₦airaland Forum

The message is not a scam see this, I don't know why people love sending lies. Am yet to know the gain in spreading fake Whatsapp messages. I acknowledge using your image for the research video. Pls watch and share the truth even on the Whatsapp platform. Thanks, FAM. #WeMove together.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XVg9V4E9egE

I am a lady aged 26, and my husband is 34. I left my husband with the maid and our baby at home. After driving for just about 2km from home, my car engine started to over heat. So I had to return and get the other car. When I got home I found my husband in bed with our maid. I Don't know what to do. Pliz help me.
Dr. Mapulanga's reply.
Over heating of the engine after such a short distance can be caused by problems associated with the radiator. You need to check the oil and water levels in your engine before you start your journey. You must also make sure your car is serviced regularly to avoid such problems in future. I hope my answer will help solve your problem.

Pray for naija always...

CARD READER WAHALA.
President waited for more than 25 mins.
If the number one citizen of Nigeria was unable to cast his vote, because he was not accredited.
Nigeria's first lady was not accredited.
What will become of an average Nigerian.

The President of Nigeria has urged and in the same Spirit, pls if you were not accredited as a result of card reader failure kindly remain peaceful.

But INEC has questions to answer.

CARD READER WAHALA.
President waited for more than 25 mins.
If the number one citizen of Nigeria was unable to cast his vote, because he was not accredited.
Nigeria's first lady was not accredited.
What will become of an average Nigerian.

The President of Nigeria has urged and in the same Spirit, pls if you were not accredited as a result of card reader failure kindly remain peaceful.

But INEC has questions to answer.

A large chunk of the finances of Boko Haram may be passing through the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), an Australian with close links to the militant group has told TheCable. Dr Stephen Davis, who was in Nigeria for four months trying to negotiate with Boko Haram to release the kidnapped Chibok schoolgirls, said Boko Haram commanders told him a senior CBN official, who cannot be named by TheCable for legal reasons, was fully involved in the fundingof the insurgency.
Davis, who spoke with TheCable on phone from Australia in his first interview with a Nigerian journalist, said Western countries could not trace the majority of the source of fundingto Boko Haram because “it is done through a legal channel, through the gatekeeper, the CBN, and that makes it very easy to cover up”.
He said Boko Haram commanders told him a senior CBN official, who currently works in the bank’s currency operations division, was the one handling the transactions. “One of the biggest of suppliers of arms and military uniforms to the JAS (Jama’atu Ahlis SunnaLidda’awati wal-Jihad, better known as Boko Haram) currently lives in Cairo, Egypt.
He is the recipient of money sent by political sponsors from Nigeria. The funds go through the CBN’s financial system and appear to be a legal transaction. “Meanwhile, the CBN official who handles the fundingis an uncle to three of those arrested in connection with the Nyanya bombings.
The three boys lived with him. They were arrested by the SSS (Department of State Security) after the bombings but they do not seem to have been interrogated about their uncle in CBN. Or if they have given up information about their uncle then the SSS has not moved against him.”
“Also, a senior official of CBN, who recently left the bank, was very close to Sodiq Aminu Ogwuche, the mastermind of the Nyanya bombings who also schooled in Sudan. Boko haramcommanders said Ogwuche’s wife used to visit this top official in his office at the headquarters of the bank in Abuja before the Nyanya bombings.
They were very close,” Davis said. The former CanonEmeritus at Coventry Cathedral, UK, said he decided to come out to speak now because the Nigerian authorities were not acting fast and he was heart-broken by the evils being done to the kidnapped Chibok girls and the many other girls and boys being kidnapped.
“I have three daughters. I just cannot stand the thought of what those girls are passing through. I have spoken to an escapee who described how she was being raped for 40 days by militants. I can’t stand it. It is heart-breaking. Nigerian authorities must act decisively now,” he said, revealing that he spent “days and weeks” with commanders of Boko Haram in the north-east during his time in Nigeria. Davis, 63, holds a PhD in political geography from the University of Melbourne, Australia.

