Winneba, Aug. 24, GNA - The Connexional Methodist Youth Fellowship, as part of its 70th Anniversary Celebration, has donated assorted food items and toiletries to the Methodist Rafikki Village in the Central Region that provides motherly care and Christian training to children.
The donation, which also forms part of the Fellowship's social evangelism activities, was to reach out to the needy and put smiles on the faces of the under privileged in society.
Some of the items donated to the village include 2,500 liters poly tank, toiletries, mosquito nets, bags of rice and educational materials.
Other items included assorted drinks, cooking oil, boxes of indomie, candies, rubber buckets and packs of bottled mineral water.
Mr William Edmund Thompson, the 70th Anniversary Planning Committee Chairman, said every Christian had a responsibility to attend to the needs of the needy.
He noted that Christianity is not only about attending church services and praying but includes the practical Christian life which is impacting and improving the lives of people especially the needy.
'It is the responsibility of every Christian to have compassion for the needy in society and this is what God expects from us to do as his followers,' he said.
The Connexional Chairman of the Fellowship, Mr Benjamin Nana Yamoah, said kindness could minimise social vices which had engulfed the country through poor parenting and neglect.
He, therefore, encouraged workers of the village to continue to show of motherly care to the children so that they would not feel neglected.
Mr Yamoah urged the children to take their studies seriously since that is the surest way of becoming prosperous in life.
'Education is key to the success of every human being so take your studies seriously so as to become great men and women in future,' he said.
The Director of the village, Very Reverend Ekow Sey, who received the gifts, expressed his appreciation to the Fellowship for the gesture.
He praised the Methodist Youth Fellowship for its continuous support towards the village and called on other organisations in the church to emulate the example of the MYF.
Rev. Sey said even though the village was established by the Methodist Church Ghana, the centre did not discriminate in its admissions.
'The educational facility of the village admits children from the surrounding communities to the school so as to enable them to gradually integrate the children into society,' Very Rev. Sey said.
He said the centre's name 'Rafikki' means Friend and it gave the children the best of education and care adding that the 'Village' was also chosen instead of orphanage to avoid stigmatisation.
The village, which started with five children, has now increased to 34 with the oldest being 14years and the youngest four years and a total students' population of 100.
Rev. Sey, therefore, called on benevolent organisations, philanthropists and individuals to support the village to continue to give the best of care and education to the children.
Present at the donation were Mr Godson Ekuful, the Connexional Vice Chairman, Mr Isdor Oheneba, the Secretary, Madam Esther Thompson, the Treasurer, the Financial Secretary, Mr Charles Tawiah and the NEC members from the various dioceses.
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