Happy Independence day to every Nigerian in this community! We have some amazing Christian Mommas community members from Nigeria. Thank you for following this blog. Nigeria is my country of birth, so I will join the Independence Day celebration. Nigeria has one of the most powerful national anthems. Check it out! Arise, O Compatriots,Nigeria’s call […]
Tag: Nigeria
Child Molestation, Sexual Abuse and the Culture of Silence in the Church
Nigeria, the most populous black nation in the world is finally having a discourse on the culture of rape and sexual abuse of children in the church. More details here In Nigeria, pastors are worshiped, the devil is blamed for sexual crimes, reporting rape makes life worse for the raped, families keep secrets of child […]
Motherhood Helped Me Stop Worrying About My Accent
When I moved to the U.S. in my late teens, I desperately wanted to change my accent. I wanted to fit in. I didn’t like my accent despite people telling me “I love your accent” several times. They often follow the compliment with “where are you originally from?”. That’s the question I didn’t like answering. I would have to tell them I am originally from Nigeria but I didn’t want to. That was the problem and motherhood solved the problem.