Monday, 23 November 2020

PERSONAL EXPERIENCES FROM WORD ALIVE RETREAT: GET AWAY WITH ME

 



 PRECIOUS PATRICK

I had just dropped the call with my mum, she mentioned that Jeff wasn’t feeling well, my thoughts were clouded, and my mum rarely gives such information except the illness is serious. The thought of going back home to see how my son was doing kept creeping in, opted for keeping in touch with my mum to get per time feedback.

I arrived at Ikoyi Mountain with some of the planning team members two days later, settled in and attended the evening worship and bible study. My mind was set on having a wow experience with God, the highlight of my experience happened on Friday night, we were having a worship section in one of the rooms when the neighbors sent our host to inform us that we were disturbing, we decided to use the church that was available to us at the time. At this point we could already feel the move of the Holy Spirit. It felt like everyone was pregnant and we were all midwives helping one another to deliver (this was actually a confirmation of the prophecy the Lord gave to us earlier), It was mind blowing and a moment I keep reliving.

Another highlight moment for me was the time at a Baba’s place. I had seen the Baba at the mountain on Friday morning when we went to pray, he stood beside me and said Àdúrà yín gbà and I noticed he kept going round saying the same thing to everyone praying. On our way back we saw the Baba cooking outside his house and he invited us to come and eat with a smile on his face. We had met several other persons at the mountain, but the times with Baba were moment to remember for me especially when he said Àdúrà yín gbà, I had quickly said amen cause in the euphoria of the moment it felt like truly Àdúrà mí ti gbà. Then a prophecy came to reach out to the Baba. This was a mind blowing moment for me and a reconfirmation that God is still in the business of answering prayers, the Baba had woken up that morning not knowing something good was about to happen to him, something that will be a wonder to many and that’s how God is “when the Lord turned again the captivities of Zion, we were like them that dream”.

My experience in all was a reconfirmation and reenergizing one, also I came back home to more healthy son.

 OLOTO SAMSONS

Where do I even start from? I am deeply grateful to God for the experience at Ikoyi Mountain. That was my first time visiting a mountain for prayers, and the experience will remain indelible forever in my heart.

It was beautiful, being in the midst of young believers, far from the hustle and bustle of Lagos, just to concentrate on my relationship with God. I met with God, he spoke to me, we discussed, we agreed, we disagreed, and I left that place a better man and a better Christian.

Miracles were recorded, people got delivered, gifts were impacted, words sent forth, visions received. All to the glory of God. Word Alive is THE family and I am grateful to I belong.

 JOSHUA BELLO

Words are not just enough to explain experiences like this. I'll start by stating some facts prior to the retreat; The last 6 days or so before the retreat was hell with my health the major challenge. It got too bad that my mother had to come to help in the best way she could. This happened even until Thursday morning (The retreat day) which poses serious question as to If I will be able to make the retreat. However, I was so determined that nothing would stop me from attending. Leaving home that morning, my mum and my friend saw my determination and couldn't stop me. so, they gave few drug recommendations (which I ended up not buying ).

Now the journey! From the moment I stepped into the bus, I felt the immediate connection like I've known this people for so long. We had nice chat till we got to our destination where we joined up with others. My first mission was accomplished that night as I've been longing to see Remi in person.

It's a privilege to get to meet people who are full of Love. Everyone were ready to help if the need arise. I felt really loved and it seem as though we all have known each other for ages. The retreat! There's a lot to talk about but I will be sharing specifically on the meeting we had on Friday evening. Oh before then, I miraculously climbed the mountain in the morning! My health was so bad that I can't do a few meters work, I can't do chores and I struggle even to take my bath. That I was able to climb a mountain is a testimony which I ended up climbing twice.

I've never seen the move of God as strong as I did saw on Friday (30th). The Holy Spirit found expression in every single soul under the meeting. Personally, it's an encounter where I experienced God on a deeper level. There's this rush of words from the Holy Spirit to myself and through me to people and also from different people to me. There's also the tangible presence of God and a level of peace I can't even explain. I saw words from God manifest in real time. A snippet of what was received was evident the next day as God made a live show, did miraculous things among the villagers.

I was also able to minister to strangers which I've not done before. This retreat left a print that can never be forgotten. Below are the take home points:

 1. I was healed of long time sickness

2. I had a personal encounter with God

3. My fellowship level has increased more than ever

4. I hear from God constantly and with more precision.( I can hear even now that physical and emotional healing is made available for every reader of my testimony)

5. There's love in this family.

6. I saw firsthand what it means to stick to instructions from the Holy Spirit even when things seem ugly.

7. Word Alive is the best thing to have happened to me.

8. I learnt some ministerial tips

9. God still does miracles.

10. God cares too much about me

I look forward to more experiences like this with the family.

BOLU FAMAKINWA

I am the type of person that my parents don’t allow me go out, so I was skeptical about telling them about the retreat because I did not want to be disappointed about their refusal. God started working on them, that the very night I told them about it I got their approval. Getting to the retreat from Thursday, meeting people and way which we bounded was so quick and lovely

On Friday during the prayer, I experienced God raw. I started hearing clearly from God. God gave me a new tongue. God confirmed his words through others also. It was a lifetime experience that I will like to title. Heaven on earth with God unveiling Power

 CHUKWUEBUKA OHAMS

MY NAME IS CHUKWUEBUKA OHAMS. Below would be my experiences at the GET AWAY WITH ME Retreat. 

Firstly, I would like to state it that what God did to me and many other can't be fully written, because we were overwhelmed by His GLORY. So I will Start like this, I didn't plan for the camp and I got informed a day before the camp meeting. Then I go this leading to go and I had to call my fellowship pastor to ask for permission not to be around for fellowship that next day, which is the day we are to leave, and the fellowship meeting for that week was very important and I needed to be available for that day. Now here comes the first unusual thing I got a call from the pastor telling me that "The Fellowship meeting for that week has been moved," and I was like God is really planning and preparing something in this camp meeting. Like Nkiru would say, ‘DIVINE SET UP.

Now when we got to the camp ground, there was this unusual freedom I had in my spirit. So I feel it's only Wale that might really understand because I'm quite conserved not to talk of a place I just came into newly, but I was soooo free with everyone that at some point I had to go to somewhere private to ask myself what was wrong with me, but l never knew it was still the DIVINE SET UP. Just so we know how serious this was, I ate 3 rounds of food the first day we got there. This God ehh.

So that same day we got to the camp ground that was when God started talking to me from the Bible study we had, that was Based on LOVE TO THE PEOPLE THAT KEEPS HURTING YOU. The part that took me unaware was the day we were playing almost all through the day, when we had first session at the mountain I didn't really get it, I just worshipped and was calm. Now it got to the night when we prayed for six hours.

I didn't know what happened to all of us but it was SUPERNATURAL and these are the few things I can point out that affected personally.

 1. I had a change of heart; please guys don't laugh at me oo. I break into tears so easily these days in the presence of my Father, I've become gullible before Him. Now that was also a word he gave me that night through Miss Remi, and ever since that day until now, hmmm I can't explain oo.

2. The rate at which words now come expressly is supernatural and accurate.

3. There, a kind of BOLDNESS AND AUTHORITY that came upon us all, and it has affected me so much even as I live my day to day life now it surfaces.

I want to share one that happened at the camp ground on the day we were cleaning BABA'S HOUSE.

There was this small boy that has a swell/Lump in his mouth area. So the Holy Ghost told me to go lay hands on him and gave an institution to "mix sand with water and apply it on that place after as I pray for him. So I had to called Bro Wale told help me communicate with him because I can't speak Yoruba.

While we were communicating the Holy Ghost told me to ask how long that has lasted and when we asked he said "OVER 1 YEAR" then He (Holy Ghost) also instructed that I ask if he could eat with his mouth and he answered and said "No that he only eats Cereal (that's Pap).

 Then we started praying and while we were praying I applied the sand mixture with water on the place and we concluded.

Later that Evening Bro Femi saw the boy and asked him how he's faring and he said "he has started eating with the mouth" 😳. I was overwhelmed when I heard it and I gave God thanks for he's keeps to all his words. Now this boldness that came upon us all has overflowed into my everyday life🙏🙏.

4. There is now permanence in my seeking the lord and most importantly there is now a kind of love that has changed me to not talk too much, argue too much and also affected my relationship with men positively.

I really can't say all because they are countless and there are some that are still manifest, a whole book won't be able to contain just mine how much more everyone.

God is mighty

I love everyone in WORD ALIVE, I now have a new and sweet family.

 PRECIOUS PEARL 

The retreat was refreshing, time away from distractions. It was a call back to the place of intimacy and rest for me, a restoration of the heart posture of being with my Lover. I witnessed and partook in a revival, both personal and as a group. Ministries were birthed, and we all helped each other in birthing what God placed in us.

I witnessed a legit miracle and revival on the mountain, at the Baba's house. A man that could not speak or understand English spoke and wrote English.

