Pastor rallies support for Graphic Needy Trust Fund

The Minister in charge of the Living Bread Congregation of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana at Tantra Hill in Accra, Rev. Emmanuel Asiamah Wiafe, has urged the congregation to support the Graphic Needy Trust Fund, a social support fund of the Graphic Communications Group Ltd (GCGL).

He said supporting the needy in society was an act of worship recommended in the Holy Bible, which states: “Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord, and He will reward them for what they have done.”

Rev. Wiafe was addressing the congregation yesterday when a team from the fund joined the congregation to worship and used the opportunity to raise more funds to support its cause.

Needy fund

The fund, with the motto: “A million Good Samaritans: Save a life” and launched at the Adabraka Presbyterian Church of Ghana, will enable the GCGL to partner churches, private sector players, institutions and individuals to build a seed fund of GH¢500,000 in five months to foot the medical bills of needy patients to enable them to survive life-threatening illnesses.

It has, therefore, turned to benevolent individuals, institutions, churches and the private sector to support it to raise funds to address the health needs of the needy and the underprivileged in society.

The Living Bread Congregation was able to raise GH¢1,322 as its contribution and was hopeful that it would help meet some of the numerous health needs of the vulnerable in society.

Rev. Wiafe was grateful to the GCGL team for choosing the Living Bread Congregation to worship and enable the members to also contribute their widow’s mite towards such a worthy cause.

Sermon

A Presbyter, Mr Amos Bondzie, who delivered the sermon on the theme: “Set your heart on things above”, explained that the toils of every Christian were geared towards attaining Heaven.

He said Christians should not put emphasis on earthly possessions but “you have to gather your riches in heaven”.

The Clerk of the Living Bread Congregation, Madam Juliana Baah, who presented the cheque to the Resident Medical Officer of the Graphic Clinic, Dr Jacqui Barnes, was hopeful that the contribution by the church would help address some of the critical illnesses of the underprivileged.

Why the fund

Explaining the purpose of the fund, Dr Barnes said it was instituted to address the health needs of the underprivileged in society.

She said the GCGL had realised that it could no longer cater for the numerous requests from the public for financial assistance to enable them to access health care and was confident that the little support from individuals, institutions and the private sector in general “can save a life”.

She said there had been instances when some people had lost dear ones because they were unable to mobilise funds to pay for their medical care, saying it behoved all to contribute “our widow’s mite” to help save such lives.

She assured the congregation that no amount was too small in the GCGL’s quest to mobilise enough funds to support the underprivileged who were in dire need of assistance to access quality health care.