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Oluwole Ahmodu
Praying Sisters International (PSI), a non-denominational prayer group with branches in Nigeria, United States, Canada and the United Kingdom, has marked its third year anniversary celebration with renewed calls for prayers for Nigeria and Nigerians.
The coordinator, PSI, Deaconess Abigail Osunbunmi, who spoke on theme “Three years of Grace, Growth and Greater Glory”, said she got the divine call to start leading people to God through prayers as well as reaching out to the underprivileged in the society.
Osunbunmi emphasised that PSI is led by the Holy Spirit through speaking in tongues and passing the word of God to the faithful.
According to her, PSI will continue to wax stronger as it continues to take the word of God through the nook and cranny of Nigeria in particular and the entire world in general.
“I see that sometimes I want to do a lot but there is constraint. When I say constraints, I don’t have the liberty to explain the constraints however the Holy Spirit docked in my heart and asked me to start praying for other people and this is the situation I find myself. I was commanded to drop my own needs and stand for others and that prompted me praying.
“And what hour? He gave me specifically. That it’s not about the long hour you’re standing in the presence of God for praying, it’s about your heart. Using that time (of prayer), maximising the time rightly, praying the right way, praying the will of God, praying the mind of God. And what does that mean? Praying the word of God,” Osunbunmi who gave her life to Christ in 1981 and was ordained a Deaconess by Pastor Chris Oyakhilome gave reason she formed PSI.
She added, “These three years have been marked by grace, grace that open doors, grace that strengthened us in times of challenge, grace that kept us standing even when the winds blew strong. Grace that multiplied small efforts into great results. Grace that turned ordinary people into vessels of fire and impact. The Ministry is a non-denominational and everybody is allowed. We look forward to when men will have their own time too and Praying Sisters International will be Praying People International.”
Guest ministers at the event, Reverend Mirabel Daniels, Lady Zuweira Beckley and Pastor Bimbo Kolapo who spoke on the topics “Why We Need to Pray”, “How to Pray Effectively” and “Praying the Right Way” respectively charged Nigerians to recognise the power of prayers adding that prayer for a believer should not just be a lifestyle but a constant reminder that God’s time is always the best.
A member of the group and a medical practitioner, Dr Joyce Egboja, gave testimony about how her husband got healed from sickness through the power of prayers.
The event highlights included powerful intercessory prayers, inspiring words and testimonies as well as take-home gifts and empowerment for widows, the less privileged and others who attended the program.
