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Naming as healing.(West Africa)(Column)

Publication: Women Magazine
Publication Date: 01-JUL-03
Format: Online - approximately 954 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

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Healing was a main locus in the ministry of Jesus. There are so many instances in the Bible where he manifested this in healing people who had faith and believed. Some asked for his forgiveness and he had mercy on them. In the West African Region, there are many stories of healing, sometimes...

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...even called miracles. My personal life story is one such miracle, which I would present now.

Our names give us identity. In the whole Creation story in Genesis 1 & 2, God gave a name to each of God's creation. The West African Region is a male dominated one, and thus, the naming of the children is the first ministry of healing; giving identity to the child. But this is becoming an issue, except in Ghana, where mothers name their children, in others parts in West Africa, it is...

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