apa naamai vako” meaning “Our father wasted his night with your mother when you were conceived”, “Cheguma” meaning “Big-headed forehead” which was a way of body shaming directed at Richard’s forehead. Richard explained to me (with tears flowing down his face) how these stories of childhood abuse and molestation greatly impacted on his emotional wellbeing and performance at school and how they almost resulted in him contemplating suicide.
How Richard overcame life’s struggles…
Even though Richard was not born in a Christian but deep down within him, he had this consciousness that there was a power that was greater than himself. Richard believes one reason he was able to overcome
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