NIGERIA NEEDS DIVINE INTERVENTION — OLUKOYA

Nigeria Needs Divine Intervention

The founder of Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries, Dr. Daniel Kolawole Olukoya, rounded up his ministry’s 30th anniversary with a pronouncement that Nigeria needs divine intervention to resolve its multi-farious challenges.

Speaking in an interview with newsmen at the end of the thanksgiving service, he said: “We need divine intervention as a nation but I’m a believer in one Nigeria and I believe God has a purpose for where we are.

“I keep telling people that if we look at the map of Africa, it looks like a gun and Nigeria is at the trigger end of it so God has a purpose for us and I believe if Christians pray more and do what they should do everything will be fine,” stressing that anybody who wants to fulfill his or her destiny must become a friend of God “because God has the plan of everybody and he knows the best.

“You must obey God and live a clean holy life so that you will be able to fulfill your destiny,” Olukoya stated at the grand finale of the 30th anniversary of the church held at Prayer City, Ogun State.

Recalling how the church came into existence and the criticisms it attracted due to it’s emphasis on holy living and fiery prayers, the preacher maintained that without prayers the church and the nation will be lost in misery.

His words: “The 30-year journey has been glorious and hectic because when we started it was not easy and a lot of people were against us but to the glory of God they are all doing the same thing now.

“The church should be habitation of truth and prayer but when churches abandon prayer a lot of things go wrong with the nation. Christians should be closer to God, Bible addicts and live a holy life.”

Reiterates Passion for Academic Excellence

Reiterating his passion for academic excellence and youth development, he stated: “My agenda is for the youths to devote their time for useful endeavours and this recognition of first-class students has encouraged them to read more and study hard and I’m sure with what happened today, it will also encourage others to do better. We have over 600 first-class graduates in the church because of that decision.

The General Overseer also used the occasion to declare that his 30-year old ministry now plays host to the highest number of first class graduates after giving award to 311 first graduate members of the church at a service attended by the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babatunde Sanwo-Olu and his Akwa Ibom State counterpart, Mr. Udom Emmanuel.

Celebrating its first-class students, the church awarded over 300 students from various universities and polytechnics across the world.

According to Olukoya, the award represented his passion for youths and their success stories, adding that rewarding the graduates for their exemplary academic performance was part of his 70-point plan for youth development.

He said, “As part of my passion for youths, I had a 70-point agenda to ensure their success in all their endeavours. The award is one, the MFM football team is another. To the glory of God, both are doing well now. This award started in 2010 when we gave out 19 cars to first-class graduates. By 2013, the number of first-class graduates had risen to 77. We could no longer afford to give out cars, so we resorted to giving out cash awards.

“Now in 2019, we have over 300 deserving beneficiaries from various universities and institutions of higher learning across the world.”