Iron Sharpeneth Iron: Work of the Ministry Conference

From July 26-29, 2011 I am participating in the Iron Sharpeneth Iron: Work of the Ministry Conference hosted by my denomination Lighthouse Chapel International in Accra, Ghana.  The conference brings together Christian ministers from all over the world to be ministered to by seasoned ministers of the Gospel.  It's probably one of the most taxing conferences I've been to in years as there are morning, afternoon and evening sessions that last for hours.  Even though the sessions are long and one is quite spent at the end of the day, they are worth it.  It's not everyday that one gets to fellowship with thousands of other ministers while we all soak in the wisdom of those who've gone before us.  It's a great opportunity as I look forward to building a Mega Church back home in Canada some day soon...by God's grace and mercy.

I was filming some of the events and probably won't be able to upload all of them until this coming weekend, however I thought I would give you a taste of the charged atmosphere and the joy that was present in the Jesus Cathedral. The speaker at the podium is the host and my spiritual father, Bishop Dag Heward-Mills.

Here fishy fishy fishy...

I was pleasantly surprised when my long time friend Pastor Ray aka Papa Ray brought us some fresh fish from the Central Region in Ghana a few weeks ago.  I'm sure he could sense the withdrawal symptoms I was going through, in having not fished in ages, and brought me a gift of fish to help with the twitching.

One thing I love about Ghana is the abundance of fresh fish.  Whether it's herring, mackerel, snapper, grouper, etc. nothing beats fresh fish from the sea.

After opening my friend's gift I noticed that there were a few different species including: Barracuda, Red Snapper, Sea Bream and another unidentified species that looked like it belonged to a schooling type of fish family.  I've never eaten Barracuda so I was looking forward to it.  It was not the huge monsters that one can get but rather the "baby" versions; which still had a nasty set of teeth on them.  Snapper is good anytime of the day and the others were going to join the family fish fry.

Thanks again to my friend for surprising me and helping to calm during my most recent bought of nonfishingitus.  Here are a few shots of the fish to give you an idea of what we had.