Comments on: In Memory of Fidelis Wainaina http://www.one.org/blog/2008/03/11/in-memory-of-fidelis-wainaina/ Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:41:39 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Nbura http://www.one.org/blog/2008/03/11/in-memory-of-fidelis-wainaina/#comment-553154 Nbura Sun, 07 Dec 2008 04:43:54 +0000 http://www.one.org/blog/2008/03/11/in-memory-of-fidelis-wainaina/#comment-553154 Fidelis, it's been several months since you've but I miss you miss you big time. This is the prayer that I wrote on March 5th, 2008, the day you passed on: My Father and Almighty God, I come before your throne of grace with my hear full of praise though I know praise comes hard at a time such as this when we have lost a dear and wonderful friend Gathoni who passed away earlier today - but you O God are God and you change not and so my God I know that I can trust you. Unlike man who changes every so often you are the same yesterday, today and forever. Gathoni's journey ended today - hard to even say that but I know that she is safely tucked up in heaven where we shall meet when our time comes. I feel totally crushed and almost helpless especially when I think of how her family must be feeling. I pray that you may visit each of her family members and console them. Give them your grace that is sufficient to carry them through this huge lose. May your hand be upon them during this time of great sorrow. In Jesus name I pray, Amen. Fidelis, it’s been several months since you’ve but I miss you miss you big time. This is the prayer that I wrote on March 5th, 2008, the day you passed on:
My Father and Almighty God, I come before your throne of grace with my hear full of praise though I know praise comes hard at a time such as this when we have lost a dear and wonderful friend Gathoni who passed away earlier today – but you O God are God and you change not and so my God I know that I can trust you. Unlike man who changes every so often you are the same yesterday, today and forever. Gathoni’s journey ended today – hard to even say that but I know that she is safely tucked up in heaven where we shall meet when our time comes. I feel totally crushed and almost helpless especially when I think of how her family must be feeling. I pray that you may visit each of her family members and console them. Give them your grace that is sufficient to carry them through this huge lose. May your hand be upon them during this time of great sorrow. In Jesus name I pray, Amen.

]]> By: EDWARD ALEX MKWELELE http://www.one.org/blog/2008/03/11/in-memory-of-fidelis-wainaina/#comment-549400 EDWARD ALEX MKWELELE Fri, 05 Sep 2008 02:03:32 +0000 http://www.one.org/blog/2008/03/11/in-memory-of-fidelis-wainaina/#comment-549400 I went to college with somebody called MARK WAINAINA at CITY OF LOND COLLEGE CLASS OF 2001 DMS COURSE, please anybody knows this man please give him my contact/email address, he is a KENYAN. Thanks, EDWARD ALEX MKWELELE edwardmkwelele@yahoo.co.uk I went to college with somebody called MARK WAINAINA at CITY OF LOND COLLEGE CLASS OF 2001 DMS COURSE, please anybody knows this man please give him my contact/email address, he is a KENYAN.

Thanks,
EDWARD ALEX MKWELELE
edwardmkwelele@yahoo.co.uk

]]> By: Anthony Nzube http://www.one.org/blog/2008/03/11/in-memory-of-fidelis-wainaina/#comment-538010 Anthony Nzube Sat, 03 May 2008 13:28:27 +0000 http://www.one.org/blog/2008/03/11/in-memory-of-fidelis-wainaina/#comment-538010 Fidelis was totally awesome.A great thinker yet extremely practical.Out of all the things she accomplished I remember her for the many little things she did.and the many good conversations we had.I miss her dearly.I can actually see her laughing hard in my mind when she said the sun doesn't work in canada.she had friends of all kinds,rich,poor,young,old.I'm sure they all feel the loss and the gap she left in the world.Hopefully that gap will be filled by everyone passing on our experiences of her in a practical way-by touching someone elses heart, especially the vulnerable. Fidelis was totally awesome.A great thinker yet extremely practical.Out of all the things she accomplished I remember her for the many little things she did.and the many good conversations we had.I miss her dearly.I can actually see her laughing hard in my mind when she said the sun doesn’t work in canada.she had friends of all kinds,rich,poor,young,old.I’m sure they all feel the loss and the gap she left in the world.Hopefully that gap will be filled by everyone passing on our experiences of her in a practical way-by touching someone elses heart, especially the vulnerable.

