The book Pains and Gains of Disappointment is written largely for the Christian community. It is focused on the pains they face while doing God's work and the gains that follow such, here and the hereafter. Michael U. Adikwu was born on the 19th of April, 1963. He attended St. Paul's Roman Catholic Primary School, Utonkon, Nigeria, from 1970-1975; from where he got his First School Leaving (FSLC). He is a layer preacher in the Christian community. He has preached in churches such as the Assemblies of God, the Church of Christ in Nigeria, The Evangelical Churches of West Africa (ECWA), the Catholic Charismatic Renewal, The Charismatic Renewal Ministries and is preacher among students on various University campuses.