How God used me to reunite my dad, sister after 47 years – Tonto Dikeh
Tonto Dikeh, the Nollywood actress, has revealed “how God used” her to reunite her father with her long-lost sister Chinyere after 47 years.
The actress-turned-politician shared her testimony at a recent service at the Streams of Joy International.
Dikeh revealed that the reunion occurred nearly three years ago after she attended a service, where she prayed for her father’s “peace of mind”.
The 39-year-old said two days later, she received a private message on Instagram from a woman claiming to be her sister.
The movie star said after verifying the woman’s identity, she confirmed that she was indeed her sister, whom her father had abandoned 47 years ago.
Dikeh said her father had been carrying the guilt of abandoning his child for decades.
“My testimony is one of love, togetherness, peace, healing of broken hearts. It is a joy, my family,” she said.
“At about 130 weeks ago, I was on New Season Prophetic Prayers and Declarations (NSPPD) in the morning. Papa was praying and declaring and prophesying into people’s lives. I picked up something he said that lost people will be found. I did not lose anybody, but I answered amen.
“And around that same time, I have this amazing man in my life, he is my father. My father is a sweet man. He has lost so much in his life. He has lost his first wife, second wife, lost his brother, father, and mother. He was a broken man.
“I did not know how God was going to use Streams of Joy to bless my father. To give him the peace that he needed in the remaining years of his life.
“Two days after Papa made the declaration, I went into my DM and miraculously saw the email. It says, ‘I think I am your sister.’ I just went back to when I was a child. My father told me a very beautiful and sad story about how he left. I asked her what her name was, and she told me. I asked if her name was Chinyere, and she said yes.
“47 years before my father came back to Nigeria, he had a daughter. He left that lady when she was five to seven months old, and he never went back.
“She never knew who her father was. He never knew what her daughter looked like but had knowledge he had a daughter. God brought both of them together. And I introduced them together and they have been speaking since then.
“My testimony happened 133 weeks ago. I waited so much for this miracle to be perfect. I wanted God to heal his broken heart. I also wanted God to heal my sister because she thought she had a father who hated her.”
