With God all things are possible, this was the adage of the General Overseer of Christ Royal  Family International Church, Bishop Tom Samson at the official dedication of N7billion Royal City at Iyesi Ota, Ogun State. Recently, this man of God spoke with Top Celebrities Magazine over his plans to embark on various projects in the year 2014 amounting to 20billion naira. Enjoy the excerpts… 

People have come to celebrate with you all over the world, how do you feel today?

Yes, I give all the glory and adoration to the Most High God for making today what it is, we are dedicating God’s holy land, the Royal City at Iyesi Ota, Ogun State to the glory of God. I am happy to see my people, men of God, captains of industries, politicians, governors, representatives and all the good people of Nigeria, I welcome them to Royal City. It gives me fulfillment and encouragement to do more; if we can achieve this in seven years, then the Lord who has brought us this far will see us through. I am so encouraged and empowered to do more.

Are you fulfilled with the dedication of Royal City?

With a sense of gratitude, whenever I consider the level of achievement we have made so far, I feel fulfilled. We are talking about over 200 bedroom chalets, a stadium, sport centre, eateries, hostel facilities, hospitals, water factory, printing press, schools and so many other structures we have over 10 streets and about half of the land is yet to be developed. We neither borrowed a kobo nor owed anybody, even a dead man would feel elated and fulfilled that he turned a forest to a city, I am full of gratitude to God.

What lesson have you learnt from  this achievement?

The lesson I learnt was that success is worthy to be celebrated, if people don’t know you now or celebrate you, all you need to do is keep doing it, when you excel, people will come around to celebrate you, success has many fathers but failure is an orphan. Success is sweet, the number of dignitaries present showed that no matter how small your beginning was, you can be great with the grace of God and hardwork.      

Which project are you looking at next at this Royal City?

We have the university project, we are using the Royal City as campus, we have over 1,000 acres at Ewekoro yet to be developed, we also have a stadium project which will seat over 100,000  people. More so, we have other projects scattered all over the country, we have property at Abule Egba and Ojokoro in Lagos. I am developing schools, hospitals and auditoriums there. I’m building schools and hospital in Ikorodu and Port Harcourt. The projects earmarked for 2014 are enormous, having seen what God has done so far, I am so encouraged that God will see me through. By God’s grace, the Monarch University would be completed.

You need a lot of money to execute these projects, how much are you looking at?

Yes, I am talking about projects of over 20billion naira, do you think that is much? No! Where there is vision and a willing heart, provision is always available. Just in December, we affected lives and communities, we gave transformers, boreholes and scholarships.

How will all these be accomplished?

The first thing is to have a mindset that it can be accomplished. Secondly, I tell people that when you want to embark on a huge project, don’t look at your resources, things of faith are different from the way corporate world goes about things. The popular adage is ‘cut your coat according to your cloth’, but faith says cut your coat according to God’s provision. Thus, you look at the magnitude of God’s provision, when I started the cathedral in Ikeja, I had nothing but I built it within five months, if I had told God that I can’t accomplish the Royal City, someone else would have done it. Thus, I always encourage people to trust in God’s ability before embarking on any project. However, you must pay the price of self sacrifice, if some people are exposed to my kind of resources, they would have diverted it for personal pleasure. But when you fulfill God’s plan, He will fulfill your own. There is nothing I need that God will not give me because I have done His own. The secret is when you have a heart for God, He will send men to accomplish your own.

What is your prediction for 2014?

2014 is a year of fulfillment, God told us in this ministry that it’s a year of unprecedented wonders for his children, it will marvel people. For those who have been trusting God for answers, 2014 is a year of answered prayers, it’s a year God will bring some people out of obscurity to the limelight and those in the limelight will fizzle out. I see God showing people that he is not a weak God, it’s a year of divine judgment. However, if God says He will judge a person and he repents, then He will thwart His plans. Nigeria has a future but I see judgment hanging over this country. The evil doers will not go scot free in 2014, it is a year where those who used the name to perpetrate evil will be judged.

What is the basis of the 30days fasting in the month of January in your church?

Yes, the Lord told us He will do wonders but we have a role to play too for their fulfillment. The Bible says this can only be done through fasting and prayer, this fulfillment of prophecies takes prayer and fasting. It is not magical; aside that, the four Fridays in January have been declared for vigils, I also use the vigil to empower people financially. The reason is that I carry grace for wealth, I want to empower them towards prosperity. In 2014, we have our first programme tagged “It is war”, I will declare war on poverty and failure, the event will hold at Royal City, Iyesi Ota, Ogun State, we are using our stadium, I am waging war against satanic devices plaguing individuals and the nation.