. Below is Ifeanyi's post on his facebook.
"Guys,
meet my new friend, Ola. I saw him sleeping on a bridge earlier this week on my
way to work. The next day, as I drove
past, I stopped and parked beside him to have an interaction with him. He told
me his name and said he has been living that way for quite some time as things
have been hard. I told him I would be in touch and hurried for work. The
following day, I stopped by again to have a chat and also gave him something
for lunch.
This morning,
I woke up very tired due to a very stressful week. But one thing remained on my
mind.... Ola!. And so, I got dressed and dashed out to see him again. This time
around, I knew it was not just going to be about giving money for lunch. I was
determined to allow God use me to turn his life around and place him on a path
to a destiny designed by God.
I got to where
he was, and with a smile he greeted me. I told him, "Ola, come into my car
let me go clean you up". With a mixture of fear and excitement, he hopped
in.
And so the
journey to Ola's destiny began. He had a good bath, got him new clothes, he ate
and took him to the hospital for a complete and comprehensive medical checkup. One of the most moving
moment was after he had his bath and looked all fresh and clean like wizkid 😊, I asked him
what he was going to do with his old and dirty clothes, he responded "ha!,
I will throw them away sir". Jesus, I almost wept.
I am sharing
this story not to get facebook likes or brag, but to as I have always done in
the past, inspire someone and challenge us.... To challenge the Christians and
non-Christians....to challenge the young and the old, to challenge the rich and
the poor... To challenge politicians.... To challenge the pastors and church
goers to get out of their comfort zones and reach out. People are suffering out
there. A little time and effort from us can make a whole lot of difference. A
lot of us turn our eyes the other way when we see those struggling. You don't
loose anything helping people around, instead you gain something quite
unexplainable and heavenly. Once again, I challenge us.
So, certainly
Ola is not going back to that bridge he called home. A new and wonderful
beginning has begun for him.
God bless as
you reach out."
An
accommodation was gotten for Ola by Ifeanyi and he is doing very well now.
This is a
truly inspirational story, hopefully we all get inspired too.
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