When Obey, Relume Foundation, Household of God Church partnered on free healthcare in Idogo

The serene Idogo town in Ogun State came alive, last weekend, when the pioneer of the Ebenezer Obey Evangelical Ministry, an arm of the Decross Gospel Ministries, Evangelist Ebenezer Obey-Fabiyi, led a religious and healthcare organisations, the Relume foundation in conjunction with the Household of God Church to preach salvation and give free healthcare services to the community and its environs.

The two-day event, which turned Idogo and neigbouring communities into a melting pot, as both the old and young thronged to benefit from the free healthcare scheme at the popular Idogo Community town hall.

The programme, which according to Obey, was part of the activities lined up to celebrate the Seventh year remembrance of his late wife, Pastor (Mrs) Juliana Olaide Obey-Fabiyi, did not only address various health problems but the organisers also ensured that the spiritual lives of people were reawakened, as there was for counseling and prayers section.

Obey shed light on the project thus: “The healthcare and spiritual care are both what man needs here on earth. People would go astray if the spiritual aspect of life is not taken care of and anytime man is doing what he is not supposed to do, he cannot be a happy person. So, the spiritual aspect is very important and we thank God that we are able to balance that through the initiative. The turnout has made it clear that the care that people need matters lot. I thank God and also appreciate the Relume Foundation from the United States, anchored by both Dr and Professor Adeosun, in conjunction with the Ebenezer Obey Evangelistic Ministry and the Household of God Church of the Reverend Christe Okotie, in making this a reality.”

The president of the foundation, Professor Sherri Adeosun told TribuneChurch that the vision of the foundation in collaboration with the Household of God and the Ebenezer Obey Evangelistic Ministries was to impact the lives of the needy and provide free healthcare services for the rural people. “I am impressed with the turnout for the people of Idogo community and its environs. The total number of people that participated in the two-day programme are 572 adults and 523 children. We distributed medications and food supplies to participants. We also gave school supplies to over 150 students and gave anti worm medication, multivitamins and folic acid to 300 children. We also performed hernia surgeries for four people, precisely, persons of age 4, 10, 14, and 26. While 15 people taken to the Eye Foundation Clinic for Cataract Surgery,” she stated.

The head of mission of the Household of God International Church, Mr Lolu Ogunmade, said the project underlined the cardinal objectives of the church as an institution. His words: “This is why the mission department of the church has taken the blessing of the church to people beyond our locality. So, we are delighted to be part of this programme, because our experience has made us realise that there is the need in our country for well-meaning people to give back to the underprivileged. We have been able to treat people on both primary and advanced healthcare. We also exposed the communities to other alternative crops that have better nutritional values. The most important thing for us as Christians is the prayers. So, we made people to commit and rededicate their lives to Jesus.”

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Chairman of the foundation, Dr Sunday Adeosun, restated that the programme was designed to take care of people medically, physically and spiritually. He reassured: “The foundation will is committed to spread this initiative across Nigeria and other African countries. We want to thank everyone that is supporting this dream from onset. We also want to acknowledge the support of the medical experts and clerics that made this programme a success. I am happy to give back to my source. Though the challenges are there, we show the government how to best serve our people. This is why we are embarking on this. We also have the support of the Yewa South Local Government,” he added.

Onidogo of Idogo, Oba Saheed Adebiyi thanked Obey for his various contributions to the growth and development of the community. The monarch added: “We are sincerely grateful for the kind gesture and we are confident that it will be of great benefit to us all. The good health and spiritual life of people is very important and that is what the organisers have addressed. I want to use this opportunity to charge all other well-meaning Nigerians, especially indigenes of this town to take a cue from this initiative in order to have a total developmental growth in Idogo and Ogun State at large.”