By Tare Youdeowei

ASABA—Christian Evangelical Social Movement of Nigeria, CESM, is set to hold a  National Prayer Conference at Bishops Court, Anglican Communion in Asaba, Delta State.

With the theme, Generational Impact: Past, Present and Future,the prayer conference will feature the 40th anniversary celebration sub-themed; Celebration of  God’s Faithfulness at 40th anniversary of CESM.

Disclosing that the Movement has always had Nigeria at heart, Rev. Lucky Udi said; “We are looking forward to good governance in Nigeria. We are interested in the politics of the nation and we know we cannot change a person’s mind but we are sure God can, that is why we have been praying for this nation for 40 years, especially in times of crisis.

“CESM is a non-denominational organization that has affected many lives in Nigeria and beyond. We have the children evangelical society where we trained children in the word of God so that when they grow up they will be better citizens. We also formed Bible club all over the country, planting of churches in different countries in the last 40 years.”

On the Movement’s goals in the coming years,  Udi said; “Our focus right now is to affect the seven mountains of society; education, entertainment, sports, religion, government, media, business, art and family. We are looking to include skill acquisition in our  programme for the 40th anniversary celebration to encourage our people to learn because right now salaries or pension is not enough.”