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| Reverend Mrs. Roseline Oduyemi with Gbenga Dan Asabe of Asabeafrika |
The widow of one of Nigeria’s and
Africa’s richest men of God, the late Pastor
Gabriel Oduyemi of Bethel Wonder City Church, Lagos, Reverend (Mrs.) Roselyn Oduyemi has reacted to some of the vices presently
challenging the Nigerian society in modern times. Reverend Roseline Oduyemi is one of the leading female ministers
making waves in the Christiandom. For the past eleven years since the demise of
her stylish husband who is the first Nigerian minister of God to arquire a
private jet in his life time, this amiable woman of God has silently pilot the
affairs of the Ajah, Lekki—Lagos (South West Nigeria) based Bethel Wonder City and acted as a
fulcrum of great spiritual strenght to many worshippers of the ministry.
Africa’s richest men of God, the late Pastor
Gabriel Oduyemi of Bethel Wonder City Church, Lagos, Reverend (Mrs.) Roselyn Oduyemi has reacted to some of the vices presently
challenging the Nigerian society in modern times. Reverend Roseline Oduyemi is one of the leading female ministers
making waves in the Christiandom. For the past eleven years since the demise of
her stylish husband who is the first Nigerian minister of God to arquire a
private jet in his life time, this amiable woman of God has silently pilot the
affairs of the Ajah, Lekki—Lagos (South West Nigeria) based Bethel Wonder City and acted as a
fulcrum of great spiritual strenght to many worshippers of the ministry.
Your Africa’s number 1 Celebrity
Encounter blog, Asabeafrika was
privileged to meet Reverend Mrs. Oduyemi sometimes ago courtesy her Associate Pastor and ICT guru, Dr. Ope
Banwo, in company of two of her church administrators, Pastor Peter Onasi and Pastor
Ayomikun Olaoluwa while the minister
of God was on a media awareness program across Lagos (South West Nigeria).
Encounter blog, Asabeafrika was
privileged to meet Reverend Mrs. Oduyemi sometimes ago courtesy her Associate Pastor and ICT guru, Dr. Ope
Banwo, in company of two of her church administrators, Pastor Peter Onasi and Pastor
Ayomikun Olaoluwa while the minister
of God was on a media awareness program across Lagos (South West Nigeria).
Reverend (Mrs.) Roseline Oduyemi
shared some knowledgeable insights with Asabeafrika
on why Nigeria’s social fabric is fastly breaking with several of our young
people, especially ladies going into pornography and breaking of marital vows.
The very beautiful woman of God also shared her diet regime with us among many
other issues. It is an interesting encounter. Enjoy
the excerpts only on Asabeafrika
shared some knowledgeable insights with Asabeafrika
on why Nigeria’s social fabric is fastly breaking with several of our young
people, especially ladies going into pornography and breaking of marital vows.
The very beautiful woman of God also shared her diet regime with us among many
other issues. It is an interesting encounter. Enjoy
the excerpts only on Asabeafrika
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| Reverend (Mrs.) Roseline Oduyemi |
Ma, as a mother and minister of God
when you read in today’s news papers how people are doing all sorts of
abominations like selling their own kids to raise money for survival, breaking
marital vows in the name of sex and money, kidnapping friends or friend’s
children for monetary gains and killing of employers for wealth accumulation,
how does it make you feel?
when you read in today’s news papers how people are doing all sorts of
abominations like selling their own kids to raise money for survival, breaking
marital vows in the name of sex and money, kidnapping friends or friend’s
children for monetary gains and killing of employers for wealth accumulation,
how does it make you feel?
I think we
need to talk about these things, we need to repent, and we need to educate
people. Education is very important, people need to know, there have to be
awareness. We need to shout, we don’t accept it. They are unacceptable things;
we need to preach it from our pulpits and we need to preach it in our mosques.
We need to constantly talk about those vices.
need to talk about these things, we need to repent, and we need to educate
people. Education is very important, people need to know, there have to be
awareness. We need to shout, we don’t accept it. They are unacceptable things;
we need to preach it from our pulpits and we need to preach it in our mosques.
We need to constantly talk about those vices.
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| L-R; Dr. Seye Kehinde, Reverend (Mrs.) Roseline Oduyemi and the GDA |
In a more complicated world where technology
is now destroying moral values with some of our educated girls going into
pornography and all sorts of sordid lifestyle, what do you think mothers should
do to aid the education of their daughters?
is now destroying moral values with some of our educated girls going into
pornography and all sorts of sordid lifestyle, what do you think mothers should
do to aid the education of their daughters?
