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#Episode_43
Jumokeâs call woke them up that morning as early as 6am.
âOma oba, good morning sir.â Her voice was heard over the phone as he received the call with the left hand and Sadeâs head rested on his right arm.
âGood morning Jumo, how are you?â He replied.
âAm fine, how is sister Sade?â She inquired.
âShe is fine. Are you alright?â He asked almost immediately.
âYeah, am fine.â She replied then continued.
âBut I nee-d your help and guidance. I have two marriage proposals before me right now but I donât know which to accept because I seems to like the both of them within a short period of time.â She revealed calmly and he sat up properly helping Sade to rest her head on the pillow.
âJumo, are they born again?â He asked for a start.
âYes, one is a Pastor based in the US and the second person is Doctor Iyk your friend.â She replied shyly.
âJumo, thatâs a good development. I will be the happiest person if Iyk my friend happens to be the will of God for you in marriage. But you have to put your emotions on hold for now because you must get it right maritally. We have to pray first to hear what God has to say about the both of them before you re-lease your heart to anyone or accept any marriage proposal.â He counseled her carefully and she responded positively.
âOkay, how do we go about the prayers?â She queried.
âUhm⌠Let me discuss with my wife and see how we can join hands with you in prayers.â He said then continued.
âBut for now, just pray and ask the Lord to open your eyes to know whom His will for you in marriage is. He surely speak to you.â He concluded.
âThank you oma Oba.â She greeted him.
âIs she awake let me greet her?â She asked and he handed her the phone.
âSister Jumo, we must drink your coke and fanta this year o.â Sade tea-sed her over the phone.
âI pray so o, plea-se you people should be praying for me o.â Jumoke replied laughing.
âYes dear,we have been praying for you and soon God will perfect all that concerns you.â Sade as-sured her and they talked about other things before ending the call.
Kehinde and Sade discussed and agreed to invite her over to their house in order to pray with her and also strengthen their relationsh!pwith her.
Two days later,Jumoke visited them for the prayer and they held hands together in prayers after they had had quality time of bible studyâŚ
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Kehinde and Sade shared their vision with the church mummy and her husband who prayed with them and as-sured them of their supports and they mapped out their vision strategies on how to reach out to young people then arrived at sÂŁnding invitation to churches,starting from their br@nch churches; one on one invitation,and throu-gh the social media platforms.
The first meeting they held with young people in the home housed about twenty youths who had strong yearning for see more of God in their lives with doctor Iyk and Jumoke in attendance. Sade led in a h0t praise and worsh!p, jumoke in opening prayers and doctor Iyk did the administrative work of showing them where to seat as they c@mÂŁ in while Kehinde preached the word in what looked like an interactive sermon during which those young people were availed the opportunity to express themselves, share their secret struggles,fears, challenges and ask questions openly and the three friends were shocked to their bone marrows as they listened to what many of those young people were revea-ling about themselves. Yet, some of them who were more matured in age kept to themselves and were not willing to open.
During the prayer, Kehinde raised so many matters of concern among the youths and an-alyzed them so much that many of them who were guilty broke down sobbing and he used that opportunity to make an altar call and to his surprise, almost all the hands went up and he joyfully led them to Christ.
Those presÂŁnt were encouraged to invite their friends while coming for the next meeting as refreshments was pas-sed round for them.
âThis is a serious ministry,â doctor Iyk told kehinde with seriousness in his eyes as the young folks left one after the other.
âI couldnât hold back my tears listening to their revelations. What can we do to reach out to more young people?â He asked zealously and the two women joined them and he shared with them the strategies they had planned out
âWe can as well organize Christian picnics and timeouts with printed handbills and post banners at strategic places. We can also reach out to secondary schools and campuses with relationsh!pand career seminars to arou-se more peopleâs interest..â Jumoke suggested and they all found her suggestions amazing.
They immediately began to draft out plans on how to pene-tratethe schools and everyone contributed in the plan. When they were done, Kehinde excused himself with Iyk for a pri-vate discussion leaving the women in the parlor.
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âHow far with you and jumo?â He asked him.