He desired to understand and we prayed. Almost immediately, the Baba wrote all the letters of the alphabet!! Glory!! Shortly after, he started speaking English. I witnessed the revival the Lord began in the man and it spreads forth to everyone associated with him. I'm soo grateful for Word Alive, for all that the Lord has done and continues to do in and through us. It is continuous and ever growing, reaching the ends of the earth for generations to come. Hallelujah

 AYODELE IBIYEMI

I joined Word Alive in 2018 but I was not an active member for a long time because of personal issues and work. During the lockdown, I had time so I would join prayers. Eventually, the prayers became an integral part of my daily schedule and from there, step by step, precept by precept, God was leading me. When God gave the instruction that we hold a retreat, Remi reached out to me to look for a prayer mountain around Ibadan which I did. Later, God gave a word that He deliberately gave me the assignment to do it and I was delighted.

I had the privilege of hosting people who came for the retreat planning and we went to the first mountain where we weren’t allowed in. God led us to a second mountain just to see it and on our way back, I missed a call. When I called back, I realized it was to tell me of a job offer. I got the job eventually and that is what I still do.

It seemed like the retreat was planned solely because of me. I had the honour of participating in the actual planning and I had apprehensions generally about fundraising and management. God allayed my fears immediately and the success of the retreat was used to teach me that whatever instruction that God gives, He will back it up with provision and action. Now I am not scared of anything, as long as it is based on God’s instructions. I also had a funny fear at the retreat, I was scared that I would be too busy with administrative work that I might not receive so much but God broke me down and gave me blessings in full. All my fears and worries about the retreat planning were allayed and God just came through mightily.

As we were praying for the retreat, God was giving words. I remember I heard ‘New Tongues’ in the morning of the first day we were going out to look for a mountain. Also, the day before we went, I heard ‘Courses are being set.’ Others heard different words which (I must be honest), I did not take too seriously in the first place because I could not even imagine how God was going to do it. I can attest that I benefited fully from everything that God told us concerning the retreat. When we just returned from the retreat, I got new tongues everyday for 3 days. God manifested himself in me mightily in a way that I had never experienced before. My course was set at the retreat, things that were previously unclear became clear and I got instructions about something major in my life. I got it as confirmation of one of the promises God gave us about the retreat: ‘I will teach you what to do, how to do and when to do.’ I got concise instructions. All of Gods promises were fulfilled and the retreat marked the beginning of the rest of my life. A lot happened at the retreat but the defining moment was when I was worshipping God and I laid down. A beloved sister touched my back for a while and prayed for me. While praying for me, I felt chest pain for a while and then relief. She said that God was healing me of all forms of emotional hurt, even the ones I am not ware exist. After this healing, it was like my life began. Everything began to align and I began to progress. When I was even slightly worried that perhaps I am not doing well, God said no. He said He had tested me and proven me, that it is time for manifestation. I must confess that the past two weeks since the retreat ended have erased the months of hurt and pain. It is not just about me now but my best friend also benefited from it. He told me that the past two weeks makes the tough months of April, May, June and July 2020 feel like decades ago. God restored our captivity and set our courses. My course is set for life. My life is transformed. I now live in the supernatural and it is undeniable. Everyone around me can see that I am God’s. Halleluyah.

 JOY UDUOSE

Praise God. My name is Joy Uduose Ebosarere and I want to talk about my experience/testimony at Word Alive retreat which was held from the 29th October to 1st November. I want thank GOD for the safe road trip from Lagos to Osun for the experience which started for me on Friday because on Thursday night when we got to the dorm, we studied the word prayed and got acquainted with one another in one of the rooms, ate and slept, though some people went to the mountain for a programme they were having that night, I could also remember how some of us went to fetch water as they had not pump water into other buildings.

On Friday morning right from when we prayed on the mountain I felt a change in the atmosphere and In my spirit, after we  came back from the mountain we ate and then bonded as most of us played games, I played scrabble against Nkiru and won. Some of us also engaged in topics which I learnt from. We had our Bible study that evening and I learnt a lot, after that we had dinner and continued in bonding, I could remember I spent almost all my day in the boys room as that was the center of bonding.

Later that night while we were worshipping in one of the rooms before then I had requested for a longer worship session as I am a worship person which sister Remi granted, while we were praying In the spirit and worshipping we were asked to pause and get ready to go the mountain, apparently the neighbors had reported us for disturbing them and the Pastor came to tell us that night so we had to move but I have to say that GOD used them to pull us out of the room because of what He wanted to unleash upon us without us knowing, we left for the mountain I actually thought it was on top of the mountain we were going that night but we were given a church key. Before we got there, I personally was disconnected from the prayer but when I entered the church I was happy because the church was spacious as we could all move around freely but then sister Remi instructed we all be together and it was dark so she needed us all to be under the light that was put on. The worship session continued as Sister Remi heard an instruction from God to just worship Him, we continued worshipping; speaking in the Holy ghost tongues and then people started falling under the anointing. For me, I was just there distracted and then I saw Toyosi shaking and Tola holding her. I knew she has received something I was now like ‘God I am here ooo’ Before now,  I had always wanted an encounter with God and I did, as I was still distracted and trying to connect and I went to sit but then, sister Remi came and told me to stand up she took me to the front and told me to just be praying. I started and then we were asked to pray in tongues for Toyosi as she has received a gift. We all started speaking and it became louder in my ears then I felt in my tongues and I kept on speaking in new tongues. I wanted to stop but I couldn't, I lost total control of what I was doing, I  saw myself crying and shouting and I was brought to the front as I moved to a chair when it started. As I was in front, it increased that I was hitting myself so hard I couldn't even control it, I later calmed down after a while then Nkiru and Tola prayed for me and told me that God wants to use me tonight, that I was their messenger for that night and she asked if I was ready, I said yes, I stood up and joined hands with Toyosi and they started speaking, it became very loud and I lost control of myself I didn't know what I was saying it would just come out anytime I touched a person, I started with sister Remi then I went around touching everyone and let God do the rest, I really felt connected to God that night, like I have never experienced something like that and I am grateful to Him for finding worthy to use as a vessel to deliver his word to many. And the new tongue He gave me. After the live show performed by God, we danced and sang praises for He said "we should rise for victory has come." Going back to the dorm, I had already lost my voice and was weak and Samson backed me.

Saturday was an awesome day for me. In the morning, we went to a man as instructed by GOD. We got there and started praying and cleaning his house. In the middle of this course, Baba asked that we prayed for him so he could speak English, we did and continued cleaning and telling Baba what GOD was saying concerning him. Apparently Baba had been alone for 21 years, but GOD in His infinite mercy remembered him that day through our visit. I also spoke a word to Baba, well it wasn't me as I did not know what I was saying but the spirit had taken over, also other people who came to see what was happening were partakers of the blessings that was being released from GOD. I could a remember of a man who gave his life to Christ, a little boy who washed Baba’s cap, and many more. Finally before we left Baba’s house, he came, took charcoal and wrote the alphabet accordingly in capital letters. Is my GOD not powerful? This is where I say "what God cannot do does not exist " Hallelujah, after clearing, cleaning and fixing Baba’s house, we all went back to the dorm and most of us slept till later in the evening before waking up to eat and prepare to go to the mountain for prophetic service and Holy communion.  Later that evening we went to a place around the mountain called "Mercy land" which no ordinary person can enter but after praying while outside of it, the pastor that accommodated us asked us to enter and we started praying again and again the spirit took over it was so powerful entering that place and I give praise to God for such experience. It was funny how people around were amazed seeing us inside the place as it is a sacred place for top pastors. However, the presence of God was all over and He really did things which no ordinary man can see. We later prayed on the water instructed to bring, we took the communion, gave our seeds and then we walked out as it was instructed. After getting to the dorm we had dinner, bonded and went to bed.

Sunday, the day we all left camp. We basically just bonded. It is really a great privilege to have all members of word Alive, the trip to Osun and back. I am really grateful to GOD for such an amazing time with him, it was really a" getaway with me " for me to Him as I didn't really have time or wasn't really concerned about what was going on outside of the camp

Praise GOD

NKIRU CHIMA

Before leaving for the retreat, I was maxed out; I wasn't sleeping well at home and was feeling heavy because everyone at home kind of look up to me to bring clarity in all matters relating to God, Also I was experiencing one defeat or the other. I just wanted to leave home for a while and the retreat was a great opportunity.

Let me skip all the details about arrival. The first time we had a worship and study session, I was in that state of watching things happen but not been there, I was also physical exhausted, but felt better.

Saturday morning, I felt light for the first time in months, because I didn't have to put up a front or pray for people to trust God. Worship on the mountain was wonderful, it was as though the cobwebs cleared from my head, I actually understood what I was expecting, but just a little bit of it, I had read and kept the prophetic word for the retreat, I was waiting to see it happen.

I heard the word revival on the mountain and saw the powerful move of the Spirit, in clarity through the visions people shared and the prophetic words, everyone spoke of everyone, I felt so light I could have floated, a certain man kept walking around us and it felt like God was surrounding us. There was a leading to give something, no matter how small.

After we left the mountain, I tried to sleep and couldn't, I wanted to rest because I felt I would need the strength later on, but nothing was coming, I couldn't pray, listen to songs, I couldn't do anything.

I went to join the games and the cooking. I noticed everyone was hyper, no one could keep calm except for few who slept. I remember speaking to Omololu and assuring him that God was working amidst us even as we were playing games, I felt it as a certainty, even though it wasn't looking so to me.

