case Pastor Matthew, prearrange a “meet and greet” with the Officer-In-Charge of the Prison. This allows us a chance to meet him or her (women OIC’s run the female prisons), to give them a chance to meet us and hear about how we serve their inmate populations. The OIC at Keffi Prison was out, so we met with the Deputy Controller of Corrections, a dedicated Christian man, seeing his job and those of his staff as serving his inmate population. We offer to pray for them and their success, that they’d have wisdom, etc., and this gentleman readily agreed and immediately knelt to be prayed over. He spoke at length about his work attitude and reliance on God for help and leading in his role. He is probably the most dedicated DCC we have met or heard; his staff seemed to mirror his ideals.
Speaking/leadership roles for the first event on our service schedule, a Chapel Service at Keffi Prison, was:
Prison OIC Gifts Emcee Testimony 1st Sermon 2nd Sermon Altar Call Healing Leader Prayer Inmate Gifts Keffi Don Don Chase Don Bob Bob Dee Don Chase
Attendance: 222 Chapel Worshipers, 12 first- time salvations, 53 healing prayer, prayer over 24 church leaders. We also distributed much humanitarian aid (see page 4). Left Keffi Prison and drove directly to Grace Jesus Chapel (Church) on the Abuja-Keffi Expressway (still one and two lane road with 2.5 lanes worth of tuk-tuks, motorcycles,
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