Ore Kaffo: The Transformative Difference of Understanding Your Identity as a Child of God

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Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

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🗓️ 9 October 2024

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

When she was just 7 years old, Ore Kaffo was abducted from her foster family—the only family she had ever known—by her birth mother. Having grown up in England, despite being one of just a few Black children in her school, she’d always been very happy. However, when she was taken back to Nigeria where she shared a skin color with most people around her, she didn’t feel that she belonged and this caused her to struggle with her true identity. It wasn’t until she came to understand that she is, first and foremost, a child of God that she became comfortable with exactly who she is. On this week’s episode, Ore shares her remarkable story and her undeniable light.

2:17- White Nanny, Black Child
15:01- Lessons From Foster Father
18:15- Learning From Missionaries and Becoming One
29:00- Reunited
33:07- No Heroes and No Villains
40:50- Identity as Children of God
44:47- What Does It Mean To Be All In the Gospel of Jesus Christ?

“It doesn’t matter if somebody is from Zibwabwe or Tokyo or Pakistan or from America, if we all identify as children of God then we are one people.”

Links:
Ore’s website: https://ore-lou.com/

For UK listeners, here’s a link to “White Nanny Black Child,” the documentary that tells Ore’s story on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/81789241?s=i&trkid=258593161&vlang=en

“White Nanny Black Child” trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDiilPLxs6k&pp=ygUXd2hpdGUgY2hpbGQgYmxhY2sgbmFubnk%3D

Ore on Good Morning Britain: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpZWDzdGoNA&pp=ygUXd2hpdGUgY2hpbGQgYmxhY2sgbmFubnk%3D

Transcript

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0:00.0	Ore Kofo was born in South London to Nigerian parents who had come to England seeking educational opportunities.
0:08.0	As they sought for a better life for their family, Ore became one of 70,000 West African children who were placed unofficially
0:16.8	in the foster care of white British families.
0:20.3	As a result, Kofo was raised for the first seven years of her life by a Scottish father and an English mother.
0:26.5	But that all changed when her birth mother abducted her from her foster family and she was taken back to Nigeria.
0:33.9	On today's episode, Ores shares the unique perspective
0:37.8	this experience combined with her conversion
0:40.4	to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as a young adult have given her.
0:45.0	Ore Kofo is a widow, a mother of two daughters, and a public speaker.
0:51.0	She is the author of a book Not for Six and in
0:54.7	2023 she was part of a documentary titled White Nanny Black Child which is
1:00.1	now available on Netflix in the UK.
1:05.0	This is All In, an LDS Living podcast
1:10.0	where we ask the question,
1:11.0	what does it really mean to be all in the Gospel of Jesus
1:14.5	Christ. I'm Morgan Pearson and I am so honored to have Ore Kofo on the line with me today
1:20.2	Ore welcome. Thank you very much for having me.
1:24.5	Well, this interview's been a long time coming, Orey,
1:27.5	and I am so excited to have the chance to talk with you.
1:32.2	I have revisited your story multiple times the
1:36.4	first time someone sent it to me and said you need to interview this woman. She's
1:42.0	amazing and so I looked you up and read about your
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