EDITOR’S LETTER
Dear Ladies,
Welcome to April! Happy Easter! It’s a season
where we are reminded of Christ’s sacrifice and
what His death and resurrection mean to us a
Christians.
Only a few days ago, I received a message on
WhatsApp asking me to pray for Leah Sharibu,
a young girl in the northern part of Nigeria who
had been kidnapped by Islamic group terrorists,
Boko Haram. Now, what is interesting is that Leah
was not the only girl kidnapped by this group, but
she was the only one denied release by the group,
and she was denied release because she refused to
denounce Christ. Now, I don’t know about you,
but when I heard her story, I remember thinking,
what would you have done Eturuvie if you had
been in her place? Yes, like everyone I hailed
her a hero or Shero, but I couldn’t help but look
inside and do some serious soul-searching. It’s
easy to say; “I won’t deny Christ,” when you’re
in the comfort of your home and you reside in
a country that is reasonably safe and secure but
what would you do when you’re in a forest held
at gun point by Islamic terrorists? I am talking
about evil people who would think nothing of
blowing one’s brains out or raping one or putting
one through such torture and pain that cannot
be described by words. I thought of all these and
asked myself, again and again, what would you
do, Eturuvie? And at that point, I realised that it
was time to go deeper in my walk with God, go
deeper in my study of His word, go deeper in my
prayer life, go deeper in all things spiritual. I had
to know Him more; I had to have more of Him.
I had to be certain that I was so linked with Him
that nothing could separate us. I thought I would
share this story here and call every one of us to
embark on a journey of more with God. Never
think that you have arrived, keeping seeking,
keep craving for more. In this journey, there is a
place called forward, and a place called deeper.
May we get there in
the name of Jesus the
Christ. Amen. We
continue to pray
for the release of
Leah. Our God is
faithful.
This is DOZ Issue
30, April 2018,
and it is filled
with inspirational
articles to
help you find
your God-given
assignment and
pursue it.
Our DOZ That Inspire
You, for this issue is,
Adrienne Hicks Everett. She is a woman after my
heart. In 2014, Adrienne was crowned Ms. US
Continental. This opened doors for her to travel
around the country and share her experiences to
empower young people. Although a man-made
crown or proclamation wasn’t necessary, because
God had made her queen from the onset, it
did help set her on the path to rediscovery and
recovery. Adriene had always been a queen, but
like many women, she had forgotten who she was.
Hers is a story that will help you to discover or
rediscover the queen that you are.
We have a new story for you in this issue; it is
titled, “DOZ Chronicles: Kemi.” It will run in this
issue and the next, and we hope that you enjoy it.
I look forward to seeing you same time next
month.
Enjoy Easter!
DOZ Magazine April 2018
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