Idahosa, the archbishop and founder of Church of God Mission International Incorporated with its headquarters in Benin City, Nigeria established over 6,000 churches throughout Nigeria and Ghana before 1971. He had an enormous faith in the supernatural, he was instrumental to the strong wave of revival in Christianity and regarded by Christians folks as the father of Pentecostalism in Nigeria.

He perform many miracles, including healing the blind, and raising up to
twenty-eight people from the dead at different times in his ministry.

Many prominent pastors like Ayo Oritsejafor (current President of the
Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), David Oyedepo, Nicholas Duncan Williams, James Kwaku Saah, Christy Doe Tetteh, Felix Omobude, Fred Addo, Bishop Mike Okonkwo and Chris Oyakhilome were his protégés.

He had strong links with international gospel ministers like Billy Graham, T. L. Osborn, Kenneth Hagin, Benny Hinn, Reinhard Bonnke, Morris Cerullo, Oral Roberts, amongst others; and took the gospel to 145 nations in his lifetime. At the time of his death in 1998, he had
preached to more whites than any black man, and to more blacks than any white man.

He was known for many notable quotes including “my God is not a poor God”, “your attitude determines your altitude”, “it is more risky, not to take a risk”, “I am a possibilitarian”, “A big head without a big brain is a big load to the neck”, “If your faith says yes,
God cannot say no”, amongst others. Many of his messages on faith,
miracles and prosperity remain a classic among Pentecostals.

Is there a kind of Idahosa in this generation or Is yet to come ?

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