FEUDING WOMEN Episode 3

"Blessed be the Lord, God Almighty
Who was, and is, and is to come
Blessed be the Lord, God Almighty
Who reigns forevermore"
The crowd went wild as Pastor Samuel mounted the stage. He was a charismatic preacher with a healing ministry. There were countless testimonies of those that had received their healing after his ministration. Some others had testified of other kinds of miracles. The church auditorium was always stretched beyond its capacity whenever Pastor Samuel was ministering.
As usual, Pastor Samuel delivered a soul stirring sermon on "Seed time and harvest". Then there was an altar call. Afterwards, he talked about increasing the capacity of the auditorium. He also talked about the need to expand the ministry's reach to the unreached people of the world. As he announced for those that would like to give a million dollars to support the work of the ministry, thousands flocked to the altar.
After the ministration, the ordination service began. Pastor Samuel exhorted the new ministers - pastors and deacons - on the need to care for the flock. He talked about the need to know church members BEYOND the walls of the church. He emphasized the importance of befriending members and knowing them intimately.
Then the ordination began. As Pastor Samuel came off the altar, all the new ministers fell, all slain in the Spirit. As he got to each minister, he prophesied. For some, he had a word of knowledge.
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Archippus tried to focus on the service. All the talk about ministers getting to know their members intimately was making him uncomfortable. He didn't want anyone to know him intimately. He couldn't afford having anyone blow his cover.
He could consider coming once in a while, though, if the pretty usher that welcomed him was going to attend to him every time he came. The generous amount of her cleavage she shared with him when she bent to ask him to move his Bible had him struggling to remember that he was still in church. He wondered what else lay beneath. He quickly focused on the choir ministration but he quickly got distracted with the mini-skirt that one of the choristers put on. She had everlasting legs. He wondered where those legs led...
He wondered if it was time to ditch the televangelist...
He felt his phone buzz and he checked his BBM message...
Should he rejoice or mourn?
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Cletus wondered if he should have stayed back home and do what he did whenever mum was away. The relief he got from his computer dulled the pain of rejection he felt. If his dad didn't want him, who else would? What was this preacher talking about? His mother lived in the same house and didn't care about him at all...And they're talking caring about others?
All she cared about was climbing the church leadership ladder. If she wasn't at work, she was in church attending so many meetings. Whenever she was at home, she was either cooking, watching church messages or working on things she brought from work/church to do at home. He only got her attention whenever he flouted her orders.
Her lack of attention used to bother him till Segun showed him the amazing things to do with his computer. He still got cheap thrills from upsetting his mum but most of the fun he got these days was from his computer and his phone.
Author's Note: Euodia and Syntyche's story is found in Philippians 4:2-3. This is a very very fictionalized version...Stay tuned for Episode 4.