Seven Types of Women to Beware Of in Ministry

Chronicled by Afronuts @ Friday, February 19, 2016

I came across this interesting article by Pastor Joe McKeever. I think anybody who is just starting  or is already in a ministry should read it.

For the lips of an adulteress drip honey, and smoother than oil is her speech.” (Proverbs 4:3)

Before there was a folk singer by that name, James Taylor was a professor of preaching. This veteran teacher of preachers held forth in classrooms at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary for many years. One day, in a room filled with young preacher boys, Dr. Taylor cautioned us about the temptations we would be facing.

“The day will come when a woman will sit in your office and proposition you. She will make herself available to you sexually. If your marriage is in trouble or if you are not up-to-date in your relationship with your Lord, you could get in big trouble fast.”

I raised my hand. “Dr. Taylor,” I said, “do you really believe that every one of us in this room will face this?” My mind was incapable of imagining a scenario in which a woman–any woman–would sit in a pastor’s office and try to seduce him.

“Yes, I do,” he said. “Even you, McKeever.”

That got a laugh.

I lived to see that day. (Fifteen years after she sat in my office making herself available to the young preacher, while preaching in another state, I spotted that woman and her husband–the same husband whose antics had given her cause to seek my counsel originally–in the congregation. I was thankful I had gotten this thing right in my office that day.)

The writer of Proverbs tried to do the same thing Dr. Taylor did for us in seminary that day: prepare the young lad for what he would be facing down the road.

“My son, give attention to my wisdom, incline your ear to my understanding;

That you may observe discretion, and your lips may reserve knowledge.

For the lips of an adulteress drip honey, and smoother than oil is her speech; But in the end she is bitter as wormwood, sharp as a two-edged sword.

Her feet go down to death, her steps lay hold of Sheol. She does not ponder the path of life; her ways are unstable, she does not know it.” (Proverbs 4:1-6)

Many pastors have paid the ultimate price for sexual sins.
If temptation would tell the truth, no minister would ever succumb to its enticements. If the allurement to commit adultery would adhere to a “truth in advertising” code, the “full disclosure” would read something like this:

“Subject needs to understand that by crossing this line and entering into a sexual relationship with this person, the minister will be despising His Lord, delighting the enemy, violating his marriage vows, disappointing everyone who ever believed in him from his youth until now, destroying his family, and ending his ministry..”

No one would ever commit adultery if he was required to sign that!

The devil, however, has no intention of ever revealing a list of side effects. Listen to him and you would think to disobey God is the way to fulfillment and happiness.

The sinning minister fools himself into believing all kinds of lies, most of them originating with the one Jesus called “the father of lies” (John 8:44). He convinces himself that “I deserve this, no one will ever know, I can have all the wonderful things in my life and this forbidden fruit also,” and then, there is the clincher–“This feels so good, it can’t be wrong.”

Too late does he find out the truth of the old adage, that sin will take you farther than you wanted to go, keep you longer than you wanted to stay, and cost far more than you ever intended to pay.

Here are 7 women, pastor should watch out for in your ministry.

1) The woman who wants to be your wife.
She is unhappily married. Her husband has disappointed her in a hundred ways. Sitting in church week after week, it occurs to her that you are everything she has ever wanted in a husband. You are kind and gracious, thoughtful and spiritual. You love the Lord and are devoted to your family. You earn a good living and you do not drink or smoke or hang out in bars. So, she fixates on you.

Now, if she were rational, she would know that by seducing you–or winning you, however she would put it–all of those wonderful qualities she admires would suddenly go away: your ministry, your family, your income, the respect with which you are held in the town, your joy in life even.

In most cases, she thinks clearly enough not to actually try to break up your marriage (although that has happened often enough). She merely feels a strong attraction to you and puts herself in a position for you to pick up on it. Consciously or unconsciously, she becomes a trap for the unsuspecting minister.