Culled from businessday online.

GOD WILL HELP US, AMEN

Airborne Ebola was suggested by Dr. Eric Pianka according to a source...
HIV was suggested to be too slow in reducing human population.

NOT THE GUY YOU WANT MAKINGTHE EBOLA VACCINE: Drugmaker said
“Go out and use genetic engineering to create a better virus… 25 percent of the population is supposed to go in Contagion.”
(Truthstream Media.com)
Correction: As per contact by the University of Arizona Alumni Association, we stated in error that Dr. Charles Arntzen works at the University of Arizona, rather than Arizona State University where he carries out his research. We regret the mistake.
Media coverage is now focusing on the experimental Ebola treatments being given to two American Ebola patients who contracted it while caring for victims in Africa — the site of the world’s deadliest outbreak.
But that Ebola treatment was developed by a leading bioengineering scientist at the Arizona State University Biodesign Institute who was caught on camera “joking” about wiping out humanity. Dr. Charles Arntzen suggested the use of a “better” genetically engineered virus during a post-lecture Q&A focused on over-population issues, citing the 2011 Hollywood film ‘Contagion .’
As Truthstream Media previously reported , on February 2, 2012, Dr. Charles Arntzen, head of The Biodesign Institutefor Infectious Diseases and Vaccinology, responded to a question pertaining to whether feeding some eight billion people in the world was worth it, or whether population reduction should be pursued.
In response, Dr. Arntzen quipped:
“Has anybody seen ‘Contagion’? That’s the answer! Go out and use genetic engineering to create a better virus… 25 percent of the population is supposed to go in Contagion.”
While this comment was made prior to the current Ebola outbreak fears, it is unsettling given the fact that Dr. Arntzen was already working a biotech vaccine for Ebola.
Tom Beal of Tuscon.com wrote: Arntzen, who pioneered the process of producing antigenic proteins from genetically modified plants, said he and his colleagues had been working on a vaccine for Ebola, using tobacco plants. Arntzen told Beal:
“I was involved in the initial research funded by the U.S. Army, which gave a grant to ASU, and the idea was we would use plant biotechnology to make both a vaccine and the monoclonal antibody.”
Among the many high level projects Dr. Arntzen has worked on for DARPA, as well as private biotech industry include an edible vaccine with genetically engineeredmedicine/vitamins grown into foods like bananasand even work on
bioterrorism vaccine antigens for U.S. BiowarfareDefense alongside Mitch Hein, the founder of Epicyte – the biotech firm that
created spermicidal anti-bodies grown in corn to slow human reproduction .
A great deal of related research into other
bioweapon treatments is directly based upon Dr. Charles Arntzen’s pioneering research.
Among these experimental treatments are a storable genetically engineeredAnthrax vaccine for use during a biological attack, as well as research into biopharmaceutical treatments for the plague, cholera and other infectious diseases that could create a pandemic.
In light of this background, statements like the one made by Arntzen hardly convey trust in a process that is already less than transparent and prone to speculation, various states of unrest and panic on the part of the public. The Daily Mail reported that much of the local population in Sierra Leone have been distrustful of medical workers there and blamed the deaths on a ‘governmentconspiracy’.
Someone casually remarking on culling some 25% of the population with a bioweapon is THE LAST PERSON you’d want to trust with creating an already dangerous countermeasure to Ebola, which carries a death rate as high as 90%.
And yet, that is exactly who has been leading this biowarfare research for decades now…
Sources include:
Edible Vaccine Inventor Jokes about Culling Population with GMO Virus
Ebola treatment pioneered at ASU
U.S. BIOWARFARE DEFENSE: A Cost-Effective Strategy to Create Highly Efficacious Strategic Reserves of Therapeutics and Vaccines
BananaVaccines: A Conversation with Dr. Charles Arntzen
Harvest of Fear: PBS Interviews Dr. Charles Arntzen
Charles Arntzen Regents’ Professor; Co-Dir., Center for Infectious Diseases & Vaccinology
Journal of Environmental Health Perspectives: PLANT vs. PATHOGEN: Enlisting Tobacco in the Fight Against Anthrax
GM corn set to stop man spreading his seed

