Dr. Uma Ukpai, has passed on to glory on the 6th of October 2025, at the age of 80. A faithful soldier of the Cross has been called to rest.
Dedicating over six decades of his life to fiery evangelism, dynamic teaching of the Word and prophetic demonstrations of the power of God, he impacted millions of lives and transformed destinies within Nigeria and across the globe.
He was a spiritual general known for evangelism, a founding father of faith, loving husband, devoted father and mentor to many and his life was a testament to God's power and love. While we mourn his physical absence, we rejoice that he has finished his race and is now resting in eternal praise. Details of the obsequies will be announced in due course by the family We are grateful to God for his extraordinary life and enduring legacy.
One of his life Story shared by him
Two months before I lost my children in a car accident, God had spoken to me. On that day, God had said to me that he would not answer my prayers. God said, ‘I want to test you and know why you love me.’ At 5 am that morning armed rubbers stormed my office. I used to have the best office East of the Niger in 1985. I had a printing press, and my manager was a white American girl. When all those things where removed, the Lord said to me that I should not take back any of those things from whoever stole them. God said that I should regard them as a gift to the person. I said to my wife, ‘maybe the day God was talking about is this day.’
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So when the car ran off the road and fell into the river, I jumped into the river in an attempt to save the children.
My wife jumped into the river too and the water carried her and threw her up six times. It was at the 7th time that somebody called my attention to it. I turned and used one hand to swim and carry her with the other hand. I dropped her at the bank and went for the children. They had not died.
I put the children in the car to pray for them but an on-coming vehicle from the opposite direction smashed into the car. The bonnet flew out. I was pacing up and down not knowing what to do next when somebody ran to me and grabbed me and began to cry. He said the 50-seater bus that carried our musicians caught fire; that nobody was sure how many people were alive. I suffered all these in one day. I was consoled in the fact that God had warned me. I didn’t make those children, God gave them to me as a gift. I reminded myself that God gave me all that I had, and have and will have and that His will is supreme. Whatever He wants to do let it be done.
The next morning, I went to preach and people asked, ‘what would you preach? I told them the same old message because that accident couldn’t change anything in my mind. There are many who had no child; I mean, you can’t buy a child from any market, it’s God that gives. We have been travelling on that same road for years; the driver had been my driver all those years. So, if God over these years had protected us and then lowered the hedge, why would I protest? So, I marched on.
When somebody dies only those who love him will cry and the way you cry shows how much you love the person. But God has made it that all you have is not your own, don’t attach yourself to them and once you believe it in your heart you can handle any situation. We can cry, yes, but it should not stop us from loving God and doing the right thing.
May his soul find peace in the Lord, Amen.
