DONT FIGHT, IT'S A TEST

DON'T FIGHT, IT'S A TEST.

I was having my morning devotion when God was pointing out some things to me about the story of HANNAH, this is it.

1. People know of her problem and she has never missed a Shiloh
2. They mock her, call her names and make her feel like God don't even care about her problems
3. God only will delay prayers because the testimony attached to it is bigger than the problem and greater than the delay
4. There will always be a Shiloh that will be different from every other ones she has ever attended
5. When God will finally hears and answer the prayers, their will always be the PROPHET that will mistake your silent prayer for DRUNKENNESS.

This is the instruction, so listen carefully...

The journey won't be smooth, the prayer won't be always be answered earlier than you want or later than you expect but whenever you meet this PROPHET-LIKE people in life, DONT FIGHT, ITS A TEST. I repeat DON'T FIGHT, IT'S A TEST

WHEN YOU IT SEEMS LIKE GOD ISNT DOING ANYTHING, THATS WHEN HE'S DOING THE MOST.

I'd leave this here, may God open your inner eyes so you can read in between the lines.

#Bemotivated #Bestrong #Beinspired #Behappy #Beblessed

Osunniran Ebenezer
20-10-17
©O'nezer 2017

Learning And Unlearning

Being an adult takes a lot of learning and unlearning.

While growing up, there is a song they do sing in my church which I never for once had the chance to understand the lyrics or see anyone to tell me what exactly they are singing.

There is this excitement that I always feel whenever the song is being sang. Honestly, its not a song they sing every time but occasionally (occasions like retreat or rally)

What I used to hear as a kid;

Chorus:
August Children
August Children (ooh)
August Children
To be Gust Children you've gotta be bore nagae

I don't even know what they say in the verses....

What is actually in the book;

All God's Children
All God's Children
All God's Children
To be Gods Children you've gotta be born again.

Funny enough, the wrong one which I've always heard in my head is what I grew up singing with confidence till the day I actually came across the correct lyrics.

Osunniran Ebenezer ( O'nezer)
04-10-2017
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Peace of mind

We may not have all we need but we must have peace
Nothing can be traded with peace

How Story 001

I was driving down the slow lane a few hours back, I realized that a bike man was asked to stop for not having his helmet on.
I parked and moved close just to see what's going on.

Lo and behold, the man would be set free if he could pay #2,500.
But he pleaded that the money left on him is less than #500.

I felt his pain and I stepped into the scene to help.
I handed over to the policemen new notes of #3000

The bike man was grateful, he tried to prostrate but I prostrated saying
"Good evening sir, I am sure you can't remember my face again but I can never forget your face sir."

He was shocked and was trying to go through memory lane, yet he couldn't figure it out where we ever met.

I further explained "I am the boy from your class back then in secondary school that always came 13th out of 15 students in class and I remember vividly how you will laugh at every mistake we made while trying not be mute whenever you asked us question and we replied with wrong answers instead.

He now remembered the face and how it was back then, he wasn't sure if to apologize or tell me thank you.

I explained myself further by saying: "Nothing pained me more than how you always tell us that people like us who can't provide simple answer to simple question will end up saying yes sir to the brilliant ones in future, but I'm glad to tell you today that I'm the Group Managing Director of Multidynamic World and also Editorial writer of a few writing firm. I dont deserve it all but grace changed my story and I'm here today."

The man hugged me and soaked my brown starched T-shirt with mucous-filled tears.

The shout of the conductor in the nearest bus stop was all I heard. I could hear the usual colloquial accent  saying "Oga we don reach Maryland and you enter for Yaba say you dey go Anthony but na sleep you sleep pass your bus stop.

I couldn't believe it was dream all through, but the sleep worth more in the end.


The result of a stress filled day!

Moral of the lesson:

1. Don't look down on any student, the weakest might be the strongest tomorrow.

2. Always remind the bus conductor to wake you up when they get to your bus stop.

3. Even if you sleep in the bus, have a sweet dream.

How Story #howstory
Osunniran Ebenezer (O'nezer)
Osunniranebenezer.blogspot.com

PAMILERIN Episode 10

Episode 10 (Finale)

Pamilerin was discharged from the hospital three days after the hospital bills were paid. Mr Nelson had promised to take us home and he did.

Pamilerin soon got really better. In less than two weeks, the POP on her hand was removed and she was free to do some things on her own now, but with care.

None of us resumed school that term. Myself and Busola sometimes hawked for Mummy but she was never comfortable with it.
"I don't want you to become street kids" she will say. But we kept persisting always.

