Outflow February 2010

In Pursuit of God, Discovering Purpose, Maximising Potential and Impacting Lives

FEBRUARY 2010

LOVE IN ACTIONJeSUS HOUSe HeALTHCARe

TeAM VISIT TO KeNYA

The Fragrance oF Love

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06 NewsReel08 Stories @ Jesus House16 Kidz Korner23 Marriage Corner26 Thinking Out Loud27 Idea Bank28 Your Health & You30 Outflow Resource

The Fragrance of LoveWith definitions of love in abundance, can we truly claim to express and have love for others if we don’t fully appreciate what exactly love is? Joseph Amaeze Onwuchekwa investigates.

The Force behind FaithThe Bible is filled with references to the power of faith, but is there something even stronger? Something without which faith has no power of its own? Akin Akinyemi offers an interesting answer.

kingdom economicsBy the world’s standards, the value of money is dependent on what it can purchase for the spender. Heaven’s principles are somewhat different, as Chibundu Onuzo explains.

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11kM09: Mission to kenyaJesus House’s Health and Social Care Ministry embarked on a two-week journey to Korochogo, the second largest slum in Kenya’s capital city, Nairobi, to provide much-needed healthcare in one of the poorest regions of the world. Shade Olutobi reports from Nairobi.

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Pastor agu irukwu Editor-In-Chief Joseph onwuchekwaFeatures Editor

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Edel Meremikwu

Wole Olufon

Hannah Abu

Ayomiposi Obileye

Beatriz Skau

Akin Akinyemi

Chibundu Onuzo

Tinuke Akinbulumo

Nadia Osho-Williams

Gerard Bakana

Bimbo Alonge

Dilichi Lawal

Kunle Oyetayo

Dr Toke Oke

Tosin Ajanaku

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“LOvE iS iN THE AiR, everywhere i look around. Love is in the air, every sight and every sound...”

it isn’t just the occurrence of valentine’s Day that’s left Jesus House awash with warm feel-ings of love and affection; from the start February was designated of ‘Love in Action’ month, with members of the congregation encouraged to make a life of love a priority in this and future years.

The highest priority in the expression of this ‘Love in Action’ was the pursuit of a deeper and more genuine relationship with God, devoting time, energy and passion to our commun-ion with our Creator.

in addition to this relationship - better yet, upon the foundation of this relationship - we were also encouraged to extend this love to those in our immediate and global communities.

There aren’t many greater examples of this that we could find than the Health and Social Care Team’s Medical Mission to Kenya, which is our cover feature in this edition. Please take the time to read Shade Olutobi’s detailed report, and enjoy her stunning photography, and determine in your heart to make a difference in the lives of those whose paths are destined to cross yours.

As you can see, this edition is awash - i’m sure i’ve used that word already - with articles about love: Love as the backbone of faith; love in heavenly economics, love for the lost, falling in love with the Father... We’ve even adopted a red look and feel wherever we felt we could get away with it, such is our commitment to love.

Seriously, though, i’m not going to bore you with my own take on love; the team and our contributors have done a fantastic job of that. instead i’m going to leave you with, what for me was a thought-provoking and insightful expanded interpretive translation of First Corinthians 13:4-8.

Next month, we’ll probably be talking about love again, though not as overtly, because isn’t that what Christianity is about?

Next month will also hopefully see the return of In The Crucible, which will be returning to its rightful place (this page).

Till then, i leave you with an excerpt from Sparkling Gems from the Greek: 365 Greek Word Studies for Every Day of the Year, by Rick Renner. God bless you.

“Love patiently and passionately bears with others for as long as patience is needed;Love doesn’t demand others to be like itself; rather, it is so focused on the needs of others

that it bends over backwards to become what others need it to be;Love is not ambitious, self-centred, or so consumed with itself that it never thinks of the

needs or desires that others possess;Love doesn’t go around talking about itself all the time, constantly exaggerating and embel-

lishing the facts to make it look more important in the sight of others;Love does not behave in a prideful, arrogant, haughty, superior, snooty, snobbish, or clan-

nish manner;Love is not rude or discourteous – it is not careless or thoughtless, nor does it carry on in a

fashion that would be considered insensitive to others;Love does not manipulate situations or scheme and devise methods that will twist situa-

tions to its own advantage;Love does not deliberately engage in actions or speak words that are so sharp, they cause an

ugly or violent response;Love does not deliberately keep records of wrongs or past mistakes;Love does not feel overjoyed when it sees an injustice done to someone else, but is elated,

thrilled, ecstatic, and overjoyed with the truth;Love protects, shields, guards, covers, conceals, and safeguards people from exposure;Love strains forward with all its might to believe the very best in every situation;Love always expects and anticipates the best in others and the best for others;Love never quits, never surrenders, and never gives up;Love never disappoints, never fails, and never lets anyone down.”

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archbishop: an ethical economy is built on ethical peopleIf the world wants an ethical economy, it must build ethical people. That was the message from the Archbishop of Canter-bury at the end of a three-day conference at Trinity Church on Wall Street recently.

Dr Rowan Williams asserted that the ques-tion of how to build an ethical economy could not be separated from the question of what kind of people we want to be. “Mov-ing through the question of how we define ‘economy’ and ‘ethical,’ we find that we are actually discussing what we mean by building persons at the end of the day. Which implies that a critique of economics is always also a cultural critique,” said Dr Williams.

“What sort of persons are needed to make economies work well and construc-tively is a question that leads to what sort of persons we think ourselves to be and want to be - and that’s an important warning against simply offloading blame onto the places where it seems to sit most easily.” He said: “The challenge for any believer, in some small measure, can also reflect that selfless outpouring that we may be trustworthy and trust in turn neighbour and stranger.”

The conference, hosted by the Trinity institute, brought together prominent theo-logians to explore the concept of an ethical economy and the link between theology and finance.

Also addressing the conference was Pro-fessor Kathryn Tanner of the University of Chicago Divinity School. She said the goals of individuals in a free market system did not have to be selfish or greedy ones.

“Self-interested action becomes equiva-lent to selfishness only if the only thing one cares about is oneself; but human beings typically pursue, often in part for moral rea-sons, goals that include the wellbeing of oth-ers - the wellbeing at least of the family and friends they love-and the market in that case becomes a way of achieving those ends,” she said.

Cambridge professor Sir Partha Das-gupta told the Christian that modern day economics had become “strangely detached from the environmental sciences”.

Economists, he said, tended to view na-ture as nothing more than a “backdrop from which resources and services could be drawn

in isolation”. “in the quantitative models that appear in leading economics journals and textbooks, nature is taken to be a fixed, inde-structible factor of production. The problem with the assumption is that it is wrong,” he

said. “Nature consists of degradable resources … [which] are capital assets that are self-re-generative, but suffer from depletion or dete-rioration when they are over-used.”

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Relationship summit encourages single believers to maintain purity

A 23-year-old minister and social entre-preneur is calling on other young Chris-tians to maintain their sexual purity.

Michael Kosmas wants young Christians to enjoy their lives but also maintain their sexual purity whether they are single or in a relationship. That is the theme of a summit he is hosting in south east London recently. Kosmos, who was ordained in 2006, has vowed to remain celibate in honour of God until he marries and hopes other young Christians will do the same. He said the church had to support young Christians in maintaining their purity.

“We live in a sex saturated society and it is so easy for believers to be swept along the tide that says that we need to be in a sexual relationship in order to be fulfilled and to be seen to be with it,” he said. “Sin-gle Christians, no matter what their rela-

tionship status, need support in this area of their lives.”

The summit will feature live perform-ances from leading gospel artists including Rachel Kerr, a panel discussion featuring single Christians Adelaide McKenzie and Seth Pinnock, husband and wife rap duo Femi and Roucheon iloyi and Pastors Tony and Sheree Clarke.

Kosmos said sex and relationships was a major concern among the young Chris-tians he works with. “Young Christians talk with me all the time about this subject, talk about the struggles that they face and the kind of support that they need, which is almost always the chance to share their ex-periences to someone who will understand them, correct them if need be, but be non-judgemental in the process.”

He continued, “Concerns about this subject are not confined to young people – it impacts all Christians, that’s why i hope this event will attract people of all ages so that we can come together, share and en-courage each other to live out our faith in a way that honours God in all areas of our lives.”

http://www.christiantoday.co.uk

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Uk scrapes out of recession but growth figure disappoints cityBritain’s economy finally clawed its way out of its deepest recession since the 1930s in the fourth quarter of 2009, but it only man-aged to expand by a much weaker-than-expected 0.1%.

The keenly awaited figure compared with the average City forecast of 0.4% expansion. it brings to an end six consecutive quarters of contraction, which saw the economy shrink by about 6%, or 10% compared with where it would now have been had the slump not occurred.

A Treasury spokesman insisted Chancel-lor Alistair Darling’s predictions of a return to growth by the turn of the year had been vindicated by the figures. “What this esti-mate makes clear is that the government is right to be confident but cautious about the prospects for the economy and that it is right that we keep supporting the economy.”

Shadow Chancellor George Osborne said: “After this great recession, any signs of growth are welcome. But these very weak growth figures show that Gordon Brown’s government left us badly prepared for the re-cession and badly prepared for the recovery. “We urgently need a new model of economic growth that includes a credible deficit reduc-tion plan that keeps mortgage rates low, cre-ates jobs and doesn’t choke off recovery.”

