How God transformed robbers’ den to Redemption Camp, spiritual haven-Adeboye
The General Overseer (G.O) of the Redeemed Christain Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, on Sunday shared a testimony of how God transformed a notorious robbers’ den to a spiritual haven famously known today as Redemption camp located along Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.
The highly anointed and revered cleric disclosed this in a message during the grand finale and thanksgiving service of this year’s edition of Holy Ghost Congress in which Christians participated in, all over the world.
According to Church Times Nigeria on Sunday, Adeboye said: “This place was just about two hectares of land where highway robbers made their base. I was just a little above 40 years old when we came.”
The renowned cleric recalled that building the camp was full of challenges, which he likened to the Israelites’ encounter with the negative reports of 10 spies after Joshua and Caleb defied fears and conquered the land that God gave to His people, Israel.
“Not long after we came to the camp, we stumbled on spots where robbers dumped hundreds of suitcases, shoes, and clothes of their victims,” Adeboye disclosed.
“The place was also a land of snakes, especially pythons. Almost every week, huge reptiles were killed on the campgrounds,” he said, adding that in one chilling incident, a snake was discovered under the bedsheet of one of his children.”
Adeboye also recounted how cutting of a strange tree in the bush sparked fear among local villagers, who believed that those who cut it would die.
“ But many years later, nothing has happened to those who cut the tree,” he said.
Pastor Adeboye commended the support of elders who laboured tirelessly during the camp’s formative years.
“Don’t look down on elders. They laboured with me when we had nothing. They fetched firewood for cooking, dug holes to get water to drink, and worked tirelessly. They have tried,” he said.
He urged the younger generation to honour their elders, insisting that their experience is irreplaceable.
“The experience gained over the years by elders can’t be learned in a seminary,” he added.
“Where else can you find a father in the world that has the kind of choir that we have? I am not a father in a million, not even in a billion, and you’re going to be greater than me,” he declared, with a thunderous ovation.
The highly anointed cleric called on the congregation to seize the opportunities of their youth with faith.
“If the enemy can’t stop your father, the same enemy can’t stop you. Let’s together take over the world for Christ,” he said.
He who also assured them of God’s omnipotence added: “If God is on your side, nothing can stop you. By strength shall no man prevail.”
The Holy Ghost Congress ended today, December 15, with a grand thanksgiving service, leaving attendees emboldened by the remarkable testimony of Redemption Camp’s transformation and the enduring power of faith.
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