An Interview with Dee Adekugbe

Dee is always eager and enthusiastic about coming and ministering at churches, women's groups, and other groups.

She teaches the heart and purpose of God for women to reach their full potential. Her teachings are taken from life's experience backed by the infallible Word of God which is able to transform lives.

Dee believes in the totality of the power made available in the Word of God to transform lives and she teaches it totally and undiluted.

Working with churches,, ministries and organizations is one of Dee's methods of empowering women together to UNITY.

She has passion and zeal to bring women in ministry, women in business and women from all walks of life and churches together without any discrimination and denominational barriers.

1. How did you get the title of “Total Woman"?

I came up with the name in England one day as I was thinking about what God wanted me to do and how I was to develop it and bring it out into reality to the world. I began to get ideas and the name came so clearly and so audibly to me. The name describes wholly what I believe in.

2. Tell us something about your background?

Oh that's a long story, but here goes. I was born in Nigeria, and moved to England when i was about six years old. I have five wonderful brothers and sisters, and five nieces and nephews in Nigeria. I also have beautiful parents who love me and support me.

When i was six years old my family brought me to England for a better education, and went back to bring my brothers and sisters. But due to providence they never came and I was left in a boarding school for girls. After a year when the fees could not be paid, I was transported to live with relatives and friends of the family. Gradually with the difficulties of living with strangers and being abused i started to develop a negative and aggresive personality. With my family back home, life was very difficult for me and lead me to sleeping on the streets and struggling to find my way in life.

God so loved me that he led me to a foster family who loved me as well as my natural family, and both refusing to give up on me. Eventually I landed back on my feet with God and met a wonderful guy called Ben, who invited me to church, and we eventually married and now have five children.

3. What role do you see a woman playing in today’s generation?

Women have a significant role in society; otherwise God would not have used a woman to bring Christ into the world. For too long have we seen women suppressed and living under oppression both by the world and the devil. Today I believe that women need to begin to walk uprightly in the power given to them by God. We have the ability to host life inside of us and influence its course in the world. As mothers, sisters, wives, friends, we have the capacity to shape the characters and lives of people around us (especially our children).

I believe women need to be equipped and taught about the power they possess with the Word of God to influence the world for God.

4. Are you a feminist group?

Certainly not! Feminist groups do not understand that women are free in Christ and they are still fighting for what they do not realize they already possess. Due to a lack of knowledge they are still clueless and will continue to be until they come to a realization of themselves in God

5. What message are you trying to send out to women?

Like Ed Silvoso said: "we are not the weaker sex or an afterthought in God's master plan". For far too long we have seen women disdained and looked down on solely because of our gender. My aim is to restore the honor and inner worth back to women as God initially intended. My message is to inspire and raise up women as key players in the war against the enemy. God has had women in his army such as Deborah, Rehab, Miriam, Esther, Abigail, Mary, Eunice, Dorcas and many more.

My hope and teachings is that we would understand our purpose and position in life and walk in that revelation. To understand that we can be submissive and free. We are complete because we are complete in Christ and have been given everything we need to live a successful and prosperous life whether single, married, with or without children, divorced or widowed. Christ completes us and we should walk with this revelation and boldness to accomplish anything in life.

6. What drives you?

To whom much is given, much is required. I'm driven with passion for what I believe and the grace that God has given me to go and spread the Word. I aspire to accomplish all for God without wasting any time. God has entrusted me with a message, and I must strive to do my utmost to deliver it within the time given.

7. How you do balance a family of five children, marriage, home, church ministry and still find time for Total Woman?

His grace is sufficient for me. I rest solely on that grace and nothing else. For in my weaknesses God's strength comes out powerfully to enable me to do the task I have been assigned. God knows my capabilities and placed them in me before I was born. The Bible says to some He gave one talent, others three and others five. I am one of those that has been blessed with five talents. He hasn't given me these talents without equipping me with the grace, strength and faith to use those talents.

Thank you.