For more than three decades, Apostle Oliver Tonye has travelled across Nigeria and beyond proclaiming one central message: Jesus Christ still saves, heals, and transforms lives. He is the founder of Jesus Heals the Sick Ministries, the Apostolic Centre, which is a training centre, preparing believers to walk like Jesus did and the International Network of Apostolic Voices. He is an author, teacher, conference speaker, and the current Publicity Secretary & Director of Digital Media of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN), Lagos State. He has become one of the respected voices advocating biblical healing, church unity, and revival in our day and time. In this exclusive interview with LYDIA ENYIDIYA EKE, he speaks about healing, revival, leadership, his service in PFN Lagos, and the future of the Church. Excerpts:
Apostle Tonye, many people know you as a healing evangelist. How would you describe your calling?
My calling is first to preach Jesus Christ. The gospel, by its very nature, is a message of healing or restoration, physical Healing is a component of it; it points people to Christ. When Jesus healed the sick, His ultimate purpose was reconciliation between God and humanity. Reconciliation is healing a fractured relationship, isn’t it? Healing in all its forms is the heartbeat of our ministry.
