STEVEN,

Today is your birthday and I could not call to wish you a Happy Birth Day but to tell you my briother, Rest In Perfect Peace.

Today. I come to the end of the mourning period I had for you. I decided to mourn you in Black because I lost a son and not a kid brother, because you always called me, MY MOTHER. My late mother brought me up as a Christian Woman which she was and in CWF. we do not mourn because we know our loved ones are with the Lord, but I decided to mourn you in Black because uptil today I have not understood what happened to you and will never, but I know and believe that the Almighty who is the Giver, decided to take you from us because He needed you to be with Mami and Cons. at this time. I took you to the village safely and you are laying with Mami and your best friend, your little sister, "Ma Cons." in the compound.

Stephen Achiri Jr. is with Yvonne, 'mami Anjei' in Ngomedzap and is going to school and doing so well. We have all promised to take good care of him and he will one day join us here in the USA. I have done everything to send your

belongings home to your brothers and the bed to Stephen to be sleeping on so he can have a bond with you whom he never got the opportunity to meet.Join all the family members who went ahead of you and continue to pray and intercede for us. Rest in Perfect Peace my dear brother and may the Good Lord receive and keep you. I will always Remember you.

Ma Grace

But thanks be to God, which give to us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. 1Cor. 15v57 ACHIRI, So, you have decided to add one more story for me to recount every time July makes an entrance. Thank you for the addition. Yvette can testify that I desired talking with you several times, but it never happened. Yes, it was July again while in Canada I got the heart breaking news of the century. "STEPHEN SAMA JUST DIED" You know ACHIRI I have not cried up to date. I am not sure of what to make of your early departure. But I am trusting Godvthat he will give me the grace to be able to get over the lost of my dear friend of over 35 plus years. But I owe the masses that attended your funeral a glimpse of the little I know about you. This love story began some 32years ago in the beautiful hills of Santa, North West Provence. Tupac called it "Ghetto Love"(unconditional Love)! I call it a mirror image of Jesus(love that does not envy or keeps an account of wrong doing). A story that had no beginning and no ending. Remember the long holidays( 3rd term) I could not wait for you to come home. The long letters back and forth from Kumbo. The long walks in the wilderness with Dr. G. Boma. The endless conversations of the future. the poetic verses you wrote in my tender heart of your love . the premature commitments we made to each other. The long visit to mommy's house just to be with you..if something was not right, you will always say "WHY". No further questions. Oh your gentle spirit! Oh your calm nature! Oh your undeniable affection of pure gentle and unquestionable love. ACHIRI, guess who was at your sent off party..FRANKY.I saw him and he could not help but weep for his brother. When I finish writing this story, I will be calling Moses in Germany. Death cannot be this PROUD. As I was saying...Stephen the ocean separated us for a long time, but you have a special place in my heart. I know for a truth that you loved me as much as I loved you and that you respected the fact that we did not end up together. I sincerely appreciate the affection you showed my children. I knew deep inside that you cared for them regardless . Both of us are believers so I know for sure that I will see you soon. Remember that you are seated with our Lord and Savior. Please, interceded for us. I came to your send off party. I spoke with your best friend Maju. I saw Your mom Ma Grace, but all I could say was Hello.. Your friends wanted to bring up the past as usual..I was too daze to respond. FRANKY expressed gratitude on your behave to all who attended the send off party. Your family got a nice cute house for you to travel in. ACHIRI, I did not have the grace to come up close and see your face laying there motionless, without a smile. So I was an onlooker.. Achiri,, I am still to meet a gentle soul as yours. A man full of respect, humanistic and holistic kindness towards all. For God so love the world that He gave His only son as a token of love to redeem mankind. Your family and friends also have to give you up back to the maker. I know some people mentioned your challenges, but when God saw you he saw Christ. He said in his word that he hid you in Christ in God.col. 3:3. You will be deeply missed..it is amazing that we spend most of our time on earth avoiding love ones, but when someone who loves them more takes them we get jealous and cry endlessly. Well what did you do with Stephen when God trusted him into your hands? The owner has taken his gift back...His love for him is greater than all of our love combined. Indeed, The Lord is your shepherd and now you shall not want. The lover took his beloved without warming. Make your life right with Jesus. It is never too late. You are not the owner of you. You are just the care taker Love you dearly my dear friend and brother Ma Comfort as you called me .