MY FATHERS FARMLAND Episode 35
“ Please Father, I have lived amongst humans, I have worn the skin of humans. I know how it feels when a human is hurt… I remembered crying to you to let the cup pass over me. I can say for a fact that I know the hurt and pain Ola must have felt when she saw Sunkanmi… but I know what you want is that humans should learn to forgive one another, which was why I prayed to you before leaving the earth that “ Father, forgive them for they know not what they are doing”.
I know Ola is guilty of not learning that part of Godly living but please for the sake of my death, please give Kikiolaoluwa another chance… Please father…Remember the good works of her parents…Your son Amos Jenriayegbe was a good and godly man.” The SON said to the FATHER.
While the Son spoke to the FATHER, everywhere was quiet, Father looked without saying a word…
FATHER wept…
FATHER Loved all His creatures, but most of his creatures did not Love Him…
His son knew the Love FATHER had for mankind was deep, so His son said one last sentence that made Father have a rethink about His judgement…
“Deal with Ola and Oba according to your Love and not according to their sins…”
Ola felt like he fell into his body…
Pelumi was holding her husband’s hand when she felt his hand move… She had been speaking in tongues continuously for the past 30 minutes with tears flowing down her face…
“Jesus!” She exclaimed…
“Oba, Oluwasomidoba… Can you hear me…”
“ Yessss” Oba responded weakly…
Oba looked around the room and he was grateful, he wasn’t in the farmland again. God had given him a second chance… Hot tears flowed down his face…
What about Ola? Did Ola make it? He looked around trying to find out if Ola was in the same room…
“O…la?” He tried to say to his wife…
“In the next room…” Pelumi replied
“Alive?” He asked
“She is still breathing, but not yet awake..” Pelumi replied
“Lord, please….” He remembered every little detail of what he had seen…
Pelumi fell to the ground rolling on the ground in tears…
“Thank you father, for not putting me to shame… Thank you for making all my seeds speak for me… Thank you…Thank you for not turning me to a widow, suddenly”
“Pastor Sunkanmi?” He asked his wife
“We don’t know where he is, Michael has been trying to reach him…” Pelumi rose up
“ God, please give Ola a second chance, please ….” He said quietly
“Please take me to Ola’s room” he managed to say…
“You need to be calm, you cannot just rise up and walk up to her room…” Pelumi said…
Oba obeyed Pelumi…
Ola didn’t wake up for days. Oba sat by her side for days praying she would wake up…
Sukki decided to pay them a visit, though in fear, because he didn’t know what to expect. When Oba saw him, he knelt before him asking him to forgive them for trying to play God concerning him. Sukki also apologized for the wrong He ever did to his family…
Sukki asked for permission to be alone with Ola…
“Oh Lord, for the hurt I caused her in the time of ignorance, Please let her live, Forgive her for her unforgiveness towards me, I got my punishment of living a promiscuous life, I have not been able to settle down in marriage for over 25 years, which I pray daily to you about, but Mrs Ola has a wonderful family who loves her…
Father think of our daughter together, she would be devastated to lose her mother…Therefore, please let her live…For the sake of your call upon my life, let her live in the name of Jesus Christ, your Son.”
Kikiolaoluwa sneezed and came back to life…
Sukki jumped back in fear, in awe of Who God was…
He fell to his knees weeping…
Father had released both of them that day…His judgement had been…
“ For the sake of my son, Jesus Christ, I release you to go back to your bodies, but Kikiolaoluwa, you will remain at the gate until Sunkanmi comes to pick you up at the gate…”
Oba and Ola had walked towards the gate of the farmland, Oba had been allowed to pass through the gate. Ola watched as Oba disappeared into a faraway light… Ola had to wait for Sunkanmi to come pick her up. She waited and waited until she suddenly saw him coming towards the gate of the farmland…
Sukki held Ola by the hand and took her towards the light….
“ Thank you…Jesus…Thank you..” Ola said faintly as she saw that she was back to life. She saw Sukki weeping, and she wanted to tell him, she was the one who ought to be crying…, but she didn’t have the strength, she only managed to say…
“ I am so…rry”…
PART 36
“ MY FATHER’S FARMLAND”
©Opeyemi Ojerinde Akintunde
“We are gathered here together to pay our last respects to our beloved Sister, mother, friend, daughter, celebrity who is presently resting in the bosom of our Lord, Jesus Christ,” the pastor said during Idiopemipo’s funeral service.
Ola could not stop her tears, she knew her sister was not resting in the bosom of our Lord, Jesus Christ as popularly proclaimed. She had been banished from His presence for using her God-given gifts against her creator.
Oba and Ola had discussed what they had seen and they were surprised that they had both seen the same thing.
They both rededicated their lives to Christ and vowed to judiciously use the opportunity of the additional years they had gotten from God for His glory.
Oba and Ola exchanged looks as the pastor said Ope was resting in the bosom of the Lord Jesus, Ola decided to use the opportunity to speak the truth…She wrote a note to the pastor that she would love to say a few words.
After about 5 minutes of the pastor preaching, Ola stepped to the podium and said…
“ I know if my Sister Idiopemipo were to be here today, or better still, if she could have sent us a message from where she is, I believe these are the words she would have loved to say…
Number one, Live your life like you don’t own it, Always remember God created you, hence He is the one who owns the copyright to your life
Two, Live your life pleasing God in deeds and with your talents because He was the one who gave you the gift in the first place…
Three, Let not the love of money, fame and power push you away from God, because when your time is up on the earth, you will leave all that behind, and that God you have pushed far away from you is the same God you will have to face without a choice…
I am sure if Ope could send us a message from where she is, she would love to tell all parents to remember to water their children every day, before watering their career, and businesses, because at the end of the day, your children are the plants that will grow into big trees where you as parents will hide in your old age from the sun and rain of life…
I am sure Ope would have loved to tell Sheryl her daughter, that nothing pays that serving God with your skills and talents.
