The wife of Major Maxwell Adam Mahama, Mrs Barbara Mahama, has written an emotional tribute to her late husband.
In the tribute, she described her late husband as her king, gisting partner, advisor, teacher, mentor and her life.
According to her, she spoke to her husband around 6 am on the day her husband met his untimely death.
Mrs Mahama also disclosed that she sent him a message around 9 am before he was murdered at Denkyira-Obuasi in the Central Region.
Below is the full tribute:
Tribute by wife
To my king
Hebrews 13:14 New Living Translation (NLT)
For this world is not our permanent home; we are looking forward to a home yet to come.
“Yo, what was for breakfast” was the last message I sent you on Monday at 9:12 am after we spoke at 6am and you said you were going to have your bath. For the first time in my life, I experienced a ripping heart on Monday night, I woke up to throw up, I had tummy issues too, I just felt sick.
Maxwell, I am standing here amongst a crowd, but not to give communication tips, not to come out with a research finding, not to talk about Kindle Ghana Foundation but to read a letter to you because you chose to go to heaven and rest.
How you pushed me to be successful. You would say things like “B, do a research, don’t let your only research be your thesis, B, when are you writing a book, B, I am waiting for you to get a good job so that my pay can relax for one year”.
I don’t regret many things my love. You wanted us to enjoy life and be happy. We always joked about poverty being a disease since it restricts people. We had plans my king, many many plans!. But when I think about you, I only smile because you are more than a piece of flesh circulating on social media. You were full of life, energy and vigoir so I choose to remember you in that sense.
You would shout my name from the room when you heard a noise in the kitchen, you would say “B, are you ok? Sometimes I ignored it because I felt you ask too many ‘are you Oks’. So now, who should I be making flavoured tea and lemons for? Your morning lemons were constant and although I sometimes felt it was a nuisance, I still did it without complaining.
You said thank you to me a million times, and when you finished eating, you would say you know why women live longer than men and that when a woman cooks a good meal, her husband blesses her.
You were spontaneous. We drove to Akosombo one evening just to have dinner by the river, and we did all sorts of things. Eheh, Maxwell, I won’t tell you I am in a scarf before you tell God to let you come down and remove this scarf off my head. I won’t even tell you I am in some black attire.
I love you and I always told you. I always reminded you of what you mean to me. You meant the world to me, my everything. But you were always too worried that you were not giving me the best of life. Seriously, I don’t regret wanting you all to myself and that is why I can look back and smile today.
I promise to take swimming and tennis serious because this was your wish that one day, when you are not around, your kids will swim and play tennis just like you. But the way you added golf to your sports, am I supposed to learn golf too? You were a great husband, a great father, a great friend, a great son to your parents.
I am beginning to believe my prayers hindered you from going earlier, but this time, you just had to go because the Thursday before that Monday, I had gone to pray some powerful prayers for you at “Answer Time”.
I am glad you saw me worthy to share your great but short life with you. I won’t forget to tell the kids how heroic and great you were and are. Your memory will never die! You are not dead, you are still alive, alive in our hearts. I remember you sacrificing so much for me to do my Masters, I told you I appreciated that move very much but you said it was because you want me to be in a good standing to cater for the kids when you are no more. I always asked you “where at all do you think you are going”.
I would jokingly say I will leave this earth before you then you would say that if that happens, it will cripple you and you would never get over it and care for the kids. You believed I am strong to handle the kids when you are no more and I will not disappoint you. You wanted me to do my PHD in some few years to come because you said it would be great for the kids to know that they have no excuse not to go to school.
I am glad I forced you to pray, I am glad I pushed you hard to go the extra mile for God but it was just too difficult sometimes. I wanted you to be a man after God’s own heart, I wanted you to love and serve God wholeheartedly because that’s what we are on earth for. It was as if I knew you would go soon because I always told you to read your bible, pray, have a clean heart and forgive. I always told you we have little time on earth and Junior Dufe can attest to this because I told him I felt you were not doing enough for God.
Dear Maxwell, you did your best. People were envious of you, you achieved a lot in your short time on earth. When everything settles, I will manage your Public Safety page on Facebook for you although I may make a mess out of it because I am not knowledgeable in security issues.
You said you believe your mission on earth is to take good care of me and Maxwell, even in your eternal sleep, you are doing just that. You are taking care of me, Jaden and Jerry. Your wish was to have a baby girl but I am sorry Jessica never happened. She would have had the best father on this earth.
My only regret is that we didn’t plan for Jessica, she would have been beautiful, successful, outspoken like you. Note that she would have taken my hair and my eyes and eye lashes, she would have been tall like you and she would have been adventurous and above all, she would have been a great woman of God.
The years ahead will be full of memories but I wanted more than just memories, it’s fine, I will manage. You wanted us to grow old together but God needs you where you are because there are too many obstacles and temptations here on earth. You are so safe I am glad.
