Weep Not

By Oluwatowo Akerele

In a society where most suffer silently with untold pains, Weep Not brings hope, a word of comfort to a hurting world. In Weep Not you will find that God is willing to heal the hurting, end the pains and restore what you have lost. Weep Not is the kind of book you should get for someone in distress or someone who needs to be encouraged when you dont know what to say to them. It is the solution when all you have said seems to make no difference. The book is not another self-help, but one that will lift you out of the shadows as you read. A book inspired from the authors personal experiences, Weep Not assures you that there is no need to continue sorrowing because all will be well.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse UK
• Release date: Sep 16, 2013
• ISBN: 9781481769983

Oluwatowo Akerele

Oluwatowo Akerele (fondly called ‘Towo’) is a recognised leader and volunteer worker for one of the world's largest and fastest growing organisations, the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), described by Andrew Rice in The New York Times as “…a home-grown Pentecostal denomination that is crusading to become a global faith”. The RCCG is presently based in over 100 countries in the world. Towo completed Bible School and the School of Disciples at the tender age of 15 and his role has brought him to speak before varying audiences, ranging from as little as two people to the thousands, both young and old. He has seen the power of God’s word change lives and has a passion to reaching out to his generation with hope, healing and reconciliation that comes from the ever powerful and never changing word of God.

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WEEP NOT

OLUWATOWO AKERELE

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© 2013, 2014 by Oluwatowo Akerele. All rights reserved.

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Published by AuthorHouse 02/24/2014

ISBN: 978-1-4817-6997-6 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-4817-6998-3 (e)

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CONTENTS

APPRECIATION

FOREWORD

PROLOGUE

CHAPTER 1

CHAPTER 2

CHAPTER 3

CHAPTER 4

CHAPTER 5

CHAPTER 6

CHAPTER 7

CHAPTER 8

APPRECIATION

Special thanks go to my sister Toyosi, who stumbled on the first chapter of my draft manuscript and, without my knowledge, sought out publishers that could do a good job. This book would not have been published without her efforts. I also appreciate my siblings Tomi, Yemi and Tona, they have been an inspiration to me, and of some parts of Weep Not. I thank God for giving me such a special bunch for a family.

I also want to thank my parents for their support and belief in my abilities. This book might never have come to fruition without them.

I appreciate the professionalism of my publishers AuthorHouse and my editor Ms. Adebola Rayo. They were both thorough and easy to work with. I heartily recommend them to anyone who has publishing ambitions.

I also appreciate the Regional Pastor of the Redeemed Christian Church of God in Ireland, Pastor Oke, who graciously accepted to write my forward and has provided much support throughout the writing of this book. I would also like to thank Pastor Mrs Tokunbo Daniel for her painstaking work in reading and editing the first draft of this book.

Lastly, and most important of all, I say a big thank you to my friend, the Holy Spirit. Jesus left us a comforter, the Holy Spirit, and He is the inspiration for Weep Not.

Glory be to God.

FOREWORD

This book is a must read, a fine piece of work put together by the inspiration of the Holy Spirit through a wordsmith. It reads like a very well researched and interesting talk, it captivates as well as educates from the beginning to the end. By the time you get to the end, you will be looking forward to the author’s next book.

The author is a gentleman I am grateful to God that I know. He has a great love for God and is committed to a life of integrity. From the book you can almost feel his hunger and thirst for more of Jesus as well as a sense of him being led by the Holy Spirit (Romans 8:14). He is the President of the Pastor’s Seed Fellowship in Ireland, an executive of the Young Adults Fellowship, and a leader and mentor to many Christian Youth in the Redeemed Christian Church of God and beyond.

Without any doubt I know that my relationship with the author is one that will endure for many years. I am excited about his future and this is one space I will be watching, as I know that God will be using him to add a lot of colour, excitement and glory, not just to the Redeemed Christian Church of God, but the kingdom of God as a whole.

Pastor Tunde Adebayo-Oke,

Regional Coordinator

RCCG Republic of Ireland

PROLOGUE

After much anticipation, I am pleased to have the privilege of sharing with you a book that has been a blessing and comfort, not only to me, but also to those who have assisted in its publishing, over and over again.

I believe gone are the days when people suffered silently in a world apathetic to their pains, gone are the days when people grieved around us and we are lost for words, we don’t have to have any more suicides, no more anti-depressants, because the Healer Himself, the One who is called Comforter is at hand to help. This book is one for the archives, not one to be resold or given away; it will be a reference during challenging times.

I know from speaking to people before the publishing of Weep Not, that many readers are very interested in knowing what inspired the book. It was not one particular incident but a combination of many experiences, some of which are not my experiences, but of people with whom I was privileged to share in their trials and triumphs. Some of those experiences are expressed in the pages of Weep Not through poetry,