By Ibrahim Yakubu :
As Muslims in Nigeria set to join their counterparts the world over to observe the holy month of Ramadan, the Church of Christ Evangelical and Life Intervention Ministry, Sabon Tasha, kaduna North west of the county on Monday distributed Bags of grains to hundreds of persons with disabilities and internally displaced persons, IDPs in some parts of the state
According to the General Overseer of the church, Pastor Yohanna Buru, the aim of assisting the less privileged and the IDPs is to support them with enough food to eat during the season to observe the 30 days of fasting and prayers .
Buru said the distribution of the gains which include millet and maize will enable them prepare food for their families and also ease the pains of going out searching for food to eat
He said that the Church was in the forefront of promoting interreligious tolerance in Kaduna State, adding that the gesture was to deepen peaceful co-existence between Muslims and Christians, so as to enhance better understanding among different faith base organizations in the state.
Buru said, “The church has bought many Bags of food stuff to share to many poor Muslims, in other to encourage them in their 30 days of fasting and praying, so that they can pray To almighty God, to end all the bloodshed, and the daily killings in northern region which is becoming a big threat to national and international security
He said, every year the church use to bail out large number of muslims youth from kaduna prison, so as to enable them get freedom to go back home and join the rest of their friends, families and relatives in the 30 days of fasting.
“we must remember that, We are from one family Adam and Eve, worshiping one God; we all believed in paradise and hell, as well as believed in the day of resurrection, we all have our holy Books which guide how to relate with one another”
“We must support our brothers and sisters with what to eat in these 30 days, in view of the high cost of food items in local markets”
He then urged Muslims to redouble their efforts in prayers and read the Holy Qur’an and attend Tafsir lectures, in order to seek God’s blessings and intervention toward over-coming challenges faced in Africa and the world in general, regarding peace and stability.
Buru further pointed out that for the past years, the Church had distributed Thousands of packaged food and drinks to Internally Displaced Persons, destitute and prison inmates and some poor muslims residing in the state.
Additionally, as muslims round the world are about to start their 30 days fasting,the Christian clerics felicitate with Muslims and stressed the need for prayers for peace and stability in the country
He then tasked Muslims all over the world to remember Internally Displaced Persons, destitutes, widows, orphans and inmates in their daily prayers, and also to support them with food, clothes and shelter.
He appealed to marketers across the region to cut-down the prices of foodstuff so as to enable both Muslims and Christians and other religious believers to buy commodities at affordable prices.
Responding on behalf of the persons with disability in Kaduna state, Comrade Rilwani Abdullahi, ”we are really glad with the food distribution which the church has brought to us. This will surely help us with what to eat, as no one remember our existence “.
Rilwanu then appealed to wealthy muslims to remember the less lesprivilged, orphanage children and the IDPs in the society” this is only man that care for the less previlaged in the society”
Also responding on behalp of the refugees in Kaduna, Maman Aisha Gamborun Gala, who is one of the refugees from Borno staying in kaduna, prayed God to bless the church for remembering the IDPs.
She said”, Ramadan has come, no food to start fasting with,”
Maman Aisha said “I received Maize and millet with some money to enable us start the Ramadan
She called on muslim scholars to use the Ramadan season to pray for the country,and also for North-east region so that they can go back home and join their families
Aisha also called on wealthy individuals to help the needy with food to eat during the period of Ramadan.
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