SAINT MARY
©Kikelomo Fadugbagbe
Episode 10.
Elijah woke Rebecca, she screamed in pretense.
“What have you done to me, why are mine n***d?” she asked crying.
“I should be the one asking but stop crying please, it will never happen again” he apologized to her and both asked God for forgiveness.
Rebecca leaped for Joy when he left.
Weeks later she gave him the pregnancy result.
“I’m dead have you told your Dad?”
“No, how will I tell him, I don’t have the courage to do that. the solution we have now is to rush our wedding before my belly starts protruding”
“God how did I get here” Elijah wept.
Days later, he took his family to her house for an introduction and a date was fixed for the wedding ceremony. Rebecca’s Dad gave out the 10 million naira as promised.
“All the world we know I’m getting married.” Rebecca bragged.
“I have transferred 5 million to the event planner.”
“5 what? That is too much, my total budget for this wedding is 2 million.” Elijah exclaimed
“From the money my father gave us. Is it your money? If you use 2 million what do you want to do with the remaining 8 million”
“What about accommodation, I also want to start my church, I will need to get land, buy sound, instruments, and other necessities”
Rebecca laughed “See Elijah, this money is for my wedding, I’m giving 2 million to designers in charge of our dress, I will hold 1 million for miscellaneous. The remaining 2 million is for photography and videography. Don’t worry about accommodation, we will stay at one of my Dad’s estates. Concerning your church construction, the God that called you will make provision for that.”
Elijah became weak.
“Please do me a favor then, can you buy baby things from the money.”
“Baby things in the first month, I still have 8 months to go, Papa stops worrying about tomorrow.”
Elijah approached his roommate.
“Please help me out I don’t have a dine for the dowry list his father wrote for me. Please I don’t know who to run to, my parents are old they can’t do anything.” Elijah could not hold back his tears.
“The only person I know is God. Let’s go to him in prayers”. His roommate advised.
They left for a prayer mountain they stayed there for three days praying to God for divine provision. On the last day, they both had a dream and woke up at the same time.
“I had a dream where I was getting married but Rebecca was not the bride.” Elijah narrated
“Oh my God, the same dream. I was the best man in the dream, when you unveiled the bride it was not Rebecca, who is this bride”
“I know her, that’s Mary the girl I told you was taken to a rehabilitation center. I heard she has been healed actually but it’s too late I can’t cancel my wedding with Rebecca, moreover, she’s carrying my baby” Both inhaled deeply
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Mary had been on 30 days of fasting and prayer. she requested Kathryn Kuhlman books and a study bible.
On the last day, she begged Madam Ben to take her to the nearest church.
“I would love to worship among the children of God,” she said
“Ok, there’s a church close by currently holding a crusade.”
The guest minister was ministering when Mary arrived. And immediately her eyes were opened. She saw different afflictions people were passing through. She could not control herself and began to lay hands on the people.
“Be delivered from arthritis..”
She said to another “Receive your sight.”
People’s attention drifted to her they no longer listen to the guest minister, and they all rushed to Mary begging her to lay hands on them. Those who were already healed were screaming and shouting for Joy.
“Bring her to the podium”, The host announced.
They lifted Mary on their shoulder and walked up to the podium.
“Everybody listen an Angel has visited us today, a Saint is here with us. Thousands of miracles were recorded in less than 12 minutes. Woman of God, what’s your name”
“I’m Mary”
The congregation began to hail her “Saint Mary! Saint Mary!!”
Mary was amazed by people’s testimonies. The guest minister who was ministering earlier approached her.
“Saint Mary you need to apologize for interrupting my ministration”
“I’m sorry sir”
“No I’m not angry,” He said smiling “I’m not sure how best to ask for friendship, but I want to be a friend you can rely on. I want to be your partner in everything.. Do I have a yes?”
To be continued…
(I believe there’s a calling for all of us. I know that every human being has value and purpose. The real work of our lives is to become aware and awakened to answer the call)
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