"write the vision, . that he may run that readeth it" (Hab. 2:3)
For Pastor Wale Olasoji, President of Crusaders of the Cross Ministry, serving God has been an unending passion since the day he got to know the Lord. After conversion, he had a great desire to know the Lord. In his own language, "I had a resolve to leave an uncommon Christian life". This made him to seek after the Lord to fill up the void that he felt existed in heart. He resorted to reading such authors like A.W. Tozer, Leonard Ravenhill, E.M.Bounds and others that could help make his search after God a reality.
Fortunately, he joined a bible believing church with a reputation for her strict stand on holiness. With the series of expository teachings that he was exposed to in the church, spiritual growth became normal. With time, the desire to become that 'incredible christian' was becoming fulfilled.
This longing attracted men of like passions to him. This passion led to organizing youths together and enriching them with the word of faith thus helping them to know and serve the Lord in a better way. Series of meetings have been organized over the years all in a bid to ensuring that people know the Lord the more.
As a young preacher, the fire of God was evident in his life. This resulted in the salvation of many souls and building up saints in their most holy faith. Testimonies abound as to the great things that God has been doing over the years. All that filled his heart was serving God in his generation.
In his own words, "there was no doubt that God was after me even after my campus days. I had many invitations to share God's word with different groups of people but I had no intention of starting up an independent body". In July 2003 however, he had the call to start an independent body to carry out the assignment God has for him to this generation. Much time was spent praying and writing out the details of the assignment. On August 3 2003 , the name, CRUSADERS OF THE CROSS MINISTRY (CCM), was delivered in an hour of prayer.