Sallah: Church Shares Wrappers, Clothes To 100 Muslim Orphans, Widows, IDPs In Kaduna

By Frederick Peters, KADUNA

NEWSDAILYNIGERIA – The General Overseer Christ Evangelical and life Intervention Fellowship Ministry Pastor Yohanna Buru and some of the Church Evangelists and Reverends have sewed new cloths for orphans and widows with the aim of supporting them to celebrate sallah with joy and happiness like any other Muslim across the world

According to him, the church deemed it fit to support internally displaced persons (IDPs) and other refugees’ kids and widows that were chased- away in their communities due to series of attacks by kidnappers, banditry and those that were also affected by the farmer- herder clashes

He said, the church bought he new wrappers and sewed it to 50 -female orphans and also bought new clothes which was also shared to 50 boys that are orphans including children of the destitutes

While Sharing the new sallah clothes at Barnawa ,Kawo and Rigasa communities in kaduna ,Buru said the church has been doing this for many years, and the aim is to support the poor Muslims to celebrate sallah with joy and happiness and to also to strengthen Christian and Muslim relations

Adding that the church has shared over 50 bags of rice, millet and maize to the poor Muslims in kaduna and some to other neighbouring states which is to promote peace,love ,togetherness and strenthen better understanding among different faith based organizations

Buru said, during Christmas and new year, some Muslims have been helping the church’s orphans and widows with many things including donation Bags of rice and other foodstuffs to the church’s widows

He further said the church cannot forget the annual contribution of a Muslim woman (Hajiya Ramatu Tijjani) according to him, Ramatu has been doing beautiful things to all the widows and orphans in the church

“we must remembered that we are created by one God,and we all are worshipping one God”

“we all have Holy Books that were seen to all by one God:”

“we must be our brothers keepers”

“we must join hands on promoting peace ,love and unity to all mankind”

Buru then appealed to Muslims all over the world to used the lesson learnt during the 3o days of Ramadan,toward promoting peace and unity

Responding Mallam Garbo Abdullahi Barnawa ,one of the Muslim leaders in the area expressed delight over the donation by the church ,while stressing that ,it’s really impressive seeing how the church do usually help the poor Muslims with many things in other to promote peace and unity

He testify that for over 5 years, the church has been assisting the poor Muslims with food,and cloths and this has help in promoting religious tolerance and better understanding among different faith based organizations

One of the orphan that received the new cloths that was sewed for her ,Maryam mohammed,said, she was very happy with the support from the church adding that No one remembered them only pastor yohanna buru

She pray to Almighty God to bless the church while calling on Jama’atul nasrul islam, NASFat, Muslims in Da’awah,.Formone and council of Islamic matters and council of imam and ulamas to always remember the the poor Muslims orphans during festivities

Maryam ended –up by calling on Kaduna state Government to support the orphans and widows that were abandoned across the states,while calling on federal government to please and please create a center that would be helping the poor orphans and widows to reduce the daily challenges they face in terms of accessing food,education, health etc