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Every
child comes into the world with a message that God has not yet given up
on mankind.
The
beginning of the message came under the star of Libra weighing eight pounds.
Blessed with English and African names – Odessa
Abenaa Phillips.
I
was cherished and loved by my family who told me I was beautiful and spoke
of the joy that I brought to them.
My
family originated from the country area and that’s where I was brought
up. As a child living in the rural area in a little
village called Vergenoegen was a lot of fun for me. On weekends my older
cousins and I would go swimming in a huge black water trench
. I also remember climbing
trees and plunging into the smooth surface of the water where I would
swim for hours until I was wrinkled.
I
liked buying “flutie” on the way to school or church as the red colouring would
stain my lips and I could pretend that I was wearing lipstick. I also
enjoyed games like hopscotch and Chinese skipping.
At Church I was always fond of learning the Beatitudes – Blessed
are the peacemakers!
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