Femi ỌmọJesu is a furniture maker and a dedicated member of his church choir. For many years, he battled a stubborn health condition that defied medical treatment.
An indigene of Oke Ira, Lagos State, Omojesu said everything changed after he received a divine instruction to take his praise beyond the church walls and into the streets. Since obeying, he says, he was healed miraculously and his life has never been the same. DAYO EMMANUEL. met him in the middle of his street worship session. Excerpts:
How did you learn to drum? Is it a family tradition?
It’s not a family trade. I learnt it from others, and it took me years to master. Interestingly, I wasn’t in the choir when I started learning. I attend a Gospel church, and one day, God told me to praise Him in songs and with drums. I am now in my church choir, but I don’t play drums there — I only sing. I never imagined I would become a drummer, but the Spirit of God ministered to me to learn it. That was how I began drumming around the area, singing and praising God on my own, just as you’ve seen me today.
What has been your experience since you obeyed the instruction, and how do people react when they see you singing and drumming alone on the streets?
There’s a story behind it. For many years, I suffered from a sickness that caused me a lot of distress. I went to many hospitals, took several medications, received countless injections — yet nothing changed. Then, God told me to keep praising Him, promising that if I did, I would never see that sickness again. He even said healing me was the least of what He could do for me.
Since then, I’ve obeyed that voice, and I have never experienced the sickness again. Now, I’m planning to record my testimony in a music album so others can hear what God has done for me. People know me as “ỌmọJesu,” and they often stop to watch or join in when I’m praising God.
Right now, I don’t even have a phone because it was stolen, and I haven’t been able to replace it. I’m trusting God to provide another one, which will help me in my work and ministry. But for now, praising God around the area is my priority. Every morning after resuming work in my workshop, I pick up my drum, sing praises to God, walk long distances around the community, and then return to continue my furniture work.