Alex Jones yesterday interviewed Dr Forrest M. Mims, III, the Editor of Citizen Scientist Magazine and Chairmanof the Environmental Science Section of the Texas Academy of Science. The discussion centered around the controversial University of Texas professor who advocates the mass death of 90% of the world's human population.
Dr. Eric R. Pianka gave a speech to the Texas Academy of Science last month in which he advocated the need to exterminate 90% of the population through the airborne ebola virus. Pianka's chilling comments, and their enthusiastic reception again underscore the elite's agenda to enact horrifying measures of population control.
Standing in front of a slide of humanskulls, Pianka gleefully advocated airborne ebola as his preferred method of exterminating the necessary 90% of humans, choosing it over AIDS because of its faster kill period. Ebola victims suffer the most tortuous deaths imaginable as the virus kills by liquefying the internal organs. The body literally dissolves as the victim writhes in pain bleeding from every orifice.
Pianka was later presented with a distinguished scientist award by the Academy. Pianka is no crackpot. He has given lectures to prestigious universities worldwide.
Image
The reason he is being awarded is because he is simply espousing the views that have been put forward by UN agencies such as the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), WHO and UNICEF and international NGO's such as the International Planned Parenthood Federation, as well as The US Government for the last 35 years.
We have previously documented the elite's hideous interest in depopulation techniques , an interest that mirrors the nightmare eugenics visions of Nazi scientists in the 1940s.
Pianka suggests that we should begin to sterilize the humanpopulation now, a call that has previously been put forward by Henry Kissinger in a declassified document of the National Security Council (1974) entitled "The Implications of World-wide Population Growthon the Security and External Interests of the United States".
This document lists as a priority birth-rate control in 13 key countries in the Third World, especially in South America. Extraordinary resources were allotted to the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to implement the policy of birth-rate control.
It also contains sections entitled:
Creating Conditions Conducive to Fertility Decline, which calls for, amongst other things, "reducing infantand child mortality"
Concentration on Education and Indoctrination of The Rising Generation of ChildrenRegarding the Desirability of Smaller Family Size
Utilizationof Mass Media and Satellite Communications Systems for Family Planning
The memorandum also includes a section that lauds abortion and states that " -- It would be unwise to restrict abortion research for the following reasons: 1) The persistent and ubiquitous nature of abortion. 2) Widespread lack of safe abortion techniques..."
The memorandum basically stresses the need to offer increased aid for third world countries that agree to implement programs of sterilization and depopulation.
The document contains too many hideous quotes to mention here, read it for yourself by clicking here.
Kissinger also prepared a depopulation manifesto for President Jimmy Carter called
'Global 2000' which detailed using food as a weapon to depopulate the third world.
The United Nations Population Fund directly supports policies such as that of the "one child policy" in Communist China which encapsulates coercive and enforced abortion.
Image
In 2002 Secretary of State Colin Powell stated in a letter to Congress:
"Regrettably, the PRC has in place a regime of severe penalties on women who have unapproved births. This regime plainly operates to coerce pregnant women to have abortions in order to avoid the penalties and therefore amounts to a ‘program of coercive abortion.’ Regardless of the modest size of UNFPA’s budget in China or any benefits its programs provide, UNFPA's support of, and involvement in, China's population-planning activities allows the Chinese government to implement more effectively its program of coercive abortion.”
Yet The UNPFA seem to think this is a great thing
"China has had the most successful family planning policy in the history of mankind in terms of quantity and with that, China has done mankind a favour," United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) representative Sven Burmester said last week. —10/11/99 Agence France-Presse
Under the Regan Administration legislation sponsored by then-Rep. Jack Kemp (NY) and then-Sen. Bob Kasten (WI) ensured fundingto the UNPFA was cut offfor these very reasons. Yet is was no surprise when In 1993, the Clinton Administration dramatically revised the official interpretation of the “Kemp-Kasten amendment” in order to facilitate U.S. fundingof UNFPA, thus makingavailable $14.5 million.
In May 2003, the House Committee on International Relations narrowly adopted an an
amendment by Rep. Joseph Crowley (D-NY) revoking the ban on such participation with the UNPFA. The amendment earmarked $100 million for UNFPA over the next two years.
There are countless other instances of depopulation programs, too numerous to go into in this brief article. We urge our readers to research them and expose them further.
Dr Pianka's comments are merely echoes of the elite lust for a Malthusian social Darwinist control mechanism. They wish to use the excuse of having to "save the earth" in order to take away freedom and implement a massive authoritarian control grid.
Image
Amazingly the audience of fellow scientists and students present at Dr Pianka's presentation in Texas actually applauded, cheered and laughed approvingly.
Dr Forrest Mims, who has been valiantly trying to expose Pianka's hideous calls, commented that he wrote to Pianka - or "Dr Death" as he has been dubbed - and asked for an explanation as to why he wanted to see a worldwide epidemic that would only kill Africans. Pianka responded by saying he was not racially prejudice and wanted to see 90% of all races exterminated.
"He wants an equal opportunity killer virus" Mims said.
Mims further quoted Pianka as having said that "We need to sterilize everybody on the earth and make the antidote freely available to anyone willing to work for it".
According to Mims, Pianka also praised China's "one child policy" stating that "China was able to turn the corner and become the leading world super power because they have a police state and they are able to force people to stop re-producing."
"The only difference between Pianka and Hitler is that Hitler stated he wanted to kill five and a half
million people, this guy is saying he wants to kill five and a half billion people." Mims went on to say.

