Jeremiah Giwa who
was involved in a car accident in Abuja that burnt his car beyond
recognition but the bible in his car was untouched by the flames
narrates his experience.
The
car, driven by one Jeremiah Giwa, who arrived the country from United
Kingdom about five months ago after completing his tertiary education,
swerved off the road, tumbled and eventually landed in a ditch,
exploding in flames.
“My younger brother, Joshua and I were
going to pick our parents and elder brother from the airport, so we had
an accident on the way at the road before Galadimawa. We were coming
from our home in the Games Village. The car was very fine and it hadn’t
developed any fault before.
That morning, it was raining and
the car began to swerve off the road. I tried to bring the car back on
the road but the break was not holding anymore. I tried ceaselessly and I
later lost control of the car. The car eventually tumbled twice after
moving zigzag on the road and landed in a ditch.
I have been
driving close to five years and I was very okay when I drove the car.
“When it happened, we immediately unhooked our seat-belts; I talked to
my brother for a few seconds to ensure he was okay. We unhooked the
belts; thank God it wasn’t jammed.
We tried to open the
driver’s door but the door was jammed. We tried to break the glass too,
it refused to break. We managed to spot one of the windows at the back;
we broke it and climbed out through it, under one of the chairs. We went
far away from the car to ensure our safety because the car was already
in flames.
The two of us were the only occupants of the car and my
brother was sitting beside me in front. We were so shocked that we both
came out unscathed.
“We watched the car go up in flames while
other drivers initially drove past us. It was about a few minutes before
6am; so it was still a bit dark.
By the time people began to
stop, everything had burnt beyond recognition. To our surprise, the
early morning rain which we thought could help save the car also stopped
immediately the car was completely gutted by the fire. Sympathizers
didn’t even know we owned the car.
They all ran past us to see
the burning car. They were wondering if people were still there and all
that. “By the time my parents and elder brother were aware of the
incident, they all cried, but I think it was for joy. Initially, when my
dad was aware of it, he wasn’t happy that we were coming to pick them.
We had intended to give them a surprise lift from the airport. But,
when we took our dad to the scene of the accident, he couldn’t talk
anymore.
He was in tears. The car wasn’t the reason he cried. I
guess he was just surprised and was grateful to God as to how we manage
to come out unscathed and how the bible was not touched by fire.
“I am sure God really loves us. We had just finished a youth vigil a
night before the incident and prayed against destiny wasters. Shortly
after we left the scene, we went to Garki General Hospital for necessary
tests including x-rays. Nothing happened to us. We were given
paracetamol and pain relievers, which to my knowledge none of us has
been taking because nothing happened to us.”
Jeremiah noted
that the Bible was later recovered from the ashes of the burnt car while
it was not scathed by the inferno, disclosing that many people had been
coming to Christ Victory Life Church in the city to see the Bible and
use it to pray over their problems.
The Presiding Bishop of the
Church, Bishop Napoleon Obayojie said, “My reaction to the accident
that happened is that God is God and that He takes care of his own and
He shows forth His glory.
The enemy had meant the accident for destruction, like the day of Shedrack, Mechack and Abednego.
The
Lord God came in and delivered the children. The Bible that was in the
vehicle which the fire burnt to ashes did not burn; the Bible is still
at my altar right now.
That was a sign God showed to the world
that He was the one that intervened and that caused everything that
happened. If you had been to a scene of an accident, you will definitely
know it is only God that can do that; no one else.
“In these
last days, I think there are many people whose faiths are wavering,
whose beliefs are shaking, and who do not have the stamina to continue.
Maybe one thing had happened to them or the other. They might attribute
such to God’s failure or that God did not answer their prayers.
But with this kind of thing that happened, they should understand and
be convinced that God is still God and that He is in control of human
affairs.
He is in control of the entire world. So, if any man
believes in Him and trusts in Him, He is very much reliable and He will
never fail you. If your faith is already failing, you have to rise and
be sure that the same God that did this would answer you.
God
is not partial, As He loves these children, so does He loves all
brethren in other churches. If there is anyone that wants to know Him
more, come closer to Him, you will experience Him.
The Bishop
noted that in the 17-year history of the church, no owner of any car in
his church had died of accident “Christ Victory Life Church has been
given a covenant since 1996. God declared it to me that you are going to
serve people that are living, not the dead!”
The
actress had received criticism on many a movie she starred in making
her a hot cake for producers who want her to be part of their movies due
to her logic in script interpretation.
This
is a first time ranking for Mba in the annual goalcom top 50 after he
became a revelation for the super eagle's in the recently concluded
AFCON which he scored to clinch the title.
