{"id":187500,"date":"2016-02-06T11:44:53","date_gmt":"2016-02-06T11:44:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=187500"},"modified":"2016-02-06T11:44:53","modified_gmt":"2016-02-06T11:44:53","slug":"thousands-attend-pastor-chris-night-of-bliss-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=187500","title":{"rendered":"Thousands attend Pastor Chris&#8217; Night of Bliss [Photos]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Thousands of Christians from across the globe showed up at the Black Star square for Pastor Chris Oyakhilome\u2019s &#8220;Night of Bliss&#8221; crusade on Friday evening through to Saturday morning.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-187522\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/20160206024800-2.jpg\" alt=\"Night of bliss\" width=\"599\" height=\"399\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Scores of the patrons of the crusade arrived at the Black Star Square on early Friday morning in a bid to grab the closest seat to the pulpit and get the best view.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-187521\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/20160206024800-1.jpg\" alt=\"Pastor Chris\" width=\"602\" height=\"377\" \/><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_187529\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-187529\" style=\"width: 588px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-187529 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/20160206024759.jpg\" alt=\"20160206024759\" width=\"588\" height=\"311\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-187529\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">An aerial shot of the crusade showing the massive turnout at the Black Star Square<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Patrons of the crusade also filled the Accra Sports stadium because the Black Star Square was full to capacity.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-187523\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/20160206025009.jpg\" alt=\"20160206025009\" width=\"600\" height=\"351\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Certain roads leading to the venue of the event were closed to traffic to hours ahead of time to ensure that the security and safety of persons attending the massive gathering.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-187524\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/20160206025010.jpg\" alt=\"20160206025010\" width=\"600\" height=\"371\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">These closures caused\u00a0inconvenience to people, especially motorists, and angered some sections of the public who felt Ghana was doing too much to pander to a pastor.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-187525 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/20160206025008.jpg\" alt=\"20160206025008\" width=\"600\" height=\"344\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&#8211;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">By: citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thousands of Christians from across the globe showed up at the Black Star square for Pastor Chris Oyakhilome\u2019s &#8220;Night of Bliss&#8221; crusade on Friday evening through to Saturday morning. 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