Officers at the facility receiving the items

The Women Ministries Department in the New Life District of the Sev­enth Day Adventist (S.D.A) Church has donated items worth GH¢12,000 to the Koforidua Local Prisons.

The items include three bags of bathroom slippers, 70 bags of sachet water, 700 pieces of toothpaste, 700 pieces of toothbrush, bags of second hand clothing, several copies of evan­gelistic books, washing detergents and toiletries.

The District Women Ministries Leader, Mrs. Gladys Coompson who presented the items said the purpose of the donation was to reach out to the inmates as the Bible obliged them to do.

She noted that the ministries assist­ed in spiritual, social, relationships,hu­man interest and humanitarian issues, hence the need to visit the inmates and put smiles on their faces.

Mrs. Coompson indicated that the ministries would use the coming six months to visit, interact and encour­age inmates with the aim of loving one another.

She, therefore, advised the public to embrace and love them when they were discharged.

For his part, the Church Pastor of the Newlife S.D.A Church, Pastor Osei Bonsu Sarpong encouraged the in­mates to have faith in the Lord and hope that they would leave the place with a new heart.

Pastor Sarpong, who is also the District Pastor noted that there were characters in the Bible who were sent to prison but due to the faith they had in God, they were able to endure and got released later.

He indicated that some of the inmates had found themselves in their current situation due to mere hatred and added that “Jesus loves everyone including them”.

Also for her part, the Former Ef­fiduase District Women Coordinator, Madam Margaret Serwaa Ofori revealed that she had engaged a number of the inmates for 10 years and won eight souls for Christ in baptism.

According to her, the inmates would reform totally when they were re­leased.

Receiving the items, The Assistant Duty Officer of the Koforidua Local Pris­on, Assistant Superintendent of Prison (A.S.P) Samuel Adu expressed gratitude to the women for their kindness.

He appealed to the government, corporate bodies and philanthropists to address the water, food and conges­tion situation that the inmates were battling with.

 From Spectator Reporter, Koforidua