Life Is How You Make It Episode 10 (Final episode)

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Episode 10 (Final episode)

He was not able to accept Christ that day because of the fire. It was a sad moment in the history of Nipahiamoa. People started leaving the town with the notion that the land has been cursed. Mr Mensah suffered before dying. His family members abandoned him but the good news was that the rest of his children got back to their feet after returning to the city. My father's funeral rites was also made and was buried. Mr Mensah was seen to be feeding on rotten food items on refuse dumps, moved through the community talking to himself. His schizophrenic condition worsened because no one took the responsibility to pay for his treatment. What happens with the case of stoppage in treatment when suffering from mental health conditions especially schizophrenia is that, the hallucinations and delusions increase. The most common hallucinations include the visual ( where the person sees things no one could see which at times makes them to ran or fight because they see the thing as a threat ) and auditory (where they hear sounds no one could hear hence you see them talking to themselves. They are only responding to the sounds they are hearing ). The others includes tactile, where they feel something crawling on their skins, olfactory, where they smell things no one can smell etc. But the condition can be managed with the help of continuous mental health medications. Mr Mensah lost control of reality for almost a year and died shamefully without accepting Christ into his life. That was why I said if you have the opportunity to do so today, don't miss it, because you may not know what tomorrow holds. Life continued after all those evil periods. My husband made us to move to stay at Kumasi for the rest of our lives but my mother remained in the house at Nipahiamoa and continued her petty trade. My husband also opened a boutique at Kumasi for me to manage as he focused on his construction work. My husband got baptized at Pentecost so I also joined him to attend that church. A lot of people gave their lives to God after listening to our story. I eventually became pregnant. We celebrated the pregnancy even before the baby was born. But to be honest my husband never used any drug on me again but used his own strength and that was even more sweeter than using the drugs. I really enjoyed being with Mawutor. He was a darling. I gave birth to a bouncing baby boy(BBB) who we named Saviour. We named him Saviour because he saved us from shame. This only reminded me that patience pays. If my husband were not to have patience in the marriage, that marriage would have ended long ago. My mother and mother in-law were also happy for us. My mother came to stay with me at Kumasi when I delivered but left after two months of taking care of me. After Saviour, I gave birth to other three children and still expecting one because my husband said he needed five children. So am just warming up to get pregnant for my husband. Life is indeed how you make it. How you lay your bed so you sleep on it.Note that you can't eat your cake and have it back and also you can't plant a maize seed and be expecting to harvest beans. So we need to be careful as to what we do today. In all that we do, we should let love lead. Let us learn to forgive each other because our Father in heaven has also forgiven you. Also, let's put all our woes before God for he is ever ready to attend to us. You should just know that your ways are not His ways. Life is how you make it. Remain a blessing. Your comments.

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©Jones Kwesi Tagbor

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Richard Damien Cypher Ayitey

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Life Is How You Make It episode 9

