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Can Urges More Prayers Over Boko Haram
Christians in Nigeria have been enjoined not to panic over the security challenges facing the country but to pray fervently for the peace and continued unity of the nation.
They have also been charged to employ the full potency of intercession praise and worship to prevail over the forces of darkness represented by the Islamic fundamentalist sect-Boko Haram.
The chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Rivers State, Apostle Zilly Aggrey made the call on Saturday in Port Harcourt.
He was speaking at the Organisation of African Instituted Churches (OAIC) group finals of the Annual Festival of Nigerian choirs.
Speaking of the theme “Beyond Competition”, Aggrey who is also founder of the Royal House of Grace Church spoke of what he called the threats by Boko Haram to wipe out over 70 million Nigerians, saying the defense of Christians is in the Bible book of 2nd Chronicles Chapter 20.
Describing God as a lover of music and praise worship, the CAN chairman said that when Christians defend their lives and religion with the weapon of music, “every Pharaoh pursuing Christians will meet their Red Sea.”
The chairman commended the constructive role OAIC officials were playing in CAN under his leadership, saying they were influential to his coming into office.
He prayed that the best choir would emerge winners in the competition.
Also speaking, the General Secretary, OAIC (Nigerian Region) Dr. Sunday Usu stated that the gates of hell will not prevail over the church, insisting that the flag of Christianity will continue to fly in the North since Nigeria was a secular state.
In her speech, Bishop Deborah Ibim Alabraba of Christ the Lamb International Church said that Christians had remained peaceful and quiet in the face of the Boko Haram attacks because they have left vengeance to God.
She prayed that the music and songs of praises by Christains will provoke God’s intervention and restore lasting peace and security in the country, soon,
At the end of the choral competition, two out of the six competing choirs qualified from OAIC for the finals in Abuja, later this year.
They are Divine Order of Cherubim and Seraphim Choir and Christ Healing Church of Nigeria choir.
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