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Fountain of Life Magazine

Unearthing potentials; fulfilling purpose

Vol. 3

ofthe

POEMS INTERVIEWSPARENTING RELATIONSHIPYOUTHLIFESTYLE

SOURCEMAGAZINEGOLD EDITION

The Unpredictable SAW-theThorpe Park experience

TheMissing Man

In the Steadof Kings

TheDoorkeeper

Cover letters thatget you hired

As for me andmy house

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“And he showed me a pureriver of water of life, clearas crystal, proceeding out ofthe throne of God and ofthe Lamb...Rev. 22: 1(NKJV).

“He that believeth on me,as the scripture hath said,out of his belly shall flowrivers of living wa-ter.”...John 7:38 (KJV)

“But whosoever drinks ofthe water that I shall givehim shall never thirst; butthe water that I shall givehim shall be in him a well ofwater springing up into ev-erlasting life. John 4:14(KJV)”

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WelcomeReaders!

ne of the greatest tragedies of Christians is that weoften do not recognize the seasons of our lives.

We spend countless hours arguing and picking sides, narratingthe best should have’s, would have’s and moving no inch. Wemurmur, grumble, lament over and about everything—fuelhike, fallen heroes of faith, economic downturn, changingclimate, flood, war, food shortage, finance, terrorism, disease,death, but behind the scene, something larger and bigger istaking place.

If you aren’t aware—God is raising kings like never before.And despite the darkness that is surrounding us and grossdarkness that the bible forewarns would becloud the mind ofthe people, God is still crafting instruments of righteousness.Men and women that will establish His kingdom, even here onearth. People who do not follow tailored pronouncements,evolutionary explanation or human standards. Eccl. 3:1 re-minds us that, “To everything, there is a season, and time foreverything under the heaven.” A farmer recognizes this—thereason why he sows in spring, maintains growth in the sum-mer, harvests at the start of autumn and allows his land to restin the winter. He also knows that season begins and ends. Godexpect us likewise to recognize the seasons of our lives.

Are there consequences, if we do not? Of course, Yes! We willmiss out of what God is doing in our lives, be frustrated andmost likely lag behind. Jesus illustrated the result with theparable of the fig tree. It is the season of kings and God expectus as heirs to stand in His stead. Failing to do so, is taking thebench with servants. He is doing a new thing. He is giving newanointing, crafting new hearts, revitalizing vision and hope. Asyou read this new edition of the Source magazine, we pray thatthe word of God would come alive in your spirit man. Youwill find a few things recalling; fathers, parenting, kingship,and family values.

We encourage you to read every article and we appreciatecomments, suggestions and contributions for future editions.

Stay Blessed

Oluwamitomisin

EDITORIAL QUILL

All rights reserved. Printed in the U.K. Source is a bi-annual magazine published by RCCG Fountain of Life, WGC and supported by individuals, church members andorganization. Reproduction in whole part without permission is strictly prohibited. Please address editorial enquiries, subscriptions, suggestions, comments, and advertenquiries to Fountain of Life, 15 Howardsgate, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 6AL. E-mail: [email protected]. Tel no: 01707 377 443.Visit our web address: www.rccgfountainoflife.org.

Editor in Chief: Pastor Kunle Adetola Executive Editor: Pastor (Mrs) Kofo Adetola Managing Editor: Pastor Tope AkintolaEditor: Oluwamitomisin Design and Production: Oluwamitomisin Contributors: Bola Onafuye, Tolu-Tope Dada, Oluwamitomisin (Tosin Onabanjo) ,Daniela Onabanjo, Osamudiame Konyeha, Fiyin Adeotoa, Mokunfayo Adetola, Feyisayo Oduwaiye, Titi Bamidele, Michael Obadan, Allison Francis,Kemi Adeuja, Oyinkansola Carew, Feranmi Akintola

In theStead of

Kings

CONTENTS

6 Raising Kings or Servants

Tope Dada shared two life time lessons and his privilegesof having a father to guide. He urges men to step into their

God intended role.

18 The Doorkeeper

20 When loveseem not enough

26 Make it worthyour while

12 Cover lettersthat get you hired

16 You saved me

8 Fartherwithout a father

20 I am a woman

7 As for me and my house

17 Awake!

22 Missing Man

13 Enthusiasm

The interview with Ernest Ofor & family is an eye-opener for young and aspiring couples. In our

generation, there are still courageous men that aredetermined like Joshua to set it right

Interview: If you have met Folayemi, you will have nodoubt about enthusiasm and passion. It’s like an over-

flowing bathtub. You can’t escape getting wet.

Having a university degree isone thing, making the invest-

ment worth the while is another.Get tips on how to make most of

your stay in the UK.

How else can God prove to love us so much? Allisonleaves us with one word, “gratitude”.

Meet Oyinkan “Honey”, a youngpassionate woman. She voices thecry of every woman; urging us to

look beyond the veil.

Read the call for the missing man; the urgent cry ofmany household today.

As an employer, Kemi offers tips on how to set a cover letterapart from the average submission. The key for Deborah is

simple, “Be the first to bin, before an employer does”

An insightful teaching. It is anurgent call No better way to say

this—just read this piece.

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"Baby it's cold outside."

OK, so I've stated the obvious. Giventhe fact that we live so close to an Ar-my base, I am aware that many peoplereading this have experienced weatherfar colder than this. I know that 14years in Indiana and Michigan certainlychanged my perspective on the weath-er. But I don't care who you are, orwhere you are from, the last week ortwo it has been cold.

I think back to my days in the upper Midwest. I don't rememberever dripping the outside water faucets. And it got much colderthere, and stayed that way much longer, than it does here. Whatwas the difference?

The fact is that the houses in Indiana and Michigan (as well as Io-wa, Wisconsin and so many other places) were built with cold tem-peratures in mind. They were prepared. In our home in Michiganwe had cut-off valves for the outdoor faucets in the basement. Wesimply shut them off, and then drained the faucets, usually sometime in November, and then we turned them back on some time inApril.

The bottom line is that we were prepared for cold. Clothes, houses,cars and everything else were made ready. My wife had only onesnow day off in six years of teaching in Michigan! It took a blizzardof close to two feet of snow to accomplish that. If we were to gettwo inches here we would come to a screeching halt. Again, thedifference is in preparation.

Here's a question for you. Are you prepared to meet your maker? Imean that in all seriousness. It will make all the difference in theworld. We go to great lengths to be prepared for other things. Webuy insurance to protect our homes, cars and families. But whathave we done to prepare for that inevitable time when we will standface to face before the creator and sustainer of all that exists. TheBible says, "It is appointed unto man once to die, and then thejudgment." That is not just a scare tactic, but the very truth. Thetruth is that you might as well not believe like many others, butwhen the day comes, you will be left with no other choice than tobelieve. In that day, “will you smile at preparation? Or hold yourtongue for not believing after all?

I would encourage you to take the time to consider those thingsthat matter most. Be prepared. Even if you are not a Boy Scout,that's a pretty good motto for life.

Are youprepared to

meet yourMaker?

By Brad Butler

Begin, start, commence,

open... There is some-thing refreshing and opti-mistic about these words,whether they refer to thedawn of new day, thestart of a new week,month, and the birth of achild or the first step of along journey. Beginningstirs hope, and stimu-lates imaginative visionsof the future.

Welcome to the new edition of the source magazine.At the beginning of the year the Lord spoke definitelyand severally to assure us that the year shall be ayear of uncommon harvests. The Lord ministeredAmos 9:13 as a preview of what He has got in storefor us.

“The time will come,” says the Lord, “when the grainand the grapes will grow faster than they can be har-vested. Then the terraced hills of Israel will drip withsweet wine!” [That is, everything heretofore barrenand unfruitful shall overflow with spiritual blessing].

The Lord will turn every barrenness in your life intofruitfulness, the harvest is going to come faster thanyou have ever expected. This tells me that it will notbe by our own effort, but it is The Master Himselfwho is going to usher us into the new season.

This edition of the Source Magazine, is loaded withteaching that cover various aspect of human life, youwill find on the pages of this magazine a rich menuthat will nourish your body, soul and spirit. You willexperience a bursting forth in Jesus name.

God blessBrad Butler

Pastor Kunle Adetola

PASTOR’S DESK

“Heavenly Father, I come to you in the name of Jesus.Your word says, “Whosoever shall call on the name of theLord shall be saved and “if thou shall confess with thymouth the Lord Jesus and shall believe in thy heart thatGod hath raised him from the dead, thou shall be saved(Act 2:21; Rom.10:19). I believe your word. I confess mysins and I acknowledge you as my Lord and personal sav-iour. Thank you for coming into my heart, for giving meyour Holy Spirit as you have promised and for being Lordover my life. Amen.”

If you said, this prayer, contact us @[email protected]. We would send you afree salvation package to help you as your journey inthe Lord and find a bible believing church nearby tofellowship.

Say a Prayer

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Imagine an evangelist at your doorstep, asking to passthe night or a homeless woman begging for food. Wouldyou act as a modern day Shunammite woman, and caterto these strangers or would you commit them to 'God'shands'?

"Use hospitality one to another without grudging" 1Peter4:9.Hospitality goes beyond being kind to people we arefamiliar with; true hospitality is reflected in kindness tostrangers.

In Genesis 18, we saw how Abraham showed kindnessto three strangers. As a result of this, he received theblessing of the promise of a son.

Hospitality should be from a cheerful heart and not justfor recognition by men.

It should be a heart service and not eye service.2 Cor. 10:18.

Most importantly, we must allow the Holy Spirit guide ourdecisions, so we can do what is right with God and notjust good deeds.

Feyisayo Oduwaye(Hospitality department)

If you would like to be part of the Hospitality Team,e-mail: [email protected] or call 01707 377 443

Welwyn Hatfield MP Grant Shapps visits TheWelwyn Hatfield Foodbank

The foodbank is reaching out to more peo-ple in the community. There have been major collectionsthis year at Sainsbury’s and Waitrose, both at WelwynGarden City. The foodbank has helped wide numbers ofpeople across Welwyn and Hatfield areas ranging fromyoung families to single mothers and to people with de-layed benefits. We were recently visited by our local MPGrant Schapp and it was an exciting day.

The foodbank is a joint community effort. Local peoplereaching out to local people in crisis. Watch out for ourlatest events and food collection and contact us to help.

“Eleena & Eddy”—Wedding was beautiful.Beautiful teary eyed cere-mony! I have never seenBros. Eddy danced likethat before.”

“Tobi & Tim”—Acolourful ceremony.

T-girl wasflying. Howshe was ableto makethose movesin thatdress? I can’ttell. But shewas up in theair.

There is definitely some-thing in the water @ foun-tain of life church, as theyear 2011 and 2012 hasbeen a year of babies.Babies popping out in somany families. Such a joyto look at. So much hope.Watch out for the nextfamily on the queue. Tothose of you, who thinkyou are through withchildbearing, just around the corner is the con-tagious. Watch out, lest you become a mem-ber of the baby corner.

NEWS

Who’s next on the queue?

I can hear the sound of bellsringing. More good news! Con-gratulations to our own, “SisterNike Oyelami” as she get set tomarry our own, “Brother LanreOgunsanya” on the 29th of Sep-tember, 2012, in Lagos, Nige-ria. We look forward to this un-ion and hope to see them re-turn to us soon as couples.

Say farewell to Singlehood

Two Weekends,

Two Couples,

Two WeddingsBy Bola Onafuye

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In a generation, where people adore material things, fame, fortune,

money, sport, public figures, one question that is paramount for

every Christian parent is, "In God's kingdom, what sort of offspring

are we raising? Kings! Generals of God! Soldiers of Christ! Ambassa-

dors of the Faith! Light of the Earth! Salt of the Earth! or Servants!

Degenerate! Rebellious! Idolaters! Adulterers! Slaves!"

Do you know what it takes to raise a generation of kings? One royal

family! Do you know what it takes to raise a

generation of pagans? One parent! Have you

considered how our generation has turned to

become a law breaking, God-hating, undisci-

plined, sex-perverted, violence-oriented soci-

ety? One failing father! An unbelieving parent! An indecisive mother!

An immoral teacher! It takes only one parent to raise a generation

of atheist. It takes only one family to raise God generals.

But before, I jump right into the middle of the subject, my refer-

ences to kings covers both father and mother parenting and the heir

could be a female, male or more than one child. I have also related

this article to earthly kings. For instance, it is widely reported on

how Queen Elizabeth III carries out functions to ensure that the

heirs next to the throne are fit to ascend. The media often tells us

about compulsory events assigned to Prince William periodically.

What can we learn about parenting as it relates to the Kingdom of

God? And, the challenging question then is, “How do we train a child

in an ungodly generation?” and “what does God expect of us as

kings?”

A King actively teaches his heir:

No earthly king leaves the historical teaching about the kingdom to

his servants. Heirs are taught by king makers and most importantly,

by the king himself. As parents, God expect us not to leave the

foundation of our children to be taught by another. Teachers are

only meant to support; Sunday school teachers are only

meant to help out but we are responsible to actively teach

our children about Kingdom truths.

Raising

Kings or

Servants?

Apostle Paul reminded Timothy in 2 Tim. 3:15, "And that from a child thou

hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salva-

tion through faith which is in Christ Jesus."

How can a child know, if he hasn't been thought? We've got to guide our

children from spiritual abusive, from those who will guide them away from

the path of the Lord, be it, friends, media or public.

We can bet say that raising children is not getting any easier but God hasn’t

changed. His standard for raising children hasn’t changed with technology.

