VOL 5. NO.2 ENGLISH.pub - Apostolic Faith, West & Central Africa

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Volume 4 No. 2 Page 1

April — June 2004 A news magazine of The Apostolic Faith Church in Africa Vol. 5 No. 2
On April 2, 2004, the Africa Overseer, Brother Paul Akazue, in the company of his wife, Jane; Broth-
ers John Aina and Emmanuel Moh, left Lagos, Nigeria, for a missionary trip to Eastern and Southern
Africa. Their first port of call was Kenya, where they were met on arrival at the Jomo Kenyatta Inter-
national Airport by a team of six, including the Kenyan Overseer, Brother David Mungai; the General
Secretary, Brother Peter Gatimo and his wife; two other ministers and Brother Emmanuel Umana, who
is a Nigerian based in Kenya.
On April 3, the team left for a branch church at Thogoto. The General Secretary informed the mis-
sionary team that the Thogoto branch church was the pioneer branch of The Apostolic Faith in Kenya
and was the place visited about 27 years before by Brother Loyce C. Carver, the former General Over-
seer of the Apostolic Faith. They noted that the Church had had series of problems, which created
setbacks and led to a break in communication between the Kenyan Church and both the International
and Africa Headquarters. The prevailing situation ushered in different ways of worship in Kenya,
which were quite different from The Apostolic Faith pattern. However, in 2002, a team of 19 from
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From the Africa Overseer
(Continued from page 1)
Kenya visited the Africa Headquarters in Lagos
Communication is the process by and were inspired by what they saw. Their de-
which people exchange informa- sire to go back to their roots compelled them to
tion and ideas. Communication is write to the Africa Headquarters requesting a
vital in a large organisation. The visit.
Apostolic Faith has branches In the course of the meeting in Thogoto, the
throughout the continent of Af- Africa Overseer spoke on the importance of do-
rica. It is essential that there ing the will of God. All were encouraged to
must be communication with all the branches kneel down before God and have a personal talk
and the International Headquarters in Portland, with Him concerning their spiritual lives. Many
Oregon. Of course, communication with God confessed that they were blessed. Some mem-
through prayers is the most important aspect of bers who were in the branch when Brother
a Christian’s life. Carver visited, remarked that what happened
“For without me ye can do noth- that day, was the old-time way. This was be-
ing” (John 15:5). cause they were able to go to the altar to pray,
We felt it was imperative for us to visit the

churches in East Africa because there seemed to
be a break in communication with the Africa
Headquarters in Lagos, Nigeria.
In this issue, the report of the tours to East
and South Africa is highlighted. Reports of a few
Churches in West and Central Africa are also
given. Likewise, reports come in all the time
from the states in Nigeria. Good communication
will make The Apostolic Faith a cohesive whole.
It is our prayer that the reports will spur
you to further communication with God, so that Arrival at Lusaka Airport. From left: Sister Sowi
Kaibula, Brothers John Aina, Timothy Kaibula and
the Gospel Light will shine throughout all the
Paul Akazue
highways and byways of Africa.

Paul O. Akazue the practice, which had not been observed for a
long time. Brother Akazue also discouraged the
practice of dancing while singing. He recounted
IN THIS ISSUE
that God called the Founder of our Church,
Gospel Tour to Eastern and Southern 1 Mother Florence Crawford, from a dancing hall.
Africa On Sunday, April 4, the team visited Bahati,
Nairobi. Other places visited included Ngong
Africa Overseer’s Comments 2
town and Muguga. The following Monday, the
Newsline 4 Africa Overseer had a meeting with all the minis-
ters from the branch churches in Kenya. At the
Across Nigeria 5
meeting, he gave out copies of Gospel News in
Missionary Trips To Zambia and South 6 Africa, Camp Meeting Teachings, tracts, pocket
Africa calendars and other Gospel materials. Topics
covered at the meeting included: The History of
Footprints 8
The Apostolic Faith Church, Doctrines of The Bi-
God Did It For Me 10
ble as Practised by The Apostolic Faith Church,
Sunday School Classifications and On-going Pro-
GOSPEL NEWS IN AFRICA is a quarterly publication of THE
jects in Nigeria. The Africa Overseer told the
APOSTOLIC FAITH, Africa Headquarters, Anthony Village,
Lagos, NIGERIA. Telephone: [phone].
