Mary Slessor was a Scottish missionary who made every effort to stop the killing of twins in West Africa. The killing of twin babies in Nigeria was a 19th-century practice until this great woman in history went to great lengths to stop the unnecessary cultural belief.
I am very interested in this woman's legacy because I am a twin and, secondly, because of her great attributes in person.
The traditional culture in Nigeria then believed that twin babies were evil, and so any woman who gave birth to twin babies would leave the babies in the bush to die; she wouldn't bring the baby home, and she herself would be banished from the community.
Research shows that through the intercession of Mary Slessor, hundreds of twins were saved in Nigeria starting in the year 1885. Now, I wasn't born then, but I recalled how my dad sat my twin brother and myself down and told us this story of killing twin babies and how we may have been abandoned to the bush to die because the culture believes we are evil. All thanks to this great woman who took this challenge upon herself to intervene for Nigerians.
After my university level, I traveled to Calabar; this is a state where Mary Slessor stayed for years while on her mission in Nigeria. One of the days I was in Calabar, my uncle and I drove past Mary Slessor's statue, and he stopped the car and asked me to admire the great woman who, through her intervention, stopped the killing of twin babies in Nigeria. He went further to ask me to imagine how I wouldn't have existed on this earth if not for her intervention. I couldn't stop admiring her courage. A lot of things ran through my mind immediately, and all I said was thank you, Jesus, for saving my life, and thank you, beautiful Mary Slessor. I didn't know hive then, and I would have done well to capture her statue.
This woman was known for protecting the rights and well-being of children and women while in Calabar, Nigeria. Considering the old culture being practiced then, it was obvious she took a risk, but at last,her efforts became a lasting memory to this day. She made every effort to change cultural beliefs about twin babies.
What a greater impact would she have made in my life than saving my precious life ahead of my existence? That aside, her character was worthy of emulation.
Aside from this particular good deed she did, it was also recorded that she was settling disputes among people, encouraging trade, western education, evangelism, etc. After hearing about her good deeds, I was touched by the lengths to which a woman like me went about touching lives.
On this day, I am writing a tribute to this great woman in history, Mary Slessor. You are brave, resilient, kind, and a woman worthy of emulation; your sacrifice and good deeds in our world today and in West Africa will never be forgotten. You have left a good imprint for us to follow. It's had a great impact on me personally. Rest in peace wherever you are, great woman!
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Wow, so you're a twin, I love twins so much oo, thank God for Mary Slessor, if not for her intervention I wouldn't have known an amazing person like you.
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I am glad she was on that mission
She is indeed a great woman in history
Thanks for your warm visit ❤️
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🤔 I have never thought of it, my two favourite people would not be existing? Thank God for Mary slessor.
Hahaha 😂😂
My dear, you have seen the great work of this amazing woman 😊
Thank God my twin brother and I are exiting today
Yes ooo
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i never knew you were twins, She really did a good job in stoping Nigeria then, i wonder why they had that low shallow mindset back in the days to kill new born twins
Yea .the cultural belief then was a bad one .glad she made a difference
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Thank God for intervention of Mary Slessor. A true champion of the people and a savior for Nigerian twins
Indeed ..she is a champion
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Being a twin yourself, I can understand why this lady has made a special impact on your life! Thank you for sharing this with us!
Yes, I love the great work she did. Perhaps I wouldn't have existed if not for her intervation prior to my birth and my twin brother
Marry slessor was considered an Icon during her days, she was one of the greatest foundations for NGO in Nigeria, she is also the bedrock of religious practices in most traditional practicing communities. I learnt of her deeds when I was in primary school
So my beloved Nkem is a twins, the Lord has finally answered my prayers but wait is your twin male or female? B4 I start jubilating 🤓.
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Yes..I am a twin and sorry, he is a guy hahaha 😂😂
Wow .. thanks for the huge addition about this great woman
Thanks for your warm visit
Thank God for the stopping of the killing of twins by Mary Slessor. A true win for Africans as a whole. So wonderful that you chose to remember her this way.🌸
Indeed my dear
Maybe my twin brother and I may have been killed of not for her intervation
Me that has been looking for twins, hahaha. People back then were really funny. A mother just suffer to push out two and they say they must be killed? That's crazy. Kudos to Mary Slessor who stopped that madness. Thanks for bring back memories of her
Imagine that kind of culture
All thanks to this great woman in history
I.love her more
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What a encouraged woman she was! I never heard from this old tradition, so am happy that you shared her story with us.
Sometimes its crazy what people believe, only because everyone believes it.
Thank you for making the world a better place, Mary Slessor ❤️
The tradition was a crazy one. This woman did a great thing by helping to put an end to it. Indeed she made the world to be a better place ❤️
What a wonderful piece you got here, thanks for sharing