Christians in Ghana on the eve of New Year joined their counterparts all over the world to observed watch-night services to herald the year 2008.

They ushered in the New Year with songs of praise and hymns amidst dancing and waving of white handkerchiefs, all to thank God for bringing them into another year.

Many of the churches in the Accra Metropolis that DAILY GUIDE visited were filled to capacity, with worshippers clad mostly in white to signify their joy at bidding farewell to 2007 and having the chance to see the New Year.

The worshippers sang and danced to various tunes of gospel music to show appreciation to God for what he had done for them in the year 2007.

At exactly 12 midnight, there were spontaneous clapping and shouts of Happy New Year from almost every corner of the city.
Believers were seen on their feet for well over two hours, singing, dancing and thanking God for the New Year.

Some of the churches visited included Abeka Presby, Harvest Chapel, Accra New Town Methodist and Adabraka Presby.

When DAILY GUIDE visited the Good News Chapel International at Madina, the situation was quite different as the head pastor, Dr Apostle Frimpong Manso was on his feet throughout the night preaching series of prophetic messages.

Dr Apostle Frimpong Manso, delivering a sermon to usher in the New Year, stressed that discipline and faithfulness to God were the major keys to success this year.

He appealed to Ghanaians to let hard work and fortitude be their watch words as they moved into the New Year, urging them to eschew laziness and the spirit of inertia at work places and in the house of God.

He called on Christians to make resolutions that would build bridges and enhance total transformation of lives and the development of the nation, asking them to be ambassadors of peace, unity and reconciliation, and continue to pray for the nation.

He called on Ghanaians to assist the media with information that would help build unity among people in all corners of the country, and advised his colleague pastors who are involved in dubious deals to desist from such acts because they were called to champion the vision of Christ.