For this cause I bow my knees unto the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, of whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named (Eph 3:14).

Have you ever heard someone say, "I am from an average family?” Or "I am from a poor family" and so on?

When I was not yet a born again "Though I use to go to church", I was used to saying such things, because I was looking at my parental / family back ground, grandparents and other progenitors in reaching such a conclusion.

Why because, my parents were very poor and hardly afford a loaf of bread, and there was no hope whatever for education either and people around laugh at us as hopeless family and disaster going somewhere to happen.

Due to the insults from left right and centre then, my father decides to join his mates in serving idols (secret cults etc), which made things worsen as all effort to be better proved abortive.

I did not like the life we were living, the way people laugh at us calling us names, and I decide never to relaxed in this luxurious life of sorrow, poverty and its epidemics, and as a young man who wants the best for his family, I thought the best way to put an end to this situation was to join friend to live uncompromising life style etc. During this time of life, I was living in confusion wandering aimlessly with ticket to nowhere until early 2001, I woke up one sunday morning wants to go to church, but did not know which church exactly to go as I did not want to go to my earlier church. As I was walked, was lead to a church called Temple Of God Ministry in Ago Palace Way, Okota, Lagos Nigeria, where I became born again and from then have a new family tree (the family of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, and this is no average nor poor family!

By the power of Christ as I read the Word of God (Bible) in the spirit based on my new family tree, I discovered that everyone of my ancestors in this new family (Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joshua, David, John, Jesus, Paul, Peter and all the other great men and woman of God) turned out successful, then I recovered and begin to walk in the mentality as a re-born child and since then, It has been so wonderful to be in this new family "the Family of the God, where there has been no failure, not poverty.

The family tree gets right to me and my entire family and it’s lineage of champions and winners! We become members of the greatest, wealthiest, and most successful family there has never been, and that is the family of God.

And it is on this process that I discovered also that I am a member of the church – the body of Christ. And as the part of the body of Christ, I begin to work towards fulfilling my mission on earth and calling. In the same mind, I discovered that it is not enough for me to be born again, go to church, hear the Word of God, donate money and come back to my house, no. There is a challenge for me, to know why I am part of Christ’s body and what I am specifically to do and by the power of His Spirit on me, I begin to tell others how they can obtain forgiveness, have peace, future and eternal life, which is the greatest thing that I thought I can do for people.

Brother Paul said, “I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry” (I Timothy 1:12). As a born again child, preaching the good news about our Lord Jesus has been a hobby, and the Lord has been using me day and night to do miracles everywhere He has allowed me access (Nigeria, South Africa, Pakistan, India etc). This is something I list expected that I could do, He also puts me on top priority list as the head / leader, and with great wisdom from the throne of His grace He has blessed me to handle everything He trusts to my care. What a God I serve! And I am VERY SURE, He will bring that greatness in me for the world at large to enjoy to His glory.

I am very grateful to God for giving me His very life and bringing me and my entire family into His own family. I am privileged to be a member of such a powerful family, and we’ve made up our mind to live at the level of our family heritage in Jesus name, Amen.

Evangelist: Emmanuel .I. Odumodu.
First son of Ten (10) children of the family.
Apostolic Faith Mission (Victory Celeberation)
Cnr George & Lilly Street, Rosettenville, Jhb, RSA

Pictured is Emmanuel Odumodu, at the Missions Exhibition in Moreleta Park in May 2008