Tuesday, 20 July 2021

OFFICIAL REPORT ON THE 2019 EASTER RETREAT FOR THE BLIND BY RIFTB: REPORT ON REDEMPTION INTERNATIONAL FOR THE BLIND EASTER RETREAT 2019. On the 22nd April 2019, Redemption international for the Blind organized an Easter retreat programme for the Blind students of University of jos , This event was held in the Village Hostel where over 120 blind students attended. The events of the day included: Presentation of drama by some of the Blind students on the Importance of the Education of the Blind child. Next, musical presentations, memory verse recitations and poetry presentations were also done by the blind students. In his welcome address, the acting Director of Redemption International for the Blind, Mr. Ayuba Isa Waziri, welcomed the blind students and proceeded to introduce the NGO and the founder to them. He notified them of the intention of the NGO to continually fight and advocate for their right to education, and other incidentals thereto, while encouraging them to work hard on their studies should they wish to be somebody in future. The guest preacher was the chaplain of the Plateau state high court, Mr. Yakubu Garba, who spoke about the man in the scriptures who was born blind, so that the glory of God might be made manifest The Blind students freely danced and rejoiced for the new development, and there was more than enough to eat and to drink. The participants were highly delighted and happy, and earnestly requested that Redemption International for the Blind should at least, on an annual basis, hold this type of event for them. They said that the program was informative, entertaining, educative and excellent.

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