The Old Tafo, Bompata and Ejisu Areas of The Church of Pentecost have jointly donated food and other items worth GHC 47, 000.00 to the Kumasi Central Prison in the Ashanti region.
The kind gesture, which took place on Tuesday, December 13, 2022, was in pursuit of the five-year strategic vision of the Church (Vision 2023) to “Possess the Nations” by influencing every sphere of life with principles and values of the kingdom of God.
Presenting the items, which included 10 bags of rice, 2 bags of maize, 17 bags of gari, 7 boxes of carbolic soap, 120 tubers of yam, 16 pieces of salt, 16 boxes of bar soap, packs of toilet roll, among others, the Old Tafo Area Head, Apostle Yeboah Nsaful, said that the physical aspect of God’s work is to support the needy and the have-nots in the society.
He noted that the kind gesture being shown to the needy by Christian organisations, especially in this festive season, is geared towards demonstrating the love of God and extoling Christ Jesus to draw all men unto Himself.
“What we are seeing is in fulfilment of our corporate social responsibility to the government and Ghanaians. The work at the prisons requires money, and government alone cannot shoulder everything, hence the donation to complement government’s effort,” Apostle Yeboah Nsaful further expressed.
He added that “from time to time, we will mobilise items and donate them to the prisons and other places which need the help of the Church.”
Rev. Superintendent Stella Ama Katso, the Regional Prisons Chaplain, on behalf of the Ashanti Regional Commander of the Prisons Service, thanked The Church of Pentecost for the wonderful gesture.
She further appealed to other faith-based organisations, individuals and other corporate bodies to come to their aid.
“I say a very big thank you to The Church of Pentecost for visiting us today. This will go a long way to put smiles on the face of our brothers.
“Your presence means a lot to them and at least they have hope that someone cares and prays for them. We are also calling upon other churches to emulate The Church of Pentecost and donate to us in this festive season,” she stressed.
Present at the brief presentation ceremony were a section of ministers and wives, the Old Tafo Area Prisons Ministry leadership, and other officers of the Church.
Report by Dennis Owusu & Emmanuel Nana Nsiah
