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New Covenant Ministries host ‘Back to School Prayer Rally’
A section of the students that gathered at the ‘Back to School Prayer and Anointing Rally’.
To a large audience on Wednesday, folks at the New Covenant Ministries at Joseph Pollydore and Chapel Streets, Lodge, hosted its annual ‘Back to School Prayer and Anointing Rally’ for more than 1,000 children from Georgetown and its environs.
The religious body fed, prayed for and gave backpacks in readiness for the new school term to the children.
Reverend Obrian Welch said that the exercise, which is made possible by overseas and local donors, is now in its eighth year of existence and has benefited Guyanese far and wide since it began.
He said that a missionary team from the Lenox Road Baptist Church in New York was the major donor for the event. There was additional support from local donor agencies.
Reverend Welch explained that the venture has been receiving the full support of the Ministry of Education for the past two years.
He said the purpose of the venture is to pray for, anoint and give lectures to students as they ready for school, and provide them with a backpack as well and even teachers.
He said it is hoped after the exercise that the children receive freedom of spirit and be better able to focus and function positively at their academic exploits.
Addressing the gathering, Chief Education Officer, Genevieve Whyte-Nedd spoke about positive monitoring of the students and instilled in them the importance of being obedient. She urged those present to be ‘good students’ to their parents and teachers and urged the teachers to be firm in decision making.
The Chief Education Officer stressed on the need to protect young girls in the home, neighbourhood and churches. She urged the students not to let poverty be a barrier at all but instead to use it as a stepping stone to excel academically.
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