| | | | | them are: |
| “I am an asset to the world, use me.” | | | | 1. A man of God never looks the other way |
| These were the words of Prophet TB Joshua | | | | when his brother is in trouble |
| during the Sunday live Service 14th February | | | | 2. A man of God loves his neighbour and prays |
| 2010, while the world celebrated Valentine’s | | | | for those who persecute him |
| Day; showering gifts and love on their loved ones. | | | | 3. A man of God does not condemn |
| In what will turn out to be a big hit for the media | | | | 4. More to others, less to themselves; this is a |
| in Nigeria, TB Joshua identified with the people of | | | | way of life for him |
| Haiti, who recently suffered a devastating | | | | 5. The wound of others is theirs; they feel what |
| magnitude 7.0 earthquake; leaving the children and | | | | others feel. |
| survivors to suffer the pains of such a disaster. | | | | Demonstrating the true virtue of love, TB Joshua |
| He recalled how in the past few weeks he had | | | | announced to the congregation that a member of |
| repeatedly clamoured for prayers for a former | | | | the Emmanuel TV Haiti Relief Team was in the |
| president of a great nation of the world. These | | | | church auditorium to give a firsthand report of |
| were the exact words that he said during the | | | | what the team was able to achieve at Haiti. |
| prophecy. “I can see a former president of a | | | | Mrs. Bester Mazombe a Zimbabwean residing in |
| great nation being rushed to the hospital. He | | | | the United Kingdom, who is a professional nurse |
| should not do any operation”. I said it in | | | | decided to accompany the Emmanuel TV Haiti |
| November 2009, and I repeated it again in | | | | Relief Team, because in her words: “I was |
| January 2010 and last Sunday (7th January 2010) | | | | touched by the appeal of Prophet TB Joshua for |
| because I saw that it was coming nearer. | | | | everybody to join in this cause to be our |
| True to his words, on Thursday 11th February | | | | brother’s keeper”. |
| 2010, the shocking news of the hospitalisation of | | | | Continuing, she said: “Clinique Emmanuel has |
| former President of the USA, Bill Clinton hit the | | | | been a blessing for everyone in the surrounding |
| world with a rude shock. Several news networks | | | | areas. The people of Haiti are also watching and |
| reported that: “Doctors inserted two stents | | | | following Emmanuel TV from the internet – |
| resembling tiny mesh scaffolds to clear the | | | | that was why they were very happy when they |
| blockage after he suffered several days of | | | | met the Emmanuel TV Team on the way. They |
| "discomfort" in his chest following an aid mission to | | | | realised that Prophet TB Joshua wants to share |
| Haiti.” | | | | their pain with them. |
| He stressed the role that men of God are | | | | As a Christian, we must feel what others feel for |
| supposed to play in the society, saying that he | | | | we begin to succeed with our lives when the hurt |
| was sent by God to act as a medium of | | | | and trouble of others begin to matter to us. The |
| communication for humanity. | | | | Haitians rejoiced knowing that the Emmanuel TV |
| “There are qualities to be looked out for. It is | | | | Team had come all the way from Nigeria, The |
| very simple to identify a true man of God, there | | | | UK, USA and other parts of the world. |
| are yardsticks to be employed, and some of | | | | |