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Diary of a Corper 1

4th May- The day i left home
This is quite long,but pls read through....my own journey to "Canaan"
I began the trip with uncertainties of what will happen, but like we always do, we believe the best.
The ABC luxurious bus
was quite comfortable afterall 6K no be small money. The bus host gave us some rules that we must obey. He said we should off our phones(...which i obeyed at some times  only to extend my battery span); he also told us that the toilet facility is meant for urinary alone(...i didnt even drink water after my breakfast because i didnt want to urinate throughout the journey.
The bus took off at 07:46 and i brought out a book to read to enjoy the trip. Suddenly, they began to show a loud igbo movie of a prince(...heir to the throne) who had no regard for the tradition of the land. After the movie, comedy followed and later, music followed. That was how i wasnt able to read my book at all-Disappointment Number 1.
When we were on Ibadan-Ilesa road, we began to perceive a very offensive odour from the toilet of the bus- an old mama had defecated there. It was a real mess-several times in our journey of faith, we have been wronged, but our pastors urged us to forgive(...some even said forget). We enjoyed the aroma of the mama's faeces from Ilesa till Owo.
The trip was said to be 13hours, but after 16hours, we were still in Nasarawa(...the state before Plateau). Nasarawa, just like Ondo state tested our patience so much. We spent about 3hours in the state and just like the Israelites, the grumblings started, it was like Plateau state was shifting backwards and the pace of our bus was very much slow.
Many times we seem to be in a spot in life or probably moving at a pace that is not acceptable, i remember that scripture i use to counsel such people-Heb10:35-39.
Of all the states i passed through, Kogi stood out: I saw a masquerade, mountains whose roofs was like the top of a car and river Niger added to the glamour.
Around 23:30, the bus parked and we were told that we will spend the night in that place(...still in Nasarawa). I alighted from the bus and found out that it is a spot where we call 'cool spot' in Ibadan and so my neighbours for the nights were going to be drunkards and smokers.
Seriously, how many times have we found ourselves in an unwanted spot and we cried for a change of situation. My friend, even though you might be in an unwanted spot right now, remember that the Lord isn't scared of the valley of the shadow of death; He is with you. I eventually slept around 03:15am after gisting with some other fellow passengers.
We will continue our trip to Jos soon...

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Unknown said…
Nice post..where's the rest?

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