TUC general secretary Brendan Barber agreed, adding: “These figures show just how fragile the economy is. With the threat of a double-dip recession looming large, it would be madness to cut public spending now. “No sectors of the economy are fully recovered and areas such as construction are still really struggling.”

Some analysts think the economy has only returned to growth at all because of the extraordinary support from the Bank of Eng-land as well as the government allowing the budget deficit to expand hugely.

if that support is removed too early, some argue, the economy could struggle to grow strongly. Most analysts are only expecting the economy to grow by around 1% this year,

compared with its long-run annual average of 2.5%.

James Knightley, economist at iNG fi-nancial markets admits that “Today’s fourth-quarter GDP numbers have confirmed that the UK has finally exited recession – but barely.

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Beckham: A History of tatoos

Without providing conclusive evidence of the former England captain’s religious beliefs, the unveiling of David Beckham’s latest tattoo drew attention to the symbol-ism behind his body art.

His latest piece of needle work, a depiction of Jesus sitting on a cross, on his lower right abdomen, received its first public airing dur-ing AC Milan’s 3-0 win over Juventus on

10th January, and joins a large winged cross on the back of his neck, an angel on his right arm with the motto “in the Face of Adversi-ty”, and a large Chinese motif running down his left rib-cage that translates as: “Death and life have determined appointments. Riches and honour depend upon heaven.”

On Beckham’s left arm is the Hebrew text of Proverbs 2.1: “My son, do not forget my teaching but keep my commands in your heart”, a partner piece to another Hebrew saying scrawled on his arm that reads: “i am my beloved and my beloved is mine.” (Songs of Solomon 6.3)

Beckham first got the body art bug when he became a dad in 1999. To commemorate first son Brooklyn’s birth, the then Man-chester United star had his son’s name writ-ten in gothic script across his lower back.

He followed this up with a guardian an-gel a bit further up his back, before opting to have his wife victoria’s name tattooed in Hindi on his left arm.

He took a break from tattoos for a couple of years, before having the number 7 – his shirt number for Man United and England – emblazoned on his right forearm in 2002, adding the Latin-inspired double, “Perfectio in Spiritu”, on his right arm, and “Ut Amem Et Foveam” on his left. The former means “Spiritual Perfection” and the latter “So That i Love and Cherish”.

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Hope for HaitiBy Edel Meremikwu

DisasterBodies have been piled along the rubble-strewn streets of Port-au-Prince, the capital city of Haiti, as more than 100,000 people have been confirmed dead following the 7.0-magnitude earthquake that devas-tated the country at 16.53 local time (21:53 UTC) on Tuesday, January 12, 2010. The quake destroyed a significant number of residential and commercial buildings, including the headquarters of the UN Mission and the parliament buildings.

There is still hope Amidst the chaos and despair surrounding this horrific event, dramatic stories of survival continue to emerge. A partnership of local and inter-national fire fighters pulled two-year-old Mia from the rubble where she had been trapped for three days after the kindergarten she attended totally collapsed, and people have been rescued from collapsed build-ings in the weeks following the earthquake, with survivors including a seven-year-old girl pulled alive from the ruins of a supermarket.

Governments and citizens of many developed countries across the globe have joined in the effort to help the devastated country recover from what appears to be the first major international crisis of the dec-ade. News reports show that the relief effort is helping, although the amount of supplies getting through is still minimal due to the port and roads suffering large scale destruction from the quake. Haiti AppealAs Christians, and people who care about the world around us, we need to stand with Haiti, in prayer and by any means of support we can pro-vide. So far Jesus House has raised over £20,000 for the relief effort. Let us continue to be the hands and feet of God on earth, praying for His intervention and offering financial assistance to help those affected by the quake get back on their feet. To donate to the Haiti Appeal visit: www.jesushouse.org.uk/story/haiti-disaster-appeal


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LiviNG UP TO iTS REPUTATiON as one of Jesus House’s core community outreach vehicles, Christmas 2009’s instalment of the an-nual Celebration of Life event was a resounding success. Organized as always by Abigail’s Court, the event – themed “Appreciating Our Elderly” – started promptly at 3pm on Saturday, 19th December 2009, with the guests being met by the greeters as soon as they disembarked from their vehicles.

The event was compèred by Councillor Afolasade Bright, deputy speaker of the Hackney Council. in her introduction, she endorsed Jesus House as a church that seeks to actively engage its community.

The worship centre was decorated with vibrant red and yellow col-ours toned with white. The balloons were intricately woven together to create a stunning effect, elegant Christmas decorations adorned the walls and tables, wreaths were placed on the door handles, whilst the beautifully arranged flowers released sweet fragrance. Tables were named after the residential homes, which created a familiar environ-ment for the elderly residents.

in addition to approximately 400 residents from various homes within the Barnet & Brent Boroughs, the event was attended by dig-nitaries such as his worshipful Mayor and Mayoress of Brent, Jim and Mary O’Sullivan, Elder Mackay Jaja, Pastors David & Bolanle Ojeh, Pastor vera Omonedo, Reverend Yemi Adedeji, Pastors Ken & Rachel Sakutu, Pastor Nick Chanda and Pastor Mark Menda. The hostesses from Abigail’s court, headed by Stella Jackson-Obot, gracefully turned out in their red and black outfits festooned with red rosettes and pro-vided an excellent service throughout.

Pastor Susan Jaja, formerly of Jesus House, and now pastor of The Shepherd’s House Church, warmly welcomed all the residents and en-couraged them to enjoy themselves as the event was put together in their honour. She went on to give a short exhortation about the love of Christ and the benefits derived from relationship with Him. After-wards, she made an altar call, to which some of the residents responded and received their salvation.

A rich mix of praise and worship and a number of popular tunes

played by the talented saxophonist, Femi Olutunbi, was so edifying that in a tick, most of the residents could be seen moving in their seats to the soothing rhythm. Throughout the evening, there was a constant flow of music from the band with their trumpets, cello and drums. The ambience in the sanctuary was uplifting and there were many stunning performances from the various groups.

With soft music playing in the background, they were served a

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scrumptious three course meal and it soon became obvious they were certainly having a great time away from their normal routine

Mayor Jim O’Sullivan gave a short speech and expressed how pleased he and his wife were to be present. He commended the church for reaching out to the elderly, who are sometimes unfortunately forgotten, even by their own family members. A spokesper-son from the Elders Forum at Stonebridge Park also gave a vote of thanks in acknowl-edgement of the contribution of the church towards its community.

Additional highlights of the event in-cluded:

• the beautiful 10 year-old Luenasinging a melodious rendition of “What Child is This” & “Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas” with her angelic voice;

• therenownedKineticagroup,whohad previously performed at both the Ol-ympics and for Nelson Mandela, giving a spectacular performance of perfectly

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tines, in their carnival style outfits, colourful headgear and waistbands;

• PastorSusan’sspecialdancewithoneoftheresidents to “Happy Days”. This galvanized the guests as they went down memory lane and soon got them dancing;

• a dancing competition amongst the resi-dents. Two winners emerged and were presented with their gifts by the Mayor and Mayoress; and

• a birthday cake for the residents whosebirthdays fell in December. This proved to be a pleasant surprise for them as they jointly cut this special cake and took some photographs.

The event ended on a soaring note as Pastor Susan led the closing prayers and gave the vote of thanks. Overall, it was unanimously agreed that this was the best Celebration of Life event yet. it was truly remarkable to see the elderly guests reliving their youths for those few, but meaning-ful, hours.

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WiTH THE WORD FROM GOD stating that 2010 would be a year of New Frontiers, the workers breakfast meeting, the first gathering of the year for the entire volunteer workforce of Jesus House, provided an opportunity for the church leadership to share the church’s direction for the year with those charged with seeing it through.

Workers were treated to a sumptuous full English breakfast on the morning of January 16, where they were ushered to the serving points, and served, by the church’s pastors and deacons.

Over breakfast, Pastor Agu shared plans for the expansion of the church and ministry, emphasizing the key thrust for the year – a deeper relationship with God.

This physical expansion was seen by many as a manifestation of these New Frontiers, with the church’s impending growth signalling a new era for its members and workers.

After encouraging them to take proper advantage of the annual February break – taking time off the ‘work’, visiting other churches for a rounded Christian experience – Pastor Agu prayed for the workforce, particularly that God would reward them to a measure consistent with the sacrifices of love they have made to those they served. He prayed that we would remain in the centre of God’s will for the church.

Among the many highlights of the morning, the Hospitality Department received 2009’s Award for Excellence, having exceeded expectations in the midst of the challenges of the year.

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Clockwise from above: Deacon Tunde Akinfisoye and Pastors Sola irukwu and Rachel Sakutu serve breakfast; a worker signs in on arrival; Hospitality HoD, Taiwo ilemobola, receives gift from Pastor Agu on behalf of her team.

