Waiting patiently for the Lord: Rev. Dr. Elizabeth Wahome

“For the vision is yet for an appointed time; but in the end it will speak, and it will not lie. Though it tarries, wait for it; because it will surely come. It will not tarry.” Habakkuk  2:3

Rev. Dr. Elizabeth Wahome is the founder of Single Ladies Ministries (SLIM) which is an interdenominational fellowship for single ladies.

Rev. Wahome accepted Jesus as her Lord and Saviour in 1982 when she was already a single mother. The idea of SLIM was borne out of the challenges she faced in life as she raised her daughter single-handedly, and as she continued to defend her new found faith in Jesus Christ.

The operations of SLIM started in March 2003. The mission of SLIM is to work with single ladies: those who never married, the widows, the divorced, and the separated, to better their lives.

SLIM encourages single ladies to seek salvation and to be confident that God has good plans for them. It encourages them not to compromise their faith and to await God’s plans in their lives. It also trains and encourages them to go out and start businesses to support themselves and their children.

The story of Rev. Dr. Wahome is about how she never grew weary of pursuing her dream to make it in life despite all odds. She was born into a poor family with ten children and her parents could not afford to take her to secondary school. However she managed to get various jobs. She initially worked as a police officer during which time she furthered her education.

One of her ardent desires was to get married to a good man.  However one boyfriend left her after making her pregnant and refused to take responsibility for the baby. She later broke up with a fiancée just days before their wedding because she discovered that the groom was not “God given but only a false hope”. He was not honest and deceived her in various instances. Many of her friends thought she was crazy to cancel her wedding at the eleventh hour.  However at the age of thirty eight she met and married  the right man for her, brother Joseph Wahome, a widower with five children with whom they have a happy marriage. They wedded on 15th February, 1990.

When she met Joseph Wahome, he was down and out, sick and with little money and she had to support him and his family, However God blessed the work of their hands and now they can no longer say they are struggling. They started a hardware business which prospered and now they have a supermarket and other large businesses.

As a thanksgiving to God, Rev. Wahome decided to share the bountiful blessings she had been given with needy single ladies because she knew first hand their many challenges and the great need of love and encouragement in their lives.

People often get disheartened after unrelenting prayers which seem not to produce the desires of our heart. Just as Rev. Wahome nurtured her dreams, we too need to patiently wait for God’s appropriate time with hope and faith. He is more than able to make us accomplish our life’s purpose. “Though the vision tarries, wait for it; because it will surely come”

This article first appeared in Woman of Faith Magazine March- April 2010 Edition.