Church Deacon praised for selfless service in church
*Ngwenya who was a businessman and the Deacon of his church the Shekinah Glory Bible Church under Prophet MF Rambasa was praised profusely at the memorial church service in his honour held at Raliphaswa in Nzhelele in the Makhado Local Municipality on Sunday.*
*Speaker after speaker praised the late businessman cum respected church man for his service to God.*
*Programme director Pastor Tshotheli Patrick described the late businessman as an all-rounder.*
*“He served in different committees and if that was in soccer we would call him an all-rounder,” said Pastor Tshotheli.*
*Several speakers spoke well of the late leader.*
*Prophet Rambasa said the late leader left a void.*
*“As someone who was close to him, I am also a big loser,” he said.*
*He said the late leader made important contributions to the church and that credit should also go to his widow Tsakani Ngwenya ne’Ntsumele.*
*The bishop also urged the late man’s children not to abandon the church chosen by their father.*
*Mr Gideon Ngwenya, who represented the Ngwenya family, said the family was happy with what the church did for their late member.*
*“There is an African saying that a tree is measured after it has fallen. This is true of my brother, and as a family we have seen how much you valued him with how you reacted after his death,” he said.*
*Toroki Ngwenya was the fourth of five children of the late Lekelela Samson Ngwenya and his wife Nwa Ncindhani, also late.*
*Born on 1 May 1972, he passed away on 26 September aged 54.*
*He was laid to rest on October 10 after a funeral service held at the Bungeni Full Gospel Church.*
*Deputy Minister of Finance Dr David Masondo gave a eulogy.*
*Pastor Lungi Ndala of the leader of the God Reigns International Church based in Centurion (Samrand) who is also a respected artist performed an item to usher Prophet Rambasa to deliver the word of God.*
*The much respected Ngwenya is survived by his wife Tsakani Meriam Ngwenya as well as five children, namely Taleta, Toroki Leon, Andzani, Vuyisa and Leswinene and the following grand children: Xihlovo, Dakalo, Ronewa and Kaya.*
