The SCOAN New Year service had all the qualities of a new beginning.

Songs of joy echoed all through the auditorium as the choir led congregants in praising God and thanking Him for ushering them into a brand New Year with great expectations, dreams and aspirations. In his message to Christians all over the world,

Prophet T.B. Joshua advised them to dream of walking with the Lord, adding, “No difficult circumstances or infirmities will stop you from the love of God. The more they come, the more your desire and determination for God!”

Describing the year 2017 as a wonderful one, the man of God said Christians will pray harder in spite of the attacks that would come their way. He also submitted that, the more the challenges, the more they would desire to serve God in Spirit and in truth because there would be blessings hidden in those challenges.

Continuing, the man of God urged Christians to soldier on and hold on to their goals and dreams irrespective of the magnitude of challenges that would come their way in the New Year: “When challenges come, remember your dream and your goal. Nothing should be compared to your goal and dream.” He also added that the voices of wailing, trouble and difficulty will be silenced. He concluded by emphasising on the vision that he had received from God for the new year: “A dream of walking with the Lord, a new dream for you.”

TESTIMONIES

OVARIAN CYST DESTROYED. ADDICTION TO PORNOGRAPHY LAID TO REST

Mrs Blessing Dike was diagnosed with ovarian cyst and other pelvic anomalies. Faced with the stark reality of a surgery, she became depressed. In an escapist attempt to evade her worries, she dabbled into internet-surfing and ended up browsing and downloading pornography. Her escape from worries was always temporary. The emotional burden always returned as soon as she was done with watching pornography. Mrs Dike would ask God for forgiveness after watching those obscene videos. She couldn’t control the things that were happening to her. She also had nightmares and spiritual attacks to which her husband was a co-witness.

Towards the end of 2015 when Emmanuel TV was included in the DSTV/GOTV bouquet, Mr and Mrs Dike seized the opportunity to listen to the teachings of Prophet T.B. Joshua as well as the wonderful testimonies abounding at The SCOAN. According to Mrs Dike, the powerful teachings of the man of God ushered her into a whole new world ornamented by hope, faith and the joy of the Lord. She was convinced that God would take care of her worries as soon as she stepped her feet into the Arena of Liberty.

In January 2016, Mrs Dike and her husband visited The SCOAN and received the Morning Water. The couple returned to their base and started ministering the Morning Water as they prayed along with the man of God on Emmanuel TV. Suddenly, the overwhelming pressure to watch pornography stopped. The same with all those nightmares and spiritual attacks. Feeling extremely excited, the couple agreed to revisit the hospital for another test on her pelvic region. After the test, the doctor confirmed that there was no problem with her ovary and pelvic region. The ovarian cyst that had reared its ugly head was destroyed by the power of God through the Morning Water. “Share your testimonies so that they could bless the lives of people who are still struggling,” she advised as she concluded her testimony.

HOLY SPIRIT RENDERS ARMED ROBBERS’ KNIFE USELESS

Mr Kolawole was away when two men and a woman visited his showroom to enquire about some furniture works. The three visitors who pretended to be customers eventually revealed their true identities and intentions. Mr Kolawole’s shop attendant, Miss Haneesah Ibrahim never had an inkling of their evil intention when they led her into her boss’ office only to tie her up legs-and-hands, demanding money and threatening to kill her if she resisted. Though they were able to lay their hands on some cash, they attempted to slaughter her by the throat but the knife failed. They tried the same thing on her belly but their sharpened steel became blunt and unable to penetrate. Frustrated, they resorted to the use of a screw driver to pierce her neck.

Mr Kolawole got the greatest shock of his life when he returned to find his shop attendant in a pool of her own blood. She was lifeless and the only thing he could do at that point was to minister the Morning Water on her. The anointing had an instant effect – the girl showed signs of revival by shaking her body after which she was conveyed to the hospital where she spent some days receiving medical attention. It was at the hospital that she narrated her ordeal in the hands of the unholy customers.

According to Mr Kolawole, he had always been in possession of the anointing materials in all areas of his life. The Good Morning Stickers adorn his business premises, including his office and showroom. Even his shop attendant, though a Muslim, had always used the Morning Water. He attributed the inability of the robbers to kill his shop attendant to the power of God in the Morning Water and Good Morning Sticker. He was visibly overwhelmed with the miracle as he testified in company of his family and the shop attendant. Thanking God for intervening and stopping the plan of the devil from materialising, Mr Kolawole advised people all over the world to hold on to God who can do all things through His servant, Prophet T.B. Joshua.

BOWEL AND LUNG CANCERS CRUSHED BY THE ANOINTING

She was diagnosed with rectal and lung tumours which were later confirmed to be cancerous. Mrs Isabell Formin was advised to undergo both chemotherapy and radiography. In spite of the conclusions of doctors, the Cameroonian living in the United Kingdom did not give in to fear. Even when the nurses urged her to order for a wig to mitigate the hair loss usually associated with chemotherapy, she insisted that she would not lose her hair and so it was, according to her belief. During a chance meeting with a woman whom she told about her problems, she was introduced to Prophet T.B. Joshua and Emmanuel TV.

The woman also went ahead to give her some drops of the Morning Water which she mixed with ordinary water. As she ministered it, she discovered that her waning strength improved. Not even the debilitating effects of chemotherapy and radiography combined could affect her. She was just indescribably strong and knew within her that the Morning Water was working wonders. Mrs Formin continued to minister the Morning Water on herself and on her children. She also watched Emmanuel TV without ceasing. Her faith grew in leaps and bounds to the extent that she once told her husband that, though she was healed, but coming to The SCOAN would make her healing complete and permanent.

Visiting The SCOAN in August 2016, Mrs Formin received prayers from Prophet T.B. Joshua at the Prayer Line. After her visit to The SCOAN, she returned to the UK and had an appointment with her doctors. After carrying out some check-ups on her, she was told that there were no tumours in both her rectum and lung. The cancerous growths disappeared. While undergoing another test to ascertain the state of her colon, Mrs Formin was anesthetized. As she was about to wake up from the induced sleep, she heard a voice shout, “You are healed!”. By the time she finally woke up, the doctors handed her the test result which showed that there was no problem whatsoever with her system.

Thanking God during her testimony last Sunday, Mrs Formin told congregants how she suffered from all sorts of dream attacks. According to her, strange people always came to sleep with her in the dream, leaving her sick when she woke up. She thanked God for intervening in her case through Emmanuel TV and the Morning Water. She advised people all over the world to have faith in God as there is nothing He cannot do. She also encouraged them to watch Emmanuel TV, adding that they shouldn’t mind whatever negative things people say about the man of God and his ministry.

DOUBLE RESTORATION FOR A JOBLESS COUPLE

Mrs Miriam Kwaw-Yankson had lost her job in May 2013. While she was lamenting the unfortunate development, she discovered she was pregnant. How to give herself the special attention needed by a pregnant woman coupled with her joblessness became a very heavy burden on her. Her husband could not help as he himself was also jobless. The family was indeed at a crossroad. All doors of help seemed closed as they battled with bad dreams. As they continued to hope for a change in their fortunes, Mr Kwaw-Yankson visited a friend and discovered Emmanuel TV.

Having witnessed the display of God’s power on the channel, the Ghanaian couple decided to install the cable in their home. As they watched Emmanuel TV and keyed into the prophetic declarations of the man of God, things started changing. Their dreams also changed. Sometimes, Mrs Kwaw-Yankson would be rescued by Prophet T.B Joshua whenever trouble brewed in her dreams. In 2014, God blessed Mr Kwaw-Yankson with a job. In May 2015, after praying with the man of God and ministering the Morning Water on her credentials, she was called to submit her CV by a friend. The submission of that CV eventually culminated in her employment as the Branch Manager of a firm.

Thanking God for restoring what the locust and cankerworm had eaten in their lives, Mrs Kwaw-Yankson also told congregants how they were blessed with a family car. According to her, God has blessed them so much so that they even give to charity as a sign of gratitude to God. She advised Christians and people all over the world to see whatever situations they may be passing through as opportunity to move to the next level.

YOKES OF BEDWETTING AND ALCOHOLISM BROKEN

For twenty-seven years, Mr Okundia Edosa was battling with the yoke of bedwetting. The problem brought a lot of shame to the young man. His movement became restricted as he could not visit friends and family easily. The few friends and family members he had put up with did not actually notice his problem as he would use water to wash off the urine from their mattresses. At a time, he got fed up and decided to live alone. It was at that juncture that he came across a friend who urged him to install the Emmanuel TV cable in his house.

After installing Emmanuel TV, he continued to pray along with Prophet T.B. Joshua and later decided to visit The SCOAN. Mr Edosa actually visited The SCOAN and received the Morning Water. One night, after ministering the Morning Water, he went to sleep and dreamt he was about to excuse his friends to go and urinate. But before he could start urinating, he heard a voice and felt that something hit him. As he woke up, he discovered he was in his room. Since that day, he has not wet the bed.

Thanking God last Sunday, the Nigerian from Edo State also testified to his deliverance from the yoke of drunkenness after over ten years of addiction to alcohol. According to him, he stopped drinking alcohol after he had ministered the Morning Water. Describing the Morning Water as fire, Mr Edosa advised people all over the world to continue serving God, adding that they should take the Morning Water as their working tool filled with the power of God.

The SCOAN Sunday service of January 8, 2017 provided an opportunity for congregants and Christians all over the world to build their faith and connect to the Spirit of God. The atmosphere was filled with the presence of God as the choir drew the attention of God’s children to the need to always praise and worship their Father in Spirit and in truth. The testimonies, prayers and prophetic declarations made every moment a remarkable encounter in the House of the Lord.

Admonishing Christians on the importance of prayer and the pertinent need to build and sustain their faith, Prophet T.B. Joshua also reminded them of the urgency of praying with devotion. According to him, it is the connection point between them and God: “Time like this is time to pay attention, not this kind of attention we pay out there – attention with devotion. How do we pay attention? We have to be in an attitude of prayer. As I’m talking to you now, you are supposed to be praying. Viewers at home, wherever you are, as you are looking, paying attention to what I am saying, be in an attitude of prayer. Continue to pray. Simple language. “Oh Holy Spirit, take more of me and give me more of You, more of Your faithfulness, goodness, kindness, purity, holiness.” Continuing, the man of God emphasized the fact that devotional prayer avails much to the Christian, including the ability to see visions. He also added that Christians should imbibe the idea of praying all the time and everywhere: “Prayer must be an integral part of you. You must be in an attitude of prayer. ‘Take more of me and give me more of You’. Your heart is the prayer room. Your heart is the temple of God. You want to see visions? You must see them with your heart. You must learn to pray in the Spirit. Everywhere can be an altar. Satan keeps catching people unprepared.”

Concluding, Prophet T.B. Joshua urged Christians to exercise their faith by using it to put a demand on the anointing. According to him, “Faith is a vacuum that draws the anointing from Jesus. Self-healing will happen. You will be very surprised that the sickness you have been talking about, when you wake up, it will be gone”.

Earlier, in her message titled THE END OF OURSELVES, Evangelist Anne lamented the intellectual disposition of modern day Christians who seem to position themselves as God’s enemies rather than obey His unquestionable commands. She made reference to Abraham who, in spite of the many years he waited before having a son, never hesitated to offer him to God who commanded him to do so in a rare test of faith. According to her, Abraham trusted and obeyed God because he knew that His command was final: “It was at the point of total obedience that God brought the substitute. God will wait for you at the point of your obedience. It was at that point when he was about to complete the assignment that God brought solution”.

She concluded by urging Christians to uphold the will of God, irrespective of the opposition they encounter in the world so that their God-given vision would stand the test of time as it did in the days of Master Jesus, Abraham and Job: “If God gives you a vison and it is opposed by men, don’t reduce your vision – stay in the will of God”.

TESTIMONIES

SAVED FROM THE CHOPPING BLOCK

Miss Esther Kehinde, her older sister Deborah and their father came to The SCOAN to thank God for the extraordinary thing He had done in replacing her head with the Cross. Yes, literally the Cross! Esther left her house for school and was expected back in the early evening. However, when the clock struck 7pm, 8pm and continued to tick away into the late night, panic ran through the spines of her sister Deborah and their father who united in prayers. While their father prayed with Esther’s picture, Deborah ministered the Morning Water on Esther’s bed and put a demand on the anointing by asking the God of Prophet T.B. Joshua to return her sister home safely from wherever she had gone.

Recounting her unbelievable experience, Esther said that on her way back from school, an unknown man had violently knocked her unconscious. When she came to her senses, she found herself in the midst of several wailing captives. She was panicked as to what was happening and why they were crying. Within seconds, she saw people beheaded and sliced into bits. In that moment it dawned on her that she was about to be murdered. As she looked at the killers, a demand came in for fresh blood. “Yes, there is a new arrival,” one of the henchmen said, pointing in the direction of Esther. The thought of being beheaded and her flesh sold to the human flesh and blood buyers rushed through her mind. They motioned for her to place her head on the chopping board. She was forced to obey. As the killer raised his ax up to chop off Esther’s head, he suddenly cried out that he saw a Cross instead of a human head. This threw the killer into a frenzy and he shoved Esther aside. Another kidnapper standing by, asked Esther, “Which church do you attend?” Esther responded, “The Synagogue, Church Of All Nations”. The man’s next question was about Esther’s pastor. When she told him that her pastor was Prophet T.B. Joshua, the man did not hesitate to show Esther the exit. As Esther took to her heels in the direction of escape from the shadows of death, a young boy attempted to escape at the same time but was quickly seized by the killer kidnappers and dismembered within minutes.

As Esther finished her narration, her sister Deborah took up the story from her end. After she had offered her prayer at home, she suddenly saw Prophet T.B. Joshua in a vision holding Esther’s hand while leading her through a bush path. He handed the young sister into her hands saying, “She has been released”. Indeed, Esther was released and returned home safely to narrate her ordeal through tears of joy. The two sisters and their father thanked God for the protection they were under in God’s hands. Esther also advised people all over the world to believe in the anointing in the Morning Water and minister it in faith, in Jesus’ name.

AN UNEMPLOYED GRADUATE ON THE WORLD STAGE

She had come under relentless spiritual attacks and was on the brink of losing out in the battle of survival.  Ms Brigitte Graciella Afoumbom from Cameroon needed to get back on her feet and was desperately seeking the prospects of a promising future. As a result of the evil attack, the graduate of Electrical Engineering had been forced to leave her job and remained jobless for an exasperating six years. At the end of that time, she was introduced to The SCOAN through Emmanuel TV. In 2010 she had the opportunity to visit and receive prayer and deliverance through Prophet T.B. Joshua who personally declared that she was free. Uplifted, she returned to her country with strengthened faith and the Morning Water.

In a dream one night, Prophet T.B. Joshua appeared to her, informing her that there was a hole in her head. He placed his hands on her head and shook it, after which he told her that she was free from all her troubles. Upon waking up, she realized that she was free indeed and suddenly saw a bright future in front of her. Disconnected from failure and energized by Christ, Ms Afoumbom set out for an exam on Computer Network Security and passed with a very high score. She then sat for a job interview and was selected as the best candidate. She was eventually employed as a Data Network Security Engineer by one of the biggest firms in her country.

As she stayed connected to Christ through His Word, by His Spirit, she was inspired by the Holy Spirit to improve her knowledge and so, in 2015, she registered for a course which required at least ten years of practice and one year of preparation. Saddled with the herculean requirements of that course, she prayed earnestly and ministered the Morning Water, asking God to see her through the journey. In two months time, she was ready for the six-hour long exam. Ministering the Morning Water, she cried to God for His favour and when the results of the professional exam were released, she had passed in one sitting.

With a new certificate and new professional status, Ms Afoumbom began looking for a job that matched her new level. She continued to pray and minister the Morning Water as she set her sights on the World Bank. Once miraculously securing an appointment for an interview, she used her Faith Bracelet to count her faith as she was questioned and also put away offence from her heart, forgiving a colleague who had once hurt her at work. To the glory of God, she was granted employment and was remarkably posted to the World Bank headquarters in Washington DC to serve as an Information Security Officer. “The words of Prophet T.B. Joshua are powerful and effective,” she told congregants as she testified to the great things God had done in her life.

BEDWETTING: A MOTHER’S SHAME LIFTED

Thoughts of suicide plagued Mrs Anthonia Nnenna Nwabiakam as she continued to battle with decades of bedwetting, a spiritual husband, financial hardship and marital problems. Thoughts of hopelessness and helplessness kept rearing their ugly heads and made her entire life utterly miserable. Mrs Nwabiakam would never have considered coming to The SCOAN but for her mother’s recent revival from a near-death state through the ministration of the Morning Water. Always under the impression that the miracles at the Arena of Liberty were fake, her view began to change as suddenly as her mother’s ill-health did.

During the penultimate Monday’s service, Mrs Nwabiakam hesitantly attended and was astonished when she came under the influence of the Holy Spirit at the Prayer Line. The spiritual husband tried to force her out of the presence of God at several points but the anointing would not give her breathing space. As the prayer continued, the evil spirit could not stand the firepower of the Holy Spirit and was cast out of her life forever.

In the presence of her sister and daughter, she testified that since her deliverance, all negative experiences in her life have stopped. She now sleeps freely and is filled with joy and inner peace. Thanking God for lifting a heavy burden out of her life, she advised people all over the world to stop listening to those who would discourage them from coming to Jesus for their deliverance.

FRUIT OF THE WOMB PACKAGED AND DELIVERED FROM HEAVEN

Years of trying to have a child left a frustrated and disappointed marriage in its wake. No doctor or specialist could pinpoint the cause of Mrs Natasha’s fruitlessness. Devastated, the young wife turned to Emmanuel TV and began to pray along with Prophet T.B. Joshua. One fateful day, Mrs Natasha complained to her doctor that she felt sick and after an ultrasound, was told that she was pregnant! Ecstatic, Mrs Natasha began to rejoice only to be silenced by the doctor’s follow up statement: there was a serious problem and the removal of the pregnancy along with one of her fallopian tubes was suggested and highly recommended.

Weeping, Mrs Natasha left the doctor’s office and turned immediately to the counsel of her uncle. This was the same uncle who had previously introduced her to Emmanuel TV. After narrating her experience to him, he reminded her that distance was not a barrier for the move of the Holy Spirit. With his encouragement, she turned away from despair to Jesus Christ. At his suggestion, she placed her picture on the screen of Emmanuel TV as Prophet T.B. Joshua was praying and allowed Jesus do the rest. After prayer, she returned to the hospital and requested the doctor to check her pregnancy again. To the glory of God, the doctor cancelled his earlier prognosis and confirmed her pregnancy was perfectly healthy.

At the time of delivery, the doctor again recommended an operation as her cervix was too small. Once again, she called her uncle who asked her to pray along with the man of God on Emmanuel TV through the phone. In the end, she was delivered of a beautiful, bouncing baby girl. For the Haitian nationals living in Canada, it was Christ’s victory over the plans of the devil. Thanking God for the miracle, Natasha who recounted the embarrassment she faced as a childless woman had the following advice for people all over the world: “Wait on God; just believe and receive it”.

The presence of God was well-felt as congregants expressed their faith by keying into all the glorious moments of the service. Singing and dancing along with the choir and applauding those who came out to testify to the goodness of God in their lives, they demonstrated the fact that their own testimonies were on the way. They also committed their lives into God’s benevolent hands during the Mass Prayer, positioning themselves for greater uplifting even as the kingdom of darkness was brought into total submission to the power and glory of the Most High.

T.B. JOSHUA

Speaking about faith, Prophet T.B. Joshua urged Christians to always meditate on the Word as it has the ability to ignite faith when it dominates the heart and influences our character: “All you need is to meditate on the Word. The more you meditate on the Word, the more your heart acts upon the Word. Don’t forget when the Word dominates your heart, it influences your character and conduct. When faith comes, it influences your conduct and character – it is no longer what you want to do but what God wants you to do. Allow this to dominate your heart.” He also observed that faith is trust which cannot be accorded to an unreliable entity. According to him, God being our only dependable and reliable Refuge, would always respond to our prayers and yearnings when they emanate from our faith-filled hearts: “Faith is a trust – the kind of trust you cannot give to man. Who is trustworthy? Who is reliable? Who has no beginning and end? It is Someone that is trustworthy, reliable and has no beginning and end that we can give our trust to. You cannot trust a man who has a beginning and end, someone who will die and leave you one day. When there is God, there is power. Anointing is the power of God. When God smiles, power smiles. When God sits, power sits. When God walks, power walks. When God looks, power looks. Without faith, you cannot put a demand on the anointing – demand for blessing, deliverance and salvation. That is why the Bible says, only faith pleases God.”

The man of God concluded by reminding Christians that faith is maintenance. He submitted that the beautiful things of life can only be sustained if faith is maintained: “Faith is maintenance. You maintain your life if you live the life of faith – you will be able to maintain your finances and health. To maintain healing and deliverance, without faith, it is not possible. You follow Jesus through faith. To follow Him demands faith, employs faith. Between you and God – the barrier is faith. If you don’t have faith, you don’t know whom you are serving. When faith comes, it influences your character and conduct.”

Earlier, in a message titled LOOK WITHIN YOU, Evangelist Olamide admonished Christians not to base their judgements on external qualities but instead consider the hidden strengths in people just as God did with many great men and women in the Bible. She summed up her message thus: “Man oftentimes makes a mistaken judgment of character but the Lord only values the holy faith hidden in the heart beyond human perception. When you come to God, He is not interested in your outward qualities and skills but at your faith because that is what makes you one with Him. But today when we are looking for a leader, we are tempted to look only at externals. We fail to realize that human point of view is limited but God’s point of view looks beyond and is unlimited. You need to discover your root in God. A man of faith is not satisfied by the world but he looks beyond it.” She left the following advice to people of God all over the world: “Your life will always go to the level of your words because we measure our Christian life by the thoughts in our heart. Your words express your thoughts which are the seeds of your life.  Order your thoughts aright in accordance to God’s Word.”

TESTIMONIES

EVEN IN THE FACE OF DEATH, GOD’S POWER TRIUMPHED

Preparing to travel from Yaounde to Douala on October 21^st, 2016, Mrs Pauline Moanyang received a discouraging information about the nature of the highway linking the two Cameroonian cities. A landslide had cut the road into two, making it a death trap of some sort and barring vehicles from plying that route. Tinkering with options, she had considered travelling by air instead but was sorely disappointed when she realized that all flights that day were cancelled. The only option left for her was to travel by train. When she rushed to the train station, the crowd that had gathered there sent shivers down her spine. In spite of the enormity of the crowd, she was able to book for a seat.

As she made to enter the train, she recollected the words of Prophet T.B. Joshua which encouraged people to pray wherever they find themselves, especially during travels. Those words reverberated strongly in her memory. She had thought of ministering the Morning Water when those words of the man of God crept into her consciousness and moved her into a powerful prayer. “Oh Holy Spirit, take more of me and give me more of You – more of Your faithfulness, more of Your protection. Lord Jesus, let Your favour and mercy speak for me throughout this journey.” She thereafter ministered the Morning Water on herself and on her luggage.

The journey commenced with the train filled to the brim. As they approached a bridge, something unpalatable occurred. The train was trying to negotiate a turn when the coach in which she was seated went off track, sending the last four coaches into summersaults and into a deep slope. As the ghastly drama ensued, Mrs Moanyang cried out in anguish: “Lord Jesus, save me. Rescue me. Rescue me!” Not given to such horrible scenarios, she fainted and woke up within minutes of the catastrophic experience only to discover that all her belongings had torn to shreds with only her Morning Water and Good Morning Sticker surviving the devastation. One strange thing she could not forget in a hurry was the fact that as the commotion lasted and as bodies were being flung from one angle to the other, a force she could not comprehend kept her glued to her seat. “God of Prophet T.B. Joshua, rescue me,” she continued to cry as she found herself stuck with an iron bar preventing her from any form of movement. At that point, she was under the weight of dead and dying bodies.

Trapped in the midst of the dead and clutching an iron, a voice directed her on how to turn the iron so she could free herself from the deadly entanglement. To her utmost surprise, aside from herself, the only other survivors were the two babies whose mothers, she had assisted to carry them when they could not find enough seats. Mrs Moanyang was flabbergasted beyond words as she narrated her experience before The SCOAN congregation. It could best be described as an appointment with death which was thwarted by the God of Prophet T.B. Joshua. “I don’t know how to express my gratitude to God for rescuing my life,” she said while testifying last Sunday at the Arena of Liberty. “Belong to the ever believing group by trusting in the Lord and making God’s Word the standard for your life,” she advised people all over the world, especially those who watched her live on Emmanuel TV.

A SHOUT OF ‘LET THERE BE LIGHT’ DELIVERS BABY BOY

The couple had envisaged a happy home in which having a child of their own would be a great blessing from God. Alas, their expectations were not to be as persistent miscarriages played the kill-joy to their union as husband and wife. For ambassador and Mrs Raphael Horsfall, life had lost its meaning without a child of their own. Mrs Horsfall had had seven different miscarriages before her husband summoned the faith to go the way of God. Together, they agreed to pitch their tent with God at The SCOAN, believing that their case will not escape the anointing that breaks the yoke. Proceeding to The SCOAN, the couple received prayer from Prophet T.B. Joshua who later blessed them with the Morning Water and the Good Morning Sticker.

Returning to their base in Abuja, Nigeria, the couple ministered the Morning Water with devotion and prayed along with Prophet T.B. Joshua on Emmanuel TV. Days later, Ambassador Horsfall received a call from his wife to tell him that she had missed her period. Ordinarily, he was not excited because he had heard such news for the umpteenth time. However, deep down in his heart, there was a strong conviction that something new had happened.

The couple continued to minister the Morning Water and seized every opportunity to pray along with Prophet T.B. Joshua on Emmanuel TV. In the spirit of thanksgiving, the couple visited The SCOAN when the pregnancy was seven months-old to show gratitude to God for keeping it safe without a miscarriage in the belief that He would do more in their lives. Ambassador & Mrs Horsfall had the opportunity to meet Prophet T.B. Joshua who pronounced a safe delivery for the couple.

Days later, the couple travelled to Atlanta, Georgia to deliver the baby. When it was time for his wife to deliver, the couple’s faith was rocked with an unexpected news from the doctor that Mrs Horsfall was diagnosed with accumulation of fluid in her womb. The doctor wanted an urgent caesarian section, or else, she would lose the baby and perhaps, her own life. For Ambassador Horsfall, he stood fast to his faith on the word of the prophet that his wife would deliver their baby safely. Upon his insistence, the wife was taken out of the theatre and back to the delivery room.

The doctors persisted and handed Ambassador Horsfall a consent form to sign as they insisted their medical centre was too reputed to allow any grave unforeseen mishap with Mrs. Horsfall to tarnish their image. Running out of time, Ambassador Horsfall demanded to be left alone with his wife in the delivery room for a while. The doctors obliged, but kept the couple under the microscope as they watched them on a CCTV screen.

As his wife slipped into weakness, Ambassador Horsfall boldly told his wife that they had all the evangelical items they received from Prophet T.B. Joshua and so it was time to act faith and demonstrate the Power of God in the Morning Water and Good Morning Sticker. “At the count of 5, you will shout ‘Let There be Light!’” Ambassador Horsfall instructed his wife. She agreed.
“1, 2, 3,…” began Ambassador Horsfall.

“Let there be Light!” screamed Mrs. Anita Horsfall with all her might, before her husband had the chance to reach 4 on his count. Lo and behold, “Let There Be Light” pushed out the bouncing baby boy, leaving the doctors bemused in front of the monitoring screen. “What did you do? What did you say?” the doctors questioned, as they rushed into the delivery room to see the baby in his arms. “’Let There Be Light!’ is the prayer my Pastor Prophet T.B. Joshua taught us,” the joyful Ambassador Horsfall told the doctors.

Advising the congregation and viewers all over the world, Ambassador Horsfall said: “Knowledge is not the key, obedience is, as Prophet T.B. Joshua said. Act faith with whatever Prophet T.B. Joshua tells you to do or gives you.”

SPIRITS OF DEPRESSION AND SUICIDE UPROOTED BY THE POWER OF PROPHECY

She had been enmeshed in career failure and stagnation and needed to find her way out of the mess. At some point, she drew close to God and even preached to unbelievers. Those days, she was always exhibiting a high sense of joy until she suddenly lost it and was overtaken by sorrow where an inexplicable longing always drew tears from her eyes. Sometimes, she would isolate herself from family and friends only to brood over some pain which only she could feel. On several occasions, Mrs Thania Requeno would argue and quarrel with her husband and would laugh over her funny behaviours when she was later reminded about them.

However, that sorrow that had haunted her life and career would soon be eliminated after Prophet T.B. Joshua prophesied to her on January 1^st, 2017 during the New Year service. The yokes of depression and suicidal thoughts were cast out of her life in the name of Jesus Christ. The man of God restored the lost joy in her life, giving her hope and the peace of mind to face tomorrow. According to the United States of America citizen, she had actually come to The SCOAN for financial and career breakthrough but ended up getting delivered from the spirits of depression and suicide.

Thania’s husband, Akim spoke extensively being the one who had been adversely affected by his wife’s suicidal episodes. He said when they first got married, she tried to hide this depression and would go into mood swings and tried to escape by drinking alcohol. Later, he would find her crying. Akim, originally from Benin Republic, a neighboring country to Nigeria, recounted how he believed that he had left T.B. Joshua behind in Africa because he thought that he had nothing to offer so he rather went in search of a solution to their problem in mega churches in the USA. However, to his shock and amazement, a staff in one of the mega churches he attended asked him if he had heard of Prophet T.B. Joshua since he was from west Africa. He bluntly replied that he would have nothing to do with ‘that man!’ He kept pondering over his encounter with the minister. That night, he had a revelation and from there, he became convinced that Prophet T.B. Joshua is indeed a true man of God and resolved to send his friends in Africa to help him get the Morning Water. Through this means, he was able to file for a residence permit and got that breakthrough to the glory of God.

Thanking God for her deliverance, Thania advised the congregation saying, ‘Trust in God alone for everything and in anything’.

YOKE OF BEDWETTING OBEYS THE VOICE OF GOD

Ms Bernice Kekeli Flamour received a word of prophecy about her bedwetting problem from the man of God. According to Prophet T.B. Joshua, the bedwetting problem was an attack that was aimed at destroying her marriage. Confirming the prophecy to be true, Ms Flamour received deliverance from the man of God. The Ghanaian Customs Officer returned to The SCOAN last Sunday for her testimony. According to her, when she visited The SCOAN, she prayed that the man of God would locate her and had even gone into meditation, appealing to the Holy Spirit to help her. Truly, she was located by the Spirit of God.

Her problem actually started seven years ago when she was posted to her first station. During that posting, she had dreamt that she was in a classroom with colleagues and was pressed. As she made for the restroom to ease herself in the dream, she suddenly woke up to find her body wet and cold. That dream continued to rear its head, making her to wet the bed wherever she was posted to. It had been a very embarrassing experience for her as she always found it difficult and shameful to dry her wet matress in the barracks environment where she lived.  She also deliberately avoided visitors so that they wouldn’t get to know about her problem.

She had even stopped drinking water at night, thinking it could help her but it never did. But ever since she received her deliverance from God through Prophet T.B. Joshua, she has stopped experiencing that evil dream. Whenever she feels pressed, something always alerts her to go and ease herself. Thanking God for lifting a heavy yoke out of her life, she advised congregants and people all over the world to have faith in God and never give up.

MEN SLEPT WITH A SNAKE IN ME

She had been taken to a river to wash plates by her mother when she was eight years-old. At the river, after the washing was over, she and her siblings decided to have their bath. But as the bathing continued, her mother noticed that she was going deeper into the bowels of the river and asked every one of them to stop so they could return home. When they returned home, young Flora went to her room and slept off. The next morning while her siblings were dressed for school, she told her mother that she wouldn’t be able to go to school because she was tired and could not explain the way she felt. That same morning, she consumed three plates of food in quick succession, making her mother to suspect that something was wrong with her. The young girl felt that there was something inside her that devoured all the food that went into her stomach.

Flora started acting in a rather strange manner. She would always want to have her way even when her mother thought otherwise. One day, she had a terrible dream in which a very big snake entered her private part. According to her, after that dream, she developed an unusually nasty sexual urge in her dreams. She also dreamt of herself flying like a bird, travelling to different locations and markets, buying things from old women. At age 15, the snake inside her became her guide. It would instruct and direct her on things to do and places to go. It revealed to her the types and colours of weave-on and dresses she should put on in order to seduce men.

She became so seductive that friends would rally around her, urging her to follow them out to night clubs. Because of her dancing dexterity, men would fight their girlfriends and push them away just to have her dance with them. According to her, her dancing was a carry-over from the marine kingdom where she occupied an exalted position as queen of the coast and controlled a lot of wealth and influence. Whenever she slept with a man, he would release straight into the snake’s mouth and such a man would never want to leave her. He would continue to desire her until something terrible would happen to him. She had a leg chain given to her in the marine kingdom with which she attracted men. The evil spirit in her destroyed marriages and also culminated in her inflicting bloody injuries on people.

She had had two sons for a man but their union was truncated by one of her spiritual husbands who actually slept with her, leaving her in pains and making her physical husband’s advances worthless. Flora also met another man and had a child by him. She was just being used by the marine world to destroy her own life in instalments. A friend who had invited her to Lagos from Ondo State where she was languishing in frustration and joblessness, noticed something was wrong with her and told her about coming to The SCOAN. When she eventually came to The SCOAN, she refused to pray. Instead, the evil spirit was telling her to run away because the man of God would soon come with fire. As she was considering those evil suggestions, she received a hot slap on her head. Before she could gather herself, the fire of the Holy Ghost had taken over her entire body.

Flora received her deliverance and is today free from the powers of the marine kingdom. According to her, there is peace and joy in her life as she is now a new person in Christ Jesus. Thanking God for her deliverance, she advised men to be wary of the women they frolic around with, especially those who are still in the world. She also called on mothers to advise their daughters to live godly lives and that they should know that all that glitters is not gold.

ADDICTION TO THE INTERNET, SPIRIT OF PORNOGRAPHY DISLODGED BY THE ANOINTING

Miss Erica Masaoe was addicted to the internet to the extent that she started to share her nude pictures online. According to her, at the age of 15, she developed serious interest in watching pornography and saw it as a normal way of life. As she became engrossed in the ungodly act, it took over her senses and made her to masturbate. Often times, a sense of guilt would twine her conscience. She would ask herself why on earth would she have to succumb to such an immoral fancy. But despite the momentary soul-search, she was unable to resist the rampaging urge.

Her problem grew in scope and intensity, leading her to the social media where she found unlimited platforms to exercise her pornographic inclination. She would chat from morning to night, paying less attention to other more productive areas of her life. As a result of her addiction, she suffered rejection, depression and became isolated socially. However, she soon discovered other means of keeping herself happy in drinking and smoking and became totally detached from the things of God. She found it extremely difficult to pray or even read her Bible and became easily irritated.

Her dream life was not left out. She dreamt of mermaids who would threaten her that unless she worshipped them, she would die. The relationship she had with her countryman on the internet was actually centered on an exchange of nude pictures and according to her, rather than develop into a well-meaning association, it only aided her to masturbate and nothing more. The young Tanzanian woman was enmeshed in those unholy alliances until she visited The SCOAN and had an encounter with God through His servant, Prophet T.B. Joshua. Seated in the auditorium during the Sunday service, the man of God prophesied to her. “You have a serious addiction to the internet. There is one that even sent a naked picture,” observed the man of God. Having confirmed the prophecy to be true, Miss Masaoe received the anointed touch of the man of God and was set free from the evil bondage through the power of the Holy Spirit.

During her testimony last Sunday, the young woman radiated great joy and confidence in Christ Jesus as she narrated how her addiction almost ruined her life. Now, totally delivered and free from those immoral habits, she advised parents to endeavor to watch their children and the type of companies they keep.

 It was an indescribable encounter with the Spirit of the Living God. The SCOAN Sunday service of January 22, 2017 brought congregants and viewers all over the world face to face with the undiluted demonstration of God’s illimitable power. The choir provided the musical platform for all to praise the Lord. The Mass Prayer was massive in every sense of the word. Troubled souls, entrapped destinies and the spiritually oppressed received their freedom in the mighty name of Jesus. For those whose yokes have been lifted by the benevolent Master of the Universe, it was an opportunity for them to testify to the goodness of God in their lives. Their testimonies, as marks of gratitude to Heaven, also remain sources of inspiration to those who believe in the Lord.

Exhorting Christians all over the world, Prophet T.B. Joshua took them on an excursion into the things of the Spirit. According to the man of God, the voice of the Holy Spirit brings about the desired changes in our lives. He observed that no one who has experienced the Holy Spirit ever remained the same in any way: “When the Holy Spirit speaks whether you like it or not, changes are beginning”. The man of God acknowledged the place of the flesh in a Christian’s life but added that through God’s grace, we are allowed to overcome our mistakes and challenges caused by the flesh: “So far as there is flesh, mistakes will come and you will learn and move on. So, each time that mistake comes – test. Promotion cannot come without tests and trials. God has given us the capacity to learn from our challenges. If you don’t want challenges, you don’t want to learn and if you don’t want to learn, you don’t want to move forward.”

Concluding, Prophet T.B. Joshua reminded Christians that serving God is not by strength or through elegant speech but with wholeheartedness. He also urged them to pursue spiritual prosperity first before every other thing, “You cannot continue to serve God with physical strength, elegant speech – you must serve God with all you heart. Our spiritual life first. If there is any first place we must grow or prosper, it is in our spiritual life.”

Earlier, Evangelist Yinka gave congregants food for thought as she delivered her message titled, JESUS HOLDS OUR FUTURE. She admonished them not to get discouraged when events around them look gloomy in the face of the testimonies of other people, adding that God has their future in His hands: “Sometimes in life, we find ourselves wondering about what is happening around us, listening to the testimonies of others.” According to her, “If we believe that Jesus is our Lord and Saviour, a new body, soul and spirit await us one day.”

Continuing, she urged Christians to guard against turning against the grace of God, adding that when the eyes of our faith are opened, we will see the value of our trial which God often uses to prepare us for new levels in life. She demanded that Christians submit their lives to Christ in order to enjoy the unending connection through grace that abides in Him: “When you make Jesus Christ the CEO, the Boss, the Director of all that you do, you become connected to the One who made you.” Maintaining that “It honours God to believe Him even while every sense contradicts Him,” she added that if our decision to serve God is borne out of faith, trust and commitment, then we will surely overcome.

TESTIMONIES

NO MORE FEAR OF DYING IN MY SLEEP

He was on the verge of transiting to the great beyond but God had other plans for him. Pastor Maurice Alamba, in a soft-spoken recollection of those horrible moments, told congregants how his life was at a low ebb ravaged by the destructive trio of severe sleep apnea, severe high blood pressure and severe headaches. For the Democratic Republic of Congo national resident in the United Kingdom, the seventh day of June, 2016 will remain an unforgettable moment in his life, as it marked a new beginning for him. That fateful day, he had received the anointed touch of the man of God and was set free from the ailments that made him live an artificial life with the aid of a machine.