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E-mail: [email protected] ISSN 1596-0412
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greatly manifested. rica Overseer had another ses-
The team left for South Af- sion with the pastors, while
rica on April 19. Many other team members were as-
branch churches in differ- signed to other groups to lead
ent regions of South Africa discussions on various challeng-
were visited in the com- ing issues. A group photograph
pany of their Overseer, rounded up the day’s activities.
Brother Eddie Sadik. Many expressed their desire to
Churches visited included attend the forthcoming Lagos
Orlando, Soweto; Pieters- camp meeting in August and so-
The branch church at Bahati, Kenya
burg; Makhado; Durban licited earnest prayers on their
and Tembisa. At each sta- behalf. On May 1, a leaders’
(Continued from page 2) tion, Brother Akazue exhorted seminar was held at Ngong.
gathering that the team was the brethren and prayed for Brother Akazue spoke on The
leaving for Zambia and South them. On April 25, the team Role of Order in Church Admini-
Africa the following day, but worshipped at the Or-
would return to Kenya before lando Headquarters
going back to Nigeria. church and Brother Aka-
The team arrived Lusaka, zue gave a teaching on
Zambia, on April 6, to join them The Home. There was a
in their annual camp meeting. youth forum later in the
The Director of the Foreign afternoon, where the
Work at the International Head- youths asked questions
quarters, Brother Dwight and had responses to
Baltzell, accompanied by many of their nagging
Brother Cliff Paulsen, joined the problems. The Music
Zambia Camp meeting on April Director, Brother John
Participants at the leaders’ forum at Naivasha praying
17. Other delegates also came Aina, also had some
at the close of the meeting
from South Africa, Botswana, time to groom the choir
Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Kenya and assign instruments to some stration and Ministry. A ques-
and different parts of Zambia. aspiring instrumentalists. Many tion and answer session fol-
On the evening of Wednesday, South Africans were richly lowed. On May 2, the team
April 7, after a special song– blessed during this visit and on travelled to Nyandaruda Region,
Come, Great Deliverer, Come— the last night in South Africa, a about two hours drive from Nai-
was rendered by a Sister, the lady in the mission house was robi, to hold a service at Gweru
Holy Ghost power fell in the old saved. assembly. The church hall was
Apostolic manner. The The Gospel team returned to packed full while many people
preacher could do nothing more Nairobi, Kenya, on April 27. A stood around the building.
than simply invite the seekers to leaders’ conference was ar- There was simply not enough
the mourners’ bench . It was a ranged at Naivasha on Friday, space for the worshippers.
glorious experience. Many re- April 30. In the morning of the On Tuesday, May 4, the team
ceived their Christian experi- day, Brother Akazue spoke on visited a total of six churches in
ences. 86 souls were later bap- The Principles of a Stable and Nairobi. This included Nairobi
tised in water. Growing Church. This was fol- South (Industrial Area) Kwa
The Easter Musical Concert lowed by another challenge in Reuben Branch Church, Kayole
was held in the evening of April the afternoon on The Gospel Estate Church, Dandora Estate
11, with 2,170 in attendance. As Call, Your Love and Your Faith. Church, Marurui Church,
the choir rendered their last The question and answer ses- Njathaini Church, and Kiamuubi
piece, people rushed to the al- sion which followed, was very Parish.
tar and the power of God was rewarding. After lunch, the Af- The team returned to Lagos
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Cote D’Ivoire souls were wonderfully blessed. ble Studies and seminars on em-
Out of these, 12 were saved, 2 sanc- ployment and marriage.
In spite of the civil war in Cote
tified, 3 baptised with the Holy On Sunday, there was a com-
D’Ivoire, God answered prayers and
Ghost and fire, and 3 healed. Fur- bined service for all the branch
the Annual Convention held from
thermore, God has been reviving the churches. The Elementary Sunday
February 15 to 22, was mightily
music ministry through one of the School Department opened the Sun-
blessed. In each of the meetings, the
brothers from Nigeria. day School with a short play enti-
attendance was over 450. A total of
tled, Winning Africa For Christ.
72 blessings were recorded, com-
Gambia The sermon during the devotional
prising 27 saved souls, 20 sancti-
God has remembered Gambia service titled — Vessels Unto Hon-
fied, 15 baptised with the Holy
and manifested His presence among our — sparked off a mighty revival.
