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28/03/2025

NEGATIVE TOUCH

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Part 4

When Elder Femi's attitude towards pastor changed drastically, Pastor tried his best to know what caused it but he refused to talk.

On a particular Sunday, elder Femi did not attend church service. Pastor called his phone to know why he didn’t come but he didn’t take the phone call. Pastor decided to visit him at home.

He was happily watching his favourite programme on television. As soon as there was a knock on the door and he discovered that it was Pastor, he suddenly switched to a sullen mood.

“Elder Femi, I didn’t see you and your wife in church today so I decided to come and know if all is well.”

He let out a long sigh and answered, “There is no problem. It is just that I don’t have money for offering today. And I don’t want embarrassment.”

“Ha! Even if you don’t have money, it shouldn’t make you not to attend church. God understand that you don’t have,” Pastor explained.

Elder Femi smiled mirthlessly. “I know that God understands but Pastor, do you understand?”

“I don’t get your point sir,” Pastor said, looking at him for explanation.

“The way you always emphasize on giving, it seems that when people don’t give, it makes you angry,” elder Femi explained.

“No sir, you are misunderstanding the whole issue. Remember that the bible said that if you give, it shall be given unto you. If I encourage you to give to God, it is for your good. If I know that truth and refuse to tell you, God will be angry with me. Do you understand?”

“I have heard you. But why do you make people to pass through in a row to give their offering, while people that don’t have stay behind. The best would have been for the ushers to pass offering bags around and people will give. With that, you will not know who gave and who did not give.”

“I am not the person that started this method you are complaining of. It was being practiced here even before I was posted here and you are aware of that. Beside even if someone does not have money, that person can give clap and dance offering.

So nothing stops the person from joining the queue and dance around to the glory of God,” Pastor explained.

“Another issue is the uncountable numbers of offerings we give each Sunday. Can’t you do something about it?” elder Femi continued unwaveringly.

“Elder to be frank with you, I am surprised at the things you are saying. You are a leader in the church. Nothing is hidden from you. I never initiated any of these offerings and you know it. All the same, if you have any complain, please raise it in church elders meeting. We will discuss it and arrive at a solution.”

Elder Femi rolled his eyes “Did you call me a leader. I don’t think so. I am a servant. Better still, an errand boy. Monkey dey work baboon dey chop. That is exactly what is going on in the church.”

Pastor was stunned. “You seem to have a lot in your mind. All the same, if there is any way I have offended you please forgive me,” pastor pleaded.

“Pastor, you did not offend me oooo,” elder Femi said, raising his two hands.

Pastor was silent for a while thinking of what to do, to ease off the atmosphere and change the on- going controversial topic.

“Elder you did not even entertain me with drink. Please get me water to drink.”

“We don’t have water,” elder Femi answered absentmindedly.

“You mean you don’t have drinking water,” Pastor asked in a surprise tone.

“Yes, that is the situation we have found ourselves. The bible says: ‘when the righteous is in power, the people rejoice. I don’t know why your righteousness does not affect your members positively,” he said sarcastically.

Pastor was dumbfounded and at a loss.

“Elder you are sounding rough. You are not being fair to me. My heart cry each day is that my members should prosper on earth and still make heaven at last. However, God has his principles The bible says “if you are willing and obedient , you will eat the good of the land’ (Isaiah 1:19) . Another is that you believe God and your prophet to be established and also prosper’ (2 Chronicles 20:20).

Since the bible has confirmed that God wants us to prosper, all we need is holiness, faith and patient. It will surely come to pass.”

Pastor brought out some money from his pocket and offered elder but he rejected it.

“Please don’t bother yourself. My younger brother has paid money to my bank account. I will withdraw it with my ATM card.”

“It does not matter, the blessings of God comes in multiples. Don’t reject my little gift please,” Pastor pleaded.

“Pastor don’t worry. I appreciate your concern.”

“It is okay. I have to be on my way,” Pastor told him.