Before his encounter with God at the Arena of Liberty, he had lived a life he never bargained for. He would spend the whole day sleeping, while at night, he would struggle to sleep with the aid of a machine. It was a seriously disheartening experience for the man whose sleep depended on the aid of a machine. It was absolutely unnatural and unaccepted that a human being would have to struggle to sleep. Deep down in his heart, he knew that he needed God lest the worst happened. And so, his decision to visit The SCOAN was the greatest move he had made.

According to him, his passion for The SCOAN emanated from the wonderful demonstration of God’s power he had watched on Emmanuel TV. And so, coming to the Arena of Liberty, he had absolute faith that his 13-year-old challenges would bow to the superior power of God. Describing his healing, he said that as soon as the man of God laid hands on him at the Prayer Line, three things happened almost in a quick succession. First, he felt an electric shock all over his body after which something went out of him. As he was trying to fathom what was going on, he felt a cool sensation around him and found himself on the floor. According to him, he felt very light when he eventually stood up.

After his healing, Mr Alamba enjoyed his sleep without any encumbrances. He told congregants that, for the first time in so many years, he was able to sleep naturally without the aid of a machine. His breathing and general wellbeing have since been re-engineered for optimum living by the Holy Spirit. Since June 7, 2016, his story has been that of thanksgiving and total commitment to the ways of God. Demonstrating his ability to breathe well before The SCOAN congregation, he advised people all over the world to keep hope by being obedient to God, adding that He is faithful.

 BABY BOY PROPHESIED BEFORE CONCEPTION

Mr Michael Ugwu was fed up with the nasty challenges life had thrown at him. His businesses had crumbled following his decision to build a house in his hometown. The house itself also suffered stagnation as it got stuck at the roofing level. Besides this, the couple suffered from barrenness for six years. As they battled with the issue of barrenness, a court case involving a land he had bought also surfaced. In a nutshell, Mr Ugwu had so many nuts to crack. As his search for a solution continued, he visited The SCOAN on several occasions but his real encounter with the power of God came during a Sunday service in 2014, while Prophet T.B. Joshua was prophesying to the congregation.

That day, the man of God had walked up to him to ask about the house he was building as well as the court case concerning his land. As he confirmed the prophecy to be true, the man of God also told him that he would have a baby boy. By that time, his wife was not even pregnant and had been battling with the problem of multiple fibroids. Mr Ugwu seized that opportunity to key into the prophetic message of the man of God concerning him and his wife. He received the Morning Water with which he ministered and prayed with, together with his wife. After a while, his wife fell pregnant and that was the beginning of the floodgate of blessings that God opened unto him and his family.

After nine months, Mrs Ugwu delivered a baby boy as Prophet T.B. Joshua had prophesied. Though, due to the multiple fibroids his wife had, the doctors had wanted her to undergo surgery for the removal of the abnormal growths but the couple chose to exercise their faith by ministering the Morning Water and asking God to ensure a safe delivery. God, in His infinite mercies, hearkened to the voice of their supplication and made delivery smooth and safe – a feat that astounded everyone, including the doctors whose medical rules have been broken by the supernatural order of Heaven.

After the birth of their son, Mr Ugwu’s life witnessed more of God’s unending blessings. His financial life improved just as everything turned around for his good. He went ahead to buy a car for his wife and son for their easy movement from place to place without having to trek under the scorching sun or inside the rain. Like a fruit tree in its blooming season, his life was overtaken by breakthroughs. He was able to complete to taste, the uncompleted building which the man of God had pointed out in his prophecy.

Corroborating his prophecy, his wife told congregants how she held strongly to her faith concerning the prophecy given to her husband by the man of God. She had absolute confidence in God’s Word to the extent that she kept on buying male baby clothes, against the advice of people. She also revealed how the multiple fibroids in her were ejected after she had ministered the Morning Water on the day of delivery. Thanking God for restoring joy and laughter to their lives, they advised people to be faithful to God in all things and to believe in those God sends.

NO MORE DEPRESSION AND SUICIDAL THOUGHTS

Mrs Marefe Wezolek and her daughter came to The SCOAN to seek redemption from a very serious problem that had been a thorn in the flesh of their family. They had battled with the problems of depression and suicidal thoughts. According to the German woman, when she was pregnant with her daughter many years ago, she suffered from depression but was able to weather the storm of her own case through prayer. And so, it was not really a big surprise when she discovered that her grown-up daughter had started exhibiting those inimical traits. She would complain of numbness from her hands to different parts of her body. She would also wear black clothes, visit graveyards and would isolate herself from other members of the family.

For the fact that her daughter had attempted suicide on two different occasions, the matter would require a spiritual solution rather than the many doses of medication ministered on her. And that indeed, was the reason they visited The SCOAN to seek the face of God. Like every other congregant, they were seated in the auditorium during a Sunday service when the word of prophecy from the man of God hit them like a bolt from the blue. Laying his hand on her daughter’s head, the man of God had said, “There is a suicidal spirit in the family. Everybody thinks of how to commit suicide. Depression. This one has it. The second time she escaped suicide,”pointing to her daughter. Mrs Wezolek confirmed the prophecy to be true and afterwards, received deliverance together with her daughter, Nicole, from the man of God, in the mighty name of Jesus. After their deliverance, mother and daughter shared their testimony at The Live SCOAN Sunday Service. Nicole thanked God for using Prophet T.B. Joshua to save her from the grip of depression and suicidal thoughts. She told congregants that she was free and feeling very happy as all the bad feelings she once harboured had gone.

PROPHECY RESTORES MARRIAGE ON THE VERGE OF COLLAPSE

He had involved himself in an extra-marital affair with another woman outside his matrimonial home. Mr Joseph Nwodo was enjoying the illicit affair, not knowing that it would lead to dire consequences. All of a sudden, his business fortunes started crumbling to the extent that he found it difficult to cater to the needs of his family. Whenever he was about to receive a breakthrough, he would dream of a woman and things would fall apart. His fate was left hanging precariously on the precipice of an uncertain future until he visited The SCOAN where the Spirit of God exposed his problems through Prophet T.B. Joshua.It was during a Sunday service while the man of God was ministering prophecy to the congregation. “There was one woman you met. It was never your making but you just fell in love with the woman; this is affecting you,” said Prophet T.B. Joshua as he called Mr Nwodo out to lay hands on him. Shaking profusely under the rampant influence of the Holy Spirit, Mr Nwodo found himself on the floor. The Spirit of God chased out the evil spirit responsible for his infidelity.After his deliverance, life became meaningful and encouraging. His business boomed like never before. He regained his senses and realised that he had to formalise his marriage by offsetting all the traditional requirements demanded by his wife’s family. His financial responsibility to his family improved dramatically to the extent that he even bought a car for them. While his relationship with his wife has become very solid, his lust for other women stopped.Recounting how he visited The SCOAN full of disappointment and frustration, Mr Nwodo told congregants that he was shocked when the man of God traced the root of his problems and thereafter delivered him. Testifying in company of his wife and children, he thanked God for his deliverance, adding that things had really changed for the better in his life, marriage-wise and business-wise. On her part, Mrs Nwodo joined her husband in thanking God for his deliverance, adding that it took wisdom for her to cope with all the discouraging experiences she encountered in her marriage. As far as she was concerned, their problems were over. Mr Nwodo advised people all over the world to desist from anything that does not please God.

CULTISM KICKED OUT

Initiated into the habits of drinking and smoking in December, 2004, Christian, never knew that a bigger and more dangerous initiation was awaiting him. The friends who cajoled him into those bad habits also thought it would be nice to ‘blend’ him into a cult group, the Eiye Confraternity. After stupefying the young man with a lot of alcohol, he was beaten to a pulp as one of the many wicked processes of his underground initiation. He was given a charm to swallow and was made to swear to an oath of secrecy.

He was thereafter provided with a rifle with which his cult group carried out operations. They intimidated other students, especially the female ones whom they robbed of their valuables at will. The proceeds of their robbery operations were usually remitted to their leader whom they referred to as Senior Man. With time, he discovered new fancies, including tattoos which he had all over his body for different purposes. The more he associated with members of his cult, the greater his problems became. The spirit behind the tattoos on his body always led him to commit evil acts such as stealing at gun point.

The young Nigerian from Kogi State would beat his wife blue-black whenever she dared to question his nefarious activities. There was a day he beat her while she was pregnant and almost strangulated her just because she showed concern about his lifestyle. Because of his waywardness, he had quarrels with his father who threatened to disown him. His relationship with his father had already gone irredeemably sour but for the intervention of his mother. His mother was largely instrumental to his deliverance at The SCOAN. She had encouraged him to come with her to the Arena of Liberty.

Christian bowed to his mother’s pressure and visited The SCOAN two weeks ago. It was during The SCOAN Sunday Mass Prayer that the Spirit of God caught up with him. As the man of God commanded all hindrances and limitations out of the lives of congregants, the power of God fell upon him and a spiritual battle ensued immediately. Manifesting the demons that had been behind his predicament, he was uncontrollably violent and had to be held down as the demons could not stand the fire of the Holy Spirit. With all his resistance, the young man still found himself on the floor, humbled by the power of God.

Testifying in the company of his wife, children and parents, Christian thanked God for the new life he had found after his deliverance. According to him, he now loves his wife and abhors all those bad habits he had engaged in in the past. He advised youths to desist from the things of the world. A young man who once threatened to kill his father and younger brother has now found peace in Christ Jesus through deliverance at The SCOAN.

His parents also thanked God for his deliverance. They recounted how he almost destroyed the entire family by corrupting his younger ones. For fear of being killed by his son’s cult group, his father had also relocated to Ghana and vowed never to return unless the young man was delivered. And true to his prayers, his son received deliverance. According to him, the deliverance of his son was also conveyed to him by Prophet T.B. Joshua in a dream.

According to Christian’s mother, she conceived her son through ungodly circumstances. As a panacea to her recurrent stomach problem, she had received herbal concoctions from her husband’s father. Eventually, the now late grandfather of her son appeared to her in a dream and gave her the gift of a baby boy. After a while, she conceived Christian and gave birth to him after nine months. She said she had noticed his strange behaviours early but could not do much as he kept lying to her until he became a social menace. However, his parents urged parents to put whatever challenges they face into prayer.

SNAKE SPIRIT SCHEMES SCATTERED THROUGH PRAYER

She had been under serious attacks by a spirit of snake which had always pushed her to leave her marriage and unknown to her, most of the negative experiences she was having in her marriage were being caused by the evil spirit. Mrs Angela Nwokoye suffered untold embarrassments in her marriage. After their first child, her husband fathered two other children out of wedlock. They would quarrel endlessly over his drinking habit, turning the home into an arena of crisis. For the Mozambican living in South Africa, all her efforts to get her husband to his right senses failed to yield any result.

According to Mrs Nwokoye, her extended family abandoned her and left her to her unfortunate fate. With four children for her husband, he had deserted her and had moved in with another woman and only came home occasionally to change his clothes. All her plans to confront her husband’s mistress were to no avail as the lady insisted she was not going to leave him, arguing that he lured her into the relationship. According to her husband’s mistress, unless he decided to walk out of the relationship, she would never let go of him. With those sad realities staring her in the face, Mrs Nwokoye knew no peace even as her children were scattered due to the instability of her marriage. For two years, her husband lived with his mistress and left her to sort herself out.

When she eventually realised that her problems were not ordinary, she used her husband’s money to transport her to Nigeria to seek the face of God at The SCOAN. When she arrived at The SCOAN, Mrs Nwokoye received deliverance during a Monday Prayer service after evangelists had ministered the Morning Water on her. By the time the man of God arrived at the scene, she was already dazed spiritually as the demon behind her marital problem had manifested, confessing all the horrible things it had done to her marriage.

Laying his hand on her head, the man of God brought about the last straw that broke the camel’s back. He sealed her deliverance in the mighty name of Jesus and declared her totally free. A day after her deliverance, the snake spirit had appeared to her while she was asleep, lamenting why she had to offer herself up for deliverance. As she tried to wake up to know who was speaking to her, the snake vanished and never returned. From that moment, she knew that she had been freed from the onslaught of the evil snake spirit. She thanked the man of God for delivering her and called on him to help her reconcile with her husband, adding that she wanted to live amicably with her family. She also revealed that she wanted to seek God’s opinion about her marriage.

Honouring the invitation of the man of God to a reconciliatory meeting at The SCOAN, her husband, Mr Nwokoye, a native of Anambra State, Nigeria, told congregants how his wife wanted to control him and how she always threatened to run away with their children. According to him, he nearly had a fatal accident because of the troubles in his marriage. Even though he had vowed to end the marriage, he couldn’t turn down the invitation of the man of God, whom he said he respects so much for his reputation as a mouthpiece of God. Mr Nwokeoye’s sister who came along with him, also called on the man of God to deliver her brother, stressing that the problems in their marriage were not one-sided.

Prophet T.B. Joshua spoke the mind of God by telling Mr Nwokoye that his wife had been delivered from the evil spirit. According to the man of God, their marriage is from God. He also advised Mr Nwokoye to undergo deliverance after which their marriage would be rededicated to God. He assured them of a peaceful coexistence following their deliverance. The man of God also used the opportunity to admonish Christians on the need to let go of offences so that their hearts could connect with the Spirit of God.

Evelyn Joshua

Opening The SCOAN Live Sunday Service, Evangelist Evelyn Joshua brought an encouraging message titled, GOD IS WHO HE IS.
Urging Christians to connect with God through faith rather than cling to the physical circumstances that would always instigate doubt in their minds, she added that faith in God, even in times of trials, brings about blessings: “Faith lifts us above the realm of the senses, our reasoning abilities, understanding and makes the possibilities of God available to us.  The Bible says, blessed are those who believe without seeing; blessed are those who shout, “Hallelujah” before a miracle happens. Blessed are those who bless God in their trials and difficulties, for they shall be blessed by God through their challenges”.

She added that faith will only be activated when we make the Word of God the standard for our lives. As Christians, as the Word grows in our hearts, it connects us to our Father in Heaven and makes us operate with power: “God’s Word is a living, growing force that develops in the heart of man. As it grows, faith grows. As a child of God, if you continue to operate with this divine faith, your word will be as powerful as if God has spoken it Himself”.

TESTIMONIES

50/50 CHANCE OF LIVING

Mr Jideofor Eze

For Mr Jideofor Eze, living with a kidney disease and urinary tract infection was a serious challenge. The scenario painted the ugly picture of weak kidneys incapable of carrying out their excretory functions optimally. He could not urinate the normal way and doctors had to insert a catheter into his urinary system to enable the free-flow of urine. The native of Enugu, Nigeria could not enjoy any reprieve as the problem always re-emerged whenever the catheter was removed.

He could hardly sleep and was not be able to access any form of help around when the problem hit in the odd hours of the night. After a series of tests, he was told he had a kidney stone which could only be treated by surgery and all the doctors he consulted gave the same verdict. Unfortunately, he only stood a 50-50 chance of living after the surgery. Mr Eze wondered how he would be able to muster the financial muscle to foot the gigantic bills that would accrue from such a medical exercise and whether he would live or not.

As he waited for his operation date to be set, he started watching Emmanuel TV. Seeing the wonderful testimonies of people who once had even worse health conditions, he developed the urge to visit the Arena of Liberty. He was lucky to hear that in a few days, there would be a healing revival at The SCOAN in December, 2016.  A day to the commencement of the service, the ailment reared its ugly head, preventing him from passing out urine that night. He visited the hospital and had the catheter re-inserted, pleading that he should be allowed to travel to Lagos the next day – a request that was granted by his doctor even though he was advised to be careful because of the catheter which could injure him on transit. The troubled man arrived at his Lagos lodge to discover that his catheter was passing urine mixed with blood. The discovery drew tears from his eyes as he rushed to a nearby hospital to have the catheter reinserted. Thinking it was the end of the road, he raised a deep-hearted and anguish-stricken prayer to the God of Prophet T.B. Joshua to save his life.

Once in The SCOAN Prayer Line, he witnessed the greatest drama of his entire existence. Prophet T.B. Joshua was ministering healing and deliverance, in Jesus’ name. As the shadow of the man of God passed him, he suddenly felt a continuum of cold sensation all over him. In moments, he was healed! Testifying, he told congregants that what he experienced was more than just a man of God but God Himself in action. His remark lends credence to Prophet T.B. Joshua’s statement that he is not the one performing the miracles but God working through him.

After his healing, Mr Eze returned to a doctor and requested for the removal of the catheter. Upon arriving home, he felt a sharp pain and ran to the toilet. Ministering the Morning Water in prayer, he was surprised as he urinated out the kidney stone! Thanking God for saving his life from the hands of a deadly ailment, he advised people not to hide their problems, urging them to find every means to come to God to receive their healing.

FROM ELECTRICIAN TO COMMISSIONER

Mr Nnamdi Ezechi

Mr Nnamdi Ezechi was employed as an electrical technician with a multinational company in Delta, Nigeria. He was carrying out his duties diligently and was trying to manage well the small success God had given him. As a regular viewer of Emmanuel TV, he came to The SCOAN and received the Morning Water, which he continued to minister in prayer. His life entered a dramatic dimension when one day a member of the House of Reps, representing his local government, asked him to nominate persons for consideration into a transition committee from his local government area. After compiling and sending the name of nominees, Mr Ezechi was shocked when he began to receive congratulatory messages from friends and associates. Confused, he met with his boss who confirmed that he was the one chosen for the position. He had never aspired to such a political position in his life and was a shock to him to find himself a member of such a committee. He continued ministering the Morning Water in prayer and one day, after the Nigerian general elections, he was contacted again by his boss to suggest the names of three persons whom he wished to be nominated as honourable commissioners in the state of Delta. Mr Ezechi was confused. He wondered why his boss would ask him to do such a serious thing as he saw himself as a simple employee who was neither wealthy nor famous. In short, he felt the task was beyond him in a local government where there were very influential people. Anyhow, he sent in some names and moved on with his life. While driving to work some months later, he received a call from his boss, instructing him to come to Asaba, the Delta capital. He quickly ministered the Morning Water as he prayed for God’s divine direction and guidance and made his way to the capital. When he arrived, Mr Ezechi’s boss congratulated him for becoming appointed as a DESOPADEC (Delta State Oil Producing Area Development Commission) Commissioner. Indeed, there is nothing God cannot do for those who are faithful to Him. Thanking God, the former electrical technician enjoined congregants and people all over the world to leave every case to God to handle.

A PROMOTION SEALED AND DELIVERED FROM THE THRONE OF GRACE

She joined her country’s foreign mission in 2011 and had always wanted to excel. One day, she came back from work and found her children watching Emmanuel TV at home. The great miracles, teachings and testimonies she saw on the channel inspired her so much that she started praying to God to take her to The SCOAN.

Mrs Isata Bangura

God, in His mighty ways, answered her prayer. In 2014, Mrs Isata Bangura was posted to Nigeria as a Third Secretary in the Sierra Leonean liaison office in Lagos, Nigeria. When the news came to her, she was surprised because at her grade level, she was not qualified for such a posting. However, she was happy because she had been praying for that opportunity. As soon as she settled down in Nigeria, she was promoted within the same year to the position of Assistant Secretary, Grade Seven.

After that shocking promotion, Mrs Bangura started worshiping at The SCOAN with great devotion. She continued to pray for bigger things to come. By 2016, memos were circulated around all their missions inviting qualified persons to return to Sierra Leone to sit for the Senior Assistant Secretary examination. Conferring with a colleague in their Addis Ababa mission, she received materials bordering on the promotion examination, including the civil service code which she specifically requested.

Receiving the materials, Mrs Bangura started studying them. As she did, she ministered the Morning Water and deployed all other anointed materials, including the Faith Bracelet in her prayers and meditation. After writing the examination, she returned to Nigeria. When the results were released in November, 2016, she passed and qualified to occupy the position of Senior Assistant Secretary. Though she had passed the examination, she refused to be too excited because unless she received a letter to that effect, it would still remain unconfirmed. The much-awaited confirmation letter was eventually sent to her in January, 2017.

During her testimony, Mrs Bangura told congregants that she was highly overwhelmed with the promotion because of the way it came. According to her, it is unusual for a person who just joined the service in 2011 to be promoted within a very short while. She thanked the God of Prophet T.B. Joshua for doing the impossible in her life. She advised people to believe in God and allow Him to set His time-table for them, adding that they should continue praying with Prophet T.B. Joshua on Emmanuel TV.

THE QUEEN TRIED TO DROWN ME

MRS CHRISTIANA NGOZI NJOKU

When she was a very little child, she had accompanied a friend to a stream in her hometown. There, she was being taught how to swim only to find herself deep inside the stream. An unseen force had grabbed her legs and was making it difficult for her to either swim to safety or loose herself from the entanglement. All she could do was to scream, attracting the attention of a lady who came to rescue her. After that saga, young Ngozi did not disclose her experience to her parents. She carried on with her life.

But things were no longer at ease with her spiritual life as she started having strange dreams in which she would be surrounded by snakes. Sometimes, she would dream of a very beautiful woman draped in a gown with the dazzle of a queen, coming to crown her. The dream visits of the strange woman continued even when she got to secondary school level. She became attracted to other senior girls who came to her for friendship, disguising as school mothers. Even though she later got pregnant for a boy at age 14, her attraction to women like her lingered like a stubborn stump, refusing to be uprooted.

Ngozi had sent her daughter to stay with her mother in Cameroon in order to pick the pieces of her life together and perhaps, start afresh but her intentions would not promise anything good to the family. Her daughter became a replica of the mother, living a wayward life and eventually becoming pregnant at age 14 as well. It was a pill too bitter to swallow. In Ngozi’s reckoning, history seemed to be repeating itself rather unfortunately. She felt that her past was haunting her in some sort of déjà vu. Worried, she continued to spend her money on herbalists who deceived her into believing they could help her.

Ngozi was sought after by men but after getting engaged, they would suddenly disappear. It was apparent that there was a force thwarting all her hopes of settling down with a husband. Instead, she was made to have more affection for women. As she continued to find a way out of the problems in her life, Ngozi came across Emmanuel TV and witnessed the awe-inspiring testimonies on the channel. Immediately, she told herself some bitter truths and made up her mind to visit the Arena of Liberty. As the set date approached, her daughter with whom she had planned to come to Lagos, disappeared. It took some prayers for the lass to be reunited with her mother.

When they finally arrived at The SCOAN, they attended the Sunday Service. And during the Mass Prayer led by Prophet T.B. Joshua, Ngozi was fished out by the Spirit of the living God. As the prayers increased in tempo, the evil spirit tormenting her life manifested and was cast out of her life. Ngozi was floored by the power of God. Her daughter who confessed to have been raped at age 13, also received her deliverance. Mother and daughter thanked God for their deliverance. Ngozi’s mother also thanked the man of God for being a worthy instrument God used to deliver her daughter and granddaughter. She appreciated God for the fact that her child and grandchild have changed for the better and Ngozi advised people to have faith in God even when they are facing challenges.

WHAT YOUR CHILDREN DO IN THE DARK

Mr James Lubilo

He had always wanted to be a man of God and had always expressed that aspiration to his mother. As a young man, his mother encouraged his aspirations but the devil and his agents would not fold their hands and allow that lofty dream to come to fruition. Suddenly, a boy who once harboured thoughts of working in the vineyard of God became a problematic child. James started stealing, a trait that did not go down well with his parents who, in an attempt to curtail his misdemeanours, sent him to a boarding school. Unknown to them, they were creating an enabling environment for him to become worse. In spite of his parents’ opulence, he could not stop the despicable act of stealing. It was like a deep-rooted malady that required a superior force for it to be expunged from his life.

When he entered secondary school, he met some friends who influenced him into drinking alcohol and smoking weed. Those habits made him lose his head as he would always misbehave. When his system became immune to the highness in alcohol and weed, he graduated into hard drugs. He took codeine, cocaine and heroin. As his class of drugs changed, he also changed the calibre of friends he moved with. Eventually, he hooked up with unrepentant drug addicts whose minds had been hardened by arbitrary drug use. When he realised that he was the only one without a tattoo among his bad friends, he wasted no time in having one on his chest.

Together with his gang, James engaged in supermarket robberies which proceeds were squandered on women, alcohol and drugs. But one fundamental reality that begged for explanation was the fact that his parents were well to do and yet, he would not stop stealing. Somehow, his mother got wind of his strange behaviours and came to the conclusion that he was taking something injurious to his health. To stop him, she had discontinued the act of giving him money. James would later devise new strategies of getting money. He resorted to stealing and selling his mother’s personal items, thinking that it was the only way to pay her back in her own coin. The young Zambian was so much addicted to alcohol and drugs that he was once locked up for harassing security personnel who resisted his insistence on purloining alcohol by force from a supermarket in the early hours of the morning.

Somehow, James’ mother was able to convince him to come with her to The SCOAN for a Monday service. The man of God laid hands on him and delivered him from the evil spirit that had made a mess of his life. The deliverance was not without some drama as the evil spirit manifested, confessing some of the destructive things it had done to the young man. According to him, even before the man of God came close to him, he had already started feeling the presence of fire all over him. That was the last scenario he could recollect until he found himself rising from the ground, declaring that he was free in Jesus’ name. James’ mother and younger sister were also delivered from evil spirits that had also oppressed them. According to his younger sister, she had also abused hard drugs and had even initiated many of her friends into the ungodly habit. During their testimony, James, his mother and sister thanked God for delivering the entire family from the clutches of the devil. They reckoned that all things have become new ever since they received their deliverance. James’ mother advised parents to show more care to their children because they have the propensity to hide certain injurious behaviours.

I HAD EYES BUT I COULD NOT SEE

“I am a snake!” shrieked the evil spirit manifesting from Mrs Angel Nwokoye, a woman who could no longer control her behaviour towards her husband and quarrelled constantly. Feeling neglected as a wife, she had been hearing rumours that her husband had been having extramarital affairs and her anger was at its peak.

Mr & Mrs Chika Ndubuisi

After 18 years of marriage and four children, their marriage was on the brink of divorce as Mr Chika Ndubuisi could no longer stand to be with her due to their irreconcilable differences.

Ready to throw in the towel and give up on his marriage to Mrs Angel, he had decided to leave their home in South Africa and set out on a holiday in his home country of Nigeria. His journey had a secret mission, however, as he had resolved to look for a new wife.  After some time, Mr Chika called home to check in on his children only to find out that his wife had also left on a holiday. Surprisingly, her own secret mission was also in Nigeria but for a different purpose. Unwilling to allow the devil to destroy her marriage, Mrs Angel had gone to The SCOAN to seek God’s divine intervention. That was the moment of her divine encounter.

After her deliverance, Prophet T.B. Joshua invited her husband to hear God’s opinion about their marriage. Honoured to receive the call, Mr Ndubuisi came to The SCOAN the following Sunday and aired his negative feelings about his wife and asked for God’s direction. The man of God revealed that the marriage was indeed a marriage from God and that Mr Ndubuisi was also in need of deliverance.

Mr & Mrs Chika Ndubuisi

Both husband and wife received their deliverance, one week after each other and returned to the church embracing. They could not help but share the joy of the Lord as they told of their wonderful reconciliation. Mr Chika confessed that prior to his deliverance, he saw himself as an innocent victim in his marriage while he saw his wife as old and wretched. The following morning, waking up after his deliverance, he suddenly recalled all the ways he had made mistakes in his relationship in the past. Turning to his wife to apologize, he saw a more beautiful woman than he remembered. “I had eyes then but I could not see. Now, I can see clearly! Wow, is this a mistake? Is this woman that I found in Nigeria the same one I left in South Africa?” He then made a promise before the whole congregation to love his wife more and more, as Christ would have it. The Gospel of God’s grace challenges and changes everything!

C’était une rencontre indescriptible avec l’Esprit du Dieu Vivant. Le Service du Dimanche de la SCOAN du 22 janvier 2017 a amené la Congrégation et les téléspectateurs du monde entier face-à-face avec la démonstration physique du pouvoir illimité de Dieu. La Chorale a fourni la plate-forme musicale pour louer le Seigneur. La Prière de Masse était massive dans tous les sens du mot. Les âmes troublées, les destinés piégées, et les opprimés spirituels ont reçu leur liberté dans le puissant nom de Jésus. Pour ceux dont les jougs ont été soulevés par le Maître bienveillant de l’Univers, était une occasion de témoigner de la bonté de Dieu dans leur vie. Leurs témoignages, signe de gratitude au Ciel, restent également des sources d’inspiration pour ceux qui croient au Seigneur.
Exhortant les Chrétiens du monde entier, le Prophète T.B. Joshua les emmena faire une excursion dans les choses de l’Esprit. Selon l’homme de Dieu, la voix du Saint-Esprit apporte les changements souhaités dans nos vies. Il a observé que toute personne qui rencontre le Saint Esprit, ne restera pas identique : “Quand le Saint-Esprit parle, que vous le vouliez ou non, les changements prennent place”. L’homme de Dieu a reconnu la place de la chair dans la vie d’un chrétien, mais a ajouté que, par la Grâce de Dieu, nous sommes autorisés à surmonter nos erreurs et les défis causés par la chair : « Tant qu’il y a de la chair, les erreurs viendront et vous apprendrez et avancerez. Donc, chaque fois que cette erreur vient – il s’agit d’un test. La promotion ne peut pas venir sans les épreuves et tests. Dieu nous a donné la capacité d’apprendre de nos défis. Si vous ne voulez pas de défis, vous ne voulez pas apprendre, et si vous ne voulez pas apprendre, vous ne voulez pas aller de l’avant. »
Concluant, Le Prophète T.B. Joshua a rappelé aux Chrétiens que servir Dieu n’est pas par la force ou par la parole élégante, mais par sincérité. Il les a également exhortés de chercher premièrement la prospérité spirituelle avant toute autre chose : « Vous ne pouvez pas continuer à servir Dieu avec une force physique, un discours élégant – vous devez servir Dieu de tout votre cœur. Notre vie spirituelle d’abord. S’il y a une première place, où nous devons grandir ou prospérer, c’est dans notre vie spirituelle. »
Plus tôt, l’évangéliste Yinka a donné à la Congrégation sujet à réflexion, avec son message intitulé, JÉSUS DETIENT NOTRE AVENIR. Elle les a exhortés à ne pas se décourager quand les événements autour d’eux semblent sombres face aux témoignages des autres personnes, ajoutant que Dieu a son avenir dans ses mains : « Parfois, dans la vie, nous nous demandons ce qui se passe autour de nous ; si nous croyons que Jésus est notre Seigneur et Sauveur, un nouveau corps, une âme et un esprit nous attendent un jour ».
Continuant, elle exhortait les chrétiens à ne pas se retourner contre la Grâce de Dieu, ajoutant que lorsque les yeux de notre foi seront ouverts, nous verrons la valeur de notre épreuve que Dieu utilise souvent pour nous préparer à de nouveaux niveaux dans la vie. Elle a demandé aux Chrétiens de soumettre leurs vies à Christ, afin de jouir de la connexion sans fin par la Grâce qui demeure en Lui : « Lorsque vous faites de Jésus-Christ le président-directeur général, le patron, le directeur de tout ce que vous faites, vous devenez connecté à Celui qui vous a créé ». Elle souligna bien le fait que « c’est un honneur pour Dieu que de le croire, même si tout sens le contredit », et ajouta que si notre décision de servir Dieu est soutenue par la foi, la confiance et l’engagement, nous allons certainement tout surmonter.
TEMOIGNAGES

PLUS JAMAIS LA PEUR DE MOURIR DANS MON SOMMEIL
Il était sur le point de passer vers le grand au-delà, mais Dieu avait d’autres projets pour lui. Le pasteur Maurice Alamba, se souvenant de ces horribles moments, a dit à la Congrégation comment sa vie était à ravagée par le trio destructeur de l’apnée du sommeil sévère, l’hypertension artérielle sévère, et des migraines graves. Pour ce Congolais résidant au Royaume-Uni, le septième jour de juin 2016 restera un moment inoubliable dans sa vie, car ce jour a marqué un nouveau départ pour lui. En ce jour fatidique, il avait reçu le touché onctionné de l’homme de Dieu qui l’a libéré de tous les maux dans sa vie, qui le forçaient à utiliser des machines pour vivre.
Avant sa rencontre avec Dieu dans l’Arène de la Liberté, il avait vécu une vie que l’on ne pourrait envier. Il passait toute sa journée à dormir, et la nuit, il luttait pour dormir à l’aide d’une machine. C’était une expérience désespérante pour lui, dont le sommeil dépendait de l’aide d’une machine. Il était absolument contre nature et inacceptable qu’un être humain aurait à lutter pour dormir. Au fond de son cœur, il savait qu’il avait besoin de Dieu pour que le pire soit évité. Et ainsi, sa décision de visiter le SCOAN était la plus grande décision qu’il ait prise.
Selon lui, sa passion pour la SCOAN émanait de la démonstration merveilleuse de la puissance de Dieu qu’il avait regardé sur Emmanuel TV. Et donc, venant à l’Arène de la Liberté, il avait une foi absolue que ses défis vieux de 13 ans s’inclineraient devant la puissance supérieure de Dieu. Décrivant sa guérison, il a dit que dès que l’homme de Dieu a posé les mains sur lui à la Ligne de Prière, trois choses successives se sont produites rapidement. Tout d’abord, il a senti un choc électrique partout dans son corps après quoi, quelque chose sortit de lui. Comme il essayait de comprendre ce qui se passait, il sentit une sensation fraîche autour de lui et se retrouva par terre. Selon lui, il se sentait très léger quand il se leva.
Après sa guérison, M. Alamba a bien dormi, sans encombre. Il révéla à tous que, pour la première fois depuis tant d’années, il pouvait dormir naturellement sans l’aide d’une machine. Sa respiration et son bien-être général ont depuis été restauré pour une vie optimale par le Saint-Esprit. Depuis le 7 juin 2016, son histoire est celle de l’action de grâces et de l’engagement total envers les voies de Dieu. Démontrant sa capacité à bien respirer devant la Congrégation, il conseille à tous de garder l’espoir en étant obéissant à Dieu, ajoutant qu’Il est un Dieu fidèle.

UN BEBE GARCON PROPHETISE AVANT LA NAISSANCE
M. Michael Ugwu était fatigué des défis méchants que la vie lui avait infligés. Ses entreprises s’étaient émiettées suite à sa décision de construire une maison dans sa ville natale. La maison elle-même a également souffert de la stagnation car la construction s’est arrêtée à la toiture. En outre, le couple a souffert de stérilité pendant six ans. Dans leur lutte contre la stérilité, un procès impliquant un terrain qu’il avait acheté a également fait surface. En un mot, M. Ugwu avait beaucoup de problème à résoudre. A la recherche d’une solution, il a visité la SCOAN à plusieurs reprises, mais sa véritable rencontre avec la Puissance de Dieu est venue lors d’un Service du Dimanche en 2014, tandis que le Prophète T.B. Joshua prophétisait à la Congrégation.
Ce jour-là, l’homme de Dieu s’était approché de lui pour lui poser des questions sur la maison qu’il bâtissait ainsi que sur l’affaire judiciaire. Confirmant que la prophétie est vraie, l’homme de Dieu lui a également dit qu’il aurait un petit garçon. À ce moment-là, sa femme n’était même pas enceinte et était en lutte avec des fibromes multiples. Il reçut l’Eau du Matin avec laquelle il s’administrait, et priait avec sa femme. Après un certain temps, sa femme est tombée enceinte et c’était le début de la porte de la bénédiction que Dieu a ouvert à lui et à sa famille.
Après neuf mois, Mme Ugwu a délivré un bébé, comme le Prophète T.B. Joshua avait prophétisé. Bien que, en raison des multiples fibromes sa femme avait, les médecins avaient voulu qu’elle subisse une intervention chirurgicale pour l’élimination des croissances anormales, mais le couple a choisi d’exercer leur foi en administrant le l’Eau du Matin et en demandant à Dieu de sécuriser l’accouchement. Dieu, dans Ses Miséricordes infinies, a écouté la voix de leur supplication et a rendu l’accouchement doux et sûr – un exploit qui a étonné tout le monde, y compris les médecins dont les règles médicales ont été rompues par l’ordre surnaturel du Ciel.
Après la naissance de leur fils, la vie de M. Ugwu a été témoin des bénédictions interminables de Dieu. Sa vie financière s’est améliorée et tout tourna pour le meilleur. Il est allé acheter une voiture pour sa femme et son fils pour faciliter leur mouvement d’un endroit à l’autre sans avoir à marcher sous le soleil brûlant ou sous la pluie. Comme un arbre fruitier dans sa saison florissante, sa vie a été dépassée par des percées. Il put compléter au goût, l’édifice inachevé que l’homme de Dieu avait signalé dans sa prophétie.
Corroborant la prophétie, sa femme déclara à la Congrégation comment elle a tenu fermement dans sa foi concernant la prophétie donnée à son mari par l’homme de Dieu. Elle avait une confiance absolue dans la Parole de Dieu dans la mesure où elle continuait à acheter des vêtements pour bébé, allant ainsi contre les conseils des gens. Elle a également révélé comment les fibromes multiples ont été éjectés après qu’elle s’administra l’Eau du Matin le jour de son accouchement. En remerciant Dieu d’avoir rétabli la joie et le sourire dans leur vie, ils ont conseillé à tous d’être fidèles à Dieu en toutes choses et de croire en ceux que Dieu envoie.

NON PLUS D’INCAPACITÉ, DE DÉPRESSION ET DE PENSÉES SUICIDAIRES

Arrivée en fauteuil roulant, Mlle Nicole Wezolek et sa mère Mme Marefe Wezolek sont venues à la SCOAN pour chercher la rédemption d’une sclérose en plaques sévère et incurable qui avait été une épine dans la chair de leur famille. Ils ont lutté contre les problèmes de dépression et de pensées suicidaires. Selon la mère allemande, lorsqu’elle était enceinte de sa fille il y a de nombreuses années, elle souffrait de dépression, mais elle pouvait surmonter l’orage de sa propre cause par la prière. Et donc, ce n’était pas vraiment une grande surprise quand elle a découvert que sa fille adulte avait commencé à montrer ces traits hostiles. Placée dans la catégorie B comme 80% handicapée et dépendante, Nicole se plaignait d’engourdissement de ses mains à différentes parties de son corps. Elle portait aussi des vêtements noirs, visitait des cimetières et s’isolait des autres membres de la famille.

