Zacchaeus Tanto Gwei - Online Memorial Website

My condolences, as feelings of pain and bitterness become unbearable. It is my desire to convey a comforting thought based on the Holy Scriptures

          

  John 5:28 "Do not marvel at this, because the hour is coming in which all those in the memorial tombs will hear his voice and come out."

 

 

This passage speaks of the resurrection of our loved ones. It is not God's plan to see us suffer and die, so He extends the following invitation to us: "Come near to God and He will draw near to you" (James 4:8)

 

Please go to the following link to obtain more information regarding the Hope expressed in this passage and again we are sorry for your loss.

 

 http://www.jw.org

  

I had come close to Pa ZT Gwei for a very short time but have heard so much from my father Jonah Jab Ngwayi who was not only a neighbour where he lived in Ntumbaw but someone they worked together both in Ntumbaw Baptist Church especially for the building project of the church and in the community.

For the short time I knew Pa ZT Gwei, if I can  describe him in a phrase, it will be 
"Frank and humorous". I met him in his home in Ntumbaw and prayed with him. One time on our way from Ntumbaw with Ngankeng Eric and others, we stopped to pray with him in Kumbo when he was sick and even in that state, pa could still crack jokes for us.

The last time I saw Pa ZT Gwei was in Yaounde sometime in August last year 2014. I was very humbled when Pa told me that even that morning he prayed for me thinking I had already gone for further studies. He did not go to church that Sunday because he was not feeling very well. I went with my wife and children. That day happened to be childrens Sunday at Etoug ebe baptist church. I shared from God's word and the children recited their memory verses they recited in Church. Pa was very excited and when I finished praying for Pa, he told me that he did not go to church but the church has come to meet him in the house. Shortly after that he went on telling me of their new pastor in Ntumbaw BAptist church and the work that was going on there. Right there  called my father Jonah Jab Ngwayi in our presence to tell him he was with us and with the children. He even gave me the phone to talk with my father which I did.He took my phone number and stored in his phone. We talked until Ma Gwei Elizabeth came home and met us still sharing.

I left that day not knowing that it was the last time I will see him on this side of heaven. May God console the family, church and the village as they mourn Pa ZT Gwei's departure. May His legacy continue to impact the family and the wider community as we wait for our own days to follow because like David said in the Bible, we will go to him, but he cannot come to us.  May the peace of the God he served reign before, during and after his burial. AMEN

 

We shall live to mourn you papa.....Rest in perfect peace. And to your family as a whole, be rest assure you have people to count on in the absence of dad.

 

Pa the message of your departure took us by surprise. I was speechless when the message got to us. Pa was a very loving and caring person irrespective of whom or where you were from. I remember my late mother Mami Mary Ngwakfu Gantar told me before she passed away how pa came to visit her  when she was just discharged from the hospital in Banso and he himself had just been discharged also but was able to make time to come and visit with her. This shows what type of person pa was. I can go on and on on  how pa impacted alot on peoples lives. 
May his soul rest in perfect peace and untill we meet again.

Pa the message of your death came as a shock that has left us in a daze. We now understand why one can never question the will of God. Fairwell Pa, as you go to prepare a place for us. Earth has no sorrows that heaven cannot heal.