Reverend Joshua was born in Nigeria on January 12, 1975. He is much loved and will always be remembered by all his friends and family.

Rev. Joshua, in this photo is my friend. I met him in jalingo
taraba state when I went for nysc in 2003/2004, then he had served in
the batch A a year before me. He was NCCF drama director, who led
christain corpers to produce a drama video, 1st in the history of NCCF
in nigeria, when many believed it can't be done, he motivated NCCF
jalingo that it should be done, and it was done.

I met him there
because he did not leave jalingo when others left. What endeered me to
him was the story that he got a good job with NTA and has a beautiful
sister to marry, he's ibo tribe, so is his wife to be, his family is
well to do, yet joshua would not take all dat, he would remain in
jalingo with the lady, rejecting a good NTA job to serve God in the
vision He gave to him.

We lived together in family house, I was
TOS (Transport and Organizing Secretary), and he would teach me
leadership from servant perspective, such that regardless of how hard I
work, I would be smiling, no frowns, Cause Joshua thought me to look on
the smiling happy face of the One who chose me to serve him.

I would later spend mentorship nights with him when he moved from family
house to his 'channel o' (round hut mud house in the northern style).

I left him in Jalingo Nigeria and guess where I saw him later, Mo Abudu's Diamonds Program, who profiled his village mission house, where he's clothing,
feeding and training 400 rural children all by himself with his wife and
children, what a woman, that will follow her husband that way.

Today, Joshua is gone home to be with the Lord. Hhe was found dead where his car broke down on his way from the city, where he went to raise needed materials for his 400 boarding house children.

He had been killed by the same people whom he sacrificed all to make their children better...

My friend is gone, ahead of me, to meet our King.

And now, as I shed tears, of pain and of praise for my friend, brother and
mentor, all I ask now is "when is our life going to make
meaningful profit for God's investment".

What have we done as sacrifice in His name?

Adieu my friend, my brother, my mentor!!