Wife of the General Overseer of Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Folu Adeboye has said that good parenting is the bedrock of any society, which is capable of building good homes as the family remains the smallest and most important unit of the society.
Adeboye stated this at the 70th birthday thanksgiving service held in honour of Adeyinka Badejo, wife of former general overseer of Foursquare Gospel Church in Nigeria.
“Some parents could not boast of their parenting and home, because, they are also product of bad parenting. Good parents should endeavour to sacrifice all they could to give their children, not only good education, but good and godly parenting for successful future of the children who are heritage of God,” she said.
Quoting from the bible, she said: “Knowledge is the application of what you might receive to develop your lifestyle and to form your character”.
She described the celebrant, Badejo, as a virtuous woman brought up and nurtured with good and godly parenting, including passion and love for God, the evidence of what manifest in her lifestyle, marriage and service to God, the church community and Christianity.
“No woman can be successful in life without a good husband beside her, because, it takes the two to do it together, when they found each other, especially through salvation and genuine love for Christ,” she said.
Expressing her gratitude to God, Badejo said she was grateful to God for all He has done in her life with the assurance of eternity. “I am very grateful to God for everything about my life. His goodness and mercy are incomprehensible and no amount of money can buy them”, Badejo said.
Other event during the thanksgiving held at the Foursquare Gospel Church national headquarters, Yaba, was the unveiling of a book of tributes, ‘ADEYINKA BADEJO: A Woman in full faith, fullness and flair’, compiled by Doyin Akinade.
SEYI JOHN SALAU
