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Ghanian King Visits Lilburn School

It was a royal visit at one Lilburn school.

King Osagyefo Amoatia Ofori Panin, King of Akyem Abuakwa, Ghana spoke to students at Killian Hill Christian School on Tuesday.

Killian Hill Baptist Church, which runs the school, has worked on mission projects in Ghana for over 30 years. The connection started when a missionary named Nancy Ball introduced the church to the African nation. Since then, Killian Hill has made numerous trips to Ghana to work on projects, including building schools modeled after KHCS, supporting literacy projects, teaching Ghanians business skills and translating the Bible into the Waalii language.

With 12,000 Ghanians living in Metro Atlanta, Tuesday's assembly allowed students to learn more about the country.

The children greeted His majesty with songs and a scene from the high school's upcoming performance of The Wizard of Oz. Appropriately, the actors performed "If I Were King of the Forest."

The King talked students and community members about the challenges Africa currently faces and the continent's future.

His Majesty talked about poverty, which is rampant across Africa.

"Bit by bit, Killian Church, Nancy Ball, they're trying to change it. The world is not a first, second, third world. The Lord decided to lump us all together," said the King. "The problems of Africa are the world's problem. This is one world and one people."

The visit to the school concludes His Majesty's visit to Gwinnett. On Sunday, the King attended church service at Killian Hill.


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