Pastor T made the call and after talking to Folahan for a while, passed the phone on to me
“Ara mi, what did I do to you?
How could you do that?
What was so bad that we couldn’t discuss and find a way around?”
I could only tell him I was sorry and that it wasn’t something to discuss over the phone. It hurt so bad that I had to hand the phone back to Pastor T who stepped outside the house to continue talking to Folahan.
“Ask God to talk to you
He is your father…it’s time for Him to speak.
I always do that when I’m at a crossroads…I try not to lean on my own understanding.
I know someone that was in a somewhat similar situation and God came through…it was a very tough one but God fixed it” Pastor T’s wife told me, as she held my hand firmly like she was literally transferring strength to me.
They stayed with me for a while and encouraged me some more.
From Pastor T’s discussion with Folahan, he would be in Abuja later that day or the following morning. I so much dreaded seeing him but Pastor suggested that we could meet at his house and he would be present for moral and spiritual support if needed. We already took Monday off work because the original plan was to return to Abuja Monday evening.
I went back inside and prayed to God to help me…I stopped blaming God and asked for His mercy. I didn’t know how to do this…so I prayed for strength as well. I didn’t even care anymore, what Folahan’s decision would be. I just wanted God to uphold and comfort him…he did not deserve this. I prayed that God should help salvage the relationship between him and his father…if that’s the only good thing that would come out of all this.
I prayed for a long time and I must have slept off again. I was later woken by the doorbell. Who could it be this time? My phone was still off so I figured the person must have been unable to reach or maybe Pastor T came back.
I opened the door and it was Captain…
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