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MY SUCCESS STORY
I am Rev. NUI-ASIBVUH MARTIN, founder of Solidarity Rehabilitation Center. My success story is a living testimony that THE BIBLE IS REAL, ALIVE, THE SAME YESTERDAY, TODAY, AND FOR EVER. It can be liken to the story of Jonah in the Bible-Jonah chapter one, who did all but in vain to flee from God’s call.
I was a secondary school teacher in one of the High Schools in Bamenda, North West Province, Cameroon – Nacho High School. Besides, I was a chorister in Presbyterian Church Ntamulung, Bamenda.
My aspiration was to work harder and proceed to America for further studies and a better job opportunity.
In 1984, we were in a Christian Retreat, in the above Church, I was meditating, and in a deep inspiration, an audible voice promised me a Holy Bible. From thenceforward, I became too discourage to study any other subject, but more interested in studying the Bible, attending Crusades. The more I struggled to study any other subject, the more I became discouraged.
In 1986, I had problems at my job site, and left a different School – COTEC, AND Girls Vocational School. The working conditions in these two schools were better than the former, but I could not continue, I was burning with the urge to leave. So, in July, 1988 I concerted with my wife and we both resign from teaching and left for the village. We never knew why this sudden change of mind and how we were going to survive with our 3 children, the youngest being just 4 months then.
I never understood the interpretation of the audible invisible voice which promised me a Bible. My discouragement to study and proceed to America was a sign for me to study but the Bible and serve God, and the church, but I did not understand, neither was there anyone to explain this to me.
On the night of 31st October 1986, I received another inspiration to move to the Lake site in Bambili and possess a large piece of land for farming. How terrible was it for my, seeing my greatest aspiration of going to America dashed into the sea.
Nevertheless, I obeyed, and got land of about 30 acres. I began intensive and extensive cultivation of Irish potatoes, cabbages, onion and tomatoes. The first harvest was fantastic: Irish Potatoes 336 bags of 70kgs each, 21,000 cabbages, 70 bags of onion, 20 buckets of tomatoes.
A new though arose, that I should jump into Food stuff business, buy a Land Rover for transportation. Unfortunately, after the sales, I could not find any money with me. Thieves never visited us, no gambling was played; but how the money disappeared is a mystery till today.
I became too pale, frustrated, and hopeless. My decision to go into foodstuff business was just like that of the rich man in the Bible who, seeing his abundant produce, planned pulling down his ban and building up extensive bans and enjoying life in its fullest.
One day a Christian sister met me on the way, saw my miserable condition and boldly questioned why I was refusing the CALL OF GOD and putting my family into misery. With this one question, I burst into tears, thereafter, I went to the FULL GOSPEL BIBLE INSTITUTE and filled a form for admission into the school, this was in 1991.
How I gained scholarship from unknown American state donors through a Minister of the Assemble of God, Rev. Ron Kaiser is a mystery. I completed my course in 1993, but refused appointment by the Full Gospel Mission. My wife and many others were worried. I was equally worried , but could not do otherwise. GOD HAD A BETTER PLAN FOR ME AND MY FAMILY.
While in the Bible School, I carried out evangelisation in many villages. From 1994 to1995, I locked myself in the house asking God what He wanted me to do for Him.
At last I received another inspiration and an audible voice, requesting me to Feed His People. How to do this was my question, and the answer was a verse from the Bible – Mathew 14:16. The next question was with what, and the answer was “With both SPIRITUAL and MATERIAL LOAVES OF BREAD”.
By this time I was spiritually matured, and understood that I had to create a RETREAT CENTER, through which I could feed the general public with spiritual food – Counselling and Praying for all who were depressed, discouraged, afflicted…
In order to feed with material food, I had to create a Center (Orphanage) for Orphans and Vulnerable Children. I had to go out on Evangelistic trips, Identify these children, bring them to the center; house, feed, educate, provide health care, and psychosocial care – Total Parental Care.
In 1996 I miraculously got another piece of land at Menteh, Nkwen, Bamenda, Cameroon, where the Solidarity Rehabilitation Center is located. Together with my wife, I molded sun-dried blocks, pleaded for assistance from some technicians and relatives, who helped in bringing the first building up to a point.
With this skeleton building, I rallied a good number of Christian brethren and told them the vision. Everyone of those invited was moved by my testimony and promised to be of assistance. Some missionaries like Rev. Milton of Jackson Baptist Institutional Church USA, Maranathan Christian Center, donated $300 and $200 US on receiving my letter for the first time.
With time, many of the brethrens dropped because of the high demand of financial, material, and time by the project’s activities. How God sustained the project is a mystery.
At moment our achievements are great: landed property, two solid structures of sun-dried blocks (though not fully completed) of 25 rooms providing shelter for over 20 Orphans and Vulnerable Children since 4th September, 1997. All these children are assured of full parental care. Last year, one moved into the University of Buea, Cameroon. This year two have succeeded in the Advanced Level General Certificate of Examination which qualifies them to enter the university.
