UK Student Joshua Balogun Visits Abuja Orphanage Saving Twins, Offers Support and Hope

• UK student Joshua Balogun visited Vine Heritage Home in Abuja, offering relief items and spending time with children rescued from harmful traditional beliefs
• Balogun shared his sense of duty to help children who could have faced the same fate, playing sports and connecting personally to bring hope and encouragement
• The founder, Pastor Steven Olusola, praised the visit as deeply memorable, noting that support from kind-hearted individuals has helped save and nurture at-risk children

Joshua Oluwadamilola Balogun, a student from the prestigious Charterhouse School in the United Kingdom, has brought smiles and encouragement to the children of Vine Heritage Home, Kuje, Abuja, a shelter known for rescuing twins and other vulnerable children at risk of being killed or abandoned.

During his visit, Balogun, himself a twin, donated relief items and spent time playing football, basketball, and table tennis with the children, reflecting his commitment to connect with them beyond material support.

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Speaking with deep empathy, he noted that his circumstances could easily have been different, had he been born into the communities where harmful cultural beliefs once threatened the lives of twins.

“I know I am very lucky to have the things I have. I am also a twin like a lot of these children here, so I know that I could have ended up just like them,” Balogun said.

“I feel obligated to help, I feel it’s my duty, my responsibility as I have the ability to help.”

Established in 2004, Vine Heritage Home provides refuge not only for twins once targeted by harmful traditions but also for children abandoned due to poverty, family tragedy, or neglect. As of late 2022, the home cared for 175 children, including 22 sets of twins.

Balogun shared that his goal is not just to give, but also to inspire hope and create connections. “If you have the ability to help, you should help,” he said, adding:

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“Thanks to God, He gave me the ability to do the things I can, and I feel like He wants me to help the children… I just want to do that in the best way I can.”

The founder of Vine Heritage Home, Pastor Steven Olusola, welcomed Balogun’s visit, describing it as memorable and uplifting for the children.

“Men and women of goodwill, just as Mr. Balogun is doing today, have been supporting us,” he said.

“It goes a long way to strengthen our hearts to do much more for the children God has given us to care for.”

Pastor Olusola, who sees the mission as a calling rather than a career, recounted the growth of the home over two decades. He spoke proudly of children who once faced death but are now thriving in school, including some who have grown to help manage the home and share its story with visitors.

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“These are children that would have been killed and forgotten,” he reflected.

“But you can see them lively… if we had not been doing what God called us to do, they would have been forgotten.”

Through simple acts of kindness and shared moments of play, Balogun’s visit not only brought practical aid but also a powerful reminder of compassion and shared humanity.

Source: Legit.ng