Author: Intern 033
A Christian Journey That Started With Theft
My journey to becoming a Christian started with Anwuli. She was renowned in our village for her perfectly well-seasoned dried meat. Her art was the finest in our land and even beyond. She alone knows the wonders that go into her cooking pot, the goodness that she adds to the simmering meat and the buds-watering…
How a Teacher’s Faith Helped a Disabled Student Walk
“Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen” The Bible verse echoed in Hannah’s subconscious as she watched Freda from the corner of her eye. The feeling came again, yet Hannah could not put a name to it. It was just like her first day at the school.…
Why Vetting Household Staff is Essential to Avoid Betrayal
He was our driver. An elderly man, according to our Dad, applied for the household driver position even though he was too old for it. We never got around to learning his real name, affectionately referring to him as ‘Uncle’ instead. Every morning, he would meticulously wash our cars, then wait patiently by the garage…
Embracing Love After Life’s Hardest Trials
Mike and Miracle’s love is tested by the cruel hand of fate—cancer, infertility, and heartache threaten to break their bond. Yet, in their quiet moments together, they chose love above all else, finding beauty in each other and the strength to keep going. It wasn’t an easy journey, but Mike took the lead, and gradually,…
Marrying Wrong and the Truth It Reveals
Mum would often use her life as an example of the consequences of marrying the wrong person. She didn’t need to explicitly share her story for us to understand; her experiences spoke volumes. She lived in fear of our Dad, her husband, a fear that was so overwhelming it eroded her self-esteem and left her…
Silence is Not Always Golden
Silence is not always golden, sometimes. It is plain yellow and it demands that one should speak up and not remain silent. Cheta was not silent after Anthony, her Madam’s husband, raped her repeatedly. This is her story. At the first thrust, Anthony froze, time seemed to suspend itself as he remained motionless, perhaps lost…
Scars That Break Us
Scars are the second horrible thing that can happen to anyone, the first is usually the beating. The severe kicks, slaps, punches and scratches that leave one a defeated spirit with the defences all gone and then they bring the scars. It wasn’t always this brutal. I had my family and my friends, I went…
Silenced by the Gods: The Day I Lost My Voice
The day I was silenced for life, Mother said was the day the sun kissed the stream in a glorious entanglement that made the water give up steam the moment all that hotness touched all its coolness. Mother also said the clouds came with the sun and one could easily reach out and touch it.…
When a Student’s Envy Turns Criminal
Ikemefuna will never get fat. He was the type of person who could eat endlessly without gaining an ounce. It was astonishing to see him consume large amounts of food without any visible weight gain. A good wonder as I watched in envy as he effortlessly glided from one chair to another in the cafeteria,…
A Student’s Extraordinary Seminar Defense
Egbokhare stepped into the hall, it was filled with her coursemates milling about, some doing last-minute checks on their notes; some simply gisting in their clique corners and talking about which examiner was the hardest and the errors they would find in their seminar papers, some others were practising their presentation, lip syncing in an…
