Love Ibadan Crusade 2024: We’ll Preach The Gospel And Also Give Free Food, Medicals – Ashimolowo

… 33 Surgeons, about 200 Medical doctors will provide free medical checkup

 …. Food items, cloths, others to be shared for three days  

The city of Ibadan will come alive from November 25 to 30th, as Matthew Ashimolowo, the Senior Pastor of Kingsway International Christian Centre, KICC, will host a six-day crusade in Ibadan, Oyo State, with the team; “This Is Love Ibadan Crusade 2024”.

Through his Christ Compassion to the Rural World Foundation (CCRWF), the clergyman says his church has prepared substantial relief supplies for distribution to residents during the mega crusade, which will hold at Liberty Stadium.

He made this known while speaking on Tuesday at a press conference at Liberty Stadium, Ibadan, announcing that the sole aim of the crusade is to impact thousands through spiritual gatherings, medical assistance, and food distributions.

Last year, November 2023, Pastor Ashimolowo donated relief items to thousands and, funded surgical operations, provided food, clothing, books, and other essentials to residents of the Igbogbo area in Ikorodu, Lagos State, during the first edition of the crusade.

According to him, for this year’s edition, the church has partnered with four hospitals to conduct surgeries for 711 individuals in Ibadan during the crusade, adding that thirty-three surgeons will be present to perform both minor and major surgeries.

He said, “It is a compassion crusade, and it is a crusade to meet the needs of people. I saw that with those people in Ghana. I was shocked that these Pentecostal guys, who believe in healing the sick and seeing the miraculous, also rented a hospital and carried out surgery. And that has always been the Kingsway International Christian Centre (KICC) standard. I was trained by a church called Foursquare, and I love their balance. If a man needs medicine, give him medicine; that has guided me for 50 years, leading us to say we will do surgery.

“Thirty-three surgeons were here in Ibadan two weeks ago and screened people for three to four days. Out of the thousands that came, we had instructed them that we could only afford to pay for 400 surgeries, which is not small money, but instead of 400, they ended with 711. Seven hundred and eleven people will benefit from surgery from CCRWF.”

According to him, CCRWF’s belief in spiritual healing, deliverance, and salvation through Jesus Christ. Four nights from November 25 will feature miracle services focused on prayer, healing, and salvation, with an expected turnout of thousands.

Starting from November 26, CCRWF will distribute food items to meet the immediate needs of Ibadan residents. These include 10,000 packs each of sugar, salt, and vegetable oil, along with staples like rice, beans, garri, and noodles.

He noted that the group aims to reach over 75,000 people in Ibadan with food distribution.

They also planned to distribute over 130,000 articles of clothing and essential items, sourced specifically to address the current economic challenges faced by many Nigerians.

Ashimolowo acknowledged the high cost of importing and transporting these goods but committed to covering the expenses, with 80-90% of the funding personally contributed by him.

According to him, the church would conduct two days of medical outreach to serve between 100 and 150 people.

He added that the two-day outreach will operate from 6:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., with a team of 200 doctors, approximately 150 pharmacists, and 100 nurses ready to assist attendees.

He noted: “We shall be having two days of medicals in Ibadan, and with these medicals, we are lining up 200 doctors, about 150 pharmacists, about 100 nurses, and other medical people. If you want, we can send you what the layout will look like, but what we are doing on Friday and Saturday of the CCRWF crusade is not just medical aid; it’s the place to become a hospital, not that they are just testing people and telling them to go and be well.

“You will have to go through all the processes you go through in a hospital. You’ll be checked, taken, and passed to a doctor. The doctor will now give you the prescription, and you’ll be passed to the pharmacy I told you earlier. We divided the area so that the women and children were on one side, the young men on one side, the young ladies on one side, and the men on one side. So, two days of medical outreach, and I cannot tell you how much it costs, but we are preparing for between 100,000 and 150,000 people; that’s the number of people we’re getting ready for.”