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alphonsojidebab:
A Nigerian nurse has recounted an emotional experience from 2016 involving renowned cleric David Oyedepo, founder of Living Faith Church Worldwide, revealing how the encounter nearly shook his faith and commitment to church attendance.

The man, identified on social media platform X as @Nrs_Danie, narrated that he had struggled for years to secure admission into the Lagos State School of Nursing, succeeding only after his fourth attempt. However, his joy was short-lived as he lacked the ₦230,000 required to pay tuition, with school authorities giving him just one month before forfeiting the admission. Eyes Of Lagos reports,

According to his account, he and his mother, who lived in Abule Egba area of Lagos, left home as early as 5 a.m. to travel to Sango Ota, Ogun State, where the church headquarters is located, hoping to seek financial assistance from the cleric.

He explained that they had been active members of the church for about three years, participating in services, prayers, and fasting programmes, which strengthened their belief that they might receive support.

They reportedly positioned themselves along the route where the bishop would pass before his morning service, waiting for an opportunity to speak with him.

When the cleric eventually arrived, the man said he and his mother rushed forward to plead for help but were stopped by security personnel.

He claimed that the bishop responded by advising them to apply for a bursary from the Lagos State Government instead.

The response, he said, left him devastated, considering the emotional and physical effort it took to gain admission after several attempts.

The nurse admitted that the incident affected him deeply and almost caused him to question his faith in God. However, he later came to the realization that religious leaders are human and that faith should be centered on God rather than individuals.

He emphasized that leaving church because of a pastor’s action would mean one’s faith was misplaced.

Despite the disappointment, he eventually completed his nursing education without financial assistance from the cleric and now works abroad as a nurse.

Reflecting on his journey, he said the experience strengthened his belief that personal faith and determination are more important than reliance on any religious figure.

https://eyesoflagos.com/2026/02/21/we-went-to-beg-oyedepo-for-school-fees-nurse-shares-why-he-almost-quit-church/






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Reflecting on his journey, he said the experience strengthened his belief that personal faith and determination are more important than reliance on any religious figure.

Freshtruth:
stop spoiling oyedepo image he has reasons for it u won't understand. Be careful

Does he have a good image?



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

Let me share my experience with The Elevation Church General Overseer, Pastor Godsman Akinlabi.
I attend the headquarters at Lekki for 1 year during my 400L IT as at 2023. Life is so hard for my family and final year resumption was approaching but I was yet to pay my school fees.

As a member of the church, I discussed with the head admin and junior pastor that I wanna see the Pastor, they kept giving different excuses. Eventually, I narrated my problem to them, and one of the church leaders said that "this church is too big to be seeing pastor for just #87k school fees, this church is for well to do people, what are you doing here if you can't handle #87k, sort yourself Mr man"

I was so sad and went home crying after service that day.
I reached out to Pastor Godsman himself on LinkedIn, he read my message and didn't reply, I texted him again, I think he blocked me or so, I will check my LinkedIn again to confirm.

Laslas, God raised a stranger for me, this man lives in the US, we connected on LinkedIn and he sent me #100k. I sent him my convocation award and he was so proud of the CGPA I graduated with. A very strong 2.1 from OAU engineering.

Most of these pastors ehnn.
I'm an instrumentalist and I've been scammed by a Redeem pastor before, he refused to pay me my one month salary. I played guitar for a whole 1 month moving from Lekki to Ikorodu every weekend with my money and he didn't pay me a dime.

God will judge the matter.

I'm about the complete my NYSC, and looking for a job.
In case anyone here can help, I will really appreciate.

The beginning and end of this story is to put your faith in God and not in any man - Pope, Bishop, Imam, Sheik, politician, relatives, etc. Let God be true and every man a liar.

Has God not proved Himself faithful in your life without the financial assistance of Mr "I am dangerously very wealthy"? To God alone be all the glory. Our help is in God the maker of the heaven and earth - Psalm 124:8.

[left][/[quote author=garykoeman post=138537210]I knew someone who had same encounter with him at raji oba church.

The most painfully was, the man actually made it part of the sermon that evening.

Insisting no elders should render help to anyone.

Religion is the opium of the poor.

Church is their business enterprise.
Religion is the sigh of the oppress

Sonnobax15:

Hehehe.

Chebi I once I created a similar thread on this sometime ago but it never made it to the front page and I was even insulted by some irresponsible dimwits .

Make una dey believe in these so-called men of God wey dey feast on una gullibility

Your pastor can't help you in the times of need,but would rather refer you to pray to God who's busy minding his business in heaven to send help to you on earth. But when the same thief disguising as pastor needs help,he falls back to you who are his members, billing you to stupor

He even tried by continuing to go to church. Cuz in my own case,that was my instant full stop and why I will never go to church.

