I left Kenya with nothing, now I am a top software engineer in the Federal Reserve Bank of America
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- Опубликовано: 6 сен 2024
- Josephine comes from a family of nine children in Kenya, she knows what it means to sleep hungry, get chased from school due to fees to getting pregnant during her first year in university
When her father passed on, her mom worked all kinds of jobs to give her an education.
So, how did Josephine end up in America, and what has the journey to becoming a top software engineer in the world’s biggest banks been?
Here is her story on today’s episode of LNS Rebuilding series
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Thank you so much for watching❤
Proud of you lynn❤
@@shi5443Thank you❤
Very intelligent lady I'm lost about the technical stuff she was talking about but listening in either way. Thanks to the Dad who raised 9 of them including his very own, it takes love to be a daddy🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽 Thanks Lynn
Lyn is there anyway I can communicate with Waurimu?
@@Travelwithfred this is me
Kudos to the stepdad for marrying a woman with 9 children and becoming a real dad to them, he is the hero of this family saga. Abarikiwe!
Very true
Imgn na ukiwa na mmoja una give up
Such guys are extinct
me too
I went to united in 2017 and started working as cabin cleaner.
I wworked super hard teaching myself computer programming and eventually landed my first as software engineer at the F500 here in seattle waghinston .
thanks a lot.
hopefully , I am the next be interviewing in this podcast
Awesome!!
Congrats !! Thank you. This is me Josephine and I’m thankful for the support. I’m now mentoring others.
Wow. Such an encouragement.
Thank this lady for motivating people who come to America to do better and well paying jobs. Because usually when people land, they run to cleaning, hotel waiting, 😢 home care and factory packaging.
These jobs are usually a trap, you stick there for 10/20 years.
Its sad but hoping our fellow kenyans can strive for the better
Hey care givers in California earn 1000 dollars daily
@@elishaameka9069 lol, really 🤣 😂 😅. Someone's working at Apple bees makes more with tips included
@elishaameka9069
Wee kwerra 🤣🤣🤣🤣where in California,go back to the drawing board 🤣🤣
@@elishaameka9069where in California I’m right here in California😅 I need one😢
@@elishaameka9069 Is this true though?
Let's get LYNN to 800k before 2024 she ie really an inspiration to the world
I wish I could be allowed to subscribe more than once.
That is really amazing Lynn, thanks for the great interview. I'm a final year software engineering student in kirinyaga university, and i really do understand the challenges in this field(Software Engineering) . So seeing my fellow Kenyan succed in the field, is really amazing an Inspiring. Also Thank You Josephine, you are an inspiration for me to continue to work hard and to continue shapening my software engineering skills. And I believe that one day I will also be able to succed as You Josephine.
Yes you will. You are already positive.
Hugs from Ug
Keep it up. You will make it.
More Grace to you ❤❤
After graduating apply for jobs here in the 🇺🇸. Software engineers earn really good money.
Karagu
Justinà
Wangari
I got pregnant when I was 15,
Aty aliniambia naingiza kichwa tu, huta kua pregnant,ni kichwa tu.. uweeh, ilibidi niache shule nikakua mzazi @ age of 16. Now my son is 15 yrs form two.
Keep on keeping on
😂😂😂 tuko pamoja am 32 with a 15 goin 16 in form 2....liife doesnt stop unless u stop it yourself now with 5kids n life goes on the last in grade 2 ....🎉🎉🎉
Keep it up . Thank you. This is me Josephine and I’m thankful for the support. I’m now mentoring others.
Inspiring…i am also an IT engineer in the US been in the us for 1yr and 8 months.. very rewarding career.. health care is not the only career
You are right
@@mozaykiraguI think you gave up too early.. I work from home.There are too many remote jobs as long as you have the skill.. coding alone might not get you a job try some other tools and certifications. All that combined will help.
@@mozaykiragu you are right. There are several paths one can take. I did programming
As a Kenyan living in the usa I am so proud of this lady .
Thank you. This is me Josephine and I’m thankful for the support. I’m now mentoring others.
Hello Lyn, I am Christopher Ojepa from Uganda. I have been following your shows since the times on Tuko Talks when you were conducting a show titled "The Japanese woman who married a Kenyan man."
I am an Information Technology graduate since April 2021. I have been learning programing (python-django) since University, but at times I get demotivated because of being jobless and feel like giving up at times. But I am motivated by this Lady today and I pray that if I can get any way to enter the industry, get hands on training and and gain confidence( really need help from someone here including the our guest on the show), that will be the best for me!
