Get to Know Ojimi Mandela

Ministry Description

Ojimi Nelson Mandela is a commissioned career missionary serving with Word of Life South Sudan. Officially appointed on December 16, 2025, he is dedicated to reaching the youth of South Sudan with the Gospel of Jesus Christ through various means consistent with the scriptures in partnership with their respective local churches. Grounded in the Great Commission of Matthew 28:19-20 and the practical obedience of John 13:17, Ojimi’s ministry focuses on "Helping Young People Take Their Next Step with Jesus" through a life of faithful service and sharing the intercepting grace he has personally experienced.

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About Ojimi

The Wrong Search, The Right Savior: A Testimony of Intercepted Grace
In 2019, it was my third semester on campus at Nkumba University in Uganda where I had enrolled to upgrade my course. A dependent had just completed his course in 2018, then the other gets admitted to A-levels in 2019. I did not have extra savings, I thought I was prepared for the academic challenge but I wasn't prepared for the crushing weight of reality.

I found myself caught in a suffocating financial and emotional vise: trying to succeed as a student while simultaneously sponsoring a dependent through their A-levels. The math didn’t add up, and the pressure quickly spiraled into a dark depression.

The False Refuge
Desperate for a way to numb the anxiety and "mask" my reality so I could focus on my studies, I turned to the world’s solutions. I started with alcohol and cigarettes, but within just ten days, I realized they were hollow—they offered no peace, only a deeper sense of emptiness.

In my desperation, I decided to go further. I began searching for marijuana, hoping to find a stronger "numbness" to get me through the semester. I went looking for dealers, judging people by their appearance and looking for anyone who might lead me deeper into the shadows.

A Divine Miscalculation
In my second week of this "adventure" into substance abuse, I approached two ladies with dreadlocked hair, certain they were the contacts I was looking for. But God is the Master of the unexpected. Those ladies weren't the dealers I sought; they were messengers of the Most High (serving as Word of Life missionaries to Uganda). Instead of handing me a substance to help me forget my life, they handed me the Truth that would transform it. They didn't point me to a drug; they pointed me back to Jesus Christ.

The Safety of Obedience
Looking back, I am shaken by the "what ifs." Where would I be today if I had met the real dealers? What would I have become if I had found what I was actually looking for?

God’s grace intercepted my rebellion. He used my own search for an escape to bring me to a place of encounter. I realized that my "lack of knowledge" wasn't just about my finances or my studies—it was a need for a deeper knowledge of His sovereignty.

Today, I stand as a servant of Christ, learning that trust and obedience are the only true remedies for depression. The circumstances of my life haven't all vanished, but I am no longer trying to numb the reality; I am resting in the One who controls it. I have learned that even when we are lost in the dark, looking for the wrong thing, God knows exactly where to find us.

Romans 10:14–15 (KJV 1900): 14 How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? and how shall they believe in him of whom they have not heard? and how shall they hear without a preacher? 15 And how shall they preach, except they be sent? as it is written, How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!

Contact Information

nojimi@wol.org
WhatsApp: +211928029888
Mobile: +256773250338