By Amos Tauna
Landmark International Baptist Church, Industrial Layout, Kakuri- Kaduna, Northwest Nigeria, has organized a 3-day family programme aimed at educating couples on how best to live together in peace and understanding.
The Senior Pastor of the Church, Rev. Dr. Joe Onuche, said that the present challenges facing the society , could be attributed to lack of inculcating norms and values in the family .
The 3-day programme tagged, “Staying Strong Together Intimacy”, according to Dr Onuche, is to ensure the family live together in peace and better understanding of each other as well as encouraging members of the Church to be united, strong, grow and evangelize the world.
“The family is falling apart and so there is the need to reinforce what God commanded us to do by ensuring the family live together in peace and in the fear of God so that by extension, have a God fearing society that will live in peace and united.
“The family is the central focus and looking at the present situation in the country with all sorts of social vices becoming the order of the day, the Church has to play its natural role by inculcating the basic teaching of the word of God that gives the Church practical solutions to the present happenings in the society.”
The Associate Pastor, Rev. Dr. Ige Olumide added that the 3 day programme was meant to help the family understand themselves especially couples on the need for a peaceful family, stressing that it is the only way to appreciate each other and ensure better understanding for a better and peaceful society.
Some members expressed gratitude to the leadership of the Church for organizing the programme , assuring that it would go a long way towards ensuring better understanding between husband and wife and by extension , ensure a peaceful society.
Barr. Yahaya Achadu, explained that the programme has afforded members of the Church especially couples to learn to accommodate and bear with each others as commanded by God Almighty.
He observed that the programme has further exposed couples’ weakness and strength, adding that by so doing husband and wife would learn how to better communicate and treat each other for peace in the home and better way of serving the Almighty.
Mrs Kehinde Mojisoluwa Abraham, noted that the 3 day programme would cement good relationship between husband and wife as well expose some areas that have stood as a hindrance for peaceful relationship in the home.
She commended the efforts of the leadership of the Church and enjoined other Churches to do same to ensure better understanding between husbands and wives and by extension, reduce the rate of divorces in the society.