The world might change by the second, standard of morality might fall by

pages, doctrines might waver, but the Word of God

stands true and unchanging. God demands that we

raise Kings and not servants for His Kingdom. And,

whether we like it or not, we are either raising one

of those.

Deut. 11:19 says, "Teach them to your children,

talking about them when you sit at home and when

you walk along the road, when you lie down and

when you get up." Prov. 22:6, "Train a child in the

way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it."

These verses are stressing active teaching. Are we teaching or we are allow-

ing the world to teach. Are we available when they watch films, television or

channels that makes them question their faith or when unseeingly question

jump right at them. such as Who is God? Is heaven real? Why do people

hurt? About creation? We cannot teach what we do not know or are sure of.

We need to be rooted ourselves. Is the responsibility of the King to tell his

heir about previous kings and the Kingdom, even on information that old

servants in the kingdom do not know.

We are to actively train our children—not leaving the duties to teachers,

guardians or family therapist. We need to become active teachers. Every

parent, single or both, is a mentor in their own right. Like earthly kings make

effort in developing their heirs to be fellow kings, we cannot afford to be

passive in raising our children on kingdom truths. We have to teach our chil-

dren about priorities and intimacy with the Lord. No level of work or achieve-

ment can buy that price of parenting.

— not leavingthe duties to

teachers, guardi-ans or family

therapist

Raising childrenis not gettingany easier

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or Ernest Ofor, a Computer Science professional, a lover offootball, a supporter of Chelsea FC and more importantly, aloyal servant of God, being a husband is more than heading

the home. He is married and blessed with three children; two girlsand a boy. And, within the buzzing calls of after church meetingsand greetings, he took out time to share with us the blazing trails ofmarriage. One key note, he left with us is the same word Joshuasaid, “As for me and my house, we will serve the lord”.

Without wasting time, we got more balls of questions rolling. Seewhat, he got to tell us first hand.

How did you meet your wife? And popped the question?I met my wife through a reliable family friend who attended thesame law school with her”, he said smiling with a soft laughter.About popping the question, “Amazingly, it didn’t take so long. Itwas in the church actually. It was at Winners’ Chapel, London.Even before I asked the question, both of us already knew we weregoing to get married. But one has got to do it formally. I just saidit! I asked, her, she agreed and later on, I presented the ring.

F

What tips and advice do you have for aspiring and newly-married couples?Let’s start with aspiring couples – that is, someone who has met theperson they want to marry. The bible says “marriage should behonoured by all, and the bed undefiled. Hebrews 13:4 (NIV).”There’s a law in the scriptures, God expects us to be holy and Godexpects us to abstain from sex before marriage. A lot of youngpeople don’t understand that when you begin to practise thesethings that God has asked you not to, you are denting your relation-ship; you are denting your marriage! It will definitely come bitingtomorrow except God decides to have mercy on you. So I willadvise them to follow the biblical guidelines. Secondly, I tell people,lay the all the cards on the table. Be open with each other. Tellhim who you are, tell her your challenges. When one party hidesthings and the other discovers, distrust will come in. Courtshipshould be a period to build trust in order to build trust, there has tobe transparency. As a man and as a woman, be sure this is theperson you want to get married to because (even) in the churchpeople get married because he/she is doing well in their career andother physical successes. If those are the kind of things that iskeeping you in a relationship, get out of it! If you are not sure thisis that man/lady I want to spend the rest of my life with, get out ofthat relationship! Ask God to direct you. In the United Kingdomand also around the world, people get married to people because ofvisa issues and documents. When you get that thing you want, themarriage will go sour. Know where both of you are going future-wise so that for instance if a man is called into missions, the fiancéshould be willing to support that call right from the courtship days.Moreover, don’t be in a position of compromise. Because of theaffection you have for each other, you may be tempted to crosssome boundaries. I’ve seen this break a lot of homes, because ascouples, you go to the altar to make an oath before God and if yougo there with a lie that there are no impediments in your relation-ship; that will be the foundation for your marriage. Above all, buildyour relationship on the altar of God. Let God be the third person inyour relationship. For the newly-married people, there will definitelybe challenges. You are now living with someone you have neverlived with before. You need learn to understand each other and askfor wisdom to know how to talk to each other especially when youstart noticing some things that may be unbearable for you. As youlive with each other you will see a lot of things you didn’t see duringcourtship for instance one party may discover that the other snoresat night or the way one presses toothpaste isn’t the way the otherperson likes it. The bible says a man shall leave his father andmother and cleave to his wife. This means it’s no longer the wayone person use to do things or the way the other person likes to dothings, it is how WE do it. There is no more using the word I, it’snow WE. A larger percentage of men may fall in the category ofthinking since they are the head of the house, they can make deci-sions anyhow. I want to disagree with this. That could happenwhen a man is single, once he is married, the woman must be car-ried along in the decision making. There is a blessing in together-ness.I strongly recommend communication. Talk about how to love theother person, how to serve the other person, how to respect theother person. It’s a new phase and the truth is that no one can givea lecture on 101 ways to live with your husband/wife because indi-viduals are different. What I’ve discovered is that from the startrecognize that you are one but two people are living in the housenow. When challenges come, stand by each other, learn from yourmistakes and a time will come when your heart will beat as one infact, you will start looking alike physically. I’ve seen a young mar-riage that had serious challenges because the man will not let hiswife see his phone possibly because he carried a baggage into themarriage. The truth is this; in marriage, old girlfriends/boyfriendsare gone. It’s just both of you now. Every other thing in yoursingle days is gone. If they are able to achieve this, that meansthere is trust in the foundation and the foundation is already settled.The bible says ‘can two walk together except they agree? Amos 3:3.’Agreement comes with transparency, trust and communication.

What made you convinced about yourchoice of a marriage partner?The truth is when one wants to get married;

there are things one should look out for. Person-

ally, I’m concerned about my ministry, about

following God and fulfilling my calling in life. I

realized that for me to fulfil that calling, I needed

a woman that fears God – not just a woman that

goes to church. Somebody with the Spirit of God.

That was the first thing I considered. I prayed

about it and as we got closer, I realised that she

has a heart for God. I shared my visions with

her; career wise, family, ministry, and she ‘fell in

place!’ She’s somebody that is ready to support

me as far as I want to go. The ministry side was

settled. Secondly, I’ve always desired a career

woman – a woman that knows where she’s going

and woman that’s going to be a ‘wife.’ I realised

we are not going to have a conflict of interest.

We complement each other for instance she’s

better in handling finance – which I need a bit of

help with. Not that I was looking for a perfect

woman but I saw a wife a mother and a focused

woman in her and I was convinced. My friends

told me when they saw my wife that they thought

I would get married to tall woman since I’ve

always loved tall ladies. In those days, one

looked at the outward appearance. As I grew in

Christ I realized that all those outward qualities

didn’t matter. Is she someone that can take care

of a home? Is she someone that can support

your vision? Most importantly, a woman that

fears God. If she reverences God, she will fall in

place.

May I ask what your opinion isabout honey moon?Well, personally, I think it’s a choice.

Honeymoon is a very excellent idea. It is

a time to relax with your spouse and

from the hassles of wedding ceremony.

However, it’s a choice and should not be

seen as it is a must. If the couple aren’t

too financially buoyant after the expens-

es incurred during the wedding, they

could stay in their house, switch off their

phones, avoid visibility for a week or

more to enjoy some moments alone.

After all, you have the license to do

whatever you like in the presence of God

and man. If couples could afford it, they

could buy a ticket to Bahamas or take a

trip but it should not be made compulso-

ry that without honeymoon, the mar-

riage is not complete. That’s not true.

Come to think of it, what are the most

important personalities in the honey-

moon? You and your spouse, of course.

You can make wherever you are the

best. If you haven’t got money to rent a

hotel, go to the house you rented,

bought or built, buy enough food in the

house, wear your shorts and relax.

Honeymoon is good and I encourage

newlyweds to have it. We spent ours in

a very quiet terrain, it was time to talk

and plan and it dawn on us

both that we were for married

for real (laughter).

As for me andmy house,

we willserve

the LordInterview of the Ofor family

ByTolu-Tope Dada

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“The most significantdifference betweena man and a kid isthat one plays withhis toys” – T.DJakes.

Most men thoughgrown are still kidstoday. Most mendie unfulfilled be-cause no one everlooked into theireyes and tell them ‘ISEE A KING INYOU.’ If someonesees the king inyou, it makes youcontrol the kid inyou.

In addition, mostwomen have never

h e a r d a m a ntalk. They’ve heardmen mourn, curse,complain, even preachbut they’ve never

heard a man talk. When theyask us ‘what’s on your mind?’ –I’m as well guilty of this – all wesay is ‘nothing!’ We need to learnto talk more. Pour out ourhearts.

As I round up this charge, I wouldlove to address women who havemen in their lives – either as afather, brother, friend or child. Ihave discovered that most of thethings women know about men,they learn from other women –these women - ‘teachers’ havenever been and can never bemen. Advices from such womenare often contaminated withbreast milk of wisdom pollutedwith hurts and rejection fromtheir own experiences. They talkabout the men that left them andour ladies treat their men likethose who left ‘big mummies’ andguess what, he’ll soon leave! Ipray as David found a father inGod, every man that has missedthe love, affection, guidance andaffirmation of an earthly father,may you find true comfort and bea true father.

I am privileged to have a fatherwho had been a wonderful men-tor, compass, role model, coachand direction to me. Someone Ilearn more from his actions thanfrom his words. I pray, as Iroundup my days as a bachelorand I prepare for fatherhood, thatone day, my son will be able tosay this about me: “Dad, you’vedone a great job!”

God bless you.

A father is a compass.

It’s a pity we live in a generationwhere boys don’t have someoneto look into the mirror and seewhom they are likely to be-come. There are lots of menwho are there to tell a boy howto start but very few live longenough to show him how tofinish. Obviously, the devil is allout to destroy fathers and it’sevident in our societies as ourboys no longer have a guide.

Come to think of it, in most fam-ily reunions, the major at-tendees are aunties and bigmommies. Where are our oldmen? In the church, men aremissing. We have few older menaround. This means we havefewer compasses, direction,leaders, guides, coaches. This iswhy young men get lost, in theireffort to find their route. Statis-tics have it that 65% of African-Americans are born into a homewhere there is no man. 85% ofpeople incarcerated in the Unit-ed States are reported to neverhave known their fathers.

Taking a wonderful biblical ex-ample, David, who had an uglyrelationship with his father Jesse(I can’t imagine a father forget-ting he’s got one more child)that made his soul thirst afterGod.

This is what I call the father-hunger and most men are foundin it these days - THE AFFIRMA-TION FROM A FATHER.

I was just a little boy,starring at my father as heshaved his beards in frontof the mirror. I notice hehid the razor every time hefinished. I guess he had thefear that I would return totry it out on my bare youngskin. I think he was rightbecause it was one of mymany thoughts. The otherthing I stared at was hisimage. I saw what I wouldbecome in a matter ofyears. Just like my earthlyfather, God at times hidesthings from us because heknows too well that if wehandled it at that time; wewere heading for a ship-wreck.

I have written my experi-ence from a boy-child per-spective and I am passingacross these words to fa-thers and women that lovethem. I sincerely pray thatthis will not be a contestbetween genders but acompletion between souls.

The two most importantlessons my father taughtme in life are these:

1. Be straight forwardwith people.

2. Everyone you meetin life is your superi-or in something sorespect them forthat.

Both lessons amongst oth-ers have been the backbone of my manhood.

No mat-ter howwonder-ful am o t h e ris, thereare somethings only a father can im-pact in a boy. Mothers can tellyou ‘you are wonderful’ evenwhen you’ve messed up.

Don’t get me wrong. Ourmothers have been excel-lent. We’ve survived fromyour breast milk of love andaffection and I love and re-spect my mum so much!

However, the truth is a boy-child cannot become a man ifhe stays fed with milk.

David was the first kid Godcalled to be a king. God said“I have found a MAN after myown heart”. This I suppose isone of the reasons Samuelfound it difficult to locate himbecause God said a MAN andDavid was still a boy.

Why will God call a boy aman? This is because there isa king in every kid. A kid willnever become a king until hemeets someone that affirmsthe kingship in him. This isthe role of our fathers – topull out of us whom we aredestined to be.

I thank God He gave me afather who saw far muchmore in me when I was a kidthan I could ever have seen inmyself if I had looked in themirror.

It would’vebeen

FARTHERwithout aFATHER

ByTolu-tope Dada

One smilefrom dad isworth more

than 20 kissesfrom mum.

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We often assume that we are training our children to survive but no king takes his heir to war to

learn to fight. They might get killed. Eph. 6:10-17, "Put on the full armor of God, so that you can

take your stand against the devil’s schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but

against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the

spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms." Put on the armour for children, because they don't

know how or why. Don't leave them to survive, train them to survive. Don't send your children to a

school that we develop your children with the servants mentality.

A King trains his heirs:

If we envision, our children as kings-to-be, we won't allow them to wade off with just any compan-

ion, eat anything, watch anything, do anything. Unlike the servants in the kingdom, heirs are not

allowed to date. They do not marry just anybody. Discipline is the key here and is well thought when

showed by example. Raising children in a godly way is training your child to be kings and passively

teaching or allowing the world to teach them is raising them to be servants to another kingdom and

to be slaves to an addictive world. How do I keep my child from wanting to get involved in ungodly

things, and from wanting so many material things? Discipline. Don't wait until they are in their teen-

age years. Focus from their early years, even at ages, when they can hardly speak. Mentor your

children to have a life mission statement and core values. Don’t be afraid of been hated or not get-

ting a goal medal at young for best mum in the world. It is about kingship, it as about kings and it

requires all hands on deck.

