Month: May 2020

GOD HAS BEEN GOOD TO ME – OKOWA

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Nigeria – Source: Sundiata Post Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State, Nigeria on Friday charged Christians to pray to God to take away the ravaging Coronavirus (COVID -19) pandemic and revive the state and nation’s economies. The governor gave the charge at an interdenominational Thanksgiving Service to mark the first anniversary of his second term in office, at the Government House Chapel, Asaba. He said that the COVID-19 had posed a major challenge to economies of the world, hence, the need to pray fervently to God for a solution to…

CORONAVIRUS: WHY CHURCHES SHOULD TURN TO DRIVE-IN SERVICES IN GHANA – AMANDA AKUOKOR CLINTON

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Ghana – Source: Amanda Clinton FB The gathering of God’s people should only take place safely, God does not want us to die in vain. Coronavirus is on the rise in Ghana with 7,616 confirmed cases in Ghana. Large gatherings should not be sanctioned by the government too early, otherwise, we will see an explosion of Coronavirus cases. Ghana should be cautious before allowing large church gatherings in the traditional sense. This is because the Coronavirus infections are on the rise in Ghana and we cannot forget how a superspreader…

STAY WITH ME TILL MY PULSE STOPS AND MY EYES CLOSE  BISHOP TD JAKES TELLS WIFE

Iposu Elijah Oluwakayode

May 29, marks the 38th wedding anniversary of the Jakes family. Yes! The same energetic, God-loving family led by Bishop Thomas Dexter Jakes, the Bishop of Potters House, Texas, USA. In his usual fashion, he celebrates his wife on his social media handles. The couple have been an example of a Christian family, blessed with 5 children, 8 grandchildren and hundreds of thousands of spiritual children from all over the world, as far as his ministries extends to. In an Instagram post, Bishop TD Jakes remembers the challenges they had…

REACTING TO COVID-19, EBEN PUTS IT ALL ON GOD

Iposu Elijah Oluwakayode

Gospel artiste, Emmanuel Benjamin, known in the creative industry as Eben has added his voice to the COVID-19 fight by giving hope to nation all over the world. On May 30, Eben released the video to his song, On God. The song gives hope to humanity in the fight against COVID-19. The visual interpretation depicts a people united in the fight against the virus. It opens with a reflective Eben, reminiscing on the impact of the virus on the world. An image of doctors, and experts clad in the medical…

PRISON HELPS YOU TO REFOCUS – BISHOP NANA OBIRI YEBOAH

Iposu Elijah Oluwakayode

As humans and Christians, we all have our personal prisons. Our limitations or challenges that prevents us from achieving our aim. Limitations that reduce our productivity. In most cases we get carried away by the constraints of our prison and refuse to look beyond the prison. Like Apostle Peter, some of us even sleep in our prison but not because we are waiting on the Lord to manifest but rather because we have lost hope. Apostle Peter was in prison and he was sleeping. He did exactly what he had…

C.A.N. SEEKS ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION OVER REOPENING OF CHURCHES IN OGUN

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Nigeria – Source: Sun News The Ogun chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has called for a meeting between leaders of religious groups and the state government to discuss modalities for the reopening of worship centres. Chairman of the state chapter, Bishop Tunde Akin-Akinsanya, who made the call in Abeokuta, yesterday, said the meeting had become necessary to sustain the gains recorded by the state in its ongoing efforts at flattening the curve of the spread of the coronavirus. The clergy’s call is coming on the heels of the…

PRIMATE NDUKUBA URGES SYSTEMATIC RELAXATION OF LOCKDOWN

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Nigeria – Source: Guardian Primate of All Nigeria (Anglican Communion), Most Reverend Henry Ndukuba, has urged the Federal Government to gradually and systematically relax the lockdown in order to allow Churches and Mosques to reopen, saying the ongoing restriction is no longer sustainable. He canvassed a Nigerian solution to the COVID-19 pandemic, stressing that from all indications, management of coronavirus had shown that the country was capable of handling any complex situation. Speaking yesterday in Abuja, Ndukuba, who implored government to give clear guidance on the way Churches and Mosques…

BETHLEHEM’S CHURCH OF THE NATIVITY REOPENS

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Israel – Source: Pulse Nigeria A handful of priests from different Christian denominations stood watch as the door to the church in the Israeli-occupied West Bank was opened, an AFP photographer reported. Once inside, the head of the Greek Orthodox Church in Bethlehem, Bishop Theophylactos, kissed an icon while a priest sprayed holy water in the grotto of the church, where Christians believe Christ was born in a manger. The church had been closed since March 5 when an outbreak of COVID-19 was detected in Bethlehem. Initially only 50 people…

FOUNTAIN OF LIFE SUPPORTS AGED, DIFFERENTLY ABLED

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Ghana – Source: NewsGhana Fountain of Life Chapel International in Ho has supported the aged and the differently abled in two districts in the Volta Region with food items to help them through the coronavirus pandemic. A total of 350 individuals in the Ho Municipality and the Central Tongu District benefited in an exercise, which was made possible through a collaboration with the Bible Discipleship and Growth Ministry (BDGM) and their donors in Europe and America. Apostle Senyo Mawufemor Cudjoe, General Overseer of Fountain of Life, together with some members…

10 QUOTES FROM RAVI ZACHARIAS THAT WILL LIVE WITH US FOREVER WHILE WE BID FAREWLL IN MEMORIAL SERVICE ON 29 MAY

Iposu Elijah Oluwakayode

Ravi Zacharias passed on to eternity on 19th May. A rare Christian leader with an uncommon title. He is not called a Televangelist, Crusader, a Pastor or General Overseer but a Christian Apologist, a Defender of the Christian Faith. When the Bible says in 2 Corinthians 5 vs 17 that “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new,” this is what Rev. Zacharias exemplifies. Ravi Zacharias was born atheist and continued as an atheist till his teenage years. But an…