It has been a question I have always got to answer whenever I introduce myself, because my speech and my language (choice of vocabularies) kind of leave many people in the confusion of who I really am, some even wonder
when I am on the phone and I have to say it's Bro. KAZEEM, or Pastor KAZEEM, they feel like they ain't hearing well, maybe they expected me to say Bro. John or Andrew or Stephen but to their amazement,
I am named KAZEEM. Many of my teachers find it a great problem to compose my religion because they would have hastily put Islam all to discover that I am a Christian.
I was born in the village of Ode-lemo, Shagamu, Ogun State,Nigeria, to a family of 6, including my parents, on the 9th day of the month of June, 1995, a Friday to be precise as my birth in the general hospital attracted a great joy in the village as my mom had lost 2 kids before then and I wasn't expected, but all the same, here is a baby boy born into the world.
Was growing up in the village, happy and jubilant, all that I needed was always supplied, had very good friends that we played "Tente, Suwe, who is in the garden"( these are local games),football together, I was also attending our Islamic School where I was taught the reading of the Torah, and being very smart then and popular, the Malim loved me so much and would always want to come and do "Wasi" that's like an outdoor preaching because anytime they do it in my house, the whole village children will come around, drop money and there would be so much fun...
During one holiday, I went to Shagamu to visit my elder sister who was in courtship, there I met a woman who I got attracted to, her love, her way of life just attracted me, so on getting back home, then I was in primary 2 3rd term break, I told my mom that I want to go back and continue my education at the Town and live with that Woman, the woman in question was my sister's mother-in-law, she didn't agree but because they always want me to be happy, she told my dad about it and He agreed,then I was about entering primary 3, the whole village would miss the departure of their star, but then it was a call of destiny.
I got to town, gained admission to Aunty Bose Nursery and Primary School, now Advanced Breed Group of Schools, to continue from Primary 3,but now in her house, the dream house then, hmm, I had to go to church because she said I can't be with her without going with her to church, so I followed her with a doubtful mind, but would still escape a times for my prayers, It was all strange to me, someone who has done "Wolimot" (islamic graduation) to then be going to Church, anyway since there was no phone to hurriedly call my parents, I waited till they came to visit, made my complains but I just wouldn't know why they were passive, anyway they told me to stop going to church, I did at a point, but later my guardian's love towards me pulled me again, now I was in the middle of two seas, I went on a vacation to spend a weekend with my parents and I had to go to mosque but this time I was doing my prayers(in the mosque), but was praying in the name of Jesus.
This continued as I saw myself getting interested in the whole Christian thing, anyway, I rose the ladder of success in my new school, became the best in the class having more matured people, from a village star to a Town star,
Anyway this has explained how I got integrated into Christianity, but do you know it was at Christmas that I became a Christian? Read my full story here!
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