The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) Ghana Battalion (GHANBATT) 11, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel (Lt Col) Dominic Ampomah, has held its end-of-tour Religious and Thanksgiving Parade at the Battalion Headquarters in Bentiu on Sunday 25 August 2024.

The event was held under the theme “My God, My Gratitude - Praise the Lord.” The GHANBATT Imam, Lieutenant (Lt) Sahmu-deen Ridwan, and Chaplain Lt Reverend Jonathan Mensah officiated the Religious Parade. In delivering the Quranic Sermon, the Imam urged everyone to liken their journey on earth to their tour of duty in South Sudan with UNMISS. He emphasised that, unlike their mission in South Sudan, which has a clear commencement and completion date, their duty tour on earth has no established date. He indicated that no one knows when, how, or where their journey on earth will come to an end. He therefore urged all present to be grateful to God, reconcile with each other if there have been any wrongdoings, and live their lives for God because tomorrow is never promised, as written in Quran Chapter 2 verse 281.