daniel s prophecy see Reasoning From the Scriptures pages published by the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York Inc +Sɛ wopɛ Daniel nkɔmhyɛ no mu nkyerɛkyerɛmu a ɛkɔ akyiri a hwɛ Reasoning From the Scriptures a Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York Inc +tintimii no nkratafa +Box on page Kratafa adaka +Comments About and After Nsɛm a Wɔka Fa ne Ɛno Akyi Ho + It may be that after the seeming inevitability of two world wars the creation of nuclear weapons was an admonitory gift which spared us a third clash of great nations and introduced the longest period of general peace albeit a peace of terror since Victorian times +Ebetumi aba sɛ wɔ wiase nyinaa ko abien a ɛte sɛ nea na etwa sɛ ɛba akyi no na nuklea akode a wɔyɛe no yɛ kɔkɔbɔ a ɛma yɛkwatii aman akɛse no ntam ɔko a ɛto so abiɛsa na efi Victoria bere so no ɛde wiase asomdwoe bere a ɛware sen biara bae ɛwom sɛ ɛyɛ asomdwoe a ehu wom de +What had gone wrong with humanity ? Dɛn na na ɛhaw adesamma ? +Why had the promise of the nineteenth century been dashed ? Dɛn nti na afeha a ɛto so dunkron no ho bɔhyɛ no amma mu ? +Why had the twentieth century turned into an age of horror or as some would say evil ? A History of the Modern World From to the s by Paul Johnson +Dɛn nti na na afeha a ɛto so aduonu no adan ehu bere anaasɛ bere bɔne sɛnea ebinom bɛka no ? A History of the Modern World From to the s a Paul Johnson kyerɛwee +Of all the convulsive transformations of the European system the Great War and the peace settlement brought about the sharpest break with the past economically and socially no less than politically +Wɔ nsakrae ahorow a basabasayɛ ma ɛbae wɔ Europa nhyehyɛe mu no nyinaa mu no Ɔko Kɛse no ne asomdwoe a ɛbae no maa kan sikasɛm asetra ne amammuisɛm nso sakraa ntɛm sen biara +The mellow glory of that freely operating and productive system had vanished in the catastrophe of war +Ɔko mu amanehunu maa saa nhyehyɛe a na enni anohyeto biara na ɛsow aba no mu anuonyam tu yerae +Instead Europe had to cope with economic exhaustion and universal economic dislocation +Mmom no na ɛsɛ sɛ Europa gyina sikasɛm mu ahokyere ne sikasɛm nhyehyɛe a ayɛ basaa wɔ mmaa nyinaa ano +The damage was so great that the European economy did not recover from stagnation and instability before the next world war struck +The World in the Crucible by Bernadotte E +Nneɛma sɛee araa ma Europa sikasɛm nhyehyɛe no anyɛ papa ansa na ɔko a edi hɔ no refi ase +The World in the Crucible a Bernadotte E +Schmitt and Harold C +Schmitt ne Harold C +Vedeler +Vedeler kyerɛwee +In the Second World War every bond between man and man was to perish +Nnipa ntam abusuabɔ biara sɛee wɔ Wiase Ko a Ɛto so Abien no mu +Crimes were committed by the Germans under the Hitlerite domination to which they allowed themselves to be subjected which find no equal in scale and wickedness with any that have darkened the human record +Germanfo dii nsɛmmɔne wɔ Hitler tumidi a ɛbrɛɛ wɔn ase kɛse hyɛɛ ase na ɛyɛɛ nneɛma bɔne a ɛsen biara a asɛe adesamma din pɛn no ase +The wholesale massacre by systematised processes of six or seven millions of men women and children in the German execution camps exceeds in horror the rough and ready butcheries of Genghis Khan and in scale reduces them to pigmy proportions +Mmarima mmea ne mmofra bɛyɛ ɔpepem asia anaa ason a wɔfaa ɔkwan pɔtee bi so kunkum wɔn boom wɔ Germanfo nnadeban a wokum nnipa wom mu no yɛ hu sen atirimɔden kwan a Genghis Khan faa so kunkum nnipa no na sɛ wɔde toto ho a ɛma nnipa a okunkum wɔn no dodow sua koraa +Deliberate extermination of whole populations was contemplated and pursued by both Germany and Russia in the Eastern war +Germany ne Russia yɛɛ nhyehyɛe sɛ wɔbɛtɔre nkurow mu nnipa nyinaa ase wɔ Apuei Fam ɔko no mu +We have at length emerged from a scene of material ruin and moral havoc the like of which had never darkened the imagination of former centuries +The Gathering Storm Volume I of The Second World War by Winston S +Awiei koraa no yɛafi honam fam ne abrabɔ fam adesɛe a mfeha a atwam no mu nnipa annya ho adwene da mu +The Gathering Storm The Second World War Po I a Winston S +Churchill +Churchill kyerɛwee +There is now a recognition of the human rights of people of all classes nations and races yet at the same time we have sunk to perhaps unheard of depths of class warfare nationalism and racialism +Mprempren wogye hokwan ahorow a nnipa a wofi nnipakuw aman ne mmusua nyinaa wɔ sɛ nnipa no tom nanso bere koro no ara yɛde yɛn ho ahyɛ nnipakuw ntam akodi ɔmampɛ ne mmusua mu nyiyim a ebia ebi mmae saa da mu +These bad passions find vent in cold blooded scientifically planned cruelties and the two incompatible states of mind and standards of conduct are to be seen to day side by side not merely in the same world but sometimes in the same country and even in the same soul +Civilization on Trial by Arnold Toynbee +Nkate bɔne yi ma wɔyɛ nneɛma a wɔde atirimɔden ne ahokokwaw yɛɛ ho nhyehyɛe ɛnyɛ wiase koro no mu nko na yehu sɛ nsusuwii ne abrabɔ ho gyinapɛn ahorow abien a ɛbɔ abira bom yɛ adwuma nnɛ na mmom ɛtɔ mmere bi a wɔ ɔman koro ne ɔkra koro mpo mu +Civilization on Trial a Arnold Toynbee kyerɛwee +Like a ghost that lingered past the appointed hour the nineteenth century with its essential orderliness its self confidence and its faith in human progress had tarried until August when the major European powers suffered a collective attack of muddleheadedness that led directly to the senseless slaughter of millions of the best young men of a generation +Te sɛ ɔsaman bi a ɔkyɛ sen bere a wɔhyɛe no na afeha a ɛto so dunkron no ne ne nhyehyɛe pa atitiriw ahotoso ne gyidi a ɛwɔ sɛ nnipa benya nkɔso no atwɛn akosi August bere a Europa tumi akɛse no nyinaa adwene tu frae na ɛma wokunkum awo ntoatoaso bi mu mmerante ahoɔdenfo ɔpepem pii kwa no +Four and a half years later as the world tried to pick up the pieces after the wrenching cataclysm of the Great War it became apparent to many but by no means all contemporary observers that the last remaining vestiges of the old order had been swept away and that mankind had entered a new age that was considerably less rational and less forgiving of human imperfections +Mfe anan ne fa akyi bere a wiase no bɔɔ mmɔden sɛ ebesiesie nneɛma ma ayɛ sɛnea na ɛte kan wɔ amanehunu a Ɔko Kɛse no ma ɛbae akyi no saa bere no mu nnipa pii ɛnyɛ wɔn nyinaa a na wɔhwɛ nea ɛrekɔ so no hui sɛ nhyehyɛe dedaw no ho biribiara a na aka asɛe na adesamma ahyɛn bere foforo bi a ɛnte nnipa sintɔ ase pii na enni ho fafiri kɛse mu +Those who had expected peace to usher in a better world found their hopes betrayed in +The preface in The Year Our World Began by William K +Wɔn a wɔhwɛɛ kwan sɛ asomdwoe de wiase pa bi bɛba no hui sɛ wɔn anidaso ahorow amma mu wɔ mu +The Year Our World Began a William K +Klingaman +Klingaman kyerɛwee no mu nnianim nsɛm +Picture on page Kratafa mfonini +Bavarian Alps Bavaria Mmepɔw +Missionaries Agents of Light or of Darkness ? Part Asɛmpatrɛwfo Hann Adwumayɛfo Anaa Esum De ? Ɔfa +Christendom s Missionaries Return to Where It All Began Kristoman Asɛmpatrɛwfo San Kɔ Faako a Wofii Ase Koraa No +ASIA is humankind s original home +ASIA ne beae a edi kan a adesamma trae +It is where the Creator introduced pure worship +Ɛhɔ na Ɔbɔadeɛ no de ɔsom a ɛho tew sii +Although humans unwisely replaced it soon thereafter with false religion true worship eventually found a continuation in Asia in ancient Israel and then in Christianity +Ɛwom sɛ ɛno akyi pɛɛ na nnipa de atoro som sii ananmu wɔ ɔkwan a nyansa nnim so de nanso awiei koraa wɔsan fii nokware som ase wɔ Asia wɔ tete Israel ne afei Kristosom mu +So when Christendom s European missionaries took their message to Asia they went to the continent where human life and true religion had begun +Enti bere a Kristoman asɛmpatrɛwfo a wofi Europa no de wɔn asɛm no kɔɔ Asia no wɔkɔɔ asasepɔn a nnipa asetra ne nokware som fii ase wɔ hɔ no so +Would they turn out to be agents of light or of deeper darkness ? Genesis +So na wɔbɛda wɔn ho adi sɛ hann adwumayɛfo anaa esum kabii de ? Genesis +What Is One God More or Less ? Onyame Biako a Ɛbɛba Abɛka ho Anaa Ebefi mu no Sɛe Dɛn ? +It is not possible to determine with certainty when and how the Christian faith first arrived in India +Wontumi nkyerɛ bere ne ɔkwan pɔtee a Kristofo gyidi faa so baa India bere a edi kan +The fourth century religious historian Eusebius says that the Christian apostle Thomas took it there in the first century +Afeha a ɛto so anan no mu nyamesom ho abakɔsɛm kyerɛwfo Eusebius ka sɛ Kristoni ɔsomafo Toma na ɔde kɔɔ hɔ wɔ afeha a edi kan no mu +Others say that Christianity was introduced there between the second and the fourth centuries +Afoforo ka sɛ wɔde Kristosom kɔɔ hɔ wɔ afeha a ɛto so abien ne anan ntam hɔ +When Portuguese explorers arrived there at the end of the th century they found Christians forming an accepted and respected element in Indian society +The Encyclopedia of Religion +Bere a Portugalfo nhwehwɛmufo kɔɔ hɔ wɔ afeha a ɛto so no awiei no wɔkɔtoo Kristofo a na wogye wɔn tom na wobu wɔn wɔ Indiafo mu +The Encyclopedia of Religion +Spanish priest Francis Xavier set foot on the Indian subcontinent in +Spainni sɔfo Francis Xavier kɔɔ India asasepɔn no so wɔ mu +He was an associate of Ignatius of Loyola founder of the religious order the Society of Jesus commonly known as the Jesuits +Na ne yɔnko ne Ignatius a ofi Loyola a ɔde nyamesom ahyehyɛde a ɛne Yesu Kuw a wɔtaa frɛ wɔn Jesuitfo no sii hɔ no +The New Encyclop dia Britannica speaks of Xavier as being the greatest Roman Catholic missionary of modern times calling him instrumental in the establishment of Christianity in India the Malay Archipelago and Japan +The New Encyclop dia Britannica ka Xavier ho asɛm sɛ ɔyɛ ɛnnɛ bere yi mu Roma Katolek ɔsɛmpatrɛwfo a ɔsen biara na ɛfrɛɛ no nea ɔboae kɛse maa wɔhyehyɛɛ Kristosom wɔ India Malay Nsupɔw no so ne Japan +Though Xavier s life was comparatively short he died in at the age of his ten years of missionary service were full of activity +Ɛmfa ho sɛ Xavier annyin pii owui wɔ mu bere a na wadi mfe no ɔyɛɛ nneɛma pii wɔ asɛmpatrɛw adwuma a ɔde mfe du yɛe no mu +He reportedly encouraged missionaries to adopt the customs and the language of the people they served +Wɔbɔ amanneɛ sɛ ɔhyɛɛ asɛmpatrɛwfo nkuran sɛ wonsua nkurɔfo a wɔresom wɔn no amammerɛ ne wɔn kasa ahorow no +The first Protestant missionaries to India arrived in some years before William Carey published An Enquiry Into the Obligations of Christians to Use Means for the Conversion of the Heathens +Protestantfo asɛmpatrɛwfo a wodi kan a wɔkɔɔ India no kɔɔ hɔ afe bɛyɛ mfe ansa na William Carey retintim An Enquiry Into the Obligations of Christians to Use Means for the Conversion of the Heathens +This book s publication has been called a landmark in Christian history +Wɔaka nhoma yi tintim ho asɛm sɛ Kristofo abakɔsɛm mu ade titiriw +After writing it Carey served years in India as a missionary +Bere a Carey kyerɛw wiei no ɔde mfe somee sɛ ɔsɛmpatrɛwfo wɔ India +As time passed Christendom s missionaries pushed out into all sections of the country +Bere kɔɔ so no Kristoman asɛmpatrɛwfo kɔɔ ɔman no afa horow nyinaa +The underprivileged lower classes particularly the outcastes finding no hope of a better future in Hinduism began turning to Christendom s religions +Esiane sɛ nnipa mpapahwekwaa a na wɔwɔ Hindusom mu titiriw wɔn a wonni kuw biara mu no nni daakye a eye ho anidaso biara nti wofii ase dan kɔɔ Kristoman asɔre ahorow mu +The Encyclopedia of Religion notes however that this trend was disapproved of by a great many missionaries and by the majority of educated Indian Christian leaders +Nanso The Encyclopedia of Religion ka sɛ asɛmpatrɛwfo pii ne India Kristofo mpanyimfo a wɔyɛ nhomanimfo dodow no ara ani annye ade a na ɛrekɔ so no ho +Revealing Christendom s ineffectualness historian Will Durant writes India believes as strongly today as ever in the gods that have so long looked down with equanimity upon her poverty and her desolation +Bere a abakɔsɛm kyerɛwfo Will Durant reka sɛnea Kristoman antumi antu mpɔn wɔ wɔn dwumadi mu ho asɛm no ɔkyerɛw sɛ Ɛnnɛ India gye anyame a wɔahwɛ ɔman no hia ne n’ahohia a ɔwom no dinn bere tenteenten a wɔnyɛ ho hwee no di kɛse te sɛ bere a atwam no ara pɛ +When heresies or strange gods became dangerously popular they the Brahmans tolerated them and then absorbed them into the capacious caverns of Hindu belief one god more or less could not make much difference in India +Bere a gyidi afoforo ne ananafo anyame begyee din kɛse ma ɛbɛyɛɛ asiane no Brahmafo no maa ho kwan na afei wogye baa Hindufo gyidi a na egye nneɛma pii tom no mu na onyame biako a ɛbɛba abɛka ho anaa ebefi mu no nsɛe hwee wɔ India +In his book The Jesuits published in Manfred Barthel says The Indians stuck with their sacred cows in the end Hinduism outlasted both the Jesuits and the Moguls and today seems to be exporting its surplus divinities to the Christian West +Manfred Barthel ka wɔ ne nhoma The Jesuits a otintim no no mu sɛ Awiei koraa Indiafo bataa wɔn anantwi kronkron no ho Hindusom traa hɔ kyɛe sen Jesuitfo ne Mogulfo no nyinaa na ɛnnɛ ɛkame ayɛ sɛ ɛde n’anyame a aboro so no remana Atɔe Famfo a wɔyɛ Kristofo no +Failing to Leave a Lasting Mark Wɔantumi Annya Nkɛntɛnso a Ɛtra hɔ Kyɛ +Early Christendom already divided into a Western and an Eastern church suffered a further schism during the fifth century +Tete Kristoman a na emu apaapae dedaw ama wɔanya Atɔe Fam ne Apuei Fam asɔre no mu paapaee bio wɔ afeha a ɛto so anum no mu +Nestorius the patriarch of Constantinople became embroiled in a controversy that led to the forming of a breakaway group from the Eastern church the Nestorian Church +Nestorius a ɔyɛ tete agya a ofi Constantinople no de ne ho hyɛɛ ntawntawdi bi mu na nea ɛkowiei ne kuw bi a atew ne ho afi Apuei Fam asɔre no ho a wobenyae a ɛne Nestoriusfo Asɔre no +The Nestorians emphasized missionary work +Nestoriusfo no sii asɛmpatrɛw adwuma so dua +One of their missionaries Alopen apparently introduced Nestorian beliefs to China in C +E +Ɛte sɛ nea wɔn asɛmpatrɛwfo no biako Alopen na ɔde Nestoriusfo gyidi kɔɔ China wɔ afe Y +B +mu +The Western church on the other hand did not reach China until about when the Franciscan friar John of Monte Corvino set up a mission there +Nanso Atɔe Fam asɔre no annu China kosi bɛyɛ afe mu bere a Fransisni kokorani John a ofi Monte Corvino de asɛmpatrɛw adwuma sii hɔ no +For all intents and purposes however missionary activity in China did not begin until the arrival in the s of Matteo Ricci an Italian Jesuit +Nanso ɛkame ayɛ sɛ asɛmpatrɛw dwumadi amfi ase wɔ China kosii sɛ Italy Jesuitni Matteo Ricci baa hɔ mfe no mu +While Protestantism was struggling to strengthen its foothold in post Reformation Europe Catholicism was busy seeking converts outside of Europe +Bere a na Protestantsom ntumi nnyaa nnyinaso wɔ Europa wɔ Ɔsesɛw bere no akyi no na Katoleksom resakra nkurɔfo denneennen wɔ Europa akyi +The exploration campaigns of Portugal and Spain lands both devoutly Catholic well served the church s attempts at doing so +Nsase afoforo a Portugal ne Spain a ɛyɛ aman a wɔyɛ Katolekfo denneennen kɔhwehwɛɛ so no boaa mmɔden a asɔre no bɔe sɛ ɛbɛyɛ saa no kɛse +The th and th century missionaries had a degree of success possibly because as The Cambridge History of China notes a substantial number of them Jesuits especially developed an attitude of great tolerance +Nea enti a ebia mfeha a ɛto so ne mu asɛmpatrɛwfo no dwumadi nyaa nkɔanim kakra ne sɛ sɛnea The Cambridge History of China ka no wɔn mu pii Jesuitfo titiriw benyaa nneɛma ho koma kɛse +Professor of Chinese history Hans H +Chinafo abakɔsɛm ho ɔbenfo Hans H +A +A +Bielenstein elaborates The Jesuits emphasized the similarities between Christianity and Confucianism equating the Christian God with the Chinese Heaven and raising no objection to ancestor worship +Bielenstein ka sɛ Jesuitfo no sii nneɛma a edi nsɛ wɔ Kristosom ne Konfusiosom mu so dua de Kristofo Nyankopɔn no totoo Chinafo Sorokɔ no ho na wɔansiw ɔsom a wɔde ma nananom kwan +This explains why the Jesuits made converts in some circles but also why they left no lasting mark +Eyi kyerɛkyerɛ nea enti a Jesuitfo no sakraa nnipa wɔ mmeae bi ne nea enti a ne nyinaa akyi no wɔantumi annya nkɛntɛnso a ɛtra hɔ kyɛ biara no mu +In the Chinese emperor denounced Christendom s religions and expelled most foreign missionaries +Wɔ afe mu no China ɔhempɔn no pow Kristoman mu asɔre ahorow no na ɔpamoo asɛmpatrɛwfo a wofi amannɔne no dodow no ara +As opportunity afforded Catholic missionaries returned +Bere a hokwan bae no Katolek asɛmpatrɛwfo san baa hɔ +Protestant missionaries joined them Robert Morrison from the London Missionary Society being among the first to arrive in +Protestant asɛmpatrɛwfo bɛkaa wɔn ho na na Robert Morrison a ofi London Asɛmpatrɛw Kuw mu no ka wɔn a wodii kan bae wɔ afe mu no ho +He established a college designed not only to spread his beliefs but also to introduce China to Western culture and to introduce Western students to Eastern culture +Ɔde kɔlege bi sii hɔ a ɛnyɛ sɛ ɔde trɛw ne gyidi no mu nko na mmom ɔde kyerɛɛ Chinafo Atɔe Famfo amammerɛ ne Atɔe Fam adesuafo Apuei Famfo amammerɛ nso +By with the help of William Milne Morrison had completed a translation of the entire Bible +Eduu no na Morrison nam William Milne mmoa so akyerɛ Bible mu no ase awie +Some missionaries were dedicated to bringing a different kind of light +Asɛmpatrɛwfo bi tuu wɔn ho sii hɔ sɛ wɔde hann foforo bi bɛma +Dr +Peter Parker became the first medical missionary to China helping to organize the Medical Missionary Society founded at Canton in +Oduruyɛfo Peter Parker bɛyɛɛ ɔsɛmpatrɛwfo duruyɛfo a odii kan kɔɔ China na ɔboa maa wɔhyehyɛɛ Asɛmpatrɛwfo Aduruyɛfo Kuw a wɔde sii hɔ wɔ Canton no +Other missionaries devoted themselves to educational pursuits to supporting philanthropic ventures or to solving social problems +Asɛmpatrɛwfo afoforo tuu wɔn ho sii hɔ dii nhomasua ho dwuma boaa nnipa yiyedi ho nhyehyɛe ahorow anaa wodii asetram nsɛnnennen ho dwuma +According to The Cambridge History of China some of the translation work that missionaries did was better suited to furthering European understanding of China than to building up Chinese receptivity to Christianity +Sɛnea The Cambridge History of China kyerɛ no nhoma a asɛmpatrɛwfo kyerɛɛ ase no bi boaa Chinafo adwene a Europafo benya mmom sen sɛ ɛbɛkanyan Chinafo ma wɔagye Kristosom atom +Christendom s missionaries also failed to give the Chinese an example of Christian unity and brotherhood +Afei nso Kristoman asɛmpatrɛwfo antumi anyɛ Kristofo biakoyɛ ne onuayɛ ho nhwɛso ankyerɛ Chinafo +The Protestants were especially disunited +Protestantfo titiriw na na wɔn mu apaapae +In four decades the number of their missionaries grew from to +Wɔ mfe aduanan mu no wɔn asɛmpatrɛwfo dodow nyaa nkɔanim fii koduu +By each of the and more missionary societies was spreading its own particular version of Christian teaching +Eduu no na asɛmpatrɛwfo akuw ne akyiri no biara reka n’ankasa Kristosom nkyerɛkyerɛ pɔtee bi ho asɛm kyerɛ +Catholic missionaries also presented a less than desirable image of what Christianity should be +Katolek asɛmpatrɛwfo nso amma nkurɔfo annya nea ɛsɛ sɛ Kristosom yɛ ho adwempa +The Cambridge History of China mentions the widespread practice of interfering in local political and judicial affairs in order to win over potential converts +The Cambridge History of China ka wɔn ho a wɔde gyegyee ɛhɔ amammui ne atemmu nsɛm mu denneennen sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a wobetumi asakra nkurɔfo ho asɛm +Seeking Converts Elsewhere Nkurɔfo a Wɔsakra Wɔn wɔ Mmeae Afoforo +Less than a century after Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan first set foot on the Philippine Islands in Catholic missionaries there had baptized about two million people +Bere a Portugalni nhwehwɛmufo Ferdinand Magellan dii kan kɔɔ Philippines Nsupɔw no so wɔ mu no annu afeha biako na ɛhɔ Katolek asɛmpatrɛwfo bɔɔ nnipa bɛyɛ ɔpepem abien asu +Today percent of the population is Roman Catholic +Ɛnnɛ nnipa a wɔwɔ hɔ no ɔha biara mu yɛ Roma Katolekfo +The educational system set up by the church doubtlessly helps explain this success +Akyinnye biara nni ho sɛ nhomasua nhyehyɛe a asɔre no de sii hɔ no kyerɛkyerɛ nea ɛmaa wotumi nyaa nkɔanim sɛɛ yi mu +But another factor not to be overlooked says one writer is that the missionaries allowed the converts to retain many of their religious beliefs and practices +Nanso ɔkyerɛwfo bi ka sɛ ade foforo a ɛnsɛ sɛ yebu yɛn ani gu so ne sɛ asɛmpatrɛwfo no maa wɔn a wɔsakraa wɔn no kɔɔ so kuraa wɔn nyamesom gyidi ne nneyɛe no pii mu +The church had less success elsewhere +Asɔre no annya nkɔanim wɔ mmeae afoforo +For example the number of Catholics in Japan is only +percent of all Japanese +Sɛ nhwɛso no wɔ Japan no Japanfo ankasa ɔha biara mu +pɛ na wɔyɛ Katolekfo +In the Republic of Korea the figure hovers close to the percent mark +Wɔ Republic of Korea no aka kakra ansa na dodow no adu ɔha biara mu +Japan had its first contact with Europeans in +Bere a edi kan a Europafo baa Japan yɛ mu +In Jesuit missionary Francis Xavier along with a few companions was received with friendliness +Wɔ mu no wɔde animtew gyee Jesuitni ɔsɛmpatrɛwfo Francis Xavier ne ne mfɛfo binom +Before long this initial enthusiasm cooled as Japanese leaders began to suspect that European missionary activity might be a prelude to political conquest by the Spanish king as they knew it had been in the Philippines writes professor of history J +Abakɔsɛm ho ɔbenfo J +Mason Gentzler kyerɛw sɛ ankyɛ na anigye a wodii kan nyae no ano brɛɛ ase bere a Japan sodifo no fii ase nyaa adwene sɛ Europa asɛmpatrɛw adwuma no betumi akowie di a Spain hene no bedi wɔn so mu sɛnea na wonim sɛ aba wɔ Philippines no +Mason Gentzler +In the missionaries were proscribed as enemies of the state and the emperor decreed that Christianity would no longer be tolerated in his dominions +Wɔ mu no sɛ yeyi aninyanne afoforo to nkyɛn a wɔbaraa asɛmpatrɛwfo no sɛ wɔyɛ ɔman no atamfo na ɔhempɔn no hyɛe sɛ ɔremma Kristosom ho kwan bio wɔ n’asase so +Converts who refused to renounce the new religion were crucified by the tens of thousands +whereas more elaborate horrors were reserved for the missionaries +who were burned or roasted alive dismembered thrown into pits full of venomous snakes among other atrocities +The Jesuits +Wɔsensɛn nnipa a wɔasakra aba mu a wɔannyae ɔsom foforo no ɔpedudu pii +na asotwe a ɛyɛ hu sen saa na wɔde baa asɛmpatrɛwfo no so +a wɔhyew wɔn animono so twitwaa wɔn akwaa bi too wɔn guu amena ahorow a awɔ a wɔn ano yɛ bɔre ayɛ mu ma mu +The Jesuits +Catholicism was introduced to Korea in Protestantism a century later +Wɔde Katoleksom kɔɔ Korea wɔ afe mu na Protestantsom duu hɔ afeha akyi +The latter grew much faster because American missionaries brought not only the Gospel but also education medicine and technology explains Time magazine +Time nsɛmma nhoma no kyerɛkyerɛ mu sɛ nea edi akyiri no nyaa nkɔanim ntɛmntɛm efisɛ ɛnyɛ Asɛmpa no nko na Amerika asɛmpatrɛwfo de bae na mmom nhomasua nnuru ne mfiridwuma nso +This policy of making converts by means other than religious instruction alone is apparently still in force +Ɛda adi sɛ adwene a ɛne sɛ wɔbɛfa akwan afoforo so asakra nkurɔfo asen nyamesom nkyerɛkyerɛ nkutoo no da so ara yɛ adwuma +Philosophy professor Son Bong Ho of Seoul National University is quoted as saying Those churches that have emphasized material blessings have grown faster than mainstream denominations +Wɔkyerɛ sɛ nyansapɛ ho ɔbenfo Son Bong Ho a ofi Seoul Ɔman Sukuupɔn mu no kae sɛ Asɔre ahorow a wɔde wɔn ani asi honam fam nhyira horow so no anya nkɔanim ntɛmntɛm asen asɔre akɛse no +What the Future Will Reveal Nea Ɛbɛda Adi Daakye +How should we view Christendom s missionaries of the past ? Ɛsɛ sɛ yebu Kristoman tete asɛmpatrɛwfo no dɛn ? +What they represented was not the pure form of worship introduced by Jesus +Nea wɔde mae no nyɛ ɔsom a ɛho tew a Yesu de sii hɔ no +Yet many of them were doubtless sincere +Nanso akyinnye biara nni ho sɛ na wɔn mu pii wɔ koma pa +At any rate they translated the Bible into many vernaculars and taught at least some Bible concepts +Anyɛ hwee mpo no wɔkyerɛɛ Bible no ase kɔɔ amamfo no kasa ahorow pii mu na anyɛ yiye koraa no wɔkyerɛkyerɛɛ Bible gyidi ahorow bi +What about Christendom s missionaries to Africa which has been called the Dark Continent ? Na Kristoman asɛmpatrɛwfo a wɔkɔɔ Afrika a wɔafrɛ hɔ Esum Asasepɔn no nso ɛ ? +Read about this in our next issue in the article Spiritual Light for a Dark Continent +Kenkan eyi ho asɛm wɔ nea ɛbɛba no mu asɛm a ese Honhom mu Hann ma Esum Asasepɔn ’ No ? mu +Box on page Kratafa adaka + Jehovah in Chinese Bible Yehowa wɔ China Kasa mu Bible Mu +John W +John W +Davis a th century missionary and translator reasoned If the Holy Ghost says Jehovah in any given place in the Hebrew why does the translator not say Jehovah in English or Chinese ? Davis afeha a ɛto so no mu ɔsɛmpatrɛwfo ne nsɛm asekyerɛfo kae sɛ Sɛ Honhom Kronkron no ka Yehowa wɔ Hebri mu wɔ ɔfa bi a dɛn nti na nsɛm asekyerɛfo no nka no Yehowa wɔ Engiresi anaa Chinafo kasa mu ? +What right has he to say I will use Jehovah in this place and a substitute for it in that ? +Hokwan bɛn na ɔwɔ sɛ ɔbɛka sɛ Mede Yehowa bedi dwuma wɔ ha na mede biribi asi ananmu wɔ ɔfa foforo ? +If in any given case it is wrong to use Jehovah in the translation then why did the inspired writer use it in the original ? Sɛ baabi wɔ hɔ a ɛnteɛ sɛ wɔde Yehowa bedi dwuma wɔ nkyerɛase no mu a ɛnde dɛn nti na ɔkyerɛwfo a honhom kaa no no de dii dwuma wɔ mfiase de no mu ? +Young People Ask +Mmofra Bisa Sɛ +Have I Committed the Unforgivable Sin ? So Mayɛ Bɔne a Wɔmfa Mfiri No ? + I HAD never felt so downhearted +M’ABAM mmuu saa da +I no longer had any self respect and I thought that God would never forgive me +Marco +Na minni obu mma me ho bio na misusuwii sɛ Onyankopɔn remfa mfiri me da +Marco +I was very discouraged +M’abasam tui yiye +Guilt overshadowed my heart +Afodi hyɛɛ me koma so +I thought that I had committed some unforgivable errors +Alberto +Misusuwii sɛ mayɛ mfomso bi a wɔmfa mfiri +Alberto +There is no man that does not sin says the Bible +Bible se onipa bi nni hɔ a ɔnyɛ bɔne +But sometimes a youth may feel that he has gone beyond making a simple mistake +Nanso ebia abofra bi bɛte nka bere bi sɛ wayɛ bɔne a anibere wom +Like Marco and Alberto he may be oppressed by an unrelenting sense of guilt +Te sɛ Marco ne Alberto no ebia afodi nka a ɔte no hyɛ no so bere nyinaa +He may feel that what he has done is so vile so wicked that God can never forgive him +Ebia ɔbɛte nka sɛ nea wayɛ no yɛ bɔne araa ma Onyankopɔn remfa mfiri no da +What if feelings like this afflict you ? Sɛ nkate a ɛte sɛɛ haw wo nso ɛ ? +Take heart +Ma wo bo ntɔ wo yam +Your situation is far from hopeless +Wubetumi ayɛ wo tebea no ho biribi +Why Our Conscience Pains Us Nea Enti a Yɛn Ahonim Haw Yɛn +It s only natural to feel bad when you ve made a foolish mistake +Ɛyɛ awosu sɛ wobɛte nka sɛ woahaw bere a woadi mfomso bi a nyansa nni mu no +We are all born with the faculty the Bible calls conscience +Wɔde tumi bi a Bible no frɛ no ahonim awo yɛn nyinaa +It is an inward sense of right and wrong an internal alarm that usually sounds when we do something bad +Ɛyɛ papa ne bɔne ho nkate bi a ɛwɔ yɛn mu biribi a ɛde kɔkɔbɔ ma a ɛwɔ yɛn mu bere a yɛyɛ biribi a enye no +Consider King David for example +Susuw Ɔhene Dawid ho sɛ nhwɛso +He committed adultery with another man s wife +Ɔne ɔbarima foforo yere sɛee aware +Later he had her husband Uriah sent to a certain death +Akyiri yi ɔma wokum ne kunu Uria +The effect on David ? Tumi bɛn na enyae wɔ Dawid so ? + Day and night God s hand was heavy upon me admitted David +Dawid gye toom sɛ Awia ne anadwo Onyankopɔn nsa yɛɛ me duru +Yes he felt the weight of divine disapproval +Yiw ɔtee nka sɛ wahwere Onyankopɔn anim dom kɛse +David also said There is no peace in my bones on account of my sin +Dawid kae nso sɛ Me bɔne nti akwahosan bi nni me nnompe mu +For my own errors have passed over my head like a heavy load they are too heavy for me +Na me mfomso aboro me ti so ɛdɛn me so sɛ adesoa duruduru +All day long I have walked about sad +Da mu nyinaa mede awerɛhow menam foofoo +David s conscience continued to afflict him until he was moved to take positive action and repent of his error +Dawid ahonim kɔɔ so haw no kosi sɛ osii gyinae pa na ɔsakra fii ne bɔne ho +In a similar way if you have been educated by Christian parents and you stray from the Bible s standards you will feel bad +Wɔ ɔkwan a ɛte saa ara so no sɛ Kristofo awofo akyerɛkyerɛ wo na wotwe wo ho fi Bible no gyinapɛn horow ho a wubedi yaw +This feeling of remorse is normal healthy +Ɛnyɛ mfomso sɛ wobɛte ahonu yi nka ɛyɛ papa +It can induce a person to correct himself or seek help before a wrong becomes an ingrained habit +Ebetumi ama obi ateɛ ne ho so anaa wahwehwɛ mmoa ansa na bɔne abɛyɛ ne su +On the other hand a person who persists in sin damages his conscience +Wɔ ɔkwan foforo so no onipa a ɔkɔ so yɛ bɔne no sɛe n’ahonim +In time it becomes insensitive like seared skin +Bere kɔ so no ɛbɛyɛ nea ɛnte hwee nka bio te sɛ ɔhonam a apirim +Moral corruption is sure to follow +Galatians +Akyinnye biara nni ho sɛ ɔbrasɛe na ebedi akyi aba +Galatifo +Godly Sadness Onyankopɔn Kwan so Awerɛhow +Not surprisingly then the Bible speaks of a sin that does incur death +Ɛnde ɛnyɛ nwonwa sɛ Bible no ka bɔne a ɛkɔ owu mu ho asɛm +Such a sin is not merely a weakness of the flesh +Bɔne a ɛte sɛɛ nyɛ ɔhonam mu mmerɛwyɛ ara kwa +It is committed deliberately obstinately stubbornly +Wɔboapa de asoɔden ne mpi na ɛyɛ +It is not so much the sin itself as it is the heart condition of the sinner that makes such a sin unforgivable +Ɛnyɛ bɔne no ankasa titiriw na ɛma ɛyɛ bɔne a wɔmfa mfiri na mmom ɔbɔnefo no komam tebea +The fact that you feel hurt and distressed over your misconduct however indicates that you have not committed an unforgivable sin +Nokwasɛm a ɛyɛ sɛ wudi yaw na woahaw wɔ wo bɔne no ho no kyerɛ sɛ wonyɛɛ bɔne a wɔmfa mfiri +The Bible says that sadness in a godly way makes for repentance to salvation +Bible no ka sɛ Onyankopɔn kwan so awerɛhow yɛ adwensakra a ɛde kɔ nkwagye mu +Indeed note the exhortation given at James Cleanse your hands you sinners and purify your hearts you indecisive ones +Nokwarem no hyɛ afotu a wɔde ma wɔ Yakobo no nsow Monhohoro mo nsa mo nnebɔneyɛfo na montew mo komam mo a mo kra yɛ ntanta +Give way to misery and mourn and weep +Munni nkɔmmɔ na mo werɛ nhow na munsu ! +Let your laughter be turned into mourning and your joy into dejection +Mo serew nnan awerɛhow na mo anigye nnan anito ! +Humble yourselves in the eyes of Jehovah and he will exalt you +Mommrɛ mo ho ase Yehowa anim na ɔbɛma mo so +True the wrong may be a very serious one +Ɛwom ebia bɔne no bɛyɛ nea anibere wom kɛse +Young Julie for example got involved in necking and petting with a boyfriend +Sɛ nhwɛso no na abeawa Julie ne n’adamfo abarimaa bi sosɔ wɔn ho mu fefew wɔn ano +I felt very guilty at first she confesses but as time went on I got used to it +Ɔka sɛ Metee afodi nka mfiase no nanso bere kɔɔ so no anhaw me bio +It didn t bother my conscience so much +Anhaw m’ahonim ahe biara +In time unclean acts escalated to the point of sexual intercourse +Bere kɔɔ so no nneyɛe a ɛho ntew no nyaa nkɔanim ma ekowiee ɔbea ne ɔbarima nna mu +I felt miserable says Julie +Julie se Metee awerɛhow nka +My conscience weakened to the point where it happened several times +M’ahonim yɛɛ mmerɛw ara koduu baabi a esii mpɛn pii +Is such a situation hopeless ? So wontumi nyɛ tebea a ɛte sɛɛ ho hwee ? +Not necessarily +Dabi ɛnte saa ankasa +What about Manasseh one of the kings of Judah ? Na Manase Yuda ahemfo no mu biako no nso ɛ ? +He committed extremely serious sins including spiritism and child sacrifice +Ɔyɛɛ bɔne a anibere wom yiye a na ahonhonsɛmdi ne mmofra a wɔde wɔn bɔ afɔre ka ho +Yet God pardoned him on account of his sincere repentance +Nanso Onyankopɔn de firii no esiane adwensakra a efi komam nti +What about King David ? Ɔhene Dawid nso ɛ ? +Having repented of his wicked acts he found Jehovah to be a God who is good and ready to forgive +Psalm +Bere a onuu ne ho wɔ ne nneyɛe bɔne ho no ohui sɛ Yehowa yɛ Onyankopɔn a oye na ɔde firi +’ Dwom +Christians today have this assurance If we confess our sins he is faithful and righteous so as