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                                                                                                                                     want to thank God for using    I’m indeed grateful to God!       has helped me scale over every
                                                                                                                                     Pastor Godman to declare His   Safiya                            mountain in my life. For the first
                                                                                                                                  I blessings over my life. I came   --                               time ever, I used the Prayer Wall
                                                                                                                                  into the service of 11/11/2018 with   I stuck a prayer on the Prayer   in church and decided to just
                                                                                                                                  a burden of stagnation. It felt like   Wall some months back. My    trust God to be God. HE CAME
                                                                                                                                  no matter what I did, I failed to get   prayer was that all my children   THROUGH FOR ME! I passed my
                                                                                                                                  some sales in my business. Pastor   would be lights in their        exam and also got promoted!!!
                                                                                                                                  Godman came up after the choir    generation for Jesus Christ.      To be honest, I would still have
                                                                                                                                  had rendered the song “I’ve won”   About 3 months later, my         been happy even if only one of
                                                                                                                                  and declared 1 John 5 v 5 , and I got                               the 2 things happened but God
                                                                                                                                  encouraged to pray in the spirit.  wayward first son seemed to      keeps showing me that He is more
                                                                                                                                  I left to the mainland to get some   awake from his slumber and     than able to fulfill and exceed
                                                                                                                                  work  done. Lo and behold, a      a spiritual fervor that I never   my needs and desires. He doesn’t
                                                                                                                                  vehicle that i had been struggling   imagined took hold of him.     run out of miracles or love for us,
                                                                                                                                  to sell got sold in my absence.   He began to evangelize on         and He always wants to do the
                                                                                                                                  The second vehicle worth N24M     his campus and to his friends     extraordinary for us. Even after
                                                                                                                                  that I had been struggling to sell   with such courage that I was   these, He saved my family from
                                                      EDITOR’S NOTE                                                               for almost three months got sold   confused.                        dangerous fraudstars and has been

                                                                                                                                  within the twinkling of an eye…
                                                                                                                                                                                                      our ever-present help. God’s love
                     TEAM                                                                                                         I have come to give God honour    He started a faith-based internet   and deeds do not have a quota and
                                                                                                                                  and glory because He alone did it.
                                                                                                                                                                                                      He is omnipotent and ‘omniloving’.
                                                                                                                                                                    community that is growing in leaps
                                                                                                                                  Didi
           Publisher                                          as 2018 been truly the year of strength for you? We are             --                                and bounds. He also started an    I will just like to remind someone
                                                              of the opinion that the strength we gained this year
                                                                                                                                                                    online intercessory ministry. This
           Godman Akinlabi                            His mainly for the year ahead. The year of the elections                    On the 28th of September, I       son of mine is now lighting up his   that God’s blessings have no limit
           Communications                             is upon us and it brings with it our desire for changes in the              came for the vigil with five prayer   world for Jesus. His siblings are   and He has big plans for each and
           Chinny Ugoji                               legislative and executive arm of government. Our articles on                requests. I told God (1) I want   now so inspired by his firebrand   every one of us, no exception.
           Dekemi Akinyede                            “Jesus is King no matter who wins the election” and “seven-                 to know Him more. (2) I want to   faith that they all want to light up   When you think He has done
           Publication                                point agenda” seeks to emphasis what matters to us pre and                  be healed of my womb because I    their worlds too for Jesus. Even I,   enough, He says He’s just getting
           Matthew Mancha                             post 2019 elections.                                                        had been diagnosed with double    his mother, am being mentored by   started. All we have to do is trust
           Editors                                    We can’t look into the future without being grateful for the                wombs. (3) I need my genotype     his ministry and feel left behind!  him completely! Alleluia!!!
           Abiola Falusi                              strides we covered in the year 2018 and what a better way than              changed. (4) I need a job; and (5) I                                Feranmi
           Kayode Olayemi                             to reflect on the opportunities and testimonies we have had                 want to get married.              I am just cannot comprehend the
           Graphics                                   this year. The Christmas message article and the gleanings                  When Pastor God came up for       goodness of God. I am so thankful
           Nosa Oghoanina                             conveys our joy this season. Our expectations for the year                  prayers, he said “God will restore   for a faith community that takes
           Olumide Afolayanka                         isn’t limited to the bombarded political election coverage as               your desires this night” and I    prayer so seriously.
           Samuel Alabi                               our article on This time next year thumps our faith towards                 believed!!! I came out for prayers
           Contributors                               personal growth and impact we desire for the next year.                     and Mrs. Belo-Osagie prayed for   Thank you TEC.
           Modupe Odunyemi                            Christmas wouldn’t be complete without donning our glitzy                   me that day and told me exactly   --
           Chimezie Mbagwu                            attire and indulging in a little giggle juice at the office parties,        what a prophet told me before.    I would like to testify of God’s
           Amoma Awala                                the carol services, exchanging of gifts and hampers, a phone                God be praised, I received my     faithfulness. He truly is a good
           Ugonna Iheme                               filled with selfies and your head feeling like it’s full of tinsel.         healing!
           Ibukun Oladejo                                                                                                         The next day, I went to check my   Father. During the past few
           Charles Okorobo                            The article on Unusual ways to express generosity, brings to                genotype and from AS, it’s AA!    months, I had 2 big events in my
           Tolulope Oyekan                            light more ways on being generous, that it’s less about buying                                                life: a really big exam and a decisive
           Kayode Olayemi                             presents and more about being present.                                      I went for scan, and my double    point in my time-consuming career
           Chibuzo Okereke                            As 2018 draws to a glorious end, all of us at Elev8 Magazine                wombs which caused me bleeding    where I would either be promoted
           Presley Adewale                            would like to wish you a happy holiday season—whether you’re                became normal! My womb is now     or let go. I was under pressure
           Abiola Falusi                              cooking, travelling, or throwing a party.                                   one and no longer two.            and knew they were both beyond
           Circulation                                                                                                            I’m knowing God better everyday   me. Many times, I considered not
           Charles Okorobo                            See you next year !                                                         by His grace and love towards my   taking the exam and focus on my
           Contact                                                                                                                life.                             job instead. My manager at the
           deyoking@gmail.com                         Abiola Falusi & Kayode Olayemi                                              Even though two more requests to   time also encouraged me to do so.
           +234 80 202 2788                                                                                                       go, I believe He’ll bring my husband
                                                                                                                                  soon and also give me a good job.  I decided to turn to the One who
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