Founder and Senior Pastor of the Grace Nation Church International, Lagos, Dr Chris Okafor says the success of his modest contributions to alleviating the hardship of the poor and the less privileged in the society is an elixir that will keep firing him up to do more.
The preacher who is highly acclaimed for his uncanny prophetic insights while reviewing the impact the last palliative programme had on the masses, said his ministry will not relent in it’s current efforts to ensure that more Nigerians — the poor, widows, and the underprivileged in society — are given succour through the initiative that has run for many years now.
This year’s programme tagged, “7 Sundays Of Supernatural Help/Charity,” which ran from Sunday, March 9 through Sunday, April 20, 2025 witnessed an unprecedented gesture of philanthropy as thousands of ordinary folks, including members of the church and first-timers, took home food items and clothing.
This, according to the church’s leader, was in fulfilling his promises about touching more lives through the Chris Okafor Humanity Foundation (COHF), a separate outfit which works in tandem with the Grace Nation Church International.
“Our decision to always set aside a period each year to distribute food items, and clothing, as well as train willing congregants on skill acquisition is borne out of the need to offer them succour from some of the difficulties they face, especially in this period of high cost of living,” Dr Okafor said.
The 7-Sundays programme was coming on the heels of a sustained skill-acquisition exercise that saw many participants trained and certified in soap making, sewing, hair making and styling, tye and dye, head-gear tying, etc.
The man often lovingly addressed as the “Generational Prophet” has been steadfast in his commitment to see that his members and new-comers alike, are not only fed spiritual food but physical ones as well because, according to him, “no hungry man can fully hear and imbibe the word of God. Jesus, our Lord, showed us the way by regularly taking time off to feed the thousands of people who usually thronged venues of his teachings in Biblical times.
“So, we are simply following in His footsteps and doing what little we can to ensure that we also complement our teachings with offering help to those who so desperately need it in the present age,” Dr Okafor added.