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Priscilla’s Place: “Is Your Child Prepared For Canada?” @IStudyInCanada @Tolulope62

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Last month (August) I started a write-up on Studying in Canada with Tolu Akinbami of Alphabeta International Consultant. We started with “Your Result Are Out, What Next?” 

This month we are focusing on a topic tagged “Is Your Child prepared for Canada?” this is a “Must Read” really informative. ‎You can share this to anyone you know might be interested in this writeup and feel free to send me a mail:: Priscillazplace@gmail.com

We were able to respond to emails of people interested in studying Canada as a result of the August Blog”.

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Worried about your Child going to Canada too early?

Many students are done with grade 11 (IGCSE) or even SSCE as young as 14 to 16 years. While going to Canada is at the forefront of the agenda for many parents, they have to grapple with the idea of sending their children abroad at such an early age.

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How do you determine if your Child should come to Canada as a minor?

Canada is not like going to the UK, and neither is it like going to the USA.  First it is far, secondly, unless you have a visa exempt status it can take anywhere from 4-12 weeks to get a visitor visa. (this is often not the case for UK or the USA) So if you are caught napping without a visa, you will not be able to make quick decisions about coming to Canada on an emergency should the need arise. This means that in sending your child abroad there are a number of things to take into consideration. First you need to pray and ask God if your child should come abroad now or later

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Know your Child – does your Child work independently?

My Children went to Avi Cenna Int. School in GRA Lagos. Many times the proprietor voiced her concern about the use of lesson teachers. She could not understand why parents will spend millions in school fees and still spend on lesson teachers. I used the services of lesson teachers but after a while I stopped.

We have observed that when students are fully reliant on lesson teachers, they do not focus as well during lectures, they tend to struggle when they come to Canada because they have been used to having someone teach them the same subject twice over.

So is your child an independent learner, if she/he is not, then you may want to help prepare for education in Canada by keeping him/her back for a year.

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How does your Child manage funds?

images18CPODSHI remember a parent who sent her daughter to Canada and her mum’s statement was that “her daughter wants to run them broke!”. So I asked how she prepared her daughter for life in Canada particularly as it pertains to funds management. Well it turns out that she (her daughter) had never been given money while in secondary school neither had she been taught any money management skills, so she could not appreciate the value of money.You need to ask yourself if you have prepared your daughter adequately for life abroad. Does your child have value for money, will your child be willing to take part-time jobs to augment whatever is sent?

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Is your child easily influenced or a leader?

imagesVVOS8NN7Peer pressure for teenagers is a major influence. There is pressure on teenagers to be noticed, to belong, to be accepted. If your child is easily influenced perhaps you should reconsider sending her out so early where parental influence is more remote. If your child is a leader, then by all means send your child abroad to become “a light to the world”

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What options are available to you?

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After conducting a genuine survey about your child’s readiness to come to Canada you have two choices: stay back a year or proceed to Canada

Should you decide on the option of staying back a year, then I will strongly recommend Edgewood College “Canadian Foundation Program”.

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This program is run in conjunction with a Canadian High School and at the end of an academic year your child can receive an Ontario Secondary School Diploma, which can be used to gain admission into any University in any province in Canada as long as the results are within acceptable standards.

Apart from the academic benefit it also helps parents bond with their children a bit more before they set out of the country

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Should you decide that your child is ready to come to Canada, I say “Congratulations.” The average age of entry into university or college in Canada is 17/18 years. So if your child is two years younger, you can consider him/her for a year 12 University preparatory course or take a two – year diploma course in college before proceeding to university.

All you need to bother about is which province? School? And what accommodation? Other thoughts for consideration will include your budget considerations and if you have friends or family here in Canada.

We have compiled a list of programs of study in different provinces and the cost of tuition in each province. This is a free document.

Table 477-0023 Weighted average tuition fees for full-time international undergraduate students, by field of study, annual (dollars)(1,2,3,4,5)
       
