TB Joshua to visit South Africa after church tragedy

Nigeria's popular Prophet T.B. Joshua has declared in his church service today that he will be going to meet the people of South Africa once in a month ‘in memory of the martyrs of faith’ for ministration.

Prophet Joshua made this declaration in his church service on Sunday 21st September 2014.


"Those who are affected in one way or another and those who passed onto glory, their greatest desire is to see that the work of salvation they died and suffered for continues and reaches unreachable places.”

Referring to the biblical principle in Ecclesiastes 3, TB Joshua continued, “There is a time to give and a time to receive. There is a time to laugh and a time to cry. There is a time to be born and a time to die. Thank you for understanding the time that I am in.”

“For that, what they are coming here for should be taken to meet them in their country,” he stated.

“Once in a month, I will be travelling to South Africa to meet people from South Africa and other nations who find South Africa easier to visit, in memory of martyrs of faith," the cleric stated in a broadcast transmitted live on Emmanuel TV, one of Africa’s most popular television stations.

Joshua quickly countered any insinuation that his visitations will be to challenge other South African churches. "My ministration in South Africa will not be on Sunday so that people will have the opportunity to attend their respective churches,” he explained.


“This kind of faith expressed by South Africans deserves this kind of  blessing from God," he added.

Joshua thanked people for the messages of condolence and encouragement the SCOAN had received from many supporters around the world. "I have been your pastor, preaching to you. Now, it is your turn that you are preaching to me. It is your turn that you are giving back what you have received in terms of preaching, teaching and counselling,” he said.

The cleric acknowledged that the decision would have some adverse effects on Nigeria but insisted it was a ‘revelation from God’ that he must obey.

He further called on the South African government to be involved in organising the monthly meetings to avoid crowd management problem, because thousands of people would be interested in the meetings.