PASTOR HELENA
Written by Nicholas Stephen
Episode 25
(My parents came back from travel)
“Ma I’ll surely pray for her please you just have to trust me.”
Purity’s boyfriend had been calling me non stop. I snubbed the call and focused on what pastor was telling mum.
“Okay… Please do. I’ll surely fulfill my promise. I swear under my late mum’s gráve.. If you heal her, I will do what I said… Please you can give my son the phone let me speak with him.” Mum said to her.
Pastor came to meet me in the back seat, handing me the phone.
I could hear mum crying and wiping off her tears.
“My son, your pastor has assured me that everything will be fine… With the way she was communicating with me, she’s a good woman. I know she won’t let me down. Please look for a place to rest… I know I’ve stressed you so much.” Mum said me on the phone.
“Mum I can’t sleep… I can’t imagine myself closing my eyes when my sister is still in this hospital….. Mummmmmmm…”
“Victor I’m your mother. You want to disobey me?”
“No no mum. No I won’t.” I responded.
“Now look for a place to rest this night. You’re a man hope you know. I believe you should know what to do. If possible to rent a hotel….”
“Okay mum, I will do exactly what you said… ”
“My son you know I love you. Please take good care of yourself and as for your pastor, I could tell that she’s a good woman please listen to her. Don’t be rude to her. If she says you should do something, you do it okay.”
“Okay mum.” I answered.
“Please check on purity often so you could be updating me on her condition. Also join your pastor to pray for her. I’ll be coming within the week. Please take care of yourself my son.” She said and aborted the call.
“Victor we’ll spend the night in one of my friends place. She’s one of my member in church. Her place is not far from here. It’s late already and going back home would take me hours. I just called her to inform her. Let’s be going …” She said, sat on the front seat while starting the car.
Pastor jammed both doors and drove off.
We drove for almost 30minutes before getting there. Pastor called her and she came out to attend to us. We slept at her place till morning.
After a week, my parents came back from travel. I couldn’t pay attention to my business. My business was no longer moving as usual due to my sister’s issue. Some customers would request for shoes but I’d be procrastinating the whole thing.
When pastor came to our house, mum was so amazed. She gave her some of the gifts she had bought. A golden wrist watch and Helena was overwhelmed with joy. From there pastor started inviting them to her church “Peace redemption ministries.”
Mum and dad had attended her Sunday service twice including me. I prayed consistently, I fasted for days because of my sister’s health.
When three months had elapsed, My spiritual life started fading little by little after seeing that my sister’s condition remained unchanged.. My parents became so devastated.
I started questioning myself “what is it that these great men of God are doing that I’m not doing. Or am I serving a different God! Why is this God not working for me.”
There was one of the days I went to Helena’s house to question her. Because the thing was too much for me to bear.
She was actually eating when I saw her. She called me to join her but I said I’m fine.
Seeing the way I was responding to her,she was concerned and had to abandon the food she was eating.
“Victor what is it… Is it about your sister because I’ve been praying for her?” She questioned me.
“Pastor I don’t understand why Gód is not doing anything about purity’s case. Pastor why is God doing this. You know from what I was taught in school, anything we don’t understand, we ask questions. Pastor I’m tired. I need to start questioning God. Why is it that God can’t heal her regardless of the number of times I’ve prayed and fasted… Look at great pastors like Doctor Pastor Paul Enenche of dunamis he had healed the crippled, he had healed the blind, the sick…. Not just him but so many great men of God. Pastor why is my own case different? Or am I serving a different God!!!” I questioned eagerly, staring at her.
