My parents sent to me that I should come back home. They had heard about my conversion. They didn't understand what it was. But I had decided to learn stenography. After finishing, I got employment with a one-man business, but I was not satisfied with the little pay. Later, I left the job and became an apprentice tailor. I used to make cloth dusters and place them at the door of my master's shop. People would buy each for half a penny, one penny or one and a half pence. That was how I was making my living as an apprentice tailor. In 1954, Brother Goke Williams was running a corn mill. One day, his workers went on strike and he came to appeal to my boss, Brother Oyenuga, that he should allow me to work for him in the mill so that the mill would not be grounded. The corn mill was situated in Lafiaji area of Lagos Island. Every morning, I would go to each customer's house, carry the fermented corn, 4 take it to the mill, grind it and return it to them. You need to see me carrying the fermented corn with the draining white stinking water drenching my dress. But there was the joy of salvation in my heart, which did not allow me to think about the filthiness of the job. I was doing it gladly and receiving a penny, 3 pence or 6 pence. After sometime, Brother Goke was able to have his workers back and I came back to my tailoring job. In January 1955, there was a call for teaching appointment at Ebute Meta, where Sister Bolurin was teaching. I applied. The shirt I wore to the interview was borrowed; the pair of shoes was borrowed and oversized. I had to stuff it with old newspapers. I went for the interview. Fortunately, I was offered the employment.

That same year, I gained admission to the Lagos Teacher Training  College, to do a 2-year course leading to the award of Grade III Teacher's  Certificate (1956-1957). I was chopping and selling firewood to pay my  school fees and other expenses. That was how God financed my two-year  training as a Grade III teacher. When I finished my Grade III course, my  principal spotted something in me and he recommended that I should go and work at Isheri Approved School. Isheri Approved School was a kind of prison for children. The boys there were terrible street urchins.

The Lord helped me to work there successfully in 1958 and 1959 before I did my Grade II teacher's course in 1960 and 1961. 

After Grade II teacher's course, I went to work at St Jude, Ebute Meta and another school at Igbobi. At the end of 1963, I gained admission to do a 3-year course leading to the award of Nigeria Certificate in Education(NCE) certificate. I went for the course from 1963 to 1966. It was a free course. We were given free meals and bursary. There  was war in the country when I finished my programme, but God helped me.  In 1966, I was employed as a teacher in Eko Boys' High School, where I  worked till 1973.  

I came to the Apostolic Faith Church at age 23. I remained a  bachelor in the Church for 16 years. I got married in the Church to Sister  Tokunbo Moses in 1969. As soon as we got married, my wife conceived  but the pregnancy did not develop normally.

That was our plight from 1969  to 1973. I could not go to the university because of the situation. In June 1973, my wife gave birth to a baby boy, but the baby was stillborn. Four days after, my wife passed away. It was a big bombshell! I started to ask many questions. 'God, I have waited for these many years. I have not soiled myself. Lord, why should this happen to me, having waited this long?' There was no answer.