Onis Sampson wins Mcpherson Essay Writing Competition!

Organisers and judges of the MCPHERSON ESSAY WRITING COMPETITION (2013 Maiden Edition) have announced the best winning essay.

Onis Sampson successfully participated in the competition and emerged  the GOLD PRIZE, 1ST place winner of the competition. 

Participants wrote on the topic "A Portrait -- The Successful, Happy and Fulfilled me." Mr. Onis Sampson, one of the participants emerged the Gold Prize Winner. The results were announced at No. 12 Harold Wilson Drive, Borikiri in Foursquare Gospel Church, Town Zonal Headquarter on Sunday the 18th August, 2013. Mr Onis was unavoidably absent to receive the award due to Sunday Service which he attended at his own local church in Mgbuoba. Nonetheless he has received the award, gift items and prize money.

The Competition comes under the aegis of the McPherson University, being the Foursquare owned tertiary institution in Nigeria. This happens to be the first edition of the competition. Entries were called for from various parts of Port-Harcourt which was the geographical spread where publicity covered predominantly and which is specifically the launch pad for said Competition. 

The Competition has come to stay, hence will be an annual event. Subsequent editions will involve mass publicity. The Competition is open for youths, teenagers, students and the general public across Nigeria.

The youth fellowship of Foursquare Gospel Church, Mgbuoba heartily celebrate with Onis over the winning of this prestigious award. Congratulations, Onis!

CHEERY BIRTHDAY WISH! (2)

(A poem dedicated to Debra Inyang on her birthday, the 15th of August, 2013. As you mark this special day of your life, we pray that the Almighty God continue to shower His blessings on you. From all of us in the youth fellowship, we are saying have a cheery and happy birthday! God bless you, sister!)

Like a galaxy of stars in the milky way
Like unending gathering of stars pointing
To the corridors of a Super Intelligence,
I sing peals of adjectives this day,
Qualifying this distinct moment of your life.

Blessed, lifted and coral-adorned are your days,
Your prayers borne on wings of angels heavenward;
From the horizon of your dreams
Shall a spectrum of lights rise
Ascending into the limelight.

The rain shall water the seeds you sow
The sun shall make them spring forth and grow,
Peace, joy and gladness of heart to attend you always.
Have an upbeat birthday celebration!

[Written 14th of August, 2013 by ONIS SAMPSON]

ANNUAL MCPHERSON ESSAY COMPETITION (2013 EDITION)

Register today for the ongoing McPherson Essay Writing Competition!

TOPIC: A Portrait: The Successful, Happy and Fulfilled me.

STEP 1: Write an essay on the above topic of not less than 500 and not more than 600 words. Indicate your names, school or office, address and G.S.M number at the bottom of the essay.

STEP 2: Send your essay in Microsoft Words format to opalekeadebola@yahoo.com not later than 24:00hr on Thursday 8 August, 2013.

STEP 3: Appear in person for the announcement of the winner and collection of prizes and certificates on Sunday 11 Aug. 2013 at 74 Harold Wilson Drive (FGC), Borikiri, Port-Harcourt.

Good luck!

CHEERY BIRTHDAY WISH!

( A poem dedicated to Jimmy Sampson Imo, my younger bro on his birthday on 15th May, 2013. Originally posted on his facebook timeline.

James Sampson with the sax 

Luminous laughter,
Decorated along the boundaries of your dreams,
Along the path of the morn’s dazzle on a river lotus,
A sail of a zillion stars kindled
To herald your joyful sound;
The noise recedes at the harmony
You issue from fingers pledged to divinity,
Letting in a rhythm shuttled in the diary divine,
The sparkle of gold in the illumined sun.
May the zenith of suns glow your path,
And wheels of progress attend to your rise
As you mark this exclusive moment in your life.
Have an upbeat and cheery birthday.

[ Written 15th of May, 2013 by Onis Sampson]

Quiz Tips! Yes You Read It Well-- Tips!

HERE YOU HAVE THEM: THE TIPS

If you want your Zone to win the much coveted Quiz Competition for 2013 then you're at the right place.

Yes, today is the D-day. The much awaited, much anticipated, much publicised quiz is here. No, don't think I'm a kindergarten kid o! This is just a fluid and informal writing technique/style to get this very important information out. No too much talking; no attempt at ambiguity nor circumlocution -- just plain and straightforward talk that hits you softly in the mind. So let's do justice to the heading of this piece.

