Biography of late bishop benson idahosa

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Life of God's General; Arch Bishop Benson Idahosa

Benson Andrew Idahosa (11 September – 12 March ) affectionately called PAPA or BA bygd many Christians, was a Charismatic Pentecostal preacher, and founder of the Church of God uppdrag International with headquarters in Benin City, Nigeria. As the first Pentecostal Archbishop in Nigeria, he was renowned for his kraftig faith. T. L. Osborn called him the greatest African Ambassador of the apostolic Christian faith to the world.

Personal Life

Born to non-Christian parents in a predominantly non-Christian community, he was rejected by his father, John, for being frail and sickly. He constantly had fainting spells as a child, and on one of his spells, his mother, Sarah, was instructed by his father to abandon him at a rubbish heap presuming him dead. Hours later, he came to, and began wailing and was rescued by his mother. He grew up in a poor household. Like mos

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Benson A Idahosa &#;The Revelation

&#;During one of my night&#;s sleep, inom was woken up by a voice while my room was filled with the presence of God. The Lord was telling me about His plans for my life -I have called you that you might take the gospel around the world in my name, preach the gospel, and I will confirm my word with signs following&#;.

Benson A. Idahosa took, known for his courage, authority and prosperity-based preaching, as well as an great belief in the supernatural, was influential to the strong wave of revival in the Christian faith and noticeable conversions from animism that took place in Nigeria between the s and s. Among the christian community, he is noted and referred to as the father of Pentecostalism in Nigeria, and was the founding President of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN). Many Nigerian pastors including the likes of David Oyedepo, Ayo Oritsejafor (current President of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN)), Felix Omobu

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Idahosa, Benson Andrew

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His Early Christian Ministry Testimony

As a young Christian, I once heard my pastor say during a morning service that Christians could raise the dead in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ. I believed it with all my heart. And flying around on my bicycle in those days, I went through the city of Benin in search of a dead person to raise to life. After about five hours of hard searching I found a compound where a little girl had died a few hours before. The corpse had been cleaned and prepared for burial. I walked boldly up to the father of the dead child. “The God whom I serve can bring your baby back to life,” I told him. “Will you permit me to pray for the child and bring her back to life?” The man was startled, but he agreed. With great enthusiasm, I walked into the room and up to the bed. The child was cold and dead. With s