Kindly desist from speaking about God in like manners. I am not holding brief for so called pastors as must of them are just business men but bro don't talk about God like that. He eventually came through for the young Man anyway.

Zionmdde:
If you want to serve God, Serve God because you love him not because of any church or pastor

Now the nurse have graduated, I didn't see where he attributed his success to God, rather he is more interested in announcing the perceived disservice done to him.

Moreover, how will the pastor know in split seconds, the sincerity in the request and if you are his member? Do you know how many such requests come in on daily basis. Moreover most of those churches have systems put in place to address welfare issues. He was supposed to start with the cell system, then chapter pastor and co. That it's the church doesn't mean money should be dished out anyhow

Well the pastor should have asked him the relevant questions needed to confirm if he was a Bonafide member, by referring him to apply through his cell or branch pastor and assist with the little they can. What the pastor missed here is 'EMPATHY' which Jesus showed to blind Bartimeus in the bible.
No matter how we want to defend the church in cases like these, we always end up sounding wicked and unintelligent.
yes the church can't help everyone but it must be seen to have helped some persons verifiably in times of needs

The church of today be like Tinubu govt, they spend a lot to make outsiders see them as good but inward they are evil. I am a Christian and I don't pray to find myself in situations that will make me seek the Church's financial help

RCCG Apapa family once donated N50m to UNILAG as social welfare donation (CSR) but their indigent member parishes are struggling to pay their church rent without help. Make it make sense!

Have faith in God, not in man

Oyedepo that is a demoniac. That guy is lucky oyedepo didn't even give him money.

I don't want to sound insensitive but we really need to cut churches some slack. The fact that you attend their churches is not a licence to start dumping your problems on them. Common. Everybody should go to church with their needs then now.

Typical entitlement mentality of Nigerians and the gullible hoard will jump on the story to share their hate. Thousands have been sponsored by the church to school at different levels without them knowing the Bishop personally. The Church has a system that identifies its members and provides different forms of assistance to the needy among them. A lot of time many strangers show up claiming heaven and earth just so they can get aid, while those who are serving in the church are denied this same support. So the church uses its Home fellowship to identify those who are truly in need. The house fellowship is usually made up of neighbors who live close by who can verify claims of need and confirm to the church authorities who have the capacity to help. In many cases help may even come from other members of that local house fellowship or from service units even before it gets to the main church authority. Standing on the road to see the Bishop to ask for help will not work, countless people use such means too. It is different when the church itself goes for outreach in a community where everyone they encounter who have a need is helped.

alphonsojidebab:
A Nigerian nurse has recounted an emotional experience from 2016 involving renowned cleric David Oyedepo, founder of Living Faith Church Worldwide, revealing how the encounter nearly shook his faith and commitment to church attendance.

The man, identified on social media platform X as @Nrs_Danie, narrated that he had struggled for years to secure admission into the Lagos State School of Nursing, succeeding only after his fourth attempt. However, his joy was short-lived as he lacked the ₦230,000 required to pay tuition, with school authorities giving him just one month before forfeiting the admission. Eyes Of Lagos reports,

According to his account, he and his mother, who lived in Abule Egba area of Lagos, left home as early as 5 a.m. to travel to Sango Ota, Ogun State, where the church headquarters is located, hoping to seek financial assistance from the cleric.

He explained that they had been active members of the church for about three years, participating in services, prayers, and fasting programmes, which strengthened their belief that they might receive support.

They reportedly positioned themselves along the route where the bishop would pass before his morning service, waiting for an opportunity to speak with him.

When the cleric eventually arrived, the man said he and his mother rushed forward to plead for help but were stopped by security personnel.

He claimed that the bishop responded by advising them to apply for a bursary from the Lagos State Government instead.

The response, he said, left him devastated, considering the emotional and physical effort it took to gain admission after several attempts.

The nurse admitted that the incident affected him deeply and almost caused him to question his faith in God. However, he later came to the realization that religious leaders are human and that faith should be centered on God rather than individuals.

He emphasized that leaving church because of a pastor’s action would mean one’s faith was misplaced.

Despite the disappointment, he eventually completed his nursing education without financial assistance from the cleric and now works abroad as a nurse.

