MUM’S TRIBUTE

It’s sometimes hard to know, why some things happen as they do

For so much joy and happiness was centered around you

It seems so hard to comprehend that you’re no longer here

But all the happy memories will help to keep you near

You’ll be thought of often, Daughter, with each mention of your name

Death cannot change a single thing, the love will still remain

Vicky, my Darling Vicky,

Is this nightmare real? The one I prayed and fasted against? How can God allow me to see you like this? My treasure…my heart! I have never been so utterly devastated in my entire life. Grief engulfs me and overwhelms me at every turn.

Yet, I bear no anger or resentment except against the enemy, Satan, who came to steal, kill and destroy. I bear witness though, that Satan will not have the last laugh over this matter. You are God’s child. He knew you, even before He formed you inside my womb. God foresaw every day of your life, from when you drew your first breath to your last.

On 21^st May 2023, You rededicated your life to God. I know that this step by you must have been where the battle lines got drawn for real. For Satan does not enter to steal, unless there is treasure within. And Vicky, you were a treasure to behold.

On 25^th November 2023, I shared some prayer points over your life with our pastor friend Mercy Lenora:

“I pray for my precious daughter, Victoria. She is the best gift that God ever gave me. I pray that God will send His Holy Spirit to minister to her heart and comfort her from her pain. I pray that God will heal her from depression and shower her with His Love.”

Today, as we commemorate your life and bid you farewell, I take comfort in Romans Chapter 8 Verse 38, which clearly informs and advises me that my prayers for you were not in vain.

“For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.”

Vicky, I reminded you often of God’s love for you. I trust that you are now at peace. You fought so hard to stay strong. God knew your heart. May He receive your precious soul into His loving arms.

I am deeply honoured and privileged to have been your mother for twenty years. I give thanks to God for not only giving you to me, but also giving me the strength to raise you and fend for you. I was not alone. God was truly faithful and answered that prayer that I sent up to Him as I held you, newly born in my hospital room. I earnestly prayed that He would give me the strength, endurance and resources to raise you well, and that is what He did. For this reason, I know in my heart that even my prayers for you during these last few months did not fall on deaf ears. Nothing puzzles God.

Vicky, my Darling Vicky,

I held you in my arms a few days before you left us and told you how much I loved you, and how proud I was of you. I told you ‘You’re a good girl” and you whispered back, “And you’re a good Mum.” We had exchanged these words often for many years. Now that you are gone, they take on a new significance. You’re not here for me to whisper in your ear that you’re a good girl. So, I’ll shout it from the roof tops…Vicky was a good girl…beloved of God.

I love you to the end of eternity. I shall miss you very, very much. I shall miss you for the rest of my life. I miss you right now, even as I write this tribute. But I know that it’s only a matter of time before we are reunited on the other side of glory. I still hold on to the hope of seeing you again on that beautiful shore for it is written;….

“But do not forget this one thing, dear friends… With the Lord, God, a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day. 2^nd Peter 3:8

My dear daughter, my only child, it is such a bitter cup to lose you. Yet I was reminded only today that God gave His only Son, Jesus to die on a cross. What a tremendous sacrifice. He must have deeply grieved to see His only Son suffer and die on a cross. He walked this path I am walking today. For this reason, I know that God knows my pain. He will see me through. I give it all to Him.

Rest In Peace, my Sweetheart,

Until we meet again.

• Tribute By: BEATRICE WAIRIMU KARIUKI