To our father who art in the heaven be the glory, power and honour forever Amen.
Bishop Daniel Oluwajimade began his full time ministry on the 22nd Auguest, 1992. He had the encounter of his calling on the 10th September 1990 in Singapore South East Asia. He was in Singapore to pursue a professional course in Computer Communications now Information Technology, the course the lord never allowed him to undergo.
He also enrolled at Singapore school of Commerce at Selegie road, very close to Rainbow building, 189, Selegies road, Singapore, a week to start the Course, he felt ill, he was helped by Mr Richard owner of ‘While not Home Stay’ then at 27 Bencoolen street and 189, rainbow building selegie road Singapore, but all medical approach to get him healed failed.
On the 10th of September 1990, Jesus appeared to him, healed him instantly and the Lord told him to go back to Nigeria that he has gospel assignment for the Almighty.
The former journalist who graduated from the first school of journalism in Nigeria, Times Journalism Institute (TJI) Iganmu Lagos in 1989, worked briefly with Champion Newspaper as a freelance reporter, loves journalism to the core.
When he got to Singapore, he visited straight Times, met with Mrs Susannah Ui, who advised him to go for higher course in journalism at university of Malta, valeta south Europe.
Bishop accepted the advice, because, Singapore government had problem with the international press at that time in 1990.
Mr Richard, a Chinese Singaporian loved and helped Bishop Oluwajimade lots throughout his stay in Singapore, during which Bishop felt ill almost to die but the Lord appeared to him, healed him and asked him to return to Nigeria for God’s assignments.
After two weeks, he left Singapore for Nigeria and stayed with his Cousin Kayode Ogunmoriyele who was a journalist with Concord Newspapers who graduated from Nigeria Institute of Journalism (NIJ) Ogba Ikeja.
It was during his stay with his cousin that the devil wanted to kill him, on the 28th November, 1990. The Lord advised him to travel to Malta for protection, which he did the fourth day, stayed in Malta for two and half months.
He met many Nigerians there doing nothing, the report of which he sent to Nigeria dailies for publication, and really helped them a lot.
During his stay in Malta he met a mechanical engineer Mr. Leli Debatista who had his mechanical garage at Sangwan in Malta, Mr, Debatista also helped Bishop a lot to the extent that he never wanted him to leave Malta that he would arrange for his stay no matter how expensive, but the third day, the Lord appeared to Bishop to go back to Nigeria, he explained to Mr. Debatista, he was not happy but latter agreed to it, he gave Bishop 300 Maltese Liri, which was $900 US Dollars then.
It was almost the same thing that happened to Bishop Oluwajimade when he met Mr. Claudius Issepy and his family in Zuric, Mr. Issepy is a Swiss man, an accountant, he gave Bishop Oluwajimade twenty Singapore Dollars inside the plane before they alighted from the plane, asked him to go and stay in Bencoolen Street, Singapore, he gave Bishop Suits, shirts and four pairs of shoes.
Between April 5th 1991 through May 24th 1992, Bishop went through his mentorship training at Shallom Evangelical Church under the leardship of Bishop Ebenezer Adigun Dopemu now late.
Bishop Dopemu, a highly prophetic and humbled man of the Almighty loved Bishop Daniel Oluwajimade lots, they related quite well till the apostolically endowed general overseer died in 2013.
Bishop Daniel received the name of the Lord’s ministry on the 5th of March, 1993, when he was on a six month fasting and prayer, the day which was his second happiest day in his life.
The name of the Christian Organization shall be EMMANUEL THE SAINT SABBA EVANGELICAL MISSION. These names express the foundation upon which the mission is built. EMMANUEL means GOD with us, He is the founder of the mission, THE means UNDERSTANDING, SAINT means HOLY, SABBA (Aramaic) means GOD, EVANGELICAL MISSION reflects our main focus of world evangelization. These names were giving to its first planting minister of God, DANIEL OLUBODUN OLUWAJIMADE, on the 5th MARCH, 1993. The heart of Lord, which means LOVE. is the Logo of the Mission, World May tells our Evangelistic coverage.
This is a brief history of this mission written to be part of our constitution and Bye-Laws for the purpose of incorporation. It is a Biblical truth that Christ is the Founder and Head of His Church, yet He makes use of human beings to accomplish his mission of world evangelization and establish churches under His direction on earth. The mission started as a result of the revelation given to BISHOP DANIEL OLUWAJIMADE on 5th of MARCH, 1993. During a six month Fasting and Prayer, when he was in a personal morning devotion to the Lord at C.A.C REVIVAL MOUNT, Ikoyi Osun State. The Lord told him to reach out with love, win Souls for Him and establish a Christian Organization as herein named for evangelistic crusade with churchs planting world over.
