Our Story
God placed this dream in my heart more than 15 years ago (Specifically Feb 20th, 2007) and has divinely taken me through several steps and stages of preparation for this lifelong task. I had initially thought I would be a pastor in one of the front-line ministries or even start a church, however with years of prayers and careful consideration of God’s dealings with me, God’s call on my life is designed to start out with this platform to reach out to teenagers.Introduction
Am I just being naive, is this a joke? Can’t I get a job and live a normal life following the easy path, catering for my family and choose not to struggle? Why do I want to commit my life to this course, this daring path, this faith-walk path, this seemingly unsure path? My confidence lies in the one who bids me come, He knows the end from the beginning, He knows what the future holds – If I refuse to obey Him someone else will. This is destiny and there’s no quitting down the line!
Which of you wanting to build a house, does not first sit down and count the cost, lest haply he had begun, he hath not enough to complete the building and leave it in the midst of his days and in the end, be a fool. Lk14:28
CTF is God’s call on my life, a call to this generation of teenagers. In a world (nation) with little or no emphasis on the next generation; 99% of organizations and political set-ups would rather pay attention and commit resources to the working class, which is not a problem. However, with little/no attention ironed out for the next generation the problem arises. What transportation facilities, educational amenities, cultural-value system and life principles have we drawn the attention of the next generation to? Is today more important than tomorrow? Should we keep eating our future on the altar of self-indulgence thus failing to create the future that is long overdue for our beloved nation? Things cannot continue like this!
Background 
Just like every other call of God, others have gone ahead of me to champion this course, there are organizations and individuals with their focus and emphasis on this generation of teenagers. Nonetheless, God’s call on my life is specific and unique. He has given me a model which I have not found currently existing, with specific areas of emphasis. It is my responsibility to preserve this generation of teenagers.
February 20th, 2007 was when God spoke to me at Covenant University, telling me “Oluwatosin, Raise me a People without blemish”. I wondered and pondered on how this would happen, when will I begin? Why was I chosen? What would this entail? Did this mean I would start a church ministry? I asked several questions like this over the years but gradually, the details of this assignment began to unfold.
In the Fall of 2006, I was made a leader in the prayer force unit at Covenant University, where I began learning the rudiments and principles of becoming an effective prayer minister. During this period, I also joined the Covenant University choir, not because I had the perfect voice, but because I discovered that my worship experience and vocabulary were enhanced, thus giving me a richer personal praying experience whenever I met with God.
In April 2007, I was chosen to be the Student Chaplain of Covenant University where I learned church administration and management (on the job) for about a year. I understood how service units functioned and the interwoven operations that made a successful church service. Who would have imagined that both my interpersonal and organizational skills would be identified and developed with this responsibility?
I studied Chemical Engineering at Covenant University because I loved mathematics and Chemistry in High school, which meant the engineering part of my brain was built for 5 years – which led me to intern with a Personal care/Home care Industry based factory. I further developed an interest in the Food and Beverage unit this factory had. I transitioned from Covenant University into Cadbury Nigeria Plc to further develop my interest and expertise in the food and beverage industry. I worked in Cadbury for only 3 months and went for NYSC in northern Nigeria.
My NYSC experience exposed me to other denominations of Christians and the missing gaps of unity in the body of Christ. I must mention that this NYSC exposure also made me appreciate the values and virtues I had been taught in the LFC commission for 11 years of my life prior to that time. I spent 7 months in Bauchi State and miraculously transitioned to Faith Academy Goshen Abuja, a Christian-based boarding high school. I spent 4 years and 3 months with the most amazing teenagers in the world. Faith Academy has over a thousand teenagers and my experience in this secondary school opened me up to this demography of interesting individuals. I taught Basic Science and Chemistry, I also worked as the assistant chaplain in the school where my training as student chaplain in Covenant University was very helpful. I studied, researched, and prayerfully understood the lives of thousands of teenagers. I lived with these teenagers, I grew up with them. I, with the help of others, established a living and breathing organization of teenagers that excelled academically, spiritually, and musically.
Miraculously, in 2015, I went to the United States to obtain a Master’s Degree in Business Administration, where I learned the rudiments of businesses and how global organizations have succeeded over time, as well as why some of them have failed. I was grilled in Accounting, Finance, Economics, Research, Marketing, and Management. I could see the world from a global perspective, and elements like critical thinking, analytical reasoning, problem-solving and team-building skills were added to my skillset. I was also exposed to Christian music for a space of two years and how excellence in music can be achieved, which perfected my musical inclination that started in Covenant University, bloomed in Faith Academy Goshen, and was pruned in Victory Christian Center.
God made me know when it was time to return to Nigeria, He gave me the starting location for CTF (thanks to my Dad) and made me see the details of how this ministry is to take off! I can easily pick up a job as my academic qualifications would fetch me a high-paying job here in Nigeria and even in the US, but destiny calls, and Yes is my answer!
I give a quick disclaimer here that my experience and qualifications above are not the factors that are prompting this ministry to teenagers, in fact, I feel overwhelmed and unqualified humanly speaking, I keep crying to God for help because this task is daunting. My sole confidence in the pursuit of this mandate is that Jesus instructed me to ‘GO’. Financial gains, Fame, Reputation, or comfort are not my goals. Salvaging this present generation of teenagers from the immoral spree and onslaught currently going on in this part of the world is my heartthrob.