Reflecting on his journey, he said the experience strengthened his belief that personal faith and determination are more important than reliance on any religious figure.

https://eyesoflagos.com/2026/02/21/we-went-to-beg-oyedepo-for-school-fees-nurse-shares-why-he-almost-quit-church/






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The last line of "his hard core member........" Has reveal your type! That is highly unnecessary bro

ERockson:
You attended the church for just almost 3 years and demanding financial help based on period you've been with the church, what about pastors's children that's have been there for more than 20 years. Pastos can not help everybody approaching them for helps. Now that you are nurse and earning money how many people have you have helped financially, how many school fees have you paid for the less privileges.

U r very correct that is y u don't put ur trust in any man no matter who or what he is . God is the ultimate n no so called man of God can stand in the place of the Almighty , Alpha and Omega, the creator of the heavens and the Earth. The Lord made d author of the story know that he is God n no man comes close , God even made it possible for him to be abroad working, without d help of any man of God

brain54:
I agree with you to an extent...

Infact, it's what I wanted to comment initially. But on deeper thought I had to hold back my initial comment.


The truth is that pastors like everyone else can't help everyone that approach them for assistance. They will go bankrupt in 2 seconds.


But the deeper truth is that most of the pastors and by extension churches don't do anything or at best do very little to help those in need.


I think pastors or let me say churches (especially established ones like living faith) ought to have charity arms were they provide things like scholarships, help widows, and generally provide help to those who genuinely need it. Oyedepo for example could have referred him to the charity outreach arm of his church for assistance and if he qualifies be granted the assistance he needed.


True they can't provide help to everyone but they also haven't done enough in that regard.

If you consider the amount of money at the disposal of some of the churches and what they use waste it on- private jets and other worldly things you would understand that the pastors/churches aren't trying at all.


One of the reasons I liked the late TB Joshua. He was the only pastor that had this structure I talk about and did things differently.


Unfortunately he didn't last long!

We have an entitlement mentality, no one, not even TB Joshua can help everybody that comes for help, if Oyedepo take a record of help requests he receives daily, it might shock you the number.....So everybody should struggle for themselves and stop hating those who doesn't help...this issue also affects rich men too, theyake it look like they are bad people.

Oga,LFC ran a bursary for students in all the universities in Nigeria and all the states.I was in far away Nsukka and I got the bursary in one of those years...
Do you know how many people today went to school because of the LFC student bursary?..
You were not given does not make him a bad man...You would have followed the procedure...
Till today we school fees are still being paid even at WSF Level...

Oyedepo can never give you shishi lailai.
Having being in the church for close to four years, I was able to understand the businessman-pastor modus operandi.
His aim is to make the money by using his sheepies in anyway possible.
He does not care.
He does not give a d.amn.
He does not give shishi.
He only gives stinginess.

RexEmmyGee:
If the woman with the issue of blood had start from the cell system will she receive her healing??

Did the woman beg Jesus for money? Or did Jesus give anybody money to solve their financial problems?

geoworldedu:
God did not help the nurse, he helped himself, that's why he didn't attribute his success to God. Remember, they say, God can only help people through people. This man approached a man of God and was disappointed. He struggled himself, faced trauma, faced pains, hunger, etc and eventually made it. Now you want him to attribute his success to God? How?

A man of God is not God

So you were with him to know he struggled himself, without any body's help

Colomentality

ERockson:
You attended the church for just almost 3 years and demanding financial help based on period you've been with the church, what about pastors's children that's have been there for more than 20 years. Pastos can not help everybody approaching them for helps. Now that you are nurse and earning money how many people have you have helped financially, how many school fees have you paid for the less privileges.

Within that 3 years don't they collect tithe from them?

Church is business. You had no hope of getting the school fees so how did you now do it only to omit that very important information here? All of Una sef no well. Make everyone just make sure dem guide any which way possible. No let anybody tell you say your hustle no clear. So far you no kill person and your conscience carry am

Greenfusion:
We have an entitlement mentality, no one, not even TB Joshua can help everybody that comes for help, if Oyedepo take a record of help requests he receives daily, it might shock you the number.....So everybody should struggle for themselves and stop hating those who doesn't help...this issue also affects rich men too, theyake it look like they are bad people.

Continue

Sonnobax15:

Hehehe.

Chebi I once I created a similar thread on this sometime ago but it never made it to the front page and I was even insulted by some irresponsible dimwits .

Make una dey believe in these so-called men of God wey dey feast on una gullibility

Your pastor can't help you in the times of need,but would rather refer you to pray to God who's busy minding his business in heaven to send help to you on earth. But when the same thief disguising as pastor needs help,he falls back to you who are his members, billing you to stupor

He even tried by continuing to go to church. Cuz in my own case,that was my instant full stop and why I will never go to church.

I am not trying to defend Oyedepo BUT I PERSONALLY know someone that Oyedepo saw through University and there are several of them like that.

