Pastor Blessings Agboli is married to Reverend Joseph Agboli, the General Overseer of Victorious Army Ministries International, Lagos. In this interview, she tells our reporter about her ministry and how she met her husband, Pastor Agboli.
Can you give us a rundown into your background?
I was born and raised in Ilogbo in Ika Local Government Area, Delta State. I attended Baptist Girls High School before proceeding with my education by studying nursing at Collable in Ghana. I then furthered my education by studying law in the United Kingdom (UK).
Tell us about your family and what growing up was like?
I was born into a large family of 10 children and growing up was fun because I had a lot of brothers and sisters to play with. Recollecting now, it was a good time.
It was an interesting childhood experience because I was staying with my elder sister and it wasn’t until I was 14 years old that I realized my elder sister was not my mother.
You gave your life to Christ at a very tender age, what motivated this?
I gave my life to Christ at age three. I remember asking Jesus to save me with the little understanding I had then. I knew of him during a church service in a Catholic Church at Uwani, Enugu.
That day was so significant to me because I felt Jesus speaking to me and it was undoubtedly him because of a word I received from a reverend father the same day.
As a pastor what do you detest?
I hate poverty. I detest seeing people suffer. When I got married to my husband, we didn’t start the church with the rich but with street boys and girls.
Where did you get the first set of people to start the church?
I went out into some streets like Allen Avenue, Opebi link road, down to Fela shrine, to gather them, mostly at night. I preached, cooked and gave them money and even up till now I have so many people that I cater for just because I can’t stand to see people suffering and I will continue to do that till my old age
Tell us about your ministry?
The ministry was started by my husband and as obedient and Christian wife I had no option than to obey the calling so that the promise of God can manifest in our lives. The church started not only to see the oppressed free, broken hearted healed sick but also to teach people about the grace of God and his mercy.
You were once quoted saying you were angry at your husband when he proposed to you, why is this so?
I didn’t want to get married as at that time because I was very focused on my relationship with God and I waited for him to speak to me before I carry out any decision. Also at that time, I was worshiping at Latter Rain Church and one thing my pastor Tunde Bakare, taught me is to wait upon the lord and to be highly disciplined.
What attracted you to your husband?
When I attended Latter Rain Church, my husband was the pastor, he was in that ministry for a year, and in that church I think he was not being paid and when I asked him why, he said he was not working for money but for God. That made me fall in love with him and also when I saw his passion for people to see the light and love of God.
Do you have any regret marrying your husband?
I can truly say I am grateful to God that I met my husband. My husband is such a great supporter, brother and my best friend.
How did you locate his church?
Funnily enough a friend of mine took me to his church because my business was beginning to experience some challenges and I needed those owing me to pay.
What are the challenges of running a ministry in Nigeria?
For me the challenges in the ministry are how pastors in Nigeria are negatively perceived and how pastors are treated based on it, especially negative reports which are not true but as a servant of God we can’t be angry but to pray for everybody to see the light and like Jesus our Saviour our duty is to continue to hold on to the cross so that whatever tribulations and challenges in our Christian journey we will have the grace to surmount it and move on because our goal is to make heaven. Based on that we will not look at whatever we encountered in our ministry.
How far do you hope to take this ministry?
As far as God can take us because it is his work that we are doing.
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