{"id":228548,"date":"2024-10-09T06:10:28","date_gmt":"2024-10-09T06:10:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/09\/galamsey-contaminated-waterbodies-affecting-our-baptisms\/"},"modified":"2024-10-09T06:10:28","modified_gmt":"2024-10-09T06:10:28","slug":"galamsey-contaminated-waterbodies-affecting-our-baptisms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2024\/10\/09\/galamsey-contaminated-waterbodies-affecting-our-baptisms\/","title":{"rendered":"Galamsey: Contaminated waterbodies affecting our baptisms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The Seventh-Day Adventist Church (SDA) has disclosed that illegal mining commonly known as galamsey is making it impossible for the church to baptise new converts.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Church, the pollution of Ghana\u2019s water bodies is affecting the soul-winning drive of the gospel.<\/p>\n<p>Executive Secretary of the Northern Ghana Union of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church, Pastor Edward Nyarkoh, said the Church has created its own stream for baptism in order to keep up with its work.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGalamsey has come to destroy all the water bodies. So it is also affecting our baptism. Previously we were baptising in rivers, but nowadays all the water bodies are contaminated.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTherefore, that has resulted in this church to build this baptism, so that all those who have been baptised and all pastors who have been officiating will not be contaminated.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Galamsey has become topical in recent months, with many organisations and individuals calling for a ban on all forms of mining.<\/p>\n<p>Organised Labour has taken its demands a step forward with a strike scheduled for Thursday, October 10, to compel the government and its actors to take action towards ending the menace.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><em><strong>Explore the world of impactful news with CitiNewsroom on WhatsApp!<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Click on the link to join the Citi Newsroom channel for curated, meaningful stories tailored just for YOU: https:\/\/whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029VaCYzPRAYlUPudDDe53x<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>No spams, just the stories that truly matter! #StayInformed #CitiNewsroom #CNRDigital<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Seventh-Day Adventist Church (SDA) has disclosed that illegal mining commonly known as galamsey is making it impossible for the church to baptise new converts. According to the Church, the pollution of Ghana\u2019s water bodies is affecting the soul-winning drive of the gospel. 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