By Emman Okuns.
She belongs to the generation of pragmatic evangelists – a true apostle of God, an epitome of sheer compassion, love, care, Humanitarianism and enterprise.
Naomi Osagiede’s calling was not a phenomenon that occurred just by attending the bible college, but by divine inspiration, dating back to about age 9 in Nasarawa State in the northern part of Nigeria where, as a young girl she served the missionaries as an interpreter.
And she always knew that there was something burning inside her – the divine light of God, waiting for true expression.
Only the consummate ministers of God who came before her with the third eyes could see the inner light and would, now and then draw her attention to it.
Pastor (Dr.) Samuel Sorinmade of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Prophetess Bola Ajibola and Bridget Aikhionbare, according to her saw what was going on inside her – That there was something huge, waiting to unveil.
Recently, Alltimepost.com pinned her down for an interview in her massive office building, located on 1208 B VFW Parkway in West Roxbury, Massachusetts to talk about her evangelical mission.
As a rare gem in the valley of humble religious ministers, she abhors title glorification.
“I do not function with title,” she said when asked the best way to address her. “Preaching and prophesizing are the core of my calling”
Naomi had been a member of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, overseen by Pastor Sorinmade in Boston, Massachusetts for more than ten years before she was overpowered by the light of God to answer the divine call.
“My pastor (Sorinmade) told me long time ago you have the calling of God and should start teaching.”
As if to help her prepare for the great work ahead, the man of God began to involve her in more responsibilities in the church by including her in the teaching group which she did very well.
“I love to teach, I am passionate about teaching, I teach what I know and the grace of ministering is upon my life,” she said.
Prophetess Bola Olajide was another woman of God who came forth to express what she saw in her. “Prophetess Olajide would always say to me: you are a pastor of the true vine.”
Naomi Osagiede attended Redeemer Bible College in the United States in 2010 as it became very evident that her calling was real and that the answering was inevitable.
And it actually came to pass. Last year while on a business trip in an aircraft, she got the inspiration in a trance – a flash of thought and light, with a message that: “God wants you to take on a project – called the fire of life – where you can preach the gospel, teach people around the world.”
At that divine experience, the gigantic scope of the ministry was also revealed to her – the focus would be to perform outreach, workshop, and summit for all ages and groups “to integrate it into our everyday life.”
She was given the picture of the ministry in different parts of the globe and how she was travelling all over delivering the message of God.
This dream was corroborated by older Pastor, Bridget Aikhionbare of the Born Again International Ministry in Boston when she presented it to her.
Pastor Aikhionbare told her that a few months prior she had the same revelation, but wanted God to directly give her the message.
The pastor thanked God for directly revealing it to her (Naomi) and that it was something she already celebrated on her behalf.
Naomi Osagiede then went into action to translate the vision into reality. And the Fire of Life Ministry was born early this year to create meaningful impact in the world.
As much as she is dedicated to the advancement of humanity, she does not believe anyone can change the world. Her words: “I see myself as an envoy of heaven. We cannot change the world. The goal is to win people to Jesus Christ – the first step towards salvation.”
‘It is also to draw men to Jesus, to accept him as their personal savior and make people understand that Jesus is the fire of life, just as being the bread of life, promote peace , help people in need and give back.”
“Naturally, I just cannot live my life without giving back,” she said.
Prior to the coming of Fire of Life, she had BeyondZoe Ministry, established primarily to help widows, feed the poor and help churches whose faith base is Jesus. “We assisted them in different areas before God gave me fire of life.”
Asked about the fate of BeyondZoe Ministry, she said: “it is still alive. We have helped a lot of people, including those going through eviction from their homes due to inability to pay rents and the homeless people.”
The organization has also given to the disabled community across ethnic and racial backgrounds, she said.
She is also a businesswoman who has been able to manage her huge healthcare industry with evangelical work. She is the President of Beyond Healthcare Agency, LLC., in the state of Massachusetts.
When asked how she has been able to manage the two completely different entities, she had this to say: “Setting my priority straight is how I have been able to manage the healthcare and evangelical ministry.”
“I know that the work of God is paramount. God always takes care of the business. God established His business and He called me into the ministry for a purpose”
On her vision of the world, she said “I want the world to have total peace because I carry the message of the Prince of peace and His peace reigns forever from generation to generation. The only person that gives total peace is Jesus – the origin of Fire of Life Ministry”
She went deeper into the Holy Scripture to support her peaching by quoting from the book of Isaiah Chapter 9:6: “For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, and Prince of peace”
Fire of Life Ministry has recorded tremendous growth since its inception. Right now, she disclosed the Ministry is being established in Nigeria, with the purpose to organize gospel healthcare seminars and healing, beginning from next year.
Part of the purpose is to teach people how to live a healthy life style, to take personal responsibility for their own lives and vision.
The Ministry would also have professionals from different academic disciplines, including oncology to teach about cancer and prevention of the disease.
“We want to give people total freedom. In fire of life we have specific ministries for all ages. We have live teaching and prayer line every Wednesday at 10pm,” she said.
According to her, “everyone has the opportunity to send their request before the time,” adding that anybody who wants to be part of the ministry should send a letter to Fire of life Ministry.
Her message to other pastors and spiritual leaders was simple and clear: “ Oftentimes, it is very easy to forget that you are a human being once there is a great achievement. Our primary responsibility is to humans, so we should center our calling to the work of God, humanitarian service”
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