2016 NYAC VIM Ghana Dance Mission: How Great is Our God - How Great is Our Joy!

 "How great is our God ;  sing with me ,  how great is our God; and all will see how great, how great is our God!"

What a glorious day this has been. We were blessed in a most magnificent way by the youth of the Methodist Church, Wesley Cathedral , Cape Coast, Ghana and Theare groups! They are evangelizing in amazing ways through Liturgical Dance. They are praising God with every fiber of their being and yes, they are winning souls for Christ!

Not knowing what to expect, it was refreshing to see how progressive the youth were. Our hope is this collaboration will move the concept of dance from 'performance ' to ministry and to educate the Church as a whole.

Attached is the picture from the Elmina Castle in memory. The visit to the castle pressed heavy on our hearts.  The stench of blood and death is still entrenched in the stone on which our ancestors laid.

There is video of the youth ministering in dance, which we will post later.

Job said with assurance, "For I know my Redeemer lives." Can you say, "I know that my Redeemer lives!"

And, oh, by the way, He will turn our mourning into dancing!

And dance we did! All day into the late evening, the dance team from New York led warm up exercises ,  demonstrated basic ballet steps and movement, then taught praise dance to the gospel song, "I Feel the Spirit," by Hezekiah Walker, first to the young children, then to tweens and teens then to the older University youth.

After dinner, we returned to dialogue about praise and worship and what it means to live as unto God. The youth each shared about why theyou danced, how they fulfill their calling by ministering in this way as outreach as well as to honor their Spiritual being.

We then continued the dance. This time, the youth led choreography and taught us to dance to "More of You, Jesus," by the group, Pocketfull of Rocks. The Pastor, Very Reverend Richardson Ababa Wilson, joined us in this dance.  What glorious praise!

And better yet, Sunday morning...aah, Sunday morning !  Three services are celebrated at the Wesley Cathedral Methodist Church, at 5:30am, 7:00am and 9:00am. Believe it or not, the first service draws the highest attendance--more than 500!

We joined in the second and third services and we brought on the dance--in partnership with the GHMSU - Wesleyan Theatre. The parishioners received the dance offering with enthusiasm and joy.

The Very Rev. Richardson explained Choreography and the Azonto was seen as secular, now we minister together offering Sacred, liturgical dance in praise to our God.

Alleluia , I know that my Redeemer lives! Say it with me, "I know that my Redeemer lives!