Today marks the seventh anniversary of the tragic building collapse at the Synagogue Church of All Nations, in Lagos in Nigeria, which claimed the lives of 84 South Africans.
The building accommodating Christian pilgrims collapsed due to poor workmanship.
The event sent shock waves across the globe.
The church was owned by the self-proclaimed prophet, TB Joshua, who is now deceased.
A Limpopo man, Patrick Mbedzi, lost his only daughter, 31-year-old Mpho in the incident. He says he is still grappling with the pain of losing her. The 67-year-old retired artisan, who is now a crop farmer, used to coordinate trips to Nigeria for pilgrims from his area.
Mbedzi says the pain of losing his child was unbearable.
“It was heavy but death is always with people even though this one was unique. But we were able to cope to accept that everything is possible on earth.”
Mbedzi says his family has been receiving steady financial support as compensation from the church.
“Even during the burial, the church gave us money. From there, every year we used to get money from the church until today, even just a week ago we got some money from SCOAN.”
Mbedzi is, however, disappointed that TB Joshua died before fulfilling his promise to visit affected families in South Africa.
“We are discouraged sometimes but we as Christians, we understand that time is death, there is time for everything, bishop included, we went to join others. We too will follow him.”
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