WHEN TRUST HURTS
A Christian Novel by BBJOHN

Powerful. Emotional. Cinematic.

EPISODE 5

That same night, Pastor Ajemobi had a dream about Sister Dupe. He saw her beautifully dressed in a white wedding gown, walking gracefully across a road in the company of her bridal maids. He watched as they all entered a cemetery. Suddenly, two tombs began shaking violently. From one, a man dressed as a bridegroom emerged; from the other, his Best Man stepped out, both elegantly dressed.

The two men walked toward Dupe and her group.

“Sister Dupe, come out of that cemetery!” Pastor Ajemobi called out loudly.

Dupe turned back, smiled at him, and said, “It’s my wedding day. Come on, rejoice with me.”

“No! A wedding in a cemetery is not your portion in Jesus’ name!” the pastor declared.

“You’re wrong,” she replied. “This isn’t a cemetery. Can’t you see it’s the best event center in town?”

“Best event center…?” Pastor murmured, bewildered. “No, my sister, this is a cemetery, and the man you’re about to wed is a corpse.”

“That’s the problem with over-spirituality,” she retorted. “This is the De-Crown Event Center, the best in town. And my husband-to-be is the son of the richest king in this country.” Turning to her maids, she added, “Let’s go. See? My man is here.”

Pastor Ajemobi wanted to speak further, but no words came out. He began to shiver and suddenly woke up from the dream. He immediately woke his wife and narrated the dream to her.

“This is a deep revelation. What does it mean?” his wife, Tinuola, asked.

“I think she is spiritually married to the world of departed spirits,” he suggested.

“To me, it looks like a spirit of death is hunting for her soul,” she replied.

“A spirit of death?” he repeated.

“Darling, we may lose her soon if nothing is done. She needs urgent divine intervention,” Tinuola said.

“Hmm… It could mean she might die on her wedding day.”

”Wedding day?” What are you saying, Darling?” But you know she still believes God for a future partner. What I’m saying is that, the forces of death might eliminate her anytime from now.”

,”That means we need to intercede for her now,” Ajemobi replied, rising to his feet. “Honey, get up. It’s prayer time.”

After praying for an hour, the pastor fell into a trance. He saw the bride and bridegroom about to exchange wedding vows and rings.

“Holy Ghost fire!” he shouted in the trance.

Suddenly, Dupe’s eyes were opened. She realized she was standing in a cemetery - not an event center. She saw the bridegroom transform from a man in a black suit into someone dressed in grave-clothes.

“Who are you? I don’t know you… I don’t want you… Go away from me!” Dupe screamed.

“Too late…” the man said with a smile. “You’ve gone too far with me. There is no going back.” He held her hands while the Best Man brought out a rope to tie her.

“No! You want to tie me? I don’t know you! Who are you people? Leave me alone! Let me go!” she cried for help.

Then Pastor Ajemobi lifted his hand and commanded, “In the name of Jesus, I release her from your captivity. Now, let her go!”

The bridegroom and the Best Man heard him and turned their gaze on him. Burning with anger, the bridegroom stamped his foot on the ground three times. Strange animals burst out of the earth and began to pursue the pastor.

“In Jesus’ name… Jesus’ name…” he shouted, and instantly came out of the trance. He narrated the vision to his wife, and they intensified their prayers.

Meanwhile, Dupe, who had been engulfed by strange smoke in her dream, woke up feeling terribly ill. She noticed intense shivering, a high temperature, and ash-like patches all over her skin. Struggling to move, she managed to call Dr. Comfort, who immediately sent her driver to bring her to the clinic.

Three hours after Dupe was admitted, she began to exhibit mild symptoms of mental disorder. When the doctor gave her a sedative to calm her brain, she slipped into a coma.

After five days, she came out of the coma, shouting, “No! You want to tie me? I don’t know you! Who are you people? Leave me alone! Let me go!”

A few medical staff on duty stood beside her bed, watching her soberly.

Later that evening, two church members, Sister Titiloye and Brother Julius, visited Dupe’s house but were informed by the landlady that she had been taken to the hospital. After obtaining the clinic’s address, they went to see her. However, on getting there, the doctors were attending to her, so they were unable to see her. They called to inform the pastor and then returned to their individual homes.

The following day, Pastor Ajemobi, his wife, and the two brethren visited Dupe at the clinic. At the sight of her lying on the bed, they shed tears of sorrow.

The next day, Pastor Ajemobi mobilized all church leaders and prayer band members for a seven-day special prayer and fasting program for the healing and deliverance of Sister Dupe.


TO BE CONTINUED....