Catholic priest builds another house for widow

Catholic Bishop of Nsukka Diocese, Most Rev’d Godfrey Igwebuike Onah (centre); founder, Faithspiration Organisation and priest of the Onitsha Archdiocese, Rev’d Fr. George Adimike (right); beneficiary, Anthonia Ezugwu and others, during the hand over of the house to the widow in Diaba Opi Agu, Nsukka, Anambra State

Founder of the Faithspiration Organisation and a priest of the Catholic Archdiocese of Onitsha, Rev’d Fr. George Adimike, recently built a house for Anthonia Ezugwu, a poor widow, in Diaba Opi Agu, a remote community in the Catholic Diocese of Nsukka, Anambra State.
 
The gesture marked the second of such benevolent intervention by the priest in the community.
 
Fr. Adimike and his Faithspiration team journeyed from Onitsha to Opi Agu to the warm embrace of grateful villagers and faithful members, ready to witness what can only be described as the incarnation of love.
 
The house was solemnly blessed by the Catholic Bishop of Nsukka Diocese, Most Rev’d Godfrey Igwebuike Onah, whose arrival was greeted with joy by members of the Catholic Women Organisation (CWO) and other observers.
 
The Bishop, in his address, thanked God for raising instruments of compassion within the church, commending Fr. Adimike for what he described as a “distinct apostolate of mercy,” noting that his gesture was not his first outreach in Opi Agu.
 
Recalling the ripple effects of such generosity, Bishop Onah disclosed that the first house built by Fr. Adimike had inspired another benefactor from Anambra State to construct a church in the same community.
 
He urged the people to imbibe the spirit of love and extend it to people within and outside the church, reminding members that true Christianity is measured in concrete acts of charity.
 
The Parish Priest of St. Patrick’s Parish, Opi Agu, Rev’d Fr Nweke Pascal, expressed gratitude to the Bishop for his pastoral presence and to Fr. Adimike for his continued generosity.
 
He also appreciated the faithful and well-wishers whose presence added colours and meaning to the celebration.
  
The Community Chairman, who spoke on behalf of the people, conveyed profound gratitude to the Bishop, Fr. Adimike, and all who remembered Opi Agu in such a meaningful way.
 
He described the gesture as a sign that the community is not forgotten, but held in high esteem by the church.

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