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| Bamenda Archbishop |
Catholic Christians in the Arcdiocese of
Bamenda have made contributions to support the displaced and suffering population
Mamfe. The collection which ran from Sunday January 28 to February 4 followed a
circular letter from the Archbishop of Bamenda, His Grace Cornelius Fontem
Essua appealing “for a collection to support the displaced population of the
Diocese of Mamfe.
The January 19 circular letter addressed to
all Monsignors, all Reverend Fathers, all members of Institutes of Consecrated
Life and Societies and all members of the lay Faithful justified the collection
on the current crisis facing the North West and South Regions.
“I write to appeal to all Christians of our
Archdiocese and people of goodwill to make a special collection in all the
churches of the Archdiocese of Bamenda on Sunday the 28th of January
2018, to support the displaced and suffering people of Mamfe because of the
violence and conflict which is, at the moment, taking place there on account of
the socio-political crisis.” The Archbishop writes.
Inviting all to show compassion towards
fellow brothers and sisters “whose homes and property have been destroyed as a
sign of solidarity with the people of Mamfe”, the Archbishop called on the
Christians not to relent in “prayers for all those who have been victims of
this situation and for a peaceful solution to this problem.”
“I was very happy in Church today during
offertory when that announcement was made. It is time the Church moves away
from talking to acting. I feel really happy that the church thought of this and
pray that the contributions will get to the displaced and those suffering at
the time it can be of help to then.” Pius Funwie told me after mass in Futru-Nkwen.
The general church contributions come at the
time contributing for similar intentions have become a regular occurrence in
Bamenda. At the St Maria Soledad Catholic Hospital in Alakuma Mankon recently
made appeals for visitors in the hospital to freely make contributions to
assist a mother of twin who is reported to have lost all her property in a
house that got burnt in in the Manyu Division as a result of the ongoing
crisis.