A terrible accident!

On the 21st of August 2007, The youth and pastors of the chapel of redemption were returning from a national convention in the city of Ilorin in Kwara State, Nigeria when their automobile suffered a terrible accident. They fell headlong into the bushes by the roadside and all sustained different levels of injuries from basic scratches to broken bones. Only one person was spared any injuries- Their pastor, Mr. Adelana who sustained a heart attack and died on the spot. The collective faith of the church he pastored for over ten years was greatly shaken but by and by they, with the help of the Holy Spirit have managed to move on and carry the flame.

We love and miss Mr. Adelana but God loves him best! We will keep the flame burning and the vision alive.ADIEU! Till we meet again.

A terrible accident!

WHAT'S IN A NAME?
In one beautiful country not very far from here, there existed a corporate body charged with the task of providing electric power for the nation. It's name used to be NATIONAL ELECTRIC POWER AUTHORITY or N.E.P.A for short. An appropriate and wonderful name you would think. However, due to the dismal performance of it's duty and it's failure to provide adequate electricity for the nation, some people transmuted the acronym N.E.P.A to mean:
1) Never Expect Power Always (N.E.P.A)
2) National Eccentric Punishment Authority (N.E.P.A)
Recently, the government owned corporate bodywas privatised, ostensibly to promote efficency andinject some sanity into it's operation. It was given anew name to reflect it's new status. There was greatexpectation that this giant the people love to hatewould be radically reformed. Pungent optimism filledthe air as people waited with bated breath for aglorious new dawn of electric utopia.
No sooner had N.E.P.A been given the newglorious name of POWER HOLDING COMPANY OF THE NATION than performance deterioriated sharply! Black-outs for days on end, low voltage and ultra-low stabiliser-resistant current became the norm. The consequence?The nation experienced tremendous business losses, untimely deaths in hosptials, unbearable hardships in the home, at school, in hotel facilities, on the farms, in offices, in factories and in many recreational centres.
Inevitably, some people in the nation felt bitter. In the bid to express their frustration and disappointment, they waxed eloquent. They turned onthe new, more glorious name and mutilated it. They needed to vent their spleen on something. There was nothing else they could turn on but the name. Nothing, just the name. Below is a short list ofthe mutilations that are making the rounds.
1) Power Has Collapsed Nationwide (P.H.C.N)
2) Privatise, Horrify, Crucify and Neutralise(P.H.C.N)
3) Proclaim it, Here Comes Nonsense!! (P.H.C.N)
4) Pray Hard for Commonsense Now (P.H.C.N)
5) Prepare to Harvest Calamity Next (P.H.C.N)
6) Please Hold the Candle Nearer (P.H.C.N)
7) Power Hoodwinks and Corrupts Naturally (P.H.C.N)
8) Pandemonium,Hooliganism & Catalysm Network(P.H.C.N)
9) Power that Hurts and Cripples the Nation (P.H.C.N)
10) Pure Hatred Cloaked as Noblilty (P.H.C.N)
11) Perpertual Half Current is Nice! (P.H.C.N)
12) Powerless, Heartless and Careless Nitwits(P.H.C.N)
13) Photo-trick has Confused the Nation (P.H.C.N)
14) Power Hoarding Company of the Nation (P.H.C.N)
There is no end to the permutation,combination and mutation of the elements that make up"P.H.C.N"; attesting to the fact that great wrath breeds caustic poetry. Come to think of it, what's really in a name?
If say you are unfortunate to have a beautiful name or worse still a really glorious name,could it ever be a burden too heavy to bear? Look at your name for a minute, Think about it for two minutes! Amazing isn't it! If friends, foes, neighbours, classmates, associates or some busybodies were to attempt to twist your name because they somewhat perceive a mismatch between your name and your character, could you live to make it impossible for them to do so?What would it take to make your name match your character? Check the following passages for the answer.
Ecclesiastes 12:13-14
Phillipians 4:12-13
Colossians 1:9-112
Thesselonians 3:3
Isaiah 40:29-31
Revelations 3:12.

A Little post from a friend!

