A Christian worshipper in Bayelsa State has explained why he and his fellow believers decided to hold their Sunday service at a beer parlour and other public places over the weekend.
According to a resident who told reporters about their ordeal on Monday, the recent floods in the state swept away many churches and residential houses.
Speaking anonymously to Vanguard Newspaper about the development, a resident said that on Sunday, many Christians defied their heavily flooded environment to hold their Sunday worship services at drinking joints and other open-air spaces free of floods.
According to him, the flood that has ravaged most of the state has prevented many residents from accessing their places of worship, forcing some to seek alternative places of worship.
According to the report, other residents whose churches were also submerged by the flood gathered in barbing saloons and rented hotel rooms and halls to hold their Sunday worship service.
According to the resident, some clergy visited the various Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps to minister to the people and hold worship services.
One of the worshipers who, however, identified herself as Daukoru Grey, interacted with newsmen and said:
Today I saw true Christians who against all odds looked for flood-free areas to hold church services.
It’s doesn’t matter the location. What matters is the presence of God, because even the scriptures said anywhere one or two are gathered in His name, the presence of God is there.
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