Pastor Akin Lawal

Over the years, I have been profoundly blessed by your life, leadership, and unwavering faithfulness in ministry. As you celebrate 30 years of dedicated and impactful service, I find myself reflecting with deep gratitude on the many ways God has used you to shape, strengthen, and guide my walk with Him and my ministry journey.
You have been more than a pastor to me—you have been a spiritual father, a steady guide, and a faithful source of encouragement in both seasons of growth and seasons of uncertainty. Through your preaching, teaching, and personal example, you have challenged me to grow in faith, serve with sincerity, and pursue God’s calling with integrity and perseverance.

I especially want to thank you for your support and presence during one of the darkest seasons of my life. When I was struggling and unsure of my next steps, you showed up with compassion, prayer, and quiet strength. God used your care and counsel to steady me, restore my hope, and remind me that I was not alone. That season will always remain a defining reminder of God’s grace expressed through your life.

I am also deeply grateful for the training and mentorship I received under your leadership—both through workers’ training and ministerial development. Those teachings have profoundly shaped my attitude toward ministry work, teaching me diligence, humility, and what it truly means to serve God faithfully. I also cannot forget the foundation you laid in teaching us how to pray, which continues to shape my personal devotion and spiritual life to this day.

Beyond formal training, I cherish the practical and personal ways you invested in us. I still remember how you facilitated a meeting with a member of House on the Praise in my junior brother’s flat in Barking, an encounter that opened doors for many of us in Royal Connections and ultimately led several into opportunities in IT today. That moment remains a reminder of how God used your guidance to shape real pathways for our future.
And on that same day, I cannot forget the simple kindness of the KFC meal you bought for all of us. It may seem small, but it spoke volumes about your heart—your generosity, care, and fatherly love for those you were leading.

Your pastoral heart, humility, and unwavering commitment to God’s people have left a lasting imprint on my life. I am truly grateful for the times you invested personally in me, speaking into my life, and believing in what God was doing through me.

As you mark 30 years of faithful ministry, I honour you not only for what you have done, but for who you are—a servant of God who has poured out his life for others with faithfulness and love. Your impact reaches far beyond what words can fully capture, but please know that my life and ministry are richer and stronger because of you.

With sincere gratitude and deep respect, thank you for your faithful service and for being such a profound blessing to my life and ministry.
“Being confident of this, that He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion” (Philippians 1:6).