ABOUT PASTOR FORTUNE NWAIWU

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

The author, Fortune Emerence Chinemerem Nwaiwu was born to the family of Rev. S.A.N.D. Nwaiwu from Umuezu Egbeke Etche Rivers State of Nigeria. He obtained his Master's Degree in Applied English Linguistics in 2014 from University of Calabar. At his tender age, he received a calling from God to serve as a minister. When he was an undergraduate student in 2002─2006 at Rivers State College of Education, Rumuolumeni Port Harcourt, he came back to his home town for “Women's Area Council Meeting" organized by Apostolic Christian Faith Mission. It was there that God declared his good will to him. A prophetess dragged him out before the public and told him that he would be a minister of God. A year later, a group of Baptist's evangelists who came from Lagos to plant a church in his home town likewise prophesied same to him before his parents and siblings as they visited him in his house. This divine calling continued through numerous prophets until Pastor F.E.C. Nwaiwu traveled over the weekend's time from his school to visit one of his aunts named Janet who lived at Mkpuolu called One Man's Village in Port Harcourt. He stayed there with her and her only son, Ugochukwu. On Sunday, he went to a church ─ a magnificent mansion tiled all over the altar. As he entered the church, "Church of God Mission," one of the ushers led him straight to the altar. He was reluctant to follow him until the usher asked him if he is one of their pastors and he said no. Then the usher gave him a place to sit near the altar. It was then F.E.C. Nwaiwu began to think about his calling.

The prophetic injunction continued till F.E.C. Nwaiwu became seriously sick. He could no longer walk normally because of stomach problem. This was when he was serving as a corps member at Ukwa East Local Government of Abia State. He took permission from his Area Inspector (A.I) and then came back to his home town. His parents took him to a nearby clinic at Amala in Ngor Okpala Imo State. He did not know that his parents had in mind of going to a clinic to perform surgical operation on him having sensed the problem he was passing through. They brought everything necessary in case of what might happen. In the clinic the doctor used his stethoscope on him. He diagnosed appendix as the cause of his illness and then asked his parents to come back the following day for the operation. Pastor F.E.C. Nwaiwu's heart was embittered. He’s always afraid of needle touching his body talk of using a sharp object or a knife on him. So he became afraid of the operation. When he returned from the clinic it was around 8:00 P.M. He was then taken to his room. When there was nobody around him he prayed in a bitter heart and asked God if he was the one calling him for the ministerial service let him take away the affliction of appendix from him. Thereafter he slept off. As F.E.C. Nwaiwu was sleeping, God sent his two angels in white robes to perform the operation on him. It was when he felt something being removed from him that he woke up. He saw two Angels of God in their white apparels as they left. It was at that moment that Pastor F.E.C. Nwaiwu received healing from God. As he woke up he did not see any blood. God performed it and Pastor F.E.C. Nwaiwu realised the God's loving power on him. Though after this miracle, F.E.C. Nwaiwu did not begin the ministerial duty at once. He prayed that God should help him finish his M.A's Program at University of Calabar. One night he prayed committing the calling to the hands of God, God revealed to him in a dream where he was with four other young persons walking on terrible thorns. It was very painful until a man came and brought them out. The man warned them that if they refuse to take up their cross and follow Jesus, that is how they will suffer in life. When the said man of God woke up, he wept and decided to take the glorious mantle to proclaiming Jesus.

1. In the year 2013, F.E.C. Nwaiwu was posted to Umuozoche Igbodo in Etche where he began his pastoral work with Apostolic Christian Faith Mission. His first sermon he delivered to them was titled "GOD HAS NOT FORGOTTEN YOU." When he reported to his station, his members rejected him with two reasons (1) he was young and (2) he may not like to live with them, he may decide to be coming from town. When the man of God heard this he called them and asked them to meet Bishop L.O.
   
   Chioma so that he could transfer him and bring another pastor who would live with them. It was two months later when his members had seen God's miraculous power in him that they began to show remorse over what they did. "Nearly, we would have missed a God's sent servant" they yelled. 

After two years of ministerial service, he planned to go on transfer to another place. As he was having fasting and prayer with his church members, the Spirit of God divulged his plan to his members and his members went on fasting and prayers for God to retain their pastor. Then pastor Nwaiwu had no alternative than to stay pending when God would tell him to go to another place.

Pastor F.E.C. Nwaiwu's homilies are so inspiring and powerful. One midnight when he was sleeping, a voice whispered to him to gather all his sermons and publish them for people to read and repent. The man of God could not do anything other than to commit it to the hands of the Great Numen. By the time he wanted to publish his sermons, he became financially incapacitated to publish them.

The said man of God is a Spirit-filled-gifted preacher and author. He wrote his first play titled: "The Weeping Voice: A Basket of Injustice" when he saw in his college how lecturers extorted money from their students. He felt bad about the injustice and was inclined to come up with such a drama piece. His other notable works include; Echoes of the Widows, The Devil in the Cathedral: A Shadow of Death, Prisoners of  Hope, Tragic Errors of the Christians, Widows in the Web of Grief, The Whispering Hope, and Victims of Betrayal.