Kikiolaoluwa said this looking towards Ope’s celebrity friends who came to grace the occasion. She continued…
I am sure Ope would have loved to tell Robin, her first son, that life is too short not to make the right choices.
I am sure Ope would have loved to tell my daughter, Sunmibare that our background should never make us turn our backs to our creator…” Kikiolaluwa said
“As Idiopemipo’s twin, I know a thousand things my sister would have loved to say to everyone seated here, but I will summarize in one sentence…
She would want to tell you this…
“ In all that you do, in all that you have, and in all position that you find yourself, do everything to Love the Lord your God, obey His commandments, and live every day of your life in Christ, bearing in mind that after death is judgement.”
Everywhere was quiet, a lot of people had graced the occasion, including celebrities, politicians and Ola felt that was a great time to win souls.
The funeral had people thinking, Ola didn’t tell anyone if Ope made heaven or not, but she had made them look inward, and forced them to do a self-appraisal.
It was a solemn day for all….
PART 37
“ MY FATHER’S FARMLAND”
©Opeyemi Ojerinde Akintunde
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Sukki got married to a beautiful lady.
Sukki was 47 when he tied the knot with Morise, who was 42 years old.
She was one of the Spiritual daughters of Pastor Ayo and Mrs Banke. She was a former prostitute who the Lord saved through Pastor Ayo and Mrs Banke.
Morise became born again through Pastor Ayo when she was 30 years old, and With the help of God, she went through a lot of spiritual exercises to cleanse her from all unrighteousness and be fit for the masters’ use.
Sukki started his church 6 months after Ope’s death. The church grew speedily in no time. The church was well attended as Pastor Sunkanmi taught the Word with depth. A one-time herbalist’s son, rapist and half-baked preacher, who surrendered himself unto the Lord, received Mercy and became a useful tool in the hands of the master.
Sukki was formally introduced to Sunmibare, and a great friendship sprang up between Father and child.
Morise during her wayward years had her womb removed, so giving birth was not part of the plan for her and Sunkanmi.
She had told Sunkanmi about it before marriage and Sunkanmi had said…
“We are products of a man who God delayed his childbearing to cater for us, so why don’t we also make ourselves available for God to be used to become parents to orphans … Let’s reduce God’s stress…” Sukki had said jokingly and together with his wife, they opened a foundation named “God’s Special ones”
They built a twin duplex beside their house, to house these orphans. They made it a duty to act as full-time parents to them, checking on them daily, except they were out of the country for ministrations…Sunkanmi’s Life turned out better than how anyone thought it would.
PART 38
“ MY FATHER’S FARMLAND”
©Opeyemi Ojerinde Akintunde
“She is the C.E.O of TRUTH INC. and over 24 other businesses.
She is the Initiator of the “Girl Rise & Walk Program”, a program that caters for sexually abused girls.
She is the Initiator of the “Dumb but not Dumb foundation” A foundation that caters for vocally impaired citizens.
She is a philanthropist who has over 20 orphanages scattered across the country…
She has a housing scheme for pregnant teenagers who need shelter for the period of pregnancy…
Please, with a clapping ovation, we would like to invite Mrs KIkiolaoluwa Micheal Oluwadunsi to please step on to the podium to receive the honorary award of the “THE WOMAN OF THE YEAR.” The master of the ceremony said
As Kikiolaoluwa walked towards the podium with her husband walking side by side, she felt the kind of Joy she had recently started feeling.
“God told me some time back under very harsh conditions, that my being blessed was a privilege given to me, so that I could be a blessing to many nations. Before that, I made money for myself, buying houses, having fleets of cars, travelling all around the world.
I was happy but I never made heaven happy. After realizing my wrong, I made attempts to change my ways. Prior to that, My aim was to be the richest woman in Africa, and I thought I could achieve that by hoarding all I had, little did I know that God’s word in Proverbs 11: 24 was true. It is written that “Give freely and become more wealthy; be stingy and lose everything.”
The moment I started giving, the less I struggled to be rich. The moment I realized my wealth was to make God known, the more I became richer, the more I invested in seed sowing, in helping the poor, the orphans, the more I became richer, and today without struggling, but by putting smiles on people’s faces I have gotten two awards in just one year. “THE RICHEST WOMAN IN AFRICA & THE WOMAN OF THE YEAR.”
I have learnt that the world we live in is God’s Big Farmland, and we all have our individual spaces, which I will like you to see as individual farm spaces. I have learnt to plant good crops on my farmland.
I thank God for teaching me this big lesson and every other lesson I got to learn, I am grateful for the privilege to be a blessing to a lot of people.
I thank my wonderful husband, who stood by me, from way back when I was nothing. His love shows me what life should be about, “LOVE, ACCEPTANCE & HELP” even when the person has nothing to offer back.
My husband met me, when I had been raped, I was pregnant and poor, and yet he choose to love me and marry me. That is true love that we all should possess for one another.
I thank the organizers of the Award, thank you, this is very thoughtful. I return all Glory to God, for the privilege.
I am grateful, that I am privileged to show forth God’s wealth ( Kikiolaoluwa)” Ola said this in her acceptance speech…
MY FATHERS FARMLAND
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