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Nigeria 2018

A team travelled out to Lagos, Nigeria for the mission which started on 17th September and finished on 22nd September. The team was made up of 14 people from Kings Church Chatham, Kings Church Gillingham, CAC Welling, and Mountain of Fire Ministries. Team members were Olabisi Babagbemi, Estelle Olaleye, Ian Vickery, Bola Oyediran, Martha Thlon, Ronke Adepoju, Tinu Ojeniyi,  Ebun Alakija, Patrick Adekoya, Tunji Olaleye, Mark Pennell, Esame Diyan, Odunayo Obembe and Paul Akinbadewa.

 

This was a unique mission for Light the Way as it was mainly a medical outreach led by Doctors and Nurses on the team. We also worked with the Leprosy Outreach, a charity that helps those who have been affected by Leprosy. We were also privileged to visit the Ijamido Children’s Home in Ota and worked with the Victory Tabernacle Church Agbara and the Chariot of Light Assembly Church Abule-Egba.

 

We travelled to Abeokuta on the 17th of September where we visited the Iberekodo Leprosy settlement. The medical team led by Dr Tunji Olaleye and Dr Ebun Alakija provided medical checks, consultations and treatment for the residents on the settlement while the rest of the team had prayer sessions with individuals. We were also able to help with the construction of four washrooms on the settlement. The residents have also asked for help with the construction of a church that they have started on the settlement and we are exploring how we can help with this. After our time at the Leprosy Settlement, the team decided to see a bit of Abeokuta and also took time to visit Olumo Rock, one of the tourist attractions.

 

On Tuesday 18th September, the team travelled to Ijebu-Ife where an estimated 500 people were gathered waiting for us at the Hospital. Everyone from the community including Muslims and people of different faiths had come for medical checks or treatment.  We started with prayers, songs and a short gospel message before the people started to see the medical team. While they were waiting some of us on the team prayed for those who wanted prayer and we also had the opportunity so share the good news of Jesus.

 

On Wednesday 19th and Thursday 20th, we were at the State Hospital Ota where Dr Tunji had worked for many years. The medical team saw hundreds of people and also helped with 16 minor surgical procedures. Again we started each day with prayers, songs and a short gospel message and were given free access to all the wards. Some members of the team visited the wards and prayed for patients with many opportunities to share about Jesus. Two young Muslim girls made decisions to follow Jesus and another elderly woman was led to Jesus.

 

During our preparation for this trip we felt God was going to use us to encourage the children and the young people. We had a visit to a Primary School in Ota and we also took part in a youth program at the St James Cathedral Ota where amongst other things we performed a Drama Sketch that had been put together by Patrick Adekoya.

 

One of the highlights of our trip was the visit to the Ijamido Children’s Home in Ota. It is one big family where all the children are loved and have a real relationship with God. The current Chief executive Mrs Obakoya and many of the staff were themselves orphans who grew up in the Home. It has been a refuge of hope for hundreds of abandoned babies and children over the years. We met an abandoned baby who had just been brought in and were also moved by the stories of many of the children. One of the girls now 22 years old and in University dreaming of writing a book was herself a baby who had been brought to the home after she had been left to die abandoned at the wheels of a truck at night. The driver of the truck had found her and brought her to the home. It was a real privilege for the team to share with the children and pray for them. We also carried out a survey of the Virgina Villa dormitories where there has been no water for a long time because of broken pipes, taps and cisterns.

On Friday 21st September we travelled to the Victory Tabernacle Church Agbara led by Rev David Amosun. We again had hundreds of people waiting for us and started with a short service led by Odun Obembe. Again the medical team worked tirelessly throughout the day.

 

Our final day was on Saturday 22nd September at the Chariot of Light Assembly Abule Egba.  Rev Vincent Arianegbe and his team had publicized the day and we again had hundreds waiting from the community. There was a make shift doctors consulting room on the ground floor with tables for the nurses on another side. The Pharmacy was set up on the first floor. We started the day with the band leading in worship followed by a short message after which the people queued to see the doctors. During this time a prayer line developed and the team were praying throughout the day with people being set free from demonic oppression and bondage, healings taking place and the Holy Spirit touching lives.  After lunch we organised a Children’s session, Youth Session and Men’s session and finished the day with a short evening service.

 

We want to thank everyone who supported us by praying, giving and helping in various ways. The team was able to take out three medical packs of drugs, medicines and supplies and made donations to some of the hospitals we worked with. We helped with the construction of four washrooms at the Abeokuta Leprosy Settlement and also made a donation to Ijamido Children’s Home. We also reached out to hundreds of people via the Medical Outreaches. We have been amazed by what God has done through this mission and the ongoing results, fruit and testimonies. There are already plans to go back to Nigeria again. There is now water running in the Dormitory complex of Ijamido Children’s home following repair works funded and done by one of our businessmen and a new Septic tank is being constructed.

 

We are also working on setting up a sponsorship program for some children at the Ijamido Children’s home – Children are the heritage of any nation and some day these children will be our future leaders.

It has been an amazing trip.  We have seen that medical outreaches can be a real blessing to many people and at the same time a great way of bringing people together to hear the good news of Jesus. Rev Vincent Arianegbe who oversees one of the churches we worked with said the outreach at his church was one of the most powerful and attributed this to the medical team.

 

Thanks again to the Leprosy Outreach, Victory Tabernacle, Chariot of Light Assembly and all the other organisations we worked with. If you would like to find out more about our ongoing work email info@lightthewayuk.org.uk.

 

For information on how you can help with Ijamido Children’s Home and our sponsorship program contact Olabisi Babagbemi.

 

 

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This was a unique mission for Light the Way as it was mainly a medical outreach led by Doctors and Nurses on the team. We also worked with the Leprosy Outreach, a charity that helps those who have been affected by Leprosy. We were also privileged to visit the Ijamido Children’s Home in Ota and worked with the Victory Tabernacle Church Agbara and the Chariot of Light Assembly Church Abule-Egba.

We are also working on setting up a sponsorship program for some children at the Ijamido Children’s home – Children are the heritage of any nation and some day these children will be our future leaders.