CORONAVIRUS: Dunamis church Sunday service for sensitization

In a bid clarify the rationale behind the conduct of the Sunday service of 22nd March, 2020 in the light of the current event in the country– COVID-19, the Senior Pastor, Dr. Paul Enenche has said the service was for sensitization of members.
In his words: “After due consultations at the highest level in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, the leadership of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), concluded that it was impossible to stop people from coming to church on Sunday, 22nd March, 2020 due to inadequate awareness, ignorance and a host of other reasons. And also for the more difficult task of sending them back home after they had come to church, it was agreed that the service be used for a high level of sensitization, awareness drive and admonition regarding compliance with government directives.
“For this reason, the service was held, not as a regular one, but as a sensitization and awareness service to inform the people about the directives of the government and also enlighten them on health and safety measures as prescribed by experts globally.
“The Senior Pastor had to change the message earlier prepared for that the service in order to suitably address the situation. All the branches of the church were instructed to comply with the order in their various countries and States.
“In addition to the aforementioned, it is important to note that apart from the spread of the virus, the spread of fear could also have equally deadly and devastating effect on the people. Therefore, the need for hope cannot be over-emphasized.
“As a faith-based organization, we find it necessary to instill hope, faith and equanimity in the people by offering scriptural words of encouragement and prayers for them. Leaving them in the lurch without properly addressing and guiding them would do more harm than good.
“Our responsibility, both to the congregation and our nation behooves us to adequately prepare the people in every way for the days ahead. And that was what we did. We are on the same page with the government in doing all it takes to prevent this pandemic from ravaging our land. We commend every effort of the government in the fight against this pandemic.
“Dunamis Church has always been a responsible and law-abiding corporate organisation. Beyond compliance with government initiatives and directives, we have partnered with government at various times to alleviate the sufferings of the people.
“The church cannot go against the very people whose lives she passionately seeks to nurture, defend and protect.
Dunamis International Gospel Centre shall therefore, continue to employ all necessary measures to ensure full compliance with government directives even as she prays for speedy divine intervention to heal those already infected with the virus and totally arrest further spread of it both within our nation and around the world”.