Geography Field of study grouping 2014/2015 2015/2016  
Newfoundland and Labrador Education 8800 8800
Newfoundland and Labrador Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 8800 8800
Newfoundland and Labrador Humanities 8800 8800
Newfoundland and Labrador Social and behavioural sciences 8800 8800
Newfoundland and Labrador Business, management and public administration 8800 8800
Newfoundland and Labrador Physical and life sciences and technologies 8800 8800
Newfoundland and Labrador Mathematics, computer and information sciences 8800 8800
Newfoundland and Labrador Engineering 8800 8800
Newfoundland and Labrador Medicine 30000 30000
Newfoundland and Labrador Nursing 8800 8800
Newfoundland and Labrador Pharmacy .. ..
Newfoundland and Labrador Other health, parks, recreation and fitness 8800 8800
Prince Edward Island Education .. ..
Prince Edward Island Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies .. ..
Prince Edward Island Humanities 11948 12312
Prince Edward Island Social and behavioural sciences 11948 12312
Prince Edward Island Business, management and public administration 11948 12312
Prince Edward Island Physical and life sciences and technologies 11948 12312
Prince Edward Island Mathematics, computer and information sciences 11948 12312
Prince Edward Island Engineering .. ..
Prince Edward Island Nursing 11948 12312
Prince Edward Island Veterinary medicine 53060 56372
Prince Edward Island Other health, parks, recreation and fitness 11948 12312
Nova Scotia Education 13349 13780
Nova Scotia Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 13983 14402
Nova Scotia Humanities 13893 14428
Nova Scotia Social and behavioural sciences 14334 14834
Nova Scotia Law, legal professions and studies 22228 22896
Nova Scotia Business, management and public administration 13482 14011
Nova Scotia Physical and life sciences and technologies 14810 15340
Nova Scotia Mathematics, computer and information sciences 15451 15937
Nova Scotia Engineering 15333 16337
Nova Scotia Architecture and related technologies 15540 16008
Nova Scotia Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 12590 12977
Nova Scotia Dentistry 45320 46680
Nova Scotia Medicine 25878 27003
Nova Scotia Nursing 14336 14871
Nova Scotia Pharmacy .. ..
Nova Scotia Other health, parks, recreation and fitness 14960 15411
New Brunswick Education 13666 13890
New Brunswick Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 14078 14078
New Brunswick Humanities 14192 14326
New Brunswick Social and behavioural sciences 12699 12748
New Brunswick Law, legal professions and studies 12035 12091
New Brunswick Business, management and public administration 12956 13099
New Brunswick Physical and life sciences and technologies 13598 13704
New Brunswick Mathematics, computer and information sciences 12710 12844
New Brunswick Engineering 13498 13663
New Brunswick Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 13532 13628
New Brunswick Nursing 10683 10711
New Brunswick Other health, parks, recreation and fitness 12614 12769
Quebec Education 15341 15703
Quebec Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 16362 16742
Quebec Humanities 15345 15705
Quebec Social and behavioural sciences 15339 15702
Quebec Law, legal professions and studies 22396 23364
Quebec Business, management and public administration 19491 20165
Quebec Physical and life sciences and technologies 21248 22129
Quebec Mathematics, computer and information sciences 21856 22788
Quebec Engineering 20940 21865
Quebec Architecture and related technologies 16913 17322
Quebec Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 17026 17434
Quebec Dentistry 21136 21638
Quebec Medicine 16541 16857
Quebec Nursing 17026 17437
Quebec Pharmacy 17127 17544
Quebec Other health, parks, recreation and fitness 15345 15711
Ontario Education 24258 26158
Ontario Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 21442 22682
Ontario Humanities 25664 27911
Ontario Social and behavioural sciences 21690 23380
Ontario Law, legal professions and studies 25867 27754
Ontario Business, management and public administration 26429 29311
Ontario Physical and life sciences and technologies 25489 27681
Ontario Mathematics, computer and information sciences 24407 26496
Ontario Engineering 28365 30906
Ontario Architecture and related technologies 25684 27788
Ontario Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 21423 23123
Ontario Dentistry 57611 62100
Ontario Medicine 81994 83262
Ontario Nursing 19472 20531
Ontario Pharmacy 35785 33456
Ontario Veterinary medicine 49294 50625
Ontario Other health, parks, recreation and fitness 19858 21176
Manitoba Education 11953 12677
Manitoba Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 11845 13025
Manitoba Humanities 11837 13056
Manitoba Social and behavioural sciences 11386 12495
Manitoba Law, legal professions and studies .. ..
Manitoba Business, management and public administration 13855 15338
Manitoba Physical and life sciences and technologies 13029 14585
Manitoba Mathematics, computer and information sciences 12750 14257
Manitoba Engineering 17021 18944
Manitoba Architecture and related technologies 14169 15770
Manitoba Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 13765 14825
Manitoba Nursing 13710 14696
Manitoba Other health, parks, recreation and fitness 10970 11949
Saskatchewan Education 17775 18450
Saskatchewan Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 17336 17958
Saskatchewan Humanities 15961 16495
Saskatchewan Social and behavioural sciences 16171 16724
Saskatchewan Law, legal professions and studies .. ..
Saskatchewan Business, management and public administration 18219 18754
Saskatchewan Physical and life sciences and technologies 15997 16514
Saskatchewan Mathematics, computer and information sciences 16718 17291
Saskatchewan Engineering 18090 18664
Saskatchewan Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 14711 15142
Saskatchewan Dentistry .. ..
Saskatchewan Medicine .. ..
Saskatchewan Nursing 18379 19020
Saskatchewan Pharmacy .. ..
Saskatchewan Other health, parks, recreation and fitness 17936 18607
Alberta Education 19014 19190
Alberta Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 17920 18018
Alberta Humanities 18896 19036
Alberta Social and behavioural sciences 18997 19098
Alberta Law, legal professions and studies 35339 35339
Alberta Business, management and public administration 20400 20721
Alberta Physical and life sciences and technologies 18883 18905
Alberta Mathematics, computer and information sciences 18572 18786
Alberta Engineering 22321 22321
Alberta Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 19495 19497
Alberta Dentistry .. ..
Alberta Medicine 57582 57582
Alberta Nursing 17526 17977
Alberta Pharmacy 34802 34802
Alberta Other health, parks, recreation and fitness 17567 18102
British Columbia Education 17277 18006
British Columbia Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies 17838 18684
British Columbia Humanities 20512 21744
British Columbia Social and behavioural sciences 19210 20301
British Columbia Law, legal professions and studies 24862 25359
British Columbia Business, management and public administration 17433 18367
British Columbia Physical and life sciences and technologies 19315 20243
British Columbia Mathematics, computer and information sciences 18249 19429
British Columbia Engineering 20382 21516
British Columbia Architecture and related technologies 22578 23773
British Columbia Agriculture, natural resources and conservation 20893 22025
British Columbia Nursing 16477 16915
British Columbia Other health, parks, recreation and fitness 19486 20538
Legend:
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Data for 2015/2016 are preliminary.
The national and provincial tuition fee averages are weighted with the latest enrolment data (2012). If the number of enrolments is unknown for a given program, the program is excluded from the averages. The same enrolment data are used for the weighting of both years (2014/2015 and 2015/2016), thereby permitting the comparison of changes in the tuition fees only.
As the distribution of enrolment across the various programs varies from period to period, caution must be exercised when making long-term historical comparisons.
It is important to note that tuition fee increases are generally regulated by provincial policies. However, some programs may be exempted from these policies resulting in possible increases that exceed provincial limits.
Data in this release do not take into account financial assistance or tax rebates provided to students. Tuition fees and additional compulsory fees represent only a portion of all costs incurred for attending university.
Source:
Statistics Canada. Table 477-0023 – Weighted average tuition fees for full-time international undergraduate students, by field of study, annual (dollars)
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The Epistle of Paul to Gen Z ministers

