While I was mowing the lawn of the Onyx House (Ministry Center), an elderly man (pictured) whom I had met a few years ago saw me, parked his car next to me and we started conversing. He asked me to pray for him, that his heart no longer wander from the Lord. He then asked what I was doing these days. I told him I was getting ready to travel on an evangelistic trip abroad. I told him of the journey so far and [...]
Sitting aboard a Northwest flight en route Detroit from Ft. Lauderdale with a Microeconomics textbook sprawled across my lap; my mind was reverberating with the words I had heard the day before in Miami. A young lad sitting two seats from me on his way to Canada to meet his mom, asked about the text I was reading. “I replied it was for a college course I was taking”. Another young girl sitting right next to me - a University student returning from spring [...]
Years ago, as a new professional in Information Technology, my previous manager explained the 'pay for performance' criteria used in the company. He said: "Uche, if you score a 3 over 5, then you've done great work. That's the score we normally give people. If you score 4 over 5, then that is exceptional, and if you score 5 over 5, well then you are walking on water". I liked that phrase "Walking on water". For it is what God referred to when He [...]
It was something he didn't always bring up with his wife. He didn't want to hurt her feelings or catch her shedding tears in the bowels of her closet, as he had often seen her do. The subject of a child had become taboo. Here he was with a trophy wife Sarah, the most beautiful woman on earth. You could look for miles, left and right, and wound't find any wiser nor richer than he was. Yet he had no child. Even his hired [...]
As a young adult many years ago, I recall making a left turn at a light while it was yellow. I heard a loud a screech followed by a bump on my rear that propelled me forward. I had just been in an accident. I did not yet have car insurance so my reflex was to hasten my forward momentum. Just then, the Holy Spirit reminded me words my dad said to me as a boy: "Uche, don't run away from problems. It's either it (the [...]
God is using this season of life to work on you to be better. He is making you better. Teaching you patience and to trust in Him. He is listening. He is very close to the broken hearted and to those with a repentant spirit. He is near you now. Getting a visa to Canada is not proof that God loves you, you know? God's will is the only place you want to be. Be it in Sudan or Afganistan or Iraq. In God's [...]
Entering high school (secondary school), my admission was sent to Queens college, Yaba, an all girls school. This because the person in charge of admissions made a mistake and wrote Uchechi instead of Uchechukwu. They both mean the same thing "The heart of God" but the former refers to a girl. This delayed my start. It was difficult to stay home while others were in school because of someone's mistake. I was sent to an underfunded seminary to pass the time. It was easy [...]
