Musafiri Ngando was born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 1945 and farmed there until violence caused him and his family to flee to a camp in Uganda where the family spent 19 years before arriving in Albuquerque, New Mexico late in 2019. In March of 2020, the COVID pandemic hit and isolated the family in their small apartment. In April of 2021, Musafiri’s wife died unexpectedly, leaving him to raise the children, ages 2 to 20, alone. On Wednesday, July 29, at the age of 81, Musafiri passed away quietly after a lengthy battle with cancer. While here in Albuquerque, Musafiri participated regularly in the Kinyarwanda speaking community the refugee resettlement community, and was actively raising a family of seven children. He regularly attended Light Mission Pentecostal Church of New Mexico. Throughout his illness and treatment, Musafiri’s positive attitude and unwavering faith in God was a testament to the strength of his character. Services will be held on Friday, August 14, 10:00 am, at Strong Thorne Mortuary, 1100 Coal Ave SE. Burial will take place at Fairview Memorial Park, 700 Yale Blvd SE at 11:00 am.

Musafiri Ngando yavukiye muri Repubulika Iharanira Demokarasi ya Congo mu mwaka wa 1945, aho yakoraga ubuhinzi kugeza igihe imvururu n’intambara byatumye we n’umuryango we bahunga, bakajya mu nkambi y’impunzi muri Uganda. Uwo muryango wamaze imyaka 19 muri iyo nkambi, mbere y’uko uza gutura i Albuquerque, muri New Mexico, mu mpera z’umwaka wa 2019.

Muri Mata 2021, umugore wa Musafiri yitabye Imana mu buryo butunguranye, amusigira inshingano zo kurera abana babo barindwi, bari bafite hagati y’imyaka 2 na 20.

Ku wa Gatatu, tariki ya 29 Nyakanga, Musafiri yitabye Imana afite imyaka 81, nyuma y’igihe kirekire yari amaze ahanganye n’indwara ya kanseri.

Mu gihe yari atuye Albuquerque, Musafiri yagiraga uruhare rugaragara mu muryango w’abavuga Ikinyarwanda ndetse no mu muryango mugari w’impunzi zituye hano Albuquerque. Yari umubyeyi w’abana barindwi kandi yakoraga uko ashoboye kugira ngo abiteho kandi abare neza

Yajyaga asenga buri gihe muri Light Mission Pentecostal Church of New Mexico. Mu gihe cy’uburwayi bwe n’ubuvuzi, Musafiri yakomeje kugira umutima mwiza, icyizere n’ukwizera Imana kudahungabana. Ibyo byagaragazaga imbaraga, ukwihangana n’ubudacogora byaranze imico ye.

Gahunda yo kumusezeraho no kumushyingura

Imihango yo kumusezeraho izaba ku wa Gatanu, tariki ya 14 Kanama, saa 10:00 za mu gitondo, kuri Strong Thorne Mortuary, 1100 Coal Ave SE.

Gushyingura bizakorwa kuri Fairview Memorial Park, 700 Yale Blvd SE, saa 11:00 za mu gitondo.