I LOVE YOU is not a new word to you because I LOVE YOUs were always said in our house. This is a lesson to always love wholeheartedly while we have breath, choose love over strife, quarrels, jealousy, backbiting, etc. What at all do we want in this world that is not our home?
I will safely keep your tithe card and show to the children one day. I will take good care of them because this was your wish. I will try and let Jaden have your pistol because you always said that was your only proper property for Jaden.
My dear husband, gisting partner, advisor, teacher, mentor, Maxwell Adam Mahama, Rest in Perfect Peace. I LOVE YOU!!!
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Words of a true Christain. God bless you Barbara for proving that God is really out strength. Indeed this wprld is not our own. What at all do we want from it. May the peace of God continue yo envlope you. I love your tribute. RIP Major
Rest in peace Officer. Ma'am please take heart the Lord is with you
May the Lord be with you dear Barbara. It shall be well...God knows best
Soo sad ..mm will always remain in our heart n mind n wll surely remember him.... may de good Lord guide de children n u de mother Rest in perfect peace major Maxwell We luv u soo mch
My wonderful Sister, I can't stop crying but in all things we know Major is in good hands with his father in heaven. May his soul rest in peace Amen.
"Like sands through the hour glass so are the days of our lives". Looking up to Jesus the author and finisher of our fate. Hold on tight for the young lads bcos their daddy was a brave soldier. Martyred for greed and sheer wickedness.
Aaaaah;Maxwell' you have broken our heart and I know you're resting in your maker,farewell bro and my hero;damirifa due
Who has read the tribute? There is a missing link. According to the (police) reports, he was started the walk at 8am and was still on his way going (not yet returning) when the unfortunate and barbaric incident too place and he passed by 10am. But in this tribute, the wife says she chatted with him at 9:12am and he said he was going to have his bath. From the reports, at this 9:12am he was still running around in search for safety. Can somebody see what i see? I hope this tribute does get changed.
I APPLAUD HER VERY MUCH. SHE IS INDEED A STRONG AND A TRUE CHRISTIAN. I KNOW SHE IS GOING TRHOUGH PAINS, BUT HER FAITH IN GOD IS CERTAINLY KEEPING HER GOING. GOD BLESS YOU AND MAY HE CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN YOU. YOUR HUSBAND INDEED IS NOT DEAD, BUT ALIVE IN MORE WAYS THAN ONE, AND INDEED HIS MEMORY LIVES ON FOREVER. THIS REALLY MADE ME CRY. REST IN PERFECT PEACE MAXWELL MAHAMA. THE FACT THAT IF INDEED YOU HAD A PISTOL, AND DIDN'T SHOT TELLS THE KIND OF PERSON YOU WERE EVEN UNTO DEATH. FOR SUCH, HEAVEN IS THEIR REWARD. MAY GOD GIVE US THAT STRENGTH AND ZEAL. YOUR DEATH WILL NEVER BE IN VAIN, AND YOUR FAMILY HAS A FAMILY AND FRIENDS WITH SOME OF US. BARBARA, IT IS WELL. YOU WILL NEVER LACK FOR AS LONG AS YOU LIVE ON THIS EARTH. IT IS MY PRAYER THAT GOD WILL GIVE YOU LONG LIFE SO YOU CAN PERSONALLY TAKE CARE OF YOUR CHILDREN IN JESUS NAME.
Young Widow,unfortunately that is what people will refer to you from now through no fault of yours .By man's reckoning you are way too young but God who is the Author and Finisher of our faith and in whom you have absolute trust knows best. You may feel like questioning your faith in God at these trying times in a manner similar to your husband's uncle who questioned his citizenship by the turn of events leading to Major Maxwell's death. Why did God not whisk him away to safety when those blood-hounds pursued him? If not for Maxwell why did God not look at the young kids and the fact that you are still a student and spare his life upon which you depend for survival? Why did this have to happen to you of all people in particular? My dear Barbara, God will not provide answers to these and more questions you may have but He will prove Himself if you absolutely trust in Him. His ways are not our ways and His thoughts are not our thoughts but everything He does, He does it well.Now more than ever,have faith in Him and thank Him for everything. Jessica may not have happened but remember the story of Job...at the end he was restored with what he lost and over because he never lost faith in God in his moments of total disaster. May the Lord strengthen you and give you wisdom to deal with this tragedy. On Friday, mourners from all walks of live, the mighty and low in society will throng the forecourts of the state house to mourn with you and bury your husband.Afterwards you will return home with your kids and your sweet Maxwell will not be there. Only you know the pain in your heart and the void his painful departure has created. In all this look up to Jesus,look up to His crown of thorns in Golgotha.He sees your every pain because He is alive and watching over you..yes .He is! Fare thee well, my brother Maxwell!