Tributes Rent Air As GKS Lays Mama Esimagbele to Rest

By Oguns Sammy (Warri)

It was a carnival of tributes of the good deeds, dedication and devotion to the work of God of Sister (Mama) Regina Oristeweyime Esimagbele on Saturday as God’s Kingdom Society (GKS) laid her to rest.

The burial rites which took place in Salem City, Warri, Delta State, attracted dignitries from all walks of life.

Speaking on the topic: “The Hope Of The Dead” at the burial ceremony, the officiating Minister, Brother Joshua Chukwudi, said death came as a result of sin of Adam and Eve for their disobedience to God.

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He said although Sister Esimagbele was blessed with good years of 89 years, but compared with those of ancient times who spent over 900 years, one would say she has not lived long.

He said if she had even lived up to 900 years, it is a day before the Lord.

He added that if not for God, man is nothing saying despite man’s beauty, one day, he would return to dust from which he was made, noting that all is vanity.

He said Sister Esimagbele embraced truth in the God’s Kingdom Society at the time of St Gidion Urhobo and remained in the faith until she died.

According to him, there is still hope after man’s death as death is not the end.

He said: “There is hope of resurrection after the death of man as death is not the end in itself.”

Quoting from the Holy Scriptures: Eclesiacic 3:18,19,20, Acts 26:6-8, Job 19:25,26, he said dead men shall live again by the grace of God just as he said, there shall come a time, there would no more be death.

He however said this hope is for those who would serve God Almighty faithfully to the end.

The preacher said Jesus Christ is the resurrection and the life and has the power to raise the dead from the grave.

He said Mama Regina Esimagbele also believed in this before she died.

He therefore admonished Christians not to mind the pains, tears when they lose their dear ones but to continue to worship God Almighty as such dead ones would rise again on the day of ressurection by the grace of God according to God’s promises.

Brother Joshua Chukwudi who quoted 1st Thessalonian 4:13,14,18 said if we believe that Jesus Christ died and rose again, we shall have the same hope.

He thus charged Christians all over the world to be fervent in the worship of God in this regard.

In the Children’s (Ministers Nehemiah Oritsegbemi, Timothy Oritsegbemi, Brothers Eyituoyo Goodwin, Eworitsemogha Joshua and Sister Urowoli Abigail Esimagbeles) tribute, they described their mother as a diligent and firme believer in God and His Son, Jesus Christ as she followed with precision, laid down rules set by her late husband, Brother Jonathan Esimagbele for the overall well-being of the family such as precise Bible study time for the children, preparation and serving of breakfast, lunch and dinner for the family, laundry of her husband’s and children’s clothes, ironing; organizing extra lessons for the children at home on specific days of the week.

Besides, they said the mother had a very sound spiritual knowledge hence she and late Sister Mama Tola Obafemi were appointed as study leaders to supervise the spiritual exercise of the Lord’s Ministry.

Among other things, she was credited to have helped to stabilize the environmental sanitation exercise of sisters at weeds in Salam City.