TRIBUTE IN HONOUR OF OSEI ASIBEY BONSU @ NAASEI

TRIBUTE IN HONOUR OF OSEI ASIBEY BONSU @ NAASEI

“I ... was thirsty and you gave me drink” – Matthew 25:35a (GNB).

Greatness is a product of service; a service that flows from a person’s God-given purpose. John the Baptist was the greatest among all persons borne by women because he fulfilled his God-given purpose as a forerunner of Jesus and pointed people to Him. From the perspective of the Bible, I consider Naasei as a great servant of God who served God’s people with his ordinary gifts in an extraordinary manner.

I saw Naasei for the first time in 2013 when I joined the Gracefields Chapels’ Prayer Ministry in Kumasi, Ghana. The last time I saw him was sometime in August 2015 when I was preparing to travel to the United Kingdom to further my studies. Although we never became close friends, aside being members of the same ministry, I observed him at a distance for his commitment towards God, His church and the people of God. Personally, Naasei among others assisted me to purchase some items from the Kumasi Central Market in relation to my intended travel. He sacrificed his time and financial resources to enable me acquire the items I needed. Since reading about his sudden departure to glory on 28^th September, 2016; I have been reflecting on his service to God and His people.

Naasei had a sense of humour with which he transmitted smiles to other people’s faces. He was always punctual to prayer meetings and usually attended such meetings on time. His punctuality and respect for time, was most expressive in his attendance to first service on Sundays. I occasionally took great admiration in his hiring of taxes to enable him attend first service with family on time. By these financial sacrifices, Naasei demonstrated his respect for God by coming to His presence on time with his family. Besides, he by his conduct pointed his family to God and taught them to value and honour His presence.

Naasei always came to prayer meetings with a number of sachet water primarily not for himself, but for all members of the ministry who were in need of them. Not only did these sachet water refreshed and quenched the thirst of the thirsty, they were also silent tokens that relaxed God’s people in His presence. I was one of the many such people who benefited from this continuous kindness of Naseei. This great attitude and heart of Naasei became more meaningful to me when I began to reflect on his good works upon reading about his sudden demise from the prayer ministry’s WhatsApp platform.

My deep reflections on the good works and great virtues of Naasei have convinced me about how Jesus highly esteems him. I believe Naasei is one of the righteous people Jesus on His Second Coming will gladly invite to His right hand with the following words:

Come, you that are blessed by my Father! Come and possess the kingdom which has been prepared for you ever since the creation of the world. I was ... thirsty and you gave me a drink...I tell you, whenever you did this for one of these followers of mine, you did it for me! -  Matthew 25:35a, 40 (GNB).

Naasei, I salute you because you have been a great servant of God. Your exemplary life continues to echo the fact that greatness does not only subsist in serving humanity with our extraordinary God-given gifts, but also in serving people with our ordinary gifts in an extraordinary way. You have watered and refreshed God’s people in an extraordinary way. God will definitely water you in His bosom and in His presence in fulfilment of Proverbs 11:25. You will always be remembered for your good works, great virtues and silent legacy.

Richard Obeng Mensah, author of Daily Wisdom

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