MY JOURNEY THIS FAR Part 2 A letter by Apostle Gbemiga Akinyemi Samson Olatunde Folks indeed l told my wife to slap me if l started my own church, we were confident in our plans until.. I met someone on Facebook or let me say they met me, they were looking at starting a church in South Africa. We got to know each other, they asked for my resume l guess to checkout my level of competence. Now this period was the lowest time in my life, my wife and l had lost everything, our business, flat, car, everything, our family of five moved into a one room apartment. It was an awesome heart rendering experience. During the course of time, I was asked to please help them start their church, l agreed but soon noticed that they were not willing to pay a salary, l didnt understand so l refused the offer. Time rolled by, they asked me to plan a program for them which l agreed to willing. We were to use four churches but eventually only three worked out. The budget of the program should have given me an indication but l refused to listen. One event struck me that showed me some people in the body of Christ are simply sick. I spoke to a Pastor to kindly allow us to use his church for our event he agreed we printed handbills, we spoke at length, only for us to get to his church to find out he didnt tell anyone there was no program. The other programs were successful and at the end l was told that l should start the church in the new year and the new year was nearly three to four weeks away. We spoke agreed on terms, or so l thought, no salary, but a car would be given, the church venue will be paid for by them and shockingly the time was only six months. At the time l was worried which l stated clearly but because of my human plans because l thought the church will be self sustaining by then l foolishly agreed. We got a venue and we started, all most immediately all my plans failed, the church began with my wife and l, a old Egyptian couple and my friends wife. In less than a month they were all gone, leaving only my wife and my self. At this time the six months were looming. Before l agreed to plant the church l dear friend of mine Pastor Uche Yohanna Akwada of the Kingdom of a Glory ministries, in Johannesburg, had given me a prophecy about my planting a church but l told him no. Kindly allow me to use this medium to thank my dear friend and brother Pastor Uche for all this help and support to me and the work God placed in my hand, brother you are indeed true, thank you. After about three warnings l decided to take up the assignment, we started. All plans failed so l had to relay on God, three months later we got the car and with it we were giving some ability. To cut a long story short, cracks began to show in our relationship. Honestly my wife and l just wanted to plant the church and after a year move on with our ministry. That was not to be the case, after ten months our issues fell apart. Anyone who knows me twenty years will agree that l am a bit of a misfit in Gods kingdom, l hate tradition and l dont listen in a hurry. That spirit came back and while l was talking on the phone with our leader some things were said that rubbed me the wrong way and l asked to please be allowed to drop the phone three times, after which l did. Only to be sent an email the following morning that, the home church will no longer be supporting us financially and that l was free to take everything. I was shocked to my bones, l dont want this, l am not interested in my own church and besides l can carry the responsibility financially, what kind of nonsense is this.. All kind of things went through my mind, but the Holy Spirit was constant l am with you. During this period l suffered betrayal from close friends, people who l called my friends, were busy talking behind my back to our home church. Pastor Uche gave me a prophecy that this was happening but l didnt know what to do to stop it. I asked my lead, He said He will deal with it, this was a indication that whatever would happen will have to happen. I only got an idea of who they could be, when another Pastor told me of what one of my Pastor friend had told him l said about him and he warned me to be careful. Now our church is growing twenty members when everyone is in church and things are taking shape. We are not where we want to be but we are on our way... Everything that happened is my fault and l take full responsibility, because this is my calling and l embrace everything. Asking God to give me the strength to continue.... To Be Continued....
Posted on: Thu, 23 Jan 2014 03:10:20 +0000
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