This memorial was created in the memory of our beautiful angel Maya Imani Me'chell Yapp. Who was born on the 9th of May 1997 and left us on the 30th of Dec 2004 at the age of 7.
                                                                                                                   
                              How Angels are made

       Angels are made with the most finest of things      
  With qualities of perfection in their designated field
           When they will bless us, we never know
                            But when they leave us 
                     They stretch their wings then go

       At that moment in time the trumpet sounds
       Annoucing with joy of the wings they've found
       Each wings is grafted with every finished task
       That was set for them to do....no questions asked

     They were sent into the hands of a trusted one
     To give just what was needed to complete each one
     Those who are blessed, never really know why
     But into this gift.....all they have they will pour

            Angels are sent into heaven knows what
      With an overwhelming spirit to conquer all stuff
         Its not in the flesh that this war takes place
          It is in the spirit where they win the race

               I can't tell you how God creates them
           But I do know that on them he can depend        
    I was given an angel to hold if only for a little while
   To help mould her wings, but she was still my child.


                    Maya We Miss You Immensly
                   Written by Donniece Yapp




                      How do I begin to tell you about my Maya

Maya was indeed an angel from the start. As her mother I felt so honoured to have her as my daughter. She displayed such excellence from the moment she was born.   ( My heart will ache until  I am no more.)

Maya left us suddenly on the 30th Dec 2004. That day changed my life forever.
My heart was ripped out, and I've been struggling to breathe ever since. She was indeed an angel right from the start. As her mother I felt honoured to have her as my daugther. She displayed such excellence from the moment she was born.


        

Our family had changed forever. We are devastated at the loss of such a great blessing( Maya.) All who know me know how honored I felt to have my three daughters. They were my pride and joy. I know we shouldn't have pride, and maybe that is my sin concerning them. I had a lot of pride concerning Maya she was so very bright. She amazed me all the time. Her Daddy and I would constantly look at each other in amazement when she said things that were well beyond her.



It has been so difficult to speak about the day Maya left us, and it still is, as it was a weird day. Maya asked me just a few days before she left us what happens to you when you die?
What happens to your body? How does your body separate from the spirit so that you can be with God?  I was stuck as I wondered why she was asking all these questions.
Maya wanted to spend all her time with us during those weeks surrounding Christmas. It  was unusual.
Maya had a very deep appreciation for God. She loved the word of God, reading the bible was the last thing I did with Maya . Maya insisted on reading the bible before she went to bed on her last night. Who was to know she would not live another day. She stared so deeply into my eyes that night, so I asked her if she was ok. She said yes mommy I'm ok. I said you know I love you, and she said I love you too mommy.
Maya always took an interest in people and would converse with them on their level. Maya was a sensitive girl, she wouldn't watch anything that offened her or others.
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To her peers Maya was admired. Maya would read from the moment her eyes were opened until they closed. When we went out on to the street Maya would read walking in the street. She even grabbed my books the moment I put them down. Maya was so thirsty for knowledge. When we went to church she would beg me to stay with adults saying ( I want to hear a word from God today.)
You would always hear her saying ( I don't think you should do that.) Sometimes when I might have been telling her sisters off for something she would say ( ok mom she knows what she has done she'll be good now) speaking about her sisters. She was such a wonderful daughter, and still is. She thought I was the best mom. Maya was a gentle, beautiful girl. She really seemed like she was on a mission. But I just miss her.

Our family is struggling to live without her. Everyday is different, as we were five, and now we are four. When we sat down together of went anywhere it seemed so complete. We all feel her absence. We will forever keep her right in the forefront of our lives. She was just that special. Maya, Mommy,Daddy,Donelle,Li-en love you immensly. 

              

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              My heart pounds like a drum    
     As I hear her voice it flows through me like 
                                 a flowing river
                              MAYA SAYS
                      " Its me can you hear me"?
                    She says" I love you mommy"
                          I've arrived Mommy
                  I've done exactly what you've said
            I've put one foot in front of the other
               And I marched just like you said
                     I marched for the Lord
 
                           MAYA SAYS
                 "God calls me his soldier"
                 Just like you did Mommy
          God has put me over armies to lead
           I'm the leader you wanted me to be 
              I march to make God proud
              I march to make you proud

         Only I've been watching you Mommy,
                      And you are so sad
                    You taught me to fight 
                    You taught me to walk
       You taught me to confess what is right
     Mommy you taught me to follow my heart 
                     according to God's will

                           MAYA SAYS       
                       "I did that Mommy"
               I know you are proud of me
                 I'm proud of you Mommy
           Mommy I just have a few requests
                     Please Listen Mommy
     
           Mommy will you believe you have 
                           a fighting spirit?
        Will you put one foot in front of the other
                     and march for the Lord?
          Mommy you gave me just what God
                      wanted you to  give me
               Mommy believe me I got all you 
                       were meant to give me
                    Now I give you mommy
                 I give you back all the images 
                 of you teaching me to march   
 
                MARCH MOMMY MARCH!!!

