| Armed with the mission statement: “Following the example of Jesus, I promise to be kind and merciful to all in need, so that the name of Jesus may be glorified in the community”, the Community Services Department of the Seventh-day Adventist Church converged on Island Harbour on Sunday, 8th January to be of service to its residents and commuters through the area. A team of nurses checked blood pressure, did blood sugar readings and body mass index measurements, while Health & Temperance Leaders and volunteers of the church dispensed advice on healthy lifestyle practices for optimal health. |
This inaugural initiative is part of an island wide programme sponsored by the Seventh-day Adventist Church. According to First Vice President Bertille Fleming, the aim is to visit all the villages throughout Anguilla: a different village on every second and fourth Sunday of each month. In commenting on the receptiveness of the community, Nurse Rosemarie Honore stated that “As a first initiative, persons were eager to know their health status” while Nurse Linda Harrigan expressed that “It was a success. Forty persons were checked; about ninety percent of them were from the community.”
The launching of this health service initiative came one day after seventeen members of the church were invested by Dr. Henry Peters, Community Services Director for the North Caribbean Conference of Seventh-day Adventists, into the Community Services Department. The next health service programme is scheduled for 22nd January in the Long Bay/West End area. All are invited to visit the tent. – Press Release (Published without editing by The Anguillian newspaper.) |
