Bishop TOM Samson, the fiery Minister of God and Founder, Christ Royal Family International Churches, Lagos, recently hosted a cross section of the Media to a press parley where he unveiled his plans for his annual Reigning In Life Conference ‘ IT IS WAR’.
Addressing the press, Bishop Tom Samson went down memory lane to regale the gathering with the motivation that saw him start his peculiar ministry on the Abraka Campus of the Ambrose Alli University Ekpoma, Edo State.
He recalled that back then, Abraka and Ekpoma were notorious for cultism which had almost taken over the Campuses then. He said this situation propelled him to start his Campus fellowship, preaching the gospel boldly and to the Glory of God, many students repented and became born- again Christians. He said that was the beginning of ‘it Is War’ series.
He further disclosed that this theme was informed by the biblical truth that life itself is a spiritual warfare because the many ills we see in the society today have their roots in the spirit realm. Consequently, It Is War crusade is a spiritual war to counter the spiritual forces responsible for those ills in our national and individual lives.
He revealed that most of the bad policies some leaders in power come up with end -up plunging the people to untiled suffering and hardship and are mostly motivated in the spiritual realm and those are the forces we have to declare war on spiritually as a nation.
He also recalled when he started his ministry in Egbeda, Lagos State back in 2021. He revealed that Egbeda was practically without development. But with his spiritual intercession, even the late Oba of Egbeda came to him and confessed that his coming to Egbeda has been a blessing that has brought development to Egbeda. Even at Iyesi, Ota Ogun state, it was the same as the Late Baale of Iyesi confessed that Iyesi was practically a dump before Bishop TOM Samson brought untold development to the area.
He however revealed that in 2024, Holy spirit ministered to him to commence ‘It Is War Conference at Lagos Airport Hotel, Lagos, which went viral, because he also wore military camouflage to declare war on spirituality.
Bishop said that even in the Bible, there are accounts of how the devil manipulated King David to number Isreal against the plain commandment of God which brought a three and a half famine and countless deaths to Isreal. He gave another example of how King Saul killing of the Gideonites with whom Joshua had a convenant brought untold suffering to Israel in the days of David.
Moreover, Bishop Samson revealed that many people have been lifted through his ministry from nobody to somebody.
He added that he has raised so many people who have become pastors, Bishops, Business owners, politicians through the programme as he has taken It Is War to Canada, Houston, America, Abuja, Port Harcourt, Atlanta, London and many other cities.
The 20-years anniversary of It Is War, according to Bishop Tom Samson shall hold between 4th August and 9th August, 2024.
The programme will kick off on Sunday 4th August, 2024 at Lagos Airport Hotel, Oranmiyan Hall, Ikeja, Lagos, while the 5th to 9th August programme is scheduled to hold at Royal Tower, 2, Adegbola Street Tom Samson Street, Ikeja at 6pm daily, while the Saturday’s 10th August, 2024 programme will hold 9am at the same venue
—-Akin Sokoya