FIRST DAY AT SCHOOL FOR THERESA

The year 2025 came with a clear instruction, to enroll a four-year-old child who had never had the opportunity to go to school.

At the time, I didn't know how it would happen. The church was small, with no obvious means of support, but I chose to lean on God.

That same day (Sunday morning) I received the instruction, a young girl walked into church with her two children, a baby boy and a little girl. She had been absent for about three to four months.

After the service, I spoke with the little girl. She was four years old… and had never been to school.

In that moment, I knew, she was the one.

Her name is Theresa.

A beautiful child who had never experienced what it meant to be inside a classroom… Never known the joy of walking to school on a Monday morning… The excitement of playing with other children… Or the life-changing power of learning.

But God had a different plan.

What seemed ordinary became deeply significant, not just for Theresa, but for her family. For her mother, it marked the end of a cycle, as she herself never had the privilege of going to school. Her grandmother was also present to witness this powerful moment, a new beginning for their lineage.

Today, Theresa is thriving as a pupil of LEA Primary School, Jahi, Abuja.

A new chapter has begun.

A new story has been written.

And in all, we return all the glory to God.

Nene Obuba.

Founder, The Father Heart of God Foundation