Chimezie, 20, was born blind. Soon after he was born, Chimezie’s poor widowed mother looked at his eyes and was shocked to find that his eyes didn’t form well. Chimezie likes music, and is confident that his physical blindness will not prevent him from pursuing his dream to become a successful musician.
“Do not cast me aside in my old age; as my strength fails, do not forsake me” (Psalm 71 :9) Last summer, during my vacation in Nigeria, I met Okeke. This elderly man in the village lived by himself in a ramshackle cottage, which was in such a poor condition that one would fear that […]
We have been called to be their eyes, their companion, their friend, their comfort and their hope. In 1999, Martin L. Ibeh, was training to become a teacher in Southern part of Nigeria. One morning, while on the way to school, Martin ran into a seven year old boy called Lewechi; he was born blind. […]