Apostle Achudume in a group photograph with members of Ogun NUJ
Apostle Lawrence Achudume, the Lead Pastor of Victory Life Bible Church (VLBC), Abeokuta, on Thursday said he is missing his late wife, Rev. Fola Achudume, who died on Saturday, August 3, 2024, reports Great Achiever Magazine.
Achudume disclosed this in his remarks while receiving members of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Ogun State Council, led by the Chairman, Wale Olanrewaju, who paid condolence visit to him at his residence in Abeokuta.
He said his wife had finished her race on earth and died peacefully, adding that he would forever miss his wife, who she believed had slept in the Lord.
Achudume said: “I am missing my wife. We have been together for 32 years. My wife slept in God. There is no devil in my wife’s death. She has finished her race. Am proud of my wife doing what she was called to do.
“I never for one day stopped her from doing what she wanted to do. She was fulfilled. She lived well and died peacefully. I was with her when she died .
“My wife was passionate about women having good homes. She had programmes for secondary school girls to teach them morals, same with boys.
“She has transformed prostitutes, brought them to church and also empowered them. My wife will be missed,” he noted.
Achudume, who appreciated NUJ for the visit, noted that his late wife was passionate about journalists.
He recollected the era of crisis that bedeviled the Ogun NUJ, saying that most meetings he had with leaders of the union then for peaceful resolution, were engineered at the background by his late wife.
“NUJ has always been partner with VLBC. You played strategic roles in the nation. You are a beacon of hope to the masses, voice of the voiceless,” he said.
Apostle Achudume hinted that the burial ceremony of her late wife would be on August 21 and August 22, calling on Ogun NUJ to be part of the burial activities.
Earlier in his remarks, Olanrewaju disclosed that the late Rev. Fola Achudume served diligently, noting that instead of mourning her, she deserved to be celebrated.
The NUJ chairman described the late reverend as a woman of virtue, who devoted all her life to serving humanity and God.
He said that late Fola Achudume was a pillar of support to journalists in the state and was also a supporter of women at all time.
“She was a coach, marriage counsellor, a teacher, a preacher and epitome of humility. Her character while alive should be emulated by other women in the society.
“We pray that you live long sir. We commiserate with you and assure that your wife is with the Lord. God will keep the home, be with the children and be with the church,” Olanrewaju said.
The NUJ Chairman assured that the Union would be ready to participate in the burial arrangement.