If you find yourself spending too much time at the office, re-evaluate your priorities. Ask your boss if

you can work only the full-time schedule you were hired to work, and extra hours only on an emer-

gency basis. Remember, work is one of God's means to supply our needs, not our needs and every-

thing else we–or our children–could ever want. Now, ask your older children: Are you working to

learn responsibility and pay for things you need, or are you working to have money that's spent on

frivolous things that have no real worth? Ask yourself, How do I help my child make sense of the

negative circumstances that occur in life? It's important to teach your children that times of suffering

are ideal times to ask God questions.

They need to make sure they're not

expecting a certain answer from Him

though. Instead, teach your children to

ask the Lord more than why, but also

what. What can I learn from this? What

do you want me to do in response to

this?

How do I teach my child about the

beauty of God's unconditional love and

forgiveness? The best way, says Smith,

to teach your children about the love of

God is to model it sincerely in your own home. Ways to model forgiveness and love include: admit-

ting your failures with your children and to your spouse, asking their forgiveness, and turning away

from habits that enforce guilt or anxiety on your children and spouse.

The important thing, again, is modeling that you experience real frustration, anger, and sadness. But

let them see how you handle those emotions. Let them see you turning to the Word of God for your

strength. And when you handle your feelings inappropriately, you don't have to hide that from your

children. As you learn from your mistakes, use the experience to teach your children too.

Also, encourage your children to express their real emo-

tions with you, but teach them how to respond properly,

by bringing their feelings to the Lord. Let God show

them the right way to act.

Let your children know that you are open to hearing how

they really feel, but you expect them to express themselves without dishonoring you. One way to

help your kids see the benefit of being real is to help them when they are honest with you and your

spouse. For instance, when they admit to having broken a rule or having done something wrong,

don't just sentence them and leave them to their punishment. Instead, tell them a story of your own

experience when you made a similar mistake and how it cost you. Show them where in the Bible it

addresses the wrong they've committed and why God has established such guidelines.

Another way to help your kids see the importance of being vulnerable is to be vulnerable with them.

Remember, children can teach adults just as easily as adults can teach children. Maintain a teachable

attitude when raising your kids, and they will respect you for it. Also, be willing to admit

your own faults, and to ask for your children's input. It is not a sign of weakness.

We need to spend time with our children. We

need to get back to genesis, to repair our

broken altar. Our men needs to return back

to family devotion and be priest in their

homes. We need to pray together and read

bible stories . Also, reading controversial

books, for instance books on dinosaurs and

evolution are often necessary to expose de-

ceptive facts. As we correct these facts under

God’s own lenses, we are building our chil-

dren in the lord. This was God's command-

ment to our forefathers and is still is to us

today.

Deut. 11:19, "Teach them to your children,

talking about them when you sit at home and

when you walk along the road, when you lie

down and when you get up." We need to do

this over and over again. So that we and our

children might not forget.

Ex. 1:8, "Then a new king, who did not know

about Joseph, came to power in Egypt."

Judges 2:10-11, "Eventually that entire gen-

eration died and was buried. Then another

generation grew up that didn't know any-

thing of God or the work he had done for

Israel. The People of Israel did evil in God's

sight:" Psalm 78, 1-end also reminds us of

the sad thing that has happened to us.

This is what has befallen us. Our fathers and

mothers have failed to teach our generation

and we have forgotten about God’s ways.

This is how this generation have come about

raising a generation of non-believers. Parents

have forgotten to tell their children. They

have forgotten to lay out good examples.

You cannot prioritize work over God and tell

your child the next second to do otherwise.

Many parent give excuse for not going to

church, just to send their children to church

to be taught by others. We have to actively

teach and we are our best examples.

A King protects his heirs:

It is never heard that the king’s heir is

trained in an enemy’s camp. Even Moses was

raised by his mother. We have to protect our

children from influences. Kings children are

not found on the street unprotected. They

are not allowed to wander alone in the

world; watch any film, any cartoon on TV, go

to any school. Prince William, the second to

the throne of the British monarchy was not

allowed to go to just any school. Most

schools, even Christian schools isolate our

children from Gods concept of living. They

teach our children about sex, on the concept

of evolution, that there is no God, that hu-

mans originate from animals. We are respon-

sible to actively protect our children from

worlds way of thinking. Don't train your chil-

dren in the camp of the enemy. They will be

thought to think like the enemy. Even Moses

was trained by his Mother, even though he

lived in Pharaoh's court.

— to teach your childrenabout the love of God is to

model it sincerely in yourown home

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2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

YinkaOlarenwaju

(2004-2006)

Bayo Dare

(2008-2009)

Hawa Tawarally

(2009-2010)

Ajibade Adesina

(2010-2011)

Tolu-Tope Dada

(2011-2011)

Michael Obadan

(2006-2008)

Fellowship Presidents

’04-‘11

Peter Ayeni(Minister-in-Charge)

The Lord has been good to us in the Redeemed ChristianFellowship, UH. We are a happy people full of amazingtestimonies; academic excellence, financial breakthrough,marital bliss and spiritual prowess. It is therefore with somuch joy that I welcome you to this page.

The fellowship is a gathering of peers. We share, we carewith our focus on Jesus Christ and our relationship withone another. We have the vision of spreading the gospeland influencing our world; a mission to run the race ac-cording to Christ’s example (Heb. 12:1). We share thelove of Christ, which we have received and encourageeach other in our growth in the faith.

Do you have questions or just curious about whom weare, what we believe and why? Join us at the Key Centre,College Lane Campus on Wednesdays, 7-8.30pm.

I look forward to meeting you.

God bless you.

Tolu-tope Dada (President)

Michael Ohifeme Obadan,a Chelsea FC fan, a writer(in fact published author)and an economist becamemarketer. He doesn’t knowhis favourite food. Heserved as the secretary.

Leadership TEAM (2011/ 2012)

Founded inMarch, 2004

AT A GLANCE

First MusicalConcert“Gilgal”

...Awesometime withexciting varietyof cultures,music, dancingand testimo-nies. Regardedas the firstChristian &biggest con-cert organisedat the Universi-ty. Dignitariespresent includ-ing the thenVice chancellor(UH ).

“Sleep-Over Week-

end“

Great memo-ries for the

fellowship atthe sleep

over week-end. Forty

adults underone roof.Differentsleeping,

eating, snor-ing styles.sports-on,

chit-chat todiscussion.

“FirstYouthWeek”

Studentsfellowshiptook overthe churchservices fora week…lots of crea-tive buzzwith innova-tive discus-sions, dra-ma andcomedy allculminatinga mini din-ner for theleadershipteam.

“CulturalNight”

Embracing allcultures, the2008 Christ-mas wascelebrated tothis effectwith all sortsdishes andcapped witha fashionshow…

The nameR.A.C.E.epitomisesthe fulcrumof the fellow-ship – Run-ning Accord-ing to Christ’sExample.

In the last threeyears, the fel-lowship hastried to re-invent itself asmore than justa fun group ofpeople but alsoas a place forspiritual andpersonal devel-opment.

The recent 2011– 2012 academ-

ic session, hasbeen a hugesuccess. The

fellowship hadits first alumnifellowship and

her constitutionlaid out . The

latter beingimportant for

consistency andcontinuity.

While, buildingon the founda-

tion set byprevious teams,

the fellowshiphas been able

to create anexciting atmos-

phere andmembership

with a variety ofeducative and

captivatingevents.

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Tolu-tope Dada, environ-mental managementgraduate, a worshipleader and a multi-instrumentalist. He loves

food, I mean, poundedyam. He served as thePresident.

Tobiloba Iseoluwa, Ajayi (LLB, BL, LLM –just to mention a few), a poet, writer andardent fan of Max Lucado. She cooksjust to ease off stress, Can you imagine?Lol. She served as the Vice president.

Meet the Living Stones

Myriam Kidiala Musumari is aLaw student. She served asthe Secretary. Cute, can beshy (not true) Lol. Lovesdancing.

Ibiyinka Aroloye – a pharmacist,high-spirited and energetic. Sheserved as the Head steward.

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AT A GLANCE

Sept.

Oct

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ov.

Dec

.Ja

n.Feb

.M

ar.

Apr

.M

ay

28th Sept. —Fresher’s Fair

Studentreaching outto Students!It was ouropportunityto reachstudents whojust got intoUni. or ar-rived in theUK for thefirst time.Our simplemessage waslove definedin Jesus.With alumni,old andreturningstudents, wekept alive arefreshingand welcom-ing spirit.

12th Oct. —“AcademicSeminar”

It’s important toget the founda-

tions right,don’t you think?

This Wednes-day, alumni's

and currentstudents put on

the mantle toserve withquestion &

answers tailoredto respectivedepartments.

We got to knowabout the mostdreaded, “keep

your eye-on”courses, andapproach to

handling acourse, lecturer,coursework and

not leavingbehind plagia-

rism, deadlinesand workloads.

16th Nov. —“FinancialSeminar”

We sat inour cyclesas businessmen andwomen othink ofinnovativeways ofkeeping ourcash flowrunning.Two distin-guished ex-students,alongsidethe presi-dent took aninterestingsession onfinance,managingopportuni-ties, andstarting abusiness.

9th Dec. —“ChristmasBall”

It was nearChristmas. Itwas about theend of theyear, whenthe festivefever of shop-ping was onthe roll. Wehad an enjoy-able coolevening withlots of foodand dance.Even, thethen fellow-ship headbecame theentertainer.Pleasurableevent. Be sureof the bestever seen inthe new aca-demic session.

15th Feb. Loveor Confusion?

The colour ‘red’was the colourof the day and

it was anevening ofdiscussionsrelating to

issues in rela-tionships. Youknow how thisthings go! Onand on, mat-

ters of theheart won’t

stop beeping.Questionsrelating to

Christian rela-tionships and

marriage.Don’t miss out.

18th Mar.

“RedemptionWeek”

The redemp-tion weekstarted off withthe ‘musicalexplosion’followed byBible Study, anemployabilityseminar, a CVworkshop,morning jog-ging androunded offwith a hand-over servicethat ushered inthe presentExco’s.

27th Jan. —“Fresher’s Fair”

The fresher's fairwas filled with alot of excitementand anticipation.Who is comingnext to ourstand! Fresher’sturned up atintervals, over ahundred, butwith one com-mon theme. Thequest of How!When! What!Where! We all gothrough suchtimes, you know!This day, fellow-ship memberswere happy to

23rd May

“Fun-fieldBBQ”

Chikenwings metrice on theroad, they

slappedeach otherwith a niceCole-slaw

and settledfor a bottle

of juice. Iguess it allmeant, we

ate until wewere tired.

Lest i forgetthe sackrace andthe pull.

Generally, itwas a fan-

tastic even-ing that

ended withan uproar.

29th Feb.

“Praise andWorshipNight”

The praisenight was awonderfulexperiencewith a turn-out of bothold and newstudentsthat wasquite en-couragingand thepresence ofGod wasfully experi-enced.

Meet the ener-getic OladimejiOgunpeju –firm, straight-forward, nononsenseman. A loyalfriend and avery reliableman, he’s incharge ofprotocol andevents man-agement.

Michael Ohifeme

Obadan. He has

served in sever-

al capacities in

the fellowship

(don’t be sur-

prised when

God blesses him

beyond meas-

ure). He’s the

current Vice

President.

Leadership TEAM (Sept 2012-Mar 2013)Meet Team Nehemiah – the Rebuilders

YesideFawehinmi(Treasurer), noboring momentwith her! Ajournalismstudent(although sheshould’ve stud-ied comedy orsomethingrelated to that)who loves writ-ing and singing.

Olajide Onanu-ga (aka ... lol).A worshiper, adrummer parexcellence andEconomist anda great teamplayer whodoesn’t sleepuntil 5am eve-ryday! He’s thecurrent headof Technicaland Publicity.

Oluyemi FaithOloyede, anamazing so-prano singer,a NursingStudent, adear friendand a sweetlady (a bittroublesomethough... lol)she’s the headof the Wor-ship team.

Segun Ajao(and you will

pray!), themost gentle

member of theteam, easy

going, alwayssmiling, dark

and lovely headof prayer team.

He studiesMobile andNetworking

Engineering.

Our sister in theLord – Sister Nikeof God – AdenikeAdediran, a gentle-spirited woman,caring to a fault(there’s alwaysfood in herhouse...lol). Thecurrent head ofwelfare depart-ment studiesEnvironmentalManagement.

Titilayo Bandele! Effi-cient, loyal, a pillaralways on time, meetsdeadline and a greatteam player. She lovesBiscuits and screams inexcitement at IceCream. A very caringwoman and a lover ofGod. This articulateand thorough HumanResources managementstudent currently servesas the Secretary.

My name is Tolu-tope Dada and I currently serve as the president.

Even a Mustard Seed

When God calls us to step out in faith, it’s always in thecontext of growing our relationship with Him. Even thoughIsrael had abandoned Him for idols, He was determined todeliver them from oppressors and once again welcomethem into His fold. And while Gideon was insecure, the Lordaddressed His servant as He saw him—as a “valiant warri-or” (Judges 6:12). To make him ready for the task ahead,God gave Gideon several challenges. Each time this oncefearful man responded in obedience, he gradually wastransformed more into the mighty leader God desired him to be.

We, too, often fear the risks that the Lord calls us to take. But He promises to meet us where weare and lead us from strength to strength as we trust Him (Psalm 84:5-7). That’swhen anything becomes possible (Matthew 17:20)…(Intouch ministries)

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HR’s......do the talking

A cover letter is very important when looking for a job. It canbe said to be a direct marketing letter, it is an opportunity foryou to shine.

