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Teenager writes with his mouth
16 Jan 2012 at 17:31hrs | Views
"MY HEART IS INDITING a good matter. I speak of the things which I have made touching the king. My tongue is the pen of a ready writer." This Biblical psalm best describes the plight of 16-year-old Tobias Nhau from St John's School in Matarutse.
The 16-year-old was born with no arms and warped legs which have seen him being confined in a wheel chair since he can remember.
This has not stopped the young lad from emerging out of his woes and becoming a jewel in the crown.
Tobias uses his mouth to write as he does not have arms.
"He has the most beautiful handwriting in the school and he is very bright. His disability has not stopped him from doing anything," Tobias' teacher Mr Matemasango said.
To prove this Tobias, was given a book in which he wrote Welcome to St John's School Amai Mujuru.
The clearly marked page touched the Vice President Mai Joice Mujuru as she watched the boy as he in scripted the words for her.
After he had finished he pushed the book to the Vice President who read it out loud and wrote "Thank you Tobias Nhau. May God bless you, your family and school."
"This is yours, keep it safe so that you will always remember what I wrote down for you," Mai Mujuru said.
Tobias was thrilled by the gesture made by the fifth most powerful woman in Africa.
"I live with my aunt and I have never met my father. He left for South Africa when I was still a little baby and my mother followed him, leaving me in the presence of my her sister who has taken care of me ever since," Tobias said.
Tobias does not have to make frantic efforts to move around the school as he is wheeled by almost everyone, they just love the boy!
The school has also made some ramps to make sure that Tobias does not have problems moving around.
Amai Mujuru who was attending the cloaking of Chief Nherera at the school was taken into the class of children with special needs.
"When we started this class it had very few students but the numbers started increasing tremendously. We know that this year the numbers will also increase. I have students with special needs. Some cannot hear, some are mute, some are in wheel chairs but we are family and community that is full of love. They do not feel any different and neither are they treated any differently," Matemasango added.
Tobias is cheerful; and does not feel any different from anyone. The love he receives from the children at the school and in the community he lives in has kept him focused.
"I want to be a medical doctor when I grow up. I know I can do it. I am just hoping to get a place for my secondary education and complete school," Tobias added.
As the cloaking ceremony was coming to an end, Tobias and his friends sang melodiously and Mai Mujuru was so touched that she got down from the podium where she was and gave him US$500.
The 16-year-old was born with no arms and warped legs which have seen him being confined in a wheel chair since he can remember.
This has not stopped the young lad from emerging out of his woes and becoming a jewel in the crown.
Tobias uses his mouth to write as he does not have arms.
"He has the most beautiful handwriting in the school and he is very bright. His disability has not stopped him from doing anything," Tobias' teacher Mr Matemasango said.
To prove this Tobias, was given a book in which he wrote Welcome to St John's School Amai Mujuru.
The clearly marked page touched the Vice President Mai Joice Mujuru as she watched the boy as he in scripted the words for her.
After he had finished he pushed the book to the Vice President who read it out loud and wrote "Thank you Tobias Nhau. May God bless you, your family and school."
"This is yours, keep it safe so that you will always remember what I wrote down for you," Mai Mujuru said.
Tobias was thrilled by the gesture made by the fifth most powerful woman in Africa.
"I live with my aunt and I have never met my father. He left for South Africa when I was still a little baby and my mother followed him, leaving me in the presence of my her sister who has taken care of me ever since," Tobias said.
Tobias does not have to make frantic efforts to move around the school as he is wheeled by almost everyone, they just love the boy!
The school has also made some ramps to make sure that Tobias does not have problems moving around.
Amai Mujuru who was attending the cloaking of Chief Nherera at the school was taken into the class of children with special needs.
"When we started this class it had very few students but the numbers started increasing tremendously. We know that this year the numbers will also increase. I have students with special needs. Some cannot hear, some are mute, some are in wheel chairs but we are family and community that is full of love. They do not feel any different and neither are they treated any differently," Matemasango added.
Tobias is cheerful; and does not feel any different from anyone. The love he receives from the children at the school and in the community he lives in has kept him focused.
"I want to be a medical doctor when I grow up. I know I can do it. I am just hoping to get a place for my secondary education and complete school," Tobias added.
As the cloaking ceremony was coming to an end, Tobias and his friends sang melodiously and Mai Mujuru was so touched that she got down from the podium where she was and gave him US$500.
Source - Hmetro
