13/01/2026
NOW A GRANDMA I HAVE NEVER MET HAS PRAYED FOR ME — please say AMEN with me 🙏
Some time ago, I shared how Mrs. Kate reached out to me to enroll her children in my Igbo Language classes. Her goal was never just lessons; she wanted her children to build a real connection to their roots.
What happened afterward truly surprised me.
Just a few days into the classes, her children began talking enthusiastically about what they were learning.
Then the call came.
Grandma called from Nigeria.
She sensed that something had changed.
Mrs. Kate later told me that grandma said,
“Ha ka na-echeta asụsụ anyị… I thought they had forgotten our language.”
In that moment, distance disappeared.
Generations were reconnected—through language.
Never underestimate grandmas.
She immediately began praying for her grandchildren.
And she prayed for me too.
A grandmother I have never met,
whose grandchildren I teach only through a screen,
lifted me up in prayers.
Preparing meaningful learning experiences for children takes time, effort, and mental energy—but moments like this remind me that it is completely worth it. I feel deeply blessed.
This work is about identity.
It is about roots.
It is about helping children understand where they come from.
This is the heart of what I do.
To every parent in the diaspora still asking if teaching your child their mother tongue truly matters—
it does.
Let us not allow our languages to fade with us.
Let us pass them on with pride, purpose, and love.
Thank you, Grandma, for your prayers.
Amen. Amen. Amen. 08033372854