The cover letter is one of the first things an employer willsee, it is an avenue for you to introduce your C.V, explainrelevant parts of your C.V especially when you are sendingout speculative applications and also to explain why you arethe best candidate for the role.

A cover letter needs to be tailored to the person you are send-ing it to. So, it is essential that you do a bit of research on thecompany by either phoning the company, checking the com-pany websites or looking at sites like LinkedIn for contactperson to address your cover letter to. Think about what the organisation would want to know

about you. How are you going to add value to the teamor organisation?

Explain why you want the job and why you want towork for that organisation.

If you admire the person you're writing to and haveread their book, seen them speak at a conference, orread an article about them - tell them and make sureit’s sincere flattery rather than a cheesy attempt to im-press them.

Ensure you write in your own personality – avoid try-ing to be someone you're not or be overly formal. Mostrecruiters use the covering letter to assess if you're theright person for the job.

Explain any gaps or ambiguities on your CV. Be confident about what skills you can bring to their

organisation without being cocky It is acceptable to request for a meeting with them. Be bold and when you set a time that you'll follow up

with them ensure you do, e.g. "I'll call you on Fridaymorning". If they’re unavailable when you call, leave amessage as this shows you follow up well and keepyour promises.

If you are emailing your cover letter , choose a catchysubject line that may not look 'Spamy', for example ifyou got their name from a mutual contact the subjectline could read "Introduction from ..." and then beginthe email by explaining why they gave you their emailaddress.

A good cover letter in addition to a well written C.V reducesthe likelihood for your job application to be dumped by a re-cruiter at first glance.

Kemi Adeuja

Be

the

first

to

Bin!

I was before a prospective employer, trying to

get a job application form when a lady came

into the office to hand hers. To ease the que,

the office manager collected her application

forms first and took a quick glance. The lady

said, Thank you and was about turning out,

when the employer caught in. I am afraid; this

CV would never be read. It’s going straight into

the trash. The lady returned quickly with a stun

on her face. She then turned to me, handing

me my form and said, “I hope you learn from

this.” Absolutely, I replied.

I know, I know, you are wondering, what hap-

pened to all your CVs and job application. May

be! They got binned.

Studies by career management have shown

that 9 out 10 CVs do not make it through the

next stage of the recruitment process. Alt-

hough, you know that you are capable of doing

the job, you might never have the chance to

prove it. The reason you are struggling to se-

cure an interview space could be as simple as,

get the trash out of your CV. It will be waste of

valuable time applying and more importantly,

waiting for a reply, if the CVs is just going to

get binned.

Deborah, O.

Cover letters that get you hired

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Enthusiastic and PassionateMeet Folayemi Olaitan, a kingdom oriented woman who never takes NO for an answer.The business enterprise graduate, who’ve got passion for the financial world cannot getlost in the crowd. She’s married to Oluwole Olaitan, an accountant by profession andthey’ve got three children. They run the joint venture “1st Choice Recruitment & Train-ing Ltd.”. Are there things, you need to know from the horses mouth?

Can you please tell us more about yourself

Other people are driven by different things but I am driven by the fact and theknowledge that I am a Kingdom treasure. I believe that I am strong, and there is nothingimpossible, because the God that I serve is the God that says that nothing shall be im-possible. And, when it comes to becoming a financial leader, I’m a passionate person.

Why did you choose your career?

Unlike some people that knew what they wanted to be from childhood, I didn’t actuallyrealize what I was going to be. But I remember when I was in Form 1 (year 7) in 1979,I read the story of Solomon where God appeared to him and told him that because hehad asked for wisdom, knowledge and understanding, that God was going to give himnot only what he asked for but also abundant wealth, fame and fortune such that no otherking had ever had before. I remember that it actually seemed like God was talking to meat that time. Hence, the scripture had always played a major part in my life.

When I look inward now, I realize that God had actually placed the tools to createwealth in me. I’ve done different types of businesses. I started my university educationby studying law in Lancashire University. After the first year, I realized it wasn’t for me. I crossed over to business information technology, which I completed. Theknowledge I got from there was great but I realized that it wasn't what I wanted to do and then I went on to study Business and Finance. I enjoyed that so much. Infact, I excelled in areas that had to do with research on other businesses—what business owners did that made them successful etc. I was so excellent at this area thatI always represented the university on talks about entrepreneurial skills, development, branding and the likes. After that course I went for another degree in Businessentrepreneurship and there I knew I’ve found my perfect niche. I started using those skills to do little businesses. I started with a retail company in Lagos, Nigeriacalled Exquisite on Allen Avenue for about 5 years. I enjoyed every bit of it. For some people, maybe business is all about making money and show-off , for me itsthe joy of getting a new business, increasing income, increasing assets and then using it. For instance, if in church, they wanted £4,000 and I could give it, I’ll be soexcited to just write the cheque. So for me, increasing the kingdom is one of my main goals. After a while, my husband relocated to England from Nigeria.

I told my husband, ‘this is an opportunity to set up a business.’ I started by working with a school, where I gained experience of relating with different members ofstaffs. I purposed in my heart to gain as much experience as possible in HR recruitment. Then, I suggested to my husband that I think I can do this. He agreed andwe started an HR recruiting consult in June 2006. Our first contract was in June 2006. That contract was amazing because they had rejected us and it was the firstday of the RCCG June fast. As I read the rejection email, I told God, “God, this is not what You promised.” I got under the table during the break and I asked thatGod, that turns around dead situations and causes them to come alive, should change that dead situation to life. I got up, called the client explaining we were expect-ing to be accepted. The lady on the other line explained why we were rejected, we had a brief chat and we were accepted. That was the beginning and ever since,God had been enlarging the business. I don’t see any business as something I cannot do. With God on my side, I can climb any mountain.

That’s a wonderful testimony. Having spent over a decade in business, what are your advice for young aspiring business entrepreneurs

I will suggest that while you’re younger without family commitments, you’ve got more strength and time. You are fearless at that time. You shouldn’t wait. Start asearly as you can! God wants us to take leaps, God wants us to ‘jump off buildings’ (please I’m not saying for you to literarily jump off buildings… laughter), Godwants us to take risks and those risks are easier to take when we are younger because even as a young person if you try and fail, you can still shake off the dust, learnfrom your mistakes and start again. Yes, I will encourage everyone to become an entrepreneur. Richard Branson started very early. Chief Thomas Okoya startedextremely early. Loads of entrepreneur started very early. I’ve always known that wealth was going to come my way because God has told me at an early age thatHe was going to transfer the wealth of the seas to me. Some of the decisions I didn’t take when I was younger was because I was afraid. When we relocated to Eng-land, we wanted to wait a bit before we set up another business therefore I used my Saturdays to set up a market stall (there was a market near our house in London),which I ran for over a year in Edgware road which opened my eyes to a lot of things I could have done better with the boutique I ran in Nigeria. There are loads ofthings we could be doing. In the Garden of Eden, there were four rivers that went out of the garden. Those are four streams of income. You can run a business, youcan work and even study at the same time. With technological advancement, it makes it even a lot easier.

That’s really insightful. A mother of 3, a wife, a business woman. How do you balance career and home?

(Laughter) I have to tell you, that’s extremely difficult. One of the key things you need is somebody that supports your vision. Whoever you partner with (i.e. marry)has to support you. First of all, you partner with God and then your husband. If my husband does not agree with this business, I tell you it cannot run, it can’t fly. Itcan’t! It can’t!! It’s a difficult thing because you have to balance both. You still have to be a wife, even if you make billions, you still have to submit yourself andyou still have to be a mother. Make room for your children, make room for your husband and make room for your God. It’s a difficult one, but I get round it with thegrace of God.

What’s your advice for aspiring business women?

God should be your first partner. After that, you should also make up your mind your home will be a priority. I’ve always made up my mind that it will be first Godand then my husband! You can be successful in your career and business as long as you are able to put God first and your spouse next. After that your children andthen your career/business comes after these. So there’s a hierarchy – God first, spouse next, then children, then your business or career. If you are able to do that,then you will have peace. If you cannot manage them, there will be no peace both in the business and at home. Your business cannot be more important than yourhome neither can it be more important than God because He is the ultimate Source. Sometimes your husband may not agree with what you are saying, but you haveto take it to God and come back. It takes a lot of wisdom. We need wisdom to manage everything.

What are your top goals in life?

I have personal goals, family goals and God-given goals. For my family, I want my husband to attain his highest heights in all aspects. For my children, I want themto be godly children. I want them to be full of the Word of God. I want them to know how God moves. I want them to know how they can capture the heart of God.I also want them to excel in everything they do. For me, I want everything God has spoken concerning my life to come to pass. But my ultimate goal is to be thatfinancial leader that God has called me to be so that I can further the kingdom as much as possible. My next goal now is to write a cheque of £ 1,000,000 (one mil-lion pounds) to the house of God. I don’t want that to be a lifetime goal. I want that to be something I can do as frequent as monthly.

A couple of projects in you’ve organized and handled in Church, quite interesting and a huge success – World aids day, Jubilee tea party, the BOND event,what’s your next influence plan?

Sometimes, when I get ideas, it’s from discussions. If I can catch the vision, I then run with it. God just gives me revelations and then I run with it. For now, when Ilook at the BOND fellowship, I see it getting outside the four walls of Fountain of Life church. I look at an event that calls all married couples to come together. Asfar as you have that God-given strength, no matter what you touch, you can do it!

How do you keep the enthusiasm high?

I have to say its God. It cannot be human; otherwise, it would have fizzled out and died. When God said I’ve pre-destinated you… for me, God has deposited someinnate talents in me and these are the talents you see.

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Every day, the sun rises in the east and sets in the west. Eccl. 3:1 de-scribes this by saying, “To everything, there is a season, and a time toevery purpose under the heaven.” There is a time to be born and a time todie. The two books of kings and chronicles describe this sequence—a timefor kings to rise and a time for kings to fall. There are references to thereign of Hezekiah in the stead of his Father, Ahaz (2 Chr. 12:16); Abijah inthe stead of his father, Rehoboam; Ahab in the stead of his father, Omri (1Kings 16:28); Jehoshaphat in the stead of his father, Asa (2 Chronicles17:1); Jotham in the stead of his father, Azariah. So, in every season,kings arise into stead and fall out of stead. And every time the season of aking is out by the reason of sin or death, another king reigns in his stead.This is the making of the Lord. Daniel 2:21 tell us that God changes thetimes and the seasons: he removes kings, and sets up kings. Another factthat these books made clear to us is that kings are rated bad or good ac-cording to Gods view and what they did in the sight of God. There aremany references to “And he did evil in the sight of the Lord”, “And he didnot follow after his father to follow Gods commandment”, “And he didwhat was right before the Lord.”, “And, he did more evil than any otherking has ever been” (2 Chronicles 36:12; 2 Kings 17:2; 1 Kings 15:26; 2Kings 23:37; 1 Kings 22:52; 2 Chronicles 25:2; 2 Kings 22:2; 2 Kings18:3; 2 Kings 14:3; 2 Chronicles 34:2; 2 Kings 15:34; 2 Chronicles 29:2).

In this season, God is raising kings in his stead and has called us to bringhis kingdom on earth. He does this for a reason. Rev 1: 6 says, “He hasmade us kings and priests unto God.” He is raising kings that would standfor righteousness. He is raising a generation of fathers, mothers, parents,leaders, like David, that would raise new kings in their stead. It does nothave to favor us always, even though, ultimately, it does. Exodus 1:8 gaveaccount of another king “Pharaoh” who came to power and knew nothingabout Joseph. It was the time of freedom for the Israelites and a new kingwas required. God raised a king to free the Israelites from their years ofslavery through hardship. If the Israelites had not gone through the hard-ship, they would probably not leave their comfort zones. So for every sea-son in our generation, and for his purpose; he is raising kings. But the

degree to which we remain in kingship or be a part of this ultimateplan largely depends on us.

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THE RISING

God chooses Kings (1 Sam 9:17; 1 Sam 16:12b). He choosesfrom the abundance of their heart (1 Sam. 16:7). Men who arecalled to be kings are ordinary, looks like commoners but areunique men (1 Sam. 12; 1 Sam 9:1). Saul was too ordinarythat he hid himself in a pile of supplies until he was found outin v26. Kings are men who are busy at their father’s business(1 Sam 16:10; 1 Sam. 9:3-5). David was tending his father’ssheep; Saul was running errands for his father; Gideon was atthe threshing floor. In God’s kingdom, sons tend to their fa-thers business. This is the reason why, Jesus said in John 4:34,“My food is doing the will of the one who sent me and to com-plete his work.” In John 9:4, he added, “I must work the worksof Him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, whenno man can work.” Jesus is summoning us to reign while weare still in that stead, because there will be a time, when wecannot”. Chosen kings are not lazy people—Elisha was on hisfarm; Peter was found washing his boat. In our times, God isstill choosing kings, who are minding His business, not serv-ants, who care less. God’s chosen are men who have some-thing of worth to offer the King of kings, not necessarily, ofgifts, or monetary worth, but of service—Peter offered his boatto Jesus; the small boy offered two fishes and five loaves.Kings are humble men, with the heart of service. In spite ofthe fact that the people despised Saul and would not bring himgifts, Saul kept his silence. They are men of worship. David,Solomon and Hezekiah were men of worship. 2 Chronicles 29:1-end and 2 Chronicles 14 gave account of what King Hezekiahand King Asa did right in the presence of the Lord. They re-paired the temple of the Lord, what their fathers had neglect-ed. They had the entire priest sanctified. They broke down allthe idols including the bronze snake made by Moses that thepeople had turned into an idol and will not serve other kings.Kings are men who listened to instruction (2 Chronicles 15:8,16-18; 2 Chr. 29:2). Saul was a man of instruction until his fall(1 Sam 10:1-8).