[/color]Yemeni teenager flees over marriage proposal
Posted by: Sonia Nwosuin News, News Update, UncategorizedJuly 23, 2013
An 11-year old Yemini girl, Nada Al-Ahdals, posted on YouTube her reasons for escaping from home earlier this month. The video was translated from Arabic by the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) and contains subtitles.
In the video, the little girl gives a passionate speech why she ran away from home and pleaded with her family not to sell her off in an arranged marriage. She gave an example of her mother’s sister who was married off at the age of 14years and set herself ablaze.
Nada claimed the man would beat her mum’s sister with metal [chains]. He would get drunk. “She lasted one year with her husband, and she poured gasoline over herself and set herself on fire. She died.”
Nada explained why she ran to her uncle who is in fact against child marriage. The girlblasted her parents and called them “criminals” and she in fact said she would rather die than be married off at such a young age.
She, however, did not blame Islam for the problem but rather blamed the perverse cultural practices of her people. She even began the video with the Islamic greeting of ‘Salaam ‘Alaykum’. Islam is clear that forced marriage is a sin.
The Daily Mail provides more information about Nada’s saga, reporting that she is one of eight children and that she was allowed to move in with her uncle at the age of three. Recently, a Yemen citizen asked for Nada’s hand in marriage and the girl’s mother agreed.

Share
Tagged with:
: Stella Damascus blasts proponents of child marriage[color=#000099]Yemeni teenager flees over marriage proposal
Posted by: Sonia Nwosuin News, News Update, UncategorizedJuly 23, 2013
An 11-year old Yemini girl, Nada Al-Ahdals, posted on YouTube her reasons for escaping from home earlier this month. The video was translated from Arabic by the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) and contains subtitles.
In the video, the little girl gives a passionate speech why she ran away from home and pleaded with her family not to sell her off in an arranged marriage. She gave an example of her mother’s sister who was married off at the age of 14years and set herself ablaze.
Nada claimed the man would beat her mum’s sister with metal [chains]. He would get drunk. “She lasted one year with her husband, and she poured gasoline over herself and set herself on fire. She died.”
Nada explained why she ran to her uncle who is in fact against child marriage. The girlblasted her parents and called them “criminals” and she in fact said she would rather die than be married off at such a young age.
She, however, did not blame Islam for the problem but rather blamed the perverse cultural practices of her people. She even began the video with the Islamic greeting of ‘Salaam ‘Alaykum’. Islam is clear that forced marriage is a sin.
The Daily Mail provides more information about Nada’s saga, reporting that she is one of eight children and that she was allowed to move in with her uncle at the age of three. Recently, a Yemen citizen asked for Nada’s hand in marriage and the girl’s mother agreed.