The leader of the mission must always be ordained as Bishop, while his administrative title must always be General Steward. Other Men of God are to always be Ordained as Pastors, Evangelists and Prophets who are to always be on full time bases, while Deaconesses and deacons are free to engage in circular jobs.
No woman must be ordained above the ordination of Deaconesship in the mission. Jewelries and other ungodly attires are not allowed in the mission like wearing of trousers by females. Every 5th of MARCH must always be the yearly thanksgiving of the mission world over, Every last week in November is the mission’s yearly convention from Monday through Sunday, a seven day programme, also, every February 9th, 10th and 11th are for the Holy Ghost Thanksgiving in the mission.
He shared the vision with his late wife Prophetess SARAH ABIKE OLUWAJIMADE who was then nursing their first son JEREMIAH OLUWAJIMADE. she accepted the vision and prayed always along with him. Rev. BABATUNDE TEPEDE in MAY 18th, 1993, blessed the mission with 2 plots of Land at Gbekuba Apata Ibadan to start the establishment of the mission which now stands as the mission’s International Headquarters. On 17th AUGUST, 1994, the mission got its Revival Mount named on the 18th of AUGUST 1994 as ORI OKE HALLELLUYAH, situate at Aba Ejeminkin, Owena Via Igbara-Oke, Ondo State Nigeria, also in 2009, the mission was blessed with its Camp ground of 86½ acres of land in 2009, situate at Ayetoro Village, near Araromi Idowu in Bakatari area of Ido Local Government, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria. which Bishop Oluwajimade solely bought for the mission through the grace of the Lord upon his life. A 200 congregation prayer house of the Lord is already in place for prayer which was built between 4th MARCH, through 25th OCTOBER, 2014. It can only be God.
On 13th JULY,2014 the mission started in Orlando Florida U.S.A. through Dr & Mrs. SEGUN ODION but now as Deacon ISAAC OLUWAKAYODE ODION and DEACONESS VICTORIA BOLOTITO ODION, Equally important on 3rd AUGUST, 2014 the mission got to Maryland in U.S.A. through DEACONESS MERCY ASONGANYI MBENCHO and as well in Arizona U.S.A. through DR.(Mrs) DORCAS LOLA DAVIS.
On 12th JANUARY 2015 a branch just started at IFETEDO in Osun State through Evang. Clement Eniola who won 25 Souls for Kingdom of the Lord within One week between 12th JANUARY – 17th JANUARY 2015. To God be the Glory, Honour and Power………………………………………………
The first happiest day was on July 24th, 1989, when he received the message of his forgiveness of sin and sign of atonement from the Lord, Bishop Oluwajimade saw blood on his head, he felt something cold felt on his head, he touched it and saw physically it was blood, he called his friend Kola Aderinto, shown it to him, Kola feared, may be a wound on his head, he went to tell their mother in the Lord Prophetess Alice Asaolu at a branch of the church of the Lord (Aladura) in Agege. When the woman of God was praying, her last son Tunde, held Bishop Oluwajimade with unusually dancing and singing, then Bishop heard the voice of the Lord saying “ your sins are forgiven and today you are atoned forever, worship me and serve me in righteousness and you shall be blessed “
On the day Bishop Olwajimade got the name of the Lord’s mission, he was told that his calling is evangelistic crusade with church planting.
The Lord told him that he would be very apostolic in his gospel assignment but he is ordained Bishop for both administrative and humility reasons.
He was told to establish the mission in Ibadan for cohesiveness and stability reasons in ministry. Despite the prophetic assurance, he went through ups and downs but the Lord stood by his word in his life.
Emmanuel The Saint Sabba Evangelical Mission, was fully established on the 28th November 1993, in Gbekuba, Apata, Ibadan on two plots of land gave to the Lord freely by humble man of God in African Church Idimu, Lagos. Reverend Anthony Babatunde Tepede, who encouraged Bishop Oluwajimade a lot in ministry and the relationship that is still well kept till date.