Psalm 89: 19, “I have exalted ayoung man from among the people”Psalm 89:27, “Also I will make himmy firstborn, higher than the kings ofthe earth.”

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Kings are men who do not put trust in their flesh,in horses, blades, degrees, wealth or men (2Chronicles 14: 11-12). David will not trust in thearmor of King Saul. Nowadays, we prefer the

letter of dignitaries than theword of affirmation from theLord. We have trust in uncles inhigh places and friends, whosewords cannot last but a moment.God is looking out for men whowould put their absolute trust inGod and not mortals. This wasthe reason God asked Gideon todownsize his twenty two thou-sand men. He still insisted thattwo thousand men were toomany. God is asking us to giveup our arms of flesh to trust onhis absolute power. He knows

that we will account our victories to abilities andwe will say that our strength has saved us. God islooking out for common men who would believeabsolutely on him and not their strength. Withthree hundred men, God saved a city and withone he has saved a generation. Chosen kings donot take matters into their hands. (2 Sam 1:14),Irrespective, of the fact that Saul wanted David’slife, he will not laid hand on an anointed man ofGod. In this day, Christians would gladly kill any-one who opposes us, even with their tongue. Godis calling out for kings. In our generation, God isstill raising men and the choice is left to us tochoose to be chosen or walk otherwise. Is thisenough to remain a king? Please turn to the nextsection.

THE FALLEN KINGS

How have the mighty fallen? 2Chronicles 15:19 says, “And therewas no more war unto the five andthirtieth year of the reign of Asa.”Why did this happen in the 35th yearof the reign of King Asa? Why wasSaul rejected in 1 Sam 16:1? Why isGod demoting Kings today and put-ting another in their stead.

1 Sam. 13-15 tells usabout King Saul pro-gressive disobedi-ence. He started withtaking matters into his hands, whenhe took the stead of Samuel withoutcause and was unrepentant about it(1 Sam. 13: 9-12). Probably, he hadbeen seeing how Samuel offeredsacrificed unto God and thought tohimself, “who said I cannot do thismyself? Probably, he did it to pleaseman. But the sacrifices displeasedGod. He gave a partial treatment tothe order of the King of kings bysparing the life of an enemy (1 Sam.15:3); probably out of greed orprobable caught in an overdue pay-back. He continuously lied beforeGod to cover his ways, rather thanfall back to God in repentance. Hebecame arrogant after several timesof victory and possibly taught he didit by himself. God withdrew his Spiritfrom Saul, just as He is withdrawinghis spirit from many kings today.The interesting part is that Saul stillhad a long grace for repentance. Yethe went after a witch and lost abso-lute trust in God. Another examplewas King Asa in 2 Chronicles 16.Asa, like King Saul sort help fromanother king (2 Chronicles 16: 1-7).

When the Lord cor-rected him, he gotangry and locked upthe prophet from theLord. Do I smell pridehere? Yes. He forgothis assignment andoppressed the peoplehe was positioned to

serve. After 3 years ofmadness, he still will not return toGod and God afflicted him with adisease. Everyone would havethought at this time of mercy, hewould succumb, but still he hard-ened his heart not to seek help fromthe Lord. He died ofthis illness and dug hisown grave. What is theprice of an unrepent-ant king? King Saul losthis mind and commit-ted suicide. Judascould not find a heartfor forgiveness and hehung himself on a tree.Many kings are fallen,you don’t have to join.This teaches us that it isnot about starting well, but moreimportantly, finishing well.

THE REMNANT KINGS

In spite of the great falling in our value sys-tem, spiritual disciplines, doctrines andstandards, there are the remnants kings onearth, who have proposed to swim againstthe tide, to walk on the road less travelled,and straddle the fence wherever possible. Itdid not matter what the society stampedright, whether, it was gossip, idol, masturba-tion, same sex marriage, pre-marital sex,pornography, the remnant’s chorus says,“yet will I still serve him.” They are not con-cerned with the fact that everyone is doingit, and even many Christians say it is ok.They will not go with the ride that it doesn’tmatter, and will not allow wrong ideas tosink around them. They are people that willnot bow to the idols of the land, be it, fame,materialism, power, pleasure, position, finan-cial status, reputation, self-image or socialstatus. They may not be visible or every-where in our faces, but they still exist in ourgeneration. Men, like Shadrach, Meshachand Abednego (Daniel 3:16-18), who willdisregard the kings command to serve andworship golden images. Men of worth likeDaniel (Daniel1:18), who will not defilethemselves with the king’s portion―luxury. People like Joshua, who said, “And if it seemevil unto you to serve the LORD, choose youthis day whom ye will serve; whether thegods which your fathers served that were onthe other side of the flood, or the gods ofthe Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but asfor me and my house, we will serve theLORD (Joshua 24:15)”. Irrespective of whatpopular beliefs demand, the remnant will notbelief God does not exist. They will not claimthe big bang theory or evolutionary claims.They do not play in between, are not doubleminded and are not one leg footed―one leg in church, the other in the world. They donot practice the new age Christianity nor usethe word of God to suit their insatiableneeds. They do not deny God with their fi-nances, before their friends, hide their biblesnor sneak into church, afraid to be seen.They are people whose lives on a Sunday inchurch, on a Monday at work, or at an out-ing on Friday reflect God.

Do you believe such men exist? Yes, theydo!

After pulling through so many difficulty, Eli-jah was sore afraid, that he ran into a caveto preserve his life. When the Lord asked,“What are you doing there, Elijah?” He re-plied, “I have been very zealous for the LordGod Almighty. The Israelites have rejectedyour covenant, broken down your altars, andput your prophets to death with the sword. Iam the only one left, and now they are try-ing to kill me too.” He thought, he was alonebut God had preserved for himself, seventhousand men who were ready to take Eli-jah’s stead. This is an important lesson. Godis never stranded and we are easily replace-able. Hezekiah was a remnant king. He re-fused to serve the King of Assyria. Like Hez-ekiah, God is looking out for men who won’tconsider their own pocket to disobey God.

Men, who would not lobby for position,get in an unequally yoked mar-riage nor marry a citizen to get alicense or international passport.

Do I smellpride ?

ManyKings arefallen,you don’thave tojoin.

God islookingout formen whowouldput theirabsolutetrust inGod andnot mor-tals.

It is notaboutstartingwell, butmore im-portantly,ϐ���������well.

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Men, who will not forge documents for positions. Men likeGideon are numbered among the remnant. They will tearapart idols from their father’s house and refuse to associate, ifneed be. They will step out in faith and attend to their father’s

businesswhatever thecost. Theyhope for theKing’s returnand like thewise virginsare preparedfor it. Noahwas a rem-nant in hisgeneration.He believedGod and itwas account-

ed for righteousness.The bible reminds us that at the last days, there will be amighty falling such as it has never been seen. We should lookout for the few elect. It also talks about many are called butfew are chosen. God is still raising the few and you can benumbered with them. God is still keeping the remnant. He isstill raising kings, and still watching out for kings who will notgive partial treatment to the rich. This was Saul’s compromise.He feared men more than God. He respected men than God,but God is no respecter of person. In fact he promised, thateven during the tribulation, there will still be remnants kingson earth that would refuse the mark of the beast. Therefore,we have no excuse for not walking in God’s way and evenwhen we choose to, there are several others standing to takeour stead.The days are here when faith will be left in our stead. We willbe left with the choice of rolling with the crowd or standing infaith. Although, standing for the truth and facing the majoritymight leave us feeling alone, but if we get the insight thatthere are remnant kings always, we will brace our shoulders.2 kings 6:15-17 talks about the servant and Elisha, “When theservant of the man of God got up and went out early the nextmorning, an army with horses and chariots had surroundedthe city. “Oh, my lord, what shall we do?” the servant asked.“Don’t be afraid,” the prophet answered. “Those who are withus are more than those who are with them.” And Elishaprayed, “O Lord, open his eyes so he may see.” Then the Lordopened the servant’s eyes, and he looked and saw the hills fullof horses and chariots of fire all around Elisha.” Even if, itseems we are alone, there are many with us that we cannotsee.Today, there is a great pull for Christians to live a life of du-plicity. Do you feel alone in your God’s commandment? Doesit feel like everyone does it these days and it seems ok? Evenpeople we think are the role models are turning their back onGod but you don’t have to. Even when the trusted few arebecoming inconsistent or getting cold, the lord is asking us totake our stand. They may go to church on a Sunday but therest is governed by the weakness to please others. The biblereminds us that we cannot serve two masters; we have tolove one and hate the other or hold on to one and despise theother. But He also promised us in Isaiah 40:31 that they thatwait upon the Lord shall be renewed. If we are to be judgedin the stead of kings, would we call the remnant or the fallen?I Kings 18: 21 is a call for a radical evaluation of our lifestyle,our sources of trust, our goals in life and our commitment.This teaches us to saddle our fences and break free from Bab-ylon and every enslavement, whether it is visible or without. Itcharges us, “How long will you be between two opinions? Ifthe LORD be God, follow him: but if Baal, then follow him.”

You Saved Me.

You came upon me when I least expectedit,You found me when I needed you most,You knew where to find me,and there you were.

Although I cannot see you, I can feel you.You turned my world upside down, andchanged it for the better,My world before was dark and bad, andsad,You lifted me up and gave me hope.

I can now face the world and see my lifegetting brighter.For you lord gave me strength to carrythrough the jobsyou wanted me to do.

Before me you placed loads of loving andcaring people,whom you love and trust.and yes they did as you asked, they gaveme love.

Every day that I look around me, and seewonderful things.The trees in autumn, their yellow andgreen leaves shiningin the sunlight, a creation made by you, ashining beautythat lifts you into another world.

I hear the birds sing, their little voicesechoing through the trees.I walk through a field full of corn, a sea ofgolden colorbefore me, its the little things in life thatplease me, and not the big things.

Before I found you I could not see whatyou wanted me to see.I was blind to you and your ways.I could not see clearly through the murkymist.Then you got me through, you guided meinto the light, where i found you.

Thank you my lord for giving me every-

thing above.

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Awake!O slothful King

“You can’t go wrong when you love others. Whenyou add up everything in the law code, the sum totalis love. But make sure that you don’t get so ab-sorbed and exhausted in taking care of all your day-by-day obligations that you lose track of the timeand doze off, oblivious to God.

Spending time away from his grace andpurpose, everything else ticks except thethings of God. The bible says, “Be awake!”“The night is about over, dawn is about to break. Beup and awake to what God is doing!”

Can you not see it? Are you awake? Or areyou so carried away by things that whatev-er God is doing, you are not seeing it?

“God is putting the finishing touches on the salva-tion work he began when we first believed. We can’tafford to waste a minute, must not squander theseprecious daylight hours in frivolity and indulgence,in sleeping around and dissipation, in bickering andgrabbing everything in sight. Get out of bed and getdressed! Don’t loiter and linger, waiting until thevery last minute. Dress yourselves in Christ, and beup and about!” Romans 13: 10-14 (KJV ver-sion) says that “Now it is high time to awake outof sleep; for now our salvation is nearer than whenwe first believed.”

Sleep leaves us in a subconscious state ofvulnerability. Matt. 13: 24-27 says, “Thekingdom of heaven is likened unto a man, whosowed good seed in his field: But while men slept, hisenemy came and sowed tares among the wheat, andwent his way.”

Many of the problems we have today onlycame about, because we dozed off and theenemy came to sow tares. The scripture isstressing the importance of wakefulness.

While sleep in itself is good, the bibleoften refers to sleep as slothfulnessand laziness. Prov. 24:30-31 says, “Iwent by the field of the lazy man, And by thevineyard of the man devoid of understanding;and there it was, all overgrown with thorns;its surface was covered with nettles; its stonewall was broken down.” This is the pic-ture of many Christians. It is like thepicture of my life and that of your life.Mark 4: 18-19 talks about the word ofGod, “—these are the ones who have heardthe word, but the worries of the world, andthe deceitfulness of riches, and the desires forother things enter in and choke the word, andit becomes unfruitful.”

The field of a sluggard describe thefallen state of our glory. The bible tellsus in verse 32-34 that, we should lookat our life, the fallen fences, and theovergrown lawn and receive instruc-tion. So, what is this instruction?

V33: A little sleep, a little slumber, A littlefolding of the hands to rest; so shall yourpoverty come like a prowler, and your needlike an armed man.”

A sister gave a testimony of how chas-ing after work, business, daily to dailyactivities almost sapped life out ofher.

There are many types of sleep. Deathis a type of sleep: spiritual deadness.Laziness, helplessness, weariness,loneliness could lead us into the stateof sleep. Jacob slept and used stonesas his pillow because, he was wearyfrom a long run from his brother,Esau. The sleep of Adam was fromloneliness. The bible tells us that theangel of the Lord smote Peter by theside. Jonah slept because, he wasafraid. Everything around us mightmake us sleep but God is calling us toalertness, soberness, vigilance—astate of being active. God would notadvise us to sleep when the devil isroaming about, looking for whom todevour. God told Peter in Luke 22:31,“…Behold, Satan has desired to have you,that he may sift you as wheat: But I haveprayed for you, that your faith fail not: andwhen you have returned, strengthen yourbrethren.”Peter did not know that evilwas so close by. The dynamics of theseason has changed. Nothing in yourfamily can be the same again. What ishappening in your home might not beperceptible right now but it’s a majorshift in the kingdom. Simon did notknow until God showed it to him. Bevigilant. Be on your toes. We can’t becasual about things anymore.

