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An appeal to invest for shaping just one Student   “Investing in young people, especially those exposed to education constitutes a temporal and ETERNAL INVESTMENT IN THE DESTINY OF INDIVIDUALS, families & the nation.”  Prof Funmi Para-Mallam. Student ministries provide the unique opportunity for this kind of investment. And today I share with you again how you can keep coming alongside as a partner with God in the work of transforming the world just one student at a time.   Nigeria F[...]

…answering the BIG question, giving opportunities!   A  Pastor once said to my colleague “We preach faith you practice faith”.  How do you plan a programme when you are not sure of where the money to host the event will come from except that you have faith in God? How do you present a budget that runs to millions without been sure of where they income will come from except that you have faith in God? How do you engage staff when you are not sure of where they funds will come from to pay[...]

How your partnership help just one student discover keys to overcoming trauma   One sad reality I have come to discover is that an average student in Nigeria’s tertiary institution is traumatized. But the painful discovery is the fact that many of the events those involved in training them are not aware of what trauma is and how to help someone traumatize. In pursuit of just one student I was at the Nasarawa State University, Keffi and Federal Polytechnic Nasarawa on 15th, 17th and 19th May 2019 to train[...]

…the amazing fruits of your partnership with God!   Charles Habib Malik said ‘Change the university and you change the world.'  And I believe the sure way to changing the University is by changing the students. In pursuit of the vision to see just one student shaped to become God’s dream person in other to change the campus today and the world tomorrow; together with your partnership with God through my work in Nigeria Fellowship of Evangelical Students (NIFES) I was at Benue State (Makurdi Zone) for[...]

… appreciation and appeal from Just One Soul in IDP Camp in Benue   “Yesterday was my first time visiting an IDP camp, I was surprised at the number of persons there and their condition. I saw life from a different perspective. I saw lives that need to be touched, children that need to go back to school, and HEARTS THAT NEED HEALING.” These were words of Shirley one of the students that visited with the camp with us. To explain her experience, listen to this voice from the camp: “I lost 10 persons t[...]

… a call to be the greatest worker   The dire need of our nation is not for more social amenities but the recruitment, development, and deployment of the great workers who see work as a calling and service for the glory of God and the good of humanity. Happy workers day. Yes, today is workers day. To celebrate this unique day, I am sharing with you my thought on the greatest worker and an appeal to invest in raising just one student to be the greatest worker that Nigeria and Africa can ever have as you sh[...]

…celebrating your generosity, calling for more in shaping just one student   Looking back help you see the amazing God has done through the generous act of his children and gives us hope to trust him to do more through his children. My dear friend and partner in the gospel, I have come to discover in life that if you don’t create time to look back you won’t see how far you have come and what God has done through the great persons, he has given to you as friends and partners.   So, I decided[...]

…8 Stories of impact from NIFES Virtual Ministry Training!   Eagles are best wired to reach eagles, chicken best positioned to reach chickens and Lions are designed to reach lions. Likewise, young people are the best people to reach out to young people and students to best to reach out to students. Our responsibility is to empower them to engage their world. As I partner with Nigeria Fellowship of Evangelical Students (NIFES), your deepest desire will be to see us reach out to more students relevantly.[...]

…THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRAYERS, PRESENCE AND PARTNERSHIP … Nothing excites in life like seeing God work through your feeble efforts enabled by His grace to redirect, reassure and rekindle a passion for God in just one soul   Your prayers, partnership and presence made the weekend of 2nd- 3rd March, 2019 a fruitful one. We started the process of our family thanksgiving to mark my 40th birthday, 11th work anniversary and 10th wedding anniversary with what we call MENTORING CONNECT. It was a platform we[...]

…how to shape the next phase of Nigeria   The best response to bad leadership and a manipulative system is an intentional investment in the next generation of leaders. The result of the elections is out. Someone is celebrating while someone is not happy with the result and the system. Yes! You may not have the power to change the outcome or make it look the way you desire but YOU CAN CHANGE YOUR RESPONSE TO THE WHOLE NARRATIVE GOING.   2019 elections have affirmed to me again that Students and[...]