Jude Kofie, an 11-year-old autistic child from Aurora, CO with a natural affinity for music, couldn’t believe it when a $45,000 grand piano was delivered to his house, and neither could his parents.
The young prodigy surprised his family last year when he discovered an old keyboard in his family’s basement and immediately began playing music on the instrument. His father, Isaiah, who immigrated to the U.S. from Ghana, was astounded by his son’s abilities and bought him a larger keyboard to explore his passion and obvious talent for music. Things took an unexpected turn, however, when one day a grand piano mysteriously arrived at their house.
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The piano was a gift from Bill Magnusson, a piano tuner who had seen a report about Jude on the local news. “He’s Mozart level,” Magnusson told CBS News‘s Steve Hartman. “It’s coming from somewhere beyond.” Jude shares that belief, calling his gift “a miracle.”
After being moved by Jude’s story, Magnusson said he thought to himself, “What resources are left over to help this special little soul?” He then used his father’s inheritance to purchase the piano for $15,000 (a fraction of its estimated $45,000 value) and had it delivered to the family’s home. He also promised to tune the piano once a month for the rest of his life and pay for Jude to get professional lessons.
“All for free—who does that?” the boy’s father told CBS, adding that the family is “super thankful.”
“We’re family now,” added Magnusson.
Watch the heartwarming story below.