Nigeria’s First Lady and Pastor Cho hold prayer for Nigeria

Nigeria’s First Lady and Pastor Cho hold prayer for Nigeria
Gloria Essien, Seoul

Nigeria's First Lady, Patience Jonathan at a prayer session with Pastor Younggi Cho

The Nigerian First Lady, Mrs Patience Jonathan, was among the one thousand four hundred and sixty-nine foreign delegates from sixty-four countries that participated in the twenty-fourth Church Growth International Conference, in Seoul, Korea.

The conference organized by the Yoido Full Gospel Church, is a gathering of Christians worldwide to pray for themselves, their countries and for the world.
In a sermon at the conference, the Senior Pastor Emeritus of the Church, Pastor Yonggi Cho, urged the congregation to intensify prayers for lasting peace in the world.

The Pastor also recognized the support he benefited from Nigeria during his last evangelical visit to the country and prayed God to visit Nigeria to show it direction and take it to its rightful place among the comity of nations.

The Wife of the President, who was accompanied on the trip by the chaplain of the State House Chapel and other prominent Nigerians, also held a private meeting with Pastor Yonggi Cho.

 At a Banquet organized by the Nigerian Embassy for Mrs Jonathan, the First Lady described the relationship between Nigeria and South Korea as cordial.  She noted that Nigeria was an investors’ haven and urged Koreans to increase their investment in the country.

Appeal

The president’s wife also appealed to Nigerians living in Korea to remember the country in prayer at all times and to contribute their quota to the development of the country.
The Nigerian Ambassador to South Korea, Mr. Desmond Akawor, praised the First Lady for recognizing that Nigeria needed prayers.

He said that it was only “a worthy mother that recognizes the needs of her household.”

The chairman of the Korean National Council of Women, Mrs Kim Jung Sook, in her goodwill message, said that Korean women admired Mrs. Jonathan for her efforts at making sure that Nigerian women were included in the day-to-day running of the affairs of Nigeria.

She added that the First Lady's activities had greatly influenced women from across the world to rise up and demand for their rights.

The Nigerian community in Seoul led by their president, Mr Enoch Obioma, presented a gift to the First Lady and promised to take part in the movement to transform Nigeria.

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