Continued from yesterday----- Scroll up on this blog for the part1
“WHAT is it my dear husband?” she asked, really perturbed. “You know I told you my destination this morning before leaving. My mission if you recall was to see my Doctor-friend Rotimi about our plight and to find out if he would help me financially. He opened up that the secret behind his wealth is voodoo or juju. That is if I want to be rich I have to perform certain fetish rituals, then wealth will come my way. What do you think, should I do it? I just don’t know what to do.”
“En! Enn! What are you saying darling? You, a pastor! God’s minister and servant! Don’t you ever try it.” She concluded without hesitation.
“I thought as much dear,” Austin replied, “There’s no going back. I serve the living God. No matter my travails or problems I can’t and will never look back. My God is Holy and awesome, I believe I’ll overcome my plight very soon. The storm will soon be over. I won’t taint or smear the Holy Spirit with mud.”
Some few minutes later Austin called for his lunch. His wife stood up and headed for the kitchen to bring it. She appeared the next moment with the food and placed it on the table. Austin was ready to eat his meal. There was actually no inkling or sign that something bad and disheartening was about to happen. He continued eating his food and washing it down once in a while with a glass of water in his front. Just then as Austin took a morsel in his mouth he began to laugh uproariously. It was a very strange laughter.
“What’s the matter dear?” his wife asked.
“He! Hee!! Heee!!! You mean you don’t know the matter? How can you know? Can’t you see I’m dining with the President? Heh, I want to visit the moon. I heard that life in the moon is better and sweeter! He! Hee!! Heee!!!” he ranted loony words.
“God! Good God what’s wrong with you?” Hannah asked again with tears gathering in her eyes. Instantly before Hannah could say another word Austin took off his shirt and flung it at her. The next minute he unzipped his trousers and took it off too. Then it dawned on Hannah that her loving husband had gone mad. She rushed towards the door and closed it to prevent her husband from running out into the street in nude. She wondered what caused the strange illness. That particular moment Austin had started dancing on the couch and singing strange and bizarre songs that made no sense.
Hannah didn’t know what to do about the strange development. She was just shedding heartbreaking tears as the time went by. She was in a state of panic. Then an idea struck her mind. She locked the door behind her husband and went to seek help from neighbours. She explained the sad development to sympathetic neighbours and they followed her to their apartment in a twinkling of an eye. When they entered the living room and saw the pathetic condition of Austin, the neighbours empathized with her. One of them suggested that Austin be rushed to the psychiatric hospital for treatment immediately. So, instantly they organized for a private cab and cleverly took Austin to a popular psychiatric hospital located in the heart of Lagos.
It was a most trying moment for Hannah. She started taking her husband from one psychiatric hospital to the other. She spent all her life savings to take care of her sick husband. His condition seemed to defy all medical explanations as he continued to grow from bad to worse. She became a really sad and frustrated woman. She fell ill in the fifth month and was diagnosed of Typhoid fever. She was admitted in the hospital. Her family had to spend several thousands of Naira for her medical treatment before Hannah’s health improved for the better. Her elder sister, Helen, warned her to tread softly with regards to her husband’s problem or else she’d lose her life. But Hannah was undaunted. She had made up her mind to support her ailing husband, and fight the battle for her own life and the life of her husband. She loved him too much. It’s rare feat for most women to stand by their husband during difficult times. A lot of modern-day wives would definitely abscond when their husband faces terrible challenges in their lives. With tears in her eyes, Hannah would feed her husband with food and water. Austin was now gaunt and really lean. He would not take food from anybody else but Hannah.
About three years later all hope seemed lost; it looked as if Austin would die after all. He had become as lean and thin as a broom stick. Hannah had exhausted all her life savings on her ailing husband and she was left with nothing. One day Austin called her from the depth of his soul. He remembered her name.
“Hannah, I don’t think I can overcome this problem… I see demons every day. Let me die…” he said.
“Oh no, you won’t die…” she replied. “God will sustain you…” she added with tears dripping from her eyes. Then she looked up at the sky and remembered that she has God, the creator of heaven and earth. She reasoned that she’d take Austin from the psychiatric hospital and take her to the church of God and leave him there. If God wished he’d live and if not he’d die. She concluded that God who is the author and finisher of our faith should decide the fate of her mad husband. She started a seven days fasting period for him. On the seventh day Austin started getting better and in control of his mental faculties. The prayer warriors in the church began a powerful prayer session in the church for him. Amazingly Austin’s health improved to the surprise of his wife. Austin spent exactly six months in the church under the care of the whole pastorate. He was now back on his feet again, mentally sound and healthy. It was all smiles and giggles from Hannah and Austin as they left the church premises for their house.
Austin started all over again and with God’s divine hand things got better for him financially within one year that he began his school business again. The Federal Government Educational Fund loaned him four million Naira to pursue his school project. Two years later Austin had about three private schools he personally owned. One of his schools was named Austin International College. After setting up Austin International College he entered a school of Theology to study and know more about God. He went back to his pastoral calling after graduating from the school of Theology and he set up a church all by himself.
He became the head of Mustard Seed Church which was a church he founded to the glory of God. It was learnt that a couple of years later his doctor friend went mad on the very day Austin graduated from the Theology school. This shows that he had a hand in the problem that rocked Austin’s life and made him insane. Till now Rotimi remains mad. The good Lord has been so merciful and kind to Austin that he became very rich and he had three lovely children from his loving wife Hannah. No one in life is above trials and problems, but with God by one’s side one would surely overcome his or her travails. Almighty God knows what every human being faces in their day-to-day lives. It pays to get closer to God who has the sole power to put smile on our faces. At the moment Austin and his amiable wife are a successful couple with worthwhile investments running to billions of Naira all over Nigeria. To God be the glory.
