By Joseph ETTA in Calabar
A Pastor’s wife, Mrs Mary Theo Effiong, held captive for 14days in a kidnappers Den has been released.
The wife of the senior pastor of the Assemblies of God church, Akim branch was let off the hook last Thursday from her hostage and no ransom was reportedly paid.
It would be recalled that Daybreak while reporting the incidence when it happened 2 weeks ago quoted Pastor Theo Effiong saying; “I will not pay a Kobo to the evil men”, adding “if I pay the ransom then I don’t know the God I served. The kidnappers had asked for a ransom sum of N30 million according to sources.
However, by yesterday Wednesday, worshippers at the Prayer City, Calabar went wild in praise and Jubilation, the escapee stepped into the Hall where special prayer and Thanksgiving were been offered for her release and Divine intervention.
The whole atmosphere changed totally to that of celebration.
Daybreak learnt that throughout the 14 days of her captivity in the kidnapper’s den, prayers were offered in all Assemblies of God churches in Cross River State and equally at the prayer City Calabar, where the husband is a co-founder. Prayer City is a non-denominational Prayer house in Calabar.
A highly dependable source told Daybreak that Pastor Theo Effiong, the Husband being a man of prayer was on his kneels at his personal Altar at home praying and was not sighted outside throughout the 14 days of his wife’s travails.
An excited Theo Effiong beaming with smiles on the two side of his mouth told Daybreak in a chat that, we prayed, God honoured His Name and answered us as a proof to His faithfulness, I return all Glory to him.
The escapee, Pst. Mary Theo Effiong, who was full of Joy and Excitement written all her face said; “I am very grateful to God, He used me well to preached and converted the Kidnappers soul to Christ; you know God works in mysterious ways, it could be that He allowed me to be kidnapped for the purpose of souls”. She added.
To the glory of God, 3 days after their conversion when others see my new converts always coming to her for prayers and to hear the word, they said “this woman is a bad market” in pidgin English they said “make una let am go oh, we no want trouble here, since she came, that place too de hot, fire everywhere”, that is what transpired in a conversation among the kidnappers, she narrated, the place became too hot apparently because of the potency of prayers and she was let off the hook.
“To show that God’s hand is in it, unexpectedly and surprisingly they drove me majestically and gloriously to my home where they picked me. Good is faithful, I return all glory to Him”. she added.
