Adura Ministries

Adura Prayer Meetings

Prayer Meetings: 1st Thursday of the Month @ 7pm

Community Storytelling: Last Thursday of the Month @ 7pm

Venue: The Chapel, University College Plymouth St Mark & St John, Derriford Road, Plymouth, Devon PL6 8BH

About Adura Prayer and Resource Ministries

ADURA MINISTRIES

Adura in Latin means ‘light’ or ‘ignite.’ It is also a Yoruba word that means ‘Prayer.’
Our aims are as follows:

To pray for the city of Plymouth, its environs and the nation.
To radiate the light of God in our world by sharing the Good News of His Kingdom. This we do through the arts – storytelling, music, drama, dance, and other creative forms.
To foster community cohesion and also support those who are involved in community and missionary projects, by offering training and resources.

PROGRAMMES:

PRAYER MEETINGS: 1st Thursday of the Month @ 7pm
Community Storytelling: Last Thursday of the Month @ 7pm

Current Event: Community Storytelling on the Last Thursday of the Month @ 7pm.
Everyone is welcome to our Community Storytelling Nights. This is a live performance event with renowned storytellers delighting our audience with Tales from around the world. You will experience a rich variety of genres – historical, personal and biblical narratives; folklores, proverbial telling, parables and a host of other forms.
We also encourage people to bring along a musical instrument, a song, a poem or a story to share, if they are happy to do so.

Venue: The Chapel, University College Plymouth St Mark & St John, Derriford Road, Plymouth, Devon PL6 8BH

About the Ministry Coordinator:

Abimbola studied Classics in Nigeria and trained as a teacher at Plymouth University. She currently teaches Creative Writing at Marjon (University College Plymouth St. Mark & St. John.) She is an author and translator of several children books. Her passion for the arts led her to establish Lampo Educational Services, (Now Lampo Education Ltd.), in the year 2001. Through this company, Abimbola takes inset teacher training, Storytelling, Poetry and African art and craft workshops to schools across Devon and Cornwall.

How it all started:
Abimbola Alao is the ministry coordinator of Adura Ministries and here is her story.
In 1990, I had a vision, in which I saw myself standing in front of a cave, the entrance of which was covered with a big stone. I rolled the stone away to let people out and strangely, many people came out of the cave and I led them to a shepherd who was standing close by. It was about this time that I began to have an inkling of what I am called to do. However, I didn’t understand fully, how the vision would be fulfilled until about 10 years after I’d had the vision.

I see myself as God’s ambassador, sent to radiate His light in a world of chaos and darkness. Today, I work in various communities, praying with people who are ill, or are going through difficult times and I also share stories of hope, love and comfort with people, helping them to re-connect with God, the source of life. One of my best quotes is found in John 15 verse 5-6 "I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. If anyone does not remain in me, he is like a branch that is thrown away and withers...”

In August 2006, Adura ministries was launched in Plymouth, please see above for the aims of this ministry.