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Skillful Gist, Old Nekede Owerri, Owerri (2026)

12/01/2026

Rose had thought about getting married to a particular Christian brother because of the little time they had during the get-together organized by an elder and his wife.

No doubt, Lazarus was a young, vibrant man with a sharp jawline, as well as intelligent eyes and good grooming.

His polished demeanor captivated both Rose and the majority of the young sisters.

Rose, on the other hand, was quite beautiful, but it seemed Lazarus wasn't attracted to her for some reason.

The moment Rose stepped out to meet one of her friends, Shadrach, who was standing beside Lazarus, said, "She seems to like you..."

Lazarus chuckled at what his friend said, "No, I'm not attracted to her..."

"But, she's beautiful..." Shadrach said as he turned his head to see if she was coming.

"Ehen, if she's beautiful nkor? Brother Shadrach, abeg don't disturb me, and if you like her, you can as well shoot your shot." Lazarus cautioned.

Shadrach tilted his head wondering why Lazarus never liked Rose.

And then Shadrach saw him smiling like he had seen an angel.

"Why are you smiling like that?" Shadrach probed.

Lazarus's gaze shifted to the door, "That's the girl whom my heart beats for."

"Who?" Shadrach asked and his gaze was drawn to the door.

Written by Skillful Gist

"You mean the new convert?" He reiterated.

"Yeah..." Lazarus said absent-mindedly.

However, Rose returned to meet them, Shadrach and Lazarus looked at each other for a moment without speaking.

She broke the silence, "What were you discussing?"

"Nothing..." Shadrach reluctantly said while Lazarus looked away.

She giggled, "I noticed he was looking at my Bible student..."

Shadrach gasped, "You must have superpowers to know Lazarus was looking at her..."

She nodded her head slowly, "I only asked if he was looking at my Bible student..."

"Mmmmm" Shadrach stuttered.

Lazarus couldn't hold back the irritating attitude of Rose, "What if I was looking at her...?"

Rose forced a feigned smile to hide the disappointment of not being able to win his heart.

"I know you can't look at her, she's so unkempt and below your standard..."

Shadrach and Lazarus responded, "You mean your Bible student is unkempt and you still have the effrontery to voice it out....

She tried to quell the anger boiling inside of Lazarus.

"Please, I'm sorry for what I said..."

He walked out on her while Shadrach corrected her citing notable scriptures.

Story Title: The New Convert

Episode One

I'm still not very strong but I pray I get well to complete the story...

12/01/2026

I was able to write a new story

The New convert

11/01/2026

God purposely allows us to go through challenges to make us know those who truly love us.

I'm grateful to those who reached out to me especially to my wonderful cousins and my one and only sister.

In the coming times, I'm going to showcase the level of damage this high b!ood pressure has done to my face.

I pray I recover from this menace.

09/01/2026

On the 5th of January, I noticed a kind of vibration in my left eye and I thought it was just a reaction to something I wasn't too sure of, and then I slept peacefully that night.

By the time I woke up in the morning, my mouth had swollen, and within a short time, I noticed one side of my mouth had shifted.

I rushed to a certified pharmacy, and the nurse on duty suggested I should check my b!ood pressure, which I complied with.

My b!ood pressure was high and that could have led to paralysis.

"Nurse, what could have made my b!ood pressure high at this point in my life?" I asked her.

She replied to me almost immediately after the question was thrown at her, "Stress could be the main factor, and I would advise you to get enough rest .."

My friends, please, what do I do? I don't want my mouth to be disfigured.

09/01/2026

You don't value what you have until you lose it.

Be grateful to Jehovah for the gift of life.

06/01/2026

I'm grateful to Jehova though life became a bit hard the moment I lost my job in August 2025.

The stress I experienced during the period of searching for another job stopped me from writing the interesting stories you find on my page.

But, I hope to continue with the journey of writing as usual in 2026.

06/01/2026

Pa!nful truth don't break you, they make you.

17/09/2025

I can't believe I'm taking a flight to Lagos just to eat Amala with my fiancé.

Me that sapa almost kpai a few months ago until our paths crossed and my life has been transformed.

It all happened like a flash.

I met him on a dazzling Wednesday evening along the street. He was standing in front of a car with his friends.

Perhaps, they were discussing business matters, and when I walked past them, I politely greeted them.

One of his friends was my classmate in school, and he called out to me.

"Angelita...."

I turned around and shouted as I hurriedly ran into his arms.

