The Gordon Town SDA Church made a positive impact in the lives of hundreds of people in the community when they hosted their annual Community Treat and Health Fair on the grounds of the church on Sunday December 3, 2022. Four hundred food packages were distributed to church and community members who also made good use of the free health services that were provided by the doctors, nurses and the local church health team who were all kept busy throughout the day.
:: Photo credit: Phillip Castell
Pastor of the Gordon Town Church, Dane Ferguson, was delighted to see the good turn out of the community members and recognized the efforts of Community Service leader o the church, Donovan McNee who was the driving force behind the staging of the event.
“I want to give a big thanks to Bro. McNee, our Community Services Leader who has been instrumental in organizing this event,” Ferguson said. “We are also thankful for the team of partners who are working with us today.”
From as early as 10:00 am, both old and young were seen making their way up the hill where they were able to access information from several government organizations including teams from the National Insurance Scheme (NIS), the Tax Registration Number (TRN),the National Health Fund (NHF) and representatives from Lasco Financial. Representatives from the Publishing Department of the Conference were also present with their offerings of Adventist books and literature.
Health services provided during the day included prostate tests, blood pressure checks, massage therapy, dental examination, weight checking and body mass index calculations.
:: Photo credit: Phillip Castell
Pastor of the Gordon Town Church, Dane Ferguson, was delighted to see the good turn out of the community members and recognized the efforts of Community Service leader of the church, Donovan McNee, who was the driving force behind the staging of the event.
“I want to give a big thanks to Bro. McNee, our Community Services Leader who has been instrumental in organizing this event,” Ferguson said. “We are also thankful for the team of partners who came on board and are working with us today.”
First elder of the Gordon Town Church, Elder Vaughn Thomas believed that the response of the community treat and health health fair was tremendous and posited that this was the better the the last one that was staged prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.
“This year has been a whopping year. We have seen lot’s of services and lots of people and its bigger and better than in previous years,” Thomas said. The first elder was happy for for the support of the government teams that came on board to provide important services to community members.
“ Today is a big family affair. We are giving out gift packages and people are getting their hot meals to go home. We are sharing with the community what God has blessed us with and our word to them is ‘ We love you but Jesus loves you best.’”
For Community Services leader Donovan McNee, working in this area of the church is a delight but it it does take a lot of hard work. “I really enjoy working in community services,” McNee said. “We are just looking about the interest of the community because we are called by the Father to take care of the less fortunate and we consider this a privilege to be working for the Lord,” said McNee who has been serving as community services leader of the Gordon Town church for the past ten years.
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