Enemies of The Church!
Composed and written by Excelrhymez
Aka Mummy E
Episode 26.
Reverend Leo has been sleeping in the church office for almost two weeks now and I will people were beginning to suspect. That evening he sat in the office writing the sermon for the next Sunday when pastor Jim approached him.
Jim: Reverend good evening.
Leo: Pastor, I thought you’ve left already. Hope all is well?
Jim took the seat close to him and sat down.
Jim: Reverend am afraid all is not well, and I just have to speak up.
Leo:(dropping the pen and the paper and adjusting himself on his seat) what is wrong my brother?
Jim: Reverend, for sometime now we have noticed you don’t go home, you are always in church from morning till night and you end up sleeping inside the church sometimes. Please correct me if I am wrong. But it’s becoming a thing of concern for us who have noticed sobu have decided to ask what I happening? Is all well at home?
Reverend Leo needed to talk to someone badly about his situation and all he was going through. But somehow he felt no one would give him a solution to his problem except the holy Spirit and so he has decided to talk only to him. He smiled and looked at pastor Jim.
Leo: pastor firstly I want to appreciate you for your concern and all, but all is well. Everything is in the hands of God.
Jim: reverend you know you can always confide in me for anything. They say a problem shared is problem half solved. Talk to me, what is wrong?
Leo: My pastor, I really appreciate your concern but I am fine. I just decided to take time off to be with the holy Spirit, you know there are times when we need to seek his face and counsel. But you need not worry anymore, I’d be going home today.
Jim smiled to himself, he was relieved to hear that the reverend was going home. Since his sudden stay in the church things had been difficult for him and the treasurer. He had found it difficult to collect money from the church for this past two weeks. He stood up with a big smile on his face.
Jim: It’s okay reverend, I knew I was getting myself worried for nothing. You know I love you so much and I always want what’s best for you and for you to always be happy. My family and I we are always praying for you and mummy reverend.
Leo:(smiling) Thank you so much, God will bless you.
Jim turned to leave and then suddenly stops.
Jim: Reverend why don’t you just join me so that I can drop you off, it’s already late and you may not get a bike anymore.
Leo: Oh thank you so much, but don’t worry about me, I will leave soon but not now, there are some things I need to round up before leaving.
Jim: No problem Rev, you jus have a good night rest.
Jim left and shut the door behind him, he was worried that the Reverend might end up staying again. He didn’t like that Reverend Leo had refuses for him to be dropped. However, he left, hoping that the reverend would pack and get out of the church.
Leo sat for a while, he had decided to go home and face his wife today and so Jim coming to tell him that people were already suspecting was just a motivation to hasten his leaving. After waiting for about thirty minutes he picked up his bible and left.
True to Jim’s words there was no bike on the road, reverend Leo was not even in the mood of getting home early, he just wanted to stroll and enjoy the cool of the night.
All the days he had spent in the church he had been in peace. But as he walked home in the darkness, fear began creeping into Jim again. Fear of what Rachael would say to him, fear of what she will do to him and fear of the next bomb she was going to throw at him. He loved his wife so much and whatever she does to him pierced his heart like a sharp knife.
As he got closer to his gate, he noticed he was being followed and so he hastened his movement. He tried to reach his gate and own it fast, but he wasn’t fast enough as the two men grabbed him from behind. He looked at them terrified.
Leo: Blood of Jesus, who are you? What do you want from me. Please don’t harm me, I am a man of God.
The first guy who looked ugly with a big scar on his face turned to his second and asked.
“Na him be this? Look am well we nor get time na him?”
“Yes na him ” the second guy responded.
“Then wetin you day wait? Waste am make we day go, time nor day.”
Before Leo could say anything, they fired at him and as he fell to the ground with tears on his eyes all he thought about was his wife Rachael and how she would be able to live life without him? “Rachael won’t survive this shock if I die, dear Lord for the sake of my wife please save me”
Those were the words from his mouth as he blacked out in the dark of the night.
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