About ten years ago, not a single month passed without my being treated for pneumonia in hospital. Since I was sickly, I was often taking prescribed drugs and visiting the local pharmacy. 

But I was not comfortable depending on drugs for my health. I wanted to be free of them. I asked the pastor of the church I was attending with my parents to heal me. He recommended prayer and fasting for three days, and further, going to hospital again for treatment. I did not go, and after praying and fasting for three days, my eyes flooded with tears because my health was no better. I said, “God, can’t You heal me?”

Shortly after, a neighbor who knew of my desire for spiritual healing introduced me to a group of Christian Scientists, in the hope I would find the answers that I was seeking. The group used to meet in her parlor when visiting the village in which we lived in Nigeria. Their discussions were informal and shed light on the teachings of Christian Science and how its practice brings healing. At my first meeting I was given a copy of the Christian Science textbook, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy. I quickly loved the teachings in the book and the explanations given of God as Spirit and man as spiritual.