{"id":3137325,"date":"2026-05-01T00:20:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T04:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.friendsjournal.org\/filemona-f-indire\/"},"modified":"2026-05-07T17:13:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-07T21:13:08","slug":"filemona-f-indire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.friendsjournal.org\/es\/filemona-f-indire\/","title":{"rendered":"Filemona F. Indire"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Indire<\/strong>\u2014<em>Filemona F. Indire<\/em>, 95 a\u00f1os, el 13 de marzo de 2025, en Nairobi, Kenia. Filemona naci\u00f3 el 3 de marzo de 1930, de Levi e Irene Fundi, en la aldea de Vigina, condado de Vihiga, Kenia. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Filemona y su encantadora esposa, Abigail K. Indire, fueron cu\u00e1queros miembros de pleno derecho desde 1949 y 1947, respectivamente. Sus siete hijos se hicieron cu\u00e1queros miembros de pleno derecho. Ambos fueron miembros activos del liderazgo de la Iglesia de Los Amigos en Kenia durante casi 70 a\u00f1os. Filemona fue profesor jubilado de educaci\u00f3n (el primer profesor africano de educaci\u00f3n en Kenia) y tambi\u00e9n form\u00f3 parte del liderazgo de la iglesia cu\u00e1quera de 1957 a 2015 en diversos cargos, entre ellos presidente de la junta permanente de la entonces conocida como Junta Anual de Los Amigos de \u00c1frica Oriental (Sur) (EAYMF South), y en los comit\u00e9s de Nominaciones y de Personal. Fue un cu\u00e1quero firme durante toda su vida; fund\u00f3 el Friends International Centre en Nairobi (1966); fue miembro fundador de Friends College Kaimosi; y ocup\u00f3 varios cargos de alto nivel en la iglesia a lo largo de su vida, entre ellos el de primer presidente del Friends World Committee for Consultation en \u00c1frica, puesto que desempe\u00f1\u00f3 durante muchos a\u00f1os.    <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Entre sus muchos otros logros significativos se incluyen haber sido el primer subdirector africano de Friends Kamusinga High School, condado de Bungoma (1957); uno de los primeros becarios africanos Fulbright en Estados Unidos (1959\u20131962); el primer director provincial africano de educaci\u00f3n en la entonces provincia de Nyanza (1962); y el primer embajador adjunto en la Uni\u00f3n Sovi\u00e9tica (1964\u20131965). Fue el primer decano de la facultad de educaci\u00f3n (1970); el segundo presidente de la Association for Teacher Education in Africa (1975\u20131976); y el secretario de la Comisi\u00f3n original para la Educaci\u00f3n Superior, donde presidi\u00f3 varios comit\u00e9s y fue responsable de las cartas fundacionales de numerosos colegios y universidades del pa\u00eds, incluida la creaci\u00f3n de la Universidad de Moi como la segunda universidad de Kenia (1981\u20131989). Tambi\u00e9n fue diputado nombrado (1983\u20131988).  <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Filemona fue un apasionado historiador cu\u00e1quero y document\u00f3 la llegada y el trabajo de los misioneros cu\u00e1queros en Kenia desde principios del siglo XX. Su familia valoraba mucho el trabajo que hab\u00edan realizado los misioneros cu\u00e1queros y cre\u00eda que Dios hab\u00eda enviado a estos misioneros cu\u00e1queros para ayudar a los africanos en Kenia. Fue una experiencia incre\u00edble aprender a leer y escribir, especialmente para los ni\u00f1os nacidos entre las d\u00e9cadas de 1900 y 1940. Muchos de los que aprendieron a leer y escribir se convirtieron en l\u00edderes de la iglesia. Quienes, como \u00e9l, fueron al Makerere College en Uganda, que en aquella \u00e9poca era muy prestigioso y muy respetado, se convirtieron en \u201cl\u00e1mparas\u201d puestas sobre la mesa para que todos las vieran. Actuaban como \u201csecretarios\u201d en las bodas de la iglesia y cantaban en Navidad y en otros eventos especiales. Esto inspir\u00f3 a quienes estaban en la escuela a esforzarse y alcanzar el mismo nivel.      <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Los valores cu\u00e1queros cristianos han sido la fuerza que ha impulsado su \u00e9xito en la vida como hombre de familia, educador, investigador, historiador, pol\u00edtico, empresario y mentor de muchos. Filemona cre\u00eda en el poder de la palabra de Dios y en Sus ense\u00f1anzas a trav\u00e9s de los principios cu\u00e1queros. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A Filemona le precedi\u00f3 en la muerte su hija mayor, Jayne Musimbi, en 2020; y despu\u00e9s falleci\u00f3 su amada esposa de 70 a\u00f1os, Abigail Indire, el 30 de abril de 2025. Eran inseparables, as\u00ed que era natural que uno no pudiera vivir sin el otro. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Le sobreviven seis hijos: Bernard Lavusa Indire (Nifredah), Joseph Nabwani Indire, Patricia Indire Pondeca (Manuel), David Mahasi Indire (Jael), Nancy Indire y Clara Indire; once nietos; y cinco bisnietos.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Indire\u2014Filemona F. Indire, 95 a\u00f1os, el 13 de marzo de 2025, en Nairobi, Kenia. 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