Another Miracle is that in 2005, I saw in a vision, the children in a theatre with dissecting knives ready to operate patients. In the following morning, I jokingly asked one of them, “I saw you in the theatre about to operate patients”. He instantly responded positively as if he were expecting the question. The two children aspiring for the university all passed in sciences, with this particular child having 5 subjects scoring 15 points. Their aspirations are to study Medicine in the United State of America. I believe God has already touched many who will assist them achieve their goal. The future of the center lies in the hands of the children. And I believe God will lead them assist us accomplish this great task. How the needs of the children, as well as that of the center are met, is all in God’s Hands.
Another great mystery is how God brought to us Mrs. Ngelo Martina, so devoted and serving as our project Manager and also as Secretary. The success stories of the children are a real confirmation of my testimony.
May God richly bless you for reading this testimony.
REV. NUI-ASIBVUH MARTIN, General Coordinator, Solidarity Rehabilitation Center.
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Dear users of GlobalGiving.com,
Ngelom is back from the hill where the Solidarity Rehabilitation Center’s farm is located with some interesting pictures of the children at work. Please click the link ngelom at top right hand of this page for a nice view. Ngelo.
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Hello Well-wishers,
Dear supporters of the needy through GlobalGiving.com,I am extremely thankful for this forum. The Solidarity Rehabilitation Center has much more in stock. All the children who are in this center and others with foster parents have the privillege to learn all elements of income generating activities in theory and practically. This week some of them with the pastor, have been working on the farm at the lake Bambili Valley. They are tilling the land to plant Irish Potatoes, Cabbages, Carrots, for the dry season. These are expected to be harvested in December and used for the Christmas period.
I am leaving right away to meet them on the farm, and I will be bringing some pictures of them in action to all. Have a nice day. Ngelo Martina.
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Solidarity Rehabilitation Center has the Quest, read the following success story:
MY SUCCESS STORY:
I am 12 years old. I grew up meeting or seeing my mother and my grand parents. They all were too advanced in age, and very poor.
Nearly everyone in the village had at least one house roofed with aluminum sheets (zinc). But none of my grandparents had one. We lived in one house thatched with grass.
Most of my age mate were schooling but my elder brothers, sisters, junior sisters and myself were not because my mother could not afford our school fees, nor enough food to feed all of us.
We were always sick, and each time any of us fell sick, my grand mother would go out and harvest green grass, boiled and gave us to drink. I lost two of my elder brothers. There was no means to take any sick one to the hospital.
In the rainy season, our house was leaking; when I was six years old, I started cutting grass from the hill and covering the head of the leaking house during the dry season.
My mother told me that my father died before my elder sister was born. Most of the time different men would visit us. The best they could each do was to give my mother some palm wine, some salt.
We cooked in the kitchen and slept there. The nights were so cold and often we got up to light fire to warm ourselves. There were no blankets, no shoes, we moved on bare feet. Life was so terrible. Whenever any of us fell sick, my mother would weep bitterly, and my paternal grand mother would join her and weep also.
One day Pastor Martin Nui-Asibvuh came from town, spoke with my grand mother and took six of us along with him to town (a day I will never forget). That night we slept on a bed made of hard wood, with a foam mattress on, a clean sheet, and we covered ourselves with very warm blankets. These are bon beds, and two of us jointly sleep on one.
One Madame Marie Clair visited our center, and saw us moving on bare feet, she went and bought us shoes and new clothes. Then came September, when we were all enrolled in the primary school. Two of us are now in class six, and the pastor has promised to fulfill the conditions for registering us to write the common entrance into secondary school for 2008. We have promised to study hard and be successful.
Though the buildings at the center are not yet completed, the windows are covered with plastic papers, our lives are much more improved, and I will say with all my heart that we are now living in paradise on earth.
I thank God for Pastor Martin, and the Solidarity Rehabilitation Center.
TAMUKONG JUSHUA.
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Solidarity Rehabilitation Center is the answer: Read more success stories.
MY SUCCESS STORY:
I was 3 years old when my mother died. I never saw my father. My grand mother is old and always sick. My elder sister, brothers, and I were always sick. My two elder brothers are handicapped (cripples).
One day, one Madame, Dr. Mrs. Anyangwe came to our village and took my elder sister and I to Bamenda town. She kept my sister as her house girl, and handed my to Pastor Martin.
Unfortunately, my sister ran back to the village, and not long she had a baby. She has visited us twice, and is very happy with my living condition.
I am begging Pastor Martin to go to the village and bring my two handicapped brothers to this center, though I do not know the way to the village, but I hope he will find it. I am afraid of their lives because there is no one to give them food, clothes, and send them to school. They may die if they fall sick because my grandmother has no money. What makes me unhappy is the situation of these my brothers.
With Pastor Martin, we cultivate food crops, fruits, vegetables on a farmland that is 20kms away from the center. We also have fowls, goats and pigs at the center which we care for ourselves.
I am now in class 3 in primary school. I live happily with my sisters and brothers here in the center. I enjoy the much plums, mangoes, groundnuts, Irish potatoes from our farms.
I thank God for His wonderful love for me and others.
AGAH BATHOLOMEW.
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