The Mount Zion Drama Outreaches is as old as the Mount Zion Faith Ministries Int'l. When the Ministry started in the year 1985, the few members then according to the leading of the Holy Spirit, like the Biblical Mary, were just busy learning under the feet of Jesus. They engaged themselves in studying the Word of God for a period of one year until an invitation came from the Nigerian Christian Teachers Fellowship for the Ministry to come and present a drama on the 11th of July, 1986 at Ilesha, Osun State. The rate at which the Power of God came down during and after the drama ministration that took both the hosts and the Mount Zion Brethren by surprise! We witnessed great manifestations of the move of God!
The Ministry thereafter began a full-fledged drama outreaches, though the members were still on part-time. Letters were written to Churches to request their permission to allow the Ministry minister drama in their churches. Doors began to open for drama outreaches in Churches. The Drama Ministrations began to increase year after year and in 1989 August, the entire members of the Ministry entered into a full-time operations and this marked a great turning point in the Drama outreaches of the Ministry.
As soon as this happened, the Lord gave the Ministry an open door to travel far and wide across the length and breadth of Nigeria, ministering drama in churches. The Lord proved His faithfulness by confirming His words in our mouths with testimonies of salvation of souls and revival of the children of God.
Apart from churches, the Mount Zion Drama Outreaches arm of the Mount Zion Faith Ministries Int'l have also honoured invitations to present drama in special programmes like Church Conventions, National and International Conferences and Inter-denominational Crusades.
The Lord has also extended the ministerial border of the Ministry beyond the shores of this Country. In September 1999, the Drama outreach travelled to Ghana for a month Drama Tour. The Ministry also travelled to Cameroon in October 2001 for drama outreaches and to Nairobi, Kenya in september 2002.
And in the year 2003 and 2004, the Lord opened the door for drama outreaches in London when Evangelists Mike and Gloria Bamiloye staged drama at Cliwom Sanctuary of Praise, London and during the women Convention of Deeper Life Bible Church, London. We really thank God for the testimonies of God's faithfulness in the outreaches.
The Lord is doing wonders in the drama outreaches. His greatness is being manifested through the live drama. But we perceive that the Lord is moving the Ministry higher in His bid to reach the hungry souls who love to be watching films either by Home Video or through Television Transmission. This is why the Ministry is now getting busier on producing more films than on live Drama Ministrations.
HISTORY OF MOUNT ZION DRAMA OUTREACHES
Nationwide Tours
The Mount Zion Drama Outreaches have traveled from her base to different parts of Nigeria presenting drama in churches and ministries.
The first major tour of the Ministry took her to Kano (hundreds of Kilometres away from her base) in August 1989. Before this time, the drama outreaches, which was the only functioning arm by then, could not move far away from her base (then at Ile-Ife), because the members were on part-time, some were students and some were civil servants.
The drama outreaches were then restricted to weekends only. But when the whole members crossed to full-time in August 1989, the Lord opened the door for the Ministry to travel far and wide in Nigeria for long-tour drama outreaches. This open door saw us ministering in drama in Kano churches throughout the months of August and October 1989 and in about fourteen different churches in Jos, Plateau State of Nigeria in the month of November 1989. The ministry went back to Kano in January 1990 and from there crossed over to Zaria and Kaduna in February 1990. In June that same year, the Ministry was invited back to Zaria by all Zaria churches for a week drama outreaches in seven zones of the city.
Other Nationwide drama tours we had were
- Warri Churches- September 1990
- Warri Churches- November 1990
- Warri Churches- March 1991
- Kaduna Churches-September 1991
- Kaduna Churches-November 1991.
Our stage drama tours have also extended to cities like Suleja, Abuja, Benin City, Calabar and Orlu in Imo State of Nigeria.
Special Programmes Drama Outreaches
The Mount Zion Drama Outreaches arm of The Mount Zion Faith Ministries Int’l have also honoured invitations to present drama in special programmes like Church Conventions, National and International Conferences and Inter-denominational Crusades. In fact, the first drama outreach of the Ministry was staged at the First National Christian Teachers’ Conference, organised by the Nigerian Christian Teachers’ Fellowship in July 1986. Another special programme we ministered live drama was the Annual Convention of the Redeemed Christian Church of God in August 1989.
Other places the Ministry had ministered in Drama included:
- The Regional Convention of The Full Gospel Business Men’s Fellowship International in November 1998.
- International Ministers and Christian Leaders Prayer and Leadership Conference in Port-Harcourt, Nigeria (2001, 2002 & 2003)
- Annual Northern Nigeria Ministers Conference (2002 & 2003)
- Annual Nigerian Turning Point Conference (2003 & 2004)
African Drama Outreaches
In the year 1999, the Lord told us He has opened the door for us to go and minister drama in African Nations. And between 1999 and September 2002, we have been able to visit three African countries with our drama ministrations. These countries were Ghana, Cameroon and Kenya.
For more information, contact us through:
e-mail::: outreach@mzfm.info
