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Children Celebrate Christmas with Vulnerable in Bolga

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As part of the Christmas celebration, the Children’s Wing of the Catholic Charismatic Renewal (CCR) of the Sacred Heart Cathedral Parish in Bolgatanga has reached out to vulnerable street children and their parents.

The Children Ministry did not only give food and drinks and interacted with the homeless and less privileged as usual, they further organised free health screening exercise and medication administered to those are have health issues.

The event was organised under the theme, “Christmas, a season of giving” and it brought together vulnerable and street children and their parents, persons with disabilities as well as the aged.

Some children at the health screening

The health screening activity was done by health personnel from the Upper East Regional Hospital and the Aide a La Vulnerability, an organization that offers free health services to vulnerable people.

Speaking to GBC online during the exercise, Mr. Jacob Alhassan, the Parish Coordinator, CCR, explained that the period of Christmas was a period of joy and celebration, however, it’s also a duty as Christians to share with the vulnerable in society.

The Coordinator CCR, JACOB ALHASSAN

He said God taught mankind the perfect way to show love by given His only beloved Son Jesus Christ to come and save the world, therefore it was imperative to understand that sharing whatever someone’s has with less privilege was the way to exhibit the true virtues of Christianity.

The Parish Coordinator explained that the act of giving was very paramount to forming responsible citizens and as such the leadership of the CCR has taken it upon themselves to inculcate the spirit of giving among the children by encouraging them to share whatever they had with their neighbor especially the less privilege.

“When it comes to giving, it is not about the more you have, it is the desire to give no matter the little you have. We are telling the general public that God so love the world that He gave us His only begotten son that whosoever believe in Him would not perish but have eternal life, so this would help the children to understand the importance of giving.”

Ms. Nana Adjoa Amoh, a 13-year old child of the Children’s Ministry of the CCR.

Mr. Stephen Adongo, one of the Teachers of the Children’s Ministry, explained that the Christmas charity activity was annual event being undertaken by the children through the sharing of gifts with the homeless and street children.

He however, noted that this year’s celebration has taking a different dimension as the children and their parents were served with hot meals and taking through health screening. He said the objective of the gesture from the children is to share the joy of Christ with the homeless and give them some level of assurance, love and hope in order to enable them have some sense of belonging.

Whilst expressing appreciation to the management of Plaza Health Centre for offering their facilities and equipment for the health screening exercise to take place and the health personnel, Mr. Adongo thanked Endswell pharmacy, Benson Pharmacy and Next Generation Home for supporting the event with drugs and medications.

Mr. Charles Lwanga Moandryien Tabase, Chairperson of the Aide a La Vulnerabillite, who is also a Senior Health Tutor, Zuarungu Nursing and Midwifery Training College, explained that the screening comprised checking of sugar level, malaria, HIV/AIDS among others while treatment administered to those may react to certain health symptoms.

Ms. Nana Adjoa Amoh, a 13-year old child of the Children’s Ministry of the CCR explained that it was the passion and desire of the children to share the little they have with their colleagues on the street to show Jesus Christ’s love for them and encouraged the less privileged children to have faith in Christ in all their endeavours.

Mrs. Mary Tindanbil, visually impaired aged woman who benefitted from the health screening expressed gratitude to the children for extending the gesture to them especially at the time everything seems lost.

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