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bY shade oLUTobi

i HAD THE PRiviLEGE OF accompanying a

group of medical and support personnel on a mis-

sion to Kenya in October 2009. it was an amazing

experience in which God manifested His presence

in so many ways. it is impossible to recount every

aspect of the mission; this is a somewhat brief ac-

count of the trip.Some members of the Jesus House Health and

Social Care Team decided to embark on a medical

mission to Kenya after Jesus House reported on a

visit to Northern Uganda and Kenya, in 2008. The

2008 visit to Kenya was a short reconnaissance visit

to Nairobi, in which a group of six visited Korogo-

cho resettlement area, the second largest slum in

Nairobi. After sharing the vision of a mission to Kenya,

followed by many prayers for God to make a way

for the mission to come to fruition, many meet-

ings about logistics, fundraising, and planning, the

Kenya Mission 2009 (KM09) took off on Saturday

17th October. A total of 28 people went on KM09,

majority leaving on 17th October and returning to

London on Friday 30th October 2009.

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sponsorship and giving

Some members of the team sponsored their own trip

however, some members of the team sought sponsorship

from family, friends, colleagues and members of the con-

gregation. A number of us asked members of Jesus House

for support, and they responded with extreme generos-

ity, often sponsoring more than one member. Members

of Jesus House congregation also gave us clothing, shoes

and toys to give the people of Kenya. i am very grateful to

everyone who made a contribution in cash or kind. God is

faithful to reward in good measure those who give to His

purposes. The gifts that the team took to Kenya came in

handy; the team was able to give the gifts to the people/

children who were very happy to receive them.

As if to reassure the group that God was backing the

mission, there was a miraculous donation of £10,000 from

a bank at which one of the KM09 members worked. The

member was asking for time off to go for the mission and

not for sponsorship, but the bank donated the funds to

the mission unexpectedly; it is such an amazing testimony.

The team

KM09 was led by Pastor (Dr) Tunde Oluteye, a paediatri-

cian, who is also the Head of the Health and Social Care

Team, and was ably assisted by Jibade Salami, a

GP, and Miss Lydia Felix, a Gynaecology Nurse. We

also had the privilege of having Pastor Denrele Runsewe,

who provided much appreciated spiritual leadership and

guidance, on the team. Team security, logistics, roles and partnerships

Members of the team assumed additional duties beyond

their professional expertise including: timekeeping, team

purchasing, security, devotional rota, welfare, catering,

transportation, logistics and team finance. Also, while

working at the medical clinics, the non-medical person-

nel helped with registration, triage, crowd-control, and

the two Swahili-speaking Kenyans in the team, Aunty

Jane and Rosemary, also assisted with translation. The

Pharmacists also had the assistance of some of the non-

medical personnel in getting drugs ready for dispensing

on the clinic days. The team worked with a number of local partners –

Christian Mission Society (CMS) Africa, Youth for

Christ (YFC), the Christian Medical Fellowship (CMF),

which is the fellowship of the medical students and medi-

cal staff at the University of Nairobi, and the local staff

in the schools/medical centres where the clinics were run.

The KM09 owes a debt of gratitude to these groups, as

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they all did such a commendable job in making the mis-

sion a success – helping with setting up the furniture for

the clinics, translating for the doctors and pharmacists,

and, in the case of the CMF, working alongside the Jesus

House medical staff.

Fellowship and team-bonding

As mentioned already, the KM09 team had been meet-

ing to pray and plan for the trip for a good few weeks,

so members of the team had the opportunity to develop

relationships with each other. However, when we actually

went away together, there seemed to be an explosion of

love and fellowship. The unity of purpose that gave us the

power and the grace to love. By the time we got back, we

were all on such a spiritual high and our mantra was: it

will not be business as usual. We felt galvanised to take

on the world for Christ, spreading His love through the

testimonies of our lives.

Every morning and evening, the team met to have a

time of prayer and sharing of the word. Abi and Lade

were responsible for putting the daily rota together, so

they would nominate a pair from the group to lead the

morning (and sometimes evening) sessions. Through the

sharing of God’s word at these meetings, i felt first-hand

the transforming power of the word of God. The word felt

more ‘living and active’ (Hebrews 4: 12) as we worked in

the local communities, serving people.

On one of the days after we ran a clinic in Korogo-

cho, Tendai fell into a ditch; we all rallied round her and

helped to clean her up. This incident drew us together; and

God used Tendai as a blessing to the group, giving her an

awesome testimony a few days after this incident, showing

us all that He does iNDEED bring us out of miry clay.

kM09 diaryDay 1 – Saturday 17/10: A number of us met up at Jesus

House, loaded up the drugs, equipment and gifts and

headed to Heathrow, where we met the rest of the

group travelling on that day.

Day 2 – Sunday: We were met by Mr Maurice Nyagol

of Youth for Christ, who arranged for us to be taken to the

Methodist Guest House, where we stayed for the duration

of our time in Kenya; two other members of the KM09

team, Jane Tambwe and Adjoa Kessie, who had flown in

to Kenya a few days before also met us at the airport. We

met with other local partners at the Guest House, Karobia

Njogu from CMS, and Brother Emmanuel Chijiudu, who

runs a local mission in Nairobi.

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Renewed Hope


Day 3 – Monday: We went to Korogocho, to the vision

Peoples in Mission project, which is a primary school,

a hospital and a church in the same premises. We met

the staff who work in the various centres and toured the

premises, with some members of the team finding the aus-

terity of the premises extremely upsetting. The first day of

clinic fell on the next day, so sorting out logistics was the

order of the day. The team visited a few yards down the

road at a secondary school, Kao La Tumani, where we had

hoped to offer part of the medical provisions, but were

unable to.

Day 4 – Tuesday: The clinic began with registration, triage,

consultation and dispensing. The students from CMF as-

sisted in the pharmacy and with translation. Paediatrics

turned out to be the busiest part of the clinic; Dr Tomi

Coker and midwife Lade Busari saw a lady through the

delivery of her first child, a girl.

Day 5 – Wednesday: Another day, another birth. This one

was not as straightforward as the day before; the lady was

attended to by the two midwives, Lade and Bisi Ajala,

and Dr Tomi Coker, with Dr Tunde put on standby. By

the special grace of God, the baby was delivered naturally,

with the mother asking for the baby to be named after

Dr Tomi.As the clinic wound down, another mother brought in

her three-week old baby, who was suffering from dehy-

dration, having not eaten in three days. Lydia Felix fed

her a few drops of saline solution through a syringe, and

Dr Tunde managed to find a vein for an intravenous line.

After a few minutes, the baby was revived by the saline so-

lution. Lydia called it a ‘God will make a way where there

seems to be no way’ moment. Day 6 – Thursday: The team leaders and pharmacists had

a meeting with CMS, before the team took a trip to Nai-

robi National Park.Day 7 – Friday: The team went to Cheleta Primary

School, Huruma, and attended to all the students at the

school, around 730 of them. Some of the doctors also went

to the junior class rooms to see the younger children in

their classes. Wunmi Sowemimo helped to serve the chil-

dren’s lunch. Day 8 – Saturday: The team goes back to Cheleta Primary

School; this time we were able to use all the rooms in the

school premises. Day 9 – Sunday: Linda Akpobasah and Kemi Bako re-

turned to the UK in the morning, while Dr Sonna ifeacho

Fun & Games


and Colin Tomlin arrived. A group led by Pastor Tunde

attended Brother Emmanuel Chijiudu’s fellowship, while

another group went with Pastor Denrele Runsewe to

Karen Community Church. The afternoon provided an

opportunity for a very quick look through a local Massai

market.

Day 10 – Monday: The team ran a follow-up clinic and

got to see people who were registered but not seen earlier

in the week.

The team had intended to do some painting and deco-

rating in the vision Peoples in Mission premises; however,

this was not possible. We therefore donated the paint to

the secondary school a few yards down the road, Kao La

Tumani, which turned out to be a God-send because, Pas-

tor Moses Otunga, the head of Kao La Tumani, said the

paint he had been using to renovate the school had just

finished. The team packed up the clinic at the vision Peoples in

Mission premises and came over to Kao La Tumani for

a presentation by the students of the School. The Head

introduced one of the students who had been involved

with creating a system to produce bio-fuel. We found

out through our partners that a number of the students

needed sponsorship for their education.

Day 11 – Tuesday: A small number of the team went to

support a clinic run by the CMF at a prison in Kitongela.

This was Pastor Denrele’s birthday, and Aunty Jane

Tambwe’s birthday had fallen a few days before, so in the

evening the team went out to celebrate both birthdays. Day 12 – Wednesday: The team went to Chandaria Dis-

pensary in Huruma to assist the medical team there, in-

cluding dentistry work. The team donated several boxes

of drugs, which had not been dispensed to the Dis-

pensary.

Day 13 – Thursday: All remaining members of the

team, except Rosalind Njeri, who stayed on for another

week, return to the UK, leaving Nairobi at lunchtime ex-

tremely grateful to God and on a wonderful high.We bless God for an awesome opportunity to show God’s

love to His people and i thank Him for the opportunity

to be part of such a wonderful team. Everyone came back

grateful for the opportunity to serve. Matthew 25: 40‘I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of

these brothers of mine, you did for me.’ (New international version)

Love In Action

Brother’s Keeper


Jesus is BornOne day Mary is in her living room and an Angel comes and speaks to her. God sent me here to tell you that He was the one that said you should marry Joseph and you cannot change your mind about it. You and Mary are going to have a baby boy.

It is nighttime Joseph and Mary are in their room sleeping and it is very dark. Joseph had a dream that an angel told him that his son will be the Son of God and he will save people from their sins by dying for them on the cross and will go to heaven to meet his father, God.