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The Epistle of Paul to Gen Z ministers written by Pastor Dele Osunmakinde

 

Dear Gen Z Timothy,

Grace & peace to you from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ

I write to you with d warmth and wisdom of one who has seen the past scrolls unroll into d tablets and screens of today. I’ve observed from afar, understanding as much as possible, the beats of your generation—Generation Z. Amid d whirl of hashtags and viral trends, I see a deep search for truth and authenticity that echoes the timeless human quest. This very search makes the Gospel ever more relevant, as it offers an anchor in d fluidity of modern life.

I would meticulously cite my sources, and in this spirit, I reference my previous correspondence with the first-century Timothy. You might find it heartening to know that, in a way, my epistles are still trending, continuing to guide and enlighten.

As I sit here in my minimalist space, surrounded by technology that connects us across d digital landscape, I am compelled to write to you, my spiritual son, as you navigate the complex and ever-evolving urban environment where you have been called to serve (2 Timothy 1:2).

Embrace Authentic Leadership

Timothy, you are a Gen Z pastor, a digital native fluent in the language of social media, memes, and viral content. Yet, in this sea of constant connectivity, it’s crucial to hold fast to d authentic, unfiltered message of the Gospel. I urge you to use your platform not just to engage with trends but to set them—be a trendsetter in truth, in love, and in faith (1 Timothy 4:12).

Guard The Message in a Trend-Driven World

In a culture where “stories” last for a moment and “tweets” may fly in the winds of controversy, preserve the timeless narrative of Christ. Teach with clarity &depth, avoiding ephemeral traps of clickbait theology. People are hungry for more than just content; they crave real connection—to God and each other (1 Timothy 6:20).

Develop a Diverse &Supportive Community

The church should set the tone in contextualizing d diversity of its urban context. Be bold as you confront countercultures by building alternatives. This will not always be comfortable—it requires constant dialogue and a commitment to understanding. But in this, we see d Kingdom prevailing (1 Timothy 5:1-2).

