Linet Kagasa was scrolling through Facebook updates one evening in mid-2016 when she got a message alert. Her reply to a simple hi from a stranger on the Facebook Messenger application set in motion the beginning of her love story.
“Before the text came, I would like many of his quotes and sermons which I enjoyed,” she states.
After chatting online for a while, a close friendship developed between Linet and her would-be husband Peter Oduor. It took a whole year for the two to meet in person after they had exchanged phone contacts. Linet says she was in no rush and wanted to make sure the connection was genuine.
“Before the text came, I would like many of his quotes and sermons which I enjoyed,” she states.
After chatting online for a while, a close friendship developed between Linet and her would-be husband Peter Oduor. It took a whole year for the two to meet in person after they had exchanged phone contacts. Linet says she was in no rush and wanted to make sure the connection was genuine.
When Peter finally proposed a face-to face-meeting, Linet was anxious but remained hopeful. Her biggest fears were that he would not show up and even if he came, once he saw that she uses a wheelchair, he would immediately leave.
Linet was born without her left hand and her legs were amputated in 2008, five years after she had developed health complications.
“I was born with legs and they were fine until a bone abnormality developed,” she recalls.
“In Class Five, I began growing shorter and shorter until I ended up walking on my knees. By the time I was taken to hospital in Kijabe, it was too late; my bones had hardened and I lost both of them.”
After Linet and Peter met, they went silent on each other and continued with their lives. When they finally reconnected two years later in 2019, Linet was in a relationship and turned down Peter’s request to date. However, Peter was adamant that he would wait for her.
They continued chatting and after Linet’s relationship with the other man ended, they got back together and made their relationship official in 2020. Linet decided to finally give him a chance because it occurred to her that he might be her Mr Right. Moreover, their shared love for God and passion in church ministry drew them closer.
And while the two were deeply in love, they were bound to face opposition. Click to read more…