'I Hope You Dance...
This was written by an 83-year-old woman to her friend.
*The last line says it all. *Dear Bertha,I'm reading more and dusting less. I'm sitting in the yard and admiring the view without fussing about the weeds in the garden. I'm spending more time with my family and friends and less time working.Whenever possible, life should be a pattern of experiences to savor, not to endure. I'm trying to recognize these moments now and cherish them.I'm not "saving" anything; we use our good china and crystal for every special event such as losing a pound, getting the sink unstopped, or the first Amaryllis blossom.I wear my good blazer to the market. My theory is if I look prosperous, I can shell out $28.49 for one small bag of groceries. I'm not saving my good perfume for special parties, but wearing it for clerks in the hardware store and tellers at the bank."Someday" and "one of these days" are losing their grip on my vocabulary. If it's worth seeing or hearing or doing, I want to see and hear and do it nowI'm not sure what others would've done had they known they wouldn't be here for the tomorrow that we all take for granted. I think they would have called family members and a few close friends. They might have called a few former friends to apologize and mend fences for past squabbles. I like to think they would have gone out for a Chinese dinner or for whatever their favorite food was.I'm guessing; I'll never know.It's those little things left undone that would make me angry if I knew my hours were limited. Angry because I hadn't written certain letters that I intended to write one of these days. Angry and sorry that I didn't tell my husband and parents often enough how much I truly love them. I'm trying very hard not to put off, hold back, or save anything that would add laughter and luster to our lives. And every morning when I open my eyes, tell myself that it is special.Every day, every minute, every breath truly is a gift from God. If you received this, it is because someone cares for you. If you're too busy to take the few minutes that it takes right now to forward this, would it be the first time you didn't do the little thing that would make a difference in your relationships? I can tell you it certainly won't be the last.Take a few minutes to send this to a few people you care about, just to let them know that you're thinking of them."People say true friends must always hold hands, but true friends don't need to hold hands because they know the other hand will always be there."
Life may not be the party we hoped for, but while we are here we might as well dance

The truth behind boy/girl relationships

THE TRUTH ABOUT TEENAGE RELATIONSHIPS!
When we hear about the drama that parents put up when they discover that their child has a girlfriend/boyfriend, we begin to get the impression that there is something evil about being interested in the opposite sex. That in turn, pushes young people to go under the radar and still engage in such relationships. The problems begin when as a result of the lack of guidance and surveillance by parents, these young people end up indulging in the less prettier areas of relationship (premarital sex and the like.
So what is really so bad about teenagers engaging in opposite sex relationships? Nothing! Actually, the odd thing would be if the teenager doesn't see anyone who catches his fancy. The way our bodies are designed actually trigger these sudden 'crushes'. Once a teenager approaches puberty, his body produces certain hormones that develop his physical extremities and mental orientation for procreation. Just imagine if no one felt the urge to procreate, or everyone developed the urge but didn't have the tools to go about it. In a century the whole of mankind would die out. s
God has given us this great priviledge, BUT he also expects one thing from us- RESPONSIBILITY! What we do with God's gifts is our choice but it is also our responsibility to accept the consequences of doing things wrongly. It's our choice.

birthday blues!

There will be days when a lot of memories will be made like tomorrow which is my birthday. cheers! The one day which should be for my sole enjoyment i have to share with my twin brother, sometimes it just manages to take the wind out of my sails and i just feel, well defeated. It is really a wonder though that God made women's bodies capable of nuturing as many as six children comfortably, even on a malnourished diet. He really is da Bomb.

the teeenage drab!

Every teenager has days when he feels the whole world is against him/her. There is a huge pimple on his nose where it proudly parades itself, his clothes wont fit, he's having trouble with the girls and to top it off; he flunks an important english essay three pages long and has to repeat the whole stuff; 'HOW BAD CAN LIFE GET' i hear you say.
Well life can get (and it usually gets) very bad for a teenager probably because of one major thing; FOCUS! All teens (myself included) tend to see the world and themselves from the perspectives of their friends and their friends sorry to say have not seen enough of life to be able to judge another person, so a word of advice: LOOK WITHIN!

the great divide

There has always been a great divide between christians and the rest of the world and it is not an unhealthy one, actually it is a very healthy one.
The bible experts have coined a word that aptly defines that divide, they call it "SEPERATENESS" . A state of being involved in day to day life without actually being a part of it. I know it sounds weird and all science fiction but actually; it is very real. People are living in seperateness from the world everyday.
Let me supply you with a few instances; A man goes to work in a regular office. He doesn't say that because he is a christian, he will only work as a missionary; he does regular work. BUT- when all his friends are at the coffee pot during the short break, enjoying cappucinos and exchanging racial jokes; he takes a little time to stop, pray and prepare for the task at hand.
Take another instance; a girl is in at a resort enjoying a drink with friends when all of a sudden all her friends start a dare or drink contest, as a sign of seperateness she choose not to join the 'fun' and takes another seat elsewhere.
Of course its hard to always be the odd one out but we need to do it for our Lord Christ, After all he did it for us.

THE BEGINNING OF THE END PART 2

We all are aware that the present political and economic situation in the world today seems to hint that all is not well in the world. We hear of people hurting other people for money, the environment suffering nearly catastrophic violence, incestous homosexuality and racial bigotry all becoming common pace in our society, war and famine and starvation all killing our people. We need to pray that God helps us become beacons of light that will help change our universe to a better place.

Let's pray!

the beginning of the end!

When we see and hear about people talking about armageddon, what images come to our mind?

For one i know that it scares me to hear that the world will soon be at war with itself. I can only imagine what it does to other christians. but i do know that the days of armageddon are already here.

We hear of weapons stockpiling and of chemical nuclear and biological wars and our hearts cringe but we fail to recognise that all of this is just an indication of worse things to come.

