MY PASTOR'S SON
WRITTEN BY: ADEYINKA OLUWANIFEMI PRECIOUS
CHAPTER ONE
"Good day, Miss Martins. The class rep told me that you needed me to come see you". "Yeah, that true Sandra, we need to talk about you". Miss Martins replied. ("About me again", i thought.) "What did i do wrong ma'am?" I asked. Miss Martins is just like an elder sister to me, we attend the same church, Christ Kingdom Chapel, though she just joined recently. However, she is my class teacher now that i am in my final year in secondary school, she has always treated me like a sister even before she joined my church, she scolds me when necessary and praise me at the right time, she is so nice to every student in the school and a disciplinarian to the call. I have a very close relationship with her and she feels so comfortable to send me on errands, so i actually thought she needed me to help her with something when she called for me but unfortunately when i entered the staff room, the atmosphere was so tensed, the always smiling Miss Martins wasn't in a good mood this time. Though it might be mood swing, right? I thought as much too but i was really surprised when she said our point of discussion was about me. ("Why is everyone talking about me", i thought.)
"Sandra my dear, you've done nothing wrong, please sit down (I sat opposite her) Sandra, what's happening to you? You are not the same Sandra i used to know, i have been teaching in this school for the past 4 years before i later joined your church last year, i know how you performed so well in your studies but now i am scared that something is wrong, see this yourself( she showed me the result of my MOCK exam) You had E8 in all, what is wrong? In fact i had to go through your answers to even check if there was a mistake in the marking but i found none. Is your house chores to much? Or has mummy been too harsh in you? You have been one of our best students so far, you won so many awards, you won prizes, a year scholarship, you even...." "Stop it! (I had to interrupt her) it's getting too much Miss Martins, i don't know either, i don't know what is happening to me presently, i have a maid at home so i don't really do anything, Mum or Dad is not harsh on me, i don't just understand why i am feeling so much unbearable pain (in no time i started crying so hard) Miss Martins, you are the tenth teacher that spoke to me on this same issue, i am tired of hearing this all the time, why did things suddenly change to worst? Why? I am fed up". ( as i was crying heavily, miss Martins came close to me and pulled me in for a hug, she allowed my tears wet her dress). "It's okay Sandra, i am very sure that all will be well, please wipe your tears, please dear". She consoled me. After the whole conversation with Miss Martins, i went back to the class empty minded, it was as if my world was about to end. The main question is, Why did every thing about me change all of a sudden???
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" My dear, i visited Miss Joyce, Sandra's boss at the fashion school because she told me it was very urgent, so i had to leave the office to visit her at the company and she complained a lot about Sandra". My mum was talking to my Dad after dinner that evening, i knew she will tell him everything miss Joyce told her about me because they support one another when it comes to my matter and they don't keep the truth from themselves. I was so surprise to see my mother at my fashion school when i got there after school, not until when Amanda my boss secretary told me that she overheard Miss Joyce telling my mum about my recent setbacks in learning how to sow well.
Mum and Dad have been so good to me, even with my present position as their only child, they didn't train me up to be a spoilt brat, though i always get anything i needed at my disposal but i am morally okay. On my sixteenth year birthday, i told my parents to enroll me into a fashion school because i love anything that has to do with fashion and fabric creativity, without thinking twice, i was enrolled because they knew how i cut my unwanted clothes to make dresses for my dull when i was young and now. Moreover, it is also a means of gaining knowledge.
This is my third month in royal ones fashion school and i have been doing good, at least i can cut fabrics very perfectly and i even taught trainees who came before me, everyone was really surprised at the way i learnt things fast not until when things changed that it was so hard for me to take measurements. Well, maybe it an exaggeration, right? No! It's the truth and right now i don't have an inkling on my present situation.
My Dad was so surprised to hear what my mum said because he knows me too well, he also told my mum about what the principal of my school told him about my academic performance, i was actually eavesdropping while they were talking and with the look on their face one can tell that they were disturbed. I have never wanted to pay my sweet parents like this but right now, thing are falling apart!!!!!!!!! What is happening???????
You wanna know why this is happening to Sandra right?