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Episode 9

After the church service, the pastor and some members decided to pay the family a visit. It was there that the whole truth of the matter was revealed. Before we got to the house, Mr Mensah was brought to the house. The doctor said due to limited space at the hospital facility, they would prefer treating him in the house. But he was given some mordicate injections as well as as psychotic medications to be taken. That at least gave him some relief. I could recollect that he was given Tab Respiradol, Tab olanzapine and Tab Diazepam. All these are drugs mostly used at the mental health facilities. But must be taken based on instructions from the doctor. So Mr Mensah was in the house before we got there. His other three children were also with him. In fact I cried when I saw them. Through one man sin entered into the world and through one man many are saved. Mr Mensah has brought shame to himself as well as his family. The pastor led us through a prayer session with the family. Mr Mensah was a bit conscious by the help of the drugs so he could actually see exactly what was going on. After the prayer, he requested for an opportunity to talk so the floor was given to him. " Before I say anything, I want sister Mawufemor and her family especially her mother to forgive me. " He said. By hearing that, my mother also joined me in tears. Mr Mensah continued; " I have sinned against this family. I was behind all the difficulties they went through. Her mother's blindness I was responsible, the death of her daughter, I was responsible ," everybody was surprised at hearing all that came out from his mouth. I never knew church members can also insult. I could hear from some people saying it serves him right to be in that situation. I just couldn't believe my ears. Mr Mensah went on " I used the Tukpe on Mawufemor during her engagement"ever
yone went like eeeeiii!!!! I was just observing proceedings. " I removed her womb that is why till today she could not bare children " he added. As soon as my husband heard that he ran towards him and held his neck. He said he should repeat what he said. Before we noticed, my husband had already landed two heavy slaps on his face. That would definitely aggravate his condition because those slaps were not just the usual ones. Fortunately for him, some people went to hold my husband from any further brutality. His own children were also surprised at what he was saying. The pastor then asked him why he did all that to the poor family. He said he was just trying to make us suffer because of what my mother and I did to him some six years back where my mother poured hot water on him and also pushed him out in addition. He added and said he made my father to leave us because maybe with his absence, my mother could give him the chance. What a shock! Almost the whole community came around to hear what he was saying. He started crying. Then the pastor again asked him why the trouble in his own family. He said he was challenged at the all-night service I attended at Kumasi. He said the pastor broke the cage he was keeping my womb and also set fire among his gods that was why the fire destroyed his properties. He also said, Datsomor needed to die because he sacrificed him to the gods for not been able to protect them. He also added that he used his wife to acquire all the worth he had. After saying all that the pastor asked him if he wanted to repent and be born again. He agreed but said my family must first forgive him. My mother could not control her tears. I stood up and said I have forgiven him. Everybody was surprised to have heard that. My husband said he will only forgive him only on the condition that I could give birth. He said he was leaving back to Kumasi that evening so he begged to leave. The pastor said he should forgive Mr Mensah before going. It took him some time but eventually he did. My mother also did the same. All we heard after my mother forgave him was an explosion from the house. The second house also joined the flaming category so everybody took to their heels including the pastor. Unfortunately, because Mr Mensah was in chains, the fire burnt part of his face before he was finally rescued. He was not able to accept Christ that day because of the fire. It was a sad moment in the history of Nipahiamoa.
What happened to him and his family eventually? And what happened to my marriage? Follow me to the next episode.
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Life Is How You Make It episode 8

