Lilo Lilo Ivangeli Elakudala Elasikhupha Ezonweni: A Memorial Lecture on Reverend Nicholas B. Hepworth Bhengu
By Fumene George Tsibani:
Pastor, Dr Daniel 'Oom Dan' S. Billy Lephoko ( Living Icon of AOG -BTG) at Thaba Nchu, Free State, on 25 December 2025, delivering the lecture. (Image supplied)
1. The Purpose
In a moment that seemed to lift the very heavens, the Thaba Nchu Centre of Excellence in Qwaqwa, east of Manguang, became the epicentre of a Holy Spirit’s earthquake. At the heart of the 80th anniversary celebration of the Assemblies of God Back to God (AOG‑BTG), marking the journey from 1945 to 2025, stood Dr Daniel S. Billy Lephoko, a 96‑year‑old living legend, delivering the memorial lecture on the revered Reverend Nicholas Bhengu.
Lephoko’s voice, honed by decades of preaching and scholarly rigour, thundered through the packed hall, recounting Bhe...