We Need Help, Northern Christians To Pastor. Chris As He Donates N1Billion To Benson Idahosa University
The President of Believers’ Love World, popularly known as Christ Embassy, Pastor Chris Oyakhilome, during the week, donated a N1bn Faculty of Engineering building to the Benson Idahosa University in Benin City, Edo State.
The cleric said his gesture was to actualize the late Archbishop of the Church of God Mission International, Benson Idahosa’s dream in life. He urged everyone capable to also key into it. He noted that the donation was not only towards contributing to the actualization of the late Benson Idahosa’s dream, but also an opportunity for him to contribute to his life.
He said: “I am grateful for what Bishop Idahosa was doing. Coming here, I thought about the legacy of Idahosa. I always have it in mind that I am his legacy. We are part of his fruit. I count myself lucky for being given the opportunity to celebrate him. He gave me a picture of what I would become today before he passed on.”
Oyakhilome, who commended the late Archbishop’s family for keeping up his legacy, acknowledged that the person he had become today was sharpened by the late Idahosa and would continue to appreciate it.
BIU Chancellor and widow of the late cleric, Archbishop Margaret Idahosa, said she never doubted the actualization of the University, even when some people expressed fear that it would be a tall dream after the founder’s demise.
She thanked Oyakhilome for his benevolence and promised the institution’s survival, no matter the circumstances.
It would be recalled that Oyakhilome pledged to build the varsity’s faculty in 2016 and it came to pass four years after.
Consequently, the President of Centre For World Rebirth, in Jos, Plateau State, Prof. Genesis Dawuda Api has expressed his gratitude towards Pastor Chris Oyakhilome for meeting a critical need in the University, “Thank you so much Sir or meeting a critical need of the University”, our Lord Jesus Christ will replenish you and increase you on every side”, he said.
Professor Genesis went on to say, “I call on our rich Pastors in Southern Nigeria to emulate the Christ Embassy pastor in reaching out to the needy Christians/Churches in the northern parts of Nigeria that have been under severe persecution/ attacks, especially with the Islamist terrorists in the North, “you may not know the level of squalor the Church in the North is in right now, but I can tell you”
“Many of them are homeless, and in dire need of shelter and other basic amenities. In our organization, we are doing our best to alleviate the suffering of the Christian masses many of whom are displaced in their home”.
I humbly admonish us to render any form of assistance we can to the brethren in the north in any way you can and the Lord Jesus will be Glorified”, he concluded.
