Testimonies

THE STORY OF MY LIFE 

My name is Eunice Umar Masoyi. I was born 12th June 2006. And I am 15 years old.

I was staying with my father’s mother. I had no father because my relationship with him was not good (Not on talking terms). He wasn’t paying my school fees nor cartering for my needs ever since when I was a child.  But at 9 years old my Mom took me to stay with her in Abuja with her husband, who took me in as his own child, paid my fees, and catered for my needs.I started to enjoy a father figure in my life which I never experienced before. My father’s mom, called my mom to bring me back to Gombe after a few years. It was a struggle for me to go back but I finally went back to Gombe. Returning back there made me very stubborn to my father, which made him very angry with me that anytime he saw me he would tie me up and beat me or lock me up in a room.

He called my mom many times telling her that if she does not come to take me back to Abuja he would kill me. Finally, my mom came and took me back to stay with her. But by this time my rebellion towards both of my parents became deep, it developed to deep anger, hatred, and then suicidal thoughts. Many times I wished I was dead to a point I did not care anymore. I made many attempt to kill myself but never succeeded. I tried hanging myself but was rescued. I drank different poisons used for killing mosquitos but did not die. With the report my mom got from my father, whenever I acted up a little, she’ll beat me up really bad to the extend I became scared of my mom. Whenever I did something wrong I would run away from the house and sleep outside the street because I had no one else to run to. And running away became habitual. My mom too became so tired of me and my behaviours, and that period I was in my Junior Secondary School third term, almost rounding up my Junior Secondary School when she sent me back to Gombe to my father’s mother, because she had zero tolerance for my behaviours. When I got back, still my father did not see the need to put me back in school, neither cater for me. He said, putting me back in school would make me very useless and waste resources.

Staying at home instead of school, I met some group of very bad friends who influenced my life even more negatively. I started joining them to have sex for money to meet my needs since my parents were not meeting them. My friends introduced me to a guy who would put drugs in my drink and he would have sex with me without me knowing, because I was so young I didn’t know anything about life but, he was meeting my needs and buying me anything I wanted to eat. This happened repeatedly that the spirit of sex entered me, and I started following guys anywhere and started making money from having sex.I started when I was 14 years old, I used the money I was getting from the guys to care for my self. I’ve lost count of the number of guys I had slept with. I can’t even recall their faces or names. I had no peace in my life, people called me names and cursed me because of my way of life. I became ashamed of myself and didn’t find a reason to live anymore.

But praise God! Someone I didn’t know through my pastor took responsibility of sending me to UFM rehabilitation centre in Jos. But at that time I had someone I loved and felt it was true love because I could see it from his eyes. It was difficult for me to leave without him. So, even though I was in the program with UFM where I was shown so much love, I began to act up again because all the anger, pain, hatred towards my father and mom began to come out. My spiritual parents in UFM talked, prayed, counselled, and showed deep love and care, but the urge to go back to Gombe to my past life was hunting me.

My pastor Rev. Panuel brought me to UFM on the 6th December 2020 . And  I was properly cared for and still being cared for, going through the discipleship training, daily devotional, experiencing God for myself and His unending love for me, Gods purpose for my life , the good things He has in store for me. I am now on the right path. My spirit is lifted, no more feeling of shame, I now have inner peace. I have made peace with my father, thank God and the teachings in Urban frontiers mission.

I am now ready to go back to school and fulfil my full destiny. Thank you God! I finally  accepted Jesus Christ as my Lord and lover after struggling so much. Not by my power nor might but by the spirit of God. I now live for Christ Jesus not for myself. I always remember Psalms 23: 1-6 and find encouragement. Hallelujah!

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THE RESULT OF DISOBEDIENCE AND GOD’S GRACE!!!

My name is Lura. I am from Gombe state in Nigeria. I finished my primary school in 2002 and secondary school in 2008. But even before I finished I lost both parents and had to move and live with my uncle. The beginning of my problem was meeting and falling in love with a boy in a neighboring community. My uncle warned me many times to keep away from this boy and concentrate on pursuing my future by studying, but I did not listen until I found out I was pregnant by this boy last year 2011, and he would have nothing to do with me because at the same time he had impregnated another girl also. And to make matters worse for me, his mother did not approve of our relationship right from the beginning.

In the midst of all these complications I had to run away from home because I did not know how to face my uncle and beside, I was so ashamed and filled with regrets and heartaches. My uncle would not have me back to his home because of all the troubles I had cost him. I was sleeping every and anywhere I found comfortable for a whole month until I came across one of the staff of Urban Frontiers Mission who brought me into the rehabilitation home.

Here in the ministry I have found a family, a home, and above all faith in my savior Jesus Christ. I have given birth to a son but since am not capable of taking care of myself, I have given him up to a godly family for an adoption where he will be better taken care of. I am grateful to God and the ministry for their love and godly teachings and skill training which is shaping me into a better person. I am hoping to be accepted back by my uncle.

This new life God has given me I hope to live it out even in my uncles home.