As he got into the car to ignite it so they could get on the trip, the car did not respond. He knew something was wrong with the battery. Fortunately, there was another car around. All we needed to do was to swap batteries. We were sure it would work afterwards. But there was a challenge- we did not have […]
Many years ago, in the booming economy, farmers would throw away blunt ploughs and buy new ones. The blunt ones were regarded as useless. The Holy Spirit inspired my Dad to go and ask for the used ploughs and stock them in a warehouse. He felt it was shameful to go around as a lecturer asking for used things. He […]
When my mum realized in February 1986 that she had taken in, she found it hard to tell her husband. Why? They had both settled that two children were enough. And like most people would say, “God had blessed them with a boy and a girl.” It seems like the perfect full-stop moment and the traditional ” hang my boot” […]
A dear friend was coming to Eruwa some years back, and I craved Pizza. There was nowhere to get that in Eruwa. I shared my desire with my friend and she promised to get it. She truly got it the day before her trip and kept it refrigerated. She arrived in Eruwa, and I asked for my pizza. I saw […]
About a year after responding to God’s call to ministry, I had reason to come to Ibadan. Coincidentally, I ran into one of my classmates. He was coming from a court in another state. He drove exactly the type of car I was driving. His own was flashy red. We had some time exchanging pleasantries. After we parted ways, the […]
After overcoming the initial challenges of nursing two babies, more babies began to sign up for Mummy’s care. She now had one caregiver. At one point, the number of children increased to ten. What a growth. Then something unique happened: The first one that was to transition to school wrote Mum a letter (obviously, it was the parents that wrote […]
Just a few months into ministry in Eruwa, I left home with great joy and enthusiasm for the day. I sang all the way to the office that morning. It was even a song about joy. As I opened the door to the church, the song ceased, and it seemed joy flew out of my heart. It rained overnight, and […]
During our waiting season of about two years after marriage, we sought medical counsel. On one occasion, after giving us medical advice, the doctor gave us a form for a follow-up test. After I dropped Irewamiri off at her workplace, I went back to the ministry office. When I opened the envelope, what I saw as the heading of the […]
It was May 2018! We had a conference in view. This took place the very week the conference was meant to start. The power supply was erratic. Our generator was faulty. Food was getting stale in the freezer. We were managing the generator. One Sunday evening, we had to call on the repairer to fix the generator. When he was […]
Aside from taking on the challenge of raising babies, Mum took on another task- she started learning how to type the old-fashioned way (who remembers typewriters). She would type out Sunday School Manuals for the church in the office. She had a desk and armed chair for her comfort. She had mastered the art of using her hands to trace […]
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