He said this at a special sermon
to mark his 55th birthday. Joshua was born June 12, 1963 in Arigidi, Ondo
State.
To celebrate the occasion, he
released unseen footage of his early life and ministry, revealing his
impoverished upbringing.
“Who are we celebrating? Don’t
forget – he is not a superstar but a man of the people,” Joshua told
congregants, adding that people should see his birthday as an opportunity to
help “those who need them”.
Explaining his mysterious birth,
Joshua stated that he spent fifteen months in his mother’s womb before she
finally delivered him at Egbe Hospital in Kogi State, Nigeria.
The cleric also recalled his near
death experience as a baby in which he was almost crushed by a rock which fell
through the roof of his house from a nearby construction site.
“Miraculously, the baby was not
touched but found saved on the other side of the net where he was lying,”
Joshua explained, showing congregants the exact rock which had been preserved.
He said guests who witnessed the
incident gave a string of names to the baby, including ‘Temitope’ which was
eventually adopted by the family.
“I found myself in a simple and
humble family background. I mean, lacking basic means of life,”the cleric
described of his upbringing, showing pictures of the tiny, dishevelled house he
was brought up in.
“I was a baby before the death of
my father. Consequently, I knew nothing about my late father and the entire
family burden rested squarely on my mother’s shoulders,” he added.
The renowned preacher paid a
special tribute to his late mother, “who always advised me to look into my love
walk”.
The cleric added further details
about the “epileptic fits” he encountered in his education.
“I attended six different
colleges in less than one year,” he recounted, mentioning the academic
institutions.
“This record is not a way of
saying I have arrived but to encourage the weak – those without fast legs or
human help – that there is hope, and Jesus is the hope,” Joshua stressed,
adding that further records of his early life would be released on subsequent
birthday celebrations.
“Concentrate on your future. What
you are going through is a preparation for your future, a bridge to your
future”.
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