The Switch

He won a scholarship to study  Nuclear Engineering in China

His immediate younger sister won a scholarship to study Nuclear Physics at UCLA

Their eldest sister studied Mathematics at the University of Ibadan

Their father was a professor of Physics, a graduate of the University of Liverpool

Their mother was a professor of Mathematics, a graduate of the University of Ife

Both their parents still lecture, but now at a private University in Abuja while taking on Sabbatical positions in several universities all over the world.

He graduated top of his class in China

His plan was to move from China to the USA on a Scholarship or through a special type of visa that would qualify him for employment in a good multinational company or an engineering firm like SpaceX or TESLA

Unfortunately, the government policy in the USA changed just as he was graduating, and the visa type he was hoping to take advantage of became restricted

His other route, which would be through scholarship and a tenured position as a lecturer, was also affected by the government policy.

He had some opportunities to work in China, but he was tired of the country.

He really desired to move to the USA or Canada, but there were no offers from there, and he was too busy to apply for jobs like other people.

He was a first-class brain, the type that headhunters queue and even pay to have lunch with

The election of one politician could indeed change things both negatively and positively for people.

He never expected to be affected by anything political in his life due to the success he has recorded in the academic world.

He was a name that was well spoken and recognized in tertiary institutions of note all over the world.

Eventually, he got an offer from India.

It was not what he wanted, but it was a different experience and one that could one day come in handy, especially since he read that some industries in Nigeria had adopted indian software and technology.

One could never tell when such an experience would come in handy.

He accepted the offer from India and resumed as the Director of the Technical Division of the company that employed him.

He got a very large office, an apartment, a driver, and other perks apart from his salary.

It was the life he wanted, but not in the country he desired.

He told himself he would stick with them till the end of his five-year contract and leave.

The present government in the USA will only spend four years in office, and the next president might change all the policies that have prevented him from moving to the USA.

The deputy director he was working with was an Indian, she had been with the company for four years and would have been promoted to his role if the company hadn't decided to outsource the role to him

He treated the lady with respect and listened to her input and counsel before making decisions.

The company was kind to him as everything he touched seemed to turn to gold.

The company started experiencing its optimum productivity from the month he joined, and month after month, he surpassed himself.

The CEO, a billionaire, invited him to lunch to celebrate new milestones almost every month

One day, he woke up, and he couldn't remember who he was or what he did.

It was an affliction that didn't announce itself. As if a bulb in his head was switched off, and his mind remained in perpetual darkness.

The CEO of the company was worried when they didn't see him at the office for a week.

When they eventually checked up on him, they realised he was lost in a hypnotic haze

He was able to do the basic things like cook, eat, and dress himself, but that was all.

He was not sleeping, just staring into space all day

He was not even speaking or functional beyond the basics.

They got doctors, psychiatrists, and behavioural specialists to examine him.

The recommendation was for him to be taken to a familiar environment outside India for a while

Everybody said it was stress and other mumbo jumbo.

He didn't have a concussion, no accident, no trauma of any kind, and yet he had become a vegetable of sorts.

His office reached out to his next of kin in Nigeria and gave them the news.

Tickets were sent to his sister in Nigeria to aid her journey to India so that she could fly with him back to Nigeria

The sister in Nigeria reached out to the sister in Canada

They didn't want to alarm their parents and decided to travel to India together to see their brother

The sister in Nigeria reached out to the brother in Jeans and a T-shirt

Sir, there is a fire on the mountain

I got a call from my brother's place of work in India

They said he has developed a mental illness, and they want me to come to India so that I can escort him back to Nigeria.

Please, sir, pray with me

What is the Holy Spirit saying?

They prayed.

The instruction was simple

When you get to India, take him to his office

When you get to his office, make him sit on his seat while you read four scriptures out loud and pray in the Spirit

"Should we call you when we get there? We would like you to pray for him, sir," The sister said

The Brother in Jeans and a T-shirt said, "That will not be necessary. Let us be smart and do what the Holy Spirit said we should do, the way he said we should do it."

The two sisters arrived in India and went straight to his apartment.

The apartment was about ten minutes drive from the office.

They took him to the office and told the staff members who asked that they wanted to pack his personal effects.

They were shown into the office

When they got there, they sat him at his work desk, prayed in the spirit in hushed tones as they opened their Bibles and began to read the scriptures.

Ezekiel 37, Song of Solomon 16, Psalm 57, Ezekiel 1, and Revelation 4.

By the time they finished reading Ezekiel 1, he had fallen asleep with his head on his desk

The sister sent a picture of him sleeping to the Brother in Jeans and a T-shirt.

The Brother in Jeans and a T-shirt told them to keep praying until he wakes up by himself. He also told them that it is likely the person who stoked the fire of the affliction would see that he was recovering and come to them, but they should not panic

The atmosphere they had stirred would arrest the demon and its agent

The sisters prayed on and also took turns reading the scriptures every thirty minutes in between prayers.

At about 8 pm

They heard a knock on the door

They opened it, and it was the assistant director

She looked at them, looked at the man on the desk, and fell down face-first as if she had been hit with something on the head

The sisters continued to pray till midnight. He woke up fully back to himself.

His deputy also woke up from her "slain in the spirit experience," but oddly, she could not stand up on her feet. Every time she attempted to stand, her knees buckled, and she fell back to the floor.

The Sisters asked her to confess what she did so that she could be healed, and she did so.

She said she felt slighted that they gave him the position that ought to have been given to her rightfully, and she went to seek redress with a local shaman.

She was led to Christ, and she was healed instantly.

The brother was a born-again Christian, but he was not spirit-filled, and he was not stirring up the Spirit of God in Him as he should have been doing. This was why he fell prey to such a demonic attack without any resistance.

The sisters returned to Nigeria and Canada, respectively, with songs of praise in their mouths and an assurance that the power of God is at work in them through the Holy Spirit.

The brother continued to thrive in India

His walk with the Lord became strong.

He started an online fellowship for professional Christians in India that is still thriving till today.

This event happened in January 2025.

-GSW-