It was in 2011 and another Sista; Audrey Joe-Ezigbo had the leading to bring five of us together and that fateful afternoon, we met at the then Roberts Café in Victoria Island. That was the day I gained another Sista in Nneka Nwobi. It has been four glorious years, not of seeing or speaking with each other every day, but four great years of knowing that when it matters we will show up in each …
It was the breaking news on January 15, 2015. Nineteen days after Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson set out to achieve one of the most difficult climbing challenges, they reached the summit of the 3000-feet rock called the El Captain in Yosemite National Park in USA. It was the first free ascent of a notoriously difficult section of the mountain. For these two, this adventure was about “realizing a dream.” It was a risky journey. …
“Hezekiah put his whole trust in the God of Israel…He held fast to God—never loosened his grip—and obeyed to the letter everything God had commanded Moses. And God, for his part, held fast to him through all his adventures.” (2 Kings 14: 5-6, The Message) That is just the simple truth. There is not one adventurous bone in my body. My idea of a perfect ‘adventure’ holiday is staying in a lovely beach resort hotel …
Scripture: Psalm 16:5: “The Lord is the portion of my inheritance and my cup: thou maintainest my lot. The lines are fallen unto me in pleasant places; yea I have a goodly heritage”. KJV “My choice is you, God, first and only, And now I find I am your choice! You set me up with a house and yard. You made me your heir!” MSG
Sometimes we wander away on journeys of no aim We venture on a quest that leads to no gain We roam in circles like silly puppies chasing their tails When all that we seek after isn’t far from our trail A path has been carved for everyone of us to follow On this path it’s been promised there’ll be no sorrow If we stop and pause and look to Him for grace There our help will come …
