One On One with Ojonugwa

Ojonugwa: Good evening and welcome to another episode of one on one with Ojonugwa
Tonight, I bring to you the story of a lady, a writer, string and beautiful. Despite all odds, she has decided to know and follow her God.
Follow me on this as we'll  be talking will Aaron Fikayomi. Thanks so much for honouring us ma, we so not take this for granted.

Ma'am fikayo: Thanks for this privelege, I'm excited to be here

Ojonugwa: So we'd like to know more about your person, so tell us, Who is Aaron Fikayomi, and what's she all about??

Ma'am Fikayomi: Aaron Fikayomi is a content writer, an Author and a Book project consultant. People see her as a girl with a physical challenge, but I see myself as God's delight in this World. She loves to inspire people through her writing and she uses her personal experience as blocks through the Holy Spirit to encourage others.
She loves children, teenagers and she hopes for a better World where teenagers know the Lord and grow in purity.

Ojonugwa: Really, it's not what others see us as but what we've pictured ourselves as in His. Thank you ma.
Now, what was it like for you when the reality of your health issues first dawned on you?
How did you adjust to the new You, you woke up to?

Ma'am fikayo: My health issue was a gradual process. When I was ten years old, I realized my right leg was getting stiff and there was a tumor on my right hip too. I was living with an Aunt then, and due to the maltreatment I got there, I wasn't free to express myself or tell her about it.
It got worse to a point where I couldn't climb a stair easily and that was when she knew about the tumor and tried to help me in a personal way, but it didn't work out. I felt everything would be fine until it got worse and my mom had to take me away from my Aunt for proper treatment.
Well, my health had worsened then and it was almost impossible to diagnose my condition. Eventually, I was told I only have a year and at most, two years to live because there was no way I could handle the excruciating pain and the condition would worsen. I was just 11 years old then and I felt unwell, weak and easily bleed from my nose at intervals.
I soon realized that the way I walked got so bad that I couldn't walk around without being assisted. I had this tumor on every part of my body and they were oozing out milky and bony particles. It got to a point that I could barely sleep at night because ants would gather on me to sulk on the wounds. I attempted suicide severally and I was so tired of the pain and all… But I didn't die like the doctor's prognosis and I wasn't getting better either. I felt bad and cursed God severally. It was hard on me and I was just so tired and wanted answers. How could I be living with a disease without diagnosis?

Ojonugwa: Hmm I can imagine, and how did you cope with school? Did anything change?

Ma'am fikayo: I couldn't go to school effectively because every joint on my body got stiff, including my hands and fingers. I couldn't hold a pen conveniently. Going to school every day was a great struggle. I had to sit in an awkward way on the bike and someone would support my back.
Eventually, I had to drop out of school due to the stress and my inability to write effectively. I was intelligent, so to say…lol, but intelligence without the ability to write, it didn't add up. Coupled with the stress of sitting on the bike awkwardly every day, my mom felt staying out of school for a while was the best… Sadly, I never returned back to school.

Ojonugwa: imagine being deprived of school as a child and even as an adult, due to health issues, not so many can handle that
Now I'll ask. What has been the place of The Holy Spirit in the whole situation??

Ma'am fikayo: The holy Spirit has been the one that keeps me going. I gave up a million times and more, but He always shows up and has given me a million little miracles that gives me hope and every reason to hold on until He heals me and transforms my life.

I'm living with a rare bone disorder known as Heterotopic Ossification. It affects very few people in the World and it is caused by trauma to the affected part of its victim. Due to the fact that I suffered severe maltreatment from childhood, every part of my body was affected and that is why the disease affected me so much.
The Holy Spirit helped me with my findings as no Doctor could diagnose it here in Nigeria. He gave me hope afterwards and said, "He has given me the tongue of the learned to know what to say to the weary in season… Isaiah 50:4)"
Then He said I'll be healthy again. I don't know how or when and I sometimes get discouraged, but the Holy Spirit is so sweet. He knocks at the door of my heart and reminds me that He is with me and I can't do anything without His strength and grace.
He has led me to read books, read some certain Bible verses and also some songs too. They helped me heal and they were just the answer I needed for every situation.

