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| Members of the Global faith Alliance during a meeting at the Deputy PM's office. Photos by SKNVibes.com/Suelika N. Buchanan |
(Basseterre; St. Kitts) The members of the Global Faith Alliance (GFA) Organization is a consortium of faith-based or based organizations partnering to execute international community development and humanitarian aid projects and is presently organizing a Crusade, A New Day which is to be held in St. Kitts from March 13-16 where they will also be donating Health Care Supplies, and organizing Health Care Stations around the island which will offer free medical screening for individuals.
The members of GFA, partner together in executing international community development and humanitarian aid projects across the world with focused projects on peace advocacy, technology, healthcare, economic development and education.
The Crusade will feature three components;
(A) Medical Missions
(B)Educational Workshops
(C) Biblical Teaching
Some of the members of the alliance met with Ministers of Government at the Deputy Prime Ministers office for the third time, recently, to update the minister with the latest information concerning their project in St. Kitts.
The Ministers of Government present at the meeting were Minister of Health, Rupert Herbert, Minister of State within the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Finance, Technology and Sustainable Development Nigel Carty and the Deputy PM Sam Condor.
The met with members of the alliance as well as leaders or pastors of the various denominations in St. Kitts including Pastor Lehman Bates Sr. and Minister Lehman Bates Jr. both of First Baptist Church in Washington, DC, Pastor Bernard Winchester, First Baptist Church, Fairmont Heights, Maryland, Pastor Dwayne Brown, Jerusalem Baptist Church, Canton, Ohio, Pastor Donald Reid Alethia Baptist Church and North Lizella, Georgia.
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| One of the doctors of the Global Faith Alliance gives the Minister of Health a demonstration of some of the medical supplies they will be bringing to St. Kitts. |
The leaders from the some of the St. Kitts churches included Pastor Dr. Ben Browne of the Church of God Manse, Lower Cayon, Dr. Oldain P. Charles, Wesleyan Holiness Church, Taylors Range, and Pastor George Gilfillan, Pentecostal Church of GodSaddlers Village.
So far GFA donated a baby scale to the hospital and said that the medical supplies will serve about 500 to 700 people.
Some of the items they donate will go to the Ministry of Health and the others will be used at Health Care Stations.
Some of the supplies include 230 First Aid kits, anti-biotic, anti-septic, gloves, first aid info, CPR info and masks.
The members told Condor and his colleagues how grateful they were for the opportunity to meet with them and that they also plan to conduct a Phase 2 of the project in Nevis.
Were not expecting anything but were sharing, they said.
The alliance also mentioned that they have not forgotten about the education part of their project in terms of making a contribution there& We want to see new books in the library and we plan to donate a minimum of 50, 000 books, they said.
Condor thanked GFA for their contributions and said that they have fulfilled their promises and have exceeded the expectations of the Government.
I think youre going to make a valuable mark and impression on this country and I am very pleased about the spiritual focus you have along with this project, because this is a Government of God fearing people, we believe that spirituality is important for the building of a nation, he said.
He also encouraged the pastors of the federation that were present to carry out their actions without fear because the government looks to them for guidance which is important for the development of the nation.
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| Ministers of Government present at the meeting with the members of the Global Faith Alliance, included Minister of State within the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Finance, Technology and Sustainable Development Nigel Carty, the Deputy PM Sam Condor and Minister of Health, Rupert Herbert. |
I believe this is going to be a long lasting and beneficial relationship between the government and the alliance, the Deputy PM said.
Both his colleagues shared similar sentiments as he said the first entry for the people through education was through the Church as he mentioned The Old Boys School which was also the Wesley Methodist Church.
I want you to thank your fellow colleagues back home on behalf of us, because they dont know us but they are willing to help, he said. Were a small country, everything we have we share with the people.
He also mentioned that the government has been offered too many proposals where many have fell through but said that the in the world there is vicious circles and in the world of spirituality there is virtuous circles.
Condor said that its difficult to find a Country with a better Social Agenda than St. Kitts.
We even ran up the National Budget to a scary figure which were all doing for the development of the country and the people, its costing us quite a bit, he said. Health and Education carry more than 50% of the National Budget.
GFA concluded by saying that they cannot minimize the efforts of the St. Kitts pastors as Dr. Charles also said that they have sustained a partnership for the good of the people and thanked the government for facilitating the efforts.
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Ministers of Government, Religion and members of Global Faith Alliance at the meeting. |
GFA in partnership with First Baptist Church of Marshall Heights and The African Health Foundation, for over a quarter of a century, activities of the Global Faith Alliance have been funded by the financial donations from membership dues and support of various churches, mosques, individuals and organizations throughout the United States and abroad.
GFA Timeline
2004 - initiated the International Technology Institute in St. Kitts
1998 - established ASSL, an initiative to ship one million new books to South Africa
1995 - hosted Governor Agnes-Likudu, bar-elJebel Sudan in Columbus, Ohio, USA
1994 - provided funds for building of deep-water wells in Sudan, East Africa
1992 - conducted Christian crusades in Kudupor, East India
1990 - conducted first join Christian-Islamic crusade in Ghana, West Africa
1987 - shipped medical supplies and equipment to Ghana, West Africa
1980 - negotiated for the release of 918 embassy hostages in Iran
1968 - provided healthcare and construction support to indigenous families in Beaufort County, SC USA
