It was a thanksgiving service, but more than just that, it gave a rare peek into the dream that gave birth to Ghana's largest private media group, The Multimedia Group, parent company of Joy FM.

Founder of the company, Mr. Kwasi Twum, an illusive man whose reputation precedes him in many respects was joined by some 120 friends, business partners and clients to demonstrate that God’s goodness was not as simple as his simple plain white dress.

Multimedia’s annual Thanksgiving services are not new. But this one seized the opportunity to be special. It is a warm up to a great year in which Ghana’s biggest private media conglomerate  will mark its 20^th anniversary.

Bishop James Saah of Christian Action Faith Ministries topped the line-up of pastors which included Joyce Aryee, Reverend Ransford Abossey and Pastor Ato Acquah. Ecobank CEO Samuel Ashittey Adjei, CAL Bank big gun Frank Adu, Zenith Bank MD, Daniel Asiedu were notable in a line-up of big businessmen – And of course, CEO of automobile giant,Tanink Ghana, Roger Klogo.

And Gabby Adjetey captained a list of pioneering media staff. The late Komla Dumor would have been hovering around his darling brand Joy FM that made him a darling to everybody else.

In a time of worship, Pastor Ato Acquah showed why it just had to be him on the itinerary. He pushed an audience of businessmen to dig out from within, a heart of worship.

Over four songs rolled off Pastor Ato pretty seamlessly. He is gifted. But as a host of Joy Time in His Presence for many years, he led the worship as one who knows and belongs and is bound to the Multimedia history and family in more than one intricate place.

So yes, He didn’t look hired. He looked honoured.

Bishop James Saah refused to call his delivery, a sermon. But well a compressed sermon is what we commonly call ‘a word of exhortation’. That was what he gave.

And boy o boy. It was the most inspiring 20-minutes peek into the mind of God concerning how you will turn out in the future.

Quick to strip everyone of  every sense of achievements and titles, the Bishop reminded his august audience that it was not what one has or does that is important but who one is. A simple truth that today’s generation has abandoned so that rich thieves are protected and penniless honest men are punished and hunted down.

He said everybody has something in him generally described as a sovereign foundation. You can call it bloodline traits, ancestral influence, consistently inherited habits called genes.

But through education, experience and the Grace of God everybody could fulfill his potential and make it to heaven.

But be careful – things in your sovereign foundation could club you off the pinnacle of your success – if you don’t deal with it today.

Moses had an anger problem demonstrated in the unprovoked murder of an Egyptian but his failure to deal with this surfaced at the height of his success.

So that in one moment of madness, he struck a rock twice after God had instructed him to do so once. His punishment is a proverb and a lyric in many songs. “Your eyes will see the promise land of Cannan, but you will not set a foot there".

Deal with things in your sovereign foundation or you can be sure – they will deal with you.

Food for thought? No. It was a buffet for life-long thinking.

Outwardly solemn and sober during the service, but inwardly surprised, Kwasi Twum gave a speech that gave away deep springs of gratitude in his heart.

“The team of 12, twenty years ago has multiplied to a team of over 600”, the audience mumbled as the fact sank in. Many had calculative minds, and salaries, overhead cost and budgets may have unconsciously rolled out in their minds to analyze what it means to build the biggest private media brand in Ghana.

Kwasi continued “ I know some will say ‘Well Kwasi you have been lucky’: others may say, Isn’t it hardwork combined with business smarts?”

But Kwasi knew that Multimedia is more than a product of brains and brawns. The odd has been God.

“What are the odds that you would name your business Multimedia when all you were thinking of was setting up a radio station? I had no idea then, of online media as a business, I had not dreamt of operating TV, and of course, this being 1994, social media had not even been invented”

In short, Kwasi Twum had a dream, but God intervened and made it big. Big in a way only former Greater Accra Regional Minister, Sheik I.C Quaye could sentimentally communicate – “The dream is big oo, it is big”.

But even in his speech, you could see Kwasi who began MGL in his 30s was still dreaming in his 50s.

“By the grace of God, I know we shall gather again in 30 years to celebrate our Golden Jubilee”. And by the phrase ‘gather again’ he did not mean on the 3^rd floor of the Trust Towers building at Adabaraka in Accra.

He meant Multimedia’s own corporate head office.

Why does he think he can do this? Why does he believe it is possible? Isn’t he tired of dreaming, building, planning, leading?

A part of his speech, gave away an answer.

“Because those who wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength: They shall mount up with wings like eagles; They shall run and not grow weary; they shall walk and not faint, Isaiah 40:31”

He would not finish his speech. Not until he has read the roll call of those who have contributed significantly towards the realisation and expansion of his dream.

Mr Alex Banful, GSMF 

Jake Obetsebi-Lamptey, Mrs Norkor Duah and Team Lintas, for being the first Agency to give us a job.

Mr Noble Asare formerly of STB McCann

Mr. Kofi Quakyi

Mr. Emmanuel Addo  - AD MEDIA

Mr. Syl Kowurnoo  - ADS

The venerable Mr. Isaac Quartey F

The late Daniel Twum Jnr., William Sam and Joel Nettey formerly of the Unicorn Group,

My mother, Maa Gifty, and my partner for life, my dear wife Esta, who has been by my side since 1984. Esta, I never could have made it without you.

At the Corporate Office on that 3^rd floor housing Multimedia, there is a plaque that read “Christ @ work”.

And as the over 120 guest filed out after 10:00am, they would have each seen it and muttered,

“You bet He is”.