It is a dark night and some stars are in the sky. The three shepherds were guarding their sheep in the night when an angel appeared in the sky and said, “Do not be afraid, I have some good news, a real master has been born.”

The wise men were studying the stars and then they found a new star that they had never seen before, they said that it must mean there is someone special in some place.

Mary was expecting a baby soon. On the day of the taxes when they went to Bethlehem and there was no place to stay because of the Roman taxes. An

STAY CONNECTEDABIOLA OBILEyE

My mobile phone battery got drained the other day and i did not have its charger with me. This left me completely stranded because i was unable to communicate with any-

one. As i thought about the incident, it made me realise my depend-ency on this tool that enables me to contact people, both far and near. Subsequently, i understood that i could liken my relationship with Christ to this, even though in a far deeper way.

it dawned on me that if Christ was the one from whom i derived life, then being disconnected from Him would certainly

have disastrous consequences. Jesus Himself makes this so graphic in John 15:1-5.

“I am the true vine, and my Father is the gardener. He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, while every branch that does bear fruit he prunes so that it will be even more fruitful. You are already clean because of

the word I have spoken to you. Remain in me, and I will remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me”

“I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he

will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. If anyone does not remain in me, he is like a branch that is thrown away and with-ers”

We might some-times wonder how we survived without some of the tools that mod-ern technology affords us today. Does anyone remember the “dark age” when filing cabinets were the custodians of information in most companies? Nowa-days, CPUs (Central

Processing Units) RAM (Random Access Memory) and other stor-age devices both internal and external hold sway. i don’t think anyone of us will ever want to go back to the era of the filing cabinets.

There are some similarities with the life of a believer. The moment we accept Christ as our saviour, we respond to His call to come out of darkness into His marvellous light and we are cleansed. Having experienced the joy of salvation, no one would want to go back into the darkness.

Therefore, in a simplistic way, just as my mobile phone needed the connection to its charger to be able to function, believers need to be permanently connected to the True vine for us to be fruitful and for the abundant well of life to constantly flow through us.

Need i say more? As you enter new frontiers this 2010 and beyond, please ensure that you Stay Connected at all times!

Child Prodigy: A Consecrated Life (1 Samuel 1:10)WOLE OLUFON

A NEED, A PROMISE MADE, AN AGREEMENT KEPT & A LIFE CONSECRATED

The story of Samuel can be summed up as an exchange with God. Hannah had a desperate need for a child so she fervently asked of God and made a promise/deal with Him, a deal that the child she

asked for would be returned to Him from his birth. Upon receipt of the an-swer to her prayer in the birth of Samuel, she kept her side of the agreement by taking him back to the temple to be raised by Eli (the priest) and this led to a consecrated life for Samuel, which was God’s ultimate purpose for him

Samuel began his apprenticeship from his childhood. As a boy, God called him and began to speak to him. interestingly, this was at a time when it was unusual to hear directly from God. The Bible says, “in those days the word of the LORD was rare; there were not many visions”. Samuel was not considered too young to be dedicated to God and to work in the temple so that when it was time for God to speak, he chose to speak to the child Samuel rather than more qualified people (1 Samuel 3). This must have been an enviable position for Samuel but it only happened because of the sacrifice and obedience of his mother. The Bible says, “Train up a child in the way he should go; and when he is old he will not depart from it” (Proverbs 22:6)

How many times have you heard a well known athlete recall that they had taken up their sport from childhood, or a musician claim to have start-ed practicing his or her music from an early age? Sounds familiar? Tiger Woods, Michael Jackson, Serena and venus Williams…we could go on list-ing them. if their parents understood the importance of training them from such an early age, then how much more should we as Christian parents real-ise the importance of an early grounding of our children in the unchanging Word of God

Samuel’s story highlights the fact that God indeed is not a respecter of persons, so He can choose to speak or use whomever He pleases at any point in time. Therefore, let us make an effort to encourage our children from this early age to draw closer to our Father in all ways - by praying, giving their offerings respectfully, tithing, fasting (by a certain age), having Godly friends and of course reading their Bible amongst others things. We should hold on to the promise in isaiah 54:13 that “all our children shall be taught of the LORD; and great shall be the peace of our children”.

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QuestionsbeaTriz skaU- age 11 (JoshUa generaTion)

Sometimes these questions come into our heads:Why do I do this? Why do I do that?

if you want your questions to be answered then there’s not much to think about.

One of the obvious answers for doing something bad is “everyone is human”.

But it isn’t just that.

1) Why did I say bad things to that person?a: (Everyone is human)When you have arguments with someone, you will say any-thing to hurt that person, only because they hurt you.

The Bible talks a lot about “turning the other cheek.” and having self-control, which we always have to think about be-fore those words come out of our mouths.

2) Why can’t I admit I did something wrong?a: (Everyone is human)When you find yourself in a situation where you can either admit that you did something wrong and face the conse-quences or lie, you usually end up lying. But why is that? Sim-ple. if you know that telling the truth will only bring you more trouble, then why bother. That’s what most people think, but in the end, you will have to suffer triple of what would happen if you did tell the truth.

3) Why do I show off?a: (Everyone is human)You think you’re the most important and that people will al-ways need you.

You might be the best football player in the whole country or even the best artist, but why show off and tell people you’re much better than they are? Read Galatians 6:2-5. What does it say about that?

Most people who show off are people who love attention or people who cannot lose anything. Why humiliate others?

4) Why do I judge people?a: (Everyone is human.)i’m going to use an example to explain this one.The example is:What do you see?People would say:“A black dot”, but that is judg-ing.This represents a person. When you meet someone you shouldn’t be thinking about the black, but about all the white they have. Their heart may have sin in it, but look at what they’ve done that’s good, don’t judge them.

There’s always an answer to why we do things we shouldn’t do or why the thought of doing some-thing bad even comes to our minds. There’s not much we need to think about to answer them.

old man who had a stable heard that they had no room in town to stay, so he let them stay in his stable for the night.

That night baby Jesus was born to save God’s people from sin and to die on the cross for their sins and He will go to heaven to meet God.

The Stars are shining and Baby Jesus is crying. Mary and Joseph are looking after the baby. She is dressing baby Jesus with the clothes she had brought for him.

It is daytime and the sun is shining and the clouds are out and the sky is blue. The king is sitting on his throne telling the soldiers what they should do.Joseph had another dream that an angel warned him to take Mary and Jesus to Egypt because some angry soldiers wanted to kill Jesus. The Roman gov-ernor told them to kill all babies and when they find baby Jesus to bring him. It is nighttime and the soldiers are coming to kill baby Jesus but Joseph has gone to Egypt with Mary and baby Jesus.

WRITTEN By: HANNAH ABU 6 yEARS OLD (SUNBEAMS)

A-Z Qualities of My Heavenly FatherbY aYoMiPosi obiLieYe – age 10 (chiLdren oF desTinY)

A - Almighty & All-Seeing GodB - Beautifully Brilliant GodC - Comforting & Covenant Keeping GodD - Dependable GodE - Everlasting GodF - Forgiving GodG - Great GodH - Happy GodI - Immaculate, Indescribable & Immortal GodJ - Joyful & Just GodK - Knowledgeable GodL - Loving GodM - Merciful & Miraculous GodN - Nice GodO - Omnipotent & Omniscient GodP - Providing & Powerful GodQ - Quenching God R - Respectful GodS - Superb GodT - Terrific GodU - Undisputed GodV - Vibrant & Visionary GodW - Wonderfully Wise GodX - Xtraordinary GodY - Youthful GodZ - Zealous God

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18 outfLoW JANUARY 2010

The ease with which the phrase “I love you” is uttered in various spheres of life has rendered it almost meaningless. I remember watching a movie recently in which a young man in college is kissing and cuddling his girlfriend and tells her in the heat of passion that he loves her. She instantly becomes uncomfortable and later dumps him for another young man who is merely

interested in the kissing and cuddling. The ditched lovelorn young man subsequently finds it difficult to fall in love himself though he becomes an accomplished matchmaker.

The Fragrance

of Loveby JosePh aMaeze onWuchekWa


To get a measure of the fickleness with which the expression is used one only has to take a quick canter through any dictionary to check up the meaning of the word “love”. With the Collins English dictionary defining it as “having great affection for, feel-ing sexual passion for, enjoying something very much, and whole-hearted liking for something”, it’s easy to see why “love” means something different to different people. Undeterred, i flicked through my Chambers Thesaurus, which threw up some meanings which i could actually relate to, such as “adore, cherish, idolize, prize, treasure and worship”. However, i couldn’t find the one word i was looking for, one word that is emphasised everywhere in my Bible, even if it’s not expressly spelt out, and this made me wonder. Why don’t dictionaries equate love with “sacrifice”?

What has love got to do with sacrifice? Could the concept of sacrifice as the embodiment of love be alien to the intellectual mind? if so this might explain its omission in my secular diction-ary and thesaurus. On the other hand the Bible devotes a lot of time to the subject of sacrifice as the embodiment of love from the Creator’s (God) perspective. So, for instance, we are told that God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten son that whosoever believed in Him would not perish. And yet again we are told by the Bible that God commended His love to us in that whilst we were yet sinners Christ died for us. Jesus ampli-fies the message elsewhere in the Bible when he clarifies that there is no greater love than to lay down one’s life for one’s friends. God equates love with sacrifice.