to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness +Ɛnnɛ Kristofo wɔ saa awerɛhyem yi Sɛ yɛka yɛn bɔne kyerɛ a ɔyɛ ɔnokwafo ne ɔtreneeni sɛ ɔde yɛn bɔne befiri yɛn na watew yɛn ho afi nea ɛnteɛ nyinaa mu +’ +To whom should one make this confession ? Hena na ɛsɛ sɛ obi ka bɔne yi kyerɛ no ? +Primarily to Jehovah God +Yehowa Nyankopɔn titiriw +Before him pour out your heart +Munyi mo yam nkyerɛ no +You may find it helpful to read David s contrite confession in Psalm +Ebetumi aboa sɛ wobɛkan Dawid ahonu mpaemuka yi wɔ Dwom +Additionally the Bible urges Christians who have fallen into serious sin to speak with the congregation elders +Nea ɛka ho no Bible no hyɛ Kristofo a wɔayɛ bɔne a anibere wom sɛ wɔmmɔ asafo mu mpanyimfo no amanneɛ +Their earnest counsel and prayers can help you to reestablish your relationship with God and to regain a clean conscience +Wɔn afotu ne mpaebɔ a emu yɛ den no betumi aboa wo ma woasan ne Onyankopɔn anya abusuabɔ na woasan anya ahonim pa +They can discern the difference between weakness and wickedness +Wobetumi ahu nsonsonoe a ɛda mmerɛwyɛ ne nsɛmmɔnedi mpiyɛ ntam +They should also see to it that you get the help needed in order to avoid repeating your error +Ɛsɛ sɛ wɔhwɛ hu nso sɛ woanya mmoa a ehia no na ama woakwati sɛ wobɛsan ayɛ saa bɔne no bio +Julie having taken this courageous step herself recommends I tried reproving myself and even thought it worked to an extent +Julie a ɔyɛɛ ade a egye akokoduru yi kamfo kyerɛ sɛ Mebɔɔ mmɔden sɛ mede nkaanim bɛma me ho ’ na misusuwii mpo sɛ edii dwuma koduu baabi +But after a year I knew how wrong I was +Nanso afe akyi no mihuu mfomso a madi +You can t clear up serious problems without help from the elders +Worentumi nni nsɛnnennen ho dwuma a worennye mmoa mfi mpanyimfo no nkyɛn +Guilt Over Minor Sins Bɔne Nketenkete ho Afodi +Sometimes though a youth takes some false step before he is aware of it +Nanso ɛtɔ mmere bi a mfomso to abofra bi +’ +Or he or she allows a fleshly compulsion to take over +Anaasɛ ɔma kwan ma bɔne ho atenka hyɛ ne so +A youth in this situation may suffer deep feelings of guilt perhaps more guilt than the wrong actually merits +Abofra a ɔwɔ saa tebea yi mu no bɛte afodi kɛse nka ebia afodi a ɛboro nea bɔne no ankasa de ba no +Needless anguish results +Ɛyawdi a ɛho nhia fi mu ba +Such profound guilt feelings can be the result of a healthy but overly sensitive conscience +Afodi ho nkate a ɛte sɛɛ no betumi ayɛ nea efi ahonim a ɛyɛ papa nanso nsɛm haw no ntɛmntɛm dodo +Remember when we sin we have a helper with the Father Jesus Christ a righteous one +John +Kae sɛ sɛ yɛyɛ bɔne a yɛwɔ okyigyinafo bi agya no nkyɛn ɔne ɔtreneeni Yesu Kristo +Yohane +Consider again the case of young Marco quoted in our introduction +Susuw abofra Marco a yɛfaa n’asɛm kae wɔ yɛn nnianim nsɛm no mu no ho bio +This young Christian was convinced that he had committed an unforgivable sin +Saa Kristoni abofra yi gye dii sɛ wayɛ bɔne bi a wɔmfa mfiri +He used to say to himself I know Bible principles so well yet I can t stop sinning ! Na ɔtaa ka kyerɛ ne ho sɛ Minim Bible nnyinasosɛm ahorow no yiye nanso mintumi nnyae bɔne yɛ ! ’ +His sin ? Bɔne bɛn na na ɔyɛ ? +The problem of masturbation +Boasipem +How can God forgive me if I can t break the habit ? Ɛbɛyɛ dɛn na Onyankopɔn de afiri me bere a mintumi nnyae adeyɛ no ? ’ +Marco would reason +Marco susuwii saa +Alberto who similarly had bouts with self abuse said I felt the guilt deep down inside because I couldn t free myself of the sin +Alberto a na ɔde ne ho hyɛ boasipem mu saa ara nso kae sɛ Metee afodi nka wɔ me mu yiye efisɛ mantumi antwe me ho amfi bɔne no ho +Masturbation is an unclean habit +Boasipem yɛ suban a ɛho ntew +However the Bible does not class it with serious sins such as fornication +Nanso Bible no mmu no bɔne a anibere wom te sɛ aguamammɔ +In fact it does not mention it at all +Nokwarem no ɛmmɔ din koraa +Therefore a lapse into masturbation would hardly be unforgivable +Enti boasipem a wobɛsan de wo ho ahyem no renyɛ bɔne a wɔmfa mfiri +Viewing it as if it were beyond forgiveness could actually be dangerous a youth might reason that there is little point in trying to overcome the problem +Bu a wubebu no sɛ wontumi mfa mfiri betumi ayɛ nea asiane wom ankasa ebia abofra bi besusuw sɛ mmɔden a wobɛbɔ sɛ wubedi ɔhaw no so no yɛ nea ntease nnim ahe biara +But Bible principles indicate that a Christian should put forth strenuous efforts to fight this habit +Nanso Bible nnyinasosɛm kyerɛ sɛ ɛsɛ sɛ Kristoni de mmɔdenbɔ a emu yɛ den ko tia su yi +Jehovah knows that we all stumble many times +Yehowa nim sɛ yɛn nyinaa fom nneɛma pii mu +If a relapse occurs a youth need not feel condemned +Sɛ abofra bi san yɛ bɔne bi bio a enhia sɛ ɔte nka sɛ wɔbɛsɛe no +The same is true of other missteps and errors +Saa ara na ɛte wɔ mfomso ne bɔne ahorow ho +Jehovah does not require that we punish ourselves with excessive guilt +Yehowa nhwehwɛ sɛ yɛde afodi ntraso bɛtwe yɛn ankasa ho aso +Rather he is pleased when we take steps to correct the problem +Corinthians John +Mmom sɛ yɛfa akwan horow so di ɔhaw no ho dwuma a n’ani gye +Korintofo Yohane +Sources of Help and Comfort Mmoa ne Awerɛkyekye Fibea +Likely though you will need personal assistance in doing so +Nanso ɛda adi sɛ wubehia mmoa ankasa na woatumi ayɛ saa +God fearing parents can often do much to help and support their children +Mpɛn pii no awofo a wosuro Onyankopɔn betumi ayɛ pii de aboa wɔn mma +And the Christian congregation offers other means of support +Na Kristofo asafo no de mmoa foforo ma +Marco recalls The thing that really helped me was a conversation with an elder +Marco ka sɛ Ade a ɛboaa me titiriw ne nkɔmmɔ a me ne ɔpanyin bi dii no +I had to have courage to open up and tell him my most intimate thoughts +Na ɛsɛ sɛ minya akokoduru a ɛbɛma me ne no abɔ nkɔmmɔ na meka me komam asɛm kyerɛ no +But he inspired confidence so I asked his advice +Nanso ɔma minyaa awerɛhyem enti mesrɛɛ n’afotu +Alberto too sought advice from an elder +Alberto nso hwehwɛɛ mmoa fii ɔpanyin bi hɔ +I can t forget his encouraging counsel says Alberto +Alberto ka sɛ Me werɛ rentumi mfi ne nkuranhyɛ afotu no +He told me that when he was young he also had the same problem +Ɔka kyerɛɛ me sɛ bere a na ɔyɛ abofra no na ɔno nso wɔ ɔhaw a ɛte saa ara +I would never have believed it +Anka mennye nni da +I listened to him with great appreciation for his honesty +Esiane ne nokwaredi no nti mede anigye kɛse tiee no +With such help and support Marco and Alberto overcame their problems +Ɛdenam mmoa ne nkuranhyɛ a ɛtete saa so no Marco ne Alberto tumi dii wɔn nsɛnnennen no so +Both presently serve in positions of responsibility in their respective congregations +Mprempren wɔn baanu nyinaa som a wɔwɔ dibea ahorow a asɛyɛde wom wɔ wɔn asafo ahorow mu +Fervent prayer is another aid +Mpaebɔ a emu yɛ den yɛ mmoa foforo +Like David you can pray for a pure heart and a new spirit a steadfast one +Te sɛ Dawid no wubetumi abɔ mpae asrɛ koma a emu tew ne honhom foforo a ase tim +Reading God s Word is another source of comfort +Onyankopɔn Asɛm a wobɛkan no yɛ awerɛkyekye fibea foforo +For example you may find it encouraging to learn that the apostle Paul also had internal conflicts +Sɛ nhwɛso no wubetumi ahu sɛ ɛyɛ nkuranhyɛ sɛ wubehu sɛ na ɔsomafo Paulo nso di aperepere wɔ ne mu +He admitted When I wish to do what is right what is bad is present with me +Ogye toom sɛ Me a mepɛ sɛ meyɛ nea eye no bɔne wɔ me hɔ +Paul succeeded in keeping his wrong tendencies under control +Paulo tumi dii ne bɔne su horow no so +So can you +Wo nso wubetumi ayɛ saa ara +You may find it particularly comforting to read the psalms especially those dealing with God s forgiveness such as Psalms and Ps +Wubehu sɛ ɛyɛ awerɛkyekye titiriw sɛ wobɛkan nnwom nhoma no nea ɛka Onyankopɔn fafiri ho asɛm te sɛ Dwom ne +In any event avoid withdrawing into yourself and letting yourself be dominated by pessimism +Ɔkwan biara so no kwati sɛ wobɛtew wo ho na wobɛma abasamtu adi wo so +Fully avail yourself of Jehovah s mercy +Nya Yehowa mmɔborohunu no mu mfaso kosi ase +Remember he forgives in a large way on the basis of Jesus ransom sacrifice +Kae sɛ ɔnam Yesu agyede afɔrebɔ no so de firi pii +’ +Do not minimize your errors but do not conclude that God cannot forgive you either +Mmu wo bɔne no adewa bi nanso nka sɛ Onyankopɔn rentumi mfa mfiri wo nso +Strengthen your faith and your determination to serve him +Hyɛ wo gyidi ne wo bo a woasi sɛ wobɛsom no no mu den +In time you will come to have peace of mind and the deep inner joy of knowing that you have been forgiven +Compare Psalm +Bere kɔ so no wobɛba abenya asomdwoe adwene ne anigye wɔ wo mu denam hu a wubehu sɛ wɔde afiri wo no so +Fa toto Dwom ho +Footnotes Ase hɔ nsɛm +Some of the names have been changed +Wɔasesa din ahorow no bi +Helpful suggestions are given in chapters and of the book Questions Young People Ask Answers That Work published by the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York Inc +Wɔde nyansahyɛ a ɛboa ama wɔ nhoma Questions Young People Ask Answers That Work a the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York Inc +tintimii no ti ne +Picture on page Kratafa mfonini +Talking things over with a qualified Christian can give you a new perspective on matters Kristoni a ne ho akokwaw a wo ne no bɛbɔ tebea no ho nkɔmmɔ no betumi ama woanya adwene foforo wɔ nsɛm ho +Christians Face Jerusalem s High Court Again Wɔde Kristofo Kɔ Yerusalem Asennibea Kunini Anim Bio +BY AWAKE ! EFI NYAN ! +CORRESPONDENT IN ISRAEL KYERƐWFO A ƆWƆ ISRAEL HƆ +JESUS stood before the Sanhedrin the highest court in Jerusalem on trial for his life +NA YESU gyina Sanhedrin asennibea kunini a ɛwɔ Yerusalem no anim a wɔrebedi n’asɛm akum no +Despite this pressure he fearlessly represented God s Kingdom +Na nhyɛso yi mfa ho ɔde akokoduru kaa Onyankopɔn Ahenni no ho asɛm +Within weeks of Jesus trial his closest followers stood before this same high court +Yesu asenni no akyi adapɛn kakraa bi no wɔde n’akyidifo a wɔbɛn no paa no kɔɔ asennibea kunini koro yi ara anim +There they gave a dynamic witness for God s Kingdom and its appointed King +Acts +Wɔde nnamyɛ dii Onyankopɔn Ahenni ne ne Hene a wapaw no no ho adanse wɔ hɔ +Asomafo no Nnwuma +Days later when the apostles were once again haled before the Sanhedrin there was an unexpected turn of events +Nna bi akyi wɔde wɔn kɔɔ Sanhedrin no anim bio na asɛm bi a wɔnhwɛ kwan sii +Despite tremendous peer pressure Gamaliel one of the court s most respected members spoke out in behalf of Jesus disciples +Ɛmfa ho n’atipɛnfo nhyɛso a emu yɛ den no Gamaliel asennibea baguafo a wobu wɔn yiye no mu biako kasa maa Yesu asuafo no +As a result of this surprising intervention the apostles were set free +Acts +Ne ho a ɔde gyee asɛm no mu wɔ ɔkwan a ɛyɛ nwonwa so yi ma wogyaee asomafo no +Asomafo no Nnwuma +These court appearances were in fulfillment of Jesus words at Matthew Look ! I am sending you forth as sheep amidst wolves +They will deliver you up to local courts +You will be haled before governors and kings for my sake for a witness to them and the nations +Asennibea a wɔde wɔn kɔe mpɛn pii no yɛ Yesu nsɛm a ɛwɔ Mateo no mmamu Hwɛ meresoma mo sɛ nguan akɔ mpataku mfinimfini +wobeyi mo ama mpanyimfo gua +me nti wɔde mo bɛkɔ amradofo ne ahene anim na adi adanse akyerɛ wɔne amanaman +Though often misunderstood Jesus followers became well known throughout Israel +Ɛwom sɛ na wɔntaa nte Yesu akyidifo no ase de nanso wɔbɛyɛɛ nnipa a na wonim wɔn yiye wɔ Israel nyinaa +Thousands of first century Jews accepted Jesus message +Afeha a edi kan no mu Yudafo mpempem pii gyee Yesu asɛm no dii +All of this was a result of the zealous preaching of Jesus Jewish disciples including their fearless court appearances +Nnamyɛ a Yesu asuafo a wɔyɛ Yudafo no de dii adanse ne akokoduru a wɔdaa no adi mpɛn pii wɔ asennibea no na ɛde eyi nyinaa bae +In Israel today relatively few know of Jehovah s Witnesses who presently number less than in a nation of about million +Wɔ Israel nnɛ no sɛ wɔde toto ho a nnipa kakraa bi pɛ na wonim Yehowa Adansefo a mprempren wɔn dodow nnu wɔ ɔman a emu nnipa bɛyɛ ɔpepem no mu +But in the case of one young Witness not only brought considerable attention to their activity but also highlighted a unique historical link between prejudice and persecution that both Jews and Jehovah s Witnesses have suffered +Nanso wɔ mu no ɛnyɛ twe nko na Ɔdansefo kumaa bi asɛm twee adwene kɔɔ wɔn adwuma no so kɛse na mmom ɛdaa abakɔsɛm mu abusuabɔ soronko bi a ɛda adwemmɔne a wonya wɔ Yudafo ne Yehowa Adansefo nyinaa ho ne taa a wɔtaa wɔn ntam nso adi +How Did the Controversy Begin ? Ɔkwan Bɛn so na Ntawntawdi no Fii Ase ? +Ariel Feldman a year old Jewish Russian immigrant to Israel living in Haifa was an honor student and well liked both by the school staff and by his fellow students +Ariel Feldman Yudani Russiani bi a wadi mfe a watu abɛtra Israel a ɔte Haifa no yɛ sukuuni a waben na sukuu no akyerɛkyerɛfo ne ne mfɛfo sukuufo no nyinaa pɛ n’asɛm yiye +As a result of a chance discussion on the street during the Persian Gulf War Ariel and his family began studying the Bible with Jehovah s Witnesses +Ɛdenam abɔnten so bɔnnɔ so nkɔmmɔbɔ bi so bere a na Persia Po Ko no rekɔ so no Ariel ne n’abusua fii ase ne Yehowa Adansefo suaa Bible no +Ariel made a thorough investigation and comparison of Jewish religious teachings and the Bible s explanations being presented to him by Jehovah s Witnesses +Ariel yɛɛ Yudasom mu nkyerɛkyerɛ ne Bible no mu nkyerɛkyerɛmu ahorow a onya fii Yehowa Adansefo hɔ no mu nhwehwɛmu na ɔde totoo ho +Serious minded Ariel made rapid progress in his study of the Bible and was the first member of his family to be baptized as one of Jehovah s Witnesses +Ariel a osusuw nsɛm ho anibere so no nyaa nkɔso ntɛmntɛm wɔ ne Bible adesua no mu na ɔne n’abusua no muni a odi kan a wɔbɔɔ no asu sɛ Yehowa Adansefo no mu biako +All of this presented no difficulty for him in his school studies +Eyi mu biara amma wanhyia ɔhaw bi wɔ ne sukuu adesua mu +In his senior year however his school decided to take on an experimental program to prepare students for army service +Nanso wɔ afe a ɔrebewie sukuu mu no ne sukuu no sii gyinae de dwumadi bi a wɔresɔ ahwɛ a ebesiesie sukuufo no ama sraadi kaa wɔn adesua ho +Soldiers gave instruction and the program included practicing combat positions and techniques +Asraafo na wɔde ɛho nkyerɛkyerɛ mae na wɔkyerɛ sɛnea wodi ako ne ɛho nyansakwan ahorow +Feeling that active participation in this course would violate his Bible trained conscience and his neutral stand as one of Jehovah s Witnesses Ariel made reasonable efforts to explain his position to the principal +Esiane sɛ Ariel tee nka sɛ ne ho a ɔde bɛhyɛ adesua yi mu no bɛma wabu n’ahonim a ɔde Bible atete no ne afa biara a onni sɛ Yehowa Adansefo mu biako no so nti ɔbɔɔ mmɔden faa ɔkwampa so kyerɛkyerɛɛ ne gyinabea mu kyerɛɛ sukuu sohwɛfo no +He respectfully explained that he was willing to take part in any other school activity during this period but that he could not act against his beliefs +Ofi obu mu kyerɛkyerɛɛ mu sɛ ɔwɔ ɔpɛ sɛ ɔde ne ho bɛhyɛ sukuu dwumadi foforo biara mu saa bere no nanso ontumi nyɛ biribi a ɛne ne gyidi nhyia +Although his school principal had previously shown some understanding toward him she decided that this request was more than she could allow +Ɛwom sɛ na ne sukuu sohwɛfo no anya ntease bi ama no bere bi a atwam de nanso osii gyinae sɛ ontumi mma saa adebisa yi ho kwan +She gave him an ultimatum Either actively participate in the premilitary training or be expelled from school +Ɔmaa no ahyɛde a etwa to sɛ Fa wo ho hyɛ ntetee a edi asraadi anim no mu koraa anyɛ saa a wɔbɛpam wo afi sukuu +Ariel could not violate his conscience +Na Ariel ntumi mmu n’ani ngu n’ahonim so +On January just a few months before his final exams he was formally expelled from school with no alternative offered +Wɔ January bere a aka asram kakraa bi ma wayɛ ne sɔhwɛ a etwa to no wɔpamoo no fii sukuu a na onni hokwan foforo biara +Defense From an Unexpected Source Akyigyina a Efi Baabi a Wɔnhwɛ Kwan +Ariel turned to the Association for Civil Rights in Israel +Ariel dan kɔɔ Fekuw a Edi Hokwan a Ɔmanfo Wɔ ho Nsɛm ho Dwuma a ɛwɔ Israel no nkyɛn +They were willing to take on his case offering free legal assistance +Na wɔwɔ ɔpɛ sɛ wɔbɛso n’asɛm no mu na wɔagyina n’akyi wɔ mmara kwan so a ontua hwee +The modern day Jewish State of Israel is a democracy +Nnɛyi Yudafo Man Israel no yɛ demokrase man +Although it has no constitution guaranteeing individual rights the Israeli declaration of independence promotes freedom of religion and freedom of conscience +Ɛwom sɛ wonni amammui mu mmara biara a ɛma ankorankoro bi nya hokwan ahorow de nanso Israel man no ahofadi mpaemuka no hyɛ nyamesom ne ahonim mu ahofadi ho nkuran +There was no legal precedent in Israel involving expulsion from school on grounds of religious belief +Na mmara mu ahwehwɛde biara nni Israel a ɛkyerɛ sɛ wotumi pam obi fi sukuu wɔ nyamesom mu gyidi ho +The newspapers began to take an interest in the story +Atesɛm nkrataa fii ase kyerɛɛ asɛm no ho anigye +Following legal advice Ariel did not grant interviews to reporters preferring to have his case judged in the courtroom rather than in the court of public opinion +Esiane sɛ na Ariel redi mmara kwan so afotu akyi nti wamma kwan ma nsɛnkyerɛwfo ammisabisa no nsɛm ɔpɛe sɛ wobedi n’asɛm no wɔ asennibea dan mu mmom sen sɛ wobedi wɔ amanfo adwenkyerɛ asennibea +However the school principal was quick to justify her actions in an interview +Nanso sukuu sohwɛfo no kyerɛe ntɛm so wɔ nsɛm a nsɛnkyerɛwfo bisabisa no mu sɛ nea ɔyɛe no teɛ +In the newspaper Hadashot of February she not only expressed her view that the student s religious stand was offensive to the State of Israel and all those who love it but used the opportunity to speak out against Jehovah s Witnesses as an organization saying Their activity is disguised filthy underhanded +Ɛnyɛ sɛ ɔkyerɛɛ n’adwene wɔ atesɛm krataa Hadashot a ɛbae wɔ February no mu sɛ sukuuni no nyamesom mu gyinabea no haw Israel Man no ne wɔn a wɔwɔ ɔman no mu nyinaa nko na mmom ɔde hokwan no kasa tiaa Yehowa Adansefo sɛ wɔyɛ ahyehyɛde bi a sɛnea ɔkaa no no Wɔn dwumadi yɛ kokoam de ɛyɛ fi na wɔyɛ wɔ sum ase +They send out octopus arms and virtually hunt down the weak +Wotumi kɔ baabiara kɔhwehwɛ wɔn a wɔyɛ mmerɛw kyere wɔn +Many Israelis could see that the principal s views represented a prejudiced outlook +Israelfo pii tumi hui sɛ sukuu sohwɛfo no adwenkyerɛ ahorow no daa afoforo ho adwemmɔne a ɔwɔ adi +Tom Segev an Israeli journalist historian who has done much research on the Holocaust was especially disturbed by the interview +Nsɛnkyerɛwfo nkɔmmɔbɔ no mu nsɛm no haw Tom Segev Israelni bi a ɔyɛ sɛnkyerɛwfo ne abakɔsɛm kyerɛwfo a wayɛ Okunkɛse no mu nhwehwɛmu pii no titiriw +It reminded him of an attitude shown by some in Nazi Germany who spurred on by false accusations against the Jews vented their prejudice in one of the worst large scale crimes of mankind s history +Ɛmaa ɔkaee su bi a nnipa bi a na wɔwɔ Nasi Germany a atosɛm a wɔka guu Yudafo so kanyan wɔn ma wɔdaa wɔn adwemmɔne adi wɔ nsɛmmɔne kɛse a ɛyɛ hu sen biara a wɔadi wɔ abakɔsɛm mu no biako mu +Segev s opinion was that the greater danger to the State of Israel lay not in the young student s conscientious stand but rather in the example of intolerance shown by the school principal +Segev kyerɛɛ n’adwene sɛ ɛnyɛ sukuuni kumaa no gyinabea a ofi ahonim mu apaw no ne ade a ɛyɛ asiane kɛse ma Israel Man no na mmom afoforo ho koma a wonni ho nhwɛso a sukuu sohwɛfo no ayi no adi no +He was moved to write an article defending the rights of Jehovah s Witnesses +Ɛkaa no ma ɔkyerɛw asɛm bi de gyinaa hokwan a Yehowa Adansefo wɔ akyi +See box page +Hwɛ adaka no kratafa +In the wake of Segev s article others also spoke out +Segev kyerɛw n’asɛm no akyi no afoforo nso kaa ho asɛm +One Jerusalem resident who because of being a Jew had been a prisoner in a camp during World War II wrote a letter to the editor recalling the fine conduct of Jehovah s Witnesses who were in the same camp because of their refusal to serve in the German army +Obi a ɔte Yerusalem a wɔde no too afiase wɔ Wiase Ko II mu esiane sɛ ɔyɛ Yudani nti kyerɛw krataa bi kɔmaa samufo no kaa Yehowa Adansefo a na ɔne wɔn da nneduaban biako mu esiane sɛ wɔansom wɔ Germany sraadi mu nti no suban pa ho asɛm +Since the young Witness student wouldn t accept interviews reporters turned to other congregation members +Esiane sɛ Ɔdansefo kumaa no ampene so sɛ ɔbɛma wɔabisabisa no nsɛm nti nsɛnkyerɛwfo dan kɔɔ asafo no mufo afoforo nkyɛn +Although not commenting specifically on Ariel s situation before it went to court they were happy to give out information on the beliefs of Jehovah s Witnesses and their activity in Israel +Ɛwom sɛ wɔanhyɛ da anka Ariel tebea no ho asɛm titiriw ansa na wɔde rekɔ asennibea de nanso wɔn ani gyei sɛ wotumi kaa Yehowa Adansefo gyidi ahorow ne wɔn dwumadi wɔ Israel ho asɛm kyerɛɛ wɔn +This led to a number of favorable articles in the Israeli press as well as a radio interview with one of the local elders +Eyi ma wɔkyerɛw nsɛm a eye wɔ Israel atesɛm nkrataa mu na wobisabisaa ɛhɔ mpanyimfo no mu biako nsɛm wɔ radio so +Many heard of Jehovah s Witnesses for the first time as a result of this unsolicited publicity +Nnipa pii nam saa dawurubɔ yi a wɔansrɛ hokwan yi so tee Yehowa Adansefo ho asɛm nea edi kan +The Day in the Jerusalem Court Ɛda a Wɔkɔɔ Yerusalem Asennibea No +The Haifa branch of the Association for Civil Rights in Israel repeatedly tried to reason with the principal the Board of Education and the Ministry of Education in Jerusalem +Fekuw a Edi Hokwan a Ɔmanfo Wɔ ho Nsɛm ho Dwuma a ɛwɔ Israel no fa a ɛwɔ Haifa no bɔɔ mmɔden mpɛn pii sɛ wɔne sukuu sohwɛfo no Nhomasua Bagua ne Nhomasua Asoɛe a ɛwɔ Yerusalem no besusuw nsɛm ho +However all these efforts met with unsatisfactory responses +Nanso mmɔdenbɔ yi nyinaa yɛɛ ɔkwa +On March a petition was presented on Ariel Feldman s behalf to the Supreme Court in Jerusalem the highest court in modern day Israel +Wɔ March no wɔde adesrɛ kɔtoo Asennibea Kunini a ɛwɔ Yerusalem nnɛyi Israel asennibea kunini no anim maa Ariel Feldman +March was set as the date for a preliminary hearing of the case +Wɔhyɛe sɛ wobedi asɛm no nea edi kan wɔ March +Lawyers from the Association for Civil Rights in Israel represented Ariel s case against the Board of Education the school principal and the Haifa city municipality +Mmaranimfo a wofi Fekuw a Edi Hokwan a Amanfo Wɔ ho Nsɛm ho Dwuma a ɛwɔ Israel no mu gyinaa Ariel ananmu ne Nhomasua Bagua sukuu sohwɛfo no ne Haifa kuropɔn no so ahwɛfo dii asɛm no +Three Israeli Supreme Court judges sat on the initial hearing of the case +Israelfo Asennibea Kunini atemmufo baasa na wɔtraa asɛm no mu nea edi kan +The State s attorney presented the issue as one that would undermine the school s authority if the student was allowed to dictate which classes he would or would not take part in +Ɔman no mmaranimfo no de asɛm no too gua sɛ sɛ wɔma sukuuni no kwan ma ɔkyerɛ adesua ko a ɔde ne ho behyem ne nea ɔmfa ne ho nhyem a ɛbɛsɛe sukuu no tumidi +They requested the court to support their decision that under no circumstances should the student be allowed to set foot again on school property +Wɔsrɛe sɛ asennibea no nnyina wɔn gyinaesi sɛ ɛnsɛ sɛ wɔma sukuuni no kwan ma ɔba sukuu hɔ wɔ ɔkwan biara so no akyi +The civil rights lawyers presented the issue as a matter of basic rights of freedom of worship and freedom of conscience that had been violated by the school s handling of the matter +Ɔmanfo hokwan a wɔwɔ ho mmaranimfo no de asɛm no too gua sɛ sukuu no nam ɔkwan a ɛfaa so dii asɛm no ho dwuma no so asɛe ɔsom ne ahonim mu ahofadi hokwan atitiriw +The judges posed questions regarding the principles of Jehovah s Witnesses in order to understand the reason for the young student s stand +Atemmufo no bisabisaa Yehowa Adansefo nkyerɛkyerɛ ho nsɛm sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a wɔbɛte nea enti a sukuuni kumaa no apaw saa gyinabea no ase +They also were presented with much information in the written petition regarding similar cases around the world in which high courts had decided in favor of Jehovah s Witnesses +Wɔde nsɛm pii a ɛfa nsɛm a ɛtete saa ho wɔ wiase nyinaa a asennibea akunini abu Yehowa Adansefo bem a ɛwɔ adesrɛde a wɔakyerɛw no mu maa wɔn +In their summation the judges stated that both sides were fighting for a principle +Awiei koraa no atemmufo no kae sɛ afanu no nyinaa redi apere wɔ nnyinasosɛm bi ho +However when weighing which side would suffer greater harm by leaving the situation as it stood it was definitely the student +Nanso bere a wɔhwehwɛɛ mu hwɛe sɛ ɔfa bɛn na sɛ wogyae asɛm no mu ma ɛka sɛnea ɛte no ara a ebepira no kɛse no wohui pefee sɛ ɛbɛyɛ sukuuni no +The judges expressed incredulity regarding the behavior of the principal and the Board of Education giving them ten days to explain their actions in writing +Atemmufo no annye nea sukuu sohwɛfo no ne Nhomasua Bagua no pɛe sɛ wɔyɛ no antom na wɔmaa wɔn dadu sɛ wɔmfa nkyerɛw nkrataa mmɛkyerɛkyerɛ wɔn nneyɛe no mu +The court issued an intermediate order requiring that Ariel Feldman be accepted back onto the school premises to finish out the school year and that he not be hindered from taking his final exams +Asennibea no de bere tiaa mu ahyɛde bi mae sɛ wɔnsan nnye Ariel Feldman mmra sukuu no mu ma onwie sukuu afe no a wonnsiw ne sɔhwɛ a etwa to a ɔbɛyɛ no ho kwan +Days before the final hearing which was set for May the Board of Education dropped their charges against Ariel Feldman +Aka nna bi ma wɔadi asɛm no nea etwa to a wɔde hyɛɛ May no Nhomasua Bagua no twee sobo a wɔde abɔ Ariel Feldman no sanee +As a result the final hearing was canceled the fundamental issues of the case were never decided by the court and no binding legal precedent was set +Ne saa nti wotwaa asenni a etwa to no mu na asennibea no ansi asɛm no nsɛmpɔw atitiriw ho gyinae na wɔanhyɛ mmara biara a ɛsɛ sɛ wodi so +Although this leaves the matter open to further legal debate Jehovah s Witnesses appreciated the reasonable attitude shown by the judges of the Israeli Supreme Court +Ɛwom sɛ eyi ma asɛm no bɛyɛ nea wobetumi asusuw ho wɔ mmara mu bio de nanso Yehowa Adansefo ani sɔɔ ntease a Israel Asennibea Kunini no atemmufo no daa no adi no +The Lessons Learned Asuade Ahorow a Yɛanya +From Jesus day till now Jehovah s Witnesses have met with opposition and prejudice that have brought them to the highest courts of many lands +Efi Yesu bere so besi nnɛ no Yehowa Adansefo ahyia ɔsɔretia na nkurɔfo anya wɔn ho adwemmɔne na eyi de wɔn akɔ asennibea akunini anim wɔ nsase pii so +These cases turn out to be a witness to the nations +Nsɛm yi bɛyɛ adansedi ma amanaman no +’ +Even when his Witnesses in a certain land are few Jehovah can see to it that his name becomes widely known +Sɛ n’Adansefo a wɔwɔ asase bi so yɛ kakraa bi mpo a Yehowa betumi ama ne din ahyeta +And just as was the case in the first century with the surprising intervention of the respected Sanhedrin member Gamaliel God today can raise up support for his people from unexpected sources +Na sɛnea ɛbae wɔ afeha a edi kan no mu a Sanhedrin baguani a wobu no Gamaliel de ne ho gyee asɛm no mu ma ɛyɛɛ nwonwa no saa ara na Onyankopɔn betumi ama ne nkurɔfo anya mmoa afi mmeae a wɔnhwɛ kwan nnɛ +Box on page Kratafa adaka + What a School Principal Knows About Jehovah s Witnesses Nea Sukuu Sohwɛfo bi Nim wɔ Yehowa Adansefo Ho + Excerpts from Tom Segev s article in Ha aretz February Tom Segev asɛm a ɛwɔ Ha aretz a ɛbae wɔ February no mu nsɛm bi + In a nation that has everything there are also some Israeli Jehovah s Witnesses +Wɔ ɔman a ɛwɔ biribiara mu no Yehowa Adansefo a wɔyɛ Israelfo nso wom +They are not many and not many have heard about them despite the fact that in Israel as in every country they endeavor to gain followers to their principles by both the written word and orally +Wɔnnɔɔso na ɛnyɛ nnipa pii nso na ate wɔn ho asɛm ɛmfa ho sɛ wɔ Israel te sɛ ɔman biara mu no wɔbɔ mmɔden sɛ wobenya akyidifo denam nsɛm a wɔakyerɛw ne nea wɔde ano ka so no +Somehow they reached that student in the Hugim school +Nanso wɔanya saa sukuuni a ɔwɔ Hugim sukuu mu no so nkɛntɛnso bi +Since he adopted the movement s principles he refused to share in premilitary physical fitness lessons in the school +Efi bere a ɔpawee sɛ obedi kuw no mmara horow so no ɔmfa ne ho nhyɛ adesua a edi sraadi anim mu apɔw mu teɛteɛ no mu wɔ sukuu +The principal didn t agree to release him from these lessons +Sukuu sohwɛfo no ampene so sɛ obeyi no afi saa adesua no mu +If I understood her correctly she sees him as a threat to the future of Zionism +Sɛ mete no ase yiye a ohu sukuuni no sɛ obi a obetumi asɛe Sionsom daakye +This week she explained to me We re a Zionistic school we teach the children loyalty to the State and to the nation +Ɔkyerɛkyerɛɛ mu kyerɛɛ me dapɛn yi sɛ Yɛn sukuu yi yɛ Sionsom sukuu yɛkyerɛ mmofra no sɛnea wobedi nokware ama Ɔmantam no ne ɔman no +’ +Rina Shmueli of the Citizen s Rights Association in Haifa tried to convince the principal to acknowledge the student s right to obey his conscience and release him from the premilitary training this could have been a very fitting lesson in tolerance and democracy +Rina Shmueli a ɔwɔ Fekuw a Edi Hokwan a Amanfo Wɔ ho Nsɛm ho Dwuma a ɛwɔ Haifa mu no bɔɔ mmɔden sɛ ɔbɛma sukuu sohwɛfo no agye hokwan a sukuuni no wɔ sɛ ɔyɛ nea n’ahonim kyerɛ no no atom na wayi no afi ntetee a edi sraadi anim no mu anka eyi betumi ayɛ afoforo ho koma a wonya ne demokrase ho asuade a ɛfata yiye +But she stood her ground +Nanso wampene +She is of the opinion that we are dealing with a dangerous sect that gains its members by means of seduction +Ɔwɔ adwene sɛ yɛne fekuw a wɔn ho yɛ hu a wɔnam nnaadaa so na enya emufo na ɛredi asɛm +This reminded me of something not so good +Eyi kaee me asiane asɛm bi +So I called up the principal and asked her what she actually knew about Jehovah s Witnesses +Enti me ne sukuu sohwɛfo no kasae wɔ telefon so bisaa no nea onim wɔ Yehowa Adansefo ho ankasa +She said that she didn t know much but that she had heard that they re also active in other countries and she herself encountered them in Canada and Germany +Ɔkae sɛ onnim wɔn ho nsɛm pii na mmom wate sɛ wɔreyɛ adwuma denneennen wɔ aman afoforo so nso na ɔno ankasa hyiaa wɔn wɔ Canada ne Germany +I asked her if she knew what they did to them in Germany +Mibisaa no sɛ ebia onim nea wɔde yɛɛ wɔn wɔ Germany anaa +I don t know and I also don t want to know the principal answered +Sukuu sohwɛfo no buae sɛ Minnim na mempɛ sɛ mihu nso +’ + Perhaps the Hugim High School has a library and perhaps in that library they happen to have The Encyclopedia of the Holocaust edited by Israel Gutman +Ebia Hugim Ntoaso Sukuu no wɔ nhomakorabea na ebia wɔwɔ The Encyclopedia of the Holocaust a Israel Gutman yɛ ne samufo no bi wɔ wɔn nhomakorabea hɔ +If they don t have a copy they should buy one +Sɛ wonni bi a ɛsɛ sɛ wɔtɔ bi +Under the heading Earnest Bible Students the principal will find that the Nazis sent Jehovah s Witnesses to the concentration camps +Sukuu sohwɛfo no behu wɔ asɛmti Bible Asuafo Mmɔdenbɔfo ’ ase sɛ Nasifo de Yehowa Adansefo guu nneduaban mu +Watching the World Wiase Nsɛm +A Water Crisis Nsu ho Asɛnnennen +The latest report by the FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations says that some countries around the earth will be facing serious water shortages by the year +FAO Amanaman Nkabom Aduan ne Kuayɛ Ahyehyɛde no amanneɛbɔ a wɔde too gua nnansa yi ara no ka sɛ ebedu afe no nsu ho bɛyɛ na kɛse wɔ aman bɛyɛ mu wɔ wiase nyinaa +According to the FAO with ever increasing competition for limited water resources hundreds of millions of people will not receive the minimum amount of water needed for their survival +Sɛnea FAO kyerɛ no esiane sɛ nnipa a wɔredɔɔso bere nyinaa na wɔrekyɛ nsu kakraa bi a ɛwɔ hɔ nti nnipa ɔpepehaha pii rennya nsu a wohia na ama wɔatumi atra ase +The populations in greatest danger are those in northern and sub Saharan Africa the Near East and Hungary +Nnipa a wɔwɔ asiane mu sen biara ne wɔn a wɔwɔ Afrika kusuu fam ne Sahara anafo fam Apuei Fam ne Hungary +The report appearing in the Paris newspaper Le Monde says that agriculture uses approximately percent percent in developing countries of the earth s freshwater supplies for irrigation +Amanneɛbɔ no a ɛbaa Paris atesɛm krataa Le Monde mu no ka sɛ asase so nsu