Me: Hello
Mother-in-law: Iyawo mi, omo mi….hope you
are not too busy now. Please, I want to talk to you about something
Me: Mummy, I can spare a minute
…..
Mother-in-law: Please, there’s this woman,
Mama Pamilerin, she waited for 22yrs before God gave her Pamilerin. She’s a
prophetess, we pray together and she said she doesn’t mind praying with you
once in a while . She’s here with me now, hold on,
let her pray for you
Me: ehm…ehm… yes ma
The
next voice I hear is that of Mama Pamilerin. She prays in Yoruba and I respond
with the required “Amen”. After the prayer, she goes on to recount her story,
how she waited for 22 years before God answered her..bla..bla..bla. All this
conversation takes about 20mins of my time. She hands over the phone to my
mother-in-law.
Mother-in-law: Iyawo mi, shey you won’t
mind using holy water. Shebi you remember I said I and Mama Pamilerin pray together,
she will pray on water for you, I will bring it for you or you can send someone
to come and collect it. There’s nothing to it oh…the water is holy water, we
pray on it and all you need to do is drink it or take your bath with it..God
will answer our prayer, he has answered it. I will carry my grandchildren in
Jesus name…… at this point I am rolling my eyes….……. the prayer
reels on
Let
me digress to give a small brief on my mother-in-law……….My mother-in-law
is a good, loving and decent woman, sometimes I feel I over-react sef….. my hubby has been able to get her to “mind her business” as per our child
bearing issues. She doesn’t ask any questions.
However,
time and time again I have to endure this type of phone conversations. She has
gone to every mountain, visited every pastor she knows to join her in praying
for the “fruit of the womb” for her son. It is for this reason I don’t visit my in-laws,
as the visit never ends without a praying visit from a pastor, prophet or prophetess
with holy water, anointing oil or a prescription of one form of prayer and
fasting. Therefore, for my own piece of
mind, I use wisdom to decline any visit to their house. Earlier this month, my
hubby asked that we visit them, if you see how I take say “no-thank you”,
ehn, even me I felt bad.
Back
to the phone call……..
Me:
Mummy, thank you ma…ehm…..my oga is calling me…I’ll call you later
Mother-in-law:
Wait, wait, I will send Mama Pamilerin’s number to your phone. Please be
calling her oh, so she can pray with you. I am sure God will answer our
prayers. I will smile; I will carry my son’s children…..she starts again....
Me:
Mummy, Amen
Mother-in-law:
I will also give Mama Pamilerin your number; she will be calling you to pray
with you
Me:
Ah….mummy, ehm…ehm…
Mother-in-law:
God answers her prayers oh, infact, her ministry is praying for those waiting
for the “fruit of the womb”, don’t worry…..….
Me:
Thank you ma, but I really have to call you back. Take care.
Phone
call ends….. I sigh…..phew…God. My phone
beeps and its a text message…lo and behold….it reads”this is mummy, Mama Pamilerin’s
number is 080xxxxxxxx”.
Fast
forward to four weeks later, my phone rings
Me:
Hello
Voice:
It’s me Mama Pamilerin……… you haven’t called me since the last time we spoke
