By YANGE IKYAA
The executive secretary, Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC), Rev. Dr. Yakubu Pam, has charged pilgrimage managers to have faith in the pilgrimage process.
Pam stated this yesterday during a prayer session at Rahama Hotel in Jerusalem.
He is currently in Israel for the State of Readiness visit in preparation for the 2021 pilgrimage exercise to Israel and the Kingdomo of Jordan, which will hold within the first quarter of 2022.
According to him, an agreement is a process, and it goes with faith, because there are believers who work by feelings and the circumstances around.
In his own words, “as Christians, we must grow above our feelings and above the negativity we see. Always think Positive, we will get it right when we think positive and with faith.”
Rev. Pam admonished pilgrimage managers who came along with him for the State of Readiness Visit to have faith like Abraham in the bible, as you can never know the journey of faith.
“We may not know how the pilgrimage will look like, but as people of faith, we should believe, if our foundation is laid by God, then this pilgrimage will turn to be a great one in this first quarter of the year,” he said.
The clergyman reiterated that working in agreement cannot be easy and, as such, he urged the pilgrimage managers to always listen to one another and welcome new ideas and try to understand each other and gradually
things will fall in place.
He stressed that the greatest agreement
they have now is an excellent pilgrimage exercise and that should be amongst them and it should come with commitment.
The NCPC boss concluded by giving thanks to the Almighty God for the safe travel, as there was no record of any mishap.
He also emphasized
that prayers must be held every day during the stay, appreciating God
for the success to come.
He further informed that every person should make conscious effort to
observe all the COVID -19 protocol to avoid getting infected, as he
would not want to go back to Nigeria leaving anyone behind in Israel.
In order to avoid such, Pam asked those on the inspection visit with him to avoid crowded areas during their stay throughout the trip.
He also gave the full itinerary for the State of Readiness visit for
everyone to be informed on the programme of event, like the visit to Holy Sites and inspection of aircrafts.
The chairman of Tabar Tours, Mr. Wisam Tabar, welcomed his visitors and expressed his joy for their visit. He explained that the pandemic
had caused great setback for Christian pilgrimage but, in his words,
“pilgrimage for us is much more that business, it’s a mission.”
Tabar thanked the the NCPC boss for his efforts to revive the pilgrimage to Israel and also appreciated him for the prayer he made
for the country of Israel at Mount Nebo during the Pilgrimage in
Jordan.