On his way going home, Pastor was so worried. He kept on ruminating over the discussion that he had with elder. He knew that elder was seriously angry with him. But the challenge was that he does not really know what he did that is attracting such level of anger and resentment.

Immediately he stepped his foot inside his house, he sank into a nearby chair and requested for a chilled cup of water. As his wife was serving him the water, she noticed that all was not well. She had to sit beside him and requested to know what the issue was. Pastor was reluctant to talk.

“Please talk to me. It is obvious that all is not well. How is elder and his family?”

“They are fine,” Pastor answered and kept quiet again.

“If elder and his family are fine, then what is the issue? Something is wrong,” Mama Ephraim insisted.

Pastor was silent for few seconds, afterwards he sighed and started responding to the question.

“My dear, I am worried about the flock that God handed over to us to tend. All is not well. And you know that when there is a crack in the wall, there is already danger. Elder Femi is not happy with me. I can’t figure out what my offence is. Minutes ago while I was in his house, he literarily told me that I am the cause of the problems in church.”

“How?”

“He said that when the righteous is in power the people rejoice but on the contrary my members are suffering. Indirectly, it means that I am not living a righteous life.”

“You mean elder told you this? Beside how many of the members are suffering. To the glory of God, many of the members have been blessed through our ministry. The testimony is everywhere. Why would he say such thing?” Mama Ephraim queried

“Hmm! He really said a lot. He said that I get angry if people did not bring money to church. Could you believe that his reason for not coming to church today was because he does not have offering?”

“How could he? Is he baby Christian?” Mama Femi wondered.

“My dear the truth is that even some of the elders in the church are still babies in the Lord. One of the major challenge in the church today is the leaders. Some of them are not born again. Number of years that someone have stayed in the church does not make that person a child of God. One can be in church for thirty years, even memorize the whole scripture without having an encounter with Christ. So the answer to your question is yes. Elder Femi is a baby Christian. From the moment I stepped my foot into this church, I noticed that some of those elders are not born again. God has revealed a lot of things about them to me. There is nothing I could do than to be praying that God should touch them. I can’t remove them, because it was the members that voted for them.”

“That is the challenge. A lot of things are going wrong in the church these days. The members are not allowing the Holy Spirit to control them while voting in election,” Mama Femi lamented.

Pastor smiled. “The truth is that majority of the members are not different from some of the elders. They have to produce leaders like them. It is only a member that is filled with the Holy Spirit that will desire to have a spirit filled leader. It is only God that will help us. We will keep on asking for Gods wisdom to handle them.” Pastor Ephraim told her.

“Don’t you think that power issue is part of what is making elder Femi angry. I want to suggest that you allow him to connect to the electricity in the church for peace to reign.” Mama Femi suggested.

“My dear I will not allow that. It is even better to take the responsibility of paying the electricity bills in his shop. Remember that he is not the only member. If you give him that privilege, what happens to other members?

If we dare this, that is when you will see real confusion in church. As far as I am concerned, all my members are important to me. None is more special than the other. As God gives me grace, I will treat them in that manner,” Pastor said firmly.

“You are right. It is just that elder Femi is influential. I don’t want him to spoil the mind of other members against us. Please my husband, let’s try and appease him.”

“Sure we have to treat him with utmost care and respect. You know the husband that you married. I will try my best to win him back with love. If it means going down on my knees to beg, I will do it. But what I will not do is to please any body and displease God. I want you to strictly take note of this. If we are in the right track with God, no one can dent our ministry,” Pastor told her.

Pastor held his wife’s hand and they started praying.

Elder Femi continued to think of how to deal with Pastor. Then an idea occured to him.

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26/03/2025

NEGATIVE TOUCH
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Part 2

”As the pastor was in his office, he kept on ruminating on everything that happened since yesterday that he came to the church. The warm reception had not left his mind. It gave him a feeling of relaxation that made it seem that he had known the church members for ages.

