LBES’ three-day revival concludes in Wokha Town
Dimapur, April 24 (MExN): The members of Lotha Baptist Ekhumkho Sanrhyutsu (Lotha Baptist Churches Association) have taken a pledge and made a resolution “to advocate Clean Election with the determination to choose leaders who would serve and lead the people with righteousness.”
The pledge was administered to the congregation by Rev. Nyanchumo Lotha, Executive Secretary, LBES at the sideline of a seminar on “Clean Election” conducted during a recently concluded three-day revival program in Wokha Town, informed a press release received here.
During the seminar, resource persons Rev. Zanao Mozhui, Pastor, DLBC and Rev. Chumben Kyon, Associate Pastor, DLBC respectively gave presentations on Biblical and Social perspective of clean election, it said.
The revival program was organised by Lotha Baptist Ekhumkho Sanrhyutsu (Lotha Baptist Churches Association) for its 138 member churches from April 21-23 at Public Ground, Wokha Town. With the theme, “Revive Us, O Lord,” the revival programme was sponsored by the Wokha Town Baptist Church; Kohima Lotha Baptist Church; and Dimapur Lotha Baptist Church.
At the closing program Rev. C Yanthan, Pastor, Lotha Baptist Church, Purana Bazar Dimapur led the candlelight service, where the congregation numbering fourteen to fifteen thousand raised lit candles singing to the tune of “Let your light shine” and “in one accord cried to the Lord to hear their voice and revive the people of Lotha community,” the release further informed.
The candles were lit one by one, as a symbolic of spreading a message from one person to another, it said. “With a view that Lotha community need a renewal and recommitment, the need to draw closer to God and His word, the LBES initiated the revival program to seek God’s forgiveness ,and to arise and build like Nehemiah, to lead a life of holiness, love, truthfulness and to revive the Lotha people,” it added.
The LBES also expressed hope and belief that the successful conduct of the revival program was “work of God, and reviving the Lotha community to come back to health and vigour, to flourish again after decline, to come back into use, to become valid, effective and restored.”
Earlier, the event started with a the dedication of the Meeting Hall and unveiling of the Banner by Rev. NT Murry while speakers in the event were Rev. Mhathung Yanthan,Pastor (KLBC); Rev. John Ovung Pastor Senjum(SBC); Rev. Dr. Nzan Odyuo, Principal,Golden Crown College,Dimapur; Rev.LK Tsanglao, Missionary to Nepal; and Rev. Nyanchumo Lotha, Executive Secretary LBES.
During the three-days program special songs were presented by the Wokha Town Baptist Church, Kohima Lotha Baptist Church and Staff of LBES.
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