In a rare show of interfaith generosity, Adamawa-based Muslim philanthropist Abdulrahman Bashir Haske sponsored a Christmas concert for Christians in both Numan and Michika LGAs, proving that religious differences don’t have to come between community and celebration.
The A.B. Haske Foundation’s initiative brought together bishops, pastors, choir members, and worshippers, all united in song, praise, and a spirit of harmony.
The concert featured carols, worship sessions, and sermons heavy on love and unity, drawing Christian leaders from across the two LGAs and beyond. Observers noted that the only competition at the venue wasn’t between churches, but between choirs trying to out-sing each other.
“This is not a club, nobody brought beer, nobody brought champagne—just praise,” Pastor Blings Hosea Kosomso said, clearly relieved. “We came to worship our Creator, not to party ourselves into sin.”
Haske, who could not attend in person, was represented by former lawmaker Chief Hon. Lumsambani Mijah Dilli, who told the audience that the sponsor’s mission was simple: build bridges, not walls. He added—perhaps prophetically—that everyone should go home happy. They did, especially after rice and cash made a surprise appearance at the end of the programme.
Chief organiser Reverend Yakisim Zunzuka summed it up plainly:
“I am in Christmas. We are seeing love because we are together.”
Project coordinator Miss Rejoice Ishaku said the idea was to unite Christians across denominational lines. “Today, nobody came as Anglican, Pentecostal, or Catholic. We came as one family,” she said, while ensuring the programme ran smoothly—proof that unity, like events, requires careful coordination.
Participants described the concert as spiritually refreshing and materially reassuring. A teacher from Numan said the foundation was doing “what many leaders preach but never practice—unity with action.”
Another choir coordinator added, “We came to sing for God, and we went home with food for our families. That’s theology with evidence.”
As hymns faded into the night, families walked home singing carols, balancing rice on their heads and goodwill in their hearts—leaving many to conclude that this Christmas, in Numan and Michika, a Muslim philanthropist reminded everyone that love, unity, and generosity don’t ask for your denomination first.
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