Femi Fani-Kayode, former minister of aviation, recently attended a thanksgiving service at the Faith Hill Prophetic Assembly in Piwoyi, Abuja, where he shared his testimony and laid hands on congregants.
Photos and a video from the service show Fani-Kayode actively participating in prayer and delivering a sermon at the altar.
The ex-minister also urged the congregation to choose forgiveness over hatred, emphasizing that enemies play a role in achieving one’s destiny.
Fani-Kayode cited examples of betrayal and purpose, including Jesus, Joseph, and Samson, highlighting how these experiences shaped their outcomes.
“Everything happens for a purpose, and I want to share a few things with you. Never hate your enemies because you cannot achieve your destiny without them. What is meant for evil, God intends for good,” Fani-Kayode said.
“Without betrayal, Jesus would not have fulfilled His purpose. Joseph would not have become a governor without the betrayal of his brothers and Potiphar’s wife. Without Delilah, Samson would not have defeated the Philistines.
“Without a test, there’s no testimony; without a mess, you can’t get a message. You can’t reach the mountains without first being at the bottom of the valley. When David confronted Goliath, he was a small boy. His brother tried to hide him and told him to take his food and go, but God had prepared David.
“Everyone saw Goliath and viewed David as nothing, but in case you didn’t know, David’s mother wasn’t married to his father, and he was kept to tend to the sheep.
“When he (David) arrived, he saw the Philistine cursing the Israelites and asked, ‘Who is this uncircumcised Philistine who has chosen to defy the armies of the living God?’ This was a small boy from a family with nothing, and his brother said, ‘Sit down, don’t embarrass us here. What are you going to do?’
“But he replied, ‘I am going to fight this man.’ They took him before the king, who asked him, and David said yes. The king said, ‘Go ahead,’ and they gave him a sword and other gear, but he said he didn’t need them—he only needed the word of God.
“He went forward to face Goliath, and when Goliath saw him, he saw nothing—no armour, no bodyguards, etc. He said, ‘Am I a dog that you’ve sent this small boy to fight me?’
“He cursed the army of Israel and started threatening David. But David said, ‘I come before you with the words of God, and I shall slay you, cut off your head, and feed the birds of the air with your body.’ And that’s exactly what happened because he declared it.”
![Rev. Fr. Anthony Odiong, a US-based Nigerian Louisiana Catholic priest, was arrested in Florida on Tuesday for possessing child pornography, according to law authorities. The suspect is reportedly accused of many other cases of sexual assault. The Waco, Texas, Police Department announced in a Facebook post on Tuesday that officers detained Father Anthony Odiong in Ave Maria, Florida, with assistance from the United States Marshals Service. Waco police announced in March that they had received "credible information" about a sexual assault allegedly committed by Odiong in Texas in 2012. “During the subsequent investigation, a case of possession of child pornography was uncovered,” the police said. The priest was apprehended in Florida by the Caribbean Regional Fugitive Task Force. The Waco Police Department said that he will be extradited to Texas. Odiong had previously served in the Archdiocese of New Orleans before being removed as priest in December of last year due to controversy over homilies in which he claimed, among other things, that the Catholic Church was being taken over by "the gays." At the time, the priest was also accused of abusive behaviour; a Louisiana lady claimed in U.S. bankruptcy court that Odiong had committed both financial and sexual abuse against her. Prior to joining the New Orleans Archdiocese, Odiong served in at least two Texas parishes. On Tuesday, Waco police stated that during their sexual assault investigation, "the presence of other survivors was revealed." “Multiple women have come forward to tell similar experiences as the sexual assault survivor who reported the initial allegation,” the police department said. “Survivors’ experiences ranged from sexual assault and indecent assault, more commonly recognised as groping, and financial abuse, with some survivors experiencing every element of Anthony Odiong’s manipulation.” The police said they “believe there may be more survivors, and we wish to speak with anyone who [has] had similar encounters” with the priest. The Archdiocese of New Orleans issued a brief news release on Tuesday noting Odiong's arrest in Florida. The archdiocese “encourages anyone with any information to contact law enforcement,” the release said.](https://chronicle.ng/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/ezgif-6-4730550ede-450x300.jpg "Odiong: US-based Nigerian Catholic priest convicted over sexual assault")
