The Chairman, Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries (MFM) Praise and Worship Association, Pastor Pius Nweze Oragwu, has attributed the huge success of the just-concluded 24-hour Marathon Praise and Worship, to God’s divine intervention and the love shown by the General Overseer of MFM Worldwide, Dr Daniel Kolawole Olukoya, to the team.

The cleric said the General Overseer of MFM Ministries Worldwide encouraged the Praise Team to run marathon praise and worship programmes and today, God is glorified.

Oragwu noted that, when the MFM 24-hour Praise and Worship Marathon was being put together, what was on his mind was to glorify God and express their gratitude to Him for His consistent goodness and mercies to them and to MFM across the world. He said: “Some people love to receive blessings, but they don’t remember to express their gratitude or appreciate the giver. This is not a good habit. We have a saying in Igbo language, that says, ‘when you thank someone for the good he has done for you, he will do more;’ so, when we thank God for all He has been doing for us, our families, our Church worldwide and our nation, He shall do better to us. That was why we felt that the programme was an excellent assignment.”

Speaking on the challenges faced during the planning, Oragwu recounted the stress of total planning; some setbacks, insufficient resources, spiritual challenges, among others, adding that God saw the team through them all. He said: “The show was a success, far beyond the 2023 edition. We have also seen areas of necessary improvement for the next one, by God’s grace.”

To most Christians who see praise and worship as notnecessary and shy away from joining praise, worship and thanksgiving period during Church service, the singer quoted Psalm 100:4-5, which says: “Enter His gates with thanksgiving, and into His courts with praise. Be thankful unto the Lord and bless His name.” He noted that praise and worship is a biblical injunction that opens the way to miracles, signs and wonders.

The 2025 24-hour Marathon Praise held from July 18 to 19, 2025, at the MFM International Headquarters, Onike, Yaba, Lagos, featured 60 choir groups and prophetic utterances from 30 pastors of the ministry and was attended by a large crowd of worshippers within and outside the MFM.