03/12/2026. The welcome message from Togbe Klo Azuma 111.
WELCOME ADDRESS BY TOGBE KLO AZUMAH III CHIEF OF VUME KLOKOPE
TO MOVE CITY CHURCH AND MOVE AFRICA INC. USA 9TH MARCH, 2026
Distinguished leaders and members of Move City Church and Move Africa Inc. from the United States of America, Our respected elders, Ladies and gentlemen,
On behalf of the elders and the entire people of Vume Klokope, I warmly welcome you once again to our community today, the 9th day of March, 2026.
We are always very happy to receive you in our community. Over the years, Move City Church and Move Africa Inc. have been visiting Vume Klokope and supporting us in one way or the other. Your visits have brought encouragement, friendship, and support to our people. For this, we are sincerely grateful, and we pray that God will continue to bless your church and your mission.
At this point, I would also like to express our heartfelt appreciation to your team for the support and donations you offered to the family of our late Regent, Togbe Ferguson Gbemumu, during his passing. Your gesture of kindness during that difficult moment meant a lot to the bereaved family and to the entire community. On behalf of the family and the people of Vume Klokope, we say a very big thank you.
In fact, from the very first day you came into contact with our community until today, you have continued to extend various forms of help to us. We deeply appreciate every support, encouragement, and contribution you have made towards the development and well-being of our people.
As well we have not forgotten your tribute you have sent through your servant Apostle Senyo Mawufemor Cudjoe during the final funeral rites and burial of Togbe Ferguson Gbemumu. We say God richly bless you.
When we began celebrating our Dunenyo Festival, we also started sharing dreams about the development of our community. One of our major dreams at that time was the construction of a 1.5 kilometre road from Vume Kpoviadzi to Vume Klokope. At the beginning, it looked like a very big dream, but by the grace of God and through the efforts of many people, that dream came to pass just last year. Today, the road is a great benefit to our community, and we are thankful for such progress.
As a chief, it is my duty to always think about the future development and welfare of my people. Therefore, I have some dreams for our community which I have placed into two categories: medium-term dreams and long-term dreams.
Medium-Term Dream
Our medium-term plan was to purchase chairs for the community. These chairs would help us during community meetings, festivals, funerals, and other gatherings. Unfortunately, our expectations were affected last year when our respected Regent, Togbe Ferguson Gbemumu, passed away. Because he was buried in January this year, around the same time we normally celebrate the Dunenyo Festival, many of our plans and preparations were disrupted.
However, we still hold on to this dream and hope that in the near future we will be able to acquire these chairs to serve the needs of the community.
Long-Term Dream
Our long-term dream is to build a moderate community center for Vume Klokope. Such a facility will serve as a place where we can host community meetings, social programs, festivals, and other important activities.
At the moment, the absence of a community center greatly affects us, especially whenever it rains during gatherings. Many of our programs are often disrupted because we do not have a proper place to host them.
It is therefore my dream that one day we will be able to build a community center that will serve the present generation and also generations yet to come.
Distinguished guests, it is now my humble request that Move City Church and Move Africa Inc. will continue to remember these dreams of ours in your prayers. We believe that when people of faith pray, God listens. If it is the will of God, we trust that these dreams will also become a reality one day.
Once again, we thank you for coming to visit us today. Your presence encourages us greatly, and we appreciate your friendship and partnership with the people of Vume Klokope.
You are most welcome to our community, and we wish you a peaceful and fruitful stay.
Thank you very much.
Togbe Klo Azumah III Chief of Vume Klokope