pa bɛyɛ ɔha biara mu nkyem ɔha biara mu nkyem wɔ aman a wonnyaa nkɔso pii mu na wɔde gugu mfuw so wɔ kuayɛ mu +The FAO estimates that up to percent of this water is wasted because of ineffective irrigation methods +FAO bu akontaa sɛ wɔsɛe nsu yi bɛyɛ ɔha biara mu nkyem esiane sɛ wɔmfa ɔkwampa so na egugu mfuw so nti +A Dying Japanese Tradition ? Japanfo Su bi Reyera ? +The deep reverence Japanese people have traditionally shown their elders seems to be declining +Ɛkame ayɛ sɛ esu a na Japanfo wɔ sɛ wɔde nidi a emu dɔ bɛma wɔn mpanyimfo no rekɔ fam +Physical and psychological abuse of the elderly is on the increase +Ɔhonam ne adwene mu basabasayɛ a wɔyɛ wɔn a wɔn mfe akɔ anim rekɔ soro +Mainichi Daily News explains that according to one expert many modern families find themselves caring for their old relatives unwillingly and are not able to cope with the stress +Mainichi Daily News kyerɛkyerɛ mu sɛ sɛnea onimdefo bi kyerɛ no ɛnnɛyi mmusua pii de amemenemfe na ɛhwɛ wɔn abusuafo a wɔn mfe akɔ anim na wontumi nnyina ɔhaw no ano +They often resort to violence and neglect +Wɔtaa yɛ wɔn basabasa na wobu wɔn ani gu wɔn so +According to the Mainichi Daily News in one case a man got into the habit of beating his year old father black and blue whenever he refused to hand over his pension money +Sɛnea Mainichi Daily News kyerɛ no ɔbarima bi de yɛɛ ne su sɛ bere biara a ne papa a wadi mfe no mpene so sɛ ɔde ne pɛnhyen sika bɛma no no ɔboro no pirapira no +Other typical examples include tying up the arms and legs of a senile parent and then locking him in a room and stuffing rags into the mouth of an old woman +Nneɛma afoforo nso a wɔtaa yɛ ne sɛ wɔkyekyere ɔwofo bi a wagow nsa ne ne nan na wɔto ne mu hyɛ dan bi mu na ebi nso de ntamagow hyehyɛ aberewa bi anom +Aerobics Alert Apɔw mu Teɛteɛ ho Kɔkɔbɔ +The Times of London reports that the obsessive pursuit of high impact aerobics can result in inner ear injuries +The Times a ɛwɔ London no bɔ amanneɛ sɛ apɔw mu teɛteɛ a wɔyɛ no denneennen betumi asɛe nneɛma wɔ yɛn asom +Apparently too many sessions of vigorous jumping can permanently damage the delicate granules of the inner ear +Ɛda adi sɛ ahuruhuruw denneennen a obi taa de ne ho hyem betumi asɛe n’aso mu akwaa ahorow a ɛyɛ mmerɛw no +Some of the common symptoms are dizziness loss of balance motion sickness and ringing in the ears +Ɛho nsɛnkyerɛnne a yɛtaa hu no bi ne obi ani so a ebiri no gyina a ontumi nnyina hɔ yiye ɛhyɛn a ɔtra mu a ɛbɔ no yare ne n’asom a ɛyɛ no yɔnn +A recent survey of women who taught high impact aerobics classes twice a day revealed that percent had problems hearing high frequency sounds +Nnansa yi nhwehwɛmu a wɔyɛe wɔ mmea a wɔkyerɛ apɔw mu teɛteɛ a wɔyɛ no denneennen ho ade mprenu da koro ho daa no adi sɛ wɔn mu ɔha biara mu nte nnyigyei a ano yɛ den +Another cause for concern is that some women seem to develop exercise bulimia an addiction to excessively vigorous exercise +Ade foforo a ɛhaw adwene ne sɛ ɛkame ayɛ sɛ mmea binom bɛyɛ apɔw mu teɛteɛ ho potwaa apɔw mu teɛteɛ a emu yɛ den a ɛka wɔn hɔ +Its victims end up exhausted with strained muscles stress fractures and if they take high impact classes balance problems notes The Times +The Times ka sɛ nea ɛkowie saafo no ne ɔbrɛ ahotutu wɔn ti kasae a dwumadi dodow ma ɛtete akam na sɛ wɔde wɔn ho hyɛ apɔw mu teɛteɛ a wɔyɛ no denneennen mu a wontumi nnyina hɔ yiye nso +Why So Few Cars in China Nea Enti a Kar Nnɔɔso wɔ China +With a population of more than one billion people China has only privately owned automobiles +Ankorankoro kar pɛ na ɛwɔ China a ɛhɔ nnipa boro ɔpepepem biako no +Still according to China Today this figure represents an astronomical leap +Nanso sɛnea China Today kyerɛ no dodow yi yɛ nkɔanim kɛse +In there were only private cars in that country ! Wɔ mu no na ankorankoro kar ahorow a ɛwɔ ɔman no mu yɛ pɛ ! +The number of car owners is expected to grow in the near future +Wɔhwɛ kwan sɛ ɛnkyɛ nnipa a wɔwɔ kar no bɛdɔɔso +However a prospective buyer must count the cost +Nanso ɛsɛ sɛ obi a ɔrebɛtɔ kar bu ɛho ka no ho akontaa +In China there are more than different types of taxes that inflate the cost of an automobile +Wɔwɔ tow ahorow bɛboro a wotua wɔ China a ɛma kar bo yɛ den +For example a car might sell for yuan about US in China yet cost no more than US in other countries +Sɛ nhwɛso no wobetumi atɔn kar bi de agye yuan bɛyɛ US wɔ China nanso ne bo akɔ soro wɔ aman afoforo mu ara na ebedu US +What about the cost of learning to drive ? Na sika a wotua de sua karka nso ɛ ? +One driving school charges double the annual income of the average wage earner notes China Today +China Today ka sɛ sika a sukuu bi a wosua karka wɔ hɔ gye no yɛ odwumayɛni afe biako akatua mmɔho abien +Cameras Make a Difference Mfoninitwa Mfiri Ma Nsakrae Ba +The Department of Transport in London England reports a dramatic reduction in the number of speed violations in areas where cameras have been set up to photograph the speeding vehicles license plates +Akwantu Asoɛe a ɛwɔ London England no bɔ amanneɛ sɛ kar a wɔde tu mmirika tra nea mmara ma ho kwan so atew kɛse wɔ mmeae a wɔde mfoninitwa mfiri asisi hɔ sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a ebetwa kar ahorow a ɛde mmirika twam no nɔma pon mfonini no +These cameras provide the authorities with photographs that are used to prosecute speeding drivers +Mfoninitwa mfiri yi ma mpanyimfo no nya mfonini ahorow a wɔde kɔkyere wɔn a wɔde kar tu mmirika tra so +They can also produce incriminating evidence against those who run red traffic lights +Etumi ma wonya adanse a wɔde bɔ wɔn a wotwam bere a kar kwan mu kanea kɔkɔɔ asɔ no sobo nso +The magazine New Scientist reports that since the cameras were installed the number of people seriously injured on the roads chosen for the project has fallen by a third +New Scientist nsɛmma nhoma no bɔ amanneɛ sɛ efi bere a wɔde mfoninitwa mfiri no sisii hɔ no nnipa dodow a wopirapiraa kɛse wɔ akwan a wɔde wɔn ani sii so no so atew abiɛsa biara mu abupɛn biako +Once the cameras started clicking the average number of vehicles exceeding the maximum legal speed limit by miles km per hour dropped from to cars a day +Efi bere a mfoninitwa mfiri no fii ase yɛɛ adwuma no da biara kar dodow a sɛ wɔkyekyem a etu mmirika tra nea mmara ma ho kwan kilomita wɔ dɔnhwerew biara mu no so tew fii kar baa +There has been a drop of per cent in the number of drivers jumping the lights and a per cent reduction in the number of accidents at the crossroads notes New Scientist +New Scientist ka sɛ Wɔn a wɔka kar a wotwam bere a kanea kɔkɔɔ no asɔ no so atew ɔha biara mu na akwanhyia dodow a esisi wɔ nkwanta so no so atew ɔha biara mu +The Generation Afe Awo Ntoatoaso No +Only of the U +S +men and women who participated in World War I were alive in +U +S +mmarima ne mmea a wɔkɔɔ Wiase Ko I no bi no mu pɛ na na wɔte ase wɔ mu +Awake ! April Today that number according to the Department of Veterans Affairs has dwindled to an estimated and their median age is +April Nyan ! Engiresi de Sɛnea Asoɛe a Ɛhwɛ Tete Akofo Nsɛm So kyerɛ no ɛnnɛ dodow no so atew aba bɛyɛ na sɛ wɔkyekyem pɛpɛɛpɛ a wɔn mu biara adi mfe +Worldwide however in there were still persons living of the generation born in or prior to it +Nanso wɔ mu no na awo ntoatoaso a wɔwoo wɔn anaa ansa na saa afe no reba no mufo da so te ase wɔ wiase nyinaa +Save the Bugs Wonnye Mmoawa Mmoawa no Nkwa +Without insects and other invertebrates the global ecosystem would collapse humans and other vertebrates would probably last only a few months and the planet would belong mostly to algae and fungi notes The New York Times +The New York Times ka sɛ sɛ nkoekoemmoa ne mmoawa mmoawa a wonni akyi kasae nni hɔ a anka asase so asetra nyinaa begu ma ebia nnipa ne abɔde afoforo a wɔwɔ akyi kasae atra nkwa mu asram kakraa bi pɛ na anka afifide nketenkete a ɛwɔ nsu mu ne asase so titiriw na ɛbɛka okyinnsoromma yi so +Based on a recent study the Times article warns that the popular concerns over saving whales tigers and other endangered species should be extended to include invertebrates +Times mu asɛm no gyina nhwehwɛmu bi a wɔyɛe nnansa yi so bɔ kɔkɔ sɛ ɛsɛ sɛ wɔde mmoawa mmoawa a wonni akyi kasae ka dawuru a wɔtaa bɔ sɛ wonnye bonsu asebɔ ne mmoa afoforo a wɔn ase retɔre nkwa no ho +These small creatures are responsible for a number of important ecological processes including consuming decaying matter pollinating plants dispersing seeds and eliminating waste +Mmoawa mmoawa yi ma asetra mu nneɛma dodow bi kɔ so yiye a nea ɛka ho ne nneɛma a aporɔw a wodi afifide a wɔde nneɛma gugu so ma ɛsow aba nnua aba a wɔma ɛpete ne nneɛma fi a woyi fi hɔ +In the United States alone humans produce about million tons of excreta every year and livestock a further billion tons +Tiafi a nnipa kɔ no afe biara wɔ United States nkutoo bɛyɛ tɔn ɔpepem na ayɛmmoa kɔ tɔn ɔpepepem +According to one expert percent of this waste is thought to be decomposed by invertebrates +Sɛnea onimdefo bi kyerɛ no saa fi yi ɔha biara mu na wogye di sɛ mmoawa mmoawa a wonni akyi nkasae yi fi hɔ +Dying Languages Kasa Ahorow a Wɔregyae Ka +Several languages are at risk of disappearing in the linguistically diverse country of Papua New Guinea +Wɔreyɛ agyae kasa ahorow bi ka wɔ Papua New Guinea a ɛyɛ ɔman a wɔka kasa ahorow pii wom no +Already five languages have died in the past years +Wɔagyae kasa ahorow anum ka dedaw wɔ mfe a atwam no mu +That leaves the country with just languages according to the Post Courier of Papua New Guinea +Sɛnea Papua New Guinea Post Courier kyerɛ no ɛno ma ɛka kasa ahorow pɛ wɔ ɔman no mu +The country s linguistic diversity is attributed to the geographical isolation of many tribes in the mountainous forested terrain of the country s centre explains the Post Courier +Post Courier kyerɛkyerɛ mu sɛ ɔman no mu kasa a egu ahorow no yɛ nea wɔkyerɛ sɛ efi mmusuakuw pii a wɔtete mmeae a mmepɔw ne akwae ama atew ne ho wɔ ɔman no mfinimfini no +The newspaper adds that there are languages with fewer than speakers seven languages with less than speakers and languages with less than speakers +Atesɛm krataa no de ka ho sɛ wɔwɔ kasa ahorow a nnipa a wɔka nnu kasa ahorow ason a nnipa a wɔka nnu ne kasa ahorow a nnipa a wɔka nnu +One of the endangered languages is Uruava spoken by five people +Kasa ahorow a wɔreyɛ agyae ka no biako ne Uruava a nnipa baanum na wɔka +Bina and Yoba are each spoken by only two people +Nnipa baanu baanu na wɔka Bina ne Yoba +The Snake s Forked Tongue Ɔwɔ Tɛkrɛma a Ɛte sɛ Adinam No +Of what use is a forked tongue to a snake ? Dwuma bɛn na ɔwɔ de ne tɛkrɛma a ɛte sɛ adinam no di ? +According to a report in the International Herald Tribune the tongue helps the snake follow an aromatic trail in much the same way that our two ears work together to detect the direction of a sound +Sɛnea International Herald Tribune mu amanneɛbɔ bi kyerɛ no tɛkrɛma no boa ɔwɔ no ma odi pampan bi a ano yɛ den akyi sɛnea yɛn aso abien no yɛ adwuma bom hwehwɛ baabi a nnyigyei bi fi ba no ara pɛ +When on the trail of its prey or a mate the snake repeatedly flicks out its tongue spreading the ends apart as far as possible +Sɛ ɔwɔ no rehwehwɛ aboa bi akyere no anaasɛ ɔhokafo a ɔtwetwe ne tɛkrɛma mpɛn pii na ɔtrɛtrɛw ano no mu sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ yiye biara +In this way the snake tests the strength of the scent at two points enabling it to know the direction of the animal it seeks to find +Saa kwan yi so no ɔwɔ no tumi te sɛnea pampan no ano yɛ den fa fi mmeae abien na ɛma otumi hu faako a aboa a ɔrehwehwɛ no no wɔ +Sexual Harassment by Patients Nna ho Nsɛm a Ayarefo De Guan Mmea Ho +A recent study reveals that sexual harassment on the job is a serious problem for many female physicians +Nhwehwɛmu bi a wɔyɛe nnansa yi da no adi sɛ nna ho nsɛm a wɔde guan mmea ho wɔ adwumam yɛ ɔhaw a anibere wom ma mmea a wɔyɛ nnuruyɛfo pii +In the survey percent of the respondents reported some form of sexual harassment from patients explains The Medical Post +The Medical Post kyerɛkyerɛ mu sɛ wɔ nhwehwɛmu no mu no wɔn a wobisabisaa wɔn nsɛm no ɔha biara mu bɔɔ amanneɛ sɛ ayarefo de nna ho nsɛm guan wɔn ho ɔkwan bi so +Many believe that the solution to this problem rests on the shoulders of the doctors themselves +Nnipa pii gye di sɛ ɔhaw no ano aduru gyina nnuruyɛfo no ankasa so +They are encouraged to act businesslike and professional wear a lab coat and wear a wedding ring when treating patients +Wɔhyɛ wɔn nkuran sɛ wɔmma wɔn anim nyɛ duru na wɔnyɛ nneɛma sɛnea ɛfata wɔn adwuma no nhyɛ nnuruyɛfo nguguso na wɔnhyɛ ayeforo kawa bere a wɔrehwɛ ayarefo no +Others however feel that there is nothing that can be done to avoid the sexual harassment of female doctors +Nanso afoforo te nka sɛ biribiara nni hɔ a wobetumi ayɛ de asiw nna ho nsɛm a wɔde guan mmea nnuruyɛfo ho ano +The Post voices this opinion when it says that women doctors are part of a society where sexual harassment and the fear of it is part of the fabric of being female +Post da adwenkyerɛ yi adi sɛ Mmea nnuruyɛfo te wiase bi a wɔtaa de nna ho nsɛm guan mmea ho ma enti wɔbɔ hu mu +Burning Corneas Nhoma a Ɛkata Aniwa Kesua So a Ɛhyehye +A medical journal recently reported that many young women are accidentally burning their corneas by jerking curling irons into their eyes while styling their hair +According to Dr +Aduruyɛ ho nsɛmma nhoma bi bɔɔ amanneɛ nnansa yi sɛ mmabaa pii rema nhoma a ɛkata wɔn aniwa kesua so hyehye bere a wɔnhyɛ da denam dade a wɔde twe wɔn ti nhwi a wɔma ɛkɔfa wɔn ani ho no so +Dean Ouano of the University of Pennsylvania s Scheie Eye Institute this is probably the most common thermal injury to the cornea +Sɛnea Oduruyɛfo Dean Ouano a ofi Pennsylvania Sukuupɔn no Scheie Aniwa ho Adesuabea kyerɛ no eyi betumi ayɛ ade a ɛma nhoma a ɛkata aniwa kesua so hyehye a abu so sen biara +One study shows that in most cases there is no long term damage to the eye and in many cases the burned eye heals within three days +Nhwehwɛmu bi kyerɛ sɛ ɛntaa nsɛe aniwa no bere tenten biara na mpɛn pii no aniwa so kuru no wu wɔ nnansa ntam +However Dr +Albert Cheskes of the Bochner Eye Institute in Toronto describes this type of accident as one that can be very dangerous +Nanso Oduruyɛfo Albert Cheskes a ofi Bochner Aniwa ho Adesuabea a ɛwɔ Toronto no ka saa ade a wɔnhyɛ da nyɛ yi ho asɛm sɛ biribi a ebetumi ayɛ hu yiye +He adds that it happens because there are more and more curling irons that are being used and women are in a rush +Ɔde ka ho sɛ ɛba saa efisɛ wɔkɔ so de dade a wɔde twe ti nhwi pii di dwuma na mmea ntɔ wɔn bo ase +School Yard Crimes Sukuu mu Nsɛmmɔne + School violence is ugly prevalent and fast becoming the hottest issue facing educators and politicians claims The Toronto Star +The Toronto Star ka sɛ Sukuu mu basabasayɛ yɛ tan abu so na ɛredan dadwen a ɛsen biara ma akyerɛkyerɛfo ne amammuifo ntɛmntɛm +The number of violent acts is increasing with each passing year +Basabasayɛ dodow kɔ soro afe biara +In school yard crimes in the Toronto area included assaults sexual assaults and poisonings as well as dangerous weapon charges +Nea ɛka basabasayɛ a ɛkɔɔ so wɔ mu wɔ sukuu mu wɔ Toronto mantam mu no ho ne nnipa a wɔboroo wɔn nnipa a wɔbɔɔ mmɔden sɛ wɔbɛto wɔn mmonnaa awuduru a wɔde maa nnipa ne afei akode a wɔde dii dwuma mpɛn +Police have seized a virtual arsenal of guns knives sticks bats and other weaponry from students adds the Star +Star de ka ho sɛ polisifo agye atuo asekamma nnua mporibaa ne akode afoforo a enni ano afi sukuufo nsam +Frantic parents see schools as a dangerous place to send their children +Awofo a wosuro hu sukuu ahorow sɛ beae a ɛhɔ yɛ hu sɛ wɔde wɔn mma bɛkɔ +Schools used to be a haven for learning but now you get gangs group intimidation weapons reports the Star +Star bɔ amanneɛ sɛ kan no na Sukuu ahorow no yɛ mmeae a wosua ade nanso afei de nsɛmmɔnedifo akuw atipɛnfo nhyɛso ne akode na ɛwɔ hɔ +From Our Readers Efi Yɛn Akenkanfo Hɔ +Double Life I want to thank you for the article Young People Ask +Asetra Akwan Abien Mepɛ sɛ meda mo ase wɔ asɛm Mmofra Bisa Sɛ +A Double Life Who Has to Know ? Asetra Akwan Abien Hena na Ɛsɛ sɛ Ohu ? + January When I was years old I started drinking smoking and dating behind my parents backs +March no ho +Bere a midii mfe no mifii asanom sigaretnom ne nhyehyɛe a ɔbarima ne ɔbea yɛ de pue ase a na m’awofo nnim ho hwee +These articles really helped me to see that nothing is hidden from the watchful eyes of God +Saa nsɛm yi boaa me ankasa ma mihui sɛ biribiara nni hɔ a ahintaw Onyankopɔn aniwa a ehu ade bere nyinaa no +T +T +T +Fiji T +Fiji +Money Chase I just read the series The Money Chase Where Will it End ? Sika a Wodi Akyi Seesei ara na merekenkan nsɛm a edidi so a ɛne sɛ Sika a Wodi Akyi Ɛhe na Ɛbɛkɔ Akowie ? no +March The articles gave the subject excellent coverage +March Engiresi de Nsɛm no pɛɛpɛɛ adesuade no mu yiye +I did not know that such bad conditions still existed for migrant workers and their families +Na minnim sɛ tebea bɔne a ɛte sɛɛ da so ara wɔ hɔ ma adwumayɛfo a wɔatu akɔtra baabi ne wɔn mmusua +My heart goes out to them +Midi wɔn ho yaw +G +G +M +United States M +United States +The way you described the bad working conditions and low wages is accurate +Sɛnea mokyerɛkyerɛɛ adwumayɛ tebea a enye ne akatua a esua mu no yɛ pɛpɛɛpɛ +It is a sad commentary on how some view these workers not as human beings with feelings like ours +Ɛyɛ asɛm a ɛyɛ awerɛhow a ɛkyerɛ sɛnea ebinom bu saa adwumayɛfo yi wommu wɔn sɛ nnipa a wɔwɔ nkate te sɛ yɛn +Yes man has dominated man to his injury ! Ecclesiastes +Yiw onipa di onipa so tumi ma ɛdan no bɔne ! Ɔsɛnkafo +K +K +V +United States V +United States +Breast Cancer In your series Breast Cancer Every Woman s Fear April you made no mention of studies that indicate breast feeding may lessen the chance of breast cancer +Nufu mu Kokoram Wɔ mo nsɛm a edidi so a ɛne sɛ Nufu mu Kokoram Ade a Ɔbea Biara Suro May no mu no moammɔ nhwehwɛmu a ɛkyerɛ sɛ nufuma betumi atew asiane a ɛwɔ hɔ sɛ obi benya nufu mu kokoram so no biara so +B +B +J +J +M +Germany M +Germany +We regret this omission +Yedi yaw wɔ eyi a yɛamfa amma no ho +However the point was made in the article The Case for Mother s Milk which appeared in our September issue +ED +Nanso yɛdaa asɛm no adi wɔ asɛmti Ɛna Nufusu ho Asɛm a epuei wɔ yɛn September Engiresi de mu no mu +SM +I spent some time with a Christian sister who had her breast removed +Metraa Kristoni onuawa bi a wotwaa ne nufu nkyɛn kakra +She was years old and very depressed +Na wadi mfe na na wahaw yiye +I remember being at a loss for words of support +Mekae sɛ na minhu asɛm a menka mfa mmoa no +Thanks to the comments you quoted in the articles I can now give her support that counts +Ɛdenam nkurɔfo nsɛm a mofa kae wɔ nsɛm no mu so no mprempren metumi ama no mmoa a ehia no +D +D +H +United States H +United States +About two years ago I was operated on for breast cancer +Bɛyɛ mfe abien a atwam ni no wɔyɛɛ me oprehyɛn wɔ nufu mu kokoram ho +To find information on the subject I bought a medical encyclopedia but I did not find much +Sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ na manya ɔyare no ho nsɛm no metɔɔ nhoma bi a ɛfa aduruyɛ ho nso mannya nsɛm pii +Your article though answered my questions +Nanso mo asɛm no buaa me nsemmisa no +It truly comforted me +Nokwarem no ɛkyekyee me werɛ +M +M +G +Italy G +Italy +Nine years ago my mother died from breast cancer +Mfe akron a atwam ni no nufu mu kokoram kum me maame +At the time I was only nine years old and I never understood what she went through +Saa bere no na madi mfe akron pɛ na mante tebea a na ɔwom no ase da +It was hard not to cry as I read those articles and thought of her +Na ɛyɛ den ma me sɛ merensu bere a mekan saa nsɛm no na misusuw ne ho no +I shall never be able to thank you enough for the insight you have given me into the last few years of her life +Merentumi nna mo ase nwie wɔ nhumu a mode ama me wɔ n’asetra mfe a etwa to ho no ho +K +K +F +United States F +United States +AIDS Victims I read your article Helping Those With AIDS +Wɔn a AIDS Ayɛ Wɔn Mekenkan mo asɛm Wɔn a Wɔanya AIDS a Yɛbɛboa Wɔn no +March I am HIV positive and found the article very hard to swallow +March Engiresi de +My family cried because of the hurt and the feelings of rejection +Manya AIDS mmoawa no bi na na ɛyɛ den ma me sɛ megye asɛm no atom +B +B +J +United States J +United States +Our hearts certainly go out to all such afflicted ones in our midst +Akyinnye biara nni ho sɛ yedi wɔn a wɔwɔ yɛn mu a wohu amane sɛɛ yi nyinaa ho yaw +Our article endeavored to balance their needs with the concerns of the majority +Yɛn asɛm no bɔɔ mmɔden sɛ ɛbɛma wɔn ahiade ne nea ɛhaw nnipa dodow no ara akari pɛ +Since God s Law to Israel took strong measures to protect the health of the nation as a whole we felt it appropriate to recommend reasonable health precautions +Esiane sɛ Onyankopɔn Mmara a ɔde maa Israel no de akwan ahorow a emu yɛ den mae na abɔ ɔman no nyinaa akwahosan ho ban nti yesusuwii sɛ eye sɛ yɛde akwahosan ho kɔkɔbɔ a ntease wom bɛma +Compare Leviticus +Fa toto Leviticus ho +We acknowledged that one need not be unduly fearful of being around people with AIDS +Yegye toom sɛ ɛho nhia sɛ obi besuro pii sɛ wɔn a wɔanya AIDS no bɛbɛn no +Even so many continue to be fearful in spite of the assurances of doctors +Ɛmfa ho sɛ ɛte saa no nnipa pii kɔ so bɔ hu wɔ awerɛhyem a nnuruyɛfo de ma nyinaa akyi +We therefore encouraged AIDS sufferers to respect the feelings of others who might be uncomfortable with displays of physical affection +Enti yɛhyɛ wɔn a wɔrehu AIDS ho amane nkuran sɛ wɔnkyerɛ obu mma afoforo a wɔmpɛ sɛ woso wɔn mu de kyerɛ ɔdɔ no nkate +What noninfected ones choose to do in this regard is their personal decision +Nea wɔn a wonnyaa bi no bɛpaw sɛ wɔbɛyɛ wɔ eyi ho no yɛ wɔn ankasa gyinaesi +In any event all Christians should have a heartfelt desire to show kindness and compassion to sufferers +ED +Wɔ ɔkwan biara so no ɛsɛ sɛ Kristofo nyinaa nya ɔpɛ a efi koma mu sɛ wɔbɛda ayamye ne mmɔborohunu adi akyerɛ wɔn a wɔrehu amane no +SM +I am very encouraged that such a compassionate and well written article has been provided +Ahyɛ me nkuran pii sɛ wɔde asɛm a wɔakyerɛw no yiye a mmɔborohunu wom sɛɛ yi ama +I especially appreciated the suggestions that while we should take universal precautions we should show compassion and provide sympathetic help +M’ani sɔɔ nyansahyɛ a ɛne sɛ bere a ɛsɛ sɛ yɛyɛ ahwɛyiye wɔ obiara ho no ɛsɛ sɛ yɛda mmɔborohunu adi na yefi ayamhyehye mu de mmoa ma no titiriw +M +M +H +United States H +United States + Extinct Bird Rediscovered Atakraboa Bi A N’ase Atɔre A Wɔasan Ahu No +WHAT is about the size of a domestic hen has a red parrotlike beak and purple blue plumage is flightless and was considered extinct from about to ? DƐN na ne kɛse te sɛ fie akokɔbere a ɔwɔ ano kɔkɔɔ te sɛ akoo de na ne ho ntakra yɛ kɔkɔɔ ne bruu ontu na wobuu no sɛ n’ase agu fi kosi no ? +Another clue It is only found in New Zealand and has a Maori name +Ade foforo a ɛbɛma woahu ni Wohu no wɔ New Zealand nkutoo na wɔde Maori din frɛ no +It is the takahe or Notornis mantelli hochstetteri +Ɛno ne takahe anaa Notornis mantelli hochstetteri +These elusive birds spend most of the year in the highland of the Murchison and Kepler mountain ranges of Fiordland in the southwest of New Zealand s South Island +Saa ntakraboa a wɔn ani ate yi di afe no mu fa kɛse wɔ Murchison ne Kepler a ɛwɔ Fiordland New Zealand Kesee Fam Supɔw no kesee fam atɔe no mmepɔw so +However a few are kept in captivity such as the one photographed here in Te Anau s small public park +Nanso wɔakyere bi asie te sɛ nea wɔatwa ho mfonini wɔ ha yi a ɛwɔ Te Anau baguam agodibea ketewa no +The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Birds states that this large bird nearly inches cm long has suffered a catastrophic decline in the face of competition and predation by introduced animals +The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Birds ka sɛ saa atakraboa kɛse a wɔn tenten reyɛ adu sentimita yi so atew kɛse esiane mmoa afoforo a wɔde wɔn ba hɔ a wɔne wɔn pere aduan ho anaa wɔkyere wɔn we nti +In spite of captive breeding and predator control it is still an endangered species +Ɛmfa ho sɛ wɔde wɔn asie reyɛn wɔn ne ahobammɔ a wɔde ma wɔn na mmoa afoforo ankyere wɔn anwe no wɔda so ara wɔ asiane mu +The same source says that it feeds on the seed heads and tender bases of the grasses +Nhoma koro no ara ka sɛ nnua aba ne sare a ɛyɛ mmerɛw na odi +But it has to compete for its food with the introduced deer and generally loses the contest +Nanso ɛsɛ sɛ ɔne ɔforote a wɔde no aba no pere aduan ho na ne ho taa kam +Let us hope that this unique bird does not disappear from New Zealand s list of singular creatures +Momma yɛnhwɛ kwan sɛ saa atakraboa soronko yi renyera mfi New Zealand mmoa a wɔn ho yɛ na no mu +What a Plethora of Knowledge ! Nimdeɛ Mmoroso Bɛn Ara Ni ! + PLETHORA a word of ancient Latin and Greek origin means a superabundance an excess +ASƐMFUA plethora a efi tete Latin ne Hela mu no kyerɛ mmoroso nea abu so +A reader of the Watchtower and Awake ! Ɔwɛn Aban ne Nyan ! +magazines in Sierra Leone West Africa wrote the above words regarding the yearly bound volumes of these magazines that are produced by the Watchtower Society +nsɛmma nhoma no kenkanfo bi a ɔwɔ Sierra Leone Afrika Atɔe Fam no na ɔkyerɛw nsɛm a ɛwɔ atifi hɔ no faa saa nsɛmma nhoma yi apo a ɛbom a ɛba afe afe a Ɔwɛn Aban Asafo no tintim no ho +He continued What wonderful gems of priceless wisdom ! Ɔtoaa so sɛ Nyansa aboɔden bo bɛn ara ni ! +There is hardly a subject that interests me that I do not find discussed somewhere in the pages of one of these volumes +Ɛyɛ den sɛ minhu asɛm a m’ani gye ho wɔ apo yi biako mu baabi +Many times people honestly mistake me for a college graduate and when I confess that I have never darkened the doors of a college they are surprised +Mpɛn pii no nkurɔfo di mfomso ka sɛ mawie sukuupɔn na sɛ meka sɛ minwuraa sukuupɔn dan biara mu da a wɔn ho dwiriw wɔn +But I say No I am only an avid reader of the Watchtower and Awake ! Nanso meka sɛ Dabi nea ɛte ara ne sɛ meyɛ obi a metaa kenkan Ɔwɛn Aban ne Nyan ! +journals +nsɛmma nhoma no kɛse +’ +These magazines appear each year in bound volume form +Saa nsɛmma nhoma yi ba afe biara wɔ po a ɛbom mu +However you can obtain the magazines through the mail +Nanso wobetumi de nsɛmma nhoma no bi amana wo +If you are interested please contact Jehovah s Witnesses in your area or write to the Watchtower Society at the nearest address indicated on page +Sɛ w’ani gye ho a yɛsrɛ wo hu Yehowa Adansefo a wɔwɔ wo mpɔtam hɔ anaa fa address a ɛwɔ kratafa no mu nea ɛbɛn wo kyerɛw Ɔwɛn Aban Asafo no +These Pretty Butterflies Are Poisonous ? Awuduru wɔ Mfofantɔ a Wɔn ho Yɛ Fɛ Yi Mu ? +BY AWAKE ! EFI NYAN ! +CORRESPONDENT IN SOUTH AFRICA KYERƐWFO A ƆWƆ SOUTH AFRICA HƆ +HAVE you ever watched entranced as a butterfly fluttered by ? WODE anigye ahwɛ afofantɔ a watu retwam pɛn ? +Were you impressed by its beauty its design and its colors ? So w’ani gyee n’ahoɔfɛ ne yɛbea ne ne kɔla ahorow no ho ? +As it flits from flower to flower it seems to tantalize and tease you +Ɛte sɛ nea ɔreyi wo ahi bere a otu fi nhwiren biako so kɔ foforo so no +You would love to get a closer look maybe even a photograph but it never seems to stop long enough on any one bloom and it is always twitching its wings up and down +Ebia w’ani begye ho sɛ wobɛbɛn no ahwɛ no yiye anaa ebia wubetwa no mfonini mpo nanso ɛte sɛ nea onsi nhwiren a ahan biako so nkyɛ na ɔbɔ n’ataban mu ntoatoaso bere nyinaa +But did you know that some of these delightful creatures are believed to be poisonous ? Nanso na wunim sɛ wogye di sɛ awuduru wɔ saa mmoa a wɔn ho yɛ anika yi bi mu ? +Let us take a look at the two on these pages the monarch on the right with its large black and orange brown wings and the viceroy above which looks almost identical to the monarch although it is usually smaller +Ma yɛnhwɛ abien yi a wɔwɔ saa nkratafa yi nkani nifa so a n’ataban yɛ akɛse tuntum ne nnodowee ne akokɔsrade ne akukua atifi hɔ a ɔreyɛ asɛ nkani no ɛwom sɛ ɔyɛ ketewaa mpɛn pii de +What makes them poisonous and what purpose does that serve ? Dɛn na ɛma awuduru ba wɔn mu na edi atirimpɔw bɛn ho dwuma ? +Butterflies of which there are more than species go through four stages of development to become those delicate winged wonders that we see in our gardens +Mfofantɔ ahorow bɛboro no tebea sakra mpɛn anan ansa na wɔabɛyɛ mmoa a wɔn ntaban yɛ mmerɛw a wɔn ho yɛ anika a yehu wɔn wɔ yɛn aturom no +One of these is the larva or caterpillar stage +Tebea ahorow no mu biako ne ɔsa a ɔyɛ no +The monarch caterpillar feeds on the toxic milkweed and thus it is claimed that it becomes a truly toxic butterfly potentially deadly to any bird that eats one and doesn t vomit it back up writes Tim Walker in Science News +Tim Walker kyerɛw wɔ Science News mu sɛ nkani sa no di afifide bi a awuduru wom ma enti wɔkyerɛ sɛ ɔbɛyɛ afofantɔ a awuduru wɔ ne mu ankasa a ebetumi akum anomaa biara a ɔmene bi na ɔmfe ngu no +The poison is cardenolide a heart poison +Awuduru no yɛ aduru bi a ɛsɛe koma no +What about the viceroy butterfly ? Na akukua afofantɔ no nso ɛ ? +Walker states For more than a century the conventional wisdom has held that this winged insect cloaks a very appetizing body behind the colors of a toxic monarch butterfly Danaus plexippus +Walker ka sɛ Bɛboro mfeha ni no na ntease a ɛwɔ hɔ ma wogye di kɛse sɛ saa akoekoeboa a ɔwɔ ntaban a ne kɔla te sɛ nkani afofantɔ Danaus plexippus a awuduru wɔ ne mu no nam yɛ dɛ yiye +As you can see from the photos the two butterflies have a very similar design except for the black inner line on the lower wings of the viceroy +Sɛnea wutumi hu fi mfonini ahorow no mu no mfofantɔ abien no yɛbea di nsɛ gye nsensanee tuntum a ɛwɔ akukua no ntaban a ɛwɔ fam no mu no +During the last years evolutionists have believed that the viceroy evolved a wing design similar to that of the poisonous monarch in an effort to avoid attacks from birds that had learned to keep away from this distasteful butterfly +Wɔ mfe a atwam no mu no na adannandifo gye di sɛ akukua no benyaa ntaban maa ne yɛbea bɛyɛɛ te sɛ nkani a awuduru wɔ ne mu no sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a nnomaa a wɔasua sɛnea wɔbɛtwe wɔn ho afi afofantɔ yi a ne nam nyɛ dɛ ho no nkyere no +Except for that it was believed the viceroy was appetizing to birds +Sɛ ɛnyɛ ɛno a na anka wogye di sɛ akukua nam yɛ nnomaa dɛ +What have investigators recently discovered ? Dɛn na nhwehwɛmufo ahu nnansa yi ? +Walker writes New research indicates however that the viceroy has successfully deceived scientists not birds +Walker kyerɛw sɛ Nanso nhwehwɛmu foforo kyerɛ sɛ nyansahufo na akukua no atumi adaadaa wɔn na ɛnyɛ nnomaa +Two zoologists have demonstrated that to discerning birds the viceroy can taste just as foul as the noxious monarch +Mmoa ho adenimfo baanu ada no adi sɛ wɔ nnomaa a wɔn ani atew fam no akukua no nam nyɛ dɛ te sɛ nkani a awuduru wɔ ne mu no ara pɛ +But why is the viceroy distasteful especially since its larvae eat nontoxic willows not toxic plants ? Nanso dɛn nti na akukua no nam nyɛ dɛ titiriw esiane sɛ bere a ɔyɛ ɔsa no odi afifide a awuduru nnim no ? +Walker writes This suggests that viceroy butterflies somehow manufacture their own chemical defense +Walker kyerɛw sɛ Eyi kyerɛ sɛ ɛbɛyɛ sɛ akukua mfofantɔ ankasa yɛ nnuru de bɔ wɔn ho ban +In fact the present state of entomology suggests that the experts still have much to learn and should perhaps be less reliant on their conventional wisdom +Nokwarem no nimdeɛ a nkoekoemmoa ho adenimfo wɔ mprempren no kyerɛ sɛ wɔda so ara wɔ pii sua na ebia ɛnsɛ sɛ wɔde wɔn ho to ntease a ɛwɔ hɔ no so kɛse +One critic wrote this about a recent book on the monarch butterfly This remarkable book shows us that the more we learn about the monarch the less we know with confidence +Ɔkasatiafo bi kyerɛw eyi faa nhoma bi a ɛkaa nkani afofantɔ no ho asɛm nnansa yi no ho sɛ Saa nhoma nwonwaso yi kyerɛ yɛn sɛ bere a yesua nkani no ho ade pii no ne ho nimdeɛ ketewaa bi pɛ na yefi ahotoso mu tumi ka sɛ yenim +’ +Rather it is as the Bible states You are worthy Jehovah even our God to receive the glory and the honor and the power because you created all things and because of your will they existed and were created +Revelation +Mmom ɛte sɛ nea Bible no ka no Yehowa wofata sɛ wugye anuonyam ne nidi ne tumi efisɛ wo na wobɔɔ nneɛma nyinaa na wo pɛ nti na ɛyeyɛe na wɔbɔe +’ Adiyisɛm +It is evident that man still has much to learn about all forms of life on our earth +Ɛda adi sɛ onipa da so ara wɔ pii sua wɔ yɛn asase so nneɛma a nkwa wom nyinaa ho +One fundamental barrier to accurate knowledge is the refusal of many scientists to accept the existence and the active role of a Creator Designer +Akwanside titiriw a ɛmma wonnya nokware nimdeɛ ne gye a nyansahufo pii nnye ntom sɛ Ɔbɔadeɛ ne Ɔyɛfo bi wɔ hɔ a ɔyɛɛ nneɛma no +Paul Davies professor of mathematical physics wrote in his book The Mind of God There is no doubt that many scientists are opposed temperamentally to any form of metaphysical +arguments +Paul Davies nneɛma a aniwa hu ho akontaabu ho ɔbenfo kyerɛwee wɔ ne nhoma The Mind of God mu sɛ Akyinnye biara nni ho sɛ nyansahufo pii sɔre tia asɛm biara a +ɛkyerɛ sɛ obi a ɔwɔ tumi kyɛn nnipa wɔ hɔ no abufuw so +They are scornful of the notion that there might exist a God or even an impersonal creative principle or ground of being that would underpin reality +Wobu adwene a ɛne sɛ ɛbɛyɛ sɛ Onyankopɔn bi wɔ hɔ anaa adebɔ ho nnyinasosɛm bi a ennyina hɔ mma obi pɔtee anaa tebea bi a ɛkyerɛ sɛ biribi a ɛte saa wɔ hɔ a esi nokwasɛm so dua no animtiaa +Personally I do not share their scorn +Mankasa de me ne wɔn nyɛ adwene wɔ wɔn animtiaabu no ho +I cannot believe that our existence in this universe is a mere quirk of fate an accident of history an incidental blip in the great cosmic drama +Mintumi nnye nni sɛ asetra a yɛwom wɔ amansan yi mu no bae mpofirim ara kwa sɛ ɛnam abakɔsɛm mu asiane bi akwanhyia bi a ɛbae wɔ amansan kɛse no mu tumi ahorow no basabasayɛ bi so na ɛbae +The psalmist David wrote The senseless one has said in his heart There is no Jehovah +Odwontofo Dawid kyerɛwee sɛ Ogyennyentwi se ne komam sɛ Onyankopɔn bi nni hɔ +They have acted ruinously they have acted detestably in their dealing +Wɔasɛe wɔn nneyɛe ayɛ no akyide obi nni hɔ a ɔyɛ papa +On the other hand the wise person will humbly acknowledge the Creator even as Isaiah the prophet did This is what Jehovah has said the Creator of the heavens He the true God the Former of the earth and the Maker of it He the One who firmly established it who did not create it simply for nothing who formed it even to be inhabited I am Jehovah and there is no one else +Psalm Isaiah +Nanso onipa a onim nyansa fi ahobrɛase mu begye Ɔbɔadeɛ no atom sɛnea odiyifo Yesaia yɛe no Sɛ Yehowa a ɔbɔɔ soro na ɔnwenee asase na ɔyɛe no se ni ɔne Nyankopɔn ɔno na ɔde sii hɔ wammɔ no hunu na ɔnwenee sɛ wɔntra so Mene Yehowa na obi nni hɔ bio +Dwom Yesaia +Pictures on page Mfonini wɔ kratafa +Monarch above viceroy page +Nkani atifi hɔ akukua kratafa +A major difference is the black line through the lower wings of the viceroy +Nsonsonoe kɛse no ne nsensanee tuntum a ɛwɔ akukua no ntaban a ɛwɔ fam no mu no +Images not to scale Wɔansusuw mfonini no pɛpɛɛpɛ +Missionaries Agents of Light or of Darkness ? Part Asɛmpatrɛwfo Hann Adwumayɛfo Anaa Esum De ? Ɔfa +Spiritual Light for the Dark Continent ? Honhom mu Hann ma Esum Asasepɔn No ? + LESS than years ago Africa was called the Dark Continent because much of it was unknown to Europeans +BƐYƐ nea ennu mfe a atwam ni no wɔfrɛɛ Afrika Esum Asasepɔn esiane sɛ na Europafo nnim ho ade pii nti +What The World Book Encyclopedia here refers to was not African darkness but rather European darkness Europe s lack of knowledge about a largely unexplored continent +Nea na The World Book Encyclopedia kyerɛ wɔ ha no nyɛ Afrika sum na mmom Europa sum ɛyɛ nimdeɛ a na Europa nni wɔ asasepɔn a wonkyinii so kɛse no ho +So it is no contradiction that Africa possibly derives its name from the Latin word aprica which means sunny +Enti ɛnyɛ abirabɔ sɛ ebetumi aba sɛ Afrika nyaa ne din no fii Latin asɛmfua aprica a ɛkyerɛ owia hann mu +Still in one aspect Africa was in darkness in darkness as to Bible truth +Wɔ ntease koro mu no na Afrika da so ara wɔ sum mu ɛwɔ sum a ɛfa Bible mu nimdeɛ ho mu +Donald Coggan former Archbishop of Canterbury calls Africa and Asia the two great continents into which the Churches of the West have poured their resources of manpower and money for the best part of two hundred years +Donald Coggan kan Canterbury sɔfo Panyin no frɛ Afrika ne Asia sɛ nsasepɔn akɛse abien a emu na Atɔe Fam Asɔre ahorow no de wɔn ahoɔden ne sika adi dwuma wɔ mfe ahanu no mu fa kɛse no ara +Many of Christendom s missionaries were no doubt sincere +Akyinnye biara nni ho sɛ na Kristoman asɛmpatrɛwfo no mu pii yɛ nokwaredifo +In pursuit of their work some even sacrificed their lives +Ebinom mpo de wɔn nkwa bɔɔ afɔre wɔ adwumayɛ mu +Their effect upon African life was profound +Na wɔn nkɛntɛnso wɔ Afrikafo asetra so no yɛ kɛse +But did they as Christ had done shed light +through the good news thereby ridding the so called Dark Continent of its spiritual darkness ? Timothy +Nanso so wɔnam asɛmpa no so +yii hann adi ma enti woyii nea wɔfrɛ no Esum Asasepɔn no fii ne honhom mu sum no mu te sɛ nea Kristo yɛe no ? Timoteo +Native Missionaries Shed First Glimmers of Light Asase no so Asɛmpatrɛwfo Dii Kan Yii Hann a Ɛnkɔ Akyiri Adi +The first Christian on record to preach in Africa was himself an African the Ethiopian eunuch mentioned in the Bible at Acts chapter +Kristoni a odi kan a wɔayɛ ne ho kyerɛwtohɔ sɛ ɔkaa asɛm wɔ Afrika no ankasa yɛ Afrikani Ethiopiani piani no a wɔabɔ ne din wɔ Bible mu wɔ Asomafo no Nnwuma ti no +A Jewish proselyte he was on his way home from worshiping at the temple in Jerusalem when Philip converted him to Christianity +Sɛ obi a wasakra abɛyɛ Yudani no Filipo maa no sakra bɛyɛɛ Kristoni bere a na wakɔsom wɔ Yerusalem asɔrefi hɔ na ɔnam kwan so rekɔ ne fie no +Without doubt in keeping with the zeal of early Christians this Ethiopian afterward actively preached the good news he had heard becoming a missionary in his own land +Akyinnye biara nni ho sɛ bere a saa Ethiopiani yi bataa nsi a na tete Kristofo no wɔ ho no ɔkaa asɛmpa a na wate no ho asɛm nnam so akyiri yi na ɔbɛyɛɛ ɔsɛmpatrɛwfo wɔ n’ankasa asase so +Historians fail to agree however on whether or not this was the way Christianity became established in Ethiopia +Nanso abakɔsɛm akyerɛwfo nnye ntom sɛ ebia eyi ne ɔkwan a Kristosom nam so baa Ethiopia +The Ethiopian Orthodox Church appears to date back to the fourth century when a Syrian student of philosophy named Frumentius was ordained as a bishop to Ethiopian Christians by Athanasius a bishop of the Coptic Church of Alexandria +Ethiopia Ortodɔks Asɔre no fii ase wɔ afeha a ɛto so anan mu bere a Athanasius a ɔyɛ Coptic Asɔre a ɛwɔ Alexandria no sɔfo no hyɛɛ Syriani nyansapɛ ho suani bi a wɔfrɛ no Frumentius sɔfopɔn maa Ethiopia Kristofo no +The Coptic Church Copt is derived from the Greek word for Egyptian claims that its founder and first patriarch was Mark the Evangelist +Coptic Asɔre no wonyaa Copt fii Hela asɛmfua a egyina hɔ ma Egyptni mu kyerɛ sɛ na ne nhyɛasefo ne agya a odi kan ne Ɔsɛmpatrɛwfo Marko +According to tradition he preached in Egypt just before the middle of the first century +Sɛnea atetesɛm kyerɛ no ɔkaa asɛm no wɔ Egypt ansa na wɔredu afeha a edi kan no mfinimfini +At any rate Christianity spread to North Africa at an early date with men like Origen and Augustine rising to prominence +Ɔkwan biara so no Kristosom trɛw kɔɔ Afrika ntɛm a mmarima te sɛ Origen ne Augustine dii mu akoten +A catechetical school in Alexandria Egypt became a noted center of Christian scholarship with Pantaenus as its first president +Ɔkyerɛsuasɛm sukuu a ɛwɔ Alexandria Egypt no bɛyɛɛ Kristofo nhomasuabea a agye din a Pantaenus ne ne titrani a odi kan +But by the time of Pantaenus successor Clement of Alexandria apostasy had evidently already taken its toll +Nanso wɔ Pantaenus ɔdedifo Clement a ofi Alexandria bere so no ɛda adi sɛ na ɔwae anya so nkɛntɛnso bɔne dedaw +The Encyclopedia of Religion reveals that Clement advocated the reconciliation of Christian doctrine and the Bible with Greek philosophy +The Encyclopedia of Religion da no adi sɛ Clement gyinaa Kristofo nkyerɛkyerɛ ne Bible no ne Hela nyansapɛ a wɔde afrafra no akyi +The Coptic Church carried on an intensive missionary campaign particularly in eastern Libya +Coptic Asɔre no yɛɛ asɛmpatrɛw ho ɔsatu a ɛkɔ akyiri titiriw wɔ Libya apuei fam +Archaeological excavations in Nubia and lower Sudan also reveal Coptic influence +Fam a wotutu hwehwɛ tete nneɛma wɔ Nubia ne Sudan ahye so no nso da Copt nkɛntɛnso adi +European Missionaries Arrive Europa Asɛmpatrɛwfo Ba +Europeans did little missionary work in Africa before the th to th centuries at which time the Catholics achieved a measure of success +Europafo anyɛ asɛmpatrɛw adwuma titiriw biara wɔ Afrika ansa na afeha a ɛto so kosi reba na Katolekfo dii nkonim bi saa bere no +Protestant religions did not arrive until early in the th century when Sierra Leone became the first West African country their missionaries reached +Protestant asɔre ahorow no amma kosi afeha a ɛto so mfiase no mu bere a Sierra Leone bɛyɛɛ Atɔe Fam man a edi kan a wɔn asɛmpatrɛwfo duu hɔ +Although the Protestants tried hard to catch up today with few exceptions every African country boasting a large Christian population has more Catholics than Protestants +Ɛwom sɛ Protestantfo no bɔɔ mmɔden kɛse sɛ wobedi nkonim saa ara de nanso nnɛ sɛ yeyi kakra bi fi mu a Afrika ɔman biara a ɛde Kristofo dodow hoahoa ne ho no wɔ Katolekfo pii sen Protestantfo +The population of Gabon for example is percent nominal Christian +Sɛ nhwɛso no nnipa dodow a wɔwɔ Gabon no mu ɔha biara mu na wɔkyerɛ sɛ wɔyɛ Kristofo +Shortly before World War I Albert Schweitzer a Lutheran set up a mission hospital there and later added a leper colony +Bere tiaa bi ansa na Wiase Ko I reba no Albert Schweitzer a ɔyɛ Lutherni no sii asɔre ayaresabea bi wɔ hɔ na akyiri yi ɔde akwatafo de kaa ho +Despite the major impact his and more years of Protestant missionary activity had on the country Catholics still outnumber Protestants by more than to +Ɛmfa ho sɛ ne mfe Protestantfo asɛmpatrɛw adwuma no nyaa ɔman no so tumi kɛse no Katolekfo da so ara dɔɔso sen Protestantni biara so +With increased Protestant participation however African missionary activity gained momentum +Nanso ɛdenam kyɛfa kɛse a Protestantfo nyae wɔ Afrika asɛmpatrɛw no mu nti enyaa tumi kɛse +Adrian Hastings of the University of Leeds explains that the important legacy of this period second half of the th century was a significant start on translation of the Bible into scores of African languages +Adrian Hastings a ɔwɔ Leeds Sukuupɔn mu no kyerɛkyerɛ mu sɛ Agyapade a na ɛho hia saa bere yi mu afeha a ɛto so no fa a ɛto so abien ne Bible no a wofii ase kyerɛɛ ase titiriw kɔɔ Afrika kasa ahorow pii mu no +Bible translations in the vernacular provided a basis for spreading Christianity which had previously been lacking +Bible no a wɔkyerɛɛ ase kɔɔ ɔmanfo no kasa mu no ma wonyaa ade a wobegyina so atrɛw Kristosom mu ade a na wonni no kan no +Many Africans believed in dreams and visions viewed illnesses in terms of bewitchment and practiced polygamy +Afrikafo pii nyaa gyidi wɔ adaeso ne anisoadehu mu wobuu yare biara sɛ ahonhommɔne na wɔde ba na wɔde wɔn ho hyɛɛ aware dodow mu +Possessing the Bible in the vernacular gave Christendom s missionaries an opportunity to shed Scriptural light on these subjects +Bible no a wonyaa no ɔmanfo no kasa mu no maa Kristoman asɛmpatrɛwfo no nyaa hokwan de Kyerɛwnsɛm no kyerɛkyerɛɛ saa nsɛm yi mu +According to Hastings however Africans frequently remained unconvinced on these matters +Nanso sɛnea Hastings kyerɛ no mpɛn pii na Afrikafo annye saa nsɛm yi anni +The result ? Dɛn na efi mu bae ? + From the end of the nineteenth century a multitude of independent churches began to arise first in South Africa and Nigeria then in many other parts of the continent where there was already a significant missionary presence +Efi afeha a ɛto so dunkron no awiei reba no asɔre ahorow a atew ne ho pii fii ase sɔree nea edi kan wɔ South Africa ne Nigeria ne afei asasepɔn no so afa afoforo pii a na asɛmpatrɛwfo no wɔ hɔ kɛse dedaw no +Today in fact some new religious movements with over adherents exist in sub Saharan Africa +Nokwarem no ɛnnɛ bɛyɛ ɔsom fekuw ahorow foforo a nnipa bɛboro na wɔwom na ɛwɔ Afrika Sahara anafo fam +According to The Encyclopedia of Religion these movements have arisen primarily in areas where there has been intensive contact with Christian missionary efforts +Sɛnea Encyclopedia of Religion kyerɛ no saa fekuw ahorow yi asɔre titiriw wɔ mmeae a Kristofo asɛmpatrɛwfo no abɔ mmɔden kɛse wɔ hɔ no +Obviously the missionaries failed to unify their converts in the one Lord one faith one baptism about which missionary Paul spoke +Ephesians +Ɛda adi sɛ asɛmpatrɛwfo no antumi amma wɔn nkurɔfo a wɔasakra no anyɛ biako wɔ Awurade biako gyidi biako asubɔ biako a ɔsɛmpatrɛwfo Paulo kaa ho asɛm no mu +Efesofo +Why ? Dɛn ntia ? +The source mentioned above explains that it was because of the disappointment of local converts with the premises and outcomes of Christianity +the perceived divisions in denominational Christianity and its failure to meet local needs and the failure of mission Christianity to break down social and cultural barriers and generate a sense of community +Nhoma a wɔbɔɔ din wɔ atifi hɔ no kyerɛkyerɛ mu sɛ na efi huammɔ a asɔre ahorow no ne nneɛma a Kristosom de ba dii ɛhɔfo a wɔasakra no +mpaapaemu a wohu wɔ Kristosom asɔre ahorow mu ne ɔmanfo ahiade ho dwuma a antumi anni ne nkogu a asɛmpatrɛw Kristosom dii wɔ yi a ebeyi asetra ne amammerɛ mu ntawntawdi afi hɔ na ɛde ɔmanfo biakoyɛ aba mu no +The amount of spiritual light Christendom s missionaries shed upon the Dark Continent was too little +Honhom mu hann a Kristoman asɛmpatrɛwfo daa no adi wɔ Esum Asasepɔn no so no nyɛ ahe biara +It was therefore too weak to dispel the darkness of Bible illiteracy +Enti na ano yɛ mmerɛw dodo sɛ ebeyi Bible mu nimdeɛ a wonni no ho sum afi hɔ +Agents of Colonialism ? Abirɛmpɔnsɛmdi Ho Adwumayɛfo ? +Despite the fact that some of Christendom s missionaries accomplished good The Encyclopedia of Religion is forced to admit Missionaries both pressed for and facilitated the colonial takeover so that Christianity and colonial conquest could seem at times like two sides of a single coin +Ɛmfa ho sɛ Kristoman asɛmpatrɛwfo no mu bi yɛɛ ade pa no The Encyclopedia of Religion no mpɛ nanso egye tom sɛ Asɛmpatrɛwfo hyɛɛ abirɛmpɔnsɛmdi ho nkuran na wɔsan nso boae enti ɛtɔ mmere bi a na Kristosom ne abirɛmpɔnsɛmdi betumi ayɛ te sɛ ade koro +Modern anticolonialism has often branded Christianity in Africa with some justification as an accomplice of colonialism +Mpɛn pii na ɛnnɛyi abirɛmpɔnsɛmdi ho akasatiafo abɔ Afrika Kristosom ahohora a nokware bi wom sɛ ɛyɛ abirɛmpɔnsɛmdi bɔneyɛ boafo +The Collins Atlas of World History gives insight when it explains that Western nations were motivated by a conviction that colonization would bring the light of reason democratic principles and the benefits of science and medicine to those tribes of the interior that were thought of as primitive +The Collins Atlas of World History de nhumu ma bere a ɛkyerɛkyerɛ mu sɛ gyidi bi a na Atɔe Fam aman wɔ sɛ aman no so abirɛmpɔnsɛm a wobedi no bɛma mmusuakuw a ɛwɔ kwaem a wosusuw sɛ wɔn ani mmuei no anya ntease kwasafo man ho nnyinasosɛm horow ne nyansahu ne aduruyɛ mu mfaso horow no na ɛhyɛɛ wɔn nkuran +And The New Encyclop dia Britannica states It has been difficult for the Roman Catholic missions to divorce themselves from colonialism and many missionaries did not want the divorce +Na The New Encyclop dia Britannica ka sɛ Ayɛ den ama Roma asɔre no sɛ ɛbɛtwe ne ho afi abirɛmpɔnsɛmdi ho na na asɛmpatrɛwfo no pii mpɛ sɛ wɔtwe wɔn ho +Logically then to the extent that Christendom s missionaries advocated democracy and praised the benefits of Western scientific and medical advancement they came across as agents of colonialism +Ɛnde ntease wom sɛ bere tenten a Kristoman asɛmpatrɛwfo kaa kwasafo amammui ho asɛm na wɔkamfoo mfaso horow a ɛwɔ Atɔe Fam nyansahu ne nnuruyɛ mu nkɔso kyerɛe no wɔdaa wɔn ho adi sɛ abirɛmpɔnsɛmdi ho adwumayɛfo +Once people became disenchanted with the economic political and social structures of colonial powers they also lost faith in European religions +Bere a nkurɔfo ankyerɛ aman a edii abirɛmpɔnsɛm no sikasɛm amammuisɛm ne asetra mu dwumadi ahorow ho anisɔ no wɔhweree Europa ɔsom ahorow mu gyidi +Preaching The First Priority ? Asɛnka Ɛyɛ Ade a Edi Kan ? +Whenever mention is made of Protestant missionaries in Africa the name David Livingstone generally comes up +Bere biara a wɔbɛka Protestant asɛmpatrɛwfo a wɔbaa Afrika ho asɛm no wɔtaa bɔ David Livingstone din +Born in Scotland in he became a medical missionary and traveled extensively throughout Africa +Wɔwoo no wɔ Scotland wɔ mu na ɔbɛyɛɛ oduruyɛfo ɔsɛmpatrɛwfo na otuu kwan kɔɔ Afrika akyirikyiri baabiara +His deep love for the Dark Continent and the excitement of discovery provided him with additional motivation +Ɔdɔ a emu yɛ den a na ɔwɔ ma Esum Asasepɔn no ne nneɛma a ohui no ho anigye ma onyaa nkuranhyɛ foforo nso +The New Encyclop dia Britannica speaks of Christianity commerce and civilization as the trinity that he believed was destined to open up Africa +The New Encyclop dia Britannica ka Kristosom aguadi ne anibue ho asɛm sɛ ade abiɛsa a onyaa gyidi sɛ ɛbɛma Afrika ani abue +Livingstone s accomplishments were many +Na nneɛma a ɛsɛ sɛ Livingstone di ho dwuma no dɔɔso +His first priority however was evidently not preaching the gospel +Nanso ɛda adi sɛ na ɛnyɛ asɛmpa no ne ade a edi kan +The Britannica sums up his years of missionary work in southern central and eastern Africa often in places where no European had previously ventured this way Livingstone may have influenced Western attitudes toward Africa more than any other individual before him or since +Britannica no ka ne mfe mu asɛmpatrɛw adwuma wɔ Afrika kesee mfinimfini ne apuei fam a mpɛn pii no mmeae a na Europani biara nnii kan nkɔɔ hɔ no nyinaa ho asɛm wɔ saa kwan yi so sɛ Ebia Livingstone de Atɔe Fam nneyɛe horow no nyaa Afrika so nkɛntɛnso sen onipa foforo biara a odi n’anim anaa n’akyi +His discoveries geographic technical medical and social provided a complex body of knowledge that is still being explored +Nneɛma afoforo a ohui asase ho nsɛm mfiridwuma nnuruyɛ ne asetra mu nsɛm no de nimdeɛ a emu dɔ a wɔda so ara hwehwɛ mu bae +Livingstone believed wholeheartedly in the African s ability to advance into the modern world +Livingstone fii koma nyinaa mu nyaa tumi a na Afrika betumi de atu mpɔn abedu nnɛ wiase no mu gyidi +He was in this sense a forerunner not only of European imperialism in Africa but also of African nationalism +Wɔ ntease yi mu no na ɛnyɛ sɛ ɔne obi a odii kan wɔ Europa tumidi wɔ Afrika mu nko na mmom Afrikafo ɔmampɛ mu nso +Livingstone showed great compassion for the Africans +Livingstone daa ahummɔbɔ kɛse adi kyerɛɛ Afrikafo no +While some missionaries supported or at least condoned the slave trade it would be unfair to accuse them of having done so as a group +Esiane sɛ asɛmpatrɛwfo no bi na wɔboae anaa anyɛ yiye koraa no wɔpenee nkoatɔ so nti ɛrenyɛ papa sɛ yɛbɛbɔ wɔn sobo sɛ wɔn nyinaa yɛɛ saa +But whether the compassion many of them showed was motivated by a desire to uphold God s standards of impartiality and equality or more by normal feelings of personal concern about the welfare of individuals is in retrospect difficult to determine +Nanso sɛ ɔpɛ a wɔwɔ sɛ wobekura Onyankopɔn gyinapɛn ahorow a ɛfa nnipa anim a ɔnhwɛ ne nnipa nyinaa a obu wɔn pɛ ho mu anaasɛ atenka pa a wɔn ankasa wɔ wɔ ankorankoro yiyedi ho na ɛkaa wɔn mu pii ma wɔdaa ahummɔbɔ adi anaasɛ ɛnte saa no sɛnea yɛbɛka no no ɛyɛ den sɛ yebehu +The latter however would be in keeping with the priorities set by most of the missionaries +Nanso nea edi akyiri yi so na ɛbɛyɛ sɛ asɛmpatrɛwfo no mu pii gyina dii ahiade atitiriw ho dwuma +The book Christianity in Africa as Seen by Africans acknowledges that no one can match their record of humanitarian work +Nhoma Christianity in Africa as Seen by Africans gye tom sɛ obiara rentumi mfa ne ho ntoto wɔn kyerɛwtohɔ a ɛfa wɔn asetra mu yiyedi dwumadi ho ho +But building hospitals and schools meant putting human physical needs ahead of preaching God s Word in pursuit of divine interests +Nanso ayaresabea ne sukuu ahorow a wosisii no kyerɛe sɛ na wɔde nnipa honam fam ahiade ahorow redi Onyankopɔn Asɛm a wɔbɛka na wɔde ahwehwɛ yiyedi afi Onyankopɔn hɔ no anim +Some missionaries even set up trading posts to enable Africans to enjoy more European material goods thus improving their standard of living +Asɛmpatrɛwfo no mu binom mpo sisii aguadidan ahorow a ɛbɛma Afrikafo anya Europafo honam fam nneɛma pii na ama wɔn asetra atu mpɔn +Understandably many Africans are today grateful for the material benefits Christendom s missionaries made possible +Wɔ ntease pa mu no Afrikafo pii kyerɛ anisɔ wɔ honam fam mfaso horow a Kristoman asɛmpatrɛwfo no ma wonyae no ho nnɛ +As Adrian Hastings notes Even when most critical of missionaries and churches African politicians seldom fail to express gratitude for their contribution toward secondary education +Sɛnea Adrian Hastings kyerɛ no Bere a Afrika amammuifo kasa tia asɛmpatrɛwfo ne asɔre ahorow mpo no wɔtaa kyerɛ anisɔ wɔ ntoaso sukuu ahorow a wosisii no ho +If the Light in You Is Darkness +Sɛ Hann a Ɛwɔ Wo Mu no Yɛ Sum A +’ +According to Hastings until recent centuries Africa was a continent in which Christianity failed to make a lasting breakthrough +Sɛnea Hastings kyerɛ no ansa na nnansa yi mfehaha no reba no na Afrika yɛ asasepɔn a Kristosom antumi antra mu ankyɛ +In fact by the mid th century Catholic missions had almost completely died out leading author J +Nokwarem no wɔ afeha a ɛto so ntam hɔ no anka Katolek asɔre no reyɛ agu koraa na ɛmaa ɔkyerɛwfo J +Herbert Kane to question how failure on such a grand scale was possible +Herbert Kane bisaa nea ɛyɛe a nkogudi kɛse a ɛte saa tumi bae +For one thing the mortality rate among missionaries was high +Ade biako ne sɛ na asɛmpatrɛwfo no dodow a wowuwu no dɔɔso +Another factor was the involvement of Portugal in the slave trade +Ade foforo ne Portugalfo ho a wɔde hyɛɛ nkoatɔ mu no +Since all the Catholic missionaries were Portuguese this put the Christian religion in a very bad light +Esiane sɛ na Katolek asɛmpatrɛwfo no nyinaa yɛ Portugalfo nti eyi ma wonyaa adwemmɔne wɔ Kristosom ho +But more pertinent and perhaps more potent Kane adds were the superficial missionary methods which resulted in hasty conversions and mass baptisms +Nanso Kane de ka ho sɛ Ade titiriw ne nea ebia na tumi wom kɛse ne asɛmpatrɛwfo no akwan a emu nnɔ a wɔnam so maa nnipa pii sakraa ’ ntɛmntɛm na wogyee asubɔ no +Christendom s missionaries failed to motivate Africans to replace their religions with the missionaries doctrines +Kristoman asɛmpatrɛwfo no dii nkogu wɔ kanyan a wɔbɛkanyan Afrikafo no ma wɔde asɛmpatrɛwfo no nkyerɛkyerɛ asi wɔn som ahorow no ananmu mu +Conversion meant changing religious labels but not necessarily beliefs and conduct +Nsakrae no kyerɛɛ ɔsom ho agyiraehyɛde a wɔsesae na na ɛnyɛ gyidi ne nneyɛe ahorow ankasa +Eleanor M +Eleanor M +Preston Whyte of the University of Natal notes Zulu cosmological ideas have been incorporated into Zulu Christian thought in a number of subtle ways +Preston Whyte a ɔwɔ Natal Sukuupɔn mu no ka sɛ Wɔde Zulu wiase adwene horow no ahyehyɛ Zulu Kristosom nsusuwii mu wɔ anifere kwan bebree so +And Bennetta Jules Rosette of the University of California at San Diego says modern African religions blend elements of African traditional religion with those of the introduced religions Christianity and Islam +Na Bennetta Jules Rosette a ɔwɔ California Sukuupɔn a ɛwɔ San Diego no ka sɛ ɛnnɛyi Afrikafo som ahorow no de Afrika tete nyamesom nneyɛe no frafra ɔsom ahorow a aba Kristosom ne Nkramosom mu +According to Psalm the very disclosure of your God s words gives light making the inexperienced ones understand +Sɛnea Dwom kyerɛ no wo Onyankopɔn nsɛm mu bue ma hann ɛma nkwasea hu nyansa +Since Christendom s missionaries for the most part failed to give priority to disclosing God s Word what light could they give ? Esiane sɛ Kristoman asɛmpatrɛwfo no mma Onyankopɔn Asɛm a wɔbɛka akyerɛ nyɛ wɔn ahiasɛm koraa nti dɛn hann na wobetumi de ama ? +Inexperienced ones remained without understanding +Ntetekwaa kɔɔ so traa ase a wɔannya ntease +The light offered by Christendom s missionaries in past centuries their good works emanated from a world in darkness +Kristoman asɛmpatrɛwfo hann a wɔde mae mfeha a atwam no wɔn nnwuma pa no pue fii wiase a ɛda sum mu no mu +Despite their claims they were not shedding true light +Ɛmfa ho nea wɔkyerɛe sɛ wɔatumi ayɛ biara no wɔanna nokware hann adi +Jesus said If in reality the light that is in you is darkness how great that darkness is ! Matthew +Yesu kae sɛ Na sɛ hann a ɛwɔ wo mu no yɛ sum a esum no mu bɛyɛ duru dɛn ara +Mateo +Meanwhile how were missionaries faring in the Americas in the New World ? Bere koro no ara mu no na asɛmpatrɛwfo no rekɔ so dɛn wɔ Amerika Wiase Foforo no mu ? +Part five of our series will answer +Yɛn nsɛm a edidi so no fa a ɛto so anum no bebua +Picture on page Kratafa mfonini +In pursuit of their work some missionaries even sacrificed their lives Asɛmpatrɛwfo binom de wɔn nkwa mpo bɔɔ afɔre wɔ wɔn adwumayɛ mu + Credit Line Kratafa mfonini +From the book Die Heiligkeit der Gesellschaft Jesu Efi nhoma Die Heiligkeit der Gesellschaft Jesu mu + Picture on page Kratafa mfonini +Christendom s missionaries such as Livingstone did not always give preaching top priority Kristoman asɛmpatrɛwfo te sɛ Livingstone amfa asɛnka no anni kan bere nyinaa + Credit Line Kratafa mfonini +From the book Geschichte des Christentums Efi nhoma Geschichte des Christentums mu +Missionaries Agents of Light or of Darkness ? Part Asɛmpatrɛwfo Hann Adwumayɛfo Anaa Esum De ? Ɔfa +A New Message for a New World Asɛm Foforo ma Wiase Foforo +THE Western Hemisphere was first called the New World about the beginning of the th century +WODII kan frɛɛ Kusuu ne Kesee Fam Amerika nsase no Wiase Foforo wɔ mu +When Columbus discovered it in he also discovered that people were already living there and had been for hundreds of years +Bere a Columbus hui wɔ mu no ohui nso sɛ na nnipa tete hɔ dedaw na wɔatra hɔ mfehaha pii +But then for the first time Native Americans got a taste of nominal Christianity +Nanso saa bere no ne bere a edi kan a Amerika Asase no Sotefo tee atoro Kristosom ho asɛm +What would this mean for the New World ? Na eyi bɛkyerɛ dɛn ama Wiase Foforo no ? +For centuries the Catholic Church had exercised almost complete control over the lives of Europeans +Na aka kakra ma Katolek Asɔre no adi Europafo asetra so tumi korakora mfehaha pii +It set standards and dictated rules in nearly every field of human endeavor including government +Ɛkame ayɛ sɛ ɛhyehyɛɛ nnipa asetram biribiara ho gyinapɛn ne mmara a na wɔn ammamuisɛm ka ho +Such collaboration of Church and State the alliance that had spawned the Crusades also came to dominate the New World +Asɔre ne Ɔman nkabom a ɛte saa apam a na ɛde Kristofo Mmeamudua ho Akodi aba no nso bedii Wiase Foforo no so +Sidney H +Sidney H +Rooy of the Educacion Teologica in Buenos Aires writes that by the end of the th century Spanish kings were convinced that the Spanish crown was the divinely chosen instrument for the salvation of the New World +Rooy a ɔwɔ Educacion Teologica a ɛwɔ Buenos Aires kyerɛw sɛ ebeduu afeha a ɛto so no mu no na Spania ahemfo gye tom sɛ Spania ahenni no yɛ adwinnade a Onyankopɔn apaw a ɔde regye Wiase Foforo no nkwa +The papacy drew an imaginary north south line in the Atlantic dividing the rights of discovery between Spain and Portugal +Pope no twaa hye too Atlantic mu de kyɛɛ tumi a wɔwɔ wɔ asase foforo a wohui no so mu yɛɛ no kusuu ne kesee fam de maa Spain ne Portugal +In the two governments signed a treaty moving the line farther west +Wɔ mu no aman abien no yɛɛ apam de piaa hye no kɔɔ atɔe fam akyirikyiri +Thus while Spain proceeded to settle most parts of Central and South America Portugal moved into Brazil whose east coast now lay east of the demarcation line +Enti bere a Spain faa Amerika Mfinimfini Fam ne Kesee Fam no Portugal kɔfaa Brazil a saa bere no na n’apuei fam mpoano da ɔhye no apuei fam no +According to Rooy both countries interpreted the papal decree to mean that the right to the lands was coupled with the duty to evangelize the native peoples +Sɛnea Rooy kyerɛ no aman abien no kyerɛkyerɛɛ pope mmara a ɔhyɛe no ase sɛ ɛkyerɛ sɛ asɛmpa a wɔbɛka akyerɛ nsase no sotefo no ka ɛso tumidi no ho +Conquest of the New World Wiase Foforo no so Nkonimdi +Columbus was accompanied on his second voyage in by a group of friars especially chosen to convert the natives +Na asɔfokuw a wɔahyɛ da apaw wɔn sɛ wɔnkɔsakra asase no sotefo no ka Columbus ho wɔ n’akwantu a ɛto so abien no mu wɔ mu +From then on European conquistadores and missionary priests worked side by side in the conquest of the New World +Efi saa bere no reba no Europafo a wɔko peree nsase ne asɛmpatrɛwfo yɛɛ adwuma boom de dii Wiase Foforo no so +In Hernan Cortes reached what is now known as Mexico accompanied by a chaplain and other priests +Hernan Cortes duu ɔman a wɔfrɛ no Mexico nnɛ no mu wɔ mu a na ɔsraani sɔfo ne asɔfo afoforo ka ne ho +Within years the number of missionaries had grown to +Asɛmpatrɛwfo no dodow kɔɔ anim koduu wɔ mfe mu +Another were in Peru which Francisco Pizarro had reached in +Na afoforo wɔ Peru baabi a na Francisco Pizarro adu hɔ wɔ mu no +Papal bulls issued in gave secular authorities the moral justification they wanted for their campaign of conquest +Pope mmara horow a ɔhyehyɛe wɔ mu no maa wiase tumidifo no nyaa abrabɔ fam nnyinasode a wɔhwehwɛ de apere nsase +They thought that they could count on God s support because they felt that colonialism was his will +Na wosusuw sɛ Onyankopɔn taa wɔn akyi efisɛ wɔtee nka sɛ na aman foforo so tumidi yɛ n’apɛde +Church officials eager to please moved in to confer legitimacy on the colonial system +Asɔre mpanyimfo a na wɔn ho pere wɔn sɛ wɔbɛsɔ nnipa ani ne wɔn yɛɛ biako kyerɛe sɛ ɛteɛ sɛ wobedi aman foforo so +In fact a Jesuit of the th century named Antonio Vieira born in Portugal but reared in Brazil praised colonization saying that without it evangelization would have been impossible +Nokwarem no afeha a ɛto so mu Jesuitni bi a wɔfrɛ no Antonio Vieira a wɔwoo no Portugal na wɔtetee no wɔ Brazil no kamfoo aman foforo so tumidi no kae sɛ sɛ ɛnyɛ ɛno a anka wɔantumi anyɛ asɛmpaka adwuma no +The missionaries saw nothing amiss in using colonialism as an instrument for spreading their religion +Asɛmpatrɛwfo no anhu mfomso biara a ɛwɔ ho sɛ wɔnam wɔn a wodii aman foforo so tumi so bɛtrɛw wɔn nyamesom mu +However this made them an integral part of the world of which Jesus said his followers should be no part +John +Nanso eyi ma wɔbɛyɛɛ wiase a Yesu kae sɛ ɛnsɛ sɛ n’akyidifo yɛ emufo no fa +Yohane +Making Converts Nkurɔfo a Wɔsakra Wɔn +Christendom s missionaries began at first according to Rooy to uproot old rites and most external manifestations of Indian religion +Sɛnea Rooy kyerɛ no Kristoman asɛmpatrɛwfo no dii kan fii ase sɛ wobegu Indiafo nyamesom mu amanne dedaw ne emu nneyɛe dodow no ara ase +He added Although force was still used when necessary many Indians were converted by peaceful means through the direct approach of the priests +Ɔde kaa ho sɛ Ɛwom sɛ wɔhyɛɛ ebinom wɔ mmere a na ɛho hia mu de nanso asɔfo no kɔɔ Indiafo no nkyɛn tee kɔsakraa wɔn mu pii asomdwoe mu +Of course some missionaries believed force was never really justified +Ɛyɛ nokware sɛ na asɛmpatrɛwfo no binom gye di sɛ ɛmfata sɛ wɔhyɛ nkurɔfo ɔkwan biara so +For example a Spanish Dominican missionary and priest named Bartolome de Las Casas came to disapprove of the cruel methods used +Sɛ nhwɛso no Dominican ɔsɛmpatrɛwfo bi a na ɔyɛ ɔsɔfo a ofi Spain a wɔfrɛ no Bartolome de Las Casas ani annye atirimɔden akwan a wɔfaa so no ho +He repeatedly pleaded in Spain in behalf of the Indians for which reason the government gave him the title Defender of the Indians +Mpɛn pii na ogyinaa Indiafo no ananmu srɛ maa wɔn wɔ Spain aban anim ma enti aban no maa no abodin a ɛne Indiafo Akyigyinafo +His efforts met with mixed reactions however +Nanso ɛsono sɛnea obiara huu ne mmɔdenbɔ no +Some have called him a crusader a prophet a servant of God and a visionary others have called him a traitor a paranoiac an anarchist and a pre Marxist +Ebinom frɛɛ no mmeamudua ho ɔkofo