]]> By: Elijah Waeru Wanjiku http://www.one.org/blog/2008/03/11/in-memory-of-fidelis-wainaina/#comment-537459 Elijah Waeru Wanjiku Sat, 05 Apr 2008 12:27:38 +0000 http://www.one.org/blog/2008/03/11/in-memory-of-fidelis-wainaina/#comment-537459 ONE month later but Fidelis is still in our faces.Her smile can never fade away from our thoughts.We at Dagoretti 4 kids have lost someone we looked upon and gave skills we will never get on books about sustainability of community based initiatives and skills to reach out more to children at risk. Today we are living on what Fidelis you taught us in benefit of children in our beatifull Kenya.We miss you and we are honored to continue with your Legacy in Dagoretti. Elijah For Dagoretti 4kids family. ONE month later but Fidelis is still in our faces.Her smile can never fade away from our thoughts.We at Dagoretti 4 kids have lost someone we looked upon and gave skills we will never get on books about sustainability of community based initiatives and skills to reach out more to children at risk. Today we are living on what Fidelis you taught us in benefit of children in our beatifull Kenya.We miss you and we are honored to continue with your Legacy in Dagoretti.

Elijah
For Dagoretti 4kids family.

]]> By: SCHOLAR WAMBUI WAINAINA http://www.one.org/blog/2008/03/11/in-memory-of-fidelis-wainaina/#comment-537075 SCHOLAR WAMBUI WAINAINA Wed, 19 Mar 2008 12:12:06 +0000 http://www.one.org/blog/2008/03/11/in-memory-of-fidelis-wainaina/#comment-537075 NUMB, SHOCKED AND IN A STATE OF DISBELIEF!!!!. FIDELIS GATHONI IS MY ELDEST SISTER. SHE STILL IS MY FRIEND, ELDEST SISTER AND A MOTHER TO ME!!! I AM STILL HEARING YOUR VOICE VIVIDLY SINGING SOFTLY OVER THE PHONE 3 DAYS BEFORE WE SADLY LOST YOU. I MISS YOU DEARLY, MY HEART REFUSES TO ACCEPT THAT GATHONI, I LL NEVER HEAR YOU CALL ME 'FOI' AGAIN. IT HURTS ME DEEPLY TO THINK THAT YOU ARE GONE! I FEEL THOUGH THAT YOU ARE WITH DAD AND SHIRO WHEREVER YOU ARE. I SEE YOUR SMILE, FEEL YOUR CALMNESS AND THE WARMTH OF YOUR LOVE. I LOVE YOU AND I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU. MAY YOUR LOVE AND GREAT WORKS THAT YOU STARTED IN OUR FAMILY AND IN THE GREATER COMMUNITY CARRY ON IN YOUR ABSCENCE IN YOUR HONOUR. FROM YOUR LITTLE SISTER 'FOI' NUMB, SHOCKED AND IN A STATE OF DISBELIEF!!!!. FIDELIS GATHONI IS MY ELDEST SISTER. SHE STILL IS MY FRIEND, ELDEST SISTER AND A MOTHER TO ME!!!

I AM STILL HEARING YOUR VOICE VIVIDLY SINGING SOFTLY OVER THE PHONE 3 DAYS BEFORE WE SADLY LOST YOU. I MISS YOU DEARLY, MY HEART REFUSES TO ACCEPT THAT GATHONI, I LL NEVER HEAR YOU CALL ME ‘FOI’ AGAIN. IT HURTS ME DEEPLY TO THINK THAT YOU ARE GONE! I FEEL THOUGH THAT YOU ARE WITH DAD AND SHIRO WHEREVER YOU ARE. I SEE YOUR SMILE, FEEL YOUR CALMNESS AND THE WARMTH OF YOUR LOVE.

I LOVE YOU AND I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU. MAY YOUR LOVE AND GREAT WORKS THAT YOU STARTED IN OUR FAMILY AND IN THE GREATER COMMUNITY CARRY ON IN YOUR ABSCENCE IN YOUR HONOUR.

FROM YOUR LITTLE SISTER

‘FOI’

]]> By: ROSE GATHONI NJOROGE http://www.one.org/blog/2008/03/11/in-memory-of-fidelis-wainaina/#comment-537052 ROSE GATHONI NJOROGE Tue, 18 Mar 2008 06:20:03 +0000 http://www.one.org/blog/2008/03/11/in-memory-of-fidelis-wainaina/#comment-537052 HEARTFELT?? I AM STILL SHOCKED BY THE DEATH OF MY FIRST COUSIN FEDELIS. WE ARE ACTUALLY NAME AFTER THE SAME PERSON. SHE IS A DAUGHTER TO MY DAD'S BROTHER. GATHONI : MAY YOU REST IN PEACE.. YOU WILL BE MISSED BY MANY.. LOVE NAMESAKE. HEARTFELT?? I AM STILL SHOCKED BY THE DEATH OF MY FIRST COUSIN FEDELIS. WE ARE ACTUALLY NAME AFTER THE SAME PERSON. SHE IS A DAUGHTER TO MY DAD’S BROTHER. GATHONI : MAY YOU REST IN PEACE.. YOU WILL BE MISSED BY MANY.. LOVE NAMESAKE.

