{"id":18673,"date":"2026-02-08T08:43:42","date_gmt":"2026-02-08T08:43:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umuakatimes.com\/topnews\/?p=18673"},"modified":"2026-02-08T08:43:42","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T08:43:42","slug":"pastor-george-izunwa-celebrates-2026-birthday-with-message-of-hope","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/umuakatimes.com\/topnews\/pastor-george-izunwa-celebrates-2026-birthday-with-message-of-hope\/","title":{"rendered":"Pastor George Izunwa Celebrates 2026 Birthday with Message of Hope."},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='epvc-post-count'><span class='epvc-eye'><\/span>  <span class=\"epvc-count\"> 354<\/span><span class='epvc-label'> Views<\/span><\/div><p>The Lead Pastor of Gateway International Church Port Harcourt Nigeria, George Izunwa, has issued a powerful birthday message to Ndi Igbo, Christians, and Nigerians, urging them to remain steadfast in faith and trust in God amidst the nation&#8217;s challenges. In an exclusive interview with Umuaka Times, the amiable and youthful man of God expressed concern over the current state of the nation, but encouraged Christians and Nigerians to keep faith and work hard.<\/p>\n<p>In his message, Pastor George wrote, &#8220;God bless you! My message is simple: No matter the challenge, it will end in testimonies, if we walk with God!&#8221; The birthday celebration, which began on Saturday, February 7, 2026, was marked with messages from well-wishers, including the George Izunwa Foundation, which hailed him as a &#8220;Great Man of God&#8221; and a &#8220;general in the kingdom, chosen and anointed for such a time as this.<\/p>\n<p>The management and staff of Umuaka Times Communications, the publishers of Umuaka Times online newspaper wish the quintessential man of God a happy birthday and many more years ahead.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>354 ViewsThe Lead Pastor of Gateway International Church Port Harcourt Nigeria, George Izunwa, has issued&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18674,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2],"tags":[997],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the 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