‘Played for 25 hours, 30 minutes’
A member of the Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries (MFM), Joshua Olusanya, has emerged as the first person to win the Guinness World Record in longest marathon trumpet blowing, which he played for 25 hours, 30 minutes and 36 seconds.

He achieved the record in Lagos on May 9, 2025.

Olusanya, while sharing his testimony during the July edition of MFM’s Special Power Must Change Hands programme held at the Prayer City, on July 5, 2025, said that that last year, he attempted the longest playing time of the trumpet in the world but his attempt was disqualified because of a technical error.

He said: “I was heartbroken and it was painful for me seeing the number of efforts that I put into it, and I was disqualified. However, I was not discouraged and this year, I sought the guidance of our father in the Lord (Dr Daniel Olukoya), who instructed me to first cut off my dreads.”

This was a very tough decision for me; I can actually say that was one of the toughest decisions to take in my life.

“Then I consulted my parents, told them about this, and my parents said that ‘for your spiritual victory, obey our Daddy in the Lord.’ It took me some days to decide to obey the instruction of our father in the Lord; I cut my dreads and went back to tell my father in the Lord that I had cut my dreads, and he prayed for me.

“This time, I believe that really, God was involved. The first one was through me and the efforts that I had put into it, but this time around, I am putting God first.

“I played for 25 hours, 30 minutes and 36 seconds. Something happened even after the 25 hours and 30 minutes. I was supposed to have a little break and then come back and play for another one hour to keep going but then, I saw that my team had stopped the recording, thinking that I was done and that time, I did not know where the strength was coming from and I was willing to continue playing for the next 25 hours.

“I started uploading my attempt, and I didn’t allow any of my team members to do it. This, I want to do myself, because I do not want my team to make a mistake. Then I remembered that this time last year, I was in this same office where this thing happened, and they disqualified the attempt. I stand before you today to appreciate God and our father in the Lord. I am so honoured for his guidance, his prayers, his commitment and for raising a young talent.”