Pics: 'Her death is not in vain' mother of South African Synagogue collapse victim

 Article written by freelance journalist Ihechukwu Njoku. He
sent it to me to share. Read below...
A South African mother who tragically lost her
daughter in the collapse of T.B. Joshua’s guesthouse
in Lagos, Nigeria on September 12th 2014 has
expressed belief that her death served a purpose. It’s
been almost three weeks since the tragedy in Lagos
and Sibongile Madzhiye's family is still waiting for
their daughter’s remains to be brought back home.
The bright 23-year-old final year BCom Accounting
student was an avid Emmanuel TV viewer and thrilled
at the opportunity to visit The Synagogue Church Of
All Nations (SCOAN), along with over 300 other South
Africans.

 "Immediately when she boarded the flight, she sent me an
SMS – ‘Mummy, good morning’”, Sonny Madzhiye
sombrely recounted to South African news channel ENCA
reporter Bongiwe Khumalo.
“She then called me at the [Lagos] airport. She was so
excited. She said, ‘Mummy, they have come to fetch us to
go to the church.’ I said, ‘It’s fine; take it easy. We will talk
tomorrow.’ That was it. We
never communicated after that.”
Sibongile was among 84 South Africans at a pilgrimage to
Joshua’s church in Lagos who died while taking their lunch
as the guesthouse above them suddenly caved in.
Her mother said when The SCOAN authorities informed her
of her daughter’s passing, it merely confirmed what she
had seen in a vision during prayer.
She spoke glowingly of her daughter’s faith, “She loved the
Lord so much. She was unique. One thing that I know – she
was a child of God. She was set apart. I didn’t know that it
was for this. I know that her death is not in vain. South
Africa will never be the same.”
Today, she waits patiently for her daughter’s remains to be
brought home, acknowledging that the incident has actually
moved her and the family as a whole closer to God.

“I just immerse myself in the Word and pray for my family,”
she said, the ‘Faith Bracelet’ from T.B. Joshua visible on
her hand. “I think God is doing this for a purpose, so that
we can get closer to Him. I have never spent time with God
like this moment.”
“One thing that I know [is that] nobody can stop God,
whether the government or whoever – no one can stop
God," she said. "I believe that God’s time is the best. I’m
appealing also to the people that
lost their loved ones to stay in Christ. This is the opportunity
to be closer to God, not to complain."
The family says it has no plans to take legal action against
Prophet TB Joshua and they’re willing to travel to Nigeria to
visit The SCOAN in the future.

Officials are still arranging the repatriation of the remains of
those who died three weeks ago and the South African
government has warned that this process could take longer
than expected.