A recent testimony from a member of The Lord’s Chosen Charismatic Revival Ministry has caused quite a stir online. In a viral video, the unnamed woman claimed that during a military exam, an old man appeared to her and provided answers to some questions. She stated that the exam included 50 questions, with 40 focusing on careers and 10 related to current affairs.

“We all had written our career questions. It then came to these very 10 questions, which asked, ‘Mention 10 Francophone countries and their capitals.’
“Brethren, nobody knew this question. So, all I did was to raise the question paper and declare to it: ‘I am a Chosen! I am a chosen!! I am a chosen!!! This question, who are you? Where is the God of my pastor power?’

“Then, suddenly, an old man appeared by my right-hand side in white apparel. He told me, ‘My daughter, begin to write.’ And I began to write,” she recounted.

According to her account, she shared her answers with another candidate. However, some exam invigilators became suspicious and pulled off her apron, which caused the “angel” to disappear. This incident made her upset, yet the church erupted in celebration at the end of her testimony.

“But when they returned the apron and I wore it back, the old man appeared again and began to tell the rest of the answers. I completed 10 good questions. I wrote them correctly and accurately. To me, it was like a dream.

“Brethren, when I finished writing my questions, a sister who sat by my side was a Mountain of Fire member because of the logo on her clothing. As I took up the answer sheet and was cross-checking my write-up, I signaled to the woman, saying, ‘Sister, do anything you can do humanly possible.

“Any moment from now, I am going to submit my questions.’ While I was cross-checking, the sister quietly copied. And immediately she finished, brethren, I stood up and submitted my questions. Everybody in the hall was looking at me. That was how only two of us out of 102 were able to do this,” she added.

Bishop Stephen Adegbite, the chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria in Lagos, publicly criticized the church for allowing such claims. He described the testimony as false and emphasized that academic success comes from hard work, not supernatural assistance. He also expressed disbelief at the idea that God would provide answers during an exam, questioning the validity of such miracles.

This isn’t the first time unusual testimonies from church members have made headlines. Previous videos featured stories of members claiming miraculous escapes from kidnappers and surviving gunshots. The CAN chairman dismissed these as fabrications.

In defense of the testimonies, Pastor Chidi Louis, the Head of Public Relations and Media for the church, stated that many of these experiences are often misunderstood. He explained that the church encourages members to share their stories freely, believing that these testimonies should reflect their personal beliefs, even if some events occurred in dreams.

“She is entitled to her opinion as she is the owner of her mouth. But for anyone to say such, we must verify that. We must see the people in the hall, and they must testify against her that that was never the situation.

“But looking at it ordinarily, that is a foolish talk, and nobody should accept that. There are testimonies you don’t allow to be given in the church. And that is why before people give their testimonies, you should invite them and know what they want to talk about.

“If it is something that is good for public consumption, you should allow it to go. But if you know that the story they are telling can only be told to monkeys, you should ask the person to go and face the monkeys and say that, not in the church. So, that type of testimony should be served to the monkeys and not to human beings,” the Lagos State CAN chairman declared.

The church plans to address the controversies raised by this testimony and others in a meeting next Friday.

“There is no need for us to begin to doubt someone’s testimony. If anybody comes and says he wants to give a testimony, we give that person the opportunity; we don’t guide people on what to say or how to say it. They are free to say it as they like,” Louis stated, adding that the church was unperturbed by social media trolls.