Charlene Ruto has shared the emotional experience that inspired her to write her wedding vows to Tanzanian entrepreneur Isaya Yunge.
In a social media post shared on Monday, November 9, 2026, Charlene revealed that she would often wake up at 3am in the weeks leading up to the wedding. One particular morning, she recalled, God reminded her of a worship song she had grown up listening to, prompting an emotional moment as she reflected on her journey.
“The weeks to the wedding I used to find myself awake at 3 a.m., and one particular morning at that time, God reminded me of the song ‘You have been so good’ by Lenny Le Blanc,” Charlene revealed.
“I grew up listening a lot to Lenny Le Blanc and Don Moen courtesy of my parents. I know most of their songs by heart and love them.”
The first daughter said listening to the song that morning brought her to tears as she reflected on her personal journey and the prayers that had led her to finding a life partner.
“That morning as I listened to the words of this song, I wept. They are a summary of my life journey to 6.11.2026 and trusting God for the one He kept for me.”
She added that the same moment gave her the inspiration to put her wedding vows into writing.
“It was also the same morning that God guided me to write my vows.”
Charlene on 16 years of praying for a husband
Charlene’s reflection comes days after she spoke about the 16-year journey of praying for her future husband, revealing that she began the prayers while in her first year of high school.
During her white wedding ceremony in Mwanza, Tanzania, on Friday, November 6, 2026, she recounted how she had continued praying and trusting God over the years, even when the waiting became difficult.
She also shared how she had once written down the qualities she hoped to find in a husband, only for her eventual partner to exceed what she had imagined.
Charlene married Isaya in a white wedding attended by family, friends and several Kenyan leaders, marking the culmination of a journey she had publicly linked to faith, patience and prayer.
