TAKE HIS HAND

“So I spoke to the people in the morning, and in the evening my wife died. The next morning I did as I had been commanded.” – Ezekiel 24:18

Taiwo Odukoya is a Nigerian Pentecostal pastor. He is the senior pastor of The Fountain of Life Church in Lagos with a membership of over 8,000 people. In 1980, Pastor Taiwo met Bimbo Williams at the University of Ibadan and the two struck a relationship that led to their marriage in 1984. The marriage produced three children. On 10 December 2005, Bimbo, along with 102 other people, died on the crashed Sosoliso Airlines Flight 1145.

Pastor Taiwo continued to minister to others.

On 5 January 2010, five years later, Pastor Taiwo got married again to Rosemary Simangele Zulu from South Africa. The marriage produced two children.

In November 2021, Pastor Taiwo lost his second wife to cancer. The pastor announced the death of his wife on 9 November, saying that the South African "battled cancer for the better part of two years." Pastor Taiwo continues to minister to others after the loss of his second wife.

The Lord leads us throughout our life, through the joy and sunlight and in the sorrows and darkness. Today in prayer, give thanks to the Lord that He is our Rock. Take His hand as He walks you through eternity.  

“How sweet the sound of Jesus sounds In a believer’s ear. It soothes his sorrow, heals his wounds, And drives away his fears.” – John Newton

God’s Word: “Sorrow is better than laughter because a sad face is good for the heart.” – Ecclesiastes 7:3