The Collins English dic-tionary defines sacrifice as “giv-ing something up, making an offering to a god, surrendering or renouncing something”. My Chambers Thesaurus went one step further and clarified that sacrifice is “to abandon, forfeit, lose, relinquish and forego”. Of all these words, for me, one word stuck out – “loss.” in the mind of God, love involves loss. Love is loss.

But then is it any kind of loss? So for instance if i have a mil-lion pounds and i give up ten pounds is that the sacrificial brand of loss referred to in the Bible? To understand sacrifice better i decided to examine an example which was commended by Jesus Himself. in the account of the widow’s mite, we see Jesus standing near the offering basket in the Temple to see what people put in, and a widow came along and dropped two coins into the basket. immediately we see Jesus’ excitement and he explains to His disci-ples that the widow had put more into the basket than all the oth-ers put together, who had given in accordance with their wealth. The widow had given all she had even though the amount was the smallest. it was the cost to her that mattered to God. in the eyes of Jesus she’d gone the extra mile.

After pondering this for a while i came to the conclusion that sacrifice is much more than suffering loss. instead it is the motive and the attitude in the heart and mind of the one making the sacrifice that counts with God. i am convinced that without love in her heart for God and faith in His ability to provide for her the widow would never have given all she had. Love is giving.

“i will not offer burnt offerings to the Lord my God of that which costs me nothing.” This is the immortal line uttered by Dav-id when faced with the wrath of God. in trying to appease God’s wrath, David refused to accept a free bull for sacrifice but insisted

on paying the full market value of the animal; no wonder God called David a man after His own heart. David’s love for God was demonstrated through sacrifice.

However, God, as we know, made the ultimate sacrifice when He gave up His son, Jesus Christ, so that through that sacrifice we could come to salvation and escape His wrath because of our sins. it meant Jesus setting aside His glory to come into the world and to ultimately die so that we might have life. There are two scriptures that intrigue me, firstly where the Bible tells us that the grace of Jesus was manifested in that, though he was rich, for our sakes he became poor, that we through his poverty might be rich. Secondly, the Bible tells us that Christ purchased our freedom from the curse of the Law [and its condemnation] by [Himself ] becoming a curse for us, for it is written, “Cursed is everyone who hangs on a tree”. Love is self-denial.

One of the most difficult scenarios to witness is the divorce of a married couple because in most cases it is the breakdown of what was once a loving relationship. Amazingly many prominent

divorce lawyers and marriage counsellors observe that most breakdowns of marital unions are due to the unwillingness of one or both partners to make sacri-fices for the sake of the union. Admittedly it is not so simple to conclude that this is the only cause of marital breakdown but it certainly is a critical one.

Those who regularly read the Evening Standard obituar-ies may have noticed that Miep Gies died on Monday January 11, aged 100. Miep was the Christian woman who, with her husband, hid and sustained the family of Anne Frank for more than two years in Amsterdam during the Second World War, risking her own life.

According to Miep, many policemen came into her office one day and warned her not to say a word. They immediately

found those she had kept hidden and told her that she had broken their laws and would be imprisoned in a camp. Miep ran home and, collecting all her valuables, returned to bargain with the po-lice for the freedom of those she had hidden. They put a gun to Miep’s head, reminding her that they could take her life and that of her family even after taking her goods. However, Miep said that her accent saved her as one officer recognised it; he came from the same place and persuaded them to let her go.

Throughout her life Miep refused to see herself as a hero but claimed that she was an ordinary person who did the right thing: simply helping others in need. According to her, “each of us has the opportunity to shine a light into the world.”

it would be trite of me to ask “How many of us would do the same?” More than any lengthy sermon, the sacrificial actions of Miep Gies and her family encapsulate the true essence of love.

i learnt something from a friend during the recent Jesus House Workers breakfast meeting. He said, “We speak loudest by what we do and not by what we say”, and this resonated with me. Without sacrifice in any relationship that relationship is doomed. Loving God requires obeying His word but we should not forget that every act of obedience often involves sacrifice. Abraham was willing to sacrifice isaac. After all is said and done, love has a fra-grance and the fragrance of love is sacrifice.

Many prominent divorce lawyers observe that most

breakdowns of marital unions are due to the unwillingness

of one or both partners to make sacrifices for the sake of the union. It is not so simple to conclude that this is the

only cause, but it certainly is a critical one.


So many times when we talk about love we usually focus on loving God and loving our neighbours, but there is a per-spective of love that is hardly ever touched; the relationship that exists between love and the operation of faith.

Faith comes to life primarily through the spoken word. 2 Corin-thians 4:13 says, “We have the same spirit of faith, we believe, therefore we speak”. Believing in your heart may make you righteous, but salva-tion only comes when confession is made (Rom 10:9-10). Each time God wants a change in affairs, He speaks. in the beginning, when darkness was upon the deep, GOD SPOKE (Genesis 1:3-24); to heal His children, GOD SENT HiS WORD (Psalm 107:20); to draw us back to Him God sent His only begotten Son, THE Liv-iNG WORD ( John 3:16). Faith is never released independent of the spoken word, and the spoken word is only potent when it is rooted in love. Every inspired word spoken in love carries tremendous power. Such words only return when they have accomplished what they were sent to do (isaiah 55:11). When love drives the believer into the place of prayer, power is exchanged.

Jesus told Peter in Luke 22:32, “...I have prayed that your faith fail not”, implying that if Jesus had not prayed Peter’s faith could have failed. Also, in Exodus 17:8-13, during the battle of Amalek, we see the same pattern. The faith of Joshua worked in the valley because some believers (Moses, Aaron and Hur) were engaged in effectual fervent prayer on the mountain top. From these scriptures we see that, based on the action of a believer or group of believers, faith is made alive in another person or group of people. One may ask, “What has that got to do with the ‘love-faith relationship’?” Well, love, unlike faith carries no potential of failing (1 Cor-inthians 13:8). in 1 Corinthians 13:13, the bible places love above faith and hope. Faith needs love for it to be effective because FAiTH WORKS BY LOvE (Galatians 5:6).

A major channel through which faith by love is activated is through the act of giving. Even though monetary giving is not ex-cluded, this has more to do with something money simply cannot buy. To present another’s case before heaven in the presence of the Father is one of the greatest acts of giving a believer can engage in. For some, having an audience with God is an opportunity to clear their needs, and to an extent there is nothing wrong with that. But it takes a heart of love to present someone else’s need to God dur-ing your intimate moments in that secret place. Love will always be a sacrifice and it should be expressed irrespective of the actions of the recipient, particularly as it relates to salvation (Luke 6:27-35). The Bible says in Romans 5:8 that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us. “WHY?” simply because GOD LOvED. This is a re-lationship- building secret, especially for married couples. When a husband loves his wife irrespective of actions, and vice-versa, peace will always reign.

Jesus prayed for Peter. Moses, Aaron and Hur went up the hill for Joshua. Remember, Moses was at least 80 years old, yet he climbed that mountain. it is interesting that when Jesus referred to the cen-turion as someone having great faith in the gospel, the centurion was asking on behalf of his servant (Matthew 8:5-13). The centurion believed in the power of the spoken word issued in the spirit of love. Great faith is when you believe in the power of the spoken word on behalf of another. if this centurion did not truly love his servant to the extent of wanting the servant healed, he would not have gone to Jesus. The centurion understood perfectly what he was doing. When love is involved in faith, we start to walk in the realm of great faith,

which delivers instantaneous results. Who are we taking before God during our intimate moments in the secret place?

We again see the role love plays in the operation of faith when we take a look at the life of Abraham, the father of faith.

in verse 17 God said, “Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do?” if a love relationship did not exist between God and Abraham, God would not have brought up the issue of Sodom and Gomor-rah. if Abraham did not believe that he had a special place in God’s heart he most likely would not have had the courage to negotiate with God; he would not have believed that there was a possibility of God changing His mind over this matter because of his (Abraham’s) word. There is no place for secrets in a relationship founded on true love.

Love is really a concept of exchange. Christ was made sin for us though He knew no sin; so we might be made the righteousness of God in Him (2 Corinthians 5:21). He became poor that we through his poverty may be rich. He Himself took our infirmities and our sicknesses (Matthew 8:17) replacing them with healing and divine health. Whenever this love exchange takes place, there is always a lifting up. Christ, though having a form of God, made Himself of no reputation and took upon Himself the form of a servant and was obedient to the death on the cross, wherefore God highly exalted Him and gave Him a name above every name. (Phil 2:6-10). The entire elevation of humanity was based on the love exchange at Cal-

vary; without this love exchange, the faith that saves would be null and void (Eph-esians 2:8). it is this combination of love and faith that produces salvation. LOvE, because you are giving your life, the one thing you cannot reproduce if you lose it, and FAiTH, because you are giving your

life to an Unseen One (1 Peter 1:7-9). So, it is out of love that faith is exercised.

i remember the story of a lady who was faced with a financial situation. Though i really wanted to help i had no money to give, and this really bothered me. So, i took the issue to God in prayer asking Him to provide an opportunity for me to make a contribu-tion. One evening, while on the train home, the story of the lame man at the gate called Beautiful (Acts 3:1-9) came to mind, and the response from Peter and John came alive in my spirit; Peter and John did not have money (silver and gold) yet they were still able to give. My mind comprehended it and i knew what action to take, and the exact words to speak. When i got home, i found out the lady had already departed for the airport and wondered how i was going to get my message across to her. When i called her she did not pick up the phone so i left a voicemail message saying “Silver and gold have I not, but such as I have give I thee, in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, your financial dignity will be retained, you will not bow you knees to beg for money...” On her return, she said, “You know, everything you said in that message came to pass”. TO GOD BE THE GLORY! it was the compassion that was shed abroad in my heart that triggered the faith in me that caused me to speak and it was the faith in her that made her believe the spoken word which moved the hand of God.