Confronting Challenges with Wisdom

You face challenges unique to your generation—drug, sex, and a profound quest for identity. Address these from the pulpit with sensitivity and wisdom. Equip your congregation with biblical insight to navigate these complexities, fostering resilience and hope (2 Timothy 1:7).

Mentorship & Discipleship

In your influence, remember d importance of mentorship. As I have endeavoured to guide you, seek to invest in others. Discipleship is not merely about imparting knowledge but about walking alongside others in their faith journey (2 Timothy 2:2).

Personal Holiness and Self-Care

Adopting d same pattern is tempting in a city that never sleeps. However, lead by example in self-care and Sabbath. Your spiritual vitality is essential, for “the labourer deserves his rest.” Nourish your own relationship with the Lord in prayer & meditation, away from d noise and haste (1 Timothy 4:16).

Endure & Persevere

You will encounter opposition, both from within and outside the church. Stay grounded in the Scripture and let your love for God and His people be the anchor that sustains you. Perseverance will be your testament (2 Timothy 3:12-14).

Lastly, Timothy, watch over the Life Church family with diligence. Please encourage them to engage with their local communities to be salt and light in the concrete jungles and digital forums. Let your teaching be full of grace, seasoned with the kind of humour that opens hearts, but let it always lead back to the profound truth of the Gospel (2 Timothy 4:5).

May the grace of our Lord Jesus be with your spirit (2 Timothy 4:22).

 

In Christ,

Paul

I, PD, who wrote this epistle, greet you in the Lord.

Written by Pastor Dele Osunmakinde

Pastor Dele Osunmakinde is the founding pastor of The Baptizing Church (TBC) who through his study and meditations on the Word, reasons, strategizes, develops and create ideas, concepts and things. Pastor Dele is also an author, nation-builder, transformational leader, researcher, husband and father who gives sense to his environment through the written Word because he knows all things are made by it.

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PRAYER Vs PVC: Which Does Nigeria Truly Need in 2023?

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The Convener of the June 12 fast, PROPHET ISAIAH WEALTH, in an interview session held on the 5th day of June 2022, during a live Sunday service, held at the Gospel Pillars International Church auditorium at Plot 11c, Kudirat Abiola Way, Alausa, Ikeja, Lagos State, answered some questions on the above subject.

 

Question: You said you saw Nigerians celebrating in 2023, how can we be sure about what you saw?

Prophet Isaiah Wealth: When a person speaks, it is important to check the pedigree of that person. Again and again, I have said things about Nations, Individuals, and Organizations, which you can find on YouTube, and they have all come to pass as I have said them. The credibility of a prophecy is based on the pedigree of the prophet. My prophecies are out there and everyone can research them and see them for themselves.

 

Question: Many people ask, “Why fast and pray for Nigeria? We should be talking about PVC, not fasting”, how do you respond Sir?

 

Prophet Isaiah Wealth: PVC is important because we need to vote but, we cannot deny the importance of fasting and prayer. The bible says in 2 Chronicles 7:14,

“If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land”.

I don’t know of other people but, we are called by the name of God; but the way to get God to respond is for us to humble ourselves and pray and seek His face, and then He said, He will heal our land. I only know one person that will heal our land, and I can only reach him through fasting and prayer.

Question: What do you say to a person who says we should not be gathering about prayer and argues that it is a futile effort?

Prophet Isaiah Wealth: I hear people talk about developed nations, that they are not fasting and praying, but that is not true. A lot of the developed nations that we see today such as Britain, the United States of America, etc., have gone through their fasting and prayer season, and they still do. If you research about the U.S, there are a lot of Prayer Movements, and you would see a whole stadium full of people praying. There are a lot of prayer houses and prayer goes on 24/7 in the U.S. There are also prayer groups that pray 24hours every day for the nation.

How did the United States get to where it is now? How did Britain and other developed nations get to where they are now? I did a little research about the importance of prayer and I want to share. In the history of America, on May 24th, 1774, Thomas Jefferson, who was the third president of the nation, drafted a resolution for a day of fasting. We see America developed now, we don’t know its foundation. Their foundation was fasting and prayer.

When raids from France and Spain increased, President Ben Franklin of the United States proposed a general fast which was approved by Pennsylvania’s President and Council, and was published in Pennsylvania’s gazette on 12th December 1747.

On April 15, 1775, just four days before the battle of Lexington, the Massachusetts Provincial Congress declared the 11th of May to be set as a Day of Public Humiliation and Fasting and Prayer to confess sins, to implore forgiveness for their transgression.