By evening Bible study, I was just waiting, a strange waiting came upon me, I saw that an ignition was coming; God had led me to study on revivals and church history, I saw the fire in people's voices as they sang and spoke.

I heard angelic procession, and I saw fire burning steadily amidst us. I knew it was going to explode, I was strangely waiting for when.

It is kinda funny; I function more as a midwife in all prophetic atmospheres, except I'm asked to stay away. My sight and perception runs full load, so I have lots of description. I saw an angel touching Wale’s lips and saying I have anointed him to sing.

Ebuka stood within the shadows of an angel wings, I heard I have come for him. I saw the clarity and precision of grace in 3 people, can't remember who.

I saw Samson running about and God said Rest is coming. Remi was clothed with fire, a fiery robe, fire kept leaping out to stay on people as she spoke, I saw these things but it's becoming clear as I write them now.

While we worshipped at the lodge, I saw a pot of liquid gold, flaming gold being poured out, I heard revival is coming.

There was a huge cloud of witnesses, I kept shouting and laughing. Omololu had a crown placed on his head and someone received a staff.

When we had to leave the lodge to go to the church, I knew this was trouble, the good kinda trouble anyway, it was like a set up. When we packed the chairs I knew it had begun.

Fire rushed in my head and I just had to sit down, I saw the past months rush in a phase and I heard you've been faithful, I was crying.

I saw the fire in Wale being ignited and I saw fire flow round us in a circle, I remember going to Precious to pray with her I saw a river of blood flowing out of her, it was a strange sight, water was flowing into her and at the other end blood was flowing, I saw her holding a child, I don't know yet the full meaning of this, later I saw her with 3 children, they kept increasing.

I'm sorry, I'd just be describing all I saw, it was how I experienced the awakening.

I remember going to Stephen to pray with him, I lost track of how many times I was prayed for and those I prayed for. Remi had given the word of us been midwives to each other. I also see us (those reading) birthing the desires of the Lord.

I kept hearing ignition and I have not started, kept hearing it, it also became clear that God allowed us play the afternoon so we'd be comfortable with each other, there was no barrier, everyone was prophesying over everyone.

Remi asked that we carry Joy to the center and she prayed for her, it was like a dam being opened, Joy was immersed in fire, as she started screaming and prophesying I saw a turmoil in her, people rushed in to pray with her, I was waiting in anticipation.

I saw Toyosi being prayed for and when Remi held their hands together, I started screaming and laughing, it was an explosion, the building was massive, it was like seeing a nuclear bomb going off, at this point I begun to scream and laugh, I went back to pray with Precious, Remi called me and hugged me, tears filled my eyes, it was as though she was taking away the burdens in my heart that I didn't know of, and she kept telling me no more hard guy, he has given you a soft spirit and heart.

How precisely accurate, I always had the defensive wall up and for years now, I knew it was gone but people kept seeing it and I didn't know what to do, I broke down and started crying and she was soothing me, I heard my call again, I saw the mission fields in Africa and Asia, I heard prepare for the journey is far.

I got up and begun to pray with others, it was like a carnival, where you receive and give. I prayed for Femi, I saw light coursing through his eyes, I saw the strength of the bull of Bashan, 😂😂😂 I have no idea what that means, I saw Ebuka doing hard guy, I went to bug him literally 😂😂😂 I laid hands on him and helped to Stoke the flame, I saw Joy heading for him later.

I bugged Stephen too, I saw him witnessing on the fields and saw strange miracles, as have never been seen before, I had a strange burden to pray for him, I called others and we kept praying for him, I saw his hands and legs catch fire, I saw him touch a mad person and the person begun to prophesy, I saw many strange miracles, I saw him hold a broken calabash and it closed up. I saw strange angels, I heard last day revivals.

I saw an army around Ayodele, I heard Prophetic alignment, I had Ayodele pray with me and pray for everyone I prayed for. No one could say anything happened because of them, it was the sovereignty of God.

Femi laid hands on me and I received teaching grace for the decade, I can't remember who prayed for me but I saw the Revival fire increased and deposited in me, the world passed through my eyes; I saw continents taken for Jesus.

Joy hugged me and told me the same word I had gotten earlier, you've been tested and you've proven faithful, I have not begun with you. I can't say I understand what the test was, but it made sense and explained the difficulties of the past month, I was relieved that I wasn't over reaching to have been thinking I was under massive pressure that almost broke me because of my faith and trust in God.

I prayed with Lolu and made sure to hold everyone so they'd pray for me, the prophetic words were amazing, at some point I went to hug and sit with Remi, it was overwhelming, I felt tired and elated at the same time. We prayed for the generals been called to the field, we prayed for those already on the field, I saw diverse strange anointing, what has come is unlike what we know, we also prayed for church historians, because a lot of documentation is needed for the coming decade.

I saw a new prophetic season and unction arise, I saw the throne room procession, angels came, custodians and guardians, captains of the host army were assigned to everyone called for revival, it was an avalanche. I saw a fiery storm descend, mehn it was crazy, I still saw the flames of that storm leaping out right now.

We've all been comprised and can never be the same, we cannot hide anything, or hide anymore, instructions, word of knowledge and wisdom kept flowing. We prayed for sick people too.

Watch your thoughts, they begin to happen was constantly being announced. It was amazing. By the time we left the church, I was exhausted but eager, I was still hearing I've not begun and I was wondering what else God wants to do. I read the Prophetic words and realized everything and more had happened.

The following morning, when we got to Baba's house, as we got the brooms to sweep, I heard Abba saying, clean the house, don't just sweep, clean it like you own it, this we began, I felt layers of dirt being pulled away from me as I cleaned, I knew it was healing and restoration for my family, I saw the answers to God's promises that seemed long term fulfilled in one day, I saw how God remained and is faithful all the time, I saw grace manifest.

The prophetic was ignited again as we were cleaning, prayers and proclamations were running all over, I got overwhelmed many times and had to sit to regain myself. It was exhilarating, the energy level was massive, I saw my ministry launched all over the nations, I got clarity and perception for it. I was greatly encouraged. I hear God more by impression and perception, and I see same way too, it always felt like I was following my head most times; I was greatly encouraged, every word I had or received was so accurate it was astounding, it was so refreshing and encouraged.

At some point I saw the lamb rising from his throne and crying, thanking us, I fell and cried and screamed, I saw him bless my hands, and touch my head, I received clarity and help again, I just kept mute at that point because I didn't want to start prophesying to everyone, I was exhausted, and the voice was tired self. On the evening of Saturday, as we stood in front of Ile Anu to pray, the disconnected feeling came again, it was as though I was there but wasn't there, I was struggling with joining in, I don't know what it was, but I was struggling, Remi asked me to watch someone and while I was trying to do that, she looked at me and I felt the disconnected feeling dissipate, she said same thing in a prophetic word and I was back, a man came to pray for us, as he was praying, I was led to sow a personal seed to him. As he prayed I received the gift of interpretation and clarity in revival setting, I don't know how else to say that.

I followed him and explained, he tried to dissuade me, but I refused, so he looked at me and asked me to hold his Bible, mehn it was like being wacked with a sledge hammer, I fell to my knees, power was surging through me, I remember seeing angels all descending and touching my head at the same time, it was a bonfire and he declared, God opens you up to interpretations of and by his Spirit, ayaya, the flame increased, I remember I kept thinking, who is this man? He gave me words for my family and instructions. I got the answers to prayers I didn't know to pray, God is amazing, I see someone struggling, God says clarity has come, the scales have fallen from your eyes and behold, and you do the bidding of the Lord. I saw fire roundabout everywhere, I wondered what the next places hold, because I still kept hearing, even now, I have not begun.

 FOLASHADE ALDER

Hmmmmm... Where do I even start from? Going for this retreat was/is a miracle, I almost missed it. Bank placed a restriction on my account but thankfully, mum decided to pay me the money she owed me, so I had money to get to the park.

My own experience started from the park.. The love *wipes tears*. Everyone was concerned about the other. No one was impatient. By the time we got to the fake Ikoyi Mountain, the bond had already deepened. It felt like we had all met before. It could only have been God.

Friday morning prayers on the mountain, we prayed for Sister Bola and her husband. I got a word for them and there was a confirmation from Wale Ajayi. I was so happy. I don't know why I always feel like I'm not hearing well. Later we were asked to spend time alone with God for 30 minutes, I got "A new tongue" "A new language" and I wrote it down, which Ayodele later confirmed in his house on Monday that he noticed his tongues have changed. Glory!

Fast forward to Friday night... Aaah. I had been having this serious chest pain before coming for the retreat. The devil was already dropping ideas in my head like it's breast cancer o, shebi you have big breasts ni. I even told Bolu Famakinwa in the afternoon and she was even telling me to reduce the intake of cold drinks. Then we were praying and Remi Sisi said someone has been having chest pains. I came out and was prayed for. Since then till now to the Glory of God, I haven't felt any pain whatsoever. Oobi to the devil.

Prior to the retreat, I wasn't praying because of the #EndSARS and everything going in the country so I kind of felt like God wasn't happy with me. All I was getting, I thought they were from my own mind. Then, Nkiru came to hug me for like 2 minutes and I was sobbing. The feeling, felt like I was hugging The Father. The reassurance, the warmth. That was literally my highlight tbh. Then Nkiru gave a message "stop being afraid of making mistakes, stop being too careful". Then we hugged for another minute.

