Residents of Obioma Camp in Illah, Oshimili North Local Government Area of Delta State were full of joy, when the wife of the state governor and founder of ‘O5 Initiative’, Mrs Edith Okowa, came calling with food items and household essentials as part of the activities marking the 2021 International Day of Charity celebrated on September 5, every year .
The household essentials distributed to over 500 dwellers of the camp included clothes for children, wrappers for women, foot wears for all ages, umbrellas, school bags, toiletries and homecare materials for babies.
Young females were also counselled on personal hygiene after which they received free sanitary pads and healthcare products.
The leader of the camp and pastor of the Anglican Church in the settlement, Pastor Emmanuel Madu, said the gesture was beyond their expectations.
In her address, Dame Okowa made reference to the submissions of Shannon Alder, who once penned, “Carve your name on hearts, not tombstones, a legacy etched into the minds of others are the stories they share about you.”
She also told the story of the biblical Good Samaritan, affirming that, “Love has no class, it has no tribe and has nothing to do with religion but remains everyday necessity for the survival of all and sundry.
“At our various levels, if after we have lived, all we have to show to our maker is the personal properties we acquired, we have only succeeded in carving a place for ourselves in hell.
“In spite of all items we have come with, the most important thing we have come with is the word of God which is able to supply all your needs, beyond what any human can do,” Mrs. Okowa added.
She charged the camp dwellers to hold on to God and not look up to men or compromise their faith in their search for help.
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