2024 Global Thinking Day : Better, Brighter Future is assured if Parents train up their children in the way of God – TAC Pastor, Odugbose
As Nigeria joins rest of the world to celebrate Global thinking Day, parents and guidance have been encouraged to train their children in the way of God as panacea towards building a better and Sustainable Future.
This was the submission of Abeokuta Area supritendent and Metro Chairman of The Apostolic Church,Pastor Zacheus Odugbose while speaking at the 2024 world Thinking Day Thanksgiving church service held at the Apostolic Church,Ìjemò Agbadu Assembly, Abeokuta,Ogun state.
Odugbose represented by the former Head of Service in Ogun state, Elder Sola Adéyemí underscored the importance of world Thinking Day Celebration saying it is an avenue for girls and young women to learn how to build a better future where all girls live in an environmentally sustainable world free of poverty.
He described the theme of this year’s World Thinking Day celebration” Our Thriving Future: The Environment and global poverty as apt as it explore crucial global issues such as environmental sustainability,gender equality,peace and poverty.
Quoting from the book of Psalms 123:3, the clergyman identified children as heritage from God however challenged parents to raise Godly children that will be socially responsible to their environment.
Earlier in her address, the National Chief Commissioner, Girls Guide and Girls Scout Association of Nigeria, Deaconess Rhoda Thomas disclosed that World Thinking Day is set aside for girls Guide and Girls Scout around the world to think of each other especially those living in poverty, those forced to fight war or those suffering from the impact of a Natural Disaster.
Deaconess Thomas further said Girls Guide and Girls Scout Association is out to train girls and young women to be self reliance, instil the spirit of boldness, courage in them and spread the values of being a good citizens of the Nation.
Deaconess Thomas hinted that Girls Guide and Girls Scout Association was officially launched on August 1,2023 at The Apostolic Church convention ground, Olorunda Ketu, an evidence of the acceptability of the Guiders, advised parents to support the Association by releasing their child to join the association to build the nation together through morals.
The thanksgiving service put together by the Girls Guide and Girls Scout Association of Nigeria,Ogun state Chapter was attended by over one hundred members, the national Chief Commissioner, Girls Guide and Girls Scout Association of Nigeria, Deaconess Rhoda Thomas, Ogun state commissioner, comrade Moyosore, Assistant state commissioner, Mrs O F Shittu, Reverend Mother Juliana Aluko, Assistant state commissioner and the immediate past state commissioner Aha Mrs Modupe Kusimo was to commemorate 2024 World Thinking Day Celebration.
