By Winifred Bulus
Pastor Christopher Delvan Gwamna Ajiyat, has in Kaduna, northwest Nigeria, been honoured with an award of fellowship and icon of monitoring for his sacrifice to humanity.
The Pastor life Pastoral Centre, Kaduna, according to the organizers, Institute of Monitoring and Career Coaching Nigeria, IMCCN, was awarded for his exceptional qualities of making life meaningful to others around him.
On receiving the award, the pastor acknowledged the institution for recognizing his effort, saying, “I take prime interest in people, because I have failed many times but I made it a life goal of making sure people coming up do not fail. I do all I do casually but seriously with most influence and the award is a call to come up higher and be the salt and light of the world.”
In his remarks, the Chairman Board of Fellows of the Institute, Mr. Dauda Ageni, described Pastor Chris Delvan as an Icon of Hope to the younger generation who has steered the institution to greater heights.
Also, the Director General of the Institute, Rotimi Matthew, noted that the choice of Pastor Chris Delvan for the Award and Investiture was carefully done considering his contribution in shaping the lives of many people beyond his immediate ministry; stressing that in seeking recommendations about the recipient, it was clear Pastor Chris has mentored innumerable people and have had great influence even on people he has never met.
He described him as a distinctive man of God, a gentleman whose influence was beyond his ministry and is respected by leaders in other sphere of life.
He added that the Institute recognizes him as an accomplished leader, administrator, a mentor per excellence, a tireless advocate of right standing with towering impact.
The National President of the International Christian Chamber of Commerce, Nigeria Chapter, Architect Gregory Icha, a very close friend of Pastor Chris, in a goodwill message said the award was well deserved; describing the recipient as a humble man who truly demonstrates what mentoring is.
Icha observed that Jesus Christ is the greatest Mentor who empties himself into people till they began to look and behave like him, adding that Pastor Chris epitomizes Jesus as he has poured out his Christ-like nature into many.
The wife of the recipient, Pastor Anna Gwamna described him as a passionate, sacrificial and selfless man of God who would go to any length to build a broken life and give direction to as many as God brings his way.
