Well, i went online seeking and i found...these were comments from People who read Ese Walter's Story:
jlaw
Ese, this is a very touching story.
I’ve heard of these acts of the founding pastor of COZA with lotta
ladies who left in fear and couldn’t handle d guilt n shame inside.
You’re indeed a very brave lady and I pray God heals u completely. I
strongly DO NOT think you should remove this blog (DO NOT REMOVE THIS
BLOG) I beg of u. The end time is hear and I strongly think this will
help lotta people out there. Sin is sin no matter who is involved of the
magnitude. There’s no immunity against sin (whether u b a man of God or
not). The Bible says, touch not my anointed and do my prophets not harm
– if u’re convinced of your post and your objective of helping others
stay safe by not falling preys to this man, then i encourage you to be
strong in the lord.
Talk to God, every soul that humbly returns back to God is eligible for his grace n salvation. Some people have more terrible past that yours and are living better lives 2day you are not an exemption. You said u’ve began enjoying peace since u poured out your heart, you can still enjoy more peace by staying focused unto GOD and infact he can help you forget. But before the, forgive Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo (BUT DONT REMOVE THIS BLOG) and move on.
For those of us whose spiritual lives are moved by fashion, cars, GRAMMER, arrangement of church n all those EFFIZY beware of all these. The end is nigh…
Be sure you’re growing spiritually in whichever church you attend and stay planted and stop jumping from pillar to post. Honour men of God by connecting with the grace upon their lives but don’t worship them. JESUS CHRIST ALONE should be WORSHIPPED.
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Okene Boy
Talk to God, every soul that humbly returns back to God is eligible for his grace n salvation. Some people have more terrible past that yours and are living better lives 2day you are not an exemption. You said u’ve began enjoying peace since u poured out your heart, you can still enjoy more peace by staying focused unto GOD and infact he can help you forget. But before the, forgive Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo (BUT DONT REMOVE THIS BLOG) and move on.
For those of us whose spiritual lives are moved by fashion, cars, GRAMMER, arrangement of church n all those EFFIZY beware of all these. The end is nigh…
Be sure you’re growing spiritually in whichever church you attend and stay planted and stop jumping from pillar to post. Honour men of God by connecting with the grace upon their lives but don’t worship them. JESUS CHRIST ALONE should be WORSHIPPED.
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Okene Boy
I Just want to share a bit of my
experience in COZA cos I only laugh when hear people call God in this
matter. I use to be a member of COZA, a worker to say the least. These
things have been on since I was in the university of Ilorin and
attending COZA, my then girlfriend was almost a victim. A housemate of
mine called Funmi was a victim of the brainwashing tactics of pastor
Biodun, from her I first heard the term ‘Blow Job’…..yes!! with my then
Pastor B. My girlfriend stopped goin for counseling cos she could no
longer stay in a lonely office with pastor Biodun. We have all stopped
attending COZA long before now. The unfortunate thing is that pastor
Biodun is a pervert, sorry to say, but its the truth (its always
bitter). I am now happy that this young lady developed good courage to
open up and worn many potential victims. He has the word no doubt
but….he is still very much human: worse than an average man on the
street. If you know you are good looking…. RUN!!! Pastor biodun was
alleged to be sleeping with the wife of a church member then in Ilorin
and the man almost had fight with him but somehow that affair with his
wife ended their marriage. COZA lost many members then though the
adultery continued. His wife can no longer be ashamed of these issues
cos, I’m guessing, she’s gotten used to being embarrassed by her so
called man-of God. This is very unfortunate cos he is a pastor I love so
much. I’ve kept track of events since I left with some of my friends
still loyal to the church and discovered that Pastor Flo does the same
in Lagos and even my beloved Pastor Wole in Ilorin at the moment. I have
decided to put God aside and wonder: What is it with Big-time so called
Men-of-God and sex? Does it give them some kind of powers or what…
Pastor B made me spiritually but he also broke me. So many issues about the death of a member of my then department in the church…how much can I write
Pastor B made me spiritually but he also broke me. So many issues about the death of a member of my then department in the church…how much can I write
Lanre
john
Ese,
The first step is the bravest of all… pouring out your mind using ink/keyboard. The second one is sharing, which you have done with real braveness.
May the God of favour let His face to shine upon you and grant you favour and REAL GRACE in all your endeavours.
Go girlfriend and enjoy your newly found life in Him…
The first step is the bravest of all… pouring out your mind using ink/keyboard. The second one is sharing, which you have done with real braveness.
May the God of favour let His face to shine upon you and grant you favour and REAL GRACE in all your endeavours.