â Nothing much, she is yet to respond to my proposal but weâve been communicating on the normal.â Iyk replied.
âDid you really sought the face of God before proposing to her?â He asked feeling concerned.
âWell, I didnât really pray that much. I feel thereâs no nee-d since weâve known each other for years and secondly, she is born again. Do I really nee-d to pray that much again?â He asked with a confused look.
âMy brother, itâs a wife we are talking about here not a girlfriend. You donât choose your wife as a Christian the same way you chose girl when you were in the world. I will advice you to go back and seek Godâs face and confirm things first. You seems to be in haste, plea-se calm down and get it right this time aroundâŚâ Kehinde began then continued.
âJumoke is a nice girl but she might not be the right woman for you and vice versa. Allow God to direct you in choosing a wife my brotherâŚâ He advised him after which they entered back into the parlor to join them and after few minutes, Iyk picked up his car keys and announced his dep@rture.
âJumo, how far with you. Has the Lord not said anything yet?â Kehinde tea-sed her immediately Iyk left and everyone started laughing.
âUhm⌠Not really, I donât even un-derstand.â She replied shyly.
âWhatâs it you donât un-derstand?â He asked showing interest.
âI actually had a dream I donât un-derstand but am still praying for more clarification though.â She said casually.
âShare the dream with us, perhaps we can trust God to reveal the meaning to us.â He urged her.
âIn that dream, I followed Iyk on a journey to somewhere but along the line, I bec@mÂŁ very tired and couldnât carry myself anymore. Iyk opted to carry me but unfortunately, my weight was too much for him and he had to drop me. He tried carrying me again but we both fell on our backs ,then I woke up.â She narrated, laughing with Sade but Kehinde pondered on the dream with a serious face.
âThen, thereâs this other dream I had concerning pastor Mike but I canât remember it anymore. Iâve been trying to remember it but canât.â She ch!pped.
âGo back and pray, let the Holy Spirit rewind the dream for you again. You canât forget vital dreams just like that.â He instructed her and she agreed.
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Two weeks later, Sade launched her first music albu-m which won the heart of many people as public transporters purchased and pla-yed them in their buses; churches began to sing her songs during worsh!psessions and her songs fast bec@mÂŁ household songs.
churches began to invite her for ministrations in and outside the state within the three months of the albu-m re-lease and it influenced their youth ministry positively as she bec@mÂŁ a public figure whom everyone wants to as-sociate with.
Their living room bec@mÂŁ too small as more young people throng in for the weekly meeting, many of them sat on the floor comfortably and some stood on their feetâŚ
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Sade woke up one beautiful morning with a feeling of nausea then sluggishly dragged herself out of the matrimonial be-droom to join her husband and Toyin in the parlor for morning devotion ten minutes after Kehinde had called her to join them for devotion. Mid way into the devotion, she suddenly had a strong urge to vomit and she ran into the washroom to relieve herself throwing her husband and daughter into confusion and he had to bring the devotion to an abrupt end.
âDarling, are you alright?â Kehinde asked, joining her in the washroom.
âYeah, just having this feeling of physical unwellness.â She replied as she washed her mouth and face,then suddenly began to throw up again and he helped her to support her bŠdy on him.
âMaybe, somebŠdy is pregnant.â He said tea-singly.
âI will get you a pregnancy test pouch.â He said mas-saging her back gently and she managed to f0rç£ out a smile.
âI just canât wait to confirm it.â She said breathing heavily, then continued.
âSweetheart, this is our fifth month together as husband and wife, Iâve been worried sick not getting pregnant. I will be the happiest person today if it shows positive.â She said leaning on him.
âReally? You never told me you were worried. â surprised at her revelation.
âDo you know I donât even remember we nee-d to start having babies? I seems to be carried away by purpose pursuit and fulfilment these past months. Having you and Toyin around me, I used to think that we are done having childrenâŚâ He was still talking and she cut in.
âHow could you think such a thing, Toyin is not your biological child and she canât take the place of your own children no matter how you love her. Besides, I want to fill this house with childrenâ She said laughing.
