Encomium
CONTRARY to widely held claim that Trinity House Pastor, Ituah Ighodalo has the knowledge of the cure for the dreaded Ebola virus, the clergy has dispelled such, insisting he was quoted out of context.
Shortly after the news of the death of the Liberian Sawyer of Ebola virus, the pastor wrote on the social media about the virus. Ighodalo wrote that God’s anointing and the living words of Jesus were all that are needed to cure the deadly disease. He cited the example of the late Canadian-American Pentecostal pastor, John D. Lake, who, according to Ighodalo, cured those infected by the virus.
“Several years ago, the Ebola virus erupted in Africa killing many people without restraint or cure. A great man of God, John Lake came to the rescue by laying hands on infected people.
“With bare hands cleaning secretion and curing every victim, John Lake along with his Holy Ghost filled team brought to an end the spread of the virus. The higher life that put out Ebola in the days of John Lake will do the same through you in your days…Stop the fear, Lake is gone, but we are here, we can save our world. We have the life of God in us.”
This attracted angry reactions from the people who took to the social media to register their displeasure on the write up.
Pastor Ituah Ighodalo was, however, quick to respond to all the reactions maintaining that the publications which wrote the story based on his write up misquoted him.
“It has come to our attention a story published online in response to a post on our official Facebook page. The original story was a message of hope and faith reminding us of the ever living words of our Lord, Jesus Christ and reaffirming our belief that with God all things are possible using the John Lake testimony and written to encourage us never to cease praying, no matter what we or the world maybe going through. Nowhere did I claim that I have found a solution to the cure or that people should not seek medical help and attention. In no way did the statement suggest people should act irresponsibly with regards to any medical emergency including Ebola virus.”
FOLUSO SAMUEL and NIKE POPOOLA
