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Worry… the bane of it all..

When I was in Uniport I worried a lot. Worried about my family, my grades, my next meal, the worst part of the worry is when I have to pay my rent or when I am going back to school and I have to look for money, oh how I worried.

A new year is starting and I am getting ready to go back to school, my heart started to pound, I knew my mum didn’t have to give me, my sisters all had what they were struggling with so I knew it was up to me to find money to go back to school. I told my Pastor I was going back to school ( God bless my Pastor, he gave me all the money I needed to register in Yr 1 without as much as a grunt). In his typical way,he said I should come by the house, they stayed at Fola agoro, Akoka. I got there and was so nervous, I was worried, my palm was sweating, and then an interesting conversation occurred.

Their 2nd  7 year old Son came down the stairs, I made him breakfast and I just sat there, he turned to me and asked “Aunty Charity what are you doing here?”, I said “Your Dad told me to come” then he said, Why are you always begging us for Money? My parents said you have elder siblings, why can’t they help? Why must it be my parents?

Imagine the colour drain out of my face. I smiled, picked up what was remaining of my shredded dignity and left with barely enough transportation fare to go home..

Trust me I cried a river, I cried till there were no tears left in me, ofcos my Pastor called a million times but that conversation broke me, and I worried that will I ever finish school? Will I ever afford my rent? Will I ever be able to pay my school fees? What if I fall ill and I don’t have money to buy drugs?

So here I am 11 years later, I paid my fees, paid my accommodation all through, didn’t borrow money instead I gave money while in school, I didn’t go the easy route, I knew the whole of Aba main park like the back of my hands, shout out to those who believed in me and bought my Aba made shirts or my denim cloths made in Aba…

Made in Aba shirts 

Aba tailors
I don’t know what you are worried about today? Just so you know I still worry, new levels of worry but I remember where I am coming from and how God helped me through my worrisome times, I cannot help but sing this oldie but goodie 

“Why worry when you can pray, trust in Jesus and He will lead the way,don’t be like doubting Thomas,just trust in God his promise, why worry worry worry, When you can pray”

Trust in the God, if he did it before, he can do it again…

Yours Sincerely 

CIA
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