Saints Serve across Africa

Church members across the African continent spent Saturday, August 21, 2010, improving their communities as part of the 2010 All-Africa Helping Hands Day.

This year, the Aba Nigeria Stake invited several community-based youth groups to partner with them, bringing together more than 1,000 people. In the Umuahia Nigeria District, more than 100 members from six branches cut grass, trimmed flowers, and cleaned the gutters and grounds of the Broadcasting Corporation of Abia State.

In Accra, Ghana, branches were assigned to clean up various areas, including hospitals, children's schools, and police stations. Some members were assigned to fill potholes or to clear storm drains that had become clogged.

Wherever the members went in their Helping Hands vests, grateful communities welcomed their help. The rector of Abia State Polytechnic told the volunteers, "In an era where everybody is asking what the government will do for them, it is a welcome development to have an organization that continuously provides service to humanity."