Thanks lyn and our guest for the show.
All the best, Christopher 🙏🏿
These are the stories we need to hear more often. I get tired of listening to stories about only people who do certain jobs where they have to work only one type of job(im sure some of you know what kind of job i am talking about). Ugandans especially are very negative about Ugandans who work and live abroad. At least You Kenyans, you have some positiveness. I also have a professional job with the option to work from home. In fact, if anything, i have not suffered abroad. Of course, challenges have been there, but i left suffering in Uganda. I went to university here and got a good job and live just like any other citizen.
That sad that they misrepresent UG's that way. I have plenty of very successful Ugandans in the US. Some business, MD's, NPs, etc.
WIth good financial support anyone can do it anywhere. If you do not have the support you will start from blue collar jobs and build up slowly anywhere in the world. She had a good financial support to begin with in the USA. She is also very smart and hardworking.
Thank you. This is me Josephine and I’m thankful for the support. I’m now mentoring others.
She is genuinely happy talking about her story .I love to see it 😊
Thank you 🙏
Thank you. This is me Josephine and I’m thankful for the support. I’m now mentoring others.
God can change any situation and turn it into testimony🙌🙌🙌♥️
Good to see you Josephine, St. Louis represented. Thank you Lynn Ngugi and the LNN crew thank you for featuring my friend 🇺🇸🇺🇸 🇺🇸
Thank you Sarah. I’m so humbled. 🙏
Thank you. This is me Josephine and I’m thankful for the support. I’m now mentoring others.
She was my childhood friend and has kept her friendship to date.Josphine is such a darling and good mentor..keep going up girl I adore you
Thank you. I miss those days when we had a lot of fun together. You used to be very funny and yes we were best friends
Lynn ,this tech interviews are killing it,am inspired as a software engineer myself.
Thank you🙏🙏
Great show, Josephine is a hero as well as her mum. I'm a widow and it's never easy out here. You are left to struggle on your own but thanks to God who is a husband to the widows and a Father to the fatherless!!
🙏🙏🙏
Amen and Amen ❤
Your circumstances will never determine your destiny.!!!Josephine is such an inspiration..
More grace to Lynn.
I am nominating Jeremy Damaris as the next guest...he is touching and changing lives in a great way.
Thank you
Thank you. This is me Josephine and I’m thankful for the support. I’m now mentoring others.
Don't treat someone badly you never know what God has in store for them. Am inspired ✨️ ❤
Wow! Such an inspiration! As a Kenyan in USA, I am proud of you Josephine!
Thank you. This is me Josephine and I’m thankful for the support. I’m now mentoring others.
'In Kenya, this sexual abuse happens...' I confirm this, having been a victim countless times in my childhood. It defined who I am today, 47yrs old and it's still raw. Why? Because we don't have a system where victims are taken care of and most cases go unreported. Sadly, the victim may have to suffer for the rest of their lives.
Thanks, Lynn and Josephine, for this episode
My take home from this is that experiences, both good and bad, make us who we are.❤
So true, it's sad😢
Hugs,
We are many. 😢 am 47 also and l have been through defilement, abuse and only me who knows this but me,after so many years my past experiences come haunting me 😢😢
Hey Becky
I feel you girl
We should figure out a way to beat the effects of this bad past
Hugs❤️ from someone who understands fully what you might be going through
Hugs to all of you hurting . Let the situation not define you. For me sharing about it I’d healing me heal.
She's an inspiration...being positive in a negative situation. May God see everyone through.
Good job Josephine I taught your son mike Sunday school at covenant church pale kwa pastor Paul am happy to hear he’s about to graduate college I moved from Saint Louis to Jefferson city and am happier now.
Oh nice. Thank you for teaching Mile. He has grown to such a gentleman. Maybe some day we will meet
Josphine your helping many by sharing your childhood trauma . Im glad that didn't stop you from rising .
Amen. It was the hardest thing to share
Thanks alot Lynn am learning alot from your videos ,I love your all round videos , a kenyan who lives in Germany when u come back home I will love to farm Dragon fruits and strawberries , I didn't know it can grow in Kenya but from your videos I just find it grows very well.
Hi Lynn, I have just watched this show and heard your guest talk about want to help other children. I would like to invite her to Sierra Leone to speak to the purpils and teachers at my school.
