Members of Friends of 80 Plus along with the organisers at
Marocchino Hall of Christ the King Church in Kohima village on Wednesday. (EM
Images)
- KOHIMA — Friends
of 80 Plus in Kohima village celebrated its 20th foundation day at Marocchino
Hall of Christ the King Church in Kohima village on Wednesday.
- Addressing the programme, president of the Southern Angami
Public Organisation (SAPO), Tepul Hepovi, expressed delight on the initiative
of honouring the elders, which has attained 20 years milestone. Seeing a good
number of elders present on the occasion, he invoked God’s blessings for good
health and long life.
- Hepovi extolled the leadership of Kohima village and the
elders for upholding unity and integrity to which he has attributed the traits
to their trailblazing spirit. He also recounted how the elders of Kohima
village embraced Christianity and spread the Gospel in neighbouring areas.
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- He also acknowledged the elders of Kohima village for giving
their lands to establish the state capital, which now houses different
communities in a vast and beautiful area.
- Crediting elders as the source of knowledge and blessings in
guiding the society thus far, he noted that the community has witnessed growth
and development. The SAPO president also called upon the elders to share and
pass on their knowledge to the younger generation without reservation.
