Sapele: It was jubilation all through at the Federal Prisons Sapele, Delta State as four inmates regained their freedom courtesy of Evangelist (Mrs.) Mary Diden – Special Adviser to the Governor of Delta State on Women Mobilisation on her 50th birthday celebration.
The four prisoners whose release were effected by the Special Adviser to the Governor of Delta State after she paid their fines are Mr. Amejuma Philip, Mr. Abraham Atuma, Mr. Aghogho Oroyeh and Mr. John William.
The Comptroller of the Sapele Prisons DCP Ejekline Ahmed who received Mrs. Diden and her entourage to his office before the inmates were set free commended her for the gesture which he said is not common amongst women in the generation.
The prison comptroller, while appreciating God for given her the courage to do good for humanity, prayed that as she continues to touch the lives of the less privileged in the society, God too will on His own, take care of her life including every member of her family,
remarking that in the same vein in which these ones were set free without their knowledge, “God will continue to embarrass her and her family with abundant blessing from above”.
Mary Diden who mounted the chaplain pulpit at the prison, where thousands of inmates were gathered for a brief church/birthday service, told the prisoners that she decided to come and put smiles on their faces, because God has saved her life all through various stages of life and also found her worthy of all material blessings, especially since forces of life could not hold her back because Jesus Christ is with her.
She told them that to celebrate a golden jubilee is worthwhile, hence she decided to celebrate with them since they too are important before God, remarking that many of the prisoners found their ways into the prison yard for offences for which they do not commit, while praying
and admonishing them to have faith in God who only can set them free.
She charged them to put their trust in God only for the challenges they are passing through at the moment for God will take care of them, advising them to believe in men of God and their cases will be different, as she reminded them of her own case which had been very different because she trusted served her God diligently, as she gave a vivid account of all the blessings of God in her life through a wonderful testimony before the bewildered inmates, remarking that her appointment as a Special Adviser to the Governor of Delta State, is a divine position which she never lobbied for, but came from God himself.
She told them that because God has put smiles on her face, hence she too decided to visit them to put smiles on their faces, stressing that they “must key into the word of God and He will bless them”, while reading the scripture from the word of God in II Kings 2:7 to buttress
her point.
Rev. Chukwuma Blessing, the Minister in charge of Mega Praise Church Sapele, founded by Deacon Mike Diden and his wife Deaconess Evangelist (Mrs.) Mary Diden in a sermon he titled “Without the Word of God, you are nobody”, Proverb 3:1, said the word of God is powerful, which all the inmates must key into.
He told the inmate that they should allow the word to stay in their hearts, since it performed signs and wonders, and that it is the same word of God that will set all the inmates free and that if they have Jesus as their companion, they have everything.
He said the word of God breaks the York, and that in its presence, no demon can overcome them, as he advised one present to be happy always and trust in God because God will send His people to set them free, reminding them that God allow them to be in the prison so that they
can have testimony tomorrow because they are not useless to themselves and the society.
High points of the 50th year celebration of Mrs. Diden was the release of prisoners through the payment of their fines she made on their behalf, presentation of bags of rice, garri, provision, including toiletries, etc and special thanksgiving service at the Mega Praise Church of God where she also presented church electronic equipment to the church in appreciation to God for seeing her through.
