June 3, 2024

MADE FOR GREATNESS 3- ARE YOU RUNNING THIS RACE?

Irewamiri had gone for a camp meeting. I was home alone with the mighty seeds. We stepped out into the compound. The girls began to run challenging one another. I took advantage of the moment and shared a lesson with them. “Do you know that life is also a race? Do you know some people give up before the race […]

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June 2, 2024

MADE FOR GREATNESS (2): WHEN THE EXCITEMENT FADES

Danielle braced up for the kitchen task. She joined in washing the plates. On her first attempt, she had a slight cut while trying to wash a knife. I was somewhere in the living room when she came to show me the cut. She said, “Daddy, I am not washing again. A knife just cut my hand.” I felt sorry […]

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June 1, 2024

MADE FOR GREATNESS (1): DON’T KILL THAT DESIRE TO BE MORE

That morning, Danielle approached Irewamiri with a request, “Mum, I want to start learning how to cook.” What a great desire.  Olive would carry a doll (sometimes a teddy bear) and play the role of a mother without getting tired. They both have ‘children’ that they take care of. They would say things like, “Our children need to get ready […]

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May 31, 2024

YOU DO NOT NEED A TITLE

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 […]

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May 30, 2024

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 […]

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May 29, 2024

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 […]

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May 28, 2024

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 […]

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May 27, 2024

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. […]

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May 26, 2024

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 […]

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May 25, 2024

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 […]

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