Ojonugwa: Most times I wonder where you get your strength from, you are one excellent writer I've followed over time, what inspires you? What makes you keep going despite all odds, it's how you talk about the goodness of God, with so much Faith ❤️. That keeps me in awe

Ma'am fikayo: Remember I mentioned dropping out of school? One of the roles the Holy Spirit played in me is making me a Writer without any serious education as such. My writing started with just a little post here and there on Facebook. But as a child, I always wrote a note to my late dad whom I barely knew (he died when I was two years old) telling him everything I was going through at my Aunt's place. I guess that helped me a lot with writing today.

I took several online classes for Writers too and looking back at it every time, I do see that I don't have any strength of my own to do the things I do. I don't have the wisdom either and I don't have the courage or intelligence, but the strength comes from above.
The lives that would change because of the Holy Spirit through me and the people who would trust in God again through The Holy Spirit testimony in my life, these keeps me going. Blessing lives and being the reason someone is happy despite their experiences, it gives me joy and it brings me hope that God is glorified in me. And I don't want to go to Heaven alone. I want to bring many people along with me. This makes me ask for a long life even when I feel like ending it all a minute before.
I also dream of having a safe haven for less privileged children and teenagers in the future.

Ojonugwa: Amazing... you are one proof that our success really is not in our material things but in how much lives we've impacted and blessed, I can boldly call you blessed and successful...

Ma'am fikayo: Thank you so much, ma'am. I'm honored and I ascribe all the praise and glory to God. I'm blessed to know that I mean something to someone's life.

Ojonugwa: ....so what will you tell a young man or lady going through this, either challenged or not, who thinks nothing good can come forth from their Nazareth?
Some know their assignments already but are still too scared to start... What's your advice ma?

Ma'am fikayo: You know, it's easier to see the pain and disadvantage in every situation. We tend to hear what everyone else is saying and what they are thinking, but we rarely see what God is saying and doing or wanting to do through us.
That Nazareth that makes people including you see no good, is actually a part of your script to bring glory to God, but when we ignore the Writer of the script, we always act the wrong role and what everyone else is saying and thinking will seem true than what God wants for you.
Psalms 139:16 (TPT) says,
"You saw who you created me to be before I became me! Before I’d ever seen the light of day, the number of days you planned for me were already recorded in your book."
Everything about your life is set and the plans for you are for good and not for evil. Go back to God to lead you through Nazareth and let Him bring out His beauty in it. Not your definition of beauty, God's definition. One thing I learned recently is that, when we keep looking at the problem and keep seeing how bad things are, we will be drawn back from having faith in God. It is always too difficult to judge God faithful at trying times, but those moments should be when we build our hope and trust in Him more. I know it's difficult, but we don't look into our strength, ability or our instinct to help us, we let go of everything- looking unto Jesus the Author and finisher of our faith.
If we can muster the faith to trust, we can overcome every trouble, fear, uncertainty, pain, challenges that comes our way.

Ojonugwa: God definitely is sure of the plans He has for us, and this plans are Good!  Lastly, what can you tell someone who still doubts the realness of God's love, Mercy and grace??

Ma'am fikayo: If you ever doubt God's love and mercy, think about the many times you have had near death experiences. You might think you escaped by happenstance, but it was God's mercy and grace that pulled you through.
God loves and no matter what we are going through that makes it difficult to believe He loves us, look back into God's Word and embrace everything it says even if it doesn't make sense to you.
A scripture says,
We all experience times of testing, which is normal for every human being. But God will be faithful to you. He will screen and filter the severity, nature, and timing of every test or trial you face so that you can bear it. And each test is an opportunity to trust him more, for along with every trial God has provided for you a way of escape that will bring you out of it victoriously.
1 Corinthians 10:13 (TPT)

Ojonugwa: Hmm each test is an opportunity to trust Him more..Finally ma, to everyone who is going through this blog right now, what advice do you have for us???

Ma'am fikayo: No matter what you're going through or what is happening to and around you, always know that God is there with you as Your Best Friend and shield, He won't leave you to wander alone.
Also, never settle for where you are. There's always more when you make a move. It might be difficult and unreasonable at a point, but don't relent. Take that class, read those books, implement what you read, connect with people prayerfully and always ask God to help you.

Ojonugwa: Hmm.... I'm near being speechless right now
Some of us have had the opportunity of being in the four walls of an academic institution
We've had so many opportunities but we always come up with a thousand excuses
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We can go on and on tonight but there have to be an end to this

God bless you ma fikayo.. I love you from my heart and for your small wins, I'll cheer you out loudly. I didn't think you'll grant this interview but here we are.
God bless you ma
I pray all your heart desires be granted In God's perfect time.... Amen

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