His decision to pastor the church has gotten him heavy criticism from his colleagues. They saw his decision to come to a small church when the sectional headquarter was available, as foolishness. Some of them felt that even God would not ask him to do such a thing.

At a point doubt crept in. He had to bind it and cast it out. God told him that he was coming to make a difference. The area which he needed to make the difference was unknown to him. However, he believed that God would continue to direct him.

He felt a soft tap on the door. Was someone knocking at the door? Or had he imagined the sound? He tried to dismiss the thought but the sound came again. This time, louder and more forceful.

“Come in, the door is not locked,”Pastor said aloud.

The door opened and someone peeped in. It was elder Femi.

“Ah! Elder. You are welcomed,”Pastor said with a broad smile.

“Good evening sir. I hope I am not interrupting your quiet time,” elder Femi asked with a childish grin.

“Not at all, please come in and sit,”Pastor told him while motioning him to a chair in front of his table.

“Pastor, how are you coping with our environment?” elder Femi inquired, showing deep concern.

“Everything is fine sir. You and other members of the church are wonderful. Your hospitality is top-notch,”Pastor noted.

“I have been worried about you. The environment you are coming from is different from ours. You have been in the town. I don’t know how you will cope with this our glorified village, the bad roads and awkward nature of the town,” elder Femi lamented.

“The truth is that I like the serenity of this environment. Sometimes, one gets tired of the hustle and bustle of the main town, the noise pollution and even the traffic. The only little challenge is that power is not really steady here. But then, I’m fine.”

“What of food? Is there anything special that you and your family would like to eat so that my wife will prepare it? She is a good cook. There is no type of food that she cannot cook. Ranging from our local to even continental dishes,” Elder Femi pressed on.

“Wow! That is nice to hear. But then, we are fine. You know that it was just yesterday that she brought different kinds of soup and even rice. The soups are in the freezer. Other church members brought too. All the same, thanks so much for your concern. My family and I are grateful. God bless you.” Pastor’s face beamed with appreciation as he spoke.

Elder Femi was highly elated about how things were going between him and the new pastor. As he sat there, he was finally convinced that the same method which had been working for him would also work with the new pastor.

As pastor Ephraim was waiting for the elder to end the visit which he thought was a very short one, the elder himself was warming up to launch into the main thing that brought him. He cleared his throat to draw the attention of the Pastor before he started talking.

“Pastor, there are some things I would like to discuss with you but I don’t know if you really have the time.”

“Please go ahead. I have all the time,” Pastor encouraged him to talk.

“I have been struggling within myself whether to say these things or not. But this afternoon, I became convinced that God wanted me to tell you. Some members of this church don’t like you. Even among the elders. They are not happy that you were posted to this church. I don’t know their reason. Some of the elders have even gone ahead to spoil the mind of innocent members. But you don’t have to worry, I have spoken to some of the members and they have promised to support you. Another is that some of the elders are not trustworthy. They embezzled church money. Before our former pastor discovered it, it was already late. That was why he handed over many things to me to oversee. From that point, things started running smoothly. Even the women, some of them have their problems. I have already instructed my wife to assist Mama. She knows how to handle women. The elders you need to be careful of are…”

He was still talking when the Pastor interrupted him calmly. “Sir, I really appreciate your concern. But I don’t really welcome this kind of discussion. I prefer to watch and see things by myself. I didn’t bring myself to this church, God brought me. He will show me the things that he wants me to know. You just said that elders are embezzling money, you are right. The Lord told me that a particular elder is a robber.”

Elder Femi shook involuntarily when he heard that. But Pastor’s next words calmed him a bit.

“God has not shown me the person. I may not even pray that he should reveal the person , unless he wants to reveal it. What I normally do in every church that God sends me to, is to put structures in place that prevent people from stealing. For example, not even I, the pastor is allowed to count money alone . It is done in the presence of all the elders. Church members have a particular column in their tithe card, where they record their tithe, by themselves. Elders will cross check and record theirs. Every other income is documented strictly. In addition, I usually invite external auditors from the church national headquarters every three months to audit the church account. I am doing all these in order to help my members because anyone that steals from God is closing his doors of blessing. Of course that person is already a candidate for hellfire. Another new thing that I will introduce in this church is cctv cameras. There must be surveillance camera in the elders office.”

