A section of the beneficiaries going through the exercise
The Kwashieman sub-area administration of the Apostolic Church, Ghana, on Saturday held a free health screening exercise for residents in the area.
The exercise, which formed part of activities marking the inauguration of the sub-area, had over 300 residents receiving various forms of healthcare from health experts, including free medication for health conditions like hepatitis B, blood sugar, blood pressure, typhoid and malaria.
Speaking with the media, Pastor Emmanuel Davidson, Area Pastor for Kwashieman Sub-Metro, stated that the exercise was motivated by the need to care for not only the spiritual needs but also the physical needs of members of his congregation.
“We in the Apostolic Church Kwashieman believe that ministry goes beyond prayer and preaching, the human being is made up of the spirit, soul and body and in doing holistic ministry there is the need for us to touch on all the aspects of the human being,” he said.
Pastor Davidson added that although it is important for the church to preach and pray with members, it is equally important for the leadership of the church to also pay attention to the health needs of its congregation.
“We have given our members the opportunity to interact with medical experts so that their health needs will be attended to and that is what Jesus did in the New Testament when he was with the people and they were hungry, He sought for food for them.
We are just doing ministry and we are touching the lives of our members the community and Ghana at large so that we make sure those serving God are in perfect health to serve the living God,” he mentioned.
Seventy-year-old Edward Yawson, a beneficiary of the exercise, expressed satisfaction at the attention and care given to beneficiaries by the health officers.
“They said my BP and blood sugar was okay but I told them I was feeling a burning sensation in my leg so they examined me and gave me some medicines,” he said.
The church expects to organise the exercise twice a year to ensure its congregation serves God in good health.
By Jamila Akweley Okertchiri