May 13, 2019

“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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May 10, 2019

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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May 9, 2019

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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May 8, 2019

“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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May 7, 2019

LET US BUY FISH

We were returning from a trip outside town when I spotted a woman roasting fish just by the road side. I said to my wife, “Let us buy fish” She looked at me in shock and said, “Are you sure?” I reversed and we got fish. She was in shock. Her first attempt of giving me a delicacy laced with […]

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May 5, 2019

“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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May 4, 2019

“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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May 3, 2019

IT IS “MY DADDY”

Whenever Danielle wants to call her mum or myself, she will rarely ever say “Daddy” or “Mummy”. You will hear her personalize it as “My Daddy or My Mama”. The same applies to her grandparents. They are all “My Grandpa or my Grandma”. She makes it personal. She says it so much that her cousin came visiting and also started […]

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May 2, 2019

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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May 2, 2019

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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