That was a great story by Josephine,she’s my neighbor and a great mentor,keep soaring Jossy,and thanks Lynn for bringing us such inspiring guests 🙏
Thanks Kim for the support. Means a lot to me
Your circumstances should not define your future as narrated by Josephine as her personal testimony. Started from humble beginnings and here she is impacting the world and representing KE in the US so well. Proud of you Josephine. This is also my story. I dared to dream and God fulfilled my heart desires. Thanks for sharing your inspiring story Josephine and Lynn for providing your platform.
Thank you. May the Lord continue to use me
❤❤❤the deputy governor of kiambu is her sister, from such humble beginnings. God is good
Imagine how God works
Thank you. This is me Josephine and I’m thankful for the support. I’m now mentoring others. Indeed God works in mysterious ways
I'm one of kenyan living in America and you have really made us proud ❤
Lynn your work is so great you uplift many people through stories of real people in real life even though we pass through a lot it is not the end of making your life better
Watching from Zimbabwe
Learning a lot about life and it's surprises but if you doing good keep going.
Happy about the training she wants to offer to fellow Kenyans she didn't forget her roots she wants to plough back
Thank you. May the Lord use me for his glory
Lovely episode ❤. Thanks Lynn and our guest. But surely if only rapists would know or think of the trauma they put on their victim... Even to a child they still recall...the subconscious mind...To any woman with unhealead/ emotional wounds God's grace is sufficient.
May God give you grace to overcome this trauma. 😢
Lynn you are such a good presenter…….you let her have a moment when she broke down. God continue blessing you
Lynn helped me open up. It wasn’t planned . I thank God for her. I’m getting an overwhelming amount of support. God works in mysterious ways
Thank you. This is me Josephine and I’m thankful for the support. I’m now mentoring others. Talking about that incident is helping me heal. Imagine I kept it inside for years 🥲
Having been an international student before, I know how hard it is in the US. Congratulations for your successes Josephine, especially in IT where there are many Indians. Thank you for representing us well.
Thank you
Another banger ❤❤❤❤❤,,,,, thanks Lynn for always being there for us,, we're learning so much and getting encouraged as well,,,,your consistency is out of this world meeehn😊😊,,,,
Thank you very much Lynn and Josephine for the story sharing. I am encouraged and wowed by Josephine's journey. She's inspired hope in me and young people in Kenya. Should she commence the programming-teaching venture, I would be interested to participate and also pass on to my community.
Thank you and Continue inspiring hope. We keep moving.
Thank you. I trust God to make a path. I’m so humbled for overwhelming amount of support
I'm here trying to look up who the deputy governor is. God has surely been gracious to you as a family. I like your humbleness. More grace to you!!
Her name is Rosemary Kirika
@Lynn please interview Pius Mithika's grandma. I watchec him on your show, I am reading his memoir now and God bless his grandma. There was also the story of the lady raised by her sister who got married and moved in with 5 of her siblings from day 1. It would be so good to hear from the sister and her husband. Thank you Lynn.
Josephine this is such an inspiring journey. I am a junior software developer doing java Spring boot and I like to see that you can scale on a ladder and pursue what you love in America. This story is great I tap into this greatness and destiny. Lynn happy to see you feature a guest who is in Techspace.
Keep it up. Spring Framework Is part of my daily job
This message is for you Lynn. I have to meet you one day either home (America or Kenya) . Your guests are profound but you keep it so real. I have learnt so much it’s unbelievable. Career wise I think am ok until I learn new lessons from your show. Please keep it up. As for the guest today loved you totally. To be a tech at that level in the Midwest - hongera- your journey is amazing.
Thank you for that amazing feedback
Wow .. beautiful,smart in n out ,extreme intelligent kudos Josephine
And humility with this woman wah
Thank you. This is me Josephine and I’m thankful for the support. I’m now mentoring others.
Keep going Lynn this is great. Thank you Josephine for sharing your story. You touched the most important things.
Asante sana 🙏
That was inspiring Josephine! Very encouraging for those losing hope. I loved your story!
Thank you
Hongera sana sana, you are doing so well. God bless you ❤ I almost cried when you shed tears because of your bad experience of being abused😢 God loves you ❤️ thats all I can say.
As a student here is the US doing my masters in computer science, and a woman...I'm inspired!!!!
Amen. Keep pushing forward. You are in the right path
Glad you are inspired ❤
She’s one of the cool lady and down to earth and God bless you all.LNN you’re the top
Awesome interview. Very inspirational. Take away for me is never give up on dreams, take advantage of opportunities presented to you, trust God thru your journey, have an effective support system in place, and celebrate achievements no matter how small they are.