Share
Tagged with:
: Stella Damascus blasts proponents of child marriageYemeni teenager flees over marriage proposal
Posted by: Sonia Nwosuin News, News Update, UncategorizedJuly 23, 2013
An 11-year old Yemini girl, Nada Al-Ahdals, posted on YouTube her reasons for escaping from home earlier this month. The video was translated from Arabic by the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) and contains subtitles.
In the video, the little girl gives a passionate speech why she ran away from home and pleaded with her family not to sell her off in an arranged marriage. She gave an example of her mother’s sister who was married off at the age of 14years and set herself ablaze.
Nada claimed the man would beat her mum’s sister with metal [chains]. He would get drunk. “She lasted one year with her husband, and she poured gasoline over herself and set herself on fire. She died.”
Nada explained why she ran to her uncle who is in fact against child marriage. The girlblasted her parents and called them “criminals” and she in fact said she would rather die than be married off at such a young age.
She, however, did not blame Islam for the problem but rather blamed the perverse cultural practices of her people. She even began the video with the Islamic greeting of ‘Salaam ‘Alaykum’. Islam is clear that forced marriage is a sin.
The Daily Mail provides more information about Nada’s saga, reporting that she is one of eight children and that she was allowed to move in with her uncle at the age of three. Recently, a Yemen citizen asked for Nada’s hand in marriage and the girl’s mother agreed.

Share
Tagged with:
: Stella Damascus blasts proponents of child marriage

[color=#000099][/color] detailed pictures and video are with me.. I tried to upload them but not successful.. Please read and rewrite. I like this forum because we gat many talented people. Nairalanders can make this story better, write it in a better way and make it known to the public online.. Post and repost to encourage other youths. Pictures are available. I will post the video on youtube. I can share those pics with you if you request. I couldn't post them here. Youths can make this nation better. People are counting on you..

Its getting interesting than i thought..Its a deliberate effort not to mention any name.. But the name of the group will be mentioned as we continue.i
About fifteen youths in Kwara State Organised a free summer lesson for more than 400 students. Not only that, they also issued report sheet to all students that sat for the examination. My research shows that these youths have spent nothing less than fifty thousand naira on this project. Its not the amount of money that counts, but the great effort they invested into this.. The story got interesting when i learnt that some politicians have approached these youth in other to take up the project, but these youths refused. I know for sure that this project would have found its way into herald first page if it was organised by politicians. But should something like this go unnoticed, definately no.
With the level of education in country, and recent cases of unqualified teachers in our schools. I think youths who are trying to put in efforts in developing our education at local levels should be appreciated. In my little way, i say thank you to SAKAMO YOUTH ADVOCATE - Niger road..for the free coaching and distribution of books to students in Ilorin. Please read and share...

good job.. GOD bless you..good job.. GOD bless you..good job.. GOD bless you..

