AS Kwakwani is still experiencing severe flooding, the Guyana Conference of Seventh Day Adventists brought relief to 150 affected families in the said community.
Seventh Day Adventist Pastor, Jumoul Sancho, told this newspaper that the Guyana Conference is made up of 220 congregations, scattered throughout the 10 administrative regions of Guyana. And as a church, they believe they exist to benefit the members of the Community. “Community development is something we do regularly. Each church within our conference does work in their community all year round. It is always within our best interest to be of assistance in whatever way we can to persons in need,” Pastor Sancho said.

Over the weekend, The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) and the Community Services Department of the Guyana Conference of Seventh Day Adventists, collaborated to compile and transport 150 food hampers for affected families in Kwakwani. Sancho stated that these hampers aren’t just for Seventh Day Adventist church members, but also for other members of the community.

“As you may be aware, the residents of Kwakwani have expressed that they’ve had water since June and in recent time it has risen to 7-8 feet. So over the past week we decided that we need to make an intervention and aid in bringing relief in the best way that we can, to our members as well as others in the community,” the Pastor said. He added that the Conference could have only afforded to give assistance to 150 families but they have had reports that over 400 are affected. He stated that the conference welcomes any outside contributions that may want to be made so that the affected persons that were not reached, can be brought relief.

Since the flooding started, cost of living in Kwakwani has increased. Residents are being exploited for mere food supplies and transportation. Many subsistence farms from which the residents used as their source of food, before the flooding, have been submerged. Therefore, the residents are more than grateful for the food items and any other form of contribution that can be made.