â you canât be serious, we agreed to have two more. I want my wife to look younger for me. â he said feigning seriousness.
âplea-se, can you get me the pouch before going to work? I canât wait anymore.â She said pinching him ha-rd .
âAarrh!!!â He shouted and Toyin was standing at the door unknown to them spoke up.
âSorry Dad.â She said smiling from ear to ear knowing that they were not expecting to see her in the washroom.
âThank you my baby. Sorry I left you in the parlor.â He said on seeing her.
âMonitoring spirit Toyin. I know you have been eaves dropping to hear what you and your daddy will gossip with.â Sade said laughing.
âYou can now go and do your morning chores and prepare yourself for school because I donât have any single strength left in me to prepare you today.â She said looking at her humorously.
âI wasnât monitoring you o, I just wanted to know if you are alright. â little Toyin said in the defensive.
âYeah, we werenât monitoring you oo..â Kehinde ch!pped in and they all bur-sted into laughter.
The homemade test was later confirmed positive and Sadeâs joy knew no bound as she sang different praise songs, danced to it alone in the room and in the kitchen, knelt down at every given time to thank God for the gift of fruitfulness. She kept calling her husband on the phone over and over again to come back in time for the celebr@tion as she had taken her time to prepare his favorite food.
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âI think you were right when you told me to go back in prayer concerning that proposal stuff, am beginning to see so many signs that Jumoke is not meant for me, i made that proposal out of desperation.â Iyk opened up to his friend Kehinde after one of their programs with the young people.
âReally?â Kehinde said as he turned to face him very well.
âWhat makes you think so?â He asked.
âYou know am still growing in the faith and sincerely speaking, Kenny am enjoying my relationsh!pwith God very well now than ever. Heâs been teaching me patience and other virtues. My brother, God is seriously dealing with my life in such a way that I donât expect.
If I marry her with out this dealings God is giving me, the marriage will coll@pse. The Lord made it clear to me that I wonât be able to carry the weight of her purpose because my spiritual life is still at the baby realm and I have no spiritual stamina. Guy, marriage is the least of my problems now, Iâm enjoying God so much now, I just want to know Him more..â Iyk expressed himself gleaming with excitement in his eyes.
âWow!â Kehinde exclaimed and breathed down a heavy sigh of relief.
âI knew it from the onset that you two werenât meant for each other; but you know, itâs better the way you confirmed it yourself because thereâs nothing I could have told you then that you would believe.â Kehinde explained and Iyk started laughing.
âYeah, at a point I was beginning to think you donât want me to have her because she is your ex but now I know better. Thanks man, youâve always been my man from day one.â He said then continued almost immediately.
âSo,what do you suggest? Should I meet her and tell her not to bother anymore?â He asked searching Kehindeâs eyes for a saving response.
âAh! No, donât do that. She also saw a similar thing about you in a dream two months ago,though she donât seem to un-derstand the meaning yet. But I alre-ady planned telling her you are not the right man for her. So,just leave that one for me to handle,and you can as well reduce the way you used to call her often.â Kehinde replied smiling.
âNna, you donât nee-d to tell me to reduce the way I call her, Iâve alre-ady done that. Tomorrow will be one week I called her last. In fact, I ha-rd ly remembere anything safe my Bible, my job and how to move this young peoples forum further..â He said cl@pping his two hands together in finality and Kehinde couldnât help but laugh at him.
âThank God for God!â Kehinde exclaimed in excitement.
âYes, my brother!â Iyk responded.
âThat reminds me,the information I got last night was that Chioma died while giving birth two weeks ago.â Iyk said sadly.
âGiving birth?â Kehinde asked, â did she remarry? â he queried.
âI donât know, my mother called to inform me last night and I didnât bother to ask all of that. I feel for her though.â He said looking away and Kehinde pat his back in consolation.
âItâs well my brother. Itâs well!â He said.
Kehinde spoilt Sade and Toyin silly with love and lots of goodies everyday as his wifeâs baby bu-mp began to grow noticeably. Many young girls began to pray for a husband like him as well as the young men among them who de-sired to love their wives like him when they eventually marries.
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