ANIDASOWOHA FUND

As Christians, one of our many duties is to help lighten the burden of those who are less fortunate. We do this by indulging in those activities that bring hope to the lost and result in a heavenly peace for the broken. Most of us donate time, prayers, money and essential items to those in need as part of our calling to love and show love others.

An observation I’ve made since I began serving at this hospital has been the increased number of patients who cannot afford to pay their hospital bills after discharge. They are left in the hospital as their loved ones look for funds to pay off these bills. I wrote about a particular case (http://anidasowoha.blogspot.com/2016/08/an-act-of-kindness.html)  in which I was involved in raising money to help pay off hospital bills. Due to the current economic crises, which has led some into abject poverty, the number of patients who aren’t able to afford care is increasing. Lack of health education also contributes to the problem. Most of those who aren’t able to pay bills lack health insurance and are mostly uneducated. As a result, a visit to the hospital leads to crippling debt. To avoid this form of debt, people stay away from modern medical care during illnesses and resort to herbal medicines which lead to adverse health effects about 90% of the time and in some situations, even death.

There is a need to create a sustainable way of helping people who find themselves in these situations. In an effort to help out, I have set up the Anidasowoha fund. The purpose of this fund is twofold; firstly, to help pay off bills of those patients in EXTREME need and provide resources to get them registered on the national insurance scheme. Secondly, to share Christ with these patients, show them that God loves them and exemplify for them the true meaning of Christianity. We have been collaborating with Reach the World for Christ Ministry (RTWC), a US based non-profit organization headed by Rev. Richard Thomas Wilson, in helping various individuals in Ghana and this fund will continue to be a vital part of that collaboration. The mission of RTWC ministry is to share Christ with the world through evangelism and medical outreaches.

If you are reading this, all I humbly ask of you is that you donate some of your prayer time for these ministries. That it will mature and grow into a sustainable way of helping to lighten the burden of those who are less fortunate. That it will be a ray of hope to the lost and hopeless. And in the end, that it will bring glory and honor to God’s name and save lives for the kingdom of God.