An Associate Pastor of Rohi Global Ministries, Gabriel Sika Baffour, says the church owes the public a responsibility to help them thrive in all aspects of life.
Speaking on behalf of the Founder and Head Pastor of the Ministry, Bishop Dr. Chris Parsram, he said the church owned it a duty to guide members of the public to have both spiritual and physical help.
He told journalists in an interview at a health screening outreach, organised by Rohi Global Ministries last Saturday, July 29, 2023, that the Church had everything to do with the development of society, and the nation as a whole.
According to him, the Church had a role to play in shaping and reforming behaviours in correspondence with the Word of God.
He said spiritual protection and physical well-being were inter-woven, therefore, the Church must spearhead the march in achieving the two.
Pastor Baffour added that while the Saturday’s health outreach at Ashaley Botwe was not the first of its kind, however, this was special, because it marked their 10th Anniversary.
The free health screening was also part of many events – health walk, musical concert, sporting games – and it would be climaxed by a Thanksgiving Service, earmarked by the Rohi Global Ministries to engage the public.
The importance of these events was to express their gratitude to God for how far He had brought them.
“Rohi is ten years old now. The journey hasn’t been that easy; it is been tough, but through it all God has been good and faithful to us,” he stated.
He was particular about the health screening, because most people felt reluctant going to the hospital to seek medical attention.
In the coming next decade, Pastor Gabriel strongly believed Rohi Global Ministries would be able to build a clinic or hospital for the community with subsidised charges.
He urged Christians to be doers of the Word of God, and avoid being hypocritical and indulging in double standard.
Similarly, Pastor Gabriel called on the political heads of the country to lead by example, adding that vice versa would lead the country to crash.
“The Church hasn’t failed. We are doing our part, but sometimes it boils down to the individual. We can preach and teach, but if you decide not to adhere to the teachings…,” he stressed.
Dr. Neta Chris Abiana Parsram added that the focus for the screening was Hepatitis B & C, hypertension, and diabetes.
She said early diagnosis and treatment of, especially diabetes, would help reduce the incident of stroke.
Dr. Neta added that Hepatitis C was not as dangerous as the B, however, there was a vaccine to serve as a preventive remedy.
She added that the medical team was able to diagnose hypertension incidents among the participants of the health screening.
The beneficiaries were urged to seek medical attention, as Hypertension was one of the leading causes of immobility and rising incident of Stroke in Ghana.
“You can have Hypertension and not get Stroke if detected early,” she added