“But sir, we cannot afford it. The church doesn’t have that amount of money at the moment,” elder Femi quickly informed him.”

“You don’t have to worry about that. I will sponsor it.”

Elder Femi was stunned speechless and at a complete loss of what to do or say. He clutched the handle of the chair he was sitting so tight even as he gazed blankly on the Pastor's table. The sensation of Pastor’s speech crept over him and weakened his knees. He was quietly releasing his breath in a bid to regain his composure. Then, he suddenly looked up and saw Pastor smiling at him.

“Don’t worry yourself elder, the Lord will build his church. The gate of hell shall not prevail against it.”

The smile and words were enough to soothe elder Femi’s jittery nerves and the anxiety that Pastor might be suspecting him melted away.

Elder Femi informed pastor that he would like to take his leave. Immediately he left Pastor's office, he muttered that the Battle line had been drawn.

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26/03/2025

May the works of your hands be blessed. Good morning!

25/03/2025

NEGATIVE TOUCH
Part 1
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It was Christmas. One of the best moments of the church. Elder Femi sat, humming to the familiar tune of “Silent night, Holy night and O! Christmas tree” being sung by the church choir.

A cold wind occasioned by the harmattan season was blowing softly across the congregation. It was obvious that the church was in the mood of the season. It could be seen from the Christmas lights strung on all parts of the church auditorium.

That year’s Christmas celebration was special. It was on a Sunday. Preparations had been on, in readiness for the celebration.

The church wall was repainted with an immaculate white colour which left everywhere glowing. They took their time to ensure that everything was put in place. Broken chairs were replaced with new ones.

The old wooden offering box was discarded. A modern one which befitted the church was bought .A lot of work was put in, to transform the church. Every bit of effort was worth it because the church looked completely different from what it used to be.

An anxiety which had been off and on in the mind of elder Femi crept in again. He had been an elder in the church for more than a decade. A senior one, for that matter. He had a domineering aura. Being an outspoken and daring person he had always had his way in major decisions being taken in the church. The former pastors, who had pastored the church since he became an elder, have done their best not to displease him. (©️ Nzubechi Queen Ozabor)

A new pastor was posted to the church, he was to take over the piloting of the church affairs from that Christmas day.

Somehow since the General Overseer brought the pastor and introduced him to elders of the church, elder Femi had been feeling uneasy. There was a silent whisper in his mind that things may not remain the same. He tried his best to dismiss the fear but it kept recurring.

All the feelers he has gotten from the inquiries he made revealed that the pastor was a real man of God who does not tolerate sin. In fact many of them have been congratulating elder Femi, while wishing that the man of God was posted to their church. They assured him that the church was going to experience lots of growth spiritually.

The information increased the fear in elder Femi’s mind. However, as he looked at the pastor again where he sat calmly, he convinced himself that all was well.

The choir was done with their song ministration and it was time for ministration of the Word.

First, the new pastor needed to be introduced to the church, so the senior elder in the person of elder Femi had to do the introduction. He quietly climbed to the altar, counting his steps and marching delicately at the ground as if it would break if he applied the slightest pressure. He took the microphone, surveyed the congregation before he started talking.

“Praise the name of the Lord!”

“The name of the Lord be praised,” the congregation echoed.

" Today is a great day for us. It’s a remarkable day in the history of the church. Today is Christmas and this same day, a new pastor is here with us .” (©️ Nzubechi Queen Ozabor)

Shouts of joy filled everywhere. The shout lingered for a while before it melted away. And the speech continued.

“The man of God sent to us is one of the best in the region. He is a child of God, he fears and obeys God. With him, we are assured that the presence of God will remain in this church.”

His statement was interrupted by one of the youths.

“Who did it?” Ben shouted.