Exodus 12: 10-11, “You shall let none of itremain until morning, and what remains of ituntil morning you shall burn with fire. Andthus you shall eat it: with a belt on yourwaist, your sandals on your feet, and yourstaff in your hand. So you shall eat it in haste.It is the LORD’s Passover.” This is thestate of readiness.

There is something major that is happening andwe must be ready for it. Many of us have taken offour shoes. We are too relaxed in our beliefs, in ourfaith. After all, I have gotten the husband, children,wife, job that I wanted. You are too much at ease.Get up! It says, we shall eat it in haste. It is time tobe conscious, to be awake, and to be alert. Peopleare losing their lives, their minds. Nothing is de-fined anymore. And the devil is thriving in be-tween the great controversies. The bible is urgingus to be awake unto God. To forget arguing aboutthings that won’t move us anywhere.

Are we going to sleep like everyone? It is time towake up. What is the role of the church? What isyour role? What is my role? Nehemiah had a job todo. He knew the season and had understanding ofthe time. He knew he had to do something about itbut there were people who did not want him tosucceed and tried to stop him. What was his re-sponse? Nehemiah 4:15-18, “And it happened, when ourenemies heard that it was known to us, and that God hadbrought their plot to nothing, that all of us returned to thewall, everyone to his work. So it was, from that time on, thathalf of my servants worked at construction, while the otherhalf held the spears, the shields, the bows, and wore armour;and the leaders were behind all the house of Judah. Thosewho built on the wall, and those who carried burdens, loadedthemselves so that with one hand they worked at construc-tion, and with the other held a weapon. Every one of thebuilders had his sword girded at his side as he built. And theone who sounded the trumpet was beside me.”

You cannot afford to sleep! It is not business asusual anymore. We need to know what the enemyis using to trap and make us fall over and overagain. We’ve got to wake up and know what histrap is. The bible talks about the sins that so easilybeset us—something that lure us to sleep andmakes us susceptible. He then tiptoes beside usand block us from achieving what we are supposedto do. Nehemiah said, “Why should I sleep or whyshould I run, I will fight with one hand and buildwith the other hand until the wall is repaired. Godis calling us to nothing less. Don’t get exhausted inthe season and carried away by every day activitythat you doze off to spiritual things.

The night is over. The joy is about here. The lightand everything good that God want us to takeadvantage of is here. Be up and about! This is anurgent call to wakefulness. Why? Because, Goddoes not want us to miss out of the glory that isabout to be revealed! Don’t sleep through it. Peternearly slept through it in Luke 9:32 “But Peter andthose with him were heavy with sleep; and when they werefully awake, they saw His glory and the two men who stoodwith Him.” Many Christians are sleeping off the glo-ry they are to behold and they are missing out ofthe chance to make a difference. We need to realizethe son of whom we are. We are kings. There is aglory, there is a power that, when we stop sleeping,we will encounter. God want us to be a part of thisglory and is making this urgent call. Is it notenough that we are wallowing in need? Is it notenough of unfulfilled dreams and aspiration? Thebible tells us to number our days and apply ourheart to wisdom. Time is not on our side. There ismuch work to be done. Isaiah 52:1, “Awake, awake;put on thy strength, O Zion; put on thy beautiful garments, OJerusalem, the holy city: for henceforth there shall no morecome into thee the uncircumcised and the unclean.” Youhave to be awake to shine and for the gloryto be risen, you have to be up and doing.The night is over. It is time to be awake.

as said by By Rev. Biyi Ajala

“I went by the fieldof the lazy man, Andby the vineyard ofthe man devoid ofunderstanding; andthere it was, allovergrown withthorns; its surfacewas covered withnettles; its stonewall was brokendown.”Prov 24:30

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The

We thought about organizing a program for the church,

similarly, like every other unit in the church. I had abrilliant plan and could not wait to pen them down. Iquickly brought out my pen and gave it brillianttitles —“Pillow Sunday”, “Pebble Sunday”— every idea that would make mem-bers more comfortable like never be-fore.Then, I remembered, comfort meanssleep—members will sleep off duringthe sermon. It suddenly dawned on methat I got something missing from thestart, “the role of ushers”. Like me, it iseasy to conclude that “ushers” are peoplethat hang around with offering basket orthose that are meant to be at our service,answering every question and grantingevery request. Like spiders, we can as-sume easily that they hang around inevery corner, often in our faces, order-ing us sheepishly but assertively toseat in positions, we dread the most.Even when, we give them the face andthe signs of “NO”, they pass their eyesaround, motioning the next usher, likesoldier ants about to face an invasion.So we find ourselves, slowly obeying.

What you need to know about Ushersthat serve “The King—Our God”

Usher was coined from the Hebrewword (sho`er), meaning doorkeeper.The door here represents the gate of anoriental city or temple courts, whichresembles the door of a house. Wecould use this interchangeably with“Porter” (2 Sam 18:26; 2 Ki 7:10-11), or“Gatekeeper”. There are references totheir role as "keepers of the threshold”—gather money from the people for templepurposes and "porters of the thresholds" —care for the sacred vessels (2 Kings 12:9; 22:4;23:4).

They serve with the King, in the Chronicle times, “David”. They were honoura-ble men from the genealogy of Levites (Ezra 2:42; 1 Chr. 15:18; 1 Chr. 9:19-25; 23:5; 2Ki 25:18). They occupied chambers in the temple (Jer. 35:4; Esther 2:21; 1 Chr. 9:27). They alsoguarded the gates of the house of the Lord, called the “tent of meeting” — closing and opening them at the prop-er times (1 Chr. 9:22-23; 27) and preventing the unclean from entering the sacred enclosure (2 Chr. 23:19). They were incharge of various types of offerings including the free-will offerings (2 Chr. 31:14). From the above passages, we can alsosee that they were strategically positioned (1 Chr. 9:24), followed a job schedule, some of which include keeping of oils, breads for Sabbath“communion”, furnishings, wine and spices.

The bible accounts for doorkeepers who served well “1 Chr.

9:17”and those who did not “Esther 6:2”. Therefore, joining theushering team should be born out of the heart of service to theKing and humility — not of showing off the latest shoes, belt, suit,earrings, bags or cloth. In Ps 84:10 says, "I had rather be a door-keeper in the house of my God," the word is not used in its tech-nical sense. The Revised Version, margin gives, describes a situa-tion of deep humility. It is a duty that opposes pride, unlike thepopular look in churches today. The door keeper stands at thedoor to watch, guide the entrance, open to those coming in andshutting the door to those going out. Aside church ushering roles,God has appointed us as doorkeepers in our homes—over ourhousehold. Matt 24:45 says “Who then is a faithful and wise serv-ant whom the lord hath made ruler over his household”.

Just as the ushers are doorkeepers in the church so also are Christians to

the world. We are therefore appointed as door keepers by Christ for others

when we shine the light of Jesus through our lives. We open the door for

salvation to be preached. Is our live influencing the unsaved? Further-

more, one of the expectations of Christ is that we watch till he comes

back Mark 13:34-35. Hence we need to be vigilant and watch those we

allow into the house so that we do not open the door to destruction or shut

the door against those he has called unto himself. We also need to be

presentable wearing the uniform/garment of holiness, humility, for-

giveness and above all love. Take your authority in this world, be an am-

bassador for Christ, reflect the love of Christ to all, be vigilant, watch and

pray so that you won’t be found wanting when the Master shall return.

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I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God... Ps 84:10

We are a lovely team of people. We prepare God’speople for worship and the Word. We ensure orderlinessand comfort to members in distress during worshipservice. In addition to this, we strive to make your at-tendance very welcoming. We are caretaker of theChurch and all its treasures; material and souls.

Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old

he will not turn from it. Proverbs 22:6

We are made of “Eden” with children from 1-5years and “Eden plus” with children from 6-11year olds. Our mission is to raise godly children;progressively establishing His kingdom in all ourspheres of influences until the second coming of Jesus Christ.

We reinforce anatmosphere of worship bysafe, efficient, professional and reliable lighting, audio,video, graphics, or anyother form of technical orstage support. Ourplatforms include trainingand development.

That we henceforth be no more children,tossed to and fro, and carried about withevery wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men,and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie inwait to deceive; …Eph. 4:14-15

We teach the word of God to impactknowledge and understanding of theword of God. We are the treasurezone and be sure of an interestingtime with us.

He said to them, "Gointo the entire worldand preach the goodnews to all creation. …Matt 16:16

We are all a productof evangelism. Wepreach the gospel,reach out to theunreachable andmake disciples. Weencourage everybeliever to do like-wise. It’s fantasticand rewarding to bepart of us.

We are a small ener-getic team that movepeople closer to Christ.We achieve this byproviding a reliable busservice especially ondays when its hard tostep out. We ease theburden of immobility.

I gave orders to purify the rooms, andthen I put back into them the equipmentof the house of God, with the grainofferings and the incense. Nehemiah 13:9

We maintain the splendour of thehouse of the Lord. Think of cleanli-ness, beautification, and think of Sanctuary keepers. New membersinvited.

…so that the man ofGod may be thoroughlyequipped for everygood work (2 Tim 3:17)

We encourage anatmosphere whereGod’s people canbreathe in God’sWord. We handlethis bit of the maga-zine and many morein-house publica-tions.

All the believers were together andhad everything in common..Act 2:44-47

We acknowledge that evenamong Gods people, there are

people with needs. We solicit forhelp and support individuals who

are in difficult situations. The foodbank is partly in our baby.

Do not forget to entertain strangers, for byso doing some people has entertained angelswithout knowing it... Heb. 13:2.

“The smiling faces”. We integratemembers into the body of Christ byour friendly support, follow-up. Wewalk closely with new members infaith, in the community and church,ensuring everyone enjoy the onenessof fellowshipping with believers.

RCCG—the Global Church

The vision/mission of the Redeemed ChristianChurch of God globally, of which Fountain ofLife is part of, is:1. To make Heaven2. To take as many people as possible with us3. To have a member of RCCG in every family ofall nations

To accomplish No. 1 above, holiness will be ourlifestyle.To accomplish No. 2 & 3 above, we will plantchurches within five minutes walking distance in every city and town of developing countries andwithin five minutes driving distance in every city and town of developed countries. We will pur-sue these objectives until every Nation in theworld is reached for the Lord Jesus Christ.

Fountain of Life—Your Local church

The Body of Christ, like all bodies, is comprisedof many parts and plays different functions. Fountain of Life is a parish of the RedeemedChristian Church of God and has its own missionand vision which are in line with the global RCCGchurch.

Our VisionTo build a people empowered to reach their fullpotential and identify their purpose in life, thereason for everyone's existence.

Our Mission1. We aim to achieve the above vision

through the following means2. Equip believers for ministry and create

platforms for people development.3. Share the word of God with residents in

Hertfordshire4. To own a state of art welcoming facility

conducive for worship andfellowshipping

5. Make the community areas ofHertfordshire feel the heartbeat ofChrist.

Our Core ValuesExcellencePursuit of GodIntegrityFamily-Oriented

Fountain of Life are very passionate aboutpeople development and this is reflected in the vision of the Church. We are also committed tomaking a positive impact in our local communitythrough various outreach programmes thatexpress the love of Christ. Therefore, ourministries and departments are designed tocater for specific needs of members of the church and the community. Some of theministries are based on gender and age, whistothers deal with a particular purpose.

USHERS WELFARE

HOSPITALITY, FOLLOW-UP & PROTOCOL CHILDREN

TRANSPORTATION EVANGELISM

SUNDAY SCHOOL

LIBRARY &

PUBLICATIONS

SANCTUARY KEEPERS TECHNICAL

XPRESSION OF PRAISE/WORSHIP MINISTRY

It came even to pass, as the trumpeters and singers were as one, to make onesound to be heard in praising and thanking the Lord; and when they lifted uptheir voice with the instruments of music, that then the house was filled with a cloud, even the house of the Lord; so that the priests could not stand to ministerby reason of the cloud: for the glory of the Lord had filled the house of God." …II Chronicles 5:13, 14

Popularly, called “XP”. The team, made of vocalists and instrumen-talists leads the congregation in an awesome worship experience.

Mattew 9: 35-38, “Jesus went through all the towns and villages, teaching in their synagogues, pro-claiming the good news of the kingdom and healing every disease and sickness. When he saw thecrowds, he had compassion on them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without ashepherd. Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Ask the Lordof the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field.”

For more information or if you would like to be part of any of these departments, please contact usat the church office on 01707 377443 or email [email protected]

FOL DEPARTMENTSAT A GLANCE

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Most women wander why they are in the so called "crazy cycle" withthe men in their lives. Sometimes, it seems the love code has broken.We don't know what else to do to keep a blissful marriage. You say this,and he's upset. He returns back from work and the battle begins. Evenwhen we think we are of our best behavior, nothing seems right. Hetells you that you no longer respect him. You think, he's stopped lovingyou. Everything seem out of place, you lament. What could be missingin the combination?

Stop to think!

If not love; respect

It's a fact that women and men are wired differently. Although, it seems we want the same food but we love to be served differently. The wom-an has needs for love but the man longs for respect and affirmation. This explains better why men dislike nagging wives. If they can't find it at home, they sort it somewhere else—not necessarily in another wom-an's lap. The more reason, they get attached to their jobs.

