Hardship: Clergyman Fetes 4,000 Indigents In Lagos

Amid the rising hardship in the country, the Christian Pentecostal Mission International (CPM), Egbe branch of Lagos State, has distributed food items to about 4000 congregants.

Speaking to journalists in Lagos the Pastor in charge, Reverend Paul Chikwem said, it was the 12th year of touching lives with different initiatives and offerings, saying part of his calling is to feed the poor in the society as exemplified by the Lord Jesus Christ.

With a mammoth who gathered at the first half of Worship Night, Chikwem said, in a time like this, the rich in material wealth in the country should show empathy and love by extending hands of fellowship and other forms of assistance to the poor as divinity has instructed.

“I was bred by a poor widow, so the experience was not a good one. remember everything then,
but now with the people God has given me, we decided to impact lives positively by sharing what we have.

We do this twice every year, when we preach the good news to the people, we also give them food, clothes and other assistance. Already 20 children are on our payroll for their school fees. We do not want them to be in the streets,” he added.

The clergyman affirmed that the gesture was meant for everyone around the vicinity irrespective of tribe, religion, political affiliation or belief.

He added that each program like this cost the sponsors and supporters over N18 million, however the door is open for partnership.

According to him, today we have about 4,000 congregants. And each family will go home with a 8kg bag of rice, indomie, clothes and other gift items. Though not everyone came to the program because of food. It’s a burden the Almighty God has given me in the past 12 years, we have kept the faith, and we are not going back, because God is our source, resource and sustenance.

“We also empower people by training them for six months and equipping them with hair dryers, sewing machines, grinding machines, popcorn machines, among others, through our Support Foundation. We support people in the micro, small and medium size entrepreneurs.”

He urged the state and federal government of Nigeria to do anything urgently to avert unprecedented danger following the hardship in the country.