Commentary THE GIFT OF 25 ORDAINED DEACONS By Mildred Ndum Wung Kum At a time when more servants are needed in the lord's vineyard the Church has been gifted with 25 newly ordained deacons. The men who have willingly responded to God's call of service shall certainly bring some fresh impetus in the domain of God's ministry wherever they shall be assigned. At a time when the Church is experiencing a numerical increase in it's flock with the need to to make this flock understand the purpose of God's creation, the dignity of humanity and the mystery of salvation, the coming of 25 new deacons is an answered prayer. At a time when more labourers are needed in the lord's vineyard to proclaim God's word to the ends of the earth, the coming of 25 new deacons adds to already existing ministers which will certainly bear more fruits in the work of evangelisation. As the deacons shall be sent out to assist priests in parishes, their services would surely bring a greate...