Truely, common sense is not common.. I think its better for fools to hold their peace, when you speak, its very easy to determine certain things about you. This post is one of the most useless ever posted. This is year 2013 and umar yar is no more, things happening in da north. Some will remember their posts and cry out for unwise words spoken. GOD HAVE MERCY ON NIGERIA AND PUNISH BLOOD SUCKING demons IN JESUS NAME

Good morning to you all old and new friends.. For days i have been reading posts on nimc jobs.. I just read - i refused to comment. But d recent post forced me into posting this.
am busy and i may not be able to make more contribution today. But pls don't be discouraged by anyone. All these scam posts and posts by people saying ' i won't go for d test' reminds me of - rat race- by mr bean.
www.nimcjobs.com is d portal for recruiting. But it is also possible to submit ur cv on dia site. Am sure some of you know more about that.
Test started last year when some were unable to complete dia online application. Then continues -as some will not be ready to go for d test because of distance barrier.
They sent dia apology for sending you far.
If you need d job you gat to sacrifice a lot. Best of luck to all applicants. But am of d opinion that youths should learn to be creative. Don't allow circumstances to control you, don't allow people to control you. Don't allow your background , race or lack of 'education' to control you. Take a control of your own destiny because today's decisions are tomorrow's realities. All you need is vision. I know am communicating with somebody, depending on people, govt - will frustrate someone. Even getting this job must not stop you from bn creative. Wow- i intended to write someth small, but its turning big, and that reminds me, some of you are good in write article. Pls develop it and make money. Search tru google ,to get more information. I will re- post this. Its more than a reply.
GOD bless you all

[color=#770077][/color]
good job.. Bravo

[i][/i]


Read the posts and reply as though you want to know more and not that you want to argue, being abusive is not an identity of christ, so let ur conversation be without corruption,
Don't liv by ur church's doctrine but by the WORD, thanks, may God bless his church,
But note the difference between a cat and a pig when they fell in dirty water.

[i][/i]


Read the posts and reply as though you want to know more and not that you want to argue, being abusive is not an identity of christ, so let ur conversation be without corruption,
Don't liv by ur church's doctrine but by the WORD, thanks, may God bless his church,
But note the difference between a cat and a pig when they fell in dirty water.

[i][/i]


Read the posts and reply as though you want to know more and not that you want to argue, being abusive is not an identity of christ, so let ur conversation be without corruption,
Don't liv by ur church's doctrine but by the WORD, thanks, may God bless his church,
But note the difference between a cat and a pig when they fell in dirty water.

[i][/i]


Read the posts and reply as though you want to know more and not that you want to argue, being abusive is not an identity of christ, so let ur conversation be without corruption,
Don't liv by ur church's doctrine but by the WORD, thanks, may God bless his church,

[img]http://[email][/email][/img]
Saturday 21 2009 Our History



ECWA was established through the mission work of SIM which began in 1893. On December 4, 2005, SIM/ECWA was 112 years old since Rowland Bingham, Thomas Kent, and Walter Gowans in their early twenties, left the comfort of their homes, families businesses in the West and headed to what was called “the Dark Continent”, to preach the Good News. Two of them died within the first year of their mission and Rowland Bingham had to be evacuated back home a couple of times because of Malaria, yet, he did not give up. However, the peak of the fruit of the ministry became a reality when Rev. Titcombe baptized 10 men and 3 women during the first baptismal service in 1909 at Ogga. The SIM churches established were incorporated as ECWA in 1954 with 7 DCCs. Today, the church that was founded through the sacrificial efforts of these saints is the ”Evangelical Church West Africa (ECWA) with 6,000 churches organized into 74 DCCs and 6 million members. Many people have benefited directly or indirectly through the ministries of SIM/ECWA.

Activities/events that have taken place in the past have shaped the life of ECWA in many ways. The major or key activities/events that have shaped the life of ECWA are highlighted below.

1. Missions, Church planting and growth. From the time the first SIM missionaries landed in Nigeria for mission work to the establishment of EMS, there has been a great increase in the number of people reached with the gospel and the number of churches planted. There has also been an increase in better-trained manpower. Stipends were paid to keep the missionaries because the church was not financially equipped to cater for the total welfare of the missionaries. There has been no proper planning to support mission work, and there was no much presence of SIM/ECWA of the South-South and South East geographical zones.

