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Sometimes when I think of what we did as teenage Christians, I will cringe and sometimes burst out in laughter. Back in the day, we had a crew that specializes in deliverance. We all had our specialty in terms of which "demons" we had the competence to exorcise.
Sometimes when I think of what we did as teenage Christians, I will cringe and sometimes burst out in laughter. Back in the day, we had a crew that specializes in deliverance. We all had our specialty in terms of which "demons" we had the competence to exorcise.
"OB" had the competence to combat the demon of sexual immorality. He cld spot the "seed of the whore" from a mile. "CN" was the HOD of the deliverance unit. "HA" was his deputy. My brother @AdeoluOgunnubi was the apprentice, while I was just the "teacher" to break down the "word"
Whenever there was a case, (which usually is another teenager or widow), CN will be contacted. He will then hold an initial interview with the subject to diagnose the problem and the demon we will be dealing with. This will help him select those who will perform the deliverance.
On this particular day, the subject was a young teenage girl who was diagnosed of being promiscuous. CN determined that OB with his specialty in breaking people free from the bondage of sexual sin was the subject matter expert. I was also selected maybe to make up the numbers.
At first, when we started the prayers, the girl didn't show any sign of being possessed. She was just looking at us. Then OB started casting out the demon of masturbation. All of a sudden, the girl started to "manifest". Mehn! That was the sign that we were on the right track.
To cut the long story short, OB succeeded in casting out the demon of masturbation from the girl and she was free at last. Problem was, she didn't know the meaning of Masturbation. Apparently, she went home to check the dictionary and when she found out the meaning, she was livid
The girl, did no such thing, had never done anything of the sort & was incensed with the knowledge that the guys that participated in the deliverance walked away with that impression in their mind. So, she came looking for us. OB & CN were conveniently unavailable. The lot fell..
... on me to meet with her. I did. She unloaded her anger on me and I had no other option but to apologize for the mis-diagnosis. You see nothing really was wrong with her. She was a teenage girl starting to get interested in boys and being a devout Christian, she was conflicted.
If we knew better, we shld have taken her to a counsellor that wld have explained what was happening in her body. What hormones do & how she is perfectly normal to feel the way she felt. Unfortunately, this was the time when we saw demons in everything and it had to be the devil.
A lot of what we did then was not out of knowledge but out of ignorance and youthful exuberance. But I must admit that those experiences helped to shape who I am today. My values today were shaped by the good and the bad experiences I had as a member of "The Camp" in Festac Town.
One day, I hope to share more about "The Camp" - A group of teenage Christians totally dedicated to God. It had 2 strong personalities (OB & DO) who ended up splitting the camp into 2 factions. One was charismatic with swag while the other was conservative, and a doomsday prophet
At the end, "The Camp" was divided, the factions dispersed. But out of the ashes came a new leader. The one we called the "ArchBishop". This is one story you will want to hear. A classic case of a political struggle for leadership masked in religious rhetoric. A story of Nigeria.
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