On a final note, if we take a closer look at Luke 22:32 we see that the prayer Jesus prayed for Peter went way beyond Peter’s faith not failing. One of the reasons Jesus prayed for Peter’s faith was so that Peter could do the same for the brethren. i pray that the spirit of love shed abroad in our hearts will drive us into the secret place of sacrificial love, bringing faith to life, causing us to see the manifesta-tion of the finger of God.

The Force Behind Faith

by Akin Akinyemi

To present another’s case before the Father is one of the greatest acts of giving a

believer can engage in.


i am not qualified to give an opinion on economics. in fact,

as an undergrad history student, i’m not qualified to give an

opinion on anything. However, as that has never stopped

me before, i won’t let it stop me now.

i was sitting in a history seminar and my tutor, in an attempt

to explain inflation, said, “Money is only as valuable as what it

can be exchanged for.” it was only days later that i realised the

profundity of this statement when viewed from a Christian per-

spective. How does one decide the value of money in this odd

kingdom of ours, which isn’t to be found on even the most imagi-

native and detailed maps of the world? in the world we can see

that’s easy. You can exchange £1 million for a huge house whereas

£2 can only be exchanged for a sandwich, and not a very nice one

at that. Therefore, £1 million is more valuable than £2 because we

can swap the million for more. That’s normal economics. Nothing

complex. But what about the kingdom stock exchange?

Mark 12:42-44 (TLB)

42 Then a poor widow came and dropped in two pennies.

43 He called his disciples to him and remarked, “That poor wid-

ow has given more than all those rich men put together!

44 For they gave a little of their extra fat, while she gave up

her last penny.”

in our kingdom, money is only as valuable as the heart it was

given with.Also, another thing God revealed to me was that it is the

things that are most valuable that money can never be exchanged

for. Love, peace, joy, kindness, patience, healing, tongues, proph-

ecy; they are the fruits and the gifts of the Holy Spirit and they

cannot be bought, as Simon the Magician found out in Acts 8.

Acts 8:18-21 (ESV)

18 Now when Simon saw that the Spirit was given through

the laying on of the apostles’ hands, he offered them money,

19 saying, “Give me this power also, so that anyone on whom I

lay my hands may receive the Holy Spirit.”

20 But Peter said to him, “May your silver perish with you,

because you thought you could obtain the gift of God with money!

21 You have neither part nor lot in this matter, for your heart

is not right before God.

Even in a world that is dark because of the attitude of we

light bearers, it is still acknowledged that there are things money

will never be able to purchase. it’s up to us to show them the only

true Way that will lead them to an inverted market, where eve-

rything valuable is free because somebody paid heavily for it all.

Ecclesiastes 10:19 (KJV) says,

19 A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry: but

money answereth all things.

Yet i will end by posing this thought to you. A question is

asked, an answer is given, but who said it was the right one? The

world is looking for answers so show them the Answer that is

correct in every single situation.

Kingdom Economics

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My tutor, in an attempt to explain inflation, said, “Money

is only as valuable as what it can be exchanged for.”



if you were asked to define love, could you? Would you? What would you say? Would it be a person? A description? What words would you use? Do you have the words to use?

‘Love’ is a word that has attracted me for years and yet i of-ten find that, for me, the definition of ‘love’ is more of an action than it is a description. We say the words ‘i love you’, and we probably do mean them, at least some of the time, but it is really the actions that convey the love to the recipient...or so i think. if i was forced to define ‘love’ in words, i guess i would say that love is giving of myself totally, often sacrificially for the benefit and good of another person without expecting anything in return.

Let’s face it, it was in the act of dying for us that Christ showed us the depth and seriousness (if you like) of his love for us. And Paul says that it doesn’t matter what we do, if we do not do it with love, if our motivation is not love, then it is worthless. Without love our actions have no spiritual significance. (1 Corinthians 13)

That means, if i smile at you on the street, or i hold the door open for you; if i attend church faithfully and serve in the choir every week; if i work in the church office or offer babysitting services... if i do any of them without love, in God’s eyes, it doesn’t count!

Love is not unique to marriage but for a lot of people, their defi-nition of love may connect somewhat to marriage. i suspect it is not by coincidence that marriage week falls in the month of February, the month that is traditionally known as the month of love. After all, love is, in most cases, the beginning of the journey to marriage or perhaps a better way to put this is to say that most marriages start off with love (or at least the feeling of it.)

One may question why there is any need to have a marriage week. Richard Kane, the founder of Marriage week says; ‘Marriage week is here to remind couples to stay true to each other and learn to love each other even more.’ i find that fascinating; it is no secret that staying true to one person for the entirety of one’s life seems to hap-pen less and less these days but one would think that married couples

would know how to love each other...wouldn’t they? Shouldn’t they? Well they probably should but Mr Kane’s statement carries a lot of weight. Staying true to one’s spouse is not automatic, it is a com-mitment and it requires making a decision and working hard to keep it. Learning to love probably is something we take for granted; we assume that we know what our spouse wants in terms of love without actually finding out.

God expects us to love, more than that He commands us to love (Matt 22:37-40). He commands us to love Him and to love oth-ers; beyond that He commands us to love our enemies (Matt 5:44). There is no doubt that love is very important to God and that being

the case, love should be important to us too. Love is a choice and God expects us to choose to love.

if our lives are to count for something, we have to master this thing called love, the God kind of love; if our actions are to count for anything they have to be motivated by love; if our marriages are to be successful, we have to choose to love.

if love is giving of oneself totally, if love is sacrificing for the benefit and good of another person without expecting anything in return, if love is what motivated Christ to die for us, if love is what God expects of us, if love is a choice, will you choose to love?

If love is giving of oneself totally, if love is sacrificing for the benefit and good of another person without expecting

anything in return, if love is what motivated Christ to die for us, if love is what God expects of us, if love is a

choice, will you choose to love?

A Love That Counts bY TinUke akinbULUMo, on behaLF oF TighT knoTs

thE MArrIAgE CornEr

I AM, so in Love,I AM, so in Love,I never thought this bug would bite me.Etta James sang: “At last, my love has come along, My lonely days over and life is like a song.”I sing: “Your ways are great oh Lord.They are wondrous, miraculous, glorious,All so fabulous.”He is my compass, he is my song, washed anew, I am brand new.Perfect doesn’t always look like what you expect!

I AM, so in Love,I AM, so in Love,I never thought this bug would bite me.

He has done a lot for me, like he got hung on a cross for me,Wore garments of shame for me,Bled for me, cried for me, then he died for me.He said I would never thirst, because he loved me first.Now the Love I have for him supersedes everything.It bubbles all over me and brings laughter out of me.


It is said: “Love is the greatest refreshment in life” (Pablo Picasso)It is written:Now these three remain: Faith, hope and love; But the greatest of these is love. (The Holy Bible: 1 Corinthians 13:13)

I am persuaded that neither death nor life, nor angels nor principalities nor powers, nor things present nor things to come,Nor height nor depth, nor any other created thing,Shall be able to separate us from the love of GodWhich is in Christ Jesus our Lord. (The Holy Bible: Romans 8:38-39 NKJV)


So In LovebY nadia osho-WiLLiaMs



Because i love you, i blessed you even before you were born. i gave you a perfect gift, an unconditional love, with no boundaries; Because i love you, i stayed here, hoping you remembered me, even as you grew and put everything else before me;Because i love you, when you returned to my love, i forgave you and forgot your sins, so that the accuser would have nothing against you;Because i love you, i listened to you and spoke to you even when you chose to ignore me and began to neglect my words and my ways;Because i love you, when you strayed from me, i waited patiently, hoping you would again remember my love and return to me;Because i love you, i saw and still see the best in you, even when the ones you loved and set before me, deserted you and left you in pain;Because i love you, i gave you a second chance and a third and did not keep count because of the joy it brings just to have you back, safe in my arms;Because i love you, i chose to discipline you though it hurt me to, i knew it was the only way to make you remember me and bring you back to my love;Because i love you, when you returned to me once again, i wiped your tears away, i embraced and comforted you and then clothed you with new garments; Because i love you so much, i gave my only son so that whoever believes in Him, shall not perish but have eternal life with me;Don’t you understand?Because i love you so much, i gave my only Son, long before you were born, to die for you, so that if you only believed in Him, you would live with me, forevermore...

Because I love youBy Bimbo Alonge

God will never send you a certificate of divorceHe may be angry but his anger is for a period.

God loves a truthful, broken and contrite heartHe may withdraw his presence but his withdrawal is temporary.

God cares for his childrenHe may stop the rain but the draught is for a season.

The world will never comprehend the magnitude of his love.The world will never understand the degree of his forgiveness.

The world will never perceive the veracity of his miracle.

But the truth isWhen God moves, it is for his beloved.

When God blesses, it is for the descendant of Abraham.When God heals, it is for the righteous.

