On the death of his Grandfather (his father had already died) Patrick Oki was about to become Chief of his village in Nigeria. However the Elders wanted him to denounce his Christian faith and return to the native religion which had been practiced before his Grandfather was Chief; this included human sacrifice. When he refused his life was in danger and so he sought asylum in England. It was in Haslar Detention Centre, Gosport that Mustard Seed Songs Founder and Trustee Ken Shearsmith first met Patrick some 15 years ago. Unfortunately his asylum claim was rejected and he was deported to Nigeria where he had to re locate a long way from his village to stay safe.

Patrick told Ken that when he returned from England he was ill for two years, not being able to walk or even stand; having been rejected and abandoned by his family and friends- he was left to die, with no one to care for him except his son Emmanuel.

However, after meeting evangelist, Lady Lizabeth Bassey Patrick become a “born again” follower of Jesus.  He and Lady Lizabeth  Lilly  hired a room to lead a small group of worshippers and in 2016 the Mustard Seeds funded the construction of a  church to hold 200 which was named the Risen Christ Central Chapel.

Tragically Patrick died in 2021 and the church is now led by Lady Lizabeth, who was ordained Reverend by the  Archbishop of the Pentecostal Church of Nigeria (as seen in pic)