By Onoriode Etatsemi.
The Pastor of Living Faith Church, aka, Winners Chapel , Elume -Sapele, Pastor Ambrose Idowu Ogana has visited Oviorie and Okpara - inland in Ethiope East local Government Area of Delta State where he distributed 300 wrappers and other 100 clothing materials to widows and infants to mark his birthday anniversary.
Speaking during the visit at St Matthew Catholic Church, Oviorie and Christ the King Catholic Church, Okpara inland, venues of the ceremony, Pastor Ogana thanked the Cleric , Rev. Fr. Solomon Mbahaotu for his warm reception and the widows for turning out in their large numbers for the ceremony.
He informed them that his visit was to share wrappers to the widows and clothes to infants to mark his birthday anniversary, saying that it is an event he carries out every year to different places as directed by God Almighty.
According to him, "it is a covenant I entered with God 11 years ago to share gifts to widows, prisoners, orphanages and infants during my birthday anniversary. I started when things were rough with my family with 3 widows and 2 infants but today the number has increased."
Ogana further noted that he has visited Oghara,Jesse, Sapele and Agbor, adding that this year God directed him to Ethiope East to share gifts of wrappers and clothes to the widows and children in Oviorie and Okpara inland.
He urged them to accept the gifts with joy and happiness, praying that God will bless and favour them as they use the wrappers and protect the infants who will also wear the clothes.
Rev. Fr Solomon Mbahaotu who spoke earlier at Oviorie and Okpara inland thanked Pastor Ogana for the visit and the generosity, saying that it attracts great blessings from God.
The Cleric noted that the best way to celebrate birthday anniversary is to give gifts to others, quoting from the scripture in the book of Matthew, he said , "God bless those who provided for the widows."
He advised the recipients as they receive the gifts to always remember Pastor Ogana and his family in their prayers for God to bless and replenish him.
The visit climax with a refreshment to the widows in each of the communities as provided by of Pastor Ambrose Ogana
