Kofi Annan
"We can love what we are, without hating what, and who, we are not."
"The World is not ours to keep. We hold it in trust for future generations."
- Kofi Annan
Kofi Annan - Nobel Prize acceptance speech 2001. Born into a family of traditional chiefs of the Fante tribe in Ghana, Kofi Annan rose to become Secretary General of the United Nations, winning the Nobel Peace Prize in 2001. He grew up in Ghana where he became known as a student leader. He gained a scholarship to study in the US. He also later studied in Geneva before returning to the US to study management at MIT. For most of his life he has worked in the United nations rising from the lower ranks to become one of the few insiders to be awarded the top job of Secretary General. He served as Secretary General for two terms from 1997 to 2007. Widely admired for his skills of patience and diplomacy.He began working for the World Health Organisation WHO in Geneva in 1962 and later served in the UN high commission for Refugees. Kofi Annan held a series of high profile positions from human resource management to peacekeeping (1992-1996). Kofi Annan was widely liked by both fellow UN workers and even critics of the United Nations. For example, Muhamed Sacribey, the Bosnian Ambassador to the UN was very critical of the United Nations involvement in Bosnia. But, he exempted Kofi Annan. When asked why he replied simply: "Because he is honest." Kofi Annan is married to Nane Annan from Sweden. She is a lawyer and painter and has been a strong supporter of the United Nations. They had three children.
The weekend message for the beloved Children of God - The Gift of Love !
Do you know about the greatest gift that has been giving to us ? The Greatest Gift of All, is the Birth of Jesus Christ ! The bible tells us about God's greatest gift to us.Seven hundred years before the birth of Jesus , the prophet said, in Isaiah 9: 6, For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.That prophecy was fulfilled in the words in John 3:16, For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. Choose for yourselves, who will you serve? Read Joshua 24:14-15, Now therefore fear the Lord, and serve him in sincerity and in truth: and put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the flood, and in Egypt; and serve ye the Lord. And if it seem evil unto you to serve the Lord , choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.Wake up, let us get some understanding about true love. Read 1 Corinthians 13 :11-13, When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things. For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known. And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity. There is no greater love than to lay down one's life for one's friends. Read John 15:13, Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. Heavenly Father, We Thank You Lord! Let us sing unto the Lord; let us make a joyful noise to the rock of our salvation. For You Lord are worthy, to receive all the glory and honor. Thank you Lord for your word and your Love. Amen !
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