Emmanuel in 2007 shortly after arriving at TOAThe first thing that caught our attention when Emmanuel came to live at Treasures of Africa Children’s Home was his stunning smile. Yet hidden behind that beautiful smile, was a lot of heartache.
Emmanuel was eleven years old when he was brought to Treasures of Africa. He had been living in a rural village with his mother and siblings. His father had died when he was very young. His mother was quite ill, though it is unknown if she was even aware of the serious nature of her own medical condition.
One day, Emmanuel’s mother decided to take Emmanuel’s four-year-old brother, Antoni, to the hospital. He was very sick from several maladies including intestinal worms, TB and a serious condition he inherited from his mother at birth. They boarded a bus to travel to the town of Moshi. It was a trip from which she would never return, and it was the last day Emmanuel saw his mother alive.
