Some of you may recall “meeting” Douglas in Lynne’s film or reading about him here on the blog. Douglas is a twenty-year old who has grown up at St. Mary Kevin Orphanage and who now helps out with the music program and with the orphans. He’s a pretty special young man.
When we were there last December, Douglas told us of his desire to attend nursing school, now that he has successfully completed secondary school. During the course of the past few months, he has visited several nursing schools, found one that pleased him and made application for this fall.
He was accepted! And his commitment to attending and wanting to see this through is very evident. His tuition is being paid for by a very generous donor and supporter of Change the Truth, someone who really understands that this is Douglas’ way out of the cycle of poverty. The donor is also a pretty special person! She and Douglas have been lucky to learn of one another. They will both benefit from this, obviously in different, but still very profound ways. This is a letter I received from Douglas once he found out everything was moving forward and that he would be starting nursing school in November. It's to his sponsor as much, if not more so, than it is to me. It's also to all of you who have shown your support, because all the children feel the same way Douglas does.
“Hello Mama,
What can I say about the love you have towards people?! Actually it's unmeasured! I feel so good about this, really I have never felt loved like now. Truthfully I thought my chances were over in this world for studying, but now I can see myself shining in the future. Thank you so much for everything. God bless you ever so that you can see some of our fruits.
Take care,
Son Douglas”
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