Draft:Joseph Ayo Babalola International Miracle Camp

Joseph Ayo Babalola International Miracle Camp (or Babalola International Praying Ground) is the International Camp Retreat Center of Christ Apostolic Church located at Ikeji-Arakeji in Oriade Local Government, Osun State. The postal code of BMIMC is 233121. The Camp was initially 200 acres and has expanded to over 1,000 hectares.

The International Miracle Camp has up to 500 houses, restaurants, banks, bookstores, guest houses, and a market, a 5,000-capacity auditorium, prayer houses and a 40,000 auditorium where conferences are held.The Power House where Apostle Joseph Ayo Babalola is called to ministry is located in the camp. Beside the camp is where the church's university Joseph Ayo Babalola University is located. It is located on 7°24'55.0"N 4°58'05.5"E coordinate on the map.

The First General Evangelist Christ Apostolic Church, Joseph Ayo Babalola was called to ministry by God in 1928 at Ikeji-Arakeji, Osun State. At the end of the camp is located the Ariran river where God called him.

Many years later, in 1988, God told a pastor in Christ Apostolic Church, Pastor Isaiah Ogunbomehin to site a prayer ground. He then went to meet the Traditional Ruler of the town and he was given a 200-acre land which later extended to about 1,000 hectares. The General Evangelist of Christ Apostolic Church, Prophet Hezekiah Oladeji when speaking at a convention said, Babalola International Miracle Camp is like a river where other prayer grounds and prayer mountains draw from. The spot where God called Apostle Babalola was later renovated to a power house.