From Screen To Street: How Actor Charles Okafor dumped Acting For Street Evangelism

When the call to serve God comes to you, it makes no difference where you are or what you are doing at the time; you must obey the call.

Charles Okafor, a well- known Nollywood actor, tells the story of how he decided to leave the screen and enjoy life on the streets.

Life is full of paradoxes; the majority of individuals are yearning for opportunities to appear on the sparkling screen, but those who do obtain the opportunity are stepping away from the entertainment industry.

I am referring to the well-known Charles Okafor, who has recently been consecrated as a man of God.

When Saint Obi, Zack Orji, and Richard Mofe Damijo aka RMD and a host of other great lights in the Nigeria film industry were at the top of their game, Charles Okafor rose to Public prominence.

It is impossible not to see a parallel between Charles Okafor's narrative and what transpired in the Bible.

God sent Jonah a straightforward mission: he was to travel to a city known as Nineveh and persuade the people who lived there to repent of their sins.

Jonah was apprehensive and didn't want to accompany the group. He was always evading God's call and attempting to get away from it. He arrived in Nineveh as a result of a theatrical display of bravery. We all remember how the narrative came to a close.

The case of Charles Okafor is a good example of this. During conversion, Charles implied that he had ignored God's call to embrace the screen. Having acknowledge his relationship with God in 2013, Charles Okafor took the decision to leave the entertainment industry and devote his life entirely to God. He made a fresh commitment to serve God and win souls for Christ at the point of conversion in his current role as an ordained pastor, he shares the good news of God with others while also engaging in rigorous evangelism and winning souls for Christ.

Today, his name is not as well- known as it was when he was still working in the entertainment sector because he is so involved in spreading the gospel, traveling to other nations and distant Communities to carry out God's will, 'Go into all the world and proclaim the gospel, 'says the Bible.

What would you have done if you were in Charles Okafor's position?