After the episode, I was able to share the few things I saw and heard about others and I was able to receive what others got for me with joy.

I saw distribution of keys and doors were being opened. I think Omololu or Chukwuebuka (I can't remember who exactly) confirmed it that gifts were being given. And I think Remi Sisi also said something close to it.

Saturday morning at the Baba's house. Some people were inside with him and some of us were outside. I heard pruning, as I turned I saw Omotola and Femi pulling out weeds surrounding Baba's house. Then I and some other people joined them. Later someone gave a message that as we were cleaning Baba's house, God is taking care of our situations too. Then Remi Sisi gave a word too that in fact no need to take our prayer points to the mountain, He has started work already.

As we were pulling the weeds, there were some tiny tiny weeds. I didn't want to pull, there were so tiny. And I heard "I care about this plant, how much more You?" Aah, I held back my tears. After the weeding, as per a lazy person I was expecting to be very tired but strength was renewed to carry on. When Baba came out to write A - Z, I had goose bumps all over me. I was screaming internally, WHAT ?!. Then when we were inside, Nkiru, myself and I think Pearl, he prayed for us in English, "Thank you o, God bless you. God will answer all your prayers". Hei, God, my head was "bigging". No nau, see our God nau. Been sharing the testimony since I got home.

Saturday night, it felt like my body was just there and my spirit was somewhere else. I saw people sitting opposite a throne and The King was writing down. Then Chukwuebuka gave a word "I'm the instructor, I will instruct you". Remi Sisi kept on saying "Listen" "He will tell us what to do, When to do and How to do".  It was during the procession down the mountain, I knew aah, no one is recovering from this experience.

The teachings too opened my eyes. Not like I haven't heard 70 x 7 but now it has really dawned on me. If God won't give up me, I shouldn't give up on others. I will love people how they need to be loved by the help of the Spirit.

This retreat is engraved in my heart. Experienced God firsthand. Met sweet people.

I'm enjoying the testimonies.

One of the words for the retreat is "You will want to shut your mouth but it won't close". It has started. Been praying from my sleep, sometimes, it feels like someone taps me to pray. I love to see it.

This is just a snippet of my experience at the mountain. Some can't be put into words.

Thank you Jesus.

Thank you Word Alive family.

Thank you Jesus again.

A partaker of The Get Away,

Folashade Alder. 

OMOLOLA BADUS 

This retreat experience is a first for me, I have never experienced God's wonders like this, it was surreal. From the moment we went to look for the mountain, to planning, to praying and embarking on this journey, we kept on getting confirmations from different people.

The experience that was really striking for me was when we were worshipping and praying on Friday night and I saw Jesus😭 I saw his pierced feet and hands, and he was telling me that can't I see that he has paid the price, can't I see how far he went just because he loves me.

Another one for me was the encounter with old man at Ikoyi mountain, God visited that man that day and showed us how great he is in his ways. God is so intentional. I could not believe I could clean a "very dirty house" and not feel irritated, in fact I was seeing beauty, precious stones in that house. Glory to Jesus!!! Whoooooooshhhh!!!! A man that could not speak English was prayed for and he wrote the alphabets in the correct order and began to speak English. God is just too wonderful.

Friday night was explosive🔥🔥, we were like pregnant women and midwives at the same time, helping each other birth their various gifts. We were all give gifts, nobody left that night without their own baby. It was a LIVE SHOW!!!! Crying and laughing in the holy ghost, dancing and jumping in the spirit, manifesting the power and glory of God Whooooosh!!!🔥🔥

It's hard to put the experience in words but all I can say is that it was a GET AWAY WITH GOD!!!

Glorrrrrrrrrryyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!

 Omolola.

 OMOTOLA ATITEBI

 Thursday 29:10:20

We met at Ojota to move to Ikoyi Mountain, had the most blissful trip ever. Got to a wrong camp and gisted, had fun, exchanged banters, ate cookies while waiting for Ayodele, Oluremi and Omolola who had gone before us to prepare the way.

Settled in to the camp ground and you could just feel such love and peace.

Thursday evening and we started with a brief introduction and Bible study.

We got up Friday morning and up we went to the mountain top and the worship began. I literally had to change position because the presence was so strong and I needed a comfortable location to avoid slipping off the rocks.

We started worshipping and the worship was so good I didn't want it to end. Imagine my excitement when Oluremi says, throw out the prayer points you came with today and just worship! I was excited. All we did was worship! Well we took a couple of prayers as led by the spirit. But they were nothing along the usual lines we'd have towed.

Friday evening, we are in Room 9-10 earlier in the day. The room where Remi stayed... We made beautiful plans...prayers, worship and timing 😄 Hahaha

A couple of minutes before 9, someone (Joy or Omotoyosi... I'm not quite sure) comes into the room and asks that the time for worship be extended. Remi gladly said yes and the worship time was increased by 2.

It was raining so we decided to use one of the rooms. 9pm came and then we are in boys room worshipping. Some minutes in and someone drops by and says we are disturbing the neighbors so we needed to relocate.

This was about 9:15pm. The rain had stopped. We all got up, got dressed for the weather and event. Tell me about socks, cardigans, shawls, mosquito repellants, Torchlights, and all that.

As we prepared for the meeting, I remember telling the closest person to me that if all we did was worship we would still be very fine and then I hear someone from the group in front of me saying this is beginning to look like a holy set up😂

Walking down to this yellow church in an isolated part of the rocks, I could only agree with her. Holy set up it was!

We got in; everyone picked up chairs and cleaned them. Arranged in the form of a semi circle with a large wooden table and a bench in front. I still imagine heaven laughing ridiculously at the chairs. I was on my way to pick up a second chair to hold my personal items like my phone, shawl and the Torchlight I went with when I heard stack your chairs 🤣🤣🤣

Apparently, worship had started and the corner we had picked was too tight to have worship with the chairs in there.

Oh my Goodness 😍. I still lack words to describe what exactly happened that night but a meeting we had planned to hold for an hour 30 minutes from 9pm started at 9: 30 and didn't finish till 2:30 am Saturday.

Okay. Let me try☺️

Determined to do nothing but pour my heart out in songs to my God I picked a corner, sat on the floor with my legs crossed in my signature pose. Lost in worship, eyes closed. Occasional opening Sha to the beautiful hurricane the Holy Spirit was working in some people. I hear multiple taps on my shoulder with Nkiru saying Tola, God wants you to pray for her. Ahah! God you know I came to just chill and have some quality time with you.

I got up and approached this lady and that was it. I prayed. And wanted to leave but it was different I couldn't. And so I trashed my agenda to do the Lord's bidding. Reminded myself that worship at that time would be doing what the Lord as so graciously asked of me. So I hugged this lady and began to proclaim prophetically all that I saw in my spirit. The first step was to remove the invisible cotton wool blocking her ears from hearing her father. I realized she also couldn't speak in other tongues but then could see the river welling up from within her.

Oh what a kairos moment! I understood experientially what Aunty Alero [Alero Otobo] meant every time she referred to midwifing a move of God. Oh we midwifed Omotoyosi into realms of God. We didn't just midwife Toyosi. The Lord opened our eyes to a Joy who was going to be helping Toyosi and many others understand the babies they were carrying.

The Lord had revealed he was giving gifts in abundance especially the gift of interpretation.

And them Joy broke out! Lawrence Oyor speaks and sings about spiritual drunkards but nothing you've heard from him adequately prepares you for an actual drunkenness in the spirit. The boldness, courage and radicality that took the place of the calm, collected and very careful I'm not hearing anything Joy within seconds will forever stay with me. Whattttt?!

She'd interpret Toyosi's tongues and immediately pounce on someone else delivering the word of the Lord with such grace and fervor. No one could be seated non-challantly with Toyosi in that state. What are you doing there?! Begin to shout Hallelujah!... Why are you crying?! God says ask of me and I will do!  Get up and shout Glory! To each, a peculiar instruction, delivered with unmatched boldness and grace.

When I saw Toyosi the next morning, her voice was cracked and the first question I heard someone throw to her was "hope your body is not paining you"😂

We fellowshipped. We birthed. We got instructions. We prophesied. We had an upper room moment in real time.

 Saturday, 31:10: 20

The instruction was to go fasting. As usual we had plans. Go in at 9am, stay for an hour or less and then go back to the hostel for breakfast before the day started. 😂😂 As in the night before, the heavens laughed out loud.

I walked in about 5minutes after the team had gone in and realized that what was supposed to be just a visit and some prayers was now going to be so much more. Ordinations, deliverance, remembrance, healing, give aways, cleaning and washing - more like taking out the old and bringing in the New. In summary it was an overflow of the love and affection of a good father and a very kind God.

Clothes were folded, caps and some clothes washed, the lifting, dusting and sweeping, the "communion"(some teammates ate and drank with Baba), to uprooting grasses outside and making declarations, to word of knowledge, deliverance and salvation to some passersby! It was amazing

I was outside most of the time so I got the reactions real time. People stopped by, strange looks more in awe than blank looks, stares, comments, glances, sounds of what happened?, What are you doing? You are cleaning this house? How? Why? Who sent you? A particular person asked if we didn't encounter snakes. Of all the comments, excitement and Lamentations there was this very discerning elderly woman. Must be in her mid fifties or early sixties... Sounds of Oluwa ose o, ha, Oluwa orantii baba yi, kosinkan teele see o. Oluwa ranti emi na trailed her

I have listened to and even taught the power of a testimony but nothing prepared me for the swiftness of that woman's approach and faith. She had seen what God was doing with the old man and knew that she could potentially be the next candidate. That was a big teaching moment for me. 

