SURROUNDED
EPISODE 7
I started hearing voices that sounded like people praying. I opened my eyes. Alot of people around me, praying. I looked around, i was in a church hall. I started trying to get up, it was difficult. Prayers were still going on. The man i sensed could be the pastor laid his hand on my stomach and started saying started saying. “You venom of the wicked come out of this body.” he asked for olive oil and continued praying. He said he released the power of God into the oil and as i take it, let that venom be destroyed so that i will be free. He told me to open my mouth, i initially refused. After much pleading, i opened my mouth for the oil to be poured in it. After few minutes of taking that oil, my system changed. My stomach started rumbling. It felt like warms in their hundreds were moving around with heavy force. I was shouting. I felt like throwing up, i started vomiting white foamy stuff, the smell was terrible. What i vomited was so much. I can remember i fell and i can also remember the pastor shouting thank you Jesus.
I woke up and felt free and relieved. The pastor was there with me. He told me i had an encounter with a marine agent but the Lord saved me. He started preaching, to be frank, i wasn’t liking anything he was saying. The hatred for church was still holding me captive. He said i should give my life to christ so that i will be delivered all round. He said there are strong holds around me. Very heavy one and they have vowed i Will amount to nothing. The man said my wealth has been sacrificed on the altar of the devil. If i do not come to Jesus now, terrible danger awaits me. I was just present but my interest was absent. He tried leading me to christ. I was just saying after him, “Lord Jesus, come into my heart, blablabla” all for saying sake. After that, he opened his bible to start all over again, i stood up.
“Excuse me sir, i said, i think it’s enough. I have things to do. I need to get shelter over my head. I don’t have a house I’m leaving in. I don’t have work. I need to get a life like others. Thanks for saving my life but i need something to keep this life going. Then he said to me… What is your name? Ogugua or Daniel i answered. He sighed. “My dear daniel, you cannot keep going in life with this great forces i see around you. YOU ARE SURROUNDED WITH GREAT DARKNESS. You need Jesus to help you get out of it. This one you just experienced is just a little compared to what awaits you if you do not come to Jesus”
The word SURROUNDED again???? Okechukwu said it, now again??? I refused to be fooled like my thoughts told me. I thanked the pastor and and as was about leaving the pastor said, THE LOVE OF GOD IS SO MUCH UPON YOU. DON’T TAKE IT FOR GRANTED. I turned and left. Once again, i escaped death.
I started looking for another apartment. This time a house of my own. I went into a Restaurant to eat and found out that, that lady’s money was no more in my bag. 300k!!!!! I almost fainted. Could it be the pastor and his members??? But the way i kept the money….i put them in my jean pocket and folded the jean properly. The jeans were the way they were folded, my bag wasn’t tampered with. I became more afraid.
I looked around the restaurant and felt i might work there afterall. So i walked up to one of the waiters. I asked if there is Job vacancy, they said YES they needed a security man. I asked if i can sleep there for now as i had issues with accomodation. The A young man walked in . The person directed me to the young man. I knew the face. Fidelis!!!! Woow, he was my course mate. We both studied Accounting. I walked up to him and greeted him. The bar man followed me so as to introduce me to him.
I smiled when i saw him. Only for him to release a time bomb on me.
“What!!!! He shouted. You!!!! No no no no, i can’t have an ex-convict work here. You are into guns and drugs and ammunitions. Please, please please, you can’t work here. I can’t have a thief and well trained armed robbery as my Security. GET OUT OF THIS PREMISES AT ONCE!!!! before i ring the police. University drop out. Please go to where you belong, you don’t belong here”. He left.
Honestly, i didn’t know when i started crying. Fidelis, i use to help out with assignments and will he will pay me peanuts and be begging ontop of it. Is this how life is ? I took my bag and left the Restaurant with heavy tears pouring down. I was walking down, looking for where to sleep. I saw guys offloaded a truck of drinks. I came closer. This might just be it. I entered and started making enquiries. I was directed to meet with the owner of the place and instantly, i was given the job. We offload drinks and deliver drinks to customers because i can’t drive, i will be using truck. I will be paid 25k every month. I told them about my accommodation problems. My oga said i can come and stay in his boys quarters if i so wish. Wow, i was excited. Atlist, something good at last.
For transparency sakes, i gave my oga the remaining 180,000 i had on me. I told him my father gave them to me. I want to work and earn more and join to it so i can start my own business. He agreed. He loved what i did. He promised to use the money to do business so it can multiply. I was so happy. The job was going well. Two days to the end of the month when i will receive my pay, danger struck.
I was pushing the truck, i didn’t notice the stone. The tyre of the truck hit the stone and tumbled. The whole drinks, i mean the whole drinks broke in pieces.
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