2) The woman who wants to be your mother.
She will smother you with attention, inundate you with goodies she cooked “just because I knew you liked these,” and make life miserable for you. If you never suffered from claustrophobia before, you do now.

It’s not so much that she poses a sexual danger to you as that by allowing and encouraging this attention from her, you will give occasion to gossips to ply their trade. Avoiding “the appearance of evil” is always a good principle (I Thessalonians 5:22).

3) The woman who wants to be your lover.
This one has a particular allurement to the minister whose relationship with his wife has grown  stale. This really is the woman the Proverb-writer describes. And, in case one wonders, I seriously doubt that Solomon wrote this. The man with 1,000 girlfriends is in no position to offer such advice as we find in Proverbs 4! (Although he surely knew the truth of it!)

Such a woman seems to be amoral, without a sense of wrongness about anything she does. She justifies making herself available to the minister by statements such as: “You deserve this,” “God wants all of us to be happy, don’t you agree?” and “No one ever has to know; I certainly won’t tell.”

The thing to keep in mind, pastor, is that this woman making herself so available to you with no strings attached–that’s what she says, although we know better!–does not look like a Jezebel, painted and padded and bejeweled. You will not know her by her adornments.

She may be the pretty wife of  a deacon, the friend of your wife, or a church member who came to you for counsel. No one would ever pick her out of a crowd as a party-girl. But she is your biggest enemy.

4) The woman who wants to be your best friend.
She wants to confide in you as to who is doing what with whom in the church. She is a gossip.

She wants you to (ahem) “feel free to come to me anytime you need to talk to someone.” She wants to be your counselor.

In order to pull that off, her primary tactic involves a) spending a lot of time around you, perhaps volunteering in the office but more likely volunteering as your personal assistant, b) telling you intimate things about her own life, and c) asking you to unburden yourself with her.

If she cannot worm her way into your life any other way, look for her to befriend your wife and begin showing up in your home on a regular basis. Unless your wife is on your team, nothing about this is good from that moment on.

5) The woman you want.
There she is, the girl of your dreams. Maybe not the most beautiful woman in the world, but all things considered–her looks, her personality, her laughter, her spirituality, and a few other qualities that defy description–she is everything you ever wanted in a woman.

You get all swimmy-headed around her. You wonder if she does not pick up on all the vibrations your body is sending out.

There are a few problems, of course. You’re married and she’s married, for starters. And so you wisely tell yourself this can never be, that regardless of how wonderful she is, she is off-limits to you.

The problem is you keep being drawn to her and thrown with her (committees, work projects, etc). Because proximity fosters intimacy, unless you do something quickly, you are a goner.

In most cases, you cannot tell your wife this. You need a mentor who will be tough with you. If you have none, find yourself one now! Confide in him before you make the mistake of your life.

6) The woman who doesn’t know what she wants.
In most cases, this mixed up lady has come to you for counsel, asking you to tell her what to do. You listen to her whole complex life story.

Nothing about her is your ideal. You have never fantasized about her or anyone like her.

So, how does she become a problem to you? By her repeated visits to your office.

It’s a matter of focus. In sketching perhaps a hundred thousand people over these many years, I’ve found that everyone has a certain beauty and attractiveness about them. By focusing on the individual and not comparing them with anyone else, we can see it.  In the seclusion of the counseling room, as she unburdens herself with intimate details of her life, the minister may feel emotionally drawn to her.

The problem then becomes you, pastor, and not her.

Pastors should almost never become professional counselors. When church members come to you for help with problems, if it cannot be solved in a session or two, refer them to a trained professional.

Pastor Ed Young of Houston’s Second Baptist Church told some of us pastors once that we should not counsel at all. “All you need is for someone–man, woman, or child–to run out of the office accusing you of something, and your ministry is gone!”

He’s right. Pastor Young said when someone says to him following a church service, “I need to talk to you sometime,” he says,”Let’s sit in this pew right now and talk.” It’s in public and it will be done quickly.

I hate that life has come to this, but it has, and we have to deal with it.