One lesson i have learnt no matter the situation never send your kids at the relatives house. May God keep us & give us strength to do great for our Babies😍
Thankyou Queen for climbing that ladder💪
Thank you. This is me Josephine and I’m thankful for the support. I’m now mentoring others. You are right. I can’t trust most people with my kids.
Thank you Lynn for always bringing inspirational interviews to us.
I really wish to follow on Josephine’s youth motivations, as I wish to have a young man who needs that.
Very good encouragement message that you're software engineer cause most kenyas went for nursing that carrier has become saturated with kenyans.
Thank you. This is me Josephine and I’m thankful for the support. I’m now mentoring others.. You are right. There are many options
Such a captivating story for us to learn from. Kudos to the determination of this lady .
Baby pumwani we are here Lynn thex for this show,its so encouraging never give up.
Right things take time. But it serves you longer ❤
When God decides to do something for you or through you, no one can stop it! 💯
Thanks dear Lynn for the shows,,, we are inspired and we're always looking forward to getting new episodes,,,, much love and may God bless you dearly
Thank you Wairimu for the encouragement and the resilience.Your vulnerability will change lives.
Amen 🙏
Good morning team LNN
Let us keep trusting the process one day we will get there BY GOD THROUGH FAITH
Amen
Amen and never give up
Wairimu, your mum is a gem.kudos to her for valuing education.
Thank you Josephine for sharing your story as your follower in Facebook I wouldn’t have known much about you.. your background and how far you have come. The grace of God is truly sufficient.
Indeed it is. Thanks for being my friend
Nimekuja mbio the topic is so encouraging killa mtu na nyota yake kweli....
Thank you. This is me Josephine and I’m thankful for the support. I’m now mentoring others.
Congratulations Josephine for your achievements. I am really sorry for what you went through in highschool, I have been there in first year of campus after strike someone tried to get me drunk and later abuse me, luckily I came to very quickly told him off. I know being a quiet girl, you want to keep it to yourself. Your light is so bright, you really inspired me.🎉
these shows, it's a must-have handkerchief! Your shows are relatable and authentic. keep at it Madam Lynn
Thank you🙏🙏
Aa a tech enthusiast....i am proud of her,God is not a man that will hold your destiny,He gives it freely.... Despite all the challenges,God saw them through.
Indeed
Very inspiring. I conclude that Kenyans are a blessed people. They always thrive where God places them.
Thank you. This is me Josephine and I’m thankful for the support. I’m now mentoring others.
KU has online classes. You can complete your degree online. Request the college you do tp during summer & you'll be good to go.
Oh thank you for the tip
You are welcome dear. I just landed here 2 months ago & I'm loving it.
@@mercylugariki5375 that’s nice. Enjoy yourself and take care of yourself. Study hard. There is time for everything.
I’m proud of you Josephine! You’re a person of integrity and great heart. I love your honesty. Keep up and keep on soaring with your confidence.
Thank you so much
Such a powerful story, @lynn, Missouri is ready to receive you
Thank you. This is me Josephine and I’m thankful for the support. I’m now mentoring others.
Wow, what a show Lynn and Josphine. Thanks for mentioning the real things that affect families especially widowhood and things that come with that. Congratulations to your mum having taken care of all of you and making sure you all have education and inspiring greatness in you.
Congratulations 🎊 👏 💐 mdada, Mungu muache aitwe Mungu.
Amen
As long as you are doing the right thing, keep doing🎉🎉
Oh yes
Thank you. This is me Josephine and I’m thankful for the support. I’m now mentoring others. Amen!!
My first home St. Louis :) such an inspiring story. Glad to have Missouri on the map.
Amen
My friend and sister Jossy.lovely lady inside n out
Thank you Joy
Congratulations My Neighbor in Missouri sky is the limit l was so touched when u cried but ur a strong woman n God made a way for u am proud of u .Keep on inspiring Many.
Amen. I trust God to use me for his glory
That man your mum found is my Dear father. Worth speaking what your family Costed us with due respect. You robbed us our Dad, but look where we are now.. God is faithful. We will not score points, as God has fought our battles.
