''Diamond in the dirt"-If 'Olajumoke the breadseller' doesn't inspire you,nothing will....

So I've been in awe of this amazing and inspiring story of Olajumoke the bread seller ..I guess you are too.. The amazing power of GRACE ..Olajumoke Orisaguna stumbled on a photo-shoot set of famed photographer,TY Bello and rap star, Tinie Tempah,and the rest they say is history!

About two weeks ago,TY Bello was shooting Tinie somewhere on the streets of Yaba,Lagos, when Jumoke,a 27-year old mother of two,accidentally walked into the shot.Ty Bello was going through her shots and noticed Jumoke in her shots.She looked so gracious like a model.Infact,people had no idea  she wasn't a professional model paid to pose the part.

Fast forward to a few days later,Ty Bello,sent her team to ask around that area for Jumoke, they found her and after a makeover,Jumoke is indeed on her way to stardom. Thisday style has her on the cover..

In the comment section  in relation to this story a lady wrote that, she will stop trying too hard or working too hard and instead pray for Grace to come her way .She also said what will be will be.No need stressing,working hard to succeed because God's grace is all one needs..

I don't agree! If Jumoke had sat down in her house, whining over having two kids,no education or money,she wouldn't have stumbled on that shoot.She was found because she put in work,put herself in that situation where grace found her...You have to put yourself in that position where opportunity meets you.Still we can't forget to give ultimate credit to God almighty..

TY Bello too is just an angel sent to this girl.Pray for your own angel in human form.We all have them..
I am so inspired by this story and it brings tears to my eyes..There is dignity in labour.Keep doing you and favour will find you..Andoh,you don't have to carry bread on your head like Jumoke, stumbling intentionally into photoshoots..lol.

 

OLAJUMOKE ORISAGUNA : GRACE. (PART 2)' Aso kan na ni mo wo kiri Lana '.. Jumoke the 'model' the Internet had been searching for speaks almost no English. She explained how she had worn the exact outfit in our photograph the day before and someone showed her her own photograph on his phone from face book. A mallam led her to my studio that morning .
She narrated her journey to lagos ...A hair stylist from Ire in Osun state but not making enough profit between she and her husband , a sliding door installer in from same village ,to care for their two young children .
At the invitation of a distant relative who knew someone operating a bakery , she relocated lagos with her 14 month old daughter to give bread hawking a try , leaving her husband and older 5 year old behind .
As I listened to her I wandered if the beauty I had seen on my screen as I edited my image was a fluke ..well until she smiled ., I realized that I was wrong ., I had in fact ,underestimated the beauty of this 27 year old woman. As always ., it was her eyes and of course her perfectly chiseled features that jumped out at you when she chuckled .This lady belonged in front of my camera .After a conversation with her husband telling him the story of our meeting I decided I was going to photograph her that very afternoon..Within an hour ..Bimpe Onakoya , one of Nigeria's leading makeup artist and Zubby one of my favourite hairstylist were at my studio to work magic. They had both followed the story online and were more than happy to put in their very best for her.
Olajumoke .., with curly extensions out ,revealed a short natural Afro that beautifully hugged her face.@Bimpeonakoya also had decided to keep the make up minimal... She stepped in front of my camera and I almost couldn't recognize her . She moved different too.Jumoke looked straight into my lens emoting like she had done this all her life .... I knew we had found a star

So I found her ...our beauty from the @tiniegram shoot and boy have I got a fantastic story to share with you all. Right here is an amazing 27yr old mother of two , Jumoke Sunday with an incredible life story .I called on three amazing artists @bimpeonakoya for beautiful makeup .. @zubbydefinition for hair and @emaedosio to make a short documentary about her .. Every one gave a yes !on the spot . They were all at the studio within an hour and we had the most amazing shoot with her. I've also spoken to a few people about the best way to help move her forward and reunite her with her family . ... The process has already begone and I'll figure out the best way to have anyone who wants to be part of the journey .Meeting and photographing her has inspired us all and we can't wait for the good that will come to her from all of this to unfold . She doesn't speak English well but here ,she was explaining how she found us . I had sent an assistant , as many of you advised ,to leave a message with the people in the area where we photographed her... So here she is .. #Olajumoke #tybellophotography #findingjumoke #thebeginning

A video posted by TY Bello (@tybello) on Feb 3, 2016 at 7:00am PST