NSPPD: Nigerian Pastor Jerry Eze has been celebrated by the CNN media company, an American news channel with global outreach, in what seems to be the very first time the network is known to have celebrated an online prayer channel or any Nigerian Pastor, the Clariform has learnt.
WHAT WE KNOW
The CNN on the 21st on Sunday the 21st of August published an article about Pastor Jerry Uchechukwu Eze, the convener of the online prayer channel, which streams life on both YouTube and Facebook life.
The prayer program streams daily on online platforms every weekday at 7am prompt and lasts until about 8:30am Nigerian time, Clariform has gathered.
In very unusual manner the global media giant, which is not known to idolize pastors, Christianity or any religion at all, wrote glowingly of the great miracles which are celebrated on the YouTube channel of the NSPPD, which it referred to as “strange acts of God”, quoting the convener.
NOTABLE QUOTES
In the article written by Nimi Princewill for CNN, the global media outfit said, “With more than 90,000 peak concurrent viewers, Eze’s daily broadcasts rank among the most streamed globally on YouTube, according to the analytics website Playboard, which collates data for YouTube channels.”
Writing further, CNN said “The broadcasts on the New Season Prophetic Prayers and Declarations channel (NSPPD) have propelled Eze to become one of the most watched preachers on YouTube.
“His YouTube platform also ranks second among gospel channels with the most live viewers worldwide — trailing behind Brazilian preacher Bruno Leonardo, Playboard’s data shows.
“Eze also rakes in large amounts of donations from his broadcasts. He is one of YouTube’s top-earning preachers who are leveraging the platform’s Super Chat donations that help creators earn revenue.
“YouTube’s Super Chat feature allows viewers to pin their comments on live streams for a fee that ranges from $1 to $500.
“Eze’s YouTube channel receives one of the highest Super Chat donations in the world, according to Playboard.”
Quoting the NSPPD convener, CNN narrated the story of Pastor Eze`s difficult childhood saying, “I came from a family where poor people will describe my family as poor,” he says. “There were days my mum and I had no food to eat, and my mum would hold my hand and pray and give thanks to God. My mum was a single parent and a petty trader who sold groundnuts in the market … There were days she’d come home crying having not made any sales, so unable to buy us what to eat.”
BACKGROUND
Pastor Jerry Uchechukwu Eze is the founder of the Streams of Joy International, a Pentecostal Christian denomination church, with headquarters in Abuja FCT, and branches nationwide and in some locations across the world.
He is also the convener of the very popular online prayer channel – New Season Prophetic Prayer Declarations (NSPPD) that streams on both the YouTube video platform and Facebook Watch.
NSPPD started in the wake of the dreaded COVID-19 diseases that started ravaging the world since 2019, and led to global isolation and stay at home order issued by governments across the world.
As the churches could no longer open their doors to worshippers, some pastors and general overseers of churches began worshipping and praying online to connect with the members and followers who were isolating at home.
Streams of Joy International was one of such churches, and Pastor Jerry Eze immediately became very popular with his type of warfare prayers and prophetic declarations. His popularity also grew as testimonies started coming from all over the world.