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She added that strange things were just happening in the town with regards to Mr Mensah and his family. We shall all receive our rewards on this earth before dying. So let's be extra cautious about what we do today. Repenting tomorrow might be too late. I wish Mr Mensah had that opportunity to repent from his evil doings before dying. I called the pastor and asked him if I was free to go see my mother. He gave me the go-ahead but cautioned me to be very careful. My husband wished to go with me but due to his work, he said he would follow a fortnight after my departure. I clothed myself black because I was mourning my late father. As soon as I got to the town, almost everybody was happy to see me. The welcome address was all about how my mother got healed of her blindness. I told them it was the work of God. Then I told those around me that, as many as put their trust in God and allows Him to take control over all the problems in their lives, He(God) will always make them victorious. Because God's ear are not too far to hear our calls neither are his hands too short to save us. All we need is to believe. Some of them followed me to the house. I was more than a celebrity that day. My mother was very happy to see me. He shed what we call tears of joy. As we were celebrating the healing miracle of my mother, a news came from the town that Mr mensah's house including his shrine has been destroyed by fire to the extent that the fire destroyed all his properties. Because there was no fire service station near us, everything burnt into ashes. We were surprised and worried about the news. 'How did it happen?" I asked. They said no one knew the cause of the fire. Little did we know that he was behind our calamities. We went to his place to see things for ourselves. My mother saw everything with her eyes. Because all his children had left to seek greener pastures from the city, they decided to come and see their father and the destroyed properties. On their way, three days after the incident, we heard that they were involved in a lorry accident and Datsomor who happened to be driving them died on the spot(what a pity). The other three sustained high grade injuries. Their mother died when I was very young that was why he used to behave towards my mother like that. People thought I was the person who went to bewitch them at where I went to because since I left the town according to the folks in the community, they had many challenges and adding to that, my mother regained her sight and then Mr Mensah also started behaving strangely. I told them that I didn't do anything. All I did was to pray for my mother and asked God for a baby and then also attended an all-night service at Kumasi where my husband works. It was after that all-night that my mother regained her sight. I narrated everything to them before they in a way believed I didn't bewitch them. Datsomor was dead, the other three children of Mr Mensah were also hospitalized and now their father himself was taken to the hospital for an alleged mental health problem. If God decides to strike, he leaves no stone unturned. My mother and I went to meet my father's family members and officially informed them about the death of my father. They arranged for the funeral. I also phoned my husband to inform him about the developments in the town. He was also not happy to hear them because they were not appealing to the ear. He said the community was full with evil doers. My husband after work on the said Friday came to the town. As usual the chaotic atmosphere was still in full swing when he came. That night we actually enjoyed ourselves. That was the very first time my husband with his own strength satisfied me to the extent that my libido had to reach it's pinnacle . He asked that we should go and visit Mr Mensah at the hospital and after that visit his children too. He proposed that on Saturday dawn after refreshing our love. The good news was that my husband could perform without the use of any drug. I began to enjoy my relationship. As we got to Mr Mensah at the hospital, he was chained to prevent him from running away. When he saw us, he started shouting, "I killed your baby! I killed your baby!!!" That was where my attention drew back to what I saw in the kitchen. No one understood what he was saying. We asked the doctor what Mr Mensah's was diagnosed with and he said schizophrenia. Hmmm! There was nothing much to say. We couldn't visit his children that very day because we learned they were discharged and were in the town. The issue is that they had two houses so they were in the second one that they rent out to people. On Sunday, my mother, my husband and myself went to church ( Musama Disco Christo Church Int'l ) to thank God for my mother life. We also prayed for the Mensah family(the bible enjoins us to pray for our enemies) . At the church service, the pastor preached about forgiveness of sin that day. He said we should learn how to forgive our enemies and pray for them. After the service, the pastor and some members decided to pay the family a visit. We also followed them. It was there that the whole truth about the matter was revealed.
We need to still pray for our enemies. Do good to them but never let them overcome you.
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Life Is How You Make It episode 7