              Put one foot in front of the other 
                              and  march 
   
                Yes I've gone ahead of you   

             But Mommy I'm right behind you  
                       still cheering for you.         
       
                              
                  
            Maya’s words to Mommy, Donniece.

                     These words were written by Donniece Yapp. 
                   Inspired by her daughter Maya; for her mother.

THAT DREADFUL MORNING

The day Maya left us she came into my room and said her chest was hurting her.
I told her I would get her something so she went back into her bed. When I went into her room she had gone back to sleep I tried to wake her up gently but she pulled her arm away not wanting to get up.( Maya loved her sleep.) I went inside to see if the tea had cooled. This is hard to convey. I went back into her room again she had turned over. So I said to myself I give her another couple of minutes. Not three minutes later I heard a noise which sounded so very weird.
I can only describe it as I heard it. It sounded like something was being yanked out of her. This is an after thought of course, but I could not describe it any other way. When I entered her room I could see a difference in her appearance. When I tried to lift her she was incredibly heavy. I took her into the living room and tried to wake her up. I sat her up, and she took ONE DEEP BREATH. I did not know at the time but this was her last breath. I was in a panic, but then I heard a voice say it was going to be alright. Then I felt a very strange calm. Moments earlier I had shouted to her Dad that something was wrong within minutes we were at the hospital. We never realised she had stopped breathing. They tried for an hour to resuscitate her. At this point I felt God was testing me. I thought he was seeing if I would believe in him and his power. My faith was so very strong, When they told me it was too late she had gone I still didn't believe it. I believed in God's word so much that I started to tell her to get up. The word had spread and people had come to see what had happened. I didn't stop believing that she would rise again. Now some people will think I'm crazy at this point and that's fine but the word of God says we were given such powers. I believed I possessed that power.
I called her forth like Lazarus. I didn't stop until the hospital staff said they needed to take Maya to run some test.

I left the hospital without Maya, I went home still full of faith waiting for the call to tell me my daughter had woken up. They told me that they would call the next day with results. They could not find what had happend to her. They told me that I couldn't see her until a specialist was able to do an autopsy. Which would be a few more days. I had to wait to see her again. The morning the coroners called I heard a voice say they wouldn't find any reason why Maya had passed away. My husband took the call and came back into the room and confirmed what I had already known. The day Maya passed away a nurse in the hospital told me that if they don't find any reason why she passed away they would make up one. I didn't register this until some days later.

The day before Maya left us I was reading the bible in Mark 13 vs 20. I received that verse as the lord taking an elect few early ( children was what I heard whilst reading it.) I didn't take that much notice of it.

THE DAYS AFTER MAYA LEFT US.

We found a picture she had drawn with her and God her hands in his as she is floating in the air with him. She left several strange signs. Things we have struggled with ever since. We have been so consumed with pain in these days that we felt confused about where she was.
But if you know Maya  she can only be in the highest place any angel can be.




She was a child of excellence striving for it everyday. We believe she found it. If the Lord had asked Maya to come be with him she wouldn't hesitate.
I'm so very proud of her. I miss her more than any words can ever say. I love her more than words can say. My heart will ache more than words can say. I'm eagerly awaiting the day I will see and hold her again more than words can ever say. My angel Maya we love you.
Donniece Yapp ( Maya's mother forever)
  


  
                                      
A mother's unbearable pain - By Mommy.

How can I describe the pain that a mother goes through having loss a child. Only those who have been unfortunate to go through it know. I keep waiting to wake up, and realise it was all a long bad nightmare. So I close my eyes extra tight, and I take myself back to the weeks before it happened. I think yes I can fix it all. Then I wake up, and realise Maya's not here. Where have you gone Maya? Just where have you gone? Everywhere your little foots have gone Maya I walked there before, just to make sure that it was safe. Only this last place you have gone worries me just a bit, as I wasn't able to check it out first, and now it's your final resting place. I'm so so sad my heart has been ripped out although it seems like much more than that, only the right words for it I can't seem to form. Maya there aren't enough words that can express how much I miss you, and Maya there aren't enough words to express how much I love you. There aren't enough words to give to others to even explain how wonderful you made my life by being in it, and Maya there just isn't enough words to describe how my days will be without you. I tried, but still can't find the words to describe what it feels like to lose you, and there isn't enough words to describe how you not being here is just horrific. And Maya, there just isn't enough words to describe how I struggle to find a way to live without you, and believe me I don't want to, but Donelle, Lien, and Daddy need me. Maya I'm really trying but I still can't find the words! You know how proud I was of you for being a child of such excellence. Everyday I was truly thankful to have a blessing like you. You amazed me everyday, but not just me you amazed everyone you met. I love you Maya, I long to kiss you Maya, and touch you. I long to hold my little girl not just once more, but until I have no consiousness of anything anymore.