South Africa has Great Future

Thank you so much for
your prayers while I was away in South Africa. I particularly appreciate the Grace Foundation Governing Council/Trustees as well as our partners, Network of African Mission Leaders(NAMIL) and Nigeria Evangelical Missions Association (NEMA) members.  I felt so loved by your concern and will appreciate if the same prayers can be extended to our MET family, friends/colleagues like the Adedinis, Vumisas, Tshepangs, and so many others quietly doing great work there.

Quitting the work is not an option. South Africa has great future and that is simply what the devil is fighting. Foreign missionaries are instrumental in realizing this great future but requires the courage to continue. Like God has kept us in the den of herdsmen and Boko Haram over the years unhurt, God will keep them. I, however, observed that few of our colleagues are still living in denial. Embrace the xenophobic reality and let us together confront the monster on our kneels.

Some of our indigenous brethren at Hebron

We need to pray for the South African believers, especially the missionaries. It takes a lot of courage to relate to foreigners. I guess that explains why some failed to take my calls and will not even call back. May the pleasure of God for South Africa be fulfilled. For my South African brethren who still demonstrated your love despite the dangers, may God bless you. I deeply appreciate you all.

Crawling in the Valleys of Death

Thank you so much for praying for me. I arrived RSA well but at the heart of xenophobic attack.  So painful to see human beings killing fellow human beings. Cars and buildings set ablaze, massive looting, etc. The situation is not better than Boko Haram and Fulani militias attack.  I crawled through the valleys of death to get to Pretoria using train. At Pretoria railway station, I waited for another two hours. I did not trust the taxi drivers enough to hire them.

At last, Lambert braved it and came over to pick me. The 10 to 15 minutes’ drive was very scary - seeing the SA Blacks gathered in groups like men waiting to pound on an enemy nation. Thank God, we arrived MET safely. Three hours after taking a much needed rest, I visited the shopping mall to get some fruit. Noticing the danger involved, Lambert chose to go with me. We missed each other there. After buying the fruit I went there for, I looked around for him for close to an hour. It was not a fun. His phone was ringing unpicked.  At this points shop owners were already closing up for fear of looting. More groups were already gathered. I courageously walked through them but not without speaking in tongue as if I was doing a prayer walk. In less than 10 minutes, I was at MET. What a speed!

Thinking of returning back to my country, but which one? Nigeria, battered by bandits with fever of kidnapping across every section? Fulani militias and Boko Haram? Fraudsters that hacked and hijacked my Facebook account just last week? I called my travel agent, he asked me to pay N45000 to change my ticket. I am still undecided. I want the Lord to make the choice. After all, no place is safe.  To live is Christ and if we run from the valleys of death, who will reach the nations, the inhabitants for whom Jesus also died for. We depend on God for His protection. May God give us access to the heart of men amidst all these so that no time or opportunity will be lost. Again, thank you for checking on me and above all for praying. Remember our heroes here, Peter, Ojubaro, Lambert, Tshepang, and their families. I have called some of them. They are safe and very courageous.