Pastor Yinka Akinbami of House On The Rock dies of COVID-19

Akinbami, an elder on the church died on Saturday, January 9, 2021 after contracting COVID-19.

Head Pastor of Home On The Rock, Paul Adefarasin confirmed the passing of Akinbami on his social media pages.

“Yesterday, I acquired the impolite and stunning information of somebody deeply expensive to me and the entire Home on the Rock household. The passing of Pastor Yinka Akinbami has turn into most painful as a result of if there really have been good males, he was actually one,” Adefarasin mentioned in his assertion.

“Egbon Yinka, your sudden passage is difficult to know, but we bow respectfully to the sovereignty of God whereas we stay grateful for the many years of impactful work together with the exemplary life you lived when you have been with us.”

Pastor Akinbami spent over 25 years with Home On The Rock and was till his passing, serving within the Household Life Directorate the place he coached younger folks on constructing households.

Pastor Akinbami is survived by his spouse of over 20 years, Pastor Tolu, his kids, children-inlaw, and grandchildren.

A bunch of Home on the Rocks members additionally took to Twitter to mourn the pastor’s passing.

“Pastor Yinka Akinbami. One of many loveliest males I ever knew from a distance. This one hurts,” sports activities journalist Ifreke Inyang wrote on Twitter.

Nigeria is currently battling the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic with extra instances recorded previously month than another time.

Pastor Adefarasin additionally, in his assertion, urged his followers to comply with really helpful precautions in opposition to the virus.

“It is vital to remind the group concerning the lethal nature of Covid-19 and its mutant virus strains,” the favored pastor mentioned.

“Please do your half by following all of the really helpful precautions. That method, you’ll be able to shield your self and others who turn into proximal to you.”