When we started the year with a goal of each disciple making one disciple before the end of the year, little did we know that God was set to do a new and even greater thing in our Region of the church in Lagos, Nigeria: Ikeja-Ketu. We have been greatly inspired by the classes at our midweek and Sunday services (“The Return of the Exiles” and “Set Apart”, respectively). As a result of these classes five new Bible Talk centres were created in the month of January. 
Acts 6:7 (New Living Translation) – “So God’s message continued to spread. The number of believers greatly increased in Jerusalem, and many of the Jewish Priests were converted too.” (emphasis added)
Jeremiah 32:26-27 (New International Version) – “Then the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah: ‘I am the Lord, the God of all mankind. Is anything too hard for me?’ ”
On the 3rd of February we gathered together as usual for the week’s Bible Talk. We had none of our visitors around with whom to share the word of God and so decided to go out and reach out to our neighbours. To the glory of God we met several people who were committed to coming to our Bible Talk the following week. It was in the course of this evangelistic effort that Lanre (the Bible Talk leader) and I and met pastor Okojesu right in front of his church facility.
Okojesu joyfully embraced and encouraged us by commending us for reaching out to him. Thereafter, he introduced himself as the presiding minister of the Holy Rock Church of Christ and I asked if he would be willing for us to share the Scriptures with him the following day as it was getting dark at this point. He enthusiastically accepted.
The next day I visited Okojesu and we started studying the Scriptures. Having seen that God had opened his heart as a result of his disposition to the Bible studies, I invited 
Evangelist Charlie Davies (leader of the Ojo-Apapa Region of the Lagos church) to join me in sharing the cross study with him, and this became a turning point for him and his wife (left), Deborah, with whom he shared all he had been learning.
Ndubuisi Eke (a deacon in the Region) and Lead Evangelist Chris Ogbonnaya also joined me in studying with Okojesu. My wife, Augusta, and Rolayo Ogbonnaya (Chris’ wife, Women’s Ministry Leader) studied with Deborah.
On the 26th of February, 2010 Okojesu and Deborah got baptized into Christ Jesus. ”If young men like these could teach me the Word of God at my age, I have no excuse not to obey” said Mr. Okojesu, at the point of his baptism.
One of the sacrifices Okojesu and Deborah offered was giving up their church by having us study the Scriptures with the congregation for their salvation. The church premises has since become a meeting and worship point for disciples.
Our brother George Oputa preached the first sermon to the congregation on March 7, 2010 with the title “Seeking God”.
We ask that you pray and reach out to this couple who gave up their position, livelihood, fame and ‘fortune’ for the sake of the bigger sacrifice and reward of serving our Lord Jesus Christ. Pray that they remain faithful tools for works of service in God’s kingdom, for TO HIM IS THE GLORY.
Evangelist Shadrach Obasa
Ikeja-Ketu Region, Lagos.
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