Mabel and Bethel were born to Christian parents in a remote Nigerian village where twins were considered a curse, and witch doctors rule. How could they escape this primitive and horrible ritual? See how you gave them a way out!
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Reporter: MAYBELLE AND
BETHEL ARE HAPPY TWINS.
THEIR PARENTS ARE CHRISTIAN,
BUT IN THIS REMOTE PART OF
NIGERIA, SUPERSTITION SAYS
THAT TWINS ARE A CURSE.
WHEN OUR TWINS WERE BORN,
I LOVED THEM IMMEDIATELY,
AND MY WIFE LOVED THEM,
TOO.
BUT WE KNEW IF WE KEPT THEM,
THEY WOULD BE KILLED.
Reporter: USUALLY WHEN
TWINS ARE BORN, THEY'RE LEFT
IN A BACK ROOM OF A COMPOUND
LIKE THIS TO STARVE TO
DEATH.
THIF THE PARENTS DECIDE
THEY WANT TO RAISE THEM, AT
SOME POINT WHEN THE FATHER
IS AWAY AT WORK, TRIBAL
MEMBERS WILL USE MASKS TO
SCARE THE MOTHER OFF, AND
THEY'LL USE POISON TO SLOWLY
KILL THEM.
WHEN I HEARD ABOUT THAT,
I DIDN'T KNOW HOW I WOULD
GET THE MONEY TO PAY FOR MY
GIRLS TO BE RAISED THERE.
AND THEN THEY RESCUED MY
DAUGHTERS FOR FREE.
THAT TOUCHED ME IN A WAY I
CANNOT EXPLAIN.
Reporter: THE HOME IS
RUN BY GLORY AND HER
HUSBAND, AND TOGETHER THEY
HAVE TAKEN IN 60 CHILDREN.
I CAN SEE DOCTORS AMONG
THEM, I CAN SEE LAWYERS, I
CAN SEE THEM PASTORS, AND I
CAN SEE THEM GOING BACK TO
THEIR VILLAGES TO RESCUE THE
CHILDREN.
Reporter: THE GIRLS ARE
JUST HAPPY TO HAVE BEDS AND
A HOME TO CALL THEIR OWN.
LIVING HERE, THEY HAVE A
CHANCE AT A GOOD FUTURE.
AND THEY STILL SPEND TIME
WITH THEIR PARENTS.
WHEN I SEE MY TWINS, MY
HEART ABSOLUTELY MELTS.
AT THAT HOME, THEY ARE
HEALTHY AND WELL-CARED FOR.
THAT MAKES ME VERY HAPPY.
THANK YOU.