Closing message from Evangelist Daniel Kolenda
It has been a wonderful time of ministry in Abeokuta. Tens of thousands gave their lives to Jesus, and others received their healing and deliverance. In this video, Evangelist Daniel Kolenda shares what God has done, straight from the stage during the final meeting of the Gospel Campaign.
Much more than an event
Our time in Abeokuta was so much more than a single event. Before the Gospel Campaign in Abeokuta had even started, our teams of evangelists were here for 6 weeks, conducting 273 outreaches and seeing 77,879 people coming to Christ. A great foundation was laid.
Then, when Daniel Kolenda arrived in Abeokuta, he was escorted to the governor’s mansion, where he was able to share with the governor (who is a believer) and his entire cabinet. After that, Daniel was taken to the king’s palace where he was able to share the Gospel. He told the king that he had come representing another king – not just any king – but the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords. Daniel was able to lead some of the chiefs to the Lord right there in the courtroom of the palace!
Each night, the crowd grew, as word spread of the miracles that God was doing. These included:
An elderly man, blind in his left eye for three years was healed.
A young man who had lost his voice for the last six years was healed and sang a solo from the platform in acapella, praising and thanking the Lord. The crowd joined in, singing with him. It was a beautiful moment.
Daniel had a word of knowledge for someone with a growth on their neck. He sensed that it was painful and affecting the person’s ability to speak. A lady came forward and said that for years, she had been suffering with a painful growth on her throat that made it very difficult for her to talk. But as they prayed for the sick, the growth vanished and now she is perfectly well. She shouted “Thank you Jesus” with a loud voice!
We praise God for a wonderful result in Abeokuta, touching every level of society, rich and poor, young and old. Now there’s no time to waste, as our technical team pack up and move on to Ado Ekiti for the next CfaN Gospel Campaign, from 5 – 8 December.
Thank you, with all our hearts, if you are able to help us meet the costs for this last evangelistic push in 2019.
Rejoicing with you in Jesus,
Your CfaN International team
Receive the Holy Spirit
In this highlights video from Saturday (day 3 of the Gospel Campaign in Abeokuta), you will see footage of the final session of our Fire Conference, where Daniel and the team prayed for an impartation of the Holy Spirit on all those attending. Then, the same message about the baptism in the Holy Spirit was preached on Saturday night, with many thousands receiving the promise of God.
Huge Fire Conference attendance
From Evangelist Daniel Kolenda:
Have a look at the attached pictures from yesterday’s Fire Conference and the Campaign meeting last night. Multitudes were touched on Saturday – saved, healed and filled with the Holy Spirit. What a glorious day! Tonight is the final meeting and we are anticipating a mighty conclusion. Please continue to pray for us.
Yours in the Gospel,
Evangelist Daniel Kolenda
together with the CfaN team
Pictures by O. Volyk
Highlights from Day 2
The crowd has more than doubled from the first night, as word spreads about the wonderful things God is doing in Abeokuta. People are saved, healed and set free, in Jesus' name.
Highlights from Day 1
Message from Daniel Kolenda
This week we are conducting a Gospel Campaign in Abeokuta, Nigeria. I just arrived a couple days ago, but once again, we sent a team of evangelists into the region more than seven weeks ago to begin bombarding it with the Gospel. Since that time, they have conducted 273 outreaches and have seen 77,879 people come to Christ – before the Campaign even started! The “Decade of Double Harvest” is underway!
When I arrived in Abeokuta two days ago, we were greeted on the side of the road by a lively crowd made up of local believers, pastors, bishops and other leaders. They were full of joy and anticipation of what God is going to do this week. I was then escorted to the governor’s mansion where I was able to share with the governor (who is a believer) and his entire cabinet. Then I was taken to the king’s palace where I was able to share the Gospel. I told the king that I had come representing another king – not just any king – but the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords. I was able to lead some of the chiefs to the Lord right there in the courtroom of the palace! What an amazing start!
The last two nights of the campaign have been amazing. The crowd more than doubled from one night to the next and many thousands received Jesus. We have also seen powerful miracles:
An elderly man, blind in his left eye for three years was healed.
Several ladies testified that painful lumps in their breasts instantly vanished during prayer.
A young man who had lost his voice for the last six years was healed and sang a solo from the platform in acapella, praising and thanking the Lord. The crowd joined in, singing with him. It was a beautiful moment.