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"How can a strong and energetic father of mine become physically challenged? " I asked myself. All he said was he wanted to tell his daughter something before he dies. The whole congregation went into a state of tranquility. The moderator gave him the go-ahead. In a very weak and sober voice, he said he knew he had wronged me, my late sister and my mother. He continued and said he never knew what pushed him to leave the house that morning and besides he never knew where he was going. He said the voice just called him and asked him to follow him. He said the voice was very commanding to the extent that he couldn't disobey. He went on by saying the voice asked him to leave the town so he ended up at Kumasi. So at Kumasi, because the money he carried on himself got finished, he needed to search for something to do. He said he do sleep under parked vehicles at Suame in Kumasi. He eventually became a mate to the driver of one of the car he do sleep under. After gathering some money he got himself a house to rent. After three months into the mate business, he came across a very beautiful lady who came to board their vehicle on one market day. The lady according to him was more than beautiful so he couldn't help it than to take the ladies contact when she was about alighting at her junction. He called The number and eventually they became friends. " I never knew I had just befriended a spirit " he added. The whole place was quiet as he was telling his story. He added that, he fell in love with the lady and even they do sleep together. Anytime he asked the lady where she was coming from, she would just chip in another issue. He went on, " after meeting with her, I always sleep whenever am at work. My master became angry with me and fired me. Because I was no longer bringing money to the house, the lady promised of helping me. She said she would introduce me to her family so that they help me. I agreed. So one day, she left the house very early in the morning and returned late in the evening. When I asked her Where she was coming from, she said that was none of my business. She asked me to get myself ready so that we go meet her family. It was around 10pm so I asked her why we couldn't wait for the following morning besides it was late. She said her parents won't be available in the morning so that was the only time we could meet them . All of a sudden, she ran towards me gave me a pat on my shoulders. Suddenly I saw myself in a different world. Very cold but beautiful place. All the people in the town were ladies. Before I could ask the lady where she had brought me, I was quickly surrounded by a lot of ladies. They came to tie me up and said they were going to teach me how to get money. They gave me something to drink. After some time, I became sexually aroused so they all came and forced me to sleep with them. My lady happens to be their leader. They raped me till I went into coma. Even with that they didn't let me go. Eventually they revived me and asked me to go home. Before I realized, I was at the point where I was standing before the my lady ran to me covered with money . I couldn't stand up because my spinal cord had been broken due to the rape. I shouted for help by the time people came around the money was no where to be found.The people came to help me and took me to the hospital. """" I was just hearing what he was saying as if I was watching a kumawood movie. He said, he slept at the hospital for one full year so they decided to let him come home to continue treatment'. So after the Friday prayer, one of his friends went to tell him that he could receive healing when he comes to the church on that Sunday. The most painful aspect of it was that his last words he said was "my daughter, I never planned to abandon you so please forgive me and tell your mother and sister to also forgive me. " I was just in tears so I couldn't respond to his request when I heard the person standing beside him shout. "He is dead!!! " oohh! I couldn't forgive him before he died. I felt very bad about that but I still said God knows best. He was then taken to the nearby hospital where he was confirmed dead. In the evening of that Sunday, I phoned my mother about what happened at the church. She also felt bad that my father had died. She then reported to me that she saw Mr Mensah running halfway naked in the town(the wicked will never go unscathed). She said people ran after him and now he has been taken to the hospital where we took her to when she had the problem with her eyes. She also added that strange things were just happening in the town with respect to Mr Mensah and his family(oyiwa).
We shall all receive our reward on this earth before dying. So let's be extra cautious about what we do today...hmmm, so what happens in the next episode? Follow me as we find out.

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Life Is How You Make It Episode 6.

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Episode 6.

