How I drew strength from Uma Ukpai in my darkest moment – Adeboye

Enoch Adeboye, the general overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), has narrated how he drew strength from a popular Nigerian evangelist, Uma Ukpai, when he (Adeboye) lost his son.

Mr Adeboye’s son, Dare, died in his sleep in May 2021 in Eket, Akwa Ibom State, where he was serving as a pastor in one of the RCCG branches. He was 42.

The cleric described his son’s passing as the “darkest moment” of his life.

“In the darkest moment of my life since becoming a Christian, when I lost my son without notice; when my son phoned me on the Sunday evening, ‘Daddy, oh, the weekend programme has been extremely successful, ah glory be to God. Thank you for your prayer support.’

“Then the next thing I heard on Tuesday night was that my son was gone,” Mr Adeboye said on 9 January during a special service in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, to mark Mr Ukpai’s 80th birthday anniversary.

Mr Adeboye was the guest speaker at the event held at the International Worship…