Apostle Deb’rah Gordon-Osagiede is dead

General Overseer, Spirit and Life Family Bible Church (SLFBC), Benin City, Edo State, Apostle Deb’rah Eunice Gordon-Osagiede, has died.

The death of Apostle Gordon-Osagiede, who founded the Jesus Women Prayerbound Ministry, was announced by his son, Bishop Gordon Osagiede Jr.

In a statement, Bishop Osagiede Jr. said his mother died Monday morning after a brief illness.

He stated that the death shocked the family but they took solace in the peace God gave to them.

“The Name of the Lord is a strong tower and is mighty. We serve a Good and Gracious God who will never leave us nor forsake us,” the statement read.

“Beloved what I’m about to share with you won’t be easy to take and I know it is only by the Grace and the Love of God that we shall overcome. As the Word of God tells us to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord. I am informing you beloved with a pained heart that Our Mummy, the First Lady of Global Evangelism, Daughter of Jesus Christ to the Nation’s has gone to be with her Heavenly FATHER.

“She passed away this morning after a brief illness. This shock (sic) us heavily, this Storm is big! But God gives us his PEACE at this TIME. We have Peace in this Storm. I pray for your heart which is heavy, I pray the Holy Spirit comfort you. I pray that your Faith in God remains strong. We have overcome in Jesus Name.”

The deceased lost her husband, the founder of SLFBC, on December 25, 2002.

Apostle Gordon-Osagiede was born to Selby Uduehi and Lucy Ojeme. Her father hailed from Eko-Ewu in Edo state and was a retired police commissioner. She had siblings from her parents.

She was a mother of seven; six sons (three Adopted sons) and a daughter. She was also a grandmother.

During her time on earth, Apostle Gordon-Osagiede was involved in evangelistic outreach meetings that moved her to many parts of Nigeria and overseas.

Her global outreaches included: television & radio programmes, crusades on marriage & family (Christian Parents Assembly) & Glory of Virginity seminars for singles, Youths of Excellence fellowship for youths and Mothers’ & Fathers’ Assembly retreat sessions for couples.

She was prophetically addressed in all evangelist meetings as the First Lady of Global Evangelism (by her husband of Blessed Memory, Bishop (Dr.) Gordon Osagiede).

Apostle Gordon-Osagiede was a pioneer in the crusade against sex-trade, prostitution, sexual perversion as she championed this cause throughout the globe with the above outreach programmes and especially in her state, Edo State.

She was a writer with a flair for focusing on total salvation, marriage, family relationships and women ministry.

Apostle Gordon-Osagiede was the General Overseer of Spirit and Life Family Bible Church (Worldwide) – a global Church with locations in the five continents of the world and over 500 in the Pastoral Team comprising of over 50 nations of the world.

She was also the President of Godhead Prayer Ministry – a global Interdenominational family-focused prayer ministry with its locations throughout the five geographical regions.

Her other assignments included Initiator, Women in the New Nigeria (WINN) focusing on women and youth; Initiator, Godhead Self-Sufficiency Entrepreneurial Program, Jacksonville, Florida; CEO, Tabitha Widows Rehabilitation and Empowerment (with free skill training services); CEO, Jesus Women Orphanage Home; National Crusader against prostitution, child trafficking, and abuse; CEO, Rose of Sharon Diagnostic Center, a community-based medical support service; A Crusader, rehabilitating ex-convicts and victims of substance abuse, and A Propagator of The Girl-Child Education with Scholarships.

She was a renowned recipient of numerous national and international awards. Her most recent award was during the 7th Annual International Women’s Day Celebration.

Apostle Gordon-Osagiede was selected out of 150 women worldwide and awarded by the United States Congress as the only representative of the African continent amongst the Top 20 Global Women of Excellence for 2019. (Aledeh)