Ghost, and 10 healed. 38 saints par-
the ‘little flock’. He has blessed People prayed through to different
took of the ordinance of the Wash-
many souls with Christian experi- Christian experiences and many
ing of the Saints’ Feet. At the close
ences. Furthermore, He answered saints renewed their consecration.
of the convention, a new branch
prayers and granted couples the fruit A mini-concert preceded the eve-
church was established at
of the womb. Backsliders too have ning evangelistic service and many
Kroukroubo town.
been restored. A brother testified invitees attended. The total atten-
Gabon that God brought him back to the dance at the meetings was 5,317. 13
fold after the devil had deceived him people were saved, 4 sanctified, 2
The work in Gabon is making
by promising him the things of this baptised with the Holy Spirit and 3
steady progress. The Easter Retreat
world. God blessed him with the healed.
was held between April 9 and 10,
Christian experiences and also One of those healed was a
2004, in Libreville. The attendance
showered him with material bless- woman who was carried to the
was about 100, despite the fact that
ings. Church because she could not stand
Good Friday was not declared a
The Easter Retreat was wonder- on her two legs. She had tried in
public holiday. The teaching was
fully blessed. The teaching was on vain to get healed through various
on The Value of Family Worship.
Christianity And The World. It was means. She was invited to the
God blessed the meeting tremen-
followed by a sermon titled: The Rally. She prayed and God forgave
dously. Souls were saved and there
Miracles of Jesus. The attendance her sins. She was healed immedi-
was much joy. The blessings contin-
was encouraging and people prayed ately and she started to walk.
ued even after the meetings. The
and received the Christian experi- .
Spirit of God led a backslider to
ences.
pray through to salvation and sancti-

fication on Monday May 3, 2004,
Republic of Benin
long after the retreat.
The first Youth Rally in the Re-
Namibia public of Benin was held between
April 30 and May 2, 2004, on the
The Easter Retreat commenced
new Route de Porto-Novo camp-
on Monday, April 5, 2004, when
ground site at PK 14, in Cotonou.
delegates from Zimbabwe arrived
Participants came from all the
Windhoek. Other contingents ar-
branch churches. The theme of the
rived from Angola, Ondangwa,
rally was Youth For Christ, and the
Oshakati, Osire and Grootfontein.
activities featured: Film Shows, Bi-
The attendance was 239 and many
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across nigeria
Lagos State burning car. He sent passers-by to help age Sunday School boy to reach a
him to put off the fire and preserved the woman at Ado Ekiti. She came to church
There is early morning campaign in
car. and prayed through to salvation.
many of our branch churches in Lagos
A dead child at Mbierebe church God provided a piece of land at Ilu
State. This involves distribution of Gos-
was raised to life. God cast out the de- Omoba for a new place of worship.
pel literature and invitation of people to
monic spirit from one lady in Nkara Obio At Okeigbo, God healed a brother of
services. The effort has yielded much fruit
church. There is nothing God cannot do. an unknown illness. A sister also testified
and the attendance at services has in-
that God is a great provider. He changed
creased.
At Idiroko town, on March 18, 2004, Ondo/Ekiti the poverty situation in her family for the
better. Another brother who was bitten
a new church was dedicated. In spite of Revival meetings were held from
by a poisonous snake, testified of the
the initial difficulties, God gave the vic- March 21 to 28, 2004, at the Town Hall,
power of God to heal and deliver.
tory. The service was a revival that re- Iyin-Ekiti, at the invitation of His Royal

sulted in salvation of souls. On April 14, Highness, Oluyin of Iyin-Ekiti. Virtually,
2004, a new Bible Study centre was dedi- the whole town was in attendance, the Ogun
cated. Oba and his chiefs, inclusive. The revival The month of April was set aside for
At Owode-Yewa, in one of the re- commenced with a musical concert and it revival in eight churches: Iwopin, Olugbo,
vival services, God opened the ears of a was greatly blessed. A total of 24 souls Ogunmakin, Itoku-Aro, Ayetoro, Imasayi,
deaf man, saved, sanctified and baptised were saved, 6 sanctified and 1 healed. Owode-Egba and Odeda. Services were
him with the Holy Ghost. The highlights included: the mi- held for two days at each station. The re-
At Sango Ota, a brother was healed raculous healing of a man with a withered vival was blessed. 71 people were saved,
of stroke after praying and trusting God hand who had suffered for 10 years. He 29 sanctified, 6 baptised with Holy Ghost
for over 7 months. leapt and shouted for joy, raising the hand and 5 people were healed.
