Earlier today, Mercy sent a long message across to her fans.
Read message below:
“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 Gd 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 all remand 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."
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HBD Mrs. Johnson-Okojie, many more God's blessing to u and family.
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