God's in the Name

Before we arrived in the country, our guidebooks informed us that Ghana is “15% Muslim, 70% Christian and 100% obsessed with spiritual worship”. Truly, evidence of this devotion can be found everywhere, not least in the comically pious names given to every shop, restaurant, and ramshackle booth in every town we have visited thus far.

The sentiments expressed range from the hopeful (Nothing But Prayer Electricals and General Goods) to the bold (Anointed Internet Café) to the downright threatening (Yours Is Coming Fashion Home), but the theme is consistent. Here is a small sampling of what we’ve found:

Messiah Barber’s Salon
Anointing Hair Craft
The Prophet Store
Peaceful Ark Enterprises
Count Your Blessings Enterprises
Time Will Tell Provision Store
‘God’ the Provider’s Shop
Jesus Fill My Cup Salon
Say Amen Communication and Business Centre
God’s Grace Fashion Home and Provision Store
God’s Time is the Best Fashion Home
Beautiful Zion Multi-Purpose Business Centre
You Can’t Touch By The Blood of Jesus Mama Rose Fast Food

And my personal favourite:
People Don’t Know But Who Will Tell Them Oh Father Forgive Them Meat Shop