The Senior Pastor of House on the Rock church, paul Adefarasin has reacted to the fire outbreak in the Abuja branch of the church on Sunday.
Adefarasin in a series of tweets commended government agencies for their swift response to the distress calls.
He thanked God that there were no casualties, while stating that the church was committed to determining the root cause of the unfortunate incident.
See tweets below:
A fire incident occurred at about 2 pm on Sunday 25, June 2017 at the facilities used by the Abuja daughter church of the House On The Rock.
— Paul Adefarasin (@pauladefarasin) June 26, 2017
Thankfully, this occurred in the afternoon after all those attending the mid-year Thanksgiving Service had departed the premises.
— Paul Adefarasin (@pauladefarasin) June 26, 2017
We remain profusely grateful to the Sovereign and Almighty God that there were no human fatalities or casualties.
— Paul Adefarasin (@pauladefarasin) June 26, 2017
While some parts of the complex were damaged by the fire, the swift co-ordinated response by many including the following –
— Paul Adefarasin (@pauladefarasin) June 26, 2017
NEMA, the Federal Fire Service (Abuja), NJI, NNPC, Julius Berger, the HOTR staff & members, and several friends & well wishers of the house
— Paul Adefarasin (@pauladefarasin) June 26, 2017
– All of whom responded to the incident & contributed in no small way to the containment and eventual extinguishing of the fire.
— Paul Adefarasin (@pauladefarasin) June 26, 2017
We commend the professionalism of all the first responders and thank them for the invaluable service they rendered.
— Paul Adefarasin (@pauladefarasin) June 26, 2017
We are now working with the relevant authorities & consultants to ensure the structural integrity of the affected building
— Paul Adefarasin (@pauladefarasin) June 26, 2017
Let us all be comforted by the Scripture in Romans 8:28 which says –
— Paul Adefarasin (@pauladefarasin) June 26, 2017
“And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.” Thank you
— Paul Adefarasin (@pauladefarasin) June 26, 2017
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