Mrs Josephine Ismaila Awudu presenting the items to the prisons officer
The Women’s Ministry of International Central Gospel Church (ICGC) Yahweh Temple at East Legon in Accra has presented assorted items worth GH¢30,000 to female inmates of the Nsawam Medium Security Prison as part of its 5th anniversary celebrations.
The items, which included medical supplies, sanitary towels, toilet rolls, bags of rice, vegetable oil, blankets and detergents, were received by Superintendent Janet Asabea and DSP Esi Gomado on behalf of the inmates.
The President of the Women’s Ministry, Josephine Ismaila Awudu, presented the items on behalf of the group to the officers as part of their efforts to share the Word of God and contribute their widow’s mite to the sustenance of vulnerable members of society.
“At Yahweh Temple, one of our core values is to give hope to people we interact with daily, especially persons who have had bad experience,” she indicated.
ASP Janet Asabea lauded the women for making life comfortable for the inmates through the donation.
Reformation of prisoners is a shared responsibility for religious and other organized groups who visit from time to time to make donations and provide counseling and skills development, among others, according to her.
She appealed to members of society not to stigmatize and alienate prisoners who complete their sentences, adding that the old perception about prisoners should be ignored.
Rev. Ismaila Awudu, Head Pastor of the Yahweh Temple, in an interview, said the church was doing a lot through skills training to help vulnerable members of society.
He lauded members of the Precious Vessels of Virtue (PVV) for donating a truck load of cement to facilitate the construction of the church building.
By Solomon Ofori