Reinhard Bonnke
German pentecostal evangelist, Reinhard Bonnke, is set to return to Nigeria for his farewell crusade in November.Speaking at a press briefing organised by the Christ for All
Nations in Lagos on Monday, the African Director, Reinhard Bonnke
Crusade, Mr. John Darku, said more than 10 million worshipers across
Africa were expected at the crusade billed to hold at the Isheri end of
the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Ogun State.
Darku said Bonnke would also be passing on the baton of his evangelical mission during the five-day programme.
According to him, plans are underway to recruit more than 500,000
counsellors, 200,000 intercessors, a choir of over 23,000 members and a
security force of over 10,000 operatives.
He said, “Bonnke came to Nigeria many years ago and now in his old age, God has asked him to minister to Africans for the last time.
“One of the highlights of the crusade will be a
passing-the-burning-torch conference for leaders and church workers. He
wants to teach the younger generation on the need to carry on the
baton.”
The Chairman, Central Working Committee of the crusade, Apostle
Alexander Bamgbola, said the crusade was coming at a time when the
country was in dire need of a spiritual cleansing from corruption,
economic and ethnic crises.
He added, “We hope to reach about an audience of 30 million
people across Africa every day with a physical attendance of 10 million
on the crusade ground. The programme is coming at a time when we hear
of pockets of violence every day in the country and government is
struggling with lean resources more than ever, while over 65 per cent of
Nigerians are living in poverty.
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