Watch out for Chapter 2!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
CHAPTER TWO
"Bro Benjamin, i will love to talk to you on a very important issue after the service", my Pastor wrote that on paper and sent it to me through the Usher. Pastor Kelvin Chris is a very good Shepherd, spiritual father and highly endowed man of God, he is married to Mummy Deborah as we normally call her in church and they gave birth to two lovely children, David and Dorcas. I have a very good relationship with my Pastor considering the fact that i assist him during the deliverance hour, however i am the youth pastor, so i help reduce the work load on him though he has four other pastors working with him in the church.Christ kingdom Chapel is a very big church with more than 500 members if i am not mistaken and a spirit filled one at that, we base on the word of God, faith and prayer as our weapon to wage war against the satanic kingdom. Actually i wasn't surprise at the message my pastor sent to me, because this is not the hundredth time we've been seeing after service if i am not exaggerating but this time around I think this call to see him is for something else because i have overheard a lot of youths and other members gossip about my spiritual set back, so i don't really know if that what the pastor wants to see me for.
"Bro Benjamin, how are you today? I hope you enjoyed today's service?" My pastor asked. "Yes sir, i did, the teaching by Pastor Jude was so powerful", i replied. Then he continued, "that good to hear, anyways i called you to inform you about the terrible dreams i had concerning you. I had yesterday mid night and that will be the third time (" what kind of dream?" I thought.) You see, Bro Benjamin while i was praying for the members, i entered into a trance and saw you in a wild bush, you looked lost, you looked shattered, i did not understand this revelation until yesterday when i dreamt that you became a candidate of slavery in an unknown kingdom in the spiritual world recently," as the Pastor was talking i was restless, depressed and troubled. Then he continued, " come to think of it, i have observed you well and it was so clear that lot of things have changed about your spiritual life, the Brother Benjamin i know before was a great Evangelist, an honoured man but the one i know now is nothing compared to the former. What is wrong?"
"Hmmm, ( i sighed) thank you very much sir, i appreciate the love you have for me, i think God is ready to speak to me and i believe he has heard my prayers. I observed these things also and i have been praying for the past fourteen days concerning this same issue", i lied. The pastor believed my lies, i promised him to work on it and seek God's face, then we departed.
Everything the pastor said was actually true, i am not the spirit filled Benjamin the church used to know, i am a changed person for the worst, it been long i prayed, it been long i read my Bible or any spiritual books, it now my habit to watch pornography and sex chat instead of engaging in spiritual activities, i don't know the reason of this ill luck situation or is it because.......
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" Excuse me Sir! I shouted, what have i done wrong Sir? Why? Sack letter? Why? But i did nothing wrong, please have mercy on me, this is my only source of income, I...I...ehm...I". "Shut up!" Mr Williams the Director of Employees Affairs popularly known as DEA interrupted me as i was pleading for his mercy, the office was as silent as a grave yard at that moment, but the sound of my heart beat broke the silence at interval. Mr Benjamin peters, I was really surprised when i discovered that you planned with Mr Olamide, the Material Manager to commit fraud. "Fraud?" I asked. "Yes fraud, he shouted. Why did you steal a sum of 1.8 million from the company's account?" "Oh! Sir, i can explain that, I........I......actually.......it......I.......was......(I stammered) " can you see your life in the wilderness of poverty, he replied. We were about to promote you to be the Director of the Account Department but all thanks to God who saved us from you. Get out my friend!" He snapped.
Why are all these things happening to me, why is my life so complicated, within a twinkle of an eye i lost my job because i didn't report a fraud case i know about at least the mouth is not suppose to say every thing the eyes see, it not as if i collected 500, 000 naira from the money Mr Olamide stole but he compensated me with a sum of 200, 000 naira for keeping it a secret and now i have been sacked from work. It wasn't my fault, that day Mr Olamide told me that i should sign a project budgeted for the workers, because my boss wasn't around. It was after I signed that i noticed that he turned a budget of 200, 000 naira to 2, 000, 000 naira he added a zero, he pleaded to me to keep it a secret and told me he needed the money badly, i had no choice than to keep quiet when he said he will send a sum of 200, 000 naira to me which he did. He also told me that he will return the money.
Life is vanity, spiritually, i am empty. Financially, I will soon be empty. God please have mercy on me.
What is happening???
Do you think he became empty spiritually because he stole from the Company indirectly???
Long story!!!!
Sandra and Bro Benjamin attends the same church, Christ Kingdom Chapel. Do you think there is a connection??????