Those on the support list of the Church, his late wife, Prophetess Sarah Abike Oluwajimade, his present wife, Deaconess Deborah Ayoola Oluwajimade, Mr Obafolahan Abimbola, uncle to his late wife. Mr. Gani Ilori, brother to his late wife. Late Deacon John Olanrewaju Ibitoye, Deaconess Florence Abosede Ibitoye, Dr Ayodeji Oyedele the Chief Medical Director Tobi Medical Centre, Felele Rab, Ibadan, whose relationship with Bishop Oluwajimade is beyond blood relationship. They are the closest of kinds till date.
Chief Kayode Oduntan, a simple hearted kind fellow, Deacon Owolabi Adekoya Chairman Batodot groups, Ijebu Ode, Mrs Bimbo Onakomaya, Chief Mrs. Nike Atewologun, Mr. Otunba Rufai, Pastor James Alex in Italy.
Prof. Biyi Daramola V.C (FUTA) Akure, Prof. Tunde Ajayi (H.O.D) Agric (FUTA) Akure, Prof. Niyi Okunlola (FUTA) Akure, Dr. (Mrs.) Dupe Ajayi, Registrar (FUTA) Akure, Prof. Samson Akegbojo Dean of Student affairs, FUNNAB, Abeokuta.
Deacon (Dr) Isaac Odion and Deaconess Victoria Odion in Orlando Florida, through whom the mission got to United State and spread to other states in USA today. They are children indeed to Bishop Daniel Oluwajimade.
Deaconess Mercy Asonganyi Mbelncho who is referred to as Bishop’s daughter by all always through whom also the Church started in Boe, Maryland, USA , in conjuction with Hannah Patricia Sancedo, Erasmus Kallon, Maryland, Mr. Philip Funmi and Deborah Philip in Orlando Florida.
Dr (Mrs.) Dorcas Lola Davis and her husband Honourable James Davis, a former committee chairman on presidency in the Nigeria House of Representatives. Deaconess Victoria Oreofe Otite in Arizona
Reverend Adeyi of FUTA, Reverend Kayode Oyederan of New Creation Baptist GRA, Iyagunku, Ibadan, Deacon and Deaconess Oluwemida of the same Baptist Church, Mr and Mrs Emmanuel Olawuyi Ayorinde, Iyagunju, Ibadan, Mr. Ganiyu Akinade of Forestry Research Institute Ibadan, Professor Osisioma Nwolize, department of political Science University of Ibadan,
Professor Emmanuel Fasakin provost, Federal Polytechnic, Ile Oluji, Ondo State, Deacon and Mrs Fakeye in Australia, Pastor and Deaconess Kunle Ehinola and Mr and Mrs. Soji Opabunmi.
These are the wonderful children of God supporting the church willingly without stress, to God be the glory. Amen.
The church got it’s Camp ground of 86½ acres of land in 2009, situate at Ayetoro Village, near Araromi Idowu in Bakatari area of Ido Local Government, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria.
The church prayer Mountain was located on the 17th of August 1994 by Bishop Daniel Oluwajimade of which the Lord named by himself ORI OKE HALLELLUYAH, situate at Aba Ejeminkin, Owena Via Igbara-Oke, Ondo State Nigeria.
The church expansion is going on and the Lord is manifesting Himself in Ifetedo, Abeokuta, Ilorin and USA. Glory be to our father in heaven Amen.
Bishop Oluwajimade has his only loving wife, Deaconess Deborah Ayoola Modupe Oluwajimade, his both biological and gospel children who are making him happy daily.
The fasting and prayer grace lavished on Bishop Daniel Oluwajimade by the Lord added lots of spiritual values and fabrics to his personal life, home and ministry, Chief among are his biblical understanding and its application and the most salient concept to be the greatest in heaven that is humility.
Bishop has gone through one, two, three, five, six, seven and eight months fastings and also a forty day fasting without eating. All was done by the Lord Jesus Christ to break him and mode him for heavenly usage on earth.
The Lord Jesus in 1992, made Bishop Oluwajimade understood that Romans Chapter 12 from verse one to the end is his calling scriptures which he must stand on and meditate regularly so as to keep his balanced relationship with the trinity always.
Equally important, his calling covenant as said also by the Lord Jesus in Isaiah 43 from Verse one to 21. “These two chapters you must not depart from and I will give you wisdom understanding and knowledge to walk with me and work for me forever”. I will
Bless you forever with love, humility and integrity.
To God be the glory.
O’ Lord, I worship and by thy grace I shall do them all. Amen
I replied.
BISHOP DANEIL OLUBODUN OLUWAJIMADE