Go girlfriend and enjoy your newly found life in Him…
john
I want to frankly say that am not
suprised at this article. I feel the whole idea of Christianity and
church has been manipulated to suit the ideals these persons with
pastors titles. No human being is perfect but I believe the pastor if
he is truly a man of God take responsibility for his actions. Its very
hypocritic to say I have prayed and I have been forgiven and act like
nothing happened. I for one have not based my faith and belief of God
on the church. Its a personal e xperience and practical practice. H ow
do we a s Christians relate to other people. Do we act like Christ. Do
we love like Christ.. I feel for ese because everyone one of us has at
some point tried to figure out what our purpose in life is and if
this search lead her to the stairs of a church it the duty of the pastor
to be the good shepherd and not prey on the vulnerability of the
individual . I pray ese u find it in your heart to forgive. And go on
with your life . Salvation comes from Jesus alone and we are bound to
seek in our own way but not through any man.. I end by stating that we
all shuld be reminded that a church is not a political party. But a
place where faithfuls gather to hear the word and breathe and get full
understanding of the nature of the Lord Jesus .
esewalter
First off, good morning fellow
Nigerians, Christians and who ever else is dissing or supporting on this
blog. I want to state first and foremost that I never used the term
“sexual abuse” in this post. I have never been sexually abused my entire
life. However, I have been on about researching abuse generally because
I started to realize the reason I had been how I was was because I
didn’t have confidence in myself as a human being and I struggled with
self esteem for as long as I can remember. Abuse is not only sexual and
what I refer to here is not sexual abuse but psychological (mental and
emotional), manipulation and control. These are forms of abuse and this
is what I was referring to.
When I joined COZA, I didn’t know my left from my right. I was finding my way and naturally I was drawn to the word and the fact that I thought this was the one church that would help me grow. As for my then pastor Biodun, I really did see him as a god. I knew nothing about God for myself and I wasn’t reading the bible. I felt he was the one that would help me understand and grow. At the time, I had been attending church for less than three years. I will not deny the fact that I lived my life as I pleased all the while I was in University and even afterwards but like every human being knows, there comes a time when you decide to get it together.
Secondly, I am not hurting or broken anymore. The times I mentioned those in the blog, I was talking about what was happening to me at the time. By God’s grace I crawled out of the self-destructive hole I had entered. This experience drove me to dig deeper and understand grace for myself. Not only that, it made me understand how wrong it is to fear ‘men of God’ and even treat them as God. And I dare say, if I didn’t have this experience, I wouldn’t understand what it means to have a relationship with God.
I have asked God for forgiveness, I hold no grudge against Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo or anyone displaying ignorance here or elsewhere. I did what I knew to do as it regards meeting church elders. Not just pastor Flo but others and it seemed no one could talk to Pastor Biodun. As for those saying people will loose their faith, I think that would turn out for their good eventually because when you loose your faith because of man,you would then be able to seek God for yourself and find truth. After all, the bible states that He wishes that ALL men come to the knowledge of truth.
Yes we were both guilty,I have not excused myself from the role I played. I was guilty as sin, however, I have come to know better. If you know anything about low self esteem, you would understand why it went on for as long as it did. Looking back, I think I expected him to know better than me but I know better now. That being said, the whole affair ended because I put my foot down. He made all sorts of propositions to me when I returned to Nigeria but I was looking to heal and move forward.
My aim with this blog is to show other ladies who suffered same fate at his hands both in Illorin and Abuja (some of whom have emailed me but are still trapped in guilt and shame to speak up) that there is nothing to be ashamed of. The clout he has over people can cause them to do thoughtless things but in the end, it’s all out there and I am at peace with myself and with God.
For those calling me a liar, please ask Pastors Biodun Fatoyinbo and Flo if I have lied. I rest my case!!!
When I joined COZA, I didn’t know my left from my right. I was finding my way and naturally I was drawn to the word and the fact that I thought this was the one church that would help me grow. As for my then pastor Biodun, I really did see him as a god. I knew nothing about God for myself and I wasn’t reading the bible. I felt he was the one that would help me understand and grow. At the time, I had been attending church for less than three years. I will not deny the fact that I lived my life as I pleased all the while I was in University and even afterwards but like every human being knows, there comes a time when you decide to get it together.
Secondly, I am not hurting or broken anymore. The times I mentioned those in the blog, I was talking about what was happening to me at the time. By God’s grace I crawled out of the self-destructive hole I had entered. This experience drove me to dig deeper and understand grace for myself. Not only that, it made me understand how wrong it is to fear ‘men of God’ and even treat them as God. And I dare say, if I didn’t have this experience, I wouldn’t understand what it means to have a relationship with God.
I have asked God for forgiveness, I hold no grudge against Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo or anyone displaying ignorance here or elsewhere. I did what I knew to do as it regards meeting church elders. Not just pastor Flo but others and it seemed no one could talk to Pastor Biodun. As for those saying people will loose their faith, I think that would turn out for their good eventually because when you loose your faith because of man,you would then be able to seek God for yourself and find truth. After all, the bible states that He wishes that ALL men come to the knowledge of truth.