My husband received instant healing that night. It was after the church service that the real battle began. Unless you have the eyes to see what is happening in the spiritual realm, you would never stop praying. After the church service, we came to sleep around 4:00am. Around 5:30am, when my husband and myself were asleep, I heard a sound in the kitchen as if a bottle having fallen from the shelf . The sound was very loud but my husband couldn't hear it. He was fast asleep so he didn't hear the sound. Maybe it was selective attention. What happens is that, we pay attention to things that are very important to us. And because my husband was not much into kitchen work, he couldn't hear the sound. I woke up and went into the kitchen. I searched almost everywhere but didn't see anything. I decided to open the fridge to take some water before going back to join my husband in bed. As soon as I closed the fridge and turned, here appears this thick tall man from nowhere, covered with dander and was holding a baby full of blood in his hand. I couldn't open my mouth to say anything due to the fear. He was also standing by the door so there was no way I could ran. I felt like urinating on myself. " who are you? And what do you want from me? " I gathered courage and asked(in a trembling voice). " why should you send people to break the cage in which we were keeping our prey? My master sent me to tell you that since you have decided to disturb our kingdom, we are going to kill the prey which happens to be your baby." He replied. He added " if you want your baby back, then make yourself naked right now. " he said in a deep echoed voice. with a loud voice I said " you can't kill my child and you and your people cannot do anything in the name of Jesus!!" Just by the mention of Jesus, the baby he was carrying vanished. He started walking towards me. I mentioned JESUS again! He stood for some time I then shouted "Jesus!!!! " my husband heard my voice so he quickly rushed to the kitchen. As soon as he entered, the man also vanished making my husband not to see anything . "Mawufemor what is it? " my husband asked. I told him all that which went on. He was surprised as to what I was saying but comforted me and we went back to the room. That was around 6:10am. As we were on the bed, my phone rang and it was a friend close to my husband's house at Nipahiamoa, she called and said she has good news for ME. I was more than eager to hear what it was. Mercy my friend said,over the night, they heard my mother shouting in pain so they went to see what the problem was. According To mercy, when they got to the house, My mother was lying On the floor saying her eyes were paining her. So it got to a point where she requested for some water. When she was given the water, she used it to wash her face and lo and behold, my mother regained her sight. "Jesus!!! Mercy are you sure of what you are saying? " I asked(i had already busted into tears). She repeated herself. Waow! What a miracle working God. I told my husband the good news and we jubilated over it. I called my mother and she confirmed it. This is the type of God we serve! Hallelujah🙏🏽. He does His things in his own time. All we need is patience and an unwavering faith. I informed Mama Grace about the miracle and also what happened at the kitchen. She then called the Pastor and informed him about it. The pastor said he would be with us in no time and truly, he arrived in almost 30mins. He said we needed to pray. So together with the pastor we thanked God for the miracle and about what I saw. Just after the prayer which lasted for almost an hour, I started bleeding as if it was a miscarriage. The pastor said my womb have been restored(praise God!). I went to the washroom to wash down. In fact there is joy to be in the house of the Lord. I was too eager to go back to see my mother but the pastor said none of us should travel that day. I was not happy about that but since he has become my spiritual father, I had no option than to obey. On Sunday we went to church to give our testimony. My husband was more than happy and promised of changing all the spoilt fans in the church. It is God who gives so we always need to remember to also give back. It is true that you can't give exact to God but do the little you can to show your appreciation to God, but note that it must be done cheerfully. My husband became born again. After we finished with our testimony, a man was pushed forward. He was actually in a wheel chair. No one will tell you that the man was sick and would soon die. He asked the person who pushed him to the church to bring him forward so that he could also give his testimony. As soon as he mentioned his name, my heart started beating very fast! "That is my father! " I said in a loud voice. Everybody was surprised to hear that. Hmmm. I cried after knowing he was the one. "How can a strong and energetic father of mine become physically challenged? " I asked myself. All he said was he wanted to tell his daughter something before he dies. The whole congregation went into a state of tranquillity.
Christ in you The hope Of glory. Follow me to the next episode. It's payback time.

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Life Is How You Make It Episode 5