"George, it's so nice to see you again after so many years since graduating from secondary school..."

He embraced me tightly, and he went ahead to introduce me to his friends.

"Tony, Frank, Joshua, meet my classmate, Angelita..."

"Wow!, She is so pretty...." They exclaimed moving close to me.

We had firm handshakes and it seemed Joshua was likely to be interested in me already.

He looked straight up to his friend George, "I think I like your friend...." He said with a smile on his face.

George raised his eyebrows, "That's too fast, you should give yourself some time to know her better..." He said sarcastically.

"Man, there's no time to waste, I need to grab this opportunity now..." Joshua said placidly.

George shrugged his shoulders and then told his friend, "If that's what you want, who am I to stop you..."

His other friends chuckled softly and they chorused, "My guy, go for what you want...."

We exchanged numbers and Joshua stylishly said those words that tickled me, "My queen, we'll talk more on the phone..."

"Okay, I'll be expecting your call, bye..." I said waving at them.

They spoke loudly as I walked down the street and their voices began to fade gradually as I moved toward the end of the street.

A few days later, he called and we talked for almost an hour.

"Can we go on a date?" He requested.

I was surprised so I responded, "Yeah, we can go on a date..."

The date was fixed and I carefully prepared for my first date with my newest lover.

Since then, it has been from one enjoyment to another.

And when I asked him why he chose me, he had this to say, "I chose you because you're down to earth..."

Moral lesson - Always be polite wherever you go.

゚

17/09/2025

How would you want your day to look?

I know it's going to be lovely.

16/09/2025

That was my wife’s first issue. I couldn't help staring at the woman I love so much weep every day — in pain and heavy thoughts. This is what we prayed for. But one thing I couldn't understand was why it had lingered this long.

We had prayed like our life depended on it, fasted like it was the only way out. Yet the days stayed stubborn.

Our family pastor soaked himself in intercessory prayer for the mercy of God upon us.

At some point I wasn't scared of losing our first baby; what mattered most to me was my wife's life. I could see the pain in her eyes every day.😢

I even brought her parents to stay with us to ease her worries and make her feel alive. But they were softies too.

We would all sit in the sitting room watching movies, only for her to start crying. Those tears would break me into pieces — I couldn't control it. To worsen it, her parents sometimes joined her instead of comforting her. What could I do? I had to be strong as the man of the house: let my heart cry in private, and still comfort all of them.

A pregnancy that had lingered for twelve(12) months was going into the thirteenth(13) 😭

We visited different hospitals, met different doctors... and each visit ended in another scary story.

At some point I was tired. I told her, “Please, let’s stop all these hospital visits. If God made this possible, He still knows how everything will go.”

But by then I saw the woman who’d once had faith in God — the woman who made me fall in love with prayer — losing it all. She didn't even listen when I mentioned God.😢

Her tears came from what the doctors told her: if she eventually gave birth after this delay, there was a 90% probability the baby would be an imbec!le — or other terrifying names I had never heard in my life.

That night, around 2:00 a.m., my wife started screaming slowly. I woke up quickly.

“Sweetheart! What is it?” I asked, curious and terrified.

She couldn't speak. The little I heard was, “My waist! My stomach!” I got scared.

Her parents had gone back a few weeks earlier because they couldn't stand watching their daughter in so much pain. They told me, “In-law, it will be best if we visit often, because if we stay you might look for a way to save our life first before that of your wife.”🤔 That statement carried weight; I didn't argue. I let them go.

So that night, when she complained about her waist and stomach, it took me all my strength to carry her to the car and dash to the hospital. I only managed to throw on a singlet and run out.

When we got to the hospital, luckily the doctor was around. Nurses quickly carried her on a stretcher straight to the theatre.

I stayed outside pacing like a man waiting for the biggest announcement in the world.🤦

Then one of the nurses came: “Sir! Congratulations — the doctor wants to see you.”

I rushed in so fast I almost collided with another pregnant woman coming into the hospital.

Lo and behold, I saw two beautiful kids lying next to each other.

“My wife!” I shouted.

“Calm down,” the doctor said.

“Doctor!!! My wife!” I screamed again.

“Your wife is perfectly fine. She was exhausted; we gave her oxygen.”

My nerves slowly returned. Everybody was shocked — the doctor couldn't believe these babies came out fine. This was the same doctor who had warned us the child could become whatever frightening name he had used.

I knelt down and praised God forever. Everyone joined me; we sang praises and worshipped for hours. Indeed, everyone felt my heart cry and the mightiness of God.