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| L-R; Pastor Peter Onasi, Pastor Ayomikun Olaoluwa, Dr. Seye Kehinde, Reverend (Mrs.) Roseline Oduyemi and Dr. Ope Banwo |
Fathers have more to do with Girls’
Education…
Education…
We are
talking about parents not just mothers because the father has a major role to
play. For example the first person a girl child will fall in love with is her
dad. So, we are talking about families being together and raising values.
Values that they adhere to, values that they put into the kids; you know the
Bible says train a child in the way he or she should go and when they are old
they won’t depart from it; even if you look at the society for example, without
preaching the Bible, there are certain things that even as a culture, certain
things are not acceptable. So, if we continue to educate and pray, there will
be ultimate solution. We need to pray, we need to do a lot of prayer because we
have to know something; the enemy is fighting our children. The enemy is
fighting the next generation. It is a war, we need to know that there is a war
going on, we need to know that there is a battle, a spiritual warfare and we
should be ready to fight back. It is not easy even on parents, but we must just
continue to tell them the truth and pray for them. A child who is prayed for
can never be lost.
talking about parents not just mothers because the father has a major role to
play. For example the first person a girl child will fall in love with is her
dad. So, we are talking about families being together and raising values.
Values that they adhere to, values that they put into the kids; you know the
Bible says train a child in the way he or she should go and when they are old
they won’t depart from it; even if you look at the society for example, without
preaching the Bible, there are certain things that even as a culture, certain
things are not acceptable. So, if we continue to educate and pray, there will
be ultimate solution. We need to pray, we need to do a lot of prayer because we
have to know something; the enemy is fighting our children. The enemy is
fighting the next generation. It is a war, we need to know that there is a war
going on, we need to know that there is a battle, a spiritual warfare and we
should be ready to fight back. It is not easy even on parents, but we must just
continue to tell them the truth and pray for them. A child who is prayed for
can never be lost.
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| Reverend (Mrs.) Roseline Oduyemi talks on the Power of Prayer for one’s self and one’s country |
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| Mummy G. O. Reverend (Mrs.) Roseline Oduyemi with Pastor Peter Onasi |
Why lot of Marriages now break…
The high rate of marriage crash in
our society is another cause for concern, the rate at which people break their
marital vows these days over material things is quite alarming, what do you
think Church leaders can do about this?
our society is another cause for concern, the rate at which people break their
marital vows these days over material things is quite alarming, what do you
think Church leaders can do about this?
Again I
don’t blame church leaders, you teach people and you pray that they obey. Counseling;
most churches do counseling before marriage but I am also saying that I realize
that counseling is even more important after the wedding. Because when they are
preparing for their wedding they are busy thinking about Aso Ebi, thinking of color, thinking of this and that; having a boy
friend is different from having a husband. So, counseling should continue after
wedding. And people must understand that it is a covenant, you don’t just walk
in and walk out of it. It starts and end
with counseling and for married people to go for counseling is another big
challenge, you know a lot of married people hide. They don’t want people to know
their problems. If the pastor doesn’t know what they are going through, how can
he or she proffer solutions to their problem? And for the young ladies, you
meet a man, he is handsome, he has a good job and drives a nice car but you
don’t know that he carries a lot of garbage; the woman too carries garbage and
the garbage has got to be brought down before they even come together because
if that garbage is still there, the garbage will start coming out when they are
together and that will cause problem. But then if there is garbage, there is
counseling, there is prayer, there is assistance. People should look for help.
don’t blame church leaders, you teach people and you pray that they obey. Counseling;
most churches do counseling before marriage but I am also saying that I realize
that counseling is even more important after the wedding. Because when they are
preparing for their wedding they are busy thinking about Aso Ebi, thinking of color, thinking of this and that; having a boy
friend is different from having a husband. So, counseling should continue after
wedding. And people must understand that it is a covenant, you don’t just walk
in and walk out of it. It starts and end
with counseling and for married people to go for counseling is another big
challenge, you know a lot of married people hide. They don’t want people to know
their problems. If the pastor doesn’t know what they are going through, how can
he or she proffer solutions to their problem? And for the young ladies, you
meet a man, he is handsome, he has a good job and drives a nice car but you
don’t know that he carries a lot of garbage; the woman too carries garbage and
the garbage has got to be brought down before they even come together because
if that garbage is still there, the garbage will start coming out when they are
together and that will cause problem. But then if there is garbage, there is
counseling, there is prayer, there is assistance. People should look for help.
