MALAWI: Lilongwe Catholic Men Organization Donates to Mlale Hospital
Catholic Men Organization Members ready to Spend time with the Sick in Mlare Hospital
In responding to the call of the Church during the 2019 Lenten season, the Catholic Men Organization (CMO), in the Archdiocese of Lilongwe cheered the sick at Mlale Rural Hospital in Mitundu on 6th April 2019.
It all begun at Mtima Woyera Parish where the men from different parishes in the city of Lilongwe convened for departure. At exactly 9:30, they started off to Mlale Parish where the CMO group of the parish gathered to welcome their brothers. Items such as detergents, fruit juices, body lotions, salt, sugar, fish and legumes were made packaged, making them ready for distribution to patients at the hospital.
From the parish, the teams marched to the hospital as they sung aloud that they are proud of their being Catholic.
For about five minutes they stood at the entrance of the hospital while singing, then they moved on to the Office of the Hospital Administrator, Sr Mini Thomas CMO, where the items.
“We are very happy to have you. We do have many groups coming here but this group is so special being an all men group,” said Sr Mini adding, “You are God’s angels to the hospital and the patients.”
Chief Clinical Technician at the hospital, Mr. Louis Zgambo also thanks CMO for the charitable gesture.
“Most of the clients of this hospital are the less privileged. For them to receive it strengthens their faith as they believe that they too are human beings worthy living in this world that God has created for us all. These detergents that we have received for cleaning the wards, they will make a big difference in improving the sanitary condition. Our rural clients are the ones who will enjoy a safe and clean environment,” said Zgambo.
The visiting members of CMO then moved to the pediatric ward; the general male and wards; the isolation ward; and to the maternity ward wards, greeting the patients and cheering them.
The Chairman for Mlale Parish CMO Mr. Sipholiano Chilamba thanked all CMO members of the Archdiocese for choosing this rural hospital of all the hospitals in the Archdiocese saying, “Apart from the fact that we have cheered the sick, the exercise has also strengthened CMO at Mlale Parish. After this, we are sure that more men will be willingly to join the organization.”
Similarly, the chairman of CMO at Archdiocese level Mr. Ignatius Chadwala thanked the members who took part in the exercise. He said that it is the wish of the Executive Committee to be responsive to the Church’s call.
The Catholic Men Organization is a new association in Malawi but it is gradually spreading out to parishes and outstations in the Archdiocese of Lilongwe, after being officially commissioned by His Grace Archbishop Tarsizio Ziyaye last year.
By Sam Kalimba