People like Shaunti Feldhahn, who knows a thing or two about the innerlives of men will tell you that "respect is as important as affections".

No wonder Eph 5:22-25 says, "Wives, submit yourselves to your own hus-bands as you do to the Lord...Husbands, love your wives, just as Christloved the church and gave himself up for her.”

Women are admonished to submit to their own husbands, emphasis on"own" while men are told to love their wives, both up to the measure ofhow Christ does it. I used to wander why the admonishing was writtenin this way but I got to understand as I grew older that it is natural forwomen to love and we easily give what we want from others but it feelshard to submit to another. Dr. Emerson Eggerich calls this the "love &respect" equation. When respect becomes missing in the cycle, lovebecomes insufficient.

The question now is, "What do we do, when love seems not to beenough?"

Shaunti throws an insight.

WhenLoveseemNot

Enough

To every sister, daughter, girlfriend, fiancée, mother andgrandmother. Well Done. Congratulate yourself on being awoman.

Being a woman is indeed tough, however it has its blessingin all kinds of way. In the olden days, women were perceivedas nothing beside being a baby machine. In some areas, thisstill exist. The reason for this action, was due to the factsthat some men were scared of the power that we hold. Nodisrespects to the males in our lives. They are made to bethe head for our family and indeed they shall remain so.However, did you know without the neck, the head cannotmove? The head can’t make the decision alone and even if ittried, the result would be disastrous. I am encouraging allfemales to embrace the power given to them by God. Wehave the power to bring tranquility in seconds at the sametime we can create negative vibes between ourselvesthrough the same instrument – Our lips. Are we using our

power positively? Manyof us have friends or abest friend who is afemale, do we encour-age peace among our-selves? Do we encour-age teamwork? Suchvalues of life needs tobe passed on to all ofus. We all need to beour sister's keepers.We are females – yeswe are different fromone another due to thefacts that nobody can

be the same. However, the main difference between our-selves is a woman's age and her status. Regardless of thosefactors we are women – females. Women that God holdsdearly to his heart. God characteristic has been stated to befeminine. His love runs deep – deeper than what we can see.His heart is full of forgiveness and love. Women, why is itwhen our children cries we feel the pain within the heart? Forthose who isn't a mother – think about this, why do wordsstab more than physical beatings? Women are triggered bylittle things because we think of the tomorrow and aim for abright future for ourselves, our siblings, our parents and ourhome.

There are many female entrepreneurs, Managers, Superiors,Pastors, Bishops – we can be more. The time that MargaretThatcher reigned in UK as it's Prime Minister – she frightenedthe men within the parliament because she was stern anddetermined to make a difference. It was men who gave herthe title “Iron Lady”. This title can be perceived negativelybut lets look at it this way, Iron is strong and has helpedbuild products that we use everyday. We are created to be ahelper. A helper doesn’t have to be quiet or a doormat. Ahelper is submissive, respectful and is instilled with greatunderstanding. That is how you and I should be.Proverbs 31 v 25...”Strength and honor are her clothing andshe shall rejoice in time to come...”We will rejoice in many circumstances – many of us willgraduate, obtain by God's grace our dream job, get married,have kids – become grandmas. And cycle continues. ButMost of all we will become what God has planned for us tobe.

I is like an onion. Blessed with many layers. So that I can cryout all kind of prayers. Am quick to produce hidden tears formany years…I can appear with a cheer. That’s why I believein upstairs. Cause one day pain, issue and problems. will bethin as the air

I am a Woman…

I ama

WomanBy

Oyinkansola Carew

By Tosin Onabanjo

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Respect in assumptions

Sometimes, we make costly as-sumption about our partners,based on observations or pastattempts. Because, he forgot topick the children in school twicelast week and once this weekcould lead us to assume that hedoesn't care. Because, he for-gets to drop his dirty clothes onthe rack could make us assume,he’s disorganized. Even questionsuch as, "have you done it yet",sounds failing. But what respectdemand from us is to speak as-sertively and affirmatively. You always shout on this children! Itcould be true that he shoutedtwice or thrice but it isn't truethat he does it all the time. Itsbetter to address the very pre-sent than to generalize. I oftenhear women say, “ he’s nevermade me happy.” When a manfeels respected, he spills love.when a woman feels loved, hespills respect. Its a love and re-spect cycle.

Respect his decision:

Rather than seize control ofyour home, or leave this awfulstatements, "I was right allalong". Give room to yourman to make decisions andtrust them to finish it, irre-spective of the numbers oftimes, they have failed us. Aman said, “I wish my womanwill show more trust in mydecision making abilities.” Iknow you have the right tosay, "He's got to earn it". Re-spect does not have to comelike a bold statement, a title orbig declaration. It could comein little matters. So watch outfor those times, you argueover decisions in the home;lord opinions; throw tempertantrum, get upset whenthings do not go your way.Watch out for times, you or-der your husbands, like thechildren in your lives and thenexpect him to respond with, "Ilove you" but then he retali-ate with the attitude, "I'm notstupid".

Billy: says, “I told you!”

Kemi says, You always say that!

Billy: says, “You never listen!”

Kemi says, “You are wrong!”

Billy: says, “Take responsibility for once!”

Kemi says, “It’s not your fault!

Billy: says, “Stop being selfish!”

Kemi says, You always say that too!

Billy: says, “But, you never listen too!”

Kemi says, “What have you done for me lately!”

Billy: says, “It’s always about you!”

Kemi says, “Stop Nagging!”

Billy says, “Me? Nagging?”

Kemi says, “It’s your problem! “

Billy says, “You don’t respect me!”

Kemi says, “What about you? You control Freak!

Billy says, “Is that so?”

Kemi says, “Am I not right?

Billy says, “You’re Pathetic!”

Kemi says, “Just say it, you don’t love me anymore!”

Billy says, “Grow up!”

Respect his abilities:

Men like to figure out things. They rather battle with assembling than follow an instruction manual. One man wished, he couldtell his wife, "trust my judgment on everyday repair. He wants tofeel, I painted this corner, repaired the tap, mounted Everest inthe everyday to big things. The logical man says, If she doesn'trespect me in this small thing, she probably doesn't respect meat it all. I am not saying our views should not be heard or we canthelp but its easy for advice to become an instruction, ifwe do not keep a watch.

Respect inCommunication

We have the power to build,tear down, encourage, dis-courage our partners de-pending on what we com-municate to them and to thepeople around us. Well wesay, how? We often tell peo-ple around us. My husband isnot the romantic type. He'snot the fix-it-type. He's not the children type. Some-times, we express disap-pointment beyond the waywe feel it. You haven't fix this. You haven't done that!One man said, I dislike thefact that, she is constantlyreminding me. Sometimes, Iam afraid going home, be-cause she will remind of an-other. We need to be moresensitive, even the big shoul-ders could be deflated.

Respect in Public

Its common to see women, espe-cially of African culture, to kneel orshow respect for other men in pub-lic, but they starve their husband ofthe same. How do you speak aboutyour spouse in public? It is painful tosee even in churches, women at-tacking their husband. One mansaid, “My wife says things about mein public that I consider torture andshe literally think, she's teasing.”The male ego could be incrediblyfragile. How do you feel, if you find your husband telling his friend, howhorribly you sound when you sleep.Anything that seems to show thatyour man is not in control wouldmost likely rob him of ego. “Myman is not an handyman”, she saidteasingly. Asking your friends to tellyou, how good your man is, couldslightly go off the bench. Why not tell your visitors, how beautifully hetucks the children to bed or fix little things. This could carry over to theway he performs at work. Evenwhen he is absent, be proud of yourman. Like flame, it spreads quickly. Just as children, needs affirmation from parent, even at worst times,when the world says they cannot, aman needs affirmation and respect from his wife.

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Name: James Willy

Age: 45

Height: 164cm

Weight: 72kg

Blood Type: B

Description: Medium tan com-

plexion with average stout built.

Obvious scar by the right arm,

the size of a once cent coin. Small

skin pigmentation on the back of

the neck. Dentures on the front

teeth. Last seen on the July 20,

2012, Welwynfield, United King-

dom.

If seen or you have any infor-

mation, please contact the Police

or Casella at 896 X67 immedi-

ately.

Missing Man?

This missing person advert might not beaccurate but there are evidences of miss-ing “James” all over our societies. Chil-dren, mothers, families are crying becauseof missing fathers in the home. Recordssay James was last seen July, 1963 but inmany homes, it’s more recent but in oth-ers; he has never been seen. There is agreat need for fathers in our societies.Statistics has shown that since 1963, vio-lent crime has increased over 500 percent.Illegitimate births have increased 400 per-cent. Divorces have increased 400 per-cent. Children living in single-parenthomes have increased 300 percent. Teen-age suicide has increased 200 percent.Crime among the very young (7-12 yearolds) has increased a whopping 60% injust the last few years. This missing per-son advert might not be accurate butthere are evidences of missing “James” allover our societies.

How did this happen?Many reasons of course!

But one of the major caus-es is the breakdown in the

home, and this includesthe failure of fathers to

take the responsibility forthe spiritual leadership of

the family, according tothe guidelines of the Wordof God. Prov. 11: 14 says,

“For lack of guidance anation falls, but many ad-visers make victory sure.”

Records say

James was last

seen July, 2003

Today, many homes are with-out fathers and even when theyare physically present, they areoften spiritually and psychologi-cally absent. Many fathers haveabandoned the home and leftmothers to raise children bythemselves. Many fathers haveabandoned their sons at homefor work they will retire from.Ken Ham asked a question,“Which of these will last forev-er? A car, a son, a house, alawn, a ball. Without missingwords, the son, even when theearth lifespan finishes, the soulcontinues to eternity. Which ofthese things will go to heaven?The son. Many Fathers haveneglected the most importantduty —and that is to be thepriests in the home.

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Tom Brown writes, “Men know little about being apriest. They want to be the king of their castle, butuntil they are willing to serve as priest, they are notworthy to be king.” Our fathers need to beware. InMal. 4:5-6, God says, “See, I will send you the proph-et Elijah before that great and dreadful day of theLORD comes. He will turn the hearts of the fathers totheir children, and the hearts of the children to theirfathers; or else I will come and strike the land with acurse” No wander our fathers till and till with no re-sult.

Our land has been struck with a curse. In the lasthalf of the previous century we saw an incredibleincrease of crime, violence, drugs and gangs—andalthough legislators and economists offer varioussolutions, the real root of the problem is negligentfathers and un-parented children. Don’t misunder-stand me, single mothers should not feel inferior.Society accepts single mothers with children as fami-lies, and they should; I’m onlypointing out the biblical defini-tion of a family. The goodnews is and to many singlemothers, God has promised arevival of fatherhood in the lastdays.

Since Father is the greatesttitle we can ascribe to God,then it explains why Father isthe ultimate name we can ob-tain. Every man should beproud to be called father. Evena single man is called to be afather to the fatherless. Fa-therhood should be exalted asthe greatest job for man. Butrather than embrace it, many men feel inadequate. Itis my desire through this article to help you discoveryour true calling as a man and to explain what thecalling entails for you.

If we never had physical fathers or good models offathers, how can we know what a father should belike? We can look to Jesus. First, Jesus is our exam-ple of Fatherhood. Also, the biblical definition of anorphan is to be “fatherless.” It’s not to be withoutboth parents, but to simply be without a father, andso we have a whole flock of children in our land whoare orphans. Without fathers the family cannot growto become all God intended for it. The father is theroot of the family, and if the root is bad, the familywill likely have trouble. On the other hand, wherethere is a godly father, the children often are godly.Are we listening to television that tells us that menare not important? Or following culture that says, agood child is of the father and a bad one of themother.

Secondly, God has called all men “Abraham’s sons” tofatherhood. “For I have chosen him, so that he willdirect his children and his household after him tokeep the way of the LORD by doing what is right andjust, so that the LORD will bring about for Abrahamwhat he has promised him." God expect every son ofAbraham to do likewise”. It’s easy to sing Abrahamblessing am I, but we must also accept the responsi-bility attached with it.

Thirdly, Fathers are spiritual priest of the home. Just as Jesusis the faithful priest for the church, a priest represents his fam-ily to God. “We do have such a high priest, who sat down atthe right hand of the throne of the Majesty in heaven, and whoserves in the sanctuary, the true tabernacle set up by the Lord,not by man. Every high priest is appointed to offer both giftsand sacrifices, and so it was necessary for this one also tohave something to offer.”Heb. 8: 1b-3. “Then the priest is tosacrifice the sin offering and make atonement for the one tobe cleansed from his uncleanness. After that, the priest shallslaughter the burnt offering”...Lev.14:19

Yet too often fathers vacate the office of priest and by defaultplace the mothers as priests. This is not God’s order or pat-

tern. Just as fathers cannot take the place of mothers, motherscannot take the place of fathers. Fathers are to be the priestsin the home. They are to offer sacrifice on behalf of the familyin intercession, thanksgiving, . Job 1:5, “When a period offeasting had run its course, Early in the morning he would sac-rifice a burnt offering for each of them, sons and daughters,thinking, "Perhaps my children have sinned and cursed God intheir hearts." This was Job's regular custom.” Many fathers aremissing on the family altar. How do you correct your children?It’s best before the Lord. That’s where conscience is built. Fa-thers, as priests must pray for their children. It is a sin againstthe LORD to fail to pray for them.

