{"id":849,"date":"2020-04-16T12:27:26","date_gmt":"2020-04-16T12:27:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nic-basel.ch\/?p=849"},"modified":"2025-08-05T11:58:02","modified_gmt":"2025-08-05T11:58:02","slug":"the-call","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nic-basel.ch\/en\/the-call\/","title":{"rendered":"The Call"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>In 1989 God supernaturally visited John E. Sagoe some- where in Lagos, Nigeria in a bus, while he was highly intoxicated with Marijuana. He had an open vision of a mega ministry with over 10\u2019000 people and God spoke to him and said: \u201cI want you to build this for me!&#8221; Immedi- ately he was sober. From Pastor John\u2019s conversion, start- ing with this divine encounter, he was carried into the presence of God, understanding the supernatural better and starting to hear God\u2019s voice, which ultimately led into the prophetic ministry. He then embarked on a journey for several years where God transformed and prepared him. 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