A lecturer warned me not to marry pastor Ashimolowo but thank God I didn't listen' wife says

In an interview with City People this week,
pastor Yemisi Ashimolowo, wife of pastor
Mathew Ashimolowo, founder of Kingsway
International Christian Church, spoke
about her 33 year old marriage and how a
lecturer at UNILAG warned her not to
marry the pastor because he had
nothing..

"I thank God that I never listened to
the UNILAG lecturer who warned
me against marrying Pastor Mathew
otherwise I would have been
probably in a one corner room in
Lagos but you see how my life has
turned out to be, traveling all over
the world to preach and minister.

The lecturer never saw any future in
Pastor Mathew as a Pastor but the
lecturer is late now. I didn't know
that marrying Pastor Mathew will
end this way even I didn't want to
preach when I married him. I just
wanted to be a full house wife but
he was the one who really
discovered me and saw the beauty
of God in my life. So he mentored
me to what I am today and I never
knew that KICC would be a big
church that it is today" she said
On how they met, the mother of Four
boys said
"Okay I can still remember vividly.

It
was January 1980 when Pastor
Mathew came to my Dadi's church
to assist him as an assistant Pastor.

He just came out of Bible School as
a fresh graduate then and he he
was immediately posted to
Foursquare Bible Church as an
Assistant Pastor to my Father even
though he had CAC background.

And I saw this young vibrant man
who was posted to my Da's branch.

I remember we were having a
serious challenge at that time and
we were worshiping outside
because our properties were
thrown out by our landlords over
land problem in my area at that
time. It was at this period in time
that this young and Fresh man
came. This man was so committed
and the way he was serving God
swept me off my feet. Then I told
God that " God, if only you can give
me a man like this young and
vibrant man that is newly posted to
work with my Dad for a husband
but must not be a Pastor" , then I
will forever be grateful to you. It
was his commitment to the lord
that attracted me to him" he said.
Asked if it was love at first sight for them,
she said
"Not really because he was a pastor
and I didn't want to marry a pastor
but I was attracted to him when I
saw him. I must also confess
marrying Pastor Mathew is the best
thing that has happened to me. But
you know, as a Pastor's daughter
and having 2 Uncles as Pastors, I
wasn't interested in another Pastor
again. But I thank God I got married
to him