Pour le fait que Nicole ait tenté de se suicider à deux reprises, la question nécessiterait une solution spirituelle plutôt que les nombreuses doses de médicaments prescrits auxquelles elle avait été soumise. Et c’est bien la raison pour laquelle ils ont visité la SCOAN pour chercher la face de Dieu. Comme tous les autres membres de la congrégation, elles étaient assises dans l’auditorium pendant un service du dimanche quand la parole de prophétie de l’homme de Dieu les frappa comme un boulon. Mettant sa main sur la tête de Nicole, l’homme de Dieu dit: «Il y a un esprit suicidaire dans la famille. Tout le monde pense à la façon de se suicider. Dépression. Elle possède cet esprit. C’est la deuxième fois qu’elle échappa au suicide “. Mme Marefe Wezolek a confirmé la prophétie pour être vraie et après, a reçu la délivrance avec sa fille, Nicole, de l’homme de Dieu, au nom puissant de Jésus. Après leur délivrance, la mère et la fille ont joyeusement partagé leur témoignage au service de dimanche de la SCOAN la semaine suivante. Nicole a remercié Dieu d’avoir utilisé le Prophète T.B. Joshua pour la sauver de l’emprise de la dépression et des pensées suicidaires. Elle a dit aux congregants et aux téléspectateurs du monde entier qu’elle était libre et se sentant très heureuse car tous les mauvais sentiments qu’elle hébergeait autrefois avaient disparu. Elle a également dit qu’elle a retrouvé le toucher et l’usage de ses membres immédiatement après sa délivrance, confirmant que l’engourdissement avait disparu. Manifestant sa capacité à courir d’avant en arrière, elle déclara qu’elle n’avait plus besoin du fauteuil roulant. Le Pouvoir dans le nom de Jésus-Christ a rétabli le statut de Nicole de reconnue handicapée à valides! Pour leur retour en Allemagne, le Prophète T.B. Joshua a donné à la famille 2 000 $ pour les aider à recommencer leur vie avec la nouvelle liberté trouvée de Nicole!

LA PROPHÉTIE RESTAURE LE MARIAGE AU BORD DE L’EFFONDREMENT
Il s’était engagé dans une relation extra-conjugale avec une autre femme en dehors de son foyer conjugal. M. Joseph Nwodo jouissait de l’affaire illicite, ne sachant pas que cela aurait des conséquences désastreuses. Tout d’un coup, sa fortune commerciale a commencé à s’effondrer dans la mesure où il avait du mal à répondre aux besoins de sa famille. Chaque fois qu’il était sur le point de recevoir une percée, il rêvait d’une femme et les choses se décomposaient. Son destin a été laissé suspendu précairement sur le précipice d’un avenir incertain jusqu’à ce qu’il ait visité la SCOAN où l’Esprit de Dieu a exposé ses problèmes par le Prophète T.B. Joshua. C’était pendant un service du dimanche pendant que l’homme de Dieu prophétisait à la congrégation. « Il y avait une femme que vous avez rencontrée. Ce n’était pas de votre propre chef, mais vous êtes tombé amoureux de la femme ; cela vous affecte », a déclaré le Prophète T.B. Joshua alors qu’il appelait M. Nwodo pour lui imposer les mains. Secoué abondamment sous l’influence effrénée du Saint-Esprit, M. Nwodo se retrouva sur le sol. L’Esprit de Dieu élimina le mauvais esprit responsable de son infidélité. Après sa délivrance, la vie devint significative et encourageante.

Son entreprise a explosé comme jamais auparavant. Il retrouva ses sens et se rendit compte qu’il devait formaliser son mariage en compensant toutes les exigences traditionnelles exigées par la famille de sa femme. Sa responsabilité financière envers sa famille s’est considérablement améliorée dans la mesure où il a même acheté une voiture pour eux. Alors que sa relation avec son épouse est devenue très solide, il a cessé de convoiter d’autres femmes. Racontant comment il a visité la SCOAN rempli de déception et de frustration, M. Nwodo a dit aux fidèles qu’il était choqué quand l’homme de Dieu a retracé l’origine de ses problèmes et le délivra par la suite. Témoignant en compagnie de sa femme et ses enfants, il a remercié Dieu pour sa délivrance, ajoutant que les choses ont vraiment changé pour le mieux dans sa vie, son mariage et son antreprise. De son côté, Mme Nwodo a rejoint son mari en remerciant Dieu pour sa délivrance, ajoutant qu’il a fallu la sagesse pour qu’elle puisse faire face à toutes les expériences décourageantes qu’elle a rencontrés dans son mariage. En ce qui la concerne, leurs problèmes sont résolus. M. Nwodo a avisé les personnes du monde entier à s’abstenir de tout ce qui ne plait pas à Dieu.

ESPRIT DE CULTE CHASSÉ
Initié à l’alcool et à la cigarette en Décembre 2004, Christian, n’a jamais su qu’une initiation plus grande et plus dangereuse l’attendait. Les amis qui le cajolait dans ces mauvaises habitudes ont également pensé qu’il serait agréable de « le mélanger » dans un groupe de culte, la confrérie Eiye. Après avoir stupéfié le jeune homme avec beaucoup d’alcool, il a été réduit en bouillie comme l’un des nombreux processus méchants de son initiation souterraine. On lui donna un charme à avaler et on lui fit jurer de garder le secret.
Il a par la suite reçu un fusil avec lequel son groupe culte a mené des opérations. Ils ont intimidé d’autres étudiants, en particulier les femmes dont ils ont volé leurs objets de valeur à volonté. Le produit de leurs opérations de vol était généralement remis à leur chef, qu’ils appelaient Senior Man. Avec le temps, il a découvert de nouvelles fantaisies, y compris des tatouages qu’il avait sur tout son corps à des fins différentes. Plus il s’associait avec les membres de son culte, plus ses problèmes s’intensifiaient. L’esprit derrière les tatouages sur son corps l’a toujours conduit à commettre des actes malveillants tels que le vol à mains armées.
Le jeune nigérian de l’État de Kogi battait sa femme sauvageusement chaque fois qu’elle osait remettre en question ses activités néfastes. Il y eut un jour où il l’a frappée alors qu’elle était enceinte et l’a presque étranglée juste parce qu’elle se préoccupait de son mode de vie. A cause de son insoumission, il avait des querelles avec son père qui menaçait de le renier. Sa relation avec ce dernier était déjà irrémédiablement aigre sans l’intervention de sa mère. Celle-ci a largement contribué à sa délivrance à la SCOAN. Elle l’avait encouragé à venir avec elle à l’Arène de la liberté.
Christian a cédé à la pression de sa mère et a visité la SCOAN, il y a deux semaines. C’est au cours de la prière de masse de dimanche que l’Esprit de Dieu pris l’a attrapé. Comme l’homme de Dieu avait ordonné à tous les obstacles et les limitations sur la vie des fidèles de se lever, la puissance de Dieu est tombée sur lui et une bataille spirituelle s’ensuivit immédiatement. Les démons qui avaient été à l’origine de sa situation se sont manifestés, il était incontestablement violent et devait être maintenu car les démons ne supportaient pas le feu de l’Esprit Saint. Avec toute sa résistance, le jeune homme se retrouvait toujours sur le plancher, dominé par la puissance de Dieu.
Témoignant en compagnie de son épouse, de ses enfants et de ses parents, Christian remercia Dieu pour la nouvelle vie qu’il a trouvée après sa délivrance. Selon lui, il aime maintenant sa femme et abhorre toutes ces mauvaises habitudes qu’il avait engagées dans le passé. Il conseilla aux jeunes de renoncer aux choses du monde. Un jeune homme qui menaçait de tuer son père et son frère cadet a maintenant trouvé la paix en Jésus-Christ par sa délivrance à la SCOAN.
Ses parents ont également remercié Dieu pour sa délivrance. Ils racontèrent comment il a presque détruit toute la famille en corrompant ses plus jeunes frères. De peur d’être tué par le groupe de culte de son fils, son père avait également déménagé au Ghana et avait juré de ne jamais revenir à moins que le jeune homme n’ait été délivré. Et fidèle à ses prières, son fils a reçu la délivrance. Selon lui, il avait vu dans un rêve son fils délivré par le Prophète T.B. Joshua.
Selon la mère de Christian, elle a conçu son fils dans des circonstances impies. Comme une panacée à son problème récurrent d’estomac, elle avait reçu des concoctions de fines herbes du père de son mari. Finalement, le défunt grand-père de son fils lui apparut dans un rêve et lui donna le cadeau d’un petit garçon. Après un moment, elle a conçu Christian et lui a donné naissance après neuf mois. Elle a dit qu’elle avait remarqué ses comportements étranges très tôt mais ne pouvait pas faire beaucoup car il continuait à mentir jusqu’à ce qu’il devienne une menace sociale. Cependant, ses parents ont exhorté les parents à prier pour les défis auxquels ils sont confrontés.

LES PLANS DES ESPRITS DE SERPENTS DISPERSÉS PAR LA PRIÈRE
Elle avait subi de sérieuses attaques par un esprit de serpent qui l’avait toujours poussée à quitter son mariage et inconnue d’elle, la plupart des expériences négatives qu’elle avait dans son mariage étaient causées par le mauvais esprit. Mme Angela Nwokoye a souffert des embarras incalculables dans son mariage. Après son premier enfant, son mari a engendré deux autres enfants hors mariage. Ils se disputaient sans fin sur son habitude de boire, transformant la maison en une arène de crise. Pour les mozambicains vivant en Afrique du Sud, tous ses efforts pour obtenir de son époux de revenir à ses bons sens avortèrent.
Selon Mme Nwokoye, sa famille élargie l’a abandonnée et l’a laissée à son destin malheureux. Avec quatre enfants de son époux, il l’avait délaissée et avait emménagé avec une autre femme et ne rentrait que de temps en temps pour changer ses vêtements. Tous ses plans pour affronter la maîtresse de son mari étaient inutiles puisque la dame a insisté qu’elle ne l’abandonnerait pas, arguant qu’il l’a attirée dans la relation. Selon cette dernière, à moins qu’il ne décide de sortir de la relation, elle ne le lâchera jamais. Avec ces tristes réalités qui la regardaient en face, Mme Nwokoye ne connaissait pas la paix, alors même que ses enfants étaient dispersés à cause de l’instabilité de son mariage. Pendant deux ans, son mari a vécu avec sa maîtresse et l’a laissée dans ses démêlées.
Quand elle a finalement réalisé que ses problèmes n’étaient pas ordinaires, elle a utilisé l’argent de son mari pour se rendre au Nigéria pour chercher la face de Dieu à la SCOAN. Lorsqu’elle y est arrivée, Mme Nwokoye a été délivrée lors d’un service de prière du lundi après que des évangélistes eurent appliquée l’Eau du Matin sur elle. Au moment où l’homme de Dieu est arrivé sur les lieux, elle était déjà étourdie spirituellement comme le démon derrière son problème conjugal s’était manifesté, avouant toutes les choses horribles qu’il avait fait à son mariage.
En posant sa main sur sa tête, l’homme de Dieu apporta la dernière goutte qui a brisé le dos du chameau. Il a scellé sa délivrance dans le nom puissant de Jésus et l’a déclarée totalement libre. Un jour après sa délivrance, l’esprit de serpent lui est apparu alors qu’elle dormait, se lamentant de la raison pour laquelle elle s’est faite délivrée. Comme elle essayait de se réveiller pour savoir qui lui parlait, le serpent disparut et ne revint jamais. À partir de ce moment, elle savait qu’elle avait été libérée de l’assaut de l’esprit maléfique du serpent. Elle a remercié l’homme de Dieu pour sa délivrance et l’a appelé à l’aider à se réconcilier avec son époux, ajoutant qu’elle voulait vivre amicalement avec sa famille. Elle a également ajouté qu’elle voulait demander l’avis de Dieu sur son mariage.
Honorant l’invitation de l’homme de Dieu à une réunion de réconciliation à la SCOAN, son mari, M. Nwokoye, natif de l’Etat d’Anambra au Nigéria, a dit aux fidèles comment sa femme voulait le contrôler et comment elle menaçait toujours de s’enfuir avec leurs enfants. Selon lui, il a failli avoir un accident mortel à cause des troubles dans son mariage. Même s’il avait juré de mettre fin au mariage, il ne pouvait refuser l’invitation de l’homme de Dieu, qu’il disait respecter tant pour sa réputation de porte-parole de Dieu. La sœur de M. Nwokeoye qui est venue avec lui, a également appelé l’homme de Dieu à délivrer son frère, soulignant que les problèmes dans leur mariage n’étaient pas unilatéraux.
Prophète T.B. Joshua a parlé de la part de l’Esprit de Dieu en disant à M. Nwokoye que sa femme avait été délivrée du mauvais esprit. Selon l’homme de Dieu, leur mariage est de Dieu. Il a également conseillé à M. Nwokoye d’être libéré après quoi leur mariage pourrait être dédié à Dieu. Il leur a assuré une coexistence pacifique après leur délivrance. L’homme de Dieu a également profité de l’occasion pour exhorter les chrétiens sur la nécessité de laisser les offenses afin que leurs cœurs puissent se connecter à l’Esprit de Dieu.

The children of God had a practical experience, listening to the faith-building testimonies of people who had received their deliverance, healing, breakthrough and blessings through the various anointed mediums of the ministry. The SCOAN Sunday Service of February 5, 2017 was a confirmation of the correlation between the concept of faith and the unleashing of God’s power. Prophet T.B. Joshua, while exhorting Christians through a message themed the Word of Faith, reminded them about the systematic way through which faith can be inspired or attained. “Faith comes by hearing. That is why we need to hear about healing anointing, deliverance anointing and blessing anointing,” he said, adding that Jesus always responds to those who put a demand on Him.

Speaking further, the man of God urged believers never to allow the crisis and attacks that may come their way to sway them from doing the will of God. According to him, many have allowed their marriages to crumble because they chose to bother about the problem rather than seek the face of God and hear what He had to say about their situation, adding that every blessing must go through God’s processing. He also observed that only God can make a true relationship work: “If God brings you to a relationship, the same God will equip you.”

Urging them to cherish God’s processing more than the end result, the man of God advised Christians to see the things they do when trying to achieve something as more important as the achievement in itself: “When you want to achieve something, what you do to achieve it is more important that the achievement.”

In his concluding remarks, he had a simple and straightforward counsel to the children of God, all over the world: “If you don’t forget yourself, you cannot follow Jesus. To forget yourself is to forget your challenges, predicament, situation or worry… Following Jesus makes you consistent in your blessing.”

Meanwhile, in an earlier message titled YOUR SPIRITUAL CHECKUP by Evangelist Fanny, Christians were admonished to live up to their spiritual expectation by attuning themselves to the things of God rather than waste time chasing after the ephemeral pleasures and transitory gratifications of the flesh. She observed that, “Your Christian life is measured not by your body language, your type of clothes or your makeup or no makeup but by the movement of your heart in the midst of your challenges. That is why the Bible says the first place you are to prosper, you are to beautify, to purify, to sanctify is your spirit man, your spiritual life, the one that holds your strength, your health, wealth, even your outward beauty, in fact, all. That is why the real you must be redefined in order to be sensitive to the Spirit of God.”

Continuing, she revealed the role challenges play in the life of a true and dedicated Christian. She said, “Challenges reveal the true condition, position of your heart. Just as a physical examination is the process by which a doctor investigates the body of a patient for signs of disease, a spiritual examination is the process by which God, through challenges, investigates the heart of a Christian for signs of weakness and disease.” She further stressed that, “A spiritual check-up will determine where are the loopholes that give access to satan in your life and determine how strong is your heart in the face of the turbulences and attacks.

She however left the following counsel to people of God: “Your situation is not your enemy but your friend; it is a check to your spiritual life. Therefore, no matter your situation or condition, continue to meditate on God’s Word – your spirit will gradually act on it because meditation removes the burden on our spirit. I leave you here in the midst of challenges, knowing that I will meet you again stronger that when you went into it.”

TESTIMONIES

NO HANDICAP CAN ESCAPE THE ANOINTING AT THE SCOAN

She had been relegated to the gloomy side of life by a terrible knee problem that made it impossible for her to function properly. Mrs Margaret Fabiyi, a Nigerian tourism promoter who had traversed most of the African continent, was forced to give up her career only to be left on the bed after undergoing a surgery to fix her troubled knee caps. The surgery came and went but the pain and discomfort refused to abate. Since 2014, she had been bedridden, unable to take care of herself. In her sad and handicapped situation, she resorted to soliciting for help in order to be able to carry out certain personal and domestic obligations. She virtually begged to live.

Moving with crutches, Mrs Fabiyi was confined to her home, unable to even attend church programmes. She remained in that piteous state until she discovered through Emmanuel TV, that a revival was coming up between the 9th and 11th of December, 2016 at The SCOAN. She attended the revival service on the 9th and had an encounter with the Holy Spirit as Prophet T.B. Joshua led the Mass Prayer. As the man of God specifically commanded every pain in the body of congregants to go, he also ordered those unable to walk to stand and walk. It was at that instant that Mrs Fabiyi keyed into the command of God through His prophet and decided to put away her walking aid. With faith, she walked unaided for the first time in two years.

According to her, as soon as she obeyed his command to her to stand up and walk, she could not understand the way she found herself walking without aid again. She described the experience as awesome, adding that a strange force inspired her to walk as she felt more energetic than ever. “Since then, I have not had any cause to use the crutches. I walk perfectly on my own,” she told congregants. Demonstrating her new-found wellness and agility during last Sunday’s testimony time, in company of her son and other relations, Mrs Fabiyi thanked God for using the man of God to restore her health. Her son, who also shared her testimony, advised people to have faith in God, adding that he had witnessed the glory of God in the life of his mother.

A FAMILY UNHOOKED FROM DEMONIC MANIPULATION

She had seen her father watch pornography at the tender age of nine and had subconsciously allowed the demon behind that evil activity to pitch its tent in her heart. Since that day, Stephanie became a slave to sin. She would grow up to find herself lusting after men, unable to concentrate even on her studies. As a result of that demonic distraction, she had to repeat a class and was also once suspended for absconding from school to go and see her boyfriend.  After her suspension from school, Stephanie fell out with her parents on several occasions and each time such happened, she would run away from the house to put up with her boyfriend who was in his early twenties. But even when she returned home, the demon was still haunting her every thought and action. She could not just understand what was wrong with her but she knew that something was surely amiss with her life.

Aside from her lustfulness and addiction to pornography, Stephanie was also a troublesome lass, always bullying her younger siblings and disobeying her parents. The cycle of immorality continued until her parents sat down with her to try and understand the mysteries around their daughter. They needed to know what was really wrong with her in order to make the right choices.

Penultimate Sunday, Stephanie was at The SCOAN with her parents and received words of prophecy from the man of God. According to the man of God, she had a flirting spirit which operated like a dog and caused her to run after men. The man of God added that she would jump the fence in order to go and meet men, irrespective of their status. Corroborating their daughter’s problem, her parents confirmed the prophecy to be true. As her mother spoke, the man of God prophesied that Stephanie’s problems were an offshoot from her mother whom he said had no affection for her husband. Commanding the demon in Stephanie to come out of her, the man of God delivered her in the mighty name of Jesus. Both parents also received their deliverance, making the whole thing a family affair.

During their testimony, Stephanie and her parents thanked God for bringing about a new lease of life into their family. According to Stephanie, all her immoral ways are now things of the past even as she is now a very respectful and obedient child. Her mother also thanked God for the family’s deliverance. The Thai citizen told congregants how she and her husband had engaged in a couple of illicit businesses in the past, adding that she was pregnant with Stephanie then. According to her, she only loved shopping and spending money, irrespective of the source. The tattoo-adorning mother also recounted how Lucifer had approached her in the dream, trying to sleep with her.

All the illicit businesses they engaged in thrived but whenever they wanted to do something legitimate, their resources would dwindle and fritter away. It was their desire to do something legitimate that brought them to Nigeria. As soon as they arrived in Nigeria, all their legitimate investments crumbled. The strange and recurring happenings in their family led them to The SCOAN. Aside from her lack of affection for her husband, Stephanie’s mother rejected any form of intimacy from her husband as the prophecy would reveal. According to her when the man of God laid hands on her, she felt something like a big hammer hit her head. Since that day, her love for her husband has returned. There have been very great changes in the family. Peace has come to stay while the spirits of anger and undue agitation have left the family. Stephanie advised young people to desist from pornography as it could destroy their lives.

REDEEMED FROM THE GATES OF HELL

He was born into an idle-worshipping home and had boasted of a fetish ancestry. At a time, he was handpicked and initiated into fetish engagements by his paternal grandmother who also used him as an errand boy for her unholy business. The Ghanaian continued serving his grandmother, taking part in many evil covenants until he became ill and started rotting away with maggots coming out of his smelly body. The old woman who was famed for her expertise in fetish matters, had suggested that he be buried alive but his father kicked against that evil suggestion. Instead of allow his own son to be buried alive, his father angrily took him to a river and dumped him there.

Young Winfred was barely three years-old when he was dumped in a river for three days. After three days, his father revisited the river in search of him and luckily found him still alive. At that point, a ‘miracle’ happened. All the maggots and sores that had taken over his body disappeared. After that healing at the river, Mr Winfred Obedia returned to his father’s house. There, he started to wield his evil powers, exhibiting the traits of wild animals and suddenly found himself on the streets of Ghana, mingling with drug addicts, traffickers and prostitutes. He was eventually sold to a drug-dealing woman who resided in Texas, USA.

Mr Obedia was shipped to America to live with the woman who was actually an international prostitute that also trafficked drugs. She would engage in her sexual adventures in his presence and would also have him sleep with her because, he had no mind of his own, having been sold to her in Ghana. But the evil association would not endure for long as the woman was hit by a deadly disease. When she was beginning to feel the brunt of the deadly disease, she had called him and told him about her impending death, urging him to pray for her so she may survive the battle against HIV/AIDS. Before she died, she narrated to him how she bought him at a very tender age in Ghana. She also reminded him of the killing of her two sons by an armed gang in Texas. The woman eventually died and left the young man at the crossroads.

When he returned to Ghana, he made efforts through a radio station to locate his biological parents. After two weeks of announcements, the radio station called to inform him that a man had been found who said he had lost a son at age four. After a couple of formalities, father and son were reunited. The father knelt down to ask his son for forgiveness, stating that he was away on national duty as a Ghanaian soldier when the unfortunate incident happened. Obedia was taken in and was introduced to other members of his family. As he gradually adapted into the family, he made clear his intention not to marry much to the displeasure of his mother. Along the line, he encountered a lady who turned him into a house boy and controlled him. Whenever they had sex, she would use a white cloth to wipe his semen. The woman exploited him at will because she wielded some spiritual powers that he could not comprehend.

Having made a lot of money through his business, Obedia had wanted to build more houses for his parents but the first attempt was thwarted by his elder brother who squandered the money. He would not give up. He insisted on starting all over again all by himself. He went ahead to erect another building which later collapsed. Undeterred, he built another after three months. But to his greatest shock, his mother rejected the house and instead requested for money. A woman neighbour who advised him to relocate to the house his mother rejected would later appear to him alongside her daughter in a dream-like but real encounter, saying she had come to protect him from an evil community.

How they gained access into his house, when all the doors and windows were locked, baffled him. As he tried to query her, she sprinkled water on him and left. That scenario was so scary that he had to drive to his parent’s house that night without dressing up properly. Though his parents allayed his fears, the young man returned to his house to encounter another bizarre development. As he stepped down from his car, heading to his apartment, he felt like a bullet was fired into the centre of his head. Later, in spite of his father’s warning to the woman to leave his son, she and her daughter kept appearing to him and having sex with him.

It was apparent that he was being spiritually polluted by the woman and her daughter. He became sick and was taken to many fetish places by his father in search of solution. Obedia would suddenly degenerate health-wise, looking frail and sickly. He developed a serious craving for alcohol, squandering a lot of money on whiskey. All efforts to help him proved abortive until a business project took him to China. In China, he was initiated into Buddhism and partook of the blood-drinking ritual. When he returned from China to Ghana, the strange woman called him and requested for money. To be on a safe side, he went to the bank, withdraw money and gave to her.

Unsatisfied with the direction his life was going, he decided to visit India, thinking it was one of the world’s most spiritual enclaves. There, he was initiated into the Hare Krishna cult. As part of his initiation, he was given the ashes of a cremated human being to drink inside an evil forest. He also received a lot of tattoos in different parts of his body. He was told that his problems were over by the Hare Krishna adherents. Returning to Ghana, he resorted to running a herbal shop. But the so-called business was marred by heavy drinking. One day while trying to tune to a new channel with a glass of whisky in his hand, he accidentally stumbled on Emmanuel TV. Just a flash of the anointed channel brought him to the floor, sending him into compulsory sleep for hours.

When he woke up, certain changes had taken place spiritually. His urge for alcohol was no more. Around that time, he met his wife. Together, they relocated to the house he had abandoned while on the fast lane of spiritual contamination. They cleaned up the house and discovered a lot of charms which they burnt eventually. They also installed DSTV and watched Emmanuel TV, praying along with the man of God. Obedia’s appetite returned to him after he had prayed with the man of God via Emmanuel TV. He ate voraciously one day much to the surprise of his wife who had known him as someone who rarely ate. As they continued praying with the man of God, they discovered many evil entities in their house. His wife played a major role in influencing his decision to visit The SCOAN.

When he visited The SCOAN penultimate week, he received deliverance from the man of God. According to him, when the man of God touched him, he felt like thunder stuck him. Since that episode, his life has changed radically. He even dreamt of killing a mighty python after the deliverance – a sure sign that he has conquered the demon behind his predicament. Mr Obedia, who testified in company of his parents, wife and little son, thanked God for saving his life from the gates of hell.

The SCOAN Live Sunday Service of February 12, 2017 was a day in which the diseased received health, the oppressed received freedom and the dead were literally brought back to life – spirit, soul and body.

Speaking on the importance of faith, Prophet T.B. Joshua delivered a thought-provoking message titled: HOW MUCH YOU NEED GOD. He said, “When we examine our daily life, we will find out how much faith we have. Faith is manifested in the small things in our daily life”. He made the message practical with these examples, “To you, you don’t need God to sit down or stand up. You claim you are a Christian – how many of you are sitting in the name of Jesus? Do you know you need God to dress up, make up, comb your hair, to even greet?”
Pointing the way out, Prophet T.B. Joshua continued, “Satan attacks you where you believe you don’t need God. Satan lashes at you in the areas you believe you don’t need God. You create avenues and opportunities for satan to enter. For you to be victorious in life, you must know how much you need God”.

In her message titled SOLDIER ON, Evangelist Shade called on Christians to brace up for war if they really want to triumph over the tribulations of this world. “He who desires victory must be ready to embrace war,” she said, adding that “We are not to run from confrontation”. According to her, a good Christian must confront the world with confidence because, “Victory does not begin with fear, doubt or condemnation”.

She warned people of God not to allow their situations to affect their destinies, arguing that no matter what the world throws at them, they should soldier on with their eyes fixed on the victory that would crown their efforts: “Many have changed their destiny by listening to the voice of their situation. Don’t listen to the voice of your situation.” She summed up her deep message with the following philosophical maxim: “Life is not a playground or a bonding meeting; it is warfare.”

Proclaiming victory over their challenges, people from across the globe came forward to testify how God had won their battle:

THE DANGER OF SPEAKING IN STRANGE TONGUES

After tinkering with different medical options aimed at curing her issue of barrenness, Mrs Bimpeh decided to pursue the things of the spirit. That zeal to grow in spirit led her to visit a prayer centre where she believed she was “blessed” with the gift of speaking in tongues. The gift did not materialise physically until she was visited in the dream by a gentleman and a woman. It was in that august dream that she was taught how to speak in false tongues. Mrs Bimpeh continued to speak in those tongues, expecting the Heavens to put a new song in her mouth but unknown to her, she was already doing the devil’s bidding. The tongues which she had thought would dismantle the mountain of barrenness that had been the gap between her and the fruit of the womb, soon proved to be from the pit of hell.

The more she spoke those strange tongues, the more mysterious her dreams became. She would find herself in the presence of a strange woman in her dreams, speaking demonic gibberish and sometimes seeing snakes even in the physical. Beyond the superficiality of those tongues, there were ominous signs that the devil was taking her for a ride. She noticed that after her fellow tongue-speakers touched her tummy, she would have a sudden miscarriage. When she herself spoke those strange tongues with unrivalled vigour during one pregnancy, she experienced an induced abortion. In total, she had six miscarriages. Eventually, Mrs Bimpeh began to nurse fears about the strange occurrences in her life. She wondered why and how a supposedly spirit-filled activity such as speaking in heavenly language could become her greatest undoing.

In a state of utter confusion, a friend introduced her to Emmanuel TV. Watching with rapt attention how God was working through the anointed channel, Mrs Bimpeh realised that what she actually needed was a firebrand deliverance. That moment of spiritual self-realisation became the prologue of her journey to salvation. Visiting The SCOAN, she made herself available for the Holy Spirit to locate her. During the course of the service, Prophet T.B. Joshua prayed for Mrs Bimpeh, gave her the Morning Water and declared that her past was over, adding that she would return to the church with a testimony.

Six miscarriages and six years of tears were wiped out of her past after receiving deliverance. Testifying, Mrs Bimpeh told congregants how she conceived and went on to deliver a baby girl without any complications, after nine months. Mr and Mrs Bimpeh thanked God for enabling them to cross through the Red Sea of barrenness. The Ghanaian couple advised people to hold on to faith and desist from speaking in strange tongues.

MY MYSTERIOUS LIFE

Mr Mthunzi was only nine-years-old when the devil invaded his dream and contaminated his innocent spirit. That night, while other lads were enjoying their sleep, young Mthunzi was playing victim in a dream-drama to a giant man who had come to abuse him. After he awoke from that stream of sleep, he shared the horrible experience with his father but was told to disregard the nightmare as it was just a dream. But from that very moment, the South African developed certain negative behavioural traits. He starting smoking, stealing and growing violent. Before he completed secondary school, he was arrested on two occasions by the police for his misdemeanours.

His university education was a disastrous adventure as he dropped out after three years. From the university, he proceeded to the prison after he was arrested for a crime. Coming out of the prison, he reunited with his wayward gang and continued living on the spur of the moment – clubbing, drinking and smoking. While chilling out at a club one night, he was approached by a man who wanted to sleep with him. The scenario felt like the opportunity of a lifetime and he went with the man without looking back. After that night’s saga, he became a willing tool in the hands of the spirit of man. Whenever he was drunk, he would end up with different men. All efforts to get out of that evil entanglement were in many ways harder than a camel passing through the eye of a needle. He had been bottled by satan; it would take God to free him.

His relationships with women were abysmal. Anytime he wanted to woo a woman, he ended up with a prostitute or drug addict. Burdened by the reckless and immoral engagements he had suffused his life into, the flight of freedom became imminent. He narrated his escapades to his brother who prescribed a solution to him. Having watched Emmanuel TV, his brother knew that his case was a minor thing that would be handled perfectly at The SCOAN.

Visiting the Arena of Liberty penultimate Sunday, Mr Mthunzi received a word of prophecy from Prophet T.B. Joshua, “You find yourself in a mysterious life,” pointing to Mr Mthunzi. “I am sorry; you would like to have passion for women but your passion is for men. A very handsome man. Ladies would want you but suddenly, you found yourself having affection for men… It is the spirit of man that is tormenting you,” he added. Confirming the prophecy to be true, Mr Mthunzi was delivered as the man of God spoke freedom into his life through the prophecy in the mighty name of Jesus.

Testifying before The SCOAN congregation last Sunday, Mr Mthunzi exuded great joy as he told congregants that he was no longer stealing, drinking, smoking or sleeping with men. Instead, the evil hand working in his life had been chopped off by the power of the Holy Spirit and he is free. Advising people who have a similar problem, he urged them to hold on to Jesus as He is the only solution.

MY MARRIAGE TO A STRANGE SPIRIT BEING

When she was seven-years-old, she noticed some fetish items in her mother’s room. Those items included idols with different shapes and represented different water spirits and animals. Her mother was definitely worshipping those idols and would later pass them on to her. Rosemary was asked to make a covenant that she would inherit those idols whenever her mother died. To perfect the covenant, little Rosemary was clad in white attire, half-naked and asked to kneel beside her mother. A cow was slaughtered and its blood poured into a calabash. Rosemary was asked to dip her middle finger into the blood and place it on her tongue.

After the consummation of that covenant, Rosemary grew up to encounter a barrage of problems. The spirits of anger and perpetual unhappiness became a constant part of her. By age 25, the evil spirit that had entered her during that covenant started operating on a full scale. Instead of young and promising suitors, all the men who came to her were married. Moreover, her relationship with them would suddenly be marred by her uncontrollable fits of anger and unexplained resentment. On their part, the men would have problems with their wives as their homes would always be boiling points with different troubles.

Rosemary had a child by a married man whom she later parted ways with. Her dream life became a complete mess. She would always see a giant man sleeping with her. On several occasions, she had dreamt of herself pregnant and delivering babies in a river. She would also dream of herself swimming and flying. The more she had those dreams, the worse her physical condition became. No single man dared to approach her for marriage; only married men did. Worried, she confided in her mother about the strange things that were happening to her. Her mother took her to a fetish priest who told them that she had a spirit husband in the river. According to the priest, she would have to physically get married to the spirit husband lest her life became a total mess.

Scared of the consequences of refusing to marry her spirit husband, Rosemary convinced her mother on the urgent need to follow the directive of the fetish priest. In 2006, she was taken to the seashore, stripped half-naked and had the marriage rites carried out. As the fetish priest performed the rites, Rosemary was asked to speak her problems into the ears of a white dove which she had in her grip. After speaking into the ears of the dove, she released it. As the dove flew away, she beheld a smoke-filled light afar in the horizon. According to the fetish priest, that light was her spirit husband. She was advised to abstain from physical sexual relations starting from Fridays to Sundays because those days were reserved for her spirit husband to sleep with her. She was also instructed to wear white clothes on such days and was handed beads and a wedding ring. After that seaside ritual, she developed a love for tattoos and went ahead to imprint the images of a dove, a snake and a lion on her body.

Brought down by depression and body pain, her yearning for freedom grew in intensity. When she could no longer bear the ravaging oddities that had taken over her life, in spite of all the rituals she had undergone, Rosemary knew that the only place to be was The SCOAN. Visiting the church, Rosemary received her deliverance as Prophet T.B. Joshua ministered prophecy and healing during The SCOAN Sunday Mass Prayer. As soon as the man of God touched her, the evil spirit in her felt the brunt of the fire of the Holy Spirit and started confessing all the destructive roles it had played in her entire life. The mermaid spirit as well as her spirit husband were cast out as she was separated from all generational covenants she had entered into. “When the man of God touched my head, I felt as if a hammer hit me to the ground,” she recounted.

Testifying last Sunday in company of her mother, daughter and other family relations, Rosemary thanked God for setting her free from the gates of hell. Rosemary’s mother also revealed how her grandmother was impregnated by a man who turned out to be a spirit from the sea. According to her, it took some rituals on the advice of a fetish priest for that pregnancy to be delivered. She corroborated the fact that Rosemary’s problems emanated from a generational covenant between their ancestry and the river spirit. Rosemary also expressed her new-found joy in upholding the things of God, adding that she was more than ever poised to develop her relationship with our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. It was a triumph of the Kingdom of God over the kingdom of darkness as congregants visibly exhibited their gratitude to God for redeeming a lost sheep through the Arena of Liberty.

FROM TEACHER´S PET TO A LIFE OF TORMENT

She was showered with scintillating gifts by her teacher but never had an inkling of the sinister motive behind those kind and unsolicited gestures. As a student, her self-esteem had soured on account of the fact that she was one in a million to be so loved by her teacher. But unknown to her, an evil process was gradually gathering momentum. Rita was sixteen-years-old at that time and did not really understand that the world was deeper than it appeared. One day, her teacher visited her at home and requested that she spent the weekend with her. Like a sheep being led to the slaughter, the unassuming young woman accepted her teacher’s request.

That night, in her teacher’s house, Rita’s innocence was raped after she had downed an unnamed alcoholic beverage that induced her to sleep. When she woke up, she discovered that something untoward had happened to her. She noticed that she was naked and was compelled by her teenage emotions to ask her teacher some questions. Her teacher’s response was like a thunderbolt. “I have done what I would have done a long time ago, after showering all those gifts on you,” said her teacher. The confused student, not satisfied with her teacher’s response, probed further. “Please, ma, what have you done?” she asked. “I have made love to you,” retorted her teacher.

Since that incident, Rita began to develop affection for women. That urge to mingle with women became unstoppable. It thwarted all attempts by male suitors to come close to her. If at all she did have male friends, they were there as a decoy, ensuring that her problem remained hidden. By the time she became fully aware of the spiritual transformation that had taken place in her life, she embarked on many quests for a solution. All the places she went to in search of solution failed abysmally to help her.

Realising that a solution was far from her, she had resorted to self-help but it just wouldn’t work. Her dream life became a direct reflection of the things she did with fellow women physically. She just could not curtail the urge. Whenever she came across women, a spirit in her would always push her to go and woo them. While all these things transpired, Rita did not put her parents in the know. For a girl who had slept with several women, including the married and unmarried, deliverance would be the ultimate solution. Rita would later meet a man whom she told her problem to. The young man eventually became her fiancé. He took serious interest in her case and advised her to come to The SCOAN for deliverance.

Prior to her coming, she had prayed and had received a revelation in which Prophet T.B. Joshua was delivering her. When she finally attended the Sunday service two weeks ago, the Holy Spirit located her during the Mass Prayer. Prophet T.B. Joshua, taking authority in the mighty name of Jesus, commanded the evil spirit out of her life. During her testimony, Rita told congregants how the whole atmosphere turned into fire while she was being delivered. After her deliverance, she has since been free from the spirit of woman.

For a woman who once drank alcohol and received numerous phone calls from fellow women daily, change has come finally, according to her fiancé. “She no longer does those things as the Spirit of God has since taken over her life,” he added.

GOD RAISED ME FROM DEATH TO PRAISE HIM FOREVER

On a fateful evening, there was no sign that evil was lurking around the corner. The family was together, relaxing when suddenly their togetherness was put asunder by uninvited invaders who left in their trail, sorrow, tears and blood. They devoured the family’s dinner and asked for cash and ATM cards. The mother of the house surrendered all she had in her possession but it was not enough to placate the hardened criminals. In the ensuing gruesome drama, the evil men increased the volume of the television set in order to stop the screaming of their victims from filtering outside the house as Praise’s mother was raped and slaughtered along with his younger sister.

As Praise rushed into the sitting room in a panicky move, he ran into the villains who stabbed him in his stomach and chest and slit his neck, leaving him in a pool of his own blood. Thinking he was already on the other side, the armed robbers left with the family’s possessions.

Confined to the throes of death, Praise’s consciousness was not impaired as he saw a benevolent being dressed in white come to carry him to a neighbour’s doorstep. Banging on the neighbour’s door, the being then disappeared. When the neighbour came out of the house to behold Praise in a pool of blood, he went berserk with a blend of pity and anguish. He hurriedly took the dying boy to the hospital and contacted his extended family. At the hospital, he was assumed dead until his aunt came along with the Morning Water and Good Morning Sticker, believing that God would prove Himself.

For several months, Praise underwent a series of operations. His trachea and vocal cavity had been seriously damaged and needed to be fixed urgently. He could not talk but depended solely on gesticulations and writing on paper to communicate his thoughts. According to his aunty, he had actually passed on three times in the course of the seven operations he had undergone but was miraculously brought back to life with prayers and the ministration of the Morning Water. When it became apparent that he needed better medical attention, he was referred to the United States for specialist attention.

In his usual spirit of extending love to the needy, Prophet T.B. Joshua was moved by the plight of the hapless boy. The man of God immediately provided feeding and accommodation for Praise and his aunt while consultations commenced with medical experts concerning his referral to a better hospital abroad. It would be noticed that the boy’s health had improved while he was living in The SCOAN. The challenge was that he could not talk, owing to the complicated damage done to his vocal cavity. Securing visas and international passports for Praise and his aunt to the tune of two thousand US dollars, the man of God also provided the initial medical deposit of five thousand US dollars as well as another two thousand US dollars for their welfare abroad.

