The Living Faith Church, also known as Winners’ Chapel, Lokongoma, Lokoja on Saturday offered free medical services for both its congregation and people in its host community in Lokoja.
Pastor David Popoola, the Resident Pastor of the church told newsmen on Saturday in Lokoja, said that the services were medical tests and diagnoses.
Popoola said that the free medical services were to enable the people know their health status.
“Participants will undergo free medical examinations, free counselling and will be given free drugs as the case may be.
“Each participant would be diagnosed for diabetes, hypertension, hypotension, malaria fever and other blood related diseases,” he said.
Popoola, who urged the participants to make good use of the opportunity, said that they should have faith in God for divine healing.
According to him, it is only God that can heal any sickness or disease without the application of any medication.
He charged all the participants to engage in Kingdom services and be obedience to God, saying it was the only thing that would guarantee total health.
He said that serving God was rewarding as He would take away sicknesses and diseases from the faithful.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that hundreds of people benefitted from the free medical services and they expressed their appreciation to Living Faith Church, Lokongoma for the good gesture.
Mrs Augustina Jude, one of the beneficiaries, said that she came because of leg pain and eye problem and she was treated free of charge.
“I thanked the church for giving me free drugs and treated me free of charge,” she said.
Another beneficiary, Mr Abubakar Yakubu, said that he was diagnosed and found to have stomach ulcer, adding that he had also received free treatment and drugs for his ailment.
“We are very grateful to the Living Faith Church, Lokongoma, for reaching out to everybody irrespective of our religions or affiliations,” he said.
NAN reports that a group of medical consultants and other healthcare personnel, who were members of the church, conducted the free medical tests for the participants
Source : Metro Watch Online