Chapter Twelve Hauwa has been working very hard to be the best she could. She would always throw extra hours at school and at the hospital to learn and work better. She is selfless, dedicated and determined to be the best she could. Things were working better at home, every success and improvement she saw in Mr. Williams was an indication of how far she’s come and she was determined to do better. During this time, Hauwa was struggling with something different in her; she felt she needed something better, more like a void in her that needed to be filled. She wasn’t so much interested in material things so she knows what she desired is much greater than any material need. She had searched and searched but she knew within her that something was definitely missing. Sometimes she wakes up very happy and other times, she’s terribly sad for no reason, a kind of uneasiness settles on her and the search has been unending with nothing to come out of it. One day she was working a Saturday shift at the hospital; she had received a message from one of the nurses that Doctor Emmanuel would like to see her. She knocked on his door and carefully opened it. “Oh Yes, Hauwa,” Doctor Emmanuel said to her, “Come sit.” Hauwa smiled shyly and sat in front of him. Doctor Emmanuel has taken so much likeness to her dedication and commitment to her career. After working with them for almost one year with no pay but has remained steadfast and hardworking, the administrator in the hospital decided to give her some money every month for welfare and transportation. Over the months, she has become a valuable asset to the hospital and all the patients have taken likeness to her. She has her way of getting them on track and her encouragement was always near to anyone that needed it. She made them believed in themselves and lifted up their spirit when they are down or discouraged. Hauwa stared back at Doctor Emmanuel, she felt something was wrong. “Hauwa.” He called out. Hauwa jolted at the sound of her name. “I have something I have been willing to tell you dear,” his expression confirmed this was quite serious. “Firstly, I will like to ask you a question; do you believe in God?” he asked looking straight at her. At that question, Hauwa relaxed a little, she let out a sigh. “Hmmm, you think you do?” he smiled. “My dear, it’s either you do or you don’t. You see, I have been watching you for quite sometime, you are intelligent, brilliant, lovable; You have everything you need to soar high in this world but you are missing something.” His face fixed on her for few seconds. Hauwa felt uneasy about the conversation. She’s heard story and talks about God but never considered thinking about it; after all, all that she is now has been her own doing. She’s made it this far without any God in her life and sure doing well. “You are missing ‘God’ Hauwa. No matter the success you have in life, no matter how great, wealthy or comfortable you think you are and have no God in your life, you are nothing!” he looked straight at her. “Now dear, I’m not talking about any religion; I am talking about accepting Jesus Christ into your life, I am talking about the Saviour who died for you and me. There is a void in your life, you need God to fill that, you need his peace in your life. Listen girl, he has brought you this far; all that you have or you are, is not your own doing. Before you were even conceived in your mother’s womb, he knew you, he called you by name. Hauwa straightened in her seat; every word he spoke was piercing through her. It’s like a knife cutting through every bone in her. “There is more to life than what we see here; there’s ‘eternity’; that is where you and me will spend the remaining part of our lives when we die. Have you ever considered what will happen to you after this world? Do you know where you will go?” he searched her face for few seconds. “I’m sure you’ve heard of heaven and hell before, the question is where will go after this earth, heaven or hell?” he paused again to search her face for answers. “Except a man is born-again, he cannot see the kingdom of God; except you accept Jesus Christ as your personal Lord and Saviour, you will not see his Kingdom. You know, most times when I see you at work, you look so happy, there’s something about you that even makes everyone around you happy but I don’t see peace in you, I see someone struggling to live everyday, someone trying so hard to be the best they can be. But with Christ, you don’t have to struggle- there’s a peace that is beyond comprehension. A peace you cannot fathom, a joy in you heart that he gives freely to you. My dear, you have nothing to fear when you are in Christ, your future is secured with him. He will take the pain and hurt away from your life and give you so much joy you can never imagine.” Just then, Hauwa busted into tears, every word he spoke pierced more into her. She needed God in her life; all her life, she had thought everything she did or have has been as a result of her handwork and intelligence but no, it’s all been the Master’s plan. God has been watching over her even when she didn’t know him; he has loved and cared for her. Although, she’s had her own share of tough times in life but God has helped her through every one of them, standing here today is as a result of his love for her. She continued to cry as she felt an opening all over her, like she was seeing things as she ought to have seen them; the void in her life needs to be filled with God, she needed to know this God who has been so gracious to her. She’s been abused but here she is today, she’s been looked down upon and here she is today, she’s been beaten and told she wouldn’t amount to anything but here she is today; she’s been broken but he mended her back together. He has watched over all her these years, here she is today.Doctor Emmanuel told her more about Christ and led her to him. He prayed with her and asked her to speak to God as she would talk to a friend. Hauwa knew she has so much to learn and she’s definitely going to learn more about God. After the prayer, she felt a peace within her, she knew something was different; a kind of feeling you know it’s there within you but can’t explain with words, she knew God is present in her life.
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