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| Reverend (Mrs.) Roseline Oduyemi with Publisher of City People, Dr. Oluseye Kehinde |
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| Mummy G.O. Rev. Roseline Oduyemi with Staff of City People Media Group, Gbagada, Lagos |
You seem to believe so much in prayer,
why?
why?
Because my
life is about the word of God, the spirit of God and prayer; without prayer
there is no life and it is not just any kind of prayer, praying the word.
Praying the word, being led by the Holy
Spirit; without prayer you are wasting your time; prayer is the first, it
is the power house, it is a foundation of life. For me as a believer I pray about
everything, I pray about anything because nothing is too small to pray to God
about and God is concerned about everything that has to do with our lives. He
is concerned about our life.
life is about the word of God, the spirit of God and prayer; without prayer
there is no life and it is not just any kind of prayer, praying the word.
Praying the word, being led by the Holy
Spirit; without prayer you are wasting your time; prayer is the first, it
is the power house, it is a foundation of life. For me as a believer I pray about
everything, I pray about anything because nothing is too small to pray to God
about and God is concerned about everything that has to do with our lives. He
is concerned about our life.
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| Mummy G.O giving a team of Media Executives tips on how to pray and live a great life |
As a mother in the Lord and a female
church leader, I will like you to kindly
lend your opinion on one of the major marital crisis that is rocking the
Christendom in recent times, that is the one between Pastor Christian
Oyakhilome his wife Pastor (Mrs.) Anita Oyakhilome of the Christ Embassy
Church, if you are to advise the two what will be your advise for them?
church leader, I will like you to kindly
lend your opinion on one of the major marital crisis that is rocking the
Christendom in recent times, that is the one between Pastor Christian
Oyakhilome his wife Pastor (Mrs.) Anita Oyakhilome of the Christ Embassy
Church, if you are to advise the two what will be your advise for them?
The Bible
says God hates divorce, now I don’t know the facts I don’t know the details so
I can’t really say this is what to say or not to say. God hates divorce but
then again as human beings we are frail, we have failings, we have faults, so
things happen. Just as God hates divorce, he is also a restorer. So, since I
didn’t counsel them, I don’t know what happened, I can’t really talk about it.
says God hates divorce, now I don’t know the facts I don’t know the details so
I can’t really say this is what to say or not to say. God hates divorce but
then again as human beings we are frail, we have failings, we have faults, so
things happen. Just as God hates divorce, he is also a restorer. So, since I
didn’t counsel them, I don’t know what happened, I can’t really talk about it.
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| The GDA in a rare shot with Rev. Mrs. Roseline Oduyemi of Bethel Wonder City Ministries |
You look very unique and very
beautiful, what is the secret of your staying beauty?
beautiful, what is the secret of your staying beauty?
Jesus! You
know it is a rare thing to stay in God’s presence. When you are with drunkards,
it will rub off on you, when you are with people who smoke Indian hemp, it will rub off on you because the company you keep
matters. I keep God’s company.
know it is a rare thing to stay in God’s presence. When you are with drunkards,
it will rub off on you, when you are with people who smoke Indian hemp, it will rub off on you because the company you keep
matters. I keep God’s company.
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| Mummy G.O. Rev. Mrs. Roseline Oduyemi’s customized Hummer Jeep |
Secret of my healthy living…
How do you start your normal day as a
General Overseer of such a big church like Bethel Wonderland?
General Overseer of such a big church like Bethel Wonderland?
I usually do
midnight prayers; so the day start at midnight. That is how I start my day. Then
I sleep a bit, have my juice if I am not fasting. But living a fasted life is
very good.
midnight prayers; so the day start at midnight. That is how I start my day. Then
I sleep a bit, have my juice if I am not fasting. But living a fasted life is
very good.
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| Dr. Ope Banwo and Mummy G.O. speaks with the GDA |
Maybe fasting has equally helped in
keeping you in shape?
keeping you in shape?
