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Clergy Harps On Business Diversification … Celebrates 53rd Birthday
The Minister in charge of Assemblies of God (AG), Mgbuosimini 2 Church, Port Harcourt, Rev. Tambari Tiiri, has stated the need for Christians to diversify in their businesses to enable them survive the present economic situation in the country.
Rev. Tiiri said this in a chat with The Tide shortly after the celebration of his 53rd Birthday in the church over the weekend.
The AG clergy reiterated the importance of getting involved in multiple streams of income as a way forward in this hard times trailing the country under the present administration.
“We encourage our members to be involved in multiple streams of income. We teach and also bring business professionals to train some in skill acquisition such as soap making and others.
“If you don’t encourage people to do business and work, how will they survive. It is not biblical for people to be idle and lazy.
Even Adam, who God placed in the garden of Eden, worked so hard to maintain the garden.
“God said that a man who cannot feed his family is worst than an infidel. So, without members having businesses and working, it will be difficult for God to pass through a channel to locate them for blessings”, he said.
The Minister said his 29 years in the ministry has been full of impactful experiences, adding that he has pastored nine different churches.
He noted that his target and strong tool has been service and humility, which has attracted many fans, adding that he still relates with members of all the churches he pastored.
Rev. Tiiri called on Christians to also remain focused, maintain their integrity in both offices and communities where they live, in addition to always being contented with what they have.
He commended all the people that God used to make the programme a success and promised that he would continue to pray till God makes them blessings in the land.
The highlights of the programme was the distribution of rappers to 15 widows, cash donations to 10 retired ministers, and visit to the motherless babies home earlier in the week.
Other highlights include preaching, cutting of the birthday cake, testimonies, citation reading by his children and other ceremonial presentations.
Lilian Peters