odiyifo Onyankopɔn somfo ne ɔdehufo afoforo frɛɛ no ɔfatwafo ohufo otuatewfo Marx a odi kan +The goal of uprooting old rites was later discontinued +Wogyaee amanne dedaw a wɔde yɛɛ wɔn botae sɛ wobegu ase no akyidi akyiri yi +Once the natives had been pressured into accepting the name Christian they were permitted to retain their heathen beliefs and practices +Sɛ wonya hyɛ asase no sotefo no ma wɔpene so sɛ wɔmfrɛ wɔn Kristofo wie pɛ a afei wɔpene so ma wokura wɔn abosonsom gyidi ne nneyɛe mu +Thus many Christian festivals among the Sierra Indians of Peru says Man Myth Magic contain practices which are relics of forgotten Inca beliefs +Enti Man Myth Magic ka sɛ na Incafo tete gyidi ahorow a ne bere atwam pii wɔ Kristofo afahyɛ pii a Sierra Indiafo a wɔwɔ Peru di mu +The Cambridge History of Latin America explains that Mexican Indians took from Christianity those elements which suited their own spiritual and ritualistic needs and blended them with elements of their ancestral faith +The Cambridge History of Latin America kyerɛkyerɛ mu sɛ Mexico Indiafo faa Kristosom mu nneɛma a ɛne wɔn ankasa som ne amanne hyia de frafraa wɔn nananom gyidi mu +True hundreds of thousands of Native Americans were baptized +Ɛyɛ nokware sɛ wɔbɔɔ Amerika Asase no Sotefo ankasa ɔpehaha pii asu +But the Christianity imposed upon them was superficial at best +Nanso Kristosom a wɔde hyɛɛ wɔn no yɛ nea na emu nnɔ +Little time was spent teaching them the foundations of Christianity upon which to build a strong faith +Wɔannye bere pii amfa ankyerɛkyerɛ wɔ Kristosom nnyinaso ahorow a ɛso na wogyina nya gyidi a ɛyɛ den no +The Cambridge History of Latin America notes There were alarming indications that Indians who had adopted the new faith with apparent enthusiasm still venerated their old idols in secret +The Cambridge History of Latin America ka sɛ Na nneɛma pii wɔ h�� a ɛkyerɛ sɛ Indiafo a wɔagye ɔsom foforo no atom anigye so no da so ara som wɔn ahoni dedaw no kokoam +In fact some Indians reportedly placed pagan idols behind Christian altars in case the Christian God failed to respond +Nokwarem no wɔbɔɔ amanneɛ sɛ na Indiafo binom de abosonsom ahoni sisi Kristofo afɔrepon akyi na sɛ ɛkɔba sɛ Kristofo Nyankopɔn no ammua wɔn a wɔagye so +They were also slow in giving up long established patterns of behavior such as polygamy +Wɔtwentwɛn wɔn nan ase nso sɛ wɔbɛtwe wɔn ho afi nneyɛe a atra hɔ akyɛ te sɛ aware dodow ho +The members of Roman Catholic orders did not always act the way one would have expected Christian missionaries to act +Roma Katolek ahyehyɛde no mufo anyɛ wɔn ade sɛnea wɔhwɛ kwan sɛ Kristofo asɛmpatrɛwfo bɛyɛ bere nyinaa +Quarrels between the orders were frequent +Na ɔham kɔ so wɔ ahyehyɛde no mufo ntam mpɛn pii +The Jesuits in particular were often criticized for their policies and actions +Na wɔtaa kasa tia Jesuitfo no titiriw wɔ wɔn nhyehyɛe ne wɔn nneyɛe ahorow ho +In fact in they were expelled from Brazil +Nokwarem no wɔpam wɔn fii Brazil wɔ mu +The arrival of Protestant missionaries did not change things significantly +Protestantfo asɛmpatrɛwfo ba a wɔbae no ansakra nneɛma ahe biara +As the missionary ranks grew so did the disunity typical of nominal Christianity +Bere a asɛmpatrɛwfo no dodow nyaa nkɔanim no saa ara na atoro Kristosom mu mpaapaemu no nso yɛe +Catholics accused the Protestants of fostering imperialism Protestants accused the Catholics of spreading pagan beliefs and of being responsible for keeping the people in poverty +Katolekfo no bɔɔ Protestantfo no sobo sɛ wɔrehyɛ aberempɔnsɛmdi ho nkuran Protestantfo bɔɔ Katolekfo sobo sɛ wɔretrɛw abosonsom gyidi ahorow mu na wɔn na wɔama nkurɔfo no kɔ so di hia +All these claims contained more than just a grain of truth +Na sobo ahorow yi nyinaa mu fa kɛse no ara yɛ nokware +Christendom s missionaries both Catholic and Protestant failed to follow the example of Jesus +Kristoman asɛmpatrɛwfo Katolekfo ne Protestantfo nyinaa anni Yesu nhwɛso akyi +Throughout the New World according to The Encyclopedia of Religion conversion went forward as an arm of the colonial ventures of the Spanish French and English governments +Sɛnea The Encyclopedia of Religion kyerɛ no nnipa a wɔsakraa wɔn no kɔɔ so sɛ tumi a Spaniafo Fransefo ne Engiresifo aban kodii wɔ aman foforo so no fa wɔ Wiase Foforo no nyinaa mu +Whereas Spain and Portugal concentrated on Latin America France and Britain were more involved in what later became the United States and Canada +Bere a na Spain ne Portugal de wɔn adwene sii Latin Amerika so no na France ne Britain redi dwuma wɔ nsase a akyiri yi ɛbɛyɛɛ United States ne Canada no so titiriw +Like those missionaries in Latin America the French and British missionaries set wrong priorities and became entangled in political matters +Fransefo ne Britaniafo asɛmpatrɛwfo no de botae ahorow a ɛmfata sisii wɔn anim na wɔde wɔn ho hyehyɛɛ amammuisɛm mu te sɛ asɛmpatrɛwfo a na wɔwɔ Latin Amerika no +Thus notes The Encyclopedia of Religion by the close of the French era in Canada the missionaries had been more successful in making the Indians loyal to France than in converting them +Enti The Encyclopedia of Religion ka sɛ ebeduu bere a Fransefo tumidi baa awiei wɔ Canada no na asɛmpatrɛwfo atumi ama Indiafo no di nokware ma France sen sɛ wɔbɛsakra wɔn +For God or for Gold ? Wɔhwehwɛ Onyankopɔn Anaasɛ Sika Kɔkɔɔ ? +Some may claim that the extension of the kingdom of God was the goal pursued by the early conquistadores +Ebia ebinom bɛka sɛ Onyankopɔn ahenni no ntrɛwmu ne botae a tetefo a wɔko peree nsase no dii akyi +But more realistically The Cambridge History of Latin America says Above all they wanted gold +Nanso wɔ nea wɔhwehwɛe ankasa ho no The Cambridge History of Latin America ka sɛ Nea ɛsen ne nyinaa no na wɔhwehwɛ sika kɔkɔɔ +It was thought that once converted the Indians would meekly deposit large quantities of gold +Wosusuwii sɛ sɛ wonya sakra Indiafo no wie a wobefi ahobrɛase mu de sika kɔkɔɔ pii abrɛ wɔn +Some of Christendom s missionaries thus let themselves become willing instruments of those who had base motives +Enti Kristoman asɛmpatrɛwfo binom gyaee wɔn ho mu ma wɔbɛyɛɛ adwinnade a nnipa a wokura adwemmɔne de dii dwuma +One of the first Europeans to recognize this was Bartolome de Las Casas mentioned earlier +Europafo a wodii kan huu eyi no biako ne Bartolome de Las Casas a yɛadi kan aka ne ho asɛm no +The New Encyclop dia Britannica quotes him as writing in The reason why the Christians have killed and destroyed such an infinite number of souls is that they have been moved by their wish for gold and their desire to enrich themselves in a very short time +The New Encyclop dia Britannica faa n’asɛm a ɔkyerɛwee wɔ mu kae sɛ Nea akanyan Kristofo ma enti wɔadi awu na wɔasɛe akra a wɔn dodow nni ano a ɛte saa ne pɛ a wɔpɛ sɛ wonya sika kɔkɔɔ na wonya wɔn ho bere tiaa mu +European conquerers brought little in the way of spiritual enlightenment +Europafo a wɔko peree nsase no amfa honhom mu hann titiriw biara amma +In his book Mexico James A +James A +Michener says that Christian apologists claim that when Cortes invaded Mexico he found it occupied by barbarians to whom he brought both civilization and Christianity +Michener ka wɔ ne nhoma Mexico mu sɛ wɔn a wɔtaa Kristofo nneyɛe akyi kyerɛ sɛ bere a Cortes ko faa Mexico no ohui sɛ ahamufo a ɔno maa wohuu anibuei ne Kristosom na wɔte asase no so +However Michener says the Mexican Indians even in C +E +were not barbarians but they became so lax in guarding their marvellous civilization that they allowed real barbarians to overrun them +Nanso Michener ka sɛ wɔ Y +B +mu mpo no na Mexico Indiafo no nyɛ ahamufo na mmom wɔyɛɛ anibiannaso a wɔammɔ wɔn anibuei a na ɛyɛ nwonwa no ho ban na wɔmaa ahamufo ankasa bedii wɔn so +These real barbarians were some of the so called Christians +Na nnipa a wɔyɛ ahamufo ankasa yi mu bi yɛ wɔn a wɔkyerɛ sɛ wɔyɛ Kristofo +A Work of Preparation Ahosiesie Adwuma +Christendom s missionaries did not obey Jesus instructions to make disciples +teaching them to observe all the things he had commanded +Kristoman asɛmpatrɛwfo antie Yesu akwankyerɛ a ɛne sɛ wɔnkɔyɛ asuafo na wɔnkyerɛkyerɛ wɔn sɛ wonni nneɛma ’ a wahyɛ wɔn nyinaa so no +New converts were not taught to manifest the fruitage of God s spirit +Wɔankyerɛkyerɛ wɔn a wɔasakra wɔn foforo no sɛ wɔnna Onyankopɔn honhom aba adi +They were not united in the one faith +Na wɔanyɛ biako wɔ gyidi koro no mu +Even those of Christendom s missionaries who were sincere could do no better than spread an apostatized form of Christianity +Kristoman asɛmpatrɛwfo a na wɔyɛ anokwafo no mpo antumi anyɛ biribi papa biara sɛ Kristosom a awae mu a wɔtrɛwee +The light shed upon the New World was dim indeed +Na hann a epuee Wiase Foforo no so yɛ wusiwusi ankasa +However by introducing the Bible to some extent Christendom s missionaries performed a preparatory work for the vital missionary campaign that Jesus prophesied would take place in the time of the end +Nanso esiane Bible no a Kristoman asɛmpatrɛwfo no de kyerɛkyerɛ koduu baabi no nti wɔbɔɔ kwan maa asɛmpatrɛw ɔsatu a ɛho hia a Yesu hyɛɛ ho nkɔm sɛ wɔbɛyɛ wɔ awiei bere no mu no +It would be a unique campaign the most successful ever conducted in Christian history benefiting people of all nations +Na ɛbɛyɛ ɔsatu soronko nea ebedi nkonim asen biara wɔ nea Kristofo ayɛ wɔ abakɔsɛm mu a ɛso bɛba nnipa a wofi amanaman nyinaa mu mfaso +Read about it in the next issue in the article Making True Disciples Today +Kenkan ɛho asɛm wɔ nea ɛbɛba no mu wɔ asɛm Nokware Asuafo a Wɔbɛyɛ Nnɛ no mu +Footnotes Ase hɔ nsɛm +Spanish influence was of course felt in Florida and the southwestern and far western part of what is now the United States especially California +Nokwarem no Spain nkɛntɛnso kaa Florida ne nea seesei wɔfrɛ no United States no kesee fam atɔe ne atɔe fam akyirikyiri titiriw California +Picture on page Kratafa mfonini +Missionaries came to the Americas with European conquistadores Asɛmpatrɛwfo ne Europafo a wɔko pere nsase na ɛbaa Amerika + Credit Line Asɛm Fibea +From the book Die Helden der christlichen Kirche Efi nhoma Die Helden der christlichen Kirche mu +The Catholic Church in Africa Katolek Asɔre wɔ Afrika +BY AWAKE ! EFI NYAN ! +CORRESPONDENT IN ITALY KYERƐWFO A ƆWƆ ITALY HƆ +THE Catholic Church has tens of millions of adherents in Africa and its problems there are significant +KATOLEK Asɔre no wɔ akyidifo ɔpepedudu pii wɔ Afrika na ɔhaw ahorow a ehyia wɔ hɔ no dɔɔso +Earlier this year over church leaders met in the Vatican in Rome to discuss some of these problems during a month long special synod +Wɔ afe yi mfiase no asɔre no akannifo bɛboro hyiae wɔ Vatican wɔ Rome susuw ɔhaw ahorow yi bi ho wɔ ɔsram biako asɔfo nhyiam titiriw bi mu +Opening the sessions the pope said as reported in L Osservatore Romano Today for the first time there is taking place a Synod of the African Church involving the whole continent +Sɛnea wɔbɔɔ amanneɛ wɔ L’Osservatore Romano mu no bere a pope no rebue nhyiam no ano no ɔkae sɛ Ɛnnɛ ne bere a edi kan a yɛreyɛ Afrika Asɔre no Asɔfo Nhyiam a ɛfa asasepɔn no nyinaa ho +All of Africa is present today in St Peter s Basilica +Nnipa a wofi Afrika afa horow nyinaa wɔ St Peter’s Basilica ha nnɛ +With deep affection the Bishop of Rome greets Africa +Rome Sɔfo Panyin de ɔdɔ a emu yɛ den kyia Afrika +Tribal Warfare Mmusua Ntam Akodi +As many are aware the problems of the Catholic Church are particularly great in the African countries of Burundi and Rwanda which are predominantly Catholic +Sɛnea nnipa pii nim no ɔhaw ahorow a Katolek Asɔre no hyia dɔɔso wɔ Afrika aman a ɛne Burundi ne Rwanda a emu nnipa dodow no ara yɛ Katolekfo no mu titiriw +The tribal warfare there became international news this spring when hundreds of thousands were slaughtered by their neighbors +Wɔkaa mmusua ntam akodi no ho asɛm wɔ amanaman so wɔ fefɛw bere yi mu bere a nnipa kunkum wɔn mfɛfo ɔpehaha pii no +One eyewitness reported We saw women with small children on their backs killing +Obi a ohuu nea ɛkɔɔ so no bɔɔ amanneɛ sɛ Yehuu mmea a woturu mmofra nkumaa wɔ wɔn akyi sɛ wɔrekunkum afoforo +We saw children killing children +Yehuu mmofra a wɔrekunkum mmofra +The National Catholic Reporter told of the anguish of Catholic leadership +National Catholic Reporter kaa Katolekfo akannifo yawdi ho asɛm +It said that the pope felt immense pain at fresh reports of conflict in the tiny African nation of Burundi whose population is predominantly Catholic +Ɛkae sɛ pope no dii yaw kɛse ’ wɔ ɔko a ɛrekɔ so wɔ Afrika man ketewaa a ɛne Burundi a emu nnipa dodow no ara yɛ Katolekfo ho amanneɛbɔ foforo a ɔtee no ho +The massacres in Rwanda were even more damaging to Catholic leadership +Nnipadɔm a wokunkum wɔn wɔ Rwanda no haw Katolekfo akannifo no kɛse mpo +Pope Decries Genocide in Catholic Nation proclaimed a heading in the same paper +Atesɛm krataa koro no ara mu asɛmti bi kae sɛ Pope Kasa Tia Mmusua a Wɔtɔre Wɔn Ase wɔ Ɔman a Emufo Ɔha Biara mu Yɛ Katolekfo mu No +The article observed The fighting in the African nation involves a real and true genocide for which unfortunately even Catholics are responsible the pope said +Asɛm no se Pope no kae sɛ ɔko a ɛkɔ so wɔ Afrika man no mu no yɛ mmusua a wɔtɔre wɔn ase ankasa na awerɛhosɛm ne sɛ Katolekfo mpo kunkum bi +’ +Since atrocities in Rwanda were being committed as the history making Catholic synod convened in Rome obviously the attention of the bishops was focused on the situation in Rwanda +Esiane sɛ na wɔreyɛ atirimɔdenne a ɛkɔɔ so wɔ Rwanda no wɔ bere koro no ara a na Katolekfo asɔfo mpanyin nhyiam titiriw no rekɔ so wɔ Rome nti ɛda adi sɛ asɔfo mpanyin no de wɔn adwene sii tebea a ɛwɔ Rwanda no so +The National Catholic Reporter observed The Rwandan conflict discloses something alarming Christian faith has not set down deep enough roots in Africa to overcome tribalism +National Catholic Reporter kae sɛ Rwanda ko no da biribi a ɛhaw adwene adi Kristofo gyidi nnyee ntini sɛnea ɛsɛ wɔ Afrika na ama adi mmusua mu nyiyim so +Noting the concern of the assembled bishops the National Catholic Reporter went on to say This theme of tribalism was tackled by Albert Kanene Obiefuna bishop of Awka Nigeria speaking to the synod +National Catholic Reporter reka nea ɛhaw asɔfo mpanyin a na wɔahyiam no ho asɛm no ɛkɔɔ so kae sɛ Albert Kanene Obiefuna a ɔyɛ Awka a ɛwɔ Nigeria no sɔfo panyin no kaa asɛm a ɛne mmusua mu nyiyim yi ho asɛm bere a ɔrekasa akyerɛ asɔfo mpanyin no +In his address Obiefuna explained The typical African lives the family life and also his Christian life in the context of his or her tribal work +Obiefuna kyerɛkyerɛɛ mu wɔ ne kasa no mu sɛ Afrikani gyina n’abusua mu asɛyɛde so na ɔbɔ ne bra sɛ abusua no muni ne sɛ Kristoni nso +Then no doubt with Rwanda in mind Obiefuna continued in his speech to the synod This mentality is so pervasive that the saying goes among the Africans that when it comes to the crunch it is not the Christian concept of the Church as a family which prevails but rather the adage that blood is thicker than water +Afei bere a ɛdaa adi sɛ Rwanda ho asɛm na ɛwɔ Obiefuna adwenem no ɔtoaa asɛm a ɔka kyerɛ asɔfo mpanyin no so sɛ Saa nsusuwii yi atrɛw araa ma Afrikafo ka sɛ sɛ tebea a emu yɛ den sɔre a ɛnyɛ Kristofo adwene a wokura sɛ Asɔre no yɛ abusua no akyi na wodi na mmom ɛbɛ a ɛne sɛ mogya mu yɛ duru sen nsu +’ +And by water here one can presumably include the waters of Baptism through which one is born into the family of the Church +Na obi betumi de nsu a wɔka ho asɛm wɔ ha no aka Asubɔ mu nsu a wɔnam so wo obi ba Asɔre no abusua mu no ho +Blood relationship is more important even for the African who has become a Christian +Honam fam abusuabɔ ho hia Afrikani a wabɛyɛ Kristoni mpo kɛse +Thus the bishop admitted that in Africa the Catholic faith had been unsuccessful in creating a Christian brotherhood where believers truly love one another as Jesus Christ taught that they should +Ɔsɔfo panyin no nam saayɛ so gye toom sɛ Katolek asɔre no ntumi nhyehyɛɛ Kristofo onuayɛ bi a emu gyidifo dɔ wɔn ho wɔn ho sɛnea Yesu Kristo kyerɛe sɛ wɔnyɛ no wɔ Afrika +Rather blood relationship is more important to African Catholics +Mmom no honam fam abusuabɔ ho hia titiriw ’ ma Afrika Katolekfo +This has resulted in their putting tribal hatreds ahead of all other considerations +Eyi ama wɔde mmusua ho tan adi biribi foforo biara anim +As the pope acknowledged Catholics in Africa must bear responsibility for some of the worst atrocities in recent memory +Sɛnea pope no gye toom no ɛsɛ sɛ Afrika Katolekfo gye atirimɔdenne a ɛsen biara a wɔadi nnansa yi no bi ho asodi to wɔn ho so +Survival Said to Be at Stake Wɔka sɛ Gyina a Ebegyina ho Aba Asɛm +African bishops at the synod expressed fears for the survival of Catholicism in Africa +Afrika asɔfo mpanyin a na wɔwɔ asɔfo nhyiam no ase no kae sɛ wosuro sɛ Katoleksom betumi agu wɔ Afrika +If we want the Church to continue to exist in my country said Bonifatius Haushiku a Namibian bishop we must give very serious consideration to the question of inculturation +Bonifatius Haushiku Namibia sɔfo panyin kae sɛ Sɛ yɛmpɛ sɛ Asɔre no begu wɔ me man mu a ɛsɛ sɛ yesusuw ɔsom afrafra ho anibere so +Expressing similar sentiments the Italian Catholic press agency Adista said To speak about inculturation of the Gospel in Africa means speaking about the very destiny of the Catholic Church in that continent of its chances of surviving or not surviving +Italiafo Katolekfo nsɛm ho amanneɛbɔ adwuma a ɛne Adista reka asɛnkoro no ara no ɛkae sɛ Sɛ yɛka Asɛmpa no mu ɔsom afrafra ’ wɔ Afrika ho asɛm a na yɛreka Katolek Asɔre a ɛwɔ saa asasepɔn no so no daakye ankasa sɛnea ebetumi agu anaasɛ engu no ho asɛm +Just what do the bishops mean by inculturation ? Ɔsom afrafra a asɔfo mpanyin no ka no kyerɛ dɛn ? +The Church and Inculturation Asɔre no ne Ɔsom Afrafra +John M +John M +Waliggo explained that adaptation is the term that has been used for a long time to signify the same reality +Waliggo kyerɛkyerɛɛ mu sɛ fakaayɛ ne asɛmfua a yefi bere tenten de ada nokwasɛm koro no ara adi +Put more simply inculturation means the assimilation of traditions and concepts of tribal religions into Catholic ceremonies and worship giving a new name and a new meaning to ancient rites objects gestures and places +Sɛ wɔka no tiawa a ɔsom afrafra kyerɛ mmusua nyamesom mu atetesɛm ne nsusuwii a wogye ka Katolekfo guasodeyɛ ahorow ne ɔsom ho din foforo ne nkyerɛase foforo a wɔde ma tete amanne ahorow nneɛma nsɛnkyerɛnne ne mmeae ahorow +Inculturation allows Africans to be Catholics in good standing and yet to hold on to practices ceremonies and beliefs of their tribal religions +Ɔsom afrafra ma Afrikafo yɛ Katolekfo a wɔwɔ gyinabea pa nanso wɔkɔ so kura wɔn mmusua nyamesom nneyɛe guasodeyɛ ne gyidi horow mu +Should there be any objection to this ? So ɛsɛ sɛ wɔpow eyi ? +The Italian newspaper La Repubblica for example asked Is it not true that in Europe Christmas was anchored to the festival of the Solis Invicti which fell on December ? Sɛ nhwɛso no Italiafo atesɛm krataa La Repubblica bisae sɛ Ɛnyɛ nokware sɛ wɔde Buronya gyinaa Solis Invicti afahyɛ a esi December no so wɔ Europa ? +Indeed as Josef Cardinal Tomko prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples noted The missionary Church practiced the work of inculturation long before the term began to be used +Nokwarem no sɛnea Josef Cardinal Tomko Nnipa a Wɔsakra Wɔn Asafo sɔfopɔn no kae no Asɔre a ɛyɛ asɛmpatrɛw adwuma no de ɔsom ahorow frafrae bere tenten ansa na wɔrefi ase de asɛmfua no adi dwuma +The Christmas celebration illustrates the matter well as La Repubblica noted +Sɛnea La Repubblica kae no Buronya afahyɛ no kyerɛkyerɛ asɛm no mu yiye +Originally it was a pagan celebration +Mfiase no na ɛyɛ abosonsomfo afahyɛ +The date of December does not correspond to Christ s birth acknowledges the New Catholic Encyclopedia but to the feast of the Natalis Solis Invicti the Roman sun festival at the solstice +New Catholic Encyclopedia ka sɛ Ɛda a ɛne December ne Kristo awoda nhyia na mmom ɛne Natalis Solis Invicti Romafo owia afahyɛ wɔ bere a owia no mmɛn nkyɛmpɛ no koraa no apontow na ehyia +Christmas is only one of many church customs anchored in paganism +Buronya yɛ asɔre no amanne pii a egyina abosonsom so no mu biako pɛ +So are such beliefs as the Trinity immortality of the soul and eternal torment of human souls after death +Saa ara na gyidi ahorow te sɛ Baasakoro ɔkra a enwu da nnipa akra a wɔyɛ no ayayade wɔ owu akyi no te +John Henry Cardinal Newman of the th century wrote that the rulers of the Church from early times were prepared should the occasion arise to adopt or imitate or sanction the existing rites and customs of the populace +John Henry Cardinal Newman a ɔtraa ase wɔ afeha a ɛto so no mu no kyerɛwee sɛ na Asɔre no sodifo asiesie wɔn ho fi bere tenten sɛ sɛ hokwan no ba a wobegye wobesuasua anaa wɔbɛpene ɔmanfo no nneyɛe ne amanne ahorow +so +Listing many church practices and holidays he said they were all of pagan origin and sanctified by their adoption into the Church +Bere a ɔrebobɔ asɔre no nneyɛe ne nnapɔnna pii no din no ɔkae sɛ ne nyinaa fi abosonsom mu na wɔnam gye a wogye baa Asɔre no mu so tew ho +When Catholics enter non Christian areas such as parts of Africa they often find that people already have religious practices and beliefs similar to those of the church +Sɛ Katolekfo kɔ mmeae a Kristofo nni hɔ te sɛ Afrika afa horow a wɔtaa hu sɛ nnipa no wɔ ɔsom mu nneyɛe ne gyidi horow a ɛtete sɛ asɔre no de dedaw +This is because during previous centuries the church adopted practices and teachings from non Christian peoples and introduced them into Catholicism +Nea enti a eyi te saa ne sɛ wɔ mfehaha a atwam no mu no asɔre no gyee nneyɛe ne nkyerɛkyerɛ fii nnipa a wɔnyɛ Kristofo hɔ de baa Katoleksom mu +Such practices and teachings Cardinal Newman claimed were sanctified by their adoption into the Church +Ɔsɔfopɔn Newman kae sɛ nneyɛe ne nkyerɛkyerɛ a ɛtete saa a wogye baa Asɔre no mu no ma wɔtew ho +’ +Thus when Pope John Paul II visited non Christian peoples in Africa last year he was quoted in L Osservatore Romano as saying In Cotonou Benin Africa I met the adherents of voodoo and it was evident from the way they spoke that in some way they already have in their mentality rites symbols and dispositions something of what the Church wants to offer them +Enti bere a Pope John Paul II kɔsraa nnipa a wɔnyɛ Kristofo a wɔwɔ Afrika wɔ afe a etwaam no mu no wɔfaa n’asɛm kae wɔ L’Osservatore Romano mu sɛ Mihyiaa wɔn a wodi asumansɛm wɔ Cotonou Benin Afrika na sɛnea wɔkasae ma ɛdaa adi wɔ ɔkwan bi so sɛ wɔwɔ amanne nsɛnkyerɛnne ne suban horow wɔ wɔn adwenem biribi a na Asɔre no pɛ sɛ ɔde ma wɔn no +They are only waiting for the time for someone to come and give them a hand to cross the threshold and live through Baptism what in some sense they were already living and experiencing before Baptism +Na wɔretwɛn bere a obi bɛba abɛboa wɔn ma wɔasakra na wɔnam Asubɔ so atra ase sɛnea wɔreyɛ na wɔrehu dedaw wɔ ɔkwan bi so ansa na wɔrebɔ wɔn Asu no kɛkɛ +What Should You Do ? Dɛn na Ɛsɛ sɛ Woyɛ ? +The church s failure to teach true unadulterated Christianity to peoples of Africa has had disastrous consequences +Nokware Kristosom a wɔmfraa mu a asɔre no antumi ankyerɛkyerɛ no de amanehunu aba +Tribalism has persisted as nationalism has elsewhere resulting in Catholics slaughtering one another +Mmusua mu nyiyim akɔ so te sɛ nea ɔmampɛ ayɛ wɔ mmeae afoforo no na ama Katolekfo akunkum wɔn ho +What dishonor to Christ ! Hwɛ sɛnea agu Kristo ho fi ! +The Bible says that such lawless killing of one another identifies people as the children of the Devil and Jesus says of such ones Get away from me you workers of lawlessness +John Matthew +Bible no ka sɛ wɔn ho a wokunkum saa de bu mmara so no da wɔn adi sɛ wɔyɛ Ɔbonsam mma na Yesu ka saafo ho asɛm sɛ Mumfi me so nkɔ mo a moyɛ nea ɛnteɛ ! Yohane Mateo +What must honesthearted Catholics therefore do ? Enti dɛn na ɛsɛ sɛ Katolekfo komapafo yɛ ? +The Bible urges Christians to be on guard against compromise with any practices or beliefs that would make their worship unclean in God s eyes +Bible no hyɛ Kristofo nkuran sɛ wɔnhwɛ yiye na wɔanni nneyɛe anaa gyidi biara a ɛbɛma wɔn som ho agu fi wɔ Onyankopɔn ani so akyi +Do not become unevenly yoked with unbelievers the Bible says +Bible no ka sɛ Mo ne wɔn a wonnye nni nntwe kɔndua koro +To enjoy God s favor you need to separate yourselves and quit touching anything unclean in God s sight +Corinthians +Sɛ wubenya Onyankopɔn anim dom a ehia sɛ wotew wo ho na wonka nea ɛyɛ fi wɔ Onyankopɔn anim +’ Korintofo +Blurb on page Asɛm a wɔafa aka wɔ kratafa + The war in Rwanda is a true genocide for which even Catholics are responsible said the pope Pope no kae sɛ Ɔko a ɛkɔ so wɔ Rwanda no yɛ mmusua a wɔtɔre wɔn ase ankasa na Katolekfo mpo kunkum bi +’ + Picture Credit Line on page Mfonini Fibea wɔ kratafa +Photo Jerden Bouman Sipa Press Mfonini Jerden Bouman Sipa Press +Missionaries Agents of Light or of Darkness ? Part Asɛmpatrɛwfo Hann Adwumayɛfo Anaa Esum De ? Ɔfa +Making True Disciples Today Nokware Asuafo a Wɔbɛyɛ Nnɛ +JESUS CHRIST commanded Go therefore and make disciples of people of all the nations baptizing them +YESU KRISTO hyɛe sɛ Enti monkɔ nkɔyɛ amanaman nyinaa m’asuafo +Mommɔ wɔn asu +Everyman s Encyclopedia says that this commission has been carried out by Christians in every age though it adds sometimes with but little vigour +Everyman’s Encyclopedia ka sɛ Kristofo a wɔatra ase wɔ awo ntoatoaso nyinaa mu adi ahyɛde yi so ɛwom sɛ ɛde ka ho sɛ ɛtɔ mmere bi a wɔnyere wɔn ho nyɛ de +The book The Missionary Myth asks Has the missionary era ended ? Nhoma The Missionary Myth bisa sɛ Asɛmpatrɛw bere no aba awiei ? +In January of this year Newsweek magazine reported Pope John Paul II is taking Roman Catholicism to the streets +Newsweek nsɛmma nhoma no kae wɔ afe a etwaam no January mu sɛ Pope John Paul II de Roma Katoleksom rekɔ mmɔnten so +The magazine explained He s sending out lay evangelists to scour for converts in Rome s discos supermarkets and subway stations +Nsɛmma nhoma no kyerɛkyerɛɛ mu sɛ Ɔresoma asɛnkafo a wɔnyɛ asɔfo ma wɔakɔhwehwɛ gyidifo wɔ Rome disko ahorow aguadi adan akɛse ne asase ase keteke gyinabea +The pilot program begins on Ash Wednesday Feb +Wobefi adwuma a wɔresɔ ahwɛ yi ase Nso Wukuda Feb +If it succeeds the pontiff is going global a move that could have Catholic missionaries ringing doorbells from Buenos Aires to Tokyo +Sɛ ɛyɛ yiye a pope no bɛma wɔayɛ wɔ wiase nyinaa adeyɛ a ebetumi ama Katolekfo asɛmpatrɛwfo akɔbobɔ apon mu fi Buenos Aires kosi Tokyo +Jehovah s Witnesses on the other hand have long understood their obligation to do evangelizing work +Nanso Yehowa Adansefo fi bere tenten ate asɛyɛde a wɔwɔ sɛ wɔbɛyɛ asɛmpaka adwuma no ase +Of course not all preach as missionaries in foreign countries +Ɛwom ɛnyɛ wɔn nyinaa na wɔka asɛm sɛ asɛmpatrɛwfo wɔ aman foforo so +But they can and do preach wherever they are +Nanso wobetumi aka asɛm no na wɔyɛ saa wɔ baabiara a wɔwɔ +In this sense all of them are missionaries +Ɔkwan yi so no wɔn nyinaa yɛ asɛmpatrɛwfo +A Special Kind of School Sukuu Soronko Bi +In the early s the Watch Tower Society set up a school to train experienced ministers to serve as missionaries in foreign lands where help was urgently needed +Wɔ mfe no mfiase hɔ no Ɔwɛn Aban Asafo no tew sukuu bi a wɔde bɛtete asomfo a wɔn ho akokwaw ma wɔasom sɛ asɛmpatrɛwfo wɔ amannɔne nsase a wohia mmoa wɔ hɔ ntɛm no so +Over the years the curriculum has been modified but it has never deviated from its basic goal of emphasizing Bible study and accomplishing the vital work of evangelizing +Wɔasakra nneɛma a wosua no mu wɔ mfe a atwam no mu nanso ɛmman mfii ne botae titiriw a ɛne sɛ ebesi Bible adesua so dua na ayɛ asɛmpaka adwuma a ɛho hia no ho +The name chosen for the new school was Gilead which in Hebrew means Witness Heap +Edin a wɔpaw maa sukuu foforo no ne Gilead na ɛkyerɛ Adanse Kuw wɔ Hebri mu +By helping to pile up a heap of witness to Jehovah s honor Gilead has played a pivotal role in carrying out the global preaching work that Jesus foretold would take place in our day +Matthew +Esiane sɛ Gilead aboa ma wɔaboaboa adanse kuw ano de adi Yehowa ni nti aboa kɛse ma wɔreyɛ wiase nyinaa asɛnka adwuma a Yesu hyɛɛ nkɔm sɛ wɔbɛyɛ wɔ yɛn nna yi mu no +Mateo +Speaking to the first class of Gilead School in Nathan H +Bere a Nathan H +Knorr then president of the Watch Tower Society said You are being given further preparation for work similar to that of the apostle Paul Mark Timothy and others who traveled to all parts of the Roman Empire proclaiming the message of the Kingdom +Knorr a saa bere no na ɔyɛ Ɔwɛn Aban Asafo no titrani no rekasa akyerɛ Gilead Sukuu adesuakuw a edi kan no wɔ mu no ɔkae sɛ Wɔresan asiesie mo ama adwuma a ɛte sɛ nea ɔsomafo Paulo Marko Timoteo ne afoforo a wotutuu akwan kɔɔ Roma Ahemman no mmaa nyinaa bɔɔ Ahenni asɛm no dawuru no yɛe no +Your principal work is that of preaching the gospel of the Kingdom from house to house as did Jesus and the apostles +Mo adwuma titiriw ne sɛ mobɛka Ahenni ho asɛmpa no wɔ afie afie sɛnea Yesu ne asomafo no yɛe no +When the first class had completed its training its graduates were sent to nine Latin American countries +Bere a adesuakuw a edi kan no wiee wɔn ntetee no wɔde wɔn a wowiei no kɔɔ Latin Amerika aman akron mu +To date over students from more than countries have been trained at Gilead School and have been sent as missionaries to well over lands and island groups +Ɛde besi nnɛ no wɔatete adesuafo ne akyi a wofi aman bɛboro mu wɔ Gilead Sukuu na wɔasoma wɔn sɛ asɛmpatrɛwfo akɔ nsase ne nsupɔw akuw bɛboro so +Missionaries of Different Sorts Asɛmpatrɛwfo Soronko Bi +Previous articles in this series told of the activity of Christendom s missionaries in the past +Nsɛm a yɛakyerɛw atoatoa so yi mu nea aba dedaw no kaa Kristoman asɛmpatrɛwfo adwuma wɔ tete no ho asɛm +Many like those sent to Greenland translated the Bible or parts of it into the vernacular +Te sɛ wɔn a wɔde wɔn kɔɔ Greenland no pii kyerɛɛ Bible no anaa n’afa horow ase kɔɔ ɔman no mu kasa mu +Yet such early missionaries often had interests other than teaching people the Bible +Nanso na saa tete asɛmpatrɛwfo no ani taa gye nneɛma afoforo ho sen sɛ wɔbɛkyerɛ nkurɔfo Bible no +Christendom s missionaries to Japan for example were involved in educational institutions and schools notes the Kodansha Encyclopedia of Japan +Sɛ nhwɛso no Kodansha Encyclopedia of Japan ka sɛ Kristoman asɛmpatrɛwfo a wɔde wɔn kɔɔ Japan no tew asuae ne sukuu ahorow +It says A number of missionaries have distinguished themselves through their scholarship +Ɛka sɛ Asɛmpatrɛwfo dodow bi nam wɔn nhomanim so agye din +They became linguists or professors teaching subjects like literature language history philosophy East Asian religions and Japanese folklore +Wɔbɛyɛɛ kasa ho animdefo anaa abenfo wɔkyerɛɛ nneɛma te sɛ nhomakyerɛw kasa abakɔsɛm nyansapɛ Asia Apuei Fam ɔsom ahorow ne Japanfo amammerɛ +Charitable and social welfare institutions were also an important part of missionary work adds the encyclopedia +Encyclopedia no de ka ho sɛ Na adɔe ne asetra mu yiyedi nnwuma nso yɛ asɛmpatrɛw adwuma fa titiriw +Preaching the gospel did not have top priority with missionaries in general +Asɛmpatrɛwfo no dodow no ara ammu asɛmpaka no ade titiriw +Too often they emphasized the satisfying of physical needs rather than spiritual needs +Mpɛn pii no wosii honam fam ahiade ahorow a wobenya so dua sen honhom fam ahiade ahorow +Pursuit of personal interests became their focus +Nneɛma a wɔn ankasa pɛ na wodii akyi kɛse +Thus a missionary of the Church of England sent to Japan in is today best known as the father of Japanese mountaineering +Enti ɛnnɛ wonim Anglikan Asɔre no ɔsɛmpatrɛwfo bi a wɔde no kɔɔ Japan wɔ mu no yiye sɛ nea ɔde mmepɔw a wɔforo baa Japan +Gilead trained missionaries differ in major ways from those of Christendom +Ɛsono asɛmpatrɛwfo a wɔatete wɔn wɔ Gilead no wɔ wɔn a wɔwɔ Kristoman mu ho wɔ akwan atitiriw so +The book Jehovah s Witnesses Proclaimers of God s Kingdom chapter observes Missionary graduates of Gilead School teach people the Bible +Nhoma Jehovah’s Witnesses Proclaimers of God’s Kingdom ti ka sɛ Asɛmpatrɛwfo a wɔawie Gilead Sukuu kyerɛkyerɛ nkurɔfo Bible no +Instead of setting up churches and expecting people to come to them they call from house to house +not to be served but to serve +Sɛ anka wɔbɛtew asɔre ahorow na wɔahwɛ kwan sɛ nkurɔfo bɛba wɔn nkyɛn