Pastor Lawrence Okechukwu Amuruche, a
61-year-old father of two, has cried out
for help after the anointing oil, water and
prayer points given him by the General
Overseer of his church, Mountain of Fire
and Miracles Ministries (MFM), Dr. Daniel
Kolawole Olukoya failed to stop the
cataract growing in his eyes.
Amuruche, who pastors the Alakija,
Satelite town branch of the MFM, said for
over a year, he has been battling with eye
cataract which has already grown on one
eye and threatening to start growing on
the second eye if medical help does not
come fast.
Narrating his ordeal when he visited The
Sun head office in Lagos, Pastor
Amuruche said the problem started when
he noticed his eyes were always itching
him, a which development degenerated
into blurry sight later. According to him: “I
noticed my eyes always scratch me and at
a point my vision changed, my sight
became blurring. I told my wife about it,
she looked into my eyes and told me
there was a growth forming in my eyes.
So, we sought medical advice.”
The optician they visited, for medical
advice, informed him that he had
developed an eye cataract and that the
only way it can be treated is surgery. “I
went to an optician in the estate where I
live who told me that it is cataract and
that the only way out is surgery. Initially, I
didn’t know what the problem was
because I have not experienced it before
and it is not in my lineage. So, we went to
Eye Foundation Hospital, Ikeja, for
treatment.”
“At the hospital”, Pastor Amuruche
continues, “they said I should provide
N450,000 per eye. That is N900,000 for
the two eyes but I cannot afford it. I did
an eye test for which I paid N130,000
pending the time I will get money for the
surgery. But I have not been able to raise
money and my situation is getting worse
by the day.”
In his quest to seek alternative treatment
for his eyes at no cost, Pastor Amuruche
embarked on a journey to Isiukwuato
LGA, Abia State, when he heard that a
group of opticians flew in from the United
States to help people with eye problems
free-of-charge.Unfortunately, his effort to
get cured was frustrated by the mammoth
crowd that besieged the venue. “I spent
five days there but I could not do the
surgery because the crowd was much.
That is how I have been going around for
assistance and now it is moving to the
other eye”, he stated.
Asked if the church has done anything to
assist him, he looked up from the
documents he was sorting with a
torchlight, under a well lit room and thick
lens glasses on his eyes, and said: “I have
gone to my General Overseer for money
to do the surgery. To get him was a
problem. It was just last week that I was
able to get him. But instead of giving me
money to do the surgery, he gave
anointing oil, prayer points and water to
be washing my face. I told him that I have
prayed. I have been doing fasting and
have been doing vigils concerning the
eyes. But it has been deteriorating. If my
coming out to seek for help will lead to
my sack, let him sack me and I will go
instead of losing my eyes in the name of
ministry. And I will not be able to
minister, I will not pastor and I will be in
the house and they will not pay me.”. www. sunnewsonline.com/new/?p=73878

Poor man. I wonder why the sun paper is trying to sensationalise it. Is it MFM's turn to be dissected?

The man should come to the General hospital in Calabar, it can't be that expensive and there are days when things like this is done for free. Its just patience. Active patience that is.