By Sam Eyoboka

LEADERSHIP of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Lagos Province 44, has reiterated its readiness to continue adding value to the youths through its nu-merous Christian Social Responsibility initiatives.

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The church also restated its desire to make the youths rediscover them-selves and be useful to the society through skills development thereby con-tributing immensely to efforts by the government to tackle unemployment in the country.

One of such activities, according to the Pastor-in-Charge of Province 44, Amos Emovon, is the annual Pastor Amos Cup, the final of which took pla-ce in Lagos at the week-end. He noted that the event, which was in align-ment with the evangelical and youth empowerment drive of RCCG, “is one of our social investments to harness the innate talents of the youths around our 150 parishes in Lagos and an enabling environment for the fulfillment of their passion and potential”.

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The finals of the tourna-ment attracted dignitar-ies and special guests including the Special Assistant to the General Overseer of the Redeem-ed Christian Church of God (SATGO) on Missions and the Pastor-in-Charge of Region 19, Pastor Brown Oyitso who commended the effort of Pastor Emo-von, and his team for bla-zing the trail in the region in sports as well as identi-fying this great need, and for the effort geared to-wards satisfying it.

“We strongly believe that through this effort, hope is gradually being restor-ed to the desperate, des-pairing, despondent, dis-heartened, and depressed youths within the neigh-borhood of our province, who would rather engage themselves in drugs and other nefarious and repre-hensible activities that have ruined most lives, too numerous to ment-ion”, Oyitso said.

Pastor Emovon, while Equipping & Commission-ing of an ICT Laboratory for Aguda Junior Grammar School, Renovation & Donation of Security Eq-uipment to Four Divisional Police Stations in Surulere, Renovation of the Dining Hall, Kitchen and Boys Hostel of Modupe Cole Memorial Child Care & Treatment Home, Provi-sion of Exercise Books, Science Text books to Epetedo High School, Skill Acquisitions and Emp-owerment of over 350 un-employed/underem-ployed people and Donat-ion of neo-natal equip-ment to Massey Street Children Hospital, Lagos.

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Others include Widows Empowerment, Bursary awards to indigent stud-ents, Back to Schools Kits impacting over 10,000 pupils, Eye testing, Provi-sion of Glasses and Surg-ery for the elderly around Lagos Island, Provision of Boreholes to several com-munities, Provision of street lights, monthly feeding within the Province communities, various medical/health awareness Interventions etc.