no wɔkɔ afie afie +kɔsom na ɛnyɛ sɛ wɔbɛsom wɔn +What Has Been the Fruitage ? Aba Bɛn na Wɔasow ? +After having centuries of time to make Christian disciples in Europe how successful have Christendom s missionaries been ? Bere a Kristoman asɛmpatrɛwfo anya mfehaha pii de ayɛ Kristofo asuafo wɔ Europa akyi no dɛn na wɔatumi ayɛ ? +The book A Global View of Christian Missions answers An estimated million people in Europe make no profession of religion +Nhoma A Global View of Christian Missions bua sɛ Nnipa bɛyɛ ɔpepem a wɔwɔ Europa kyerɛ sɛ wɔnyɛ asɔre biara mufo +Among those who still claim allegiance to Christianity there are few who take their religion seriously +Wɔn a wɔda so ara kyerɛ sɛ wɔyɛ Kristosom mufo no mu kakraa bi na wobu nyamesom aniberesɛm +By no stretch of the imagination can Europe be called a Christian continent +Wontumi mfrɛ Europa da sɛ Kristofo asasepɔn +What of the situation in Asia ? Tebea no te dɛn wɔ Asia ? +The Kodansha Encyclopedia of Japan answers In popular estimation Christianity is still regarded as a foreign creed +not suitable for ordinary Japanese people +Kodansha Encyclopedia of Japan bua sɛ Nnipa no da so ara bu Kristosom sɛ ɔman foforo bi ’ gyidi +enye mma Japanfo dodow no ara +The Christian movement remains on the periphery of Japanese society +Japanfo mpapahwekwa da so ara mfa Kristosom nyɛ hwee +Indeed in Japan less than percent of the people are professed Christians in India less than percent in Pakistan less than percent and in China less than +percent +Nokwarem no nnipa a wɔwɔ Japan a wɔkyerɛ sɛ wɔyɛ Kristofo no nnu ɔha biara mu nkyem wonnu ɔha biara mu nkyem wɔ India wonnu ɔha biara mu nkyem wɔ Pakistan na wonnu ɔha biara mu nkyem +wɔ China +After centuries of Christendom s missionary activity in Africa what is the situation there ? Bere a Kristoman asɛmpatrɛwfo de mfehaha pii ayɛ adwuma wɔ Afrika no tebea no te dɛn wɔ hɔ ? +In a report on the meeting of African bishops held this spring in Rome the German magazine Focus reported African religions are no longer to be condemned as heathen idolatry +Germanfo nsɛmma nhoma Focus bɔɔ amanneɛ wɔ nhyiam bi a Afrika asɔfo mpanyin yɛe wɔ fefɛw bere yi mu wɔ Rome ho amanneɛbɔ bi mu sɛ Ɛnsɛ sɛ wɔkasa tia Afrikafo som ahorow no bio sɛ abosonsom +The official as yet unpublished document places traditional African religions on the level of worthy and vital partners +Asɔre no krataa a wontintimii no de Afrikafo som ahorow a egyina atetesɛm so ’ no ka nea nidi wom na ɛho hia no ho +Their members deserve esteem +Nidi sɛ emufo +The synod recognized that religions formerly condemned as being fetish in nature have often determined the life style of even the most convinced Catholic +Asɔfo no hui sɛ ɔsom ahorow a na kan wɔkasa tia sɛ ɛyɛ abosonsom no na obi a Katoleksom adi ne ti sen biara mpo de abɔ ne bra mpɛn pii +’ + +After having centuries of time to make Christian disciples in the Americas how successful have Christendom s missionaries been ? Bere a Kristoman asɛmpatrɛwfo anya mfehaha pii de ayɛ Kristo asuafo wɔ Amerika no dɛn na wɔatumi ayɛ ? +The book Mission to the World answers Latin America still merits the title of the neglected continent in spite of great advance in missionary activity in recent decades +Nhoma Mission to the World bua sɛ Latin Amerika ’ da so ara fata din a ɛne asasepɔn a wɔapow ’ ɛmfa ho sɛ asɛmpatrɛw adwuma no anya nkɔanim kɛse nnansa yi +Regarding the United States Newsweek notes that recent surveys demonstrate that while religion pervades the American landscape only a minority take it seriously +Ɛdefa United States ho no Newsweek ka sɛ nhwehwɛmu a wɔayɛ nnansa yi da no adi sɛ ɛwom sɛ nyamesom wɔ Amerika de nanso wɔn mu kakraa bi na wobu no aniberesɛm +Half the people who tell pollsters that they spend Sundays in church aren t telling the truth +Nnipa a wɔka kyerɛ nhwehwɛmufo sɛ wɔde Kwasida kɔ asɔre no mu fa redi atoro +Nearly a third of Americans and older are totally secular in outlook +Amerikafo a wɔadi mfe ne akyi no mu bɛyɛ nkyem abiɛsa mu biako yɛ wiasefo ankasa +Only percent +regularly practice their religion +Wɔn mu ɔha biara mu nkyem pɛ +na wɔde wɔn som bɔ wɔn bra daa +In summary in their efforts to allay the problems of poverty poor health and lack of education Christendom s missionaries have as a group advocated human schemes that have at best brought only temporary and partial relief +Ne tiaatwa mu ara ne sɛ bere a Kristoman asɛmpatrɛwfo bɔ mmɔden sɛ wɔbɛma ɔhaw ahorow a ɛne ohia akwahosan pa ne nhomasua a wonnya so atew no sɛ kuw no wɔagyina nnipa nhyehyɛe ahorow a aboro so koraa no nea ɛde aba ne ahotɔ kakra a ɛtra hɔ bere tiaa bi akyi +True Christian missionaries on the other hand direct people to God s established Kingdom which will bring lasting and total relief +Nea ɛne eyi bɔ abira no nokware Kristofo asɛmpatrɛwfo twe nkurɔfo adwene si Onyankopɔn Ahenni a wɔde asi hɔ a ɛde ahotɔ koraa a enni awiei bɛba no so +It will not just allay problems it will solve them +Ɛmmrɛ ɔhaw ahorow ase kɛkɛ ebedi ho dwuma +Yes God s Kingdom will bring to humankind perfect health genuine economic security unending opportunities of productive work for all and life without end ! Psalm Isaiah Revelation +Yiw Onyankopɔn Ahenni bɛma adesamma anya akwahosan a edi mu sikasɛm mu ahobammɔ ankasa hokwan ahorow a enni ano a ɛbɛma obiara anya adwuma pa ne daa nkwa ! Dwom Yesaia Adiyisɛm +Christendom s missionaries may point to professed Christians who occasionally attend religious services as proof that they have made disciples of people of all the nations baptizing them +Ebia Kristoman asɛmpatrɛwfo bɛtwe adwene asi wɔn a wɔkyerɛ sɛ wɔyɛ Kristofo a wɔkɔ asɔre bere ne bere mu no so sɛ adanse a ɛkyerɛ sɛ wɔayɛ amanaman nyinaa asuafo abɔ wɔn asu +’ +But the facts show that these missionaries have failed to teach these baptized ones to observe all the things Jesus has commanded +Matthew +Nanso nokwasɛm ahorow no kyerɛ sɛ asɛmpatrɛwfo yi ankyerɛ wɔn a wɔabɔ wɔn asu yi sɛ wonni nea Yesu ahyɛ no nyinaa so +’ Mateo +However the teaching activity of true Christians will continue on into God s new world +Nanso nokware Kristofo ɔkyerɛkyerɛ adwuma no bɛkɔ so akodu Onyankopɔn wiase foforo no mu +It will reach out to embrace millions of resurrected ones who will need instruction in the ways of God +Ɛbɛka ɔpepem pii a wɔanyan wɔn a ɛho behia sɛ wɔkyerɛ wɔn Onyankopɔn akwan no +Then without satanic interference Christians will have the delightful privilege of continuing to make disciples even as they have been doing for decades +Afei esiane sɛ Satan rentoto Kristofo ananmu nti wobenya hokwan a ɛyɛ anigye a ɛne sɛ wɔbɛkɔ so ayɛ asuafo sɛnea wɔayɛ mfe du du pii mpo no +Footnotes Ase hɔ asɛm +See the article The Catholic Church in Africa on page +Hwɛ asɛm Katolek Asɔre wɔ Afrika a ɛwɔ January Nyan ! kratafa +Box on page Kratafa adaka +How They Have Helped People Sɛnea Wɔaboa Nkurɔfo +The following are comments by those who have benefited from the help of Gilead trained missionaries +Nsɛm a wɔn a wɔanya asɛmpatrɛwfo a wɔatete wɔn wɔ Gilead mmoa so mfaso aka na edidi so yi +I marveled at their tenacity putting up with so much that was different from their homeland climate languages customs food and religions +Me ho dwiriw me wɔ pa a wɔampa abaw gyina a wogyinaa nneɛma pii a ɛyɛ soronko wɔ wɔn kurom de ho ano no ho wim tebea kasa amammerɛ aduan ne ɔsom ahorow +But they stayed in their assignments some even until death +Nanso wɔkɔɔ so yɛɛ wɔn adwuma no ebinom yɛ de kosii sɛ wowui mpo +Their good study habits and zeal in the ministry helped me cultivate the same things +J +Wɔn su pa wɔ adesua ho ne wɔn nnamyɛ wɔ ɔsom adwuma no mu boaa me ma meyɛɛ ade koro no ara +J +A +India +A +India +I was impressed by the missionary s punctuality in studying with me +Ɔsɛmpatrɛwfo no bere sodi wɔ adesua a ɔne me yɛe mu no maa m’ani gyei +He showed remarkable self control in putting up with my prejudices and ignorance +P +Ɔde ahosodi kɛse gyinaa adwene a ɛnteɛ a na mewɔ ne nimdeɛ a na minni no ano +P +T +Thailand +T +Thailand +My wife and I appreciated the purity displayed by Witness missionaries +Me ne me yere ani sɔɔ kronnyɛ a Adansefo asɛmpatrɛwfo daa no adi no +Their activity influenced us to make full time service our goal and today we have the joy of being missionaries ourselves +A +Wɔn adwuma no nyaa yɛn so nkɛntɛnso ma yɛde bere nyinaa som adwuma yɛɛ yɛn botae na yɛn ani agye nnɛ sɛ yɛn ankasa abɛyɛ asɛmpatrɛwfo +A +C +Mozambique +C +Mozambique +My life had become self centered +Na m’asetra adan ahopɛ +Meeting the missionaries provided the impetus I needed to change it +Asɛmpatrɛwfo no a mihyiaa wɔn no ma minyaa nkuranhyɛ a mihia na masakra no +In them I saw not superficial but true happiness +J +Mihui sɛ wɔwɔ anigye ankasa na ɛnyɛ aniani de +J +K +Japan +K +Japan +Christendom s missionaries lived comfortable lives +Kristoman asɛmpatrɛwfo traa ase wɔ taamudi mu +Servants cleaned the house cooked did the laundry cared for the garden and drove the car +Nkoa siesiee fie hɔ noaa nnuan horoo nneɛma hwɛɛ turo no na wɔkaa kar no +I was surprised to see Gilead missionaries efficiently doing their own housework while also helping local people learn about God s Kingdom +S +Me ho dwiriw me sɛ mihui sɛ Gilead asɛmpatrɛwfo reyɛ wɔn ankasa fie nnwuma fɛfɛɛfɛ bere a wɔboaa ɔman no mu nnipa ma wosuaa Onyankopɔn Ahenni nso ho ade no +S +D +Thailand +D +Thailand +The missionary sisters rode bicycles to visit the people even when the temperature soared to over degrees Fahrenheit C +Asɛmpatrɛwfo mmea no de sakre kɔsrasraa nkurɔfo bere a wim hyew duu C +ne akyi mpo no +Their hospitality and impartiality as well as their endurance helped me recognize the truth +V +Wɔn ahɔhoyɛ ne nyiyim a wɔnyɛ ne boasetɔ nso boaa me ma mihuu nokware no +V +H +India +H +India +The missionaries did not feel superior +Asɛmpatrɛwfo no ante nka sɛ wɔkorɔn +They humbly adjusted to the local people and to the poor living conditions +Wɔde ahobrɛase yɛɛ nsakrae tumi ne mpɔtam hɔ nnipa trae na wogyinaa ohia tebea no ano +They had come to serve so they never complained but always seemed joyful and content +C +Na wɔaba sɛ wɔrebɛsom enti wɔannwiinwii da na mmom na ɛte sɛ nea wɔwɔ anigye ne akomatɔyam daa +C +P +Thailand +P +Thailand +They did not water down Bible truth +Wɔammrɛ Bible nokware no ase +Yet they did not make local people feel that all aspects of their traditional culture were wrong or that they must adopt Western ways +Nanso wɔamma ɔman no mu nnipa ante nka sɛ wɔn amammerɛ afa horow nyinaa nnye anaasɛ ɛsɛ sɛ wɔyɛ wɔn ade te sɛ Atɔe Famfo +Never did they make others feel inferior or inadequate +A +Wɔamma afoforo ante nka da sɛ wɔba fam anaasɛ wɔmfata +A +D +Papua New Guinea +D +Papua New Guinea +Unlike missionaries of Christendom she was willing to sit on the floor with crossed legs Korean style while we had our Bible study +Esiane sɛ na ɔnte sɛ Kristoman asɛmpatrɛwfo no nti ɔpɛe sɛ ɔtra fam bobɔw ne nan te sɛ Koreafo bere a yɛyɛɛ yɛn Bible adesua no +She was willing to try our Korean dishes +Na ɔwɔ ɔpɛ sɛ obedi yɛn Koreafo nnuan +The affection I felt for her helped me progress +S +Ɔdɔ a minya maa no no boaa me ma minyaa nkɔso +S +K +Korea +K +Korea +I was ten years old and got out of school at noon +Na madi mfe du na na mepɔn sukuu awia dumien +A missionary invited me to accompany him afternoons in the field ministry +Na ɔsɛmpatrɛwfo bi to nsa frɛ me ma me ne no kɔ asɛnka awia +He taught me many Bible principles and instilled in me a real appreciation for Jehovah s organization +R +Ɔkyerɛɛ me Bible mu nnyinasosɛm pii na ɔma minyaa anisɔ ankasa maa Yehowa ahyehyɛde no +R +G +Colombia +G +Colombia +They taught me to stick to assignments doing what needed to be done without complaining +Wɔkyerɛɛ me sɛ minnnyae m’adwuma menyɛ nea ehia sɛ meyɛ a minnwiinwii +I thank Jehovah and Jesus Christ from the bottom of my heart for sending us the missionaries +K +Mifi me komam tɔnn da Yehowa ne Yesu Kristo ase sɛ wɔsomaa asɛmpatrɛwfo no baa yɛn nkyɛn +K +S +Japan +S +Japan +Picture on page Kratafa mfonini +Gilead trained missionaries from countries relate experiences at a recent convention Asɛmpatrɛwfo a wɔtetee wɔn wɔ Gilead a wofi aman mu ka wɔn suahu ahorow wɔ ɔmantam nhyiam bi a wɔyɛe nnansa yi ase +Young People Ask +Mmofra Bisa Sɛ +Why Should I Obey My Parents ? Dɛn Nti na Ɛsɛ Sɛ Mitie M’awofo ? +STAN was raised by God fearing parents +AWOFO a wosuro Nyankopɔn na wɔtetee Stan +But at the age of he rebelled +Nanso bere a odii mfe no ɔtew atua +Stan explains I wanted to meet people and be accepted by them +Stan kyerɛkyerɛ mu sɛ Na mepɛ sɛ me ne nnipa afoforo hyiam na wogye me tom +I wanted to have all the things other people have +Mepɛe sɛ minya nneɛma a nnipa afoforo wɔ no nyinaa bi +Stan s idea of accomplishing these goals was to become a drug dealer +Ɔkwan a na Stan bɛfa so adu botae ahorow yi ho ne sɛ ɔbɛtotɔ nnuru a wɔde di dwuma kwammɔne so na watɔn +Naturally he had to lie about his comings and goings and about all the cash he was bringing home +Sɛnea ɛte no na ɛsɛ sɛ odi atoro wɔ akɔneaba a odi no mu ne sika a na ɔde ba fie no nyinaa ho +My conscience had died recalls Stan +Stan ka sɛ Na m’ahonim awu +John was baptized as a Christian at the age of +Wɔbɔɔ John asu sɛ Kristoni bere a na wadi mfe +But the truth wasn t really in my heart he admits +Ogye tom sɛ Nanso na nokware no nni me komam ankasa +I did it because my family expected me to do it +Mebɔɔ asu esiane sɛ na m’abusua hwɛ kwan sɛ mɛyɛ saa nti +When I got to high school I started getting wild +Bere a mekɔɔ ntoaso sukuu no m’ani so yɛɛ hyew traa so +Rock music also had a bad influence on me +Rock nnwom nso nyaa me so nkɛntɛnso bɔne +I got into surfing and started spending a lot of time at the beach with youths who were not guided by Bible principles +Mede me ho hyɛɛ nsu so mmirikatu mu na mifii ase ne mmofra a ɛnyɛ Bible nnyinasosɛm na ɛkyerɛ wɔn kwan de bere pii traa mpoano +There were a lot of drugs there +Na nnuru pii wɔ hɔ +Before long he had moved out of his parents home and taken up a life style that went against everything he had been taught +Ankyɛ biara na otu fii n’awofo fie na ɔde ne ho kɔhyɛɛ abrabɔ a ɛne nea wɔakyerɛkyerɛ no nyinaa bɔ abira mu +Why They Rebel Nea Enti a Wɔtew Atua +It is normal for youths to try to test their limits and to develop a measure of independence +Ɛyɛ mmofra su sɛ wɔbɛbɔ mmɔden ahu baabi a wobetumi ayɛ ade akodu na wɔanya ahofadi kakra +But rebellious outrageous and self destructive conduct is another thing entirely +Nanso atuatew ade a wɔyɛ ma ɛtra so ne ade a obi yɛ de sɛe ne ho no yɛ ade foforo koraa +What provokes it ? Dɛn na ɛde ba ? +The reasons are many and varied +Nneɛma a ɛde ba no yɛ pii na egu ahorow +When you re young explains John you re looking for fun +John kyerɛkyerɛ mu sɛ Sɛ woyɛ abofra a wohwehwɛ anigyede +You want to have a good time +Wopɛ sɛ wugye w’ani +However because they lack experience in life young people do not always exercise the best judgment +Nanso esiane sɛ mmofra nni asetra mu osuahu nti ɛnyɛ bere nyinaa na wɔde atɛmpa di dwuma +Sensible parents therefore impose reasonable restrictions on their children constraints that some youths fiercely resent +Enti awofo a wonim nyansa de anohyeto ahorow a ntease wom sisi wɔn mma anim anohyeto ahorow a mmofra binom pow denneennen +Sad to say some youths have even turned their back on the training that they received from God fearing parents +Nea ɛyɛ awerɛhow no mmofra binom adan wɔn akyi akyerɛ ntetee a wonya fii wɔn awofo a wosuro Onyankopɔn hɔ no mpo +Jesus said that Christianity would be a narrow and cramped way of life +Yesu kae sɛ Kristosom bɛyɛ asetra kwan bi a ɛyɛ teateaa ne hihiaa +So Christian youths often cannot do the things that their schoolmates do +Enti mpɛn pii na Kristofo mmofra ntumi nyɛ nneɛma a wɔn mfɛfo sukuufo yɛ +Most take restrictions in stride appreciating that God s laws are not really burdensome +Wɔn mu dodow no ara gye anohyeto ahorow tom na wɔkyerɛ anisɔ sɛ Onyankopɔn mmara nyɛ den ankasa +Indeed these laws protect youths from problems such as pregnancies out of wedlock drug abuse and sexually transmitted diseases +Nokwarem no saa mmara yi bɔ mmofra ho ban fi ɔhaw ahorow te sɛ nyinsɛn a wobenyinsɛn bere a wɔnwaree nnuru a wɔde bedi dwuma ɔkwammɔne so ne nyarewa a wonya fi ɔbarima ne ɔbea nna mu ho +But some youths refuse to see things that way they feel that Bible laws cramp their style +Nanso mmofra binom nnye ntom saa wosusuw sɛ Bible mmara ahorow to wɔn asetra ano hye +Resentment may run particularly deep if a youth feels his parents are overly rigid when it comes to such matters as discipline recreation and entertainment +Sɛ abofra bi susuw sɛ n’awofo yɛ katee dodo wɔ nteɛso ahomegye ne anigyede ho a ebia adwemmɔne a obenya no mu bɛyɛ den titiriw +I think my parents are being too strict with us lamented one young girl +Ababaa kumaa bi kae sɛ Misusuw sɛ m’awofo yɛ katee wɔ yɛn so dodo +True it can be disappointing when you are not allowed to do things that other Christian parents permit +Ampa ebetumi ayɛ abasamtu bere a wɔmma wo kwan mma wonyɛ nneɛma bi a Kristofo awofo afoforo ma ho kwan no +Some youths act out their frustrations by disobeying +Mmofra binom yɛ asoɔden de da wɔn abasamtu adi +On the other hand some youths deflect because their parents display no respect whatsoever for godly principles +Ɔkwan foforo so no mmofra binom fom kwan esiane sɛ wɔn awofonom nna obu biara adi wɔ Onyankopɔn nnyinasosɛm ahorow ho nti +Dad was an alcoholic recalls John +John ka sɛ Na Paapa yɛ ɔsadweam +He and Mom would argue because he drank too much +Na ɔne Maame gye akyinnye esiane sɛ na ɔnom nsa pii nti +We moved several times to get away from him +Yetu kɔtraa mmeae ahorow mpɛn pii sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a yebefi ne nkyɛn +Alcoholics and other substance abusers simply cannot adequately care for their children s needs +Asadweamfo ne wɔn a wɔde nnuru afoforo di dwuma ɔkwammɔne so ntumi nni wɔn mma ahiade ahorow ho dwuma yiye ɔkwan biara so +In such homes verbal battering and humiliation may be a youth s daily lot +Wɔ afie a ɛtete saa mu no ebia wobedidi abofra bi atɛm agu n’anim ase daa +Other youths rebel because their parents in effect abandon them or ignore them +Mmofra afoforo tew atua esiane sɛ wɔn awofo gyaw wɔn anaasɛ wobu wɔn ani gu wɔn so ɔkwan bi so nti +Rebellion may seem like a way to get their parents attention or to hurt them +Ebia atuatew no bɛyɛ te sɛ ɔkwan bi a wɔnam so twe wɔn awofo adwene ba wɔn so anaasɛ wɔyɛ de pira wɔn +As far back as I can remember my parents never seemed to be around says a young girl named Taylor who comes from a wealthy family +Ababaa kumaa bi a ne din de Taylor a ofi abusua bi a wodi yiye mu ka sɛ Sɛnea metumi akae no ɛte sɛ nea na m’awofo nni fie bere nyinaa +You see I was an only child and since my parents weren t around that much they would always leave me with lots of money +Woahu na wodi me ɔba koro na esiane sɛ na m’awofo ntaa ntra fie nti na wogyaw me sika pii +Lacking supervision Taylor began attending nightclubs and getting drunk +Bere a obiara nhwɛ ne so no Taylor fii ase kɔɔ asanombea na na ɔbow nsa +It wasn t until her arrest for drunk driving that her parents realized she had a problem +Bere a wɔkyeree no sɛ ɔreka kar bere a wabow nsa ansa na n’awofo rehu sɛ ɔwɔ ɔhaw bi +In addition there is the situation pointed to by the apostle Paul when he asked a group of Christians You were running well +Who hindered you from keeping on obeying the truth ? Nea ɛka ho bio no tebea bi a ɔsomafo Paulo twee adwene sii so bere a obisaa Kristofo kuw bi asɛm yi no nso wɔ hɔ Mututuu mmirika yiye hena na osiw mo kwan sɛ munntie nokware no ? +Often bad association is the problem +Mpɛn pii no fekubɔne na ɛde ɔhaw no ba +I got involved with the wrong crowd says a teenager named Elizabeth +Abofra bi a onnya nnii mfe aduonu a ne din de Elizabeth ka sɛ Mede me ho hyɛɛ fekubɔne ahorow mu +She admits that as a result of peer pressure she started smoking and abusing drugs +Ogye tom sɛ esiane atipɛnfo nhyɛso nti ofii ase nom sigaret na ɔde nnuru dii dwuma ɔkwammɔne so +She adds Fornication was an everyday thing +Ɔde ka ho sɛ Na aguamammɔ yɛ ade a meyɛ no daa +Why Rebellion Is Foolish Nea Enti a Nyansa Nni Atuatew Mu +Perhaps you too find yourself in a situation that seems frustrating or even oppressive +Ebia na wo nso wowɔ tebea bi a ɛte sɛ nea ɛyɛ abasamtu anaasɛ ɛyɛ nhyɛso mpo mu +It may seem tempting to defy your parents and simply do what you want to do +Anhwɛ a wobɛte nka sɛ ɛsɛ sɛ woyɛ w’awofo so asoɔden na woyɛ nea w’ankasa wopɛ sɛ woyɛ +But as the righteous man Job was warned take care that rage does not allure you into spiteful actions +Nanso sɛnea wɔbɔɔ ɔtreneeni Hiob kɔkɔ no mma abufuw nnnyigye wo nnkɔ ahiiyi mu +Be on your guard that you do not turn to what is hurtful +Job +Hwɛ yiye nnan w’ani nkɔ ahuhude so +Hiob +Spiteful outrageous behavior may get a reaction out of your parents but it is not likely to be a pleasant one +Ebetumi aba sɛ ahii a wubeyi ade a wobɛyɛ ma atra so bɛma w’awofo ayɛ biribi nanso ebia ɛrenyɛ nea ɛyɛ anigye +If anything they will probably put you under more restrictions +Nea ɛbɛba mmom ne sɛ ebia wɔbɛma wo anohyeto pii +Furthermore hurtful behavior will cause your parents great pain +Afei nso suban bɔne a wubeyi no adi bɛma w’awofo adi yaw kɛse +Is that loving ? So ɛno kyerɛ ɔdɔ ? +Will it really improve your situation ? Ɛbɛma wo tebea no ayɛ yiye ankasa ? +A much more sensible approach is to talk matters over with them if you feel you have legitimate complaints +Ɔkwan a nyansa wom kɛse ne sɛ wo ne wɔn besusuw nsɛm ho sɛ wote nka sɛ wowɔ nsɛm bi a ɛfata a ɛsɛ sɛ wo ne wɔn ka a +They just may be willing to make some adjustments in the way they treat you +Ebia wɔn ani begye ho ankasa sɛ wɔbɛyɛ nsakrae wɔ sɛnea wɔne wo di nsɛm no mu +Another matter to consider is the effect your actions might have upon God +Ade foforo a ɛsɛ sɛ wususuw ho ne nea wo nneyɛe no betumi de aba Onyankopɔn so no +Upon God ? you may ask +Ebia wubebisa sɛ Onyankopɔn so ? ’ +Yes because rebelling against your parents amounts to rebelling against God himself inasmuch as he is the one who commands you to honor your parents +Yiw efisɛ atua a wobɛtew atia w’awofo no te sɛ nea wotew atua tia Onyankopɔn ankasa efisɛ ɔno ne nea ɔhyɛ wo sɛ di w’awofo ni +How does such disobedience make God feel ? Asoɔdenyɛ a ɛte saa ma Onyankopɔn te nka dɛn ? +The Bible says regarding the nation of Israel How often they would rebel against him in the wilderness +Ɛdefa Israel man no ho no Bible no ka sɛ Mpɛn ahe ara na wɔantew n’anim atua sare so +With what effect ? Dɛn na efii mu bae ? + They would make God feel hurt ! Wɔhow Onyankopɔn werɛ ! ’ +Granted you may be upset with your parents feeling that they are too restrictive +Ampa ebia wo bo afuw w’awofo na wote nka sɛ wɔyɛ katee dodo +But do you really want to bring pain to the heart of Jehovah God the one who loves you and wants you to live forever ? John Timothy +Nanso wopɛ ankasa sɛ woma Yehowa Nyankopɔn di yaw ne komam nea ɔdɔ wo na ɔpɛ sɛ wotra ase daa no ? Yohane Timoteo +The High Price of Freedom Ahofadi so Akatua a Ɛyɛ Yaw +With good reason then we need to listen to our loving heavenly Father +Ɛnde sɛnea ntease wom no ɛho hia sɛ yetie yɛn soro Agya a ɔwɔ ɔdɔ no +Do not be fooled by false promises of freedom +Mma ahofadi ho bɔhyɛ ahorow nnnaadaa wo +Compare Peter +Fa toto Petro ho +It may seem that some youths do get away with misconduct +Ɛkame ayɛ sɛ ɛte sɛ nea mmofra binom yɛ bɔne a wonnya asotwe biara +But the psalmist warned Do not show yourself heated up because of the evildoers +Do not be envious of those doing unrighteousness +For like grass they will speedily wither and like green new grass they will fade away +Nanso odwontofo no bɔɔ kɔkɔ sɛ Nhoran wo bo nnebɔneyɛfo nti mma wo bo nnhaw wo amumɔyɛfo ho na ɛrenni da bi na wɔatwa wɔn agu sɛ sare na wɔakisa sɛ wura momono +Youths who revolt often pay a high price for their so called freedom +Mpɛn pii no mmofra a wɔtew atua nya so akatua a ɛyɛ yaw wɔ ahofadi a wɔkyerɛ sɛ wonya no ho +Says the Bible at Galatians Do not be misled God is not one to be mocked +For whatever a man is sowing this he will also reap +Bible no ka wɔ Galatifo sɛ Monnnaadaa mo ho Onyankopɔn wonsi no atwetwe efisɛ nea onipa gu no ɛno ara na obetwa +Consider Stan who was mentioned at the outset +Susuw Stan a yɛkaa ne ho asɛm mfiase no ho hwɛ +Just as he hoped he became popular with his unsavory friends +Sɛnea na ɔhwɛ kwan no obegyee din wɔ ne nnamfonom a na wɔn bra asɛe no mu +I felt accepted he recalls +Ɔka sɛ Metee nka sɛ wɔagye me atom +However things soon started going sour +Nanso ankyɛ na nneɛma fii ase sɛee +He says I ve been shot jailed and now I am going to prison +Ɔka sɛ Wɔatow me tuo na wɔakyere me pɛn na mprempren wɔabu me fɔ de me rekɔto afiase +And all I can ask myself is Was it worth it ? Na asɛm a metumi abisa me ho ara ne sɛ So na ɛyɛ nea mfaso wɔ so ankasa ? ’ +What about John s search for freedom ? Na ɛdefa ahofadi a John hwehwɛe no ho nso ɛ ? +After being arrested for drug possession he was expelled from the Christian congregation +Bere a wɔkyeree no sɛ okura nnuru a wɔde di dwuma ɔkwammɔne so no wɔpam no fii Kristofo asafo no mu +From there he sank into even more deviant behavior +Efi hɔ no ɔde ne ho hyɛɛ atuatew mu kɔɔ akyiri +I stole cars for money John confesses +John gye tom sɛ Miwiaa kar ahorow tɔn gyee sika +I was very violent +Na midi nsɛmmɔne paa +John made a lot of money from his criminal activities +John nam ne nsɛmmɔnedi no so nyaa sika pii +But he recalls I blew it all +Nanso ɔka sɛ Mesɛee ne nyinaa +The amount of dope we used was unbelievable +Sɛ yɛka nnuru a yɛde di dwuma no dodow kyerɛ wo a worennye nni +And when John wasn t fighting stealing or getting drunk he was running from the police +Bere a na John nko ntɔkwaw no na ɔrewia ade ɔrebow nsa anaasɛ ɔreguan polisifo +I ve been arrested about times +Wɔakyere me bɛyɛ mpɛn +Usually they couldn t make any charges stick but once I did a whole year in jail +Mpɛn pii na wɔantumi ammɔ me sobo biara nanso bere bi wɔde me too afiase afe mu +Yes far from being a free man John found himself mired in the deep things of Satan +Revelation +Yiw nea ɛne ahofadi bɔ abira koraa no John hui sɛ ɔde ne ho ahyɛ Satan bun mu +Adiyisɛm +The same can be said for Elizabeth +Saa ara na yebetumi aka wɔ Elizabeth ho +Her fling with worldly friends eventually landed her in jail +Ne ho a ɔde bɔɔ wiasefo nnamfo denneennen no kowiee no afiasenna mu +She confesses I even became pregnant and because of my drug use I lost the baby +Ɔka sɛ Minyinsɛnee mpo na esiane nnuru a na mede di dwuma ɔkwammɔne so nti abofra no wui +Drugs were my life I seemed to live for my next high +Nnuru bɛyɛɛ m’asetra mu ade titiriw ɛbɛyɛɛ sɛ na mete ase ma nnurunom +Eventually I lost my apartment +Awiei koraa no wotuu me fii me dan mu +I could not go home and I was ashamed even to ask Jehovah for help +Na mintumi nkɔ fie na na ɛyɛ me aniwu mpo sɛ mɛsrɛ Yehowa hɔ mmoa +Many similar examples could be given of youths who have rejected godly principles only to suffer tragic consequences +Yebetumi de mmofra a wɔapow Onyankopɔn nnyinasosɛm ahorow na wɔahu amane a ɛyɛ awerɛhow ho nhwɛso pii ama +The Bible warns What you think is the right road may lead to death +Bible no bɔ kɔkɔ sɛ Ebia ɔkwan a wususuw sɛ ɛyɛ ɔkwampa no bɛkɔ akowie owu mu +The wise thing to do then is to try to get along with your parents discussing rather than rebelling against any restrictions you feel are unfair +Ɛnde ade a nyansa wom sɛ woyɛ ne sɛ wobɛbɔ mmɔden ne w’awofo anya abusuabɔ pa asusuw nsɛm ho wɔ anohyeto biara a wote nka sɛ ɛnteɛ ho sen sɛ wobɛtew ho atua +What though about the youths for whom this information has come too late youths who already find themselves deep into wrong conduct ? Ɛnde mmofra a asɛm yi amma ntɛm amma wɔn mmofra a wɔde wɔn ho ahyɛ nneyɛe bɔne mu akɔ akyiri dedaw no nso ɛ ? +Is there any way for them to set matters right with their parents and God ? Ɔkwan bi wɔ hɔ a wɔbɛfa ne wɔn awofo ne Onyankopɔn asiesie nsɛm ? +Our next article in the following issue will explore these questions +Asɛm a ɛbɛba akyiri yi bɛhwehwɛ nsemmisa yi mu +Footnotes Ase hɔ asɛm +A number of articles have provided helpful information along these lines +Sɛ nhwɛso no hwɛ Mmofra Bisa Sɛ +nsɛm a ɛwɔ yɛn Nyan ! +See for example the Young People Ask +articles in our January August and November issues of Awake ! May December ne November Engiresi de mu no +Picture on page Kratafa mfonini +Rebelling against your parents may give you more freedom but have you considered the consequences ? Ebia atua a wobɛtew atia w’awofo bɛma woanya ahofadi kɛse nanso woasusuw asiane ahorow a ɛwom no ho ? + What Saved My Son s Life Ade a Egyee Me Babarima Nkwa ’ +A mother in California U +S +A +explained that it was what she had read in The Watchtower and its companion magazine Awake ! Maame bi a ɔwɔ California U +S +A +kyerɛkyerɛɛ mu sɛ ɛno ne nea ɔkenkan fii Ɔwɛn Aban nsɛmma nhoma ne nea ɛka ho Nyan ! mu no +She wrote Ɔkyerɛwee sɛ + My young son age four and I were abducted at gunpoint and forced to drive to my bank +Obi de tuo sii me ne me babarima kumaa a wadi mfe anan so na ɔhyɛɛ me maa mekaa kar no kɔɔ me sikakorabea +The assailant robbed me but I was able to grab my son and escape +Ɔkorɔmfo no wiaa me de nanso mitumi gyee me babarima no de no guanee +What I feel really saved my son s life as well as my own was the practical Bible suggestions printed in these most valuable magazines +Ade a misusuw sɛ egyee me ne me babarima no nkwa ankasa ne Bible nyansahyɛ ahorow a mfaso wɔ so a wotintimii wɔ nsɛmma nhoma a ɛsom bo sen biara yi mu no +The mother added further explanation Earlier I had read in one of the Awake ! Maame no de nkyerɛkyerɛmu foforo kaa ho sɛ Na madi kan akenkan sɛnea ɛsɛ sɛ obi yɛ komm bere a wahyia tebea bi a ɛyɛ hu te sɛ eyi no wɔ Nyan ! +magazines how to stay calm when faced with a dangerous situation like this +nsɛmma nhoma no biako mu +Immediately I prayed to Jehovah God to help me to be calm +Ntɛm ara na mebɔɔ Yehowa Nyankopɔn mpae sɛ ɔmmoa me ma menyɛ komm +I was also able to keep the assailant calm by quoting Bible texts to him +Menam Bible mu nsɛm a meka kyerɛɛ ɔkorɔmfo no so nso ma wanyɛ basabasa +The purpose of The Watchtower and Awake ! Ɔwɛn Aban ne Nyan ! +is to show that our troubled times were foretold in the Bible +atirimpɔw ne sɛ ɛbɛkyerɛ sɛ wɔkaa yɛn bere a ɔhaw wom yi ho asɛm siei wɔ Bible mu +They also provide help for people to cope with today s stressful conditions +Ɛboa nnipa nso ma wogyina nnɛyi tebea horow a ɔhaw wom yi ano +But the magazines do much more +Nanso nsɛmma nhoma no yɛ pii sen saa +They highlight the only permanent solution God s Kingdom government for which Jesus Christ taught his followers to pray +Esi ano aduru koro pɛ a ɛtra hɔ daa so dua Onyankopɔn Ahenni nniso a Yesu Kristo kyerɛɛ n’akyidifo sɛ wɔmmɔ ho mpae no +Surely you can benefit from reading regularly The Watchtower and Awake ! Akyinnye biara nni ho sɛ wubetumi anya Ɔwɛn Aban ne Nyan ! +If you would like to have copies of The Watchtower and Awake ! a wobɛkenkan no daa no so mfaso +Sɛ wobɛpɛ sɛ wɔde Ɔwɛn Aban ne Nyan ! +mailed to your home please write to Watchtower Columbia Heights Brooklyn NY or to the appropriate address listed on page +no bi mena wo wɔ wo fie a yɛsrɛ wo kyerɛw Watch Tower Society P +Box Accra anaa address a wɔahyehyɛ wɔ kratafa no mu nea ɛfata +Caring for Victims of Rwanda s Tragedy Rwanda Asiane No mu Amanehunufo Ahiade Ho Dwuma A Wodi +RWANDA located in the heart of Africa has been called the Switzerland of Africa +WƆAFRƐ Rwanda a ɛwɔ Afrika mfinimfini pɛɛ no Switzerland a ɛwɔ Afrika +The lush greenery seen by people when flying over the country has given them the impression of a garden of Eden +Sɛ nkurɔfo te wimhyɛn mu retwam wɔ ɔman no mu a nhabammono frɔmm a wohu no ma wonya sɛnea na Eden turo no te ho adwene bi +No wonder they used to describe Rwanda as a paradise +Ɛnyɛ nwonwa sɛ na wɔtaa ka sɛ Rwanda yɛ paradise +At one time for every tree cut down two were planted +Bere bi no na wodua nnua abien si dua biako biara a wotwa ananmu +One day a year was dedicated to reforestation +Wɔde da koro sii hɔ afe biara de duaa nnua foforo +Fruit trees were planted along the roads +Woduaduaa nnua a ɛsow aba wɔ nkwankyɛn +Travel around the country was free and easy +Na akwanside biara nni ɔman no mu akwantu mu na na ɛnyɛ den +The main roads that connected the different prefectures to the capital Kigali were asphalt +Na wɔagu akwantempɔn a efi amantam no mu kɔ Kigali a