Rev. Father Campbell shares the benefits of priesthood

The Parish Priest of Christ the King Catholic Church in Accra, Rev. Fr. Andrew Campbell, has shared that he feels very much privileged to be a Catholic Priest as this work has allowed him to become a source of hope to people from different backgrounds.
Speaking in an interview with YFM’s Akosua Hanson on the Y Leaderboard Series he said: “I am a priest and I love being a priest. It is a vocation that God has given to me. He gave it to me and my work is to continue the work that Christ started. His work was a work of healing and of bringing hope and love to people. Whatever I did is just continuing the work of Christ”.
Rev. Father Campbell furthered that even though priesthood does not attract any form of wage or acquisition of material possession, he is very happy to be involved in this work because of the impact his work has on others.
“We don’t marry. I don’t have a house. I don’t get paid. The church takes care of us. I don’t get a wage. I have never owned a house or a car. My whole life is about what priests are to do, to bring hope and love.” “On the 2nd of December, there is a priest who is writing a book about Father Campbell and the title is Father Campbell, a missionary of hope and I love the title. I have brought hope to so many people; lepers, prostitutes, street children, school children”
Father Campbell, who is from Dublin, Ireland, arrived in Ghana on 13 October 1971. He has acquired Ghanaian citizenship and also formed the Lepers Aid Committee to raise funds for cured lepers.
By: Alberta Dorcas N D Armah