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IT IS STILL POSSIBLE

Just as we were wrapping up the communion service, I sensed a prompt in my heart that it was still possible to use our new facility for the 10th anniversary and convention of the Church. I said to the church, “Do we believe it is possible?” The answer was not too strong and I understood.  But that evening, I requested […]

OF AWO BOYS AND AMPHITHEATRE SHOWS 

The university I attended was quite a groovy one. There were constant events taking place in our Amphitheatre. Both A’list and upcoming artistes frequent the school. Most times the events are paid for. There are also the notorious boys of Awo Hall. They were popular for their “creative energy and throwing of verbal jabs”. We call it “Aro” (an exciting […]

CHRONICLES OF PROCESS: EVERYTHING FROM THE PALM TREE

A dear father in the faith and his beloved wife shared a touching experience with us as an intending couple some years back. They got married while the man was a priest in a small village. The wife was already a graduate. Their source of livelihood and income was everything that a palm tree could supply- they made oil, brooms, […]

CHRONICLES OF PROCESS: SHE CRIED BY THE ROADSIDE

Because of what they had experienced in other mission postings, they gave away all they had before they moved to the new place where they were now in charge because of the divine promotion they received. At their new base, it was not as expected. They had to start from scratch. They were the ones even taking care of things […]

CHRONICLES OF PROCESS: HIS WEALTH DID NOT CHANGE HER MIND

She had fallen in love with her classmate in the tertiary institution and her parents would have none of it. Her parents were elites and they keep asking, “Who do you say his parents are?”. The poor boy was the son of a farmer in a small village. Her parents had an alternative for her in a young lawyer. She […]

CHRONICLES OF PROCESS: WE COULD NOT AFFORD IT 

Some few months after our wedding, we were in a supermart and we needed to buy body cream for the family. I had no particular preference but my wife had the one she was using as a single lady. We headed straight to the section that housed what we wanted. When we saw the price, we looked at each other. […]

IN THE MIDDLE OF LABOUR (6)

When she gave the first push, the midwives began to encourage her. I kept telling her, “Babe, I am here. You can do this”. When the team lead noticed that she was getting a bit tired after about three pushes. She did something profound- she took my wife’s hands and told her, “Touch your baby’s head. She is here already. […]

IN THE MIDDLE OF LABOUR (5)

The nurse told my beloved wife, “When you sense a strong urge that feels like you want to defecate, let me know. It means you are ready to push”. Then she left us to attend to other things. Some few minutes later, my wife began to say to me, “I want to defecate”. I called the midwives and they all […]

IN THE MIDDLE OF LABOUR (4)

When we landed at the hospital, the nurse on duty ushered us into the labour room to check the progress of labour. We had been confessing throughout the pregnancy that she dilates fast, fully and delivers with ease. When the nurse checked and mentioned that she was 8cm gone, we simply began to rejoice. Hope was lifted. We looked at […]