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Expat’s Wife Dilemma (Part 2)
Her husband left her stranded in a foreign country’s airport — Faith’s comeback story after twenty-nine years.
Asa left his wife, Faith, a mother of four children, stranded in a foreign country airport. Expat’s Wife dilemma.
And, what next?
Read part 1 here.
Asa’s work visa was extended to his wife and mother. Nevertheless, Faith decided to stay in Nigeria with their four children because the contract was for five years. It was the best decision as the children were young, and their extended family at that time lived there.
The family flew to Lagos to see Asa off at the airport. The children were devastated, and Asa’s mother’s last words before he departed were, “Please remember you have a wife and young children here. I believe in you and your character.”
Asa was at most five feet nine, medium build, and quiet. While his wife, Faith, was plump with a rounded nose and brown eyes. They have different family backgrounds.
Faith was from a two-parent home with one sibling, while her husband was from a polygamous home with four stepmothers and fourteen siblings. He was the only child of his mother and was the family's first child and son.
