Comedian Russell Brand talk for social media say im recent baptism don change am well-well.
Brand, wey be actor and comedian, share im thoughts on top the baptism wey e describe as “incredible and profound experience.” E say the experience don make am feel like say e don change and e don surrender in Christ.
“In fact, many of una fit don experience baptism by yourself, so una go sabi wetin I dey talk about,” Brand, wey be 48 years old, talk for one video wey e post for social media on Monday. “Plenty part of the experience na very personal and intimate.”
Dis video come few days after e announce say e don decide to “take the plunge” by getting baptized, seven months afta The Times, The Sunday Times, and Channel 4’s Dispatches carry out joint investigation, wey bring allegations from four women wey accuse am of rape, sexual assault, and emotional abuse.
Brand don deny the “very serious criminal allegations” and e still maintain say even though e bin dey “very, very promiscuous” for the past, all im sexual relationships na “always consensual.”
E admit for di Monday video say e don abuse drugs before:
“Di truth be say, as person wey don in di past take plenti, plenti substances and always dey disappointed as dem no fit give me di kind of peace and tranquility, even transcendence wey I dey find, sometin happen during di baptism wey dey incredible, e dey overwhelming.”
“Seriously, e dey overwhelming because obviously, I dey underwater, and na di River Thames – for some parts,” e add. “So I feel say I don change, I don transition.”
Brand agree say even though life dey hard, e feel power wey e neva feel before.
“Now, of course, even though e never reach 24 hours wey e happen, I don already feel irritation,” e yarn. “I get three children, I get work, I get challenges. I still dey live for dis world, but I feel say new resource don switch on for me.”
Brand appreciate di many messages of support wey im fans don send am about dis latest step for im faith journey, even as e acknowledge say e understand di cynicism from people wey dey question im conversion one year afta di sexual misconduct allegations against am.
“Even some of di cynicism, I understand am because some people go just see me as celebrity,” Brand talk. “But I no see myself as celebrity because I bin be me when I be small pikin. I bin be me when I be junkie. I bin be me when I dey poor. I don be me for all di different phases.”
Brand talk say e dey “grateful” to all di people wey don accept am.
“I no fit tell you how happy and relieved I dey feel, but as you sabi, if you sabi, my resources dey come from somewhere else and someone else now,” e explain. “Thank you so tey for your support. Make we continue dey do dis together – or at least, I go just dey do wetin I dey do. I love una well-well. I dey so grateful to be surrendered in Christ. See una soon.”
Brand make headline last week for im announcement say finally e go “take the plunge” by getting baptized for di River Thames, marking im months-long public wrestle with Christianity.
For one video wey e post for social media last Friday, Brand yarn say e don hear baptism explained to am as “an opportunity to die and be reborn; an opportunity to leave the past behind and be reborn in Christ’s name like it says in Galatians — say you fit live as an enlightened and awakened person.”
E still observe say more people dey think of returning to Christianity as modern institutions and values dey crumble, and dem dey find more.
