Tears as Knights visit elderly, physically-challenged in Onitsha
Donate items It was a charged atmosphere as tears flowed in Onitsha, Anambra State last weekend as Soldiers of Christ paid an unscheduled visit to inmates of Mary, Mother of
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- From Nwanosike Onu, Awka
It was a charged atmosphere as tears flowed in Onitsha, Anambra State last weekend as Soldiers of Christ paid an unscheduled visit to inmates of Mary, Mother of Christ Compassionate Home, Oguta Road, Onitsha.
What was to be a big celebration turned out to be a moment of weeping by the men and women, including Reverend Sisters.
It was during the visit of Knights and Ladies of St Mulumba, Basilica Sub-council, American Quarters Zone, Onitsha, who embarked on a charity visit to cheer up and share the blessings of Easter with the less privileged.
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They were at the Mary, Mother of Christ Compassionate Home, Oguta Road, Onitsha, where they delivered food items to the elderly and physically-challenged.
Led by their Zonal Leader, Bro Chris Okonkwo and the Deputy Grand Knight, Bro Frank Nwankwo, a lawyer, they were received by one of the Rev Sisters in charge of the home, Sr Manuel Marie.
The Soldiers of Christ could not endure the sight of the aged, who were sent to the place because they had nobody to help them at their homes
They brought bags of rice, beans, adult and baby pampers, toilet soaps, cartons of oil, among other items to the home.
In an emotion laden voice, after the handover of the welfare materials, one of the Knights, Sir Stephen Osuala, commended the Rev Sisters for their diligence and commitment in looking after the elderly and children left in their care.
Osuala said: “Looking after the sick is as good as mortgaging and sacrificing one’s freedom to share in the suffering of the sick or patient.”
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For Rev Sister Manuel Marie, who received the items, she expressed gratitude to the Knights and Ladies for their kind gesture.
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She appreciated the Knights and Ladies, saying in spite of the prevailing hardship in the country, they found time to visit and show their love to the inmates of the home. While offering prayers to the donors for God to replenish their pockets, she called on other privileged people to emulate the Knights and Ladies by remembering the less privileged.
When they embarked on the inspection of the various apartments housing the elderly and children, they were touched by their conditions and they broke down in tears.
Some of the elderly were said to have been brought to the home by their children or relatives because no one could look after them.
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Also, some of the little children were suffering from strange illnesses and physical deformity, while some were under normal custody for obvious reasons.
The Knights and Ladies offered words of comfort and empathy to the inmates, sang songs of praises with them and took special photographs with some of them on wheel chairs.
Leader of the Knights and Ladies, Bro Chris Okonkwo, emphasised the need for other privileged Nigerians to look after the welfare of the less privileged in the society.