The congregation echoed, “Jesus! Oh my God! Wow!” Elder Femi quickly took it up from there.

“Yes it can only be God. If not, he will not be here with us. There was a little drama that happened concerning our new pastor’s coming. Many of us are not aware. I will tell you this story to really re-emphasize the fact that it was God that brought him. At the time that Pastor was transferred from his former church, his members protested. In fact they marched to the General Overseer and threatened that if the transfer was not reversed, they would quit the church.

It took the special wisdom that God gave him to appeal to his members to allow the will of God to be done. They had to obey him because of the love they had for him.

Secondly, at the time of the transfer, two churches were vacant, our church and the sectional headquarter which every man of God wished to be posted to. He was called upon to make a choice of where he would like to go. He told the General Overseer to give him time to pray. After the prayers, he chose our church through the leading of the Holy Spirit. Please celebrate this humble man of God.”

Elder Femi paused for the congregation to clap before he resumed the introduction.

“He is a man that is greatly loved in the district. Little wonder the sectional headquarter members protested the fact that he chose to come to our church.

They told the General Overseer to reverse the decision. At the end, the will of God prevailed. Please join me to celebrate and welcome a man who God has used to plant many churches across the district, a man greatly loved by all the former members he has pastored, a man who is the will of God for his church at this time, in the person of Pastor Ephraim Chukwuma.”

Everywhere caught fire. All the church members rushed out as if a sudden flood swept across the church. That kind of love has never been poured out in celebration of a man of God in the past. The new pastor and his wife never saw it coming. It was so sudden that they didn’t know when they started shedding tears of joy.

When they got home,.pastor and his wife started discussing what happened in the church.

"Wow! These members are wonderful. See the resounding welcome they gave to us " the pastor's wife noted.

"Yes, I was really surprised. Elder Femi is a lovable person too. In Fact describing them as wonderful is really the best description" Pastor corroborated.

"Who is Elder Femi?" Pastor's wife asked.

"He is the elder that introduced us," the pastor told her.

"Ah! That man is too much. In Fact, it seems the family love us so much. See the food that the wife brought for us. That woman is an international chef. Permit me to say that the family love us more than other families in the church"

"No, I beg to disagree with you on that. That he introduced us well and the wife also brought food for us does not make them love us more than others. In fact we really need to be more prayerful and vigilant at this stage. Let's allow God to reveal who the members truly are," Pastor told his wife.

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24/03/2025

I'M I DREAMING.......
Ada was on her way to a grocery shop when she stumbled upon a handsome young man named Une. He was sitting at the front of his compound playing a melancholic tune on his guitar. The music was so captivating that Ada couldn't help but stop and listen.

As the music came to an end, Une looked up and caught Ada's eye. They exchanged a brief smile, and Ada felt a spark of connection that she couldn't ignore.

Over the next few weeks, Ada and Une kept running into each other around town. They would exchange pleasantries and brief conversations, but Ada couldn't help but feel that there was something more between them.

One evening, Une invited Ada to join him for his friend's birthday party . Ada agreed. and as they sat in taxi that took them to the venue of the event, they began to open up to each other.

They talked about their dreams, their fears, and their passions. Ada was captivated by Une's intelligence and sense of adventure
Une, in turn, was drawn to Ada''s creativity and her infectious laugh.

From that moment on, Ada and Uche were inseparable. They spent their days talking about their dreams, and aspirations.

Another thing that Une used to win Ada over was the way he showered her with gifts. Within 2 months of their being friends , Ada could not count the numerous gifts she had received from Une.

Ada has told Une many things about her life, including her place of work. But Une's source of income remained a secret . Ada was determined to find out.

"When are you going to allow me to visit you at your place of work," Ada asked.

"If I was the one inviting you to visit me at my place of work, I know you will not agree. How will you leave your work to visit me?" Une asked her.

"It's not as if I really want to visit you. It's just that you have never mentioned anything about the source of your income . I'm curious to know."