After two months, Mr Nelson brought Pamilerin's sponsorship confirmation. Mummy's joy knew no bounds as she signed the papers.

Pamilerin resumed school the following term. Myself and Busola had to resume to a public school to cut expenses.

We all missed a term in our school session and Mummy feared we might fail drastically. At the end of the term, Busola was outstanding in her class. Though she is intelligent, but it turned out to a great surprise how she came out with such a good result despite all that happened to her months before.

Pamilerin' Math Teacher had given the average people in Primary 5 and 6 a scholarship form for them to fill and to submit with a certain sum.

At first, Mummy felt she doesn't need it but later gave her the money
"You can try it to gain experience" Mummy said.

The scholarship exam came up three weeks after 3rd term resumption and each participant had to travel to the State capital for the exam.

Pamilerin was scared when she saw other pupils from other schools
"This people are more intelligent than me. I should have adhered to what mummy adviced" she almost felt discouraged.

The results was soon out and Pamilerin was one of the best ten pupils that was picked to be sponsored all through their Secondary School.

Mummy couldn't stop singing and dancing when she heard the News.

Pamilerin sponsorship was active and now a scholarship through secondary school when she was almost through with Primary school, I kept admiring her.

The money from Pamilerin's sponsorship was directed to other things including we the elder ones. We soon moved from that slum to a better place and Mummy's business was booming too.

"I can call it a slum now because Oluwapamilerin!" peace out!


*The End*

PAMILERIN Episode 9

Episode 9

Mummy kept crying through the journey back home. She narrated all her ordeals and what happened to Pamilerin. It was too much for me and I dropped a tear too.

We soon got to Mummy's new abode and I almost puked at the way the surrounding was.
"I came to ask my sister for a financial support for Pamilerin hospital bills" mummy explained as she turned the knobs to a door amongst many that was lined up in rolls.

I dropped my bag and followed her out. She was heading for the hospital.

I met Busola all alone with Pamilerin and Pamilerin was calmly asleep.

"Welcome ma! The Doctor asked us to buy these things." Busola handed a paper with inscription on it to Mummy.

"But I don't have any money with me again" Mummy lamented.

"What are you doing here?" Busola asked shaking my hands
"It's a long story my dear" Mummy replied before I could say a word.

Mummy went out of the hospital ward and I couldn't get my eyes off Pamilerin. I wish there was something I could do to help her.
"I thought schools resumed today. Why are you not in school?" Busola cut me from my thoughts.

I explained my ordeal to her and all that happened while I was away. She also told me how she had to continue working as a Shop Keeper because Mummy can't afford her school fees at the moment and since it's a new school year, she needs new books and that will attract more expenses.

A cough from Pamilerin stopped our conversation. We both rushed to her bed side like she was about to fall. She gave me a faint smile and I smiled back, holding her left hand. She soon slept off again.

"The Doctor said those drugs will make her strong again, but where is the money to get them quickly?" Busola said as we both sat on the vacant bed in the ward.

Mummy soon came in with a man. We were not sure of his identity, but at least mummy was smiling so there was no reason to fear.

We greeted this man and he answered casually, rushing towards Pamilerin.

"I'm sorry about this ma! I never knew it will become this serious." said the man turning to Mummy.

"I came to your shop the next day and someone told me you had left. I just came around this area to buy some things when I saw you from a distance" continued the man now resting his arm on the bed head.

Mummy explained how she was kicked out of the shop that day and how Pamilerin got to the hospital "I was there to see if any of my neighbor there could lend me some money to buy the prescription for Pamilerin" Mummy explained to the man.

"He's Mr. Nelson. The man that hit Pamilerin" Busola whispered.

Mr. Nelson and Mummy both went out and they came back a moment later with a Doctor and a Nurse carrying a tray containing some things.

We were asked to leave the room and we all trooped out to wait at the door.

Some days later, Pamilerin could sit up and joke, smile and talk with us. We had to stay with her while Mummy went to get money.

Mr. Nelson came again and this time with some strangers. We heard them talking with Mummy but we didn't understand what they were saying because we didn't hear them clearly.

They gave Mummy a file and Mr Nelson gave her some money as usual, like he was used to it or it was a compulsion.

"They are going to sponsor Pamilerin till age eighteen!" Mummy exclaimed rushing into the hospital ward
"They have agreed to pay her hospital bills and they will be here tomorrow to sort the payment out." Mummy fell on her knees crying.

