ABOUT THE MARIAN SOUP KITCHEN
This center is the concept of Rev. Fr.
Dr. Willy Ojukwu of the catholic Arch Diocese of Abuja. He intends to
restore human respect, dignity, happiness and hope to the homeless,
poor, needy, widow handicap etc. They should know that God loves them in
spite of it all.
The Marian Soup Kitchen is of a 800 – 1000 seating capacity and is designed to double as a theatrical stage as well as for desired activities.
This Humanitarian Project; The Marian Soup Kitchen, answers many human questions both from the bible and otherwise- for example:
- “Have you any anything to eat? (John 19:28)” Marian Soup Kitchen answers yes Lord, we have food come and eat, we feed him freely in the persons of the poor and needy.
- “I am thirsty” (John. 19:28) He ate and drank nothing from Holy Thursday night till he died on the cross, He only asked for a drink. Marian Soup Kitchen feels for him and provides not VINEGAR but fresh drinking water and soft drinks for him, in the person of those who need them.
- “Come everyone who is thirsty, here is water you have no money come eat the corn and drink the wine it will cost you nothing” (Isaiah 55:1) Marian Soup Kitchen I shall also empower you to be self employed.
- “I was Hungry, you gave me to eat, thirsty and gave me to drink, now come into the kingdom” (Matt.25:37) – Marian Soup Kitchen appreciates and accepts this invitation knowing that as long as we help the poor, we indirectly please him.
- “No discrimination, No Jews, No Gentiles (Gal.3:28) – Marian Soup Kitchen Very strongly believes in this. There is no discrimination of any sort in Marian Soup Kitchen We look and see all beings as children of God and must be treated as such. Religion should not separate but unite us.
- “Am I My Brother’s Keeper”? (Gen. 4:9) – Marian Soup Kitchen will not ask this question rather acts and takes everybody as his brother and sister. Yes Marian Soup Kitchen is his brother’s keeper.
- “Give them something to eat” (Matt.14:16) – Marian Soup Kitchen gladly and willingly obeys this command. We provide free food and drinks for the hungry and needy.
- “Cain where is your brother”? His blood has cried out to me” (Gen. 4:9-10) – Marian Soup Kitchen helps us to answer this question whenever a lot of food is before us to eat a tiny interior voice says where are your brothers and sisters? Their hunger has cried out to me!” Marian Soup Kitchen okay I am out there to call them for launch. Their hunger will be taken care of.
- “Share your bread with the hungry. (Isaiah 58:7) – Marian Soup Kitchen – This is the main aim of my existence. I will obey.
- “Good Samaritan” (Luke 10:33) – Marian Soup Kitchen– We go out of our way to care for the abandoned, hopeless, wounded, hungry. We can’t pass by as the Priest and levite did. Everybody is our neigbour.
- “Here on Mount Zion, the Lord Almighty will prepare banquet for all the Nations of the World – a banquet of the richest food and the finest wine” (Isaiah 25:6)– Marian Soup Kitchen – mount Zion of the Lord is Marian Soup Kitchen where free delicious food and drink are served come and enjoy them.
- “Love others as you love yourself (Matt. 19:19) – Marian Soup Kitchen – believes on the dignity and value of individuals. Nobody likes to be a parasite. We don’t only feed people but we try to empower them to feed themselves. Marian Soup Kitchen, provides counseling unit, specialists who advise on how to get jobs employment, small scale cottage industry like teaching them how to make soap, candle, hair dressing, sewing etc. in order words, helps them to be useful to themselves and society and appreciate Gods goodness to them. Life is not hopeless.
- “Charity begins at home”: Marian Soup Kitchen Charity begins with the poor both at home and elsewhere.
REV FR WILLY OJUKWU IN THE NIGERIAN PRISON
Marian Soup Kitchen today made a visit
to the Nigerian prison Dukpa command, a visit made with the founder of
the center Rev Fr Dr Willy Ojukwu of the Archdiocese of Abuja. The visit
was made with some board of trustee of the center who accompanied the
founder to the prison in which after admonishing the inmates in the
dukpa prison in Gwagwalada Abuja food was shared to them for strength
and to encourage them that there is still hope for them.
The Dukpa prison is one of the three prisons under the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja where inmates who are about leaving the prison, that is, few months to their freedom are taken to in other to expose them to some basic trades of different kinds in other to equipped and empower them for future hope when they finally live the prison.
The Dukpa prison is one of the three prisons under the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja where inmates who are about leaving the prison, that is, few months to their freedom are taken to in other to expose them to some basic trades of different kinds in other to equipped and empower them for future hope when they finally live the prison.
Marian Soup Kitchen is the concept of Rev. Fr. Dr. Willy Ojukwu of the catholic Arch Diocese of Abuja. He intends to
restore human respect, dignity,
happiness and hope to the homeless, poor, needy, widow, handicap, the
inmates in prisons etc.”They should know that God loves them in spite of
it all.” The center exist to cater for the downtrodden in spite of
their religion, tribe, race or gender, it is center open for everybody.
In his admonishment, Rev Fr Willy Ojukwu pointed out that first of all, what the inmates should have in mind is that it is not because he has too much that he doesn’t know what to do with it that is why he is giving them food but that it is because God has giving us humans the ability to exercise this and that it is because we are all created by the same God, therefore, nobody should be inferior before others.
Secondly, that the inmates should all see themselves as brothers and
repent from whatever that might have brought them to the prison, for
nobody is perfect he said and in view of this fact in mind we then
always ask God to forgive us our sins and pray for grace to live better
in other to please him.In his admonishment, Rev Fr Willy Ojukwu pointed out that first of all, what the inmates should have in mind is that it is not because he has too much that he doesn’t know what to do with it that is why he is giving them food but that it is because God has giving us humans the ability to exercise this and that it is because we are all created by the same God, therefore, nobody should be inferior before others.
Thirdly, that they should show love to one another, because that is what God commands us to do, therefore, loving one another is a task or rather a responsibility that God has given us human to love our neighbours’ and care for them. That if there is love they will no violence, if there is love the will be no prejudice, if there is love there will be boko haram, if there is love they will be no one in the prison. That we all have sinned against God both those in the prison and those in the world at large so we should ask God almighty for forgiveness and start to practice love to God and to our neighbour. Therefore, he said, let there be peace in the world.
After Rev Fr Willy Ojukwu finished talking to the inmates in the Prison, he started the sharing of the food from Marian Soup Kitchen of which the inmate where all waiting eagerly for.
At the end, Rev Fr Willy Ojukwu in the prison appreciated the prison wardens in charge of the inmates for allowing Marian Soup Kitchen to exercise their God’s giving talent of taking care of the needy.
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