Why I Avoided My Village For 13 Years – Adeboye
The General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian
Church of God, Enoch Adeboye, on Tuesday revealed how he ran away from his
native village for 13 years.
Church of God, Enoch Adeboye, on Tuesday revealed how he ran away from his
native village for 13 years.
Preaching about the power of the light of God over
the darkness of evil forces on the first day of the Church’s 2018 Holy Ghost
Congress at the Redemption Camp, he disclosed that in the early 1960s, he ran
away from Ifewara, then a village in Osun State, where he was born and raised
because his father’s enemies threatened to kill him – an only son.
the darkness of evil forces on the first day of the Church’s 2018 Holy Ghost
Congress at the Redemption Camp, he disclosed that in the early 1960s, he ran
away from Ifewara, then a village in Osun State, where he was born and raised
because his father’s enemies threatened to kill him – an only son.
But he said after 13 years in exile, during which he
gave his life to Jesus Christ and was filled with the light that overpowers the
forces of darkness, he went back to Ifewara, and nothing happened to him.
gave his life to Jesus Christ and was filled with the light that overpowers the
forces of darkness, he went back to Ifewara, and nothing happened to him.
According to a testimony he had shared before,
“There was a misunderstanding between my father and other members of the family
over the issue of which party to belong to and the people in the family
threatened to kill me.
“There was a misunderstanding between my father and other members of the family
over the issue of which party to belong to and the people in the family
threatened to kill me.
“When my father came home to tell us what transpired
at the meeting, I ran away from home for 13 years till I met the Lord Jesus
Christ. Thank God for Jesus.”
at the meeting, I ran away from home for 13 years till I met the Lord Jesus
Christ. Thank God for Jesus.”
In the earlier testimony he had also spoken how he
had sought superior charms to counter the forces in his village. He had said,
“While in exile, it occurred to me that if the village people claimed they had
charms to kill me, there could be superior charms elsewhere. Somebody took me
to a village, somewhere not too far from Akure, Ondo State. They took me to the
head herbalist there and I told him I wanted to be fortified so that nobody
would be able to harm me.
had sought superior charms to counter the forces in his village. He had said,
“While in exile, it occurred to me that if the village people claimed they had
charms to kill me, there could be superior charms elsewhere. Somebody took me
to a village, somewhere not too far from Akure, Ondo State. They took me to the
head herbalist there and I told him I wanted to be fortified so that nobody
would be able to harm me.
“No problem, I will fortify you!” he said.
“He listed the requirements and told me the total
cost. That was not a problem because I had the money to pay. He performed all
kinds of rituals and kept on insisting I come back and get more. Then one day,
the juju man looked at me and asked, “What is the name of that your town where
they say you shouldn’t go back to?”
cost. That was not a problem because I had the money to pay. He performed all
kinds of rituals and kept on insisting I come back and get more. Then one day,
the juju man looked at me and asked, “What is the name of that your town where
they say you shouldn’t go back to?”
I told him.
“Ah!” he shouted. “You are from that place?”
I said, “Yes sir.”
He said, “If they ask you not to come, don’t go.”
“What are you talking about?” I asked.
“Let me tell you the truth. My father was the chief
herbalist in this village, his grandfather was the chief herbalist before him
and he inherited everything from them.
herbalist in this village, his grandfather was the chief herbalist before him
and he inherited everything from them.
“When my father was taught everything he knew, he
sent me to your village to get more powers.
sent me to your village to get more powers.
“Whenever I was visiting your village, before I got
to the outskirts, I would go into the bush to bury everything and then when I
am going back, I would go back into the bush to pick it up. Any power you take
into that village will turn to water as soon as you enter.”
to the outskirts, I would go into the bush to bury everything and then when I
am going back, I would go back into the bush to pick it up. Any power you take
into that village will turn to water as soon as you enter.”
“I was surprised to hear all that because I thought
I had been fortified. If you put your trust in the devil, not only will you die
but you will die miserably.”
I had been fortified. If you put your trust in the devil, not only will you die
but you will die miserably.”
“For a long time, I kept running from home until I
met Jesus. When I did, my flight from home stopped. Praise God that the forces
of darkness that hitherto put me to flight now take to their heels when they
see me because I now carry the Lord inside of me“.
met Jesus. When I did, my flight from home stopped. Praise God that the forces
of darkness that hitherto put me to flight now take to their heels when they
see me because I now carry the Lord inside of me“.
