By Martha Omafu
The Jennifer Etuh Foundation (JEF) has supported about 1,000 widows in Nasarawa State with money, wrappers and meals gadgets to alleviate their hardships.
Mr Joe Otu, Programme Manager of JEF, disclosed this in the course of the basis’s widows’ outreach held on Sunday on the Peace House Tent in Lafia.
Otu stated the outreach was a part of the muse’s efforts to help susceptible ladies and show love and take care of widows.
He stated the initiative additionally commemorated the primary anniversary of the deaths of two members of the muse’s crew, Mr Josiah Musa and Mr Alfred Arome, who died in 2025.
He defined that Musa and Arome had been dedicated members of the muse’s evangelical crew and actively participated in its medical outreaches.
The programme supervisor stated the muse determined to increase its actions to Nasarawa in honour of the deceased, who had labored within the state and wished to see comparable interventions profit their communities.
According to him, the muse is starting its actions in Nasarawa state with the widows’ outreach earlier than commencing a five-day free medical outreach for residents of the state.
Otu stated the muse targeted on ladies and the girl-child, significantly in training, healthcare and financial empowerment.
He defined that the muse operated six hospitals throughout Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones, largely in hard-to-reach communities, to offer healthcare companies to underserved populations.
“We usually reach out to widows to see how we can support them, show them care and love, and let them know that they are valued,” he stated.
Otu stated the beneficiaries had been drawn from completely different communities and native authorities areas throughout Nasarawa State, including that the muse would attain 1,000 widows by means of the initiative.
Otu stated the free medical outreach would happen on the Specialist Hospital, Akwanga, with practically 80 medical volunteers anticipated to offer companies for 5 days.
He stated the companies would come with common and specialised medical care, surgical procedures, dental companies and eye care, with explicit consideration to circumstances corresponding to cataracts, fibroids and different well being challenges.
Otu stated the muse, working with Pro-Health International, Peace House Mission and the Nasarawa Government, hoped to offer medical help to between 3,000 and three,500 folks.
In a sermon on the occasion, Pastor Elisha Kure urged the widows to stay steadfast of their religion and belief God to maintain them and the households left behind by their deceased husbands.
Kure cited Psalm 68:5, which describes God as the daddy of the fatherless and defender of widows, and prayed for God’s continued blessings on the muse.
Reacting to the gesture, Mrs Rita Arome, widow of one of many deceased crew members, stated the outreach was organised to honour the lives and repair of her husband and Musa.
She expressed pleasure that the muse had fulfilled their need to help widows, including that the intervention mirrored the compassion and dedication they demonstrated throughout their lifetime.
Arome stated she was grateful that the muse had introduced reduction and encouragement to about 1,000 widows who had gathered for the occasion.
She urged folks to stay dedicated to serving God and humanity, noting that life was quick and that everybody ought to make significant contributions whereas alive.
Also, Mrs Patience Dauda-Osah, a beneficiary, expressed gratitude to the muse, saying the gesture had reassured widows that that they had not been forgotten.
“Sometimes we feel forgotten, but this makes me feel that I belong. It means God has not forgotten us and has raised people to remember us,” she stated.
Dauda-Osah, who stated she misplaced her husband in Sept. 2025, prayed for God to strengthen the muse and allow it to broaden its humanitarian actions.(NAN)
Edited by Isaac Ukpoju
