Religion
REIHNARD Bonnke, German Pentecostal evangelist, has expressed confidence that God is capable of resolving Nigeria’s many conflicts and the social malaise across the country, especially those bordering on kidnapping, ritual killings and terrorism.
In a World Press Conference at the Sheraton Hotels and Towers Ikeja, Alexander Bamgbola, chairman, Central Working Committee, CWC, of the Evangelist Reinhard Bonnke’s Farewell Crusade and Passing the Burning Torch Conference in Africa, said the worldwide minister of the gospel is being led by God to apply the divine approach in bringing solutions and healings to Nigeria.
The Crusade is scheduled to start from Wednesday, Sunday, November 8 to 12, in Lagos.
Bamgbola noted that the present challenges confronting the country, appear to have defied mere human and logical solutions.
“Nigeria is plagued by socio-economic corruption and spiritual pollution like the menace of the Badoo Boys of Ikorodu, the ritual killings and armed robbery in some parts of the country; the ethnic disturbances and secessionist tendencies,” said Bamgbola.
“Jesus feels the pain Nigerians feel, and so does Bonnke. And this is why God specifically told him to go back to Nigeria this one more time.”
The crusade scheduled to hold beside the Sparklight Estate, opposite OPIC Events Center, Isheri, after the Berger Bus Stop Lagos is expected to attract not less than 30 million Nigerians, with at least 10 million people attending it every day with participants from the neighbouring countries of Ghana, Cameroun, Togo, Benin, Mali, among others.
Bamgbola added that the Farewell Crusade would be complemented by a sideline event called “Passing the Burning Torch” Conference where willing ministers of God in Africa are expected to catch the Reinhard Bonnke Fire for greater exploits.
According to Bamgbola, “He (Bonnke) had said many times that this country has great potentials but being held down by forces militating against it. The result is what we see as social vices that have held down economic growth. Inflation has remained high at double digit just as unemployment rate ensures more than 29 million employable youths remain out of jobs.
“We hear of a number of kidnap cases in Nigeria; rising incidents of armed robbery as well as rape and sexual harassment against minors becoming daily occurrences. Youth restiveness across the country seems to have created pockets of violence in some regions forcing the Army to take certain measures to police the country. While these persist, we see Government struggle with lean resources and rising corruption in private and public sectors.”
He lamented that the Millennium Development Goals, MDG, introduced by the United Nations Organisation did not achieve much for Africa. By the time it was rested in 2015, the level of success of its eight goals in Africa was dismal.
As the curtains were being drawn, 65 per cent of Nigerians still remained in poverty; only six of every 10 Nigerian children were in school; combat against HIV’/AIDS, malaria, and other dieses, mortality of mothers, and of children under five years was merely tolerable; and there was no progress in efforts to provide access to safe drinking water for all, or to significantly stem erosion and coastal flooding.
The cleric however said by the Grace of God, on Wednesday, November 8, 2017, Evangelist Reinhard Bonnke will hit the shores of Lagos for a five-day farewell crusade that will unleash the power of God on Nigeria and liberate it from the very present forces eating up its socio-economic and spiritual potentials.
He said those who are conversant with the Holy Bible know that Prophet Elisha did greater exploits for God after he got a double portion of Prophet Elijah’s anointing by prayerfully taking the Burning Torch from Elijah.
– Oct 16, 2017 @ 14:03 GMT
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