And Oh, there was this woman who had stopped by to say thank you to the people who were helping Baba out😄 God sure does have a sense of humor. From the other end of the window, I heard Oluremi say, someone needs to pray for that woman. She caught a glimpse of me and said Omotola, pray for her. My Yoruba praying skill was tested on a large scale 😄. I prayed, got a word of knowledge about her husband but the question was met with he is fine, he travelled. Then Joy broke out in the spirit. She'd speak in tongues and speak in English and then the woman begged that we translated to Yoruba so she could understand. Femi Festus made body contact with Joy and almost immediately her interpretation switched to Yoruba. How beautiful it was. After the outburst of tongues and interpretations the woman told us about her husband leaving the house after having her twin kids - a boy and a girl because he said the children weren't his and how the other children she had has before the twins had died at birth. We prayed again. She cried and I did shed some tears too because I could feel the weight Father God's overwhelming love just took off her.

Saturday evening was equally beautiful. Well fed, dressed for the move, we headed for the mountains. The Baba Ori oke had asked that we called him up when we were going so we did and he came with us. He chose the location on the mountain - the mercy land. The Mercy land is an altar like four corner thing built somewhere on the mountain. Most likely the center. Seemed like a special prayer ground on the special prayer ground because it had different bottles filled with water, some labelled for easy identification by the people who left them there.

 We had a swell time in God's presence. Dropped the bottles of water we had bought because of an instruction we got the night before, prayed that it carries the healing power and life of God. We took communion, worshipped, sang, prayed again and had the procession a couple of people had seen in their spirit.

How would I describe the experience? A move of God. A taste of heaven on Earth.

To God who is able to do exceedingly and abundantly above all that we could ever ask think or imagine.

Nothing we had thought, imagined or even conceived could have prepared us for the rain of revival we got at Ikoyi. God showed up and showed off beautifully well.

 FEMI FESTUS

My experience at the retreat cannot really be contained in words.

Day 1

We (I, my cousin and two other friends) got to the mountain that hot Thursday afternoon waiting for those who had arrived before us, just so we know the way forward. Well, we got a call that we were on the wrong mountain and we were directed to the right place. After we were settled, we had the introduction and bible study sessions and they were great! I also learnt on Thursday that the mountain is sacred and foot wears are not meant to be used on them.

Day 2...

So it was my first morning in camp so I just had myself ready for the day, not knowing really what to expect. We prayed for a while at the mountain and personally, I had a great time fellowshipping with the father and the brethren too before going back to camp. I lay calmly on the bed while others bonded (I think that was the best time to get to know ourselves). We stole sometime to pray, until we were informed that we were loud and the neighbors were already complaining. We didn't have a choice but to leave the room and make use of the mountain. I suspected that I would be cold on the mountain and I spoke out casually, just then, a lady offered hers and we left to pray at the church close to the mountain side. When we got to the church we just worshipped and prayed alongside until our coordinator, Remi, called me out to deliver God's message (yes, I was given a message for the house but I just couldn't interrupt). I obeyed and shared God's message to the house but just then the power of God became even stronger that I broke down in tears questioning why I was chosen to be the messenger amidst others. The coordinator (Remi) laid hands on me according to God's leading and I continued to share God's message, but this time to individuals and I shared every message with a bag full of confidence. I mean, each person had a message.

So for the lady that lent me her cardigan to me there was a message but I didn't have the push to say it until it was confirmed by a friend. When I got a confirmation I walked up to her and delivered the message. *God had said that something strong would come upon her and her cardigan was no more ordinary.* Well, to my surprise God had told her the same thing and asked her to give me the cardigan, which she did. We prayed together and I hugged her while we prayed, the power of God was strong so we both fell and parted ways. The work wasn't done yet, so I continued to move around delivering God's message. I noticed that when I stretched my hands towards heaven there was a strong release of power and when I laid it on anyone, the person gets slain.

Now, there were two ladies who had just experienced the move of God for the first time, and they struggled to connect to the power of God. It took some time but they caught the fire and one of them started to deliver God's messages and she did so aggressively, while the other one prayed in the Holyghost. I was worried about the meaning of what they were saying so I asked for an interpreter and it happened to be the same lady who had given her cardigan to me. She, by the help of the spirit interpreted what they had said in tongues to be *I HAVE DONE IT!* So, God literally spoke through them to confirm that He has done all that we've asked. I also got a message in Yoruba and the Lord through the same lady interpreted it. I stood in shock on how accurate the message was interpreted in English and in my curiosity I leaned forward to ask how she managed to interpret that, but of course the Lord said *I am the God of all languages.*

Immediately, I surrendered and apologized for doubting. At some point, a friend said that they were not just 2. He stated that they had another friend and because the power was strong in the house, I felt there was a need to dispense it to the friend who was currently absent. We decided to give it a try and to our greatest surprise God through her reached out to her friend, broke boundaries in her life and delivered her too. I guess I was very excited about the move of God so I asked God some questions through her and I got answers to everyone of them. I went on to take her to other persons and she delivered messages to every one of them. Obviously, she was the body but the one speaking was Christ! We started praying at 9 and left at 3.

Day 3

Sequel to the message from the previous night, we visited an old man to pray and break bread with him. We shared ourselves into groups of 3. One to break bread with him, another to clean the house (inside) and the last group to clean the surroundings (outside the house). I got a message while cleaning the surrounding that Baba had been sitting outside beautiful gate for too long and it's time for him to enter. ...after I got the message, someone else confirmed it saying he had gotten the same message. While we cleaned, Baba walked out, picked a charcoal and wrote down the letters of the alphabet from A-Z. Those inside dashed out, curious to see what Baba was writing and when they saw it they jumped in excitement, little did we know that they had prayed for Baba inside, according to his desire to speak good English ...and well, God had just done it! Baba now knows the letters of the alphabet. He rushed in

saying *thank you, I really appreciate.*A passerby was wondering what was going on at Baba's house, so he stopped by. Because he looked surprise I had to approach him but just the father revealed things about him and I spoke out. Though he was careful to ask how I knew so much about him, but of course, God is all knowing! So we prayed with him and led him to Christ and immediately I poured water on my head and on his, signifying baptism. We got him a bible and by evening he was already part of the prayer meeting on the mountain. A lot happened at Baba's place. We had so many persons, come down to experience salvation and healing even words of wisdom/knowledge.

Glory to God!

We finally packed our bags and left the camp the next and final day, Sunday. Yes! I had a great time fellowshipping with the father in camp.

AJAYI ADEWALE

Pre-Retreat

I saw “Get away with me” as a date with the Holy Spirit (Myself and him) and I decided that I was not going with my smartphone because I did not want any distraction around me. Prior to this period, when the lockdown started I spent a lot of time praying, studying and listening to messages but suddenly I got too busy and I did not have time to continue, I felt so bad for a long time but nothing happened. So, hearing about the retreat in the prayer meeting I was so excited and expectant for a rekindling in my prayer life and intimacy with God, ever since then, getting back home there has been a change in my prayer life.

As the day was approaching, I felt somehow , the feeling not to come because I was expecting money for a job I did and proposed in my heart to donate for the retreat but the money did not come in that week. I spoke to Samson about it and he told me to come and I am grateful that I attended because I would have regretted not going for the retreat, it was a wonderful experience. Let me share my personal experience and story with you.

Day one

On the 29th of October 2020, we set out to go for the Word Alive retreat. Leaving the house, I had no plans on engaging in any conversation on the bus, I was so pumped up and wanted to stay focused for the retreat by praying and reading my bible on the bus throughout but that didn’t work. There was so much noise around and I could not concentrate. As God will have it, we ended up fellowshipping and sharing the word (Myself, Pearl, Femi, Cynthia, Omotola and Lolu). It was an amazing experience; it felt like the retreat was for only me (lol). It has been a while since I had such spiritual discussions, it was faith lifting hearing experiences and testimonies from these people.

We got to Ori Oke Ikoyi for men & women and we were all waiting for the retreat coordinators to come when I went up to the Mountain top with Joshua, Ebuka and Femi leaving the others at the car park. This was another time of fellowship and sharing the word; it was edifying, and I was so blessed. Like I said the retreat was meant for only me (lol), revelations and my eyes of understanding was enlightened more and more. At this moment, I knew this was what I needed, and I was in for an amazing time.

Fola came to call us that we were not at the right venue for the retreat, getting down people were tired and some of them felt that they had just wasted their time, but I did not feel bad at all; I was grateful to God for making us stop, because if we did not stop; there is a possibility that we would have not had that time to share the word and I won’t have heard those words. It was so timely. We finally got to the guest house for the retreat, we freshened up and ate. Immediately after that, a controversial discussion sprang up and I did not have the leading to talk, the Holy Spirit was teaching me to listen, every moment at the retreat was a learning process for me. There were a lot of confirmations of the words the Holy Spirit ministered to me earlier at the Ori Oke Ikoyi for Men and Women.

