THE BIG KIDS’ FILE: EMMA THOMPSON CELEBRATES SON’S GRADUATION
Actress Emma Thompson beamed with pride as she stood next to her son who now holds a degree in Politics. Tindyebwa,22, who says that he has been from “hell to heaven” ,smiled proudly as he stood next to the people that he now calls his parents.
Tindyebwa Agaba was a child soldier when he was informally adopted by Emma and her boyfriend Greg wise in 2003. At that time, Tindyebwa was a young refugee fleeing genocide in Rwanda.
“He’s such a lovely, enchanting boy so I said, ‘Come and spend Christmas with us’. And he came for half the day. Slowly, he became a sort of permanent fixture,” Thompson said of their first meeting.
After learning to speak English in those few years, Tindyebwa received his GCSEs and A-Levels before going off to college at Exeter University. Tindyebwa studied politics at the University and hopes to be a lawyer one day.
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Congrats to him. He has come a long way.
Congratulations for him!
He has worked very hard for this & thanks to Emma & Greg for doing all they did for him. I adore Emma; she’s so down to earth. 
Truly a BLESSING!
*wipes tears 4m eyes
im so happy 4 them congrats 2 both
His teeth are so beautiful!
This was such a moving story…if only our US children would appreciate how easy they have it. This is an opportunity available to all of them, if they would only take advantage of it.
I saw this on another site, and am glad you picked this story up, too! Such a heart-warming story. I love Emma - and am happy this family is experiencing such well-deserved joy.
That is great you can see the love and the pride they have in him.
That is amazing God bless them.
It’s a true testament to someone when they can literally come from the bowels of hell and make something of themselves. There should be more people like Emma that are willing to open up their lives, homes and hearts to children such as Tindyebwa.
God Bless her and her family.
Simply Beautiful!!!!!!!!
congrats
this is great, bless
definitely inspirational, homeboy looks waaayy older than 22…
Great news!!
Congratulations to him! Bless Emma and her boyfriend for adopting him.
Kudos to the young man.
I am so happy that Tindyebwa is doing well. I hope that his story is an inspiration for others- I know it is for me
What a blessing…
This is such a happy photo! I had no idea Emma Thompson had a son from Rwanda. This is going to make me smile all day.