Reverend Yaw Nkansah of the Ebenezer Presbyterian Church in Woodbridge is a well practiced, read and experienced preacher who his work in the Lord's service by taking courses in religious studies in the 1980's. He initially set out by training full time in an evangelical studies program from 1982-84 and having graduated with flying colors the Yaw Nkansah earned consecration. This consecration also ushered him into his first Church assignment when he was posted to Anum Bosso and made a district evangelist. It was while at this post that he earned a scholarship to build his career. Before this however, the Reverend was a college dropout.

After excelling at his first assignment in Anum Bosso, The Presbyterian Church of Ghana that was all the while noticing his good work gave the Reverend a scholarship to study at a training college in Abetifi for four years. During his studies under the church scholarship Yaw Nkansah once again graduated with flying colors. He then went ahead to pass the entrance exam of the Trinity College (now known as Trinity Seminary) in 1989 at Legon located n Ghana's capital city, Accra.

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Funerals are traditional rites that date back to creation and for many cultures across the world, they form part of the rites of passage performed to usher the dead into the spirit world or the after life. Funerals are deeply rooted in creation as these rites were being performed right from the days of Adam and Eve.

Every culture since civilization attends to the appropriate care of its dead and most of them have three things in common as far as disposition of the dead matters. Firstly, the organization of some type of funeral rites, rituals, and ceremonies. Secondly, the securing of a sacred place for burying the dead and third, memorialization of the dead.

It is all joy anytime a child is born, however death presents a direct contrast. Even when people die at ripe old ages like in their 80's and above, they are mourned by their families extensively or briefly depending on the culture in which the death occurs. In the Ghanaian custom, funeral rites share common procedures though there are some noticeable distinctions and for some, the rank of the dead or tradition from which he hails determines the way in which their funeral is organized.

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Since 2004, Keiko Watanabe has been volunteering as a mother for 3 children named Alex, Joel (pictured here (left) with Keiko) and Paul, mind you she's yet to have kids of her own though she's taken upon herself the singular responsibility of being a mother before hand. I have quietly watched her from the sidelines as she took upon herself this arduous task of motherhood.

Miss Watanabe, who I affectionately call Sweetie, started out working with one of Ghana's busiest hotel located in the capital city of Accra and performed her professional duties coupled with her enrollment in a tertiary institution in pursuit of a degree program.

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Fact is I normally don't easily get pissed off about an issue especially when it threads the fine lines of emotions and sentimentality but boy am I really ticked off this time by Michael Essien's father. I bet his son is as upset as he looks in the photo here now. Why must he sweat profusely so his father sits and discredit the good work he does.

Anyway, what the heck is this dude talking about, I mean what does he mean by his son Essien has neglected him by not taking care of him?

So here is how I see it, every son (at least in my personal case), no matter how angry he is at his father for neglecting him during his childhood, which is exactly what Essien's father did, will always accord their father the due respect with age and time and when they reach the top of achievement in life will in one way or the other give due recognition to their father.

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