Prayers to encourage and uplift Lenmed’s frontline workers

The Rand West City Traffic Department recently held a candlelight and prayer morning for healthcare workers on the frontline at Lenmed Randfontein Private Hospital.

The purpose of the event on Friday, August 27 was to encourage and uplift the staff. Prayers were sung and candles lit, a motivational speech was delivered, as well as vote of thanks by Dr Sibusiso Makamu on behalf of the doctors.

Other stakeholders involved were West Rand District Police Cluster, CPF and the Department of Health members.

Chief Kgomotso Mthethwa from Rand West City Traffic Department and commander in chief of the Women’s Month programmes said Women’s Month is being celebrated and they as law enforcers see the beautiful work healthcare workers have been doing, especially during the pandemic.

“We know the frustrations and difficulties that they are going through, having to leave their families and coming to take care of other people who are sick, and then going back to their families tired and emotionally drained.”

She said even when their own families are sick, they prioritise the ones in hospital, hoping that God will take care of their families.

“We did this to give them strength to go on and we wanted to tell them that we understand what they are going through. We wanted to pray that God will give them further light from the candle we light. The light must give them more strength to take care of the sick whilst they themselves are exposed to Covid,” Chief Mthethwa said.

She added that the healthcare workers didn’t prioritise their own danger – they worked with a smile and prioritised the sick.

“They need us more than they need anything else. They need someone to pat them on the shoulders and say we understand what you are going through.”