Ayodele called me and told me I was be in charge of the room (like the room captain, lol) I did not take it for granted, I saw it as an opportunity and that God was speaking to me, you know the question Why me? came to my head, I knew God counted me faithful and was giving me the empowerment and ability to commit souls to my trust, and I knew it was beyond Word Alive, he was seeing me his plans. Few minutes later, the bible study started, it was lit that we could not finish the study plan for that night, the Lord showed me things and spoke to me directly through the mouths of Word Alive members. God reminded me that he is concerned about my total wellbeing, During the retreat the subject “Humility” kept on coming up and I knew God was pointing out something to me in my learning and training process.

At the end of the study, we worshipped and there was a sudden change in the atmosphere; I felt it like a wind, the power of the God everywhere I did not want to stop praying. Baba Ori Oke came to call us to join a program on the Mountain, I went with them to the mountain, another time to pray (again, it felt like the minister came to preach to only me).

Day two

I woke blasting in tongues ready for a new experience and a fresh encounter. We walked up to the mountain and went to worship and pray. While on the mountain, worshipping and praying, the Holy Spirit was talking to me and I was seeing things in the spirit, I wrote them in my book. I was called out to be prayed for (I was honored and all that was going through my mind was grace). I got a lot of words and confirmations that were in line with my expectations and prayer requests coming for the retreat. Those were not the first time I was hearing some of those words about myself or the ministry God has entrusted in my hands, but I kept on sensing in my spirit that the time is come. After that, we were told to go have our personal prayers, I went to the mountain giving praise and thanking God, and it was so refreshing.

During the retreat I also learnt to tolerate people more, lol. When we were done on the Mountain, we returned to the guest house and had breakfast, immediately I lay down to sleep but they brought in games and everybody wanted to play and they were disturbing me, lol but I was not angry with them. I saw that as a learning process to tolerate people. That evening, another time of Bible Study, revelation everywhere, it was so powerful and again God was dealing with me and teaching me. We ended the Bible study and ate. Like twenty minutes, I was told Remi was calling me. When I got there. She told me I was going to lead worship for ten minutes (I was like oh my God; this is divine, and I knew something was going to happen. Immediately, I went to my room to pray in tongues and worship). I asked myself a question that what are they seeing in me? Me this small boy, lol. Then few minutes before the meeting, someone came to tell me that Remi said that there is a change in time that I should lead worship for thirty minutes (God, what is this? All in my mind was grace and grateful for the privilege to led worship with partakers in the light, I saw royalties everywhere). When the worship started, the room was on fire. I felt so tiny and I could not feel my body (Till now, I don’t know how to explain that feeling) and the Holy Spirit told me to listen. Shortly, someone tapped me on my shoulders and said we were going to a church that we were disturbing the neighbors and we left for the church, Aunty Remi took me by her side and I was leading worship songs (and it felt like a host of choir was singing with us). Throughout the meeting, there were demonstrations and manifestations of the spirit; I got a lot of words and confirmation by the spirit. It was a new level for me, and I kept hearing in my spirit that we should step into it. It was like I stepped into something new. God used a lot of people to tell me things and like I forgot, He sent other people to confirm and remind me the same things, lol. I was also led to pray with some people. I did not want it to stop

Day three

We woke up in the morning fired up and we had devotion in our room, sharing words we got from the meeting yesterday. We held a prayer meeting in our room, and everyone led prayers and blessed the day. This was another time to hear from God and fellowship with the saints. That was how they came to call me that I should carry the food that we were going to give the Baba and that I was going to be part the people that will enter the Baba’s house (I just started speaking in tongues and thanked God for the grace and the opportunity, I was so conscious of what I carried and I remembered the words that went forth in the meeting on Friday night) God was telling me and showing me things there. I was led to pray for the Children, I held hands with them and I prayed for all the children that came and gave words to some of them (and the Holy Spirit used Ayodele to confirm those words, He also prayed and ministered to them). I knew there was a move of the spirit and liberation came to the lives of many. I prayed for some women and a small boy for healing It was a wonderful experience. When we were done cleaning, we left for the guest house and I had a nice sleep (sorry, I had to include that, lol) after that we ate sweet Jollof rice and I fried the plantain.

Later that day, we went to the mountain for another session of prayers and communion, it was glorious and refreshing. Another time of fellowship and to receive of the spirit, I did not want the prayers to end. It was an awesome time. In Summary, my experience at the Word Alive retreat was a great one, one filled with supernatural manifestations of the spirit. A date with the Holy Spirit. A time of fellowshipping with the spirit and saints in the light. A place of learning and listening to instructions. This was very timely and divine. A proof that God no dey shame. Life-changing experience and testimonies. I made new friends and they became family immediately. My expectations were not cut short and I look forward to more of spirit filled retreats like “Get away with me” by Word Alive. God bless the coordinators and Remi. Special thanks to my retreat mummies Omolola and Precious, my retreat gist partners and advisers Bolu, Ayodele, Omotola, Stephen, Joshua, Ebuka, Lolu, Femi, Toyosi. My retreat roommates . I miss you all and can’t wait to see you all again at the December hang out

Wale Ajayi

GET AWAY WITH ME RETREAT: THE REVIVAL BEGINS

 GET AWAY WITH ME; REVIVAL BEGINS

Sept 2020, God told us to find time to get away with Him. He gave us a date (Oct 29th to November 1st 2020). The instruction was specific, He asked us to go to a mountain. I have never been to one so we immediately started looking out and praying. 


Here's all we heard God say concerning the retreat:

He said to us :

"GET AWAY WITH ME!

I want to show you some things, things you'd never hear with all the noise around you. I am giving to you templates that last decades and useful for generations. I will go over it with you, line by line. I am putting up a live show. Generals are spotted amongst you and they arise. Ministries are born. I prepare you for the operation that begins in 2021. I equip you for it. Mouths open. You who think you understand your sound or know it not, you are given a new voice."

" Healing abounds, for you and in you for men!" 

" GET AWAY WITH ME

All things are ready, Come!

I am your host. I have provided everything" 

He is showing a physical representation of what He is doing in our hearts. Restoring our heart posture of being with Him always

prayer stops being a chore. Something changes in our prayer lives as a result of this and it is huge.

You will want to shut your mouth but it won't close. A new voice is given and it doesn't get tired/weary.

"Restoration, I bring people back on track, into alignment."

 The Lord says He's washing off all impurities. He's making us squeaky clean at the retreat. There is perfection.

The birth pangs begin.

You will be midwives to each other, each helping the other to bring to life."

Planning the Retreat

In October, a couple of us were in Ibadan to make enquiries about the mountain/retreat ground.

We made a prayer before leaving the house (Ayodele was our host btw) that God directs us to someone and gives those of us going to see a taste of what He is about to do as report for those we left at home. 

First mountain we went to, we were sent away cos we were putting on trousers and didn't cover our heads. 

We prayed and left for another town in Osun state, just me and Ayodele this time (cos the place is far and transportation). The rest waited at Ikire bus stop. 

We walked into the Ikoyi mountain community and just around the mountain tip, we met a man talking to a lady. We greeted them and the man made a statement in Yoruba "that which you find, you will meet". I immediately remembered the prayer we made before leaving the house and turned back to speak with the man. Turned out He is the prophet in charge of the mountain (Prophet Odewole, baba ori oke). He helped us with all the information needed for the retreat and granted permission immediately 😁.

This was a prayer answered. 

Mountaintop 

Remi and Ayodele checking out the mountain

Steps to the mountaintop 

On our way back to the rest guys at Ikire bus stop, Ayodele received a call that he had gotten a job. (Ayo had been without a job since early 2020).

This was our taste of the mountain, we had testimonies as part of the report, just as we prayed.

We all moved back to various locations and began preparations for the retreat.

As at Friday Oct 23rd, (6 days before the retreat), we had a budget of #400,000 and God had asked us not to collect a dime from everyone coming for transportation, feeding or accommodation. He was going to raise the money and sort all.

I was scared. Zero balance less than a week before? But I also trusted God and waited to see how He will do it.

9 days before the retreat, the Lekki Massacre happened then the lootings and curfew.

The week of the retreat came and the curfew had not been lifted. In fact, Osun had a complete lockdown situation, no movement.

I started asking God for direction but He insisted the Retreat was holding. The words were clear: I am waiting already, Come

As at Wednesday night, we had prayers and everyone coming the next day kept asking how we'd have the retreat since there was no movement.

God kept saying "There is no curfew, can't you see?. Come, I wait for you"

We finished prayers that night only to hear that the curfew had been lifted just as we were praying.

Thursday 29th of October, 2020

As we prayed and made preparations to leave the house, I saw an angelic procession. Men clad in white. They all walked up the stairs of the mountain. As they got to the mountain top, they kept walking round and gifts were laid all around the path they walked. 

We heard God say Come! It is time, I wait!

The Retreat Begins

Everyone arrived at the retreat towards evening.

As I looked around and welcomed them all, I wondered what their expectations were and what Abba had in stock. He had said come and here we were.

We shared the word and prayed that night.

Baba Ori Oke (Prophet Odewole) later came to the resort/hostel to invite myself and a few others to the mountain overnight program.