]]> By: Kolya http://www.one.org/blog/2008/03/11/in-memory-of-fidelis-wainaina/#comment-537015 Kolya Sun, 16 Mar 2008 11:04:57 +0000 http://www.one.org/blog/2008/03/11/in-memory-of-fidelis-wainaina/#comment-537015 Fidelis was my friend. Even after she was compelled to flee her home in Kisumu following the chaos and ethnic tensions that gripped the town and the country after the December elections her spirit remained strong and her outlook ever positive. She yearned to return to working in Nyanza which she she always said felt like home to her. She was ever self-effacing and humble. A loyal friend with a very big heart. A very special person. She has touched so many lives. I will miss her terribly. Kolya Okero Kisumu Fidelis was my friend. Even after she was compelled to flee her home in Kisumu following the chaos and ethnic tensions that gripped the town and the country after the December elections her spirit remained strong and her outlook ever positive. She yearned to return to working in Nyanza which she she always said felt like home to her. She was ever self-effacing and humble. A loyal friend with a very big heart. A very special person. She has touched so many lives. I will miss her terribly.

Kolya Okero
Kisumu

]]> By: Paul Robinson, former Coordinator, Micah Challenge Canada http://www.one.org/blog/2008/03/11/in-memory-of-fidelis-wainaina/#comment-536876 Paul Robinson, former Coordinator, Micah Challenge Canada Wed, 12 Mar 2008 16:42:08 +0000 http://www.one.org/blog/2008/03/11/in-memory-of-fidelis-wainaina/#comment-536876 the news of Fiddelis' death has shocked us all. I am still numb as I think of the suddenness of her death, and the loss this is, not only to her loving family and her community, but also to the wider Micah family and beyond around the world. Fidelis had a very special place in our hearts - she endeared herself to us when she stayed at our home during the eastern part of a visit to Canada in February last year. She laughed because she could never get warm, though we turned up the thermostat, gave her an extra little heater, bundled her with extra sweaters, and sent her to bed with extra blankets and a hot water bottle! She maintained that the sun shines in Canada, but it doesn't work! Fidelis was such a passionate and compassionate lady who loved the Lord Jesus and who cared for those around her. she embodied the principles of Micah 6:8, working for justice, loving mercy and walking humbly with her Lord. I spoke with her a while ago, to talk again about how she was doing and about the death of her father, for whom she had been very worried when she was here last. Knowing our own grief journey, she was so thoughtful, asking about how Carol was, and how Keith and our grandchildren were doing.... She was and is a very special lady who will be missed by many whose lives she has touched. We are blessed to have had her, though for far too short a time! Paul Robinson, former Coordinator, Micah Challenge Canada the news of Fiddelis’ death has shocked us all. I am still numb as I think of the suddenness of her death, and the loss this is, not only to her loving family and her community, but also to the wider Micah family and beyond around the world.

Fidelis had a very special place in our hearts – she endeared herself to us when she stayed at our home during the eastern part of a visit to Canada in February last year. She laughed because she could never get warm, though we turned up the thermostat, gave her an extra little heater, bundled her with extra sweaters, and sent her to bed with extra blankets and a hot water bottle! She maintained that the sun shines in Canada, but it doesn’t work!

Fidelis was such a passionate and compassionate lady who loved the Lord Jesus and who cared for those around her. she embodied the principles of Micah 6:8, working for justice, loving mercy and walking humbly with her Lord. I spoke with her a while ago, to talk again about how she was doing and about the death of her father, for whom she had been very worried when she was here last. Knowing our own grief journey, she was so thoughtful, asking about how Carol was, and how Keith and our grandchildren were doing….

She was and is a very special lady who will be missed by many whose lives she has touched.

We are blessed to have had her, though for far too short a time!

Paul Robinson,
former Coordinator, Micah Challenge Canada

]]> By: Debbie K http://www.one.org/blog/2008/03/11/in-memory-of-fidelis-wainaina/#comment-536862 Debbie K Wed, 12 Mar 2008 00:08:02 +0000 http://www.one.org/blog/2008/03/11/in-memory-of-fidelis-wainaina/#comment-536862 Although I never had the privilege to meet Fidelis, it is obvious that she was a blessed woman. There is a warmth in her smile that is palpable and a heart which embraced others unconditionally. Thank you, Mark and Adam, for bringing this to our attention. Let us carry on in her tradition. LOVE AND PEACE. HOPE AND JOY. MERCY AND GRACE. AS ONE, debbie :) Although I never had the privilege to meet Fidelis, it is obvious that she was a blessed woman. There is a warmth in her smile that is palpable and a heart which embraced others unconditionally.

Thank you, Mark and Adam, for bringing this to our attention. Let us carry on in her tradition.

LOVE AND PEACE. HOPE AND JOY. MERCY AND GRACE.

AS ONE, debbie :)

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