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The day I was leaving Akwa-Ibom State after my service year, I remember that it was the Corpers Fellowship Bus that helped me to the airport. Amazingly, it was a full bus. I still remember the disappointment on the face of another colleague when she saw that the bus was already full. When we got to the airport, one of […]

DEAR CORPER 10: ARE YOU REALLY GOOD TO GO?

I had an invitation to share at the Passing Out Thanksgiving Service of a batch of Christian Corp Members. I asked the Lord what to share about and the Lord said to ask them, “Are you Good to Go?” When I stepped in, there was a lot of excitement in the year but by the mercies of the Lord, when […]

DEAR CORPER 9: THERE ARE BLESSINGS WHERE YOU ARE

Irewamiri came to serve as a Corp Member in Eruwa. She recounts how she cried on her first night. She said it all was too quiet like a graveyard. She could not imagine it. What a sleepy town.  She complained about how hard it was to get water. Dry seasons did not make the matter easy at all. It was […]

DEAR CORPER 8: CULTIVATE BOLDNESS

During my service year, I had the vision to run with what I called “TeensCulture”. It was designed to be a leadership training course for teenagers in a language they would understand. The courses included Leadership for Teens, Moral Excellence, The Power of Vision, Financial Culture for Teens, and Healthy Living for Teens, amongst others. I have highlighted some of […]

DEAR CORPER 7: LET DISCIPLINE RULE OVER FEELING

I woke up that Sunday morning in March 2011. I did not feel like going to church. I even had good reasons. We would still have our corpers fellowship later in the evening. I thought to myself, “At least, that can serve as church for me today”. At that time, I was already attending a Christian Leadership training in church. […]

DEAR CORPER 6: RELATE WITH SENSITIVITY BUT NEVER WITH PRIDE

When I walked up to this dear sister of mine to have a brief chat with her, she said to me, “I thought they said you were a proud person”. I was surprised. She said some people told her already that, “I was proud, and she should not bother relating with me”. I guess they chose the wrong words. I […]

DEAR CORPER 5: IT IS CALLED “SERVICE YEAR” FOR A REASON

A young man went for his medical posting many years ago in a rural community. Vision was formed within him. Later in life, when everyone was choosing city life, he chose to return to the rural community. He built an organization that became a toast of the community and a light of possibilities to the nation. Some years later, there […]

DEAR CORPER 2: BE LED TO A CHURCH THAT IS KEY FOR DESTINY TRAINING

I was passing by a room in the NCCF (Nigerian Christian Corpers Fellowship) Family House when I saw a sticker on a door with the inscription, “Insight Bible Church… Empowering People for Excellence”. It stuck with me. I knew there was something different. I knocked on the door of the room and asked, “Please, who goes to this church?” A […]