Our love for God must be stronger than Satan’s attempt to conquer us.Our faith in God must be deeper than Satan’s assault of intimidation.

Our knowledge of God must be greater than Satan’s effort to deceive us.

When He called, you were standing in the Marketplace of Sinners,With no one to redeem you from the place of sin,

God sent his Son, to die on the crossAnd shed his blood, the price paid for your salvation.

No longer a slave but a son and living for your Father’s kingdom.

God Will Never...By Gerard Bakana

You’re nobody until Somebody Marries You

So the other day, i was having a conversation with a friend, and she was telling me that she had recently returned from a trip to Nigeria. The thing that stood out most for her was that

everybody, and she meant everybody; aunties, uncles, people she just called aunty and uncle, the help, the gardener…well everybody seemed to ask her, WHY ARE YOU NOT MARRiED???

What is the answer to the question? What exactly is one sup-posed to say? it’s not as if they ask it once and then move on; they ask it repeatedly, and in different ways. So, why are you not married? What are you waiting for? is there anybody? Please, you should hurry up; your mates are married… i want to eat rice soon, you hear, very soon….ARRGGGHHHH!!!

The most annoying bit is that a mix of culture and Christian-ity does not permit us to answer them the way we really want to, so we just smile, nod and mumble something unintelligible, while inwardly seething. Those questioning don’t care that they may seem insensitive, and if you dare to raise that, they’ll look at you like an alien species, and say, “you are really becoming English”. The real problem with this question is that it’s not the one they are really asking. Sure, on the surface, they are asking, why are you not mar-ried? But what they are really asking is: “What is wrong with you, that you are not married?”

Being single is not a curse, it’s not a sign that you are deficient in any way, or that there is something wrong with you. Another friend told me a story about when she was single; she had gone to a fam-ily gathering and they had prayed about her single status. Don’t get me wrong, there’s nothing wrong with prayer, but she just felt that getting her to kneel in the centre of a circle with everyone stretch-ing their hands towards her was a bit much. it’s like they are praying for you to be healed of the disease of singleness. Singleness had to be rebuked in her life, because apparently marriage is the only bless-ing that counts.

it almost seems like those questioning don’t care about any other achievements; so you work for Goldman Sachs, yes, but are you married? You bought a new house, hmm, will any man think he can take care of you when you are so self-sufficient? Single women get blamed for being too independent, for not appearing helpless so as to awaken the protective instincts in a prospective husband. They get blamed for striding forward in their career, because it appar-ently makes them seem aggressive - “men like women that are soft”. One can never truly explain the hurt one feels when telling a loved one some news about a promotion, or a new acquisition, only to be met with the response “that’s good, well done…so, any man?” Every area of your life could be blooming; you have your health, a great job, you’re financially stable, have a great relationship with God, but you’re SiNGLE, and so you get an incomplete. You see, marriage to those questioning is the pinnacle of success, it’s the destination that you are supposed to reach, and it is your reason for being… Now don’t let my sarcasm confuse you, marriage is extremely important,

and we all know that the bible says it’s not good for man to be alone, but we know that, and we don’t want to be alone, we do want to get married, and we’re waiting for the right person to come along. But does the bible say that while we wait, we must be harassed?

national Day of oppression!!!

We are in the month of February and hopefully the madness is over. i feel like i don’t ever want to see the colour red. From the middle of January every shop has been saturated

with the stuff. There have been cards, wilted roses and ugly teddy bears in every shop that you visit. i went to Sainsbury’s the other day to pick up some dinner and i saw heart-shaped shortbread, gingerbread men with heart buttons, chocolate chip cookies with heart-shaped chips...ENOUGH ALREADY!!!

i have always disliked valentine’s Day. it’s a day that separates the popular from the not-so-popular. When i was in secondary school valentine’s Day wasn’t about love or romance or anything like that, it was about how many cards and chocolates you could get. it became like a competition; the guys used to walk around asking each other how many they got? No emotion, just a competition to find out which guy was the most fancied. Guys weren’t the only

culprits; who wants to be the girl with one card from a “secret ad-mirer”, when the other girls have chocolates, multiple cards, flow-ers, perfume and cakes? So val-entine’s Day becomes less about love and more about social exclu-sion.

High school’s over, you move into the real world, you become successful in whatever field.

You’re confident but February 14th still has the power to make you feel socially excluded. it’s not quantity now though, it’s about quality. You want to have the great love that all the cards in the shops talk about, but that’s hard to find. So while the world is in love, you’re going to work, trying to dodge the bouquets of flowers held by men who left things to the last minute, you’re trying to manoveure your way past the couples who are holding each other in a death grip, and you go home and watch all the love-themed movies that Tv has to offer, interspersed with ads for “ALL TiME GREATEST LOvE SONGS, NOW iN ONE UNiQUE COL-LECTiON”. it’s enough to make a singleton want to SCREAM!!! As regular readers of this column know, though, i’m not single, and i haven’t been for a while, so the question is now, ‘Do i still feel that valentine’s Day is about social exclusion and a day of oppression?’ The answer is YES!!! Do i still hate valentine’s Day? The answer is..........................................no.

Have you had an experience similar to those highlighted by Dilichi, or would you simply like to comment on this and other sections of the magazine? If yes, please send an email to [email protected]

Thinking oUT LoUdThe Musings of A 21st Century Christian Girl

bY diLichi LaWaL

There’s nothing wrong with prayer, but getting her to kneel in the centre of a circle with everyone stretching their

hands towards her seemed a bit much. It was like they were praying for her to be healed of the disease of singleness.


Like most people i believed that the game of golf was the exclu-sive preserve of either the über-rich or retired folks; that was until about a year ago when some friends introduced me to the beautiful game. i won’t bore you with the details of my perform-

ance the first time i played; it was comical and frustrating to the say the least however, i have grown to love and respect the game over the past year. it’s hard to explain the beauty of the game; it is one of those things that you’ll have to experience yourself so here’s my idea: if you are thinking of picking up a hobby this year, try golf.

Golf may not be as physically challenging as football or tennis but it is a mentally tasking game that tests your patience and resilience. Another attraction of golf is the wonderful opportunity it provides to network. An average golf game lasts about 3 to 4 hrs and since it is normally played with a group, you can use it as an opportunity to spread the gospel to your friends or pitch an idea to your boss. Being naturally restless, the main attraction of the game for me is its ability to calm me down and test my patience. it is not the sort of game that requires brute force or aggression (bear in mind that all you are trying to do is place a ball into a hole), but it demands a thoughtful, calm approach and a decent swing.

Let’s face it the game isn’t the most affordable sport out there but in its defence, it is also not as expensive as most people perceive it to be. To start off, you can get a basic set of clubs for less than £200 and a full introductory lesson will cost you approximately £100 (this normally spans 4 or 5 lessons where an instructor teaches you the rudiments of the game) however, the most expensive aspect of the game is the cost of playing regularly. ideally to play regularly you will have to either join a golf club or pay green fees every time you play. The average green fee for a round of golf is £40. Alternatively, rather than playing at a course, you can choose to start at a driving range. A driving range is a facility where you can pay for a set of balls and you are assigned a cubicle from where you can hit your balls. £10 will typically get you 90 balls. For most beginners it is always advisable to spend a lot of time practising at a range before you venture out to a proper 18-hole course.

The best way to begin is to find a friend who plays golf and ask him/her to show you the ropes. Your friend should be able to advise you on the ba-sics such as the right clubs to buy, recommend affordable instructors to use and introduce you to a golf range or club. The advantage of having a friend who can guide you is that he can also help teach you the fundamentals of the game. This way you may only need an hour with an instructor to help you develop your swing instead of a full introductory lesson.

The game might be frustrating when you begin but, once you develop your swing and make a couple of great shots it becomes a lot of fun. Give it a try!

Thinking of a Hobby? Try Golf!by Kunle Oyetayo


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When i was growing up we were often told that haemorrhoids (piles) were caused by eating too many sweet things. Now that i am older and a qualified medical doctor,

i have learnt a lot more about haemorrhoids, and have to say, i am yet to be taught the relationship between the two! So, what are haemorrhoids and why do we get them? Here are a few facts, and ways to avoid developing haem-orrhoids.

WHAT ARE HAEMORRHOIDS?Haemorrhoids are swellings that can occur in the anus and back passage. These swellings are caused by engorged veins (blood vessels) within the lining of the anus. This means that these blood vessels become filled with more blood than usual.

it is thought that this is as a result of increased pres-sure around the anus, although haemorrhoids sometimes develop for no reason at all. The following situations in-crease the chances of haemorrhoids developing:

ConstipationStraining when passing faeces, and the passing of large hard faeces, are common reasons for developing haemor-rhoids. Straining increases the pressure around the veins in the anus.

PregnancyHaemorrhoids are common during pregnancy. This is probably due to the pressure effects of the baby lying above the rectum and anus and are mostly pronounced during vaginal delivery of the baby as this is the when the pressure is greatest.

Age As we get older, the tissues in the lining of the anus become less supportive which may predispose to developing haemor-rhoids.

TYPES OF HAEM-ORRHOIDSThere are two types of haemorrhoids, in-ternal and external.

internal haem-orrhoids form about 2-4cm above the open-ing of the anus. They can be small or large. Small internal haemorrhoids are more common and can often not be seen or felt, but may sometimes be

partially pushed out when you go to the toilet but go back immediately after.

