Praise the Lord! The book is now out! After three years of interviewing eyewitnesses of this awesome move of God, The Faith Clinic Revival finally got released last weekend, just in time for the 20th year remembrance of Bro. Ibe's departure from this world. I consider it a honour to be used of God to put the book together. I wish I had started in 2006 when He first told me to embark on the work!

Early indications and feedback are showing that it is a vital work. May the Lord use it for His glory; and may it inspire us to expect more from God. I'll post excerpts and purchasing information soon. Have you seen or read a copy? Please let us know. Thanks!

"The Church will be grateful for this work."
- Pastor Alex Adegboye, Stone Church Ibadan, Nigeria

Remembering Bro. Ibe... How time flies!

If a thousand years is like a day before the Lord, then twenty will be what... a milli-second? Yes, it feels just like yesterday that Bro. Ibeneme, founder of Faith Clinic Ibadan, went to be with the Lord, even though it is twenty years this May. After these many years, his impact in the lives of many remains.

For quite a while now, and increasingly in the last few weeks, I have had to delve into the life and times of Bro. Ibe and Faith Clinic. The 20th anniversary is drawing near, and I am working to finish the book that the Lord mandated me to write about this unique revival (I covet your prayers, please, for grace and inspiration to complete the assignment!). And what can I say? It has been such a blessing; a humbling experience; a refreshing reality. Bro. Ibe was indeed an instrument of revival in the hands of God.

Incidentally, Faith Clinic, for the past twenty years, had hosted a yearly 'Prophetic Prayer Conference' every May since Bro. Ibe's transition. This May (2nd - 5th) will be the 20th edition, and everyone is cordially invited. The book will be released during the conference (in Jesus' name, Amen!).

So, please mark your diaries. If you had once been impacted by the ministry of Faith Clinic, make plans to be at the grounds at Ijokodo. Let us celebrate together the memory of a great servant of God. Do you know others who were part of Faith Clinic? Get the word out to them. More than a celebration of Bro. Ibe, the Lord will challenge us ALL in our individual walks of faith and refresh us with His Spirit for the next phase of our journeys.

See you at Faith Clinic next May!

Faith Clinic Nig (Inc.)
A.K.A. Chapel of Faith
Along Sango-Eleyele Road
Ijokodo/WAEC Junction
IBADAN
Tel: 08031564116

Without faith...

Hebrews 11:6 was Faith Clinic's motto in the days of Bro. Ibeneme.  This humble servant of God believed God through and through.  He took the word literally and believed that God meant every word of it.  He lived a life pleasing to God because he lived by faith.

A new generation of believers need to arise urgently.  A people who will believe God when He speaks and obey Him when He instructs.  It is not enough to believe God; we must also obey Him in all things.  Bro. Ibe learnt to follow God as He led the way.  The result of this was undeniable: signs, wonders, diverse miracles and the gifts of the Holy Spirit.

Thank God for this great legacy!

My last visit to Faith Clinic

I visited the Faith Clinic grounds a few weeks ago and met Bro. Adolphus, one of the faithful ministers who has remained loyal to God and to the ministry. Some will remember the tall, serious-looking minister who was mightily anointed and terribly feared by devils!

He's much older now and still passionate about God. We shared fellowship and updated on a few things. I confessed that the book projected was more or less on hold, but assured that it will gather more pace when I could spend more time seeing and interviewing people in Nigeria.

I noticed a new construction going on just by the entrance of the premises. It is on the same spot where the first make-shift building was raised when Faith Clinic meetings moved from Adamasingba Stadium to the newly acquired plot of land just off the Sango-Eleyele by pass. Oh how I remember that spot!...

My last visit to Faith Clinic in December 1992 before moving to UK was at this very place. There were not as many people in attendance, compared to the UCH or Adamasingba crowds. I was sitting on one of the long, wooden benches close to the back of the shed. In the course of the evening, they began to show us a video teaching by Morris Cerrulo. Sure, this was an unusual programme in Faith Clinic, and I cannot recall if there were other ministrations before or after the video session (I can only assume there was). I cannot remember, either, what Morris Cerrulo taught on the video other than the fact it was one of the ones in which he taught using a green board and chalk.

