OUT REACH AT OKPOROJO HELD ON 28TH – 31ST  JULY 2022

1.0 INTRODUCTION

     We thank God for a successful outreach at okporojo, Ebonyi state.     The land called okporojo has only one entrance to the village and at the entrance gate comes their shrine and alters which anyone entering the village must pass through. The nature of the buildings there are the same and their major occupation is farming and petty trading. The hardship in the community is so obvious which made no proper education for the children and the spiritual atmosphere is so dark. Their youths have no other means of survival except

farming.

          The outreach team which involved 3 people from TETMI, 2 invitees and 3 missionaries from

another community ruined an indoor night crusade with  film show, gospel preaching and prayer

ministrations. There was discipleship class for some of the church leaders and follow up class for the

new converts, special seminar and skill acquisition for young girls and strengthening the faith of the

believers within the community was ruined in the day time for the period of days we spent there.

There was series of testimonies ranging from healings, deliverance, changed life and salvation. New people joined in the Sunday service which some converted from their churches to EMC.

We met a young guy who was intelligent but under the influence of the demons in the land. The word of God was preached to him but the demons in him didn’t allow him to give his life to Christ which would have been the only way that he would have been delivered from the demons molesting him. Miss Comfort who matched charm and had a swollen leg before we went for the outreach, gave testimony for God’s healing process on her leg, that her leg that was so big started drying up.  A new convert also gave

testimony on how God helped her and change her from transferring aggression to her children

through   the film show.

We met Chief Ignatius Chukwu, one of the chiefs in Okporojo, who denounced the idolatrous lifestyle

of the community and surrendered to Jesus Christ. He has for long had contact with  TETMI starting

from when the late president of TETMI was frequently the area for the gospel sake During the course

of our  ministration, he opened up on the state of his wife’s health who had been under serious

spiritual spell for one year. She was neither healthy nor dead. We were moved with passion and we visited the woman who was on a very pitiable situation. We lead her to confess her sins to Jesus Christ and we prayed for Jesus to come into her life, disconnected her from the strong holds that have kept her in such bondage and we also anointed her husband for a continuous heartfelt prayer for her.

We got a call when we arrived at Owerri that she has passed on and we gave praise to God for using us to lead her to Christ, delivering her and her family.

On our departure from the village, we amidst a waterlog on the road which was caused due to bad road and the heavy rain, crossing the waterlog led to the damage of Mr Peter’s motorcycle. The people of okporojo that doesn’t like the light we brought to their community came to attack us on our way with accident, severe headache, heart pain and swollen head. Thanks to God he heard our prayers and settled the situation.

 

1.  ATTENDANCE OF THE CRUSADE.

             The church auditorium was filled up with people on the first day. As the word of God was              preached to them and healings took place that attracted many people to the program on the second day          to the points that there were no more chairs for them to sit but they happily stood up to hear the word of God.

New members came to worship with us on Sunday and they promised to become EMC

members. There was discipleship training on some of the church leaders and follow up

section for the new converts.

Many souls were worn for God which some converted from their different churches to

EMC.

 1.5.   CHALLENGIES.

             Due to poor educational background of the children and the youth, I found it

difficult to communicate with the children and the youth during teaching.

1.6.  RECOMMENDATION.

•       I suggest that skill acquisition should be introduced to the youth to enable them get exposed to other means of livlihood than depending only on the farm work.

• No schools in okporojo and that is really affecting the children,   some of the children have   not for one day visited the school premises, I then suggest that scholarship should be given to the children that their parent cannot afford their education, then for those that their parent can afford their education but no means of locating any school, I suggest that school bus should be introduced.

• I suggest that there should be constant prayer to the community of Okporojo to liberate the youth and next generation from the present calamity and darkness.

Also I suggest that there should be visitation from time to time to Okporojo to encourage and disciple them.

 

1.7. CONCLUSION.

 Thanks to God Almighty for making the outreaches go successfully and also brought us back safely despite the challenges on our way. May God bless all who prayed for us and stood by us all through the outreach.