By
Eunice Hilda Ampomah, GNA
Kasoa (C/R), Jan. 9,
GNA – The Messiah Our Souls Shepherd Ministry, a church based in
Kasoa-Kpormutey in the Central Region, has donated assorted items to children
with cerebral palsy through the ‘Givers Never Lack Foundation.’
The Givers Never
Lack Foundation is a Non-Governmental and not-for-profit organisation
advocating the welfare of persons with special needs, especially children with
cerebral palsy, and offers them financial, psychological, and social support.
The items included
bags of rice, soft drinks, biscuits, detergents, bathing and washing soap,
diapers, clothes, and antiseptics.
Prophet Moses Quaye,
the General Overseer of the Church, said many a time children with cerebral
palsy were tagged as “children given away by water goddesses, a name which led
to their stigmatisation in the society.”
This made them
underserved and less-privileged in society, he said, and that touched the
hearts of members of the church to put a smile on their faces.
He said it was
unfortunate some members of the public stigmatised persons with cerebral palsy
as they also had potentials and not the least of human beings.
Prophet Quaye
encouraged churches to redirect their focus on marginalised people in society
as that was a true way to serve
God.
He gave an assurance
that the Church would support the Foundation, whenever it had funds, to put up
a building to house such children to give them better care.
He advised women to
desist from self-medication while pregnant to avoid putting the foetuses’ lives
in danger.
Mr Edward Amankwah,
the Founder of the Givers Never Lack, expressed gratitude to the Church for
recognising the plight of the children and remembering them in the New Year.
He said persons with
cerebral palsy and their families faced financial challenges and
stigmatisation, which were threats to their welfare and progress.
“As a father of a
son with the disorder I can say it is not easy at all, in the midst of
stigmatisation, rejections, financial problems, and name calling. But with
benevolent and caring people and groups like the Messiah Church, we are able to
withstand a lot of these challenges,” he said.
GNA
