Seventy-three newborns have been delivered at the ongoing 72nd Annual Convention of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, Sunday PUNCH has learnt.
This was announced by the church’s General Overseer, Pastor Enoch Adeboye, at the Friday Holy Ghost Congress held at Redemption City, Mowe, Ogun State.
The RCCG began its annual August convention on Monday, 5 August 2024, and will climax on Sunday (today).
Thousands of worshippers joined the programme, as both old and new arenas were filled, with several overflows.
Our correspondent gathered that over 18,068 worshippers joined the Friday Holy Ghost service from the church’s YouTube page, Dove TV.
Guest houses and hostels in Redemption City and its environs had already been fully booked by worshippers, according to several reports.
Adeboye, announcing the number of births on Saturday morning before his sermon, noted that, as of 6pm on Friday, the number of newborns had reached 73, with 39 boys and 34 girls.
He also noted that two sets of twins were part of the number.
Announcing the development before his sermon at the Holy Ghost Night held on Friday night until Saturday morning at the church’s headquarters, Adeboye said, “The number of children born during this convention by 6pm on Friday evening had increased to 73. We had another set of twins today. Now, we have a total of 39 boys and 34 girls.
“Once again, let the boys shout ‘Praise the Lord!’ and let the girls shout ‘Hallelujah!’ Don’t worry; the girls are trying to catch up. In fact, the set of twins are two girls. It must be a special day for girls also.”
It has become a regular feature of the convention for the General Overseer to announce the number of births before his sermons.
In 2023, 62 babies were delivered, with 31 being male and 31 being female.
In his message titled “Let There Be Light”, Adeboye asked worshippers to pray against any form of darkness in their lives and that of their families.
He also asked for prayers for the royal fathers who attended the occasion and rendered some special songs.
Reading from the Book of Genesis 1, the preacher said the statement ‘Let there be light’ could mean three things – a command from God, advice from God, or a cry for help.
He led the congregation in high prayers divided into seven points, stressing that worshippers must pray against any form of darkness in their lives and the country.
He also announced that the theme for the next annual convention will be ‘Overcomers’.
His wife, Pastor Folu, during an earlier session, had led worshippers in a prayer for the family, asking God to heal broken families and to make every family a heaven on earth.
Punch
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