7) The woman you work most closely with in ministry.
Once again, it’s a matter of focus. The minister of worship meets with the organist (or pianist or his personal assistant or whoever) on a regular basis to plan the services. The youth minister has frequent conferences with his secretary or a young woman in the church who assists in programming. The pastor meets with his children’s director or ministry assistant or the head of the women’s ministry or the chair of his personnel or finance committee.

Beware, minister. You must be proactive in heading off any possibility of a compromised situation.

Billy Graham decided early in his ministry never to be alone with a woman at any time. Some might find that extreme, but say what you will, his long and very public evangelistic ministry was never tainted in the least by sexual scandal or innuendo.

The most important woman in the church to you the minister.

Your wife must be your lover, your intimate friend, your best adviser and strongest counselor, and your “mother” (the one who cooks your favorite dishes and is always there for you).

Let the home fires get cold and you are setting yourself up for trouble, pastor. This is why the writer of Proverbs urged the young man he was mentoring to “drink water from your own cistern, and fresh water from your own well.”  He says, “Let your fountain be blessed, and rejoice in the wife of your youth” (Proverbs 4:15-23).

A pastor I know makes frequent mention of his wife from the pulpit. He makes it abundantly clear that he loves her dearly and, may I say, you get the impression that their intimate relationship is strong. He makes sure the church knows and supports his devotion to his wife and family, which means (among other things) that his off-time is as holy as his time in the office.

When he counsels women in his office, my pastor friend takes care. The door has a small window which allows anyone to see inside. At an agreed-upon time, his assistant phones to allow him an excuse to end the session. He is not a hugger.

Resist the devil by being strong in the Lord!

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Nuff said!

Another Hot Track From Fabian - 'My Load' [Download + Lyrics]

Chronicled by Afronuts @ Friday, November 28, 2014

Friiflow Records' artiste, Fabian is out with another melodious masterpiece that has a deep message for anyone listening. He teams up with HHQ's prodigy, Henrisoul in this heavily infectious, sweet-sounding, highlife-tinged tune titled "My Load."

According to Fabian, he got the inspiration for the song and others yet to be recorded during one of his quiet time meditation sessions. The single 'My Load' picks inspiration from the book of Mathew 11:28-30:

"Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light".

'Jesus is our burden bearer, and our help in times of need, He is interested in our case no matter how big or small. Today if you will bring your burden to Him in faith, then He, Jesus will take it off your back in exchange for His yoke which is easy and His burden which is light." He says.

Fabian Nwafor has defined himself through his style and gusto on stage as a contemporary and traditional gospel artiste. He hails from the eastern part of Nigeria, Enugu State, to be precise, but was born in Lagos. He’s presently signed on to Friiflow Records, a subsidiary of Friiflow Innovation Limited, a brand communications and entertainment company.

Sequel to the great desire and the unquenchable quest Fabian had for music, he started singing in the choir at a tender age.  The great influences of notable gospel music luminaries like: Donnie McClurkin, Fred Hammond, Kirk Franklin, Marvin Sapp, and other artistes like Brian Mcknight, Boyz II Men,etc has, put his musical career on a whole new pedestal.

This outstanding vocalist as adjudged by those who have been privileged to hear him sing, started his professional career in 1996, featuring as a back up singer for lots of artistes
Fabian has been invited severally, as a result of his musical depth and proficiency to minister at annual concert, crusades, coperates events, etc.

Fabian’s debut album titled: ‘Oba’, was released in 2005 on  Frii-Flow Records. The hit track of the album: ‘Oba’, which also happens to be the title of the album was No: 1, on the top five at five on Inspiration FM for two consecutive weeks, in the month of April(2005), before it was upgraded into the champions’ list. This same track also   gained tremendous air play on Premier FM radio, in the city of Ibadan.

