The Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) has disclosed its resolved to prioritise medical outreach for the 2020 city-wide crusade, ‘The Outpouring’ scheduled to hold at the main bowl of Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS), Lagos on Sunday 9 February.
The 2020 edition of the crusade tagged ‘Victory Without A Fight’ was borne out of the vision of the general overseer of the church, pastor Enoch Adeboye to reach out to the unchurched population in the city. The purpose is to bring salvation, healing and deliverance to as many as possible in line with the vision/mission of the RCCG and to prepare participants for the second coming of Jesus Christ.
Johnson Odesola, the assistant general overseer, Admin. & Personnel, RCCG disclosed this at a recently where said the church is giving attention to medical outreach during the annual outpouring programme, noting that a healthy citizen is a healthy nation.
According to Odesola, the programme is strategic to the nation as Nigeria clocks 60 in October 2020, given the fact that the country is at the moment grappling with some socioeconomic challenges.
He expressed optimism that multi-dimensional problems confronting Nigeria would receive solution at this year’s outpouring because of the Prophet of God ministering at the crusade, adding that if he went to Zambia and declared peace on the nation and it came to pass, his declaration of peace and wellness this time around on Nigeria too would be established.
“We have the option of holding the programme in different places but we chose and that it will be better to go to the source where Nigeria’s independence was openly declared. I still remember when years gone by, Zambia was having challenges; the man of God went there and declare on Zambia. That nation was transformed,” he stated.
According to him, Nigeria needs more of spiritual solution than physical; assuring Nigerians that every logistic in terms of security and provision of 300 vehicles at various motor parks to convey participants to the venue had been concluded.
He however lamented the level of insecurity in the country berating the idea of those contending with security initiative of the southwest governors to secure lives and properties of their people, when it was obvious that security could not be guaranteed by the federal government. “As much as possible, any arrangement that would secure the people should be embraced by those who love lives and any state that wants to follow suit should indeed be encouraged.
“Already, there is JTF in the North and I do not see the reason why anyone should make the evolvement of Amotekun an issue and to me, I would say that leaders in the South-West are on the right path,” said Odesola.
He however charged the Nigerian Police to liaise and collaborate with the authorities behind the creation of ‘Amotekun’ so that they can work together; noting that creation of the security outfit does not have anything to do with cessation.
