30 Church members from Busanim Seventh-day Adventist Church came together to donate blood to the Manalos Mamas Medivac as part of their “Save a Life” program today at ANGAU Memorial General Hospital today.

The ‘Save a Life’ program is a follow up program that is initiated by the Adventist Health Ministry department of Busanim Creek Seventh-day Adventist church after the “Nutrition Week” program that ended yesterday on the Sabbath. The church's 25 members including 5 new interests, raised their hands to the call from the health department to take part in the “Save a Life” program.

The whole program was made possible with the support of Ilopanek Foundation, a community service oriented organisation to provide one of their truck to transport the volunteers to Angau as well as providing some light refreshments for the 30 volunteers who donated their blood today.

"The visit by the church today at the blood bank at Angau was indeed a blessing because we ran out of blood and just as well, the church stepped in with the 'Save a Life' initiative to donate blood," stated one of the the duty nurses Sister Lovelyn Dare.

"I am blessed to be part of this worthy cause to help save a life with my blood," responded the Adventist Health Ministry leader Miriam Warahin, "and I also look forward to organise more of such programs for the church to participate in.

The blood bank is always open from Monday to Sunday for any volunteers to go in and donate their blood. Donating blood is also healthy for the body of those who have more excessive blood. "We are thankful for the church family at Busanim Creek and we hope to see more of such kind gestures from our other denominations and communities too as well," stated the Blood Bank manageress Sister Mary Hungito.