I won't be amazed if this guy called Fabian explodes massively non-stop through the limelights of Naija gospel music scene and become a phenomenon. I say this not just because the dude can sing, not because he's got dynamic voice control, not because his voice is distinct recognizable, not because he has a defined style to his vocals...

...but because of my experience working with him on radio Jingles!

Overtime he has proven to be a versatile singer everytime we had to work on different types of radio jingles. He's done afrobeat, reggae, dancehall, R&B etc for the various jingles we've worked on together. He happens to be my favourite if not one of my favourite artistes that's very good on commercial recordings. I happened to have listened to some of his other unreleased works and I can't wait for them to debut, especially the remix of 'Oba'.

Fabian was a "Hype Entertainment award winner" for the year 2013.

You can connect with fabian on twitter, facebook, instagram and reverbnation:

Facebook:  www.facebook.com/fabianrhymz

Twitter: @FabianRhymz

Reverbnation: www.reverbnation.com/fabian20079

Instagram: Fabian20079

You can download the track 'My Load' here --> DOWNLOAD

Below are the lyrics of 'My Load'

INTRO:
Na who geti loadi wey you dey carry?
Na who geti loadi wey you dey carry eee e?!
Na who geti loadi wey you dey carry brother?

CHORUS:
Call: Jesus You carry my load for me eee
Res: You carry my loadi for me
Call: Papa You carry my loadi for me yeee
Res: You carry my loadi for me
Call: Jesus You carry my loadi for me yeeee
Res: You carry my loadi for me
Call: Papa You carry my loadi for me yeee
Res: You carry my loadi for me

VERSE 1:
Some people dey carry wetin no be dem own
Dem dey take their mouth dey talk am
I geti this,I geti that
That thing no be your portion ee

Call: I no geti work e
Res: Jesus e carry
Call: When I'm broke eee
Res: Jesus e carry
Call: When I'm down ee e
Res: Jesus e carry
Call: When I'm lonely eee
Res: Jesus e carry
Call: You brake my heart
Res: Jesus e carry
Call: Eh! E carry e
Res: E carry
Call: All my troubles
Res: Jesus e carry
Call: All my trouble eee
Res: Jesus e carry

Na Jesus Christ be the one
Wey dey carry my loadi for me
Na Jesus Christ be the one
Wey dey carry my loadi for me

He came to die on the cross
Just to carry my loadi for me
He came to die on the cross
Justto carry my loadi for me

CHORUS:
Call: Jesus You carry my load for me eee
Res: You carry my loadi for me
Call: Papa You carry my loadi for me yeee
Res: You carry my loadi for me
Call: Jesus You carry my loadi for me yeeee
Res: You carry my loadi for me
Call: Papa You carry my loadi for me yeee
Res: You carry my loadi for me

VERSE 2:
Call: If I try narrate the things You do eee
Res: Oga agbakam isi
Call: the way You dey carry me like baby o o o
Res: Ime dalam obim le
Call: chim idi ebube
Res: okoko o
Call: The way You dey do me
Res: I never know
Carry me comot for makoko
You tush my life from head to toe
The way You dey bless me double o e e!
Res: Ewee chime e
Call: you comot my life from trouble o, le le!
Res: Chime e, eee
Call: Daddy You carry my loadi for me, ya ya yaeee
Res: you carry my loadi for me
Call: I say You carry carry carry carry carry carry eee
Res: You carry my loadi for me
Call: You carry o, my loadi ee
Res: you carry my loadi for me

Call: Eee Jesus you carry my load for me e e e
Res: you carry my loadi for me

BRIDGE:
My blessing is not of this world e e e
My success is not of this world yeee e
Touch not my anointed
Do my prophet no harm
For who God has blessed
No man no man can curse

Call: Anything I do e
Res: Jesus e carry
Call: Any song I sing ee
Res: Jesus e carry
Call: Anywhere I go
Res: I'm blessed, I'm blessed, I'm blessed

Na Jesus Christ be the one
Wey dey carry my loadi for me
Na Jesus Christ be the one
Wey dey carry my loadi for me

He came to die on the cross
Just to carry my loadi for me
He came to die on the cross
Justto carry my loadi for me

CHORUS:
Call: Eee Jesus You carry my load for me
Res: you carry my loadi for me
Call: Jesus You carry eee, You carry eee, You carry eee
Res: you carry my loadi for me
Call: Jesus You carry my load for me ee
Res: you carry my loadi for me
Call: you carry my load ey, You carry my load e, papa ee
Res: you carry my loadi for me
Call: you carry, you carry, you carry, you carry my load e
Res: you carry my loadi for me...

