Troubling dreams about Nigeria made us relocate to US — Pastor Sam Adeyemi

Sam Adeyemi, the founder and senior pastor of Daystar Christian Centre, has disclosed the motivations behind his move to the US.

This was mentioned by him in an online conversation about leadership beyond governance politics and the role of the younger generation in Nigeria with Seun Okinbaloye on his podcast, "Mic On."

The one-hour, thirty-minute, and forty-seven-second film was webcast on Sunday on the Mic On YouTube channel.

Adeyemi gave an explanation of the need for the elder Nigerian generations to pull together and make their country function earlier this year.
He remarked that the younger generation will soon be asking questions, thus it was critical for the elder generations—including the leaders of the political and religious communities—to go back and get the nation functioning.

Adeyemi disclosed that the move was instigated by COVID-19, anti-SARS demonstrations, and, most significantly, unsettling visions regarding Nigeria.

"All of our children were in the US when COVID-19 started, so everyone stayed with their families," he stated. We remained with our kids. We were getting ready to go back to Nigeria the week services resumed, which was also the week when EndSARS started.We distanced ourselves a little when the EndSARS demonstrations turned violent. When we were prepared to go back to Nigeria, a different experience altogether happened.
"My wife had a horrible dream in which she flew to Nigeria and then came back to the US. I told her I wasn't going to say I enjoyed this dream.

"I had a dream three days later. In my dream, we went to Nigeria together, and I got into a heated argument. I had to pray in my heart to the Holy Spirit for guidance since I was being severely attacked.

He advised me to use the name Jesus Christ. I didn't understand I had actually yelled "in the name of Jesus Christ" until after I had uttered the phrase in the dream.

Originally from Kogi State but born in Niger State, the gospel preacher and motivational speaker said that whenever they plot to return to the country, a bad dream brings a setback.

“My wife woke me up at 2:00 a.m. by hitting me and asking what was going on. We decided to take it seriously, especially considering a dream we had three days earlier.
We sensed danger, so we prayed hard. I went back to sleep and dreamed for another three hours. This time, we were in Nigeria, and I got into a fight," he continued.
When he and his wife planned dates and flights to return to Nigeria, the president of Success Power International, an NGO that specialises in organising leadership, financial, and motivational seminars, disclosed that he would have nightmares about horrible things happening to him in Nigeria.

He went on to say that he had never had two nightmares about the same thing in the same night.

"When we spoke with family members in Nigeria a few days later, one of them expressed extreme unease about our trip to that country. When we called a different family member, she expressed discomfort about our visit. What's happening? We simply turned to face each other and considered the circumstances. Then I uttered, "What do you know? I've spent forty years as a Christian.

"I should be able to recognise God's voice at this stage if He is speaking to me. There is a happening. I wish I could pray more, but I'm not sure what it is.

"And that's when we convened a meeting with all of Daystar Christian Center's leaders—the top 120 leaders on Zoom."

Success Power International's president stated that after informing Daystar's elders of the issue, they decided to continue operating the church.

They claimed that you had never tricked us before. Stay for as long as God tells you to if He asks you to. We're going to keep travelling," he declared.
Following the church leaders' Zoom conference, the host of the radio and television show "Success Power," which is heard and seen throughout Europe, Africa, and the Middle East, said he and his wife remained in the United States.

We remained in the US for a year six months later, which tore me apart. I found out that I had been out of Nigeria for eight weeks prior to COVID-19. to be gone at this time when your church had 40,000 members.
He went on to say that Daystar's strengths—such as its training investments and well-established systems—were underlined by the experience in the US.

"I'm passionate about creating structures that prevent the church from collapsing. We refer to it as an organisational miracle because it is amazing. We waited nearly three years for the Holy Spirit to give us the all-clear to go back to Nigeria.

But ultimately, I would hear from the Holy Spirit that he wanted me to focus more on the worldwide walk I had always known I would take than just being a local church pastor.

"Therefore, the current shift in focus is to carry out that worldwide walk while we continue to operate Daystar by utilising technology."

Established on November 18, 1995, Daystar Christian Centre is headquartered in Lagos State and currently operates branches in many locations throughout the nation.