A very good number of youth attended the Ikot Ekpene youth convention from 8th – 11th of September 2016. To welcome the youth, Apostle Peter Usoro, read a text word in the psalm of David 122: 1-3 and the theme was” the experience of fellowship”, he went on to say that we go into the house of God in order to enjoy fellowship with God and one another. We go into the house of God to learn for the future, we go to obtain salvation for our souls and to work in oneness with Christ, and thereafter he addressed the youth with these sentences: Dear beloved Youths of This Great church, New Apostolic Church here And All over the world, once again we have been invited into the house of our Heavenly father This year 2016 for special purposes in Which through the inspiration of the Holy Spirit we can attain our goal... So I welcome you here present and those to come, wishing you a happy youth convention, happy staying, happy eating and happy attending of all the programmes.
Just like in Uyo which is about 70km away, the Ikot Ekpene youth convention was full of activities; it went from cultural dance to choreography of Christian songs, games, choir presentations and singing. The peak of the activities was the rally in the town of Ikot Ekpene where all the youth in thousands storm the city with their banners; no one in Ikot Ekpene will say he did not feel the presence of the VICTORIOUS YOUTH IN CHRIST OF THE NEW APOSTOLIC CHURCH IN NIGERIA. The programme ended on Sunday the 11th of September 2016 with a divine service conducted by Apostle Peter Usoro. He read a text from Roman 12: 13, he told the youth to be a blessing to others... and to give to others what they don’t have...