Gospel artist and Tusker Project Fame winner Ruth Matete’s husband dies after severe burns following a gas accident at home. John Apewajoye was Ruth’s husband and also a pastor. He was fixing their gas cylinder at home, which ended up catching fire after the released gas got absorbed by clothes hanging on the lines. The pastor was rushed to the hospital with the help of the neighbors. John stayed in the ICU for a few days before succumbing to the burns. It has been just a few months after the two got married in a lovely wedding. She now mourns the death of her husband. On Sunday, April 12, the news about John’s death was confirmed on, by the singer on her Facebook page who asked for prayers during the difficult time.
The Gas Accident.
According to reports, the late husband, pastor John Apewajoye, was trying to fix their gas cylinder before the accident broke out. The couple had refilled their gas cylinder but found it excessively pressurized. John, therefore, took it to the balcony to normalize the pressure. However, there were clothes on the hanging line during this whole process that absorbed the excess gas which he wore. When he lit the banner in the kitchen, the clothes caught fire. When he realized it, John rushed to the sitting room to his wife for help.
The neighbors were able to respond after realizing what was happening. Ruth and her neighbors were able to put out the fire after a few minutes. They rushed John to the hospital, where he was admitted to the ICU. Ruth had asked some of her friends to help out in fundraising for her husband, for the bills were raising fast gradually. The doctors affirmed that John was out of danger, and he would recover slowly as time passed by. However, things took a turn when he passed on six days after getting out of the ICU.
Ruth Matete and Her Late Husband.
The two courted for two years and eight months before getting married in a private wedding. This was last year, November 23, 2019. He admitted that the Tusker Project Fame winner of the fifth season was his soulmate. The couple was expecting their first baby. Ruth Matete is currently in her months of pregnancy. She had tried to keep the baby rumors on the low, possibly waiting for the right time to announce it to the world.
“Just to inform you, this pic was captured in January. Secondly, can’t I just get fat? I am just settled and relaxing. I have just been resting for a while. When the time comes to say baby on board, you all will be certain about it. I am the kind to pop my belly just in week two,” she responded in March after the rumor went viral.
The two were so much in love and used to take joy in sharing several activities they did together at home and in their ministries as they were both pastors. Ruth was ordained as a pastor at the Christ Nation Church located along Thika Road, on Sunday.
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