In spite of the unusual nature of the meeting, something happened to me that I have remembered ever since. A burden came upon me and waves of spiritual emotion swept through my body. I crouched on the bench and prayed from my heart, committing the whole of my life to God and His agenda on the earth. As I continued in this state, I heard the Lord speaking clearly in my spirit words that have never left me. He said, "Son you are going to the UK. I am not sending you to pastor a church; I am not sending you to lead worship; I am not giving you to a single congregation." Although my eyes were full of tears and my body was shaking all over, these words registered in the depth of my spirit, and they continue to speak to me even today...

Anyway, the new construction, Bro. Adolphus said, will serve as the meeting place for the church and the present auditorium will be used by the youth. I can only pray that the Lord will continue to meet with His people there and give some encounters that they will remember for the rest of their lives!

If you once attended Faith Clinic and have a story to tell, please get in touch with me (israel@bookswithamission.org). The work is still in progress!

It's a massive task!

For quite a while, I have not had the opportunity to do much with the assignment to write about the Faith Clinic years. It is simply a massive assignment! There are a lot of people to interview, a lot of miles to travel, and a lot of materials to digest. I have to be in Nigeria for a considerable length of time to make meaningful progress.

If anyone wants to be part of the Research Team for this project, please get in touch with me (israel@bookswithamission.org).

This is God-assigned, worthy task, and it will be completed in due season!

FAITH CLINIC: One legacy out of many!

One of the largest denominations in Nigeria has, for many years, adopted the tag "Faith Clinic" for their weekly prayer and deliverance service. Is this a coincidence or does it have something to do with Bro. Ibe and Faith Clinic Ibadan?

This is how it happened. As God caused the news of His move in Faith Clinic to spread throughout Ibadan and its surroundings, it became obvious that so many people were suffering from demonic oppression and needed deliverance. Without any adverts, the crowds kept coming. What accompanied this influx of people was the need for more labourers. This is exactly how Jesus viewed the harvest field in His day - there were a lot of people that needed ministry but very few labourers to minister to them.

Gradually, God brought faithful labourers to Faith Clinic. He also led the team to start a Training School to equip believers in the Faith and raise more labourers who could competently counsel and pray for people. Towards this same end, a team of teachers began to visit other churches to teach congregations on the subject of deliverance and help raise up teams for the church. Remember, in the early years, Faith Clinic was a "para-church ministry". The ministry sought to bless God's people and His Church.

Everywhere the teachers went, the same miracles and manifestations that were witnessed in Faith Clinic followed them. It was the impact of what God did through the teachings in many of the congregations of this major denomination that led to the adoption of the tag "Faith Clinic" for one of their weekly services. To God be all the glory for this enduring legacy!

Bro. Ibe: An Apostle of Love

Many people may remember Bro. Ibe as someone God used to bring deliverance to the oppressed, however, almost everyone I have interviewed thus far, those who knew him from close range, remember him for his heart of love. He lived a life of love - love for God and love for people.

Bro. Ibe will do anything and go to any length to show God's love to others. And it was genuine love from the heart. He was touched by the problems of others and was moved by compassion to minister to them. The thrill was not in the fact that demons obeyed him in the name of Jesus, but that someone was set free from the devil and shown grace by God. How different from some who are excited by the obedience of demons; worse still who capitalise on people's predicaments and use them to build their ministries. What can we say about those who televise demonic manifestations? Is this an act of love to a needy person or an attempt to validate and show off supposed spiritual power?

Many deliverances in Faith Clinic we dramatic and spectacular, but the focus was on setting the

captives free. This was Bro. Ibe preoccupation, motivated by love. He was a proclaimer of the good news and was passionate about seeing people come into the Kingdom. He loved the sinner and spent himself to introduce them to Christ.

Bro. Ibe also loved his co-workers. He was not domineering or intimidating. He trained, raised and encouraged the ministers, many of who were young believers sold out to God. Many are still serving God faithfully today. They saw in Bro. Ibe an example of love and commitment for God.

If you knew Bro. Ibe, please share your recollections. An entirely new generation need to learn from his exemplary life of love, purpose and sacrifice. Over to you!

We see not our signs!