At Aboru, God purchased a parcel of for everyone to see. At Ogunmakin, the elder brother of
land for the Church as well as electronic A large parcel of land was donated late Brother Madeinlo testified that Jesus
equipment. A brother testified of Divine to the Church for the establishment of a called him by name and urged him not to
deliverance from a fire outbreak on July College of Technology, while the large resist His entreaties any longer. He was
9, 2003. He jumped down from the 6th modern town hall was temporarily re- saved during the revival. The 80-year old
floor of the Nigerian Industrial Develop- leased for church services. mother of the resident minister persisted
ment Bank building and God was there to On Easter Sunday, at Ajilosun, Ado in prayer and was wonderfully saved too.
receive him safely on landing. Ekiti, there was an unprecedented mighty At Orunwa, a leader of the Osun worship-
A sister who had been childless for a revival throughout the morning, afternoon pers prayed through to salvation and
long time and had suffered from spiritual- and evening services. A total of 46 bless- sanctification and denounced her former
ists, testified that God saved her. God also ings were recorded. This included 27 appellation which had bearing with Osun
blessed her with a bouncing baby boy. saved and 13 sanctified. deity.
At Apapa Ajegunle, a brother testi- The revival meetings in Ondo State At Sagamu, an aged woman prayed
fied of Divine healing from a prolonged lasted for five weeks, from March 28 to through to salvation and sanctification
illness that affected his brain and lasted April 25, 2004. It involved fifty branch during one of the revival services.
for over one year. churches. In the pattern of Jesus’ commis- At Ijebu-Ode, a lady heard a voice
At Ikorodu, God continued to bless sion to the seventy, ministers were as- directing her from her house to the
souls with different Christian experiences. signed to take up the services in the Church. She obeyed and was wonderfully
He also provided a new bus and an elec- branch churches. God worked with them saved.
tronic organ for the Gospel work. The and wonderful blessings were reported. At Imasayi, a drug addict and ven-
Gospel has reached Bayeku and a Bible 534 souls were saved, 264 sanctified, 73 dor of hard drugs was saved.
study centre will soon be opened there. baptised with the Holy Ghost and fire and At Itori Oke, a sister testified that
43 healed. God restored life to her sister who had
Uyo District The testimonies among others in- been unconscious from an illness that
cluded: the restoration of a backslider at doctors declared hopeless. A brother
God has visited the district with co-
Ondo, who had left the fold for 25 years. also testified that through prayer, God
pious blessings. 57 souls were saved, 14
She was saved, sanctified and baptised. delivered a man, who had been hired to
sanctified and 7 baptised with the Holy
Her eldest daughter also prayed through work on a 45-feet deep well when he was
Ghost and fire. A total of 31 people were
to salvation and sanctification. An elderly stuck in the well. The Fire Brigade had
also healed of diverse sicknesses.
woman, certified dead for hours was also been invited but had failed to bring him
God delivered one of the ministers,
restored to life. A sister at Okesa, Ado up.
Brother Patrick Okon, who is a mason by
Ekiti, testified of being healed after heav-
profession, from earth slide which buried
enly visitors performed a surgical opera-
him alive in the course of his work. God
tion on her ailing body. God used a teen-
also delivered another brother from a
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Missionary Trip to Zambia

Service in progress: Lusaka, Zambia ... … with the Choir and Orchestra ... … and the children performing
Members of the team: From Left— Brother Dwight Baltzell
Brothers John Aina, Emmanuel Moh, Paul Akazue and Sister Jane Akazue at Victoria Falls with an interpreter
A mixed quartet in Lusaka Sunday School for Children … and Sister Jane Akazue in the
choir
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… and to South Africa

Welcoming the team at Orlando, Soweto The church at Orlando, Soweto The choir in action at Orlando
Brother Eddie Sadik, the Overseer in Brother Paul (left) preaching a sermon A church building in the Venda Region
South Africa, making announcements
Prayer session after service Brother and Sister Akazue (middle) with A service going on in Pietersburg
some brethren in Pietersburg
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He was instrumental in bringing the Gospel to his village. He watched the Gospel grow
from its very small beginnings until many villages around him saw the Light. And even as
Matthew Baba Kunle
his days came to an end, remained a model of
Staying Through With God
In 1953, after a Sunday service at The Ap- and Aiyetoro-Gbede.
ostolic Church, Okoro-Gbede, Brother David Olo- He was the first pastor in those churches.
