TITANIC LOSS

I don't know what i was thinking when i titled this 'TITANIC LOSS'.

This was my tribute to my Father,he passed on in my first year in University,and i wrote this in just a night, soaked in tears,thinking of the life he lived.

 I must have thought it was the end of Life, losing a father like mine is truly a gigantic and irreplaceable loss,for a moment i thought my life was over. 

Its been over 3 years now and guess what....God has been fully there for me :), though i miss my dad a lot,I have never missed God for a moment. 

'' No matter what happens, never forget to trust in God's Love and might''.... Mecoy

TITANIC LOSS
I have always known this day was going to come, but little did I know that it will be this soon.

One’s date of death is better than one’s day of birth (Ecc. 7:1). April 20th 2010 is indeed lot better than March 4th 1945 cos on April 20th 2010, you slept in the Lord, and happily for us, you didn’t return to Heaven with your potentials and destiny, you used almost everything here on earth. What a glorious transition. Enough of the pains, tribulations and struggles of this worldly world, constantly fighting against those who can kill the flesh but are highly incapable to kill the soul. Hahahaha!!! It has been written that a blossoming grass will definitely be cut down (psalm 90:6), so why the mourning???

My father died a Glorious death in Christ Jesus whom had already swallowed death in victory and consumed the stings and torture of death. 
I will forever miss your words of advice, your emphasis on Christianity, your daily dose of jokes, those playful punches/slaps that I was always quick to dodge and even the real-spontaneous ones that caught me unawares most times. Your car horns at nights and even some @ midnight, those calls to alert me you were almost home, I just wonder who will pick up if I call 08022499996, 08059991007 or even the common ‘thirtyseven-twentyseven-fortyone-thirteen’ (08037274113). 

You believed in education, hard work, diligence, discipline, integrity and most importantly Boldness, smartness and courage. I won’t forget one of my last moments with you on your sick bed, you assured me not to worry that I should rather concentrate on my studies. I can clearly remember you going into the airport,little did I know that was the last time I was going to see you.

You are my mentor: an Electrical Engineer of standard, a respected Evangelist, a royal Prince and a feared-fearless/tactical politician. You’ve indeed imparted a lot of lives through your charity works which several people still benefit from even after your transition. These are indeed standards set for us all to aim and surpass.

 
Though I used to dream of a maturedman to father discussion, your presence at my convocation, to mention a few: but God who knows and does the best for his people has done his will and who am I to question him?
You have lived a highly successful life, overcoming all odds as a fatherless young baby-boy to a responsible father, overcoming the mass illiteracy in your days to become an Engineer, overcoming the gross idolatry of those days to finding and deciding to follow Christ Jesus till the End, and even building a house for him. These are nothing, but great footprints on the sands of time. Only a dummy will forget your works in Ifako-ijaiye Local Government and Lagos state as a whole, where you were a politician with Integrity and the fear of God.

I won’t forget in a jiffy, our late-night travels, watching soccer together, the few computer sessions, playing of draught and our numerous searching assignments.
Though dreams remain unfulfilled, appreciation goes to the Alpha and Omega, the A and Z, the –infinity and the +infinity :The author and finisher of your life who never left you in the times of need, disaster , troubles and in the heavy storms of Life. I will dearly miss you, your presence and your calling of ‘Odunayo’ several times a day. But the joy of the centuries we will spend together in the paradise above consoles and comforts me, and I can’t wait for God’s kingdom to come.

Till then, my dear father and mentor, “Overcomer Engr. Hon. Prince Evangelist Richard Adedayo Akinpelu”, continue to rest in the bosom of the Lord where there is no pain and sorrow.
I Love you, but God Loves You more…….

ADIEU………..REST IN PEACE.

2 Peter 1:11-For so an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.


............. Odunayo.............