THE Miracle Temple of the International Central Gospel Church (Tema, Comm 12) has donated items to the Hearts of the Father’s Orphanage at Ningo in the Dangme West District of the Greater Accra Region. The items, made up of household items such as a double door refrigerator, deep freezer, aluminium saucepans, television sets, toiletries, food items, groceries, used clothing, among others, were procured at the cost of GH¢20,000. Other items were cooking oil, footwear and books.
The donation also forms part of the church’s annual charity programme for the home. The programme saw church members painting the entire home. The entire dining area of the home was also carpeted, new louvre blades were also fixed and electricity bulbs were fixed in the structure housing the inmates.
Presenting the items, Mrs Lilian Kissi, wife of the Head Pastor of the church, indicated that the presentation formed part of the church’s social responsibility to the needy. According to her, Deuteronomy chapter 15 verse 7 states that: “If there is a poor man of your brethren, within any of the gates in your land which the Lord is giving you, do not harden your heart, but rather open up your hands wide and willingly lend him sufficiently.”
The scripture, according to her, serves as a motivation for the church to put smiles on the faces of the children and make positive differences in their lives. “It was for this reason that the church, as an embodiment of Christ, would want to provide a balanced home set-up for children who have been orphaned through no fault of theirs,” Mrs Kissi said.
That, according to her, reflects in the church’s commitment to provide assistance to the children who may be experiencing difficulties and rejection from society.
Mrs Kissi expressed the hope that the managers of the home would use the items in a judicious manner to improve the living conditions of the inmates.
The Mother of the home, Mrs Esther Gozo, who received the items on behalf of the home, commended the church for the gesture.
She stated that the home had acquired a 9.4acre land for development into a school and vocational centre to provide skills training for inmates as well as deprived children within the Ningo community. The facility, she said, would also have an infirmary for inmates as well as a community clinic to provide health delivery for residents.
Mrs Gozo said the lack of funds had stalled the project and appealed to corporate institutions and individuals to come to the aid of the home as they made strides towards integrating orphaned and abandoned children into society.
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