SVD missionaries in Ghana donate to Nkanchina Leprosarium

The Justice, Peace and Integrity of Creation (JPIC) office of the Society of the Divine Word Missionaries (SVD), Ghana-Liberia Province (A Catholic Religious Society of Priests and Brothers) has made a visit to one of the Leprosaria in the Northern Region of Ghana.

Each year, through the support of some benevolent people, the SVDs make visits to one or the other Leprosaria in some parts of the country; to present food items, interact and pray with them at their respective residence or centers and homes.

This year, the SVDs visited Nkanchina, one of the towns in the Kpandai District, also an Outstation of St. Kizito Catholic Church, under the Archdiocese of Tamale.

A couple of the SVD Priests and Brothers were pioneering missionaries and Parish Priests in the said parish. Notable are Rev. Fr. William De Leeuw, SVD, Rev. Fr. Alfred Ayem, SVD, Rev. Fr. Kofi Ron Langi, SVD and Rev. Fr. Alphonse Dungdung, SVD.

 Rev. Fr. Moses Nsenminya, (the Parish Priest), on behalf of the Director of the Center Rev. Bro. Ken Kunditani, CSC received the items from the JPIC Team.

He expressed his utmost joy and appreciation to the Society of the Divine Word for their kind gesture to our brothers and sisters. He noted that in the past years, the SVDs had shown same kindness to the center.

He seized the opportunity to also wish the entire Society of the Divine Word in the whole world a happy 150^th anniversary. ‘As you prepare to celebrate your 150^th Anniversary in the world as a Catholic Missionary Society, may the Lord continue to strengthen our companionship as pilgrims of hope.’

Rev. Fr. Nicholas Aazine, SVD, the Coordinator of JPIC and his team took their turn to also pray and interact with the lepers. The lepers equally expressed their gratitude to the SVDs, the entire Catholic Church and the benefactors.

Besides their gratitude, they also raised some concerns, including lack of water and electricity in their facility. Of course, as the popular saying goes, ‘Oliver will always ask for more’.

We also had the opportunity to meet with those who live in Kpandai township. They also expressed their gratitude to the JPIC team and the SVDs at large.

Much later, the Director, Rev. Bro. Ken, who was on retreat, equally called to add his voice to the well-expressed appreciations from the others. ‘I am truly grateful to the team that came all the way through our deplorable roads to offer such kindness to our brothers and sisters. May the Lord continue to touch the hearts of many more good people to help our brothers and sisters at the center and other places as well.