By Joyce Remi-Babayeju
The Executive Secretary of the Nigerian Christian Pilgrim Commission (NCPC), Bishop Stephen Adegbite, has charged Christian Pilgrims to emulate the Christ- like lifestyle.
Bishop Adegbite gave this during the Jerusalem Pilgrim award ceremony in Nazareth, Israel for the Fourth batch of Christian pilgrims currently in the holy land.
The NCPC lead , represented by the NCPC Federal Commissioner, representing the North East on the Board of the Commission,Rev. Dr. Toma Hamidu, urged Christian pilgrims to undergo a transformative spiritual journey, living in peace and spreading positivity from their families to their communities.
“As Christian pilgrims, you must be different. You must live a lifestyle that projects Christ,” Bishop Adegbite said, citing Romans 12:2, “And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.”
He expressed gratitude to the governors of Adamawa, Yobe, and Taraba states for sponsoring pilgrims to the holy land, as he also appreciated traditional rulers who joined the Fourth batch of Christian pilgrims in the holy land for maintaining decorum during the exercise.
He thanked President Bola Tinubu for supporting Christian pilgrims and the church.
Other dignitaries, including the Charge D’Affair Embassy of Nigeria Tel-Aviv, Israel, Mr. Ezekiel Ikwe, and Senator Rev. Amos Yohanna, commended Bishop Adegbite’s leadership and President Tinubu’s support for Christian pilgrimage.
The Jerusalem Pilgrim award ceremony marked the high point of the Pilgrimage exercise where every Pilgrim was presented with a certificate of Jerusalem Pilgrim.