One of the signs Jesus said will follow those who believe is deliverance - casting out of demons in His name. During the Faith Clinic years, this sign was evident for all to see. It was not hidden, neither was it confined to an individual. Any believer who made him or herself available was used of God as a vessel to bring deliverance into people's lives.

Wherever there were difficult cases of oppression and affliction, Faith Clinic was always the recommended place for a solution. Why, because the "sign" was clear to all and Lord's presence tangible. Upon Mount Zion, the Bible says, there will be deliverance.

Sadly, this "sign" is not as vivid in the Church as it was years past. So many practices that are labelled "deliverance" does not resemble deliverance at all. Many end up more bound than they were before they encountered many of today's "deliverance houses". May the Lord revive His works as in the days of old!

Surely, "we see not our signs" (Psalm 74:9). Without any "sign", some may not find there way to Christ. Without signs, Jesus said, some will not believe (John 4:48). May the Lord restore us and cause His signs to follow us once again.

FAITH CLINIC: Without Faith it is IMPOSSIBLE to please God!

Every move of God is a move of faith, for the just shall live, walk, run and soar by faith. Hebrews 11:6 was the motto of FAITH CLINIC, which goes to show the total reliance on God and His Word. Faith Clinic ministers had no choice: they had to be people of conviction in the ability and pronouncements of God. As one minister put it, "We prayed ourselves up and relied on God fully, because hundreds of people would turn up on Saturday night expecting God to meet with them."

And God did meet with the people through the dedication of those who chose to believe in Him literally. God is real. He is again looking for those who believe that "He is" and that He is "a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him."

Is it possible that we are not seeing the manifestations of God like the days of old because we believe more in man's methods and systems more than the quick and powerful word of God? Do we believe in and have a spirit-and-truth relationship with the God of the Word? FAITH CLINIC was definitely an atmosphere where faith could easily develop. Everywhere you turn, the power of God was evident. I used to say in those days that one of the fastest ways to develop and grow in faith was to cast out a few devils. What this does is bring the pages of God's word to life. Prayer and faith will cease to be theoretical ideals. If God says it, that settles it. We need a return to this kind of raw faith; one that does not need the propping up of psychological embellishments that originate from man's mind.

God was pleased with Bro. Ibe and the FAITH CLINIC team because they dared to walk in faith. God confirmed the words of these simple disciples with signs, wonders and diverse miracles. Thank you Jesus for this great example of faith.

FAITH CLINIC: Just a "deliverance ministry?"

Those who know the history of revivals are aware that almost every move of God endured attacks from antagonists, especially from others in the Church. It was not any different with FAITH CLINIC. Many people criticised what God did through Bro. Ibe. The main criticism was that FAITH CLINIC focused on demons and deliverance. Thankfully, Bro. Ibe and the FAITH CLINIC team were not swayed by the waves of opposition. They continued to serve God and His people with fervour and conviction, both being marks of revivalists.

It is sad though, that many who attack revivals do so presumptuously. Jesus was persecuted because He was not a conformist. He was even accused of casting out devils by Beelzebub, the prince of devils, because throughout His earthly ministry, He was delivering people from demonic strongholds. Of course, many deliverances occurred in FAITH CLINIC, because God used Bro. Ibe to restore the emphasis of deliverance in the Body of Christ in Nigeria. Before FAITH CLINIC, many in the Church did not have any experiential understanding of their authority over the demonic.

I attended FAITH CLINIC many times and I can testify that God did more than deliver people from devils. There were many who got saved, healed and filled with the Holy Spirit. Every meeting featured a salvation message, healing message and a session on the Baptism of the Holy Spirit. There was also a Bible School that equipped believers in the word. It was a well-rounded move of God. Only eternity will tell all that God did through FAITH CLINIC. To God be the glory!

FAITH CLINIC: Real people, real problems, real miracles!

When you read the biblical account of the woman who had an issue of blood for 12 years, the woman who was bent over for 18, or the man who was invalid for 38, all of whom received miraculous turnarounds from Jesus, if care is not taken, they will seem like "nice stories" that we cannot relate to. They are too spectacular and "out of this world" to provide any lasting inspiration in our walk with God. What we forget is that the supernatural should be natural to us when we are truly walking in the spirit and light of God's truth.

