TRIBUTE TO MY SPIRITUAL FATHER, MY KING, MY LION
Daddymi…
I am still struggling to accept that you are gone. For six years, you were not just my spiritual father; you were my mentor, teacher, prophet, shepherd and a true father whose words, prayers and guidance left an indelible mark on my life.
The Amakporo! Opu Udenbini! Okirigbongbon! Ogeja Pere!
You raised and guided many lions, touched countless lives, and faithfully served God and humanity. Though your voice is silent today, your teachings, wisdom and legacy will continue to speak.
As the Scripture says: “I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith.” — 2 Timothy 4:7,I will not say goodbye forever. Instead, I say:
SLEEP ON, MY OGEJA KING.
SLEEP ON, MY SPIRITUAL FATHER.
SLEEP ON, THE LION WHO GUIDED OTHER LIONS.
Your footprints are too deep to be erased. Your legacy will live on through the lives you touched and the lions you raised. Until we meet again at the feet of Jesus. Details fully Reads
DADDYMI… LIKE I ALWAYS CALL U SIR.
OH, DADDYMI, I AM STILL WAITING TO HEAR SOMEONE SAY, “IT’S NOT TRUE.” I AM STILL WAITING TO WAKE UP FROM THIS PAINFUL REALITY AND HEAR YOUR VOICE AGAIN.
DADDYMI, YOU SHOULD HAVE AT LEAST WAITED FOR US, YOUR DISTANT CHILDREN. YOU SHOULD HAVE WAITED FOR US TO COME, TO SEE YOU, TO HEAR YOUR VOICE ONE MORE TIME, TO RECEIVE ONE MORE WORD OF WISDOM FROM YOU.
YOU BECAME MY SPIRITUAL FATHER JUST SIX YEARS AGO, BUT IN THOSE SIX YEARS, YOU LEFT A MARK ON MY LIFE THAT WILL NEVER BE ERASED. YOU MAY HAVE BEEN MY SPIRITUAL FATHER FOR ONLY SIX YEARS, BUT THE IMPACT OF YOUR FATHERHOOD WILL REMAIN WITH ME FOR A LIFETIME.
MY KING, THE LION THAT GUIDED OTHER LIONS.
YOU WERE A FATHER TO MANY, A SHEPHERD TO MANY SOULS, A TEACHER, A MENTOR, A PROPHET, AND A TRUE SERVANT OF GOD.
OH, DADDYMI…
THE AMAKPORO!
OPU UDENBINI!
OKIRIGBONGBON!
OGEJA PERE!
THE NAMES MAY BE MANY, BUT THEY ALL SPEAK OF THE GREAT MAN YOU WERE.
YOU WERE THE MAYOR OF ZION MISSION, THE LION WHO RAISED AND GUIDED OTHER LIONS. YOU CARRIED SO MANY PEOPLE, PRAYED FOR SO MANY, COUNSELLED SO MANY, AND HELPED SO MANY FIND THEIR WAY BACK TO GOD.
AND NOW…
WHO WILL WE CALL?
WHO WILL SPEAK THAT WORD?
WHO WILL GIVE US THAT FATHERLY COUNSEL?
WHO WILL STAND IN THAT PLACE YOU FILLED SO POWERFULLY?
DADDYMI, IT IS SO DIFFICULT TO SAY GOODBYE.
BUT I HOLD ON TO THE WORD OF GOD:
“I HAVE FOUGHT A GOOD FIGHT, I HAVE FINISHED MY COURSE, I HAVE KEPT THE FAITH.” — 2 TIMOTHY 4:7
DADDYMI, YOU FOUGHT THE GOOD FIGHT. YOU FINISHED YOUR RACE. YOU KEPT THE FAITH.
AND JESUS HIMSELF GIVES US THIS HOPE:
“OUR FRIEND LAZARUS SLEEPETH; BUT I GO, THAT I MAY AWAKE HIM OUT OF SLEEP.” — JOHN 11:11 🕊️
SO I WILL NOT SAY GOODBYE FOREVER. I WILL SAY, SLEEP ON, DADDYMI.
FOR THE DAY IS COMING WHEN WE SHALL SEE YOU AGAIN, BECAUSE JESUS SAID:
“I AM THE RESURRECTION, AND THE LIFE: HE THAT BELIEVETH IN ME, THOUGH HE WERE DEAD, YET SHALL HE LIVE.” — JOHN 11:25 🕊️
SLEEP ON, MY OGEJA KING.
SLEEP ON, MY SPIRITUAL FATHER.
SLEEP ON, THE LION THAT GUIDED OTHER LIONS.
SLEEP ON, THE AMAKPORO.
SLEEP ON, OPU UDENBINI.
SLEEP ON, OKIRIGBONGBON.
SLEEP ON, OGEJA PERE.
YOU WILL FOREVER REMAIN IN OUR HEARTS.
YOUR VOICE MAY HAVE BECOME SILENT, BUT YOUR WORDS WILL CONTINUE TO SPEAK. YOUR FOOTPRINTS ARE TOO DEEP TO BE ERASED. YOUR LEGACY WILL LIVE ON IN THE LIVES YOU TOUCHED AND IN THE LIONS YOU RAISED.
OH, REAL PROPHETS DON'T LAST…
THEY COME, THEY POUR THEMSELVES OUT, THEY TOUCH LIVES, THEY FULFILL THEIR ASSIGNMENT, AND THEY REST.
DADDYMI, REST NOW, MY KING.
REST NOW, MY FATHER.
REST NOW, MY LION.
REST NOW, MY OGEJA KING.
UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN AT THE FEET OF JESUS…
WE LOVE YOU, DADDYMI.
I WILL MISS YOU.
WE WILL MISS YOU.
YOU WILL FOREVER REMAIN IN OUR HEARTS.
SLEEP ON, MY OGEJA KING… SLEEP ON.
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