In a colourful event organised by the Kpasenkpe District of The Church of Pentecost, 75 widows were feted by the church to end the 2024 Christmas season.
The event, held at the Kpasenkpe Central Assembly church building, was intended to put smiles on the faces of the widows and demonstrate the love of Christ to them.
The District Minister, Pastor Ernest Kojo Akorli, speaking on the theme: ‘Widowed but not Forsaken,’ emphasised that the love of Christ must be extended to all people, especially the needy, the marginalised, and all unreached people groups.
Reading from Psalm 27:10, he stressed that widows go through a lot of rejection, pain, and ill-treatment, but the Lord loves them.
Pastor Akorli added that taking care of needy widows is the responsibility of family members and the church. He stressed that it is expected of widows to remain committed to the Lord and play exemplary roles in nurturing the younger generations. He also advised Christian widows to be cautious of cultural widowhood practices that are contrary to the Christian faith.
He concluded by saying, ‘Let us be careful of how we treat widows and widowers in society; for anyone at all can be in that state at any moment in life. No one chooses to be a widow or a widower; it is one of the inevitable stages of marriage.’
Each of the widows received a piece of cloth (donated by the Women’s Ministry of the church in Birmingham, UK) and a hot lunch pack. Those who could not attend due to old age had their packages sent to them at home. The food was sponsored by Elder Samuel Dadzie from PIWC Ablekuma in Accra, Elder Prince Adinkra Nyamekye of South Suntreso District in Kumasi, Miss Joanna Agyekum Saah, Mrs Josephine Haizel, and the district minister and his wife.
The programme ended in a joyful moment of feasting and dancing to melodious yuletide tunes. The widows’ conference, initiated by the district minister, has become an annual programme, out of which souls won for Christ have remained in the church.
Report by Peggy Ama Donkor
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