REPORT BY AUSTIN OYIBODE, BENIN CITY
Pastor William Kumuyi, the general superintendent of Deeper Christian Life Ministry is scheduled to be in Benin City, the Edo state capital from Thursday October 26 to Tuesday October 31, 2023.
The visit of the international evangelist to the ancient city is to hold a global crusade which will be transmitted live to over 200 countries across the globe and all states in Nigeria.
The global crusade with the theme “Loose him and let him go” will be holding at Garrick Memorial Grammar School along Ekenwa road in the heart of Benin City. It will hold at 5pm every evening from Thursday to Tuesday next week.
While the crusade holds in the evenings, a specially packaged ministers conference for pastors of all denominations will hold at 7am Friday, Monday and Tuesday.
Also, on Saturday, all youths comprising secondary school students, ex-students, campus students, corps members and young adults will hold another section with Pastor Kumuyi on Saturday at 7am. This session is specially designed to build youths and prepare them for a successful future.
People from all parts of Edo state will be present at the crusade ground. People from Owan, Etsako, Esan, infact all local government areas of the state will be present live in Benin City. The city will wear a new look during the crusade.
The global crusade with Kumuyi is holding in collaboration with the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN). All blocs of CAN from Edo North to Edo South will be part of the historic event.
Traditional rulers, Christian leaders, government officials, community leaders, political office holders will be in attendance at the crusade. The governor of the state, Godwin Obaseki and his wife, Betsy, are expected to be in attendance.
The church has made plans to convey participants from all parts of Benin City to the crusade ground at Garrick Memorial Grammar School. All major routes in Benin City will be covered with free transport. This is to ensure that no one is left behind.
Pastor Kumuyi, convener of the Global Crusade with Kumuyi (GCK) has organized the crusade for the past two years. It has held in all the states in South west, Delta, Bayelsa, Rivers, Akwa Ibom, Cross River, Enugu, Adamawa, Taraba, Niger, Abuja, Ghana, Zambia, Caneroun, and Togo.
The crusade has participants in Europe, Asia, America, Oceania, the Caribbean and the Australian countries. Where participants cannot gather to receive the teachings and prayers through satellite, they join through the social media and zoom
Ministering along with Pastor Kumuyi is a guest artiste from the United States who will minister in songs to lift up the hearts of participants and prepare them for the great outpouring of God’s presence.
Many people across the world have benefited immensely from the crusades. Testimonies do pour in from cities, states and countries outside the alpha location where Pastor Kumuyi ministers live.
Different sicknesses and diseases have been taken care of through the prayers of the anointed man of God. Souls have been refreshed, dashed hopes restored and lost destinies renewed.
The Edo state crusade with the theme “Loose Him and Let Him Go” promises greater touch of God upon all lives both present physically at the crusade location and those connected through satellite and the social media across the world.
Create time to be part of this historic event and you will be among those who will share resounding testimonies.