TanishaN:

It was a day of protests and Nigerians were on the streets protesting the fuel subsidy removal. I knew I would face traffic but I needed to reach the church that particular day for prayer. So, I made my way from Ikeja towards Ikotun-Egbe to The Synagogue, Church Of All Nations to meet with their prayer warriors. As I reached a certain place, I saw young people carrying placards, stopping cars along the way and fights were breaking out with the drivers.

Four protesters reached my vehicle. “Who gave you this fuel to travel?” “Where are you going?” “I’m going to church”, I replied the young man. “Church! If you dare say you are going to Redeemed, we will break your head!” They tried to open the door of my car. “You are the one that installed Badluck!” The shout circulated around the area and my vehicle was flooded with dozens of protestors, blowing my car and pressing their placards on my glass. “We saw the photo! Adeboye appointed GEJ! You caused this badluck! Go and ask Adeboye why he cursed our country?” “We will break your car!” I remembered that I had also seen the photo of Jonathan kneeling down in front of Adeboye while the pastor prayed a blessing over him. And I had also seen Jonathan attend his church again sometime late last year. “Adeboye prayed for badluck” “Send back to sender!” “Nigeria no be Egypt! Jonathan no be Pharaoh! Make he listen to the people!”

“Please o, I’m on my way to Synagogue.” “I’m going for prayers at the Synagogue.” “Synagogue? You are going to Synagogue? TB Joshua? The man that’s feeding our country? Na true president be this o! Please o, make you pass!” their leader said. “Leave the road”. “We go leave road for you but we’ll monitor you so you don’t pass Redeemed side.” “Hey! Make you go ask T.B. Joshua to pray to remove this man! Or ask him to prophesy. We know if he says it, it will come to pass!” Then, the protestors cleared the way and allowed me to pass smoothly. As I was passing, the previous shouts of anger turned to shouts of “Emmanuel!”

Surprised with what had just happened, I drove quietly through the protestors without any further trouble. My mind was racing. The country is protesting fuel prices and the name of RCCG is mentioned as the cause of the problem? Why should this be? Why has a house of God been named in a political dispute? True president be this? Truly, as I passed the Murtala Muhammed Airport, I remember that TB Joshua’s people were there even then, as he had been sending food there every day of the strike to take care of passengers stranded because of the strike. And he just sent rice to the North, to the South, to the East, as I had watched on Emmanuel TV. In fact, the whole country has been fed through his work of service to God. How many people in this country escaped hunger today because of bags of Emmanuel TV rice? And any time there is a problem, he is there to bring solution. I remember the Ikeja Bomb blast when he opened the doors of the church and he and his workers fed, clothed and housed thousands of people for weeks until they were well and could make their way home again. When the community transformer blew at Christmas time, he purchased and installed 2 new transformers and paid for the light himself! And when it comes to politics, it is from his altar he will call us to pray, come to God in humility and sincerity and come to each other in love.

In summary, I have learned that it is always better to spend more on others and less on ourselves. Giving is the beginning of blessing and peace. Was I not protected because of this pastor’s acts of giving? Let us therefore reach out in compassion and generosity to our fellow man and do the good we can to change the bad we see. It is not through political association but through giving we can accomplish peace for our nation. Emmanuel! God is with us.

Sisi_Kill:

I hope they paid that copywriter well. .coz this has got to be one of the most brilliant promotional works ever written by a Nigerian for a Nigerian organization. . . Very impressive. Usually Nigerian adverts and commercials read like they were written by a 5yrs old.

The key to a good copywritten concept is visualization, when the images jump right at you as you read the words. The writer obviously knows his onions. . .I mean you can already see it all play out. . .the disenchanted agbero boys on the street, the middleclass guy in his car. . .most likely a Toyota Candy, you can feel the agbero boys' anger when they hear Adegboye's name, tension heightens and then, *gen gen *  the cornered victim mentions TB Joshua and all is well with the world.

I hope they don't screw it all up during casting sha, I'd advice them to go with people who have the acting chops rather the usual nepotistic casting.

TanishaN:

In summary, I have learned that it is always better to spend more on others and less on ourselves. Giving is the beginning of blessing and peace. Was I not protected because of this pastor’s acts of giving? Let us therefore reach out in compassion and generosity to our fellow man and do the good we can to change the bad we see.

alienkind:

Is Archbishop Adeboye their brain?Besides the man is very generous.I have seen his
philantropic works on tv.Did he not give over 40million naira to one university, bought
cars for many church members and killed over a thousand cows for his members?
People just want everything to be free without working for it.
Did not Samuel anoint King Saul,who later turned his back against GOD?It is left for GEJ to
fulfill his part as a chosen King,no fault of Adeboye.

Sisi_Kill:

I hope they paid that copywriter well. .coz this has got to be one of the most brilliant promotional works ever written by a Nigerian for a Nigerian organization. . . Very impressive. Usually Nigerian adverts and commercials read like they were written by a 5yrs old.

The key to a good copywritten concept is visualization, when the images jump right at you as you read the words. The writer obviously knows his onions. . .I mean you can already see it all play out. . .the disenchanted agbero boys on the street, the middleclass guy in his car. . .most likely a Toyota Candy, you can feel the agbero boys' anger when they hear Adegboye's name, tension heightens and then, *gen gen *  the cornered victim mentions TB Joshua and all is well with the world.

I hope they don't screw it all up during casting sha, I'd advice them to go with people who have the acting chops rather the usual nepotistic casting.

alienkind:

Is Archbishop Adeboye their brain?Besides the man is very generous.I have seen his
philantropic works on tv.Did he not give over 40million naira to one university, bought
cars for many church members and killed over a thousand cows for his members?
People just want everything to be free without working for it.
Did not Samuel anoint King Saul,who later turned his back against GOD?It is left for GEJ to
fulfill his part as a chosen King,no fault of Adeboye.

sovpounds:

This made the front page even when no one had made a comment. Why?