Pastor Nomthi Odukoya, wife of Pastor Taiwo Odukoya of The Fountain of Life Church, has died at the age of 47

Pastor Nomthi Odukoya, the wife of Pastor Taiwo Odukoya, the Senior Pastor of The Fountain of Life Church, has died at the age of 47.

According to the post on her Instagram page, she succumbed to cancer which she had been battling for about two years.

With deep regret and gratitude to God, The Odukoya family announce the passing of our Wife, Mother and Gogo, Pastor Nomthi Odukoya.

She battled cancer for the better part of two years, she stood on the Word of God, and she fought.

The truth is, at one point in our lives, we all will have to say goodbye. So for now, till we meet again in glory, Goodbye Pastor Nomthi.

Pastor Taiwo married South African Nomthi Odukoya (hitherto known as Rosemary Simangele Zulu) on the 5th of January 2010, 5 years after the death of his first wife, Mrs Bimbo Odukoya in a plane crash.

Pastor Taiwo Odukoya and Pastor Nomthi Odukoya

He paid tributes to her on his Instagram page saying,

With deep regret and gratitude to God, I have to announce the passing of my wife, Pastor Nomthi Odukoya. 

She battled cancer for the better part of two years, she stood on the Word of God, and she fought. 

She gave me 11 beautiful years of marriage and two wonderful boys, who I know will be very significant in life. 

I loved her with all my heart, but who am I to fight with the will of God.
The truth is, at one point in our lives, we all will have to say goodbye. So for now, till we meet again in glory, Goodbye Nomthi

Pastor Nomthi was the founder of Fundawazi Foundation, an NGO that provides child friendly and relevant materials to aid of children and adults in learning.

 
She was also the Chairperson of Fountain Initiative for Social Development (FISD), a faith-based, non-profit organization committed to entrepreneurial development and empowerment of underprivileged individuals and communities across Nigeria.

Pastor Nomthi is the author of best selling children books, No! Don’t Touch Me There; A Bully Is Not a Hero; Help! They Are Fighting Again and Boys and Girls Are Different but Equal.

She left behind two sons, Timileyin and Jomiloju.

We pray for the Odukoyas that God may give them the strength to bear the loss of this great woman of God, Amen.