Woman Defends Herself From Robber By The Holy Spirit [Video]

Chronicled by Afronuts @ Wednesday, May 07, 2014

I love watching Sony Max station on my DSTV because of some of the outrageous programmes that showcase the crazy things human beings do; either by nature of just being extreme or by reason of being daring. One of such shows is the Most Daring series which showcases videos of daring stunts or acts by various individuals.

There was this particular episode that had me in awe. It was the story of a woman who overcame an armed robber by name of Jesus and the power of the Holy Spirit.

Yes you heard me...that's what she did. What an awesome way for a testimony to become part of a TV show. The lady displayed her faith with a confident stance and command. Everything was captured on a CCTV camera in the store where she worked.

Amazing...

I can very much relate to what happened in this video because I have come across reports of similar instances that happened in Nigeria. There was a recent testimony that happened sometime this month, of a lady who was on a trip in a bus that was stopped by robbers. When they commanded everyone to come down, this lady refused and began to declare spiritually that she was a child of God and the daughter of the prophet (a powerful man of God). The robbers stopped threatening her upon this declaration. They then proceeded to rob all the other passengers and left her alone, untouched!

God never fails....and he definitely backs his word. There are other testimonies like this but I don't want to exceed this post. I'm happy to see a live one from the US. Its all a proof that the power in the name of Jesus and the Holy Spirit  is real.

Dancing Ass-vertisement in Church [Video]

Chronicled by Afronuts @ Thursday, March 27, 2014

I came across this church video where a 'dancing ministration' took place and it had the female dancers flashing ass and panties all over the place. It was a ballet kind of performance but for goodness sake, how is this kind of performance supposed to go down with the men in the house watching? It just was a desecration of God's altar. One of the dancers was even wearing a part strapless outfit which is really not a good choice for this kind place. There are better dancing outfits that can conceal such exposures...besides I don't think this form of ballet should be performed in churches because there's no way you won't flash some ass - costume properly or not.

The commentator in the video makes some hilarious but good point about the whole shenanigan. Mothers of the church even had the nerve to give not just an applause but a standing ovation!

Like many would say 'we are in the last days' because of the emerging of every prophesied part of the Bible. A lot of funny and weird stuff have befallen Christianity today; some pastors are going insane and telling church members to eat grass, some are twisting the gospel and telling their congregation that nobody will go to hell - calling it the gospel of inclusion, some preach the gospel looking all 'exposed' and calling their ministry 'The Gospel from the Strippers Pole'....the abomination and blasphemy is endless.

Hian!

God save the church oh...

Signs of the times 8: Weird Naija Church Banners [Photos]

Chronicled by Afronuts @ Saturday, January 18, 2014

 We are definitely in the end times and it is not only determined by the amount of perverted stuff going on in the entertainment industry or political arena but also by what's happening in today's churches.

In the wake of this I think it would make sense to read blogger Atilola's interesting post titled '10 signs that your church is actually a cult'. Its an eye opener for those who may not easily notice the signs. 

That's the creepy aspect. The funny aspect is the nature of crusades or services being advertised  on banners these days....it makes one wonder if its a joke or if its for real. 

Check out these collection of banners from different local ministries.

Reader reader on my blog wall...which is the weirdest of them all?

Flashback Fridays: Can You Figure out who these famous people are? [Photos]

Chronicled by Afronuts @ Friday, January 10, 2014

Here are a bunch of old school photos of prominent Nigerians.