Such was the reality that surrounded FAITH CLINIC Ibadan in those days. The miraculous was normal during each meeting. People got healed. Many more got delivered from devils. There was no gimmick or fanfare; the power of God was always present to destroy the works of Satan.

I recently read Alive At Last!, an account of the deliverance of Sis. Christie Ifebueme from a life of bondage and oppression. She had spent many years seeking for a solution to her many woes. She went from one prayer house to another, spending money and performing rituals. All these could not prevent her children dying, the attacks on her marriage, the affliction and oppression in dreams, to name a few. This was a real woman with a real problem, in need of a real and lasting miracle.

I highlight her story because of the simplicity of how the Lord delivered her (in the same simple yet powerful way Jesus met needs when He walked the earth). A friend of Sis. Christie had invited her to a Full Gospel Business Men's meeting. She went reluctantly and was only interested in the food. God, however, had plans for her. She jokingly responded to the "altar call" only to find herself arrested by the power of God.

While unconscious on the floor, Sis. Christie saw herself in a vision where a man in white garments beckoned to her and said, My daughter, this is the end of your problems. Go to Dr. Ibeneme; he will help you and tell you what to do. By the time she came to herself two hours later, she could not stop weeping and crying out, Dr. Ibeneme, the Lord said I should come to you. The meeting had finished, but as God would have it, Bro. Ibe was in the meeting, counselling with some people. Bro. Ibe would later write in the foreword of Alive At Last!:

That night I was called to see this nicely dressed Igbo woman who had all her clothes completely soaked with tears and was asking for me. Yet I had never met her before. I calmed her down and was able to counsel with her, assuring her that the Lord has accepted her and was going to deliver her completely.

Bro. Ibe invited Sis. Christie to attend FAITH CLINIC the following weekend. When she arrived, she was disappointed not to see Dr. Ibeneme because he had gone for an outside ministration. But, you see, Bro. Ibe was never the deliverer in FAITH CLINIC; it was always Christ. God used, in Sis. Christie's words, "a young boy, an undergraduate of the University of Ibadan" to minister to her. That night she was gloriously delivered!

Thank God Sis. Christie wrote her testimony! There are hundreds of testimonies that are yet to be written. Some of these need to be documented so that believers can understand that Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever!

Did you attend FAITH CLINIC in Ibadan? Do you have real stories of what God did in the lives of real people? Stories that happened before witnesses and can be verified? Please let us know; let the world know to the glory of God!

Please send an email (israel@bookswithamission.org) or leave a comment on our Facebook page. Thank you!

Bro. Ibe: Leader, mentor & worthy example

When Paul said, "Be ye followers of me", it was because he himself was a follower of God. During the FAITH CLINIC days, many "followed" Bro. Ibe because he was a lover and follower of God. He personified the love of God and was both accessible and approachable by many that came to him.

Almost everyone I have interviewed so far remember the days of eating bread and coke after a long night of ministration. If you did not know who Bro. Ibe was, you would not be able to distinguish him among the workers as they all sat and enjoyed fellowship together. He had a sense humour that sometimes made people crack up in laughter. Such was the down-to-earth nature of this man of God.

What drew people to Bro. Ibe? The character of God, which is love. He was also secure in his love for and relationship with God that he did not mind raising and promoting other ministers around him. And he raised many young men and women, giving them the opportunity and platform to serve God. There was no competition or conflict of interest; everyone gathered to serve God and minister to His people. There was no difference when Bro. Ibe was around FAITH CLINIC and when he was not. The atmosphere was the same; the miracles always happened.

Bro. Ibe led by example. He led a life of servitude, sacrifice, humility, faith and passion. He set a standard that challenged those around him. He was firm when correcting those who erred, but did so in love and with much encouragement. He was also sold out to the cause of Christ. He gave his generation all that God gave to him.

There are many leaders in the Body of Christ today, but so few worthy of emulation. Bro. Ibe is one of those to learn from, and that is why his story is more that due to be told.

