Christian Family Who Fled Boko Haram Pulled Out of Poverty By 8-Year-Old Chess Champion Son
逃离博科圣地的基督徒家庭被8岁的国际象棋冠军儿子从贫困中解救了出来
A young homeless boy who emigrated to the United States from Nigeria has been lifted out of poverty through the most unlikely of hobbies: chess. Fearing that, as a Christian family, they would become victims of Boko Haram militants, Tanitoluwa Adewumi and his family fled the West African nation in 2017, attaining asylum in New York City. Becoming residents of a local homeless shelter, Adewumi began to teach himself chess as a way of passing the time. After a little while, the extremely bright young man began to excel at the game.
一个从尼日利亚移民到美国的无家可归的小男孩通过最不可能的爱好——国际象棋——摆脱了贫困。塔尼托鲁瓦·阿德威米(Tanitoluwa Adewumi)和他的家人担心，作为一个基督徒家庭，他们会成为博科圣地激进分子的迫害对象。2017年，他们逃离了这个西非国家，在纽约市获得了庇护。在成为当地一家无家可归者收容所的居民后，阿德威米开始自学下棋来打发时间。过了不久，这位聪明非凡的年轻人开始在这项运动中脱颖而出。
In just a little more than a year after first learning the game, Adewumi managed to secure first place at the 52nd New York State Scholastic Championships tournament for kindergarten to third-grade players. An astonishing feat for a little man who has been through so much — but that is not where this story ends. Adewumi and his family still remained holed up in New York’s homeless shelters, which is no place for such a young boy.
在第一次学习这项运动一年多一点的时间后，阿德威米在第52届纽约州学术锦标赛学前班至三年级学生选手中获得第一名。对于一个经历了如此之多的小男孩来说，这是一个惊人的壮举，但这并不是故事的结局。阿德威米和他的家人仍然躲藏在纽约的无家可归者收容所，那里的环境并不适合这样一个小男孩。
The Adewumi family
阿德威米一家
Incredibly, that’s when the public stepped in to offer a helping hand. From the press coverage Adewumi received as a result of his chess playing successes, a Go Fund Me campaign was set up and quickly began to gather steam. In just ten days, some $246,000 was raised for Adewumi and his brave family.
令人难以置信的是，就在那时，公众开始伸出了援助之手。从阿德威米因下棋成功而得到的媒体报道来看，一个“请资助我”（GoFundMe）的活动开始了，并迅速集聚力量，仅仅10天，就为阿德威米和他勇敢的家人筹集了约24.6万美元。
“To whom much is given, much is required,” wrote Tanitoluwa’s dad, Kayode Adewumi, in an update on the page, noting that all the family’s needs had “been met.” They now had a house, legal assistance, jobs and living costs.
塔尼托鲁瓦的父亲卡约德·阿德威米（Kayode Adewumi）在主页的更新中写道:“凡有的，还要加给他，叫他有余（圣经马太福音13：12）。”他指出，他们家庭的所有需求都“得到了满足。”他们现在有了房子、法律救助、工作和生活费。
“So we take our blessings and give them back to God and to the World,” he said.
他说:“所以我们接受我们的祝福，并把它们回馈给上帝和世界。”
GIVING BACK TO THE CHURCH
回馈教会
Despite going through so much, the Adewumi has kept their faith alive. Of the money raised, they vowed to sow ten percent back into their local church, which has been instrumental in helping them find their feet. As for the rest of the money, Kayode said that they will be using it for the benefit of other African immigrants who are having trouble settling into life in the United States.
尽管经历了这么多的苦难，阿德威米一家仍然持守着他们的信仰。他们许诺要把为他们筹集到的10%的资金投入到当地的教会，而教会一直在帮助他们站稳脚跟。至于剩下的钱，卡约德说，他们将把这笔钱用于帮助其他在适应美国生活方面遇到困难的非洲移民。
The funds will be distributed through their newly formed organization, the Tanitoluwa Adewumi. We want to “share the generosity of others to those in need,” the family noted on their GoFundMe page.
这些资金将通过他们新成立的组织Tanitoluwa Adewumi分发。这家人在他们的GoFundMe主页上写道：“我们想要向那些需要帮助的人分享他人的慷慨。”
“Anybody who is coming from Africa who is in the position we were in,” Adewumi explained. “We will help them.”
阿德威米（父亲）说：“任何从非洲来的人只要处于我们过去的处境，我们都会帮助他们的。”
“I have a home!” Tani shouted upon arriving at the family’s new residence, according to The New York Times. “I have a home!”
“我有个家了!”据《纽约时报》报道，塔尼一到他们家的新家就大喊道：“我有个家了!”
“The U.S. is a dream country,” Kayode declared. “Thank God I live in the greatest city in the world, which is New York, New York.”
卡约德称：“美国是一个梦想中的国家。感谢上帝，我住在世界上最伟大的城市，那就是纽约、纽约。”
God bless this wonderful family!
愿上帝祝福这个美好的家庭！
The End
翻译：Jenny  排版：Rebecca Wei 校对：Snow
有声|杂志
学习|英文
JesusChrist|伴你成长
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