Let me start this eulogy by confessing that I never met Late Mama Cecilia Sati until her final days when she was critically ill.
Recently, before here death, we visited her at the Jos University Teaching Hospital (JUTH), and found she was gasping for air and could not even identify or speak to us.
From the threshold of testimonies I got following her demise, I realised Late Mama was a positive reference point and a lesson in good deeds. Even through her children—most of whom I encountered under one roof through our uncle, Nde Cephas Babaji Gowok, and his wife, Mrs Cephas Gowok — I learned the beauty of love and hospitality. For instance, Mrs Cephas, one of Late Mama’s children, has continually remained a rallying point and a great benefactor to many, including myself.
I observed that Late Mama Cecilia was a man in a woman who loved God with all that was in her. Similar to the experience of Ayuba, a very faithful man of God in the Holy Bible, Late Mama lost eight (8) of her twelve (12) loving children, including a grandson, Late Barji Cephas, and her late husband, Nde Sati Gonet; yet she kept unwavering faith in God. Most often, when times are bad, people abandon God, their Creator—she never did!
Late Mama Cecilia enjoyed longevity, which, from the Scriptures, is viewed as a reward for obedience to God and parents. She lived 85 solid years—a feat only a few could achieve in our present generation. Yes, to God be the glory; 85 years is not 85 days!
Our lives are in the hollow of God's hands and, when He says yes, ours cannot be a no. We must be in sync with His will for us always. That is the way of faith!
May God grant Late Mama eternal rest, Cecilia Sati, and comfort her family—nuclear and extended, friends, neighbours, and indeed, well‑wishers!
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