“It is hard, please pray for me,” Ruth Matete turns emotional celebrating late husband’s birthday

Kenyan gospel artiste and widow to the late Belovedjohn Apewajoye has been forced to celebrate his birthday in his absence but she cannot contain her emotions.

The soon-to-be mother of two took to her Instagram to celebrate a life well lived but one gone too soon, the world could not allow him just another year into his life.

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September 22, the deceased would be marking another year on earth but in as much as his beloved wife, Ruth Matete tried to ignore the emotions running through her, it has proven impossible.

Ruth Matete’s post

The worship leader asked fans to just say a prayer for her, this day, when someone so special in her life would be celebrating milestones but it all worked against her.

Last goodbyes

The late Belovedjohn Apewajoye breathed his last on April 11 after succumbing to burns suffered during a fire accident at their home at Great Wall Gardens, Athi River.

Ruth Matete with husband

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He was later laid to rest in an emotional sendoff on July 23 at Langata Cemetery, Nairobi, by friends and family. Meanwhile, his late wife who is heavily pregnant with their first child leaves to ask questions, with answers that may take time to find.

Matete at husband’s funeral

She however seems at peace with the world if her recent social media timeline is anything to go by.

We can only wait for her successful delivery and journey into motherhood once more.

Her social media family, promised to keep her in their prayers, but also comforted her pains, agony and distress as another year lapses in her late husband’s life.

“I questioned God a lot, but now I understand why,” Ruth Matete opens up 5 months after husband’s death

It has been almost 5 months since gospel artist Ruth Matete’s husband Belovedjohn Apewajoye breathed his last.

April 6 remains a date imprinted on the singer’s mind and life, as the fateful day her husband was caught in the middle of a fire accident in their house at Great Wall Gardens, Athi River.

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An incident that did not spare her husband of a second life, succumbing to sustained injuries on April 11. Since then, it has been nothing rosy for an expectant Ruth Matete.

Ruth Matete with Belovedjohn Apewajoye

She finally laid the father to her unborn child to rest on July 23 in a private sorrowful event but even so, her eyes have been filled with tears. Telling more on her recently revived Instagram page, the pastor and singer recalled how she would persistently ask God why her.

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The ‘why’

But as time went by, she has found the answers she was looking for, because nothing catches God by surprise.

“That’s when I stopped asking why me and instead asked God to show me the reason why He allowed me to face it… And all things work together for good, to those who love Him and are called according to His purpose,” penned Ruth Matete.

Singer Ruh Matete slowly healing

As she looks forward to holding her little one in her arms, the single mom revealed she was no longer going to hold onto the pain, the heartbreak and the tearful last few months that saw her world turn dark.

“It’s a few months since my late husband went to be with his maker, and I can candidly tell you, that I now understand why God allowed me to go through it. Do I still cry? Yes. But it gets better with time. I have made up my mind not to waste my pain. God must and will be glorified through my pain,” she wrapped up.

Her post, new life and light was received with love by fans, who adored her courage and bravery, wishing her nothing but God’s blessings.