12/10/2026
RHEMA EMERGING
CHAPTER FOUR
The Opportunity I Never Expected.
Have you ever been so focused on solving a problem that you failed to notice the doors opening around you?
That was where I found myself.
I had returned to Cameroon with a life to rebuild. I was not sitting around waiting for everything to become perfect. I was praying, thinking, writing proposals, and looking for a way to turn an idea into something useful.
I had seen a need among busy professionals. People were working hard, pursuing their careers, and trying to meet demanding schedules. Yet, finding good, convenient meals was not always easy.
I believed I could offer a solution.
And so, I started.
One proposal at a time. One opportunity at a time. One meal at a time.
What I did not know was that something more than a food business was beginning to take shape.
As the opportunity to serve grew, I began to see that the idea had potential beyond what I initially imagined.
Then came an encounter I did not expect.
A bank manager offered me a job.
Think about it for a moment.
I had approached institutions with a proposal to provide meals, but here was a person offering me employment instead!
It was an interesting turn of events.
But I had a different proposal.
Rather than take the job myself, I recommended my younger brother.
That opportunity became a starting point in his banking career.
Looking back, I can see how differently things could have unfolded if I had accepted the offer and followed that path instead.
But I was carrying an idea, and somewhere within me, I knew there was something I needed to pursue.
I could not yet see the full picture. I did not have all the answers. I was simply taking the steps I could see, trusting God along the way.
Sometimes, we are so concerned about what we have lost that we fail to recognise what is beginning to emerge.
My story was not over.
In fact, a new chapter was just beginning.
But how does a simple idea of providing meals to busy professionals grow into a business that would eventually become RHEMA Restaurant?
That is a story for the next chapter.
To be continued…