"Wow! This is one of the things I love about you. Please keep it up. I never wanted to talk about this before now. I work in my father's company. My father is there too. That is why I have never taken you to my place of work. My father would not to tolerate it. Let's take things easy till we get married ."

"I understand now." Ada responded with a smile.

"Thank you for being an understanding person, let me just show you my dad's picture." Une told Ada.

Immediately Ada saw the picture, goose pimple rose all over her body.

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13/03/2025

A or B? Make your choice.

12/03/2025

Amen!

05/02/2025

The Suspect
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Part 7

“Ruby, talk to me. What is wrong with you?” her mother asked.

“Mum, I had a nightmare.”

“Do you care to share it?”

“No mum, it is not necessary. It's nothing serious,”Ruby told her.

“A nightmare that made you wake everyone in the building is not serious? Then you need to explain the meaning of seriousness to me.”

“But mum. It's just a mere dream. A masquerade was pursuing me. It was about catching me and I had to scream,”Ruby lied.

“Now listen to me. If you don't open up to me concerning what is happening to you, that masquerade will catch up with you in real life,” her mother threatened.

“Mum! Are you laying a cu.rse on me? What is my offence?”

“I will never lay a cur.se on my child. I only told you the truth. A child doesn't hide things from her mother. Unless that mother is a bad mother. I’m I a bad mother to you?”

“No mum. But how did you come to the conclusion that I am hiding something from you?”

“It is obvious. Something is happening at your place of work. That is the reason you want to leave the job.”

“Mum, how did you know?”

“I am your mother. I should be able to add one plus one to get two,” her mother responded.

“Mum, you are right. Something actually happened but I didn't know how to tell you. I decided to keep it to myself because no one would believe me.”

“Can you tell me what happened?”

“I went outside our office to get something. But when I came back, I needed to pass information to Uzo, one of my colleagues. I decided to speak to her through the window of her office. As, I looked through the window. I was surprised to see Linda, our MD’s sister, in Uzo's office. She was trying to add a substance inside Uzo's water bottle. I quickly left the window. Throughout the day, I continued to think about what I saw. Later, I called Uzo.on the phone to tell her what I saw, but fear couldn't let me say it. The next day, we heard that Uzo was po!soned. I am sure that what I saw was real but I couldn't tell anybody. No one will believe me. The worst was that they might turn it against me; she is the MD’s sister. I am even afraid to continue to work there. If she could do it to Uzo, who knows her next target.”

“Now, I understand. The mistake you made was that you should have informed Uzo of what saw. You should have told her not to drink the water.”

“I was afraid that she might not believe me. I was actually trying hard to convince myself that what I saw was real.”

“Is the incident connected to the nightmare?”

“Yes. A woman had been tormenting me in the dream. She said that I must say what I saw, in order to set an innocent person free. But mum, where do I start? This people have money and connections but I have none. I don't want trouble,” Ruby cried.

“Could it be that someone else is being accused of the c.rime?” her mother asked.

“Yes. I heard that one of Uzo's friends is being accused of the cr.ime because Uzo ate food in her house on that day.”

“Ha! My God, what we don't know, will not know us. May we not be victims of circumstances,”Uzo’s mum prayed.

“Amen”

“My daughter, God wants you to tell the truth. It is the prayer of the innocent lady and her family that is causing you to have the nightmare. God will direct us on the way to go.”

Ruby and her mother declared prayer, asking God to tell them how to handle the situation. After the prayers, Ruby’s mum got an idea.

“Did the lady notice that you saw what she was doing?”

“No ma. She didn't see me.”

“Good, we are going to write an anonymous letter to your company, Uzor and the culprit. You will narrate everything you saw and threaten to send a video of what happened, if she fails to tell the truth. If Uzo read the letter, she will be able to recall if her challenge started after drinking water. The culprit will also be afraid when she hears that a video will be sent. Maybe she will confess. This is our own part. We will allow God to do the remaining part,” Ruby’s mum concluded.

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