My Wife Was A Step To U.S.A Citizenship But Gave It Up After Our Marriage And Returned To Nigeria With Me — Pastor David Oyedepo Jnr.

During a recent sermon, David Oyedepo Jr. shared a striking personal story about sacrifice in marriage, revealing how his wife gave up her American residency shortly after they wed.

According to him, his wife had spent most of her life in the United States and was just a step away from becoming a citizen when they got married.

However, he made it clear from the beginning that their future would not be in America. “The moment we got married, I said, ‘No, we are not staying in the US; we are moving to our place of assignment,’” he recounted.

He explained that without hesitation, his wife returned to the embassy to surrender her green card, a document many people desperately seek.

“She had a green card, just a step to citizenship. She went to the American Embassy for the first time and told them, ‘I came to return my green card. I don’t want green card again. I’m staying with my husband,’” he said.

The pastor used the story to emphasize commitment and unity in marriage, warning that insisting on personal desires at all costs can damage relationships and destinies.

“You see, some people will say, ‘By force, I must stay,’ and then scatter marriage, scatter future, scatter destiny,” he cautioned.

Quoting scripture, he concluded with a strong moral lesson, believers should flee anything that appears evil or harmful to their purpose. “The Bible says run from all appearances of ev+l. Whatever looks evil, run away from it,and Continue Your, Reading. .