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March and April 2021 Ministry Update from Pastor James Owolabi

Dear Friends and Family!
God’s grace has sustained me during this season of deep anguish and immense sorrow. Your prayers, financial gifts, phone calls, and notes of encouragement have sustained me during this difficult season. The past 90 days have been the hardest day of my adult life. It has been difficult learning to trust God day by day after the sudden and unexpected home going of my earthly father. My father was the greatest gift God gave me.

He was a passionate soul winner, a courageous church planter, a brilliant pastor, a generous father, the best father a son could have, and an effective Christian educator. His impact on my life has been felt every day of my life in every facet of my life. I love him so much and miss him deeply every day. His life has reignited in me a passion to return to Africa to continue the work and ministry that God has given him.

  My ministry with Youth for Christ in Chicago has come to an end. It is a new season of ministry in Nigeria and the United States.

I will be the spending  summer months in the United States and the rest of the year in Nigeria. My trips to the United States will be to strengthen, develop and continue long-term ministry relationships and strategic partnerships. Your prayers and monthly financial support for me during this new season are appreciated. 

Respectfully
Pastor James Owolabi. 

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September and October 2020 Ministry Update from Evangelist James Owolabi

My heart is broken and my heart is sad....... Two weeks ago I got the tragic news that one of my team members suffered a major health setback.
Andy has been my executive assistant and one of my virtual editors/content creators for the over five years. Andy has edited all my sermons, all my articles and has been a major contributor to my ministry while choosing to be behind the scenes. For the past fives years Andy has been a faithful friend, patient mentor, personal coach, intelligent friend and passionate supporter of my ministry. I love him so much. Please pray for my friend Andy and for God to heal him. Our God is a healer. Andy is just irreplaceable .......but  God is a good God and a wise God! I am really sad ..... PRAY FOR ANDY.....

On a positive note this past two weeks has been a wonderful week filled with God’s blessings and goodness. 

20 students praying to receive Christ in Chicago and preaching seven times in two different states to seven different audiences has been a real joy to my soul. 

God was SUPER kind to me this October and November and the people of God were generous to me. God reignited in me a passion for the word of God and a passion for itinerant ministry to serve the body of Christ globally. Pray for me as I serve  churches & youth ministries in the next 12 weeks across the country.

I love you all dearly and thank you for your monthly financial gifts and incredible words of encouragement to me. May God bless you. Your investment in my life and ministry has been a blessings to my soul.
Because JESUS MATTERS

Evangelist James Owolabi

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September and October 2020 Ministry Update from Evangelist James Owolabi

My heart is broken and my heart is sad....... Two weeks ago I got the tragic news that one of my team members suffered a major health setback ( a severe stroke... he is my age ...).
Andy has been my executive assistant and one of my virtual editors/content creators for the over five years. Andy has edited all my sermons, all my articles and has been a major contributor to my ministry while choosing to be behind the scenes. For the past fives years Andy has been a faithful friend, patient mentor, personal coach, intelligent friend and passionate supporter of my ministry. I love him so much. Please pray for my friend Andy and for God to heal him. Our God is a healer. Andy is just irreplaceable .......but  God is a good God and a wise God! I am really sad ..... PRAY FOR ANDY.....

On a positive note this past two weeks has been a wonderful week filled with God’s blessings and goodness. 

20 students praying to receive Christ in Chicago and preaching seven times in two different states to seven different audiences has been a real joy to my soul. 

God was SUPER kind to me this October and November and the people of God were generous to me. God reignited in me a passion for the word of God and a passion for itinerant ministry to serve the body of Christ globally. Pray for me as I serve ( 5) churches & youth ministries in the next 12 weeks across the country.

I love you all dearly and thank you for your monthly financial gifts and incredible words of encouragement to me. May God bless you. Your investment in my life and ministry has been a blessings to my soul.
Because JESUS MATTERS
Evangelist James Owolabi

Teach the Word of God!

Teaching the word of God to teenagers is vital to their development. Only the word of God can change the hearts and minds of teenagers. Let’s connect teenagers to the heart of God by intentionally teaching them the word of God. 

Not ashamed of the Gospel!

While we love providing students with a place where they can play basketball, hang out with their friends, play board games, among many other things, our main goal is to introduce them to our Savior.  Our biggest desire is for students to enter into a lifelong relationship with Jesus. 




We take about 5-10 minutes each day to sit down and do a devotional with all of our students.  We recently spent a couple of days talking about giving God authority over our lives.

  That following weekend, we have a student who reached out saying that he wanted to give God authority. This is why we do what we do.

Respectfully

 

Pastor James Owolabi 

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