We Still Remember and Love You

The 3rd of February 2021 was the darkest day in my life, the day I lost the people that mean so much to me: my lovely dad, mum and immediate younger sister.

Since then, life has not and will not be same again. The pillars of a family that was knitted together were shaken, eternal bonds were bruised, tranquil minds became emotionally riled; life took a different and unexpected chart.

The daddy’s love we received, the mummy’s affection we got, the sister’s care we enjoyed: these will remain a part of our lives for days without end.

Many more events have happened, but God has faithfully stood with us in victory. We are still sojourning in faith, never losing sight of the goals, looking up to Him, from Whom we renew our strengths.

We will keep on remembering you - Dad, Mum, Chioma - and will do well to maintain the faith we had, the bonds we shared, and the legacies you bequeathed to us.

Keep on resting in the Lord: the harvest time is not far again, and we will meet to part no more.

Happy posthumous birthday, Chioma. You lived for us, fought a good fight and loved us till the end. No amount of time shall be able to fill the hollow your exit has created within us. We shall forever remain grateful for having you in our lives. Rest on, dear. In time, we will all meet on the Resurrection Morning.

[ ] In Loving Memories

It was on 3 February 2021 when Dad, Mum and Sister went to the Church to pray, and the cruel sucked the joy out of our souls. Like a neonate bereaved of her mum during childbirth, we were left in a new world of sorrow, loneliness and grief.

Even though two years has passed, we still feel your presence in our spirit; your love in our souls; your discipline and guides in our conducts.

Each time we want to make decisions, either individually or collectively, we always ask: what would dad say? Would mum and Chioma think otherwise? And with the answer, we keep our lives patterned after your discipline and moral piety.

Those you helped, saved and supported have turned their back; some already repaying evil for the love they received. Indeed we have realised that no one (and no one!) can ever love us like you did.
Despite these challenges, our resolve and conviction in the moral and spiritual values we shared will continue to blaze with unquenchable flames.

The Lord you served has been faithful to us. A month before this incident, Dad called us all home, prayed for and blessed us individually. This practice of transfer of parental blessings, common only among the Saints, has manifested in our lives in the most unimaginable ways. We are still baffled by the extent of prosperity that has come our way. The goodness of the Lord has kept us going.

We will continue to carry on with the unshakeable love, vision, hope and faith we together believed in and held so dear. We will continue to support the poor and the Ministry, through The Saints Foundation we established in your memories. We will continue to trust God and His infinite love to guide us through our remaining earthly journey. We will continue to look in hope to a time when we will meet again, leap in joy, and live ever together endlessly!

Shalom my father and guide; shalom my mother and anchor; shalom my sister and love!

Shalom beloved, I have to write here for the sake of them who be around because unto me you are alive for I cannot say that I miss someone who is alive in Christ and Christ in God. But I do understand that when it is said that you are forever missed, they mean missing your characters and magnificent deposits of HASHEM ADONAI in you, with you and through you. I call you blessed, and as it said and written "Light be" in Genesis, I CHUKWUNEKE say unto CHIOMA GRACE EKWESIANYA BE Meaning Live. The sovereign Lord did manifested His Goodness in You that He fashioned you which his name and furnished you with Grace. But like the surname, so shall it be for Ekew will till the eye "EKWESIANYA " come see what God has done. I love you beyond Death and let me tell you what death is to you. D for Divine, E for Everlasting, A for Ahavah, T for Thanks and H for Hallelujah.
Ahavah is Hebrew word for Love, God is Love and you Love God. Even so, Amen.

I will see you shortly as it is written "I come quickly " and we shall laugh like never before.

We still can not believe you are gone, but then we have this consolation that soon our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ will come for His own then the end of this present world and the consummation of the divine promise of eternal life for all who believe. Goodnight then until we meet again.

Chi my favourite beloved sister,your untimely death have subjected me to anguish,pain and sadness. your eventful life on earth was characterised by godliness and service to humanity. I have cried and tears will never dry from my eyes since you are forever evergreen in my subconscious. you are a general in the God's almighty army and you have laid down your sword. As humans,we will fight for your justice to apprehend your killer and make him face the consequences of his dastardly act.My only consolation is that we will meet again on that resurrection morning with joy and happiness adorning our faces.You were murdered in the lord's house like most of the apostles. you fought a good fight of faith and a crown of righteousness which the righteous judge will bestow on you on that glorious day. I miss you my beloved sister. it took me so much courage to write down this tribute for you and the tears couldn't allow me to write more.sleep well my beloved .

The act of being together at church with your parents, even at your death is a symbol of your obedience both to God and to your parents.
You were taken with them for you not to feel the grief too heavy to carry. I salute Your BroTher Kenneth and the rest of the family for being strong and remain in faith despite the trials and testings of life.

-JCOG7thday, Philippines

Chioma, my amiable niece, it is with nostalgia and sense of despair that I am dropping this tribute in your honour. How I wished the story of your demise was a dream. On that fateful 3rd February, 2021, when I got that sad story of the assassination of your daddy and mummy through a call from your kid brother, Dr Andrew Chiagozie, around 7.10pm, I zoomed off from my house at Ihiala, Anambra State, Nigeria and rushed to the scene of the incident; but midway at Obom square, at Azia, you flashed to my mind that I should make a call to you to get little brief of what actually happened. I called your line three times, it rang but you did not pick the calls, not knowing that you were involved. Out of anxiety I continued to drive to the accident scene, along with my wife, only to see you lying in a pool of your blood, by the side of your mother and father, stone dead. I had no option than to look for ambulance and transferred your remains along with those of your parents to Our Lady of Lourdes mortuary. I am still dumbfounded up till today. May you continue to rest in the Lord till we meet to part no more. Dr Ekwedianya Emmanuel Obiorah, your uncle.

Chomzy,I will see you again. At age 7/8 you lived with me at Asaba Delta State as a daughter and your stay was eventful. Death don't have the final say,God does have.
You left us such time that your beauty shines upon the horizon but God knows why.
Your cousins my Children: Ifunanya, Onyeka,Nonso and Uche will miss you. My Wife your Aunt misses you. I miss you but God wants you.
He's the Author,Finisher and Your Eternal Father. I will see you again at His Bosom when the Lord returns.
Your brothers and Sisters and everyone become strong as you departed this world from God's Alter. That Alter remains an indelible sign of eternal assurance.
Meet you on that day.
Shalom Ish Elohim.

It pains me to hear that you are no more.
All the same I cannot question God, He alone knows the best. You were such a caring and loving sister in-law whom will always look out for me even when I showed less concern. All the same, keep resting in peace. Till we meet again.