The untimely break up in the
once blissful marriage of the Head Pastor of Believers Love World aka Christ
Embassy, Chris Oyakhilome and his estranged wife, Anita seems to have become a
stale news but the effects it is having on the two products of the crashed
marriage may not abate as soon as expected. The two children of the estranged
couple, Sharon and Charlyn Oyakhilome are not happy with their parents’
decision to part ways after many years of staying on and off together. Sharon,
who celebrated her 21st birthday recently amidst much condemnation,
seems to be the most affected.
Sharon came to limelight
recently when she released her gospel single album, and everyone, especially
members of Christ Embassy couldn’t stop praising her for choosing the God’s way
unlike many others of her caliber who embraced secular music. But reverse seems
to be the case when few weeks after the messy divorce, Sharon staged a
ridiculous bikini party.
Church members, who are still
unable to get out of the shock caused by the break up news could not believe it
when the news filtered in on social media about Sharon’s bikini beach party to
mark her 21ST birthday. A whole lot of people condemned this and
described it as ungodly for a pastor’s daughter who also claims to be a gospel
singer to engage in such habit.
It has been a busy activity on
social media day by day as people couldn’t just stop different postings on the
party. Read some of the messages as posted on internet;
“Sorry, but it is wrong at all
levels for a Pastor’s child to have a bikini party. What is the aim of a bikini
party? Can such a party glorify God? Please we have values in Africa and having
a bikini party does not qualify you as one with good values”, a twitter handle
Leks criticized
Another critic, Omoyeni posted
“Equal to a semi nude party…. what exactly is the point of a bikini party? Sex
appeal? Yeah they are human too but what is she driving at?”
Several others condemned
Pastor Chris Oyakhilome for not properly upbringing his daughter according to
the biblical messages he preaches.
A Facebook user, Ayeni
Adebisi, however, stated “She’s 21! She’s an adult! She can choose and decipher
between wrong or right by all standards… that does not mean her parents have
failed! It is her choice to make! I hate when people refer to pastors’ children
like they are the pastors! They are normal children like everyone else, they
throw tantrums…. get some things wrong like you too… it doesn’t mean our
parents have failed or they are bad pastors!”
It should be recalled that
Pastor Chris Oyakhilome and his estranged wife Anita’s break up news came as a
surprise to the public. The wife, Anita filled a divorce suit on the ground of
infidelity on the part of Pastor Chris Oyakhilome, in what seemed like a defense after the accusation
has gone viral on internet, Pastor Oyakhilome later addressed the church
member,
“I am here for your concerns
about the ongoing domestic issue with my wife and I know it affects you
directly, being the ones under her leadership. This is not an organisation or a
political party, so it’s not a place for you to air your opinion or scrutinise
what we do.
We had a vision, started and
you joined us. If you don’t like what we do, you can get out. Churches where
members air their views never grow. Some pastors wives think when they marry a
pastor they are equal to the pastor.
My wife thinks so, as a matter
of fact, Rev. Tom was her pastor before I married her and Rev. Ray and Evang.
Owase were her leaders long before I married her. How come she thinks she’s
senior to them now? I already started Christ Embassy before I married her.
I didn’t marry her and said we
should start Christ Embassy. I was already pastoring. I already set my sail and
knew my direction before I married her. I only said come and help me. Be
careful of the friends you keep.
My wife keeps friends who
bring out the worst in her and help her see the worst in people instead of
keeping friends that will help her vision especially as the wife of a global
pastor like me.
Bitterness is prolonged and
accumulated anger. My wife is always angry and bitter. Allegations are either
false or twisted information. The current situation is not as a result of what
I did or what I didn’t do.
I didn’t do anything to have
caused an upheaval. You don’t join a woman to fight her husband. I’m not teaching
you what is wrong, at least I have two girls who will one day marry and I want
to them to enjoy it.
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