Our GOs may be businessmen but understand that businessmen and rich people didn't get rich buy giving money out anyhow.

Why not sponsor this one too? It's not even about the sponsorship, it's about how they were disregarded and dismissed. Abegi stop defending what's not.

Religion is part of our problems in Naija. The law needs to end religion, practice of any religion should be illegal. Only charity and philanthropy should the recognized by the state.

davidque:
Typical entitlement mentality of Nigerians and the gullible hoard will jump on the story to share their hate. Thousands have been sponsored by the church to school at different levels without them knowing the Bishop personally. The Church has a system that identifies its members and provides different forms of assistance to the needy among them. A lot of time many strangers show up claiming heaven and earth just so they can get aid, while those who are serving in the church are denied this same support. So the church uses its Home fellowship to identify those who are truly in need. The house fellowship is usually made up of neighbors who live close by who can verify claims of need and confirm to the church authorities who have the capacity to help. In many cases help may even come from other members of that local house fellowship or from service units even before it gets to the main church authority. Standing on the road to see the Bishop to ask for help will not work, countless people use such means too. It is different when the church itself goes for outreach in a community where everyone they encounter who have a need is helped.

You can imagine that nonsense talk.

Sonnobax15:
listen to yourself . Na people like una dey make Dem dey see all of us finish.

So he should have attended the church for a thousand years first before he could ask for financial assistance from the scammer abi? But it didn't take the same thief time to start billing him in form of tithes and offerings.

Sometimes I begin to wonder if the brain of an average Nigerian Christian has been tampered with,and you guys keep proving me right on a daily basis

Sonnobax15:
listen to yourself . Na people like una dey make Dem dey see all of us finish.

So he should have attended the church for a thousand years first before he could ask for financial assistance from the scammer abi? But it didn't take the same thief time to start billing him in form of tithes and offerings.

Sometimes I begin to wonder if the brain of an average Nigerian Christian has been tampered with,and you guys keep proving me right on a daily basis

you are always right oh,

I have always received help from my pastor when I need them, be part of the assignment, pastor also need help, how much have you as a person try to be of help to your pastor.
I will recommend serve in church actively in a ministry group, I have met all sort of good people in church.
I live with a family in Lagos for one year, had access to driver and everything in the house and I met the husband in church, the day he realized he doesn’t know anyone in my family was the day I went to get my visa and he couldn’t reach me on phone and he was looking for who he could call.
My first car abroad a brother in church bought it for me
When I needed accommodation, a brother gave me his visitors room without asking when I will be leaving.

Somehow people are missing the point . Rely ONLY on God .
I grew up being fiercely independent. I have always attributed my life to God. People who I met for a short period of time have been of greater blessings to me than people I knew for donkey years. All my life I always rely on God. Anyone who relies on humans will always be disappointed. Some people will meet you for the first time and help you immediately while there are some people begging the same person for help for years without result ! It is not about humans . It is about your personal relationship and reliance on God.

No president , no pastor , no minister , no uncle or rich friend will help you unless God mandates it.

nairalanda1:
Can you help me priase Gawd....lol

And in response...the church at that time was not up to 200-300 people. This was a small sect, not the large religion it is today, but a small sect that at the time to an outside observer was just another sect of the Jewish religion (that;s a long historical discussion, so we leave that there).

That's why they could afford to do all that.

But as the church grew, they had to develop something like a bureaucracy. First off, by Acts 7, deacons were appointed...because the numbers were growing, and help was needed. By later verses, there were some branches of the church all over the world..so one had to write a letter to the main church to see if help was to be got.

I am not here to justify Oyedepo, or Living faith (I even find the church has issues)...but the sad thing is that when a church is too large , and there are members who need help, protocols are drawn up to help such members. The guy ignored all the protocols (unless he has not told us the whole story) and went straight to Oyedepo.

I hate to say this, but assuming you were in Oyedepo's shoes, would you be able to attend to everyone asking for help from your church...or would you direct them to try the appropriate channels....

I don't know, religion may be oppressive sometimes, but this isn't one of those times. There is a reason why we have charitable organisations, for example...

Just one question for you , if the boy was present during the days of Peter James and John and the church had grown such that they didn't handle the affairs of the church physically but this nurse happened to chance Peter on the streets or gathering and cried for help what do you think Peter would have done ?

1. Help him
2. Refer him to the deacons
3. Refer him to the roman government or sanhedrin

Your answer would let me know if you actually understand anything about jesus and his standard of measurements.

By the way remember in his story oyedepo told him to go to lagos bursary not even to any church welfare department.