In a heartwarming testimony shared on Twitter, a Nigerian woman recounted how her father’s unwavering faith and sacrifice helped her achieve her dreams of studying in America. According to the woman, exactly twenty years ago, she was hopeless and had just failed JAMB after her third trial.
She was sitting on a tattered chair in the small bedroom she shared with her five younger siblings when she decided to go after her dreams of studying in America.
She said; “In the second picture, exactly 14 years ago today, my father who started this journey to ensure his child studied in one of the most renowned universities in the world saw it to the end. I graduated with a degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Florida, a top 5 public university, after four years of studying and interning four times at Fortune 100 companies.” The woman went on to express her belief in God, stating that her testimony is proof that God exists.
“What God cannot do does not exist, and we are walking examples of answered prayers of our parents,” she said. She also called for more recognition of the sacrifices and hard work of Nigerian parents, especially fathers, in ensuring their children’s success. “We don’t talk enough about our Fathers, their dreams for us, their relentless prayers, and undoubted sacrifices,” she said. The woman revealed that her father encouraged her to pick up the SAT forms after he overheard his very rich friend talking to his daughter lovingly on the phone in Maryland, USA. Despite his lack of financial resources, her father paid for her transportation to an SAT preparatory school called MET, where she studied for the SAT and passed with flying colors. “Many of our parents sold everything they had for us, many borrowed money, traveled with the last kobo they had to far places to pull on favors for us. I want us to talk about them, they are worth celebrating. Our parents are legends,” she said. Many social media users have taken to Twitter to express their admiration for the woman’s inspiring story and to share their own experiences of parental sacrifice. One user tweeted, “This is such an inspiring story! It’s a reminder of the lengths our parents will go to ensure our success. We owe them everything”. See below; Exactly twenty years ago, I was hopeless. I had just failed JAMB after my third try. I was sitting on this tattered chair in the small bedroom I shared with my five younger siblings. Here, I decided I was going to go after my dreams of studying in America. #nigeria #usa pic.twitter.com/cJx7NicipZ — Blessing Adesiyan (@blessingdesiyan) May 9, 2023
