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I was born on April 13th, 1976, in a mission hospital in Benue State, Nigeria, where my parents served faithfully as missionary nurses.
Healing was their calling.
Compassion was their language. Little did they know that their daughter would one day walk a path that would redefine both.
At five years old, the swelling began. My fingers. My elbows. Fevers that would not leave. Hospital admissions followed. Laboratory tests revealed what no one expected: SS genotype. Sickle cell disease.
Genotype testing before marriage was not common then. My three older siblings were perfectly healthy. The diagnosis came as shock. Confusion. Questions without answers.
And so began my long relationship with hospital corridors, blood transfusions, and whispered midnight prayers. But before I understood pain, Heaven already understood purpose.
“I knew you before I formed you in your mother’s womb…” — Jeremiah 1:5
Out of seven children, I remain the only one living with sickle cell disease. But what the diagnosis attempted to define, grace redefined.
A Fragile Body. A Fierce Calling.
I did not only survive.
I became a nurse.
I became a wife to an extraordinary man, Paul. I became a mother to two beautiful children — a son and a daughter — now adults.
I became Vice President of Organization for Community Medical Mission International (OCMMI), serving alongside my husband from its inception.
Even in a body doctors might call fragile, I have worked into rural communities on medical missions. I have prayed over the sick. I have helped lead initiatives that brought healthcare and hope to underserved villages. I have stood through crises — personal and communal — believing that weakness does not cancel assignment.
Pain has visited my body. But it has never been permitted to rule my destiny.
My Faith. My Healing. My Conviction.
I am a firm believer in divine healing. I have experienced spontaneous healings that defy explanation. And I look forward with unwavering expectancy to the complete healing purchased for me by my Lord Jesus Christ on
the Cross.
“Surely He took up our pain and bore our suffering…” — Isaiah 53:4–5
Why Pain2Gain Exists
I started pain2gain.org in 2023 to encourage those living with sickle cell disease. But as my journey unfolded, I realized something deeper:
Pain is universal. It may not always be sickle cell, It may be loss, Delay, Disappointment, Leadership pressure, Marriage trials, Motherhood strain, Silent battles no one sees.
We explore
- Faith & Divine Healing
- Living Strong in a Fragile Body
- Leadership Through Adversity
- Marriage, Motherhood & Legacy
- Service as Worship
Pain2Gain is a Christian testimony platform sharing stories of faith through suffering, especially the journey of living with sickle cell disease and any chronic pain.
Contact
info@pain2gain.org
+234 803 843 7656
Benue, Nigeria
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