On behalf of myself and my family, I want to thank you and everyone of you for your prayers, condolence messages and visits to me and my family when I lost my daughter, Ojochide Charity Okutepa, BSc Nursing, to the cold hands of death on the 7th of June 2025. Her death was not only untimely, it was devastating and traumatising to me and my entire family. It was a sad moment for me and my family. The agony was hard and excruciating.
As a father, I could not comprehend the reason or reasons for this tragic loss. Whatever the reason, God alone is the one who knows everything. He is the one who knows the truth. He is the one who sees the hearts of hearts of all men and everything. Men can speculate and hazard all manner of guesses and stories. But God knows why and how this tragic death happened. I can’t question God. As a father, all I can say is thank you, Lord. I put my absolute trust in God.
Your prayers, visits, condolence messages, and even gifts were unquantifiable. You all stood by us in these challenging times. Your words of comfort, your prayers, and your condolence messages gave us hope and comfort. I say again your prayers, your gifts and condolence visits, and messages were unquestionably unquantifiable. Who am I and my family that you were so mindful of?
You demonstrated love and compassion for me and my family. I did not know that you loved me this much. What else can I say than to say thank you. The level of your deep love and affection for me and my family was simply unimaginable. I have nothing to say but to say thank you. You showed me love, God’s love will always be there for you. As you stood by me and my family the same way, God will stand for you and by you all the time.
I take solace in the fact that I know that God shall wipe away tears from my eyes. As the lord liveth, I shall have my peace, and there shall be no more untimely death in my family. In the book of Revelation 21:4, the Bible says: “And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away”
The God I served knows me well. As the bible says in Job 23 :10: God knows the way that I take. In the words of the scripture: “But He knows the way that I take; When He has tested me, I shall come forth as gold. See Job 23:10.
On behalf of my family, I deeply appreciate you all. May the good Lord bless you and be with you always. Thank you, and thank you
