From petty thief to evangelist
Wednesday, August 08, 2012
The orphaned Ntshekisang related that after he completed Form Five at Kagiso Secondary School in Ramotswa in 2007, he couldn't proceed with further education. The school would not release his certificates, as he owed almost P1,000 in lost books.
He narrated that his family and relatives abused and starved him, which later made him turn to petty theft, smoking and later became a drunkard.
As luck would have it, a neighbour suggested that he sees social workers who helped pay for the lost books and got him a place at a brigade. "I started to feel like a human being again," he recalled as he shouted 'Alleluja!'
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