On May 15th, 1776, General George Washington ordered the continental congress, having ordered Friday the 17th instant, as a day of fasting, humiliation, and prayer.

During the threatening war with France, President John Adams, declared a day of fasting, on March 23rd, 1798, and also on March 6th, 1799.

On July 3rd, 1849, during the cholera epidemic, President Taylor proclaimed the first Friday in August to be observed throughout the United States as a day of fasting, humiliation, and prayer.

On December 14th, 1860, President Jamesissued a proclamation of the National Day of humiliation, fasting, and prayer.

On August 12th, 1861, after the Union lost the battle of Bull Run, President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed the last Thursday in September as a day of humiliation, prayer, and fasting for all the people of the Nation.

On March 30th, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln, proclaimed the National day of humiliation, fasting, and prayer, during World War II, these were his words “It behooves us to humble ourselves before the offended Power, to confess our national sins”.

In 1952, President Truman, made a National day of prayer, an annual observant stating, “In times of national crises, when we are striving to strengthen the foundation of peace, we stand in need of divine support”.

Then, when we talk about Britain, we remember the words of the Queen of England when she said “I fear the prayers of John Knox more than the army of Scotland”.

So, we see that all these nations depended on prayer, they are now grown up, and they have forsaken the ways of their fathers. With the way they are today, if America practiced “gay” or was prayerless in 1770, it would not be where it is today. If Britain was prayerless in 1780, it will not be where they are today.

We are now where they were and we want to copy where they are. When they were in the season that we currently are, they fasted and prayed until they came to where they are now. So, we must remember that America and Europe built on a strong foundation of prayer and fasting.

How about Israel, which is one of the most developed nations in the world today, we see from the scriptures in 2nd Chronicles 20:20, how they were faced with war and they fasted and prayed, and then the prophet prophesied. And, the prophet said to them that “The Lord said this battle is mine, go with praise and worship”. The Israelites went with praise and worship and won the battle because they fasted and they prayed.

This has been the foundation of every success in every major society in the world today.

 

Question: Some people say sir that we have been praying and there are many churches but, how come we still have problems?

 

Prophet Isaiah Wealth: Firstly, National Prayers require a level of authority. Secondly, when we pray, how do we pray? Scattered prayers produce no result. We need unified prayers under the hand of a prophet, backed with revelation. The essence of prayer is that we talk to God for God to talk back to us.

 

So, when we talked to God, what was his response? If we say we prayed, what instruction did we get from God? Every time these nations prayed to God on national issues, God gave them instructions, He gave them something to do.

So, when we are praying haphazardly and we are not getting the national connection, or getting a word from God by the mouth of a prophet, how do we know what to do to bring to pass the will of God?

Thus, we need a collaborated prayer system, where we all pray and believe in prophecy because prophecy is God speaking back to us. And, God is telling us what to do, and we act accordingly, and thus, the result comes.

Question: There has been so much talk about signing a heavenly petition to the court of heaven, what is the ‘court of heaven’?

Prophet Isaiah Wealth: We have courts. Every society today has a court system-a judicial system. Now, imagine heaven without a judicial system? Whatever we have on earth today, was copied from heaven. Heaven has a judicial system, it has courts, of different kinds. There are courts of kings where nations can appear and present their issues. I have talked about this in my book “COURTFARE”, you can get the book to know more about it. There are actually courts in heaven, I have been there and know how it operates. When you bring an issue before that court, the ruling from it can determine what will happen on earth.

We see an example of that with Abraham when he stood before the courts of God, and he spoke to God about the nation and he was able to negotiate with God, regarding the nation. So, there are courts and petitions that can be made to these courts but on a different level when you deal with it nationally, it has to be cooperation.

 

Question: Nigeria is on the verge of a transition yet again and there is so much expectation for positive change, do you think that 2023 will work for Nigeria for a change?

 

Prophet Isaiah Wealth: There are three ways to execute a national change:

Leadership Submission: When a leader of a nation submits the nation to a deity, we have seen in some societies how the leader makes sacrifices to a god and connected the nation to the god. If the leader of a nation submits the nation to God, then God can move in that nation to execute a change.

National Participation: When people come together because of their voice and number they can petition heaven and move heaven to bring a change on their behalf.

The Place of the Prophet: Also, there is the place of the Prophet that is why I say a nation without a prophet is in trouble. A prophet can use his honour with God just as we see with Moses. Moses was able to plead for Israel when he told the Lord not to destroy them and God changed His mind, the bible said: “God repented”. We also see the same with Abraham, Elijah, etc. I intend to use my connection with God in this regard, and so, based on that connection, I can assure you that there will be a change in this country.

