By Moses Nyirenda

Lilongwe, March 10, Mana: Pentecost International Christian Centre (PICC) founder, Pastor Esau Banda, has advised people, including his followers, to embrace faith amidst various challenges the country is experiencing.

He made the remarks Saturday at Bingu National Stadium (BNS) in Lilongwe when his church was celebrating 14 years of existence in God's ministry.

Banda said God does not abandon his children and what people need to do is to keep faith and trust in God.

“Let us keep the faith. Jesus came as our hope of glory and has never failed. I want to assure Malawians that regardless of what we are going through, the Lord is on our side; he has proven throughout history that he has never abandoned his people.

“You may recall that the children of Israel were stuck in Egypt for 430 years but God came through for them. So, no matter how long it may take, there is hope for Malawi,” Banda said.

He said PICC has in its time of existence, both within and outside the country, helped transform people’s lives and bring hope to the hopeless, among other things.

Pastor Banda said moving forward, PICC plans to continue with construction of churches across the world.

“PICC is a global ministry. We have plans to plant churches across Africa, Europe, North and South America as well as Asia,” he said.

One of PICC members, Gift-Jamie Mawerenga, said his life has changed since he joined the church in 2020.

“PICC has a mandate to bring hope to the hopeless, life to the dying and help them become true disciples of Jesus Christ and this has changed my life. I am full of hope in its entirety now and I am a true disciple of Jesus Christ,” Mawerenga explained.

The event featured a celebration march from Area 25 to BNS followed by prayers and entertainment activities.