Joseph Asuquo

The Rejected White Stone Joseph Asuquo

When Ken Udokah is born, he brings great joy to his paternal grandmother, who sees something special in him. Unfortunately, tragedy soon strikes when Ken's mother rejects him at the tender age of six months old. Left with no other option, his grandmother does her best to raise him for the following five years. However, when she dies and leaves him under the care of his father, it is only the beginning of his troubles. As Ken's journey leads him to a life of poverty, he secures work as a houseboy aged ten where he must endure abuse from his punitive, disciplinarian boss who forces his young domestic workers to begin their labour at the break of dawn before walking to school. Every mistake is sanctioned with a flogging. As Ken embarks on a challenging path through his childhood, he endures struggles, failures, rejections and pain. However, with perseverence, self-belief, an undying determination and God's grace, Ken's hope is ignited and he eventually learns to trust God's plan.