I was cast upon thee from the womb; thou art my God from my mother’s belly.
Psalms 22:10
Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee, and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.
Jeremiah 1:5
The above scriptures describe Rev. Louis Olufemi Ogundare, a man called from his mother’s womb, to serve
God in carrying the gospel to the nations of the world, No wonder, entrenched in him is the passionate pursuit
of God, that is vivid to all that know him or come around him most especially we, in Cloven Tongues of Fire
Ministry.
His continuous, fervent and earnest heart cry to God, can be found in:
Psalm 139:13: For Thou hast possess my reins: Thou hast covered me in my mother’s womb.
Philippians 1:20: According to my earnest expectation and my hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but that
with all boldness, as always, SO NOW ALSO CHRIST SHALL BE MAGNIFIED IN MY BODY.
Philippians 1:20 (TPT): No matter what, I will continue to hope and persistently cling to Christ, so that He will
be openly revealed through me before everyone’s eyes. So I will not be ashamed!
With the passion that has gripped his soul, Evangelist Louis Olufemi Ogundare runs the race of his Master Jesus Christ our Lord has given him. Other scriptures that describe his love and passion for God and His work are found in:
Philippians 3:12: Not as though I have already attained, either were already perfect, but I follow after, if that I may apprehend
that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus.
Philippians 3:12 (TPT): I admit that I haven’t yet acquired the absolute fulness that I’m pursuing, but I RUN WITH PASSION INTO HIS ABUNDANCE, so that I may reach the purpose that Jesus Christ has called me to fulfill and wants me to discover.
His love for God and obedience to God led him to Isarun Village as a young University graduate in 1989, after
a twenty-one-day-long prayer and fasting, asking “Lord, now that I am a graduate, what and where wilt thou
have me do and go?”
First awareness of the Call
When he was a teenager, he had become increasingly aware of the call of God upon his life. He therefore told
God in these words, “grant me a university education, and I will serve you”. Obviously, he could have gone
straight into full-time after secondary school education. He therefore made a promise to God to allow him have
a university education, before he goes full-time. God answered his prayer that same year, and he was admitted into the then University of Ife, (now Obafemi Awolowo University), to study geography.
After his first degree, he tried to get a job, hut he knew he would be breaking a covenant with God, so he yielded and went to full-time ministry.
Place of the Beginning
His first place of posting was in 1990 to a village called, Isarun in Ifedore Local Government Area of Ondo
State, Nigeria, which lies 24 km off Akure the State capital. He served the Lord as a full-time preacher there, preaching in different locations within the town, and in the surrounding villages. He got married to his fiancé from Campus, Ayodele while he was in the village, and they spent over four years together there.
In 1995, the Lord posted him to Akure, from where he still continues to obey the Lord Jesus, preaching and
holding Crusades wherever He sends him.
Service History so Far
Time to be ordained by the Apostles.
After few years in ministry, he had a leading of the Lord it was time to be ordained into the Ministry by his
Apostle. He immediately went to his father in the Lord (Rev. Olusola Areogun) who officially ordained him
into the ministry in 1995 at Cosmic Guest House, Akure. Since his ordination, he has continued working for the Lord in the Ministry.
Time to go to Foreign Mission
In year 2000, he went on foreign mission to Ghana under the auspices of his father in the Lord, and was there till
2003
Most High God Healing Conference
The Lord gave him an assignment to hold a monthly interdenominational healing conference, which he tagged Most High God Conference. It started in 2007. In these meetings, many have been born again and healed of various sicknesses, while some have received children from the Lord.
CRUSADE! CRUSADE!! CRUSADE!!!
2010-2017- Campus Healing Crusade
In 2010, God gave him the assignment to take the gospel to all higher institutions, so that many youths can be cropped from the kingdom of darkness into God’s kingdom and into their purpose in God, Over 45 campuses in the Northern and Southern parts of Nigeria have been reached.
Village, Town and City Wide Crusades
Feb 2011- One week crusade in Bupadhengo, Uganda
Feb 2011- One week crusade in Dar-es-Salam, Tanzania
May 2011- Ashaiman Crusade, Tema, Ghana
June 2011- Irepodun, Osun State Crusade I
August 2011- One week Crusade in Nairobi, Kenya
August 2011- Kyotera Crusade, Uganda
August 2011- Kampala Crusade, Uganda
August 2011- Nwanza Crusade, Tanzania
June 2012 – Irepodun, Osun State Healing Crusade II
April 2013- International Minister’s Fire Conference, Nairobi, Kenya.
Jan 2014 – Ahmednagar Healing Crusade, Maharastra India.
June 2015 – Ikere Crusade, Ikere Nigeria.
Nov. 2015 – Ikere Restoration Crusade
Dec. 2015– Mwamba Crusade, Kenya
2016 – Kyotera, Crusade, Uganda
2016 – Namusisi Crusade, Uganda
Dec. 2016 – Nwamba Crusade, Kenya
Nov. 2016 – Ikere Restoration Crusade, Ekiti State
June 2017 – Ijan Restoration Crusade, Ekiti State
Nov. 2017 – Ekiti Restoration Crusade, Ado Ekiti
Dec. 2017 – Nwamba Crusade, Kenya
Nov. 2018 – Ekiti Restoration Crusade, Ado Ekiti
Dec. 2018 – Nwamba Crusade, Kenya
April 2019 – Ejigbo, Osun State Crusade
Sept 2019 – Oyo Healing Crusade, Nigeria
Nov.2019 – Ibadan Healing Crusade, Nigeria
March 2021 – Iju- Itaogbolu Healing Crusade
May 2021 – Arigidi Healing Crusade, Arigidi Akoko, Nigeria
May 31st to June 6, 2021 – Ilutitun (Okitipupa) Healing Crusade, Nigeria
Dec. 2021 – Ikirun Crusade, Osun State, Nigeria.
1st April – May 30th 2022 – Akure 60 Days Crusade – Ongoing
India Is a Big Loaf
The Lord told his servant that “India a big loaf, cut your own” as he sent him to preach in India. He obeyed and
preached in various villages and cities within the space of three years between 2012 and 2014. The January 2014 Ahmednagar Healing Crusade was one where over 20,000 people were gathered and many were born again, filled with the Holy Ghost, delivered and healed of various sicknesses and diseases.
Mission Work
As a missionary, he goes to villages to preach and strengthen churches both within and outside his country
Nigeria.
International Ministry
In 2014, God opened the door of international ministry to his servant, and he has since gone to several, countries including Uganda, Nairobi and Nwamba in Kenya, Tanzania, Qatar and Canada, Ministering in various churches. In all these places, the Lord ministered to His people through his servant, and testimonies of the goodness of the Lord abound.
Radio Ministry
In 2015 the Lord gave his servant an assignment to preach the gospel on radio. Ever since he has started a weekly program tagged, “Voice of Healing” on orange FM 94.5 in Akure, Nigeria.
In 2020, by the leading of the Lord, he started to host a daily online Healing Crusade broadcast on Facebook and YouTube. The ministry launched fresh fire radio, which broadcasts online every day on ctofm.org and via Radio Garden, tagged Fresh Fire Radio.
In all these, Rev Olufemi Ogundare’s quest can only be described with this scripture, Philippians 3:14, I press
towards the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.