If others join us, it will be better, that means out of three ways, we will be using two ways, I use my connection and then national participation, calling on the Lord. With 2/3, we should be able to get something down.

 

Question: The primary elections have been concluded, and now there is a call to fasting and prayer, don’t you think that even though the fasting and prayers is good, it is a little late?

 

Prophet Isaiah Wealth: The problem with our Christianity today, is that we don’t know God, we don’t know Him at all. Someone says we are fasting and praying after primaries, it’s late, how can God be late? When Lazarus died, Jesus was still sitting down, he didn’t say he was late because Lazarus was dead, rather He said “I am the Resurrection and the Life”. He came after Lazarus had died, was embalmed, buried, put in a tomb, and shut in, then he called Him out and loosed him and let him go.

So, God can never be late, the reason is, that He lives in eternity, and He can scroll forward and backward in time. He can make a way where there is no way, He has given us a date to fast, June 13th-19th 2022.

 

In communicating with God, especially on national issues which are very judicial in nature spiritually, you have to know the window of the application. You don’t just apply whenever you like. The window is open to us between the 13th of and 19th of June. So, do not just pray every day haphazardly, you need to know when the window is open, and that is why you need a prophet.

 

Question: What are your final words to Nigerians?

 

Prophet Isaiah Wealth: Prayer is important but fasting amplifies prayer. Fasting is called humiliation before God, it humbles you. David said, “I humble myself by fasting”. So, fasting is humiliation. It is always very important when you want a national transformation because the people must humble themselves. Remember the prophet Jonah was sent to Nineveh and when he told them that destruction was coming upon their nation, the bible said the king and all the people poured sand on their heads and rubbed ashes on their bodies and fasted, and God said He will not destroy the nation anymore. He changed His mind about the nation because they fasted. So, there is power in fasting. When we fast we are telling God how serious and how sorry we are. We are humbling ourselves and we are saying we believe that He is the only one that can change our lives and our nation.

In my last words, I think we should do the following:

Do not give up on the Nation.

Get your PVCs and go out there to vote. But, I also want to state that we should not trust in PVC, because it has failed us several times, and your vote may not be counted. So, when you vote, ensure your vote is counted, do what you have to do to ensure your vote is counted. But, most importantly, ensure there are prayers for the Nation, backing up your vote. Put your trust in God.

Finally, do not speak wrong words about the nation. Remember what the scriptures say “I will give you as you have said”. We must continue to bless our nation, and our leaders, and hope for the better.

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Gil Joe And Marizu Make Amazing Delivery In New Single By Christian Ballerz Inc.

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Gil Joe is not a new name in the Afrogospel scene. Having consistently put out amazing music over the last decade, Gil Joe is not just the pioneer of the sound, but also one of its leading voices at the moment.

The “Christian Baller”, as he is fondly called, uses beautiful songwriting to give life to Afro-fusion melodies and rhythms with God’s love being the core of his message.

Gil Joe has made a few featured appearances on the scene since his “Eternal Life & Vibrations” EP released earlier this year, but the latest one is by his budding recording label — Christian Ballerz Inc. and also features Marizu. Marizu is a known Afrogospel singer with a peculiar vocal texture.

The song is titled “Beauty” and describes how God makes a blessing even out of the ugliest disappointments. It tells a story of how God consistently births ‘beauty from ashes’ as the creator of all good things.

As has become a tradition, Gil Joe and Marizu have delivered their best in this Christian Ballerz track and it is definitely worth every second of your listen. Do so by clicking here.

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PODCAST: Taking Care of Your Mental Health

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The Praiseworld Podcast

July 26, 2021 — On The Wellness Room segment of the show this week, we discussed mental health with medical professional Abisola Ajiboye. It was quite enlightening and educative. One catchy line she left us with is, “It’s okay not to be okay“.

Our quote of the day from Senior Pastor of Daystar Christian Centre also spoke volumes of setting priorities and identity…

Sometimes we don’t know how valuable we are, because we are busy chasing people who do not need what we have.” ~ Sam Adeyemi

Must you pick up every call that comes in on your phone immediately? Is it okay to choose which to pick and when to pick it? Well, Mofe’s blog got us thinking.

Happy Independence Day, Liberia! Happy Aunty & Uncle Day! Desewa shared more of today’s observations on the “Today In History” part of the show.

Host: TOLA Omoniyi, Desewa Martins, Mofe Ogunwale

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Book Reading Hack, Praying Hack, Interview with Shimon Atunde

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July 22nd, 2021 — “You can’t pray consistently if you only try to model its practice according to other people’s personalities or how you’ve seen it done publicly” ~ Dr Dharius Daniels

Start more books. Quit most of them. Read the great ones twice.” ~ James Clear

From book reading hacks to praying hacks and a lot more tips on how to be a better life, today’s show was quite inspiring, educational and at the same time fun.

