The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), on Thursday, donated 100 mattresses, food, and clothing materials to inmates at the Nigerian Correctional Service Medium Security Custodial Centre, Badagry, Peak Newspaper reports.
RCCG, Hosanna Tower, Lagos Province 122, held the outreach in partnership with My Father’s House Salford, Manchester, United Kingdom.
Leading the delegation, the RCCG parish Pastor, Tope Farotika, said that the outreach formed part of the church’s prison evangelism programme.
Explaining the Church’s commitment to prison ministry, he noted that the correctional centre had remained a special focus due to its peculiar needs.
“This is not our first visit. We have been to several correctional centres across Lagos, but God has placed it on our hearts to always return to Badagry.
“We want the inmates to know they are not forgotten; that their lives can be transformed, and they can become law-abiding citizens,” he said
Farotika admonished the inmates to embrace Jesus Christ as the true source of peace, while delivering a sermon on “Prince of Peace” from a Bible chapter in John 14:27.
He urged them not to lose hope.
“It is not over for you. Some people search for peace through alcohol, drugs, or cybercrime, but these never bring joy.
“Only Jesus, the Prince of Peace, can give lasting peace,” Farotika said.
He further appealed to other churches and well-meaning Nigerians to extend similar support, particularly in the area of medical supplies, to improve the welfare of inmates.
