Read heart-touching stories and see more pictures below as shared by Oro International Youth Forum over their encounter with a physically challenged student, during Educational Enlightenment Campaign of the group......
He is a physically challenge student of St. Vincent Sec. Sch Otioro, but he clearly sees the future beyond his predicament.
At the close of the event( EDUCATIONAL ENLIGHTENMENT CAMPAIGN BEING
EMBARK UPON BY THE ORO INTERNATIONAL YOUTH FORUM ORIYF) when students
were busy dispersing to their different classes, he held my hand, and
as i turn, i behold a young man full with energy, and in his eyes, I
saw in him a great determination to excel on life.
He can't walk, neither can he stand, but he is only being supported to school by his fellow kind hearted students.
He said to me, President, God will bless you and your members for coming to open our eyes to see the FUTURE.
I was unable to respond because the place wasn't comfortable, but requested that the friends roll him outside so we can talk at length.
My five minute conversation with this physically challenge, but brilliant student of St. Vincent Collage left me in awe through out that day.
His words 'I am an orphan, from this village, going to school is not easy for me because of the challenges am currently having with my wheel chair.
Sometime, my friends do carry me on their back to school, no body to support me at home and and in my academics, but I have vowed to go to school so I can become something in the future.
Has he was talking, tears drips from my eyes, but I pretend and held his hands firmly assuring him that he will surely succeed in life.
I gave him my cell number and promise to come back to see him soon.
And just yesterday, he called to thank me again for the little assistance we rendered to him that day, and am sure he will be most grateful to any person or group of persons that can come to his aid especially at this most critical time when his only legs and arms(wheel chair) is in a bad state.
On Friday 16/3/17,we shall be paying him a special visit to assist him in our own possible way, get to know where he resides, and also to know more about his family.
So am using this medium to call on good spirited individuals, corporate organizations NGOs to assist and join us in giving hope to this brilliant student with a great future.
GOD BLESS ORO.
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