I don’t know
about that, it is God’s doing. If I am not fasting then I take fruit juice. I
do a lot of juice thing, I eat a lot of vegetable; there are a lot of things I
don’t eat. I watch what I eat.
about that, it is God’s doing. If I am not fasting then I take fruit juice. I
do a lot of juice thing, I eat a lot of vegetable; there are a lot of things I
don’t eat. I watch what I eat.
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| ‘Madam, always talk to the GDA, in case of anything’. Dr. Ope Banwo seems to be saying |
Are you a vegetarian?
No, but
there are just so many things I keep away from. There was a time I went into a
fast and I asked God to show me what is bad for my body and He showed me, so I
don’t take those things.
there are just so many things I keep away from. There was a time I went into a
fast and I asked God to show me what is bad for my body and He showed me, so I
don’t take those things.
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| The GDA and Dr. Ope Banwo bade the Great Woman of God farewell |
Mummy, we will like you to share
those things with this blog so that our
readers home and abroad can learn from your experience?
those things with this blog so that our
readers home and abroad can learn from your experience?
I don’t like
red meat, I don’t eat pounded yam, I don’t eat ogbono, I don’t eat egusi
soup. I don’t like Oil (Red Oil), I don’t like cow leg, I don’t like Shaki,
I don’t like Ponmo and all the rest.
I eat more of fish. I love tilapia, I
eat a lot of it, I don’t eat Obokun
fish, and I eat chicken without the
skin. I don’t do frying; I hate fry, fry, fry, fry; my food is very
simple. Very, very simple, I am not good
with Dairy products, so I stay away from Dairy. I take a lot of water and
herbal tea really. My life is very, very simple. I love nature, I love to stay
in my garden, I love plants; I love fresh air. I am not into air conditioning;
my life is very simple, very down to earth, and very natural.
red meat, I don’t eat pounded yam, I don’t eat ogbono, I don’t eat egusi
soup. I don’t like Oil (Red Oil), I don’t like cow leg, I don’t like Shaki,
I don’t like Ponmo and all the rest.
I eat more of fish. I love tilapia, I
eat a lot of it, I don’t eat Obokun
fish, and I eat chicken without the
skin. I don’t do frying; I hate fry, fry, fry, fry; my food is very
simple. Very, very simple, I am not good
with Dairy products, so I stay away from Dairy. I take a lot of water and
herbal tea really. My life is very, very simple. I love nature, I love to stay
in my garden, I love plants; I love fresh air. I am not into air conditioning;
my life is very simple, very down to earth, and very natural.
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| Reverend Mrs. Roseline Oduyemi’s Hummer Jeep |
Do you have a favorite quote in the
Bible?
Bible?
Too many, so
let’s not go into that, the entire Bible; for God so loved the world that he
gave his one and only begotten son, one and only son that
whosoever believes in him should not perish but should have eternal life.
let’s not go into that, the entire Bible; for God so loved the world that he
gave his one and only begotten son, one and only son that
whosoever believes in him should not perish but should have eternal life.
Looking at the kind of wealth some
first ladies have accumulated for themselves in recent times and how many
Governors’ wives uses their position to amass wealth without helping the masses
they profess love for, what do you think can be done to change some of these
women from their bad ways?
first ladies have accumulated for themselves in recent times and how many
Governors’ wives uses their position to amass wealth without helping the masses
they profess love for, what do you think can be done to change some of these
women from their bad ways?
Prayer,
going back to your foundation—God, going back to God, fearing God, you can’t
serve God and serve other things. You can’t be doing Juju and be serving God,
you choose one. The Word of God says ‘choose
you this day whom you will serve’
are you going to serve yourself or you will serve God? Now, when you serve God
you will serve people because that position that God has given to you is to
serve people, you are serving God by serving people. It is as simple as that.
If you love God you will love his creatures, if you serve Him, you will serve
His people. Anybody that fall short of this position is not serving God.
going back to your foundation—God, going back to God, fearing God, you can’t
serve God and serve other things. You can’t be doing Juju and be serving God,
you choose one. The Word of God says ‘choose
you this day whom you will serve’
are you going to serve yourself or you will serve God? Now, when you serve God
you will serve people because that position that God has given to you is to
serve people, you are serving God by serving people. It is as simple as that.
If you love God you will love his creatures, if you serve Him, you will serve
His people. Anybody that fall short of this position is not serving God.
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| Reverend Mrs. Roseline Oduyemi with Dr. Seye Kehinde of City People Magazine |
