God is calling leaders to start a youth revival in Nigeria!
We’re blessed to live in a time when God is calling revival leaders throughout the world to various ministries and ministry positions. In many countries, there is a special focus on the youth. Perhaps because we know that the hearts of the youth must be turned to God if the future generations are to serve Him. Recently, Ogheneruno has been called to start a youth revival in Nigeria – in the homes and orphanages of the youth of his country!
My name is Ogheneruno Okorodudu, I came from a native land of urohbo, Delta state, Nigeria. I grew up seeing my parent as good worshipers of God. But my entire life has been different from what my parents trained me to be just because of the kind of life I choose in my youthful age. I decided to travel out of my country just to get a greener pasture; there I find out that life is not all about living it with the pleasures in it., one need to get attached to Jesus Christ. I remembered my church had a revival years back and I hurried from work to listen to the preacher, the more I listen the more I find the word of God strange in my inner spirit, I got saved that day and since then it has been a sweet story.
I have worked as a co-minister in church planting in my country and we are planting another one in Ughelli Delta state Nigeria. This part of the country needs help most of the youths and orphanage homes need to be fully imparted with the word of God; we are now making effort to teach them the word of God. As I proceed in the training, I see a greater light of what I’m going to be using the experience for; with the few training I have received I have been able to impart the members of our local fellowship and also our visits to orphanage homes.
Christian Leaders Institute has really in different way helped me in thinking towards my goals for the kind of ministry God has placed into my hands. With the great opportunity CLI is giving to students across the globe today it will indeed give me a high level of understanding ministry and how it should be handled in this part of the world I’m living in.
Finally, I want to use this opportunity to appreciate the leaders of CLI for their support, you are indeed following the steps of our Lord Jesus Christ, to have a scholarship at Christian Leaders Institute and to learn peacefully without stress its worth thanking you for. Thank you CLI and her Leaders.
You may not be called to be part of the youth revival in Nigeria, but revival is happening everywhere! Through God’s grace, you may be chosen to be part of the youth revival in your own home country! Perhaps you just want to strengthen your own walk with God! Either way, Christian Leaders Institute can help you receive the training you need to serve God effectively! Click here to find out more!
God is raising up called revival leaders all over the world. Christian Onyiagha is one such leader. As a pastor in Nigeria, Christian feels the call to spread the good news of Jesus throughout Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Liberia.
As with most called revival leaders, Christian can remember the exact moment that he experienced the confirmation of his calling. He was attending a crusade in Nigeria at the time and recalls how the experience completely transformed him. He went from being the “most unqualified man” to preach to being one of God’s called revival leaders in Nigeria.
My Name is Christian Onyiagha. I am a pastor at Divine Gospel Church. I was born into a Christian home, but I was not involved with the work of the ministry until 2007, I was just a Christian, without the POWER of Christianity [Holy Spirit]. Just like the Apostles after the resurrection of Jesus. They had no power and Jesus said to them, “And now I will send the Holy Spirit upon you, just as my Father promised. Don’t begin telling others yet. Stay here in the city until the Holy Spirit comes and fills you with power from heaven” Luke 24:49 TLB. In Acts 1:8 He said “But when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, you will receive power to testify about me with great effect, to the people in Jerusalem, throughout Judea, in Samaria, and to the ends of the earth, about my death and resurrection” TLB. Jesus knew it would be impossible for disciples to successfully preach the Gospel to the ends of the earth without the infilling of the Holy Spirit, for that reason He said they should wait and receive The Power of Christianity.
In March 2007, I attended a Miracle Crusade by Reinhard Bonnke in Aba, Abia State, Nigeria. It was at this meeting that I received the Holy Spirit. I received the very power that made Jesus the Christ. That experience turned me into another man.
I really didn’t have special abilities, I am the least qualified by human standard, but when I received the Holy Spirit, God deposited something special in me that makes people do the work of the ministry when they come to me. Holy Spirit made me a soul-winner and gave me the ability to turn the souls into soul-winners. I was empowered by the Holy Spirit to do the work of God, but I equally knew the importance of training. I only had Basic Ministry Training and Certificates and I was doing well with it, but I knew the basic Ministry Training would not get me far in Ministry. The Lord answered my prayer and led me to CLI website one Afternoon in December of 2012 as I was browsing.
There are thousands of Anointed Church leaders all over the world that failed in their calling. Many of them received wonderful revelations from the Lord; they saw beautiful visions of what the Lord planned to do with their lives, but they never fulfilled the plan of God for their lives. They didn’t fail because they were not anointed, many of them failed because they were not trained. The Bibles says “Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. 2 Tim 2:15 KJV” Many of these called ministers got frustrated and abandoned their calling for lack of training. Jesus said, “Your error is caused by your ignorance of the Scriptures and of God’s power! Matthew 22:29 TLB.
