THE VOICES IN THE CROWD

It had been a pretty tough and rough weekend- I was emotionally down in those early days of ministry. I locked myself up in my room to just lean in on God for a restoration of my strength. Just some few hours later, there was a knock on my door and a voice saying, “Mummy is calling you. Bishop ___ […]

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IN A BID TO CATCH UP

We were visiting with a dear brother. Since we could not find our way there, we had to drive behind him. Unfortunately, my host drove a bit fast and simply forgot that he was showing us the way. Well! I tried keeping pace but it was hard in the twists and turns of the city of Lagos. I was trying […]

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“ASK ME FOR BIG THINGS”

Some few years into ministry, a dear friend of mine said to me, “Pastor Temi, please do not call me when the request is small. Kindly call me when the request is huge and ask me for big things” Do you know what? It is not as though he has it all ready-made but his heart is amazing. And it […]

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THE FIRST HOUSE WE LIVED IN

I had wanted to get an apartment in that particular place for months. When I eventually got it, it was a terrible shape. I had to decide whether to take it or not- roof had issues, toilet was in bad shape, kitchen was a sorry sight. When I told Mum, she said (while Dad was still thinking it was a […]

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WE BROUGHT THE BUILDING DOWN

When we took a walk to that community project, we began to assess it. It had been there before I was born. There were no doubts as to what we needed to do- the walls were weak, the structure was already giving way. We pulled down the old. We dug new foundations. We made new pillars and had to connect […]

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“DO YOU TRUST US”?

It was a long night of discussions (well, more like debates). My parents were having tough issues with us- especially the fact that my sister now uses “attachments”. Mum had caught her while she was away from home using it. Well! Wearing trousers too were major issues. It was a night of back and forths. We were now grown kids […]

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“SHE DOES NOT WANT TO BE MIXED UP”

An elderly one told me a story of how he took his daughter to the clinic. In a bid for the family doctor to put her at ease, he asked her a simple question: “What is your name?” Her answer was not that simple. She went ahead to mention her name attaching that she is a princess and mentioned categorically […]

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“OUR GIRLS WILL TAKE CARE OF YOU”

Just after signing the letter accepting me as a corps member in the organization, she looked up and said, “You will be idle if you just stay around here although we have a good accommodation for you”. Then she continued, “You are a professional. I think you should get to practice in the state capital” And then the warning landed, […]

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WHAT DID YOU TELL GOD?

Just some months before my service year, I told God that it was going to be a year that I spend in communing with Him. I would pray and listen while I build capacity for the things He has laid on my heart. At the same time, I was to trust Him for what He would have me do. I […]

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WHEN I MENTIONED MY POSTING

When I got my posting letter, I did not go straight to the Local Government where I had been deployed. I spent the weekend in a familiar place having the best of fun. However, reality struck when I visited my place of personal assignment and I saw the state. I placed a call through to someone and mentioned that I […]

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