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Updated: May 14, 2025
"I will build a church for you," said Chief Onoyom. "I have money. I will give $1,500 for a mission house and school." As Mary rode down the Enyong creek she thought of the new missionary work that was opening up. "O God," she prayed, "I thank You for the new places at Itu and Amasu. I thank You for the chance to build a church at Akani Obio. Please let me open a station soon at Arochuku.
"O Britain," said Mary, "filled full of ministers and church workers, but tired of Sunday and of church, I wish that you could send over to us what you are throwing away!" Blessings Unnumbered God blessed Mary's work in cannibal land and more and more people were won for Jesus. Chief Onoyom stayed true to his faith. "Come," he said to his people, "we must build a church here at Akani Obio.
Here Mary was greeted by a handsome young man. "I am Onoyom Iya Nya, the president of the court and the chief of this district. This is my wife. Won't you please honor us by coming into our house?" Onoyom and his wife led Mary to a European-type house, which was very nicely furnished. Onoyom's wife invited Mary to have some food with them. While they ate, Onoyom talked.
Let us go to the jungle and cut down trees for the house of God." Chief Onoyom and his people went to the woods. The chief went to a tree and got ready to cut it down. "Chief," they cried, "you are not going to cut that tree, are you? You know that is the juju tree." "I know it is the juju tree," said Onoyom, "and I am going to chop it down." "The juju will be angry. He will not let us.
But when they saw the people throwing away their charms and flocking to the services and no harm befalling them, they returned. They were very angry when Onoyom put away his wives he made ample provision for them and took back as his one consort a twin-mother whom he had discarded. By and by came a fine baby boy to be the light of his home.
"We have three in hand for a teacher," said Chief Onoyom of Akani Obio. "Some of the boys have already finished the books Mr. Wilkie gave us. We can do no more until you send us help." Mary spent the night praying to God to send more workers to Africa.
Next morning they returned and knelt down and prayed that God would show Himself stronger than juju, and then, hacking at the trunk with increased vigour, they soon brought it to earth. That the people might have no excuse for absenting themselves from the services during the wet season, Onoyom also erected a bridge over the Creek for their use.
He will kill us," cried the people. "Ma's God is stronger than our juju," said Chief Onoyom. "Cut it down." The people began to chop. The trunk of the tree was thick. After a while they stopped. "See, we cannot cut it," they said. The heathen natives were glad. "Aha," they said, "our juju is stronger than Ma's God." The next morning Chief Onoyom took some men who wanted to be Christians.
Find the white Ma who goes to Itu and she will tell you. O Ma, please tell us about your God." Tears of joy ran down Mary's cheeks. Onoyom called all the members of his family and the servants together. Mary told them of Jesus and His power to save them. She read from the Bible, prayed with the people, and promised to come back again on her next trip.
"Many times I have sent my servants to find you," said Onoyom, "but they never found you until today. I am happy that you have come." "But why did you seek me? Why did you want me to come to you?" asked Mary. "When I was a boy," said Onoyom, "I served as a guide to a missionary. He told me the Gospel story. I wanted Jesus for my Saviour.
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