In marking the 80th Birthday For The Redeemed Christian Church of God G.O, a coalition of prominent sons and daughters of Pastor E.A. Adeboye within and outside RCCG has launched the “80 Days Soul Winning Challenge” under the umbrella initiative of #REACH4CHRIST.
The 80 Days Soul Winning challenge is aimed at winning 8 million souls in 80 days to celebrate the 80th birthday of Pastor E.A. Adeboye.
The initiative is a birthday gift to a man who has dedicated the major part of his adult life to soul winning.
Speaking at the unveiling event held on November 29th 2021 at Eko Hotels and Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos, the President of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, Bishop Francis Wale-Oke stated that the Project is one which resonates with God as Soul Winning is the heartbeat of God.
He described the passion of Pastor E.A. Adeboye for soul winning as an admirable and inspiring attribute that should challenge every believer to participate in the 80 Days Soul Winning Challenge.
In his presentation, the Pastor-in-Charge of RCCG Champions Cathedral, Warri, Pastor Emmanuel Emefienem explained the key verticals of the 8 Million Soul Winning Challenge to include – The 100,000-man soul winning team, Crusades across 8 Cities, Crusades in 80 Towns, Gospel Invasion of 40 Higher Institutions, Outreaches to 40 Correctional Facilities, 80 Hours Marathon Messiah’s Praise, Outreaches to 2000 Secondary Schools, 40 Mission Fields Outreaches among others.
He enjoined believers from all walks of life to support the project and commit themselves to honouring Pastor E.A. Adeboye and expanding the kingdom of our Heavenly Father.
Also speaking at the event, The National Overseer, RCCG Nigeria, Pastor J.O. Obayemi emphasized on the blessing reserved for soul winners and everyone who chooses to honour a father with a gift that touches his heart.
In his remarks, Pastor Leke Adeboye described Pastor E.A. Adeboye as a passionate and ardent soul winner who goes the extra mile and despises challenging odds to reach continents, nations, cities and even remote villages around the world to win souls for God.
He encouraged Christians everywhere they are to emulate Pastor E.A. Adeboye and join the challenge to win 1 soul per day throughout the 80 days.
Along with the evangelistic programmes, the team also unveiled plans to transform lives and communities with social impact initiatives in the course of the 80 Days programme.
The Challenge which is also aimed at reviving the passion for soul winning among Christians all over the world seeks that every believer in Christ will commit themselves to the task of winning 1 soul per day for the next 80 days.
Other initiatives unveiled at the event are the iReach App and Philip bot. iReach is a mobile and web based application for setting soul-winning targets.
The App will help soul winners to track and maintain discipline during the 80 Days Challenge and beyond.
The Philip chatbot is an interactive platform built to help new converts begin a smooth journey in Christ.
The 80 Days Soul Winning challenge will span almost 3 months; December 13th 2021 – March 2nd 2022. You can register to join the challenge at www.reach4christ.org
