The senior pastor and founder of the Master’s Place International Church, Pastor Korede Komaiya has revealed that medical professionals once told him that he would not live beyond the age of 35.
The 54-year-old disclosed this in an Instagram post on Wednesday while sharing photos ahead of his 55th birthday.
“My gratitude knows no bounds. I saw bends that were like ends until God turned things around. I have escaped death over and over again. I was told medically that I wouldn’t live to be 35 years old, and now I’m just a few days away from 55,” he wrote.
He added that his survival is a testimony of divine mercy.
“I am a product of mercy. God always comes through for me, no matter the battle or my mistakes. No hatred, no betrayal, no siege of the wicked, and no assault of the evil ones has been able to stop my destiny,” he said. The cleric also reflected on his work in ministry.
“Today, God has made me a father to orphans, a father to orphans, a succour to widows, an eye to the blind, hope to the hopeless, and light to those in darkness. Only God deserves all the glory. Help me thank God! Gratitude mode activated,” he added.
Pastor Korede Komaiya founded, The Master’s Place International Church in Warri, Delta State, where he pastors alongside his wife, Esther.
The church was established in 2007.