Orphaned Buddies In Africa Adopted By Families In Same Arizona Town
''Call them best friends forever, literally.
Kelvin Lewis, 18, and his best friend Afonso Slater, 18, do everything together. They attend the same school, play on the same soccer team, go out on dates with girls together and earned their Eagle Scout awards together. They even plan to attend Brigham Young University next fall and live as roommates.
Yet the reason for their profound bond is equal parts sadness and serendipity.
The two best friends lost their parents to AIDS in Mozambique when they were very young and depended on one another for support in an orphanage...''
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