Monte Ohia graduated into the eternal presence of his Creator and Lord suddenly on Thursday 12 June 2008.

Monte was a Maori Christian leader, who founded the World Christian Gathering on Indigenous People in 1996, and has been held every second year in a different nation since. The following tribute was written by Ps Ray Minniecon, Australian Aboriginal Christian leader, who was one of the WCGIP Vision Keepers with Monte from the beginning.