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| Chairman of KCCB Rt. Rev. Philip Anyolo who is also Chairman of IMS Board addresses participants of IMS East Africa Section Group Managers, Diocesan Finance Administrators and Congregational Bursars during their meeting held in Nairobi |
Dioceses and Congregations that have not yet registered their members to the International Missionary Benefit Society (IMS) have been encouraged to be in solidarity with others in ensuring that their members have adequate care whenever they either fall ill, become incapacitated or old.
Addressing the IMS, East Africa Section Group Managers, Diocesan Finance Administrators and Congregational Bursars on 17th, March, 2016, during a meeting held in Nairobi, the Chairman of the Kenya Conference of Catholic Bishops (KCCB) and IMS Management Board Rt. Rev. Philip Anyolo said, IMS is a supportive service that should be embraced by all Bishops and Superiors for medical provision of their members.
Bishop Anyolo of Homabay added that the IMS is a supportive service meant to help the Superiors and the Bishops carry out their canonical obligations and in particular health care of their members where they do not have a social security health fund.
“This uniquely solidarity enables Missionaries to get medical help wherever they are ministering in the World. IMS, in this way, participate in the Healing Ministry of the Church.” He said.
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| Participants of IMS Meeting in Nairobi |
IMS is a special solidarity fund which is created by Dioceses, Institutes of Consecrated Life and Societies of Apostolic Life who come together and pool their resources in order to help those who may fall sick.
By Rose Achiego, Waumini Communications Ltd (KCCB)