We also played host to UK based Nigerian Christian artist Shimon Atunde, as he emphasized the need for gratitude to God (his new single Ese), while updating us on life as a PhD student/Music artist in the UK. (TOLA put him on the spot for some yoruba speaking, so yeah, we had quite some fun too)

How would you feel if your close friend didn’t invite you for his/her wedding, and then you see updates on social media? What is the reason for this? Questions upon questions, as Desewa ‘radio blogged’.

Host: TOLA Omoniyi, Mofe Ogunwale, Desewa Martins

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Brandon Camphor And Oneway – Lift Every Voice (A-Cappella) | Black Music Month

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As the nation recognizes, Black Music Month, an annual celebration of Black Music and its creators, celebrated in June, there is one song that embodies the culture and heritage of African-American struggle and hope in America. That song, “Lift Every Voice and Sing, ” more commonly known as The Black National Anthem, is a mainstay during Black History Month and during rallies and protests calling for an end to racial injustice.

Brandon Camphor & OneWay (BC1Way), a dynamic young vocal quartet of four lead voices – Brandon Camphor, Julia McMillan, Angela Jones, and Fred Cleveland – are insuring with their new rendition that “Lift Every Voice and Sing” is on every playlist for Black Music Month as well.

The inspirational vocal group has released an a-cappella rendition of “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” that reintroduces the song to new generations. 

Brandon Camphor, musical director and founder of BC1Way shares;

” Lift Every Voice and Sing has been covered by so many amazing voices and we thought it appropriate to share our version during Black Music Month.

Just as you can’t start a game without singing The Star-Spangled Banner, we cannot kick off Black Music Month without Lift Every Voice and Sing. It is the epitome of Black Music! “. 

Lift Every Voice and Sing also known as The Black National Anthemwas originally a poem written in 1900 by educator and civil rights activist James Weldon Johnson. The poem became a song nearly five years later when John Rosamond Johnson (James’ brother) put the words to music.

In 1919, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) adopted and labeled the song as The Negro National Anthem.

Camphor for BC1Way also expresses;

“Lift Every Voice and Sing is more than a song sung at civil rights rallies and protests. This song also resonates with hope. It is a prayer of thanks to God for his faithfulness and our freedom.

We hope that our a-cappella rendition puts the focus completely on the lyrics, so newer generations and people who are not African-American can focus on the power of stanzas written over a century ago which still have meaning!”. 

Rising names in inspirational music, BC1Way has celebrated four Top 30 Hits on Billboard’s Gospel Airplay Chart including “His Name,” “I Choose You,” “You Are God,” and their most recent single, “God Of Mercy.” They are putting the finishing touches on their sophomore album, Hope Is Alive, tentatively scheduled for a late summer release.

Listen to BC1Way’s rendition of “Lift Every Voice and Sing” here! Join them as they commit to making “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” the soundtrack to Black Music Month, Black History Month, and beyond! Please post and share!

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MUSIC: Live Sessions 1 With DJ D’Mo | @ddj_dmo

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OAP and DJ (DJ D’Mo) team up with some of the best musicians in the industry to create a mind-blowing Studio and LIVE Cover Mash-Up of some great gospel tunes in a pioneering and dynamic performance never done before in the Nigerian Gospel Industry.

Some of the songs performed are by the following artists; Kirk Franklin, Mercy Chinwo, Gaise, LCBeatz, STO, Snatcha, Angeloh, and many others.

DJ Mash-Up produced and arranged by DJ D’mo.

LIVE sequence, arrangements, and production done by TAG.

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I Hate Jesus: The Story of My Late Father

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A story by Tunmike Umarudeen of her late father and how the prayer of intercession saved his soul was an inspiring moment on The Praise O’Clock Show. Narrated by TOLA Omoniyi

 

By Tunmike Umarudeen — Today makes it 6 years since my dad died but every December comes with a rush of memories of his last moments on earth. Last weekend at a hangout, during a session on witnessing to Muslims, I told the people of how he was fond of saying “If you take my corpse to church when I die, I will wake up” and chuckled. He hated everything about being a Christian until he turned 43. Follow me as I share the whole story.

