She had been inspired by a voice repeatedly telling her to study "Matthew 10:10". An illiterate woman, she sought council and was inspired by the holy spirit to start her ministry. She carried a Bible and a bell, and traveled on foot, by bus and train, through eastern Nigeria preaching at markets, starting with Enugu market. Hers was a faith ministry and she soon came to realize that she had the g
ift of prophecy and healing. She inspired a group of twelve itinerant evangelists to join her in her activities and started a prayer group at Onitsha in the same year. Over the years the church has grown, and by 2002 had become an international organization with nearly eight hundred congregations. By 2006, the church had nearly two million members and had congregations in three quarters of the states of Nigeria, and had also established a congregation in Togo, Kenya, Liberia, Ivory Coast, Republic of Benin, Ghana and more are still developing. Apart from evangelism, the church has set up schools in many villages and urban areas, as well as skills training centres. It also supports the Good News Theological College and Seminary, an interdenominational institution of higher learning in Accra, Ghana, which was founded in 1971. it has always continued to be a church that develops the community physically, socially and spiritually.