A few minutes later the parents came and danced like King David in the Bible.💃

Fast forward one year later, those two kids kept growing — somehow beautifully.

But I noticed some things: the boy had a set of teeth like a tiger’s, something I'd never seen in a baby; the girl had the deepest dimple I'd ever seen.

The boy never fell sick once. He could speak in tongues as little as he was.🤔

My baby girl — whenever I had something heavy on my heart, her touch or voice alone healed me instantly and even brought lucks here and there. My baby boy had healing powers.

At first I thought it was imagination until outsiders who visited started testifying to these miracles.

INDEED WHAT GOD CANNOT DO DOES NOT EXIST.♥️💯🔥

Today my home is blessed with four kids in total, each with different gifts that give me goosebumps.

I learnt this lessons : Sometimes the delay, the long season of waiting and the terrifying words of experts are not the end — they are the doorway. Don’t let fear steal faith. Watch your children closely from the start: gifts hide in the smallest bruises of a story.

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16/09/2025

My mother went berserk the moment she knew Ogechukwu had left without the recipe.

She had to scold her on the phone but Ogechukwu's unexpected refusal to collect the recipe was a real slap in the face.

"You're going to regret this," My mother yelled on the phone.

"I'll not regret anything, I don't want to become a widow soon..." Ogechukwu taunted my mother.

I couldn't help but laugh at my mom's restless state afterward.

Kenny was chilling in his two-bedroom apartment all alone. It wasn't expecting any visitors and as a bachelor, he gave himself a nice treat.

Unfortunately, that didn't last as Madam Cash bashed into his apartment unannounced.

The look on his face showed contempt for her, "What are you doing in my house?" He asked rudely, "How did you find my house?"

She smiled as she replied to him, "Is not bad to check up on my lovely brother-in-law..."

She tentatively traced her finger across his chest, but Kenny brushed her hand away to keep his distance.

"Stand away from me, Madam Cash or whatever you call yourself..."

"Haba, don't be too harsh on yourself...I heard you've been celibate for a while, look at me, I'm ready to surrender my body and resources to you if you agree to explore my body..." She told him, moving closer this time.

Kenny took a step backward, and quickly said, "You think I don't know your plan... Please, go away or I'll call the police..."

"Why will you call the police?" She queried him, "I'm not afraid."

"Where's my brother Jerry?" Kenny demanded, "He has been missing for about a week now..."

Her countenance changed immediately he mentioned Jerry's name.

Kenny's raised eyebrows signaled his suspicion, "I'm very sure you knew something about my brother's disappearance..."

She stammered, "T.. that's a lie, I don't know anything about his disappearance... After he left my house that very day, I've not heard from him..."

He exclaimed loudly, "Oh my goodness!, He even came to your house before his disappearance..."

Madam Cash regrettably answered, "I didn't say he came to my house.."

He chuckled softly and continued to talk, "You didn't know when you spilled the beans.... Don't worry I'm calling the police right now."

She couldn't wait for him to call the police, she briskly moved out of the house.

Immediately, Kenny phoned the nearest police station, and he informed the senior officer about his brother's disappearance.

"We'll carry out our investigation and get back to you in a few days," The senior officer said.

Madam Cash was already on the way to her friend's house. She was held up in a traffic jam.

"Oh, what's the cause of this gridlock now?" She complained bitterly, honking the car's horn.

She felt more uneasy about Kenny's idea of informing the police.

Then, she decided to call Franca on the phone to brief her about her visit to her house.

"I'm very sorry, I'm not at home...." Franca announced on the phone.

Madam Cash felt disappointed, "Friend, I really need to speak to you..." She begged.

My mother wasn't in the mood to see her, she lied on the phone, "I'm of town, I'll inform you the moment I return.."

"Okay, but you ought to know my dilemma at this point..." Madam Cash said to my mother.

"Speak, I'm listening..."

"Kenny didn't fall for my tricks," She abruptly stopped talking when my mother interrupted.

"Erm, look for another way to get him...."

"He's aware of my w!cked deeds and has involved the police about his missing brother..." Madam Cash said.

My Mother's tone shifted from cheerful to sarcastic, "I know you're going to flop but that one is your business.... You're on your own from this very minute...."

My mother hung up on her friend. Madam Cash was dazed and didn't know when the traffic finally started moving.

The story continues...

Story title My Mother's Recipe

Episode Twelve

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