Embarking on their inaugural flight, Praise and his aunt travelled to Johannesburg, South Africa where they were received by the Emmanuel TV team which accompanied them to Cape Town, where the specialist hospital is located. Making funds available for their transportation and accommodation within South Africa, Prophet T.B. Joshua also paid for all the operations and medical procedures to the tune of forty thousand US dollars. For the surgeons who carried out the operations on Praise, they had discovered that his case was very severe with damaged vocal cords, making him unable to speak. As Prophet T.B. Joshua continued to pray for him and as his aunt continued to minister the Morning Water on him, a miracle happened – the vocal cords were revived and began functioning properly. Praise started breathing and speaking and was declared perfectly fit. He no longer needed the oxygen pipe on which he had depended for months.

After the entire medical process, Praise went on to visit tourist and recreational facilities in Cape Town before his journey home to Nigeria. He returned to Nigeria a complete person. Together with his aunt, they came to share their testimony at The SCOAN. They were joined by other immediate and extended family members and acquaintances. The atmosphere was glorious as congregants joined the testifiers in singing and dancing. The choir was in their element as they kept everyone on their dancing feet. “Unchangeable, reliable, God, only You can do what no man can do,” they sang as tears of joy rolled down faces.

Speaking audibly well and thanking Prophet T.B. Joshua and the Emmanuel TV Partners for helping him find his voice again, Praise told congregants that he had received two Certificates of Bravery from the surgeons that operated on him. “I was treated like a king and enjoyed myself in South Africa. I ate all their burgers and spaghetti,” he said jokingly. Discarding the two pipes which he had used as breathing aids, he called on the rich in society to emulate Prophet T.B. Joshua by helping the sick and the poor. Cumulatively, Prophet T.B. Joshua and the Emmanuel TV Partners spent a whopping fifty thousand US dollars on Praise’s medical trip and welfare but nothing is too dear to give when you realise that what we do or fail to do to our fellow man, that we do or fail to do unto God.

Speaking on the boy’s testimony and healing, Prophet T.B. Joshua extolled the synergy between the church and the hospital in ensuring that Praise is back to his normal self: “You can see the mighty result you achieve if God’s servant and medical doctors are able to work together. God is God of nature. If God’s servant works with medical doctors, there is no limit to what they can achieve because God’s servant will be able to say whether a person will come out successfully during the operation, the treatment. Before I said to the young one (Praise), “Go”, I had seen the to and fro; I had seen that he would come out of the operation”.

Concluding, he urged children of God to exercise their faith so that their belief in God could be felt and seen by the world: “You must exercise your faith to show you believe. Faith must be practised. Faith is practical; there is no abstract faith. It is by faith you can tell people, ‘This is what God has sent me to do’. The belief in our heart can only be released by faith. If you can’t show that faith, then you don’t know the God you believe and If you don’t know the God you believe, it means it is not Jesus.”

God’s power and glory permeated the atmosphere as the choir sang songs of worship and thanksgiving to celebrate the goodness of God. It was another harvest of powerful testimonies as many who had been blessed beyond their expectations came out to express their gratitude to the One who made it all possible.

During his message to congregants, Prophet T.B. Joshua gave startling revelations about impending trouble in some African countries, calling for urgent prayers: “Sometimes, when I see what is happening around the world – I have kept quiet. I refused to release the revelation for around the world. That position is better – to pray for the whole world. But the Bible says where there is no vision, people perish. Like what is happening to my people in Democratic Republic of Congo – I think three years ago, I was invited to the country to see the President. I prayed and said, ‘Travel to DRC to see the Head of state? I went through the letter and I said I must go. I prayed over it and God said he would give me a message to deliver. If you say you are going, do you have a message to deliver? You have to wait for the message… My people went there. Joyfully, they received them as visitors to the Head of state and they came back. They delivered my message. With joy too, the delegation from DRC came here to visit. ‘Before God will release me to come to your country – this is the message.’ By February, there will be trouble. The trouble will start from February. It will start and I stated the troubles that will start. The reason why I am saying this is that I am worried; I am not comfortable because of what is happening around the world.”

Continuing, the man of God added: “The whole thing will start unfolding and there will be crisis. Rise up; let us start our prayer from this nation because the crisis is coming. With all your heart, pray. Don’t say it’s not your country. Open your heart and pray for God’s intervention in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Pray for God’s intervention because I am seeing trouble coming – a big trouble. God’s intervention for DRC!”

Shifting his attention to Southern Africa, he also warned of a coming natural disaster that will sweep across different countries in the region: “Now, let’s go to Southern Africa. I am seeing some natural disasters like wind – bad wind coming from the sea. Bad nature. Natural disaster that will destroy many things, that will move from one country to another. I saw this two years ago and we kept praying. But there is momentum in the sea which will look strange, which has never happened in Africa. The whole thing will arrange from the Mozambique area. When I first saw it three years ago, the thing repeated September last year. It’s part of the prophecies I had… Rise up and pray for Southern Africa – moving from country to country. Like Mozambique, South Africa, Botswana. Open your lips. Why I am calling your attention to this – I have been praying but God said I should call your attention because of the atmosphere we are in. Whatever we loose shall be loosed; whatever we bind shall be bound.”

The man of God also called for prayers for the nation, Ethiopia, asking congregants to pray against serious famine which will be caused by the unpredictability of their seasons. He commanded the wind to be calm. Turning to the nation Nigeria, the man of God reiterated an earlier prophecy on the country. According to him the food scarcity and devaluation of the naira which had already happened will create hardship that will last until June, 2017.

The man of God also prophesied that the naira would change at the rate of 650 to a dollar, adding that it would not go higher than that before it will eventually go down. He also urged for prayers for President Buhari, whom he said has good intentions but needs the support of his followers. He called for prayers for the President: “Ask God to give him whatever he needs. If you are not hearing anything, whatever you believe he needs for strength and enablement. Strength where there is weakness! Strength where there is weakness!… More importantly, we also have to rise up that the Lord should give the grace to sustain democracy. Grace for democratic sustainability. Pray for an uninterrupted democracy.”

Evangelist Ruth shared a message titled HEAVEN IS WITH YOU, in which she reminded Christians of their true nature in Christ Jesus, “A believer’s heart is the prayer room – the contact point for the Holy Spirit. Your heart can also be the contact point for satan if it is troubled or full of offence… you want to be happy but something keeps stealing your joy – satan wants you to be sad because that is his entrance into your heart.

She urged listeners not to trade their joy by listening to the voice of their situations but to listen to the eternal promises of God (John 15:11). She summed up her message by asking Christians to discover the presence of God within them and ignore the devil because there is no limit to what they can achieve as children of God – who have Heaven within them. She emphasized through a practical demonstration that the greatest embarrassment you give to satan is to ignore him because when you are crying, satan is laughing and when you are laughing, satan is crying.” Satan wants you to cry; when you laugh, you have defeated him.

TESTIMONIES

DEFORMED SPINE RESTORED

In 2012, Mr Wellington Nathaniels from Germany, had developed a serious back pain that left him disoriented. Then, each passing day was lived in pain and discomfort and offered no hope of a solution. Good sleep was far from him, as the pains kept him constantly belly-wise on the bare floor. When the situation became worse in 2013, Mr Nathaniels was advised by his doctor to see a specialist who, after a series of X-rays, concluded that he had a spinal cord deformation and that the condition was beyond their expertise. Conferring with his doctor after the sad discovery, he was advised to either live with the condition while receiving medication or to undergo a corrective surgery that may not even guarantee success.

Caught in the web of that medical dilemma, he sought his wife’s opinion who advised him the rather visit The SCOAN and seek the face of God. Mr Nathaniels toed his wife’s suggestion and visited The SCOAN in 2014. Receiving the Morning Water and the Good Morning Stickers, he returned to Germany and applied them in faith. While he ministered the Morning Water, he also placed the Good Morning Stickers in strategic positions in his home.

In 2015, he underwent another series of X-rays and it was discovered that something strange had taken place. His deformed spinal cord was restored to its normal state. Even the bent bone was miraculously straightened as shown on the X-ray results, which left his doctor amazed.

Still sceptical about the total transformation that had taken place in his patient’s spine, the doctor requested for a blood test. The result of the blood test became the last straw that broke yoke of disbelief in the doctor. The result indicated that all was perfectly well with Mr Nathaniels. During his testimony, he was full of glorious smiles as he narrated before congregants his ordeal and final triumph over an ailment that would have rubbished his humanity if not for the power of faith in our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ. He advised people all over the world to believe in God who makes all things possible by His grace.

CUBAN MODEL DECEIVED INTO PROSTITUTION

There was nothing that suggested to the ordinary eyes that she was a woman with a tainted past. It took the prophetic insight of the man of God to discern the immoral path she had been treading for many years. Mrs Paola, a Cuban living in Spain, was dancing spiritedly with other congregants during the service. After the praise and worship Prophet T.B. Joshua had words for her: “Are you sure when you leave here you will not go back to your past life? Because I see you as a harlot.” Weeping profusely, she fell to the floor under the influence of the Holy Spirit as Prophet T.B. Joshua ordered the unclean spirit out of her life. Slithering along the ground in serpentine movements, Mrs Paola was delivered from the spirit of prostitution in the mighty name of Jesus.

Paola recounted the story of her life to congregants during her testimony on Sunday. She traced her problem to when she was four-years-old. According to her, a maternal relative, who was a witch-doctor had come to the house to perform rituals, using all sorts of fetish items, including animals. After that experience, she started having terrible dreams in which animals and men pursued her, while demons also attacked her.

At age 16, the malevolent side of the world dealt her a heavy blow as she was raped by a police officer who ordinarily should protect her from all sorts of public assault. After raping her, he threatened to kill her should she divulge his deed to anyone. Keeping the deed to herself, she discovered that the appearance of demons in her dreams had increased. She also heard a voice telling her that she would soon run mad. Not only that but people around her started calling her “crazy” due to the introverted character she began to portray.

During a crisis in Cuba when even food became difficult to come by, Paola was approached by her friends with the idea of becoming a model so she could make some money and help her family. She was 19- years-old at that time and could not withstand the pressure that came with their proposal. She eventually joined the modelling company which later turned out to be a prostitution ring. While she engaged in the immoral trade, she was initiated into witchcraft. One day, she met an older man who impregnated and later abandoned her after the birth of their baby, making her return to the brothel.

In a bid to leave Cuba and to forestall the impending insanity which a voice had always told her about, she underwent a lot of rituals. After those fetish exercises, the older man returned and took her away to Spain where she later married. There, the spirit of prostitution continued its evil reign in her life. Though she was married to a man, she still found herself having affairs with multiple partners. Men and animals continued to torment and sleep with her in her dreams. The torment was such that men would even stop their cars while she was walking on the street to ask her for prostitution even though she was dressed normally. She soon divorced the older man and married another man.

She really loved her husband but there was a force that stopped them from being close. Each time she tried to show some affection towards him, that evil spirit would come in-between them. She would suddenly become aggressive, angry and repulsed by him and would reject all his efforts to get close to her. There were times that she would just wake from sleep with the idea of walking out of the marriage. She knew that there was a strong satanic presence but she lacked the spiritual knowledge to salvage the situation.

Through a friend from the Dominican Republic, she got to know about Emmanuel TV. She attended a church who coincidently, were organising a trip to The SCOAN. “I knew that visiting The SCOAN would bring me freedom,” she said as she testified to her wonderful deliverance and that she was set free from the spirit of prostitution and madness.

Even her obsession with artificial hair stopped. She now enjoys her natural hair. “I can’t wait to return to Spain to be with my husband as I am now feeling so much affection for him. I know that God has restored what the demons had destroyed in my life,” she added as she advised people all over the world, especially those with the kind of challenges she had, to trust in God and watch Emmanuel TV. She also urged them to seek deliverance.

DEDICATED TO SATAN 

Her initiation started in her mother’s womb and it was masterminded by her grandmother who was a witchdoctor. The old woman would touch her mother’s tummy, making enchantments to the unborn child, all in a bid to dedicate her to satan. Seven days after her birth, her grandmother performed some rituals and isolated her from every other person until she was forty-days-old. As young Ionara from Brazil grew, she became a veritable tool in the hands of the devil. Her grandmother converted her to an assistant in the witchdoctor business. Because she was a virgin and young, the fetish assignments she carried out were claimed to have worked effectively and faster. Ionara grew to understand the language of the evil spirits and always had the premonition of their presence. She also accompanied her grandmother to cemeteries to invoke spirits. As they worked in tandem, Ionara soon learnt many secrets about the workings of witchcraft.

She soon began to do her own personal charms. The more charms she did, the more powers she got. She would conjure men to kiss her thereby initiating them into the spirit of lust causing them to commit sexual immorality. Whenever she was offended by anyone, she would cause havoc in their lives by chanting their names using witchcraft powers.

At the age of fourteen, she came across a boy that she liked and wanted to have him by all means. She tabled the matter before her grandmother and a ritual was performed to join her spirit and that of the boy together. However, for that union to last, she would have to renew the covenant every year, according to her grandmother.

Ionara soon discovered they were not compatible and only brought together by the power of witchcraft. So she didn’t renew the covenant realising that their union was not genuine. As the union faded, her desire to relocate to another city intensified. Though, she eventually moved to Spain with her husband, their marriage hit the rocks soon after, making her to send her daughter to Brazil to live with her mother while she stayed back in Spain. She decided to stop practising witchcraft and all the evil spirits she had worked with started tormenting her. She became depressed and harboured suicidal thoughts.

Getting married to another man, she had thought her problems would abate. Alas, it was even then that the evil spirits intensified. They also made her to treat her new husband badly as she tried to control him. Ionara was so much engrossed with those evil spirits that they never allowed her to visit a church all her life. The first time she visited a church in Spain, she felt very uncomfortable, having headache and wanting to throw up. Any time she tried to go to church, something kept chasing her away.

She finally attended a church in Spain where she was told about Prophet T.B. Joshua. Her attendance coincided with the time the church was making plans to visit The SCOAN and so, it was an opportune time for her to have an encounter with God. Penultimate Sunday, Ionara was at the Arena of Liberty where the Spirit of God located her. It was during the Mass Prayer when the man of God declared: “I command every difficulty to be surmounted! Your challenges – be surmounted. Your situation – be surmounted!”

Receiving her deliverance in the mighty name of Jesus, Ionara found herself on the ground as the evil spirit was sent out of her into the pit of hell. Describing her deliverance, she said: “During the Mass Prayer, I felt so uncomfortable and wanted to leave. When I tried to go to the back, I felt something pushing me forward and the evil spirit began to manifest.” She thanked God for rescuing her from destruction. “Since my deliverance last week, I feel totally free. A huge weight has left my body! All the evil spirits that entered me since birth have gone!”, she added. She urged the world to realise that only Jesus can give them freedom, peace and joy.

SAVED BY GRACE OUT OF THE BELLY OF A RIVER

Mr Obodoruku Jaro had visited The SCOAN in 2015. During that visit, he received the Morning Water. Returning to his home in Delta State, Nigeria, he told his wife about the Morning Water and they both agreed to minister it during their daily prayer sessions. One night, as he slept, he had a dream in which he encountered Prophet T.B. Joshua asking him to come to The SCOAN with his family. According to Mr Jaro, he was going through some difficulties when he had that dream encounter. After discussing his experience with his wife, they both made up their minds to obey the directive which the man of God had given in the dream.

Taking permission from his employers, Mr Jaro worked half-day and set out on a night journey to Lagos. Though his wife had had misgivings about the security risks associated with night travels, the young man would not look back after all, he had ministered the Morning Water, thereby covering his family with the blood of Jesus. He told her he was confident that God would see them through. The journey commenced and was almost turning out to be a complete success until they arrived at an outskirt of Lagos called Owode along Ikorodu in Lagos, Nigeria. It was about 4 AM in the wee hours of the day on Friday, February 17, 2017.

The bus conveying them with its almost all passengers asleep, veered off the road and plunged into a river. As the local media would later report, the driver did not understand the road architecture very well, so, he lost track and inadvertently drove them into the river. Submerged in the river with everyone struggling to stay alive, Mr Jaro realised that the water level had risen to his neck. In the ensuing pandemonium, he started searching for his wife as passengers stepped on one another in a desperate bid to escape death.

Death was around the corner, staring each passenger in the face and as he would later reveal, it was the grace of God that kept him and his family alive. As he kept calling his wife and daughter’s names, there was no response. It was a really agonizing moment. Using his hands to search through the water, he felt the texture of his wife’s clothe and pulled her out to safety. With his wife out, his daughter was still missing. Not even his wife in whose arms his daughter laid could say where she was. Mr Jaro had resigned to fate. He had muted to himself that even if Angel was dead, he would rather retrieve her corpse for a befitting burial rather than lose both her life and body at the same time.

As he contemplated different things at the same time, he was faced with a rescued wife who had become very weak due to the absence of proper ventilation. Eventually, Angel was rescued by her father. When she was pulled out from the water, she appeared lifeless but later came alive after her father’s spirited efforts as he kept calling the name of Jesus. Having rescued his wife and daughter, he tried to open the windows of the bus to let in some air but being that everyone was in a stampeding state, it was difficult to find the window. Miraculously, he found himself and his family out of the bus and on land. All that while, his Morning Water was in his bag.

Surprisingly, instead of evacuating all the passengers first before doing any other thing, the rescuers threw Mr Jaro’s bags out before attending to other casualties. As at the time, the Jaros got out of the bus, there were already three dead bodies on the ground. More shocking was the fact that, of all the passengers who came out alive, the Jaros were the only ones without any bodily injuries. During his testimony last Sunday, Mr Jaro radiated so much joy while urging congregants and people all over the world to put their trust in God. According to him, “It is not about the name of your church; it is about putting your total trust and faith in Christ Jesus.”

PROSTITUTION AND I: HOW GOD INTERVENED

Miss Aishat was an international prostitute who advertised her body on social media platforms. She had plied her trade in different climes and had made money but she knew that something was missing in her life. With all the material profits she chased, there was a deep-rooted longing that cried out for attention. That longing would eventually culminate in her historic visit to The SCOAN to seek for deliverance, redemption and salvation.

Recalling how it all started, she had been defiled by an old man who took advantage of her childish naivety when she was between the ages of nine and ten. “He would give me gifts and money and later lured me to an uncompleted building where he defiled me,” she remembered. After that encounter with the old man, she had been chasing after men. But she observed that she went only after handsome men and detested ugly ones. She had a magic wand with which she got those handsome men, irrespective of their status in life. According to her, mere looking at their faces was enough to seduce them.

Young Aishat would have sex with two to three men daily even at that tender age. As she would later reveal, her father divorced her mother when she was very young and that made her to work hard in the illicit trade to cater for her mother and siblings. She later graduated into other obscene associations like going to clubs, drinking alcohol and smoking weed.

When she was fifteen-years-old, she met a man who actually wanted to change her wayward lifestyle but things could not just work out. The man had even paid her bride price only for their union to be truncated by allegations of infidelity on the part of her man. When she left the man she resolved that marriage was not the be-all and end-all of life, hence she made up her mind to continue her prostitution business since it earned her money with which she took care of her family.

All efforts to stem the tide of her immoral excesses failed. She had even consulted a native doctor who requested some money with which he would do ritual for her so she could make quick money through other means apart from prostitution. She was told she would have to swim naked inside a water near the cemetery for three days. But after all the rituals involving an egg and old currency coins, nothing happened. Even pastors had slept with her after promising to help her get deliverance. She was deceived by many so-called native doctors and pastors and yet her problems remained. A man friend in Nigeria had promised to initiate her into a blood money-making cult but the deal could not be sealed because she failed to raise the money he had requested for.

Aishat eventually travelled to Saudi Arabia through a travelling agent after selling all her belongings and borrowing money from people. She was told by the agent that she was going to Saudi Arabia to work in a company but that was not what she met when she arrived at the Mid-East nation. She was taken to a house where a man who claimed to be her master told her that she had been sold to him as a slave for two years. Living with her master soon turned out to be another nightmare. She was treated badly. Sometimes beaten ruthlessly and denied access to good sleep. Her rights where severely trampled upon. Her workload was such that could not be handled even by five persons.

She was not paid a dime and in an angst of survival, she had to fashion out a way to make ends meet. She knew that if she could get the man to sleep with her, all the maltreatment would end. And so, the young woman went to work. She eventually seduced her master by looking at his face. As she slept with him, she also slept with his son in the same house. Her master with his son started protecting her from the overbearing attitude of his wife. Whenever Aishatu was being beaten by her master’s wife, they would defend her and even threaten the woman of the house. When she decided to leave her master’s house, she contacted a friend in Dubai who advised her ‘to deal with him before leaving the house.

Stealing her master’s daughter’s phone, she absconded from their home and ended in a police station. When the police had contacted her master, he told them he was fed up with her and in order not to end up languishing in the cell with nowhere to run to, she was resold to a new master. Life in her new master’s house was ‘worse than hell’. She was exploited and used to generate money for her master’s wife without any meaningful compensation. She worked from house to house while the money ended in the hands of her master’s wife. While she passed through all those troubles, her family was unaware of her whereabouts. Just as she did in her former master’s house, she decided to seduce her new master.

The reprieve she got from her master was short-lived as she once again absconded from the house and ended up at the police station. The police, fed up with her recurring misdemeanour, sent her to the prison where she spent three and a half months. While in prison and even as a Moslem, she joined a group of Africans who were praying with Emmanuel TV and asking for God’s intervention so that they could regain their freedom.

Aishat’s prayers were answered as she was told by one of the prison officials that her visa to return to Ghana had been secured. The young woman returned to Ghana and made up her mind to visit The SCOAN to seek God. But a friend discouraged her, asking how she wanted to survive, having returned from Saudi Arabia empty-handed. That friend urged her to go back to prostitution. Aishat returned to her prostitution business as advised by her friend. One day, she had dreamt of a woman who had a tattoo. According to her, the woman looked like a goddess. The next day, a friend showed her a tattoo on her phone and to her greatest surprise, it was the same tattoo she had dreamt about. That same day, she had the tattoos done on her body.

While in her room one day, her friends had invited her to come with them to a club but she told them she was not interested. They reminded her of her lack of money and the fact that her sick mother needed care. Aishat refused to go out with them. Instead, she remembered how God rescued her from the prison and decided to pray. She called on the God of Prophet T.B. Joshua to help her, being the father of the poor. That night, she encountered the man of God in her dream. He told her that she would not get anywhere unless she is delivered. Replying, she had asked him if deliverance could give her money. The man of God responded by telling her that with God, all things are possible.

After that encounter, she vowed to visit The SCOAN. Without any money to fund her journey, she sold her phone and used the proceeds to pay her way down to Nigeria. During penultimate Sunday’s Mass Prayer, Aishat received her deliverance as Prophet T.B. Joshua located the root-cause of her problem. Thanking God for taking away the spirit of prostitution as well as all those ungodly habits of drinking alcohol and smoking weed, she advised young girls to be patient even if they are poor, adding that they should wait for God’s help.

LIFTED FROM A WHEELCHAIR TO WALK IN HIS GLORY

Sometime in 2007, she had returned to Germany after visiting her native Cameroon where she was making final arrangements to establish an orphanage. On her return, she discovered that her body was showing signs of illness. From headaches to loss of appetite and eventually to fever, her health began to deteriorate gradually. Mrs Marie Williger visited her doctor, received treatment and returned home. Rather than subside, her health condition became worse, taking her to so many hospitals which even rejected her on account of the strangeness of the ailment. In that condition of uncertainty and near hopelessness, her doctor took her home. That same day, she fell into a coma.

How she found herself in a hospital after three months in coma remained a mystery until she was told that people actually pulled down the door to her room before they could retrieve her comatose body for conveyance to the hospital. At the hospital, she lost all sensations in her body; she could neither stand nor walk. Mrs Williger was thereafter confined to her house. Her condition was so sad that she defecated and urinated on the same spot with her daughter doing the cleaning and evacuation. She could only move her mouth; from her neck to her feet, there was no sign of life. Her career as a Flight Attendant crashed as she could no longer go to work. As she grappled with that condition, she received a call from a cousin in Cameroon who asked her if she had heard about Emmanuel TV.

She was told to search for Emmanuel TV and Prophet T.B. Joshua via YouTube. As soon as she watched the videos of the miracles God performed through His servant at The SCOAN, she developed an instantaneous conviction that her healing had come. She began to feel positive about herself. The positive outlook inspired by the miracles she had watched on Emmanuel TV encouraged her to consult with her boss on her plan to visit The SCOAN. She also showed him some YouTube videos on the wonderful miracles at The SCOAN. Her boss personally secured a visa for her and even presented it to her in her house. Mrs Williger arrived at The SCOAN in April, 2012 on a wheelchair pushed by her daughter. The atmosphere was very busy, making it impossible for them to gain entrance into the church. They only managed to stay around one of the Over-flows. At a time, her daughter who was pregnant got tired of waiting and returned to their hotel room.

As Mrs Williger sobbed on her wheelchair, God sent ‘an angel’. Out of the blues, a girl came consoling her and telling her that if she could just believe, her case would be settled by the Morning Water. The girl got the Morning Water for her and told her that she would give a testimony the next day. She even wheeled her to the hotel where she lodged with her daughter. As soon as they got to the hotel, Mrs Williger was trying to appreciate the effort of the girl when she suddenly realised that the girl had disappeared. In the hotel room, she told her daughter that she would never return to Germany with the wheelchair, adding that she would give her testimony the next day.

Pushing the wheelchair to one corner, Mrs Williger started ministering the Morning Water all over her body, saying, “Lord Jesus, take more of me and give me more of You.” Immediately, her whole body started itching. As the itching increased, Mrs Williger stood up and started running, not just walking, all around her hotel room, to the glory of God. Since that day, she has been walking on her feet. While testifying to that miraculous healing last Sunday, she told congregants that though she has not set her eyes on that girl that got her the Morning Water, she still found it expedient to give glory to our Lord, Jesus Christ.

It was an atmosphere of great celebration. The devil was put to shame and so the children of God danced and sang the praises of their Father in Heaven who made the victory possible. The SCOAN Sunday service of February 26, 2017, was just the tip of the iceberg. There was joy like a river in many hearts as congregants partook of the testimonies of others who shared their triumph over trials in the mighty name of Jesus.

A SPECIAL ADDRESS FROM PROPHET T.B. JOSHUA TO AFRICANS:

No African country can succeed alone. Africans need each other to develop. For example: West Africa needs Southern Africa and Southern Africa needs West Africa to develop. North Africa needs East Africa and East Africa needs North Africa to develop. Indeed, we are indispensable to each other; we cannot do without each other. No one is self-sufficient. Everyone has a contribution to make. Whether you are poor, rich, immigrant or refugee – you have a contribution to make.

With regard to issues of illegal immigrants, drugs and other crimes, our duty is to work with the law enforcement agencies by giving them useful information. It is only when these agencies fail that we can lawfully protest.

Dear Africans, we should not let other fellow Africans feel unwelcome to our countries. Africa has neglected her youths. Africa has abandoned the youths to themselves. Africa has failed to make provision for the youths, whereas tomorrow’s Africa is the youths.

When I think about the future of Africa, I have sleepless nights. Everything looks gloomy, frustrating, hopeless, dark, darksome, shadowy, shaded, dull, sunless and unilluminated.

We all take the responsibility for this state of affairs. What then is the way forward? The Lord has instructed me to make myself available and I know God, in His infinity, must have touched other Africans, so that we can come together to remedy this challenge.

This will be posted on social media and other channels, to rally others. Long live the future of Africa (youth). Long live Africa. May God bless you!

Meanwhile in her message titled THE LOVE CHALLENGE, Evangelist Cindy urged Christians not to see their challenges as personal but rather to change their approach when things are not working out the way they want. “If you cannot change your situation, it is time to change your approach,” she observed. Continuing, she submitted that forgiveness is a cardinal ingredient for unlocking God’s favour and mercy: “When you forgive, you receive the mercy and favour of God.”

She summed up her message in the following words: “It is time to show love – do something good that is a reflection of your love for God… Choose the love lane today; don’t hold an offence. It is certainly not the way of the Lord.”

TESTIMONIES

JESUS HAS THE FINAL SAY!

While they were expecting a baby in 2006, Mr Paul Malichi travelled to South Africa with his wife so she could undergo some scans of her pregnancy. The result of the scans showed that the baby would not be born normal as he was said to have cysts in his brain. According to the doctor, the presence of the cysts meant that the baby would be born with severe Down Syndrome. He solemnly advised the couple to consider the option of abortion. Mrs Malichi could not swallow the bitter pill thrown at her by the doctor. She cried inconsolably while narrating the development to her husband.

Angered by the position of the doctor, Mr Malichi rejected the suggestion that he would be father to an abnormal child. Even the prospect of an abortion was totally unacceptable. “That cannot be my child,” he had muttered to himself. To further cement his belief that nothing abnormal would be his potion in life, the Zambian national, resident in Swaziland decided to visit The SCOAN to nullify all the negative pronunciations. He knew that there has always been an ever-flowing anointing at the Arena of Liberty and that distance is not a barrier. And so, he wanted to be a partaker of it.

Proceeding to the Prayer Line, he received prayers from Prophet T.B. Joshua and returned to Zambia only to be confronted with so much tension emanating from the waves of uncertainty that pervaded those days. For every iota of doubt that arose from his wife’s side, Mr Malichi had an invaluable and strong panacea. His faith in God coupled with a high level of expectation that the prayers at The SCOAN would soon yield positive results had a ripple effect on his wife. At the next appointment with their doctor, nothing negative was found in the unborn baby. As such, the couple waited until the child was born.

Since his birth, ten years ago, the child has not exhibited any form of abnormality! According to Mr Malichi, “This is one of the most intelligent boys that I have ever seen”. Corroborating her husband’s story about their baby, Mrs Malichi, a native of Swaziland revealed that the problem actually started when the pregnancy was five-months-old. She told congregants how she mustered the psychological fortitude to withstand the dispiriting revelation made by the doctor. She however thanked God for seeing her through that ordeal, even though there were times when her faith wavered like a ship tossed about by a turbulent sea.

FORGIVENESS UNLOCKS STUBBORN DOORS

It was as though God had forsaken him as he tried in vain to find meaning in his life. As an entrepreneur with a cocoa-exporting company, he ordinarily should have no business with limitation in progress. But that was not to be for Mr Charles Chabruma as he struggled to survive with his family. He became seriously worried to the extent that he decided to abandon his family only to hook up with another woman whose bride price he had even paid in an attempt to marry her. While the sad drama played out, his family became very unhappy with him. Unable to extricate himself from the vicious web of a situation he had never bargained for, the Tanzanian remembered that there is a ministry in Nigeria famed with the turning-round of stubborn situations into glorious ends. He applied online and was invited to visit The SCOAN.

On the 15^th of December, 2013, Mr Chabruma received words of prophecy from Prophet T.B. Joshua. “You have to forgive this woman. There’s a woman in your life you need to forgive. So, forgive and I’m seeing… Because you are lonely,” said the man of God as Mr Chabruma nodded in confirmation. The man of God continued, “And secondly, the appointment you are waiting for will be given to you.” After receiving those words of prophecy, he returned to his country and made peace with the woman the man of God had prophesied about. After that peace move, he felt happiness bubbling like a fountain in his heart.

Six months later, he received a call from a former colleague, urging him to resume business with him. Though he was excited about the promising development, he had no money and did not mince words in letting his former colleague know. Being an act of God, his former colleague offered to give him some money to return to winning ways with his cocoa business. Within days, money was wired into his account. Mr Chabruma, on receiving the funds, called all his staff who had been rendered jobless as a result of his challenges, informing them that the company was back on its feet and rearing to go.

Since that day up to this moment, it has been tales of success and God’s blessings as the company has continued to thrive to the glory of God. According to him, forgiveness is the key to a better life. He had actually come to The SCOAN with a mind-set of seeking for breakthrough, unaware of the fact that he needed to forgive someone. But today, he has realised how powerful forgiveness can be and how wonderful the doors it can open to one’s life. “To date, I have a new company dealing in the same crop. Because of forgiveness, I have three offices now. I have 150 employees in one company,” he revealed as he testified in company of his son.

Mr Chabruma told congregants that his family is now at peace, adding that they have put the gloomy past behind them. Displaying pictures of his houses, offices, exotic vehicles and other assets, he advised people all over the world to see forgiveness as a key to breakthroughs, adding that only those who believe in God and His prophets shall prosper.

MY YEARS OF DRUGS, VIOLENCE AND BLOOD ARE OVER

Mr Akague Kennedy had been suffused in illicit drugs. As a cocaine addict, he had spent a stupendous fortune on the narcotic. A top official of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, he also engaged in professional boxing. His infamous descent into the abyss of drug addiction destroyed his social relationships and even put his marriage on a rickety pedestal. For 15 years, he sniffed the powder, throwing caution to the winds. Whenever he chilled out with cocaine, he would resort to beating people indiscriminately. With those detestable acts of violence, his boxing career suffered a major setback. Mr Kennedy became a social menace. He became the King of touts in Abuja because, he knew all the bad boys who traded in drugs and violence in that terrain. He had a large followership and would mobilize them effortlessly whenever there was a need to unleash mayhem on enemies and opponents alike. He had an indomitable knack for single-handedly fighting large groups of men and seeing their blood flow, as a strange power would well up within him when outnumbered.

At a time, he delved into fetish engagements as he tried to fortify himself from possible counter-attacks. He would visit native doctors who would prepare different charms for him. While he swallowed some, he used others to have his bath and also drank some. He was told that those charms could make him invisible and impregnable by bullets. As the illusions of life blurred his sense of good reasoning, he lost focus on his marriage and career. One day, while resisting arrest by policemen, he was sprayed with bullets, but none entered his body, enabling him to escape. He had also, in company of his thugs, beaten to pulp a pastor and his church members, after they had converted the church premises into a drinking spot.

After that abominable act, the pastor rained curses on him. Since that day, his life, like a car driven by a reckless driver, had entered a higher gear, heading for outright destruction. Knowing that a heavy burden was weighing his life down, the man from Edo State, Nigeria, resorted to visiting all sorts of herbalists and ended up eating all forms of concoctions in a bid to free himself from the repercursions of his terrible ways. He also partook in different spiritual exercises in which demons where conjured up from under the earth. There were times he wanted to stop his violent acts and drug intake but things just couldn’t fall into line.

Most times, he would sleep in clubs and hotels, indiscriminately smoking and carousing with women of easy virtue. He lost affection for his wife and abandoned her at home. Mr Kennedy was introduced to The SCOAN by a friend and because within him, there had been a quiet longing for salvation, he decided to keep a date with God penultimate Sunday at the Arena of Liberty. That day, as Prophet T.B. Joshua ministered prophecy and deliverance, Kennedy cried out to the man of God to save his life from doom.

“Man of God, please sir. I am addicted to drugs, sir. I have been taking drugs for the past 15 years. Man of God, help me. I take cocaine. It has destroyed my marital life. Even my promotion at the office…,” he beseeched. For a boxer and a terror who once injured men in their multitudes, Kennedy never expected that he would be easily brought to the ground in a very humbling manner. As the man of God moved round, ordering the evil spirit out of him, Kennedy also moved round under the influence of the Holy Spirit before crashing to the ground, having received the anointed touch of the man of God on his head.

Testifying last Sunday in company of his family, Kennedy told congregants while asking God for forgiveness, that he had masterminded the destruction of so many people. According to him, his life has taken a godly turn after his deliverance. He no longer takes drugs and has ceased to be a trouble-maker. Acknowledging that drugs destroy many things in one’s life, he urged people all over the world to learn how to follow God. Meanwhile Kennedy’s father who also accompanied his son to testify, told congregants how he started smoking, drinking and womanising at the tender age of four. His revelation showed that Kennedy’s problem had been in the family before his deliverance by the man of God.

HOW MY DESIRE FOR OLD WOMEN WAS VANQUISHED BY THE HOLY SPIRIT

Mr Temitope Oladele suddenly woke up one day and decided to leave his wife for another woman – an old one for that matter. According to him, the problem started shortly after his marriage when he started dreaming of having sexual intercourse with old women. Since the beginning of those dreams, the bliss and happiness that existed in his marriage started crumbling gradually. He eventually lost his job while his career went downhill.

A couple who once slept on the same bed became two worlds apart. He lost affection for his wife to the extent that he once threw her belongings out, asking her to leave his house. He knew that those happenings were not normal but seemed powerless to prevent it. He just couldn’t help himself. It was as if a veil was used to cover his sense of reasoning. Mr Oladele recalled that his own father was a polygamist and that there were several unpalatable issues that blighted the image of the family. Even his brother has children with different women. Those abnormal realities coupled with his own rejection of his wife for an old woman, gave him the inkling that all was not well with him.

While at a work site, he had come across Emmanuel TV as his colleagues watched the channel via YouTube. Mr Oladele became interested and started looking out for an opportunity to visit The SCOAN. Luckily, his boss sent him to Lagos to carry out an assignment. On getting to Lagos, he had lodged in a hotel where he had an affair with an old woman. After sleeping with the old woman, he became worried about his life. He wondered why his penchant for old women remained incurable, even when he knew that it was not normal. Before the old woman would return for another ‘round of love’, Mr Oladele had absconded from the hotel in the wee hours of the morning, running to The SCOAN for help.

When he visited The SCOAN penultimate Sunday, Prophet T.B. Joshua called him out during prophecy time: “There is a brother there – you cannot help yourself. It’s like you want to leave your wife and marry an old woman – very old woman. You have a beautiful woman but this is a charm. You find yourself falling in love with this woman…” Making his way out from the congregation, Mr Oladele confirmed the prophecy to be true and cried out to God to deliver him through His servant. Ordering the spirit behind his ordeal out, the man of God declared him free in Jesus’ name. Rising from the floor after he had been hit by the power of the Holy Spirit, he thanked God for his deliverance, raising his hands in reverence of the Mighty One.

During his testimony last Sunday, Mr Oladele, accompanied by his family, told congregants how he had become fed up with having affairs with old women. He recounted that even his son had started manifesting some abnormal traits and he knew they were a direct consequence of his own misdemeanours. He however thanked God for putting a final stop to the vicious cycle. Soon after his deliverance, his affection was restored while he was accommodated and counselled by the man of God who also sent for his wife. The couple were finally reconciled by the man of God. The testimony transcended his deliverance. It was also an avenue of celebrating the restoration of a marriage on the brink of collapse, to the glory of God and the good of His children.

CONFESSION OF A FRAUDSTER USING TB JOSHUA’S NAME

At the end of the testimony section, an elderly woman, one would be forgiven for thinking she was a dear mother coming to testify of what God had done, came forward instead with an atrocious confession to give, revealing that her well-to-do appearance actually housed a wicked, greedy and corrupt heart.

