Q152_093026 Flooding Crisis For Our Faith Family In Nigeria. Please Help!Q152_093026 Flooding Crisis For Our Faith Family In Nigeria. Please Help!
How it Happens with Colin Cook
Colin Cook shares the urgent situation facing Mark and Ayomide in flood-stricken Ekiti, Nigeria, while wrestling openly with stress, faith and compassion. The conversation ties their crisis to broader themes of grace, suffering and recovery, urging practical help and deeper trust in God.
14:37•30 Sept 2026
Faith Under Floodwaters: Colin Cook’s Urgent Plea for a Nigerian Family
Episode Overview
- Crises, including addiction and natural disaster, are presented as opportunities for faith to become more real rather than more distant.
- Colin urges people in trouble to avoid "why" questions and instead bring their faith and fears honestly to God.
- Biblical stories of Joseph, Esther and Christ’s death are used to show how God can weave grace through human evil and disaster.
- Supporting a suffering family, even with small acts of generosity, is framed as a way to stretch personal faith and recognise one’s own blessings.
- The episode highlights the emotional impact of global suffering on those living relatively comfortable lives and invites a compassionate response.
“When you're in trouble, don't ask why questions. It's a waste of time. Rather, bring your faith to God and say, "Father, this does not separate me from you."”
What drives someone to seek a life without alcohol and still feel deeply connected to people half a world away? This episode shows how faith, suffering, and practical compassion can collide in very real time. Colin Cook speaks with raw emotion about Mark and Ayomide, a father and teenage son in Ekiti State, Nigeria, whom the ministry has supported for years through illness, poverty and violent unrest.
After bandit attacks earlier in the year, they now face a new emergency: severe monsoon flooding linked to the El Niño weather pattern has overwhelmed their home, forcing them to call the fire brigade for rescue and flee to a large city where they’re effectively sleeping on the streets. Colin is clearly shaken, sharing his distress and the tug-of-war between faith and fear.
He talks about how knowing this family has "stretched my faith like nothing else" and honestly admits his confusion and anger at repeated crises. Yet he keeps pulling the focus back to the gospel, especially Romans 8: that "nothing… can separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord." You'll hear him urge people facing addiction or any hardship to shift from "why" questions to trust: "When you're in trouble, don't ask why questions.
It's a waste of time... rather, bring your faith to God." He illustrates this with the stories of Joseph and Esther, and the crucifixion of Christ, arguing that God weaves grace through human evil and disaster, sometimes turning what looks catastrophic into eventual good. Alongside this theological reflection, Colin makes a heartfelt appeal for practical help for Mark and Ayomide, emphasising that even small acts of generosity can stretch personal faith and show real care for those suffering.
Anyone looking for a faith-based recovery message grounded in real-life crisis, rather than easy clichés, may find this episode challenging but deeply moving. Could letting your faith stretch towards someone else’s pain be part of your own healing journey?
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