Revealed! How Pastor Odukoya’s Wife was in Pains for Two Years

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Why do bad things happen to good people? Is there any individual, demographic group or race that is exempt from the tragedies of human life? These are some of the questions we ask ourselves when calamity strikes. As the congregation of The Fountain of Life Church continues to mourn the death of a good woman, these questions come to mind once again.

Pastor Taiwo Odukoya, the Senior Pastor of The Fountain of Life Church, announced the news of the death of his wife, Nomthi, a few days ago. According to him, she passed away at the age of 47, having battled cancer for two years.

The sad news came on the evening of Tuesday, November 9, 2020. Even more depressing was the fact that Nomthi continued to withstand the ravaging fingers of cancer until her last breath. However, as Odukoya noted, the Word of God was her shield and pillar and she left behind much beauty, including 11 years worth of happy memories and two boys.

The fact that Nomthi battled with cancer for two years before succumbing to her eternal rest has been received with shock. Many people were not aware that the Odukoya family bore such a burden or that the deceased was in such pain. Nevertheless, such is life and there is very little that human tears, angst and depression can accomplish.

Nomthi was wedded to Odukoya in January 2010. She was a South African, so the wedding ceremony garnered more than a few comments. However, the main subject of discussion at the time was the fact that Odukoya was finally marrying again after losing his first wife, Pastor Bimbo, in the Sosoliso airplane crash of 2005.

The death of Pastor Bimbo was a huge blow to the Odukoyas nearly 16 years ago. Now that even Nomthi has crossed the last river on the way to the Celestial City, one can only accept life’s twists, as Odukoya did, with deep regret and gratitude to God.