{"id":18844,"date":"2017-11-02T14:20:21","date_gmt":"2017-11-02T13:20:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=18844"},"modified":"2017-11-02T14:20:21","modified_gmt":"2017-11-02T13:20:21","slug":"arise-women-confab-2017-osinbajo-iluyomade-govs-wives-urge-women-serve-humanity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/arise-women-confab-2017-osinbajo-iluyomade-govs-wives-urge-women-serve-humanity\/","title":{"rendered":"Arise Women Confab 2017: Osinbajo, Iluyomade, Govs\u2019 Wives Urge Women to Serve Humanity"},"content":{"rendered":"

Nigerian women have been called upon to imbibe good Christian virtues and devote their lives to the service of humanity.<\/p>\n

This call was made by some women of virtue in both the religious and political space at the 2017 Arise Women\u2019s Conference Nigeria, held in Lagos, which was well attended by thousands of women from all walks of life, and had the theme: \u2018Branded for Christ.\u2019<\/p>\n

Special guest present at the event were the Wife of the Vice President, Dolapo Osinbajo; Wife of Edo State Governor, Betsy Obaseki; Wife of Imo State Governor, Nneoma Rochas Okorocha and Special Assistant to the President of Nigeria on Sustainable Development Goals, Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire, Former Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Prince Sarah Sosan; Head of Service, Lagos State, Mrs. Ademola Olabowale to mention few.<\/p>\n

Whilst, the Guest minister was Pastor Mrs. Sarah Omakwu of Family Ministry International (Africa). Speaking at the conference, Founder, Arise Women\u2019s Conference Nigeria, Pastor Siju Iluyomade, said as people branded for Christ, women should always possess and show such attributes as love, joy, patience, tolerance and compassion to everyone.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy message to everyone is that we need to touch humanity. The world is what we are meant to touch and if we imbibe these virtues that I\u2019ve spoken about being compassionate, being less-selfish, wanting to reach out to one another so that nobody will lack anything,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

The convener who is wife of the Pastor in charge of Region 20 of the Redeemed Christian Church of God disclosed that since inception, the organisation had empowered more than 20, 000 women in its skill acquisition programme. She said they adopted Dafara, a community in Abuja where they built schools and sunk borehole. She added that in the coming year, the organisation would build a library for them so that girls in the community can get educated and free themselves from the shackles of poverty.<\/p>\n

Iluyomade stated that healthcare had been a cardinal programme of Arise since its birth, and that they had rendered free medical care to many areas in Lagos. In her homily, special guest\/ preacher, Wife of the Vice President, Pastor Dolapo Osinbajo, who spoke on the topic: \u2018Yes Lord\u2019, advised women to always submit to the command of Jesus, saying that was the true mark of being branded for Christ.<\/p>\n

She stated that being branded for Christ takes a painful process but comes with pleasant reward in the end, adding that it was by the seal of the Holy Spirit that Christian women were branded. According to Osinbajo, \u201cRuth, Philip, Daniel and Deborah were special brands because they said yes Lord. They obeyed God rather than man,\u201d she noted.<\/p>

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Awards were presented to deserving persons at the occasion. Imo State First Lady, Nneoma Nkechi Okorocha who was the Face of Arise 2017 received Arise Ambassador\u2019s award.\u00a0 She described the theme of the conference as a unique one. \u201cFor me this is a submission of all that we\u2019re doing in the Christendom. For you to be branded a lot must take place. For you to be branded that brand needs to make a statement.\u201d<\/p>\n

First Lady of Edo State, Mrs Betsy Obaseki also honoured with Arise Ambassador\u2019s award described the theme as apt and advised women to be branded not only on the outside but on the inside. \u201cWe should have as Christians, truth in our inward heart, and be true children of God in our words, in our actions, in our thoughts, in our imaginations even in our dreams.\u201d<\/p>\n

Queens College Old Students\/Rebecca Group and the Principal were presented with Arise Ambassador\u2019s award for supporting the training of visually impaired students in the school. Also, Mrs Jim Obi, mother of one of the old students was equally presented with Arise Ambassador\u2019s award for partnering with the Queens College Rebecca Group in 1970 in carrying out an experiment that helped blind students in the school receive proper education.<\/p>\n

There were free medical services at the event such as cervical cancer screening, skin care consultation, free eye test and glasses, free services on blood sugar level, as well as blood pressure checks. ARISE is a Faith-based Non-Governmental Organization which is committed to accelerating nation building through the empowerment of women in the society.<\/p>\n

ARISE has also been passionate about the health of women and free preventive medical care is being offered to women in HIV tests, Eye tests, Blood Pressure and Blood Sugar level tests. The conferences since 2009 till date have been testified by participants to be positively life-changing and improving the quality of life of the everyday woman.<\/p>\n

Photo Caption:\u00a0L-R: Mrs Tokunbo Awoliyi; Special Assistant to the President of Nigeria on Sustainable Development Goals, Princess Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire; Wife of Edo State Governor, Betsy Obaseki; Wife of the Vice President, Dolapo Osinbajo; Convener of Arise Women, Siju Iluyomade; Wife of Imo State Governor, Nneoma Rochas Okorocha and Head of Service, Lagos State, Mrs. Ademola Olabowale, at the Arise Women’s 2017 Conference with the theme, \u2018Branded for Christ,\u2019 held in Lagos.<\/em><\/strong><\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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