Hoping for the mercy of God to expunge her devious past, Mrs Funsho Odum confessed how she had defrauded people across the country falsely using the name of Prophet T.B. Joshua. She used to introduce herself as a right hand woman of Prophet T.B. Joshua, whereas she had never even met the man of God before. After gaining the confidence of people, churches and gatherings, she would go to collect their tithes, she claimed, on behalf of the church, usually from 50,000 to 130,000 naira. She would lie that she had delivered the tithes to the church whereas, she never did. Rather, the money became hers to spend frivolously on whatever took her fancy.

A man to trusted the woman that he even asked her to get him a responsible woman from The SCOAN for him to marry. Not having been to The SCOAN or knowing any members, she went to her village and brought one of her sisters for the man to marry, telling her to introduce herself as a SCOAN member. The two got married and had two children but as all things that begin badly, end badly the marriage has since dissolved.

A change began to come in her fortunes one day, when someone asked her to provide proof that their tithes were being delivered to The SCOAN as suspicion began to rise in the minds of some of her victims. Wickedly inspired, she wrote up a letter to that affect with a receipt and signed it on behalf of Prophet T.B. Joshua to continue the deception.

She added that she had also collected vehicles, clothes, gift items and money people had brought from abroad for the man of God yet instead of taking them to The SCOAN, she took them for herself. To add to her deceptive skills, she used to imagine fake prophecies for people and would bless soap and water, saying it was from Prophet T.B. Joshua for their loyalty and faithful tithe payment.

The woman’s web of lies became further and further twisted as she began to tell prominent members of society that the man of God ordered them to make sacrifices, to sell land and give the proceeds to the church for humanitarian works, which she would collect for herself instead. She also used the prophet’s name to get favour from people, an example of which was a man who reduced the price of land he was selling, so she could gain commission on the sale.

She pleaded that the man of God should forgive her and deliver her and begged for the forgiveness of all she had offended with her evil acts. This is a sound reminder that no matter how long a lie runs, truth got the start and it will get the race. Anything that starts dubiously will end dubiously. If you do not want to end with failure, be sure to begin with God.

MASS PRAYER

The Mass Prayer, led by Prophet T.B. Joshua, caused so much trouble for satan and his agents as all unclean spirits, afflictions and demonic manipulations bowed to the superior anointing of the Holy Spirit. Many vomited poisonous substances while others were freed from age-long ancestral and foundational bondages. Prophet T.B. Joshua also commanded all infirmities out in the mighty name of Jesus: “Anywhere sickness and disease is located in your life, blood, kidney, liver, fluids, bone, skin – let the power of God come upon you, in Jesus’ name!” There were destiny-changing prophecies for individuals as the man of God urged them to declare: “I am not going to be the same – my business, finances, career, future – Someone is busy changing my history!”

The man of God also offered special prayers for viewers. Knowing that distance is not a barrier, he urged them to stretch their hands towards the TV screen as he commanded all infirmities and troubles out of their lives: “I say to that infirmity, let the power of God come down, wherever that sickness is located, out in the name of Jesus!” He also prayed for restoration in different aspects of their lives, including their marriages, businesses and finances.

Praying for Africa, he regretted that the continent had neglected its youth, adding that God should intervene in those areas where the continent needs redemption. He declared breakthrough to the continent and committed the whole world into God’s hand, asking for peace in all troubled spots of the universe.

The atmosphere was Spirit-filled as congregants witnessed the mighty hands of God in the lives of His children. Those who had been blessed by the Most High came out to share their faith-building testimonies to the glory of His name. Informing congregants of the 11^th anniversary of Emmanuel TV on Wednesday March 8^th, 2017, Prophet T.B. Joshua also took them on a spiritual excursion with a message titled TALK ON FAITH. 

According to the man of God, those who truly believe in God would always be at rest: “Faith and rest cannot be separated from one another. Whenever our heart truly believes, it will always be at rest. If our hearts are restless and uneasy, if we are afraid of this and that, if we are struggling with all our efforts to plan, resolve and ask for help, this shows we have not yet believed.” Speaking further, he urged Christians to make their faith practical by not just believing but by carrying out actions that show that they really believe in God: “If you have faith in God, you should not just believe in Him.          Today, we claim we believe but where is our faith? Faith is practical. What we do expresses what we believe. The reality of faith can only be proven by practice. We should not merely talk about faith but put it into practice. Faith is a conviction. It’s a demonstration.”

He then asked the congregants and viewers a probing question: How many of us know God like children know their father?  “Not only should we know God as our Sovereign Lord; we should know Him like children know their father,” he submitted, adding that good children depend on their father for everything and know how much they need him: “Jesus calls you children. Before God, you are a child – total dependence on God for everything.” He said that many of us introduce ourselves as children of God but behave otherwise. Concluding, the man of God urged Christians to see themselves as children of God and not to behave as if they were superior to Him. Leaving them with this to ponder on, he said: “Just recognise you are a child of God before your Father.”    

TESTIMONIES

A CAPTAIN’S TESTIMONY OPENED DOORS

Last year, he had visited The SCOAN and had shared a testimony of how God used the Morning Water to inspire his promotion to the rank of a Warrant Officer in the South African Police Force. Then, from a position of near-obscurity, Mr Mbhalati Simon Kita was saddled with the responsibility of commanding a unit of 34 officers. After that memorable testimony, the South African police officer returned to his country only to be further smiled upon by the Heavens. Barely four months after he returned from Nigeria, he was promoted to the rank of a Captain. According to him, all along he knew that great tidings were in the offing for him as he had always memorised one of Prophet T.B. Joshua’s sayings that “BETTER IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH; THE BEST IS YET TO COME.”

“As soon as I arrived in South Africa from Nigeria, I started praying and ministering the Morning Water given to me by my father in the Lord, Prophet T.B. Joshua. I continued ministering the Morning Water day and night and that is what opened the doors for me,” he said. Mr Kita is not just a Captain but one that commands a unit of 44 police officers. While still savouring the joy that came with his promotion, the devil, in his kill-joy tendency, struck! Ten members of his unit were involved in a torture and murder case and were detained in prison. The development was a big blow to him administratively and psychologically. However, he was able to muster the courage to weather the storm of that inglorious saga by latching on to another of Prophet T.B. Joshua’s sayings – “GREAT PROBLEMS BRING GREAT PROMOTION.”

The power in those words energised him and instigated in him an irrepressible spirit to stand up to the occasion and follow the matter up with prayer, faith and a powerful sense of expectation from the Throne of Grace. While his detained unit members were in prison, he would go and pray with them, ministering the Morning Water and using the Believer’s Card to place demands on the anointing. Likening the matter to the case of Paul and Silas, he always called on God to miraculously free his members. When the trial of his members commenced in court, he had told them, against all their misgivings, that they would celebrate but they took his optimistic confessions with a pinch of salt.

Mr Kita would not eat his words. He kept operating at that frequency of faith where doubt and unbelief would never survive. When it was time for judgement, he went into meditation, confessing the unconditional release of his members. To the glory of God, all the ten members of his unit were discharged and acquitted. Mr Kita, professionally known as Captain Mbhalati Simon Kita told congregants that the discharge and acquittal of his men was an act of God. He recalled a similar case in the past, in which some officers were sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment. “Those who are police officers – you must receive Jesus and follow Him in carrying out your duties,” he advised as he thanked God for doing what no man could do in his life and in the lives of his men.

A DESTINY-CHANGING ENCOUNTER WITH EMMANUEL TV

The unfriendly hands of poverty and lack had gripped her family and had thrown them into the gutter of humiliation. The only thing they were known for was their poverty. Not even her sweet-selling business could upturn the yoke from her family. They were so poor that no member of their family could get formal education. For Mrs Doreen Goge, there had to be a way out and even though she didn’t have a television in her house, somehow, she found a way of going to a neighbour’s house to watch Emmanuel TV and pray with Prophet T.B. Joshua before selling sweets on the streets.

One day while watching Emmanuel TV, the South African was thrilled by the documentary of Prophet T.B. Joshua showing his grass to grace story. It dawned on her that the man whom she was watching praying for people from all nooks and crannies of the world was once in a humble state as she was. She also discovered, through many miracles on Emmanuel TV, that God had changed the lives of many people who were like her. That discovery gave her a new orientation about life and prepared her mind for a brighter future. That very moment, she cried out to God, urging Him to do in her life what he had done for Prophet T.B. Joshua.

Whenever she was coming back from work she would stop by her neighbour’s house asking her to put on the television so that she could pray with the man of God. Mrs Goge believed that distance was not a barrier and had great faith that praying with the man of God would bring about the needed change in her life. According to her, as a mark of his genuineness as a man of God, she always felt the presence of the Spirit of God whenever she prayed along with Prophet T.B. Joshua. During those prayer sessions, she would refuse to focus on her troubles but on the prayer with the man of God.

Mrs Goge eventually became a strong woman spiritually. As iron sharpens iron, the anointing in Prophet T.B. Joshua released her and put her in a good position to tackle her problems. Her role as an activist in a local party was unknown by virtue of her lack of education. But as soon as her praying with the man of God intensified, she was elected as a Councillor in her party. Her journey from oblivion to recognition, from poverty to contentment are testaments to the fact that nobody is a write-off before God’s benevolent eyes. A woman who couldn’t read and write now communicates fluently in English as she joyfully told her own testimony. “Before watching Emmanuel TV, nobody knew me but after praying along with Prophet T.B. Joshua, I was promoted to a Councillor in my political party. I was uneducated before watching Emmanuel TV but after I was appointed a Councillor, I also went to school,” she told congregants as she testified.

Thanking God amid loud ovation by congregants, Mrs Goge marvelled at the transformation that God has brought about in her life. With a house of her own and an exotic car, she remembered her humble beginning, adding that her children are now living comfortably. Mrs Goge is well-loved in her community because of the way she rose from obscurity to prominence through prayers with Prophet T.B. Joshua. “I am also doing charity to people of different countries and races because of the example of Prophet T.B. Joshua. I am blessed to bless others and I use the blessings God has given me to help the less privileged in my community,” she added. She also advised people all over the world to listen to the voice of God spoken through Prophet T.B. Joshua because it works.

THE DAY ARMED ROBBERS FELT THE BRUNT OF GOD’S POWER

Hajia Safiyat Abubakar had been a victim of armed robbery whenever she embarked on business trips. She hardly returned with money. Instead, her husband would have to provide new funds whenever she wanted to travel to buy her wares. Bothered by the development, her family became edgy, forcing her to seek for solution from places she ought not to have gone to. She visited a lot of herbalists and spiritualists but all ended as exercises in futility until a friend told her about The SCOAN. Coming to The SCOAN and receiving the Morning Water, she returned home and told her husband about the new discovery. “Let’s try this,” she had told him, thinking it would end up failing her like all the other charms she had received from herbalists.

With the Morning Water in her possession, her husband provided new funds for her to embark on another business trip. As she set out for the trip, she ministered the Morning Water. On getting to her destination and after buying her wares, she ministered the Morning Water once more both on herself and on her wares. Other passengers were wondering what the heck she was doing but she remained focused. Midway into the return journey, their vehicle ran into a gang of ‘gentlemen on the highway.’ Shooting at their vehicles and eventually stopping it, the marauders ransacked all the luggage in the car, discharging occupants. When they got to her luggage, they asked about its owner.

As soon as they asked that question, she stood up and was immediately told to follow them into a bush. While eight of them ushered her into the bush, she would later discover that seven others were waiting inside the bush, bringing their total number to fifteen. As she stood before their dreadful presence, one of them screamed that she was a sumptuous meal. As she tried to figure out what they meant, she was asked by their leader to undress, apparently in a bid to rape her. As she pleaded for mercy, they threatened to kill her. In an attempt to register their seriousness, they pointed a gun at her and pulled the trigger but the firearm could not fire. Shocked, they raised it up and fired into the sky. Confused, they tried again to shoot her but the gun went impotent. They raised it to the sky once more and fired.

At that juncture, the criminals became jittery. “Which church do you attend?” they had asked. “I don’t go to any church. I am a Moslem,” she responded. Thinking she was using a charm, they wanted to know its source but she told them she was using the Morning Water from Prophet T.B. Joshua. As soon as he heard the name T.B. JOSHUA, their leader decided to search her by himself. Dipping his hand into her brassiere, he brought out the Morning Water only for his hand to start trembling like a sea-water fish placed on sand. Unable to come to terms with the reality before them, the leader of the gang and his fellow bandits, bolted away on their heels, leaving all their guns and loot behind. They ran and ran until they were buried in the depth of the bushes.

Finding her way to the road from where she was abducted by the robbers, she met her fellow passengers in a stable state. They even thought she had been killed, going by the number of gunshot sounds they heard. It was not her ghost appearing as they had thought. It was the same Mrs Safiyat Abubakar, who went, saw and conquered the machinations of armed robbers who thought they could touch the Lord’s anointed. Happy to be reunited with her co-travellers, she became happier when she discovered that not a single pin was taken from them. All their monies were intact. Testifying in company of her husband, Mrs Abubakar told congregants that ever since that day, she has not encountered armed robbers on her way. “This Morning Water looks very small but it is very mighty. It saved my life. It works, in Jesus’ name,” she advised.

A HEALING THAT BAFFLED DOCTORS

October 26, 2015 will remain an unforgettable day in his life. He had helped a friend buy cooking gas and was about preparing a meal but unknown to him, a cooking stove was already aflame. Immediately he removed the seal on the gas cylinder, in an attempt to connect the cylinder to the gas plate, his whole body was engulfed by fire. By the time Mr Mbangsi Emile would get out of the flames, his body was severely burnt. Rushed to a hospital by a friend, the doctors there said the only thing they could do was to give him painkillers.

Moved to another hospital in his village, Emile’s case deteriorated with his skin rotting away gradually and emitting offensive odour. After four days, the doctors confided in his mother that he would require staying in the hospital for at least six months to stand the chance of recovering. Meanwhile, they also observed that his left ear would have to be amputated because the vein was affected. The doctors’ suggestions notwithstanding, he had an ultimate expectation. He was waiting patiently for an acquaintance who had visited The SCOAN to return with the Morning Water.

As soon as the Morning Water arrived, his family, friends and acquaintances prayed and ministered it on him regularly. In a matter of days, his condition improved. Even the doctors who had said his ear would have to be amputated rescinded their suggestion after they discovered that he was very okay. Praying and ministering the Morning Water continuously, the young Cameroonian was discharged after sixteen days as the doctors found no reason for him to stay longer. Just as no one knows how water gets into the coconut, they could not comprehend the way their patient was healed in a matter of days, having said that he would have to spend six months with them to recover. Thanking God for healing him rapidly and giving him new skin, Mr Mbangsi Emile told congregants that he is now very well. He advised people to run to God in whatever situation they may find themselves.

WHERE MEDICATION FAILS, JESUS TRIUMPHS!

For twenty years, she had battled with a severe back ache which was later discovered to be a herniated disc by doctors. The pains that came with the ailment made life very difficult for her as she could hardly carry out domestic chores. She couldn’t even take care of her children as a mother. The doctors recommended many medications that ended up not proffering a permanent solution. They also advised her to undergo physiotherapy – a treatment she underwent three times yearly. Later, she was advised to undergo surgery but because they were not sure she would get any better, they told her to bear the pains, instead of coming under the surgeon’s knives and ending up on the wheelchair.

Mrs Virginia Martha was eventually given a lumbar corset and also received a lot of medications, including those that would make her sleep. When she became fed up with the futility of human effort, she decided to seek for divine intervention. According to her, the Spirit of God led her to the internet from where she got to know about Emmanuel TV and Prophet T.B. Joshua. After watching the man of God pray for the first time, she became attracted to the anointed channel. She would pray along with the man of God, asking her children to interpret for her as she was a Spanish-speaking Bolivian living in Argentina.

Visiting The SCOAN, Mrs Martha received her healing penultimate Sunday as the man of God laid hands on her during the church service. According to her, as soon as the man of God touched her, she felt a cold sensation all over her body. Almost immediately, the twenty-year-old pain and discomfort disappeared. Filled with joy and a spirit of thanksgiving, she threw her lumbar corset and medication away, saying she needs them no more. Testifying in company of her husband, Mrs Martha said she is now free and can sleep well. The couple advised people to have faith in God.

God’s power was overwhelmingly felt in the entire auditorium and beyond. Congregants were in high spirits as the choir took everyone on a dancing excursion in praise and worship. The testimonies that came added more colour to the day by inspiring in the people the joy of expecting their own testimonies.

PROPHET TB JOSHUA

In continuation of his message titled TALK ON FAITH, Prophet T.B. Joshua shed more light on the nature of faith as a practicable aspect of a true Christian’s relationship with God. He also added that many Christians claim to believe but do not know how to express their faith: “Faith is of man’s heart. You may believe and not be able to express your faith. Anyone can believe but not everyone can express their faith. That is what is going on all over the world. If they ask you, you will say, I am a believer. But you do not know how to believe and express your faith.” He also stated that without faith, the belief in our hearts would remain dormant and unable to be released: “When there is no faith, the belief in your heart will remain dormant. How will you call Jesus, talk to Jesus when the belief in your heart is dormant?”

Urging Christians to practice faith, the man of God reckoned that it does not come by force: “Anything that comes by force is not faith. Faith is something that comes spontaneously, naturally. Who will open the door for the belief you have? Belief is inside the box, locked. Faith locked the box and put the key in the pocket. For belief to come out, faith has to take the key out of the pocket and open the box. Many have the belief but no faith. Your belief is dormant; it is inside the box, inactive.  Christianity is not mere talk. We should put it to practice.”

Concluding, he taught Christians how to apply faith after prayer: “Prayer should be followed by an attitude of absolute trust in God. When you finish prayer, you should immediately leave it for God; don’t worry yourself. If we believe in God in a certain matter, we should have work of faith in that matter. You say, “In Jesus’ name, thank You, Lord. Amen”. Leave the issue for God. Don’t worry about that. It means you apply faith. Issue of faith is – immediately you finish prayer, faith takes it up.”

Earlier, Evangelist Morenike, in her message titled BE READY TO CHANGE, called on Christians to have a change of heart by allowing God, through the Gospel, to convert and sanctify their souls from sin to redemption: “People of God, we are here for conversion and sanctification. Remember that conversion and sanctification are the renewing of the mind – a change not of the substance but of the qualities of the soul. A regenerated sinner becomes a living soul. The Gospel of God’s grace challenges and changes everything because to His power, nothing is impossible. His works of wonders are of grace and they command our faith. We have seen a sinner’s character healed, we have seen a liar become truthful, we have seen a harlot become chaste and we have seen a drunkard become sober. This is the Gospel of God’s grace.”

EVANGELIST MORENIKE

Thanking God for His ability to transform one’s life, she acknowledged that everything happens according to His timing: “God allows everything to be beautiful in its time. God allows everything to take place at their appointed time and season. We may not believe it but it is this that constitutes the beauty in creation. The Bible says that for everything, there is a time and season; a time to labour and a time to reap the product of grace.”

She concluded with the following advice to the children of God: “People of God, get ready for a change. I don’t care what anyone says about you, I don’t care what statistics says about you. God can change anyone, anywhere and anytime. Change is coming to your situation right now… Embrace God’s Word as the most effective instrument for change… If you have taken God’s Word to heart and truly made it part of you, it will by its very nature, change you and when it does, you will find yourself called to act with God – able to say, “Be healed, be blessed, be delivered” and whatever you say shall come to pass, in Jesus name.”

TESTIMONIES

HOW I DEFEATED ANAL CANCER THROUGH CHRIST JESUS

MR AKINBODE & FAMILY

The nature of his haemorrhoids was such that left many wondering why life could be that brutish. With incessant anal bleeding coupled with a painful sore, Mr Oluwasegun Akinbode seemed to be living his life in instalments as he regularly had to push back the protruding and carcinogenic overgrowth from the walls of his anus. Whenever he had to empty his bowels, blood oozed out and compounded the pain that had become part of his daily life at that time. His feeding was regimented as he ate only certain kinds of food. Even his doctor had concluded that the only solution would be an operation to cut off the cancerous growth. Time was running out for the young man from Osun state, Nigeria. The pain was becoming unbearable and there was an urgent need for a solution.

Boxed into a dilemma of decision, his sister who is a member of The SCOAN aborted the idea of an operation. Instead, she opted to hang her hopes on Heaven. Accordingly, she advised her brother to start watching Emmanuel TV. She was absolutely sure that doing so would lead to a divine intervention, going by the plethora of testimonies that have become a hallmark of the Arena of Liberty. Without delay or disproof, Mr Akinbode started watching the anointed channel and soon heard about the special healing and revival service to commemorate Prophet T.B. Joshua’s birthday on June 12, 2016.

Seizing the opportunity, he came down to The SCOAN and proceeded to the Prayer Line. He had expected a one-on-one laying of hands on him by the man of God but the manner in which he was healed has continued to baffle him the more. The man of God never touched him but only directed his hands towards him and in an instant, the pains totally disappeared. Mr Akinbode who could neither sit down comfortably nor walk long distances, finally got his groove back.

During his testimony last Sunday and in company of his family, he thanked God for putting an end to his travails. “Before, I couldn’t sit properly because of the pain, but now I can sit properly and do everything on my own,” he pointed out amid a loud ovation by congregants. The choir also gave the occasion a melodious outlook with the delivery of the song – I HAVE A FATHER WHO WILL NEVER EVER FAIL ME. Mr Akinbode advised people to run to God whenever they are faced with similar situations.

PARTIAL DEAFNESS AND APPENDICITIS CAN’T STAND THE POWER OF GOD

In 2014, he had discovered that his left ear suddenly went deaf. The development frightened him and made him incapable of hearing what his colleagues at work were saying. Most times, they had to scream at the top of their voices before he could hear them. The same scenario also played out in his home. It took his wife some extra effort to communicate with him. Ogo Chinanu, a Nigerian resident in South Africa knew that something urgent needed to be done. His quest for help at the hospital was inconsequential. Though, the doctors detected a partial deafness, all the ear drops they gave to him failed to make any impact.

Being an ardent viewer of Emmanuel TV, he reckoned that with the spate of wonderful miracles which he had seen on the anointed channel, he would rather visit The SCOAN than cling on to any other alternative. Conferring with his boss, he demanded for a 3-day leave to enable him to visit Nigeria. Prior to the leave request, he had dreamt about Prophet T.B. Joshua. According to him, in that dream, he had visited The SCOAN where he saw the man of God who led him inside.

MR OGO CHINANU

When he awoke from that dream, he had told his wife that the dream signalled a confirmation of his healing at The SCOAN. Having been motivated, Mr Chinanu travelled down to Nigeria and landed at the Arena of Liberty. Attending a service, he was seated in one of the overflows. As the Mass Prayer gathered anointed momentum, a thick substance came out of his mouth followed by the burst of a bubble in his ear. Immediately, he realised he could hear perfectly well. That night in his hotel room, there was a massive thanksgiving session as many people who knew his condition were surprised by that wondrous work of God.

Waking up one early morning in January, 2017, he had felt a very sharp pain in his stomach and was virtually wheeled to the hospital where doctors diagnosed him with appendicitis. The doctors had suggested that he would have to undergo an operation. Booked to be operated the next day, Mr Chinanu suddenly remembered that he had a Good Morning Sticker in his pocket. That development also took his mind to the divine intervention that brought about the healing of his partial deafness three years back. He decided to place the Good Morning Sticker on his abdomen as he embarked on a spirited prayer session witnessed by some nurses: “Lord God, I cancel the operation. By the time these doctors come here tomorrow, they should not find any appendicitis, in Jesus’ name.” And true to his petition and faith, by the time the doctors came in the morning, they discovered that the appendicitis which their scan had captured was no longer there.

The whole thing was strange to them. Both the nurses and doctors confessed that indeed, he was serving a living God. Mr Chinanu became an instant ambassador of The SCOAN and Emmanuel TV as he told them wonderful things about the ministry. Last Sunday while testifying before The SCOAN congregation, he was full of thanks and praises to God for healing him of two major health challenges. “Whenever you discover any problem or sickness in your life, run to Jesus.” he advised.

JAW BONE CYST VANISHES AFTER ENCOUNTER WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT

MASTER TABE PRIMUS & FATHER

When Edward was 10 years old, his parents had discovered that his jaw bone was protruding and were left with no other choice than to take him to hospital. At the hospital, doctors said he had mumps and gave him the necessary medication. However, as time went on, the jaw bone increased in size, causing the lad a lot of pains. He was unable to eat and talk very well. He couldn’t sleep comfortably and became an object of ridicule among his peers in school. As the boy’s condition became worse, his father took him to another hospital where he was diagnosed with jaw bone cyst, a condition that could only be medically corrected through surgery.

Confronted with the idea of surgery, Mr Tabe refused to yield. Instead, he had vowed to run to God, having seen a lot of miracles on Emmanuel TV. The Cameroonian took a step of faith and decided to come to The SCOAN to get the Morning Water. After receiving the Morning Water, he returned to his country. One Sunday in August, 2016, while watching the man of God pray with congregants during Mass Prayer on Emmanuel TV, Mr Tabe summoned all his children to come and pray along with the man of God. After the prayer, he ministered the Morning Water on them. For his son who had a jaw bone cyst, he gave a special attention. Holding the Morning Water, he commanded everything that was not of God out of the lad’s life and ministered it on him.

Edward went to sleep that evening only to wake up at 4 am the next day to alert his father about a strange development. A bitter liquid was gushing out from the exact spot where he had the jaw bone cyst and he could not just swallow it. Mr Tabe on hearing that, asked the boy to go and spit the liquid out. Mr Tabe and his wife continued to minister the Morning Water to their son and after three days, the liquid that was gushing out increased in intensity and this time, it was a mixture of foul-smelling blood and puss. The ministration of the Morning Water continued until the liquid dried up. To the glory of God, Edward is fully healed now.

Testifying to his son’s healing last Sunday, in company of the boy himself, Mr Tabe thanked God for making his son able to eat, sleep well and talk normally without having to avoid his friends who mocked him at school. “Have faith. The same God that did it for me will surely visit you” he advised people with related challenges, all over the world.

RUN TO GOD: OLYMPIAN HEARS FROM GOD

MRS MERCY CHERONO & HUSBAND

Mrs Mercy Cherono, a Kenyan Olympic athlete came to The SCOAN as advised by her husband to seek the face of God for deliverance and career breakthrough. Mercy is a renowned long-distance runner who represented her nation and came fourth in the 5000m event at the 2016 Rio Olympics in Brazil. Despite representing her country, she was not where she ought to be in terms of achievements. Even though their marriage is just four months old, they had witnessed a lot of crises in the family. Quarrels and disagreements fuelled by anger became the order of the day. The fact that another woman had a child for her husband further compounded the already complicated union.

The young athlete was beset by a lot of problems. Whenever she was preparing for major international competitions, she would just get injured towards the commencement of those competitions. The same scenario played out days before the commencement of the last Olympics in Rio in Brazil where she competed with an injury and could not qualify for the medal table after coming fourth.

According to her husband, a politician and businessman, the boat of their four-month-old marriage had been seriously rocked by misunderstandings between him and his wife. He told congregants that for reasons he could not understand, his wife was always unhappy whenever they had visitors. Her unhappiness which was always subsequently followed by anger would usually put them at daggers-drawn for days. Mr Edmond Cherono who perhaps, knew that there was an evil spirit fanning the embers of discord in their marriage, advised her to come to The SCOAN for deliverance.

Penultimate Sunday, Mrs Cherono was delivered as Prophet T.B. Joshua ministered prophecy and healing to congregants. The man of God had enquired about her husband. During her deliverance, the evil spirit behind her problems spoke out clearly, stating that it had wrecked her career with injuries and had also afflicted her with the spirit of anger. According to the evil spirit, it destroyed her marriage and career, gave her injuries and wanted her to suffer. Laying his anointed right hand on her head, Prophet T.B. Joshua declared Mrs Cherono free from her affliction, as she slumped to the ground under the influence of the Holy Spirit.

During her testimony last Sunday, she radiated an excellent spirit, adding that things have changed after her deliverance. Even her husband corroborated her submission. “After my deliverance, I feel light and everything is now going well… After the prophecy, the man of God invited my husband. Everything has changed as if we just started a relationship,” she said. She also advised people and athletes all over the world to seek God as He has the final answer to their problems.

JESUS RESTORED MY WOMB

Mrs Elizabeth Agandaa went through tough times as she battled with fibroids and ovarian cyst. For six years, life for her was reduced to a tale of woe. Her menstrual flow was so heavy that it made her to stay indoors for a whole week, tormented by severe pains and a weakened body system. All the medications prescribed by her doctor failed to offer any respite. According to her, the doctor said that the only solution to her problem was to remove her womb. That idea landed into her hearing like a bombshell. The Ghanaian woman blatantly refused.

MRS ELIZABETH AGUNDAA

Even though she was passing through the valley of the shadow of death, Mrs Agandaa vowed to fear no evil. Her faith in God became a source of irrepressible encouragement. Luckily, a friend introduced her to Emmanuel TV. Watching the channel and praying along with the man of God, she became more and more poised for a great encounter with God. Visiting The SCOAN, she received prayer as well as the Morning Water from Prophet T.B. Joshua and returned to Ghana. As she continued to minister the Morning Water amid prayers, things started turning around for her good. The pains and discomfort gave way to joy and inner peace. Even the menstrual flow became normal.

In the face of those positive changes, she decided to see her doctor. After examining her carefully, the doctor certified her free from the fibroids and ovarian cyst that had earlier been detected in her womb. Thanking God during her testimony last Sunday, Mrs Agandaa was categorical in her belief that Jesus is alive and that He healed her. In her advice, she urged people all over the world to run to Him as there is no problem He cannot solve.

JESUS WON MY CASE THROUGH PROPHECY

When she visited The SCOAN in 2013, she had received a prophecy from the man of God about a property she had bought and how that property was sold to three other people. According to the man of God, she had been duped by the sellers of the property. Because of the controversies surrounding the purchase of that property, she, in company of her husband went to court for two years. The litigation cost them time and money and almost made them lose hope. However, Prophet T.B. Joshua assured her that all would be well as long as she had been located by that prophecy.

MRS SUSAN GANG

And true to the Prophet’s prediction, the court case eventually went in their favour. Mrs Susan Gang and her husband were adjudged the authentic owners of the property. Returning for her testimony last Sunday, the Cameroonian resident in South Africa was overwhelmed with joy as she thanked God for using Prophet T.B. Joshua to free her and her husband from a predicament that had taken a lot of their time and money.

The SCOAN Sunday service of March 19, 2017 brought the people of God together to witness His marvellous works. The choir celebrated God´s lovingkindness with songs of praise and thanksgiving while the testimonies from different parts of the world served as an encouragement to all those who are waiting on the Lord for their own blessings. Just back from Israel, the man of God was full of joy as he shared his experience with congregants and people all over the world. His visit to meet with Religious Leaders from the Holy Land was also a God-inspired mission to add value to the lives of the needy.

Citing some Scriptures, the man of God highlighted the place of love in the world, adding that without it, nothing works. He went further to describe love as an attribute of God Himself who sacrificed His only Son for our sake. “Failure to walk in love can almost shut down one’s spiritual walk with the Lord,” he added. Urging congregants to LET LOVE LEAD, Prophet T.B. Joshua revealed that while he was touring Jerusalem, he was inspired to do the will of God through an act of love. After a meeting with the mayor of Bethlehem, she explained to him about the need for help in the areas of medical treatment and job employment. After visiting the largest General Hospital in Bethlehem together with the mayor, the prophet was moved with compassion upon seeing the need for medical equipment especially for kidney patients and donated essential kidney dialysis machines. The machines which cost one hundred and fifty thousand dollars were presented to the appropriate authorities. “Love looks around to see who is crying, lamenting,” Prophet T.B. Joshua said, adding that he should be addressed as LOVE and not as Prophet, General Overseer or Bishop. He urged people to use whatever they have to help others and change the world to a better place.

Earlier, Evangelist Yetunde, in her message – A CONTENTED LIFE, urged Christians to hold onto God even in the face of the most disheartening situations of life. Lamenting about our situations as Christians is satan’s way of distracting us from the plan of God: “No matter the situation you may be going through, you must have room in your heart to bless God. In other words, weeping must not hinder sowing or worshipping God. Remember, getting you to look at life, its storms and adversities from the human point of view is a trap of satan.” She added that there cannot be real contentment without God: “Oftentimes, we are unsatisfied and seek more for what we don’t have. It is not our mere wishful thinking that brings about a contented life. And it is not the work of righteousness which we have done that brings about a contented life. No one can be content without God.”

TESTIMONIES

THE DAY I LOCATED MY DESTINY THROUGH PROPHECY

He had held tightly onto his human opinion, thinking that he was destined to succeed abroad. As at 2013, he had spent over twenty years in the United Kingdom, insisting that his fortunes lay there. Dr Pius Apere had visited The SCOAN in 2007. Then, he had received a prophecy about his career failure, in spite of all the self-efforts he had made to sponsor himself through school at the highest level. Two years later, while on another visit to The SCOAN, he had received yet another prophecy about the appearance of a skeleton in his dreams. According to him, whenever he had that dream involving a skeleton, every good plan and expectation would come to nought. Matters became so bad that anytime he had these nightmares, things would inexplicably fall apart. He would fail at job interviews and would be left confused.

Those bizarre occurrences coupled with his endless struggles to make it big in life instigated in him a concentric mind-set never to come back home to Nigeria since it appeared that his problems emanated from his ancestry. In March 2013, he had another opportunity to meet with the man of God. During their meeting, Prophet T.B. Joshua had told him to return home, adding that his destiny lay in Nigeria. But in his usual mind-set, he had viewed the prophetic directive as a misnomer of sort. For him, it was like coming back to roost in a habitation of vipers where his very existence was not guaranteed any chance of survival.

Six months after his encounter with the man of God, an opportunity came in one of Nigeria’s foremost insurance firms. The position of Deputy Managing Director was vacant and needed to be filled. Though he was roundly qualified for the role, his misgivings about coming back home held him back from making a passionate move. Even when he applied for the job, it took a discouraging one and a half months for him to get a response. Amidst those misgivings, he reluctantly took the offer after friends prevailed on him to do so. He wondered why he should leave the greener pastures of London only to take up an offer shrouded in uncertainty. To make matters worse, he had no place to lay his head and so the possibility of being stranded was one of his greatest fears.

To his utmost surprise, everything he needed was provided as soon as he took up the offer. His doubts were dealt a big blow by prophetic hindsight. As he would later recall, the prophetic counsel given to him by Prophet T.B. Joshua had just started actualising. At that juncture, he realised that homecoming was actually a huge blessing in disguise. Despite all the trials that presented themselves along the way, he was able to see and experience that glorious light at the end of the tunnel. In May, 2016, he visited The SCOAN once again and received yet another prophecy from the man of God. According to Prophet T.B. Joshua, Dr Apere’s career was epileptic and unstable but that he saw him coming home to excel. By November, 2016, the Managing Director retired and he was nominated as replacement.

His nomination raised a lot of dust as the regulatory body of insurance in Nigeria refused to ratify his nomination, citing that he was not qualified for the position and leaked this to the press. During that period, most of his friends deserted him, leaving him to carry his cross all alone. As part of what was essentially a smear campaign, his CV was also leaked to the press but this inadvertently showed the world that he was even more than qualified and competent.

On seeing his CV, the regulatory body came under serious bombardment by stakeholders who knew that his rejection was unjustifiable. Like a stump under pressure, they had no other choice than to yield to popular demand after reviewing his cumulative experience in both the United Kingdom and Nigeria. He was given the opportunity to defend himself orally. Before he did that, he had ministered the Morning Water and had even visited The SCOAN that week. After speaking at the panel, everyone was marvelled to the extent that they referred to him as a professor. After a couple of days, a letter ratifying his nomination and accepting him as the Managing Director/CEO of the insurance firm was written and forwarded to him by the regulatory body with apologetic alacrity.

During his testimony, he revealed that his position came with great benefits, including a multi-million-naira official car.  “It was like a bitter pill to swallow when the message was given to me to come back to Nigeria,” he said as he recalled the prophecy given to him by the man of God. But today, he is a living witness to the veracity and actualisation of that prophecy. “If I had not obeyed, this testimony would not have happened and I would still be struggling,” he added. He advised people all over the world to listen to whatever the man of God tells them, adding that obedience is better than sacrifice. He also urged them to seek the face of God continuously.

FREED FROM THE GRIP OF “A FALLEN ANGEL”´  

Mr Onwuesi Chukwuka Cletus’s problem started when he came across a post on social media titled ´The Fallen Angel´. According to him, the post deliberated on the manner in which the angels that were chased out of Heaven fell and scattered unto different parts of the earth. However, after reading that post, he felt that something strange had entered his body. He suddenly found himself indulging in all sorts of ignoble acts such as alcohol-drinking and mingling with bad gangs. Though he always felt he was on the wrong track, he lacked the will power to retrace his steps. It was obvious that some evil forces beyond his power controlled his affairs.

Dream-wise, he was a total spiritual mess. He always found himself swimming with a particular woman with whom he also had intercourse. His capacity to pray started to die gradually until he lost it all. He virtually lost focus and interest in the things of God. He eventually dropped out of school because his mind was affixed more to those evil fancies. Somehow, his mother noticed the changes in his life but there was nothing she could do on her own. The young man himself had even gone to different prayer houses to seek deliverance when it dawned on him that he was in chains but all his efforts amounted to nothing.

During a visit to an aunt, Mr Cletus confided in her about the challenges he was facing. After her efforts to help him failed, she advised him to visit The SCOAN where she believed God would surely locate and deliver him. Last Sunday, the young man heeded his aunt’s advice by worshipping with the ministry. As the man of God was ministering prayer, he became anxious and edgy as a voice told him to leave the auditorium. Before he could fathom what was going on around him, the man of God was already near him. The last thing he could remember was a touch on his head by Prophet T.B. Joshua.

During his deliverance, the evil spirit that had entered him actually spoke and revealed its mission in the young man’s life, adding that it was responsible for his dropping out of school. It also linked itself to his ancestry. Brought to the ground by the power of the Holy Spirit, Mr Cletus rose up to feel very light. As he told congregants during his testimony, he felt that a heavy burden had been taken out of his body. “I now read my Bible and my interest in the things of God has increased,” he added, just as he advised people all over the world, especially youths, to be wary of the things they read on social media.

QUEST FOR POWER IS VANITY WITHOUT JESUS

Penultimate Sunday, Mr Jabulani Buthelezi received a prophecy from Prophet T.B. Joshua about his link with marine spirits. He narrated the horrible story of his life to congregants. The South African, in quest for political power, fame and influence, had consulted his aunt who advised him to appease his ancestors. He was introduced to a native doctor from Mozambique and because he did not know God, he agreed and made money available for the procurement of some livestock with which the sacrifice would be done. Sheep were slaughtered while their blood and entrails were presented to him to have a bath with. After bathing with the blood and entrails of the slaughtered sheep, the native doctor took him to the graveyard where his forefathers were buried and bathed him with sand from there. They also took some of the sand home.

The native doctor also gave him some snuff and told him to return to the graveyard and request whatever he wanted by sitting on the grave of his ancestors for at least two hours. Mr Buthelezi ended up sleeping on the grave all in his desperate bid to attain power and influence. Weeks later, the native doctor took him to an area in a thick bush were he had lit candles and told him to relax there after which he would appease the spirit of the bush. After that ritual, he was taken to a river and was asked to go naked. He tried to protest but the native doctor wouldn’t even spare his underwear. He was thereafter asked to go into the middle of the river. Mr Buthelezi became the centre of attention as women washing clothes in the river kept looking at him. At that point, the politician was overtaken by shame.