Can you figure out who's the are?

There's a gift for the first person who gets them all.

If you are in Naija, you get a gift of free airtime from me, if you're abroad, you'll get something else...

Pix 1

Pix 2

Pix 3

Pix 4

Pix 5

Pix 6
(arrowed)

Pix 7

Pix 8
(arrowed)

Don't forget to name them in the order which they appear!

I'll be giving the answers in the comment section later after I've given enough time.

Good luck!

Creepy Video: The Mark of The Beast Will Make You Superhuman??

Chronicled by Afronuts @ Sunday, December 15, 2013

Biblical Prophecies have been starring at us right in the face and with every passing day, the reality gets clearer. A few years back, stories went round about this Biochip which will revolutionize life as we know it; a chip that will register your identity and allow you access to a host of things. Ladies and gentlemen, say hello to the mark of the beast; prophecy is being fulfilled before our korokoro eyes.
In this video, we get to see the so called 'benefits' of having this chip in you. 

Watch as this woman (who has worked for DARPA and now with google and is at the forefront of this Anti-Christ technology), explains how it gives you superhuman abilities. Also watch the propaganda infocommercial that tries to make us see the 'good' in embracing this technology.

I guess the makers of this product came to realize that people will kick against the chip and thus decided to 'sugar coat' it with what it would allow you to do. Of course, its only the good stuff that we will hear about, nobody will tell you about the bad stuff, after all its an advertising gimmick; a way of fooling people into buying into an idea they would naturally hate.

Hosea 4:6 in the Bible states that "My people are destroyed for the lack of knowledge." The more we are aware and knowledgeable of this prophetic Anti-Christ hi-tech shenanigans, the better we are set to brace ourselves for the fulfillment of end time prophecy and most importantly embrace God.

Amazing Story of Nigerian Man Who survived 3 Days at Bottom of Atlantic [Photos + Video]

Chronicled by Afronuts @ Wednesday, December 04, 2013

Sometime in May this year, the story of the rescue of Harrison Odjegba Okene who had been trapped in a sunken tugboat at the bottom of the Atlantic ocean for 3 days made the news. But just recently several months after, the amazing video footage of his rescue went viral. Okene had kept calling on God to save his life. 

Harrison Odjegba Okene, second left, poses inside a decompression chamber
with members of the DCN Diving team who saved his life after being trapped
for three days underwater. (DCN Diving)

God definitely answered his call. Read the whole story below as reported by CTV news.

LAGOS, Nigeria -- Entombed at the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean in an upended tugboat for three days, Harrison Odjegba Okene begged God for a miracle.

The Nigerian cook survived by breathing an ever-dwindling supply of oxygen in an air pocket. A video of Okene's rescue in May that was posted on the Internet more than six months later has gone viral this week.

As the temperature dropped to freezing, Okene, dressed only in boxer shorts, recited the last psalm his wife had sent by text message, sometimes called the Prayer for Deliverance: "Oh God, by your name, save me. ... The Lord sustains my life."

To this day, Okene believes his rescue after 72 hours underwater at a depth of 30 metres is a sign of divine deliverance. The other 11 seamen aboard the Jascon 4 died.

Divers sent to the scene were looking only for bodies, according to Tony Walker, project manager for the Dutch company DCN Diving.

The divers, who were working on a neighbouring oil field 120 kilometres away when they were deployed, had already pulled up four bodies.

So when a hand appeared on the TV screen Walker was monitoring in the rescue boat, showing what the diver in the Jascon saw, everybody assumed it was another corpse.

Okene in the sunken tugboat

"The diver acknowledged that he had seen the hand and then, when he went to grab the hand, the hand grabbed him!" Walker said in a telephone interview Tuesday.

"It was frightening for everybody," he said. "For the guy that was trapped because he didn't know what was happening. It was a shock for the diver while he was down there looking for bodies, and we (in the control room) shot back when the hand grabbed him on the screen."