We all need to pray.

a little nigerian joke!!!

The Queen,Clinton & Obasanjo went straight to hell and met the devil.

Queen Elizabeth said "I miss England; Please I want to call England and see how everybody is doing there". She called and talked for about 5 minutes, and then she asked> > "Well, Devil, how much do I owe you????
The devil says "Five million pounds". She wrote him a cheque and went to sit back on her chair.

Bill Clinton was so jealous, he starts screaming, "My turn! I wanna call the States, I wanna see how every godamn guy is doing out there. He called and talked for about 2 minutes, and then he asked "Well, Devil, how much do I owe you????
The devil says "Ten million dollars".With a smug look on his face, he made a cheque and went to sit back on his chair

Obasanjo was even more jealous & starts screaming, me too go call Nigeria o jare, I go see how everybody is doing there too. If they don bring light. I go to talk to the ministers, to my special advisers, to the PDP, to> > INEC and EFCC, to everybody... ..> > He calls Nigeria and he talks for about twenty hours, he talked & talked> > & talked, then he asked,> > "Well, Devil, can I have my bill????> > The devil says "One thousand Naira".

Obasanjo is stunned & says; "Otio!! One thousand Naira??? Only one thousand Naira kpere??"
The Devil says "Well if you make a call from one hell to another hell

it's local !

HEY YOU

SMILE!

IT DOES A LOT OF GOOD!

Blessing, one of our younger members, she has a really cute smile if you can get her to smile you'll have a surprise!

Chris, all garbed up in his basketball wears, he plays really well and we all hope that he shoots for the N.B.A one day.







TA! DA! There's our little surprise, poor blessing has crooked baby teeth but that doesn't stop her from smiling all the time.

Our little dance was not very successful because we did not do our home work well and we let other things get in the way of we preparing our invitations before hand; thankfully, inspite of our many blunderous mistakes we still managed to overcome and host a fun dance with six new members and 16 old ones. We beat our expectations for our first dance. Well we are going to host another one this saturday, so please pray for us and we'll keep you posted.

new pics for the site.

pi A bit of expressionism, nothing too fancy i must add but at least striking enough to attract attention. That's the treasured vessels jdea of art.

I dont know why we took this picture, but i do know the lady looks beautiful

A treasured vessels member, Chris takes a pose as i take him some shots. It was late and the light was bad so this was the clearest.


ME, awlsayntz taking amoment of thought while Chris takes an unexpected picture. 

a cool wedding

Whats up People. Its been quite a while since we last spoke. Im edwin, signing in for the treasured vessels just dropping in a short post!


A PICTURE OF HER WITH ME AND THE TREASURED VESSELS, THE GIRLS WEREN'T AWARE WHEN THE PICTURE WAS TAKEN SO THEY WERE NOT THERE!



This was a really cool wedding we attended. The bride was a member of our church and she married another member of our church. THE WEDDING WAS ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS EXCEPT FOR THE MEDDLESOME HARMATTAN DUST, BUT WE GOT OVER IT. Well the girl is from tennessee and her parents came all the way to Nigeria to support her big decision. What devotion. (sob! sob!) in a good way.




A picture of her with guests.




A picture of ther with church members!




A picture of her with more guests! 

a new picasa rendition from me

this is a new approach to blogging for us the treasured vessels all we need to do now is pick a piece of art and it becomes history on our blog. well this beauty is by ULOKO CHRIS ODEH and its titled looking ahead. enjoy 

HEATING UP FOR THE CAMPAIGN!

The treasured vessels is heating up for it's very first part of our 2007 campaign- winning souls for christ. the preparations for the monthly dance is almost through. all that is left now is logistics and ballistics. Oh! sorry i'm not supposed to say that. Please pray for us.

january post 2007

Hey people,
                          Wat's up! We just returned from a trip to our Y.E.P camp in Ghana, a long way from home. This was the second time for most of us so we really didn't need to stress ourselves. We could sit back and take it all in our stride.
The average age for campers and staff this year was rather on the really low side and that brought down the quality of the competition we were up against but that didnt stop us Nigerians from sweeping up all their awards. We mopped up thirty five of their sixty awards and the experience was fulfilling although this year we were not quite fortunate to get a tour of Accra, Ghana's capital city.
                                                              There was a lot of love this year in Y.E.P 2006 and add to that four dazzling nigerian girls, you know what you get. David was up to his usual pranks again, liasing with the Ghanian girls who didn't seem to mind. I guess he was he was already sampling the available company. We came home safely (thank God) and we settled back to the familiar routine of church life.
Our theme for this year is streamlined to meet the theme for the church which is "The character of God" after the late selwyn hughes devotional for january/ febuary 2007. It seems our pastor Mr. David Adelana has grown really fond of the poor man and sometimes follows him religiously.
                                        Will keep you posted on further news soonest.

                                                                                                                  Keep safe. Edwin.:-)