Our story is a very beautiful one to tell and we are never tired of talking about it. This is because our journey is a testament to God’s intentionality and intervention in the lives of His Children.

I met Faith during our mandatory one-year National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) program in Jalingo, Taraba State. There were a series of events surrounding my deployment to this region and I will say I knew where God needed me to be at that time and I was there.

The first time I met Faith was at the Nigeria Christian Corpers Fellowship (NCCF) family house. I still remember vividly everything that happened that evening including her outfit.

I was attending the weekly Bible study and fortunately, she was the one coordinating the Bible study that evening.

As I sat down and listened to God’s word being taught, I was stunned by the way she explained and communicated the scriptures. Her knowledge of the scriptures was so vast. Her passion as she communicated God’s word caught my attention too. I would later describe this in one of the songs I wrote for her as “She’s got fire in her bones and fire on her lips”. Right there, I made up my mind that I was going to meet her after the meeting. However, a part of me was very reluctant.

After the meeting, I decided it was the right thing to just meet this woman of God. I walked up to her and introduced myself. She was very pleasant as she introduced herself too. I expressed how much I was blessed by her teaching earlier. Afterwards, I asked her if she could be part of a ministerial work we had started then in Jalingo.

At this time, myself and some friends were actively involved in preaching and teaching students at the State Polytechnic and University. I perceived she would be a great addition to us but sadly, she was unable to join us throughout her stay in Jalingo. God big pass am sha😄. She never saw God coming this way😄. We exchanged contacts and that was just it.

After that night, we only checked on each other occasionally and we exchanged pleasantries whenever we stumbled on each other in the family house as we were both staying outside the NCCF family house. She’s quite resourceful and I remember patronizing her business at one time.

Another time, I got a news that she was involved in an accident with a friend. I decided to visit her for the very first time. She was very surprised I visited because we weren’t so close. Apparently, she was in a relationship at this time and I wasn’t even thinking in that direction either. I got some things for her on my way to her place which she appreciated. It was normal to me because my parents had taught us to never visit someone without a gift. The visit ended on an exciting note as it was also my mum’s birthday. I remember I called her and everyone present in that room sang and prayed for her.

Her Mobilization Batch was ahead of mine so she had to leave Jalingo towards the end of 2019. I remember assisting her sell off some of her stuff before she left Jalingo. That was how our time in Taraba was spent.

We didn’t actively reconnect until March 2020. I had just concluded my service year but I had to stay back a little because of the ministry, then the lockdown because of COVID-19.

It was a very pleasant reunion. She had just gone through a very difficult moment in her relationship and I was just there offering solace in my own little way.

I never imagined our conversation that day would be the beginning of something special. We found ourselves talking to each other EVERYDAY. You read that right, EVERYDAY!. We always had something to talk about. From scriptures, which was the major thing we discussed, to career, to relationship, to ministry, to family. It was just impossible to hold back from each other. I would compose songs and sing them to her every time. We would share pictures and videos during and after work. It was just very easy for us. I enjoyed the friendship we had. I enjoyed and cherished everything we shared.

It wasn’t so long before we discovered that we had started liking each other. Even though it was very obvious to everyone around us and more obvious to the blind, we tried to ignore this so many times. She was living and working in Port Harcourt, River State but will later relocate to Lagos in February 2023 because of work.

OTD, March 17, 2023, I finally told her how I felt about her and how I wanted us to grow together in life and purpose. I do not imagine doing life with anyone other than Faith. I am convinced she’s one of God’s greatest gifts to me and I cherish her so much. She’s my best friend and my favourite person in this life.

By the grace of God, we will serve our generation by the will of God. Amen

F&A

#Ayotide!