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Adopted Boys From Mozambique To Attend College Together Two boys, each losing their families to AIDS at a young age, befriended each other while living in an orphanage in Mozambique. Surprisingly, they were each adopted by American families …who happened to live only two miles from one another. Now, having had the opportunity to grow up together across two continents, the young men are set to be college roommates in the fall. Via MailOnline : Two boys who became best friends at an orphanage in Africa found each other again after being adopted in Arizona. Kelvin Lewis and Afonso Slater, both 18, grew up in Mozambique after losing their parents to AIDS. Two families from Gilbert, Arizona, adopted them eight years ago. The two households didn’t know each other well at the beginning of the adoption process but their houses were less than two miles apart. Kelvin and Afonso have remained friends throughout the years and are now headed to the same college, where they will be roommates in the fall, AZ Central reported. The two families didn’t know each other well at first and became friends during the adoption process. They organized a surprise reunion when they found out Kelvin and Afonso had been best friends in Mozambique. The two boys happily reunited. They both went to Gilbert High School together and joined the soccer team. Now, Kelvin and Afonso have both been accepted to Brigham Young University and will be roommates when they head there in the fall. Kelvin told People he wants to become a doctor in Mozambique and Afonso wants to get a degree in international studies to improve adoption between different countries. ‘We talk about growing old, like sitting on our porches in a rocking chair, and living next door to each other, having our kids be best friends,’ Kelvin told People. ‘We’re definitely more than friends, we’re brothers.’ Awww! What a happy story. Much success to these two as they pursue their degrees! Mail Online / LaCinda Lewis

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A Lil Positivity: Orphaned Besties Adopted By American Families Living Just Two Miles Apart Will Now Attend College Together