In my second year, I was given a 2-in-1 room at the SRC hostel. When I arrived, my roommate wasn’t around. I stepped out briefly, and when I returned, I found him—Telvin—sitting quietly on the bed. As I began cleaning, he walked closer with his hands tucked away and said gently, “Hello, please my hands are not useful, so I won’t be able to do much. Please forgive me.”
Without thinking twice, I said, “Bro, don’t worry, I’ll help you.”
But when I stepped outside again, the weight of it hit me. I asked myself, “Can I really stay with someone with a disability for a whole year?” And instantly, something within me replied, “Aren’t you the founder of a foundation? If you truly love people, prove it.”
Some friends would walk in and whisper, “Ei, how do you stay?” Some even mocked him. Yet Telvin became the person I spoke to most freely. Academically, he was brilliant—no doubt at all.
One moment broke my heart. At a chorale fest at church, during grace sharing, he tried to hold the hand of a lady beside him. When she saw his hand, she withdrew. After the prayer, he slipped away and ran back to the hostel. When I understood what had happened, I cried—and I confronted that lady. That moment stayed with me.
When I was hospitalized, Telvin tried to visit me every day before lectures. That was when my brothers, Herbert and Ashmond, stepped in to help him. God bless them. And during my debate contest, he refused to sleep, checking on me and making sure I was prepared. His loyalty was unmatched.
During my campaign, he followed me everywhere with his hands in his pockets. When I asked why, he simply said, “Gyebi, this is how I can thank you.” We cooked together, ate together, studied together. His father’s humor, too, was unforgettable.
Telvin showed me, in the most practical and powerful way, that disability is not inability.
And aside all these, he completed with a Second Class Upper degree in Land Economy a testament to his brilliance and resilience. I’m grateful to God for letting me contribute, even in a small way, to his journey.
Congratulations once again, brother. You truly deserve this and more.
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8th September 2025
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On a four year journey to acquire knowledge,this is how far the Lord has brought me.
Thank you to every one of you who sticked and stayed with me throughout the hard and beautiful times.
Congratulations to myself for achieving this milestone.
May we all flourish together.