The Presiding Pastor of the Salvation Ministry, Pastor David Ibiyeomie has surprised a mechanic-turned-messenger, Henry Eremesile, who works with the church with a four-bedroom bungalow gift.
Ibiyeomie whose church’s headquarters is located in GRA Port Harcourt, Rivers State, rewarded the church messenger with a new house for his faithfulness and integrity as the church’s SMHOS 27th anniversary celebration.
A trending video shows the pastor handing over the papers of the beautifully furnished house to the lucky man.
It was gathered that the church’s Instagram handle #smhoglobal posted the video on 23rd April.
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The pastor said, “There is an award, and the person who gets it may shed tears of joy. Let me just say this some years ago, a young man said there was a mechanic in Port Harcourt who brings change, I said, ‘In this town’, I said, ‘Call me that mechanic, let me see,’ they said mechanics are not known for honesty.
“I wonder how a mechanic could say whatever you give him he will never take your money, not to mention return your balance if he spends less than bargained. I said, I do not think it is true, and then everybody testified that it was his nature.
“When he came to me, I asked him how much he makes in a month, and he answered, then I told him to resign from his job. Come and work with us as a messenger. You’d be buying things for us since you have integrity.
“We’ve tested him everywhere and he has stood on integrity impeccably. He has never taken a dime and never stolen where everyone else does – he was exempt.”
The pastor stated that since the man was educated and was a junior staff member, he was convinced that when pastors are rewarded, those who are honest also should be.
He continued, “When pastors are rewarded, we shouldn’t leave out those who are honest. He does not even have any idea, even though I saw him yesterday and told him to keep on doing the good work he is doing. He would be shocked to receive the blessing.
“Then I said no and changed my mind and I said if this man had been this honest, let’s reward him during the anniversary. So, he is living in a rented house somewhere because he is a very junior staff.
“So we decided, as a commission, to buy him a four-bedroom bungalow. I want Henry Eremesile to come out”.