Another young man who was deaf in the right ear was healed.
Many testified to being healed of all kinds of pain and paralysis in backs, necks, arms, hands, and other parts of the body.
Last night I had a word of knowledge for someone with a growth on their neck. I sensed that it was painful and affecting the person’s ability to speak. Tonight, a lady came forward and said that for years, she had been suffering with a painful growth on her throat that made it very difficult for her to talk. But last night, as we prayed, the growth vanished and now she is perfectly well. She shouted “Thank you Jesus” with a loud voice!
This morning, Peter Vandenberg and I ministered in the last day of the Fire Conference here. Please pray with us for a mighty outpouring of the Holy Spirit on the thousands of pastors and leaders that attended.
More to come…
Yours in the Gospel,
Evangelist Daniel Kolenda
together with the whole CfaN team
Before governors and kings
When Evangelist Daniel Kolenda and other members of the CfaN team arrived in Abeokuta this week, it seemed like a scene straight out of the Bible.
Impressions
Working together with this amazing team, we have managed to almost complete the field preparations despite the challenging weather conditions.
Tomorrow the evangelistic outreach commences in Abeokuta, Nigeria.
The technical preparations are in full swing. Last week the region experienced bad weather and the technical team is facing adverse conditions on the field ... the ground is soaked and muddy. Since yesterday the weather is stable. Please pray that the weather will remain dry and that the team will be able to complete all necessary tasks.
Heavy showers three times a day make the field preparations challenging.
The remaining loudspeakers were offloaded and rolled on wood planks across the field because the trucks sink in the muddy ground.
At 5 pm our trucks were parked on the field although some of them got stuck in the mud. Thankfully, there was no rain today.
We left Lagos around 11 am and arrived in Abeokuta at 5 pm. Since the field was not accessible, we parked the trucks on solid ground.
Impressions
Achieving the Maximum
As part of our “Decade of Double Harvest”, with the goal of seeing a total of 150 million decisions for Jesus in the next decade, there are once again several teams in operation, doing pre-campaign evangelistic outreaches before the main event in Abeokuta – a city with nearly 1 million residents and a very large, densely populated surrounding region.
They preach wherever it’s possible - in schools, in marketplaces, at street intersections. Mostly, they use our new Gospel Trucks, but not always. As I’ve said before: I believe there will come a day very soon, when as many or even more salvations happen before the main event, as happen during it.
We want to achieve the maximum with this “open window of opportunity”. Thank you for your partnership, and thank you that the people of Abeokuta can be touched and forever changed by the Gospel.
Please pray with us for the outreaches and the main event from 7 – 10 November in Abeokuta, Nigeria.
The best is yet to come, in Jesus’ name!
Daniel Kolenda
Gospel Trucks
Impressions
7 – 10 November 2019
Abeokuta, Nigeria
Abeokuta means, “Refuge among rocks”. This city at the far western side of Nigeria, only 105 km from Lagos, is found in Ogun State, on the banks of the Ogun River. It was founded around 1830, with the first Baptist and Anglican missionaries arriving around 1840. Trouble with the British in Lagos led to the missionaries being thrown out of the region in 1867.
Population
Latest estimates put the urban population of Abeokuta at around 595,000, but the densely populated rural regions around the city are home to hundreds of thousands more.
Trade and Commerce
Abeokuta is an agricultural trade centre and an exporting point for cocoa, palm produce, fruits, and kola nuts. Rice and cotton were introduced by the missionaries in the 1850s, and cotton weaving and dyeing are now traditional crafts of the town. Local industry is limited but now includes fruit-canning plants, a plastics factory, and sawmills, as well as huge modern cement plant.
Weather
Like most of West Africa, Abeokuta has a hot, wet, tropical climate. Rainfall is much higher in Summer than in Winter– and averages 1238 mm annually. The average temperature is 27.1 degrees Celsius.
Religion
It is locally believed that the Old Testament “Queen of Sheba” is buried in this area. This brings many Christian and Muslim pilgrims to the area, to the shrine that has been erected where her grave is said to be.
Abeokuta holds a special place in Nigerian church history, as this is the site of both the first Anglican mission to Nigeria (1842) and the site of the very first Christian church built on Nigerian soil – St. Peter’s cathedral church, built in 1898. Being the first of its kind, this church served as a rallying point for many early missionaries who were spreading the Gospel in Abeokuta and surrounds at the time.