It is my heart’s desire that Pastors and Churches in Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Liberia and the rest of Africa know about CLI. When I got to Sierra Leone in 2015, I tried introducing CLI to some Pastors, but there was a challenge, Internet access was costly and also unreliable in Sierra Leone and Liberia. I have benefited so much from CLI and I wish there are some other ways to make CLI accessible to them without Internet access.
I was surprised when I discovered that CLI was a free Bible School. Initially, I thought it was not entirely free, but I was wrong, I have been enjoying CLI ever since. I am still grateful to God for taking me to Christian Leaders Institute. God is my witness that I am happy to know about CLI. He knows how happy I am for knowledge that I have acquired at CLI. I am really grateful to God for leading me to CLI. CLI really opened my eyes to lots of truth. I am now a better Christian. I am better equipped for the work ahead. I am really studying for life and not just for the exams. May God continue to bless all of you at CLI. The Host of Heaven will never forget your labor of LOVE. I love you all dearly!
Are you one of the called revival leaders God is raising up all over the world? Could you benefit from free classes that are aimed to help you grow in your walk with God, understanding of the Bible, and relationship with others? If so, consider enrolling in courses at Christian Leaders Institute. You can click here to enroll right away, or click here to find more information about our courses and programs. Join the ranks of called revival leaders who are spreading the gospel of Christ today!
In his epistle to the early church, the apostle James speaks of the importance of helping orphans “in their affliction.” This phrase, “in their affliction,” acknowledges the pain that orphans experience in living without their mother and father. Helping orphans is important for Christians because they represent the poor and powerless. These are people that God says He really cares about.
Because God cares for the hurting, the poor, and the broken-hearted, He is raising up people like Lisa with a heart for helping orphans all over the world.
I was born in 1990 in Zimbabwe, Africa. I was raised with my grandmother while my mom was pursuing her education until she graduated then I moved in with her. I moved to the USA when I was 16 to join my father and other family members. I work for a bank and currently studying to serve in ministry.
I am married and we have one son named Elior. I currently attend UMC in Texas. I started attending church when I was very young. I would lead our family prayers at home as well as ready the bible in church. In high school, I was part of the scripture Union group as well as other Christian groups at school. I am also currently part of the evangelism team at my church. I identify myself more as a pastor, prayer warrior, and evangelist. I have had a lot of confirmations from some church leaders as well as from God that I should be doing something in ministry. From having visions and dreams there is no way I can run away from serving God. I have been laying my calling aside for a long time trying to pursue a degree in the nursing field , every time I was about to get to the clinical part of the program something happened. Sickness or some major obstacle, and this happened to me 3 times and this fourth time I have decided to go ministry way to see what God’s will is.
Some unique challenges in my area would be traveling to different places of town to evangelize since public transportation is not as good in Texas. The other challenge is with so many people from different countries, people are so focused in meeting with their specific groups who speak the same language as them and getting someone from a different background to listen to you can be very challenging. Language barrier as well contributes to these challenges.
My local church is very supportive in developing my ministry in so many ways. We have mentorship in the church to help guide us into the right direction of ministry. Under the leadership of our pastors, we have a chance to practice sermon writing and learn different strategies involved in leading a ministry. In my local church, there are also so many classes and leadership training opportunities that run throughout the year and are open to everyone interested. We also have smaller group bible studies where everyone can share their abilities and bring out their calling in ministry. Also my husband is very supportive as he sees a huge calling upon my life. He has been my backbone and encouragement through my confusion of joining ministry. My husband also sees something greater in myself that he feels I’m wasting time in what I was called to do, in fulfilling the will of God. Him as a minister of God through music and as a worshiper in the Kingdom of God encourages me to do more in God’s kingdom.
Obtaining a scholarship at CLI is so important to me because sometimes we are taken back in doing the things that we are called to do because of lack of finances. I know because someone has donated to this ministry gives me so much energy to pursue what God has installed for me. Because I’m an advocate for helping orphans, this scholarship is teaching me that there is so much more in giving than receiving. Getting the scholarship is also very important to me because you learn at your own pace. You have distance learning, and as a mother I have always wished for flexibility. This scholarship is also helping me live my ministry dream because there is so much to learn in the courses provided. So far I have already learned a lot of things that I didn’t know were involved in serving. It’s also been teaching me to be humble because sometimes when you spend out of your pocket, you feel pride. You don’t really acknowledge God because you think you have achieved on your own.
Prayer is definitely needed because so many challenges come up when you decide to serve God. I need prayers to be strong, to not give up with the ministry, Prayers to be able to conquer obstacles in life. And just the courage to take on and preach the word of God to so many nations.
If you would like to be part of God’s plan for helping orphans, or even if you are called to another area of leadership in the church, you can get free training online at Christian Leaders Institute.
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