The essence of praise in fellowship can never be over emphasized. There is a popular saying that 'he who praises God while praying prays twice'. The book of Psalms chapter 100:4 says "Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name." The story of Paul and Silas also teaches us the importance of praise as they got liberated from their chains and captivity when they praised God.
As a photographer and a Christian, I was privileged to be the official photographer for a all night praise program held in my church. A lot transpired that night and I would be sharing some excerpts from that wonderful night.
The program started off with opening prayers and worship.
A lot of preparations had been put on ground to make sure the praise night was a success as pianists,
drummers,
and all other instrumentalists
were on ground to ensure that the praises ascended to the heavens with melodies that would be pleasing to the Lord.
Praises were sung and the congregation sang and danced like David did in the bible.
Songs ranging from English to Nigerian traditional songs were rendered by the choir and the instrumentalists backed up the choir wonderfully well.
Nights like this couldn't possibly be complete without sharing the word of God. The word of God was taken from the book of 2nd Kings Chapter 6 which talked about restoration and upliftment. Lives were touched and hearts were opened up to the living word of God.
Prayers were lifted up to the Lord and petitions were raised to heaven. It was indeed a glorious sight to behold as hearts and minds and bodies were lifted up to God in prayers.
More and more praises followed after the prayers. This time, the congregation danced and sang with reckless abandon, pouring out and offering their lives to the Lord in prayers. No words can describe how it felt if you weren't present in person as the presence of God could be felt in that gathering.
The praises lasted till dawn and everyone that came were greatly blessed as testimonies were shared and burdens were dropped at the feet of the Lord. It was indeed a glorious night !!!.
Dedicated to the wonderful
in appreciation for the awesome work he is doing in leading the 
.