On the video, there's an exclamation of fear and shock from Okene's rescuer, and then joy as the realization sets in. Okene recalls hearing: "There's a survivor! He's alive."

Walker said Okene couldn't have lasted much longer.

"He was incredibly lucky he was in an air pocket but he would have had a limited time (before) ... he wouldn't be able to breathe anymore."

The full video of the rescue captured by divers was released by DCN Diving after a request from The Associated Press. Initially, a shorter version of the rescue emerged on the Internet. The authenticity of the video was confirmed through conversations with DCN employees in the Netherlands. The video showing Okene was also consistent with additional photos of him on the rescue ship. The AP also contacted Okene on Tuesday who confirmed the events.

Okene's ordeal began around 4:30 a.m. on May 26. Always an early riser, he was in the toilet when the tug, one of three towing an oil tanker in Nigeria's oil-rich Delta waters, gave a sudden lurch and then keeled over.

"I was dazed and everywhere was dark as I was thrown from one end of the small cubicle to another," Okene said in an exclusive interview after his rescue with Nigeria's Nation newspaper.

He groped his way out of the toilet and tried to find a vent, propping doors open as he moved on. He discovered some tools and a life vest with two flashlights, which he stuffed into his shorts.

When he found a cabin of the sunken vessel that felt safe, he began the long wait, getting colder and colder as he played back a mental tape of his life -- remembering his mother, friends, mostly the woman he'd married five years before with whom he hadn't yet fathered a child.

He worried about his colleagues -- 10 Nigerians and the Ukrainian captain including four young cadets from Nigeria's Maritime Academy. They would have locked themselves into their cabins, standard procedure in an area stalked by pirates.

He got really worried when he heard the sound of fish, shark or barracudas he supposed, eating and fighting over something big.

As the waters rose, he made a rack on top of a platform and piled two mattresses on top.
According to his interview with the Nation: "I started calling on the name of God. ... I started reminiscing on the verses I read before I slept. I read the Bible from Psalm 54 to 92. My wife had sent me the verses to read that night when she called me before I went to bed."

He survived off just one bottle of Coke, all he had to sustain him during the trauma.
Okene really thought he was going to die, he told the Nation, when he heard the sound of a boat engine and anchor dropping, but failed to get the attention of rescuers. He figured, given the size of the boat, that it would take a miracle for a diver to locate him. So he waded across the cabin, stripped the wall down to its steel body, then knocked on it with a hammer.

But "I heard them moving away. They were far away from where I was."

By the time he was saved, relatives already had been told the sailors were dead.

Okene kept faith with the psalm he recited, that promises to "give thanks in your name, Lord," at a service at his Redeemed Christian Church of God.


He was rescued by a diver who first used hot water to warm him up, then attached him to an oxygen mask. Once free of the sunken boat, he was put into a decompression chamber and then safely returned to the surface.

I can imagine what Okene must have been going through. But for his resilient spirit and steadfast faith, he would have become part of the casualty. His testimony is proof that God answers prayers. How else would he have survived 3 days? The rescuers were expecting to see everyone dead but were surprised that one survived - at the bottom of the ocean!

God is still in the business of doing miraculous wonders!

There's a lesson to learn from this - we should never loose hope when the waters of circumstance seem to be closing in the more.

Randoms: Beefing Stella, Underwear on Cake, Maheeda Tinz and Cursing Church [With Photos]

Chronicled by Afronuts @ Monday, October 28, 2013

Its been eons ago I last did any random post. So I got inspired today to do one. Bits and pieces of info, observations that would make some sense are what this post is about.

Delegate of Corruption

Okay...so I start with this funny captioned photo which Kayode Ogundamisi posted online. A hilarious spoof and good photo for thought on the cartel of corrupted government forming Holiness in the Holy land

And then we hear the news that Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor, prayed for the country at the gathering of the President and delegates near River Jordan on the Pilgrmage trip to Israel. And when he made mention of Stella Oduah in the prayers nobody could say 'amen'. 

