MERCILESS EBOLA – THE STORY BEHIND THE TALE

I don’t think this is funny at all. But truthfully I had a good laugh about it and thought I should share it. Just maybe it could trigger a smile!!!

A lot of inanimate things are being named after people that have lived their lives well. Most of these people perhaps sacrificed their lives for people and a good number of them are seen as heroes and role models.

Now, let’s assume I am a Congolese and I did a lot of good things to the good people of congo and they decided to name a river after me. My name is Ebola John Thomas. I brought what is regarded as close to civilization to the Congolese people and I was rewarded with a river; one of the longest and swift flowing rivers in Congo.

STORY OF ANTNIA

(real names have been withheld to protect privacy)
Today I had made my rounds, round the market hoping to find a perfect print trouser and after enough ups and down I was done for the day. I was grumpy, it was hot, to top it off the sellers weren't nice either, this was against the backdrop that the government had taken down their shades for a better one which most of them could not afford.

With enough sadness to kick the first day of the week, I was out of the market, when I heard that voice. "If you no dey buy the Ugwu (vegetable), abeg drop am".
Ok let me take you a while back, this was less than a decade, when my body frame made me look like a toddler in high school, it wasn't funny sha.

CORPS MEMBER PROVIDES FREE MEDICAL SERVICE

When Dr Trix-Meti Omonigho, a Batch C corps member, serving in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) swore to serve her nation under the sun or in the rain, she was not joking about it. She took the service seriously. Her main objective was to serve humanity to the best of her ability by touching the lives of the people around her. Omonigho decided not only reach out to people in her host community but extend to other communities in Kwali area council.

After the orientation exercise last year, the young vibrant corps member was posted to General Hospital Kwali as her place of primary assignment.
She vowed that her service will not only end at treating patients in the hospital only, but will extend to people, who are not able to get medical help due to one reason or the other, in the communities.
This corps member’s passion to help people pushed her into organising a free medical outreach for the people of Kwaita, a community in the council, which saw over 200 people benefiting from the exercise.

THE RELAY

The journey started some months back, the end not so far anymore, though it will be the end of the race for me and my team, it’s going to be the beginning of the race for some other persons. It’s been an interesting few months to behold, with hurdles, ups and downs, allies turn opposition, mutiny, amongst others, but in summary, against all odds, it’s been a success story in the making.

As we warm up to exchange batons and count down to the grand finale, the past few weeks will surely go down in the memory books as one of the best. A little modification has been made to the existing structure and an addition has been made to the arsenal. It’s up to the team who will be receiving the baton to continue in the same spirit, pace and build on the already laid foundation.

STREAM THOUGHTS (3)

It happened again this morning as I was strolling down my street to the bus stop to hail a cab to my PPA... the same time... Same path I always follow. It dint happen exactly while I was walking... But walking took me where it did happen. Do not worry I will tell you what happened.. It is interesting though how there is a re-occurrence of a particular thing in different places, at different times but with the same person and yet it strikes u one time to stop and take note of it... Ok I’m doing it again. Elaborate speeches just to make a point. Yeah, but it is necessary.

Now as I got in the cab and we moved a few blocks, I saw a corper passing by, just a few more blocks ahead and I saw another pair. Now every time I saw them i took note of their uniforms. But that was it. I thought hey there is a corper just like me! And I fell back into my thoughts. But what struck me today was this. We actually have something that binds us together. Like an invincible umbilical cord.

A PIECE OF LAND OR A LAND OF PEACE

(The religious under pin)

JUGES 17-21 AND JOSHUA 1-12 this bible passages provide a historical background or historical under pin to the Israel- Hamas conflict. During the biblical era in the days of old The Bible says that God chose a special people to be His witness to the world:

"You are My witnesses," declares the LORD, "And My servant whom I have chosen" ... And what nation on the earth is like Your people Israel, whom God went to redeem for Himself as a people and to make a name for Himself, and to do a great thing for You and awesome things for Your land ...' (Isa 43.10)(2 Sam 7.23). Although the nation of Israel was scattered some 2500 years ago, the Bible says that it will be re-gathered in the last days of this age:
'"I will take the sons of Israel from among the nations where they have gone ... and bring them into their own land ..."' (Ezek 37.21)

STREAM THOUGHTS (2)

My eye lids fluttered lazily as I rolled to the right side of my bed, trying to avoid the rays of light streaming in from the curtains… I did not have any blinds behind them and they are so transparent that the first light of day floods my room before the cocks’ even crow… I thought sleepily it must be about 5am now… and I drifted again for a little while or so I thought. Suddenly I came to consciousness and forced my eyes open, this time wide awake. Picked up my phone and checked the time as I had no wall clock adorning my empty walls.

WHAT! It was 8:15am, work starts 8:00am, I panicked and flew off my bed, dressed my bed so hastily that half the bed cover was dangling on one side of the bed. I didn’t even have time to fluff my pillows…. Yeah as if that counts for anything. Well it does to me, I have a thing for well, perfectly laid beds... But I couldn’t dwell on that right now... I also had a bigger thing for turning up early. I am a due process person you see…. Before I drift….. I flew into the bathroom… the water was freezing cold but I had to pretend it was a nice warm bath, in 5mins I was getting dressed and throwing everything I needed into my laptop bag… finally I was ready but it was past 9:00am….. I felt deflated… because as fast as I tried I was still as late as can be.