God that was bad may that Man never have peace in his life this was just a daughter to her I'm.all tears God give you grace to heal Gal. Thank you Lynn for this educative programme 🎉🎉❤❤Love you gal
Very important and very motivated about this kind of awesome lady,she is a great role model and monitor that everything is possible working hard and dedicated to achievement 💪👏👏👏
Such a motivating story. Thanks Lynn for hosting Josephine to the show 🙏
Oh Wairimu I pray that you will easily get through this it’s not easy when you’re a young girl and your innocence taken away from you. I’m proud of you for sharing and what a wonderful successful woman you’re .God bless you xo
Thank you so much. I’m so glad something good is coming out of this. I didn’t know I’d share all that but God works in mysterious ways
Just saw this interview today. Aki God is so faithful. How He changes people's circumstances. It's good to see a real example of a Kenyan excelling abroad. I am totally encouraged and to not become a victim to her own circumstances - just inspiring.
God bless you my sister. I listened your interview twice. You're so humble and beautiful too.
Thank you 🙏
Very inspiring 🎉🎉. I like it when you said its your first interview with a tech person 🎉 more to come🎉🎉. Focus, thats my take home. Am not worried about Nothing, God's gonna do it. Thanks you Lynn, more blessings ❤
Oh yes. Keep pushing forward. Not even the sky is the limit
Lynn I do agree with your guest that you inspire many from many countries. I am in Oregon USA from Kenya and I was told about your show by a young lady from Tanzania here in the USA. I appreciate your and all that your guests share with all of us.
The guest today is a true defination of humility.
Thank you 🙏
@@JossyMentorwhat an amazing lady! Such warm yet feisty energy❤
Am with her on the issues to do with girls high schools. I do advocate for mixed high schools. My daughter did her Kcpe this year.Although i know she would make it to national school,am taking her to a mixed day school.
Please consider checking out Nyandarua High School. Its a mixed County-National High school.
They will still get pregnant early...i preffer protecting them. In boarding..and as parent talk to them when entering uni
Great interview. Congratulations 🎊
Thank you Lyn for the beautiful interviews you put together.
Am so sorry madam instead of saying you have not seen your parents you say you have not seen your mum, I would really want to know how you appreciate this man who sacrificed his family for you, did you help your steps God is watching you
I’m outside of Kenya. I eat your food everyday as long as it’s placed on the table Lynn. It’s very nourishing.
Keep going Lynn.when you take your year off I hope you come to Japan.
I almost cried!! The hotel staff asked NO QUESTIONS!!!!!!!!
Thank you Lynn for bringing Josephine to the show and thank you Josephine for sharing your story.
You are welcome. It's something I wasn't sure I'd share. I hope it encourages someone going through challenges
I'm sure it will. My 15 year old got a high scholarship this year and is in St Louis Missouri. I've shared this story because I'm sure it will encourage him
Where is your son in kenya? I didn't known there is high school scholarship. I have a nephew
Who would like to apply
@@mrgoku8500 that’s awesome
Ever ready for the episode,am ready to be inspired, Good morning beautiful lady,Am loving the black 🖤 dressing code 😍 say hi to the whole LNN team.. kudos for the good job always 🎉
Thank you Agnes🙏🙏
@@LynnNgugi anytime my dear,we love you
Ending up discussion I am very excited to encourage me that experiences are there for you to move on focusing on whatever you desire to be. Thanks allot🙏💪👏
Kenya we're exporting our best😢. But it's for their good...
We hope one day to come back. May kenya make a way for us
However i love this kiuks...they dont forget their language even when they come from back from abroad..God help us 😢...tumawe tudogo tudogo pls kama ziko ...nimeenda church.
Asante. Na utuombee 😂
What an uplifting interview. Thank you so much
Thank you. This is me Josephine and I’m thankful for the support. I’m now mentoring others.
Such a inspirational interview...thank you Lynn may God keep you going since i started watching your interviews i can say tomorrow will be bright
This is one of the most inspiring moving beautiful stories. Goodness! These trials and tribulations people go through aki. I am more disappointed with the villagers and pple from home who instead of like being supportive, patient especially to kids who have lost parents, they abuse them and talk ill of them and their future. Saying all manner of hateful slurs. Wueh! But testimony nayo the Universe and all it's abundance, grace and comfort. Shames all of them.
You are right.
Congratulations Wairimu. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 God bless you Lynn, this is great. Looking forward to seeing Wairimu motivate many more young ladies and gentlemen to trust God and push forward towards their goal. Keep it up Ladies!👍
Amen
Your lipstick 💄 @Lynn, is fire.
When God want to bless you, nobody and nothing can stop you. Amen, I claim this powerful declaration. Watching from Namibia. Remain blessed
Amen, amen. I believe that