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There was panic and palpable tension within Christendom on Sunday, April 20, 2014, when popular clergy, Pastor William Folorunsho Kumuyi broke down while ministering on Saturday, April 19, 2014, during their popular Easter retreat at their camp on Lagos-Ibadan expressway.
ENCOMIUM Weekly’s check revealed that the recent failing health of the 73 year old General Superintendent of Deeper Life Bible Church, during the just concluded Easter Retreat of the church was not unconnected to fatigue and old age.
Explaining why the preacher broke down, a spokesperson for the ministry, Pastor Lekan, in an exclusive chat with ENCOMIUM Weekly on Monday, April 21, 2014 said the sudden health failure of the pastor was connected to his recent marathon engagements across the continent.
“With much pleading, we had to convince our pastor to rest. You could recall that lately, he was engaged in series of revival meetings across the continent. Only recently, he was in Abuja, Taraba, Bayelsa, Imo, Edo, Ondo and Oyo. He was also in Ghana, Namibia, Togo and other West African countries.
“He’s human and needs to rest. So we enjoined you all to pray for God’s strength upon his life and bear with us at this time. He is not going on holiday but he needs serious rest. I am very sure that before the programmes end, your pastor will bounce back to complete what he started.”
It was gathered that Kumuyi, who bounced back during the last day of the retreat, did not make any reference to his health condition during his ministrations.
However, he was very agile and vibrant during the last day of the power-packed programme.
The soft-spoken preacher in his last sermon entitled, Reigning Through the Victory of Jesus, said, once you have the vision with Jesus Christ, you can achieve anything.
“The pastor could not take the morning Faith Clinic on Saturday because of his health condition. He broke down during the ongoing retreat and was rushed to the hospital. He is currently responding to treatment.” The source said when we enquired about the tale.
“We were told to pray for the restoration of his strength, which we have been doing, but he didn’t minister throughout yesterday, a development which has sent members panicking,” the source further revealed. It was gathered that when it was his turn to Minister, they would rebroadcast his old message.