While in the river, the native doctor cut into all parts of his body, including his manhood. As the incisions lasted, he watched as his blood dripped into the flowing river. As the blood dripped, he was told to start swimming. He had no choice but to heed the advice of the native doctor lest his quest for power be truncated by his own refusal to obey commands. He was handed a 1.5 litre empty bottle and was asked to scoop water from the river and take it home. He was instructed to drink the water from time to time. He was also told to add drops of that water into his bathing water and bath in it at midnight. The native doctor also instructed his younger sister to disperse a concoction around his compound whenever he was having his special bath upstairs and she had to do it naked.

During that time, he started having unnecessary quarrels with the woman he was living with. Each time he wanted to get intimate with her, he lacked affection. But whenever he woke from sleep, he would discover that his semen had wet the bedsheets. He soon realised that he was having intercourse with a spirit wife. He also encountered strange women with whom he made love whenever he offered them a ride. Sometimes, he would drive into a bush with them only to find himself having sex in his car. Whenever he arrived at his office, he would feel as if he had not slept with any woman. His appetite for sex became voracious as he would sleep with four women in his office before close of work.

Very rich, Mr Buthelezi bought cars and houses but there was no peace in his home. Because he had entered into a blood covenant, he never enjoyed normal sexual relations. Most of the women he loved to sleep with were those who were menstruating. He always felt great whenever he saw blood during sexual intercourse. Because of the presence of diabolic spirits that were haunting his house, one of his former wives was always scared to move around alone. She would always want him to accompany her to any part of the house. He had thought she was getting insane. That marriage eventually hit the rocks.

The turning point came for him after he was imprisoned for certain crimes he was said to have committed many years back. It was in prison that he started thinking about Christ and redemption. It was in that same prison that he married his current wife. She was an old friend in whom he had lost interest. After leaving prison, for four years, he could not get intimate with her because of an excrutiating pain in his manhood. His frustrations inspired him to visit The SCOAN after he had been introduced to Emmanuel TV by a friend. He had even vowed to commit suicide should his problems persist after visiting The SCOAN.

The man of God ministered prophecy and deliverance to him in the mighty name of Jesus Christ. After his deliverance, he confessed that his problems are no more. Testifying in company of his wife, he advised people, especially men, to stop craving for unnecessary power that would only lead them to more troubles and destruction, adding that he was lucky not to have contracted a venereal infection.

FULL EMPLOYMENT INSPIRED BY FAITH

For five years, he had been a United Nations volunteer in Ethiopia, praying to be fully employed by the international agency. As a volunteer, he only received allowances which were too meagre and could not take care of the huge responsibilities on his shoulders. He needed a full employment, knowing that it would come with improved pay and allowances. Mr Johansen Kase-Nene was introduced to Emmanuel TV by an acquaintance and since that moment, he started watching and witnessing the great testimonies of different people whom God had touched in many wonderful ways. Convinced that God would also touch him through the anointed channel, he started praying along with the man of God on the channel. While the man of God was praying for viewers sometime last year, Mr Kase-Nene keyed into one of the prayer points – WHATEVER YOU HAVE BEEN PRAYING FOR ALL THESE YEARS, THIS YEAR YOU ARE GOING TO GET IT.

After praying that prayer point vigorously, the mighty hand of God swung into action. Two months later, the Tanzanian resident in Ethiopia was offered a full employment by the International Refugee Committee which recruits and sends staff to the United Nations High Commission of Refugees. He was subsequently posted to serve in Botswana as an Associate Protection Officer.

When he arrived in Botswana, he received another employment as an United Nations staff with an improved remuneration as well as other benefits, including educational grants for his children and an opportunity for his family to join him. During his testimony, he expressed gratitude to God for answering his prayer. He advised people all over the world to hold onto God through any anointed medium, adding that distance is not a barrier.

GOOD RIDDANCE TO THE ISSUE OF BLOOD

Mrs Maggie Thokomnisi was suffering from severe bleeding and stomach pains to the extent that she had to be taken repeatedly to the hospital by an ambulance. She was referred to gynaecologists who checked her and later referred her to surgeons. At the end, she was given some medication and discharged when nothing was found wrong with her. She was told to return after five days if the pains and bleeding continued. After five days and having taken all the medication without any sign of the bleeding and pain subsiding, she returned to the hospital as advised. This time, she returned in an ambulance because she was too weak. Taken to the theatre, nothing was found once again and she was discharged.

Her aunt had muted the idea of visiting a sangoma whom she believed would put an end to the bleeding. For Mrs Thokomnisi, though she was troubled, she wouldn’t run after other gods. Instead, she decided to seek the face of the mighty and living God. She believed that as soon as she stepped her feet into The SCOAN, God would heal her. She just believed!

Her husband was worried because he was not sure she could embark on that journey alone without help because she was very weak. When she eventually arrived at The SCOAN, she attended a Sunday service. That day as Prophet T.B. Joshua was ministering prayer to congregants, he came to her side and laid his anointed right hand on her head. According to her, she fell to the ground under the influence of the Holy Spirit. Rising, she rushed to the toilet only to discover that her persistent bleeding had stopped.

Since that moment till now, she has not experienced the bleeding anymore. After her healing, she has been very strong, happy and full of life. Her appetite is back now. She even ‘demolished’ many Nigerian dishes. “There is no sickness that Jesus cannot heal and no disease that he cannot cure,” she told congregants as she thanked God for the miracle.

HOW JESUS RESCUED ME FROM THE TROUBLES OF LIFE

She was only two and half years when she lost her mother in a suicidal fire incident. At that tender age of innocence, it was most devastating for her to lose her mother in a most gory manner. Left with her father and younger sister, life took a turn for the worst. Her father remarried barely six months after her mother died. Young Lucy and her younger sister were ushered into an unfriendly vista of life where warmth and affection were displaced by hate and rejection. The   family treated them with disdain as though they were responsible for their mother’s death. When she clocked eight years, she absconded from home and took refuge at a seminary where she worked as a dish washer just to survive.

Two years after she fled home, another sad episode played out. Her younger sister whom she had left behind in her father’s house, died. It was as if life had lost its sunshine and had been overtaken by dark clouds. She developed an addiction for cigarette smoking. She would smoke as many as forty sticks of cigarettes in a day. Her father did not show any concern about her wellbeing. She was called all sorts of horrible names – a thief, a killer and the ugliest girl in the world. She suffered depression and migraines and received heavy doses of medication. With the level of rejection she experienced, she grew up with a mind-set to work hard and tread through the vicissitudes of life with an optimistic inclination. Lucy recalled how she was raped several times as a child and how she kept the abominable experiences to herself.

At sixteen, she was already a single parent of three. Her travails continued until her aunt’s husband came into the picture. The man, based in Norway decided to adopt her as his daughter. She was taken to Norway to start a new life. Norway brought a new lease of life as she was enrolled in school and also had job opportunities. She was able to raise pocket money through the little jobs she did while going to school. But that blaze of hope was short-lived when her adopted parents decided to go their separate ways. The boat of their marriage was rocked by irreconcilable differences and so, divorce was inevitable.

Lucy decided to go with her aunt, thinking that things would be better with her. But life with her aunt turned out to be worse than what she had passed through in her biological father’s house. Her aunt used her to make money by ordering her to sleep with all sorts of men against her will. It was exploitation all through. But among the men who were coming with the intention to sleep with her, there was one whose conscience was alive. Noticing that she was going through a lot of emotional pains, he promised to help her. That man kept his promise by getting her an apartment and paying her rent for two years. After she moved into her new home, she continued her education and combined it with a job in order to make ends meet.

Lucy would later meet her husband, a Norwegian, in the house of a Danish neighbour. Initially, their relationship was somewhat casual but after one year, it became serious. After their marriage which was blessed with a girl, Lucy was still haunted by her problems. Many a time, she would nurse the urge to run away from her matrimonial home. She had suicidal thoughts and was not happy. At a time, she fell ill and almost went crazy. Her husband did all he could yet her condition remained the same. It was then she told her husband that she was not interested in the material things of life but that she wanted to be free from the worries that had trailed her life since childhood.

One day while scanning through YouTube, she came across Prophet T.B. Joshua on Emmanuel TV and concluded that he was the only one who would deliver her from her problems. Since that day, she continued to watch Emmanuel TV. Lucy had made up her mind to visit The SCOAN and nothing would stop her.

As time for her journey to Nigeria approached, she faced a lot of difficulties. Undeterred, she was able to surmount those difficulties and made her way to the Arena of Liberty with her husband’s support. He had asked her to choose between a mansion he would build for her in her native Uganda and coming to The SCOAN and she chose the latter. Penultimate Sunday, during the church service, she was located by the Holy Spirit as the man of God ministered prayer and deliverance to congregants.

The demons behind her travails manifested: “We turned her to a dog. No respect – nobody likes her. Nobody respects her. They use her. From her childhood, she has been raped many times. We use her – that is our happiness…” Mrs Lucy Atim Hansen received her deliverance in the mighty name of Jesus. During her testimony last Sunday, she thanked God for freeing her from an age-long predicament that almost destroyed her life. According to her, after her deliverance, something came out of her. Her urge for smoking also came to an end. “If you see a child looking for your shoulder to rest on, please take that child as yours,” she advised.

MOTHER OF MIRACLES FOR TRINIDADIAN COUPLE

Mr Keston Brown from Trinidad and Tobego stepped foot in The SCOAN for the second time to testify of the Lord’s never failing faithfulness. The first time, he came with his wife to testify of how God had delivered him from pornography and masturbation through praying along with the man of God on Emmanuel TV. Happily married with his beautiful wife, they were looking for the fruit of the womb, something they believed would come naturally after 1 year or 2 years but when 5 years passed and no sign of pregnancy emerged, the couple began to worry.

Before returning to The SCOAN another time, they had exhausted all tricks in the book to try and conceive a child. The doctors had diagnosed stubborn multiple fibroids that refused to leave her despite treatment and medication. However, as the man of God says, ¨When you run out of rope, you should hold onto faith¨, they travelled to The SCOAN and received prayer from Prophet T.B. Joshua, in Jesus’ name along with the Morning Water.
On their return to Trinidad and Tobago, fueled with faith, they went straight back to the doctor’s office but despite the absence of the pain, the fibroids were still there. Although his wife was devastated at the news of the fibroids’ presence, he encouraged her to continue ministering the Morning Water and to stay in faith.

After four months of trusting in God and ministering the Morning Water, they met as husband and wife and to the joy of the couple, she conceived. Unable to keep quiet at God’s miracle, Mr Keston travelled to The SCOAN to testify on behalf of his wife. Beaming and proudly showing photographs of his wife, now heavily pregnant, Mr Keston advised everyone that truly God is alive.

The SCOAN Live Sunday Service of March 26, 2017 was a touch of Heaven on earth. Opening with an insightful message of freedom from Evangelist Michelle to a powerful demonstration of God’s power as ministered by Prophet T.B. Joshua in message and in prayer, deliverance and healing took place throughout the congregation in an explosive time of prayer. It was a service to remember.

PROPHET T.B. JOSHUA

In her message titled BE FREE, Evangelist Michelle reminded Christians that true freedom and the joy that comes with it can only be found by walking with the Lord. According to her, it was for the same freedom that God sent His Son to set the captives free and to bring light where there was darkness: “Lasting happiness and bubbling joy comes from loving Jesus. True freedom is the ease of heart and peace of conscience derived from walking with the Lord. Our freedom is also the ultimate prize that satan aims to take from us and he uses our situations and our weaknesses as his principle weapons.” She added that, “Freedom is the lifestyle of every child of Heaven because it is for freedom that the Father of lights sent His only Son, Jesus Christ – to set the captives (you and I) free and bring them out of darkness. No one can help you to come out of darkness without the Author of light. Only Jesus Christ, the Author of light can help you to come out of darkness.”
She summed up her message with the following counsel: “Sometimes in life, we work so hard without a corresponding reward for our efforts and the weight of the disappointment enslaves our spirits in chains of depression and discouragement because things did not work out the way we planned. That you are planning does not mean the plan will be carried out. When you are planning, keep in mind that you are not the executor – God is. If you have this consciousness, your spirit will remain free.”

EVANGELIST MICHELLE

Prophet T.B. Joshua entered the auditorium and instilled in all the importance of making the Word first place. Urged Christians to make the Word of God the ultimate part of their lives, he added that most of the challenges they are facing today emanate out of their attitudes of worry even after prayer. “When you are grounded in the Word, you take it first place; you exalt the Word. Prayer must be followed by an absolute trust in God that He is now working out the answer. But our life is quite different. After prayer, we begin to worry over it as if we have never prayed at all,” he said. Urging those who believe strongly in God’s Word to continue to put a demand on the anointing, he advised them to do so by praying along with him: “Since you have recognized that God’s Word is healing, deliverance and blessing, the living Word in me will release you, in Jesus’ name. Use your faith to put a demand on the anointing as you pray along with Prophet T.B. Joshua!”

And the congregation responded. As Prophet T.B. Joshua began moving through the congregation, instantaneous healing and deliverance began to take place. They used their faith to put a demand on the anointing and yokes of bondage began to break. Their testimonies follow:

TESTIMONIES
A FRESH BREATH OF HEALING THROUGH CHRIST

MR JOSE DAIVD MOGUEL

Using a breathing machine, Mr Jose David Moguel, alongside his family, came all the way from the United States in search of healing at the Arena of Liberty. He had been diagnosed with lung fibrosis – a respiratory condition that makes breathing a burdensome struggle. For over seven years, the Mexican lived his life in abject dependence on medications that only assuaged the symptoms temporarily. Bereft of natural oxygen most times, he found it extremely difficult to walk. When all medical efforts proved to be unreliable and with his condition getting worse, his family decided to go God’s way.

MR JOSE DAIVD MOGUEL

Sitting in the congregation accompanied by his wife, son and an acquaintance, Mr Moguel came in contact with the benevolent Spirit of the living God as Prophet T.B. Joshua moved through the auditorium in prayer. As Prophet T.B. Joshua touched him, he felt an electrical reaction all through his body. Moments later, he discovered that he could breathe normally and optimally without the breathing machine. As congregants and his family members broke into a hysteria of applause, Mr Moguel did not only walk confidently, he also ran from one end of the auditorium to the other to demonstrate his new-found strength and agility. His wife went emotional as she rendered a thanksgiving song to the Almighty Father for his wondrous work in the life of her husband. The breathing machine, which had taken centre stage in their father’s life, has now been relegated to the dustbin of history. It has been rendered useless by the power in the name of Jesus. With revived lungs and renewed vigour, Mr Moguel’s story reminds Christians of the scripture which says, “THOSE WHO WAIT UPON THE LORD SHALL RENEW THEIR STRENGTH.” Advising people all over the world, the visibly elated Mexican who spoke through an interpreter, stated, “Search for God and He will heal you”.

JESUS WALKED ME OUT OF MY INCAPACITATION

MR CHARLES UDEH

After undergoing surgery in his lower back, Mr Charles Udeh lost every sense of feeling from his waist down to his lower abdomen. He could not walk without support. A lumbar corset coupled with a knee brace became his most prized assets. The Nigerian living in the United States was tested for several ailments but nothing categorically was found. How he became unable to walk remained a mystery to his doctors. He was virtually rendered unproductive as he could hardly do anything worthwhile. In his words, he was just like a vegetable.

MR CHARLES UDEH

Freedom however came his way when Prophet T.B. Joshua, who was ministering healing and deliverance to congregants in a fierce demonstration of God’s anointing, came to his seat. Tapping him on the head and ministering life to his dead legs, the man of God ordered him to stand up and walk and for the first time in almost three years, Mr Udeh stood up and walked freely, bringing an end to his incapacitation. Throwing away the lumbar corset and knee brace, he praised God for making him whole again just as congregants responded with a loud ovation to the unending glory of God.

MY HEART AILED FOR TWO YEARS – GOD HEALED ME IN TWO DAYS
In September, 2015, Mrs Belinda Moyo had noticed that her heart was beating uncontrollably. The abnormal palpitation continued up to June, 2016 when she started feeling its negative brunt. She could hardly sleep as she felt a heavy burden on her heart. She also felt serious pain on her chest and could not carry any heavy load. The discomfort led her to the hospital where she was diagnosed with a heart problem. According to her doctor, the lining of her heart was thickening – a condition that could trigger a sudden heart failure.
After receiving a cocktail of medications and injections, her condition remained the same. In January 2017, Mrs Moyo decided to pray along with Prophet T.B. Joshua on Emmanuel TV. According to her, she was inspired more by his emphasis on putting a demand on the anointing. She remembered that it was during a Mass Prayer in which the man of God had declared that enough was enough for all the problems that had been tormenting the lives of God’s children. Keying into that prophetic declaration, she also confessed that enough was enough for her heart disease. That same night, she slept without any encumbrances.
Two days later, she revisited her doctor who directed her to undergo a scan. The result of the scan showed that her heart was normal.

MRS BELINDA MOYO

The thickening lining was nowhere to be found. Indeed, distance is not a barrier to the move of God! During her testimony, she displayed her medical reports – one for the initial diagnoses of the heart problem and the other for the confirmation of her miraculous healing. Full of joy and praises to God, Mrs Moyo had the following advice for people all over the world: “God’s anointing is unlimited; tap into it”.

MRS BELINDA MOYO MEDICAL REPORTS

EMMANUEL TV: A MEDIUM OF BREAKTHROUGH AND OPEN DOORS
As an importer, Mr Ifeanyi Anyakorah worked assiduously to make sure his business thrived. But emerging realities were not in tandem with his great expectations. Instead of making progress, he faced an unfair share of challenges as his goods were continuously seized by inspectors. Initially unperturbed, he believed it was a normal business challenge but the Nigerian would later lose his patience when his troubles assumed a frequent dimension. He started wondering why his containers would always end up being seized while those of his fellow importers were cleared without any hassle.
Reflecting on those realities, he reckoned that they were not normal. One night, as he was asleep, something woke him up. As he was trying to fathom what was happening, a thought struck his mind. “I should console myself with a Christian TV channel”. Scanning through channels on his television, he came across Emmanuel TV. He was astonished by the sheer demonstration of love, charity and humanity by Prophet T.B. Joshua to the needy and less-privileged in society. As far as he could remember, he had never come across such a huge display of lovingkindness.
The more he watched Emmanuel TV, the deeper his conviction to visit The SCOAN became. Even his visiting mother could not contain her passion for Emmanuel TV when she encouraged him to visit the ministry, saying that God was already with us here on earth – Emmanuel! Visiting The SCOAN, he was with the intention of joining the Emmanuel TV Partners and during the course of the service, he registered as a Partner with Emmanuel TV. After the service, he had the opportunity to meet with Prophet T.B. Joshua, who prayed for him and blessed him with the Morning Water. When he returned to his work station, things turned around for good. Open doors and breakthrough came from different angles. The issue of seized containers became a thing of the past. Even his business associates saw that a new dawn had come. Following the teaching of Prophet T.B. Joshua, he made giving a habit and his fortunes improved. His cup of blessings became full and ran over to the extent that other foreign importers started begging him to extend his business to their countries.
In an expansionist move, he bought a plot of land and within nine months, erected an eighteen-flat apartment. One night while his engineer was about digging the foundation for another building site he had acquired, he dreamt of Prophet T.B. Joshua, telling him that the foundation style was wrong. According to him, the man of God who appeared in a flash of lightening, disappeared after showing him the right foundation to use. Waking up disturbed, he requested for his architect and changed the plans to construct a hotel, as he had seen in his dream. As the hotel building progressed, people around wondered how and where he got the financial muscle to execute such a gigantic project with imported materials. When the hotel building was completed it was proven to be the best in that area of Kano, Nigeria with forty-five rooms, including a presidential suite and of international standard too. To his utmost surprise, while the hotel was still training staff for a successful commencement of operation, customers started rushing to use its services.

MR IFEANYI ANYAKORAH

An NGO even came with its staff from all over the country to register their preference for its services. Fully operational now, the hotel is one of the many proofs of God’s favour upon his life. Thanking God for giving him many reasons to celebrate, he advised people all over the world to emulate the godly and charitable ways of Prophet T.B. Joshua who is famed for helping the needy and less-privileged.

AFTER YEARS OF BARRENNESS, OUR JOY HAS COME
Mr and Mrs Adepila Joseph were not a happy couple. Their unhappiness arose from the fact that for many years after marriage, they were unable to bear a child. For them, it was somewhat a social stigma, especially living on a continent were the success of a marriage is measured by the ability to procreate. Doctors had diagnosed Mr Joseph with low sperm count while his wife was said to have an infection. However, despite all the medications they received from their doctors, their condition, like an obstinate obstacle, refused to give way. The couple’s only option was to seek divine intervention. It was that quest for God’s touch that brought them to The SCOAN in June last year.

MR AND MRS ADEPILA JOSEPH

Meeting with Prophet T.B. Joshua, they received prayer and the Morning Water. According to Mr Joseph, the spate of spiritual attacks which they had been experiencing stopped after the prophet prayed for them. At home, they formed a praying alliance, ministering the Morning Water and asking God to locate them with His mercy and favour. As their payers gathered momentum, Mrs Joseph had a rather strange yet victorious dream. In that dream, she had encountered Prophet T.B. Joshua who gave her two apples. As soon as she received those apples, two vicious dogs came out of the blue and snatched the apples from her. As she struggled to retrieve her precious fruits from the jaws of the marauding beasts, the man of God reappeared, dispossessed the dogs of their loot and handed them back to her – just as it is captured in the scripture that says, “THE KINGDOM OF GOD SUFFERETH VIOLENCE AND THE VIOLENT TAKETH IT BY FORCE”.

MRS ADEPILA

True to their expectation, Mrs Joseph became pregnant soon after that memorable dream. During their testimony last Sunday, Mrs Joseph was eight-months-pregnant. Mr Joseph told congregants how he bore the psychological pains of being the only childless one amongst his extended family members. He however thanked God for ending their problem and blessing them with the fruit of the womb. “Whatever situation you may be facing in life, be patient. At God’s own time, everything is beautiful,” he advised.

SCOURGE OF MISCARRIAGES SUBMIT TO GOD’S POWER
Mr and Mrs Mcoyett Ademola were at a crossroads. Each time Mrs Mcoyett became pregnant, it ended in a miscarriage. She would suffer from high blood pressure, stool blood and became anaemic as a result of a PCV (Parked Cell Volume) as low as fourteen percent. The last episode was very disheartening as yet another baby died in her womb. Doctors had told her that the dead foetus could only be evacuated through an operation. Her husband, who had been a staunch member of The SCOAN, was able to convince her to visit the Arena of Liberty after many years of indifference on her part.
Being a member of a different Christian denomination, Mrs Mcoyett had been a hard nut to crack until the last sad episode. When she eventually visited The SCOAN in company of her husband, she was in desperate need of help and hopeful that she could deliver the dead baby without an operation as suggested by the doctors. At the prayer line, Prophet T.B. Joshua prayed for her and blessed her with the Morning Water. After that visit to The SCOAN, Mrs Mcoyett went into labour and delivered the dead foetus naturally, without any complications. After delivering the dead foetus, she encountered the man of God in a dream in which he said he would tell her what to do to forestall such miscarriages. Two months after that dream, she became pregnant.
During the course of that pregnancy, she had another dream in which she found herself in an uncompleted building whose door was so narrow that she could not pass through it with her pregnancy. While stuck in that dilemma, Prophet T.B. Joshua appeared and led her through the walls out of the building. As they came out, she discovered they were inside a forest. The man of God led her through the forest onto The SCOAN altar. After nine months of that peaceful pregnancy, she delivered a baby boy they named Elijah.

MRS MCOYETT AND BABY

During their testimony, Mrs Mcoyett’s mother, a trained nurse, marvelled at the miraculous way God used Prophet T.B. Joshua to save her daughter from a complicated situation of having to deliver a dead foetus which doctors had concluded would only be possible through operation. According to her, her daughter’s successful delivery of the dead foetus was the hand of God at work. Being a practising nurse, she knew that a dead foetus could only be delivered through induction. But in that very case, there was nothing like that. It was simply a miracle. She urged medical practitioners not to arrogate power to themselves or undermine God’s capacity to heal, saying that they only treat while God heals. In a double testimony, she proclaimed that her niece, who also suffered the onslaught of miscarriages, was able to conceive and deliver a beautiful bouncing baby safely after the ministration of the Morning Water.

MR AND MRS MCOYETT ADEMOLA AND FAMILY

On his own part, Mr Mcoyett was full of thanks and praises to God for using Prophet T.B. Joshua to rescue his wife from a deadly situation and for blessing them with a bouncing baby boy. He was visibly overwhelmed by the very way and manner their miscarriage-threatened marriage was eventually stabilised after their visit to The SCOAN. He also urged Christians to jettison denominational sentiments and seek the face of God in the appropriate quarters. From a neutral angle, the story of the Mcoyetts show that it is all about Jesus and not about the name of the ministry one attends. Your membership in your local church is merely symbolic; the essence of the true Church is Christ in you, the hope of glory!

JESUS IS THE CURE TO CANCER
She was diagnosed with blood and bone marrow cancer in 2013 and had been placed on heavy doses of cancer medication, including chemotherapy. Those times were very agonising for Mrs Rauna Kakehongo as her doctors had told her that the malignancy was at its terminal stage, meaning that the possibility of her dying suddenly was very high. While the chemotherapy lasted, she experienced loss of hair and painful swelling in different parts of her body. Instead of alleviating her condition, the medication she took seemed to make matters worse. It was emotional for her to imagine losing her life to the disease and leaving her young and innocent children at the mercy of a cruel world.

RAUNA KAKEHONGO

She had thought that coming to The SCOAN would perhaps be her last opportunity to receive God’s blessings before crossing to the other side as her doctors had told her she had only four months to live. Four years after that visit, the woman who came all the way from Namibia on a wheelchair stood, hale and hearty and bubbling with the zest of a reinvigorated life.
Last Sunday, she testified to her healing after she had received prayers from Prophet T.B. Joshua at the prayer line. She had lost all hope and was already looking ahead to her death until she took the bold step to seek God’s intervention at The SCOAN. Describing her experience at the prayer line as Heaven on earth, Mrs Kakehongo said that while the man of God was praying for other people some distance away from where she was, she felt the heat of God’s anointing on him as she felt heat coming out from her ears. When the man of God came to her and touched her on the part of her chest that had already gone numb, she fell to the ground and felt her chest being lifted.

MRS RAUNA KAKEHONGO

After her experience at the prayer line, she felt well and lively. For a woman who struggled to eat, she was able to finish a whole dish of food that night. When she returned to Namibia, she went to see her doctors for a check-up. After a series of tests, it was discovered that the blood and bone marrow cancer were no longer there to the surprise of all, including her employers who had found her replacement, thinking she would not survive the cancer. Since that last check-up that confirmed her free from the sickness, she has followed up with monthly tests which up to this moment have continued to show that the cancer is no more. Looking radiant and robust with a beautiful head of hair during her testimony, Mrs Kakehongo left the following advice for people all over the world: “Never compare your situation to others. If Jesus could do it for me, He will do it for you.”

YOKE OF BEDWETTING DESTROYED FOR LIFE
Miss Diamante Engan Nchama started bed-wetting when she was seven years-old. The problem persisted up to her teenage years. She was always ashamed of herself as a result of the problem because she had younger siblings who looked up to her. The whole thing affected her socially and psychologically. She could not visit friends and spend the night because she was scared by the very thought that she would wet the bed if she slept in their houses. Her fears were further heightened by the bedwetting experiences she had while travelling in a plane.
She had been taken to many doctors and had received different types of medication and yet the problem remained. Having sought medical solution without success, Diamante came to The SCOAN in company of her parents penultimate Sunday. During the service, Prophet T.B. Joshua prophesied about her problem. As soon as she heard the man of God make that prophecy, the young girl from Equatorial Guinea rushed out of the congregation and received her deliverance from God through prayer from Prophet T.B. Joshua.

MISS DIAMANTE ENGAN NCHAMA

Testifying, her mother also narrated the embarrassment she felt when her daughter was passing through that problem. She advised parents facing such challenges to be patient, adding that no child wets the bed intentionally. She also urged them to table such problems before God through prayers as He would always answer. She thanked God that after the prayer of Prophet T.B. Joshua, her daughter’s problem is no more. When the Son of God sets you free, you are free indeed!

EMMANUEL TV YOUTUBE CHANNEL RECOGNITION
In a testimony for all Emmanuel TV Partners and Viewers, Emmanuel TV has emerged the Most Watched Christian TV Channel on YouTube and a Silver Play Button Award from YouTube was received by the station for surpassing 100,000 subscribers to The Emmanuel TV YouTube Channel. In their letter of appreciation, YouTube wrote: Each and every person who has subscribed to your channel was touched by what you did. They were inspired, or challenged, or entertained… And we’d like to recognise you and all your hard work with this silver play button, a small token of our esteem and respect…Believe us when we say that we can’t wait to see what you do next…And we’re rooting for you”.
As this milestone was conveyed to the TV channel, it was noted that not only did the channel surpass 100,000 subscribers but we are well over 500,000 at this present time. It is indeed a superlative recognition for a YouTube channel that had just celebrated its fourth anniversary and a station that had just celebrated 11 years of broadcast. Thank you, viewers, for all the way long. Let us continue together to change lives, change nations and change the world with the Gospel of our Lord, Jesus Christ!

The presence of God was powerfully felt all through the service as the man of God continued to minister healing and deliverance to congregants from different parts of the world.

Prophet T.B. Joshua engaged the minds of congregants with a thought-provoking message, LET THE HOLY SPIRIT REMAIN, centred around the incomprehensible ways of God. “God does not give us what we know how to do,” he said, adding that He gives us what we don’t know how to do so that He would teach us how to do it. According to the man of God, whenever God wants to teach us how to do a thing, he reforms and refines us just as gold passes through the furnace.

Speaking further, he pointed out that most Christians receive but cannot keep the Spirit of God because they allow worries to take over their hearts. He observed that when we hold a grudge or an offence against anyone, we are making our hearts uninhabitable for the Holy Spirit: “When you hold a grudge against a brother, you have already grieved the Holy Spirit.” The man of God also lamented the sad reality of Christians who read the Bible even when their hearts are holding offence. He also said that reading the Bible with a heart filled with grudges amounts to reading ordinary history or literature, “You should not be surprised if the Bible is not real when reading – when you hold an offence against your brother. When it is inspired by the Holy Spirit, it becomes the Bible… When the heart refines the Word, it becomes an instrument for the Spirit of God.”

Concluding, he reminded Christians that only God can give man true greatness, adding that “The race is not always for the swiftest or fastest.” Noting that the world also gives greatness, the man of God observed that only God-given greatness stands the test of time. To buttress his point, he added that God would always take great men through all sorts of experiences in order to enable them understand the vicissitudes of life so that when they are up there, they would not be carried away by pride or selfishness: “God always makes us fit for His position; you should be ready for God’s training.”

In an earlier message titled GOD WITH US, Evangelist Elizabeth called on Christians to pay more attention to the Word of God rather than allow the temporary challenges and troubles of life distract them from the path of glory which the good Lord has in store for them, “Today, many Christians feel hopeless in the face of their mountains as they keep magnifying their problem above their Heavenly Father. The problem is that they never get in perfect harmony with God’s Word. They confess failure instead of victory, sickness instead of good health, bondage instead of freedom, poverty and lack instead of prosperity and blessings of God. If you are such a Christian, you can never rise above your confession.”

She further pointed out that Christians who know that God’s ability can work wonders through them, they would always overcome their challenges by allowing their confessions to align with the Word of God, “As a Christian, if I know God’s ability is working through me, then why confess sickness when the Bible says in Isaiah 53:5 that by His stripes I am healed. It is a thrilling fact that as children of God, when our word becomes one with God’s Word, that Word of God abiding in us gives us an authority in Heaven. Why confess defeat when the Bible says in Romans. 8:37 that ‘I am an overcomer through Christ Jesus. If I order my words aright, God manifests to me, the benefits of His great salvation.”

During the mass prayer with Prophet T.B. Joshua, many demonic chains were broken as age-old yokes were broken in the mighty name of Jesus Christ. Prophet T.B. Joshua moved round the auditorium with so much power that even people seated at a distance, fell under the influence of the Holy Spirit, manifesting and vomiting all forms of poisonous substances.

TESTIMONIES

MOVING OBJECT REVEALED AS A COCKROACH

Suffering from evil attacks, Ms Chantal Bridget Nyemeck from Cameroon had also discovered a strange movement in her stomach. For some time, she had been seeing herself eating and drinking in her dreams, encountering dead people, including her late husband. She also had a spiritual husband. Her constant torment drove her to take the journey to her neighbouring country Nigeria to visit The SCOAN in search of deliverance. She was further encouraged by a dream in which she had an encounter with Prophet T.B. Joshua. According to her, in her dream, the man of God placed her in water and said, “Be cleansed!”.

Ms Nyemeck under the influence of the Holy Spirit during the time of Mass Prayer 

The cockroach vomitted by Ms Nyemeck during the Mass Prayer

Testifying last Sunday, she told congregants that all the nightmares, eating and seeing dead people in her dreams had stopped. According to her, her sleep is now very peaceful. She advised people all over the world to trust God and have faith in Him, no matter how long it takes.

A PARALYSED BODY REVIVED

Mr Mohammed from Lebanon came to The SCOAN with the problem of paralysis of the whole body. Since 2008, the condition had lingered, making him incapable of engaging productively in his business. He could not go to work and even when he tried to sleep, he would experience serious pain and discomfort. Despite the fact that he had been to different hospitals, there was no solution and the problem continued to worsen. The Doctors only suggestion was surgery. Unable to move, Mr Mohamed was brought to The SCOAN in a car, wearing a body brace and neck collar.

Prophet T.B. Joshua came outside to where Mr Mohammed’s car was parked to attend to him right inside the car. According to Mr Mohammed, as soon as the man of God touched him, he felt something come out of him and immediately he stood up to walk for the first time in nine years! Sounding jubilant and radiating a sense of gratitude to God, Mr Mohammed recalled, during his testimony, how he lived daily on medication just to make it through the day. His friend, who came to testify with him, told congregants how Mr Mohammed was introduced to Emmanuel TV and how he decided to seek the face of God. Mr Mohammed has experienced the hand of God through Christ Jesus. Demonstrating his new-found fitness to the glory of God, he advised people all over the world to run to Jesus ­­­whenever they have problems.

DISABLED SOLDIER REINSTATED

Lance Corporal Anthony was involved in an accident while serving with the Nigerian army in the north-eastern part of the country –  a known area where terrorists operate. The accident left him with a fractured femur which necessitated an operation in which iron was inserted into the affected bone to enable him to walk. Despite the operation, he found it extremely difficult to walk without aid. Aside the crutch which he used, he largely depended on other people for locomotion.

Instead of Lance Corporal Anthony’s condition to improve, it gradually got worse. After the submission of the hospital hit him with a bang of hopelessness, the young soldier decided to go spiritual. He had been hearing about The SCOAN and had witnessed many wonderful miracles on Emmanuel TV, and so, there is hope at the end of the tunnel after all. Mustering some faith-inspired strength, Corporal Anthony visited the Arena of Liberty last Sunday.

During the service, Prophet T.B. Joshua ministered prayer and deliverance to congregants in a most tensed manner. The atmosphere was charged with the ubiquitous power of God. Many were let loose from the grip of demons and evil spirits while others were healed of age-long infirmities. As the man of God moved from one direction to the other, Corporal Anthony could feel the presence of God even from far away. When the man of God eventually got to his position and touched him, he lost touch of the reality around him and landed on the floor. By the time he regained consciousness, he was overtaken by freight and had wanted to run away.

It took the intervention of the evangelists for him to realise that he had just been healed. Rather than run away, they advised him to walk in the glory of God’s power, having been healed of an ailment that defied medical logic. Since that moment, Lance Corporal Anthony has not used a crutch. He walks without aid after the Holy Spirit had operated upon his fractured femur, transforming it into a brand-new one. Demonstrating his fitness with vigour and agility during his testimonies, he told congregants that the crutches were no more useful to him. “I will throw them away,” he added.

CONSTANT BLEEDING CEASED IN JESUS’ NAME

Mrs Chinyere Obichukwu came to The SCOAN with three serious problems. She had been suffering from barrenness due to bleeding caused by fibroid. She also had a kidney disease. The combination of those problems made life very miserable for her. As a banker, the bleeding almost rendered her inefficient in her work place. She would have to visit the convenience so many times in a day. As for the kidney problem, it made her uncomfortable most times. She felt sharp pains in her upper abdominal regions.

Coming to The SCOAN last Sunday, Mrs Obichukwu was bleeding profusely, prompting her to visit the convenience many times to change. But as soon as the man of God started moving around the auditorium, she started feeling the powerful presence of God even before he got to her position. She had been inspired faith-wise by the testimony of a woman who was healed of cancer. She continued to pray while the man of God ministered healing and deliverance to congregants.

By the time the anointed touch of Prophet T.B. Joshua landed on her, she felt a strange yet powerful impact. By the time she returned to the convenience to check herself, she discovered that the bleeding had stopped. Thereafter, the pains in her abdomen also ceased – an indication that the kidney disease was no more. Testifying, the elated woman based in Kaduna State, Nigeria, also declared that she would soon come to testify about her forthcoming baby. Mrs Obichukwu came to The SCOAN with serious problems but has since returned to her home completely healed and full of songs of praise to God. “Believing is your connection. People of God, do not give up. Soldier on!” she advised.

RESTORED TO HIS FEET BY PROPHETIC ORDER

Mr Charles Ude had suffered from the problem of difficulty in walking. The problem saw him undergo a corrective surgery on his back after which his doctors explained that he needed two more surgeries. The Nigerian living in South Africa experienced tough times as he was almost unable to do anything by himself and as his entire lower abdomen had gone numb and virtually dead to every sensory feeling. At a point, he was also given certain social considerations as a disabled person. His condition made him consume different doses of medication daily. Rather than wait to undergo the two remaining surgeries, he summoned enough faith and decided to seek God’s help at The SCOAN.

Penultimate Sunday, he was one of the congregants that attended the church service. During Mass Prayer, he cried out to God to help him as Prophet T.B. Joshua ministered prayer and deliverance to congregants from different nations of the world. Adorning a lumbar corset and knee brace, Mr Ude’s leg vibrated as the man of God unleashed God’s power on it. He was thereafter ordered to rise up and walk by the man of God after his leg and body were restored to normal once again, no longer in need of the lumbar corset and knee brace. Obeying that prophetic directive, Mr Ude sprang to his feet, walking unaided for the first time in a long while. His miraculous healing was accompanied by shouts of “Thank You, Jesus!” by himself and members of the congregation.

During his testimony last Sunday, Mr Ude told congregants how he suffered untold hardship as a result of his difficulty in walking. According to him, even his career was seriously threatened by the problem. He also recounted how his pastor in the United States had discouraged him from ministering the Morning Water. His pastor’s discouragement would soon prove to be unfounded after they had tried to burn the Morning Water. But instead of burn with the fire, the anointed medium moved like a spirit and left them gapping in awe. “Whatever your problem, your solution is in the hands of God,” he advised.

