In the early 1980s, he moved to the United States for his tertiary education, where he struggled with substance abuse for three years, an experience he openly admits left him feeling empty inside, before he became born again.

[citation needed] Adefarasin attended St Saviour's School in Ikoyi, and Igbobi College in Yaba.

Whilst practicing what he studied in Florida, he served in a volunteer capacity as a youth pastor, before eventually leaving America to return to Nigeria on his birthday in January 1990.

In the process he was studying at the International Bible Institute of London where he eventually received a Diploma in Christian Ministry.

[citation needed] Adefarasin has written, authored, and self-published over 20 motivational Christian mini-books and multimedia resources.