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Wesley Impact! Home for Christmas
Home for
Christmas
Jemimah can’t wait for Christmas morning. To see that joy
on Arthur’s face as he runs towards the presents under the
Christmas tree. This is the first Christmas Jemimah and son,
Arthur will spend together as a family in their own home.
While no longer part of Arthur’s life,
“I’m just so excited to sit by Jemimah struggled with self-doubt.
Jemimah
still hopes that one day
At
first
she
found
identity
in
her
the Christmas tree, just
relationship with Arthur’s father. “I think Arthur and his father can be reconciled
him and I, watching a
and even spend Christmas together.
Christmas movie and making he fulfilled all of those insecurities for
most of the time,” she reflects.
Jemimah now faced the challenge of
those little traditions
raising Arthur alone. But little did she
Then
the
unexpected
happened.
together,” says Jemimah.
It’s been a year of firsts for Jemimah
and Arthur: a new home, new study
opportunities and new memories as
a family.
At just 20, this young mum says her
almost two-year-old son is the light of
her life. “I love having a little sidekick,”
giggles Jemimah. “We just get each
other,” she continues. “It’s beautiful. I
can’t even put words to it.”
Life however didn’t always shine this
bright for Jemimah. As a teenager,
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Jemimah became pregnant. While
she always planned to have a family,
it began much earlier than intended.
“I’m thankful that I’ve had my son. If I
could have waited a few more years,
I would have. But I would not take
anything back,” she says.
But again, the unexpected happened.
Jemimah will never forget that
moment when Arthur’s father
threatened her life while she held
Arthur tightly in her arms.
know God had their lives in His hands
and was moving behind the scenes,
working for their good. It’s something
that she sees so clearly now.
Six months after Arthur was born,
Jemimah received a call from Wesley
ParentsNext—a program which helps
parents achieve their education and
employment goals. Unaware of the
program, Jemimah had no idea of
the amount of support she was about
to receive.