Brother Writena Amponsah, Preacher of the Takoradi Central Church of Christ has encouraged society to bring freed prisoners closer and influence them positively.
This, he explained would help them to fully integrate, kill loneliness and erode stigma so that they would not go back to acts and actions that got them incarcerated.
Brother Amponsah reminded society of this critical role when the Takoradi Central Church of Christ on behalf of the Churches of Christ donated home made items and foodstuffs over One million Cedis to support the upkeep of Female prisoners in particular and other surrounding prison yards.
The Church donated bags of rice, gallons of oils, bundles of toilet rolls, slippers, bags of beans, garlic and maize, bags of water, medics and other critical supplies to make their lives worthwhile and feel loved despite their present circumstances.
Brother Amponsah said, the Churches of Christ did not only minister to the spiritual needs of society but also the physical to lessen societal and individual burden adding, “Matthew 25:38 enjoined us to help the weak , feed the hungry and cloth the naked as Christians and that exactly what we have come to demonstrate as Churches of Christ”.
Chief Superintendent Prisons Judith Abbiw, who received the items for the Command said, “we are overwhelmed by this generosity”.
Sometimes, the items to fix a special meal for these inamte on holidays and special occassions become a headache for us and this huge donation from the Takoradi Central Church of Christ has brought hope to not just the inmates but the Command, she added.
CSP Abbiw prayed that other benevolent institutions and individual would be of help in terms of tools to train the inmates in lifeskills.
