Church cleans up city

MEMBERS of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church on Sunday gave Mt Hagen city a major clean up and facelift.
Street vending and other forms of business activities on the city streets were stopped for the day.
The clean-a-thon covered the entire city area starting from Kagamuga airport to Kimininga, Wrakum, the main business center and New Town.
Communication director of the Seveth-day Adventist church’s Western Highlands Mission, Pastor Solomon Paul said the church felt the need to clean the city.
Paul said that the church members who took part in the clean up were from 12 provinces who were attending a two-week church crusade at Hati near Kagamuga Airport.
He said the clean-a-thon was under the church’s news project called Total Membership Involvement or TMI.
It was also supported by Mt Hagen police, Mt hagen Fire service, Ipili Porgera Investment Transport, Department of Works and the city authority.
Paul said that at the end of the two weeks meeting, the church would place rubbish drums in the city.
He said that a senior preacher from United States Seveth-day Adventist mission Pastor Doug Batchelor would be the guest speaker for the meeting that would prepare the church members for the election period so that they can make good choices in voting and to avoid getting involved in trouble and also strengthen them spiritually in spreadingf the Gospel.
Provincial police commander, Chief Supt Martin Lakari said that police were now enforcing city rules. Lakari said that those found breaking the rules would face the full force of the law unlike in the past.
He said that police did not want to see any littering and street vending and urged the public to support the Seventh-day Adventist mission to live clean and health lifestyles for better health.
He urged people coming into the city to keep the city clean always and follow the rules and regulations of the city.