From My Desk

  How it all Began In my formative years, I harboured an intense yearning for the acquisition of knowledge, especially of godly knowledge. I often found myself combing through my mum’s large pool of books for Christian literature that tickled my fancy as a kid. On this particular day, I chanced upon my mum’s collection of ‘Uncle Arthur’s BEDTIME Stories' (about 8 volumes in all). Suffice it to state that my mum had lots of Christian literature in her library, and while I took an interest in scores of them, ‘Uncle Arthur’s BEDTIME Stories’ left the most indelible imprint and lasting impression on my young mind. Uncle Arthur & His Bedtime Stories     ArthurS. Maxwell (1896-1970) , fondly called Uncle Arthur was the prolific author of ‘Uncle Arthur’s BEDTIME Stories’ and until his passing, had written more than forty volumes. Each volume encompassed a collection of true-life stories of faith, admirable courage, and godly family values among others. Virt...

On the occasion of Mother`s Day and just a day after my mum`s 70th Birthday, I though t it fitting to put together a write-up in honor of my mum. This is unlike my usual blog posts. Kindly bear with me. Thank you. “Dela, Dela, wake up”, Esther Lawer, my beloved mum will call in h e r attempt to wake me up from a cozy sleep. Getting up from bed seemed drudgery sometimes but mum will ensure that I am up from the bed. She will wake my other siblings up and demand that we join her at the dining hall for our morning devotion. This was usually around 5am and so some of us will struggle to keep our eyes open as the devotion went on. My mum will lead us in prayer and through a brief moment of worship and would read a portion of Scripture to us. She would sometimes make us read in turns specific passages of Scripture. Mama Esther would also read from the devotional - ‘Light for our path’, taking her time to expatiate. While she did so, she would ask us questions based on the Biblical...