The Man I Was Supposed to Marry D!ed on the Day He Was to Meet My Father”: Sunmisola Agbebi Shares Her Pa!nful Story
The Man I Was Supposed to Marry Died on the Day He Was to Meet My Father”: Sunmisola Agbebi Shares Her Painful Story
Gospel singer Sunmisola Agbebi, now married to fellow gospel minister Yinka Okeleye, has opened up about the painful experience of losing a man she had been in a relationship with before his death, recounting a warning she said she received from God weeks before he was shot. Speaking about the experience, Sunmisola explained that she and the deceased had known each other since their teenage years. They had grown close through their choir experiences and had been friends for a long time before their relationship developed.
She recalled that her father was supposed to meet him on the day he died. Recounting the experience, the singer said she was on her way to church one day and was about to cross the road when she heard what she described as a whisper from God.
According to her, the message was:
“If I take this person with me.”
Sunmisola admitted that, at the time, she did not know how to process what she had heard. She said her response was almost confrontational as she questioned God about what the man had done to deserve such a thing. She explained that she did not fully understand the significance of the message until the tragic incident happened weeks later.
Sunmisola narrated that on the day she received the news, she had been fasting throughout the day because she sensed something was happening. She had also come across a post about a female minister friend who had lost her husband. Deeply moved by the situation, Sunmisola began praying for the woman, asking God to comfort, strengthen and sustain her through the difficult season.
However, shortly after finishing the prayer, she received a call from her friend’s brother informing her that the man she had been in a relationship with had been shot and admitted to the hospital. She described the moment as one she could barely process. Sunmisola said she immediately left the house and rushed to the hospital, where she found him unconscious.
She also explained that there were difficulties getting him attended to because of the circumstances surrounding the shooting and the hospital’s requirement for police reports and other procedures. Reflecting on the experience, Sunmisola said she later understood that the prayer she had offered for her minister friend was also preparing her for the pain she was about to face. She explained that losing someone she had known since her teenage years was an experience she could not have handled without God’s help.
According to her, God gave her strength, covered her, fathered her and helped her navigate a season she could barely process.
Looking back, she said: “So I thought I was praying for my minister friend. I didn’t know that I was praying for myself.”
Sunmisola’s testimony offers a deeply personal account of grief, faith and the strength she says God gave her during one of the most difficult periods of her life.
