Gospel minister Nathaniel Bassey has made a deeply emotional revelation, disclosing that his wife, Sarah Bassey, suffered five miscarriages, including an ectopic pregnancy, during the period he was leading the Hallelujah Challenge.
Speaking during the early hours of Friday, amid the ongoing October 2025 edition of the Hallelujah Challenge — a 25-day global worship and prayer programme running from October 7 to 31, with sessions commencing nightly at 11:59 p.m. — Bassey shared how he continued to minister despite experiencing profound personal loss.
He recounted:
“My wife will have to forgive me. Do you know there were times during the Hallelujah Challenge when we had a miscarriage, and nobody knew? I would still come online to praise and dance. A few years ago, she was in the hospital with an ectopic pregnancy. I would leave, lead praise and worship online, then return to the hospital, and the nurses attending to her would tell me, ‘It was powerful tonight.’ Not one, not two, not three or four pregnancies, but five.”
Bassey, who married Sarah in 2013, noted that his wife’s strength and faith sustained them through those painful seasons, even as he continued to lead thousands in worship across the world.
Reflecting on their journey, he said:
“As men of God and ministers, we have heard a lot of stories. People come to me and say, ‘Pastor Nathaniel, you don’t understand…’ But I do. So when people say, ‘Where is God?’ I say, I understand. God is faithful. One of the words He gave us was, ‘Don’t give up on God.’”
The Hallelujah Challenge, which began eight years ago, has since become a global phenomenon — uniting believers from around the world in a nightly online session of praise, prayer, and fasting.
Bassey concluded by reaffirming his faith in God’s promises, stating that his experiences serve as proof that even amid pain and loss, “God remains faithful and His word never fails.”#newsafro_
