Public Works Minister, Madam Ruth Coker-Collins has donated L$100,000 (one hundred thousand Liberian dollars) to assist with registration of school-going children, who are members of the First Chosen Vessel Church of Jesus Christ. Minister Coker-Collins is a full-fledged member of the church, headquartered at Lakazee Zoo in Sinkor.
Making the presentation of the money during divine worship service on Sunday September 11, 2022, Madam Coker-Collins said she was making the intervention to assist primarily struggling parents get their children registered for the 2022/2023 academic year.
Many of the parents, speaking minutes after the donation, said the gesture was timely at the time they were finding it difficult to have their children in school this year amidst the harsh economic reality.
In response to the cash donation, the general overseer of the church, Rev. Garmonee Eastman Sarkpa, took to Facebook to extol the goodwill of the Public Works minister, for ‘always’ remembering the church.
“Hon. Ruth M. Coker Collins, Public Works Minister, Ministry of Public Works, Republic of Liberia, on behalf of the Chosen Vessel Church Family, which you are also a member of, I am so grateful to the Lord for your contribution of L$100,000.00 or US$667.00 made towards the registrations of students, who and, whose parents were in Service, on Sunday, September 11”.
“Your contribution took place after a powerful and an uncompromising message, on the theme: “Lay Hold on Eternal Life,” from the text: 1st Tim. 6:12, which was followed by the 3rd anointing ceremony, for which you highly commended God and the Body of Christ for always remembering your family, the GOL and nation in these critical times”.
“It is our stringent and stern prayers that the Lord continue to bless you and the Universal Church exceptionally in Jesus’ Name”, a MPW release has said.
