My Life in Red and White

I'm compiling a list of things we take for granted beginning with my personal list. I have realized that there are certain things we take for granted. This list has helped me to be more thankful about the little things and the seemingly 'insignificant' things. It has also helped me count my blessings and realize that I am truly blessed. It has also helped me realize that every good gift comes from the Father (Jas. 1: 17); and that I should be grateful for every gift received. You'd be surprised the things that end up on the list! It was (still is) a very enlightening experience. Sunshine: Stuck in -3 ° C weather, with the prospects of it getting worse; sunset at 16:00; cloudy gray days.... I've begun to appreciate what little bit of sunshine I get. Some days I long for the 45 °C  of Gusau ... but alas! For the little bit of sunshine I get everyday, Lord I'm grateful. Bio-foods: What? now i have to pay extra to eat 'bio-foods'? where I come from... ever

Finally! after weeks of absence, i'm updating my blog. Hurray! of all the many things that have happened in the interim, I want to share a particular event, its about 'forgetting the source'. A friend recently told me a Yoruba proverb:   "odo to gbagbe orisun e a gbe" ( the river which forgets its source will dry up - at least that's how i think it's put in Yoruba). I can apply this analogy to many aspects of life, family, friends, relationships etc but today, i'd rather apply it to faith. My faith and belief in the Lord Jesus Christ has sustained me and been my anchor through hard times and good times, joys and the sorrows of life, I have always been reminded of the comfort I have in my Savior. The frustrations of life, heart breaks, stressing 'acada' moments, in 'brokeness' (lack) and plenty... I have always found solace in Him. Suddenly...... its like the lights were turned off and panic set in... hell was about to break loose...

Water! Sun! not a beach but sand! Luzern!  Coming from the coastal area, this was bliss! nostalgic too! If only i could have gotten my feet in the water, then i'd be back at Eleko beach! for more information on the pictures:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucerne This is Luzern. Enjoy!   Boat ride! yay! Rio? in Luzern? Another version of '300'?   Lovely towers. The famous pier. My day of sunshine, water and lovely coastal breeze! I had fun at lake Luzern and exploring the town (with friends of course!).  

 Part of this blog is meant to be about my 'waka waka' escapades.  So here is Part I - Gurten. Hope you enjoy these pictures! Welcome to Gurten! When I saw the green hills, first thing I wanted to do was run like Maria (Sound of Music) and sing 'The hills are alive! with the sound of music!' A view of the town from Gurten. It is said that you haven't been to Bern until you visit Gurten and swim in the Aare! This is the first step, come spring, I'll take a dive in the Aare! 

The LORD asked Cain, "Where is your brother Abel?" He answered, "I don't know. Am I supposed to take care of my brother?" Genesis 4: 9 I sit here pondering on the patience of the Lord, how He warns us, how He loves us, how He tries to correct us and keep us from the downward path, and how stubbornly like Cain, we head for no other path, but the path of destruction. I hear the Lord ask "Where is your brother Abel?" and I sit and wonder, what exactly did I do with Abel? For Cain, it was Abel and it was simple; murder. For me... its much worse, and good for me, unlike Cain, I have a plethora of words I (think I) can bamboozle God (and myself) with. I hear the Lord ask "Where is your brother Abel?" and I want to answer grumpily, 'I don't know!' and I think to myself, God will never find out, all I need to do is busy myself with other activities. He'll get so caught up in noticing them and me, he'll forget all about Abel. On

It's a Sunday! a beautiful, sunny Sunday! yay! the sun's shining! Its time to get up and go to church! on my way to church, i can't help but muse and wonder, its a Sunday, the sun's shining. its a beautiful Sunday, i'm off to church .... but wait, half the people around me are off to explore! its a Sunday, the sun's shining its a beautiful Sunday, they are off to see the mountainside! huh? my sentiments exactly! i want to put on my judgment hat get on my judgement seat and declare them ... 'guilty'! for not going to church to worship God on a beautiful day like this! what more could make you aware of the existence of a Creator? Then I think to myself, I'm so quick to judge, but how many times have I adopted the same attitude? seeking the creation instead of the Creator? worshiping the creation instead of the Creator; longing for, aweing at the creation instead of the creator... then it hits me... I'm quick to judge because I recognize what it is

Genesis 1:1   In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.   John 1:1   In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. It’s time to leave again, time to begin afresh again; sometimes the past builds a bridge to the future. Sometimes we make a clean break. The key is never to forget where you’ve been and what you’ve learnt along the way (it will always come in handy, one way or another). New friends, new environment, new food, new culture, new languages, a reorientation! Isn’t that what we so badly need? A reorientation! We become so adapted to the world and its people (Mr B’s line) and we forget that we are different! We are not of this world. Rom 12:2   Don't become like the people of this world. Instead, change the way you think. Then you will always be able to determine what God really wants-what is good, pleasing, and perfect. Least I digress, I was talking about new beginnings. Some of us are afraid to begin again, some of us are a