He later asked permission from Gordon Lindsey to go back to Nigeria. While Idahosa was studying for a Diploma in Divinity, he read T.L.OsbourneвЂ™s book on evangelism and he became very concerned about evangelizing Benin his home town. Gordon Lindsey also helped Idahosa financially to build the new church. Idahosa was granted scholarship to study at Gordon LindseyвЂ™s Bible College, Christ for the Nations Institute in Texas United States. Both Elton and Lindsey ordained Idahosa into ministry in 1971. Elton and they became good friends.Д®lton became IdahosaвЂ™s mentor and it was him that introduced Idahosa to Gordon and Freda Lindsey (one of the healing evangelist of the Latter Rain Movement). Later Idahosa met one of the Apostolic Church missionaries, S.G. In order to build this new church building members of IdahosaвЂ™s church contributed a lot of money, time and labour. To this end Idahosa started a Bible study group in front of a store and within few years they outgrew the place bought a piece of land to build a bigger church facility. However this did not last long as Idahosa decided to follow his own vision and establish a church. Due to his evangelistic activities Idahosa soon became a leader under Pastor Okpo (the pastor at the Assemblies of God Church where he became a Christian) who gave him directions in ministry. He directed the converts to existing Pentecostal Churches such as the Assemblies of God. They responded and more people were saved through his ministry. He would ask the Chiefs who head the villages for permission to conduct an evangelistic meeting in their village. Who then is Idahosa? Benson Andrew Idahosa was born in Benin. Idahosa is also truly one of the pioneers of Neo Pentecostalism in Africa. Benson Idahosa has been described by many as the Father of Nigerian Pentecostalism. Today marks the 14th year since Idahosa's death on the 12th of March 1998. After this experience he began to do more evangelistic meetings and outreaches.ДЇire in His Bones: The Story of Benson Idahosa on. It was the Lord speaking to him about his future mission вЂњI have called you that you might take the gospel around the world in my name, preach the gospel, and I will confirm my word with signs following. A year later, during one night, his room was filled with GodвЂ™s presence and he was awoken from sleep by a voice. In June 1967 Idahosa lost his father during the Civil War riots. In order to reach more people with the Gospel he bought a motorcycle to help him travel to distant villages to conduct Gospel meetings. The news about the open air meetings started to spread to other villages and this led to more evangelistic activities. Other miracles were also happening in these meetings. The open air meetings witnessed people being healed of epilepsy and many other sicknesses. He was also an active and committed member of the Assembly of God Church where he was converted. He did this in the evening while he worked for a shoe company (Bata) during the day.

After this experience Idahosa began to preach in the different villages organizing open air meetings. He was filled with the Spirit and spoke in tongues. Idahosa later sought after the experience of Baptism in the Spirit and he asked the Pastor at the Assembly of God to pray for him. This was the beginning of IdahosaвЂ™s preaching the Gospel. After his conversion he read the whole of JohnвЂ™s Gospel and decided he had to witness to his friends. In 1952, through a dramatic incident Idahosa became a Christian in an Assemblies of God Church in Benin. He was so poor that he could not afford a pair of shoes until he was eighteen years old. Later Idahosa struggled to be educated up to secondary school this was due to lack of finance. This caused a temporary separation between his parents. The mother did throw him away, but after a while she took him back. His health was so bad that his father instructed the Mother to throw him away. Who then is Idahosa? Benson Andrew Idahosa was born in Benin (now Edo state) as an unhealthy child into a poor family. Today marks the 14 th year since IdahosaвЂ™s death on the 12 th of March 1998.

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