CHAPTER THREE
LOLA'S POV
My name is Lola Williams, the only daughter and the last child of the Williams, I am 18 years old, a year two student of the prestigious Obafemi Awolowo University, studying pharmacy. So, let me tell you a little about my parents. My parents are so amazing when it comes to training a child, this implies that i am a well trained child brought up from a good Christian home, my mum is a business woman she deals with the buying and selling of Kitchen wares while my Dad is a Medical Doctor, a Surgeon to be precise , he also own a Hospital at Lagos. My Dad was transfered at work from Edo state to Lagos State, so we had to pack to our new house at Ikeja, Lagos. Though, It didn't really affect my mum or any one of us but I miss my friends. Though, i prefer Lagos State in fact within few weeks i had new friends to chill with, the parents of one of my new friends invited us to their church, Christ Kingdom Chapel. You know what? I credit the way the Spirit of God is acknowledged in that church, in fact the G. O in person of Pastor Kelvin Chris and the G. O Mrs are actually trying because they've imbibed the fear of God into the members, he teaches the word of God too well, he encourages his members to pray also. These are the reasons my parents decided that we will all be attending Christ Kingdom Chapel. It good though, but something wasn't right something. We have been attending the church for one month and two weeks now, so we just came back from today's service and i really want to tell my best friend about what caught my attention the most at church service today.
After the whole family prayer stuff, when we got home i rushed to my room, my best friend was sited already waiting for me. His name is Peace, No one sees my best friend, he is invisible to all but visible to me, my parents know that the special chair i have in my room opposite my reading table is meant for my best friend, anytime my brothers come to my room, it either they sit on my bed or my own chair, that just by the way. So when i entered i was really happy to see him because it means " there is a lot to say" so our conversation began..........
PEACE: I hope you enjoyed today's service?
ME: yes of course, i did, the Pastor talked about Determination.
PEACE: Wow! A good topic, so what did you learn Lola?
ME: A lot bestie ( I opened my drawer, took out a chocolate biscuit and started eating) join me bestie( i said smiling even when i know that peace don't eat things like that)
PEACE: Thank you, so tell me about Determination
ME: Determination according to me, is a key to achieve success, it is a will that is needed to back up all decision. Actually, the Pastor told us about how Daniel determined not to defile himself, he told us how Joseph determined not to sleep with Portiphar's wife and also Jesus' determination to die for the whole world.
PEACE: Wow! That so brief and great! Were you able to form a quote?
ME: Not yet, i think you really need to help me with that
PEACE:i will surely do that. So what's up?
ME: You know i told you last week that i will attend today's Sunday school class around 8 in the morning
PEACE: Yes, ......so?
ME: so i attended because i followed Hannah, hmmm....i love the Sunday school class, the teaching were so perfect and our teacher is a very young guy, His name is David
PEACE: Yeah, i know, he is David Chris, the son of the G.O
ME: You are right, Another thing is that........(Peace interrupted and completed the sentence )
PEACE: He can drum very well
ME:( i smiled and nodded) And......(he interrupted again)
PEACE: You lust after him
ME: (I laughed hard) can you see, you got it wrong this time
PEACE: How Lola?
ME: I am in love with David, my Pastor's son.
PEACE: Why do you love him?
ME: he can teach, he can drum very well, he is damn cute, he........(peace interrupted me)
PEACE: That means the moment he stops teaching, drumming or the moment he turns ugly, you will stop loving him (I couldn't say anything) won't you defend yourself?
ME: ( i changed my sitting position) Maybe Yes.
PEACE: Lola, that is lust. Don't let your love be based on his physical endowment only, so that when it fades off you will keep on loving him, love the good side and the bad side about him, love him the way you love yourself. Don't be like John who said he loves you because you have a long hair (we both Laughed)
John was my friend in Secondary School who told me that he wants me to be his girlfriend because i have a very long hair.
ME: you are absolutely right, presently i think i don't love him because i don't really know him, i don't even know who he is.
PEACE: That it dear, you don know him yet but i want you to know him, so you need to join the Church choir.
ME: Really?
PEACE: Yes, but it for a reason
ME: what reason?
PEACE: As time flies, you will get to know, bye for now, call me when you need me (he left)
When Peace left, i was still wondering why he wants me to join the choir and the reason he wants me to know David.
Opps! I didn't tell you how i got to know peace, right? Let meet in the next chapter................👇👇👇👇👇👇
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