More than 100 Adventist Church members in North Fly, Western Province cleaned up Kiunga town on Sunday morning this week.
This community service is part of the preparation towards PNG for Christ program next year.
Youths, missionaries and church parents gathered in Kiunga town as early as 7am to clean up the town.
They went along with spades, rakes, grass knives, plastic bags collecting rubbish on the ground.
Empty boxes, tin cans, betel nut stains among others have been collected for proper disposal at the rubbish bin.
The church members started cleaning the town from Sare Kona junction to police station. North Fly’s District Director Pastor Mathias Anjo said they are preparing for open crusades next year.
“Church members around the country are doing clean up and for us here in North Fly, we are cleaning town to maintain cleanliness. We cleaned main town, and the piled up rubbish in front of the main market. People must keep town clean. There will be a big event hosted in North Fly District so we are getting ready for that.” he said.
Another church member who is also a Health Extension Officer or HEO, working with Australian Doctors International in Kiunga, Ripson Mura, said maintaining good health and hygiene practices in town is important for all to avoid getting sick.
” Everyday we are faced with different life style diseases so it is better we maintain good hygiene practices in town and at homes too.” he said.
He said health is everyones’ business and public safety in town must be maintained.
This clean up is part of the community service in preparation for evangelical crusades expected to commence in April next year and residents in Kiunga have been urged to keep the town clean.