OBEDIENCE IS THE KEY

Being Palm Sunday, Christians all over the world commemorated the triumphant entry of Jesus Christ into Jerusalem with pomp. The SCOAN children created mementos of that Biblical event with a grand parade in and outside the church premises. As they sang and danced along to the glorious tunes from the choir, the presence of God was felt by all and sundry. Speaking to congregants, Prophet T.B. Joshua urged them to develop the attitude of putting a demand on the anointing by faith, adding that it makes the work of a miracle easy. According to him, “The force behind your action determines your action.”

The man of God also admonished Christians to call on God to release them from the mental entanglements that prevent their prayers from being answered. He added that it is only God that can release us from such entanglements when we sincerely ask Him to do so through our prayers: “When you say this with all your heart, the job is half done.”

In an earlier message titled OBEDIENCE IS THE KEY, Evangelist Racine tasked Christians to hearken to the instruction of God, adding that it is the best way they can walk with Him in peace and receive their blessings: “God does not necessarily reward good, smart or intelligent people but He rewards the obedient. Knowledge is not the key; obedience is.” He further added that the Word of God is the ultimate answer: “God’s Word is the answer to all fundamental issues of life. God always instructs us to do something we cannot do ourselves, so that He can teach us how to do it. It is God’s Word that teaches the believer how to please God.”

Making reference to Peter’s encounter with Jesus at the seaside and how his obedience of our Lord’s instruction led to an unprecedented catch, Evangelist Racine noted that obeying God puts an end to human struggles and confusion, just as it put an end to the dark days of Peter’s fishing career. Concluding, he left the following words of wisdom for people of God all over the world: “Those who obey His instruction seek two qualities: righteousness and humility. So this Easter, if you follow Jesus in righteousness and humility, what seems impossible will become possible for you! Happy Palm Sunday!”

TESTIMONIES

NO VACANCY FOR KIDNEY DISEASE AND HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, SAYS THE HOLY GHOST

Mrs Ebelechukwu Ulasi was suffering from high blood pressure and was hoping to find a way around the health condition. Somewhere along the line, it was discovered that the high blood pressure had affected her kidneys. The discovery jolted her, bearing in mind the fact that kidney-related issues are very delicate. She had been told to continue to drink plenty of water, lest the condition degenerates to a level where dialysis would become inevitable. The native of Anambra State, Nigeria would not resign to fate; instead she chose to go God’s way. Amid the pains, discomfort and inability to sleep well, Mrs Ulasi was very optimistic of a turnaround.

An opportunity to place a demand on the anointing came when she visited her daughter who had just delivered her baby. There in her daughter’s house, Emmanuel TV was accessible on all the televisions in all the rooms and so, she could not afford to ignore the anointed channel. As she watched, she marvelled at the wonderful miracles at the Arena of Liberty and concluded that her case was a minor one. Filled with faith and an overwhelming passion to be healed, Mrs Ulasi would visit The SCOAN every weekend just to worship God and remind Him of her heart’s desire. As she continued worshipping at the Arena of Liberty, she also received the Morning Water which she would minister on her body, into her bathing water and into her body cream.

After six months, she realised that those debilitating symptoms had disappeared. In her heart, she knew something divine had taken place. Returning for further tests, she insisted that they had to be comprehensive enough. When the results of the tests were released, she was certified very okay. The kidney disease was no more. According to Mrs Ulasi, even her doctor confessed that her kidney looked like that of a young person. The woman who selected what she ate in the past and who had been tormented by the ailment now eats her choice and is full of life. Thanking God and bubbling with a reinvigorated burst of energy, the Enugu-based educationist urged people to believe in God as He would always meet them at the point of their need.

HEARING LOSS REVERSED BY THE ANOINTING THAT BREAKS YOKES

She had passed through a lot of difficult times in her life and yet remained resolute with a mind-set that God would make a way where there seemed to be no way. For twenty-seven years, Mrs Anna Acayo had difficulties in communicating within her immediate family. Her hearing loss problem was that bad that the only solution her doctors could offer was a hearing aid. Even with the hearing aid, she knew quite well that it was not natural and could never be like that of a normal person. The Ugandan would later be introduced to Emmanuel TV by a friend and since then, her faith was immensely boosted, culminating in her decision to visit The SCOAN penultimate Sunday.

During the Mass Prayer of the Sunday service, as Prophet T.B. Joshua moved round the auditorium, ministering prayer and deliverance, Anna was one of those whom God’s benevolent hands located. Approaching her, the man of God clasped her ears with his two hands after which she went down on the floor under the influence of the anointing. As soon as she stood up, she discovered that her blocked ears had been opened by the mighty hands of God. For the first time in twenty-seven years, she heard people talking clearly without the hearing aid. Thanking God for her healing Mrs Acayo urged congregants and people all over the world to run to God whenever they encounter problems.

SEVERE BACK PAIN DISLODGED THROUGH HEAVENLY OPERATION

He came to The SCOAN with a severe back pain that had trailed him for twenty-two years, rendering his career almost comatose. There were even instances when he had collapsed and was rushed to the hospital in an ambulance. Those embarrassing scenarios affected his performance at work and saw him go on medical leave on several occasions to the extent that his employer almost got fed up with him. Before coming to the Arena of Liberty, Mr Emmanuel Okwii was considering the option of resigning his employment out of frustration.

His condition was very precarious as he could not sit properly. At night, sleep would become a lonesome struggle. The best his doctor could do was to give him painkilling injections and a lumbar device meant to produce heat around his back region in order to alleviate the pains. Against all odds, the Ugandan based in the United Kingdom visited The SCOAN last Sunday where he had an encounter with God as Prophet T.B. Joshua moved round the auditorium, ministering prayer and deliverance. Getting to his position, the man of God commanded Mr Okwii’s problems out in the mighty name of Jesus.

Swept off his feet and landed on the floor by the influence of the Holy Spirit, Mr Okwii began crying wildly while the Spirit of God continued its operation. As he gradually regained consciousness, he felt two forces pulling his spine until one surrendered. By the time he regained full consciousness, the back pain had stopped. Recounting his ordeal, during his testimony last Sunday, he lamented the pain and discomfort he endured for twenty-two years. He however thanked God for using Prophet T.B. Joshua to heal him. In his advice, he urged people all over the world not to limit God, no matter the circumstance.

SEVERE BLEEDING OBEYS THE PROPHETIC VOICE OF GOD

To her, it was just bleeding that had persisted for two years, embarrassing her in public places and leaving her with a lot of psychological agonies. According to her, she had visited many hospitals and herbal homes and yet no solution. Mrs Ihuoma Obioma never knew that she had fibroids until she visited the Arena of Liberty penultimate Sunday. Due to the severity of her bleeding, even some family members had deserted her. According to her, there were occasions when she fainted only to be resuscitated by God. The Nigerian from Imo State had spent a lot on the problem and was left with no other option than to come to Jesus.

One of the things that gave her hope all through those trying times was the appearance of Prophet T.B. Joshua in her dreams. According to her, the man of God had appeared in her dream several times, assuring her of divine protection and help. During the Mass Prayer of penultimate Sunday service, Mrs Obioma was in the auditorium as Prophet T.B. Joshua ministered healing and prophecy to the congregation. Prophesying about her case while the atmosphere was charged with serious prayers, the man of God pointed out that there was a woman whose fibroid had burst and that she was bleeding. According to Mrs Obioma, before the man of God would finish that prophetic statement, she felt something burst inside her and she suddenly started bleeding profusely. After that, she was taken to the convenience to clean up by the ushers. Since that moment, the bleeding has stopped!

Thanking God last Sunday, Mrs Obioma testified to the wonderful work God has done in her life by removing the reproach and yoke of bleeding from her. She added that if not for God, she would have continued to lose her blood gradually – a situation that would have led to severe anaemia and possibly, sudden death. She was full of praises for the Almighty in words and even in her victorious body language. “No matter your problem, come to Jesus and God will take it away from you,” she advised.

SPIRIT OF PROSTITUTION, RECURRENT SICKNESS WIPED OUT BY THE HOLY SPIRIT

While she was in the womb, her mother, fed up with having only baby girls, had wanted to ‘help God’ by visiting a native doctor who claimed he would change her sex from a baby girl to a baby boy. Trouble would later ensue after she delivered a baby girl. The native doctor had categorically warned Mrs Ibrahim to present the baby after one week of birth so that he would perform certain rituals. But owing to her disappointment with the sex of the baby, she refused to keep to the agreement. Instead, she gave her life to Christ, acknowledging that she had made a mistake. However, the damage had already been done.

In a matter of weeks, the baby started manifesting some strange traits. She would always cry inconsolably between the hours of 1am and 4am every day. By the time Sagira clocked sixteen, she had started sleeping with older men. According to her, she would dream of snakes and strange entities. When she eventually got into higher institution, she teamed up with a group of ungodly friends with whom she exercised her immoral urges. Together, they would go to clubs and other social gatherings where they had flings with married men. The spirit of lust and seduction possessed Sagira to the extent that the married men who came her way would even abandon their families because of her.

Because of the magnitude of her engagement in those immoral acts, a time came when she became recurrently ill, taking medication almost ceaselessly. Her mother was not happy because she knew all along that she somehow had a hand in the unnatural experiences that her daughter was going through. After taking her from hospital to hospital, Mrs Ibrahim became the more confused.

She once remembered her encounter with the native doctor twenty-two years ago and had confessed to her family, saying she wanted to return to the man for settlement. Her family were not keen on such a fetish venture. They immediately discouraged her and washed their hands off the whole saga. But she needed a way out desperately in order to save the life of her daughter and so, something urgent had to be done.

Being an ardent viewer of Emmanuel TV, Mrs Ibrahim encouraged her daughter to devote time to watching the anointed channel. Realising that there was no other hope of salvation for her daughter, she concluded that Prophet T.B. Joshua is the one God would use to deliver her daughter. And as if the whole episode was crafted by God himself, Mrs Ibrahim did not have any hassles in convincing her daughter to come to The SCOAN for deliverance. Sagira received her deliverance penultimate Sunday during the church service as Prophet T.B. Joshua moved round the congregation, ministering prayer and healing to congregants. As the heat of the prayers grew in intensity, the evil spirit inside Sagira manifested, confessing the harm it had done in the life of the young woman – how it had used her for prostitution and had afflicted her with all sorts of ailments just to distract her from achieving her God-given potentials in life.

The mighty power of God took over Sagira’s life and turned it around for good. After receiving her deliverance, the young woman regretted her past life, promising to live the rest for God. According to her, she is now free as her body feels great and well. The urge to engage in immorality has since been displaced by a passion for Christ and things of the Spirit. She advised young people to draw close to God so that He would uphold them in whatever they do. For her mother, parents should wait on God because in His time, all things are beautiful.

A BAD DAY FOR DEMONS

Possessed by sixty-five demons, she had come to The SCOAN all the way from Tanzania afflicted from birth with strange spiritual attacks. However, the moment she stepped her feet into the Arena of Liberty, the demons in her manifested, confessing that they planned to crash the plane she travelled in. For Dr Beatha Assey, her problems started when she was a child. Then, she would find herself dreaming of snakes, insects and eating all sorts of concoctions. Her woes were further compounded when her stepmother performed some negative ritual on her. As she grew in age, she discovered that her menstrual cycle started very late and then completely stopped.

With recurring abdominal pains and on the advice of her aunt, a team of medical doctors decided to carry out an operation on her to ascertain if there was anything in her womb. A day to the proposed operation, she had dreamt that a mighty snake came out of her womb and was swallowed by her aunt. Sharing the horrible dream with her parents, they seemed not to understand what she was talking about. Their seeming indifference to her challenges somehow made matters worse as they left her at the mercy of those evil dreams.

When it was time for her to undergo the operation, there was serious confusion in the theatre among the doctors. Eventually, all other doctors except one were forced out and her aunt was left alone with her already anaesthetised niece. As she would later be told by the other doctors who peeped through the window, her uterus was cut out and physically eaten by her aunt after an operation that lasted twelve hours.

When she regained full consciousness, her aunt came to her and told her three things: she is not going to have a child because she had swallowed her uterus; she would never get married; she would always be sick. Dr Assey would later experience a failed marriage after just six months of its consummation. Her second attempt seemed successful until her husband later died. She became very sad about life as nothing she placed her hands on ever worked out well. She had lost a lot of money on several occasions after paying for land only to discover that the same land had been sold to other people. Sometimes, while at work as a medical doctor, she would see dead people coming to visit her. It was just bizarre!

Even though she later adopted a child, it did not bring the desired peace to her life because she kept beating the child at the slightest provocation – a scenario that showed that her actions were being tele-guided by some wicked forces. Discovering Emmanuel TV, Dr Assey, after seeing the great works of God on the anointed channel, decided to come to The SCOAN for her deliverance against all odds. And as soon as she stepped her feet at the Arena of Liberty, the demons in her could not stand the fire of the Holy Ghost that permeates the whole atmosphere. And so, her manifestation was not a surprise.

Kneeling down to pray at the Prayer Line, she lost consciousness as the demons confessed their heinous activities in her life. Dr Assey received total deliverance after Prophet T.B. Joshua prayed for her, casting out the demons from her. During her testimony last Sunday, she was very joyful with what God has done for her – replacing her woes with peace and hope. According to her, she will still return with greater testimonies very soon. “Put your faith in Jesus Christ and He will take all your problems,” she advised.

10 YEARS OF BUZZING IN THE EARS SILENCED AT JUST ONE TOUCH

Bishop Guillermo Barrera, an ordained bishop and phycologist with an outreach ministry throughout Latin America, travelled to The SCOAN from Uruguay to seek the deeper power of God in his life and ministry. Accompanied by his wife, a minister of God and medical doctor, he explained that 10 years ago in 2008, a strange buzzing noise in his ears started after a flight and, much to his frustration, persisted. He went to medical specialists in Argentina and in Paraguay and after the suspicion of wax was discarded after an examination, they could not diagnose the cause of the strange buzzing in his ears.

The days turned to weeks, months and years and the buzzing sound soon became a part of his daily existence. As a minister of God, even praying to God was not a peaceful experience as the silence was never free from this incessant noise. After 10 years and many journeys throughout the world to different centres of Revival, he had resigned to this frustrating persistent noise in his ears.

One day, a friend gave him a DVD of the miracles of God in the ministry of Prophet T.B. Joshua and despite all his experiences in renowned ministries all over the world, he knew this was something different. Together with his wife he finally decided to travel to Nigeria to visit The SCOAN and it was in the Sunday Service when just one touch set him free. He fell to the ground overcome by the presence of God and it was during breakfast the next morning that he suddenly realised that the buzzing noise of ten years was no longer there.

Ecstatic at his healing, Bishop Guillermo advised viewers that the power of God is present in The SCOAN and that all should watch Emmanuel TV. His wife, with her stethoscope in one hand and Bible in the other, said that she could hear the heartbeat of Jesus in The SCOAN and that Jesus is the Doctor of all doctors!

It was a power-packed Easter service that saw the man of God lay hands on congregation even up to the late hours of the night. Because of the multitude of people who worshipped, Prophet T.B. Joshua was moved by compassion and was led by the Holy Spirit to attend to everyone. Healing, deliverances and blessings were released from Heaven as the man of God prayed with the congregation during the Mass Prayer. The testimonies were too many to be counted – a signal that the power of God never departs from the Arena of Liberty.

Speaking on FORGIVENESS AND UNFORGIVENESS – the main reason Christ died on the Cross, the man of God warned Christians not to allow themselves to fall into the trap of unforgiveness, stressing that man’s spirit – if it is not free, cannot contact the Spirit of God. He said, “Many Christians today are victims of the trap of unforgiveness. Many of us have never felt the presence of God, they just use ideas. Many of us have never felt the presence of God due to years of holding unforgiveness – griefs, grudges, pain of the past, bitterness or resentment in their heart. An unforgiving spirit will put you in the dark, outside God. Whether you are right or wrong, you don’t have a right to hold the pain.”

He stressed that we must learn to forgive ourselves so that we would be able to forgive others. He maintained that a man does not give what he does not have, “Someone may have done horrible things to offend you but for you to receive God, you must forgive. How will you forgive? First, learn to forgive yourself. Then, you can forgive others. What you do not have, you cannot give to others. Everybody hurts somewhere. You must give them another chance”.

Concluding, Prophet T.B. Joshua left a very deep message to Christians, “Many who are better than you or live right better than you are in the graveyard. Their dreams hit the rock of disappointment. You are looking, sitting and talking freely. Jesus never disconnects Himself from those who have made mistakes with their lives. Your accuser, offender or enemy – give them another chance”.

In an earlier message, titled A NEW LIFE, Evangelist Yinka had admonished Christians to free their hearts and use the commemoration of Christ’s resurrection as a time for reconciliation and repentance. She said, “When we talk of the resurrection of our Lord, Jesus Christ, we are talking of the rare opportunity He has given to all believers to experience a new life, a new beginning – that is an opportunity to be released from the captivity of satan and sin. Freedom from offence comes from knowing the truth. Offence produces bitterness, hatred and envy but your ability to see beyond your present situation frees you from the trap of satan”. She added that no matter what a person is going through, as soon as he or she embraces Jesus, he or she will become winners. She summed up the importance of her message with the following admonition, “Don’t forget, to release forgiveness to your offender might be a hard thing to do but it is the way to break satan’s hold over your life”.

TESTIMONIES

HEALED, ELEVATED AND OVERWHELMED BY DIVINE GRACE

He had vowed never to come to The SCOAN even though his wife had been an Emmanuel TV Partner since 2013. Most times, when she watched Emmanuel TV, he would either change the channel or go to another room to feed his viewing appetite with whatever pleased him. Dr Chiteba had told his wife that rather than follow her to The SCOAN, he would prefer to visit the Vatican. Somehow, as his wife’s travelling time approached, the Lusaka-based Zambian changed his mind and decided to follow his wife to The SCOAN. About that time, he had a medical condition, high blood pressure for which he needed an urgent solution. For 13 years, that medical condition had stolen the peace in his heart.

But his eventual visit to The SCOAN in company of his wife brought a new lease of life. After attending a Sunday Service and enjoying the Spirit-filled fellowship, he proceeded to the Prayer Line where God had another refreshing package for him. At the Prayer Line, Dr Chiteba received the anointed touch of Prophet T.B. Joshua. He had expected something to happen after the man of God touched him but the whole thing played out as if the man of God didn’t even touch him. The Zambian and his wife continued to pray.

That night, he took a decisive step, declaring that he was healed and that he no longer needed the medication he had been taking. His confidence and faith arose from the fact that he had not taken the medication throughout the day leading to that historic night. And true to his faith-filled declaration, Dr Chiteba had not taken the medication since 2015 when he visited up to this very moment. His total healing has indeed been confirmed by the God who created Heaven and earth. Subsequent tests to ascertain his blood pressure level showed that it was and is still very normal.

Dr Chiteba also testified to his rescue from career stagnation. According to him, he had been in a particular work position for more than 10 years without promotion. As an Information Technology professional, most of his colleagues had overtaken him on the career ladder and he couldn’t understand why life was treating him in a malevolent way. In spite of his eminent educational attainments, he still could not rise above a certain position. But one day, he dared the odds with absolute faith in God. There was a very big opening in his organisation but the challenge was that the position was usually an exclusive reserve for foreigners.

His friends and acquaintances who looked at things from their limited human faculties told him to forget about applying for that position, arguing that it was unprecedented for a local to be offered that position. Dr Chiteba would not make their suggestions the basis for his own decision. Rather than dance to their discouraging tunes, he went home and prayed about the whole process, committing it into God’s Hands. In his heart, he harboured that indomitable conviction that the position was befitting for him. Teaming up with his wife, he prayed to God fervently, stressing that if the position was destined for him, there was nothing that could stop him from getting there.

Ministering the Morning Water on all necessary documents, he submitted them after which he was invited for an interview. According to him, the interview was almost like a walk-over for him. After one week, he received a call informing him that the position, which is three times above where he was, had been offered to him on a platter of divine grace. From an Infrastructure Manager, he was promoted to a Branch Chief in charge of Health Informatics. To cap the whole turnaround, Dr and Mrs Chiteba were blessed with their own house – a massive storey building with exotic fittings and an exquisite architecture.

The couple have also been blessed with an abundant yield in their agricultural ventures (crop and animal farming) which they started after keying into Prophet T.B. Joshua’s prophetic counsel to people all over the world to return to farming in the face of dwindling oil revenues across the world.

For Mrs Chiteba, she had been suffering from a sharp pain which started while she was on board an aircraft. The pain eventually stopped after she prayed with Prophet T.B. Joshua on Emmanuel TV. According to her, while praying with the man of God, she felt a shocking sensation. That same night, she dreamt about Prophet T.B. Joshua coming to minister deliverance to her. Since then, all her troubles are over including the alcohol-drinking habit she had developed in the course of her travails. “We keep certain things in our hearts that block our blessings. We should pray to God and wait on Him for His supply,” she advised. For Dr Chiteba, he urged people to always leave everything for God.

HOW GOD RESTORED MY THYROID AND BLESSED ME WITH A CHILD

Mr Senanu King Dovoh knew that something was wrong with him. He would sweat profusely, palpitate excessively and exhibit an unusual excessive reasoning faculty. Doctors were not wrong when they diagnosed him with hyperthyroidism –  a medical condition in which the thyroid gland overfunctions. Because of that condition, he avoided protein-rich foods. In school, he would always draw the ire of fellow students who considered him a genius because he assimilated easily from lecturers while they were left at sea. And so, he was somewhat a loner who had too much to grapple with. According to him, even when an air conditioner was on, he would still sweat profusely.

After a psychologist had examined him and ruled out any psychological issue, his doctors suggested that either surgery or what they called nuclear medicine would be the best bet. While the former involved an outright operation on his thyroid gland, they warned that he could lose his voice in the process. For the latter, it involved swallowing a special capsule filled with nuclear substance. But the big issue was that he had received several other medications yet, no sign of improvement. When matters became complicated, it was a doctor – an Emmanuel TV Partner –  that advised him to visit The SCOAN, the Arena of Liberty – a proof that doctors only treat while God cures and heals.

Having given up on all medications, the Ghanaian who had even been told to jettison the idea of marriage, visited The SCOAN against all discouraging realities. Watching Emmanuel TV and building his faith gradually, Mr Dovoh received and started ministering the Morning Water right away, placing a demand on the anointing. As days ran into weeks and weeks into months, the young Ghanaian is no longer having those disturbing symptoms of hyperthyroidism. As a sign of the restoration of his thyroid gland to its normal state, he stopped selecting the foods he ate. All those foods that were a no-go-area for him are now on his menu, to the glory of God. Even his most recent medical report shows that his thyroid gland is functioning normally.

Testifying last Sunday, Mr Dovoh thanked God for bringing an end to a medical condition that made him recede into himself. For a man who was once quarantined (medically isolated), there is a lot to be grateful to God for. Aside from the restoration of his thyroid gland, he has also been blessed with a baby after initial medical reports suggested that he would not be able to father a child. “There is God here, at The SCOAN. All you need is to watch Emmanuel TV, build your faith and receive from God,” he advised.

BLIND EYES RESTORED

On the 5^th day of April 2017, Mr Osita Reuben Nwosu, a driver working for a prominent transportation company had successfully loaded his passengers at the Maza-Maza motor park heading to Aba, Abia State, Nigeria. Not long after he had hit the road, something mysterious happened. As he approached the Oshodi-Apapa Expressway, his sight started capturing objects in doubles. As he tried to fathom what was happening to him, everywhere went blank – he had gone totally blind. In the ensuing commotion, he was able to pull over to safety while some passengers assisted him. Lost and absolutely dejected, the blind man, through the aid of some passengers was able to get across to one of the senior staff of his company.

Mr Nwosu was taken to a hospital in Onitsha where an international doctor told him that his eye balls were drifting back into his head, meaning that he was going totally blind. Further, saddened by the outcome of events, the blind man rejected the idea of an operation. A good Samaritan was able to help him get through to his wife as well as his elder brother based in the UK. On hearing about the unfortunate development, his brother in the UK told him to run to Prophet T.B. Joshua. Heeding his elder brother’s advice, Mr Nwosu was led to The SCOAN and attended the Monday Healing Service. As the man of God Prophet T.B. Joshua moved round the auditorium, ministering healing and deliverance, the blind man cried out for God’s mercy and favour to locate him. Getting to his position, Prophet T.B. Joshua, without uttering a word, placed his hands on Mr Nwosu’s face and cleansed his eyes. What happened next is one of the most dramatic experiences witnessed in recent times at The SCOAN.

Rising up to his feet, Mr Nwosu exploded, “I can see… I can see… Thank You, Jesus!” The congregation erupted into hysteria, praising God and declaring the wonder He has wrought in the life of his son. To confirm that he could actually see, Mr Nwosu was able to identify colours and the people around him. His Healing is reminiscent of the powerful miracles performed by our Lord, Jesus Christ as recorded in the Bible. During his testimony in company of his wife, he went as far as reading a portion of the ministry’s weekly publication. “Instead of running helter-skelter, believe in God and he will heal you,” he advised.

SENT BACK FROM THE GATES OF DEATH

In a most gruesome motor accident that claimed the lives of five persons, Mrs Elamah did not die but had gone into a coma. For those who were present at the scene of the unfortunate incident, there was no sign that she was alive. Some members of her husband’s family had even concluded that she had passed away. But while she laid in a coma, something was going on in the spirit realm courtesy of the Good Morning Sticker that she had in her grip while her friend and colleague, Mrs Momodu, prayed for her with the Believer’s Card.

After five days in a coma, it was noticed that the only thing Mrs Elamah did was to clutch on to a Good Morning Sticker in her hand, shouting, “Leave me alone!” As she would later reveal when she regained consciousness, Mrs Elamah told the congregation that she was already on her journey of no return when she was intercepted by Prophet T.B. Joshua who ordered her to go back. As much as she could remember, she even encountered her five deceased colleagues in the spirit realm. She therefore attributed her being alive today to the fact that God used Prophet T.B. Joshua to send her back to the earth while she clutched the Good Morning Sticker and as her friend, Mrs Momodu, prayed for her with the Believer’s Card.

After she was discharged from hospital, Mrs Elamah who had been bedridden at home, feeling serious pains, unable to walk and eat properly, visited The SCOAN to give her testimony. According to her, as soon as she stepped into The SCOAN premises, she felt a new surge of strength all over her body. Since that moment till now, she has been walking freely without feeling pain or any form of discomfort. She also eats very well now. During her testimony, she advised people all over the world to always believe in God, adding that with faith, all things are possible.

SAFE DELIVERY THROUGH PROPHETIC INTERVENTION

She had been told by her doctor that she would have to be induced in order for her to deliver her baby. According to her, the doctor went ahead to say that, should the induction fail, then operation would be the next option. Knowing that she was overdue for delivery and fearing that the success rate of an operation is on a 50-50 ratio, she ran to The SCOAN to seek divine intervention. As at the time she came to The SCOAN, her blood pressure was already rising and so, she was in dire need of God’s grace.

Attending the Sunday Service, Mrs Kelechi Mole received a prophecy from Prophet T.B. Joshua concerning her condition, “Let me just call the woman who is about to go into labour; she is pregnant. Will I say overdue? This is nine months. You are there. The baby is a male child. I think the doctor has given you the certificate for the operation. You will not be operated… She will give birth on Wednesday, precisely 9pm, 10pm, 11pm. That labour will drag till that time before you finally give birth to a male child.”

And just exactly as the man of God had prophesied, Mrs Mole delivered a baby boy without induction or operation. Testifying last Sunday in company of her husband, she recalled that, after prophesying to her, the man of God also prayed for her before she left the church that day. According to her, all the man of God prophesied about her came to pass accurately. She thanked God for fulfilling His Word in her life. Most importantly, she expressed great joy for the fact that God did not allow her to undergo an operation. “If you have any problem, run to God,” she urged people all over the world.

DIABOLIC INSECT COMMANDED OUT

Miss Vivian Sunday was a dealer in car oil from Delta State, Nigeria. The young ambitious woman had great plans for her future but those plans were eventually truncated by a deceiver who cajoled her into prostitution. According to her pathetic story, the man behind her woes told her that she would work in a boutique and receive a handsome salary from which his expenses on her would be settled gradually. Overwhelmed by the prospect of travelling abroad, Vivian could not withstand the excitement. She sold her business and belongings and followed the stranger.

The journey to overseas began with high hopes for the young woman, though she wondered why they had to travel by road, knowing that most people who travel overseas do so by air. Her apprehensions notwithstanding, the man kept reassuring her that there was no cause for alarm. In her mind, the rough, bushy and untarred roads through which they travelled were not in tandem with her imaginations about ‘overseas’ but the man always had a defence – they had to travel through that route to avoid being apprehended because he knew they were on an illegal mission.

Getting to the Republic of Benin, Vivian and three other girls were housed in a room and were barred from coming outside lest they were apprehended by the authorities. By this time, she was still hoping to see those fantastical architectures and the classic people that flock the streets of Europe or America. After spending some days in the Republic of Benin, another journey began. This time around, the roads they travelled through were even worse than the one that led to the Republic of Benin. Vivian could not reconcile the bushy and undulating roads with the beautiful ‘overseas’ she was being taken to. Her persistent questions almost drew the ire of the wicked man.

Arriving in a place which was later discovered to be rural Mali, Vivian received the rudest shock of her life. Though it had already dawned on her that she was nowhere near Europe or America, she was still optimistic of working in a boutique and receiving a good salary. The moment of truth came when the man who promised her heaven and earth told her outright that she would have to work as a prostitute and that it is from that job that she would pay him back all he had spent to bring her there. Vivian’s world went crumbling. She imagined how she would cope in that ungodly job with her little frame. The man was not ready for excuses. All he wanted was for her to make money and pay him back.

Being in an area populated by prostitutes of different nationalities, their job description was simple. All the girls needed to do was to service Malian miners inside the bush. The girls were asked to dress seductively and sometimes, approach the miners. In the event that the miners showed no interest, then they would stimulate them by caressing them into the immoral act. That was how dehumanising it was for Vivian because she had no choice but to do the bidding of a wicked man who had even threatened to kill her. According to her, apart from the possibility of contracting diseases through that illicit business, many girls had been killed for rituals.

Though the man had succeeded in cajoling her into prostitution, she had a serious challenge. She was not patronised as expected and that threatened her chances of making money with which she would settle her master. When she complained to him, he promised to do something about it and took her to a native doctor who gave her a black soap and a sponge to bathe with. She was also instructed to apply a concoction on her private part so that men would swarm after her like insects after nectar. After using the items as instructed, the story remained the same – no customers! Vivian’s health would soon be faced with grave challenges.

A terrible stomach ache soon set in as she felt an object moving around inside her stomach. She could not sleep well. Whenever she closed her eyes, she saw a horrifying entity. She was no longer herself. At best, she was a pathetic shadow of her former self. Confiding in a man who offered listening ears, she narrated her ordeal and how she was deceived into prostitution. The man advised her to feign death. By this time, her master was out of town. As she continued to behave like a dying soul, her fellow ‘prostitutes’ rallied around, raised some money and paid her way back to Nigeria. Even before she got to Lagos, she had enquired about Emmanuel TV and The SCOAN, saying that she needed to be delivered from the spirit of prostitution.

Vivian was delivered penultimate Sunday during the Mass Prayer as Prophet T.B. Joshua commanded all infirmities out of congregation in the mighty name of Jesus. Due to the intensity of the prayer, Vivian vomited a live insect. According to the man of God, that insect was spiritually invoked into her when the native doctor in Mali prepared the man-attracting concoction for her. During her testimony last Sunday, Vivian told the congregation that she is now free from all the stomach aches and strange experiences she had grappled with in the past. According to her, ever since she vomited the live insect, the moving object stopped. Her peace and joy have known no bounds. She thanked God for using Prophet T.B. Joshua to deliver her from prostitution, sickness and destruction.

SPIRIT OF WOMAN SENT PACKING

Ms Letlhogonolo Komane had always been more of a tomboy in her childhood days. She would play soccer with boys and associate with them more often. One day, she found herself watching pornography involving two women and ended up having an uncontrollable urge to copy what she had watched. It was from that moment that she became possessed with the spirit of woman. Eventually, her dreams were affected as she would find herself dreaming of sexual affairs with fellow women. Ms Komane started sleeping around with fellow women physically to the extent that they fought over her.

As a miner involved with heavy duty equipment and vehicles, she was more of a man with the nature of her work. Realising that something was wrong with her, her aunt introduced her to Emmanuel TV. After watching the anointed channel, Ms Komane also realised that sleeping with fellow women was not right. She visited The SCOAN all the way from South Africa. During the prophecy time, the man of God, through divine revelation, saw her problem and prophesied to her. Commanding the evil spirit out of her, Prophet T.B. Joshua set her free from that yoke in the mighty name of Jesus.

During her testimony last Sunday, the South African told the congregation how she had tried on her own to free herself from the problem only for it to get worse. According to her, what she could not achieve through self-effort had been made possible by the mighty power of God. Ms Komane who came to The SCOAN without a hairdo and earrings now dresses like a real woman. She no longer experiences those nightmares in which she always found herself sleeping with fellow women. She is indeed free in Jesus’ name. She urged people who might be facing her kind of challenge to seek the face of God rather than rely on self-effort.

DEMONIC REINCARNATION

When the hand of God touched his head, using Prophet T.B. Joshua, during the last Monday Service, the demonic spirit in Mr Prince Obaerechi was arrested and it began to manifest. It roared with anger, talking about how it had dwelt in Mr Obaerechi’s body and used him to execute its malicious activities for so many years. In its rattling rage, the demon said it was the spirit of Mr Obaerechi’s late witchdoctor maternal grandfather and that it was responsible for the cancer that he and his daughter suffered from. The demon also blurted that it killed both Mr Obaerechi’s maternal grandfather and mother and that he was meant to serve it. He would grow up to learn that, indeed, he had been dedicated to the idol and shrine his late maternal grandfather worshiped when he was only 7 days old.

In recounting his turbulent life’s history, Mr Obaerechi told the congregation and viewers all over the world that between the ages of 10 and 12, he joined a youthful gang of thieves and went on stealing spree. He stole money and livestock. He would steal a goat, drag it to a nearby bush, kill it and cook the amount he could consume. He would then go to the market to sell the rest of his flesh loot.

He was told that from the first day of his birth, he cried loud and non-stop for days. Baffled by such an unusual thing that kept his mother up for nights without quality sleep, the family decided they needed to find out from the oracle what may have gone wrong with the newborn child. The top witchdoctor the family consulted told the nursing mother and other family members that Baby Prince was the incarnation of his witchdoctor maternal grandfather and that the baby came too early. In order for either one of them to survive, a sacrifice must be performed for one of them to live at the expense of the other’s life. Mr Obaerechi’s diabolic grandfather agreed to sacrifice his life for his incarnation in the body of Baby Prince. The necessary rituals were performed and shortly after that, the witchdoctor grandfather died. Prince was only 7 days when he inherited his late grandfather’s shrine with idols. Soon after such demonic transition, Baby Prince stopped the incessant crying.

In the aftermath of the dedication, Prince recalled how he gained spiritual powers from darkness. He said, some sort of superpower came over him and he could use mind-power to stare at a glass till it dropped into bits. If you offended him, his wrath wreaked havoc in your life. With anger characterizing his personality, Mr Prince Obaerechi grew up to be a nightmare in other people’s lives until one day, lymphatic cancer in his pelvic area brought him down to his knees. Finding it strange, he consulted witchdoctors for both diagnosis and prognosis. When the situation became unbearable, he agreed to travel to India to undergo surgical operations. However, before embarking on the journey, he consulted the witchdoctors again to enquire as to whether the operations would be successful.

After two occasions of travelling to India and undergoing the two gruesome operations, no solution was in sight. Whilst his third submission for the Indian visa was in progress for his third intended medical visit, someone told him to visit The SCOAN to collect the Morning Water. He thought to himself that it was worth giving it a try as the Indian medical doctors had told him that he had 25% chance of surviving under the knife as opposed to the usual 50-50 he had expected to hear.

Although he had doubted Prophet T.B. Joshua to be a true man of God, he gathered the courage to put God’s healing to a test. He visited The SCOAN and received prayers and returned home with the Morning Water. Shortly after ministering the Morning Water, the lymphatic cancer that looked incurable began to shrink rapidly. His swollen leg and genitals that had bloated out of proportion were all reduced to normal states. The excruciating pain that came with the cancer also became a thing of the past, to the glory of God.

Unfortunately, after receiving his miraculous healing, Mr Obaerechi turned his back on God. This exposed him to his past life and unity with bad friends. Finding himself financially broke, one of his associates took him to a witchdoctor who gave him incisions and performed various rituals on him. The shrine he visited was blood thirsty and so Mr Obaerechi was made to promise that he would offer the shrine blood as regular as required. He said that after the rituals and sacrifices, he hated himself for returning to such darkness again. Alas! It was too late. He said his life became very miserable and he became penniless the more. Thereafter, the thought of visiting The SCOAN became a torture to the evil spirit within him. It became a battle of evil thoughts versus a spirit of sanity. After much troubles within him, he finally made it to The SCOAN, where the Sunday Mass Prayer with Prophet T.B. Joshua arrested the demon in him. He vomited poisonous substances during the Mass Prayer. He returned to The SCOAN the following Monday and received prayer from Prophet T.B. Joshua. The demonic spirit manifested and began to list the havoc it had wreaked in his life since he was 7 days old.

Having been delivered and walking in the testimony of the goodness of God in his life, Mr Prince Obaerechi advised parents not to expose their children to demonic spirits in their desperate quest of seeking protection for their wards. He also went on to advise the youth to look for Jesus Christ in a living church.

Aware that satan is never resting in his bid to destroy God’s heritage on earth, Prophet T.B. Joshua was led by the Holy Spirit to locate the spiritually-oppressed and to declare them free in the mighty name of Jesus. As he laid hands on the congregation, many were emancipated from demonic oppression while those who had been suffering from all forms of career setbacks were redeemed, restored and blessed abundantly. It was indeed another bad day for the kingdom of darkness as all its plans were truncated by the power of the Living God.

Admonishing Christians on the need to nurture their belief in a manner devoid of any form of worry, Prophet T.B. Joshua observed that many claim to believe whereas their mind is restless. He therefore submitted that it is not possible for one to say that he/she believes when the heart is not at rest. The man of God noted that if your heart is not at rest, it shows you have not truly believe adding that whenever you truly believe, your heart will be at rest.”

The man of God also noted that true believing confers on the believer the ability to express his/her faith, adding that anyone who cannot express his/her faith is definitely not a believer: “You say you a believer but don’t know how to express your faith. that shows you don’t truly believe. I am a believer – but cannot talk to God, hear from God. It’s only faith you can apply to hear from God and talk to Him. it means your belief is questionable.”

Concluding, he advised Christians to continue to see God as reliable and real, adding that by so doing, our faith increases naturally: “For faith to increase, you must continue to see that God is reliable, real. That is the basis of faith. He’s real – you rely on Him. He’s reliable – you follow Him. He is wiser than you, smarter than you.”

