{
  "id": 4583007,
  "title": "Bompata Kristo Asafo Mission donates to Kumasi Prisons, Children’s Home",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/bompata-kristo-asafo-mission-donates-to-kumasi-prisons-childrens-home",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-31T05:48:47.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Chronicle Ghana",
    "slug": "the-chronicle-ghana",
    "url": "https://thechronicle.com.gh/bompata-kristo-asafo-mission-donates-to-kumasi-prisons-childrens-home/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Bompata Branch of the Kristo Asafo Mission in Kumasi recently presented a donation of GHc135,000 to the Kumasi Central Prisons and the Kumasi Children's Home. This annual tradition, honoring the birthday of their founder, Apostle Kwadwo Safo Kantanka, took place last Friday. The donation comprised a substantial amount of food, hygiene items, and medical supplies, valued at GHC85,000, destined for the prisons. Furthermore, the Kumasi Children's Home received an array of resources including 100 packs of water, 70 packs of drinks, 30 bags of rice, and 30 packs of diapers, valued at GHC50,000. Pastor Kwadwo Osei, the head of the Mission, revealed that this act, initiated by their founder, has been upheld each year in his memory, aiming to perpetuate his \"legacy\". The Ashanti Regional Prisons Commander, Ing. James B. Mwinyelle, accepted the items on behalf of the Ghana Prisons Service. He expressed concern over the need to educate the public and youth to prevent incarceration. The children's home manager, Cletus Frimpong Osei Kwarteng, thanked the Mission for the kind gesture, emphasizing their appreciation and touch.",
  "summary": "The Bompata Branch of the Kristo Asafo Mission in Kumasi (the Mission’s maiden church to be established in the Ashanti Region), last Friday made a donation worth GHc135,000 to the Kumasi Central Prisons and the Kumasi Children’s Home. The gesture, an annual rite, was in commemoration of the birthday (August 26) of their Founder, the […] The post Bompata Kristo Asafo Mission donates to Kumasi…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}