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Episode 5

She gave me a three months grace period to to get pregnant if not she would find a replacement for my husband. This became another head aching issue for me. Due to the pressure from my mother in-law, my husband also started behaving strange towards me. His concern was that, the doctor asserted that premature ejaculation was not the same as low sperm count hence there should be pregnancy. He began to blame me for not being productive(meanwhile tests showed I was). He was a contractor who works with with a building construction firm. Their work was such that, they work when they got a contract. So when there is no contract, they remain in the house. His father happened to be a major shareholder in the firm and hence their worth. My husband's behaviour towards me changed drastically. He leaves the house and comes back at the time he wished. Hardly does he eat my food. His mother told him that my family curse was the root cause of my supposed infertility. His love for me began to melt down like an iceberg in water. My mother was also disturbed. She always do remember me in her prayers. Wonders they say shall never end. All this while I never knew my womb was removed spiritually by Mr Mensah. The day he left the engagement in shame, he went straight to his shrine to remove my womb in spirit. I will tell you how I got to know about that but prior to that revelation, my husband's building firm had some contract at Kumasi which was to take two years to complete which will also mean that, he was going to be away for that long. He left and people thought he had also left me just as my father left my mother. After two months into he leaving, he called me on phone and said he was missing me so wanted me to come and spend some weeks at where he was. He spoke in a manner that made me feel he was indeed missing me. Sometimes, change of environment could also help solve some minute but important problems in our lives. I agreed to his request and left that town to Kumasi leaving my blind mother behind. The good thing was that my mother could help herself with the help of the stick. Just that she must always buy to eat. I left her with enough money. My husband was actually leaving in a Bungalow at Kumasi. Two families share the same compound. When I got there, my husband was happy to have received me. The arrangement was that I will stay for two weeks and then go back to Nipahiamoa. The people we shared the compound with were also good Christian who do attend the Church Of Pentecost, Kumasi district. This family just made me remember those good old days where we cared for each other. They were actually friendly so they do keep me company whenever my husband was not around. One evening they invited me to attend their evening service which was on a Thursday. I informed my husband and went for the service. I really enjoyed the service especially their specialized dancing . Before they closed that evening, it was announced that the following evening would be an all-night service so we should come with all our problems and present them to God(my time has come, I said to myself). I was also welcomed since that was my first day at their church. Mama Grace who invited me to the church happend to be the women's fellowship leader. Mama Grace was actually a nice person and also beautiful. So after the church, we walked together to the house. On our way, she asked me to also invite my husband to the all-night service the following evening besides he won't go to work on Saturday so that wouldn't be a problem. At dawn, I woke my husband up and informed him about the program. Because he didn't believe in church, he gave excuses that he can't make it. I used my communication skills as a woman to make him agree. I told him what the announcement was about. Dawn is always the best time where husbands and wives can easily come to consensus on an issue. Because at that time, all tempers would be calm and besides a nice time for gaming(for married couples only). You can try it and see if it wouldn't work. When you have a special request for your husband, just wait till dawn. In the morning, Mama Grace also invited him personally. My husband return from site early that day so we got ourselves ready for the church. That happens to be my husband's second time of going to church after the engagement. About 30mins to our departure time, he said he doesn't feel like going again. When I asked why? He said he heard a voice telling him not to go if not something would happen to him. I went to report that to Mama Grace and she advised that, that voice was the voice of the devil so he shouldn't listen to it. The devil is always smart. So eventually, we went to the church. In the course of delivering the sermon, the head pastor said we should put all our trust in God and put all our worries before Him but with faith for with faith, mountains can be moved! He concluded that, nothing is impossible for God to do. He assured us that, if we put our trust in God He will never put us to shame. I was actually touched by the sermon. Prayer session began somewhere around 11:15pm that Friday. Various prayer topics were raised as we prayed. It got to a point where the pastor said all those looking for children should come forward. I stood up with faith and also went. As the prayer was ongoing, the pastor asked the congregation to keep mute for he could hear some baby crying but couldn't tell the angle the sound was coming from. So as we were quiet, the pastor moved down the stage and was walking amongst those standing in front. As soon as he got to where I was standing, he stopped. He said, he has found the place the baby was crying from but it was not going to be easy saving that baby. According to him, the cry was the cry of my baby but the baby has been locked in a cage somewhere. He continued and revealed almost everything about my life. He also asked me some questions which I did answer but I was in tears. He asked me if I believe I could get my baby back. I shouted YES!! All the pastor said was that my faith will deliver me and my baby. The prayer started with all seriousness. All the elders of the church were made to gather around me to pray for me. My husband was very anxious to see what was about to happen. So instead of him to pray, he was only observing(hmmm, this man). After almost an hour of intense prayer , the pastor revealed that my mother has been made blind by the same person who has removed my womb and locked my baby. He also revealed that that same person has made my father to forget about our family. He added that, my mother can gain back her sight only through prayer. But he said he doesn't know the name of the person behind the scene but in due time, I would know. They continued to pray for me and after some time, the pastor said, I should be expecting a miracle in some few weeks. Everybody was expecting some miracle over there but nothing happened. He asked if my husband was around and I said yes. He called him to come forward. We actually have a God who can changes destinies if only we trust in him. My husband was also prayed for and was made to accept Christ as his Lord and Saviour. My husband received instant
healing the night. It
was after that church service that the real battle began. Unless you have the eyes to see what is happening in the spiritual realms, you would never and ever stop praying.
What happened after the church that day, words can't explain. Follow me to the next episode and see what God can do. Please don't forget to leave your comments.

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