| I thought he was a chop-and-clean
mouth person
By TITILAYO BALOGUN
Tuesday,
September 4, 2007
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•Mr
and Mrs Jonathan
Photo: Sun News Publishing |
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It was a dream come true for Kate Olukemi Adedokun, a 37-year-old
graduate of Business Administration from Lagos State University
when she got married recently to her heartthrob, 38-year-old,
Sunday Emeka Jonathan, a graduate of Yaba Technology at First
Baptist Church, Ikeja in Lagos State.
For 15 years, she had been waiting on the Lord for a partner.
She dreamt, hoped and prayed for a man to call her own. But
all to no avail. All this while and unknown to her, the man
that the Lord has chosen for her lived just three streets
away and they’ve been using the same bus-stop. Then,
when all hopes seemed lost, the Lord answered her prayer –
they met miraculously.
"Whatever God’s plan, whether the devil likes it
or not, will surely come to pass. Can you believe that my
husband was living third street away from my own, same bus-stop
for 12 years and we never met until God’s time,"
she begins her story.
"The first time we met, I was in my shop. He, with one
of his friends, came to buy a satchet of pure water from me.
When he saw me, he exclaimed: ‘God told me this is where
my wife is and I believe in Him. God can’t deceive me.’
Then he said he wanted to marry me. I thought he was just
joking. The funniest part of it was that he started calling
some of his friends telling them: ‘come and meet me
in my wife’s shop.’ I was just looking at him
as one of the chop-and-clean mouth men, I didn’t take
him seriously."
But after several visits and trouble, she started having a
rethink. "I didn’t want to take anything for granted,"
she says.
Having convinced herself of the man’s intention, another
problem reared itself. "Will I be accepted by my future
parents-in-law, considering my age and tribe," she wondered.
"Or will my own people accept him because of his tribe?"
For lack of anything to do concerning the matter, she placed
her trust in God. If she knew what fate had in stock for her,
she wouldn’t have worried initially – she was
enthusiastically received by her in-laws.
"You know," she explains, "my husband came
from Asaba in Delta State and I am from Ibadan in Oyo State.
My mum is late but my 85-year-old dad was highly glad when
I introduced my husband to-be to him. And on the part of my
parents-in-law, my mother-in-law was so happy to see her daughter-in-law.
She felt elated that her son would be getting married, after
a long waiting, because she had been waiting for that very
day. It was unbelievable until my ‘introduction day,’
which was a memorable day."
The wedding proper was even more grand. Being one of the dedicated
members of the Lydia Association, a girls only association
of the church, a ‘Bible Presentation’ programme
was organized for her a week to the wedding to welcome her
to the ‘Women Association.’
What was life like all this while of waiting and searching?
"For a lady of that age, it was a great reproach, for
not having partner or fiancé. There is no one to share
your problems with. People see you as an irresponsible person
in terms of family affairs; they believe you have little or
no experience when they’re talking about family matters.
Also, there were lots of other insults from people that are
not of your age, relatives, friends, neighbours, to mention
few. Some even taught I was not a serious person but I believed
that God’s time is the best.
"But despite all these, other singles out there should
not lose hope, they should stick to the Lord and wait for
their own time," she advises others in that shoe. "No
matter the difficulties, God will always make a way. The Lord
that turned my own sorrow to joy will surely do your own."
Now that she has finally hooked the man, does he measure up
to her desire?
"My husband has everything I desire in a man. He is loving
and caring. Very kind-hearted and transparent."
How many children do they intend to have? "As many as
God wishes or grants," she submits.
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