A priest is the religious leader in the home. He must sacrificethe lamb. That is his job. He must also apply the blood overthe mercy seat. Fathers must apply the blood over their family.Consider the first Passover: Tell the whole community of Israelthat on the tenth day of this month each man is to take a lambfor his family, one for each household. (Ex 12:3). Then, theyare to take some of the blood and put it on the sides and topsof the doorframes of the houses where they eat the lambs. (Ex12:7). Yet, too often, fathers let the mothers take the respon-sibility for religion in the home! They often send the kids off tochurch with their mothers, and the fathers stay home to watchtelevision while they mourn about the aftermath of work. Infact, many fathers give the excuse that they have to be atwork or make money for the family. Who is the ultimate pro-vider? No wander, fathers, like Peter are returning home aftertoiling the night without fish. Lend your boat. I believe thefailure of fathers to take their religious obligations seriouslyhas weakened Christianity. As a priest in your home, sir, youmust be the spiritual leader in the family and set an examplefor your children. You should arise early every Sunday and getyour children ready for church. You should lead them to thehouse of worship. They should see you singing the hymns andpraises in your congregation. They should watch you readingthe Bible. They should observe you praying! You are the priest!You will be proud to see how successful your childrenwill become in the Lord and how easy training will be!

“Today, manyhomes arewithout fathersand even whenthey are physi-cally present,they are oftenspiritually andpsychologicallyabsent.”

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Kemi Olaitan

I amfriendly,quiet andpeaceful.I am a loverof God

I am the first child and the first daughter of my parentsI am me – fearfully and wonderfully made! Marvellous am I.I attend RCCG Fountain of Life, Welwyn Garden CityI like the church because it feels like a family.I want to be a doctor.I am a mother, a friend, a grandmother, I am what God says I am.

My advice for Christian teenagers; Choose good ratherthan evil during your life, believe in yourself and don’t beeasily influenced by peer pressure.

A take home lesson from the youth class; Daniel, beingtruthful to God and His word, became successful.

Feranmi Akintola

My name is Feranmi Akintola.I am 13 years old. I am bornagain. I love playing thedrums, debating and bey-blading. People I emulate—Jesus. I admire Uncle TopeDada. I want to become asuccessful entrepreneur, apreacher and an MI5 agent. Iwant to change the world forthe better. I love Fountain ofLife because there is a realfamily environment there.My Favourite movie: Passionof ChristMy advice for Christian teen-agers:Try to find Godly books forteens. Also read the Word ofGod.

Take home lessons from youth church: We needintegrity to do God’s work.

Osamudiame Konyeha

I am 12 year old musicminister. I started sing-ing quite early in life.Many feel that you have

to be older to connect to God throughsong, dance and prayer. That’s not thecase if you have the anointing of God—just as Timothy and Daniel who wereyoung when God started using them. Nowonder his mentor - Apostle Paul - toldhim, “Don't let anyone look down on youbecause you are young, but set an ex-ample for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity(1 Tinothy 4:12).” Singing isn’t just a gift, it’s a blessing that should bereturned back onto God. It’s also a commitment. Good singing andproper ministration requires practice. Practice makes perfect even interms of your faith. If you don’t tend to it, it will die.

My advice for Christian teenagers:

I know that some of you may have stage fright. But just like Danielovercame his obstacle, I’m 100% sure that God will help you throughwhatever fear you may have.

Worshiping God isn’t a chore. Relax, have fun with it and let the HolySpirit take control.

Many a times, I make mistakes but His strength makes my weakness-es perfect.

My dream is that all mankind to sing in one accord to the Almighty.As you read this, you are making my dream come true.

God bless you,Osa

I am Oluwakemi – the Lord is myprotection.I am Olaoluwasubomi – the bless-ings and life of God covers me.

I am 12 years old.I am a born again Christian.One day I was reading theBible, I could feel the Spiritof God coming alive in me.I am a book lover and

a computer geek.

Dear

Readers,

Summer

$ �ȰʑQʃȵɏ�ʍ Ⱦȭɏɇɏ�ʃKDɢ�¤ʝZɡ�ʖQWɛ�ʑɃʑʢɨ�ʎȾHDȿɏ�

7ȱ ɏ�Vɛԧ ʕ ʖQɒ�ʣʦ Qʂʕ ʖȸ ɏ�ʃKDɢ�ʎȾHDɀHɡ�Ɉ�ɀʑUʢɵɬȵɏ�Wʋɚ -ʙʖȸ ɏ�

7ȱ ɏ�ʜ LɳKWɡ�ʋȾɏ�ʂKɛԭ ��ʃȱ ɏ�Gʋ\ɡ�ʋȾɏ�OʝQɒ��ʍ ʖUGɡ�ʤɄ ȭHʤʖQɒ�

Ɉ�ȼHDȪHʓʅ ɗ�VʝQɒ�

7ʑʛ ȼ ʑUʋȷ ʑQWɪɗ�ȱHDɢ�ɈՔ HFʤ�ʖQɒ�ʑɃ ʑʢ\ʝȸ ɏ�\ʝɤ �ȷ ȭHɢ�

,Wɡ�6ʦ ʛ ȷ ʑɠ�

Fiyin Adetola

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About Us

Fountain of Life Youth Church is for young people, running between theages of twelve and twenty one. Youth Church is an important groupwithin the church, as it focuses on issues that relate directly to theyouths today.

It is a well known fact that the youths of today are the future leaders oftomorrow. In the youth church, we believe that God can use anyone, nomatter how young. Therefore, we do not let our young age hinder usfrom whatever God wants us to do. The Bible encourages us to serveGod in the days of our youth, and we can emulate this from our Lordand Savior Jesus Christ, who at the age of twelve was answering thequestions posed at him by the Scribes and Pharisees.

In our gatherings, we openly discuss general subjects such as peer pres-sure, school and family life and dealing with the opposite sex by seeingwhat the Word has to say about them. We also strongly believe in exhib-iting the Spirit of Excellence as young people and look to Biblical figuressuch as Daniel, Nehemiah, Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego to learnGodly attitudes that we can personally apply to our own lives.

The Youth Church believes in the development of tomorrow’s leaders,and in order to do this we are given the opportunity by our youth leaderto prepare and present message in front of the youth group. Not only dowe have meetings in church we also enjoy to bond outside of church, bygoing out to eat and watch films.

Proverbs 22 verse 6 says to ‘Train up a child in the way he should go:and when he is old, he will not depart from it’

We are the future and we will finish strong.

Mokunfayo Adetola.

A-Waving us good bye, mummy Theresawished she wasn’t the youngest.

B, N-I love black jacket with bracelets

C, K-Last on the queue but heading towards theSTORE

D-Checking, checked, check is my hobby

E, L-It’s time to steer out of the W——-W

F, J-Nigeria is my country

G-My country is next to Nigeria and second to thequeue

H-Right in front of YOU with three F

I-I am hiding behind the queue

Do the Mathematics

Guess who said, ?

Fiyin, Jolly, Feranmi, Osa, Fiyin –F,

Jide, Tope. Mokunfayo, Tosin,

A-“What am I doing on this ride?”

B-“Mummy! Mummy! Mummy!”

C-““F” made a right choice”

D-“How much is this?” (handingout a drink)

E-“I am not getting wet”

F-“Did we actually do that”

G-“My neck aches”

H-“Let’s go again”

I - “ R eg eb u sh a t a S s k y d a r t o i u sLytanhixms (speaking in tongues)”

J-“Arhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!”

K-“Stop screaming”

L-Nice to know you. Goodbye, we aregonna die

M-In he movies, it hangs; Uncle can Ipull out?

N-“J”, you lied

Youth week 2012

Highlights...

The week was aimed at sharing the Word from the youth per-spective. Tagged THE SPIRIT OF EXCELLENCE and coinedfrom Daniel chapter 6. It started with Tuesday Bible studywhere a great servant of God, Feranmi Akintola (13) led a 90minutes exciting and loaded study, to the amazement of every-one. He focused mainly on the book of Daniel.

On Thursday we had a picnic where we played games such assack race, girls vs boys football (you can guess who won andwho did the screams ... lol). The highlight of that day was aheart to heart discussion on sex! We had the discussion in arelaxed environment and we all purposed that it is worth wait-ing for. We shared our fears and concerns, we encouraged oneanother and we all said NO to pre-marital sex.

The Friday night, a powerful night vigil handled by the youth.We de-horned every horn that has been tormenting us. Theweek climaxed with a power-packed Sunday service. Fathersseeing their sons minister, mothers amazed at what God is do-ing through their daughters. We all knew at the bottom of ourheart that the future is bright. The power of God was broughtdown, right from the Sunday School through praise and wor-ship. The Word was brought by Mojola Adetola (15) and theclosing anthem (a remix by the Youth Church), led byOsamudiameh Konyeha (12) was spiced up by Jason (19) withsome really youthful dance moves. We had so much fun in thepresence of the Lord and we knew it was ok to be ourselves! Nobarriers, no limits. The sky is the starting point! Watch out for2013 youth week (July 15 to 21, 2013).

Tolu-tope Dada

(Head, Youth Ministry)

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ust like many university students, I

came to the United Kingdom with so

much anticipation, expectation, excitement and enthusiasm.

I wanted to do a whole lot—classes, personal development, community in-

volvement—I wanted to make the benefits exceed my investments. But,

hardly before I could catch some breath, the clock had started ticking. Its

one month! Its three months! Its six months! Its ten months! Oh, just a week

to return. And, then my postgraduate degree was over.

The popular saying, “Time flies”,

In my opinion, No! we crawl!

How do you make most use of your university education and stay in the

United Kingdom? Get a handful tips, in no spectacular arrangement.

Don’t cut corners—set your goals. Your goals must be SMART—specific,

measureable, achievable, result focused and time bound. Clarify your goals

and break them into achievable bits. It’s one thing to know where you are

going, the question, how do you get there? This translates to planning. Make

it a habit to make a diary every day, week, or month, and retrace wherever

possible. For instance, If you were to graduate as the best student in a par-

ticular course, what is the highest standard ever made? How do you break

it? Do you need to do anything different? How will this help your end goal? Be deliberate with your plan.

Stand on the shoulders of giants—you are not the first to take your course. Ask questions. Don’t wait until it’s rather too late to get to know

that a tutor grade in one manner. And, It’s not enough to just ask questions—ask intelligent ones by doing your own research.

Manage your time properly—else, wasters will spend it for you. Every minute count. I get to hear many colleagues and fellow students com-

plain about tight schedule. I can’t attend a conference because I am busy. Busy workload is no excuse to personal development. If you don’t, who

will? Cut out time wasters and friends that diminish your values. I love social media. Facebook is fantastic. Twitter can be so sweet. But don’t

perch the entire evening, chatting your life away with people who won’t add up. It is also important to know that friends are seasonal—don’t

bite yourself up for not catching up always.

University is a collection of experiences—get involved, be active, and be alert to information. Don’t be carried away

with looking for a bobber job that you miss out of the experiences in school. Get involved with societies, fellowship, com-

munity and at all levels. It makes you stand out among your peers.

Understand your limitations. If your course is about six months or less, tailor your involvement to short term goals.

If it’s about a year, you are different from students who has got three years to go. Identify your peculiarities and maxim-

ize every bit as much as you can.

Make best use of the resources available to you. Don’t limit your learning to the classroom. Your tuition does not

only cover study materials, it covers the entire facility in the school. Attend free trainings and seminars. Don’t ignore

studynet/intranet announcements, especially CV, interview workshops, networking and mentoring events. There are so

many side-line personal development programs such as TRAKS; volunteering activities with transferable skills, entre-

preneurial and management courses; it will only cost you some extra hours.

Perch with the right people. If God has given you a dream, you need to guide it jealously. It’s a flame and it can be quenched by the sur-

rounding. If you perch with hens, you would walk, but if you gather around eagles, you will fly. It talks about the power of association. Cut out

trendy friends or associates that remind you always that times are hard. It’s important to be aware but don’t perch with people, whose percep-

tions are coated with impossibilities.

Apply ahead: If you looking for a job or further education opportunities. Don’t wait until you’ve finished examinations, or have been handed a

certificate. Not all scholarships are all year round. Most have a 1-year requirement. Save twelve months of wait by planning ahead. It’s not too

early to begin job applications —at least, It’s not a crime. Even when your applications get turned down, you’ll know how to break into a work-

place or prospective. Interviews, personal statement, research proposal writings get better with practise.

Take a trip, especially, if you are an international student, whose experiences are new. From Wales, Scotland, to other part of England, even

Europe; your international experience can be thrilling. Take a trip by planning ahead and take advantage of offers and discounts. You don’t

have to spend so much—you probably spend the same on clothes and shoes, anyway.

Add value—the power of starting small. William Butler Yeats says, “Education is not the filling of a bucket, but the lighting of a fire”. Think

about the skills you have. Think of how to put it to use. Look out for opportunities around you—you will be amazed.

You can also make a global difference. Don’t be limited to the four walls of the university. Get involved at the national to global level with

little or much. If you want your investment to match the benefit, you need to make it count. It is a deliberate effort.

I would like to conclude by saying, many people give excuses for not participating in church and fellowship activities, because of time. You have

every time you need. It is in your court. President Obama has twenty four hours every day and he rules the entire United States. Your activities

can’t be as cumbersome. When it has to do with the things of God, you can not lose. It’s an investment that’s never wasted. It’s a seed that will

return in good measure. The bible talks about the race not for the swift, and the battle not to the strong, but time and chance. Only God knows

how to fit you in. You can do all the above and still not get it right, because you left God behind. And remember, wherever you find yourself, it is

for a purpose. So step into the shoes without fear or excuse.

Make It worth your while J STUDY SKILLS

“If you don’tbuild yourdream, some-one will hireyou to helpbuild theirs”

Tony Gaskins

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