| Pastor Oritsajafor |
The
Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has mandated all Nigerian churches to
raise a special offering for the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in
Northern Nigeria.
The charge
was contained in a statement signed by the CAN National President, Pastor Ayo
Oritsejafor and made available to media organizations across the country.
The
statement said that following the resolution to hearken to the plea by Northern
church to ‘Come over to Macedonia and help us’, CAN has, therefore, mandated
all churches in the country to raise special offering on Sunday, December 7,
2014 for the rehabilitation of over 3 million internally displaced persons
rooted from their ancestral homes by Islamic insurgents in several parts of
Northern Nigeria.
CAN
,therefore, appeals to all churches in the country to adhere to the clarion
call to be our Brothers’ keeper because the situation is already creating a
serious humanitarian crisis across the several IDPs scattered across several states of the federation.
The
statement enjoined church leaders to remit such monies to CAN Help And Relief
Fund Account Numbers 0147690435 in GTBANK.
The special
offering becomes necessary after several months of mindless killings, maiming, destruction
of property and businesses, sufferings of traumatized Christians in Nigeria’s
Northern Region.
The Central
Working Committee of the Christian Association
of Nigeria (CAN) recently, at its meeting, agreed to source for funds to alleviate
the suffering of the brethren- in the volatile Northern Nigeria that has been
ravaged by the deadly Boko Haram activities.
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