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Mercy Johnson Okojie turned 29 years today the 28th of August 2013 and
here is a message from the mother of one
to her fans...
Today, I thought of many things I would love to have as birthday gifts and the
many dreams I am still pursuing. In all of
this I'm not losing sight of the fact that if
not for God I might have ended up on the
street like the many kids and young
adults begging for food and some prostituting to make ends meet. If we
know the circumstances that force some
of these people on the street, we would
spare a thought for them. I am where I am today purely by the grace of God and
the grace of people who believed in me
from the word go.
Recently, I was at the Boys Reform Home,
Oregun, Lagos, the discussion I had with
the principal Mr. Kotun and much later with the Special Adviser in charge of
allremand homes in Lagos set me
thinking about the boys and girls on the
street. They have dreams too. Can they
fulfill those dreams on the street? The
answer will likely be no; because I won't be where I am today if I ended up on the
street.
For this reason, Mercy Johnson Foundation
will be doing a lot to get kids off the
street. We are not asking people for
money or donation, I will do all I can with the resources God has given me, and with
the support of my husband to help get
these kids off the street and set them on
the path where they can begin to pursue
their dreams. I want to plead with
people, fans, friends and colleagues to spare a thought for the children on the
street. We can begin by educating people
around us, parents, the children and
people in charge of children (Oga-house
help relationship, teacher-student
relationship, and others) on the need to treat every child like the future of Nigeria
depends on it. And truth be told, our
future will not be all that enjoyable if we
let the scourge of 'street-children' fester.
By then, the rich will begin to cry. I learnt
Lagos State Government has 11 homes where most children picked from the
streets are kept, reformed and reunited
with their families after counseling
.
That is an initiative Mercy Johnson
Foundation will be supporting and beyond that we will be going to different states
to help spread the message-Get kids off
the street, save the future. From
tomorrow, I will begin to replay some of
the lessons I learnt at the boys' reform
home and we all can contribute to getting the kids off the street.
I am grateful to everyone that has sent in
a birthday message, tweet and gifts.
Thank you and God bless you. Mercy Johnson Okojie
here is a message from the mother of one
to her fans...
Today, I thought of many things I would love to have as birthday gifts and the
many dreams I am still pursuing. In all of
this I'm not losing sight of the fact that if
not for God I might have ended up on the
street like the many kids and young
adults begging for food and some prostituting to make ends meet. If we
know the circumstances that force some
of these people on the street, we would
spare a thought for them. I am where I am today purely by the grace of God and
the grace of people who believed in me
from the word go.
Recently, I was at the Boys Reform Home,
Oregun, Lagos, the discussion I had with
the principal Mr. Kotun and much later with the Special Adviser in charge of
allremand homes in Lagos set me
thinking about the boys and girls on the
street. They have dreams too. Can they
fulfill those dreams on the street? The
answer will likely be no; because I won't be where I am today if I ended up on the
street.
For this reason, Mercy Johnson Foundation
will be doing a lot to get kids off the
street. We are not asking people for
money or donation, I will do all I can with the resources God has given me, and with
the support of my husband to help get
these kids off the street and set them on
the path where they can begin to pursue
their dreams. I want to plead with
people, fans, friends and colleagues to spare a thought for the children on the
street. We can begin by educating people
around us, parents, the children and
people in charge of children (Oga-house
help relationship, teacher-student
relationship, and others) on the need to treat every child like the future of Nigeria
depends on it. And truth be told, our
future will not be all that enjoyable if we
let the scourge of 'street-children' fester.
By then, the rich will begin to cry. I learnt
Lagos State Government has 11 homes where most children picked from the
streets are kept, reformed and reunited
with their families after counseling
.
That is an initiative Mercy Johnson
Foundation will be supporting and beyond that we will be going to different states
to help spread the message-Get kids off
the street, save the future. From
tomorrow, I will begin to replay some of
the lessons I learnt at the boys' reform
home and we all can contribute to getting the kids off the street.
I am grateful to everyone that has sent in
a birthday message, tweet and gifts.
Thank you and God bless you. Mercy Johnson Okojie
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