First, he took myself and Ayodele into the the Mercy Land on the mountain and prayed with us.

The Mercy land is a place no one is allowed to enter except the head pastors and prophets of the mountain. People could only move around it praying. I heard the word Access.

Baba had seen it in the spirit, God had given us access and he was only showing a physical representation.

Baba took us into the church and while I was scanning where to sit at the back, baba invited myself and Ayodele into the altar to sit with the head pastors and prophets. I kept asking God in my mind "Why this? What's happening?"

After the program, baba called us and kept repeating what he had been saying since the first time we came

"You don't know what God is about to do with you. You think this is a small ministry, you are taking it lightly. You don't know who you are. God is about to do something huge through this ministry (Word Alive). Something that extends to the nations of the world. Stop looking at it from a small angle"

I kept all of these words and pondered on them as we went back home.

God told me: "What I'm about to do is bigger than you and everything you've imagined. It is bigger than what I've shown you that I will do. It will amaze you"

I went back home thinking on the promises concerning the retreat and the word I had just gotten

Friday 30th October

We had our first session on the mountain. As we got there, the instruction was drop the requests and just worship. Worship, that's all I'm asking of you.

As we began to worship, we experienced an atmosphere shift. The spirit began to move.

All of a sudden, I saw the Angelic procession we had seen the day before again. This time, they stood round all of us in a circle and as I looked up I saw God's face round that circle looking upon us. I screamed and fell in worship. I heard a couple of people shout out in  the spirit at the same time but do not know what they saw or experienced.

As we continued to worship, God led us to pray for Bola and her husband, Mr Segun. He revealed they had been called into ministry and some other things going on in their lives which they also confirmed.

Mr and Mrs Segun strike a pose with Remi

Fola enjoying God's presence 

Group photo on the mountain

Mr and Mrs Segun with Ayodele

Abba answered all the questions on their heart that they had come with.

The Holy spirit also established a link in ministry between Mr Segun and one of our members on Word Alive (Wale Ajayi). We prayed for them both and shared the instructions God gave.

Provision....

After the prayers that morning, everyone went back to the hostel but some of us had to stay behind to work. I was particularly worried about funds.

We got #272,000 out of the #400,000 budget and it had been exhausted.

The lady that was meant to cook for us charged us over 100% of the original budget. This meant we had to cook ourselves and we had exhausted all the money we got.

There was no food for that night.

I kept thinking on God's promise that we should just come.

As I sat, I received an alert from an unknown person. The person sent the exact amount the day before at night (which we were still asking who sent it).

Abba assured the provision was from Him.

Before I stepped down from the mountain, we got provision enough for our feeding till we leave the mountain.

Because of change of plans in cooking arrangements, our evening session was affected. We had to start late.

The campers were playing games and gisting when we got back, unaware of all that had been going on regarding food, cooking and money.

Campers playing and having fun

We eventually made arrangements with the provided money and brought in cooking supplies from Ibadan for the remaining days.

We ate after bible study and picked a time to gather for prayers.

At this point, I kept hearing "I am up to something, you won't be in charge". I didn't understand fully so I changed the program for that night, removed my name and fixed others to lead. Little did I know.

Members on the other hand were tired and wanted us to push till the next day since it was very late + it had started raining. But I knew what I had heard, God was about to do something.

I insisted everyone gather in the room since we couldn't climb the mountain because of rain.

Not long after Wale began leading us in worship, Baba orioke called for me. The neighbors had complained we were disturbing so we had to stop the prayers and move to the mountain.

As baba left, the Holy spirit reminded me that baba had taken me to a church building the first time we came and had given access to it. So I asked everyone to come with me to the church. I didn't know if it was opened but I asked them to follow with plans to send Ayodele to baba to get the keys to the church.

As we passed the mountain towards the church, I felt a stirring. I knew we couldn't escape what Abba had planned. I immediately started praying with the people walking with me till we got in.

The church was in total darkness when we got there. All we had was a few torchlights to light the place.

Immediately we entered, God asked that everyone stay on one side of the building, a table placed at the front and all chairs moved away.

As we began to worship, something began. I saw a heavy presence on Toyosi and Joy.

........ 

Back story

(Toyosi and Joy are non Word Alive members. Joy had seen the flyer on Precious' status and invited her friend Toyosi)

Before the prayers that evening, I had moved round to check on everyone. NK called me and said "Mama, Joy says she wants to fall under the anointing today". I laughed and didn't say anything. The Holy Spirit told me to watch what will happen with her. It will be more than a physical fall, more than she bargained/ask for)

.......

I moved to pray with Toyosi first and saw huge gifts surrounding her. She mentioned she couldn't speak in tongues so I called Omotola Atitebi to join me as we laid hands on her.

She ended up not just speaking in tongues, but prophesying and interpreting the tongues of others.

As we prayed for Toyosi, God asked me to lay hands on Joy and have her brought forward and join her hands with Toyosi's and mine. 

Not up to 5 mins later, something erupted within her. I have never seen this kind of outburst. Joy so shy and quiet, now so drunk in the spirit. I have seen spiritual drunkenness a lot, it was a norm for us in fellowship in Macedonia but this thing I saw, I almost called it "spiritual madness".

I knew God had taken over her body and He was the working now.

Both of them began to interpret each other's tongues and give messages.

At this time, the whole room was all up in spiritual flames.

Something was happening everywhere I turned.

Everybody was attending to another.

God spoke through everyone.

We received miracles... Healing, new tongues, new gifts, opened eyes and ears.

As we prayed, the procession of angels we had seen on the mountain came to join us in the church and formed the same circle round us.

This time, I quickly looked up with hopes to see God's face again but what I saw was a very large gold basin that did not have an end. It was filled with oil and turned completely on us all.

The oil was pouring out upon us and it did not finish.  It wasn't a drip, it was a large pour and everyone was faced up with mouths opened.

I looked to the door and saw a lamb and lion.

Then horses suspended in the air as though about to take off with heavenly beings mounted on them

We were here in this state for up to 5 hours

I wish I had enough words in my vocabulary for Friday night but I don't.

Sadly, we also did not record this in pictures or videos. We didn't see it coming + it was late and everyone was far too gone in the spirit.

But God so good, we have a few audio clips from Friday night. We took those to save the messages God has for us so we don't forget.

They are attached to this report. As you listen, I am certain something will be stirred in you and you have your own experience of what the Lord began with us at Ikoyi.

Before we left the church, God told us there was a reason it had to be in that auditorium. "You are not stifled, I brought you here to express freely" 

The Lord also said to me that there is a coronation happening with everyone. I saw a staff handed to me, white, beautiful and long with gold designs on the top. The top has the shape of a crown. 

As I shared this message, Ebuka immediately confirmed he had seen the same thing. 

The three eyed raven

As we slept that night, I had a vision. 

In the vision, I saw myself in a wide field with a tree in the middle. 

The tree was very magnificent and beautiful and I stood before it, my eyes wide open. 

And immediately, they shut like they were in a trance. 

I saw everyone appear around me immediately in a triangular procession, their eyes shut also.

My eyes opened back but just the white part and everyone's eyes opened same time and in the same manner. 

Then I heard God say He was giving access to the past, the present and future. We were not just seeing what will happen in future, we could go back in and change things from the past. After a while, my eyes opened normally and I saw myself trying to leave from the past into the future because I was done changing the past. I heard a voice saying to hold the door for the rest, I couldn't leave because they were not done. 

I was jotting down inside of the revelations and trying to make sense of all I was seeing. Then I heard the voice say, I have made you three eyed ravens forever

Your eyes do not just live the present, they see the future and also have access to the past, forever! 

I woke up and the first thing I saw by the side of the bed was my staff. I was seeing it physically now. 

Morning came and Cynthia Osifeso visited. The Holy spirit said to ask her to share with me (I didn't know what) but she told me she had a dream over the night. 

In the dream, she had access to retrieve a gift box that had been taken from her before then. 

Immediately, I knew it was a confirmation to my own vision.

It had begun!

Saturday, 31st of October

At the church on Friday night, Cynthia had gotten an instruction from God.

We were to meet a man they had met with on the mountain earlier (I didn't notice the man as I was occupied with other things) and give him a seed.

We were to go to his house early the next morning fasting and without brushing.

Before we left the house, we prayed and the spirit told me Baba had entered a covenant with God some years before. To ask him and the spirit will lead from there

Baba, Joshua, Femi and Mr Tunmise

We got there and a few people entered with me while everyone waited outside praying in the spirit.

Baba confirmed the message the spirit gave.

He had been living in Apomu before but was asked to come to the mountain to pray.

On getting to the mountain, he received an instruction to stay back.

Baba had been living at Ori Oke Ikoyi for 21 years

Immediately, we entered his place, we saw dirt piled up everywhere. There was no space at all.

Inside Baba's house

The spirit of God said to look around, that can't we see. It wasn't dirt but rather beautiful ashes. Baba was the man at the beautiful gate.

His house was exactly at the tip of the mountain and he'd greet everyone that passed by saying "Adura yin a gba"

God told us baba Mopeade was a dispatcher of blessings and many had missed out cos all they saw was dirt. 

