There are many couples searching for children and are not seeing any end in sight of their desperate search. Sadly, there are couples who are also blessed with children but have the desire to kill them due to one form of disability or the other which these children have.
Such is the plight of hundreds of children born with well-known physical and social disabilities in some communities particularly some of those located in the Eastern part of the Northern Region of Ghana; Yendi, Chereponi, Bimbilla, Mion and their surrounding communities to mention but a few.
But notwithstanding the hard times being experienced by many Ghanaians during this yuletide, may I take this opportunity to appeal to all and sundry to come to the rescue of handicapped children of the Nazareth Home for God’s Children at Sang in the Mion District.
I have in my own way, brought to the fore the plight of these less privileged children in society who I believe in my heart will one day; make giant strides in society if we show compassion in our individual ways to support them NOW.
It is more appropriate to donate towards the upkeep of the underprivileged during the Christmas season, and more so, because they have no one to cater for them.
Children born crippled, hearing impaired, visually impaired, mentally retarded and autistic among others, risked losing their lives at the snap of a finger in the hands of their parents and/or fetish priests of the aforementioned communities.
For members of these communities, such children were a bad omen to the destiny of their parents and the entire community and the earlier they got rid of them, the better it would be for their own good.
Reverend Sister Stan Terese Mario Mumuni of the Marian Sisters of Eucharistic Love (MASEL) and Servant of the Nazareth Home for God’s Children says practice of deliberately killing children with disabilities in those communities was an age long tradition of the indigenes there.
The Yendi Diocese of the Roman Catholic Church led by Bishop Boi Nai therefore took a bold decision couple of years ago and jumped to the rescue of some of the children who were targeted for killing.
It is in the hope of this and in line with my continued desire to support the less privileged in society, I dedicate my birthday to them and today is therefore not an exception. May I use this opportunity to urge all friends, love one and sympathizers who may be preparing to give me presents on this Special Day to rather direct them to the nearest orphanage. It is my joy to see that for my sake, these children are happy and have something to celebrate for. May God bless all who will donate to their course in cash or in kind.
“The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’ ( Mathew 25:40) – Stephen Zoure