FAITH CLINIC Ibadan: An untold story of God's move

There have been different moves of God since the history of the world. These divine activities of God through passionate souls have advanced His purpose on the Earth and set multiplied thousands free from satanic bondages. Unfortunately, many of these moves are unknown to generations afterwards because not only did the moves subside after a while, their details were not documented for the inspiration of others. One of the reasons, therefore, why God commands the documentation of events is for the continuity of spiritual life, knowledge and momentum.

Faith Clinic Ibadan and the ministry of Bro. Ibe was a move of God. Certainly, this was the case. It is not possible to estimate the number of people who were saved, delivered from demons and filled with the Holy Spirit at Faith Clinic. What about the number of those who studied at the Bible School or the number of ministers that were raised through the ministry? This lack of information, to a large extent, is not the fault of those who were involved with Faith Clinic. They were caught up with the responsibility of being a channel of deliverance for those who sought God's touch and were the least interested in promoting themselves through the media.

Faith Clinic spread without any press release or advert. Rather, the news of what God was doing went ahead of the ministry and attracted more people every week. Bro. Ibe loved God and His people. He gave himself totally to the work of reaching others. It was not about him, but about God's love setting people free from bondage. There was no preoccupation on how to take advantage of what God was doing. It didn't even cross the mind. This is one of the marks of God's move, when those involved are able to truly give all glory to God without putting themselves in the centre of it.

Well, the task is on, to piece lots of information together about the decade-long Faith Clinic revival. Many still need to learn about what God did and how He did it. Many still need to be set free so that they can serve the purposes of God for their lives without fear. May the world be blessed with the knowledge of God's glory that broke out through the life and ministry of Bro. Ibe.

Amen.

Why write about FAITH CLINIC and BRO. IBE?

It was about three years ago when the Lord told me to write about the things that happened during the FAITH CLINIC years. I could not deny that I had received the instruction, but I really did not do anything about it other than make mention of it to Rev. Victor Amosun, one of Bro. Ibe's right-hand men during the FAITH CLINIC years.

Of course, the expected response to God's instruction is obedience, and I repent for not doing anything until the instruction was repeated again last December. It was clear, concise and full of purpose. The Lord said to me, "All of my moves on the Earth are documented. There are documentations of the FAITH CLINIC move in heaven, but no copy on Earth." I knew I had to get to work straight away.

So, why write about FAITH CLINIC? First, because God commanded me to. Secondly, there is almost nothing written about the great things God did through Bro. Ibe and the FAITH CLINIC ministry. I searched through the internet and found nothing, just two or three ministers who claimed FAITH CLINIC as their ministerial roots. I ordered for and read a book about the growth of Christianity in Nigeria from the 70s to the early 90s, and there was not even a mention of Bro. Ibe or FAITH CLINIC. At this point, I understood clearly what the Lord meant and why this work needs to be executed.

Only those who were at FAITH CLINIC during its peak days (1983 - 1993) will know that this was no small work. It was a move of God. Many thousands were saved and many more set free from demonic strongholds. Think about it: if the move of God in FAITH CLINIC happened in the West, our bookshops will be full of books about it; books for and against the move. Heaven will be full of surprises; so many moves of the Spirit are going unreported (and some that we think are divine moves have no trace of the divine upon them). The story of FAITH CLINIC must be told; it is about time.

More than just reporting happenings, there's an entirely new generation that needs to know what happened at FAITH CLINIC. God is the same yesterday, today and forever. The Word says, "This shall be written for the generation to come; and the people which shall be created shall praise the LORD" (Psalm 102:18). We need to raise a new generation who know their God and are equipped, willing and ready to do exploits. The account of the life of Bro. Ibe and the FAITH CLINIC revival will play a part in raising this end-time people.

If you attended FAITH CLINIC Ibadan at any time between 1983 and 1993, please get in touch. Join the group on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_153273448051108&notif_t=group_activity OR just search for FAITH CLINIC). Invite others to join. If you have a testimony, an experience or want to help in the research, please email me (israel@bookswithamission.org). This is not a research for one person. When I started at the beginning of the year by visiting FAITH CLINIC for the first time after seventeen years, I realised that the scope of the this work was so wide, much wider than the mind can imagine.

I thank you in advance for your participation and for your prayers.

Israel Emmanuel