Chapter Thirty Nine
QUANTUM LEAP IN THE FAMILY 2
She sang the songs of praise as she went about her duties as though she had nothing bothering her. She carefully avoided thinking negatively nor meeting face to face with Ken.
'Anyway, if Jeff will not go to the University this year, I will not be bothered, for I'm aware that God's plan is the best.'
She thought. Now, Ken had preserved that money for his children's school. The only money available now was the two hundred thousand that was set aside for Jewel's school. For now, there was no guarantee that there would be a buyer to buy any of the properties that Ken had given up for sale within a short period. As Dora was avoiding eye contacts with her husband, he also endeavored to keep her at arm's length for a few reasons. Top on the least was to stay away from what he would feel contrite about later. Already, he was upset for slapping his wife for the first time in his life few weeks ago, and he had told himself that he would never do it again.
'Why are women so easily deceived? So that Sunday Sermon made sense to her?'
Ken pondered while he managed to comport himself. He knew his wife to be a woman who believed so much in her God and Priests. There was no doubt that it was prayers that delivered them from Mazi Iluno Okonkwo's plot. After she sowed her seed on Monday morning she was convinced that if she did that, just like Abigail, her family would be saved from any and every calamity both now and in the future.
"God cannot fail me. I will share my testimonies like others some day."
To be on a safer side, she endeavored as much as possible in her attempt to avoid Ken that day, for reasons she could not explain. But that was not going to be possible as he walked up to the kitchen to meet her while she was preparing the lunch. What he did was beyond her expectations.
"Take, I want to water your seed, so it can germinate fast."
He informed as he handed over the two hundred thousand meant for Jewel's school to her. The startled Dora screamed.
"What? What do you mean by I should water the seed?"
She asked in amazement. She knew of seed sowing as she heard from the preacher, but watering of the seed was strange to her.
Furthermore, she thanked him and as she collected the money. Likewise, she was expecting him to be disappointed in her, but he was rather pleased and supportive. That must be a miracle. They went about their affairs that week with joy
On Sunday, they left for the church with great expectations with her seed for watering the first seed in her purse which she had already stocked into an envelope.
At the church
They noticed many new faces. The church was fuller than usual with miracle seekers that have occupied all the seats. If they had delayed any longer, they would have been forced to stand outside the church auditorium.
During the service, the Vicar gave room for the worshipers to share their testimonies that was associated with seed sowing. As expected, many hands were up. The vicar asked the first person to come forward.
A lady came for thanksgiving and shared her testimony with the congregation.
"Brethren, praise the Lord. After the sermon last Sunday on seed sowing, my husband and I decided to give it a try. We had been hearing about seed sowing, but we felt it was an avenue that some pastors used to exploit their members until the Reverend shed more lights on it last Sunday.
On Monday morning, we transferred our seed into the church account and told God we want a harvest of testimonies. In the evening, my six years old daughter had the need to answer the call of nature. She got to the toilet to discover that her brother was using it, so she decided to use the guest toilet. After wards, she used the water to wash her butt and put on her pant back. When I realized that she used the guest toilet, I asked her how she washed her butt because the water system in the quest room was bad and yet to be fixed. I knew there was no water there, for no guest had used it for the past few weeks. She said she used the water in the container she saw there. My husband then remembered that he kept a container of acid there. He walked to the toilet to realize that my daughter actually used acid instead of water to wash her butt. This is the pant she wore that day [displaying the tattered pant that was eaten by the acid) but no wound was found on my daughter's butt or the hand. I have come to thank God for delivering my daughter".
"Wow"
"God is good"
"What a mighty God"
"This God is great"
The wowed congregation clapped again and again. Even the newcomers were rendered speechless.
Her testimony encouraged Dora and her husband, so she gladly sowed the two hundred that Sunday. It was as if the heavens were waiting for her to obey by sowing her last seed before the rain of testimonies.
In the Car.
While they were driving back home after the service, Ken, who understood her expectations, encouraged her.
"Wifey, we will have abundant testimonies someday. Just be happy."
Dora, who sat on the passenger's seat, looked at him and smiled before she responded.
"I am certain that it would be very soon."
Jeff and Jewel, who were at the backseat watching a movie from Jeff's phone, were not aware that their father was sacked nor that his school fees had been used, as seed were silent all through the drive back home. Soon, they were at home. The security guards opened the gate for him. Just then, he remembered that Nazi Iluno said that one of them at the gate gave him his number. He resolved to find out. He rolled down the glass of the car window and asked.
"Which of you gave a stranger my contact two weeks ago."
The six security guards on duty denied ever meeting an old man nor giving out his number. He went ahead and educated them.
"It is wrong to give our people's contact to strangers without their consent. You got it?"
"Yes boss."
Then, he drove to his apartment.