Yes we were both guilty,I have not excused myself from the role I played. I was guilty as sin, however, I have come to know better. If you know anything about low self esteem, you would understand why it went on for as long as it did. Looking back, I think I expected him to know better than me but I know better now. That being said, the whole affair ended because I put my foot down. He made all sorts of propositions to me when I returned to Nigeria but I was looking to heal and move forward.
My aim with this blog is to show other ladies who suffered same fate at his hands both in Illorin and Abuja (some of whom have emailed me but are still trapped in guilt and shame to speak up) that there is nothing to be ashamed of. The clout he has over people can cause them to do thoughtless things but in the end, it’s all out there and I am at peace with myself and with God.
For those calling me a liar, please ask Pastors Biodun Fatoyinbo and Flo if I have lied. I rest my case!!!
esosa
To Brymore Uche Kim and the rest of
you hypocritical fools who think Ese is lieing or is going to lead YOUNG
CHRISTIANS astray I say SHUT THE FUCK UP and go stand in a corner.
What rubbish? this is why I don’t go to all these WHATS UP JESUS churches. The amount of rot happening is simply appalling. This same issue happened in a redeemed parish I once attended. I couldn’t take it when I heard who the pastor was sleeping with a little girl who obviously just wanted to sow their wild oats.
Yes we can say pastors are human beings and all that, but haba don’t use scripture to cover for sin. What disgusting level of grace is that? God will definitely punish people who turn the bible upside down. These churches need a total overhaul. The other day a friend invited me to HOTR, it was the opening of the new parish so I went. In trying to park my car, I kept asking the guy who is supposed to be a worker o where I should park he kept saying I should go here and there when I couldn’t take it I shouted and the next thing Osas will say is[yes I got his name] Get the fuck out see when she’s coming to church. As a benin babe I came out to give him a piece of my mind you can’t imagine the number of times this FOOL dropped the F-word. Anyway I cascaded the matter, got apologies from his ogas at the top but they did nothing, I went the next sunday to see if they had even suspended him or something. For where? Nothing he’s still parking cars.
Anyway not saying the so called “old school” churches don’t have flaws but there is discipline TOTAL discipline not all this rubbish.
Ese my sister and namesake I applaud your effort and courage to speak for this God has forgiven you. I know you didn’t speak out for fame and fortune and for this God will reward you.
Mtcheeeew hypocrites call a spade a spade and let’s stop hiding under the religious garb. It’s not a spiritual matter it’s a case of right and wrong.
ahjot
What rubbish? this is why I don’t go to all these WHATS UP JESUS churches. The amount of rot happening is simply appalling. This same issue happened in a redeemed parish I once attended. I couldn’t take it when I heard who the pastor was sleeping with a little girl who obviously just wanted to sow their wild oats.
Yes we can say pastors are human beings and all that, but haba don’t use scripture to cover for sin. What disgusting level of grace is that? God will definitely punish people who turn the bible upside down. These churches need a total overhaul. The other day a friend invited me to HOTR, it was the opening of the new parish so I went. In trying to park my car, I kept asking the guy who is supposed to be a worker o where I should park he kept saying I should go here and there when I couldn’t take it I shouted and the next thing Osas will say is[yes I got his name] Get the fuck out see when she’s coming to church. As a benin babe I came out to give him a piece of my mind you can’t imagine the number of times this FOOL dropped the F-word. Anyway I cascaded the matter, got apologies from his ogas at the top but they did nothing, I went the next sunday to see if they had even suspended him or something. For where? Nothing he’s still parking cars.
Anyway not saying the so called “old school” churches don’t have flaws but there is discipline TOTAL discipline not all this rubbish.
Ese my sister and namesake I applaud your effort and courage to speak for this God has forgiven you. I know you didn’t speak out for fame and fortune and for this God will reward you.
Mtcheeeew hypocrites call a spade a spade and let’s stop hiding under the religious garb. It’s not a spiritual matter it’s a case of right and wrong.
A good read. Thank goodness someone
finally got the gut to speak out. If there are enough evidences, it
would be a good thing to have Mr. Fatoyinbo tried, and if convicted,
committed to prison. People like him are best locked away for the common
good of the populace. Coming out this way is one of the steps to
complete healing for Ms. Walther Wishing to have Mr. Fatoyinbo tried is
not in anyway retributive, but simply (moral) justice! A prison term for
abuser is one way to warn off potential abusers and it will make our
women safer, and our female children i.e. future women and mothers (my
two daughters inclusive) live in peace and pursue whatever religion they
have chosen to follow without living in permanent fear of wolves like
Mr. Fatoyinbo. And it would surely serve as a deterrence not only to
such terrible pastors but to all and sundry that abuse will and must not
be swept under the carpet in the name of a faceless God!
