By Okhide Em’ya David
Pentecostal Christian Women from across the 36 states of Nigeria will Thursday and Friday converge in Benin City, Edo State to seek divine intervention in the affairs of Nigeria as the nation faces harsh economic and civil unrests.
The occasion is the biennial national conference of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), Women Wing.
The two-day spiritual conference with the theme “VESSELS OF MERCY,” will hold inside His Glory auditorium of the Gospel Light International Ministries – New Covenant Gospel Church, Benin City.
According to the National Chairperson of the PFN, Women Wing, Pastor (Mrs.) Abiola Theodora Omobude, special prayers will be offered to God for his intervention in the affairs of Nigeria, particularly in the areas of insecurity, insurgency, armed robberies, kidnappings, violent crimes, etc. and for God to bless and prosper the country.
God’s mercy, she said is the love that responds to the needs of humans in an unexpected or unmerited way with Its core, being forgiveness.
“Mercy is God not giving us the punishment that we deserve for our sins,” Mrs. Omobude added.
PFN Women Wing leader said irrespective of their backgrounds, irrespective of where or what they have been through in life, good or bad, God is in charge of their lives because there is no self-made person.
She observed that whatever the state of any person, God is going to bring about the great change we have been praying for and expecting in our families, communities states and nations of the World.
Mrs. Omobude announced that over 1,000 Christian women delegates from all over the country are expected at the biennial national conference.
She disclosed that the First Lady of Edo State, Mrs. Betsy Obaseki and Rev. (Mrs.) Yinka Badejo of the Foursquare Gospel Church, are among the anointed guest speakers at the power-packed conference.
She stated that during the conference, the women will receive the touch of God that will change their lives positively.