I couldn't stop smiling where I was sitting even though a part of me wished I was the one being sponsored...

What Next?

PAMILERIN Episode 8

PAMILERIN by O'nezer

Episode 8

That evening, the caretaker of the shop came for the rent. He had promised to kick Mummy out if she couldn't pay the pending rent
"there are a lot of people who are ready to pay. You have to go!" he had said.

Mummy quickly took the money Mr. Nelson gave Pamilerin together with the little she had sold for the day, but it didn't even sum up to half of the rent.

She showed it to the man, but he was adamant and kept insisting on throwing her and her goods out. Some other shop owners were already there pleading on her behalf, but it all fell on his deaf ears.

She called a tricycle and started packing her goods into bags. Her immediate neighbor came around to help her pack and console her as she couldn't stop crying even if she tried.

Everything was set and when herself and Pamilerin was out of the shop, she looked back and sniffed deeply, "we really have to leave this place." she said helping Pamilerin down the steep stairs.

She pleaded with the Landlord to allow her leave her goods at an empty passage in the corner of the house. He agreed and she moved the goods there.

Busola came home to the bad news and she joined in crying too until she was tired.

Later that night Pamilerin started getting worse. She was wailing bitterly in pains. They couldn't watch her through the night in such pain.

Mummy rushed to call a co-tenant who had a car and Pamilerin was rushed to the hospital. After much test and X-rays, it was discovered that she had "Green stick fracture."  her hands in POP was three times its size.

She was admitted to the hospital and Mummy had to deposit all the money on her to commence treatment.

When it was day break, she left Pamilerin with Busola and head for her sister’s place where I, Ayomide, live.

Mummy got there 9:15am and she met Ayomide washing a car in front of the house. She was hoping to see her sisters kids too but the house was empty.

"Ayomide, why are you not in school?" Mummy asked.

I only smiled and said "nothing."

"Where is your Aunty?" she asked

"She is upstairs" I told her making a turn like to show her the way.

"You look somehow different? I know it's been a while I saw you last but, Ayomide are you alright?" she felt really concerned and couldn't leave me.

"I am not fine Mummy" I smiled tearfully.
"I have become an house boy here and I have not been in school all the while. I am an errand boy to all the children in the house even those younger than me." I explained.

She was out of words and kept staring at me. She wanted to speak but it seems the words were locked up in her throat.

"You haven't been feeding well or feeding at all too?" she said feeling my hands and my neck.

"Yes" I smiled
"It serves as my punishment each time I delay to do a task."

"I'm done for!" Mummy clapped her hands on her head.

Her sister came out at that instance. She was rushing out mumbling some words. Apparently she was coming to lash me for not washing the car on time.

"Oh Bimpe, how are you doing? I didn't know you were here o!" she said quite scared than confident.
"And you couldn't bring her inside Ayomide?" she asked directing mummy to come inside.

Mummy refused to follow her. She broke down in tears and vent her heart out to her sister
"You are the least person I expected this from. I never knew you to be this wicked."

"I didn't do anything!" My Aunty tried to defend herself. But she couldn't find the right words for defense.

"Ayomide, go inside and pack your things. You are leaving here with me right now!" Mummy said angrily.

I tried to feign like I didn't want to go but immediately I saw her eyes turning towards me, I quickly dropped the napkin in my hand and rushed in.

When I came out, I met my Aunt and mum in a serious uproar. Mummy took my hand and we left the house.......

What Next

PAMILERIN Episode 7

By O'nezer

Episode 7

"Will you just be calm and start getting used to it!" Mummy exclaimed furiously.

Busola felt shocked. She hasn't seen her mum in such mood in a long while.

Mummy walked pass her to the door calling out for Pamilerin.
"Aunty welcome!" she greeted Busola with a warm smile.

"Are you growing or what? Within some months you have changed from the Pamilerin I use to know." said Busola as she pulled Pamilerin closer.

"'Pamilerin, I know all that had happened this school year affected your result. But I don't want you to relax. You have to shake it off and be the Pamilerin I use to know. You are intelligent and you can do better than this, don't let our situation get you distracted. I will do all I can to see you through school." Mummy spoke to Pamilerin from a corner of the room.

"But those your father’s relatives, God will....." she choked and left the room like she was off to get something.

Pamilerin and Busola stared at each other and gave a deep sigh.

It's been a year already after dad's demise. Mummy's shop rent was now due for payment or she will be kicked out of the shop.