Concluded.
“WHAT is it my dear husband?” she asked, really perturbed. “You know I told you my destination this morning before leaving. My mission if you recall was to see my Doctor-friend Rotimi about our plight and to find out if he would help me financially. He opened up that the secret behind his wealth is voodoo or juju. That is if I want to be rich I have to perform certain fetish rituals, then wealth will come my way. What do you think, should I do it? I just don’t know what to do.”
“En! Enn! What are you saying darling? You, a pastor! God’s minister and servant! Don’t you ever try it.” She concluded without hesitation.
“I thought as much dear,” Austin replied, “There’s no going back. I serve the living God. No matter my travails or problems I can’t and will never look back. My God is Holy and awesome, I believe I’ll overcome my plight very soon. The storm will soon be over. I won’t taint or smear the Holy Spirit with mud.”
Some few minutes later Austin called for his lunch. His wife stood up and headed for the kitchen to bring it. She appeared the next moment with the food and placed it on the table. Austin was ready to eat his meal. There was actually no inkling or sign that something bad and disheartening was about to happen. He continued eating his food and washing it down once in a while with a glass of water in his front. Just then as Austin took a morsel in his mouth he began to laugh uproariously. It was a very strange laughter.
“What’s the matter dear?” his wife asked.
“He! Hee!! Heee!!! You mean you don’t know the matter? How can you know? Can’t you see I’m dining with the President? Heh, I want to visit the moon. I heard that life in the moon is better and sweeter! He! Hee!! Heee!!!” he ranted loony words.
“God! Good God what’s wrong with you?” Hannah asked again with tears gathering in her eyes. Instantly before Hannah could say another word Austin took off his shirt and flung it at her. The next minute he unzipped his trousers and took it off too. Then it dawned on Hannah that her loving husband had gone mad. She rushed towards the door and closed it to prevent her husband from running out into the street in nude. She wondered what caused the strange illness. That particular moment Austin had started dancing on the couch and singing strange and bizarre songs that made no sense.
Hannah didn’t know what to do about the strange development. She was just shedding heartbreaking tears as the time went by. She was in a state of panic. Then an idea struck her mind. She locked the door behind her husband and went to seek help from neighbours. She explained the sad development to sympathetic neighbours and they followed her to their apartment in a twinkling of an eye. When they entered the living room and saw the pathetic condition of Austin, the neighbours empathized with her. One of them suggested that Austin be rushed to the psychiatric hospital for treatment immediately. So, instantly they organized for a private cab and cleverly took Austin to a popular psychiatric hospital located in the heart of Lagos.
It was a most trying moment for Hannah. She started taking her husband from one psychiatric hospital to the other. She spent all her life savings to take care of her sick husband. His condition seemed to defy all medical explanations as he continued to grow from bad to worse. She became a really sad and frustrated woman. She fell ill in the fifth month and was diagnosed of Typhoid fever. She was admitted in the hospital. Her family had to spend several thousands of Naira for her medical treatment before Hannah’s health improved for the better. Her elder sister, Helen, warned her to tread softly with regards to her husband’s problem or else she’d lose her life. But Hannah was undaunted. She had made up her mind to support her ailing husband, and fight the battle for her own life and the life of her husband. She loved him too much. It’s rare feat for most women to stand by their husband during difficult times. A lot of modern-day wives would definitely abscond when their husband faces terrible challenges in their lives. With tears in her eyes, Hannah would feed her husband with food and water. Austin was now gaunt and really lean. He would not take food from anybody else but Hannah.
About three years later all hope seemed lost; it looked as if Austin would die after all. He had become as lean and thin as a broom stick. Hannah had exhausted all her life savings on her ailing husband and she was left with nothing. One day Austin called her from the depth of his soul. He remembered her name.
“Hannah, I don’t think I can overcome this problem… I see demons every day. Let me die…” he said.
“Oh no, you won’t die…” she replied. “God will sustain you…” she added with tears dripping from her eyes. Then she looked up at the sky and remembered that she has God, the creator of heaven and earth. She reasoned that she’d take Austin from the psychiatric hospital and take her to the church of God and leave him there. If God wished he’d live and if not he’d die. She concluded that God who is the author and finisher of our faith should decide the fate of her mad husband. She started a seven days fasting period for him. On the seventh day Austin started getting better and in control of his mental faculties. The prayer warriors in the church began a powerful prayer session in the church for him. Amazingly Austin’s health improved to the surprise of his wife. Austin spent exactly six months in the church under the care of the whole pastorate. He was now back on his feet again, mentally sound and healthy. It was all smiles and giggles from Hannah and Austin as they left the church premises for their house.
Austin started all over again and with God’s divine hand things got better for him financially within one year that he began his school business again. The Federal Government Educational Fund loaned him four million Naira to pursue his school project. Two years later Austin had about three private schools he personally owned. One of his schools was named Austin International College. After setting up Austin International College he entered a school of Theology to study and know more about God. He went back to his pastoral calling after graduating from the school of Theology and he set up a church all by himself.
He became the head of Mustard Seed Church which was a church he founded to the glory of God. It was learnt that a couple of years later his doctor friend went mad on the very day Austin graduated from the Theology school. This shows that he had a hand in the problem that rocked Austin’s life and made him insane. Till now Rotimi remains mad. The good Lord has been so merciful and kind to Austin that he became very rich and he had three lovely children from his loving wife Hannah. No one in life is above trials and problems, but with God by one’s side one would surely overcome his or her travails. Almighty God knows what every human being faces in their day-to-day lives. It pays to get closer to God who has the sole power to put smile on our faces. At the moment Austin and his amiable wife are a successful couple with worthwhile investments running to billions of Naira all over Nigeria. To God be the glory.
Concluded.
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