runtoba, who had attended The Apostolic Faith Brother Kunle was the first Apostolic Faith
Church in Lagos, gave the inspiring worker in the Northern Region. With some Gos-
news of the Lagos service to his pel workers assisting him, he visited many pri-
people. Those who were pre- mary and secondary schools in Ijumu, Kabba
sent in the after-service Land, in his effort to spread the Gospel.
meeting at Okoro-Gbede in- He started the school visitation programme
c l u d e d in Kabba in 1960 and later on he worked
Mr M. A. B. Kunle. Brother with Brothers Michael O. Onayemi, Augus-
Oloruntoba explained how t u s O . O m o l e a n d
the meeting in The Apostolic Solomon Olorungbon, for many years until
Faith Church was orderly and the work was given the name, Association
highly inspiring. He urged that he of Visiting Secretaries (A.V.S). The work
and his colleagues should write to extended to Iyagba Area in Kabba Prov-
the Church to establish a branch ince, which later extended to the
at Aye-Gbede. Brother Colleges, Universities and other
Kunle was given the ad- Higher Institutions. With mo-
dress of the Church and torcycles and bicycles they
mandated to write the spread the Gospel to all the
Headquarters on behalf nooks and crannies of
of all the others. Kabba Land. One cannot
The letter from Aye but praise God for his
was promptly replied by humble life as Brother
the Lagos Headquarters Kunle readily enlisted for
of The Apostolic Faith voluntary duties in the
Church, and a date was House of God. He was
set for a Gospel tour of the area. Kunle met the ever ready to undertake any humble duty.
team near a brook close to Okoro-Gbede. Ob- He was appointed a minister and later be-
serving that a vehicle stuck in the mud, near the came the Overseer of Kwara State before he was
brook, was that of their invited guests, he quickly transferred to former Ondo State. He retired
gave them a helping hand and directed them to- from active service due to ill health.
wards the road to Aye. He breathed his last in the early hours of
Brother Kunle got saved in 1954. He faced a April 24, and was laid to rest on May 27, 2004.
lot of persecution and problems, but through pa-
tience and perseverance he endured it all. He
took a definite stand for the Gospel and through
him The Apostolic Faith was established in Aye
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He was a baritone soloist, a trumpeter and trumpet teacher. He was a preacher and a
teacher. He was the Secretary Treasurer for this organisation for many years. But above
Samuel Oluyemisi Adebanjo Odumosu
all these, , served diligently and quietly
In the Lord’s Service

One evening in 1959, a young man on his Brother Paul Ibikunle, who had gone on before
way to a dancing hall met a friend who was al- him. His last vocal solo in the church was I’m On
ready saved. That young man was Samuel My Journey Home, a song which he sang with
Oluyemisi Odumosu. His friend invited him to tears running down his cheeks.
church and told him of the power of the Lord to Out of his determination to give the balance
save. of his life to God, He became a full-time worker of
Though Samuel did not believe him at first, The Apostolic Faith Church on September 1,
he eventually followed him to the church. 1993, and he worked in the Treasury Depart-
There, Samuel met Jesus Who turned ment. On February 14, 1998, he was ap-
his life around. Gone were the danc- pointed the Secretary/Treasurer of the
ing lessons and other ungodly Church and Secretary to the Board of
acts. Samuel prayed and ob- Trustees.
tained the three Christian experi- On Saturday March 13, 2004, he trav-
ences and joined the music elled in the company of his wife,
class. On February 26, 1963, Dupe, and two other brethren to his
Samuel became a member of home town, Odo-Senbora, to witness
the senior choir and orchestra. the establishment of a branch
For many years after this, he church in the town. The new branch
faithfully and quietly carried out his church started in his father’s com-
duties. pound at Oke-Ita, Odo-Senbora, on
Brother Odumosu became a Sunday, March 14, 2004. Burdened
Sunday School teacher in for the salvation of his town’s
1970 and later be- men, he went round invit-
came a minister of ing people to the revival
the Word. For service. Many people
many years he prayed through to differ-
taught music ent Christian experiences,
classes and gener- while others received
ally assisted the various blessings from
Music Director, God.
working effectively When he came back to
but unnoticed. He Lagos, he told the driver
was dutiful and meticulous yet friendly and cour- who brought him from Odo-Senbora: “Mission Ac-
teous. With the help of Sister Christianah complished”. He was ill for a few days. His com-
Modupe Odumosu, whom he married on February mon song during the illness was, Lord I’m Coming
6, 1975, he laboured faithfully on. Home. His wife reported that during the illness,
He was always willing to give a solo when re- he was always talking of Heaven. He prayed to-
quested to. His familiar solo numbers included: gether with his wife throughout the night preced-
Mary’s Boy Child; Gbogbo Aiye Gbe Jesu Ga; I ing his death. He prayed that God would make it
Have Found a Friend in Jesus; Jesus Calls Us O’er possible for his wife and children to make the
the Tumult; Telephone to Heaven; The Trumpet Rapture. On March 23, 2004, at about 2:00 am,
Shall Sound; Keep Looking Up and many others. he passed on to Glory.