ɛyɛ ahenkurow no nyinaa so +The capital was mushrooming +Na ahenkurow no retrɛw ntɛmntɛm +The average worker made enough to make ends meet at the end of the month +Na odwumayɛni biara tumi nya sika a ɛfata a ɔde hwɛ ne ho wɔ ɔsram awiei +The Christian activity of Jehovah s Witnesses was also prospering in Rwanda +Na Yehowa Adansefo Kristofo dwumadi no nso renya nkɔso wɔ Rwanda +Earlier this year over Witnesses were engaged in carrying the good news of God s Kingdom to the country s predominantly Catholic population of about eight million +Afe yi mfiase no na Adansefo bɛboro reka Onyankopɔn Ahenni ho asɛmpa no kyerɛ ɔman no mu nnipa a wɔyɛ bɛyɛ ɔpepem awotwe a wɔn mu dodow no ara yɛ Katolekfo no +In March the Witnesses were conducting more than Bible studies in the homes of the people +Wɔ March mu no na Adansefo no reyɛ Bible adesua bɛboro wɔ nkurɔfo no afie mu +And there were congregations in and around Kigali +Asafo ahorow na na ɛwɔ Kigali ne ne mpɔtam +A traveling overseer of Jehovah s Witnesses noted In November I was serving congregations +Yehowa Adansefo ɔhwɛfo kwantufo bi kae sɛ Wɔ November no na mesom asafo ahorow +But by March these had increased to +Nanso eduu March no na anya nkɔanim akodu +The number of pioneers full time ministers was also increasing each year +Na akwampaefo bere nyinaa asomfo dodow nso renya nkɔanim afe biara +On Saturday March the attendance at the Memorial of Christ s death was +Wɔ Memeneda March no nnipa dodow a wɔbaa Kristo wu Nkaedi ase yɛ +Then overnight the situation changed tragically in Rwanda +Afei tebea no sakrae mpofirim wɔ Rwanda ma ɛyɛɛ awerɛhow +Sudden End to Established Order Asomdwoe a Ɛba Awiei Mpofirim +On April about p +m +the presidents of Rwanda and Burundi both of whom were Hutu were killed in an airplane crash in Kigali +Wɔ April bɛyɛ anadwo no Rwanda ne Burundi amampanyin a na wɔn baanu nyinaa yɛ Hutufo no wuwui wɔ wimhyɛn akwanhyia bi mu wɔ Kigali +That night police whistles could be heard everywhere in the capital and the roads were blocked +Wɔtee polisifo abɛn wɔ ahenkurow no mu baabiara saa anadwo no na wosisiw akwan +Then during the early morning hours soldiers and men armed with machetes started killing people who were Tutsi +Afei anɔpatutu no asraafo ne mmarima a wokurakura nkrante fii ase kunkum nnipa a wɔyɛ Tutsifo +Ntabana Eugene the city overseer of Jehovah s Witnesses in Kigali his wife his son and his daughter were among the first massacred +Na Ntabana Eugene Yehowa Adansefo kuropɔn sohwɛfo a ɔwɔ Kigali ne yere ne babarima ne ne babea ka nkurɔfo a wodii kan kunkum wɔn no ho +A European family of Jehovah s Witnesses had studied the Bible with several neighbors who were Tutsi +Na Yehowa Adansefo abusua bi a wofi Europa ne wɔn afipamfo pii a wɔyɛ Tutsifo asua Bible no +Nine of these neighbors took refuge in the home of the Europeans as crazed killers went from house to house +Saa afipamfo no mu baakron guan kɔhyɛɛ Europafo no fie bere a awudifo a wɔn ani so ayɛ hagyahagya kɔɔ afie afie mu no +Within minutes some looters were in the house smashing things and overturning furniture +Simma kakraa bi mu no afowfo bɛyɛ kɔɔ ofie no mu kɔsɛee nneɛma butubutuw nkongua ne mpa +Sadly the Tutsi neighbors were killed +Nea ɛyɛ awerɛhow no wokunkum afipamfo a wɔyɛ Tutsifo no +However the others despite their efforts to save their friends were allowed to escape with their lives +Nanso ɛmfa ho sɛ afoforo no bɔɔ mmɔden sɛ wobegye wɔn nnamfo no nkwa no wɔmaa wɔn kwan ma woguan nyaa wɔn ti didii mu +The slaughter went on for weeks +Nnipakum no kɔɔ so adapɛn pii +Eventually an estimated or more Rwandans were killed +Awiei koraa no wobuu akontaa sɛ wokunkum Rwandafo anaa nea ɛboro saa +Thousands fled for their lives particularly Tutsi +Mpempem pii guan gyee wɔn kra nkwa titiriw Tutsifo no +The Zaire branch office of Jehovah s Witnesses made known to the brothers in France their need for relief supplies +Yehowa Adansefo baa dwumadibea a ɛwɔ Zaire no kaa hia a wohia nneɛma no ho asɛm kyerɛɛ anuanom a wɔwɔ France no +We asked for one container of used clothing the Zaire branch explains +Zaire baa dwumadibea no kyerɛkyerɛ mu sɛ Yɛsrɛe sɛ wɔmmrɛ yɛn ntade dedaw adaka kɛse biako +The brothers in France have sent us five containers of mostly new clothing and shoes +Anuanom a wɔwɔ France abrɛ yɛn ntade a emu dodow no ara yɛ foforo ne mpaboa nnaka anum +On June some tons of clothes were sent +Wɔ June no wɔde ntade bɛyɛ tɔn kɔe +The Kenya branch also sent the refugees clothes and medicines as well as Watchtower magazines in their local language +Kenya baa dwumadibea no nso de ntade nnuru ne Ɔwɛn Aban nsɛmma nhoma a ɛwɔ aguanfo no kasa mu kɔmaa wɔn +By July the Tutsi dominated forces called the Rwandan Patriotic Front had defeated the Hutu dominated government forces +Eduu July no na asraafo kuw a wɔn mu dodow no ara yɛ Tutsifo a wɔfrɛ wɔn Rwanda Ɔmampɛ Kuw no adi aban asraafo a wɔn mu dodow no ara yɛ Hutufo no so nkonim +After that Hutu began fleeing the country by the hundreds of thousands +Ɛno akyi no Hutufo ɔpehaha pii fii ase guan fii ɔman no mu +Chaos resulted as two million or more Rwandans sought refuge in hastily established camps in neighboring countries +Basabasayɛ no maa Rwandafo ɔpepem abien anaa nea ɛboro saa guanguan kɔpɛɛ guankɔbea wɔ atrae ahorow a wɔkyekyeree no ahopere so wɔ aman a ɛbemmɛn hɔ mu no +They Tried to Help One Another Wɔbɔɔ Mmɔden sɛ Wɔbɛboa Wɔn Ho Wɔn Ho +Two of the six who worked in the Translation Office of Jehovah s Witnesses in Kigali were Tutsi Ananie Mbanda and Mukagisagara Denise +Na nnipa baasia a wɔyɛ adwuma wɔ Yehowa Adansefo Nsɛm Asekyerɛ Adwumayɛbea a ɛwɔ Kigali no mu baanu yɛ Tutsifo Ananie Mbanda ne Mukagisagara Denise +The efforts of the Hutu brothers to protect them were successful for a few weeks +Mmɔden a Hutu anuanom no bɔe sɛ wɔbɛbɔ wɔn ho ban no tumi yɛɛ yiye adapɛn kakra +Toward the end of May though these two Tutsi Witnesses were killed +Nanso ɛde rekɔ May awiei no wokunkum Adansefo baanu yi a wɔyɛ Tutsifo no +At the risk and even sacrifice of their own lives Jehovah s Witnesses sought to protect fellow Christians of a different ethnic background +Yehowa Adansefo de wɔn ho bɔɔ afɔre de wɔn ankasa nkwa mpo too asiane mu de bɔɔ mmɔden sɛ wɔbɛbɔ wɔn mfɛfo Kristofo a wofi mmusua afoforo mu ho ban +For example Mukabalisa Chantal is a Tutsi +Sɛ nhwɛso no Mukabalisa Chantal yɛ Tutsini +When Rwandan Patriotic Front members were searching for Hutu in the stadium where she was staying she intervened in behalf of her Hutu friends +Bere a Rwanda Ɔmampɛ Kuw mufo rehwehwɛ Hutufo wɔ agumadibea a na ɔte no ɔde ne ho gyee asɛm no mu maa ne nnamfo Hutufo no +Although the rebels were annoyed by her efforts one exclaimed You Jehovah s Witnesses really do have a solid brotherhood +Ɛwom sɛ nea ɔyɛe no maa atuatewfo no bo fuwii de nanso obiako kae sɛ Mo Yehowa Adansefo wɔ onuayɛ a emu yɛ den ankasa +Your religion is the best there is ! Mo som no ne nea eye sen biara ! +Keeping Free From Ethnic Hatred Mmusuakuw mu Nitan a Wɔkwati +That is not to say that Jehovah s Witnesses are totally immune to the ethnic hatreds that have existed for hundreds of years in this area of Africa +Ɛno nkyerɛ sɛ Yehowa Adansefo ade wɔn ho koraa afi mmusuakuw mu nitan a atra hɔ mfehaha pii wɔ Afrika beae yi no ho +A Witness from France who was sharing in relief work noted Even our Christian brothers must put forth great effort to avoid being contaminated by the hatred which has contributed to massacres that are impossible to describe +Ɔdansefo bi a ofi France a na ɔrenya kyɛfa wɔ mmoa adwuma no mu kae sɛ Ɛsɛ sɛ yɛn nuanom Kristofo mpo yere wɔn ho kɛse na wɔamfa wɔn ho anhyehyɛ nitan a ama wɔakunkum nnipa pii a wontumi nkyerɛkyerɛ mu no mu +We met brothers who saw their families massacred before their eyes +Yehyiaa anuanom bi a wokunkum wɔn abusuafo wɔn anim +For example a Christian sister had been married just two days when her husband was killed +Sɛ nhwɛso no onuawa Kristoni bi waree akyi nnanu pɛ na wokum ne kunu +Some Witnesses saw their children and parents killed +Adansefo binom hui sɛ wɔrekunkum wɔn mma ne wɔn awofo +One sister who is now in Uganda saw her whole family slaughtered including her husband +Onuawa bi a ɔwɔ Uganda mprempren huu sɛnea wokunkum n’abusua mu nyinaa a ne kunu ka ho +This simply highlights the suffering both emotional and physical that has touched each family of Jehovah s Witnesses +Eyi yɛ nkate fam ne honam fam amanehunu a aka Yehowa Adansefo abusua biara ho nhwɛso +Altogether about Witnesses were killed in the ethnic violence +Sɛ wɔka ne nyinaa bom a Adansefo bɛyɛ na wokunkum wɔn wɔ mmusuakuw ntam basabasayɛ no mu +Yet none of these died at the hands of fellow Witnesses +Nanso eyinom mu biara anwu wɔ ne yɔnko Ɔdansefo nsa ano +Tutsi and Hutu members of Roman Catholic and Protestant churches however slaughtered thousands +Nanso Tutsifo ne Hutufo a wɔyɛ Roma Katolek ne Protestant asɔre ahorow no mufo kunkum nnipa mpempem pii +As is well documented Jehovah s Witnesses worldwide take no part whatsoever in the wars revolutions or other such conflicts of this world +John Revelation +Sɛnea wɔayɛ ho kyerɛwtohɔ yiye no Yehowa Adansefo a wɔwɔ wiase nyinaa mfa wɔn ho nhyehyɛ wiase yi mu akodi ɔman anidan anaa wiase akodi foforo a ɛtete saa no fa biara mu +Yohane Adiyisɛm +Suffering Beyond Description Amanehunu a Enni Kabea +This past summer people around the world were exposed to visual images of almost unbelievable human suffering +Ahohuru bere a etwaam yi mu no nnipa a wɔwɔ wiase nyinaa hwɛɛ nnipa amanehunu a ɛkame ayɛ sɛ wonhuu bi da ho mfonini +Hundreds of thousands of Rwandan refugees were seen streaming into neighboring countries and existing there under the most unsanitary conditions +Wohuu Rwanda aguanfo ɔpehaha pii sɛ wɔresen yuu akɔ aman a ɛbemmɛn hɔ no mu na wɔkɔtratra atrae a ɛhɔ ntew koraa +One of Jehovah s Witnesses on a relief mission from France described the situation his delegation saw on July as follows +Yehowa Adansefo no mu biako a ofi France bɛboae kaa tebea a ɔne ne mfɛfo adwumayɛfo kohui wɔ July no ho asɛm sɛnea edi so yi +We were confronted with scenes of absolute horror +Yehyiaa tebea ahorow a na ɛyɛ hu yiye +Mile after mile bodies lined the road +Na afunu deda kwan ho akwansini pii +Communal graves were filled with thousands of corpses +Wɔde afunu mpempem pii guguu nnipakuw adamoa mu +The stench as we went through the seething mass of people was unbearable with children playing next to dead bodies +Na yentumi nnyina pampan a yɛtee bere a yɛfaa nnipa pii a na wɔayɛ begyabegya mu no ano na na mmofra redi agoru wɔ afunu ho +There were corpses of parents whose children were still alive and were clinging to their backs +Yehuu awofo a wɔawuwu a na wɔn mma a wɔda so te ase hyehyɛ wɔn akyi afunu wɔ hɔ +Such scenes reproduced over and over again leave a deep impression +Tebea horow a ɛtete saa a yehuu no mpɛn pii no nyaa yɛn so tumi kɛse +A person is overwhelmed by a feeling of complete helplessness and he cannot remain unmoved by the extent of the horror and desolation +Ahude ne adesɛe kɛse no ma abasamtu a enni kabea bunkam obi so a ontumi ntra ase a ne werɛ nhow +When refugees by the tens of thousands were streaming into Zaire in mid July Witnesses in Zaire went to the border and held up their Bible publications so that their Christian brothers and interested ones could identify them +Bere a na aguanfo mpem du du pii resen yuu kɔ Zaire wɔ July mfinimfini mu hɔ no Adansefo a wɔwɔ Zaire no kɔɔ ɔhye no so na wɔmomaa wɔn Bible ho nhoma ahorow so sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a wɔn nuanom Kristofo ne anigyefo betumi ahu wɔn +The refugee Witnesses from Rwanda were then gathered together and taken to the Kingdom Hall in nearby Goma where they were provided care +Afei wɔboaboaa Rwanda aguanfo a wɔyɛ Adansefo no ano na wɔde wɔn kɔɔ Ahenni Asa a ɛwɔ Goma a ɛbɛn hɔ no baabi a wɔhwɛɛ wɔn +Witnesses with medical experience worked hard to lessen the distress of the sick despite the absence of adequate medicines and proper facilities +Adansefo a wɔwɔ ayaresa ho nimdeɛ yɛɛ adwuma denneennen de brɛɛ ayarefo no amanehunu ase ɛmfa ho sɛ na wonni nnuru pii ne nneɛma a ɛfata +Quick Response to Suffering Amanehunu ho Ade a Wɔyɛ no Ntɛmso +On Friday July Jehovah s Witnesses in France received a faxed SOS from Africa +Wɔ Fida July no Yehowa Adansefo a wɔwɔ France nsa kaa nkra bi a egye ntɛmpɛ a wɔde hwehwɛ mmoa fii Afrika +It described the dire plight of their Christian brothers fleeing Rwanda +Ɛkaa wɔn nuanom Kristofo a wɔreguan fi Rwanda no amanehunu a emu yɛ den no ho asɛm +Within five or ten minutes of receiving the memo the brothers decided to load a cargo plane with relief supplies +Efi bere a wɔn nsa kaa nkra no akyi bɛyɛ simma anum anaa du pɛ no anuanom no sii gyinae sɛ wɔde ahiade begu wimhyɛn a ɛfa nneɛma mu +This led to a weekend of intense preparation which was all the more remarkable in view of their total lack of experience in mounting such a huge relief effort on short notice +Eyi maa wɔde ɔhyew boaboa nneɛma ano a na ɛyɛ nwonwa kɛse titiriw esiane sɛ na wɔmmoaboaa nneɛma pii saa ano wɔ bere tiaa mu da nti +There was tremendous response to the need for relief funds +Wogyee nsa a wɔto frɛe sɛ wonyi ntoboa nkɔboa no so kɛse +Witnesses in Belgium France and Switzerland alone contributed over +Adansefo a wɔwɔ Belgium France ne Switzerland nkutoo yii ntoboa bɛboro +Relief materials were obtained including food medicine and survival equipment and everything was boxed and labeled at the facilities of Jehovah s Witnesses in Louviers France and in Brussels Belgium +Wɔn nsa kaa ahiade no a na nnuan nnuru ne nneɛma a egye nkwa ka ho na wɔde ne nyinaa guguu nnaka mu kyerɛkyerɛw ho hyehyɛɛ no nsow wɔ Yehowa Adansefo adwumayɛbea a ɛwɔ Louviers France ne Brussels Belgium +Witnesses worked day and night to get the shipment ready for delivery to Ostend Belgium +Adansefo no yɛɛ adwuma awia ne anadwo de yɛɛ nneɛma no krado sɛ wɔde bɛkɔ Ostend Belgium +At the airport there on Wednesday July over tons was loaded onto a cargo jet +Wɔ wimhyɛn gyinabea hɔ wɔ Wukuda July no wɔde nneɛma a emu duru bɛboro tɔn guu wimhyɛn ketewa bi a wɔde fa nneɛma nkutoo mu +The following day a smaller shipment mainly of medical supplies was sent +Ɛda a edi hɔ no wɔde nneɛma kakraa bi a emu dodow no ara yɛ ayaresa ho nneɛma kɔe +On Saturday two days later another flight carried more medical supplies for the victims +Nnanu akyi a na ɛyɛ Memeneda no wimhyɛn foforo de ayaresa ho nneɛma pii kɔmaa wɔn a wɔrehu amane no +Witnesses from France including a medical doctor went to Goma ahead of the large shipment +Adansefo a wɔwɔ France a oduruyɛfo bi ka ho dii nneɛma pii a wɔde kɔɔ hɔ no anim kan kɔɔ Goma +On Monday July when Dr +Henri Tallet arrived in Goma about Witnesses had already died of cholera and others were dying daily +Bere a Oduruyɛfo Henri Tallet duu Goma Dwoda July no na kɔlera akunkum Adansefo bɛyɛ dedaw na na afoforo nso rewuwu da biara da +Because the shipment had to be delivered by way of Bujumbura Burundi some miles km away it didn t arrive in Goma until Friday morning July +Esiane sɛ na ɛsɛ sɛ wɔde nneɛma no fa kar twa kwan bɛyɛ kilomita fi Bujumbura Burundi nti ammedu Goma araa de kosii Fida anɔpa July +Coping With Disease Yare Ano Gyina +In the meantime on the plot of land where the small Kingdom Hall in Goma was located some Witnesses and their friends were packed together +Saa bere no mu no na wɔaboaboa Adansefo bɛyɛ ne wɔn nnamfo ano wɔ asase a Ahenni Asa ketewa no si so wɔ Goma no so +For all these people there was one toilet no water and very little food +Baabi a wogya w��n anan biako pɛ na na ɛwɔ hɔ ma saa nnipa yi nyinaa a na wonni nsu na aduan ketewaa bi pɛ na wɔwɔ +The dozens infected with cholera crammed into the Kingdom Hall +Wɔde nnipa pii a kɔlera ayɛ wɔn no kɔkyeree so wɔ Ahenni Asa no so +The death toll was escalating +Na nnipa a wɔrewuwu no redɔɔso +Cholera completely dehydrates a person +Kɔlera twe obi mu nsu nyinaa +The eyes become glassy and then roll upward +N’ani yɛ hyɛnn na afei aniwa tuntum no kɔhyehyem +If rehydration therapy is started in time the person is back on his feet in two days +Sɛ wɔde aduru bi a ɛma nipadua nya nsu ma no ntɛm a ne ho tɔ no wɔ nnanu akyi +Efforts therefore were immediately made to rehydrate the brothers with the little medicine that was available +Enti wɔbɔɔ mmɔden ntɛm ara de nnuru a ɛma nipadua nya nsu kakra a wɔwɔ no maa anuanom no +In addition brothers attempted to isolate the sick to prevent their contaminating others +Afei nso anuanom bɔɔ mmɔden yiyii wɔn a yare no ayɛ wɔn no fii afoforo no mu sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a ɛrensan wɔn +They sought to transfer the refugees away from the terrible conditions in Goma +Wɔhwehwɛe sɛ woyi aguanfo no fi Goma tebea horow a ɛyɛ hu no mu +A suitable location was found near Lake Kivu away from the dust and the smell of corpses that hung heavy in the air +Wonyaa baabi a ɛfata wɔ Ɔtare Kivu ho beae a mfutuma nni na ɛmmɛn afunu pampan a agye mframa mu no +Toilets were dug and strict rules of hygiene were imposed +Wɔbɔɔ tiafi pii na wɔhyehyɛɛ ahotew ho mmara denneennen +These included washing one s hands in a bowl of bleach and water after going to the toilet +Nea ɛka eyinom ho ne obi nsa a ɔbɛhohoro wɔ ɔsɛn bi a aduru ne nsu wom mu bere a wakogya ne nan awie no +The importance of these measures was stressed and the people accepted what was required of them +Wosii hia a saa ahyɛde ahorow yi ho hia so dua na nkurɔfo no penee nea na wɔhwehwɛ fi wɔn hɔ no so +Soon the deadly tide of disease was turned +Ankyɛ na owuyare a na ɛretrɛw no ano brɛɛ ase +When the large shipment of relief supplies arrived on Friday July a little hospital was established at the Kingdom Hall in Goma +Bere a ahiade pii a wɔde faa po so hyɛn no beduu Fida July no wɔhyehyɛɛ ayaresabea ketewa bi wɔ Goma Ahenni Asa no so +Some camp beds were set up as well as a water treatment system +Wɔhyehyɛɛ mpa a wotumi bobɔ ne afiri a wɔde sɔn nsu so +In addition tents were taken to the Witnesses located on the banks of Lake Kivu +Nea ɛka ho no wɔde ntamadan kɔmaa Adansefo a wɔwɔ Ɔtare Kivu ano no +In a short while they had set up tents in neat orderly rows +Wɔhyehyɛɛ ntamadan a ɛsesa so fɛfɛɛfɛ bere tiaa bi akyi +At one time about Witnesses and their friends were seriously ill +Bere bi Adansefo ne wɔn nnamfo yaree denneennen +By the first week in August over of them had died in Goma +Eduu August dapɛn a edi kan mu no na wɔn mu bɛboro awuwu wɔ Goma +But medical supplies and assistance arrived in time to save many lives and to stop a great deal of suffering +Nanso wɔde nnuru ne nneɛma ahorow a wɔde boa baa ntɛm begyee nnipa pii nkwa na wosiw amanehunu pii ano +A Grateful Spiritual People Honhom Mufo a Wɔwɔ Anisɔ +The Witness refugees showed extreme gratitude for all that was done for them +Adansefo aguanfo no kyerɛɛ anisɔ kɛse wɔ nea wɔyɛ maa wɔn no nyinaa ho +They were touched by the love shown by their Christian brothers in other countries and by the clear evidence that they truly belong to an international brotherhood +Ɔdɔ a wɔn nuanom Kristofo a wɔwɔ aman foforo so yii no adi ne adanse a ɛda adi pefee sɛ wɔka amanaman ntam onuayɛ bi ho no kaa wɔn kɛse +Despite their hardships the refugees have maintained their spirituality +Ɛmfa ho amanehunu a aguanfo no wom no wɔakura wɔn honhom fam yiyedi mu +In fact one observer noted that they seem more concerned to receive spiritual food than material help although they are in dire need of everything +Nokwarem no obi a ɔrehwɛ wɔn kae sɛ ɛwom sɛ wohia biribiara denneennen de nanso ɛte sɛ nea honhom fam aduan a wobenya ho hia wɔn sen honam fam mmoa +Upon request copies of the Bible study aid You Can Live Forever in Paradise on Earth in the Rwandan language of Kinyarwanda were shipped to the various refugee camps +Bere a wobisae no wɔde Wubetumi Atra Ase Daa wɔ Paradise wɔ Asase So nhoma a wɔde sua Bible no a ɛwɔ Rwanda kasa Kinyarwanda mu kɔɔ aguanfo atrae ahorow mu +The refugees considered a Bible text each day and they organized congregation meetings +Na aguanfo no susuw Bible mu asɛm bi ho da biara da na wɔyɛɛ asafo nhyiam horow ho nhyehyɛe +Arrangements were also made to conduct school classes for the children +Wɔyɛɛ sukuu adesua ho nhyehyɛe nso maa mmofra no +Teachers took advantage of these classes to give instruction on rules of hygiene emphasizing that survival depended on observing them +Akyerɛkyerɛfo de hokwan no kyerɛkyerɛɛ adesua akuw yi ahotew ho ade na wosii so dua sɛ nkwa mu a wɔbɛkɔ so atra gyina di a wobedi so so +Ongoing Care Needed Ɛho Hia sɛ Wɔkɔ so Hwɛ Wɔn +Hundreds of Witness refugees were located in other places besides Goma such as Rutshuru +Sɛ yɛde Goma to nkyɛn a Adansefo aguanfo ɔhaha pii kɔɔ mmeae afoforo te sɛ Rutshuru +Similar aid was provided these brothers +Wɔde mmoa a ɛte saa ara maa saa anuanom yi +On July a Witness delegation of seven flew south from Goma to Bukavu where there were some Witness refugees +Wɔ July no Adansefo abɔfo baason bi de wimhyɛn fi Goma kɔɔ Bukavu wɔ kesee fam baabi a na Adansefo aguanfo bɛyɛ wɔ +Many of these were also from Burundi +Na eyinom mu pii nso fi Burundi +Cholera had broken out there and assistance was provided in an attempt to prevent any deaths among the brothers +Na Kɔlera asi wɔ hɔ na wɔbɔɔ mmɔden de mmoa mae hwehwɛe sɛ onua biara nwu +The following day the delegation traveled nearly miles km by road to Uvira Zaire where along the way there were about Witnesses in some seven locations from both Rwanda and Burundi +Da a edi hɔ no abɔfo no de kar twaa kwan a ɛreyɛ adu kilomita kɔɔ Uvira Zaire baabi a na Adansefo a wofi Rwanda ne Burundi bɛboro wowɔ kwan so bɛyɛ mmeae ahorow nson +Instruction was provided on how they could protect themselves from disease +Wɔde sɛnea wobetumi abɔ wɔn ho ban afi nyarewa ho nkyerɛkyerɛ maa wɔn +A report based on the findings of the delegation said What has been done thus far is just a beginning and the persons that are now receiving our assistance will need further help for many months +Amanneɛbɔ bi a egyina nea abɔfo no hui so ka sɛ Nea yɛayɛ de besi nnɛ no nyinaa yɛ mfiase ara kwa na nnipa a yɛreboa wɔn mprempren no behia mmoa foforo asram pii +Hundreds of Witnesses reportedly returned to Rwanda by August +Wɔbɔ amanneɛ sɛ eduu August no na Adansefo ɔhaha pii asan kɔ Rwanda +Yet practically all homes and belongings had been pillaged +Nanso ɛkame ayɛ sɛ wɔafow wɔn afie ne wɔn nneɛma nyinaa +So the challenge exists of reconstructing homes and Kingdom Halls +Enti adwumaden a ɛwɔ hɔ ne sɛ wobesisi afie ne Ahenni Asa ahorow +God s servants continue to pray fervently in behalf of those who have suffered so terribly in Rwanda +Onyankopɔn asomfo kɔ so bɔ mpae denneennen ma wɔn a wɔahu amane kɛse saa wɔ Rwanda no +We know that as the end of this system of things draws closer violence may increase +Yenim sɛ bere a nneɛma nhyehyɛe yi awiei bɛn kɛse no basabasayɛ bɛdɔɔso +However Jehovah s Witnesses worldwide will continue to maintain their Christian neutrality and to show their genuine compassion +Nanso Yehowa Adansefo a wɔwɔ wiase nyinaa bɛkɔ so akura afa biara a wonni sɛ Kristofo no mu na wɔada nokware ayamhyehye adi +Footnotes Ase hɔ nsɛm +See the December Watchtower article Tragedy in Rwanda Who Is Responsible ? Hwɛ December Ɔwɛn Aban mu asɛm a ɛne Rwanda Amanehunu Efi Hena ? +Published by the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York Inc +Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York Inc +na wotintimii +Map on page Asase mfonini wɔ kratafa + For fully formatted text see publication Wopɛ nsɛm a wɔahyehyɛ awie no a hwɛ nhoma no mu +RWANDA RWANDA +Kigali Kigali +UGANDA UGANDA +ZAIRE ZAIRE +Rutshuru Rutshuru +Goma Goma +Lake Kivu Ɔtare Kivu +Bukavu Bukavu +Uvira Uvira +BURUNDI BURUNDI +Bujumbura Bujumbura + Pictures on page Kratafa mfonini +Left Ntabana Eugene and his family were massacred +Benkum so Wokunkum Ntabana Eugene ne n’abusua +Right Mukagisagara Denise a Tutsi was killed despite efforts by Hutu brothers to save her Nifa so Ɛmfa ho mmɔden a anuanom a wɔyɛ Hutufo bɔe sɛ wobegye Mukagisagara Denise a ɔyɛ Tutsini no nkwa no wokum no + Pictures on page Mfonini wɔ kratafa +Top Caring for the sick at the Kingdom Hall in Goma +Atifi hɔ Ayarefo a wɔrehwɛ wɔn wɔ Ahenni Asa so wɔ Goma +Bottom left Over tons of relief supplies prepared by Witnesses and sent by cargo jet +Ase hɔ wɔ benkum so Nneɛma a wɔde kɔboa bɛboro tɔn a Adansefo siesie de guu wimhyɛn ketewa bi a wɔde fa nneɛma mu kɔe +Below Near Lake Kivu where Witnesses were moved +Ase hɔ Ɔtare Kivu ho baabi a wɔde Adansefo kɔe +Bottom right Rwandan refugees at a Kingdom Hall in Zaire Ase hɔ wɔ nifa so Rwanda aguanfo a wɔwɔ Ahenni Asa bi so wɔ Zaire +Index to Volume of Awake ! Po Mu Nsɛm A Wɔahyehyɛ +ANIMALS AND PLANTS AKWAHOSAN NE ADURUYƐ +Alligators Rare White Blue Eyed ! Mogya a Ɔyare Mmoawa Wom a Wɔde ma Wɔn a Mogya Tu Wɔn + Nufu Mu Kokoram Ade a Ɔbea Biara Suro +Australia s Wildflower Spectacular Nufuma ho Nsɛntitiriw +Butterflies Poisonous ? So W’akyi Tutu Wo ? + +Dapper Dipper BIBLE NO ADWENE + Extinct Bird Rediscovered Anwenne a Ɛyɛ Mmerɛw Mmea +Finch Giant Leatherbacks Awaregyae Bɛn na Onyankopɔn Kyi ? +Magpie +Nut With a New Name Abufuw Nye Bere Nyinaa ? +Pelican +Perfect Little Housekeepers Ants Onyankopɔn Fafiri no Di Mu Dɛn ? +Wholphin +ECONOMICS AND EMPLOYMENT Creating Jobs in Developing Countries So Bible no Kasa Tia Ankorankoro Adwene a Wɔde Susuw Nsɛm Ho ? + +Mexico s Economic Recovery So Ɛsɛ sɛ Wɔbɔ Wo Asu Bio ? +Money Chase +Worker Worthy of His Wages ? So na Ɔsomafo Paulo Mpɛ Mmea Asɛm ? + +HEALTH AND MEDICINE MMOA NE AFIFIDE AHOROW +Pain Adɛnkyɛm +Physical Inactivity Anwonwade wɔ Po Kɔkɔɔ no Ase +Radial Keratotomy Rh Factor Search for New Medicines Atakraboa bi a N’ase Atɔre a Wɔasan Ahu No +HUMAN RELATIONS Are You an Empathetic Listener ? Awuduru wɔ Mfofantɔ a Wɔn ho Yɛ Fɛ yi Mu ? + +Caring for Aged Parents Abobonnua Kwadu +Communication in Marriage Bankye Nea Afofantɔ Yɛ Da Biara +Difficult Children Family Life Happier Without TV ? So Sukraman a Ɔtra Nsu a Ɛnyɛ Nwini mu Wɔ Hɔ ? +Parents Be Supportive ! Susono Gye Nkwa ! +Few +Miura MMOFRA BISA SƐ +Big Dream Fulfilled ! Nigeria Akwan a Sukuufo Tu +I Found True Wealth in Australia G +Katsikaronis Asetra Akwan Abien +I Learned to Hate What I Had Loved O +Mmofra a Wɔawowo a Wonni Kununom +Nunez Jerusalem s High Court Job Well Done ! St +Helena Hena na Obetumi Aboa Me Ma Madi Me Nsɛnnennen Ho Dwuma ? +Kiev Reporter Praises Witnesses +Kendall Life s Challenges in South Asia A +Mɛyɛ Dɛn Atumi ne M’awofo a Nsɛm Taa Haw Wɔn no Atra ? +Abraham +Making True Disciples Today Obi ho Anigye a Wonya +We Did Not Support Hitler s War F +Wohlfahrt So Ɔhaw Ano Aduru ne sɛ Mekum Me Ho ? +Youths Who Put God First Blood Issue So Mayɛ Bɔne a Wɔmfa Mfiri No ? +LANDS AND PEOPLES NKEKAHO +Australian Aborigines Aguamansɛm Adu Kɔlege +Bamboo Organ Philippine Novelty Akenkan ne Akyerɛw a Yebehu Nsoromma +Canada s Magnificent Moving Roadway St +Mmepɔw Abɔde a Ɛyɛ Nwonwa +Lawrence Canary Islands Mpampuro Adakabɛn Philippines +Handy Furoshiki Japan Nhomasua ho Adwene a Ɛkari Pɛ +Krakatoa Catastrophe Revisited So Onyankopɔn Gyina Ɔfa bi Akyi wɔ Agodi Mu ? +Yemen Full of Surprises +Your Chop Your Signature Taiwan So Sika Betumi Atɔ Anigye ? +MISCELLANEOUS +Balanced View of Education Torobɛnto +Battle for a Tunnel NNIPA NTAM ABUSUABƆ +California s Quakes Aware mu Nkitahodi +Compact Disc Conversation Piece You Can Eat Fondue Awofo a Wɔn Mfe Akɔ Anim a Wɔhwɛ Wɔn +Exxon Oil Spill Suban Pa a Asɛe +Helping People to Read Wiase Biakoyɛ +Toys Trumpet Mmusua a Wɔnhwɛ TV +Wealth Buy Happiness ? RELIGION Sua Aseresɛm Yi wɔ W’asetra Mu +Bible Irrelevant ? NSASE NE NNIPA HOROW + Catholic Church in Africa Canada Ahyɛn Kwan Kɛse No +Ever Wondered ? NYAMESOM +Missionaries Asɛmpatrɛwfo +New Age Movement Real Significance of Bere a Nyamesom Gyina Ɔfa bi Akyi wɔ Ɔko Mu +Reincarnation Satanism Mexico Atirimɔden Asenni No +True Christians and War Mfaso Nni Bible So ? +Walsingham Controversial Shrine +When Religion Takes Sides Nnapɔnnadi + Apostle Paul Against Women ? WIASE NSƐM NE TEBEA AHOROW +Kind of Divorcing God Hates Weaker Vessel Insult to Women ? Wrong to Grieve ? Nnwuma a Wɔhyehyɛ wɔ Aman a Ennyaa Nkɔso Pii Mu +WORLD AFFAIRS AND CONDITIONS Can Atmosphere Be Saved ? Atuo a Wɔtotowee a Ɛda so Ara Wosow Yɛn Wiase Yi + Ɔpɛ a Ɛsɛee Ade wɔ Afrika Kesee Fam +Cities Addie Annya Mmuae no Ntɛm Nanso na Ɛnkaa Akyi Dodo A +Decay of Manners C +Few +Drought in Southern Africa Asetra Bi a Merempɛ sɛ Mesesa M +Hope for Children Kendall +Illiteracy Abraham +Land Mines Global Menace Bere a Asetra Nyɛ Mmerɛw K +Pestilences Roberson +Class Trips Dae Titiriw Bi Abam ! +Death of Father Kiev Nsɛm Amanneɛbɔfo bi Kamfo Yehowa Adansefo +Double Life Me Papa Nhwɛso Pa No M +Fads Davey +Fall For Unbeliever ? Mexico Sakra ne Nyamesom ho Mmara No + Katsikaronis +Glue Sniffing How Can I Lose Weight ? Mmofra a Wɔde Onyankopɔn Di Kan + Keeping Mind Off Opposite Sex Nnuruyɛfo ne Yehowa Adansefo yɛ Biako +Moving Onyankopɔn mu Gyidi Bɔ Me ho Ban F +Suicide Borys +Thrill Sports S +A +Toying With Immorality Liebster Philippines Asennibea Kunini Gye Ɔsom mu Ahofadi Tom +Unforgivable Sin Polisi Panyin Bɛyɛ Kristoni Somfo H +Unwed Mothers E +Clift +Why Obey My Parents ? Miura + Kristofo Kɔ Yerusalem Asennibea Kunini Anim Bio +Why So Fat ? Wɔnyɛ Nkonyaayifo Anaa Anyame M +Uwasi +Why Talk About God ? Yɛamfa Yɛn ho Anhyɛ Hitler Akodi Mu F +Wohlfahrt +Page Two Kratafa Abien +Do You Suffer From Burnout ? Ɔbrɛ Ntraso Aka Wo Anaa ? + +Job stress is driving many people to burnout +Adwuma mu adwennwene ama ɔbrɛ ntraso reka nnipa pii +Mothers caring for children suffer burnout +Ɛnanom a wɔrehwɛ mmofra brɛ tra so +But what is burnout ? Dɛn ne ɔbrɛ ntraso ? +Are you a likely victim ? Woyɛ obi a ebetumi aka wo anaa ? +Is there a way to avoid it or to cope with it ? Ɔkwan bi wɔ hɔ a wubetumi afa so akwati anaa woagyina ano ? +My Hate Turned to Love Rwanda Asiane no Mu Amanehunufo Ahiade ho Dwuma a Wodi +Ludwig Wurm an Austrian became an ardent Nazi and joined the SS +Kenkan sɛnea Yehowa Adansefo de ahiade akɔma Rwanda aguanfo ho asɛm +What changed his outlook and his life ? Katolek Asɔre wɔ Afrika +Philately Absorbing Hobby and Big Business Millions of people collect postage stamps but for different reasons +What is the attraction ? Katolek asɔfo mpanyin de wɔn ani rehu sɛnea Katolekfo a wɔwɔ Rwanda ne Burundi rekunkum wɔn ankasa nkurɔfo ɔpedudu pii +Burnout Are You Next ? Ɔbrɛ Ntraso Ebi Reyɛ Ato Wo ? +BY AWAKE ! EFI NYAN ! +CORRESPONDENT IN JAPAN KYERƐWFO A ƆWƆ JAPAN HƆ + Waitresses in Sweden teachers in Japan postal workers in America bus drivers in Europe and assembly line workers everywhere are all showing increasing signs of job stress +MAINICHI DAILY NEWS +Sweden adidibea mmaawa Japan akyerɛkyerɛfo Amerika amanae adwumayɛfo wɔn a wɔka bɔs wɔ Europa ne adwumayɛfo a wɔhyehyɛ mfiri wɔ mmaa nyinaa rekɔ so yɛ nneɛma bi a ɛkyerɛ sɛ adwumayɛ ama wɔahaw +MAINICHI DAILY NEWS +NOBUAKI was exhausted +NA NOBUAKI abrɛ +Working day and night he had recruited employees within four months +Ɔyɛɛ adwuma awia ne anadwo na na wafa adwumayɛfo wɔ asram anan mu +He was the sales manager for a new branch of a major supermarket chain in Japan and in his efforts under pressure he had employed people who failed to meet the standards he expected +Na ɔyɛ aguadidan a ɛwowɔ Japan no nkorabata foforo bi adetɔnfo panyin na bere a na ɔrebɔ ne ho mmɔden wɔ ahokyere mu no ɔfaa nkurɔfo a wonnu gyinapɛn a na ɔrehwehwɛ no ho wɔ adwuma mu +They fought each other and complained about their lot +Wɔkoo ntɔkwaw na wonwiinwii wɔ wɔn tebea ho +On top of that a male employee ran away with a female employee +Ɛno da nkyɛn a odwumayɛni barima bi ne odwumayɛni bea bi guan kɔe +Nobuaki was having headaches every day +Na Nobuaki ti pae no da biara +Soon he could not go to work and on the days he forced himself to go he would come home immediately +Ankyɛ na ontumi nkɔ adwuma na nna a ɔhyɛɛ ne ho kɔe no ɔsan baa fie ntam ara +He was burned out like a match that has finally gone out +Na wabrɛ atra so te sɛ burogya a adum koraa +Full time housewives also experience burnout +Mmaa awarefo a wɔte fie daa nso brɛ tra so +After two years of being at home with her three children Sarah became very impatient with them +Bere a Sarah ne ne mma baasa traa fie mfe abien akyi no na onnya wɔn ho koma koraa +I felt as if I was doing and doing and doing but it was just a bottomless pit she declared +Ɔkae sɛ Metee nka sɛ yɛ ara na