Nigerian Pilgrims celebrate Christmas with the Chinese in Jerusalem The Nigerian Pilgrims currently in Israel for the 2019 general pilgrimage exercise celebrated Christmas in Jerusalem with some prophetic Chinese team who joyfully joined them to mark the birth of our Lord Jesus Christ. The interdenominational service was held at Jerusalem Gate hotel. In his sermon, Pastor Habila Biniyat spoke on God, s favour on Mary, the Mother of Christ. He stressed that life is about the favour of God which in most cases is unmerited. Pastor Biniyat prayed that the favour of God would locate Nigeria in the new year. The pastor who is a member of the NCPC Spirituality Committee said that Nigeria would experience all round blessings in 2020. In his prayers, the leader of the Chinese prophetic team, Pastor David Ying Ju Cui prayed for closer ties between Nigeria and China. He prayed that the Lord who transformed China would certainly transformed Nigeria and move both countries forward. pastor David also prayed for the growth of the Chinese and Nigerian Church. He prophetically stated that the Holy Spirit led the prophetic team to come to pilgrimage to pray for the peace of Israel and the growth of Nigeria economy. To buttress his prophetic point, he donated a prophetic flag to Nigeria through Pastor Peter Ogbe, a member of NCPC Spirituality Committee, with the inscription of the message of Prophet Jeremiah chapter 3 verse 23. Prayers were offered for Nigeria, Plateau and China. The Nigerian Pilgrims at the Christmas celebration were made up of the first batch of Plateau Pilgrims.
