Shiloh 2024: Lady Emotional after Not Seeing Bishop Abioye at Programme, Shares Her Heartfelt Wish

Shiloh 2024: Lady Emotional after Not Seeing Bishop Abioye at Programme, Shares Her Heartfelt Wish

  • A research assistant at Covenant University has expressed sadness about Bishop Abioye's absence at Shiloh 2024
  • Shiloh is an annual gathering of all Winners Chapel church members worldwide, and this year's edition runs from December 10 to 15
  • After his retirement from the Bishop Oyedepo-led church, the lady had hoped to see Bishop Abioye at the programme but was disappointed

A Nigerian lady who graced the ongoing Shiloh 2024 program has expressed disappointment after she could not find Bishop Abioye.

In a Facebook post, the lady, Mma JT, admitted she truly missed Bishop Abioye at the annual Winners Chapel church program.

Lady laments not seeing Bishop Abioye at Shiloh 2024
A lady says she misses Bishop Abioye at Shiloh 2024. Photo Credit: Mma JT. Bishop David O. Abioye
Source: Facebook

According to Mma JT, she wished Bishop Abioye had been there on Thursday when she had attended, adding that she had looked for him in the morning.

The Covenant University research assistant bemoaned the retired cleric's absence, saying Shiloh 2024 felt strange because he was not present.

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She hoped to adjust to his retirement with time. Her Facebook post read:

"I truly missed Bishop Abioye in Shiloh, I wished for him to be there yester night, somehow I was looking for him this morning. It is what it is. I miss him ooo. The thing no gree me understand, I know I will adjust with time because this year’s Shiloh looks strange to me. Please don’t misunderstand my post, I just miss him."

Winners Chapel member reacts

In an exclusive chat with Legit.ng, Faustina Onyinyechi, a Winners Chapel member shared her thoughts on the woman's emotional outburst. She said:

"Shiloh is not a cinema where you come to watch your favourite movies or actors or actresses play a role.
"Shiloh is a mountain of encounters where God's word comes and is made manifest to reality, so whoever brings the word doesn’t matter, just the impact on your own life that matters."

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Reactions over Bishop Abioye's Shiloh absence

Miebaka Bennett said:

"Same thing I said yesterday when I attended.
"Something was just not right."

Juliet Kelvin said:

"Same here I missed him, I was hoping to see him this morning during the covenant hour."

Mcriss Ifeanyi said:

"You know one thing constant in our commission is change. Bishop Abioye or not yet we’ve recorded crowd like never before
"Nobody is bigger than the mandate.
"Nothing feels strange to me, I am enjoying every part of Shiloh."

Chinyere Uzoma Michael said:

"After all the suffering in the ministry ....just like that."

Treasure Ozioma Emenike said:

"Exactly, it would have been him that will usher papa in at the encounter night yesterday, I missed his voice, preaching, exaltations and everything about bishop Abioye. He would have also rounded up after Papa's preaching.
"Bishop Aremu too."

Bishop Oyedepo releases prophetic declarations

Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that Bishop David Oyedepo had released prophetic declarations ahead of Shiloh 2024.

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During a pre-Shiloh service on Sunday, December 8, Bishop Oyedepo prayed for prosperity and protection.

A post on Faith Tabernacle’s official X (formerly Twitter) page confirmed Bishop Oyedepo’s divine requests. The church's members and others reacted to the bishop's prophetic declarations.

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