Lagos West Baptist Royal Ambassadors dedicate mission bus

By Oluwatomisin AmokeojaThe Royal Ambassadors of Lagos West Baptist Conference (RALWBC) group has celebrated its 10th anniversary with variety of programmes in commemoration of its 2021 Week.The RA is the name of a Baptist worldwide missionary organisation for boys and young men between 10 and 35 whose ministry is focused on touching the lives of boys and impacting the eternity of men.One of the activities for the celebration was dedication of a mission bus by the RA Marshal of Nigeria, Counsellor Ayobami Adekunle.Adekunle charged the members to continue to be ambassadors indeed while appealing to the youths to eschew all forms of social vices.The Conferences Mens Missionary Union (MMU) Chairman, Dn Dele Oyekanmi, represented by Mr Tope Okunlola, encouraged the RA leaders and members to unite and work together as a formidable group.Drawing from the anniversarys theme: Divine lifting Okunlola said: You are surely destined for divine lifting.Let there be no division in your rank. Please cooperate with your leaders even as I charge the leaders to lead by example.He extended his condolences to the families who lost their loved ones to COVID-19 and #EndSARS unrest, praying God to visit and bind up the wounds of the brokenhearted.Explaining the challenges encountered before the mission bus acquisition, the RALWBC Director, Counsellor Olumide Ajayi narrated how the organisation nursed the desire five years ago and eventually took the delivery at an unprecedented cost of approximately N6.5m.Ajayi expressed confidence that the organisation made a right decision while revealing there are still debts to be settled.He urged the members to follow up with contacts to redeem their pledges, tasking the associational leaders to ensure money for the bus tickets are promptly collected and completely remitted.Highlights of the three-day 10th anniversary celebration include commemoration service, free medical outreach, book launch and the mission bus dedication.The anniversary grand finale also featured appreciation of outstanding past and present leaders, including the RA Marshal of Nigeria bowing out of service soon.35 members were also promoted to the Ambassador Extra Ordinary rank while 111 others were decorated as Ambassadors.New officers were equally unveiled to the gathering.
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