"Busola is to resume school and with at least, half of the term fee before she would be allowed in the hostel. Pamilerin school fees can still wait till the mid of the school term. But what about her books? She needs new books. They both need new books" a knock on the door brought Mummy back from her thoughts.

Pamilerin was behind the man knocking with bandages on her head and her right hand in a POP.
"Jesus! What happened to you My dear" she rushed out of the chair rubbing her hands all over Pamilerin.

"What happened to her" she asked amidst tears.

"She... I... I mistakenly hit her  while she was hawking. I'm really sorry about this ma. I promise to visit her always till she gets better" the man who had brought Mummy out of her thoughts said.

"Not now! Not my baby!" Mummy cried.

After a while, she was calm and she made Pamilerin lay down in a corner of the store.

"Here are the drugs prescribed for her. The dosage is written on it" said the man handing over the drugs to her.

"Please ma, help me buy her beverages with this" he handed her some sum of money.

"I am Mr Nelson. I will be coming back to check on her till she gets better" he bade his farewell and asked if that is Mummy's shop and if he will always meet her there.

Mummy is an easy going woman and she didn't see a need to call the police as advised by other shop owners near her.

She kept watching Pamilerin grit in pain and when she couldn't take it anymore, she closed the shop and they both went home.

That night was a sleepless night has Pamilerin couldn't sleep and she had to be taken to a nearby clinic by Busola and my Mum.

Mummy spent almost all the money on her to pay the bills. She would have stayed home to watch over Pamilerin, but that will mean a cashless tomorrow for her. She kept deliberating till she decided to take Pamilerin with her to the shop.

"Your sister has gone to her shop and I can't leave you here all alone by yourself in this condition."

They were both in the shop for over an hour when Mr. Nelson came again.

He and Mum spoke on the sleepless night and what pain her daughter might be going through.

He put some amount of money in Pamilerin's hand where she was laying before he left.

The other shop owners said "there is more to this man that is coming back every day o" Mummy only smiled in response.....

What Next

PAMILERIN Episode 6

PAMILERIN

Episode 6

Mummy had opened the shop and went out. She didn't tell us where she was up to and she had been gone for many hours that now worth our fear.

There was so much "why are you not in school?" from other shop keepers nearby and we only replied with "nothing."

Hungry and worried, we sat on a wooden chair in front of the shop. We sold the things we knew the price and when we are not sure of the price "we ask them to come back that mummy isn't around."

We were really worried and Pamilerin was already crying when it was mid-afternoon and Mummy was nowhere to be found.

After a while, we saw her coming from a distance and Pamilerin rushed to meet her. Mummy collapsed on the floor right there before the shop and heaved a deep sigh.

"I'm sorry I left you people without telling you were I was going" she pleaded like she was trying to regain her strength.

Mummy bought some food from a canteen in the shopping center. We all ate and she said "pick your bags, we are going out. Just a bag each" she said.

After what seems like a hour of driving, the taxi came to a halt before a gate in an estate. The houses in the estate looked bigger than our house. Well, it is now our former house.

A gate man opened the gate upon the first knock and he greeted us in a funny accent.
The gate man took the bag from Pamilerin and muttered something like "it is too heavy for her age."

When we came into the house, it was a big surprise to see that my mum's elder sister who had said "Bimpe its okay..." after dad's demise lives in a place this big.

"Daddy never allowed us to visit people anyhow so how would I have known" I thought, trying to justify myself.

She gave us a chilled cup of juice as she sat beside Mummy.

The interior of the house didn't catch our attention so much. The only difference with the house is that "it is bigger than our house. Former house!" I corrected as I kept looking around.

"Let me lead you to your room" my Aunty said and she lead the way to a room quite big like my room. But the bed in here is bigger. I told myself.

"We will be here for some days till I secure a place where we can move to." Mummy told us as we undressed to bath.

The day for us to move came and mummy told me I will have to be here for a while.
"She has promised to take good care of you and she will pay your school fees" she tried to cheer me up. But I really wanted to go with her. I didn't like the idea of living with someone.

"Don't worry dear, you will be fine here. Just be a good boy and I will be checking on you too." Mummy encouraged me as she sat in my Aunts car and Pamilerin followed suit waving me goodbye with one hand and using the other to dab her teary eyes.

I watched the car as it zoomed out of the gate and I looked around at my new house. I rushed inside and cried till I was satisfied.

Mummy and Pamilerin moved in to a room apartment somewhere in town. They now had to share the same bathroom and toilet.

Pamilerin will always complain of being bullied by other tenants kids when Mummy is away.