Larger haemorrhoids may have to be manually pushed back after going to the toilet, and in some cases are so large they can’t be pushed back.

Symptoms can vary. Small haemorrhoids are usually painless. The most common symptom is bleeding after going to the toilet. Larger haemorrhoids may cause some pain, irritation, and itching, which can occasionally be quite distressing. Larger haemorrhoids can have a blood clot form within them, which can be very painful.

External haemorrhoids are less common than internal. External haemorrhoids develop on the outside edge of the anus. Many do not cause symptoms but can become very painful if a clot forms within it.

PREVENTION AND TREATMENTWays to prevent haemorrhoids include avoiding consti-pation and straining on the toilet. Keep your stools soft by eating plenty of fibre such as fruit, vegetables, cereals, wholemeal bread, etc. Have lots to drink and go to the toilet regularly. Suppressing the feeling to go to the toilet may result in harder faeces forming which may be more difficult to pass.

Most small haemorrhoids can be managed by the above measures and most will settle down. Keeping your stools soft will also alleviate symptoms such as bleeding after going to the toilet. Using a bland cream such as pe-

troleum jelly will also help with the discomfort and make passing stools easier. There are numerous

creams available over the counter, some with an anaesthetic, which will ease

the pain (these are available without a prescription, ask your pharmacist

to help), and some with a steroid, which your GP may prescribe, if there is a lot of pain and in-flammation around the haem-orrhoid. Haemorrhoids of pregnancy usually settle after the birth of the child and can be managed as stated above.

More persistent and problematic haemorrhoids can be removed surgically.

if you think that you might have haemorrhoids, see your GP or practice nurse for more advice, es-pecially if you are bleeding from your anus, as there may be a more serious

cause for this. Most im-portantly, a healthy diet, high in fibre will help

prevent you developing haemorrhoids.

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February 1stMr Clement Mwatsama; Mr Mark McKeown; Mr Diran Ogunlana; Mrs Elizabeth Woripaga; Miss Titilayo Bisayo; Mrs Olufunmilayo Akinluyi; Miss Abisola Balogun; Mr Olufemi Odewumi; Miss Nneoma iroegbu

February 2ndPastor Vera Omonedo; Mrs Omolara Adelekan-Oladipo; Miss Connie Shoba; Mrs Tinuke Akinbulumo; Miss Aderonke Adekanmbi

February 3rdMr Oluwole Olaitan; Mrs Sarah Brighton; Miss Chinwe Wodu; Mr Linson Barrett; Miss Sola Shyngle; Mr Lekan Odesanya; Mr Emeka Onyereri

February 4thMr Kwabena Asare; Mrs Olubukola Shonola; Mrs Enitan Agidee

February 5thMr Charles Odiaka; Mrs Feyishade Badero; Mr Andrew Jason; Miss Zindiadi Nsimba

February 6thMr Fadrick vorster; Miss Siba Adom; Mr Adewole Olufon; Mr Busayo Akanmode; Miss Adejoge Adelaja; Miss Nousshka Luntadila

February 7thMrs Florence Akinboro; Mrs Toyin Oladitan; Miss Opeyemi Odina-Jimoh

February 8thMrs Nair Mendes Alves; Miss Shirley Adams; Mr S.B. Okedeyi; Mr Tomi Sodeinde; Mr Simeon Otung; Mrs Naomi Obasa; Miss Yewande Abiodun

February 9thMrs Sonya Francis; Mr Dipo Oremowu; Miss Temidayo Ogunsanwo; Mr Owusu Quaidoo

February 10thMr Jonathan Dauti; Mrs Karis Allanso; Mr Okechi Awujo; Mrs Abigail Obar; Mr Bolahto ijadunola; Mr Tasia Aghadiuno; Miss Anyida Elachi

February 11thMiss Florence Madueme; Mr Olufemi Temowo

February 13thMr John Emore; Miss Olayinka Babasola; Miss Oyinkansola Ebunolluwa Rabiu; Miss Demilade Ogunniya

February 14thDeacon Babatunde Akinfisoye; Mrs Nengimonton Teite-Whyte; Mr Ayoade Ajap-Oriyomi; Mr Robert Amartey; Mr Senu Wusu; Mrs valentina Odeyemi; Miss Adaora Oli; Miss Shiyan Smith; Miss Ufuoma Loveth Udid; Mr Femi idowu; Mr Kobbie Kessie; Rev Yemi Adedeji

February 15thPastor David Ojeh; Mrs Folashade Onafalujo; Miss Sandra Edokpolor; Mr Edward Heman-Ackah; Mr Azubuike Okeke; Mrs Nzumba Mushigo; Mrs Adebanke Marinho; Miss Funsho Elizabeth Oluyemi

February 16thMrs Abiola Alabi; Deacon Ademola Sobogun; Mrs ifeanyi Agboola; Mr Brian Chimalilo; Mrs Aboyowa Taduggoronno; Miss Fiona Williams; Mr Aron Fisahaye; Miss Olawunmi Taylor

February 17thMiss Adenike Akinniranye; Mrs ibukunolu Olaide; Miss Tolulope Onabanjo; Mrs Oluwatosin Ajanaku; Miss Dowa Ojarirre

February 18thMr Charles Omisore; Mr Karl Kalu; Mr Oladupo Daud; Mr Ade Bakare; Mr Tosan Mac-Jaja; Mr Omosuyi Fred-Omojote

February 19thMrs Diane Amarteifio; Miss Simisola Akinwale

February 20thMiss Grace Townsend; Miss Catherine Sota; Mr Chibuzo ikpemo; Mr Olakunle Davies; Dr Olusegun Odude; Mrs Dorothy Yesufu; Miss Omotayo Kowe; Mrs Oluwatoyin Anyikaye-Diya; Assistant Pastor Stephanie Egbe

February 21stMrs Nengi Sobogun; Mr Alaba Bada; Mr Wale Dada; Mr Edo izzi; Miss Eniola Ainke

February 22ndMrs Lucy Okuonghae; Mr Tunji Lawal; Mr Akinola Oyegoke; Deacon Dapo Badejo; Mr Michael Akanbi

February 23rdMr Oyedeji Olayinka; Mr Opeyemi Emmanuel; Miss Mthimkulu Tsakani; Miss Chisom Ojiaku

February 24thMr Douglas Edoleyi; Mr Babatunde Tobun; Mr Abimbola Mainoo; Miss Oyinlola Adeyemo

February 25thMr Soremekun Abiodun; Miss Simisola Olabode; Mr Obiora Ajufo

February 26thMrs Omolara Durojaiye; Mr Charles Ogbechi; Mr Adekunle Cole; Mrs Oladoyin Oluokun; Mrs Oludolapo Alalade; Miss Ola irukwu; Ms Angela Mensah-Poku

February 27thMr Adeyinka Dosumu; Mr Akin Akinyemi

February 28thMiss ifeoma Mokah; Mrs Fadekemi Adetola Olagbaju; Mr Martyn Olaiya; Mr Uchenna Nwachukwu; Mr Demilade Olajoyegbe

February 29thMrs Onome Alika

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Wedding AnniversariesFebruary 1st: Mr & Mrs iyamaboFebruary 2nd: Mr & Mrs OwolabiFebruary 7th: Mr & Mrs Obasekonla; Mr & Mrs Allanso; Mr & Mrs AlabiFebruary 9th: Mr & Mrs TaylorFebruary 13th: Mr & Mrs YesufuFebruary 14th: Mr & Mrs Nakpoberuo; Mr & Mrs Leguson; Mr & Mrs NwosuFebruary 15th: Mr & Mrs OnaboluFebruary 16th: Deacon & Mrs NwaniFebruary 17th: Mr & Dr (Mrs) iyi-OjoFebruary 18th: Mr & Mrs OrawusiFebruary 19th: Mr & Mrs AzuFebruary 21st: Dr & Mrs AdesanoyeFebruary 23rd: Mr & Mrs SuleFebruary 24th: Mr & Mrs BosahFebruary 28th: Mr & Mrs OlatokeFebruary 29th: Mr & Mrs Akin Akinyemi

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FOR THE PAST COUPLE of months, in conjunction with the start of a new decade, we’ve wanted to put together a feature article bringing you a defining list of movies, books and music that have made a marked impact on the lives of our writers.

This hasn’t happened as we’d like, for varying reasons, but we thought we’d share some of the list with you anyway.

if you haven’t had the opportunity to read any of these books, or experienced any of these CDs, please visit the Pages bookshop to purchase your copy. You’ll be glad you did.

Ten readsi kissed dating goodbyeJoshua HarrisThe god chasersTommy TenneyThe shackWilliam P. Youngredeeming LoveFrancine Riversrun baby runNicky Cruzin his stepsCharles M. SheldonThe cost of discipleshipDeitrich BonhoefferMere christianityC.S. LewisThe Purpose driven LifeRick WarrenWhat’s so amazing about grace?Philip Yancey

Ten soundsThrone roomCeCe WinansPages of LifeFred Hammondanother LevelIsrael HoughtonLive in LondonDonnie McClurkinLost in WonderMartyn LayzellLost and FoundDeitrick Haddona Piece of My PassionJuanita BynumThe rebirth of kirk FranklinKirk FranklinWorshipMichael W. SmithThe heavens are TellingKaren Clark Sheard

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