Popular
gospel singer, Frank Edwards has shared his life story of how he
survived as a child and advised people that whatever suffering they go
through is training for the future.
Nigerian gospel singer, Frank Edwards, has taken to his Instagram
page and shared the inspirational story of how his survived as a child
by selling 'Okpa' (a delicacy popularly known in the eastern part of
Nigeria) for ten years with his mother.
The gospel singer who shared the post to inspire and advice people
about waiting for God’s time, stated that all the difficulties people go
through before they succeed is training for the future.
In the post, Edwards who revealed that he sold Okpa for ten years,
stated that his experience at the time made him familiar with business
strategy and dealing with customers, adding that his experience gave him
training for the future.
Edwards revealed that his mom made the okpa daily and he had to
sell it with her, and explained further that his eyes became permanently
red due to the damaged caused when he fanned the flames of his mother’s
cooking.
He expressed that even though his eyes are permanently red, the
experience he gained in the past made him who he is in business today.
Read his post below:
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"You see this here it’s called okpa. My mum was making it and
we were both selling it , this was my breakfast and dinner everyday...
The process of making it was ridiculous.. my mom used fire wood and I
was the one fanning the fire because kerosene was luxury.. So I had
smoke entering my eyes 5 hours everyday for over 10 years except
Sundays.
"My eyes were always Red until it became permanent then I
started having eye problem cus I was always rubbing my eyes with dirty
hands trying to clear the smoke.. Cus I didn’t understand why my vision
was blurred ,, my mum had same issue too with her eyes,, regardless we
still hit the road to sell.
"BUT GUESS WHAT THAT WAS WHEN I DEVELOPED A STRONG &
NATURAL BUSINESS MINDSET, I KNEW A LOT ABOUT MONEY EARLY , I KNEW HOW TO
CONVINCE PEOPLE TO BUY, I KNEW THAT SMOKE IS NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO STOP
ME, I KNEW THE ONES THAT BUY ON CREDIT AND NEVER PAY SO I ONLY GO TO
THEM WHEN THE MARKET IS SO BAD .. BECAUSE ITS BETTER TO SELL ON CREDIT
THAN TO HAVE IT SPOIL.. WHAT YOU ARE GOING THROUGH TODAY IS TRAINING ,
THOUGH IT MAY LOOK LIKE SUFFERING BUT ITS TRAINING , DONT LOOK FOR EASY
WAY OUT , GO THROUGH IT AND COME OUT TOUGHER!!!
"Though today I have permanent red eyes to the point when some
ppl see me they ask “Do you smoke” I’m like God forbid! sometimes it
hurts , most times I laugh because I’m like. .
“IF ONLY YOU KNOW “ but how ever I am a happy man and I have
enough pages in my book of testimony to encourage my children. GO
THROUGH IT AND ADD PAGES TO YOUR TESTIMONY BOOK! BECAUSE YOUR BLESSING
IS READY WAITING, YOU ARE ONLY BEING TRAINED TO HANDLE IT."
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