The Custodian, Religious Kingdom Church of Christ Mission, Ikot Ekpene Native Authorities Space of Akwa Ibom State, His Lordship Marshall Edidem, has known as for sustained prayers and fasting for God’s intervention within the disaster in Jos, Plateau State.
That is as he stated that prayers had in time previous averted worse calamities within the nation.
Over 200 harmless souls had been, on Christmas Eve attacked and massacred in some communities in Jos, Plateau State, by yet-to-identified gunmen.
Talking with our correspondent within the state capital, Uyo, on Thursday, whereas reflecting on the church’s Founder Day, Edidem stated solely sustained prayers and fasting can carry the answer to the disaster in Jos.
“Nigerians need to quick and pray and ask God for intervention within the Jos disaster. It’s sustained prayers to God that may carry an finish to the crises in Jos. There’ll certainly be a approach out of the crises and God will definitely carry the answer to it,” he stated.
Edidem defined that the church marked this yr’s Founder Day on January 2, including that the day is widely known yearly, since 1946 when the church was based to supply prayers for peace all through the nation.
“January 2, yearly is our Founder’s Day. It’s the day we collect to wish for peace in Nigeria and the management of our nation in order that God will lead our leaders aright. Throughout this time, we provide prayers for peace in our nation,” he added.
The Chief Priest of the church, Obong Samuel Edidem who additionally shared his views on the Founder’s Day, decried the extent of hardship being skilled within the nation, including that it was solely by God’s intervention that such a tough state of affairs would change. be
He stated Nigerians mustn’t solely blame the federal government for a number of the calamities being skilled within the nation, including some are brought on because of God’s anger.
He added, “ Hardship is in every single place in Nigeria. It’s only by the facility of God that peace can come to Nigeria or hardship may be lowered. Many individuals might blame the federal government for the hardships we’re going by, however it is probably not the federal government.