mereyɛ adwuma nanso na minwie da +When a mother works secularly and rears children the possibility of burnout increases +Sɛ ɛna bi yɛ honam fam adwuma na ɔhwɛ mmofra a ɛnyɛ den sɛ obetumi abrɛ tra so +Betty in her s found herself in the situation of balancing motherhood and a career trying to fulfill both roles to perfection +Betty a ɔwɔ ne mfe mu no kɔɔ tebea bi a ɛmaa ɔkaa ɛna asɛyɛde ne adwuma boom mu na ɔbɔɔ mmɔden sɛ obedi asɛyɛde abien no nyinaa ho dwuma pɛpɛɛpɛ +She tried to please everybody her husband her children her employer and her colleagues +Ɔbɔɔ mmɔden sɛ ɔbɛsɔ obiara ani ne kunu ne mma n’adwumawura ne ne mfɛfo +Her blood pressure was up and minor incidents irritated her +Ne mogya kɔɔ soro na nsɛm nketenkete hyɛɛ no abufuw +She suffered burnout +Ɔbrɛ traa so +Burnout hits unlikely victims as well +Nkurɔfo a wɔmfa ɔbrɛ ntraso nsusuw wɔn nso kɔ saa tebea no mu +Shinzo a capable Christian minister was full of vigor and ideals +Na Shinzo Kristoni somfo mmɔdenbɔfo bi wɔ ahoɔden ne nyansa pii +He went to help in an area where there was a great need for Christian teachers +Ɔkɔboae wɔ beae bi a na wohia Kristofo akyerɛkyerɛfo wɔ hɔ kɛse +Within a few months however he felt exhausted and he shut himself in his bedroom all day long +Nanso asram kakraa bi akyi no ɔtee ɔbrɛ nka enti ɔhyɛɛ ne pia mu da mu nyinaa +He felt as though he were in a tunnel with no way out +Ɔtee nka te sɛ nea ɔhyɛ suka bi mu a na onnya kwan mfi mu +He had difficulty making decisions even about what to eat for lunch +Na ɛyɛ den ma no sɛ obesi biribiara nea obedi awia mpo ho gyinae +He did not feel like doing anything +Na n’ani nnye ho sɛ ɔbɛyɛ biribiara +He was completely burned out +Na wabrɛ atra so +What Is Burnout ? Dɛn ne Ɔbrɛ Ntraso ? +What then is burnout ? Ɛnde dɛn ne ɔbrɛ ntraso ? +Herbert Freudenberger and other researchers took up this term in the mid s and it came to describe a state of exhaustion resulting from involvement with people in emotionally demanding situations +Herbert Freudenberger ne nhwehwɛmufo afoforo fii ase de saa asɛm yi dii dwuma wɔ mfe no mfinimfini na ɛbɛyɛɛ nea wɔde di dwuma ma ɔbrɛ tebea a nea ɛde ba ne nnipa a yɛne wɔn bɔ wɔ tebea a egye adwennwene kɛse mu +Also physical or emotional exhaustion especially as a result of long term stress or dissipation +Afei nso ɛyɛ honam anaa nkate fam ɔbrɛ a nea efi titiriw ne ahokyere ne nneɛma a wɔyɛ tra so kyɛ +American Heritage Dictionary There are however depending on the researcher shades of difference in the definition of this term +American Heritage Dictionary Nanso nsonsonoe nketenkete wɔ sɛnea nhwehwɛmufo biara kyerɛ asɛm yi ase mu +Although burnout has no precise medical definition victims are identified by symptoms such as fatigue lack of enthusiasm helplessness hopelessness and malaise +Ɛwom sɛ wonni nkyerɛase pɔtee biara mma ɔbrɛ ntraso wɔ ayaresa mu de nanso nsɛnkyerɛnne a ɛma wohu wɔn a wɔwɔ saa tebea no mu no bi ne hodwooyɛ bosooyɛ basaayɛ abasamtu ne ɔyare +The victim feels extremely tired and gets irritated over minor incidents +Nea ɔkɔ saa tebea no mu no te nka sɛ wabrɛ atra so na nsɛm nketenkete hyɛ no abufuw +Nothing will ignite him to action +Biribiara nkanyan no mma ɔnyɛ ade +Everything seems overwhelming and he may desperately seek help from whoever comes his way +Ɛte sɛ nea biribiara bunkam no so na ebia ofi ahoyeraw mu bɛhwehwɛ mmoa afi obiara a obehyia no hɔ +All efforts in the workplace and at home may seem pointless +Ebetumi ayɛ te sɛ nea mmɔden biara a ɔbɛbɔ wɔ adwuma mu ne fie no yɛ ɔkwa +A sense of hopelessness prevails +Abasamtu de ne ho gye mu +If you have these symptoms coupled with malaise a lack of enjoyment in anything then you could well be experiencing burnout +Sɛ wuhu nsɛnkyerɛnne yi na woyare ka ho a w’ani nnye biribiara ho a ɛnde ebia ɔbrɛ ntraso na aba wo so +Burnout can affect work and family life +Ɔbrɛ ntraso betumi aka adwuma ne abusua asetra +You want to avoid it +Wopɛ sɛ wokwati +But how ? Nanso ɔkwan bɛn so ? +To find out let us first see who are prone to burn out and why +Sɛnea ɛbɛyɛ a wubehu no ma yenni kan nhwɛ wɔn a ɔbrɛ ntraso betumi ahaw wɔn ne nea enti a ɛte saa +Box on page Kratafa adaka +Symptoms of Burnout Ɔbrɛ Ntraso ho Nsɛnkyerɛnne + Job burnout refers to a debilitating psychological condition brought about by unrelieved work stress which results in Adwumayɛ mu ɔbrɛ ntraso kyerɛ adwene mu ɔbrɛ bi a adwuma ho adwennwene a ennyae na ɛde ba na nea efi mu ba ne +Depleted energy reserves Ahoɔden a ɛsa +Lowered resistance to illness Ɔyare a wontumi nko ntia +Increased dissatisfaction and pessimism Nneɛma ho anisɔ ne anidaso a wonnya koraa +Increased absenteeism and inefficiency at work +Adwuma a wɔntaa nkɔ na wɔnyɛ no yiye +This condition is debilitating because it has the power to weaken even devastate otherwise healthy energetic and competent individuals +Saa tebea yi brɛ obi ase efisɛ etumi ma ankorankoro a anka wɔte apɔw wɔyɛ nnam na wɔbɔ mmɔden yɛ mmerɛw na ɛsɛe wɔn mpo +Its primary cause is unrelieved stress the kind that goes on day after day month after month year after year +The Work Stress Connection How to Cope With Job Burnout by Robert L +Ade titiriw a ɛde ba ne ahokyere a ennyae nea ɛtra hɔ nna pii asram pii mfe pii +The Work Stress Connection How to Cope With Job Burnout a Robert L +Veninga and James P +Veninga ne James P +Spradley +Spradley kyerɛwee +Burnout Who Is at Risk and Why ? Ɔbrɛ Ntraso Hena na Ebetumi Aka No na Dɛn Ntia ? +IMAGINE yourself as an office worker with a family or maybe you are one +FA NO sɛ woyɛ krakyedwuma na wowɔ abusua anaasɛ ebia woyɛ bi ankasa +Work is piled up on your desk +Adwuma aboaboa ano wɔ wo pon so +The phone rings incessantly with customers demands that are next to impossible to meet +Wɔn a woyɛ nnwuma bi ma wɔn frɛ wo wɔ telefon so bere nyinaa na ɛkame ayɛ sɛ wuntumi nni wɔn abisade ahorow no ho dwuma +Your supervisor is displeased that you are not meeting the quota +Nea wohyɛ n’ase no bo afuw esiane sɛ wuntumi nyɛ nea wɔhwehwɛ fi wo hɔ no nti +Your son is in trouble at school +Wo babarima anya asɛm wɔ sukuu mu +The teacher wants to see you immediately +Ɔkyerɛkyerɛfo no pɛ sɛ ohu wo ntɛm ara +Your pleas for help to your spouse are met with indifference +Bere a wosrɛ wo yere sɛ ɔmmoa wo no ɔnyɛ ho hwee +When the situation seems out of hand stress becomes distress paving the way for burnout +Sɛ ɛbɛyɛ te sɛ nea tebea no agye nsam a adwennwene dan ahohia na ɛkowie ɔbrɛ ntraso mu +Is burnout caused by overwork ? Adwumayɛ bebrebe na ɛde ɔbrɛ ntraso ba anaa ? +Ann McGee Cooper a brain researcher said that burnout is the result of living out of balance typically in an all work no play spiral +Ann McGee Cooper amemene ho nhwehwɛmufo bi kae sɛ ɔbrɛ ntraso fi nneɛma a wɔyɛ tra so wɔ asetra mu a ɛtaa yɛ adwumayɛ bebrebe a ahomegye nnim +Overwork however is not the only factor under the same pressure and circumstances some burn out while others do not +Nanso ɛnyɛ adwumayɛ bebrebe nkutoo na ɛde ba wɔ tebea ne ahokyere koro mu no ebinom brɛ tra so bere a ɛmma saa wɔ afoforo ho +Likely Victims of Burnout Wɔn a Wobetumi Abrɛ Atra So +Just as there are people who are more likely to be infected with a certain disease there are types of people who are more likely to burn out +Sɛnea ɛyɛ mmerɛw sɛ ɔyare bi betumi ayɛ nnipa binom no saa ara na nkurɔfo bi wɔ hɔ a wobetumi abrɛ atra so ntɛm +In order to suffer from burnout says Elliot Aronson professor of social psychology at the University of California you must first be on fire +Elliot Aronson a ɔyɛ nnipa nneyɛe ho ɔbenfo wɔ California Sukuupɔn mu ka sɛ Ansa na wobɛbrɛ atra so no na ɛkyerɛ sɛ wode wo ho ahyɛ biribi mu fee +So those prone to burn out are afire with high goals and ideals +Enti wɔn a wobetumi abrɛ atra so no de nnamyɛ di botae horow ne nsusuwii akɛseakɛse akyi +It is said that those who suffer burnout are often a company s best people +Wɔka sɛ wɔn a wɔbɔ mmɔden sen biara wɔ adwuma bi mu na ɔbrɛ ntraso taa ka wɔn +Summing up the personality traits of likely victims of burnout Professor Fumiaki Inaoka of the Japanese Red Cross College of Nursing wrote in the book Moetsukishokogun Burnout Syndrome Those who are inclined to burn out have strong tendencies to be sympathetic human delicate dedicated and idealistic +Bere a Ɔbenfo Fumiaki Inaoka a ɔwɔ Japanese Red Cross Ayarehwɛ Suabea rebɔ su horow a wɔn a wobetumi abrɛ atra so da no adi mua no ɔkyerɛwee wɔ nhoma Moetsukishokogun Ɔbrɛ Ntraso ho Sɛnkyerɛnne mu sɛ Wɔn a wobetumi abrɛ atra so no wɔ su horow a emu yɛ den a ɛma wonya mmɔborohunu timmɔbɔ tema ahofama ne nsusuwii ahorow +They are not machine oriented but human oriented so to speak +Wɔnyɛ nkurɔfo a mfiri ho adwuma na adi wɔn ti na mmom wɔpɛ nnipa ’ sɛ yɛbɛka no saa a +Asked to develop a test to screen out those who are likely to burn out a specialist said that the test should instead be used as a hiring standard +Bere a wɔka kyerɛɛ onimdefo bi sɛ ɔnyɛ ɔkwan bi a wobetumi afa so ahu wɔn a wobetumi abrɛ atra so ntɛm ayi wɔn adi no ɔkae sɛ ɛsɛ sɛ wɔfa saa kwan no so fa nkurɔfo wɔ adwuma mu mmom +What companies need to do he said is find the people who care enough to burn out +and then develop programs to combat burnout +Ɔkae sɛ Nea ehia sɛ nnwuma akuw yɛ ne sɛ wɔhwehwɛ nkurɔfo a wofi wɔn koma mu pɛ sɛ wɔbrɛ tra so +na afei wɔnyɛ nhyehyɛe ahorow mfa nko ntia ɔbrɛ ntraso +Especially vulnerable are those involved in human oriented services such as social workers doctors nurses and teachers +Wɔn a ebetumi aka wɔn titiriw ne wɔn a wɔn adwuma ma wɔne nnipa bɔ kɛse te sɛ wɔn a wɔyɛ adwuma de boa afoforo nnuruyɛfo ayarehwɛfo ne akyerɛkyerɛfo +They eagerly try to help people giving of themselves to improve the lives of others and may burn out when they realize they are not achieving the sometimes unattainable goals they have set for themselves +Wofi komam bɔ mmɔden sɛ wɔbɛboa nkurɔfo tu wɔn ho si hɔ sɛ wɔbɛma afoforo asetra ayɛ yiye na sɛ wohu sɛ wonnu botae horow a wɔde asisi wɔn anim a ɛtɔ da bi a ɛkorɔn dodo no ho a wobetumi abrɛ atra so +Caring mothers can also burn out for the same reason +Ɔbrɛ ntraso betumi aka ɛnanom a wodwen wɔn mma ho nso esiane asɛm koro no ara nti +Why People Burn Out Nea Ɛma Ɔbrɛ Ntraso Ka Nkurɔfo +A survey taken among nurses revealed three factors leading to burnout +Nhwehwɛmu bi a wɔyɛe wɔ ayarehwɛfo mu daa nneɛma abiɛsa a ɛde ɔbrɛ ntraso ba adi +First noted was the amount of daily hassles causing frustration +Nea edi kan a wɔhyɛɛ no nsow ne da biara da mu ɔhaw ahorow a ɛde abasamtu ba +For example the majority of the nurses had to carry weighty responsibilities handle difficulties in dealing with patients adjust to new equipment face mounting expenses and put up with an irregular life style +Sɛ nhwɛso no na ayarehwɛfo no mu fa kɛse no ara di asɛyɛde a emu yɛ duru ho dwuma wodi ayarefo haw ahorow a emu yɛ den ho dwuma wosua sɛnea wɔde nnwinnade afoforo yɛ adwuma bobɔ ɛka akɛse na wogyina asetra a enni nhyehyɛe ano +These daily hassles constitute the greatest influence toward their burnout says the book Moetsukishokogun +Moetsukishokogun nhoma no ka sɛ Saa da biara da mu ɔhaw ahorow yi ne ade titiriw a ɛde ɔbrɛ ntraso ba +When problems remain unsolved frustration simply builds up and leads to burnout +Sɛ wɔanhwɛ anni nsɛnnennen ho dwuma a abasamtu kɛse na ɛba na ɛkowie ɔbrɛ ntraso mu +The second factor noted was lack of support not having someone to confide in +Ade a ɛto so abien a ɛde ba a wɔhyɛɛ no nsow ne mmoa a wonnya nya a wonnya obi nka wɔn tirim asɛm nkyerɛ no +Thus a mother who isolates herself from other mothers is more likely to burn out +Enti ɛyɛ mmerɛw kɛse sɛ ɛna bi a ɔtew ne ho fi ɛnanom afoforo ho bɛbrɛ atra so +The above mentioned survey found that single nurses are more prone to burn out than those who are married +Nhwehwɛmu a wɔaka ho asɛm wɔ atifi hɔ no daa no adi sɛ ɛyɛ mmerɛw sɛ ayarehwɛfo asigyafo bɛbrɛ atra so sen wɔn a wɔaware +Nonetheless being married can increase daily hassles if there is no open communication between husband and wife +Nanso sɛ obi yɛ ɔwarefo na sɛ nkɔmmɔbɔ ankɔ so wɔ okunu ne ɔyere ntam a ebetumi ama da biara da mu ɔhaw ahorow adɔɔso +Even when everyone is home a person may find himself alone because his family is absorbed in watching television +Sɛ obiara wɔ fie mpo a obi betumi ate ankonamyɛ nka esiane sɛ n’abusuafo ani abere rehwɛ television nti +The third factor was feelings of helplessness +Ade a ɛto so abiɛsa a ɛde ba ne basaayɛ +For instance nurses are more likely to experience feelings of helplessness than doctors because nurses may lack the authority to change things +Sɛ nhwɛso no ayarehwɛfo botow ntɛm sen nnuruyɛfo efisɛ ebia ayarehwɛfo nnya tumi a wɔde sakra nneɛma +Those in middle management may burn out when they feel their greatest efforts are not taking them anywhere +Wɔn a wɔde wɔn asisi nnwuma so betumi abrɛ atra so bere a wɔte nka sɛ mmɔden a ɛsen biara a wɔbɔ no nkosi hwee no +As a human resources manager said burnout comes from being frustrated by trying to make an impact and not being listened to +Sɛnea nnipa dom akyɛde ho nsɛm panyin bi kae no nea ɛde ɔbrɛ ntraso ba ne abasamtu a obi nya fi mmɔden a ɔbɔ sɛ ɔbɛyɛ ne fam de na wɔnyɛ aso mma no no mu +Feelings of helplessness in humans germinate in a soil of unappreciative attitudes and bear the fruit of burnout +Nnipa taa botow bere a wɔnkyerɛ wɔn ho anisɔ na nea efi mu ba ne ɔbrɛ ntraso +Wives burn out when their husbands fail to acknowledge the amount of work involved in homemaking and taking care of the children +Ɔyerenom brɛ tra so bere a wɔn kununom nkyerɛ adwuma a wɔyɛ de siesie fie de hwɛ mmofra no ho anisɔ no +The middle managers burn out when a boss ignores a job well done and picks on them for minor mistakes +Wɔn a wɔde wɔn asisi nnwuma so brɛ tra so bere a wɔn panyin bi bu n’ani gu adwuma pa bi a wɔayɛ so na ɔka wɔn anim wɔ mfomso nketenkete bi ho no +The bottom line is that we all need to have our efforts appreciated and acknowledged says Parents magazine and if we work in a place that does not reward our efforts be it our home or our office then we re more likely to suffer from burnout +Parents nsɛmma nhoma no ka sɛ Ade a ɛho hia titiriw ne sɛ yɛn nyinaa hia sɛ wɔkyerɛ yɛn mmɔdenbɔ ahorow ho anisɔ na sɛ yɛyɛ adwuma wɔ baabi a wɔnkamfo yɛn mmɔdenbɔ ahorow sɛ ɛyɛ yɛn fie anaa yɛn adwuma mu a ɛnde ɛyɛ mmerɛw sɛ yɛbɛte ɔbrɛ ntraso nka +Interestingly while nurses experience high percentages of burnout obstetricians suffer considerably less +Nea ɛyɛ anika no bere a ayarehwɛfo taa brɛ tra so no ɛntaa mma saa wɔ awogyefo fam +Generally speaking an obstetrician s work involves helping new lives come into the world +Mpɛn pii no ɔwogyefo adwuma ne sɛ ɔbɛboa ma ateasefo afoforo aba wiase +Mothers and fathers thank them for their work +Ɛnanom ne agyanom da wɔn ase wɔ wɔn adwuma no ho +When appreciated people feel that they are useful and are motivated +Sɛ wɔkyerɛ nkurɔfo ho anisɔ a wɔte nka sɛ wɔn ho hia na ɛkanyan wɔn +As soon as one knows who tends to burn out and why it becomes easier to deal with the problem +Sɛ obi nya hu wɔn a ɛnyɛ den sɛ wɔbɛbrɛ atra so ne nea enti a ɛte saa ara pɛ a ɛma ɛyɛ mmerɛw ma no sɛ obedi ɔhaw no ho dwuma +The following article can help burnout victims to have a balanced approach to life +Asɛm a edi hɔ no betumi aboa wɔn a wɔabrɛ atra so ma wɔakari pɛ wɔ asetra mu +Blurb on page Asɛm a wɔafa aka wɔ kratafa +Burnout is a result of an all work no play spiral Adwumayɛ bebrebe a ahomegye nnim na ɛde ɔbrɛ ntraso ba +Burnout How Can You Cope ? Ɔbrɛ Ntraso Wobɛyɛ Dɛn Agyina Ano ? +BURDENED with stress from anxieties and daily hassles many try to drink away their frustrations +BERE a dadwen ne da biara da mu ɔhaw ahorow ma adwennwen hyɛ nnipa pii so no wɔbɔ mmɔden sɛ wɔbɛnom nsa de agyina wɔn abasamtu ano +Alcohol the most widely abused drug today is used by many in an attempt to escape hard realities +Nnipa pii de mmosa a ɛyɛ aduru a wɔde di dwuma ɔkwammɔne so sen biara nnɛ di dwuma de bɔ mmɔden sɛ wɔbɛkwati asetra mu ɔhaw ahorow +Others have relied on popular prescription drugs to deal with anxieties +Ebinom nso de nnuru a wɔtaa kyerɛw ma nkurɔfo di dwuma de gyina dadwen ano +Yet others resort to mind altering drugs such as marijuana methamphetamines and cocaine +Afoforo nso dan kɔ nnuru a enya adwene so tumi te sɛ wii nnuru bi a wɔfrɛ no methamphetamine ne cocaine so +Even young children have been known to use drugs to escape the realities of life +Wɔahu mmofra bi mpo a wɔde nnuru adi dwuma sɛ wɔde rekwati asetra mu ɔhaw ahorow +It is said that percent of American youths will have used one or more illegal substances before they graduate from high school +Wɔka sɛ Amerika mmofra ɔha biara mu de aduru a mmara mma ho kwan biako anaa nea ɛboro saa di dwuma ansa na wɔawie ntoaso sukuu +Then there are those who try to escape daily stress by going on sprees with their friends or putting on a masquerade of cheerfulness while feeling depressed inside +Afei nso yɛwɔ nkurɔfo a wɔbɔ mmɔden sɛ wɔbɛkwati da biara da mu adwennwen denam nneɛma a wɔne wɔn nnamfo yɛ ma ɛtra so anaa wɔn ho a wɔyɛ te sɛ nea wɔn ani gye nanso wɔn mu tɔnn no wɔwɔ abasamtu no so +Or for the wrong reasons they seek the affection and tenderness of the opposite sex +Anaasɛ ebia ntease ahorow a ɛnteɛ nti wɔhwehwɛ ɔdɔ ne akorɔkorɔ fi wɔn a ɛsono wɔn bɔbeasu hɔ +But using escapist measures to deal with stress only increases frustration +Nanso nneɛma a wɔyɛ de brabra adwennwen so ma abasamtu yɛ kɛse mmom +When people try to dilute stress with alcohol or other mind altering substances rather than rekindling themselves they speed up the process of burnout +Sɛ nkurɔfo bɔ mmɔden sɛ wɔde mmosa anaa biribi foforo a enya adwene so tumi bedi adwennwen so sen sɛ wɔbɛkanyan wɔn ho bio a wɔma ɔbrɛ ntraso ba ntɛmntɛm +What then can you do when you feel the fire inside you slowly burning out ? Ɛnde dɛn na wubetumi ayɛ bere a wote nka sɛ ahoɔden a ɛwɔ wo mu no resa nkakrankakra no ? +Way to Recovery Ɔkwan a Wɔfa so Nya Ahotɔ +Awake ! Nyan ! +does not recommend specific therapies or medications +nkamfo ayaresa anaa aduruyɛ pɔtee biara nkyerɛ +Nevertheless it presents a few helpful suggestions based on Bible principles that may aid you in rekindling the dying embers within you +Nanso ɛde nyansahyɛ kakra a egyina Bible nnyinasosɛm ahorow so a ebetumi aboa wo ma woakanyan wo ho bio ma +Dr +Yutaka Ono a director at Keio University School of Medicine recommends three C s for coping with burnout +Oduruyɛfo Yutaka Ono a ɔyɛ ɔpanyin wɔ Keio Sukuupɔn Aduruyɛ Suabea no kamfo nneɛma abiɛsa a ɛma wogyina ɔbrɛ ntraso ano kyerɛ +He explains The three C s stand for control communication and cognition +Ɔkyerɛkyerɛ mu sɛ Nneɛma abiɛsa ’ no ne ahosodi nkitahodi ne ntease +In order to overcome feelings of helplessness you must be able to feel you are in control of your feelings and behavior +Nea ɛbɛyɛ na woatumi adi basaayɛ so no ɛsɛ sɛ wutumi te nka sɛ wutumi di wo nkate ne wo nneyɛe so +When frustration daily dominates your emotions and crushes your capacity to solve problems it is easy to believe things are out of your hands +Sɛ abasamtu di wo nkate so da biara ma enti wuntumi nni nsɛnnennen ho dwuma a ɛnyɛ den sɛ wubegye adi sɛ tebea no agye wo nsam +However do not just sit back and dwell on troublesome thoughts +Nanso ɛnsɛ sɛ wotra faako na wususuw nneɛma a ɛhaw adwene ho +Try to solve your problem step by step +Bɔ mmɔden di wo haw no ho dwuma nkakrankakra +See box page +Hwɛ Adaka kratafa +Do not procrastinate +Nyɛ mmɔtohɔ +Just by initiating positive actions you will begin to feel better and in control +Ɛdenam nneɛma pa a wubefi ase ayɛ so no wubefi ase ate nka sɛ wo ho retɔ wo na wotumi di wo ho so +Try to reduce irritations that result in defeatist feelings +Bɔ mmɔden tew abufuw a ɛde abasamtu ba so +For instance some tend to get annoyed by every trifle in life +Sɛ nhwɛso no asetra mu ade ketewa biara tumi hyɛ ebinom abufuw +They insist on a certain way of doing things and get irritated when others do not comply or they may become frustrated by their own failures +Wɔhyɛ sɛ wɔmfa ɔkwan pɔtee bi so nyɛ nneɛma na sɛ afoforo anyɛ saa a wɔn bo fuw anaasɛ ebia wɔn nkogudi ahorow bɛma wɔn aba mu abu +Do not become righteous overmuch an ancient wise man said nor show yourself excessively wise +Tete barima nyansafo bi kae sɛ Nyɛ wo ho ɔtreneeni bebrebe na nyɛ onyansafo ntra so ɛdɛn nti na wobɛsɛe wo ho ? +Why should you cause desolation to yourself ? Clinging to standards that are too high and constantly feeling you are not measuring up to them is a sure way to burn out +Gyinapɛn ahorow a ɛkorɔn dodo a wobɛbata ho na woate nka bere nyinaa sɛ wuntumi nnuu ho no yɛ ɔkwan titiriw a ɔbrɛ ntraso betumi afa so aka wo +Further helpful counsel from the Bible is to be modest in walking with your God +Afotu foforo a ɛboa a efi Bible mu ne ahobrɛase a wode ne wo Nyankopɔn nantew +To be modest means to be aware of one s limitations or to place a moderate estimate on one s abilities +Sɛ obi bɛbrɛ ne ho ase kyerɛ sɛ obehu ne mmerɛwyɛ ahorow anaa onsusuw ne mmɔdenbɔ ahorow ho ntra so +This may mean saying no to unreasonable demands at the workplace +Eyi betumi akyerɛ sɛ wobɛpopo wo ti wɔ nneɛma a wɔhwehwɛ fi wo hɔ a ɛtra so wɔ adwumam no ho +Those who know their limitations welcome help +Wɔn a wohu wɔn mmerɛwyɛ ahorow gye mmoa tom +One female manager who had experienced burnout said that the key to avoiding it is to ask for help +Ɔbea bi a na ɔyɛ adwuma mu panyin a na ɔbrɛ ntraso aka no pɛn kae sɛ ade a ɛbɛboa ma woakwati ne sɛ wobɛsrɛ mmoa +Still as she says a lot of people are afraid to ask for help because they may be looked upon as failing in their job +Nanso sɛnea ɔka no nnipa pii suro sɛ wɔbɛsrɛ mmoa efisɛ ebia wobebu wɔn sɛ wontumi nyɛ wɔn adwuma +Be it housework schoolwork or secular work whatever is threatening you with burnout delegate work where you can +Sɛ ɛyɛ ofie adwuma sukuu adwuma anaa honam fam adwuma biribiara a ebetumi ama woabrɛ atra so no fa nnwuma no bi hyɛ afoforo nsa bere a wubetumi ayɛ saa +You will be surprised to see how things get accomplished without your directly managing everything +Compare Exodus +Ɛbɛyɛ wo nwonwa sɛ wubehu sɛnea nneɛma bɛkɔ so yiye ɛmfa ho sɛ w’ankasa wonhwɛ biribiara so tee +Fa toto Exodus ho +You may need some rest +Ebia wubehia ahomegye kakra +A leave of absence can work miracles for a potential victim of burnout +Akwamma betumi adi aboa obi a ɔbrɛ ntraso reyɛ aka no wɔ ɔkwan a ɛyɛ nwonwa so +However if your circumstances do not allow for that if you know how to have fun it makes a difference says researcher Ann McGee Cooper +Nanso nhwehwɛmufo Ann McGee Cooper ka sɛ sɛ wo nsɛm tebea mma ɛno ho kwan a sɛ wunim ɔkwan a wobɛfa so agye w’ani a ɛboa +Taking a break for a change of pace may even increase productivity stimulating your mind toward creative thinking +W’ahome a wubegye ama nsakrae aba wo dwumadi mu no betumi ama adwumayɛ asow aba mpo na akanyan w’adwene ma woatumi de w’ankasa w’adwene ayɛ nneɛma +What King Solomon advised years ago still holds true Better is a handful of rest than a double handful of hard work and striving after the wind +Ecclesiastes +Afotu a Ɔhene Salomo de mae mfe bi a atwam no da so ara yɛ adwuma Nsa ma ne ɔhome ye sen nsa abien amaama ne ɔbrɛ ne ɔdadwen hunu +Ɔsɛnkafo +A Supportive Circle for Communication Nkurɔfo a Wɔboa wɔ Nkitahodi Mu +The second C that Dr +Ono mentioned involves communication +Ade ’ a ɛto so abien a Oduruyɛfo Ono kaa ho asɛm ne nkitahodi +It is interesting that fire fighters rarely experience burnout +Ɛyɛ anika sɛ ɔbrɛ ntraso ntaa nka odumgyafo +This may be because in addition to being considered heroes they are tied together by a strong bond of camaraderie +Ebia nea enti a eyi te saa ne sɛ sɛ wɔde bu a wobu wɔn sɛ wɔyɛ akatakyie no to nkyɛn a wɔne wɔn mfɛfo wɔ biakoyɛ a emu yɛ den +Having a supportive group to lean on one can draw help from them +Sɛ obi wɔ kuw bi a wɔde mmoa ma a obetumi de ne ho ato wɔn so mu a obetumi anya mmoa afi wɔn hɔ +Where can you find comforting support today ? Ɛhe na wubetumi anya mmoa a awerɛkyekye wom nnɛ ? +Describing ways for physicians to cope with burnout the book Moetsukishokogun Burnout Syndrome states For doctors their family especially their spouse is the most effective and realistic emotional supporter +Bere a nhoma Moetsukishokogun Ɔbrɛ Ntraso ho Sɛnkyerɛnne rekyerɛ akwan a nnuruyɛfo betumi afa so agyina ɔbrɛ ntraso ano no ɛka sɛ Wɔ nnuruyɛfo fam no wɔn abusuafo titiriw wɔn ahokafo ne wɔn a wɔde nkate fam mmoa a etu mpɔn na ntease wom sen biara ma +Everyone needs someone in whom to confide personal feelings +Obiara hia obi a ɔbɛka sɛnea ɔte nka ankasa akyerɛ no +In this matter of communication the Bible offers practical advice +Wɔ nkitahodi ho asɛm yi mu no Bible no de afotu a mfaso wɔ so ma +It encourages married couples to maintain romantic attachments to each other and tells all to have friends who can make solid workable suggestions +Proverbs +Ɛhyɛ awarefo nkuran sɛ wɔnkɔ so nnya ɔdɔ a ɛma wonya abusuabɔ a emu yɛ den mma wɔn ho wɔn ho na ɛka kyerɛ obiara sɛ onnya nnamfo a wobetumi de nyansahyɛ ahorow a edi mu na wotumi de yɛ adwuma ama +Mmebusɛm +We must build our own support system of close friends and family says USA Today +USA Today ka sɛ Ɛsɛ sɛ yɛn ankasa bɔ mmɔden nya nnamfo a wɔbɛn yɛn ne abusuafo a wɔbɛboa yɛn +It then adds We also must feel free to utilize the resources of our religious centers and mental health services +Afei ɛde ka ho sɛ Ɛnsɛ sɛ ɛyɛ yɛn den nso sɛ yɛde mmoa a ɛwɔ yɛn som ahorow ne adwene ho ayaresa ahorow mu bedi dwuma +Concerning how to tap religious resources for help Jesus half brother James wrote Is there anyone sick among you ? Ɛdefa ɔkwan a yɛbɛfa so de mmoa a ɛwɔ ɔsom mu adi dwuma ma aboa yɛn ho no Yesu nua Yakobo kyerɛwee sɛ Mo mu bi yare anaa ? +Let him call the older men of the congregation to him and let them pray over him greasing him with oil in the name of Jehovah +Ɔmfrɛ asafo no mu mpanyimfo na wɔmmɛbɔ no so mpae na wɔnsra no ngo Yehowa din mu +Christians who have problems can find refreshment by talking with the elders of the congregations of Jehovah s Witnesses +Kristofo a wɔwɔ ɔhaw ahorow betumi anya ahotɔ denam Yehowa Adansefo asafo no mu mpanyimfo a wɔne wɔn bɛkasa so +Although the elders are not specialists in dealing with burnout the spiritual support they offer is invaluable +Ɛwom sɛ mpanyimfo no nyɛ wɔn a wɔn ho akokwaw wɔ ɔbrɛ ntraso ho ayaresa mu de nanso honhom fam mmoa a wɔde ma no so wɔ mfaso kɛse +While a human support system may recharge us for another day it may not always be enough +Bere a mmoa a yebenya afi nnipa hɔ betumi akanyan yɛn bio ama ɛda a edi hɔ no ebia ɛrenyɛ nea ɛdɔɔso bere nyinaa +In the introduction to his book Helplessness Martin E +Martin E +P +P +Seligman pointed to the unbridled individualism seen in the West as a cause for the increase in depression today and he expressed the need for finding a meaning in life +Seligman kae wɔ ne nhoma Helplessness nnianim nsɛm mu sɛ ahofadi a wɔnto ano hyew a wohu wɔ Atɔe Fam no ka ho bi na adwenemhaw akɔ soro nnɛ na ɔkaa hia a ɛho hia sɛ yenya asetra mu atirimpɔw ho asɛm +He then showed that one necessary condition for meaning is the attachment to something larger than you are +Afei ɔkyer��e sɛ ade biako a ɛho hia na ama woanya atirimpɔw ne sɛ wobɛbata biribi a ɛkorɔn sen wo ho +Although many people today do not take their relationship with God seriously communication with the Creator who is certainly larger than you are can help you to cope with feelings of helplessness +Ɛmfa ho sɛ nnipa pii mfa abusuabɔ a wɔne Onyankopɔn benya no aniberesɛm no nkitaho a wo ne Ɔbɔadeɛ no a akyinnye biara nni ho sɛ ɔkorɔn sen wo ’ bedi no betumi aboa wo ma woagyina basaayɛ ano +King David who faced many crises encouraged his subjects Trust in God at all times O people +Ɔhene Dawid a ohyiaa ɔhaw pii hyɛɛ ne manfo nkuran sɛ Nkurɔfo momfa mo ho nto Onyankopɔn so daa +Before him pour out your heart +God is a refuge for us +Munyi mo yam nkyerɛ no Onyankopɔn ne yɛn guandɔbea +God is ready to give his ear even to our groanings unuttered +Onyankopɔn ayɛ krado sɛ ɔbɛyɛ aso ama yɛn ɔpene a enni kabea mpo +Earnestly petitioning him results in the peace that can guard your hearts and your mental powers against burnout +Philippians +Changing Your Viewpoint Komam a wubefi abɔ no mpae de asomdwoe a ebetumi ahwɛ wo koma ne w’adwene so ’ na woammrɛ antra so ba +Filipifo +Finally a change may be needed in how you view your situation +Wo Nsusuwii a Wobɛsakra +Cognition or perception is the last C that Dr +Awiei koraa no ebia ɛho behia sɛ woyɛ nsakrae wɔ sɛnea wuhu wo tebea no mu +Ono suggests as a way to cope with burnout +Ntease anaa nhumu ne ade ’ a etwa to a Oduruyɛfo Ono kamfo kyerɛ sɛ ɛyɛ ɔkwan a wɔfa so gyina ɔbrɛ ntraso ano +When under excessive stress we tend to make negative estimates of everything and entrap ourselves in pessimistic viewpoints +Sɛ yehyia adwennwen a emu yɛ den a etumi ma yɛde yɛn ani bu nneɛma ɔkwammɔne so na yɛde adwemmɔne kyekyere yɛn ho +However we have to be realistic +Nanso ɛsɛ sɛ yenya adwempa +Analyze whether or not there really is a basis for such negative thinking +Susuw ho hwɛ sɛ ebia ntease wom ankasa sɛ wubenya nsusuwii a ɛnteɛ saa anaa +Will the result be as bad as you fear ? So nea ɛbɛba no yɛ hu sɛnea wususuw no ? +Try to look at things from another point of view +Bɔ mmɔden susuw nsɛm ho wɔ ɔkwan foforo so +You can begin by assuming that if you re burned out it s probably because you re good not because you re bad says Parents magazine +Parents nsɛmma nhoma ka sɛ Nea wubetumi ayɛ de afi ase ne sɛ wobɛfa no sɛ ɛbɛyɛ sɛ woye ’ nti na woabrɛ ntra so no na ɛnyɛ sɛ wunnye +’ +Remember Types who are prone to burnout have high standards and care about others +Kae Nnipa a ɛnyɛ den sɛ ɔbrɛ ntraso bɛka wɔn ne wɔn a wɔwɔ gyinapɛn ahorow a ɛkorɔn na wosusuw afoforo ho +What is most helpful for a burnout victim is a word of appreciation +Nea ɛbɛboa obi a wabrɛ atra so asen biara ne sɛ wɔbɛka asɛm de akyerɛ ne ho anisɔ +It will make a big difference to a mother if her husband and children express and show appreciation for all the work involved in running a household +Sɛ ɛna bi kunu ne ne mma ka sɛ wɔn ani sɔ adwuma a ɔyɛ de hwɛ fie no nyinaa na sɛ wɔyɛ ade de kyerɛ saa a ɛde nsakrae kɛse bɛba +If a middle manager suffers burnout at work an appreciative comment and a pat on the back can change his outlook for the good +Sɛ obi a wɔde no asi adwuma so brɛ tra so a asɛm bi a wɔbɛka de akyerɛ anisɔ ne nkamfo a wɔde bɛma no betumi ama wabenya adwempa +The Bible shows how a capable wife merits commendation Her sons have risen up and proceeded to pronounce her happy her owner rises up and he praises her +Bible no kyerɛ sɛnea ɔyere pa fata nkamfo Ne mmabanin sɔre na wɔfrɛ no nhyira ne kunu nso oyi no ayɛ sɛ Mmea pii ayɛ papa na wo de wosen wɔn nyinaa +Indeed pleasant sayings are a honeycomb sweet to the soul and a healing to the bones +Proverbs +Nokwarem no nsɛm a ɛyɛ dɛ yɛ ɛwokyɛm ɔkra adɔkɔdɔkɔde ne nnompe akwahosan +Mmebusɛm +Shinzo the Christian elder mentioned in the first article recovered considerably from his burnout +Shinzo Kristoni ɔpanyin a yɛkaa ne ho asɛm wɔ asɛm a edi kan no mu no nyaa ahotɔ kɛse wɔ ɔbrɛ ntraso a ɛkaa no no mu +Although he received professional assistance what helped Shinzo most was his prayers to Jehovah +Ɛwom sɛ Shinzo nyaa ayaresa de nanso nea ɛboaa no sen biara ne Yehowa a ɔbɔɔ no mpae +Following his earnest prayers for help he happened to meet the elder who had first studied the Word of God with him +Bere a ofi nokwaredi mu bɔɔ mpae akyi no okohyiaa ɔpanyin a ɔne no suaa Onyankopɔn Asɛm nea edi kan no +That elder as well as other fellow elders supported him by listening to his anxieties +Saa ɔpanyin no ne mfɛfo mpanyimfo afoforo boaa no denam tie a wotiee ne dadwen ahorow no so +From an earlier issue of the journal you are now reading articles on overcoming negative emotions were read to him by his wife +Ne yere kenkanee nsɛmma nhoma a worekenkan no mprempren yi bi a aba dedaw mu nsɛm a na ɛfa sɛnea wodi nkate a ɛmfata so ho kyerɛɛ no +October Gradually he realized he was trying to do everything by himself +October Engiresi de Nkakrankakra obehui sɛ n’ankasa rebɔ mmɔden ayɛ biribiara +His way of looking at what was happening around him started to change +Ɔkwan a na ɔfa so hu nneɛma a na ɛrekɔ so wɔ ne ho no fii ase sakrae +Although he felt at first that he was in an endless tunnel of despair he saw a light at the other end that slowly became bigger until he finally came out of his tunnel +Ɛwom sɛ mfiase no na ɔte nka sɛ ɔwɔ abasamtu a enni awiei a ɛ