There were frequent fights with co-tenants fighting over a thing or the other.

It took a while for Pamilerin to get used to this lifestyle and when she finally did, no one could cross her path without having a taste of her gall.

It was the end of a school year already. Mummy went to bring Busola to their new abode. Everything about the place felt strange
"About 10 families living in the same compound?" she turned to her mum to confirm like her mum wasn't sure of what she was saying.

Pamilerin had returned from school and she was in the backyard playing with other kids. She had left her result on the only bed in the room that also served as both chair and table in the room.

Mummy had sighted it immediately she dropped her bag, but Busola was busy looking around like she was in a museum.

"My baby performance is really poor this school year" Mummy lamented.

"Is this how you sleep with the windows broken like this? Busola asked pointing to the shattered window before her.

"Will you just be calm and start getting used to it!" Mummy exclaimed angrily...


Watch out for the next series

PAMILERIN Episode 5

PAMILERIN
Story by O'nezer

Episode 5

"We are here for the car" one of them said.

Unknown to us, Mummy had been looking for buyers for Daddys car. They had paid in full into Mummy's account and they were here for the car and its documents.

Mummy opened the gate and we all trooped in. She went into the house and in some minutes she came out with a file.
"That must be the documents of the car" I said to myself wishing I could stop the sale of the car and provide the money. I kept thinking as the men checked out each slip of paper in the file.

Some minutes later, one of the men ignited the car and myself and Pamilerin was directed by mummy to open the gate for them.

We could see tears playing around in Mummy's eyes, Like she was fighting for them to remain there and play a little and not in anyway stroll on her cheeks.

When Busola came back that evening, she was shocked not to see dad's car where it had been packed for months.
"Where is the car?" was what she asked immediately she came in to the house. Mummy explained to her and that night, the house was unusually quiet as we only gave each other a stare till the time of prayer.

The money from the car was just enough for our school fees and Mummy kept the rest to stock the house with food and to buy some things to replenish her shop.

We were growing and our clothes were now becoming old and skimpy, but Mummy told us that isn't the next thing for now.

On the second day of resumption I came home and met Pamilerin panting and crying at the gate.
"What is wrong with you? Why are you crying?" I rushed to her to confirm. Upon coming close, I could hear shouts and screams from the house. I quickly rushed in.

Mummy was rolling on the floor and some of my dad's relative were in the house.

My uncle whom we stayed with after the burial was standing in a corner of the room looking furious. They all looked agitated and I greeted them, but without a response from any of them.

I walked up to where mummy was laying down with Pamilerin following me. I squat beside Mummy and asked her what was going on
"They have asked us to move out of the house Ayomide! They have been calling me names for selling their brother's car without their consent." Mummy wailed bitterly and Pamilerin joined her too.

I didnt know what to do. I looked at their faces and it all seemed made up to see us out of the house before they leave.

I knelt and pleaded with them too, but they didn't give me a side look.

Mummy finally stood up and asked us to go pack our things
"Help Pamilerin with Busola's luggage too" she beckoned

They all stood back and watch as we moved our bags out of the house one after the other. Our continuous cry didn't move any of them an inch.

Mummy waved down a taxi and it took us to her shop. It was already getting late and most shops around were closed for the day.

We moved our luggage in and cleared the goods littered around on the floor to a place. In no time we had enough space on the floor that could contain all three of us for the night.

Mummy went out and soon came back with a loaf of bread and some drinks. We had that for the night and she closed the shop from the inside.

It was stuffy and cold on that floor. They were scary sounds from outside and everywhere seems strange. I tried to imagine what Pamilerin might be thinking but most importantly, what might be going through Mummy's mind.

The night was extremely quiet save for the quacks from the night hawks and the funny sounds of things running helter skelter in the shop. That night seems to be the longest night of my life and same with Pamilerin.

She told me in the morning of how scared she was all through the night. She said
"Each time I opened my eyes, I felt like someone was looking at me and when I close them, it seems something was here to carry me away." she explained and a tear dropped.

Obviously there was no way we could get to school that day
"Busola is lucky. She is in a boarding school and she will be in school today" Pamilerin tapped me where I was sitting in the corner of the shop.
"But how will she know where we are when they are on holiday?" She asked as she sat beside me.

"Mummy will tell her during their parent visiting day" I told her. I haven't even thought of that myself. I had only been thinking of spending another night in this scary shop.

Mummy had opened the shop and went out. She didn't tell us where she was up to and she had been gone for many hours that now worth our fear........


What happens next?
Watch out for the next series

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