Meet Sele

In Nigeria, Christmas for 13-year-old Sele can be a tough time. “Sele never knew his dad, Solomon,” explains Cecilia, Sele’s mum. He was tragically killed when militants stormed their town to attack Christians. Sele was two years old.

Cecilia has managed to carry on her husband’s farming business with the help of Sele and his siblings.

For some children in Nigeria, the field surrounding their house is as far as their future will go, simply because there’s no extra money for school. But thanks to your support, Sele can go to a school where he can study and dream of making an impact on people’s lives. He wants to be a doctor.

“My best thing about Christmas is the dramas we watch in church and the songs we sing, and how they share Christmas gifts,” he says. Last year, you added joy to Sele’s celebrations by giving him new clothes and an illustrated Bible. “The joy and surprise he displayed was priceless,” shares an Open Doors local partner.