I have forgiven Daddy Lumba, I hope he forgives me too – Ampong

Ghanaian gospel artist Isiah Kwadwo ‘Great’ Ampong has been ordained as a reverend minister.

The ordination took place on Sunday, June 17, 2024, during Ampong’s visit to Divine Word Ministries International in the USA, led by Archbishop Kofi Adonteng Boateng.

The Archbishop stated that the decision to ordain Ampong was in recognition of his years of advocacy for the gospel through his music.

As a prerequisite for his ordination, Great Ampong was asked to seek forgiveness from the Lord and those he has offended over the years, including highlife legend Daddy Lumba.

“The human heart acts differently in times of anger. What he did to me, which I was not happy about—if I went below the belt and said something that offended him—I pray that God forgives me and forgives him as well. Whatever he also did to me, for which I held pain from 2015 to today, I stand before Archbishop Adonteng Boateng and forgive; I am letting go in the name of God,” Ampong stated. “If there is anyone else I have offended, I apologize.”

In a prayer, Archbishop Kofi Adonteng Boateng called for blessings on Ampong and prayed for the expansion of his ministry.

“As I place my hands on you, I put a new cloth of God, the grace of God, on you. Grace has fallen on you, power has been bestowed upon you, and even your enemies will come to love you. Your music is going to be renewed and will travel across the world,” the Archbishop prayed.

To officially mark his ordination, Ampong was robed with a pastoral garment.

Ampong and Daddy Lumba had released a joint album titled “Hosanna” in 2015. Despite the success of the album and its launch, allegations of deceit and greed made by Ampong against Lumba led to a fallout between the two, resulting in years of animosity.

Ampong’s ordination and his public forgiveness of Daddy Lumba mark a significant step towards reconciliation and a renewed focus on his ministry.