2020 October 31, Edmonton, Alberta—Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) of Church of Christ donated over 200 boxes of essential food items and to Edmonton Food Bank and 100 to Veterans Association of Canada Food Bank.
“The donation is part of the Church’s support to the Covid-19 pandemic response”, said Brother Voltaire Tamisin, supervising district minister of Edmonton.
“The volunteers who supported the campaign were quickly mobilized in a little over a week to aid the community with its urgent need for non-perishable goods. The result was 300 boxes of food,” he continued.
“We’ve been doing this for a while now. Especially these days, when people are going through rough times, all the more, we go out there and keep on helping them”, acknowledged Brother Paquito Ibanez, a minister of the gospel.
The group also presented a cheque donation of $1,000.00 to Edmonton Food Bank.
In an interview with the organizers, the activity synchronizes with the inspired, sustained vision of the FYM Foundation and the many humanitarian initiatives as instructed by the INC Executive Minister, Brother Eduardo V. Manalo:
To become one of the leading charitable institutions globally by providing services for people to lead healthy and productive lives and promote community development.
2020 October 31—In less than a week, members of the Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) were able to collect about 300 boxes of non-perishable food items
According to the organizers, “Brother Eduardo Manalo’s dynamic and caring leadership inspires the Church members to unite and intensify the Church’s missionary campaigns and humanitarian projects in Canada and other 158 countries”.###
Report by: Tess de Jesus, Far West Herald