There was a government primary school behind the estate where we lived in a town in Akoko where I was born. My mum was a teacher there. Every Sunday evening, some of the teachers met together for a fellowship hosted by Scripture Union. For me who grew up as a Muslim girl, the rhythms of their songs, claps, together with the sounds of the tambourines made me excited about attending the meetings. One of the couples preached to my mum and she got saved. Married to a hardened Muslim like my father, she had to face persecution from him and his relatives, with many attempts to marry a second wife, but none was successful. I was 8 years when all these began.

Dad worked in another state and visited us periodically, so his absence allowed my mum to continue in her fellowship with the brethen, and soon, she joined a church. We were punished each time my dad found out from spies around that we followed her to church. But for over a year, during morning devotions, she made sure we point at my dad’s picture and pray for his salvation. “God hears the prayer of children quickly because of your innocence, point at this picture and pray for the salvation of your father” I remember her say.

The following year was when he had a stroke with total paralysis twice at the age of 43. On the bed where he laid, he heard the audible voice of God which said to him “Dear brother, stand up and open the door”. After two attempts, he walked towards the door and opened it. Like Paul of Tarsus, this encounter led him to confess Jesus as his Savior. He survived stroke for many years until 6 years ago when he had the third attack and died in a coma.

In my early twenties, I had to take it up myself to intercede for the salvation of my younger Sister like my mother led us to do for my dad. One day, she saw her name in the middle of my bible where I had written her salvation as part of my prayer points for the year. She confronted me and I said, “I’m praying for you. You need to stop being religious and have a personal relationship with Jesus”. I kept talking to her but prayed more. She got saved the next year.

I’ve shared these stories to remind you that you have a role to play in the salvation of your unsaved family members. God needs you to agree with Him over their lives as you live an exemplary life too. He doesn’t give up on anyone, why should you? Pray more than you talk to them. Let God do the convicting, you do the praying and keep talking to them too.

Tunmike Umarudeen

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5 Scriptures To Help You Control Your Anger

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By Adesewa Martha Martins

It is a beautiful day. I just wanted to remind you that there is a possibility that you can be on your own, minding your business and drinking water, but the people of the world would just refuse to let the daughter and the son of Zion be great.

 

Those moments where someone steps on your toes, or how a stranger you meet at a shopping mall queue or a bank queue will be rude to you for no reason at all

 

Or is it how a friend or colleague offends you and instead of rendering an apology, they still try to make it look like it’s all your fault? And even though you want to call them up and change perspective for them or give them gbas gbos, you know deep down in your heart that you are a Child of the Highest God and we don’t do that in this corner.

 

You also recall moments where you have had a crazy day at work and you are just trying to get home In one piece, but then you find yourself in traffic and as if that’s not bad enough, one driver will selfishly decide to drive a certain way that could either ruin the car you have been managing till a better one comes or even cause an accident.

 

Before you know it, you that has been controlling yourself since has yelled out “oo fe Ku sha (You want to commit suicide)”  “abi werey ni eleyi ni? (Are you mentally retarded)” or “Where did you learn how to drive, Cow?!”

 

 

The truth is, people of God, there are a lot of temptations that we come across every day, on our way to work, at work, in the market, in the bank, in church, and even in our own homes.

 

A lot of times it just seems unavoidable, like you can’t determine or predict who is going to piss you off. Even though sometimes you need to address some of them when they happen, you don’t need to respond to every single one. That is why we must keep our tempers in check and have a reasonable amount of self-control.

 

Trust me it’s not an easy thing to do especially when the fault is not yours, but here are some scriptures to remind you why it is important for you not to react to every situation even though deep down in your heart you desperately want to

 

1 Corinthians 10:13

No temptation has overtaken you except what is common to mankind. And God is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it.

 

This means that you can walk away from the conversation without any altercation taking place.

 

James 1:19-20

My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to become angry because human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires.

 

Again, don’t say a word; just walk away till you are calmer and ready to talk about it.

 

1 Corinthians 6:12

“I have the right to do anything,” you say—but not everything is beneficial. “I have the right to do anything”—but I will not be mastered by anything.

 

You can only decide to slap that person oh, or say whatever it is that you have got in your mind to say, but is it gonna be beneficial at the end of the day? Before you react, think about that!

 

Philippians 4:13

This one is essential for those moments where you are like “Father Lord, I am trying my best, I am trying to walk away but these haters keep testing me”

 

Just remember what Philippians 4:13 says “I can do all this through him who gives me strength”. Hallelujah!

 

and lastly!

Proverbs 18:21

The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit.

 

So before you open your mouth waaaaaa and be talking anyhow, think about it, there is power in my tongue, this stuff I want to say, is it going to make this situation better or worse, is it going to give life or cause death?

 

I hope these Bible verses help. Remember God’s grace is sufficient for you. God bless you

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