Let God Judge - S01 E14

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Let God Judge - S01 E14

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“So where are your family”

Nnomma asked pastor Jesse as they strolled down the community,he had insisted she took him round the community before they headed back to the old church building for clean up.

“Oh!they are based in Lagos city,thet reminds me I need to call them”

“Are they also pastors like you”

“Yes my father is by Gods grace the founder of a very big church in Lagos with other branches around Africa”

“Wow! Most times I wonder what brought you to a land as cursed as Umumiri” Nnomma blurted out

“Even the abandoned church building how will we build or convince people there is a true God”

“Hmm..If only you see what I can see”pastor Jesse replied her with a chuckle

” what’s that pastor?”

“Never mind Nnomma,by the grace of God we shall win”

“Amen ohhh …if you say so” she replied him as they walked down through the busy market ignoring the fingers that pointed at them,she was surprised at the turn out in the market normally at this hour everyone was getting ready to return to there various houses,though the sun had barely gone down, the place was noisy as sellers begged passerby to buy there wares.

“What’s that?”

Jesse asked Nnomma as he pointed at the black and white cowries that was been carefully sewed into black wrappers.

Nnomma stopped right in her tracks as blinking twice,she couldn’t believe her eyes

“This only happens once in a blue moon”

“What?” Jesse asked looking at her confused

“A new high priest of Oshimiri would soon be coronated ,every one is expected to dress in this outfit to show their loyalty and respect to the god and the priest”

“That’s so mundane and ridiculous”

“Welcome to our world”

Jesse didn’t fail to notice the attention he was creating in the market as all eyes were on him and whispers passed and travelled he seemed to be the sole focuse of everyone .as they pointed at him and nodded at themselves he was about to ask Nnomma why he was the centre of everyone attention when a crippled begger tapped him

“So it is true Oshimiri is slowly loosing it’s powers,how did you manage to enter the sacred river and escaped unharmed”

the crippled man asked he had dirt all over him and smelled bad

“Yes you are that stranger that saved Afam twins from been sacrificed, it had never been heard of before in this community” one of the seller called out

“Who are you” another called out

“How did you defeat the masqurade,what strange powers do you carry that Oshimiri can’t strike you to death”

Jesse was amazed at how fast news travelled he listened as they all threw question at him,they were all alert and defensive of themselves

“Just ignore them,let’s go pastor” Nnomma replied scared for the pastor safety as she held his hand wanting him to move

“No Nnomma,the reason why I am here is to tell this people about Jesus Christ the all supreme One”

“They might hurt you for saying something contrary to there beliefs and custom,please let’s leave here” Nnomma persisted as she saw the look on their faces but pastor Jesse was a stubborn man

“Peace unto you all” Jesse raised his voice to the crowd to stop the murmurings

“I am pastor Jesse I have come all the way from the city of Lagos to this wonderful community to share a very good news about Jesus Christ”

He said as he was surrounded by people both sellers buyers and passerby’s he made a silent prayer before he spoke

“Jesus Christ is the only true God,any other gods or diety was made by man and are no match for the Almighty God,His blood was shed two thousand years ago for all of us that we may have life and have it abundantly, that we may be free from bondages and sin”Jesse continued but was cut short by the crippled man

“So you have come to cause confusion in this community by bringing a strange God,is he any different than the one we have that have had blood spilled round the community”

“Watch your tongue Nkem,unless you want Oshimiri to rain down thunder on you ” a one eyed man warned “and you Mr stranger you better leave this place with your strange God or you die the same way one certain pastor like you ended”

“Jesus is calling you all to pick up your cross and follow him,embrace him as your one and only true God,surrender your life to him ,he is saying to you for all that receive him he gave the power to become sons and daughters of God”

Suddenly an mighty wind picked causing confusion in the market as people ran heltered skittered,they ran for cover

“They are here ohhhh”

“Oshimiri spare me ohhh” so they screamed as the wind caused an uproar in the market destroying peoples wares

“I told you we should leave ohhh” Nnomma said shielding her eyes as she held on to the pastor

“Now call on your God to save us”

Jesse turned surprised to see the crippled man still standing despite the ruckus

“Do you want to be saved?”

Jesse asked the crippled man who looked at him with deep curiosity

“I want to walk again, I want to walk with my two legs again ,Ikuku the priest of Oshimiri did this to me” the man replied Jesse

“If your God can cure me I will serve him forever”

“Go home and burn anything festish that binds you to any diety ,wash your body and feet in clean water and you will be whole again”

“Just like that” the crippled man asked “no sacrifice of a male goat,fowl or anything”

Jesse bent down without minding the dust that danced around with the wind ,he shielded his eyes with left hand,holding the hand of the cripple man

“If You want to see his Awesomeness ,you have to believe…oh merciful God prove to this man that you are a true and omnipotent God,Do something new in his life so this people will believe you are God” Jesse prayed with the crippled man then left the market holding Nnomma close to shield her from the dust.

“I was scared the wind had come for us” Nnomma said as they were out of the market

“You need to overcome your fears Nnomma,you should only fear God not man and their powers, he subdued them all under his feet, fear kills more than anything”

Jesse told her as they both tried cleaning up themselves ,the dust from the red earth had made them look dirty like every other person that was present in the market.

“I just can’t help it pastor,I have loosed a lot of people dear to me which makes me always live in fear of who would be next, my Osita left without a warning ,I fear I might loose you too” Nnomma said with all honesty looking at Jesse

“Why do you fear to loose me ?” Jesse asked caught off guard

“You are just too stubborn and hardly listen to me,you are a stranger here anything can happen”she said worriedly obviously scared for him

“Do not fear for me for I am not afraid of what I see ,I have come only to do the work God has called here to do”Jesse replied her assuredly

” Oshimiri can only brag but has nothing to show off”

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Adanna , her two sisters with her mother included looked at the old dirty building with their clearing materials, they wondered how the pastor thought they could restore the place back to use again

“I think that stranger pastor is crazy ohh…how does he think we can clean this place that had been long abandoned” ulomma complained.

Ulomma had been the last in her family to join the new faith seeing all her family had denounced Oshimiri she didn’t want to be left out

“Haba,ulomma don’t say that ,pastor Jesse didn’t force you here na,its called voluntary work” Adanna countered

“Where is he anyway,we can’t be here working ohh while he is busy taking a love stroll with Nnomma” ulomma grumbled

“Bìã ulomma,if you don’t control that your smelling mouth, I will help you to do it” her mother threatened

Though mama Adanna was a thin woman with a small figure she had the energy of a soldier and a very deep voice that could be heard at a distance

“Mama what did I say na”

“Just close your mouth now ” Adanna warned as Afam and Nnomma father approached them with working materials

“Adanna ” Nnomma called out as she came to join the crew

“What took you two so long ” Adanna asked looking at the both of them from head to toe,so was everyone

“Did you guys played in the dust”Afam inquired as they all waited for an answer

” There was a terrible wind at the market ,it destroyed peoples wares and was bent on scattering the market”Nnomma explained

“That’s the work of the devil,to cause confusion” Jesse chirped in”I apologize for being late I was led to talk to the people at the market,thank you all family for wanting to do this with me…

Jesse quoted a few scriptures and he prayed with them as they all got to work with the main aim of restoring the place to make it habitable,he encouraged them all ,I didn’t matter how shabbily the place will look at the end all that matters was Gods presence there.