Levi Ohanenye, a 25-year-old, surprised his 57-year-old mother, Genny Ohanenye, by paying off her mortgage on Christmas morning. The heartwarming gesture, captured on video and shared on Instagram, has gone viral.
It's Christmas morning, and everyone in the Ohanenye family is cuddled up in their pajamas, with gifts and wrapping paper strewn about. Levi Ohanenye has one last gift for his mom, and it's about to be the greatest gift of all. Levi, 25, approaches his mom, Genny Ohanenye, 57, and hands her a folded piece of white paper. 'Merry Christmas , thank you for all your sacrifices over these last 25 years and specifically 22 years,' he tells his mom, while recording her reaction with his phone.
Genny, an educator in Rex, Georgia, unfolds the white piece of paper, immediately gasping, all words caught in her throat, as she re-reads the page. When she finally finds her voice, she says “Oh my Lord, to God be the glory.” She then thanks her son, telling him “You know you ain’t have to do this,” before repeating “My house paid for. My house paid for. My house paid for.” Because that’s exactly what Levi did. He paid off his mother’s mortgage. The video, posted on Instagram, has gone viral with over 330,000 likes. Levi tells TODAY.com that Genny worked extremely hard and sacrificed lots so her kids could have a better life, including moving to a larger house with a more expensive mortgage so he and his brother, Isaiah, could have separate bedrooms. 'If she would have stayed in her original house, the house would have been paid for probably five or six years ago and the mortgage on it was much less than the mortgage is on this house,' Levi explains. 'And her mortgage literally doubled when we moved over here.' 'I was in shock,' Genny says of her reaction. 'And then after coming out of shock ... my second initial reaction was to God be the glory, because nothing is done without God,” she says. “So, God was the one that orchestrated Levi’s talents.” “I don’t think I’ll ever be able to pay her back for all her sacrifices fully,” Levi says. “But it definitely made me feel good to be able to pay that mortgage of
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