New Life For All contributed significantly to church growth in the 60s through prayer and one-on-one evangelistic strategy.

Political changes created open doors in the emirates for evangelism and church planting.

The fellowship groups were involved in the evangelism, mission and church planting efforts.

ECWA members that were civil servants and other professionals, who went on transfers, contributed to the Church planting efforts in many parts of the country.

Initially, the monthly allowances of the missionaries were promptly paid. Later on, there was the problem of redistribution of support meant for missionaries in the field. This problem has resulted in donors’ apathy and the subsequent drop in the level of support.

2. Education
The primary objective was to train manpower for evangelism and church planting. The teachers were carefully selected.

The takeover of the secular schools by the government had serious adverse effect on ECWA’s drive for secular education in Nigeria. However, ECWA took this as a challenge to establish more schools to replace those taken over.

There has been some levels of growth in theological education. Theological education is on the increase.


3. Medical Work
The primary objective was to use the health centres as a tool for evangelism. This worked very well in many areas. The takeover of some of the centres by the government had serious adverse implications. Some of the staff were not committed while some of the centres taken over by the DCCs were not properly managed mismanaged.

While there is serious decline in primary health care, there is upsurge in secondary healthcare and medical training.

4. Literature/Media
Literature inclusive of African Challenge, Radio ELWA, Film ministry and the bookshops contributed a lot to church planting, discipleship and growth. In recent years, these have declined considerably.


5. Rural Development
It contributed a lot towards church planting through extension programmes as well as towards economic empowerment of the members. The main emphasis was on the rural populace because about 70% of ECWA membership resided in the rural areas. However, this has change due to the prevailing economic/conditions.

The rural aspect is now being handled by POD.

6. Constitutional reviews (about 4 in all).
There had been four constitutional reviews. These reviews affected the administration and structure of ECWA. These reviews led to a stronger inclination towards greater centralization. The church operates a hybrid of the three types of church government (Presbyterian, Congregational and Episcopal). There was an attempt to change the name during the last review of the constitution but this was resisted.

7. Structural and Administrative changes
Constitutional reviews led to structural and administrative changes as mentioned above. Centralization of administration has led to a situation where there is less participation of the laity in the decision-making process in ECWA and yet they constitute the majority. Women participation in the leadership of ECWA is minimal.

8. Political changes
These are external factors that impinge on ECWA. Take over of schools, taxation, import policies, devaluation of the currency, high interest and unemployment rates, deliberate refusal to grant C of O for church projects, lack of access to state owned media, gradual increase in the power of regulatory bodies are to mention but a few.

Some activities that impacted positively on ECWA include: opening of the emirates to the gospel, posting/transfers of staff in the armed forces such as the Police, Army, NYSC and return of some church institutions by the government.

9. Spiritual renewal
This includes introduction of musical instruments during worship, all night prayers, and deliverance ministries. Some of these have been influenced by the Pentecostal movement in Nigeria. ECWA faces the challenge of clarifying and maintaining ECWA identity in all of these. The introduction of ECWA English and ECWA Hausa Local Congregations also poses quite some challenges. While the former seems to cherish Hymn books and older songs, the latter seems to focus more on choruses some of which have little or no sound theological basis.
















Copyright 2008 ECWA Privacy Statement | Terms Of Use

Smiley Wink Cheesy Grin Angry Sad Shocked Cool Huh Tongue Embarrassed Lips sealed Undecided Kiss Cry

[list]
[li][/li]
[li][/li]
[/list]

My Photos My Attachments

Go to Previous message | Go to Next message | Back to MessagesMark as Unread | Print                    ReplyReply All                   Move, prestigetaye payment info
Flag this messageAcknowledge: hi5 Help (Ticket# LTK151018374324X)Friday, 31 October, 2008 9:09 PM
From: "toba" <toba4christ2000@yahoo.com.sg

Thank you.
l
** This is response. Please  reply to this email.
Contacts To:
Sincerely,
hi Support.

====== Your Report ======