   Earlier in her message titled:

THE PRESENTATION OF EVIL, Evangelist Bose had told Christians that their status as children of God does not mean they are above mistakes. She however reminded them that, by virtue of their relationship with God, they are not like others who are still miles away from the Father: “That you are a Christian does not mean you will not make mistakes; even if you are a born-again Christian, that does not mean you will not make mistakes. Mistakes will come but you are not like others… The difference between you and others is that you already have a relationship with God Almighty…”

Summing up her message, she told Christians the reason they will never lose their place as His children even when they sin against Him. According to her, our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ is always there interceding on our behalf: “When you sin or make mistake as a Christian, you have broken the relationship but you do not lose your place as a son. Why? We have someone at the right hand of God, interceding, who remains ever faithful. That is why your place as a son is not lost. Our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ wants you back on your feet because He is a faithful God.”

TESTIMONIES

AILING LUNGS RECEIVE GOD’S BREATH OF LIFE

Like two failed aircraft engines ominous of a crash, her lungs had been rendered ineffective due to a condition known as fibrosis. In spite of India’s surging reputation as a world power in the medical sciences, all efforts to get a solution for her problem proved futile. Being a vital element of the human system, oxygen, when obstructed due to any condition, could lead to dire consequences, including sudden death. Mrs Marie Monis could not breathe due to her ailing lungs. And their inability to effectively oxygenate her system also led to other problems such as her inability to walk.

To live artificially, a special oxygen machine was recommended for her. But even with the machine, she knew in her heart that it was not going to be a hundred percent okay. She had no other choice than to seek the face of God. In doing that, she reckoned that a visit to The SCOAN would be the beginning of her healing and triumph over a medical condition that had wrecked her entire wellbeing.

Attending The SCOAN Sunday service on April 23, 2017, she had an encounter with the Spirit of God. Eager to set herself free from the debilitating grip of her condition, Mrs Monis called out to the man of God as he ministered healing and deliverance to congregants. Her voice, a blend of anguish and anxiety, attracted the attention of Prophet T.B. Joshua who was led by the Holy Spirit to the position where she was. As soon as the man of God laid his anointed hand on her, the woman found herself on the floor, lost in a world she could only imagine.

Recounting that glorious experience during her testimony, she told congregants that she really did not know what happened to her as she laid on the floor, vomiting all the accumulated phlegm in her lungs. According to her, when she eventually got up to her feet, she felt light and energised as opposed to her previously frail nature prior to the healing. Walking with renewed agility to the admiration and applause of the congregation, Mrs Monis declared her healing in grand style, thanking God for healing her in Jesus’ name. “I’m feeling so great. My mighty Lord has healed me”, she exclaimed. She advised people not to believe in doctors, adding that, the Lord is the Doctor of doctors!

CEASED MENSTRUATION FORCED OUT OF ‘SABBATICAL’ BY THE ANOINTING

Since 2013, one of the signs of true womanhood had ceased to exist in her. For reasons she could not understand, her menstrual cycle had stopped abruptly, forcing her to part with a lot of money as she visited many hospitals in search of a permanent solution. Rose did not find her condition funny. Worse still, she had kept the problem to herself as a top secret, thinking she would become a laughing stock and also hoping to stumble on a way out on her own. But the more she tried to rely on self-effort, the more confused she became. Her entire quest to unfold the mysteries behind her problem only ended in a mirage as there were no clues as to what was actually wrong with her.

At some point, infections set in, owing to the inability of her reproductive organs to excrete unwanted blood through menstruation. Her visits to hospitals only left her broke and added no value to her situation. Confounded, worried and uncertain about the next move to make, Rose was left with no other option than to heed the perennial advice of her brother who had been harping on the need for her to visit The SCOAN.

Last Sunday, the Edo State of Nigeria indigene attended the church service in expectation of God’s intervention. As Prophet T.B. Joshua ministered healing and deliverance to the congregation, the mighty hand of God touched her. “When the man of God was praying, something touched me and the blood started flowing. Both the head and stomach aches have disappeared. Thank you Jesus!”, she declared. During her testimony, she told congregants how she had been mocked by her peers who boasted to have had their children while she was unable to conceive. She however thanked God for using Prophet T.B. Joshua to rewrite the story of her destiny in Jesus’ mighty name.

CAREER-THREATENING INJURIES OBEY HEAVEN’S COMMAND

A very talented player, Mr Angel Gomes had established himself in the Manchester United Under 17 Academy only for injuries to threaten his progress as a professional footballer. One thing which he found unacceptable was the fact that those injuries usually rear their ugly heads at very crucial times in his career. He has had to undergo treatments for groin, hip and ankle injuries recently, albeit, the treatments could not guarantee a hundred percent fitness.

As nagging as they had been, his elder sister knew that they would not escape the anointing at the Arena of Liberty and so, one of the best gifts she would ever give him was to accompany him to The SCOAN, even though he had been acquainted with the ministry for a while. As captain of the England Under 17 male football team, Mr Gomez is no doubt an important part of the team’s success. He was therefore in an urgent need of God’s help. During the last Sunday service, Angel was among the multitude that received healing as Prophet T.B. Joshua ministered prayer and deliverance to the congregation. Declaring that it was awesome being a partaker of that memorable service, he told congregants that he felt something akin to an electrical shock as the man of God laid a hand on his head.

“My legs are feeling much stronger now. The pain in my hip and groin is gone. The pain in my angle is going also”, he said during his testimony in company of his older sister. Jogging before the congregation, he no longer showed any sign of being unfit. “Don’t doubt God; have faith and look unto Him”, he advised as he hinted that he was going straight to join the English Under 17 squad for the European Championship Qualifiers.

A LEGION OF INFIRMITIES BOW TO GOD’S POWER

Mr Ebong Clement had been bombarded by different ailments that forced him to resort to the use of a crutch. High blood pressure, partial stroke, excess cholesterol and diabetes made him almost unable to walk as he resorted to the use of heavy medications which ended up not helping matters. Aside from the many hospitals he had been to, he also patronised traditional healers but they failed to proffer any solution. For the Cameroonian, his business was worse-hit as he could not run around to tidy up deals. Having tried all options available, Mr Clement decided to visit The SCOAN. He was in the auditorium during the last Sunday service and received the anointed touch of Prophet T.B. Joshua.

According to him, his healing came almost as spontaneously as congregants started to celebrate even before the man of God prayed for him. And so, by the time, he was ordered to rise and walk, he obeyed and walked without aid for the first time in a long while. Testifying in company of his friend who is a medical personnel, Mr Clement glorified God for healing him even at a point when he was planning to travel to Italy for better medical attention. Even his friend, confessed that he had known the reputation of The SCOAN long ago, adding that as a medical personnel, he only treats while God heals. He added that any nurse or doctor who does anything without God would not succeed. “When you seek the face of God, you will get the solution”, added Mr Clement as he beamed with ebullient smiles.

ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE/AUTOMATIC EMPLOYMENT THROUGH PROPHETIC GUIDANCE

Having been imbibing the teachings and counsels of Prophet T.B. Joshua, Mr Bestman Odey had always nurtured an optimistic mind-set – to be the best he can be at all times. As a worker in the Youth Department of The SCOAN as well as a chorister in the ministry’s choir, he has always seen an interaction with the man of God as a rare privilege and has also drawn great inspiration from the wise words of the man of God. During one of the meetings with the man of God at the prayer mounting, the youths were inundated with information concerning an academic window of opportunity through a professor from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka.

Being an aspiring youth with remarkable appetite for success, Bestman keyed into that window of opportunity and was selected as one of the candidates to study for a diploma in Linguistics at the prestigious Nigerian institution of higher learning. While studying for the diploma course, Prophet T.B. Joshua ensured that Bestman did not lack anything. Aside from sponsoring his studies, the man of God made ample provision for his accommodation, feeding and general wellbeing. The investment paid off eventually as Bestman went ahead to graduate with an Upper Credit Diploma in Linguistics.

Poised for the attainment of higher pedestals in his academic aspirations, the young man from Delta State, Nigeria, enrolled for his degree programme in the same institution. According to him, the scholastic journey was not a stroll in the park. Remembering the words of Prophet T.B. Joshua that the journey to the throne is not a bed of roses, Bestman gathered himself together to face all the challenges that stared him in the face with the gusto of unrestrained youth. Reverting to the man of God from time to time, for spiritual direction and guidance in the face of the vicissitudes of life, the young man soldiered on like the true son of God’s General. Every valley of lack and confusion that arose was levelled through the fatherly intervention of Prophet T.B. Joshua.

At the end of his studies, Bestman graduated with a First Class Honours in Linguistics – a rare feat amongst the youth of today, most of who prefer to chase the ephemeral pleasures of life. No doubt, Bestman has not only done himself and his family proud. He has also proved to be a true ambassador of The SCOAN – a ministry of international repute, raising sons and daughters of love with a great future. Indeed, all is well that ends well!

Testifying last Sunday, in company of his mother and the God-given professor that created the opportunity for him to excel, Bestman told congregants that he has been offered employment as a Graduate Assistant in the same institution. He remembered the peer pressure that almost scuttled his illustrious ambition and how he was able to triumph through the counsels of Prophet T.B. Joshua. He also recalled how he was able to overcome a nagging headache that often reared its ugly head whenever examination time approached. “Be focused and determined. Don’t allow your situation to weigh you down, no matter what you are passing through; no matter the names people will be calling you, don’t get discouraged. Focus on God. Focus on your studies and always remember that the best is yet to come”, he advised youths all over the world.

A SPIRIT HUSBAND’S REGIN ENDED BY THE BLOOD OF JESUS

She was a hard nut to crack for her husband to the extent that he once harboured thoughts of leaving the house for her. She had no regards for him, sometimes accusing him of running after women. There was a near-fatal occasion when she wanted to seize the motor steering from him while he was on very high speed. Mrs Yvonne Rapati did not even consider the fact that her husband is a police officer who could use his office to deal with her. She threw caution to the winds and held sway as the ‘man of the house’. At a point, she had tried to wrest his gun from him and shoot him but for divine intervention.

Unknown to the South African woman, she had been under the influence of an evil spirit, a spirit husband, which had turned her into a play thing. Even though she acknowledged being born into a fetish family both on the maternal and paternal sides, she never had an inkling that her words and actions were controlled by an extraneous force. While her husband maintained a peaceful mien, Yvonne was always on the lookout for trouble. She was a habitual trouble shooter, who even in the presence of visitors would shout her husband down as though he was her houseboy. Her children were also at the receiving end of her hostile nature. She would talk to them in very harsh tones as if they were strangers to her.

In spite of her unbecoming attitude to her husband, he was not totally pessimistic about her. He had always thought that perhaps, the mighty hands of God would locate her someday. While her husband was looking up to God for help, Yvonne would boast that even if she comes to The SCOAN, she will never manifest. She spoke with unbridled effrontery that sometimes sent shivers down the spine of her husband. All his efforts to get intimate with her, as husband and wife are wont to do, ended up in frustration. She would not even allow him to touch her. Most times, they slept apart, leaving Mr Rapati perpetually married to his pillow. He really needed to express his love and affection for his wife but as things stood then, it was as if he was looking at the Promised Land but could not find his way through.

Mrs Rapati would abandon the house chores to her husband to the extent that he would have to bathe the children. It was so bad that he even cooked his meals. Whenever he queried her, she would complain of tiredness. According to Mr Rapati, he was virtually reduced to a prisoner in his own house. For those twelve years of frustration in his marriage, he had endured so much from his wife. Describing his wife as a very good woman when they first met, he however wondered how things took a turn for the worse. He recalled that his wife transmuted into a slave driver after they had their first child, adding that she often got angry after listening to gossips from people who told her negative things about him.

Being an ardent viewer of Emmanuel TV, Mr Rapati was acquainted with the teachings of the man of God concerning forgiveness. He therefore decided to imbibe those teachings rather than react negatively to his wife’s overbearing attitude. But for God, he had once planned to axe his own mother to death on account of some top secrets she had revealed to his estranged wife about him. It got to an extent that he could no longer bear the psychological trauma emanating from his crumbling marriage. It was at that juncture that he decided they would travel to The SCOAN. Her actions, being tele-guided by an evil spirit, Mrs Rapati had said she was going to relax in her sister’s house as their journey to The SCOAN approached. Somehow, the power of God prevailed and the couple eventually landed at The SCAON.

During penultimate Sunday service, she was located by the man of God as he ministered prayer and prophecy during the church service. Manifesting the evil spirit that had held her life hostage, the woman who once boasted that she would never manifest even if she comes to The SCOAN, came under the influence of the Holy Spirit. Confessing through her, the evil spirit enumerated how it had tormented her in her career and marriage.

Taking authority in the mighty name of Jesus, the man of God commanded the evil spirit out while Yvonne landed on the floor. When she eventually rose to her feet, it was obvious that a burden has been lifted off her shoulder. Thanking God during her testimony, together with her husband, Yvonne expressed joy for the new-found love in their marriage. She advised people all over the world to desist from fetish associations and put their trust in God.

PROSTATE CANCER HEALING CROWNED WITH ABUNDANT BLESSING

In 2004, Mr Chris Okafor had noticed that while urinating, his urine would not come out at once. The flow was epileptic. Confronted with that ominous reality, he consulted his doctor who recommended a series of tests. The results of the tests confirmed that he had a tumour in his prostate. According to the doctor, the cancer was already spreading to other parts of his body. That piece of bad news jolted Mr Okafor. Suddenly, he started emaciating while his complexion also darkened. The greatest challenge he faced was that he had to be patient whenever he was urinating because the fluid would not flow normally. It came and ceased intermittently.

Having been to a couple of hospitals, including one in India, Mr Okafor visited The SCOAN where he received prayers from the man of God. He received both the Morning Water and the Good Morning Sticker. Ministering the anointed materials to the areas where his ailing prostate was located, he believed that God would turn his situation around. In a matter of weeks, the symptoms he was experiencing started disappearing gradually. As at last Sunday when he testified to his healing, all those symptoms were and are no more. Further tests also showed that there is no more cancer in his body.

According to him, the prayer of Prophet T.B. Joshua actually stopped the spread of the cancer. His submission stems from the fact that all the tests both in Nigeria and India are unanimous in their report that there is no longer any trace of cancer in his body. Displaying his recent medical reports before congregants, Mr Okafor was filled with joy and gratitude to God for using Prophet T.B. Joshua to heal him of an ailment that is usually very difficult to cure or manage.

Mr Okafor also testified to the casting away of the yoke of barrenness from his life when he visited The SCOAN many years back. Today, he is a proud father of four kids. Aside from his elevation to a Nigerian representative of an international company, Mr Okafor is also blessed with two massive houses in his own town. All that happened after prayers with the man of God and ministering the Morning Water. “Seek ye first the kingdom of God and everything shall be added to you”, he advised.

RESCUED FROM DEATH THROUGH PROPHETIC INTERVENTION

After his secondary school, Pascal was learning a trade with his elder brother and was doing well before the devil lured him into the business of the underworld. Buying into a friend’s idea about traveling abroad, he had stolen his brother’s money (Three hundred thousand naira) and had planned to use it to pay his way abroad until the plan hit the bricks and eventually and left him stranded in Abuja where he hooked up with bad friends who helped him squander the money as they went clubbing and engaging in all sorts of prodigal behaviours. While he was away, members of his family were not finding his absence funny. They even insinuated that his elder brother was planning to use him for a money-making ritual.

The same brother would eventually track him to Abuja to lure him back to their hometown. After receiving some punishment for his misdemeanour, Pascal absconded from home and pitched his tent at a motor park where he became involved with a gang. Alongside members of the gang he met at the motor park, he became acquainted with the hideout of armed robbers and the places where they kept their ammunition after every operation. He had bidden his home goodbye and nothing in this world would bring him back. With time, he became the robbers’ arms keeper and ran many errands for them.

Pascal later partook of a couple of robbery operations both successful and unsuccessful. Along with his gang, he would rob passengers on interstate journeys. But for the fact that he also harboured some passion for education, he struggled to get admission into a polytechnic in 2001. As soon as he joined the polytechnic, he got initiated into the Supreme Vikings Confraternity. He underwent Initiation Through Torture (ITT) – a nocturnal ritual meant to harden the minds of initiates. His initiation into that cult group exposed him to different types of sophisticated weapons and assorted charms both for protection and bullet impenetrability.

One day, Paschal met his waterloo after a failed robbery operation in which he was arrested by the Special Anti-Robbery Squad in Enugu State, Nigeria. After interrogating him alongside another gang member whose identity he could not reveal to the security operatives due to the oath of secrecy which they had sworn to, Pascal was taken to another location by the police and shot three times – with the bullets piercing his armpit region and coming out on the other side. He was presumed dead by the police who left him in a pool of his blood.

But like a Spartan, the Anambra State-born rose to his feet when it dawned on him that he was no longer under any surveillance. Escaping to Republic of Benin, Pascal took time to treat his bullet wounds under the watchful eyes of his elder brother who is now a minister of God. All efforts to lay his hands on a gainful venture proved abortive and in an attempt to rid himself of those haunting memories of his ungodly past, he visited The SCOAN penultimate Sunday and was located through prophetic insight by the man of God who also traced the root-cause of his problem to the family. According to the prophecy, he would soon be shot dead if he didn’t surrender himself to God.

Pascal received his deliverance in the mighty name of Jesus. The jubilant congregation was so happy that a lost sheep has finally been reunited with his Father through Prophet T.B. Joshua. Declaring that he is now a new creation, the man of God promised to help the repentant young man nurture his new-found freedom from sin and sorrow. According to Prophet T.B. Joshua, the ministry would do the needful to make Paschal continue to shine in the refulgent glory of a new life made possible by the unending mercies of God through His son Jesus Christ.

The atmosphere smacked of the highest levels of joy and glory as congregants joined the choir in singing and dancing great tunes of praise and worship. Nationals of different countries, waving their flags, radiated unequalled confidence in the ability of God to turn their situations around. Their faith was visible in the passionate way they conducted themselves throughout the duration of the service.

Prophet T.B. Joshua

Just back from the Holy Land, Prophet T.B. Joshua took congregants on a visual excursion into his remarkable experiences in Israel. For about ten minutes, congregants watched clips of his sojourn broadcast on Emmanuel TV and how he was well received by the Mayors of Jerusalem, Tiberias, the Jordan Valley and other important dignitaries.

Speaking about how his mission of reaching out to a troubled world had gone ahead of him to Israel, he said, “We serve God with our lives but you believe you serve God with the Bible; you seem to forget that your life preaches better, not your mouth. Your life can preach a better sermon than your mouth.”

The prophet explained how in his 30 years of ministry, he has decided to follow the path of love and encouraged all listening to him to take from his example by not destroying any relationship beyond repair. “Today, you destroy relationship beyond repair because of situation. The person you see as very bad today, may be the savior tomorrow. I will never destroy a relationship beyond repair because I know tomorrow.”

After his words, the man of God was moved by the Spirit to minister prayer and prophecy among the people gathered. People used their faith to put a demand on the anointing of God that heals, saves, delivers and blesses. Their demands were abundantly supplied as the man of God informed the congregation the anointing was in the house and that anointing was the power of God. The lame walked, sick were healed and those with diverse medical conditions received freedom from the pain and discomfort that had wracked their bodies for years, at the name of Jesus Christ.

Then, during the Mass Prayer, the prophet sent forth the Word of God to the four corners of the globe to command out any forces of the antichrist from the lives of those under the influence of the anointing. Here are just a few testimonies of what God’s power did that very day, as it has been doing and will continue to do.

TESTIMONIES

STIFF NECK BOWS TO THE NAME “JESUS”

Mr Adegoke Adeboye

For ten years, Mr Adegoke Adeboye had lived with excruciating pains after he had been diagnosed with cervical spondylosis which in turn led to a stiff neck. He could not turn his neck without coming under a heavy sting of pain. The condition left him almost unable to do anything worthwhile. The painkillers were also not offering enough relief. The indigene of Oyo State, Nigeria had no choice other than to live his life on the assistance of people around. Adorning a neck collar, the debilitating condition forced him to seek for divine intervention at the Arena of Liberty. Last Sunday, he was among the multitude of people whom God used Prophet T.B. Joshua to heal of different ailments and infirmities.

Apparently under severe pains, Mr Adeboye cried out aloud, asking the man of God to lay his anointed hand on him. As the man of God moved amidst the congregation, pulling down mountains of problems, he stopped where the crying man stood and tapped his head, commanding his stiff neck to obey the power in the mighty name of Jesus. Immediately, the pains disappeared while the overexcited man kept thanking Jesus for bringing a glorious end to a sad and painful episode of his life. And for the first time in ten years, Mr Adeboye could turn his neck as he pleased. “Focus on God and believe in Jesus Christ”, he advised as he concluded his testimony.

MENSTRUATION RESTARTED AFTER ONE TOUCH FROM HEAVEN

Like a shrub that had lost its bloom, she had lived for many years without menstruating. After enduring the aberration for a long while,

Mrs Tina Mukuna

According to her, after the touch, she felt an unusual rumble in her stomach. As she would later discover, the menstrual flow which satan had obstructed was eventually set free by the Holy Spirit. Checking herself in one of the toilets, she found herself menstruating heavily for the first time in several years. It was a moment of great respite for her as she praised the name of God and the congregation burst into jubilation, applauding the wondrous healing made in Heaven.

LITTLE MIRACLE RECEIVES A BIG MIRACLE!

Miss Khubai Miracle

Miss Khubai Miracle from South Africa, though just 13 years old was tragically unable to walk after developing a muscular skeletal problem after being beaten in school. The little girl explained that if her mother was not there to help her, she would urinate or defecate on herself as she was unable to move. She was unable to go to school and was in constant pain. Her mother, after taking her from hospital to hospital in different countries, finally decided that the only solution the case of her only child was God Almighty and she determined to bring her to The SCOAN.

Arriving in a vehicle and crying out for the mercy of God, Miracle was about to live up to her name! It was truly a miracle that moved the world as after the prayer of Prophet T.B. Joshua, she stood up straight and started walking! She said that she felt the chain that was locking her legs was broken at the prayer of the man of God. “I can now do all things by myself” said Miracle with a beaming smile as she demonstrated her healing. She advised the world to always believe that God is by your side and He will change your life. “You should always have faith in God and believe in Him”, she advised.

Miss Khubai Miracle and Mother

THE HEART OF A JUDGE IS IN GOD’S HAND

Pastor Misheck Ngalande and wife

Pastor Misheck Ngalande and a fellow minister were accused of indecent assault by two women. The matter was scandalous as they were later arrested by police officers. After interrogation, the two pastors’ defence did not appeal to the police officers and so, the next move was to charge the matter to court. The Zambian pastors were remanded in a police cell for three days with no offer of bail. But in the midst of their pains, solace came through a woman who brought them the Morning Water on returning from her visit to The SCOAN.

The news of their detention had spread like wild fire across Zambia and even beyond in countries like Malawi and Tanzania. The media in those countries was awash with their case. The woman who returned from The SCOAN brought the Morning Water and gave some to them, assuring them that they would be released if they ministered it in prayer. That night, after ministering the Morning Water, Pastor Ngalande had a dream in which Prophet T.B. Joshua appeared and found them in chains. According to him, the man of God ordered the chains to be broken in the mighty name of Jesus and that was how the pastors were freed in that dream. His colleague also had a dream in which he saw that the judge that would handle their case would be a woman. According to his colleague, if the judge was a man, the judgement would be unfavourable. But if it was a woman, it would be favourable. Pastor Ngalande however insisted that God had already secured their freedom, irrespective of the gender of the judge.

When they were brought to the court, it turned out that the judge was a woman and a government judge for that matter. That day, they were released on bail to the tune of three thousand Zambian Kwachas. As soon as the bail was perfected, the woman who gave them the Morning Water told them to ensure they always had the anointed Good Morning Sticker in their pockets. The two pastors took the advice seriously. All through the trial period, they had the anointed material in their pockets. When trial commenced, there was confusion amongst the complainants; they just could not agree. It was sign that the God of T.B. Joshua was at work, putting confusion in the midst of the accusers of the brethren.

It was at the height of that confusion that the court was adjourned for two months. Many people who were in the court concluded that the case was suspect as they witnessed the confusion amongst the complainants. When the day for judgement came, the two pastors were discharged and acquitted on all the counts. According to Pastor Ngalande, the ministration of the Morning Water coupled with the use of the Good Morning Sticker brought about their victory. Testifying last Sunday, in company of his wife, he made it clear that, but for the Morning Water and the Good Morning Sticker, they would have been sentenced to eighteen years’ imprisonment. “Whenever the Morning Water comes to your hand, just know your problems have come to an end”, he added.

MULTIPLE FIBROIDS BURST OUT

A woman smiling from ear to ear was keen to share her testimony of the surge of God’s healing power that had fallen upon her during the service. Mrs Olubunmi Odeh described how she had been wracked with pain in her abdomen for several years owing to the problem of multiple fibroids which had filled her womb. She came to The SCOAN with her husband and believed that with her faith, she would be able to put a demand on the anointing of God. As the man of God passed her seat, he touched her head and it was as if an electricity pole had fallen upon her. She began to react to the shocks of the Holy Spirit as He melted the problems in her womb. After her encounter, she felt something release within her and rushed to the toilet where she saw the multiple fibroids had started coming out of her body. The SCOAN camera crew hurried to the scene and were able to capture the moment as several of the fibroids dropped out of her body covered in blood and fluids.

Mrs Olubunmi Odeh and Husband

When it was all over, the unmask-able smile of freedom was written across her face and she started pressing her stomach, now pain free! Back in the church, Mrs Odeh testified how her stomach which had been hard and tender to touch was now light and free. She pressed all over her abdomen joyfully, demonstrating that there was no more pain. She testified that people should believe that they too can put a demand on the anointing of God by faith and they would receive a touch from the power of God as she had.

The SCOAN Sunday service of May 7, 2017 witnessed a lot of attractions. Clips of Prophet T.B. Joshua’s second visit to Israel in one week were rebroadcast during the service. It was a spectacular sight to see the man of God being received by the Chief Rabbi of Israel, David Lau in Jerusalem. Prophet T.B. Joshua took time to explain some Biblical Scriptures to the Rabbi who expressed great delight that the man of God was able to enlighten him.

In another clip, Prophet T.B. Joshua was received in grand style by Israel’s Minister of Tourism, Yariv Levin. The minister showed enthusiasm in having the man of God in their midst, saying that he had read a lot about the Prophet. According to him, the presence of Prophet T.B. Joshua in Israel will no doubt bolster the tourism potentials and bilateral relations between both countries. In his reaction, Prophet T.B. Joshua described Israel as his home, adding that he has been visiting the Holy Land for many years now. Concluding, the minister promised to cooperate with the man of God on any area where he needs the country’s help.

Stepping into the auditorium, Prophet T.B. Joshua told congregants that he has been praying for the French Presidential candidate, Emmanuel Macron. According to the man of God, in spite of his apolitical stance, he prays for Macron to come out victorious because of his laudable plans for refugees and immigrants in an era when most countries have shut their doors against them. And true to his prayers, Emmanuel Macron was announced as the winner of the French Presidential elections, hours later.

The man of God went round the auditorium, ministering prophecy, healing and deliverance. Many were healed of age-long debilities while others were delivered from all sorts of demonic oppression. There were those who received life-changing and destiny-transforming prophecies. The testimonies that followed were simply faith-building and to the glory of God.

Earlier in her thought-provoking message titled CHRIST, THE LANDLORD, Evangelist Annette urged Christians to make Jesus the Landlord of their life and not a tenant. She decried the contradictory attitude of most Christians who proclaim Christ but behave in ways that portray them as His enemies: “If you took some time to reflect on life, I believe you would find that there are many things that seem to stand as contradictions. For example, many will say one thing but then do another. That is, their words do not reflect their behaviour, character and lifestyle. In Christianity, for instance, we have many who claim to be Christians yet consult witch doctors and spiritualists when looking for a solution to their problems in life, instead of Jesus – the Answer to all fundamental issues of life. That is a contradiction.”

Speaking further, she observed that the mind of a true Christian must be trained to be his/her servant and not master. According to her, it is only by so doing that he/she would be able to allow God be the Landlord, in spite of the usual and inevitable conflicts that the heart must have had to deal with: “The great thing that the Lord looks at and requires is the heart. That is why your heart must be trained to be your servant and not your master. In the heart of man, there is a constant conflict, a constant struggle, a constant war against the flesh and the spirit, against, good and evil, against faith and doubt, against humility and pride, against hope and despair, against peace and anger, against patience and impatience, against self-control and greed, against love for Christ and love for the world.”

Concluding, Evangelist Annette left congregants with the following food for thought: “Christ that energised you wants to dwell in you. Our failure to give Christ His proper place in our heart is actually responsible for the crisis in our faith. But as you open your heart to God’s Word, His faith and His Spirit, the Lord will make His home in your heart and become the Landlord, for home is a heart where God dwells.”

TESTIMONIES

ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE CROWNED WITH CAREER BREAKTHROUGH

Miss Luise Amadhila had received a scholarship in 2012 to study for a postgraduate degree in India. As noble as the opportunity was, it was not without some hassles which almost frustrated the young woman from Namibia. Life in India was a far cry from the familiar terrain in Namibia. The language difference also posed a great threat to the extent that her academic performance was nothing to write home about in the first semester. And being a Christian, the proliferation of temples and mosques in India meant that she would have to struggle to even find a proper place of worship.

A fellow African and friend had muted to her the idea of watching Emmanuel TV via YouTube and using the medium to pray but she initially appeared listless about the proposition. With time, Luise’s interest in Emmanuel TV grew just as her faith. Her Ghanaian colleague encouraged her and would later bring the Morning Water for her after a visit to her native land. As Luise started ministering the Morning Water, things took a positive turn. Her grades improved from the second semester to the last semester in which she graduated with a First Class honours.

According to her, she had faced a lot of spiritual attacks which tended to destroy her career with anger, arrogance and pride. She would call the bluff of her superiors and damn the consequences. But the more she prayed with Prophet T.B. Joshua on Emmanuel TV and the more she ministered the Morning Water, the attacks stopped. When she returned to Namibia after her two-year academic sojourn in India, the Ministry of Justice where she had worked in the past virtually insisted on having her back with them, owing to her expertise on the job. Knowing that she would soon be offered a more fulfilling role in a more rewarding job, she accepted to work with them for two months.

By the beginning of 2015, she was employed as a lecturer by the International University of Management, the most prestigious private university in Namibia. Looking back at the challenges she had faced in India and the inspiration she had gathered from the teachings of Prophet T.B. Joshua, Luise’s faith has grown even beyond imagination. During her testimony last Sunday, she told congregants how she had asked for inner grace in accordance with the teaching of Prophet T.B. Joshua. She also declared that her prayers for inner grace have seen all her yearnings granted by God.

The blessings of God have trailed Luise’s life. With just seven months into her job as a lecturer, she has been able to acquire a very good car. Exuding great joy with a spirit of thanksgiving, she advised congregants and people all over the world to pay great attention to process rather than result just as the man of God had taught recently. In order words, it is the process of acquiring a thing that matters and not the thing in itself. She also urged students to eschew all forms of corruption and malpractice in their pursuit of academic excellence.

ASTHMA BOWS AS MASSIVE CAREER BREAKTHROUGH COMES TO STAY

Mr Ogiku Osamuyimen was born with asthma and had grown up with the condition. He had lived most of his life avoiding dusty, irritable and cold environments and had taken a lot of drugs in order to manage the condition. Currently a software developer, the young man had also faced career stagnation even with ten years’ experience on the job. Going by his years of experience, he was supposed to have been in a senior or managerial role but that was not to be. Confronted with both his health condition and the career problem, the Nigerian from Edo State drew inspiration from his father who had also received a career breakthrough after an encounter with the man of God, Prophet T.B. Joshua.

Visiting the Arena of Liberty last year, Osamuyimen had received the anointed touch of the man of God and according to him, there were instant manifestations of a turn-around, especially in connection with his health. He told congregants that as soon as the man of God touched him, he felt light in the chest while his breathing improved. Reaching home, he went into the kitchen were some frying was going on and yet did not feel any form of irritation – a move he dared not make prior to his visit to The SCOAN. After receiving his healing, he also received the Morning Water. That same day, he dreamt of giving a testimony. While trying to reconcile that glorious dream with the stark reality of career stagnation before him, he dreamt yet another dream. This time, he was awarded a mouth-watering contract.

It was while pondering on the last dream that a friend called him and told him about a job opening and requested that he should send his CV. Osamuyimen sent in his CV, albeit with certain misgivings. A few days later, he was invited for an interview. He was not excited by the unfolding drama because, according to him, there was nothing special about attending an interview. It had almost become like a routine to him. At the interview venue, the calibre of people he met almost scared him. Without being told, they were well-qualified and would pose a stiff competition. Going into the restroom, he ministered the Morning Water and asked God for help. By the time he came out, some of the candidates had left in anger.

Osamuyimen sat for the first and second stages of the interview successfully. Before the second stage commenced, two of the candidates also left in anger. Making his way through to the final stage of the interview, he was thereafter invited to discuss remuneration. During the negotiations for salary, he remembered the dreams he had and was encouraged to ask for a very robust pay package. After telling them what he wanted as salary, he returned home and continued to minister the Morning Water amidst prayers. After a few days, he received a call confirming his employment with a salary two hundred percent more than what he was earning.

Testifying in company of his father, he received superb ovation from congregants who were touched by his testimony. As a further confirmation that his asthmatic condition has been healed, he told congregants how he came inside the heavy rain without hassles to give his testimony. “Jesus is the missing link. To the youths out there, involve Jesus in your situation and it will change”, he advised

A PROMOTION AGAINST ALL ODDS

Her sister’s daughter had been healed by Prophet T.B. Joshua and in appreciation for what God had used the man of God to do, Mrs Salamatu Shaibu accompanied her sister to come and testify to God’s goodness upon their lives. During that visit, Mrs Shaibu received a season’s greeting card with the picture of the man of God as well as a short prayer in it. She also received the Morning Water. When she returned to her native Kaduna in north central Nigeria, she started using both the greeting card and the Morning Water to pray to God and never stopped watching Emmanuel TV.

As an accountant attached to the Nigerian police, she had always aspired to attain the coveted position of the second in command at the police pay office in Kaduna. But that aspiration would soon be dealt a disastrous blow. For no fault of hers, she was issued two queries within a day and was subsequently removed and demoted from her position. The drama was like a nightmare. She could not just come to terms with the development. Mrs Shaibu would not resign to self-pity. She went on her knees, calling on the God of Prophet T.B. Joshua to come to her aid. Using the anointed greeting card to pray, she reminded God that demotion was not one of His promises to her.

Just after a day of prayer, God came onto the scene and reversed her demotion. It did not stop there. Instead of maintaining her last position, she was promoted to her next rank with immediate effect. According to her, it was like a dream. How God upturned her demotion and elevated her within a space of one day remains one of the greatest miracles she has ever witnessed in her entire life. Thanking God in company of her sister whose daughter had been healed at The SCOAN, Mrs Shaibu advised people all over the world to realise that the God of Prophet T.B. Joshua is a wonderful God who answers prayers. She also advised people to hold on dearly to whatever they receive as gift from the man of God.

“GOD HAD THE FINAL SAY ON MY PREGNANCY”

Mrs Esther Atiemo-Addo had been diagnosed with fibroids during a pregnancy scan. According to the doctors, though she was pregnant, it would be very difficult for her to deliver the baby because of the presence of a fibroid. That discovery was the worst thing to have happened to her very young marriage. Even her husband was jolted by the news. The doctors had also suggested that the only way to settle the matter would be to remove both the baby and the fibroid. In order words, the pregnancy would have to be terminated because keeping it could be harmful to Mrs Atiemo-Addo who was already experiencing excruciating pains in her abdominal region. They also said that if she was allowed to deliver the baby, it would definitely have some deformities while the mother would pass through serious travails.

However, the couple would not give in. Instead, they declared that they are children of Prophet T.B. Joshua. The doctors went to the extent of asking them to sign a bond, indicating that they rejected the option of surgery. After signing the bond, the couple summoned courage and prayed with the man of God just days before he proceeded to hold a crusade in Peru in 2016. During that Sunday service, the man of God led a massive Mass Prayer session which saw many people delivered from different types and degrees of bondage. After his return from Peru, the couple again visited The SCOAN where Mrs Atiemo-Addo was touched by the man of God.

According to her, when the man of God touched her, she felt that something had changed inside her. Returning to Ghana with the Morning Water, the couple visited the hospital for re-examination. After tests, the same doctors who diagnosed her with fibroid were shocked that it was no more. They were very confused and astonished at the same time. The couple returned to The SCOAN in December 2016 to receive prayers for a safe delivery and to the glory of God, Mrs Atiemo-Addo has delivered a baby girl who is a couple of months old now. Expressing immense gratitude to God for the wonderful thing He has done in their lives, the couple advised Nigerians to protect the gift God has given them in the person of Prophet T.B. Joshua while acknowledging that only God is the greatest solution.

TURBULENT MARRIAGE PACIFIED BY PROPHETIC RECONCILIATION

Shortly after their marriage, Lizzy discovered that her husband was no longer the loving and caring man she had given her heart to. She was even more frustrated when she realised that he had married and divorced, something he did not initially tell her. It was a very tough time for Lizzy as she considered a lot of options of whether or not to quit the marriage. Even though they lived together in Zambia, they were like two rivers apart flowing into separate distributaries. Her husband would sleep on the couch while she was left alone in the dull hands of their bed.

Lizzy had even become pregnant but her husband would not accept to be a father at that point in time. He made money available for the termination of the pregnancy. Lizzy became the more frustrated when the same husband who insisted he did not want a child suddenly changed his mind afterwards, saying he was ready to have a child. At that point, Lizzy started seeking the opinion of friends and acquaintances.

She was eventually connected with a witchdoctor who claimed to be able to commune with spirits. According to Lizzy, she was always led into a dark room where she made her supplications to the spirits. However, it would soon dawn on her that she was only wasting her money without getting any help. After failing to make any headway through self-effort, she decided to leave her husband’s house, moving all her belongings and seizing his credit card. For weeks she remained incommunicado while her husband longed for her return.

Not happy with the direction their marriage was headed, Lizzy visited The SCOAN some weeks ago and received a prophecy about her estranged marriage from Prophet T.B. Joshua. According to the man of God, it would not be proper for her to walk out of the marriage because she meant so much to the man even though he had wronged her. The man of God advised Lizzy to allow God’s will to prevail over the marriage. After the prophecy was given to Lizzy, her husband flew in from the United Kingdom to team up with his wife at the Arena of Liberty.

Obviously remorseful for the way he had treated his wife, Mr Kieran was full of apologies as he declared that he was looking forward to God’s help. According to him, he has decided to put the past behind him and would want God to rekindle the warmth and affection in their marriage, adding that he does not want to lose Lizzy. On her part, Lizzy told congregants during her testimony last Sunday that ever since receiving that prophecy, her marriage has regained its lost warmth. She advised married people all over the world to seek the face of God, adding that a marriage without God is ruined.