Seriously? It just reminded me of 'he who is sinless should cast the first stone'. I am sure many in that entourage are guilty of equally serious crimes. Stella was an unlucky scapegoat yet her colleagues and possible partners in crime throway face? It is well oh...

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Cake of Vanity
And right here is a shot of actress Osas Ighodaro's birthday cake. They call her an actress but I've never heard of her. Maybe I've seen her but actually never knew. Now this cake is weird and says nothing good about the celebrant as far as me is concerned.

I mean check it out - the icing carries a pair of thongs and bra, a purse and a shoe? What the hell does that mean? All I see on the cake is sex, money and fashion. And the idea of munching on an iced pair of undies would worsen any warped attempt to like the cake. But as usual, some would see nothing wrong about it...duh 

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Clueless Maheeda

Na wah oh. Is it that the only thing this woman is good for is doing the nasty before the camera? I predict that very soon her scandalous candle will burn out. People will soon get tired of seeing her half-naked and naked photos. She has made her point that she has 'fashied' salvation and embraced raunchy life of dining with the devil. So why keep rubbing it in our face? And how come she get fans when she no dey sing again? 

Unless her fans consist of guys that sit before her picture with Vaseline or any other 'fapping' lotion...

Just check out the picture links above that showed up on someone's blog - except for one, all the other thumbnails on Maheeda are about her showing off her ass to the online public.

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Who Said This Church Was Nigerian?
And this is to show how some churches are 'falling our hands'.In the bid to get creative, this particular ministry goes on to theme an event with a swear word! How did that happen? Who approved it? I cannot be sure if it really is a Nigerian church because the banner says its located in Accra, Ghana while one of the Pastors is a Nigerian. Blogs have circulated this info wrongly calling it a Nigerian Church.

 It is NOT a NIGERIAN CHURCH. I don't understand how some blogs or sites just misinform anyhow. Even the American urban entertainment site Mediatakeout.com which featured it online just says 'Africa', not Nigerian.

Still...this is so ridiculous and spiritually suspicious...

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Photo of The Day: Chilling WIth Jesus

Chronicled by Afronuts @ Sunday, October 27, 2013

All over the internet, mostly on social networks, you might come across photoshopped pictures of Jesus; some good, some bad. I always despise the Photoshop jobs of the King of Kings that are meant to be funny because I strongly believe Jesus is not just anyone to be made fun of anyhow.

Then there are some photos which are meant to be inspirational or just in good spirit but are badly photoshopped and end up looking funny. Now those were accidentally funny. But then I came across this photo being circulated on twitter titled 'Chilling with Jesus' and it moved me.

This well photoshopped photo carries depth and an inspiring message. Any artistic mind that believes in Jesus would understand and interpret the picture more profoundly.

The photo travelled well through twitter amongst Naija users and I was alarmed that some were laughing at it. Seriously, what is funny about this pix? I had to register my thought on those responses.

Rather, the picture inspires me. It makes me imagine what it would be like if Jesus was around in person. I often imagine or percieve the Holy Spirits presence this way too. I hope whoever created it appreciates his work. 

This is definitely something that should brighten one's day.

A Suicide Bomber's Amazing Stupidity [Photo]

Chronicled by Afronuts @ Saturday, October 26, 2013

I haven't been able to fully confirm this story but it reports that this failed Taliban suicide bomber was arrested and a full body search by police revealed that he wore a protective metal shield around his genital area.

When asked what was it's purpose, his response was that he wanted to keep his penis safe after blowing himself up, so as not to have any sexual problems when he meets 72 virgins in paradise.

I have watched how Hollywood has demonised Arabs and turned them into laughing stocks in movies by making them appear stupid and I have tried not to believe everything since movies are used for propaganda. But this incident with this guy has got me wondering if Hollywood carried some element of truth in  their movies.

That unless...this whole info was not true.