Empowerment Care touches over 16,000 lives

A dusty but well-set-up school park became the scene of hope and transformation as over 16,000 children, women and men eagerly gathered as early as 2 a.m. to receive medical care, back-to-school supplies, and more.

This was the scene at this year’s LifeCheck, the social outreach programme of the Empowerment Worship Centre (EWC).

Spearheaded by the Empowerment Care Foundation, under the leadership of its Global Lead, Pastor Gideon Danso, LifeCheck 2024 delivered on its promise to reach out to the community and the needy.

Held at Camp Two School Park, Teshie, LifeCheck saw people trooping in from the neighbouring areas, including Tse Addo, Baatsonaa, Nungua and the Spintex Road communities.

Inspired by the vision of Pastor Danso, LifeCheck has been transforming lives in tangible ways through a comprehensive outreach programme that provides free medical services, including eye care, dental care, ultrasound scans, minor surgical procedures, and free medication.

Free meals

Laboratory services were also available for hepatitis B, malaria, prostrate conditions, typhoid and blood sugar.

About 500 people were also registered with the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) for free.

A blood donation drive saw many EWC church volunteers donating more than 50 pints to the National Blood Bank.

LifeCheck’s Back-to-School arm also saw over 11,000 children and distributed over 100,000 exercise books, 4000 school bags and stationery items.

It also gave out 5,200 shoes to schoolchildren with almost 100 children being shaved and cleaned up, ready for the new school year. More than 10,000 families also enjoyed free meals as well.

Pastor Gideon Danso, in an interview, said LifeCheck was EWC’s way of being the arms and feet of Jesus.

This year’s LifeCheck theme, ‘Compassion to make a difference’, was taken from the scriptures in Jude 1:22 and according to him, it was evident in the dedication and level of involvement of the LifeCheck Team volunteers while they served and interacted with people from the communities.

 In all, 500 volunteers participated in LifeCheck 2024 — made up of EWC church members. This year also saw over 100 medical personnel volunteering their time and expertise.