In light of his wife’s demise, Pastor William Folorunso Kumuyi, the founder of the Deeper Christian Life Ministry, has released a touching statement. As he expressed his sorrow, Pastor Kumuyi made it clear that he was determined to remember her and carry on their joint purpose.
On April 11, 2009, the late Abiodun Kumuyi passed away at the age of 57 following a brief illness. After getting married on September 13, 1980, the couple had two kids, John and Jeremiah, throughout their roughly 28-year marriage.
Pastor Kumuyi expressed the pain of his loss in his speech while reaffirming his determination to continue working on the project they both committed their life to.
“I was preaching here on Saturday, 11th April 2009, and the devil worked on my absence. My wife was at home because she had a challenge. I was driving out, the devil came, but I did not remember to close the spiritual door that nobody will sneak into that place (his house) and when I finished the Faith Clinic that morning, I received a message that my beloveth wife was gone.
“I ran to IBTC (home); I saw it had happened and I met some people there; they were praying and the Lord assured me that I should let it go, let that go, don’t bother about it,” William Kumuyi said as he speaks on wife’s death.
The preacher claimed that instead of lingering in grief, one should deepen one’s spirituality. He referred to his ministry’s subsequent action as a form of “revenge” against the devil.
“I let it (his wife’s death) go, but from that day, I said ‘that one happened, this other one will no more happen.’
“Since that time, for me to revenge on the devil, I have gone to many places since she left, I have covered most of the local governments in Nigeria, I have gone to almost all the nations of Africa, I have gone to all the continents of the world, blind eyes have opened, deaf ears have opened, the lame had risen up and walk and now I am getting to another level, the dead has now been raised and so I have come to tell you, those that have gone have gone, water under the bridge that has gone is gone, all that has gone has gone, now in your family you will be in charge.
“Anywhere I go, now I will be in charge. Nothing will be allowed to steal anything away,” he added.