He sang in the Victory Quartet with his friend, Brother Odumosu was trustworthy, honest,
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FROM IDOLATRY TO God, till today, I am still alive. This with an illness that defied all medica-
CHRISTIANITY
brought a turning point in the lives of tion. I therefore resigned myself to
This glorious
my parents. fate, thinking that there could be no
Gospel trans-
God did a lot for me in this glori- solution to my problems.
forms lives. I
ous Gospel. He gave me a good wife. One day, I was invited to The
was born into
He also blessed me with children who Apostolic Faith Church at Anthony,
an idolatrous
are serving God with me. in Lagos. When I got there in the
family, but I
I was denied a duty post in my company of my friends, they were
thank God that
place of work for many years, but singing a hymn from CGS 663, Head
it pleased Him
God in His own mercy miraculously Of The Church Triumphant. To my
to meet me at a
made me a headmaster, in one of the surprise, when I got home, I discov-
crossroads.
primary schools. ered that the stubborn illness I had
God Himself
In the just concluded change of been battling with for many years,
told me to carry my Bible and hymn
pulpit, God made me happy when he had gone. I was highly elated and
book and go to the church which He
added more converts to my group. that brought me back to the Church. I
wanted me to attend. When I obeyed
Though, it is not an easy thing to pas- prayed and confessed my sins. God
God’s instructions, He brought me to
tor a church, I always find God’s fa- saved my soul, sanctified and bap-
The Apostolic Faith, where the joy of
vour. It is good to serve the Lord. tised me with the Holy Ghost and fire.
God radiated on the faces of the mem-
Johnson Akinfiola is the Pastor of In 1982, I was involved in a
bers. Okeigbo branch church, Ondo State, Ni- ghastly motor accident. Only five of
I heard the Word of God that geria.
us survived out of twenty-five passen-
condemned my life. I humbled myself
gers in the vehicle. I was terribly

and God saved, sanctified and bap-
THE UNCHANGEABLE wounded and battered but the people
tised me with the Holy Ghost and fire
CHANGER of God prayed for me. God took con-
from above. Since 1976, God has
I thank trol and healed me completely.
been proving Himself to me as my all.
God for His In the Gospel, God gave me a
When God saved me, He con-
unspeakable Christian wife. Before my wife came
vinced me of some restitutions I had
love towards to the Gospel, she had been told that
to make. One of them was that I
me. Many she would not be able to have any
should be like Gideon of old, who de-
years ago, child of her own. Through the power
stroyed the idols his parents were
God brought of God when we got married, God
worshipping. Due to the fact that I
me to this gave us beautiful girls and a boy. I
was born a twin, our parents made
G o s p e l thank God, those things that my peo-
idols for us and sacrificed to them on
through a ple said I would never be able to pos-
our behalf.
friend. Be- sess because I accepted the Gospel,
One day, when I was praying for
fore then, my life had been very bitter had been graciously given me by
sanctification, God told me to do
because right from my childhood, I God. God bought a car, built a house
away with the twin graven images. In
never knew the joy of parental care. and established a good business,
order to obey God’s instructions, I de-
My mother died the day I was born. which is thriving, for me.
cided to destroy the idols by cutting
Not quite long after, my father died God also brought my sisters to
them into pieces, together with all the
too. Since then, I had passed from the Gospel. One of them is now hap-
charms hung at the entrance of our
one problem to another. I was breast- pily married in the Gospel. My life is
house.
fed by many women and experienced a living testimony to the fact that Je-
My parents were not pleased
a lot of hardship from my guardians. sus heals. I had been sick many
with this action, but I told them to al-
I grew up in a very hostile environ- times, even to the point of death, but
low the idols to avenge themselves, if
ment and along the line, I was struck people of God prayed for me and God
really they were powerful. Thank