Prophet Timothy Oluwole Obadare, the founder of World Soul-Winning Evangelical Ministry is died

The Thursday’s passage of the Founder, World Soul-winning Evangelical Ministry, Prophet Timothy Obadare, brings to memory some of his exploits as a renowned evangelist, writes AKEEM LASISI

Early 1980s. The setting is Iroko, a sleepy town along old Ibadan-Oyo Road.A crusade was holding on the field of one of the primary schools there. At the centre of this was the preacher, whose words oozed with the power that commanded the attention of many people that had been attracted to the crusade ground.

After preaching fervently against iniquities and man’s wickedness against his fellow man, it was the time to battle witches and wizards. The man of God launched into a special prayer that practically shook the ground. In the process, weird sporadic cries erupted from several angles of the pitch. Some of the people making the noises, mostly women, fell down unconsciously, with some rolling on the ground with the impression that they were under the spell of some powerful spirits.

Soon, normalcy returned at the end of the prayer, but it was confession time. One after the other, some people climbed the platform on which the pastor and his interpreter stood. The fellows said various strange things, mostly indicating negative things they had done on the strength of the wicked powers they possessed.

Among other people, many pupils of Iroko Community Grammar School, who were in the congregation, would not forget in a hurry the confession made by one woman from whom they bought dried fish, ‘puff puff’ and groundnut. She said she was a witch, but she was ready to change her ways for good.

The story did not end there.Read More

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