The spirit told me to get 7 brooms and assign to certain people to sweep and clean up baba's place. Cynthia also got a message that some of us wash baba's caps/clothes. 

We took time to clean Baba's house

Immediately we told baba, he knelt down. Baba used to be a school janitor decades before, this what exactly what he was doing for the students.

Though he didn't understand English, he loved them and would sweep their rooms and wash their clothes for them (which was not his duty). God said to tell baba He doesn't forget covenants. He had come to take care of baba as he took care of His own.

We continued to pray with baba while others prayed outside and cleaned up.

Because baba doesn't understand English, someone had to be interpreting the message in Yoruba.

All of a sudden, baba called me and told me to pray for him. He wanted to hear what we were saying without an interpreter.

At this point, I really wanted to just jump up and start screaming. Where did this man get that kind of faith from?

I prayed for him and everyone inside with me continued with the messages but without interpreters

Baba could now hear.

While all this was going on, the whole community had begun to gather around. A woman called me and told me she saw that God was doing something here and she had to quickly come.

A lot of people were gathered at every corner of baba's house, so we had to start praying for them.

People accepted Christ, healing flowed

The woman that approached me came with other women in the community and their children.

She was holding a boy and the Lord said this one was the rock, For his generation he will be instrumental to the growth of the church and spread of the gospel.

Mama later mentioned his name is Peter.

Another woman stood beside mama with a baby.

Ministering to the community 

Immediately, I heard in Yoruba "Ayomikun". God said His joy fills them and their joy is always full and the baby is their joy in fullness. They might not know it and physical reality might negate it but she was their joy in fullness.

I immediately kept repeating Ayomikun and what I heard, the woman told me the daughter's name was indeed Ayomikun and the spirit had revealed correctly.

The baby had always been sick since birth and lived a life negating the prophecies they had received. They didn't know what to believe again

Prayed for them and everyone in the community that came around. And we shared all Abba told us with them.

God had asked us to take a box of noodles with us for baba, calling it "Ounje Omo".

As the children gathered, God told us the noodles was for them and baba should say a prayer as he shared to them, which he did.

Baba went back inside while those of us at the back continued sharing the Gospel with the community and what God was about to do in Ori Oke Ikoyi.

I went back inside after a while only to hear noise from the front of baba's house.

Moved to see what was going on and it was so glorious to behold.

Baba didn't just hear our prayers in English as we prayed for him, he was speaking in English and he wrote A to Z on the wall (without mistake).

Baba Mopeade wrote letters A - Z legibly

Baba Mopeade couldn't read or write before that day.

Joined the guys outside as they prayed and spoke with one of the new converts from that day.

Immediately, God told me the man had a new name: Oluwatunmise.

Mr Tunmise




Mr Tunmise being prayed for

He had received a new life. the new name; a testament to the life he had just received.

People kept coming around to be blessed, prayed for.

One of the women that came around said they had been waiting for this revival for a long time. She had seen it before and was grateful to God that it had begun.

We saw a fire spread around Ikoyi mountain and God reminded that what He is about to do will reach everywhere.

A revival outbreak is here, all over the nations of the earth. Not restricted to the learned. Everyone will partake. The fire will catch, men will be flammable!

Saturday Evening

Healing, Communion and Prophetic Session...

After Friday night happened, I felt full. I wasn't sure small me could take any more. That was such a strong move and experience. How do we take more in?

But God kept saying we had not seen anything.

Before we left the house for the evening session, I got a message.

God said power is here.

We are about to start walking in power in a new way. We speak and it happens immediately.

We live the fullness of the power in Christ Jesus

Baba orioke, Prophet Odewole, joined us and followed us to the mountain for the evening session.

Baba Orioke, Prophet Oduwole at Mercyland

At the tip of the mountain, I saw a huge sun and it began to split into tiny suns, all of them shining bright and standing. And they all got their light from the big sun.

As everyone arrived the tip, the Lord said to lead everyone in a procession up the mountain, as we chanted: Elohim, Adonai!

At the mountain, baba prayed with us first and asked that I enter the mercy land with him.

After baba's prayers, we began worshipping in the spirit (led by Wale and Omolola) 

The spirit began to move and baba asked that everyone come into the mercyland.


Mercyland

Prayers at Mercyland


As we prayed, it felt like someone was slaying everyone. And I heard a word I got on Friday night again: Slain men

The atmosphere changed immediately. Those around the mountain that came to pray on their own caught it also.

Some of them moved closer to us. As we prayed, the Lord gave me this message

Message from the camp retreat.

Holy, Holy is the lord God Almighty.

I have founded you upon my righteousness.

I have done a new thing, Can you not see it? 

It Springs forth

Ina jo ( fire burns) 

Ina Dun mowa ( We enjoy fire) 

Don’t you enjoy it?

The fire used in starting this mountain is here.

The revival is here

Healing Abounds!!! Inside of you, and in you for men!!!

Healing abounds!!! Inside of you for you and in you for men! 

Choose to see me at the center of everything.


There is a prophetic call, receive. 

I have come as a commander of the army of the lord.

I have come to tell you what to do, how to do and when to do it.

Listen!!!

I will tell you what to do, how to do and when to do. 

Do not run ahead of the template. 

Don't be in a hurry to go off. 

Wait!!! 

Be men who wait! 

As I shared this message, the Holy spirit asked that I lay hands on Ebuka. 

As I did, I felt him tremble then he began to speak:

I am the instructor, I give the instructions, I choose to come out when I want to, Wait, Get an instruction and Move.

We continued to pray in the spirit, each person getting slain and receiving healing. 

As we shared communion, we heard this:

The bread of life, Eat.

Healing Abounds inside of you for men.

Healers! 

I have raised healers amongst you

Ounje orun a fi bo yin ti ti lai lai  (the bread of heaven, it is food for you forever) 

Healing is bread to the children. You eat daily of it. 

You eat in your sleeps, not bread healing!

God told us that we leave the mountain with a new radiance. Men see it immediately they come across us. 

We experienced God's move heavily during this session.

After the session, we left the mountain in a procession, in the same manner as the heavenly procession we had seen (as instructed).

As we walked down the mountain, 3 men were climbing up.

One of them kept looking at me.

As we crossed paths, he moved to the side but kept staring and refused to go up with his friends.

At this point i greeted him "good evening" which he responded to.

Took 3 steps downwards and felt his eyes on me so I turned back and found him still staring.

I said a prayer for him loudly: "Oluwa a gbo adura yin o" (May God answer your prayer) which he replied Amen to.

I turned and continued my walk, only to find the man running to me.

He fell on the floor. I was so scared and asked what he wanted.

He asked me to pray for him which I did and I shared what the Holy Spirit told me. He looked so fulfilled and happy

Mr Segun

How do I forget Mr Segun?

Hahaha. 😁

Myself and Precious left Lagos  for Ibadan on Wednesday 28th of October. Omolola was meant to meet us at the bus stop (Iwo road). 

As we dropped from the cab, we were so hungry so we approached the woman beside us selling boli. She was busy doing something so a young man approached us, helping her sell the roasted plantain. He also helped me sit and place my load which I thanked him for. 

Omolola called just as we sat down describing where she was waiting. 

I'm not familiar with Ibadan so I asked her for directions. Immediately, the man that had helped with our bags and the boli asked that I followed him. He knew where she was. He helped us track Omolola and Ayodele then brought us back to Iwo road. 

We later told him we were looking for a cab to the house. 

He told us he is a cab driver. I thought he was joking cos he had been full of jokes but he wasn't. 

He took us home and we kept gisting with him on our way home. 

As we made to step down, the holy spirit said to have a conversation with him but I was too tired so I asked that Ayodele collect his number. 

The man's name is Mr Segun. 

As at the time he was helping and driving us round town, his wife was in the hospital, bleeding. 

(I have never seen that kind of attitude in the face of tribulation) 

God told us he orchestrated that meeting. We prayed for Mr Segun' s wife who received healing. The blood had stopped flowing by the next morning. 

Mr Segun was a blessing to us. He became our personal driver. Followed us to the mountain, took care of us, helped us bring in supplies and dropped us back home after the retreat. 

We almost didn't want to part ways with him. 

Beyond healing for his wife, God started something new with Mr Segun; a ministerial seed was sown in his life with that meeting. 

Sunday 1st of November

The retreat ends but something new and powerful had begun.

As we prayed before leaving, God told us Thank you for coming. I'm happy you came

I just wanted to cry at this point. I could see the heavens smiling over us.

God told us to document everything that had happened at the retreat.

He said: Write everything down! What you experienced is not for you alone. Those that couldn't attend, tell them provision has been made for them. They enter into this experience also

As many read this experience, they have an encounter also.

As you read this experience from the retreat, I pray that God's word comes to pass concerning you. You get your own encounter. 

Something has begun and it spreads!.

You will try to shut your mouth but it won't

Your prayer life changes from now

Fire burns and you enjoy it!

Answers come, clarity!

You receive templates that span decades

The Lord tells you what to do, when to do and how to do.

We couldn't record all of our experience at the retreat as words can't express properly what we saw. But we've shared here all we can believing that you will be blessed through it also.

We say Thank you to Abba, our father, for the amazing time we had with Him.

For all He did, the fire that won't stop spreading and increasing, for that which our generation is about to experience.




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