Harvest Chapel International to adopt Ward 11 of Pantang Psychiatric Hospital

By Gideon Ahenkorah, GNA
Accra, April 1, GNA - Pastor Mark Ofori Kwarfo, the Overseer of the Ashiyie branch of the Harvest Chapel International, has said plans are afoot to adopt the Ward 11, of the Pantang Psychiatric Hospital.

Pastor Ofori Kwarfo said the move formed part of the commitment of the church towards reaching out to the less privileged and playing its social responsibility role.

He said the Ward 11, which has 30 female inmates, was highly deprived in terms of resources which affected the lives of the patients who were under treatments for various ailments.

The Harvest Chapel International Pastor observed with regret, the deprived nature of the Ward and said: 'We have noticed that this place has been abandoned for years. And we think adopting it would be the best option.'

This, he explained, made it prudent for the church, whose aim was to put smiles on the faces of all persons, to resource it consistently, so as to make life better for the inmates.

Interacting with the Ghana News Agency on the sidelines of a donation exercise, carried out by the church for the Ward's inmates, Pastor Ofori Kwarfo said the church would continue to execute this intension in the coming years.

He also announced that the leadership of the church was in the process to meet the management of the hospital to chart the roadmap for the initiative.

The meeting, he believed, would enable the church to identify all the problems facing the Ward so as to determine which kind of help is needed.

'We intend to do a holistic adoption to produce maximum results. With the help of God I know we would achieve our aim,' he said.

Pastor Ofori Kwarfo said the donation exercise was a part of the church's five years anniversary being celebrated on the theme: 'Celebrating God's Faithfulness; A time to soar higher.'

The donated items worth thousands of cedis included buckets, toiletries, bags of sachet water, washing detergents and food. GNA