By Angelo Laurence, Gleaner WriterMANDEVILLE:
THE EBENEZER Home for street people in Grey Ground district, Manchester, recently received a facelift which included new paint and a general cleaning courtesy of a number of students visiting the island from other countries.
The home was built four years ago by The Concerned Citizens' Association, Food For the Poor and donors from the private sector to alleviate the problems faced by the then growing number of homeless persons in the town.
The students were in the island to take part in the Moravian Unity Youth Global Conference from July 26 to August 7. According to co-ordinator of the conference Aaron Panther, the aim of the conference is to strengthen the unity between youths of the different countries in which the Moravian Church is established. He said the
conference also serves as a platform for young people of different cultural backgrounds to
discuss their common problems and share ideas and experiences.
Reverend Clarice Johnson of the New Beulah Moravian Church, who was on hand to assist, told The Gleaner that it was good to see young people willing to assist others while pointing to the many residents who are being housed at the facility. The students hailed from Holland, Ireland, Guyana, Costa Rica, Africa, St. Croix, England and Antigua.
