Actor Benedict Johnson
Actor Benedict Johnson has said that he had been through five years without a single movie role.
In a viral video, Johnson shared his experience at Streams of Joy International in Abuja, saying the ordeal prompted him to relocate to attend the church’s prayer programs led by Jerry Eze.
Despite warnings from colleagues that Abuja wasn’t a hub for film production, Johnson said he made the move, trusting his faith to guide him.
He said, “For five good years as a seasoned actor, I never had any job to do. Our industry is not like an employment where you can walk up to your director and say, ‘What’s happening?’ — why was I fired? This one, silently, nobody calls you for a job. For five years, I had no job to do. I kept believing in God,” he said.
“At the time, I decided to move down to Abuja because of NSPPD. I was following online, but I said to myself I would come to Abuja so I could see Pastor Jerry every Sunday — watch him, stay with him, stare in his face and ask God to bless me through him.
“Some of my colleagues said, ‘Benedict, Abuja is not a film place. If you go to Abuja, nobody will call you’. I said, ‘Don’t worry,’ and I came down here.
“Fast forward to now: this year alone, I have done twelve jobs already. We did 21 days of fasting and prayers this January, and I was right here praying.
“… God opened my way, and I started doing jobs. As I speak to you right now, by next week, I am going to Germany and America to make a movie. I intend to return all the glory to God.”
