Mitogo Opira
I am Rev. Mitogo Opira, born in Democratic Republic of Congo, and I moved to United States of America, which is now my adopted country. I am married and father of 4 children.
I am graduated from Calvin Theological Seminary in 2008, Grand Valley State University in 2011 and I am taking some course in Educational Theology.
I loved the Lord Jesus Christ, and I believe in God the Father, the Maker of every things, in Jesus Christ our Lord and Savior who took our place in the cross of Calvary and paid for all of sins, and in the Holy Spirit sent by the Father and Son to empower us, to lead us, to comfort us, and to dwell in us.
I believe prayer is the way christians can communicate and experience the presence of God in their life and ministry. As chritians, God called us to walk with Him.
I believe the Church of Jesus Christ is ONE and CONNECTED although they are divided in their theology and doctrines. I love the worship and reading the Bible.
Rev. Mitogo Opira
Posted in: James 5:13-15: Elders Healing With Prayer and Oil
Hi Steve,
Good question and I agree with you that our churches do not talk a lot of about all questions that we have in this text. I know that our God is the healer and we do not have in our own the power to heal. As the text said, when we pray over someone and amoint oil the person will heal.
I do not use oil most of the time, but when I pray over someone, I ask God to anoint the person, to forgive him/ her, and I proclaim the healing from God. I command the power of disease to leave. If I feel like I must rebuke the power of darkness in the person life, I do so without hesitation. I saw miracle happened and the person healed...
I am looking forward to see our churches talk about it. Last Sunday night in Fuller Avenue CRC, we had healing service. The pastors prayed over people.
The Bible said it, as children of God, we must obey and practice it sometimes.
Rev. Mitogo Opira