TRIBUTES FROM THE OFFONG CHILDREN My dearest father, What an amazing life you lived. What an incredible legacy you leave behind. Reminiscing with friends and family has given me an even bigger appreciation for the wonderful gift I had in having you as my dad. As surreal as it’s been coming to terms with the fact that I will no longer hear your voice or your laugh again, I am comforted by the many lives you touched. While we did not have a long time together, you made the time we did have count. You were my counsel and my protector and you left me and my siblings with a map to follow and a legacy of love to uphold. In one of your notes, you wrote, “I was called, neither to recruit fans nor to multiply subscribers, but to make faithful, fruitful, and flaming fire disciples.” Daddy, I salute you. You served God faithfully in ministry throughout your life. And though you are gone, the work you started will continue to reach all the people and nations you were called to. The image I have in my mind of you and mammy together again, probably dancing and singing, brings me great joy. I love you and miss you. Till we meet again. Your daughter, Emem -- Papa, I am so confused. How can you be gone? How could I have heard your voice for the last time and not even have known it? How can I live without you? While I rail at the heavens and cry because a life without you seems intolerable, I remember that He gives His beloved rest. You were certainly the Lord’s beloved. So, if it is your time to rest, I will accept that you had run your race, your work was finished, and you are standing at the right hand of the Father. Hearing him say, well done child, come into your rest. I hope it is sweet. I hope the reunion with your wife was everything and more than you ever hoped for. Thank you for your incredible example. Thank you for finishing strong. Thank you for a legacy beyond my imagination. Though I accept your time on earth is done, I will still miss you very much every day. Love, Ini -- Daddy George, It still seems unbelievable sometimes to know that you are gone. But i thank God for his grace that sustains us. I thank God for the wonderful example you have set for us, as a father, a man, and child of God. The bar you have set is incredibly high. I thank God for He let you finishing your race well, albeit dramatically. As I also strive to finish my race well, I take comfort in knowing that you are in heaven with Mammy, finally doing what you both loved best - singing hymns of worship to God. I miss you and love you always. Your daughter, Uduakobong -- My dad was my role model. Patient, calm, focused and always knew what he wanted/needed. Being me, I’d rather go to my mom and admire my dad from far. But ever since my Mom left it has always been my dad, and now God. I miss my parents. 😭 Isaac