The decoration and induction of thirty two new state patrons and patronesses of the Boy’s Brigade Nigeria, Edo State Council was held in Benin city with a call from a former Chief Judge of Edo State Rtd. Justice Esohe Ikponmwen for righteous living in this times by believers.
According to her lordship, the Boy’s Brigade is one of the leading organizations in the country for young boy’s and girls and as Patrons and Patronesses they should allow the Christ given light in them to shine in all direction, then the society will progress.
“The future of this country rest on the youths. We have responsibility to nurture the youths in conduct and character,” she added.
In his sermon, the host chaplain of the Nigerian Air force Protestant Church, the venue of the Induction and decoration of the state patrons and Patronesses, Rev. Kirgik Augustine urge them to be ready to serve by preparing for the spiritual war.
“To be a victor you must prepare for war and preparing for the spiritual war you need to be spiritual because you cannot use flesh to conquer spiritual matters. As Patron and Patronesses you are God incubator that will support the young ones.
“Let us be committed to the kingdom work. We are in the end time, there will be no peace until Jesus returns, let us look unto God by purifying ourselves, sacrifice ourselves before offering ourselves for the work of God,” he noted.
Rev. Kirgik Augustine, who lamented that in this end time people are killing human beings and they do not see anything wrong with it, said “We need to prepare our youths with what God has deposited in us for them to see the light.”
The President Boy’s Brigade Nigeria, Edo state Council, Sir (Dr.) Bibowei James Braie disclosed that the Boy’s Brigade is the foremost international interdenominational, voluntary and first uniformed Christian Youth Organization in the world that was founded in Glasgow, Scotland on October 4th 1883, by Sir William Alexander Smith and twenty five years later it was established in Nigeria in 1908.
“The focus of the Boy’s Brigade is to train boys to become useful Christian Citizens and to contribute to National development. We are involved in a lot of programmes of activities like drill and parade, camping and exposition, music, arts and culture, Bible study, vocational skill training etc.
“We have carefully chosen our patrons and patronesses to add value to the system and count on their support to help achieve the object of Boy’s Brigade which is the advancement of Christ Kingdom among Boys and the promotion of habits of obedience, reverence, discipline, self respect and all that tends towards a true Christian manliness,” he added.
