…We were born into a Muslim family, we attended Muslim school, your pastor would have been an imam if he wasn’t a pastor – Bello’s family
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By Divine Sam
The senior pastor, founder and General overseer of Light Impact Church Rev. Taiwo Armstrong Bello and his dear wife pastor Banke has marked their 20th Anniversary October 15, 2023 together with the annual convention of the church.
The convention kicked off on the evening of Wednesday, October 11, 2023 with series of testimonies of God’s faithfulness over the ministry. Declaring open by the founder Rev. Bello exclaimed God’s sufficient grace and mercy upon the ministry. He said, the theme for the 2023 convention “the hand of God” signified the sovereignty of God over the activities and survival of christ followers especially under the current situation of the country. Declaring the convention open in the Name of God the Father, son and the Holy Spirit, the Ijebu born preacher sue the participants to engaged themselves mightily for supernatural encounter.
The 2023 convention tagged ” The hand of God” Several members shared testimonies of the impact of the Church previous convention in their lives and families. They all testified to the grace and goodness of God evidenced in their lives by virtue of their connection to the Church.
Wednesday October 11, 2023 was an evening of an encounter with God through the ministration of Pst. Poju Johnson, participants of the convention were adorned in all worshiping the King of Kings. The light mistral Choir led a glorious time in worship and celebration. It was an awesome evening of spiritual confrontation.
Thursday, October 12, 2023, was another overflow under the ministration of pastor Olugbanga Kotila who on series testimonies charged the people the wake up and the impossible, affirming that the hand of God already bestowed on them.
The wife of the general oversee and resident pastor of the ministry Pst. Banke Bello took the stage on Friday evening with powerful ministration. The anointing and Holy Ghost filled woman of God storm the evening service with breaking of generational curses, family breakthrough of poverty and hardship and usher the people into the new ralm of achieving beyond family standard.
Saturday and Sunday the grand finale was another change of atmosphere as pastor John Fasan all the way from the diaspora Mount the podium to released supernatural blessings on the people.
After the message, the senior pastor and general overseer of Light Impact Church Rev. Taiwo Bello shared on the essence of living a life devoted to giving back to the society. He challenged the congregants to turn away from living for themselves only but to commit to working together with others to make out a better community as that being kind to people was another channel the hand of God can manifest.
To further buttress this, Rev. Taiwo who was delighted to celebrate the three in one events including convention thanksgiving, his birthday appreciation and the 20th anniversary of his marriage together with his dear wife extolled God’s magnanimity towards his family and the ministry, the man of God stressed that the future holds mega testimonies and achievements.
A goodwill message from some kinsmen who represented Bello’s family said ” having born into a Muslim family, we all attended Muslim school because my father was very religious, but your pastor came and overtook us at the Muslim school. If he was not a pastor he would have been an affas or imam. My brother has been upright with God since our childhood, he’s a man of integrity, very committed and consistent in serving God and that’s what we know him for in the family. His wife has turned from sister in law to our own sister, ever since they got married 20 years ago there has never been a report of domestic violence or any other negative consequences and that’s why we in the Bello’s family turned out today to celebrate them and we will continue to celebrate them. Thank you church for standing by them from this number of years in the ministry, it is our earnest prayer that God will continue to enlarge this commission, build this cathedral and also continue to sustain their marriage in Jesus name”
Evang. Toun Soetan who declared words of prayers upon the celebrants, both age long and achievements prayed for many more years celebrating marriage anniversary together with family and the ministry.
The climax of the triple celebration features series of activities, including cutting of the 20th marriage anniversary cake, massives testimonies and goodwill messages, drama, various presentations, high quality music praises and worship and all round photographs to hurray the gigantic celebration.