Cyril Obiora Uramu is an ordained minister of the gospel, a pastor and a pharmacist. He was born on 10 October 1957 at Nzam, Anambra West Local Government Area of Anambra State, Nigeria, to Chief and Mrs. Vincent Chife Uramu. He had his primary education at St. Mary’s Primary School, Nzam, and completed his secondary education at Trinity Secondary Technical School, Araromi, Apapa, Lagos. He graduated from the University of Ife, Ile-Ife, in 1983 with a Bachelor of Pharmacy degree.
Brother Uramu attended the Redeemed Christian Bible College in 2008/2009 at the Imo Campus, under Imo Province of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, and the School of Disciples in 2009 in the same province. He began his ministry as a pastor in 2007 with Ark of God parish, Imo Province, and has pastored many parishes since then.
His writing career started in the 1980s, when he contributed articles to daily newspaper publications. His journey into Christian writing began shortly after he received the baptism of the Holy Spirit under the Charismatic renewal movement. His first Christian title was Rejoicing in Hope (2003/2004), which discusses the virtues of hope and joy and the strength they communicate in trials and troubling circumstances. It came out of the inspiration of the Holy Spirit while he was studying Romans chapter 12, verses 10 to 12.
The follow-up was The Proof of True Christian Call. Invited as a resource person at a Charismatic retreat, he taught on proving one’s call through service; led by the Holy Spirit, he wrote an article on the topic for a Christian journal and then expanded it into an 80-page book. The next project, Created to Manifest Greatness, was inspired by a chance encounter with a church bulletin. His fourth book, I Know Who I Am, began as his Bible College dissertation, which he expanded into a book.
So far, Brother Uramu has written 19 books on diverse Christian topics as of 2024. One of these is published as a paperback — Believer’s Rights and Privileges — while the others are currently available as ebooks on Amazon and Bambooks. The journey into book publication and marketing is a tough one, and it is expected that the others will soon be available in hard copies as well.
Brother Uramu is a part-time lecturer at the Redeemed Christian Bible College and a teacher and speaker at charismatic seminars and retreats. He is married with four children and resides in Lagos, Nigeria.
As a final remark, I add this: I had never at any point planned to write any of these nineteen books. Each of them came by divine inspiration — by the leading, guidance and direction of the Holy Spirit. The hand of God was strong upon me, particularly when I wrote The Power of Promise; the ease with which I wrote that book amazed me. The only book I had in mind to write, and am yet to write, is a collection of the sermons the Holy Spirit gave me to preach in my ministry as a pastor.
Therefore, I register here my deep appreciation, love and gratitude to God for His quickening hand upon me, by the ever-present inspiration of the Holy Spirit.
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