You want to do very well at the quiz, right? Here are the secrets which i've put together like you'll jam the ingredients of hamburgher ( is that the spelling -- lol! ) . . Glean these salient secrets asap:

1.) Read

2.) Read

3.) Read and read and read your manual until you gain mastery of it like Mastery of Literature textbook.

The KC Manual on the Book of Daniel remains the manual for this year's quiz. Other questions will be drawn from current affairs in Nigeria and Africa. And lastly questions about Foursquare Gospel Church in Nigeria. You may be asked:
Question: Who is the current General Overseer of the Foursquare Gospel Church in Nigeria?

TIPS:
For a question like this, I don't think you need options i.e objective question format. A simple question like this ought to be subjective i.e tell us the answer in your own words but let your answer be the correct answer. Let it tell us the current General Overseer is Rev. Felix Meduoye.
Also commit to memory salient scriptural passages in the Daniel text. Moreso, read in-between the lines, ok? Ensure you do a thorough revision. Read as if you are going for a professional examination.
Last minute preparations should be done today. Alright. Wish all our contestants the best.

Singles and Married(SnM) Event to hold on Third Saturday in June

                               
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Great news! I'm glad SINGLES AND MARRIED event, a quarterly programme of the Foursquare Youth Fellowship, Mgbuoba Zone will be holding on Saturday, the 15th of June, 2013.  The event is to run concurrently with COUPLES DINNER. COUPLES DINNER is a programme organized by the Council of Foursquare Men, Mgbuoba Zone where husbands and wives come to dine and discuss issues of critical marital importance.

 Aren't you excited about this? Of course, I see a glimmering smile across the contours of your face and that tells me you're highly exhilarated over this. Most certainly there will be item 7, you know na. I'm referring to buffet -- that kind of thing! lol!

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Sometime ago, I was at a roadside bole stand ( or how do we spell bole now-- lol! ) haggling price with the bole woman when another customer, a woman, came. She had an electric presence about her: I mean her enthusiasm was quite obvious. Talking and chattering from one topic to another. Then, after a while she said something that really got me eavesdropping the rest of her conversation with the bole woman.

She was narrating -- abi gisting (lol!)-- about how she disgraced a young girl who dared to 'steal' her husband from her.

                    " . . .I just enter the supermarket,
                      na so I come drag
                     the bag wey she been dey hol' then I come
                     hit am put for groun' . . . ,"  she kept ranting.

What was this all about? Now listen let me tell you, friends. Can we have a deal? Or, let me make an invitation to treat (legal term that means making a kind of offer to the whole world or anybody who is interested in what you are telling or saying. In real legal parlance we don’t see it as an offer. Alright, let’s not turn this into a lecture hall) – the rest of the story will be told at the next SINGLES AND MARRIED event in Foursquare Gospel Church, Mgbuoba. However, I won’t  let you grope in a dark suspense about what triggered the woman’s statement. This is it: you see, she got a tip from one of her aproko friends. The aproko friend told this woman that she saw the woman’s husband in the company of a gold digger chic somewhere in a supermarket. And then one thing led to another, you know. So once again, this is my invitation: come to SINGLES AND MARRIED event and get the full gist. This isn’t the only thing happening at the event, friends! So much more.

There will be a guest couple in the house who will talk to us. They will talk to us about how they met, about their courtship, about family and domestic issues, about controversial marital issues and lots of things. Did I hear you say I’m whetting your appetite? O! you can’t wait to be there, right? The same with me. So, until then. I will be putting updates here till then. So don’t forget to keep checking every day. Ensure you comment below. All you need to  comment is use your Gmail account to log in and asap – you go! Tell me, what do you think? What are the things you want discussed at the forthcoming Singles And Married (SNM) event? I’m all ears. Waiting for comments. We are here 247, to attend to your every need.

TO ALL OUR ESTEEMED PORT-HARCOURT DISTRICT YOUTH CHORISTERS.

This is quite imperative.

All District Youth choristers should don corporate wears at the District vigil on Friday, the 7th of June, 2013.
Corporate wear. Colour is not emphasized rather style. So this rules out native attires and other off-corporate wears.

TIME OF ARRIVAL is 7:30PM latest as rehearsal commences at 8:00PM. Please, time is of the essence and this should be borne in mind. God bless you as you abide by these instructions. Thank you.