The Men of Faith Annual Conference took place Saturday, November 14, 2009 at Kahler Hall in Columbia. The event on many accounts was a success with over sixty attendants present. Themed “At Times Like These”, the conference started out with opening prayer and praise and worship, followed by light humor by HOG’s very own “MCJ” – Deacon Johnson Siyanbade, the Master-of-Ceremony.
The conference feature segments included a musical rendition by the MOF choir, and a Men’s Health session by Dr. Noah Agada (a medical doctor by profession, and researcher at Johns Hopkins University). During the health segment, people had the opportunity to ask involved and detailed questions about health issues inherent to men, Nigerians, and Nigerians in Diaspora.
A second period of praise and worship ensued for approximately 20 minutes, ushering in the keynote speaker, Pastor Nimi Wariboko, a coordinator of The Redeemed Christian Church of God North America (RCCGNA), a seasoned man of God, and a man of notable accomplishments (see Praises for Nigerian over application of Nobel Prize winning work and Nigerian Pastor Makes History). Pastor Wariboko led the men and women present through a period of prayer, and spoke on, the “Four-Part Blessing”, a sermon that married personal finance with related principles from the bible that are tried and true.
Sunday, November 15, the final day of the MOF anniversary weekend was a Thanksgiving service. The men danced forward and rejoiced, giving God all the glory. Pastor Nimi Wariboko delivered the sermon, and instructed the church in the importance of the Lord’s Prayer – bringing alive the bible text found in Matthew 6:10. The message was titled, “From heaven above, to heaven ahead”.
House of Glory Men of Faith, are definitely in action this new season. The evening of Friday, November 13, 2009 was set aside for prayer by the men. Each man prayed for the church, and called upon God for the strength to be the man that God has called him to be – a high priest in the home, a good husband and father.
House of Glory is definitely excited about the immense impact the Men of Faith, as a group, have on the church and we pray that this noted success will be overshadowed by far greater successes in the future. House of Glory congratulates the Men of Faith in the marking of their anniversary!
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