A pastor and his wife were heading to church when they came across a flooded seasonal river. Ukambani Wife Carries Hubby Pastor on Her Back to Cross Seasonal River: “Mchungaji Asichafuke” The river, swollen due to recent heavy rains, posed a significant challenge for the pastor, who needed to cross to reach a congregation awaiting his sermon on the other side. The pastor’s Proverbs woman With their resolve set on making it for the service, the wife offered to carry her husband across the turbulent waters to ensure he didn’t get soaked. For a moment, the husband expresses worry that he is too heavy to be successfully carried across the river. Somehow, the woman convinced the man to jump on her back, a scene met with onlookers’ laughter. In the video shared on TikTok by Harvest Church Kenya, the pastor is heard telling her (in Kikamba) not to drop him in the water. “I won’t drop you, trust me. I will be careful,” the woman assures the man of God. Despite the water currents and the pastor’s weight on her back, she navigated the river with remarkable skill, eventually reaching the other side safely. Towards the end of the video, she jokingly tells him she can carry him again, a point at which they embrace lovingly.
by Hillary Lisimba
