Brother T made several trips to Dahomey, now known as the Republic of Benin. But two of these trips were very remarkable. In 1967, at the burial of late Brother Abbey, the founder of the Apostolic Faith Mission in Cotonou, Brother T led a team of choristers and workers to Cotonou. As  usual, he turned the occasion into an evangelistic outreach by sending  some evangelists out early in the morning on the day of the burial to invite  the whole city to come and witness the befitting burial organized in honour  of the deserving soldier of the Cross. Many people attended the burial and,  as a result, the church membership in Cotonou rose remarkably.  

REV. T.G. OSHOKOYA AND REV. ABBEY

On the 24 of January 1973, Brother T and his team travelled to  Cotonou for the foundation laying of the church that was to take place the  following day. Extract from his records: “This morning, before laying the  foundation of the church, we began to work on the trenches to make it  ready for concreting. At 10.40am we were able to start the service for the  laying of the foundation. Prelude was given by the orchestra and choir,  followed by congregational songs and prayer by Rev. I.O. Sokeye. The  Scripture reading, Psalm 84, was by Rev. E.O. Shobowale. The sermon  was preached by me (text was taken from St Luke 6:46, 47; I Peter 2:1-3).  The foundation prayer was said by Rev. Lucas Obakoya after which the  foundation laying was started by me. We all worked along with the  members from Lagos congregation.” The Gospel team returned to Lagos  to prepare for another trip to Upper Volta.