JESUS!!!
And it’s sill exactly that! Even deeper now, to the glory of God!!!
Where do I begin? Growing up on two continents came with challenges! The major challenges began as a 10 year old; frying plantains (Dodo in my native tongue!) The pan slipped; secondary to the power loss (the electricity was lost – a Nigerian Electric Power Authority – NEPA) In those days (the early 1980’s) a common occurence! I was utilizing a kerosene lantern to give light and visibility. The pan slipped off the stove and hot 🔥 oil was poured on my lower body.
Screams were a result! To the University Health Center I was rushed… Treatment ensued: silvadine dressings and gauze with a mesh to hold it in place… Right after this, I was accepted as a transfer to boarding school (Federal Government College, Ilorin) A 4 hour trip away… I was trusted to maintain my dressing and care for my burns which I was blessed to have divine assistance with…
Yet, this was not ‘life changing!’ One evening, walking to evening preparatory study, it was dark after dinner 7:00 pm in W. Africa. I stepped on what i thin thought was a stone! A sharp pain I felt, looked down and saw slithering away a snake! I started yelling, two other students passing by asked why I was screaming/crying – my friend Gbenga told them I was bitten by a snake! The immediately started praying for/on me. I felt a force around my lower leg and unbelievably saw a clear fluid gush out of the bite site…
Most would say, a non venomous snake it must have been… I asked where they went for fellowship; the Fellowship of Christian Students (FCS) they replied. There I started going and gave my life to Christ! There are so very many occasions that I have seen and experienced the beyond amazing grace of God!!! Right quick… Yes! I have repeatedly shared this fact. It is my life, who best to tell of the occurrences from a first person account?
The story of my life in a nutshell: hot oil, snake bite, car accidents *being protected by angels*, motorcycles accident – being essentially a ‘lost cause’, my experience that confirms that death is not the end of the experience! in fact it is just the beginning of who you and where you are meant to be!
Testimonies:
I woke up one morning to having lost the majority of my vision. After a cat scan I was told I had a tumor in the middle of my head. It took a ENT specialist and a Neurosurgeon to rotor rooter my sinus cavity and take the tumor out of my head thru my nose.
Before the surgery, I had to sign all these forms. I couldn’t even read them. The nurses had to put the pen on the line so I could sign.
At that point I actually accepted that it may be the end and the oddest thing was how calm the feeling was. Almost like I finally let go.
I woke up 3 hours later and was the coldest I’ve ever been in my life. I could read the clock on the wall.
Tumor was non cancerous. I had constant MRIs on my head for years.
I’m still here for some reason. Not sure why but I can tell you it did change me. There’s a lot of stuff I thought was important in life that really doesn’t mean a lot!
– I’ve survived more than one. To be more specific I walked away from two near fatal car accidents and was almost beaten to death by a crack head with rebar.
What I learned was that I am stronger than I thought. I have a reason to be here. Perhaps that reason is not part of some larger plan, but it’s part of my plan. I take things less seriously in areas that do not matter. I take things more seriously in areas that do.
-Yes, it changed everything. Was on the brink of death at 41 due to an infection. Told everyone my goodbyes etc. However i pulled through and soon after began a relationship with Christ, have more empathy for people and animals, enjoy the bits of life i used to think were very boring. Everyday is a gift, It sounds cliché but its true. Life is still a struggle but its now different, the struggle has become part of the journey which i now accept instead of moaning, grumbling, and whining about.